Pasco Council 1620
Pasco Council 1620 was instituted April 30, 1912 by District Deputy A P Clancy with 48 members - 20 Insurance and 28 Associate.
The early history of the council is sketchy. There are State Council records from 1957 to date. From these records it seems that this council participated in the programs that most K of C council adopt. We provide ushers, CCD teachers, lectors,., eucharistic ministers to help the parish. We have various breakfasts, dinner-dances, banquets and potlucks for fund-raisers and social purposes.
From 1957-66 showed a definite emphasis upon out church activities but did not omit our social or community activities. We, with the Catholic Daughters of America, held public meetings to arouse public concern about indecent literature which led to the formation in 1965 of a local chapter of "Citizens For Decent Literature". The problem of pornography is still with us in 1989. We had repair/renovation projects on St. Paul's church in Eltopia, relocation of Mass signs on the highway, purchased furnishings for the Tri-City Cerebral Palsy Occupational Training Center in Kennewick and maintained our Blood Bank program.
During the interval 1967-prenset the council continued all its varied programs but tied them in with increased numbers of social/fraternal events such as the annual "Barn Burner". In 1974 ground was broken for our new council hall. Work proceeded on this during the period 1975-1977. On march 12, 1977 the new hall was dedicated. The rest of the state got a chance to see this beautiful new facility the following year at the 1978 State Convention in Pasco. In August 1976 over 500 attended the annual Corn Feed Barn Burner where the corn is picked in the field adjacent and cooked immediately.
Since the opening of our new hall in 1977, the use of the hall and grounds has been donated to many organizations and youth groups. This facility has enabled us to carry on our charitable, fraternal, council and community activity programs much more successfully.
Pasco Knights of Columbus Hall
