Where has summer gone!
Since our last post time has
seemed to fly by. Some of us have
enjoyed vacations, others participated in stay-cations, and some of us just
plain worked! No matter how you’ve spent
it, we are halfway through August and close to the unofficial end of summer –
Labor Day. Already some of our more
industrious members have been focused on the first Lodge meeting of the fall,
and the plethora of activities that follow.
As you check our calendar
listings below, you will notice we anticipate moving our most recent candidates
along “earlier” rather than “later”.
Time will tell if this works as planned, but we feel confident. We also hope to have the outstanding MM exams
returned.
The Deputy Grand Master’s
Roll-Out Program schedule has all but ended, as the last of the presentations
are scheduled for this week. Members of
our Lodge attended the session in Columbus, and returned impressed. It was short, to the point, and presented
ideas considered workable by those present.
Our favorite line of the presentation was that the DGM did not intend to
reinvent the wheel, just improve on some design flaws. It is good to have leadership with a sense of
humor.
We have an update on our
roof repair issue. The official answer
is “Not yet - again.” The circumstances
of the leak, and the type of repair needed, requires a combination of things
that have been in short supply: an
extended period of warm, dry weather, combined with being at the top of the
repair list. You may have guessed by now
that particular trifecta has not occurred, but we are getting closer.
Our calendar below
highlights many events, meetings, holidays, and a few special occasions.
July 18 – August 17,
2017 Deputy Grand Master Roll-Out
Programs.
Held
in various locations throughout Ohio. All sessions
scheduled for 7-9pm. Please refer to the Grand Lodge web site for
specific locations.
September 4, 2017 Labor Day
September 6, 2017 First Lodge meeting after summer break
Pizza
dinner @ 6:30pm. Two FC
degree presentations are anticipated.
September 16, 2017 15th
District Annual Meeting.
Held at Mad River #161 at 9am.
September 17, 2017 15th
District Awards Banquet.
September 23, 2017 15th District Past
President’s Golf Tournament
Held
at Kings Mill Golf Club, Waldo, OH. Sign-in at 7:30am, Shotgun Start at 8:30am. $60 per player covers golf, cart, lunch, and
prizes. Contact District Treasurer,
Larry Lance, PO
Box 52, West Liberty, 43357
(937-465-6560).
October 4, 2017 Lodge
meeting @ 7:30pm.
One MM degree anticipated.
October 9, 2017 Columbus Day
October 18, 2017 Lodge
meeting @ 7:30pm
One MM degree anticipated.
October 20-21, 2017 Grand
Lodge Annual Communication.
Held at the Dayton Masonic Center.
November 1, 2017 Annual Meeting.
In
addition to the normal business of the Lodge, this is the meeting where we
elect Officers for the coming year. Come
and make your voice heard!
November 7, 2017 Election Day.
If
you are reading this, you have plenty of time to register and be eligible to
vote. Polls are open from 6:30am until 7:30pm. Vote!
November 11, 2017 Veterans Day
This
is the day to celebrate those who have placed their lives on the line for the
freedoms we love. Don't take the opportunity just to thank a Veteran. Do take the opportunity to thank all the Veterans you encounter,
whether in person or via social media. It will mean more to them than words can
describe.
November 18, 2017 15th
District Fall Education Meeting.
Held at La Rue #463 at 9am.
November 23, 2017 Thanksgiving
In
1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn
harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving
celebrations in the colonies. In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each
November. Take time to give thanks for what you hold dear.
November 25, 2017 The Game.
Since
1897 The Ohio State University has played the University of Michigan. Between them they have won 79 Big Ten Championships, and 19 National
Championships. Long considered the country’s best college football rivalry, it
is considered “must see TV” in both states. This chapter takes place at That
School Up North. How can shopping
possibly compare?
December 2, 2017 15th
District Past Master Convocation.
Held at Oliver #447 at 9am.
December 25, 2017 Christmas
December 31, 2017 New
Year’s Eve.
Be sure to pick your
Designated Driver first!
January 1, 2018 New
Year’s Day
January 13, 2018 15th
District Annual Workday
Held at Marion #70, starting at 9am.
February 10, 2018 Inspection in the EA degree.
Refreshments
will be served at 9am, with Lodge
opening at 10am for Inpsection.
That’s what we know for
now. See you in Lodge!
