It seems that summer is upon us, or at least the temperatures reflect that thought. But since summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21st (at 7:28 am EDT), we still have much to accomplish before taking our annual summer break. Before jumping to our calendar of events, it is appropriate to glance in the rear view mirror at a recent weekend, and highlight both an important observance and an opportunity.
On May 15th Palestine #158 hosted the 15th District Grand Master’s One-Day Class. We had one candidate among the 29 who were made Master Masons that day. Due to its structure and popularity, this has now become the traditional method of joining our fraternity. For many, such as our candidate, it is a method of completing degree work to resolve scheduling and transportation issues. Our congratulations go out to all who participated in this experience.
On May 31st, at 11am, there will be a Memorial Day service at the Price Cemetery north of LaRue. In addition, a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. local time across the country. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates the men and women who have died while in military service. Whether you attend an area service, watch a parade, or spend the day with friends and family, this day provides an opportunity to pause and reflect with appreciation those who have gone before us.
A future event of a different kind merits special notation, and is scheduled for Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00pm. This is the first of 10 presentations of the Deputy Grand Master’s Rollout of Programs for the 2010-2011 Masonic Year. Each year these meetings are held in conjunction with the Grand Lodge Committee on Education and Information. Findlay Lodge #227 will host the event, at 303 Osborn Avenue, Findlay, Ohio. All officers and members are encouraged to attend, and the full schedule can be found on the Grand Lodge web site. The Deputy Grand Master typically shares his plans for the coming year in an open-forum style. The format allows Brothers to ask questions and share their own ideas with him, as well as other Grand Lodge Officers in attendance. It is hard to find a better opportunity to interact with our leadership. For those planning to attend, to quote Deputy Grand Master Bradford A. Goebel, “Business casual would be the proper attire. Any Brother wearing a tie would be overdressed.”
Below is the remaining portion of our schedule. Make your plans accordingly!
May 31, 2010 at 11am – Memorial Day ceremony at the Price Cemetery north of LaRue.
June 2, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we will be conferring the MM degree. Come if you can!
June 6, 2010 - Ohio Masonic Home Day at the Springfield Masonic Community.
June 15, 2010, at 7:00pm. - Findlay Lodge #227 will host the Deputy Grand Masters Rollout Program. See above.
June 19, 2010, at 3:00pm - Author Christopher Hodapp is speaking at Bellefontaine #209. This internationally-known author is probably best known for his book "Freemasons for Dummies", and posts a blog at http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/ . This is a rare opportunity for Ohio Masons.
June 25-27, 2010 - Ohio Special Olympics at The Ohio State University.
September 1, 2010 at 7:30pm – Our first meeting after the summer break!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Birthdays? Anniversaries?
Below is a list of the birthdays and Masonic Anniversaries we are celebrating this month.
Birthdays for May:
5-4………..Robert Lee
5-27………Steve Sigrist
Masonic Anniversaries for May:
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Spring is a busy time everywhere. Ice and snow finally gives way to wind and rain, and temperatures rise to "almost warm enough". Across the country clouds of dust are signs that farmers are tilling and planting, and city-dwellers ponder the issues of mowers, landscaping, and flower beds. As we begin our head-long rush toward summer, our Lodge is busy too!
In an earlier post (below) are photos from our Masonic Awards Night. As noted, that night also featured an EA degree, which has caused ripples in our calendar. Please note our activities below, along with several which might be of general interest to the District.
May 1, 2010, at 1:00pm - Inspection of Marion #70 in the FC degree. Refreshments following. This is the last inspection of the season.
May 5, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to confer the FC degree on our most current candidate.
May 15, 2010, at 8:00am - The 15th District Grand Master's One-Day Class, held in Marysville, at Palestine #158. Registration starts at 7:00am. It's not too late to be included in this event, but you need to act quickly!
May 19, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to practice the MM degree.
June 2, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to confer the MM degree. This should be a special evening. Come if you can!
June 6, 2010 - Ohio Masonic Home Day at the Springfield Masonic Community.
June 19, 2010, at 3:00pm and 7:00pm - Author Christopher Hodapp is speaking at Bellefontaine #209. This internationally-known author is probably best known for his book "Freemasons for Dummies", and posts a blog at http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/ . This is a rare opportunity for Ohio Masons.
June 25-27, 2010 - Ohio Special Olympics at The Ohio State University.
Be sure to mark your calendars, and plan accordingly.
In an earlier post (below) are photos from our Masonic Awards Night. As noted, that night also featured an EA degree, which has caused ripples in our calendar. Please note our activities below, along with several which might be of general interest to the District.
May 1, 2010, at 1:00pm - Inspection of Marion #70 in the FC degree. Refreshments following. This is the last inspection of the season.
May 5, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to confer the FC degree on our most current candidate.
May 15, 2010, at 8:00am - The 15th District Grand Master's One-Day Class, held in Marysville, at Palestine #158. Registration starts at 7:00am. It's not too late to be included in this event, but you need to act quickly!
