Sahib Shriners
The
Shriners International
Reporter
2012 Honorable Mention Dromedary Award Winner
Volume 32, Number 12
Sarasota, Florida
December 2013
Happy Holidays from Your Divan & Ladies
Recorder Don Vos, PP & Lady Carol
Oriental Guide Bill Balkwill & Lady Gail
Shriners Having
Chief Rabban Rocky Kearney & Lady Wendy
December 1 4 7
Fun &
10 14 18 19
Helping Kids January
3
Potentate Bill Zurlo & Lady Stacey Lee
Assistant Rabban Connie Jacobi & Lady Deanie
King Pin Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 a.m., 40 Stated Meeting - Elections, 7:30 p.m., 6 Club/Unit Head Meeting, 9:00 a.m. Childrens Christmas Party, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sarasota Holiday Parade, 7:00 p.m. Birthday/Anniversary Dinner Dance, 6:00 p.m., 6 North Port Holiday Parade, 4:00 p.m. All Unit/Club Christmas Party, 5:00 p.m., 27 Ladies & Nobles Holiday Luncheon, noon, 21 Installation of 2014 Officers, 6:00 p.m., 26
High Priest & Prophet Carroll Scribner & Lady Sandy
Treasurer Ken Shipley & Lady Beatty
Shrine Club Directory, 12 Shrine Club News, 12 Shrine Unit News, 18 Thursday Luncheons, 34 Masonic Digest, 44 Ladies Calendar, 51 Officers, Appointees and Unit Leaders, 52 Index of Advertisers & Shriners Info, 53 Sahib Shriners Calendar, 54
Sahib Shrine Restaurant & Lounge December 2013 Lunch 11 AM – 2 PM Lounge 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday 11:00 am till… Appetizers ½ dozen Chicken Wings $3.95 Dozen Chicken Wings $6.95 served hot, mild or Bar B Q with celery and bleu cheese
Onion Ring Basket Chicken Tenders
$4.95 $7.95
french fries & honey mustard sauce
Salads House Salad Caesar Salad Chopped Chef Salad Bowl Chicken & Tuna Salad Plate Lettuce, tomato cottage cheese
$2.50 $2.00 $8.95 $6.95
Monday Evening Tacos & Hot Dogs $1.50 each Chili Dog $1.75
Tuesday Evening CLOSED
Wednesday Evening 5 PM till 7:30 PM Cheese Quesadilla $6.95 Chicken Quesadilla $7.95 Low Calorie Plate $6.95 served w/ fresh fruit and cottage cheese
Combos Low Calorie Plate
Western Omelet $6.95
8 oz ground beef patty with cottage cheese and fresh fruit
Soup and 1/2 Sandwich
$4.75
Cup of soup of day and ½ sandwich tuna salad, chicken salad, sliced ham or sliced turkey
Western Omelet
$5.95
with fresh fruit
Sandwiches 8 oz Burger on a Kaiser roll $7.95 lettuce, tomato, onion with French fries
Cheeseburger $8.45 Turkey-Ham Club with fries $7.95 Ham and Cheese sandwich $4.95 with chips
Chicken Salad Sandwich
$4.95
with chips
Tuna Salad Sandwich
$4.95
with chips
Liverwurst & Onion ¼ Lb. Hot Dog with fries BLT with chips Grilled Cheese & Tomato
Cup Bowl
$4.75 $3.95 $4.50 $3.95
Soup of the Day $2.50 $3.75 Soda $1.00
Coffee/Tea $1.00
“Dinner Reservations Encouraged” 941-366-4449 ext 311
$5.95
served w/fresh fruit (PASTA SPECIAL) To be announced. Reservations Please: 366-4449 ext. 311
HILLBILLY BUFFET-THURSDAY’S Serving 5:00 to 7:00 PM December 5 BBQ Pork December 12 Salisbury Steak December 19 Baked Chicken December 21 Ham December 26 No Buffet Includes: Fried green tomatoes, fried fish, potatoes, beans, coleslaw, gravy, biscuits, rolls, dessert, coffee and tea.
Friday Evening 5 PM till 7:30 PM All Dinner entrees are served with your choice of potato or rice, chef choice of vegetable, and soup or salad
Petit Filet & Shrimp
$15.95
pan fried petit & shrimp sautéed in garlic butter, lemon and wine
Prime Rib of Beef, au jus,
$14.95
horseradish sauce
Chicken Marsala
$11.95
sautéed w/shallots, mushrooms & marsala wine
Baby Back Barbecue Ribs $10.95 Fish and Chips (Alaskan Pollock)$ 8.95 French fries and coleslaw
Roast Beef & Swiss Cheese $ 8.95 grilled w/ sautéed onions on rye w/French fries
Low Calorie Plate 8 oz. beef patty, cottage cheese, fresh fruit
$ 6.95
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SAHIB REPORTER
The Reporter The Official Monthly Publication of
Sahib Shriners Shriners International 600 N. Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34232 Phone: (941) 366-4449 FAX: (941) 366-8578 Email: sahib3@juno.com Web: http://sahibshrine.org Editor-in-Chief Gary Schweinshaupt Phone: (941) 356-5381
Email: garysch@trowel.com Staff Writer Malcolm Van Dyke II Phone: (941) 955-6483. Email: mhvdii@comcast.net Staff Photographers Sarasota County Malcolm Van Dyke II Phone: (941) 955-6483. Email: mhvdii@comcast.net Manatee County Bob Rodd Phone: (941) 776-0937 Email: roddbobkat@aol.com Staff Assistant Bobbi Schweinshaupt The Reporter is dedicated to promoting the interests of Sahib Shriners, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Shrine Burns Institutes and the Sahib Shrine Clubs and Units and Freemasonry. DEADLINE All materials for publication must be submitted to the Sahib Shriners office no later than the first day of the month for publication in the following month. Text and images produced using computers may be submitted via email or on a PC-compatible floppy diskette or CD. Text should be submitted in ASCII format or in a commonly-used word processor format. Photos, floppy diskettes or CDs from units or clubs will be returned to writer. Sahib Shriners disclaim any liability from any loss or damages resulting from articles, opinions, statements or representations expressed or implied in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by other Shriner publications. Requests for reproduction should be addressed to Sahib Shriners. Copyright © 2013. SHRINE HOSPITAL INFORMATION For information or assistance in contacting the Shriners Hospitals for Children or a Shrine Burns Institute call: National: Florida: Sarasota: Email:
(800) 237-5055 (888) 665-KIDS (941) 955-2494 hospital@sahibshrine.org
December 2013
Chaplain’s corner by the late Rev. Noble Don Kerr
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oss Hart, the playwright, who died in 1961, wrote his autobiography called “Act One.” In it, he tells a story about his father and the poverty that encircled his life and the desperate times through which Moss Hart and his parents had to suffer. It was Christmas Eve. Father and son had walked along 145th Street in New York. The big stores were brilliant with light. Windows were aglow with colors and ornaments. Pushcarts were laden with toys. The young boy’s eyes were full of anticipation, but Moss Hart knew there was little money for extras. He heard his father’s hand jingle a few coins in his pocket. But, as always, the price was too much. His father’s face showed the disappointment. “It’s all right, Dad,” the son said. “It doesn’t matter. I love you.” On and on they shivered homeward. “I wanted just to put my hand in his,” Moss Hart later recalled, “but we were not on that basis and we walked home in silence. Years later, when Moss Hart visited his father at age 91 in
Florida, it was Christmas Eve again. The two of them sat together on a sofa and looked through the family album of youthful years. Quietly and gently, the father’s hand fell on his sons; it was the first time their lives had met. Two hands touched each other. It was enough. The wall between them had been broken down. Christmas is one of those times when walls can be broken. It is a time to celebrate and touch each other with love, warmth and understanding. That is what it was when God opened the curtains of heaven to let the birth of the Christ-Child shine through so that His hand may be in our hand, joining together in hope, confidence and reassurance. Merry Christmas to all; and for others a cheerful Hanukkah! Forgiveness requested: From last month’s article, Hanukkah, celebrating the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, is NOT the Jewish New Year, which was on September 4 in 2013.
Editor’s notes by Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH, garysch@trowel.com
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ow that I’m nearing the end of my term as Sahib editor, everyone keeps asking me what I’m going to do with my time. As I sit here writing this, I have just come off of more than 15 straight days of 8-10 hour days working on the pocket calendar and the December Reporter, along with all the Website and email projects I work on. Other than the stated meeting and a visit every Thursday at lunch to seek input from nobles for the Reporter and one night out to eat, I have been at this dang computer the whole time. I won’t miss that! I will, however continue to do the Website and email projects. I spend roughly 600-900 hours a year, just on those items.
Thank Heaven, our new editor will not be subjected to these kinds of restrictions and work hours. We have engaged an outside typesetter, who will also do the initial editing of articles. Our new editor will essentially be an information flow manager. My last issue is next month, we sure hope a noble steps up soon, will there even be a February issue? I also hope to do some other things I haven’t had time for. I’d like to take some trips to the hospital with our Roadrunners. I’d like to spend time on family genealogy. Now maybe Bobbi and I can get away for some trips—with deadlines forcing me to be con. . .continued on page 38
Photo on Page 1: Photographer Noble Gary Schweinshaupt. The Sahib 2013 Divan Holiday Wishes. The Reporter: is published monthly (except in July), a subscription is included in our member’s annual Sahib Shrine dues of $100, by the Sahib Shrine Temple, Inc., 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. Third-class postage paid at Manasota, FL.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
SAHIB REPORTER
Potentate’s Notes
Hello nobles, Here it is Christmas in Florida, warm, sunny days and cool nights. Well, it has been a fun year! Although, I would not want to do it again. I have made many friends and found that Shriners and ladies are compassionate people. We have started the Queen of Hearts, which seems to be fairly successful at least drawing nobles and their ladies into the Shrine on Wednesday evening when we were traditionally slow. There is much socialization and fun leading up to drawing the “right” number. We have had our two musicals, which received lukewarm receptions at best, although, all in attendance enjoyed the show and good music from our “era” and beyond. The Christmas party dates are coming hot and fast, so I’ll say for the month of December, don’t knock on my door because no one is “home.” This is a short note; see you all around the Shrine next year, and with the Greeters for sure. God Bless and have a great Christmas.
God Bless All!
William “Bill” H. Zurlo, Potentate
We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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December 2013
SAHIB SHRINERS
“HOLIDAY” PRESENTED BY THE CABIRI
LADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCE With Birthday and Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, December 10 • Social Hour – 6:00 p.m.
•
Dinner – 7:00 p.m.
• Dancing – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. with “Dave & Bobbi Eschenbach” • Choice of Entree: Prime Rib au jus Grouper Fillet and Shrimp w/Mornay sauce
Tickets: $19.50 per person, includes sales tax and gratuity Purchase Ticket Reservations in Advance a Must! Nobles – Jacket, Tie and Fez Ladies – Commensurate attire No T ic ket Sales after the Pr eceding T hur sda y Tic ick Preceding Thur hursda sday Box Office: 366-4449, ext. 320 Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriner’s Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
Sahib Shrine Contributions to Shriners Hospitals Memorials ................................... Donations .................................... 100 Million Dollar Club ............. Hospital Benefit Days * ..............
October $ 285.00 3,390.00 .00 .00
Total Year To Date $ 3,495.00 55,384.00 300.00 43,157.11
$
$ 102,336.11
3,675.00
* TBA Retained for the Sahib Hospital Transportation Fund.
Official Call
DECEMBER 2013 ST ATED MEETING STA WEDNESDAY NIGHT December 4, 2013
• • • • •
6:00 p.m. Fun and Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Band entertains 7:30 p.m. Meeting opens Balloting • Election of Sahib Officers for 2014 2013 Dues card and Fez required
Sahib Shrine Hospital Transportation October Report
Official Call
JANUAR Y 2014 JANUARY ST ATED MEETING STA
Ken Clark, Hospital Chairman
18 - Patient visits to Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa 3 - Patient visit to other Shriners Hospitals for Children
WEDNESDAY NIGHT January 8, 2014
Participating Drivers & Assisting Nobles: Gill Baker Bill Balkwill Ken Clark Ron Conner Ed Cramer
Fred Ellis Jim Gates Marc Grably Jim Macdonald Bob Martin
Jim Pinson Dorwin Pulford Bob Sanders Ken Shipley Joe Smedley
Ernie Sturges Fritz Wise
All nobles who are interested in taking part in the hospital transportation program are urged to contact Hospital Chairman Ken Clark, at (941) 313-9905.
• • • • •
6:00 p.m. Fun and Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Band entertains 7:30 p.m. Meeting opens Balloting 2014 Dues card and Fez required
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
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Recorder’s notes by Don Vos, sahib3@juno.com
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obles, concerning protocol I offer the following for your consideration. On your Divan, There are seven members duly elected to serve for one-year term. The Potentate is the CEO and the six others are of equal status albeit that they have different duties to perform. Five members are progressive and two are stationary. The progressives are in a learning mode, and each year they become more knowledgeable in all facets of the Shrine so that when they become Potentate they are fully prepared to assume the duties and responsibility of leadership.
When all seven members of the Divan are present at a temple, club or unit meeting they are to be at the head table. The chief aide has a proper seating arrangement and is responsible for the seating in a protocol manner. This might ease the fact of embarrassment if you are not knowledgeable on protocol. Protocol is very important, and it should be followed, to be correct. Remember you can always ask, and a Divan member will help you. This Shrine and Imperial Shrine relies on doing the proper arrangement for any of their functions and let us all comply. Shrine law is important. Let us not forget our Blue Lodge.
Chief Rabban’s notes by Rocky Kearney, divehog@comcast.net
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ell, here we are, the last month of the year. Time for holiday parties, welcoming the rest of our Snowbles back, spending time with the family and preparing for 2014. There is much to do to get things rolling in the New Year. Our first big event will be the installation of the 2014 Divan, unit and club presidents on Friday, January 3. If the clubs and units do not have plans to get their officers installed, this will be by far the simplest solution. Halfway through the month is the Shrine’s East/West Game. I know this is over a month away but it is time to make plans.
There has been talk about restarting the Camel Herders Unit. Sahib spends a good chunk of cash each month to have our grounds kept up. Well, a group of our nobles would like to see this money put to better use, feel that this is their temple and would like to give their time and outside skills to meet and groom our grounds. There will be announcements in the near future on when we shall meet to start planning our strategy to fulfill this mission. I will keep this month’s article short; but, from my Lady Wendy and me, we want to wish everyone Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year.
