Can someone help me with a complicated search parameters

Thanks in advance for checking out my problem.

Here is a fictional version of the scenario I am trying to achieve - let's say you are searching for a Department of Motor Vehicles office closest to you. So you go to a website and you plug in your zip code. What you get in return, is a table with four offices in that zip code. Glancing at this table you choose the office you want and you click on a "view details" button to go to another page with specifics about that particular office.. such as directions, phone numbers, etc.

The way I am currently set up is - you plug in your zip code ( http://www.la-mason.com/2search.html - search for zip 71129) and you get a single webpage with excessive scroll down, listing all of companies in that zip code and all of their detailed information (directions, phone numbers, etc).

I have to break it down.. does that make sense? This link is a non-active graphical representation of what I need http://www.la-mason.com/2resultsA.phpis --- so when you click "View" it takes you to the detailed information of just that company.

THE DETAILS OF HOW I HAVE IT SET UP:
I have 3 tables: Lodges, Officers and Pics.
I'm currently able to display a company, their employees and a photo on my results page based on a $metode search.

SO my problem comes into play when the search is based on zip code or county and there are multiple companies returned. I have to give the user the option to choose which lodge they want in a particular zip code or county.

The code is below, but to see what I am talking about go to:

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2search.html Code:
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NameNumberDistrictCityZipCounty

Search database:

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2results.php code:
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//error message (not found message)begins
$XX = "No Record Found, to search again please close this window";
//query details table begins
$query = mysql_query("SELECT tblLodges.strLodgeName, tblLodges.intLodgeNumber, tblLodges.strDistrictName, tblLodges.strLodgeWEB, tblLodges.strLodgeCounty, tblLodges.dtChartered, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingAddress, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingAddress2, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingCity, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingPostCode, tblLodges.strLodgeEmail, tblLodges.strLodgePhone, tblLodges.strLodgeFax, tblLodges.strDrivingDirectons, tblLodges.dtMeetingTime, tblLodges.dtMealTime, tblLodges.strFloorSchool, tblLodges.strLodgeNews, tblOfficers.strOfficerTitle, tblOfficers.strFirstName, tblOfficers.strLastName, tblOfficers.BusinessPhone, tblOfficers.PersEmail FROM tblLodges LEFT JOIN tblOfficers ON tblLodges.lngLodgeID = tblOfficers.lngLodgeID WHERE $metode LIKE '%$search%' GROUP BY tblLodges.strLodgeName LIMIT 0, 50");
while ($row = @mysql_fetch_array($query))

{
$variable1=$row["strLodgeName"];
$variable2=$row["intLodgeNumber"];
$variable3=$row["strDistrictName"];
$variable4=$row["strLodgeWEB"];
$variable5=$row["strLodgeCounty"];
$variable6=$row["dtChartered"];
$variable7=$row["strLodgeMailingAddress"];
$variable8=$row["strLodgeMailingAddress2"];
$variable9=$row["strLodgeMailingCity"];
$variable10=$row["strLodgeMailingStateCode"];
$variable11=$row["strLodgeMailingPostCode"];
$variable12=$row["strLodgeEmail"];
$variable13=$row["strLodgePhone"];
$variable14=$row["strLodgeFax"];
$variable15=$row["strDrivingDirectons"];
$variable16=$row["dtMeetingTime"];
$variable17=$row["dtMealTime"];
$variable18=$row["strFloorSchool"];
$variable19=$row["strLodgeNews"];
$variable20=$row["link"];
//table layout for results

echo ("");
echo "\n";
echo "GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA - LODGE LOCATOR RESULTS\n

";
echo "Lodge Name: $variable1";
echo "Lodge Number: $variable2

";
echo "District Name: $variable3

";
echo "Click Here To Go To The Lodge Website[/url]";
echo "Lodge County: $variable5

"; echo "Lodge Chartered On: $variable6"; echo "Lodge Address: $variable7, $variable8"; echo '' . $variable9 . $variable10 . $variable11 . ''; echo "Click Here To Email The Lodge"; echo "Lodge Phone Number: $variable13, Lodge FAX Number: $variable14"; echo "Lodge Driving Directions: $variable15"; echo "Lodge Lodge Meeting Time: $variable16"; echo "Lodge Lodge Meal Time: $variable17"; echo "Lodge Floor School: $variable18"; echo "Lodge News: $variable19"; echo " {$row[

"; echo "

\n";
echo ("");
}
?>

<?php
//query details table begins
$query = mysql_query("SELECT tblLodges.strLodgeName, tblLodges.intLodgeNumber, tblLodges.strDistrictName, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingCity, tblLodges.strLodgeMailingPostCode, tblLodges.strLodgeCounty, tblOfficers.strOfficerTitle, tblOfficers.strFirstName, tblOfficers.strLastName, tblOfficers.BusinessPhone, tblOfficers.PersEmail FROM tblLodges LEFT JOIN tblOfficers ON tblLodges.lngLodgeID = tblOfficers.lngLodgeID WHERE $metode LIKE '%$search%' LIMIT 0, 50");

$results=mysql_query($query);
echo "\n";
echo "Roster of Lodge Officers\n";
echo "Officer Title
Officer First
Officer Last
Officer Email
Officer Phone

";
//

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query))
{

$variable1=$row["strOfficerTitle"];
$variable2=$row["strFirstName"];
$variable3=$row["strLastName"];
$variable4=$row["PersEmail"];
$variable5=$row["BusinessPhone"];

//table layout for results

print ("");
echo "\n";
echo "$variable1\n";
echo "$variable2\n";
echo "$variable3\n";
echo "$variable4\n";
echo "$variable5\n";
print ("");
}
?>

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