May 19, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to practice the MM degree.
June 2, 2010, at 7:30pm - Our regularly scheduled meeting. In addition to the customary activities, we plan to confer the MM degree. This should be a special evening. Come if you can!
June 6, 2010 - Ohio Masonic Home Day at the Springfield Masonic Community.
June 19, 2010, at 3:00pm and 7:00pm - Author Christopher Hodapp is speaking at Bellefontaine #209. This internationally-known author is probably best known for his book "Freemasons for Dummies", and posts a blog at http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/ . This is a rare opportunity for Ohio Masons.
June 25-27, 2010 - Ohio Special Olympics at The Ohio State University.
Be sure to mark your calendars, and plan accordingly.
We have samples of the photos taken at our awards night in April. The first, above, is for our 35-year recipients. From the left are RWB Paul Robinson, Cedric Radcliffe, Robert Lee, and Terry Hafer.
Immediately below that photo is our group of 40-year recipients. From the left are Phil Winslow, Ralph Lee, Larry Knapp, John Hesse, LeRoy Harder, Harvey Doss, Pearl Gamble, Richard Spracklen, and RWB Paul Robinson.
Immediately below is the photo featuring B. Joseph Spitzer with his certificate for 65 years of Masonic service. On his left is WM Milton Lightfoot, and on his right is RWB Paul Robinson, who assisted in the presentation.
Our congratulations and appreciation to each of the recipients for their service to the fraternity.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Time has certainly been speeding by! The warm days and cool nights, combined with the occassional monsoon, remind us that spring has indeed arrived. And just as the temperature has risen, so has the activity level on meeting nights.
Our last post concerned selection of our nominee for the Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award, and deserves an additional mention. Over the years we have been fortunate to have nominated six recipients of this award. As much as we'd like to take some sort of credit for this good fortune, the real credit goes to these young people and their families. They have provided excellent examples of the results one can expect from hard work and perseverance. Our congratulations go out to all those considered.
At the first meeting in April we had a very full evening. To start things off, B. Dave Allman orchestrated a pasta feast, the likes of which we haven't seen in recent memory. From comments overheard during the evening, it is highly likely he will be asked for several encore performances. After dinner our normal meeting started with recognition of Masonic service. RWB Paul Robinson and WM Lightfoot combined to present service awards to 13 members present. Although every year represents a milestone for a particular member, the formal awards are grouped into recognition for 25, 35, 40, and 50 years of membership. After achieving the 50-year level, additional recognition is provided every 5 years. This year we were fortunate to recognize the 65 years of service of B. Joseph Spitzer.
As if the evening couldn't become more special, we initiated our most recent candidate in the EA degree. It somehow seems appropriate that on the same evening we celebrate years of service, another starts his Masonic journey. WM Lightfoot cautioned that we should be ready for the FC degree at our next meeting. What a wonderful problem!
The activities of the past dozen days is the only excuse we can offer for not posting the birthdays and Masonic anniversaries for April. Our apologies! Here are the lists.
Birthdays:
4-7.....Arthur Knickel
4-10...James Weist
4-14....Terry Hafer
4-18....Jeff Davis
4-26....James Thuma
4-27....Joseph Spitzer
Masonic Anniversaries:
4-18-62......Howard Dean
4-2-65........Don Redd
4-19-67......Richard Spracklen
4-5-78........Arthur Knickel
4-4-79........Ron Phillips
4-4-84........Robert Everly
4-18-90......Brian Lightfoot
4-19-95......Randy Blue
4-27-02......Ted Williams
4-7-04........Tom Tucker
4-9-05........Charles McConnell
4-9-05........Robert White
Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 21st. See you then!
Our last post concerned selection of our nominee for the Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award, and deserves an additional mention. Over the years we have been fortunate to have nominated six recipients of this award. As much as we'd like to take some sort of credit for this good fortune, the real credit goes to these young people and their families. They have provided excellent examples of the results one can expect from hard work and perseverance. Our congratulations go out to all those considered.
At the first meeting in April we had a very full evening. To start things off, B. Dave Allman orchestrated a pasta feast, the likes of which we haven't seen in recent memory. From comments overheard during the evening, it is highly likely he will be asked for several encore performances. After dinner our normal meeting started with recognition of Masonic service. RWB Paul Robinson and WM Lightfoot combined to present service awards to 13 members present. Although every year represents a milestone for a particular member, the formal awards are grouped into recognition for 25, 35, 40, and 50 years of membership. After achieving the 50-year level, additional recognition is provided every 5 years. This year we were fortunate to recognize the 65 years of service of B. Joseph Spitzer.
As if the evening couldn't become more special, we initiated our most recent candidate in the EA degree. It somehow seems appropriate that on the same evening we celebrate years of service, another starts his Masonic journey. WM Lightfoot cautioned that we should be ready for the FC degree at our next meeting. What a wonderful problem!