Assistant Rabban’s notes by Connie Jacobi, chjacobi38@aol.com
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s of this writing, I would like to thank my Lady Deanie and daughter Connie R. along with Bingo Chairman Jack Ivins, his Lady Marilyn and their teams for their outstanding walk for the Susan G. Komen Tampa Bay Three-Day for the Cure of Breast Cancer. All the Shriners and friends, who supported them, thank you! I hope that in the near future they find a cure for this awful disease. God bless all that supported them and God bless all the walkers and crew. This was the last three-day for Tampa Bay. Now on with the article. Wow, where has 2013 gone? Is it me or did I just finish the last payment for Christmas 2012? The years are passing too fast. Thanksgiving dinner at the Shrine was great. Chefs Bob and Richard did an outstanding job. Cannot forget our bar staff, they made sure we had whatever we wanted from our bar. We are very lucky to have our own kitchen and bar staff. Let us not forget the office staff; they are always there to help. It has been a good year for me and I am very proud to be a member of the greatest Shrine in all of North America. Serving as your Assistant Rabban has been a privilege and I can only say “thanks” for entrusting the job to me. Being on the Divan has been a great learning
and an eye opening experience. Working with such a great group of Sahib nobles is a pleasure. We always strive to make things better for “Our Shrine and for Our Kids”. I have enjoyed being with the nobles of all the units and clubs who made us feel at home whenever Deanie and I were able to be with you. Thanks to all the units, clubs and nobles who worked the Dog Track on November 1. It was a great way for them to make a few extra dollars. Many thanks also to the Sarasota Dog Track. Be sure to get your Queen of Hearts ticket for the drawing every Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. It is a chance to win big bucks and you can win drink tickets. Have dinner with a friend and enjoy your Shrine. Happy Holidays to all our Shrine staff members. The holiday parties and parades will soon start and Lady Deanie and I want to wish everyone and your family, a Merriest Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season and a healthy 2014. Especially if you are traveling, have a very safe and a joyous Christmas Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Stay healthy and remember those who are not!
We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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SAHIB REPORTER
December 2013
PRESENTATIONS (and other events) – November 2013
Editor
Ill. Sir Bill Zurlo and Recorder Don Vos presented a 50-Year Shrine Membership Certificate and Pin to Ernest W. Ryder.
Editor
Ill. Sir Bill Zurlo and Recorder Don Vos presented a 50-Year Shrine Membership Certificate and Pin to John W. “Jay” Arnold.
Editor
Ill. Sir Bill Zurlo accepts a check of $159 from Unit Council President Fred Phillips from donations for the Shriners Hospitals for Children received during Sahib Day at the Sarasota Kennel Club.
Ivins
The Bingo crew will go to many lengths to make bingo fun for the players. (l-r) Beatty Shipley, Jack Ivins and Ken Shipley really getting into it at the October 29 Halloween edition of Sahib Bingo on Tuesdays..
Editor
Editor
The Parade of Flags is always impressive at the Annual Sahib “Salute to Veterans.” The National Sojourners lead it off, with historic American flags and the flags of each of the military services.
An essential part of the Annual Sahib “Salute to Veterans” is our Sahib Shriners Concert Band. In addition to their medley of military service theme songs they played the “American Legion March” and the “Guadalcanal March.”
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
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PRESENTATIONS (and other events) – November 2013
Editor
Always one of the more poignant moments in the Sahib Salute to Veterans is the “Missing Soldier Ceremony” performed here by Legion of Honor Unit Past Commander Malcolm Van Dyke, II (CW2).
Editor
Cadets from the Sarasota Military Academy participated in the ceremonies at the Sahib Salute to Veterans, along with members of the American Legion and several other area military organizations.
Editor
At our Annual Sahib “Tribute to Our Veterans”: (l-r) Ill. Sir Bill Zurlo; Noble Jim DeBolt (father of Guest Speaker), Army Lt. Colonel Scott D. DeBolt (Guest Speaker, bio on page 48) and Master of Ceremony for the evening, Past Potentate Charles Levan, 33°.
We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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SAHIB REPORTER
Rhodan Marine
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
December 2013
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SAHIB REPORTER
December 2013
SHRINE CLUB DIRECTORY DIRECTOR OF CLUBS
Del Rawlinson Email: drawlinson@comcast.net
CLUB COUNCIL Sec./Treas.: TBA
ENGLEWOOD SHRINE CLUB
GULF SHRINE CLUB
2012 President: Joseph Simek – 496-9222 5788 Marigold Rd. Venice, FL 34293 Email: jsimek57881@verizon.net Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Englewood Elks 11:30 am. Lunch 12 Noon
President: David Rowe – 748-6025 1003 111th St E Bradenton, FL 34212-9758 Email: rowedavidl@verizon.net Meets at American Legion Post 24, Bradenton 2nd Tuesday each month – 11:00 a.m. Ladies Night Dinner - 3rd Wednesday each month – IMG & Academy Golf Club
HILLBILLY SHRINE CLUB
MANATEE SHRINE CLUB
MOTOR CORPS SHRINE CLUB
Reban: Del Rawlinson – 951-0033 2301 Wood St. Sarasota, FL34237-8019 Email: drawlinson@comcast.net Meets 1st Thursday of each month at Sahib Shrine Conference Room A - 7:30 p.m.
President: Al Hochroth - 359-8387 4852 Carrington Cir. Sarasota, FL 34243-5519 Email: hochrotha@aol.com Meets at the Peridia Golf & Country Club 4950 Peridia Blvd., Bradenton 1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m. Social Events to be Announced
President: Hampton Crimi - 468-0578 5908 Osprey Rd. # 3 Venice, FL 34293-6630 Email: hcrimi@live.com Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m.
NORTH PORT SHRINE CLUB
VENICE SHRINE CLUB
President: James Gates – 380-2491 cell 237 Trailorama Drive North Port, FL 34287-1541 Email: janspaugh@sbcgloble.net Meets at The Olde World Restaurant 14415 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL Every Tuesday, breakfast served at 8:00 a.m. Stated Meeting, 2nd Monday at 11:30 a.m.
President: Jim Fahey – 223-6533 712 Grassy Oaks Drive Venice, FL 34293 Email: jafahey58@gmail.com Meets at Crossroads American Grill US Hwy 41 Bypass Intersection of Albee Farm Road & US-41 N 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.
SHRINE CLUB NEWS Gulf Shrine Club by David L. Rowe, President, rowedavid1@verzion.net
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elcome back snowbirds the busy holiday season is here. With it comes many activities to enjoy and participate in. Our Ladies Dinner Hour was held at the IMG Academy Golf Club for the months of October and November; they were a great success. The food and the service were excellent. Our December Ladies Dinner and Installation of our 2014 officers of the Gulf Shrine Club will be on December 20, cocktails at 6:00 p.m., and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Please mail your reservation requests to me at 1003 111th Street East, Bradenton, FL 34212. The wife of Ray Perez, Cindy, just had back surgery and is up and about and doing fine.
One of the upcoming activities, that we should enjoy supporting, is the East/West Shrine Game on January 18, 2014 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. A package deal of $85.00 per person, which includes transportation to and from the game, game tickets with reserved seating, t-shirt, 2014 East/ West Calendar, tailgate party including food, soda, water, adult beverages and a $10 concession coupon. For more information call Rocky or Wendy at 7164227 and leave message. Our newest member is our Chief Rabban Rocky Kearney. Let us give him a good old Gulf Shrine Club welcome.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
SAHIB REPORTER Our next Business Meeting is December 10 at The American Legion Post #24 -2000 75th Street West, Bradenton. Board meeting at 10:30 a.m. and lunch meeting at noon; all Shriners are welcome. This is my last newsletter to you as the year is ending. I want to thank everyone for the help this
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year. It has been fun - thank you. In addition, I want to thank my wife for all her help. Do not forget Hospital Days the end of January- first part of February 2014.
Motor Corps Shrine Club by Giles Light (G-man), Secretary, glightfl@yahoo.com
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ope you were able to join your fellow Shriners, ladies and friends at the Motor Corps’ Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, November 17. We served over 300 plates of spaghetti. Big thanks to all who helped make this event a success. In addition to our dinner guests, we thank Motor Corps members, fellow Shriners, our ladies and all volunteers, to include the Rainbow Girls and DeMolay who helped. The Spaghetti dinner also afforded us an opportunity to begin sales on our Booze Wagon. This was one of our first events for the Booze Wagon, so rest assured we’ll have even more top shelf beverages in the wagon over the next several weeks. In case you are wondering, I observed bottles of Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam Bourbon, as well as some other premium spirits. Several Motor Corps members participated in the Scottish Rite Reunion in Tampa on October 19 and 26. Kudos and a well done to the following members: Norm Cyphers (Stormin Norman), Barry Hart (Policyman), Hampton Crimi (Sambo), Paul Woodman (Wood Dog), Bryan Pullman (Shortcut), George Mitchell (Top Dog), Ken Shipley (Doc) and Eric Bock (Speedtriple).
At our October meeting, the Motor Corps voted to make a financial contribution to two of our Masonic youth organizations—DeMolay and the Rainbow Girls. Several of our Motor Corps members have been members of DeMolay and our President Hampton Crimi’s son is a member of the local DeMolay Chapter. Elections for 2014 Motor Corps officers were held after The Reporter went to press. We will report the results in the January 2014 issue. We are looking forward to an active year and hope to participate in all of the Shrine parades this year, as well as many other Shrine events. The Motor Corps participated in the Shrine Ceremonial Parade on Saturday, November 16 and in the Venice Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 30. We expect to participate in the Sarasota Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 7. Unfortunately, we will be unable to participate in the North Port Parade on Saturday, December 15 due to a conflict with our annual holiday party. We have a few birthdays and anniversaries to report in December. Birthdays this month are Dave Bell (Jetfoot) on the 9th, Lady Beatty Shipley on the . . .continued on page 14
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We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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SAHIB REPORTER . . .continued from page 13 Motor Corps Shrine Club 10th, Tony Galanti (G) on the 19th and Jakob Hart (All Day) on the 30th. We have three anniversaries in December. Paul Woodman (Wood Dog) and Lady Sue
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(Puppy) on the 17th, Jeff Young (Snowman) and Lady Muriel (Snow Angel) on the 17th and Scott Steelman (Gray Fox) and Lady Joni (Jupe) on the 31st. Guess that is all the news from the Motor Corps for 2013. We will be back next month for the January 2014 Reporter.
North Port Shrine Club by John Brophy, Scribe, jonhb1996@gmail.com
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s we head into the holiday season, which the merchants have started in October, we might consider revamping the calendar and move Christmas to August, we don’t have snow anyway so we can delete “White Christmas,” and avoid the December shopping insanity. Of course this will confuse the bejesus out of Santa and Rudolph but what the hey; Florida is kooky anyhow and it will save him a trip down the peninsula. We do trust that all had a truly thankful Thanksgiving. We, if we stop to think about it, do have much to be thankful for, we have our families, our country, our fraternity, our Sahib Shrine and Shrine Club. I’d say that’s rather considerable and if you are in good health that’s another big plus. Our Reporter Editor Gary Schweinshaupt is retiring after so many years dedicated to seeing to the publishing of the Sahib Shriners Reporter. So many Sahib Shriners members owe so much to him; to reuse a cliché “his is one tough act to follow.” Thanks, Gary! It has been reported that Past President Jack Watson took a tumble but appears to be okay. Along with other “incidents,” this may put North Port Shrine Club in the running for the prestigious “clumsy” award. Our “Snonobles” are still trickling back and we expect a full complement for the New Year. As we did bid you goodbye before we now bid you “willkommen, bienvenue, bienvenida, kon’nichiwa, zapraszmy, failte, shalom and welcome back. New officers are to be nominated and elected, Our annual Christmas Gala will take place December 8 at the Olde World Restaurant in North Port but unfortunately Lady Kitty and I will be absent as we are always out of town during the first two weeks of December, c’est la vie! The month of November saw our annual “Veterans Remembrance” program to thank the North Port Shrine Club veterans for their service to our country. Our Shrine club’s incentive program reward is growing due to no winners lately. On October 1 Noble Chris DePass (a winner previously) a non-winner, October 8 unknown a non-winner, October 15 Bill Athas non-winner, October 22 Bob Humphrey nonwinner, October 29, a winner, Noble “Wheatie” a previous big winner. Congrats Wheatie! North Port Shrine Club is pleased to announce that Noble Donald S. Blankley from Pennsylvania and Lulu Shriners is our newest member; welcome aboard Noble Don! Also announced, Noble Don Gatrell hit the big 75 and is now officially a member of the “Nobles over the hill gang.” Noble Don White is back with us after serious surgery and a stay in the hospital.
At our October 29 breakfast our revamped parade float was on display in the parking lot; a fine job by President Jim Gates and volunteers, photo on next page. Our club’s magazine program is now under the care of Noble Al Sawdai and any nobles who will assist. Please bring your magazines to him effective immediately. Pull-tabs are still being collected; bring ‘em in! The Masonic license plate program is progressing and we urge all Brothers to obtain the necessary “voucher” to propel the program forward. Members have received information from Noble Sam Cohen on how to procure the “voucher.” It’s painless. As usual our North Port Masonic Lodge No. 406 meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at Farley Funeral Home, North Port, and at the risk of being repetitious we urge all area Brothers to make 406 your Lodge away from home. In addition, we can happily report that the Lodge “Octoberfest”, attended by Lodge members and North Port Shrine Club nobles was, as predicted, a tremendous success. Present were W:.M:. Andy Wormington, Sr. Warden Mike Cullen, Sr. Deacon Richard McMullen, Secretary and cook Sam Cohen, Treasurer PP Tom Millaway, Chaplain and cook Jack Watson, Jr. Steward Mark Yates and his Lady North Port Mayor Linda, Chief Rabban Rocky Kearney and PP Charles Levan 33°. Apologies to any I’ve left out (memory is shot along with mind). During the festivities a “Widows Certificate” was presented by the Grand Lodge of Florida to Bobby Shuman lady of Noble Sol Shuman who was visited by the Black Camel some time ago. Also acknowledged likewise was Betty Adams whose husband was a Charter Member of the North Port Shrine Club. “Bits & Pieces”, hungry for some Oriental food? From Japan: A Japanese chef has opened a restaurant in Tokyo serving dishes whose featured ingredient is dirt! The six-course tasting menu begins with a soil soup, ends with a light soil sorbet accompanied by a sweet dirt gratin, and costs each diner around $110. The owner says all his dirt is screened for harmful substances prior to cooking, and is full of healthy minerals. (Sayonara, pal). Quotable Notable: As of this writing, no one has identified the October QN as Art Buchwald who said “If you attack the establishment long enough they will make you a member of it.” For December, what writer said “Everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limit.” The first non-club Brother who contacts the above email or calls (941) 426-0743 with the correct answer will win a breakfast for two as guests of the North Port Shrine Club.
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Shrine Clubs (and other events) – November 2013
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At North Port Masonic Lodge #406 Octoberfest, Sam Cohen cook.
North Port Shrine Club beverage guardians Don Gatrell & Don Valerino.
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Octoberfest group at Dallas White Park in North Port .
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Bobby Shuman & Kitty Brophy at the Octoberfest at Dallas White Park in North Port.
