G R A N D E R O N D E VA L L E Y 1 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A RY
A Pioneering Spirit and a Positive Impact Submitted by W.B. Brian W. Lackey, Secretary of Grande Ronde Valley Lodge No. 56
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rande Ronde Valley Lodge No. 56 located in Union celebrated its 150-year anniversary on Friday, September 29. The early evening event was attended by more than 80 people, including family and community members, of which 45 were Masons. Our local Grande Ronde Valley Chapter No. 49, Order of Eastern Star provided a wonderful assortment of finger foods and refreshments. The Brothers and Sisters 2 |
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of the Lodge worked hard to plan and prepare and it paid off. Our Lodge building of over 100 years looked great for our anniversary dedication. There was a great turnout of Grand Lodge officers who did a marvelous job with the Ritual and ceremony. It is an amazing sense of pride when your Lodge hall is fi lled to capacity with Masons on the sideline and you hear, all with one unison, the words “So Mote It Be”. It just makes your heart
and soul fi ll with pride. M.W.B. Craig A. Sipp and his Grand Lodge officers performed the Corn, Wine, and Oil ceremony with exceptional precision. A beautiful 150-year plaque was presented and dedicated to the Lodge. W.B. Myron Miles, Grand Orator, presented a wonderful historical speech and testament to the true pioneers who settled this wild country on the Oregon Trail. It was these founding men with their families who started this Lodge
