From the East
First off I want to give a big thank you to Brother Larry Hundley for getting the riding mower repaired and for John Amato for transporting it to and from the repair shop. John gave it a test on the yard after bringing it back, yard looks great.
Now that we are in the rainy season our roof has developed some leaks and we have been having them patched. After investigating, what is happening is the galvanized metal under the roofing is rusting and the roofing material is caving in through the holes. Our lodge building has 3 roofs and the roofer is suggesting that we consider replacing 1 roof at a time as we raise the money to do so. Also we have 9 roof air conditioning units that need to be serviced on a regular basis, so if you know of a licensed A/C person that won’t take us to the cleaners we need to get a bid from them.
If you have e-mail please give us your e-mail address so we can update our records. Also let us know if you want the Trestleboard via e-mail or through the mail.
Stephen Edson WM
TO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE AND THE VOTE WAS TO NOT SMOKE, THUS THE LODGE IS A SMOKE FREE FACILITY
From the West
From the South
Hello Brothers! As the summer comes to an end I hope that everyone took advantage of the great weather, in between the rain storms and had fun. For those of you with children I am sure you are happy to see school start again, for those of you that are teachers (Brother Bailey) well what can I say other than SORRY!
This summer and year has been full of a lot work and a lot of task. I must say that I think we have gotten a lot accomplished at Fellowship Lodge. Our Worshipful Master has completed his project and it looks great! We had the Grand Masters visit and that was an enjoyable event. The last meeting of August (August 25th) is our official visit of the DDGM. I hope we can have Brothers come sit in the sidelines to not only hear the speeches of the chairmen which include two of own, but show that Fellowship Lodge cars about the lodge.
I just completed the Wardens workshop for the second time and feel like I have gain a lot of knowledge that will help me with the operations of the lodge. I look forward to trying to teach and implement a lot of these teachings.
I want to once again ask for email addresses from everyone. This is not to send jokes or other stuff but to send you updates and happenings of your lodge, lodges in the area, and for those of you that cannot make it to a meeting at least you are kept somewhat up to date. Your opinion matters. Please email me @ JTORRES@shrinenet.org
Junior Torres JW
From the Chaplain
We want to keep Bob Moore in our thoughts with the loss of his brother.
Harold E. Judd passed away August 3rd
Lewis McCaffrey
From our Sisters
Amaranth
Meetings
1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
Well summer is over and it is almost time to resume our labors. We hope that everyone is ready to come back with lots of vitality and excitement for the remainder of our year.
Our District School of Instruction was held in Orlando on Aug. 8th. Those attending were HL Dorothy and SK Jim Long, HL Arlene and SK Norm Nelson, HL Cathy and SK Steve Edson, and HL Rachael TerZino. It was very informative and helpful to observe our Grand Officers conduct the floor work.
Our next fund raiser is underway with the sale of chances for a hot air balloon ride donated by Celebration Aviation. . Tickets are $5.00 each. To get tickets to sell, or to purchase tickets, please contact Cathy Edson at 961-5289.
Our first meeting will be Weds, Sept. 2nd. The second meeting in September is our Official Inspection and we will be having a practice session on Sept. 13th at 2:00 PM. Please plan to attend, it never hurts to learn all we can.
Eastern Star
Meetings
2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 8:00 PM
Hope everyone has enjoyed the summer break and are refreshed and ready to come back for the rest of our year. Honor Night for Carl Hargrove, Grand Sentinel, was held on August 1, 2009 in Eustis, FL. I understand that those attending had a great time and enjoyed the ride on the bus.
Our first meeting, Sept. 9, 2009 and we hope to see everyone there. If you haven’t been in a while, then come on out and join us. Our Chapter needs your support.
Please keep Sister Alice Lanier, PWGM in your prayers, she is recovering from a broken leg. Also Sister June Lovejoy is in Fletcher Health and Rehab Center at 518 W. Fletcher Ave., Tampa, FL 33612 (265-1600). I am sure they would appreciate cards.
Upcoming Events: Our official inspection will be October 28th at 8:00 PM with Sister Harriet Peeples, Associate Grand Conductress doing the inspection.
White Shrine
Meetings
1st & 3rd Mondays at 7:45 PM
It has seemed like a short summer and it seems only yesterday we went dark for July and August and now September is here. Hope you had a great summer and are rested and ready for the remainder of the year.
The 4th of September is Labor Day, so there will be no meeting on that date.
Our first meeting is Sept. 21st and we will be doing a Ceremonial for our candidate, Addie Kimbril with the help of Guiding Star Shrine of Brooksville. We will be having a practice on Sept. 20th at 2:00 PM at Fellowship Lodge. Please make every effort to attend the practice, we would like to present the best impression as possible for our candidate.
Upcoming events: Mark your calendar for a reception and banquet for Shirley Curtin, SHP on February 6th. And our Official Inspection along with Largo Shrine will be held on Monday, February 8th at 7:30 PM at Lebanon Shrine.
September
1st, 3rd, 10th, 15th, 17th, 24th—Degree Practice
2nd, 16th—Amaranth 7:30 PM
7th, 21st—White Shrine 7:45 PM
8th, 22nd—Stated Meeting 7:30 PM
9th, 23rd—Eastern Star 8:00 PM
13th—Amaranth Practice, 2:00 PM
14th—Neighborhood Crime Watch Meeting
19th—3rd Saturday Breakfast 8:00—10:00 AM
25th—Masters and Wardens 7:30 PM
29th—5th Tuesday Family night
October
1st, 6th, 8th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, 29th—Degree Practice
7th, 21st—Amaranth 7:30 PM
5th, 19th—White Shrine 7:45 PM
13th, 27th—Stated Meeting 7:30 PM
14th, 28th—Eastern Star 8:00 PM
12th—Neighborhood Crime Watch Meeting
17th—3rd Saturday Breakfast 8:00—10:00 AM
23rd—Masters and Wardens 7:30 PM