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North Port Shrine Club revamped parade float. We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
The East-West Shrine Game: Furthering a Mission Since 1925 The East-West Shrine Game® is the longest running college all-star game in the country. A staple in college football since 1925, the game has consistently proven to be a launch pad for players seeking professional careers in the NFL. More than 100 players from the 88th East-West Shrine Game signed with professional football teams in 2013. On average, more than 275 East-West Shrine Game alumni are on professional rosters each year. The game provides a crucial platform for college athletes to demonstrate their ability to play at the next level. The game’s Executive Director and former NFL coach, Harold Richardson, is confident in the game’s exposure to the appropriate decision makers. “With all 32 NFL teams represented by GMs, coaches and scouts during the week of the game, our players have the terrific opportunity to showcase their talents and get their first glimpse of the NFL.”
of the game. “Going to the hospital was a very humbling experience,” said 2013 East-West Shrine Game alumni and newly signed Baltimore Raven, Trent Steelman. “Those kids have more courage and tenacity than any football player I know; and that I will never forget.” The 89th annual East-West Shrine Game will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be broadcast live on NFL Network with a kickoff time of 4 p.m. EST. To learn more about the East-West Shrine Game and to order tickets and ticket packages, please visit shrinegame.com.
Since the very first players secured their helmets and laced up their cleats in San Francisco’s Ewing Field nearly 90 years ago at the very first East-West Shrine Game, 71 former East-West Shrine Game alumni have been honored with induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more than 200 into the College Football Hall of Fame. Many of the NFL’s most recognized and decorated athletes, including Tom Brady, Brett Favre and John Elway, all started on the East-West gridiron. Supporting a Mission In addition to serving as one of the NFL’s primary sources for eligible players, the game benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children®, and helps support its mission of providing expert care to children in need, conducting innovative research and offering educational opportunities to medical professionals. East-West Shrine Game activities include a visit to a Shriners Hospital, which gives the players the opportunity to witness firsthand the true purpose OSJUNE13TEWS
December 2013 December 2080 Robert & Ruth Riegel December 2056 Manatee Shrine Club December 2033 Sahib Golf Assoc. (In Memory of James Ericsson) (In Memory of John Lewellen) (In Memory of Bill Simon) Manatee Shrine Club (In Memory of Austin Pickering) (In Memory of Philip Staples) (In Memory of Arthur Monson) (In Memory of Oscar Cloutier, PP) April 2030 Charles S. Marston (In Memory of Anne M. Marston) May 2029 Desert Patrol August 2027 Fred & Marylou Ellis March 2025 John R. Holland (In memory of Carl E. Hohlt) August 2024 S. & B. Carter December 2023 Jerrit & Melinda Clayton September 2023 Volkert and Helen Smith February 2023 North Port Shrine Club January 2023 Manatee Shrine Club (In Memory of Donald Chase, PPR) (In Memory of George Cumming) April 2022 Roy Winterbottom (In Memory of Ed Luff) December 2021 Don and Joan Patterson Dick and Jinny Warner (In Memory of Luther Bollman) May 2021 Burton Chandler Jack & Iris Kwitchoff March 2021 Dr. Lawrence G. Schaeferle (El Kahir-Iowa), North Port Shrine Club October 2020 Dolores O'Neal (In Memory of Loved Shriners) Norris and Barbara Walker December 2019 Everett & Evelyn Blount (In Memory of Dick Reese) November 2019 Margaret Lawrence (In Loving Memory of Donald Lawrence) Sahib Golf Committee August 2019 David R. Magdalik
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SHRINE UNIT NEWS Kentucky Colonels by Col. Robert L. (Bob) Rodd, President, roddbobkat@aol.com
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elcome from the Kentucky Colonel Unit to all readers of Sahib Shriners “The Reporter.” Our 2013 Officers are: President ................. Col. Robert L. (Bob) Rodd (941) 776-0937 roddbobkat@aol.com Vice-President ......... Col. Gene Black (941) 359-6511 hi2gene2@verizon.net Secretary ................. Col. Jim Jensen (941) 739-9324 danceeileen@tampabay.rr.com Treasurer & Chaplain Col. Herb Mueller (941) 924-3065 hjamueller@aol.com
To my fellow nobles, nobles to be, Master Masons that are thinking about becoming a Shriner and your ladies and those thinking of becoming a Mason. In November, we met again at the Tara Golf and Country Club in Bradenton as will future dinners until future notice. Our speaker for the evening was David Pilston, CEO of Save Our Seabirds located in Sarasota; a real interesting presentation. We have decided that we will not hold a gettogether in December as there are so many other parties taking place. Instead, our members and their ladies are encouraged to attend Sahib’s Unit & Club Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 18. Would appreciate when you attend the affair you come in your Kentucky Colonel attire if you have it. That is one great way to advertise our unit. Our monthly get-together takes place the third Thursday of each month getting together to socialize
at 5:30 p.m. and then at 6:00 p.m. starting the evening’s festivities. We expect to be back in full swing on January 16, 2014 at the Tara Golf and Country Club. Mark your calendars now so you do not forget. When was the last time you attended a Kentucky Colonel get-together? Oooh, you say you never have. Do you have any idea what you have been missing? I could tell you that the camaraderie is definitely a plus. I could tell you of the great speakers and entertainers we have had. I could tell you about the very nice reception the facility gives us as well as great food and great service that we have been privileged to have. However, I will not because I think you and your lady (if you have one) need to come and personally check us out. Have you seen any of us in our Kentucky Colonel attire? Come and find out what we are about and enjoy the fun we have at the same time. If you are a current member we thank you and hope you are coming regularly and, if not, please try to add us back in your schedule. If you have not been at all, please visit us and check us out. I do feel that once you come you will want to return. By the way, reservations are necessary so let us know and we will email you a flyer or Jim will let you know the options; please contact Col. Jim Jensen. We look forward to having you at our functions as a member or visitor. Remember ladies are always invited and reservations are a must. Hope to see you soon.
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Mariners by Melvin Collins, Commodore, woody6331@aol.com
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y year as Commodore is over. It has been a year that went by very fast with all the programs that the Mariners have for you to enjoy and all the programs the Shrine has. With the election of a new Commodore and his Bridge in November, you need to get behind and back these new officers. They are there to make 2014 an enjoyable year. December 7 Sarasota Holiday Parade, December 11 Mariners Christmas party at Marina Jacks from
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., if you have not purchased your tickets see Marylou at the Shrine. December 14 is the North Port Holiday Parade. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oriental Band by Sig Pahl, Secretary, sandspahl@verizon.net
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or the first time in many years, the Oriental Band has failed to participate in the Venice Sun Fiesta Parade. Two of our horn players were out of town due to previous commitments. In order to present a full program we need at least two players. Again, we are actively pursuing new band members, especially ones that would be willing to learn how to play a “Musette”(horn). We want to profile one of our founding members, who has done so much for the “Great Sahib Oriental Band.” Harry W. Falck, Jr. was born October 14, 1923 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. He turned 90 years old this year. Harry met Betty Smith at the age of 15, while he attended Randolph Macon Academy in Virginia. He enlisted into the Army Air Corps in December 1942 at the age of 19. After a couple of years he
was commissioned as a flight officer and co-pilot to fly B-24’s. Harry and Betty got married on October 20, 1944, before he was sent overseas. He was stationed in Italy, flying ten missions. Betty and Harry have three daughters, Pamela, Debby and Wendy. After the war, Harry earned an accounting degree and worked in the family soap business. In 1956, the Falck Family moved to Sarasota, where he earned a real estate broker’s license and a contractor’s license. Harry became a Master Mason in 1945 in Pittsburg and a member of Pittsburgh Syria Shriners in 1946. He is a member of the Scottish and York Rites. He demitted from Syria Shrine in 1957 and joined Egypt Shrine in Tampa. There he joined the Oriental Band and served as its music director until 1981. Harry became a charter member of Sarasota
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and was Colonel of the Units and president of the Unit Council. Harry was always available and volunteered wherever he could or was needed. On a personal note, I cherish Betty and Harry’s friendship. I am also grateful, for him taking the time to teach me how to play this funny looking instrument that I learned to love and would never give up. Thank you Harry, for being in our corner.
Public Relations by Harold Eady, Director, hjeady@comcast.net
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n 2006 when our Potentate Homer Cranmer was addressing the nobles at one of our Thursday lunches, he expressed the need for a Public Relations Chairman. After lunch, I discussed the position with Homer and to make the story short, I took on the job. That was seven years ago. After the first three years, we began looking for a replacement and we got one in Bob Dell who at that time was the Speaker Bureau Chairman. Bob did a very good job; however, sometime later his wife became ill and he had to resign. I took on the job again with the understanding of subsequent Potentates; they would find a replacement (which never happened). At the beginning of this year, we had a resignation of our Luncheon Speaker Chairman and our Potentate asked me if I would consider taking on that position along with Public Relations as he was unable to find anyone for either job. I did so. However, I did make it
clear that 2013 would be my last year as Public Relations Director. At our October and November club/unit head meetings I announced my resignation as of January 1 and that I would be continuing as the Thursday Luncheon Speaker Chairman. So now the question is who out there will step up to the plate and take on the important Public Relations responsibility for Sahib? Whoever it might be I will assist in any way needed in the transition. It is not a difficult or complicated job and if you have basic computer understanding and enjoy talking with people, it is a breeze. Interested parties should contact our Potentate Bill Zurlo, Chief Rabban Rocky Kearney or me. As this will be my last column, I want to say it has been fun and mostly enjoyable to get out the message of Shriners and our Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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Ladies & Nobles Holiday Luncheon Lunch 12 noon Booker High Visual Performing Arts Cabaret Tonadoes Social Hour 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 19
Prime Rib Baked Potato Tossed Green Salad Fresh Steamed Vegetable Medley Rolls / Butter Chef Bob’s Ice Cream Surprise Iced Tea/ Coffee.
$14.00 per person (incl. tax & tip) No refunds after Thursday prior to luncheon Reserved Seating with advanced Ticket Sales through the Box Office, call 366-4449 Ext. 320 Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriner’s Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
Unit Council by Fred Phillips, President, FPhill7501@aol.com
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asino Night, unfortunately it was necessary to cancel the Casino Night scheduled for Friday evening, November 1. The interest and enthusiasm of many people was outdone by the seemingly lack of worker interest in helping with the necessary preparations leading up to the event such as seeking prizes and taking part in the training sessions. Slow ticket sales were also a deciding factor. Several people gave notice that they would not be able to attend the training sessions because of conflicting schedules, but the majority either simply forgot or had no interest. Many were disappointed at the cancellation as they were looking forward to this event. Thanks go out to all who did help and encourage our efforts in any way. Perhaps we can revitalize this event at some point in the future. Sarasota Kennel Club, each year we have been afforded the opportunity to sell entrance tickets at the opening day races of the Sarasota Kennel Club. The proceeds of our tickets sales are shared by the participating units and clubs on a pro rata basis. This allows units and clubs with limited income resources to help replenish their treasuries. Thanks go to all those nobles and ladies who came out this year. This year the opening was on Friday, November 1. I un-
derstand this was an experiment (usually the opening day is toward the end of November) and whether the early opening will continue next year has not yet been decided. Sarasota officials dedicate opening day to Sahib Shriners. They allow us to name races for various Sahib units and clubs and honor our Potentate and all Shriners at a featured Potentate’s race in the evening session. This year it was an honor to accompany Potentate Bill Zurlo when he was introduced at completion of the 10th evening race. It also was gratifying to hear Shriners International and our philanthropy recognized over the loud speaker and for the applause, thanks and many favorable comments of the race fans present. I even gave out one of High Priest &Prophet Carroll Scribner’s handy informational handouts and one of my cards to an inquisitive gentleman. Who knows, it may lead to a new Mason and Shriner someday. I would only hope that in future years we could have a bigger presence of nobles throughout the day during the races to help promote our cause. May you all enjoy this holiday season and prepare yourselves for a fantastic Sahib New Year in 2014.
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High Priest & Prophet’s notes by Carroll Scribner, sahibscrib@gmail.com
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anta is round the corner, trees are going up, the season Holy to many faiths is upon us! A time of repentance, of atonement, of joy, of forgiveness, of recognition that all faiths regardless of how they approach their Supreme Being are truly but one! A very Merry Christmas to all! May this be our year to grow our Shrine and our membership to new heights. A belated Happy Hanukkah to my many friends who celebrated this holy season in November this year! May you and your family have a blessed year! To all, a happy and prosperous New Year. We are off soon on another year of activities, some of which I am sure will delight you and others will confound you. Change, no matter how slight, is never easy, but it must happen if an organization is to live! What have I been up to so far? My usual egg scrambling with the King Pins. We could use some
help with this once a month. There are many jobs to be done and we will find one that suits your talents. Many Shrine Club visits; there is never enough time to do all, so I try to skip around! Membership is still our—yours and mine, first priority! We will have a net loss again this year, even though this has been one of the better years lately. We cannot keep up with the Black Camel! I say again, until we see more help from the nobility, we will continue with negative numbers. Eventually we will have to shut the doors. This is not alarmist incitement to get your attention; it is fact! It is your choice. With that in mind, let me again remind you— Replace yourself—each one get one! I am about out of words for now. I will try to be more positive next month. If I can help you at all, give me a call (941) 488-4363.
Oriental Guide’s notes by Bill Balkwill, balkwill@verizon.net
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s we head into the holiday season, it is also time to remember what this season is all about; giving and being thankful. Giving to those in need and being thankful for what we have. We thank God for that. Happy Holidays. December and January are a time of transition; this change is an inevitable part of our daily lives. In response to transition, we adapt, we adjust, as we move forward. This month we will nominate and elect officers for the next year. The foundation of leadership, established at our Shrine level, will rise throughout our organization. If you ever considered being an officer or a unit/club leader, I encourage you to step forward now and transform your thoughts into action. It is an opportunity of a lifetime and will provide you with friends and experiences that you will never forget. “Go for it!”
Finally, I said this once before, we, as a Shrine, owe Editor Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH and his Lady Bobbi many thanks for their tireless commitment to The Reporter. The Sahib Reporter is the best magazine in all of Shrinedom. I know, wherever I go, we get nothing but compliments about The Reporter. So make sure you say “thank you and wish them well.” I want to personally thank everyone for their support last year as I learned my position (well I thought I did) and a few other responsibilities. Thank you! Congratulations to all of you who made the last year so successful and will make the next year a wonderful and fulfilling year so that Sahib Shrine will continue to be a “Beacon of Hope” for all. Remember, support the Shrine and keep a child in your heart!
. . .continued from page 39 Brother Will Rogers
things in life as he loved the common people. “Everyone has deep in his heart, the old town or community where he first went barefooted, got his first licking, traded the first pocket knife, grew up and finally went away thinking he was too big for that Burg. But that’s where your heart is.” “What constitutes a life well spent?” he once questioned. “Love and admiration from our fellowmen is all that anyone can ask.” A proper answer from a man whose famous quote stands like a granite monument as to how he believed and who he was: “I’ve joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn’t like.” This energetic, plain spoken, bowlegged, beloved Brother Mason’s life ended entirely too soon, when on August 15, 1935, he was killed in a tragic airplane crash near the lonely Alaskan outpost of Point Bar-
mobile was the poor mans leveler to the rich. Brother Will had personal relationships with two pioneers of these respective fields, Brothers Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford. Yet his heart remained in those bygone days of the open range land, and his eyes were forever fixed upon the horizon of Faith, Hope and Charity, things that Masonry strives to keep alive. Though Brother Will lived the last several years of his life in the fast-paced world of Hollywood and rubbed elbows with the powerful and famous, as he rambled and joked his way across the length and breadth of the earth, he remained the plain, easy going, unpretentious country boy. He loved the simple
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row with famed aviator Brother Wiley Post. One must wonder “what if?” What if we had Brother Will’s insightful wisdom for the years to come, for he had such an influence, not only on this country, but the entire world as well? He detested dictators and intolerance and said so in a manner that everyone could understand. He was a proud man with deep convictions—convictions born on the Oklahoma prairies, honed in the Lodge Halls of Freemasonry and polished as a learned citizen of the world. His good friend and Brother Mason Eddie Cantor, wrote of his passing: “Will Rogers was probably the most beloved man of our time. He was one man in the entertainment world who more than balanced by his exemplary life any of the scandals involving people of the theater. He was the most charitable, most tolerant man I have ever known. There wasn’t an atom of envy in his system.”
