SCOTTISH RITE AWARD WINNER SELECTED TO ALL FOUR U.S. SERVICE ACADEMIES learned graduation, he had learned been he selected had for admission to the Navy, been selected forArmy, admission Air Force, andNavy, CoastAir Guard to the Army, Force, academies. Matlock entered the and Coast Guard academies. USAFA on June 25 and was on Matlock entered the USAFA enrolled as awas member of the June 25 and enrolled as a Class of 2024. When he gradumember of the Class of 2024. ates, he’ll be commissioned as When he graduates, he’ll be an Air Force second lieutenant. commissioned as an Air Force “That’s pretty much a dream second shot forlieutenant. applicants to the service “That’s much a dream academiespretty because it’s such a shot for applicants rigorous process justtotothe be service academies because selected for even one, ” said it’s a rigorous process just asuch Walla Walla veteran who learned of his appointments. to be selected for even one,” “To selected by all“To four said be a Walla Walla. be selected by all four academies
RESOURCE RELIEF FUND
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n May 4, 2020, the Scottish Rite Foundation of Missouri (www.moscottishrite.org) and The LIGHT Foundation (www. light.foundation) launched the Resource Relief Fund to support Missouri families affected by the COVID-19 crisis. One of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Missouri’s charitable pillars is disaster relief. The core focus of the LIGHT Foundation is to create youth opportunities. Together, these two charitable organizations have brought critical financial help to those in need across the state.
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As of July 15, 2020, the Resource Relief Fund has provided cash aid to twenty-five families, and one at-risk preschool was provided with necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to re-open in June. For information, please contact the Scottish Rite Foundation of Missouri, Paul DeMerath (srf-stl@sbcglobal.net), or the LIGHT Foundation, Sheri Mistretta (sherim@light.foundation; 314.287.3633). —Sheri Mistretta, Executive Director, The LIGHT Foundation
is an almostis unbelievable academies an almost unbelievable ” achievement.achievement. ” “In the Blue Blue Devil Devil BatBattalion, Scottish Rite talion, thethe Scottish Rite Award has become one Award has become one of of our our most most sought-after sought-after awards,” said current awards,” said current USAF 1st Lt. John Gossett, USAF 1st Lt. John Goswho was a previous sett, who was a previous Scottish Rite Award ScottishasRite Award Army winwinner a WWHS ner as a WWHS Army JROTC. His grandfather JROTC. His grandfather was a Master Mason in a Cadet Matlock receives an award was a Master Mason in a from Lt. Col. Bill Bialozor, who was Walla Walla lodge. Senior Army JROTC Instructor at Walla Walla lodge.“Dutch” —Duane Walla Walla High School when this Meier, “Dutch” KCCH, Valley image was taken. (Brother Bill is a —Duane Meier, 32° Master of the Royal Secret in the Secretary KCCH, Valley Secretary Scottish Rite Valley of Walla Walla.)
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Walla WallaWalla WallaHigh High School School(WWHS) (WWHS) senior seniorwho whowon wonthe the Scottish Rite Junior ROTC Scottish Rite Junior ROTC Award Award aa year year ago agohas hasjust just joined the Air Force Academy joined the Air Force Academy Cadet Wing ... after receiving Cadet Wing ... after receiving appointments to all four service appointments to all four seracademies! vice academies! Cadet Lt. Col. Luke B. Cadet graduated Lt. Col. Luke B. MatMatlock from lock graduated from WWHS WWHS with the class of 2020 withwas the Army class of 2020 and was and JROTC cadet Army JROTC cadet battalion battalion commander. He had applied commander. to all four He had U.S.applied serviceto academies more all four U.S.beginning service academies than a yearmore ago and in athe beginning than year ago months preceding and in the monthsgraduation, preceding
The Masonic Book Club Is Restarted!
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he Masonic Book Club (MBC), formed in 1970 by Brothers Alphonse Cerza and Louis Williams, has been restarted fifty years later by the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ USA. After forty years of service to the Craft, the directors in 2010 decided to dissolve the original MBC. In 2017 MW Barry Weer, 33°, the last president of the MBC, transferred the MBC name and assets to the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ USA. The revived Masonic Book Club has the goals of publishing classic Masonic books and of supporting Scottish Rite SJ USA philanthropies.
The new MBC will have a different business model from the old. Most significantly, there will be no dues; being a member entitles you to purchase books at a prepublication discount. The books will be selected by an editorial committee (Arturo de Hoyos, S. Brent Morris, and others). The first publication should be announced in mid-2021 with anticipated shipment 3–4 months later. For more details, check out the Masonic Book Club page at https://scottishrite.org.
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