The activities of the past dozen days is the only excuse we can offer for not posting the birthdays and Masonic anniversaries for April. Our apologies! Here are the lists.
Birthdays:
4-7.....Arthur Knickel
4-10...James Weist
4-14....Terry Hafer
4-18....Jeff Davis
4-26....James Thuma
4-27....Joseph Spitzer
Masonic Anniversaries:
4-18-62......Howard Dean
4-2-65........Don Redd
4-19-67......Richard Spracklen
4-5-78........Arthur Knickel
4-4-79........Ron Phillips
4-4-84........Robert Everly
4-18-90......Brian Lightfoot
4-19-95......Randy Blue
4-27-02......Ted Williams
4-7-04........Tom Tucker
4-9-05........Charles McConnell
4-9-05........Robert White
Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 21st. See you then!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award
It became official Friday evening at the Grand Master's Reception for the 15th District. Josiah Sayers, nominated by our Lodge, was selected as a recipient of the Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award. A photo commemorating the event is included above. From left to right are Terry W. Posey, Grand Master of Masons in Ohio, Josiah Sayers, Milton Lightfoot, Worshipful Master of LaRue Lodge #463 F&AM, and Richard Spracklen, Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 15th Masonic District, and grandfather of Josiah Sayers.
We are understandably pleased our nomination was selected. Even more, we appreciate this opportunity to recognize the quality of the young people within each of our communities.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Whew! Things have been busy since our last posting. Exciting things have kept our attention.
The event closing in most quickly is the 15th District's Grand Master's Reception. It will be held March 26th in Marysville at Karen's Event Center. The evening starts at 7pm, with a social hour preceding. This is always an enjoyable gathering, and provides an opportunity to meet and talk with the Officers of the Grand Lodge. Among the features of the evening are the recipients of the Community Service Award, and the Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award. Frequent readers will recall LaRue has nominated recipients of the Excellence in Youth Award the past five years in a row, and we've submitted a nomination for this year also. While we're pleased about the possibility of stretching our string to six in a row, the real celebration concerns the excellence of the youth in all of our communities. Now that is something to get excited about!
The next event starts with a dinner at 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 7th. We've been promised a delicious pasta creation for all who attend, and we expect a great turnout. The reason to anticipate such great attendance is an Awards Night, celebrating years of service in the Masonic fraternity. Recognition for those achieving 25, 35, 40, 50, and 65 years is scheduled, involving a total of 29 members. We've even invited special guests to assist with the ceremony. It promises to be a excellent evening, even if you aren't receiving an award.
On March 20th found us visiting Senate Lodge #378 for their Inspection in the Master Mason degree. Four traveled from LaRue to Kenton, where they currently hold meetings, where we met up with another member, several of our honorary members, and two others from the 15th District. Had we been considered eligible, we would have won the 10th District Traveling Trophy. Maybe next time.
At our most recent meeting we also considered our most recent petition, voting to proceed to the next step. That makes two progressing through the degrees, with the possibility of more in the future. It makes for a busy time, for all the right reasons.
Be sure to check out the remainder of our calendar listed below. And if you anticipate attending the dinner on the 7th, let us know, either by mail, email, or phone. We sure don't want to run short on an occasion like this!
The event closing in most quickly is the 15th District's Grand Master's Reception. It will be held March 26th in Marysville at Karen's Event Center. The evening starts at 7pm, with a social hour preceding. This is always an enjoyable gathering, and provides an opportunity to meet and talk with the Officers of the Grand Lodge. Among the features of the evening are the recipients of the Community Service Award, and the Grand Master's Excellence in Youth Award. Frequent readers will recall LaRue has nominated recipients of the Excellence in Youth Award the past five years in a row, and we've submitted a nomination for this year also. While we're pleased about the possibility of stretching our string to six in a row, the real celebration concerns the excellence of the youth in all of our communities. Now that is something to get excited about!
The next event starts with a dinner at 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 7th. We've been promised a delicious pasta creation for all who attend, and we expect a great turnout. The reason to anticipate such great attendance is an Awards Night, celebrating years of service in the Masonic fraternity. Recognition for those achieving 25, 35, 40, 50, and 65 years is scheduled, involving a total of 29 members. We've even invited special guests to assist with the ceremony. It promises to be a excellent evening, even if you aren't receiving an award.
On March 20th found us visiting Senate Lodge #378 for their Inspection in the Master Mason degree. Four traveled from LaRue to Kenton, where they currently hold meetings, where we met up with another member, several of our honorary members, and two others from the 15th District. Had we been considered eligible, we would have won the 10th District Traveling Trophy. Maybe next time.
At our most recent meeting we also considered our most recent petition, voting to proceed to the next step. That makes two progressing through the degrees, with the possibility of more in the future. It makes for a busy time, for all the right reasons.
Be sure to check out the remainder of our calendar listed below. And if you anticipate attending the dinner on the 7th, let us know, either by mail, email, or phone. We sure don't want to run short on an occasion like this!
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