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Thus, my question is answered. The bond between Brother Will and myself, as well as with all of us who can claim membership in the Ancient and Honorable Society of Freemasonry, is greater than the span of time. The cement that binds us together goes beyond any religious, social or political status and propels us to be Brethren of a truly miraculous Fraternity. We as Masons today can and should look to our glorious past and to Brothers like Will Rogers. He was, by no means perfect, just a good common man who achieved uncommon good for himself and the world around him. He lived for the betterment of his fellowman. He knew from “Whence He Came:” we should know the same. Brother Will once remarked: “They may call me a ‘rube’ and a ‘hick’, but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.” To me, that sums up the philosophy of this man and Mason. To me, that is Will Rogers. I’m proud to call him BROTHER! Bro. T. L. Thompson Is a Past Master of Iredell Lodge No. 405, A.F.& A.M., Iredell, Texas, He is Past High Priest of Meridian Chapter No. 153, R.A.M. and Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Meridian Council No. 95, R & S.M. and a member of Granbury Commandery #100, K T He is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason In the Valley of Fort Worth and a member of the Texas Lodge of Research. Source: Reprinted by permission from The Small Town Texas Mason’s E-Magazine, Number 58, July 2013 and with permission of the author.
We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
AN EXCERPT FROM GENERAL ORDER NO. 1: FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES It is natural to associate the fez with Shriners Hospitals for Children. Because of this, meticulous attention must be given to all fundraising activities, including circuses, to make certain that such activities comply with the law of the land and that a contributor is not led to believe that his money will be used for the Hospitals when all or a portion thereof will be used otherwise. The integrity of our charity and of our fraternity must remain above reproach. Your specific attention is called to the following fraternal and charitable bylaws: §335.3 USE OF NAME “SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN.” The use of the name “Shriners Hospitals for Children” or reference to the Hospitals in connection with any fundraising activity by a temple or Noble without the written consent of the Imperial Potentate and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hospitals is prohibited. §503.11 The use of the name “Shriners Hospitals for Children” or reference to the Hospitals in connection with any commercial product or business enterprise is prohibited unless the written consent of the Board of Directors and Trustees has been first obtained. Now, therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Fundraising for Fraternal Purposes: (a) No Noble (in his capacity as a Shriner), club, unit, organization of Nobles or affiliated or appendant corporations shall engage in any fundraising activity without the express written consent of the potentate of the temple having jurisdiction thereof. (b) There can be no representation, express or implied, that the proceeds will be for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children. (c) The temple potentate shall carefully examine all phases of the advertising, promotion and solicitation to determine that it com- plies with §335.3 and §503.11 of the fraternal and charitable bylaws. (d) The temple potentate must approve the terms and provisions of any contract for a fundraising activity after receiving the advice of the temple attorney, and additionally, as may be required by the temple bylaws. (e) A copy of the temple potentate’s written consent shall be mailed to the Executive Vice President, Shriners International. Further, such written material pertaining to the fundraising activity, as requested by the Executive Vice President, Shriners International shall be promptly mailed to him. 2. Fundraising for Charitable Purposes: (a) No Noble (in his capacity as a Shriner), club, unit, organization of Nobles or affiliated or appendant corporations shall engage in any charitable fundraising activity other than for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Permission therefore must be first obtained in writing from the temple potentate. The temple potentate must then obtain written permission from the Chairmen of the Boards of Directors and Trustees. This request for written per- mission shall be sent to the Executive Vice President, Shriners International, P.O. Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631-3356. No charitable fundraising activity shall be held in the jurisdiction of another temple without the written permission of the Potentate of that temple. A joint charitable fundraising activity with another 501(c)(3) charity may be authorized provided that a minimum of 50% of the net proceeds are for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children, and the Chairmen of the Boards of Directors and Trustees determine, on a case by case basis, that it is in the best interest of Shriners Hospitals for Children and they grant their written permission for the activity. A charitable fundraising activity conducted by a temple located outside of the U.S.A may be authorized for other charities, provided that the chairmen of the board of directors and trustees determine, on a case by case basis, that it is in the best interest of Shriners Hospitals for Children and they grant their written permission for the activity.
(b) 100% of net proceeds (as defined in the Charitable Fund Raising- Approval And
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Reporting provisions of the current General Order) from charitable fundraising must be given to Shriners Hospitals for Children except for such portion thereof as may be permitted to be retained for the temple Shrine Hospital Patient Transportation Fund, pursuant to the Special Purpose Funds provisions of the current General Order. Provided, however, if the chairmen of the boards of directors and trustees determine for good cause shown, that the law of the land requires that a portion of the net proceeds must be distributed locally, then they may, if they determine it to be in the best interest of Shriners Hospitals for Children, grant their written permission for such distribution. (c) The temple shall report the result of each charitable fundraising activity within sixty days of the activity, pursuant to the Charitable Fund Raising– Approval And Reporting provision of the current General Order. (d) This section shall not apply to activities exempt under §335.4(b) of the bylaws of Shriners International. (e) Each independent corporation or entity that receives the permission of the chairmen of the boards of directors and trustees to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children, and which does not have its financial statements reviewed pursuant to §334.6 & §337.8 of the bylaws of Shriners International, shall have its financial statements audited by a certified, chartered or licensed public accountant and shall submit such audit report to Shriners International within 120 days of the activity. Statement of Purpose and Disclosure: (a) Every fundraising activity must contain factual information on its solicitation material, tickets, programs and documents, including all electronically transmitted materials, regarding the use of the proceeds. Examples: “Proceeds are for the benefit of ( Shriners) ( Shrine Club) activities.” “Proceeds are for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children.” (b) Every fundraising activity which is not entirely for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children shall prominently state on the solicitation material, tickets, programs, documents and electronically transmitted material that “payments are not deductible as charitable contributions.” (c) There must be compliance with the Revenue Act of 1987 provision of any existing general order by U.S. temples. Compliance with Applicable Laws: It is the responsibility of the temple potentate, after receiving the advice of the temple attorney, to determine that there is compliance with all applicable laws in its jurisdiction for the temple’s fundraising activities. Financial Records: (a) The temple shall maintain detailed financial records pertaining to all fundraising activities involving Nobles, clubs, units, organizations of Nobles and affiliated and appendant corporations. Details of all revenues and expenditures shall be maintained in such financial records. (b) The temple must retain such detailed financial records for a period of seven (7) years. (c) There must be compliance with Financial Reporting on Chari- table Funds and Activities provision of the current general order. Notification to Nobility: A copy of the Fundraising Activities provisions of the current general order shall be printed in the temple publication at least once every calendar year. If there is no temple publication, then a copy shall be mailed to each Noble in the temple not later than the last day in March of each calendar year. Discipline: Any officer, Noble or temple which violates a provision of Fundraising Activities is subject to discipline pursuant to the bylaws of Shriners International.
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Sahib Shrine Trust Fund “The Permanent Building Fund”
Million Dollar Recognition Wall Fund Pledge Card T T T T T T T T
$ _______________ Cash, Check, or Money Order $500 Cash, Check, or Money Order $500 Cash, Check, or Money order. Minimum ten payments over a one year period. $2,500 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. $5,000 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. $7,500 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. $10,000 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. Larger Amounts designated by Board of Trustees with wishes of donor considered.
Signature of Donor: _________________________________ Address: __________________________________________
Living Tree of Our Future
Sahib Shrine Trust Fund Donor Recognition We wish to thank the following who have given up to this point and those who qualifying will be engraved on the “Tree” in the appropriate manner. From the Sahib Cabiri in Memory of Oscar Cloutier ............... $100 From the Sahib Banjo Band in Memory of William Pincumbe .......... $100
_________________________________________________ Inscription to read: __________________________________ _________________________________________________ Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriners, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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2014
December 2013
Installation & Dinner
RUSTY MASON NIGHT RETURNS Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Divan and Unit/Club Officers
Sponsored by the Sahib Past Masters Unit and Nobles of Sahib Shriners
Friday, January 3, 2014
Ladies are Welcome to Attend Divan in Black Tie Unit and Club Officers in Unit Uniform or Business Attire with Fez Social: 6:00 p.m. Serving Time: 7:00 p.m.
Main Hall of Sahib Shrine Auditorium 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL Who:All Master Masons of any Grand Jurisdiction recognized by the Grand Lodge of Florida are welcome Must have your current 2013 or 2014 Blue Lodge Dues Card. No one will be admitted to the Tyled Session without his card. Personal vouching will not be accepted for this event.
Menu
Dress is Casual (collared shirt and slacks, (please no shorts or aprons.)
Choice of Stuffed Flounder or Chicken Cordon Bleu
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Program Tyled from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
$15 per person Tickets available at the Box Office Call Marylou 366-4449, ext. 320
Masonic Review Program conducted byBrethren of the 27th Masonic District Special Guest Speaker: Casey Fletcher (Masonic Scholar) to “mind travel” us back through our first three degrees. A Special Presentation of
“Order of the Rusty Nail”
Sahib Shriners Clothing Sales 2014 Noble’s Shirts We will be accepting orders starting on October 24 $35 for shirts $10 for hats Potentate-elect’s special: Order a shirt and hat combo $40 Please see David Joly or one of the Aides in The Aides Office
Door Prize: All in attendance will receive a visitation card good for all lodges of the 27th Masonic District from the District Deputy Grand Master This card presented with your current Dues Card will qualify your admission to all District 27 lodges without need of further investigation. The lodges of the District are: Braidentown No. 99, Phoenix No. 346, Englewood No. 360, Manatee No. 31, North Port No. 406, Palmetto No. 110, Sarasota No. 147 and Venice No. 301. Refreshments provided by the Sahib Shriners
Includes Shrine Logos, Name and Unit or Club
If further information needed, contact Allen Sorbie, Event Chairman at 758-4828 or email dotbat@hotmail.com
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
SAHIB SHRINERS
UNITS AND CLUBS
CHRISTMAS BANQUET Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Social Hour 5 PM Dinner 6 PM Dancing 7 PM Awards: Within Units & Clubs (Throughout the Night) Entertainment by TBA
Menu New York Strip Steak w/Sauteed Mushrooms Or Chicken Marsala w/Marsala Wine Sauce Baked Potato, Vegetable Medley Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake $25 per person Advance Sales, Reserved Seating 941‐366‐4449 Ext. 320
Member Benefits The following discount offers have been submitted by businesses and are listed as a service to Shriners. The businesses are not affiliated with Shriners International and this content is presented for informational purposes only. Shriners International does not endorse or affirm the quality of products or services provided by vendors. As a member in good standing with Shriners International, you are the recipient of the many intangible benefits of belonging to our fraternity. Now, through this website, ShrinersVillage.com, you also have access to special member benefits and discounts such as the following: Rental Car Discount: Hertz discount for Shriners varies by state. Use CDP number 53642 when entering your reservation at http://www.hertz.com or call 800-654-3131. Avis discount for Shriners varies by state. Use AWD number S143215 when entering your reservation at https://www.avis.com or call US 1-800-331-1212 or Canada 1-800-879-2847. New Car Purchase: Ford Motor Company – see next page for details Insurance: Nationwide Insurance: Offers exclusive members only discounts for automobile, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and property insurance to members and their families. Call 1–866–633–5747 or receive a quote online at Shriners Village or go to nationwide.com/shriners. Plus save up to 20% when you bundle your insurance. Travelers Auto and Home Insurance Program: Take advantage of special program rates on the coverage you need for your auto, home and personal possessions from a highly-rated company with over 150 years of experience. Call Travelers at 1-888-695-4640 for a free no-obligation quote or visit travelers.com/shriners. Liberty Mutual Insurance - Special Offer on Auto and Home Insurance As a Shriner, you could receive exclusive savings on Liberty Mutual Auto and Home Insurance.* We offer personalized coverage, Multi-Car and Multi-Policy Discounts, 24-Hour Claims Assistance and more. Liberty Mutual is trusted countrywide for quality coverage and exceptional service. Go to libertymutual.com/shriners for a free quote or call 1-888-373-2570. *Discounts and savings are available where state laws and regulations allow, and may vary by state. Certain discounts apply to specific coverages only. To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify. Please consult a Liberty Mutual sales representative for additional information. Gifts: Receive a 15% discount from the listed participants for online orders only. Discounts cannot be combined with any other offers. Discount will be applied at checkout. Offer does not apply to shipping, taxes, surcharges, gift cards, certificates or codes, previous orders, or international orders, same day orders, or third-party hosted products (e.g. wine). Go to ShrinersVillage.com, Shop, Member Benefits. Red Envelope Proflowers Cherry Moon Farms Shari's Berries Personal Creations Check back often to see the discount updates! Note: To make sure you always get the best deal, be sure to check the discounts with those available to the public or other associations.
Welcome to the X-Plan Partner Vehicle Purchase Program! X-Plan Partners offers you the opportunity to purchase Ford Motor Company Vehicles at exclusive prices. You no longer need to negotiate the purchase price with your dealer! Used vehicles are ineligible. Vehicles may be registered or titled in the name of a business (using a federal tax ID number). Dealer demonstration units are available at new vehicle X-Plan pricing. Trade-in allowances must be negotiated with the dealer. Lease/Financing may be obtained at the customer’s discretion from any source. Friends & Neighbors pricing is available with most other publicly offered incentives. X-Plan Partner is Available on a Wide Variety of Ford Products! Ford Motor Company provides a wide selection of products to fit every taste and budget. Use your X Plan Friends & Neighbors privileges to purchase new vehicles from these great Ford Brands. What your EMPLOYEES and dues paying Shriners can do at www.fordpartner.com after logging in using your company's unique partner code (XY908): Research vehicle specific X-Plan pricing and incentives Review the latest vehicle product information View the complete X-Plan rules, as well as, helpful FAQ's Generate Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) for exclusive X-Plan vehicle pricing Encourage employees to visit this site to see what exclusive pricing Ford has to offer!
Visit your local participating Ford or Lincoln Dealer today!
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Contributions to the Sahib Shriners Building Fund Since last Reporter
Sahib Shriners Building Fund
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he Sahib Shrine Building Fund is for the improvement, replacement and expansion of equipment, furnishings and upkeep of the building and grounds. How can you help? We need funds for the above Do you know? We can’t do any of these improvements until we have money! Do we need these improvements? Look at our Shrine building. The answer is YES!
Please send your contribution to the Sahib Shrine Building Fund NOW! Those of you who have contributed, we thank you and hope you will continue to do your part for this worthy cause. —From TBA, Building Fund Chairman
BUILDING FUND DONATION FORM Yes, I (We) want to have my (our) name (names) on the Brass Plate on the Building Fund Board in the lobby of Sahib Shrine, showing the desire to have a part in the great work of the temple. Please check the proper box: Here is my check in the amount of $ ________ to start the ball rolling, and I will give more as I am able on as nearly a regular basis as I can. Here is my check in the amount of $ ________. Please have the Brass Plate letters as follows: (Please Print) Samples for lettering:1. John F. Doe 2. John F. Doe and Lady Mary 3. Mary F. Doe in memory of John Date: ___________ Signature: ____________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City: _________________________ State: ___ Zip: ________ Send and make checks payable to: Sahib Shriners (Building Fund), 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232
Anyone that has contributed to the building fund, check the board in the foyer, if plaque is incorrect see the Recorder in the Sahib office.
Sahib Shrine Building Fund Plate Descriptions $ 100 $ 500 $1,000 $2,500 $5,000
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A Brass Plate A Silver Plate A Red Plate A Blue Plate A Green Plate
$10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000
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A Purple Plate A Gold Plate An Orange Plate A Black Plate A White Plate
Wouldn’t you like to see your name in one of these plates in the lobby of Sahib Shrine? Donate today, to the BUILDING FUND and help our temple grow into the future.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
December 2013
SAHIB REPORTER
A portion of my commission will be donated in your name to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
VENICE SHRINE CLUB
ALL MASONS AND NOBLES WELCOME! Meets 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. at the Crossroads American Grill US Hwy 41 Bypass Intersection of Albee Farm Road & US-41 N Contact: Jim Fahey
President 223-6533 We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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December 2013
Contributions to the 100 Million Dollar Club
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
100 MILLION DOLLAR CLUB for the benefit of
Shriners Hospitals for Children It’s simple... Just indicate your desire to leave $100 (or more) in your will to this wonderful cause, or give $100 (or more) dollars now. I have previously made a will leaving a bequest to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. I have added a provision in my will leaving a bequest to the hospitals. I prefer to make a cash contribution at this time of at least $100, which is tax deductible. Please return application to: Recorder’s Office Sahib Shriners 600 N. Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34232
Make your check payable to:
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN I am a member of ____________________________ Temple. Signed ___________________________________________ Address __________________________________________ City __________________ State ______ Please have the certificate read: ________________________________________________ (Please print full name)
For More Information Call: (941) 366-4449
Model “T’s” and Classic Cars of Sahib Shriners
THE LEGION OF HONOR
1st MONDAY – 1900 HRS. – CRA
Legionettes meet same time in Sahara Room
Meetings Are Held 2nd MONDAY of the Month 7:00 P.M. “AT SAHIB SHRINE”
Al Hochroth, Commander (941) 359-8387 Email: hochrotha@aol.com
For Model Ts contact: Fred Ellis (941) 484-0089 For Classic Cars contact: Ron Shrum (941) 961-0871
We Welcome Veterans!
WE RIDE SO THAT CHILDREN CAN WALK
Sahib Mariners
Kentucky Colonels Under the Jurisdiction of Sahib Temple SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Do You Enjoy Boating? Join us 2nd Wednesday – 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Meeting
We meet 3rd Thursday September - May at Tara Golf & Country Club. Ladies are always included.
AT SAHIB SHRINE Mel Collins Commodore
ZIP __________
Col. Robert L. (Bob) Rodd, President
Email: woody6331@aol.com Phone: 924-4680
Phone: 776-0937
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
Email: roddbobkat@aol.com
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SAHIB SHRINERS SPEAKER BUREAU NEEDS YOU TO HELP US TELL THE STORY 1. Schedule your clubs and organizations so we may educate more of the public about the Shriners Hospitals for Children. 2. Schedule your Masonic groups so we may speak about the Shrine, its hospitals and the importance of keeping our Masonic families united and growing. Contact Chairman: Harold Eady Phone: 351-7860 Email: hjeady@comcast.net SPEAKER BUREAU MEMBERS Hugh Quigley; Edmund Campbell, Jr.; James Trefrey, Jr.; Bob Somerville; Anthony Vignocchi
RECORDER’S REPORT by Don Vos, PP – Recorder
OCTOBER 2013 Membership Status: Membership Reported to Imperial – September 2013 Gains: Affiliated 1 Restored 0 Associates 0 Creations 0 Reversal 0 1 Losses: Demits 1 Deaths 13 AMD 3 Suspended 6 Resigned 0 23
1,365
In Memoriam BLACK CAMEL Our beloved Brethren live on in a new and more glorious life and service. We carry their influence in our lives and their memories in our hearts. They are not forgotten.
Paul Inglis
1,366
George Williams Clemons Canterbury Peter Phillips
Kenneth Anderson Thomas Schaub Robert Wise Oscar Cloutier, PP
William Hamilton, CM
Warren Berglund
William Hawthorne
William Burris
Ward Proeschel
1,343 We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
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SAHIB SHRINERS THURSDAY LUNCHEONS December Master of Ceremony
Every Thursday at Sahib Shrine • 11:00 a.m. Camel’s Milk • 12 Noon Lunch Interesting Speakers Weekly Master of Ceremony ... Don Vos, PP Invocation ................... Rev. Dorè Jacques Patlian Organ Music ............... Gus Spurr December 5 ......... "The Time Machine" presented by Joe Kerata, award winning master teacher. December 12 ......... None (Sahib Concert Band) December 19 ......... None (Ladies & Nobles Christmas Lunch)
Don Vos, PP Reccorder
December 26 ......... TBA
Contact Program Chairman: Harold Eady <hjeady@comcast.net> with questions or program suggestions. (Programs are subject to speaker changes.)
Villa Grande at Sarasota 4 Maggie Lane (Corner of Fruitville & Beneva) Sarasota, FL 34232 (941) 366-2200 Office
“Live Life... at Villa Grande at Sarasota A new concept in senior living.” 3% Discount to All Shriners Plus a No Interest Finance Plan for your Roofing Needs
www.VillaGrandeatSarasota.com
At Sahib Shrine same day and time as our Sunday Pancake Breakfasts. January March May September November 2301 Ringling Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34237 Agents for Sahib Shriners and Araba Shriners Phone: 941-366-7070
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
Fax: 941-953-4901
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Tired of the commotion and long waits to be served at your business lunches?
Give the Sahib Shrine Restaurant a try! Reasonable prices, Free Wi-Fi, no crowds, quiet atmosphere for serious business discussions to help you make that sale. Clients are often impressed that you are connected with the Shrine philanthropies, and they may be impressed with our rental banquet facilities.
Sahib Shrine
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Every Tuesday
10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m. Friendly Atmosphere Jackpot – All Paper Bingo Electronic Verifiers Door Prizes - Annual Reward Program Instant Bingo (Pull Tabs) 25¢ 50¢ & $1.00
Free Coffee!
Sandwiches & Snacks for Sale Pay Double with Bingo in 5 Numbers or Less Complimentary 9-On for Your Birthday (Registration or Photo ID Required)
Get a Free 6-On When You Bring a New Player Come Play Bingo with the Shriners Every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. and See For Yourself “The Most Unique Bingo in All of Florida” (Proceeds for the Benefit of Sahib Shrine) We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
Sahib Shriners Fifth Annual East West Shrine Game Saturday January 18, 2014 At Tropicana Field (No Weather Issues)
COST $85.00 PER PERSON PACKAGE INCLUDES: • • • •
Transportation to and from the game Game Ticket – With reserved seating. T-Shirt, 2014 East West calendar Tailgate Party Including food, soda and water. Adult beverages. • $10.00 concession coupon PACKAGE MUST BE ORDERED AND PAID FOR ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 2013 PACKAGES ARE LIMITED GETUM WHILE THEY LAST.
For more Information call Rocky or Wendy at 716-4227, leave message.
Make check payable to: East West Game Fund SIGN UP SHEETS AVAILABLE AT THE SHRINE AND IN THE REPORTER OR REQUEST ONE FROM FLBREZZIE@GMAIL.COM
NAME _______________________________________________ T-SHIRT SIZE __________________ SPOUSE/FRIEND ______________________________________ T-SHIRT SIZE __________________ PHONE # ________________________________ EMAIL _______________________________________
BUS LOCATION ( pick one – pick up and drop off must be the same location) _________ Sarasota (Sahib Shrine) _________ North Port ( TBD if full bus is sold) Information will be emailed or given with packet. _________ Venice (Venice Masonic Lodge) CHECK # _________
CASH ________ AMOUNT PAID $ ______________
Cut the top half off and return to Rocky and Wendy. KEEP BOTTOM HALF FOR INFORMATION
Drop off at Sahib Shrine or mail to: R. Kearney 6275 Tidwell St. North Port, FL 34291 GAME DAY IS SATURDAY JAN. 18, 2014 Cost of package $85.00 per person. (Bus, Ticket, T-Shirt ,Tailgate party & more) Make check payable to: EAST WEST GAME FUND ALL MONEY MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 2013. We will have a pre-game party at the Shrine on January 2, 7 to 9:00 p.m. in the main hall. This is when you will pick up your packet containing tickets, shirts and bus information for your location. If you cannot be there, contact me to make other arrangements on or before Friday December 21, 2012 Wendy 941-716-4227 or flbrezzie@gmail.com. Join us before the pre-game party for dinner on January 2, 2014 at the Shrine 5 to 7:00 p.m. Free draft beer and wine at pre-game party!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A SHRINER TO ATTEND THE GAME BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
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2013 Sahib Raffle Payouts Date Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31
NBR Pay 850 25 322 25 206 25 482 25 964 25 944 25 994 25 707 25 973 25 783 25 774 25 725 25 449 25 665 25 818 25 178 25 505 25 76 25 571 25 583 25 215 25 174 25 663 25 522 25 385 25 802 25 255 100
Winner Robert Arnold Mary Widmayer John Julian Len Nossal NOT SOLD Emily Sherman Joe Adamchak Jim Thornton NOT SOLD Norm Sterner Vincent Flow Doug Jennings Ruth Nilsen Joe Adamchak Selma Gilardi William Deighton Andy Quindley James Smith Ron LeVene William Ames Denise Womble William Peterson Past Masters Unit Ginny Slater Bill Gordon Matt Winterbottom Dave Gardner
December 2013
Shriners Hospitals for Children Collection Canisters October 2013 Noble Gene Kraus Bob Dell Chickie Ken Clark
Location Shrode Jewelers - Venice Dry Clean America Hillbillies DG Hardware Bee Ridge DG Hardware 17th Street DG Hardware Lockwood Ridge DG Hardware Tamiami Trail DG Hardware Clark Rd.
Club/Unit VSC
$
Amount 61.00 31.00 28.50 30.33 21.01 38.55 144.12 18.84
Total $ 373.35 If you have a canister placed, and want your collections listed in this monthly report, provide the Sahib office with the information. Sherri will be providing the collection amounts each month for the Reporter. We still have quite a number of these canisters out, and no information on where they are. Please help Sherri get the current information.
. . .continued from page 4 Editor’s notes fined here for at least three weekends and two full weeks every month, just for the Reporter, for the last 19 years it has been just about impossible to leave for any extended period of time. We have
never been able to even consider going on a Sahib cruise or trip. Oh yeah, I also do the Scottish Rite Bulletin for the Valley of Tampa and the Website and online communications for the Florida Shrine Assoc., so it’s not as if I’m going to park in front of the TV all day.
Sahib Raffle Cost $20.00 per “Sahib Raffle Ticket” Starts April 1, 2013 Ends December 31, 2013 Total Payouts 236
Mother’s Day ............ $150.00 (Sat) Father’s Day ............. $150.00 (Sat) Memorial Day ........... $150.00 (Mon) July 4th ..................... $150.00 (Thurs) Labor Day ................. $100.00 (Mon) Halloween ................. $100.00 (Thurs) Thanksgiving ........... $100.00 (Thurs) Christmas ................. $500.00 (Wed) Weekdays Monday - Saturday 228 @ $25 = $5,700 Total Payout for 2013 = $7,100
Proceeds From This Raffle are for the Benefit of Sahib Shrine, therefore Not Tax Deductible.
Rules: 1. 2. 3. 4.
All numbers are played straight as drawn on the night (Pick Three) 3-digit Florida Lottery. All winners will be paid by check, mailed twice monthly. Winning numbers will be determined by the Florida Lottery* and cash amounts listed for that day on the coupon. Your name and number will be registered with the Sahib Shrine. * Based on Evening Drawing Only (Pick Three) Donation
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
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December 2013 . . .continued from page 49 Brother Will Rogers and hired out to the great sharp-shooter as a trick rope artist, Billed as the “Cherokee Kid,” he went on to acquire fame for his roping stunts and after a tour of Australia and New Zealand, he returned to the States and in a matter of years, he was a star on Broadway. He would later add wise and witty homespun sayings to his rope spinning and go on to become a headliner on the Ziegfeld Follies. Will Rogers’ star would continue to shine ever brighter as he became a world renown entertainer. Throughout his illustrious career he was a top box office draw of stage and screen, popular radio personality, preeminent political sage and humorist as well as being the most widely read newspaper columnist of his time. “The Cowboy Philosopher,” as he was known, conveyed thoughts and kept watch over the conscience of this great nation, like no other person before or since. With a shy grin, a wad of chewing gum in his jaw and a cowlick over his forehead, he became the quintessential American.
But there is more to the story. My question hasn’t been answered. Why the bond that I spoke of at the beginning of this text? Little did I know as a boy that this bond, this cement that tied me to this great American would be spread by a Mason’s Trowel. Brother Will Rogers was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason in Claremore Lodge No. 53, A. F. & A. M., Claremore, Indian Territory, on March 13,1906. In April of 1908, he joined the Indian Consistory, McAlester, Okla-
SAHIB REPORTER homa, and in 1914, became a member of Akdar Shrine Temple, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The year 1906 was very early in the career of Brother Will as an entertainer, but it is evident that the teachings and precepts of our Order made a profound impression and played an important role in the rest of his life, both personally and professionally. It was the lessons he learned as a Mason that helped to mold his character as a great humanitarian and champion of the common man. In 1908, Brother Will married Betty Blake and he would later say about his loving devoted wife: “The day I roped Betty, I did the star performance of my life.” To this union were born four children, Will. Jr., Mary, James and Fred, who died in infancy. Though Brother Will traveled extensively all over the globe, he always put his family first and many times they accompanied him on his journeys. So we find that he traveled in foreign countries to support himself and family, but he also greatly contributed to the relief of others. Beneath the facade of the famous humorist and renowned star beat the heart of a benevolent man and Mason, who always put others before himself, Whenever he saw injustice or arrogance, he spoke out in his “aw shucks” manner. Whenever someone down on his luck approached Will, whether or not he knew him, if he saw the need for charity, he acted upon his Masonic principles. Hence, Brother Will was known as a “soft touch,” a title he relished. When tragedy struck in the form of floods, fires, earthquakes, droughts, famine or whatever, no matter where, he was there, doing anything he could, either with actual money or donating his time and talent at fund raising benefits. In one radio season alone, in 1933, he gave his entire fifty thousand dollar salary, half to the Red Cross and half to the Salvation Army. In the deepest, darkest days of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s, when money was more than scarce and the need at its greatest, Brother Will raised millions of dollars for the relief of others. He always spoke for the underdog, the downtrodden, the less fortunate. “We will never have true civilization,” he said, “until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Politicians of both major parties held him in esteem, for they knew all to well that it was he, not they, who represented the voting public. He spoke to American’s hearts with an honesty and clearness of thought that they themselves would have said if given the We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
Page 39 chance. Yet he was never arrogant, never pretentious. “I’m for the cut’s and ag’in, the in’s,” he would say. This wasn’t meant as some political statement but as a way
to keep the pompous leaders in their place. He spread the Brotherly Love of our Society along the highways and byways of his wonderful life while at the same time, he exposed the Truth of the human spirit. To put it simply, he was a good man who brought out the good in others. It was these beautiful qualities that rate Brother Will the title “Ambassador of Goodwill.” “This country is not where it is today on account of any one man. It is here on account of the real common sense of the Big Normal Majority.” Brother Will said this and meant it. He spoke the language of the common people, the “Big Normal Majority,” as he called them. He believed in the every day working people, the farmers and ranchers, the family grocer, the shopkeeper, the day laborer and all people everywhere who worked for a living because he knew these people, these “folks,” were the backbone of America. It’s not the millionaires or captains of industry, it’s the common people that have always held this nation together. Brother Will knew this and said so in a rich, twangy voice that was never mean spirited, but always to the point. He believed in progress as long as it helped his people, if it made their lives a little easier, he was for it. He was a staunch supporter of air flight and knew it would some day be of great benefit to the working people he so eloquently championed. He also believed the auto. . .continued on page 22
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Englewood Shrine Club
Monthly Meeting 2nd Thursday 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Ron Enger, President 918-8713
The Friendly Club Meets First Tuesday of each Month at Englewood Elk’s Lodge All Shriners Welcome President: Joseph Simek Phone: 496-9222 Email: jsimek57881@verizon.net
Sahib Shriners Pancake Breakfast By the Famous King Pins FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH
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8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Juice & Coffee $5.00 per Person – Ages 7 & Over $2.00 per Person – Ages 3-7 Children Under Age 3 FREE
Please Come – Bring Your Friends & Neighbors We Always Use Our Best Dishes & Silverware Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib King Pin Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
The World Famous Sahib Clowns
We Care
Monday night at Sahib Shrine 7:30 p.m. Come join our unit and clown around! Boss Clown TBA Clowns and/or Calliope available for Business Promotions, Parties, Picnics, etc.
For more information
Call (941) 951-9933
Manatee Shrine Club
Proceeds are for the Clown Unlt and they are NOT DEDUCTIBLE AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
President: Al Hochroth - 359-8387 4852 Carrington Cir. Sarasota, FL 34243-5519 Email: hochrotha@aol.com
Meets at the Peridia Golf & Country Club 4950 Perida Blvd., Bradention 1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m. Social Events to be Announced Under The Jurisdiction of SAHIB SHRINERS – Sarasota, Florida Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
Continued Excellence in Pediatric Orthopaedic Care a wide range of conditions, including hip problems, foot deformities, limb deficiencies and discrepancies, spinal deformities, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), and the orthopaedic difficulties associated with neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy. Sophisticated Technology and Techniques At 12 of our facilities, the orthopaedic physicians and clinical staff have access to movement analysis laboratories. These high-tech labs use a system of reflective markers, high-speed cameras and computers to develop a model of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking pattern that can provide data to assist the medical team in recommending the best treatment plan. In addition to innovative treatments and therapies, several Shriners Hospitals for Children have inhouse orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) departments capable of creating a full range of devices. The O&P teams collaborate closely with the physicians, nurses and occupational and physical therapists to achieve the best possible outcome for their patients.
Since our first hospital opened its doors in 1922, providing care for orthopaedic conditions has been the foundation of Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenÂŽ. The diseases and disorders we treat are wideranging and diverse. However, whether the conditions involved are bone deformities such as clubfoot, neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy or genetic anomalies such as achondroplasia, our goal is to help each child become as healthy and independent as possible. With a large staff of experienced pediatric orthopaedic surgeons, as well as a comprehensive team of physical, occupational, speech and other therapists, we are able to provide each child with a customized approach designed to meet their specific needs. Our orthopaedic experts are able to address
Research and Medical Education Shriners Hospitals for Children places a large emphasis on research in orthopaedics. In addition to searching for an understanding of the workings of the bones, muscles and joints themselves, researchers are looking for answers and solutions in the basics of genetics, cell structures and growth and development patterns. Some specific research projects underway in orthopaedics include developing medications to treat hypophosphatasia (a severe form of rickets) and determining the compliance rates for bracing in clubfoot. Shriners Hospitals for Children is also proud of its role in medical education. By maintaining relationships with more than 60 medical teaching facilities, Shriners Hospitals for Children fosters an academic environment committed to providing highquality education for its medical staff and expert care to all patients. To learn more about Shriners Hospitals for Children and our expert orthopaedic care, please visit shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.
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Shrine Ladies Organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; November 2013
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Sar-I Court No. 79 welcomed eight new members (l-r): Lady Mariann Carmody; Lady Martha Crabb; Lady Kathleen Stewart; Lady Linda Gesko; High Priestess Pat Dennis; Lady Colleen Wood; Lady Marcia Carson; Lady Helen Margolis and Lady Cheryl Schneider.
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Sar-I Court No. 79 ladies at the Venice Sun Fiesta Parade (l-r): Kerry Van Fleet, Marylou Ellis, Mary Fletcher, Geri MacDonald, Pat Dennis, Ginny Hochroth, and Marlies Gluck-Upton. Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
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Sar-I Court No. 79 - LOSNA by Patricia Dennis, High Priestess, pdennis1948@yahoo.com
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ar-I Court is proud to announce we have eight new members (See photo on opposite page.) Welcome, ladies! Sar-I Court hosted the Annual Sunshine Unit Meet at the Embassy Suites in Tampa this past November and our Pirates in Paradise had a wonderful time sharing all their treasures and fun. November was also our Grand Visitation and a special luncheon was held for our Grand High Priestess, Lady Jan Hiebert at Pier 22 in Bradenton. We participated in the Sun Fiesta Parade in Venice on October 19 and the Venice Holiday Parade on November 30 (See photo on opposite page.) We continued to stay busy by holding another fundraiser at Publix on November 30 and December 1. This fundraiser was to raise money for the
Grand High Priestess’ Special Project, which is MultiChannel Analyzer for use in diagnosing the rarest metabolic bone diseases for our Shriners Hospitals for Children. We are also excited to learn that the Ladies Oriental Shrine will be instituting a new Court in Savannah, Georgia this February. It is hard to believe we will be starting a new year. In 2014, the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America will be celebrating their 100th anniversary. Anyone who is interested in joining the Ladies Oriental Shrine can contact me at (941) 518-3615. Remember our troops and keep them in your prayers. Warmest holiday wishes to you and those you love!
Nyla Temple No. 152 Daughters of the Nile by Marilyn K. Carlsen, Queen, ChinookC@aol.com
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ear Ladies of the Household, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all; may you enjoy all the blessings of the season. Remembering the children in Shriners Hospitals for Children, we will be collecting monitory donations for Shrine Children at this month’s Stated Session on December 10. Please be as generous as your means will permit. Instead of collecting toys, clothes and books this month, we will donate cash or checks payable to Nyla Temple 152 to be forwarded to Daughters of the Nile Foundation. This way it can be distributed to the various Shrine hospitals and
will not require gift-wrapping, shipping or postage. A gift-wrapped box will be placed on the altar and we will sing while Princess Musician plays for us. There may be a surprise in store so please come and enjoy our time together. Supreme Queen Margaret Ann Risk will make her official visit January 16, 2014. Since this will be the Thursday following our regular Stated Session on January 14, we will vote to combine Stated/Session/ Ceremonial/ Supreme Queen’s Visit, if the members choose to do so. Have a safe and joyous Holiday Season.
LOVS Christmas Lunch by Beverly Bruce, President
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oin us for The Ladies of Venice Shrine Club (LOVS) Christmas Lunch on December 18. This event will be held at Jacaranda Country Club, 1901 Jacaranda Boulevard in Venice. Cocktails with cash bar begin at 11:30am with lunch following at noon. Menu includes choice of chicken or salmon
Caesar salad or sliced New York strip with mushroom demi-glaze, potato and vegetable and dessert. All Shrine ladies and husbands are welcome to join this fun event. The cost is $25 per person. Contact Ruth King by December 13 at (941) 493-4097 to make reservation.
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Masonic Digest
Cortez High Twelve Club by Bob Rodd, Past State President, roddbobkat@aol.com
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e have now finished our first month since we came out of darkness and into the bright lights of winter. Fortunately, without the snow, but then that is one of the reasons most of us are here in Florida. I hope that by now most of our club members and their ladies are back with us. However there are still a few of our Hi-Twelvians and their ladies that are still up north in the United States or in Canada. We want all to know we miss them and look forward to seeing them soon. Several of our Hi-12 Brothers have had some hard times this past summer and we need to include all our members and their ladies in our prayers. The State Association fundraising “Enchantment of the Seas” Cruise to the Bahamas was held in November and I am sure a great time was had for all that were able to attend. December 2, will be our 51st Annual Florida State Masonic High Twelve Association convention. As in the last couple of years, it will be a one-day convention and will be at the Spartan Manor again in New Port Richey. I hope that a good attendance will be forthcoming from not only our club but also from the
whole state. Some will be going up the day before to enjoy a cookout at the hotel where we will be staying. Remember we are looking for new Hi-Twelvians to be so come on out and visit us at Duff’s Original Buffet to check us out and see if this is a club you would like to be part of. We think if you try us, you will want to be part of us. Duff’s is located at 6010 14th Street West (southwest corner of 60th Street & 14th Street) in Bradenton (14th Street is also Route 41). We meet most every Monday, November through April (we will not meet December 2 due to the state convention). Come between 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.; do not pay when you come in. We have our own private room and you pay there. Come, meet new friends, reminisce with old friends, enjoy the fellowship and some great food. Sometimes we have entertainment. Remember your ladies are always welcome. If you have questions please contact our club President Bob Davis, Gene Black or me. Just think next month it will be 2014; so enjoy the holidays and parties this month.
Rusty Mason Night at Sahib Shriners
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he Sahib Shrine Past Masters Unit is sponsoring an educational, fun filled evening for all Master Masons of any Grand Jurisdiction recognized by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida who would like to renew Masonic knowledge and “polish the rust off forgotten or seldom used working tools of the craft.” The event will be held in the main hall of Sahib Shriners, 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, Wednesday evening, January 29. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. with everyone being in place by 7:00p.m. The Shrine Lounge and Dining Room will be open at 5:00 p.m. preceding this meeting for those who would like to come for supper. Brethren must show their current Blue Lodge dues card to be admitted. No “vouching” will be accepted. Sojourning and orphan Masons are among those most welcome. Dress is casual slacks and shirt
(no shorts, aprons or collars). The Past Masters Unit of Sahib Shrine, assisted by Brethren of the 27th Masonic District with a special presentation by noted area Masonic Scholar, Brother Casey Fletcher, who will conduct the Masonic Renewal Program. All in attendance will receive, from the District Deputy Grand Master, a visitation card good for all of the 27th Masonic District with no expiration date. This card presented with your current dues card will qualify your admission to the following lodges without further testing or investigation: Manatee No. 31, Braidentown No. 99, Palmetto No. 110, Sarasota No. 147, Venice No. 301, Phoenix No. 346, Englewood No. 360 and North Port No. 406. If further information is needed, contact Derl Smith, Secretary, Past Masters Unit at (941)365-1350 or email <derl33@hotmail.com>.
Firquin now Sarasota Masonic Memorial Chairman
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rother and Noble Ed Firquin has recently become the Masonic Memorial Chairman for all Sarasota Masonic Lodges. For many years R∴W∴ Brother Jerry Goacher, 33° and the Memorial Teams provided services throughout the area. Brother Goacher can never be replaced, he provided a meaningful service along with his Memorial Teams delivering exceptional service wherever asked to serve. It is Ed's desire to continue the outstanding memorials made by Brother Goacher and provide an eloquent
farewell for departed brothers, their families and the Brotherhood. You may contact Ed through Sarasota's lodge secretaries and through the links found at the SunCoast Florida Freemasonry District No. 27 Website. If any noble or Brother wishes to join in services to a departed Brother and serve in one of the Memorial Teams please contact Ed Firquin, your help will be appreciated and is needed. He is also seeking an assistant to be contacted when he is unavailable.
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Scottish Rite by Lou Ortt, PP, 33°, lhortt@verizon.net
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roverbs 2:1-2,5 “My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your hats to understanding, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.” One of the basic teachings of Freemasonry is respect for others. Masonry teaches that we should hold to our own religious beliefs and to the religion of our forefathers, but at the same time respect the religious beliefs of our fellowmen. This season of year, perhaps more than any other emphasizes this with both Christmas and Hanukkah. Both holidays are celebrated with the lighting of lights and both occur about the same time of year and, in reality, the events they commemorate happened about 160 years apart. Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration of the rededication of the altar in the Temple at Jerusalem by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians in 162 BCE. The altar fire was relit and so were the sacred candles.
Christmas is symbolic of human sympathy and kindness to all men through the gift of a baby for us all. It symbolizes the teachings of tolerance, love, forgiveness and unselfishness. If we look at these two very special feasts along with our Masonic teachings we realize that God is universal to all mankind, regardless of his religious affiliation and gives mankind unity in his soul, holiness in his thoughts and actions, comfort in his troubles, aid during times of distress, and hope and courage throughout his life. These are the special gifts that come to us this holiday season, are emphasized throughout all our Scottish Right Degrees, and provide the foundation for us to build the Temple to the living God in our hearts. On behalf of all the members and officers of Tampa Scottish Rite we wish you all a very happy and joyous holiday season. Remember the Scottish Rite meeting on Monday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:45 p.m. at a suggested donation of $9.
Support Your Masonic Organizations More on the SunCoast Florida Freemasonry Website: www.trowel.com/flamason
Visit a Blue Lodge Near You Wauchula No. 17 Manatee No. 31 Peace River No. 66 Braidentown No. 99 Palmetto No. 110 Bowling Green No. 121 Sarasota No. 147 Venice No. 301 Phoenix No. 346 Englewood No. 360 North Port No. 406
2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Corner Hwy 17 & Main St. 402 15th St. E. 909 North Oak 520 30th Ave. W. 402 15th St. E. Chester Ave. & Main St. 2160 Main St. 118 E. Venice Ave. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. 265 Pine St. 5900 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Wauchula Bradenton Arcadia Bradenton Bradenton Bowling Green Sarasota Venice Sarasota Englewood North Port
Visit Scottish Rite (more detail at http://trowel.com/flamason/scottishrite/index.html) Sarasota SR Club
Valley of Tampa
1st Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. (On even numbered months – Dark in December)
Sarasota
2nd Friday, 11:45 a.m. Sahib Shriners for lunch (Every month, except dark in July, and observe the Ceremony of Remembrance in March on a date TBA each year.)
Sarasota
2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m., (Optional Dinner at 6:00 p.m.)
Tampa
5500 Memorial Hightway
Visit a High Twelve Club (more detail at http://www.trowel.com/flamason/hi12.htm) Cortez
Every Monday, 10:45 a.m. (November through April) We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
6010 14th St. W. Duff's Restaurant
Bradenton
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GULF SHRINE CLUB MEETS 2ND TUESDAY 11:00 A.M. at American Legion Post 24 2000 75th St. W., Bradenton, Florida (except during June, July and August) LADIES NIGHT DINNER 3rd Wednesday at IMG & Academy Golf Club For Information Call: David Rowe (941) 748-6025
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Sahib Shriners Mission Statement To encourage and promote fun and fellowship for our Units and Clubs and provide the essential leadership that will guide them to accomplish the same. Our prime focus at all times will be our philanthropic mission to support Shriners Hospitals for Children, a world-class network of specialty hospitals.
The Sahib Shriners Pipes and Drums
Sahib Motor Corps Shrine Club Shriners Shriners International International Meets Meets the the 3rd 3rd Wednesday Wednesday of of each each month month at at Sahib Sahib Shrine Shrine -- 7:00 7:00 p.m. p.m.
President Hampton Crimi
2:00 p.m. Every Thursday Sahib Shrine Call John “Jack” McCall 941-460-8604
Phone: (941) 468-0578 Email: hcrimi@live.com
Join the Prestige Unit Compliments of the
SAHIB AIDES UNIT
GREETERS of Sahib Shriners Phone – 366-4449
DEDICATED TO MAKING SAHIB THE BEST IN ALL OF SHRINEDOM
NATIONAL SOJOURNERS INC. SARASOTA CHAPTER 533
Compliments of
NORTH PORT SHRINE CLUB
Monthly, contact Secretary for monthly schedule. President: Steve Spencer Phone: (941) 922-1371 Email: shs713@gmail.com Secretary: Chuck Barrett Phone: (941) 922-5514 Email: cabarrett2@verizon.net Masonic Military Officers and Senior NCOs
Meets every Tuesday morning at The Olde World Restaurant Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m. All Nobles and Masons Cordially Invited
Contact James Gates, President – 380-2491
JOIN THE FUN UNIT!
Sahib
Tired of the commotion and long waits to be served at your business lunches? Give the Sahib Shrine Restaurant a try! Reasonable prices, no crowds, quiet atmosphere for serious business discussions to help you make that sale, now with Wi-Fi!
CONTACT:
7:00 p.m. Wed. Nites at Sahib Shrine
Floyd LaDue, President (941) 725-0555 Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
Clients are often impressed that you are connected with the Shrine philanthropies, and they may be impressed with our rental banquet facilities.
New Patient Referral Process Approved at Imperial Session Great news! It is now easier than ever to refer a patient to Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenÂŽ! At the 138th Annual Session in July 2012, the attending delegates approved amendments to the Colorado Bylaws 509.2 and 509.3 which simplified the way for patients to access Shriners Hospitals. Patients/families no longer need to fill out a two-page application form that must be processed before being considered for treatment. While this is a big change for our system and YOU, we want to assure you that our Shriners are more important than ever in finding children that need our help; as well as informing the public about the noble mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children. We need your participation now, more than ever, to reach more patients. This new process makes it easier for our patients and will still allow for engagement with the nobility. Travel and transportation support should not change. Contact your Shrine temple or hospital if you have questions. This new intake process continues to support your valuable referrals, without the added step of completing a patient application. Instead, simply provide patients/ families with the Shriners Hospitals for Children patient referral card, which may be obtained from your hospital or Shrine temple. In addition, a new Patient Referral Form will be forthcoming in the near future. However, the referral card is preferred, with the patient/family calling the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referral intake line directly. Why? This is the quickest and most convenient way for a patient to get the care they need. When did this start? In October 2012, Shriners Hospitals simplified the process
for our new patients; allowing immediate scheduling for an appointment if their clinical needs meet the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scope of service. To avoid any confusion to our patients or the community, temple staff are asked to no longer use the application form and remove any reference to a patient application process in temple materials or website. Thank you for your continued hard work in helping the children. Please contact your local Shriners Hospitals facility if you have any questions.
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Sahib Shriners Ladies Night Dinner Dance
Birthday & Anniversary Winners
November Birthday Winner
November Anniversary Winners
Noble Jack Bryant
Noble Dave Joly and Lady Mickey Joly photos by Bud Glidden
LTC DeBolt guest speaker at Sahib “Salute to Veterans”
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t. Colonel Scott D. DeBolt was our guest speaker at the Annual Sahib “Salute to Veterans.” Scott is the son of Sahib Noble Jim DeBolt, who proudly introduced him at the event. Lt. Colonel DeBolt was commissioned in 1984 as an Armor/Cavalry Officer from ROTC. He has had assignments from Tank Platoon Leader, Mortar Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer at his first duty station, Fort Stewart, Georgia. While stationed in Europe he held assignments as Brigade Logistics Officer S-4, Tank Battalion S-4 and Company Commander. He has had follow on assignments in positions as Battalion Operations Officer S-3, Battalion Executive Officer, Chief Operation DCSENG and G-3 (Operations Officer General Officer Command). In 2006 was assigned as the Deputy Chief Combat Developments, Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky and subsequently as the Deputy Director, Mounted Requirements Division, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia in 2009. The division’s portfolio included require-
ments for Abrams, Bradley, AMPV (113 divesture), STRYKER, IFLIR, MRAP,
Lt. Colonel Scott D. DeBolt Mounted Soldier System and Ground Combat Vehicle. He was responsible for the transition of all Armor managed Combat Development Programs from Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the creation of the Maneuver Center of Excellence. In 2012, he deployed for a year to Iraq as the Chief of Armor Training, Office of Security Cooperation, Iraq. Upon his return from deployment, he assumed the duties as Branch Chief, Heavy System Branch, Mounted Requirements Division, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia. The branch’s requirements portfolio includes Ground Combat vehicle, Armor Multi-purpose Vehicle, Abram Main Battle Tank, Bradley infantry Fighting Vehicle, M113, STRYKER Family of Vehicles, IFLIR sensors, and Active Protection / Hostel Fire Detection. He is the 2011 recipient of the TRADOC Capabilities Developer of the Year, The Order of St. George (Bronze), two Bronze Stars and various other awards. He is married with three daughters and he currently resides in Columbus, Georgia.
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lease help us welcome Edward Shauan to Sahib as the new Food & Beverage Manager. Ed was born on December 25, 1973 in Dunedin, Florida. He grew up in Huntington, New York and graduated from Harborfields High in Greenlawn, New York in 1992. He attended the University of Colorado in Boulder and San Diego State University, studying computer science. He married his wife Sarah in 2005. They have a four-year old son, Jonathan. The family moved to Florida in October 2012 so they could be closer to the rest of their family. Ed’s stepfather was a Mason; as were several of his friends. He always wanted to become one, so he joined Venice Lodge
No. 301 in July of 2013, where he hopes to grow as a man and to meet upstanding men in his community. Previously, Ed was general manager at one of San Diego’s largest clubs for over twelve years. Recently he has been a bartender at Sharky’s in Venice and spends his free time doing anything that involves his family. He is an accomplished disc jockey and martial artist. If you would like to communicate with Ed, his email is <eshauan@gmail.com>. He has also set up a Facebook page for the restaurant, search for “Sarasota Sahib Shrine Bar”. Assuming he starts posted Sahib events, it would belpful if everyone “liked” the Facebook page. Edward Shauan
Brother Will Rogers by T. L. Thompson, PM, Iredell Lodge No.405. AF&AM
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can’t remember when I first became acquainted with Will Rogers. Why would a boy, such as I, growing up in rural Central Texas become amazed by the life of a man who had died twenty-seven years before I was born? Maybe it was because he and I had a bond. A bond, which at that time, didn’t yet exist. First some ground work must be done! William Penn Adair Rogers was born the youngest of eight children to parents of mixed Cherokee Indian heritage on his father’s ranch near Verdigris River on November 4, 1879 in what was then Indian Territory. His father, Clement Vann Rogers, was a prominent cattleman and a leader in the Cherokee Nation. Mary America Schrimsher Rogers, his mother, was a vivacious lady, known as the best hostess in the Nations. Will once wrote of his mother: “Mama’s name was Mary; and if your Mother was an oldfashioned woman and named Mary, you don’t need to say much for her, everybody knows already.” It seems that young Will was a rollicky lad and mastered the talent of using a lariat rope at an early age. Though this skill would at first get the boy into trouble both at home and school, it would
later prove to be his ticket to fame. He attended the local Indian schools and, though a bright boy, studying didn’t prove to be his strong point. “Three years in McGuffey’s Fourth Reader, and I knew more about it than McGuffey did,” he would later say. He was much more interested in horse races and roping than his books, a fact he would later truly regret. After the death of his beloved mother, when he was only ten years old, his academics continued to decline. His father, believing strongly in education, elected to send his only surviving son to Kemper Military School at Boonville, Missouri. Here this child of the plains rebelled against the strict regime of the institution and ran off to the ranch country of the Texas Panhandle. He located a job on a cattle ranch near the town of Higgins and would, in the years to come, remark that this was one of the happiest periods of his life. He described the Panhandle country as “the prettiest country I ever saw in my life, flat as a beauty contest winners stomach, and prairie lakes scattered all over it And mirages! You could see anything in the world—just ahead of you.” With several months behind him as a wandering cowboy, Will returned home. Upon receiving a slight scolding from his father, who had given up the idea of his son’s attaining a proper education, he was put in charge of the management of the elder Rogers’ Dog Iron Ranch. At the cost of sometimes abandoning his We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
ranching duties, Will entered all the local rodeos and became widely known for his steer roping ability in the Eastern Territory. Throughout his entire life, Will owned horses, good horses. “There’s something the matter with a man that doesn’t love a good horse,” he said. “You never saw a good horse grow where a good man didn’t grow.”
Tiring of the sedentary life of ranching, Will drifted to the pampas of South America and after getting a job on a ship loaded with horses and mules, the young adventurer sailed to South Africa. It was there that he met the famed “Texas Jack” . . .continued on page 39
Chief Rabban Rocky Kearney and Lady Wendy Invite You To Join Them On The Sahib Shrine 2014 Spring Cruise To
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Shriners Hospitals for Children Collection Boxes What are they? A plastic cube with a slot in the top. What are the boxes for? To help collect donations, money for our Shriners Hospitals for Children to help relieve the pressure from the Hospital Days Fund Drive.
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SAHIB SHRINE LADIES CALENDAR DECEMBER 2013 1 8:00am 2 11:30am 11:30am 7:00pm 3 11:00am 4 7:00pm 6 10:00am 10 1:00pm 6:00pm
Where are the boxes to be? In any store or business, preferably near a cash register. Within eyesight of customers making it easy for them to put their change in the box. When are the boxes to be used? All year round, so our friends can donate small amounts of cash at any time. As most of you know, many businesses have some kind of collection boxes on their counters, so why not one of ours?
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Pancake Breakfast Jewels of Service LOS-Tigress Class - SL Legionettes - SL Pirate Class - SL LOS-Greeters LOS Songbirds-CRA NYLA Temple at Manatee Lodge No. 31 Birthday/Anniversary Dinner Dance LOS-Swingers Greeter-Ettes-SL Sar-I Court MH Diamonds in the Sky Clown Dolls - SL LOS-Clowns LOS-Merrie Makers - SL LOS-Orphan Annies-SL Oriental Dancers LOS-Precious Pandas
Call the Sahib Office at 366-4449 if you can arrange a placement.
Pull Tabs for Shriner’s Hospitals The Ladies of Sar-I Court started in 1992 collecting and donating aluminum pull-tabs to the “Wheel Chair Repair Fund.” As of July 31, 2013, they have collected 91,170 lbs., for a total of $47,059.12 for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on PULL TABS 1. Why not collect the whole can? Collecting complete cans would require a great deal more storage space. You should go ahead and recycle the rest of the can in the normal way, in the dumpster behind Sahib. 2. How many tabs in a pound? 1,267. 3. How many tabs will a gallon milk jug hold? About 5 pounds worth. 4. How does it work and where does the money go? The tabs are delivered to the Sahib office (or almost any Sahib club/ unit location) and then taken to the recycling center. The money netted from recycling goes directly into the “Wheel Chair Repair Fund” at the Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children. Call: Laura Burgess (941) 758-9196 or Marylou Ellis (941) 484-0089 or Chickie Johnson (941) 966-2678 or Connie Lawson (941) 758-8274 or June Hutcheson (941) 723-1994
Help us collect TABS! It’s easy and it’s fun! Put out a milk jug at every picnic or party! We can’t grow, if they don’t know!
JANUARY 2014 1 7:00pm 3 10:00am 5 8:00am 6 11:30am 11:30am 7:00pm 7 11:00am 8 9 11:00am 10 1 1:15am 14 1:00pm 6:00pm 15 11:00am 17 10:00am 20 12:01pm 7:30pm 21 10:30am 28
LOS-Greeters LOS Songbirds-CRA Pancake Breakfast Jewels of Service LOS-Tigress Class - SL Legionettes - SL Pirate Class - SL LOS-Swingers Greeter-Ettes-SL Sar-I Court MH NYLA Temple at Manatee Lodge No. 31 Birthday/Anniversary Dinner Dance LOS-Orphan Annies-SL Oriental Dancers Diamonds in the Sky Clown Dolls - SL LOS-Clowns LOS-Merrie Makers - SL LOS-Precious Pandas
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December 2013
SAHIB SHRINE Officers and Appointees 2013 DIVAN Potentate ........................................... William H. “Bill” Zurlo Chief Rabban ............................................. Rocky Kearney Assistant Rabban ......................................... Connie Jacobi High Priest & Prophet ............................... Carroll Scribner Oriental Guide .................................................... Bill Balkwill Treasurer ......................................................... Ken Shipley Recorder ......................................................... Don Vos, PP IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVES Connie Jacobi, Asst. Rabban Bill Zurlo , Potentate Don Vos, Recorder Glenn Walters, PP, Emeritus
Bill Batten, Recorder Emeritus W. Bruce Steube, III, PP, Emeritus
PAST POTENTATES
1981-82 * Howard Noble 1999 Curtis Toale 1983 Glenn “Buck” Walters, ITL 2000 Louis H. Ortt, 33° 1984 * Tom Bing 2001 * Kenneth R. Gerrard, Sr. 1985 * Theodore S. “Ted” Barton 2002 * Patrick E. Baessler 1986 * Paul N. Jaworowski 2003 Ed Phillips 1987 W. Bruce Steube, III, 33° 2004 * Bob Goldenberg 1988 Wallace “Bubba” Tervin 2004 * Philip Mitchell, KCCH 1989 Walter Lander, KCCH 2005 Dwain Jones 1990 Lee E. Stewart 2006 Homer Cranmer 1991 * William “Bill” Magill 2007 Dale LaBell 1992 * Al “Spuds” McKenzie 2008 John N. Mitchell 1993 * Les Taylor 2009 * Oscar Cloutier 1994 * Ralph E. Kaye 2010 Don Vos 1995 * James Arendall 2011 Tom Millaway 1996 * Philip Mitchell, KCCH 2012 Charles Levan, 33° 1997 Al “Bear” Robinson 1998 Ken Terryberry * Deceased
APPOINTED DIVAN 1st Ceremonial Master ............................................. Henry Nofsker 2nd Ceremonial Master ............................................. Del Rawlinson Director of the Arch ..................................................... David Bruce Director of Ritual ............................................................. Ed Firquin Marshal ........................................................................... Ron Enger Captain of the Guard ................................................. Mike Swatek Outer Guard ................................................................ Herb Mueller SAHIB TRUST FUND Chairman .................................................................... Ron LeVene Trustees ......................................... Ken Pedersen, Jules Simon OFFICE STAFF Administrative Assistant .......................................... Sherri Cliburn Financial Assistant .................................................. Barbara Hays Event Coordinator ............................................. Linda Glendinning Food & Beverage Manager ........................................ Ed Shauan Executive Chef ..................................................... Robert McClain CHAPLAINS Chief Chaplain ................................................... Lou Ortt, PP, 33° Chaplain ............................................................. Rev. Bill Carter Chaplain .......................................... Rev. Dorè Jacques Patlian Chaplain ........................................................ Elder Bill Arbuckle HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Donor Relations Chairman ........................................ Robert Rodd Hospital Benefit Month Chairmen ................................ Jules Simon Plaque Program Chairman ................................... Robert L. Rodd Business Collection Buckets ................................ Dorwin Pulford Hospital Chairman ......................................................... Ken Clark Asst. Hospital Chairman ....................................... Dick Schmidt FUNDRAISING APPOINTMENTS 100 Million Dollar Club Chairman ......................................... TBD Bingo Chairman ............................................................ Jack Ivins Circus Chairman ................................................. Dale LaBell, PP County Fair Chairman .............................................. Fred Phillips County Fair Co-Chairman ............................. Cliff Bloodsworth Dog Track Chairman ................................................. Fred Phillips Fez & Clothes Sales .................................................... Aides Unit Jewelry Sales Co-Chairman ................. Tom Willeman, Jim Yeo Jewelry Sales Asst. Chairmen ................... Ron Shrum, Jim Duke Picnic Committee (Spring) .................................................... Units Picnic Committee (Fall) ............................................ Club Council Spaghetti Dinner .. Motor Corps, 1st & 2nd Ceremonial Masters
GENERAL APPOINTMENTS Audio-Visual Unit Chair ........................................................... TBA Audio-Visual Unit Members ..................................................... TBA Blood Bank Chairman ................................................. Dick Hines Building Maintenance Co-Chairman .... Ken Pederson, Ed Wallace Building Maintenance Committee ........................... Del Rawlinson Church Service Chairman ............................... Lou Ortt, 33°, PP Director of Clubs ................................................... Del Rawlinson Director of Security ..................................................... Sam Upton Finance Committee (Elected) Chairman ............. Dale LaBell, PP Finance Committee (Elected) .................................. Bill McKown Anthony Vignocchi Golf Chairman ................................................. Tom Cunningham, Golf Committee ......................................................... John Sholtis Legal Counsel ............................................. William B. Padelford Librarian ............................................................ John Mitchell, PP Masonic Relations Chairman .......................... Lou Ortt, PP, 33° Masonic Relations Youth Groups ................... Lou Ortt, PP, 33° Membership Chairman ..... High Priest & Prophet Carroll Scribner Parliamentarian ......................................................................... TBA Program Committee Chairman ................................ Harold Eady Program Committee Co-Chairman ...................................... TBA Protocol Advisor ................................................ H. “Bud” Stuver Provost Marshal ........................................................... Ron Enger Public Relations Director .......................................... Harold Eady Public Relations Committee ................... Jim Lontz, Jim Smith, Anthony Vignocchi, Jeff Young Reporter Editor .............................. Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH Speakers Bureau ...................................................... Harold Eady Sunshine Committee Chairman ................. Divan host for month Ticket Sales ................................. LOSNA - Marylou Ellis, PHP Unit Council Chairman .............................................. Fred Phillips Unit Council Vice-Chairman ................................................ TBA Unit Council Secretary .............................................. Ron LeVene AIDES Chief Aide ............................................................... Cub Dickerson Assistant Chief Aide .................................................... Bill Athas Assistant Chief Aide ............................................... Bud Glidden Assistant Chief Aide ................................................ Tom Hardin Assistant Chief Aide ................................................... Dave Joly Assistant Chief Aide ............................................ Ken Pedersen Assistant Chief Aide ................................................... Don Sims Assistant Chief Aide ................................................... Jim Smith Chief Aide Emeritus ............................................... Joe Pegoraro Aides ........................... Bob Bordner, Lacey Cross, Jim Duke, Fred Elllis, Ron LeVene, Art Littman, Art Monson, David Moote, Bob Pedersen, Ray Perez, Hugh Quigley, Ron Shrum, Phil Staples, Jim Trefrey, Tom Willeman, Jim Yeo
2013 DIVAN ADDRESSES, PHONES AND EMAIL William “Bill” Zurlo (Stacey Lee) 407 White Oak Way Sarasota, FL 34237-6440 (941) 954-3013 wzurlo@verizon.net
Gary “Rocky” Kearney (Wendy) 6275 Tidwell St. North Port, FL 34291 (941) 716-4226 divehog@comcast.net
Conrad “Connie” Jacobi (Deanie) 6333 Stone River Rd. Bradenton, FL 34203-7895 (941) 727-0150 chjacobi38@aol.com
Carroll“Scrib”Scribner (Sandy) 155 Grand Oak Circle Venice, FL 34292-2434 (941) 488-4363 sahibscrib@gmail.com
Bill Balkwill (Gail) 2151 Riviera Dr. Sarasota, FL 34232-3517 (941) 923-1168 balkwill@verizon.net Don Vos (Carol) 4488 Highlands Park Sarasota, FL 34235-2343 (941) 371-5757 sahib3@juno.com
Kenneth M. Shipley (Beatty) 2909 Concord Street Sarasota, FL 34231-6114 (941) 921-3684 k.m.shipley@hotmail.com
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!
AMBASSADORS Chief Ambassador ....................................................... Sam Upton Asst. Chief Ambassador .. Robert “Bob” Pedersen (Lodge 99) Ambassadors-at-Large ................................. John Stafford, 33°, Barry Hart 33° (Lodge 301,) William Merritt (Lodge 147,) Dave Mills (Lodge 147,) Ray Perez (Lodge 99,) Stan Preston, Dorwin Pulford (Lodge 31,) Omer Quesnel (Lodge 346) UNIT HEADS Unit Council ........................................... Fred Phillips (951-9933) Aides .................................................... Cub Dickerson (755-4630) Band ........................................... C. Jarrett Miller, PP (756-1471) Banjo Band .......................... George Van Valkenburg (215-7086) Clowns ................................................................. TBA ( ) Directors Staff .......................................... David Bruce (924-5157) Greeters .................................................. Dick Menzak (378-8348) Kentucky Colonels ....... Col. Robert L. (Bob) Rodd (776-0937) King Pins ............................................ Del Rawlinson (951-0033) Legion of Honor ........................................ Al Hochroth (359-8387) Mariners ..................................................... Mel Collins (924-4680) Marshal’s Staff .......................................... Ron Enger (918-8713) Model T’s ................................................ Ron LeVene (753-3769) Oriental Band ......................................... Floyd LaDue (725-0555) Past Masters ........................................... Allen Sorbie (232-1494) Pipes & Drums ......................... John “Jack” McCall (460-8604) Provost Guard ........................................... Ron Enger (918-8713) Rituals ....................................... Billy Joe Humphrey (371-2668) Roadrunners .............................................. Ken Clark (313-9905) Temple Guards ..................................... Mike Swatek (749-1761) TEMPLE EMERITUS NOBLES Don Albertson .................................................. Program Chairman Bill Athas .................................................. County Fair Chairman Bill Batten .......................................................................... Recorder Ray Bell ............................................................ Event Coordinator Cliff Bloodsworth .............................................. Hospital Chairman Ben Blount ................................................. Hospital Transportation Charlie Burke ..... Membership Chairman, Bloodbank Chairman Ed Firquin ...................................................... Ceremonial Director Gerald Goacher, KCCH ....................................................... Ritual William H. Johnson ........................................................ Treasurer Herb Mueller ................................................. Captain of the Guard Joe Pegoraro ................................................................. Chief Aide Harold Schatsneider .................................................. Outer Guard W. Bruce Steube, III 33°, PP .............................................. Ritual Lee Stewart, PP ................................................................ Director Bud Stuver .................................................................... Chief Aide COMMITTEE / UNIT / CLUB EMERITUS NOBLES Mike Ash ................................................................................. Band Bill Athas .................................. Finance Officer, Legion of Honor Norm Bensen .............................. Treasurer, Venice Shrine Club Richard Brainard ............................................................. King Pins Jack Bryant (Chief Pilot) ....................................... Flying Fezzes J.D. Copher .............................................. North Port Shrine Club Selwyn Damron ..................................................... Director’s Staff William F. Dokes .............................. Secretary, Gulf Shrine Club Raymond Drury, Sr. ................ Secretary, Manatee Shrine Club Harry Falck .............................................................. Oriental Band Ed Gremp ................................................................................ Band Darwin Heinzman ........................................................... King Pins Earl Huntzinger ................................. Gulf Shrine Club Treasurer Jim Macdonald ......................................... North Port Shrine Club Otis Manchester ....................................... North Port Shrine Club Willis “Bill” Mather .......................................................... King Pins William McKown ....................................................... Past Masters Jarrett Miller, PP ..................................................................... Band George Mitchell, KCCH ................................................. Hillbillies Stanley Preston ................................ Chaplain, Gulf Shrine Club Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH ................................. Desert Patrol P.W. Towsley .......................................... North Port Shrine Club Sam Upton (Flight Director) ................................... Flying Fezzes Clint Van Tassell ...................................... North Port Shrine Club Ed Wallace ............................................................ Camel Herders Alf Weidner ................................................................ Desert Patrol Frank Wild ......................................... Hospital Service Chairman
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATION ATTORNEYS AT LAW Garland & Padelford ................................. 11 Jack Wm. Windt ........................................ 19
FURNITURE - SALES Sleep King Inc., Bedroom Furniture ...... 19
WATER TREATMENT Aqua-Soft, Roger King ............................ 34
GOLF Peridia Golf & Country Club .................. 31
JEWELRY Diamond Vault, Ali Chokr.. ....................... 2
SHRINE CLUBS Englewood Shrine Club .......................... Gulf Shrine Club ...................................... Manatee Shrine Club .............................. Motor Corps Shrine Club ........................ North Port Shrine Club ............................ Venice Shrine Club ..................................
COMPUTER REPAIR CTS - Karl Krausse ................................. 18
MARINE PRODUCTS Rhodan Marine/GPS Anchor .................. 10
SHRINE ORGANIZATIONS The “Q” ..................................................... 23
CONTRACTORS - ELECTRICAL Electricity of Sarasota, Inc. ...................... 30
MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS National Sojourners ................................ 46
SHRINE SUPPORTERS Purmort & Martin ...................................... 34
CONTRACTORS - GENERAL D.R. Coffman Construction Co.. ............. 23
OPTICIANS Optical Service ........................................ 34
CONTRACTORS - HEATING & A/C Gator Air Conditioning ............... Back Page Jim McDonald Heating & Cooling ........... 30
ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE Advanced SportsMedicine Center .......... 18
SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATION 2014 Sahib Shirt Sales ............................ 26 Birthday/Anniversary Dinner/Dance . 6, 47 Chief Rabban Cruise (May 17) ............. 50 East West Shrine Game (Jan. 18) ..... 36,37 Hospital Transportation Report ............... 6 Ladies & Nobles Holiday Luncheon (Dec. 19) .......................... 21 Lodge Meeting Dates/Locations ............ 45 Masonic Digest ........................................ 44 Million Dollar Club .................................. 32 Officers (Elected & Appointed) ............... 52 Raffle ........................................................ 38 Recorder’s Report .................................. 33 Reporter Advertising Rates ................... 13 Rusty Mason Night (Jan. 29) .................. 26 Sahib Bingo (Every Tuesday) .............. 35 Sahib Building Fund ............................... 30 Sahib Unit leaders (w/ phone numbers) .. 52 Sahib Unit News ...................................... 18 Shrine Club Directory ........................... 12 Shrine Club News .................................... 12
BANKS Iberia Bank, Jules Simon, VP ................. 19 CPAs Terry L. Armentrout, CPA, PA ................. 23 Cavanaugh & Co. LLP ............................ 20 Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A. ......... 11
CONTRACTORS - IRRIGATION Don Vos Sprinkler Company .................. 20 CONTRACTORS - REMODELING D.R. Coffman Construction Co.. ............. 23 CONTRACTORS - ROOFING Conway Roofing Co., Sid Conway ........ 34 FINANCIAL SERVICES Edward Jones, Greg Mills ....................... 35 Hart & Hart Financial Svs, Barry Hart ... 23 Strategies for Life, Stef Loisou ................ 55 FUNERAL HOMES Toale Brothers Funeral Homes .............. 31
HOME INSPECTION Independent Home Insp. Srvs. .............. 19
PAINTING CONTRACTORS Eric’s Painting & Decorating ................... 18 PLUMBERS & A/C Aqua Services, Inc., Plumbing ............... 18 REAL ESTATE Robbins Assoc., G. David Walters ........... 11 Michael Saunders, Omer Quesnel ......... 31 RESTAURANTS Sahib Shriners Restaurant ...................... 3 Terrace on the Green Restaurant ......... 31 SENIOR LIVING & CARE Bahia Oaks Lodge .................................. 25 Comfort Keepers ..................................... 33 Villa Grande of Sarasota ........................ 34
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Shrine Club leaders (w/phone numbers) 12 Shriners Hospital Contributions .............. 6 Shriners International Member Benefits ............................ 28,29 Speaker Bureau ..................................... 33 Stated Meetings ........................................ 6 Thursday Luncheons ............................. 34 Trust Fund ................................................. 25 Unit/Club Christmas Party (Dec. 18) ..... 27 SAHIB UNITS Aides ........................................................ Clowns ..................................................... Greeters .................................................. Hillbilly Clan 78 ....................................... Kentucky Colonels .................................. King Pins – Pancake Breakfast .............. Legion of Honor ...................................... Mariners .................................................. Model Ts / Classic Cars ......................... Oriental Band .......................................... Pipes and Drums .................................... Provost Guard ........................................
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Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg January 18 at 4:00 p.m.
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3 12:00pm Luncheon 2:00pm Pipes & Drums 7:00-9:00pm East West Pre-Game Kick Off Party
6:30pm Rusty Mason Night 7:30pm Oriental Band
9 10:30am Greeters 12:00pm Luncheon 2:00pm Pipes & Drums
16 12:00pm Luncheon 2:00pm Pipes & Drums 4:00-10:00pm Bridge Tournament - MH
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