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Moolah® Shriners January • Volume 79, Issue 1 • St. Louis, MO Home of Shriners of Eastern & Central Missouri • Dedicated to Helping Shriners Hospitals for Children Illustrious Sir Don Taylor 130th Moolah® Shrine Potentate Jim Cain Jerry Gantt Imperial Potentate 2018-2019 Past Imperial Potentate 2015-2016 Chairman of the Board of Trustees Shriners Hospital for Children Moolah Appointed Positions Douglas Maxwell, P.P. 96 Past Imperial Potentate Potentate’s Aides David Dieckhaus, PP................................................Almoner Rich Viner, Chief Aide David Dieckhaus, PP.....................Ambassador Co. Chairman Past Imperial Chairman of Board of Trustees Wallace Bowman Patrick McEvoy Dennis Kelley, PP.......................Ambassador Co. Chairman 2009-2015 Matt Niedringhaus William Bradford Wayne Price.............................................Building Chairman Shriners Hospital for Children Michael Davis Tim Radley Ron Reynolds......................................................... Chaplain Kyle Eckhardt Richard Rammelsburg Mark Rethemeyer...........................Clinic Referral Chairman St. Louis 314-432-3600 Gary Fanger Brandon Rarey Steven Pieper, PP...............Donor Relations Co-Chairman Executive Board of Governors Gale Going Mike Reese Kenneth Myles, PP................Donor Relations Co-Chairman Gale Bennington, PP.........................................Chairman Harold Hargiss Dave Schmucker Ted Dearing.................................................General Counsel Dale Heise John Spraul David B. Schneidewind..........................Vice Chairman David Jacobi, Sr......................Grand Lodge Representative Gary Holland Alan Thal Tim Evans........................................................Treasurer Joe Shivley............................................Insurance Committee Dave Hope Casey Thompson Adrian Croissant.............................................Secretary Bill Huey Don Wander Al Earls..............................................License Plate Director 2019 Elected Divan & Board of Directors Adam Iwanow Bud Waters David Schmucker................Memorial Brick Walk Chairman Appointed Board of Governors Don Taylor...............................................................Potentate Dick Long Jeff Kittsmiller, Sr...........................Membership Chairman David Dieckhaus, P.P. Bernard G Stever Russell Georgen...............................................Chief Rabban Dennis Martin Dennis Burkholder.....................Public Relations Chairman Gale Bennington, P.P. Joe Shivley Joe Shivley..................................................Assistant Rabban Matthew Mayer Jim Tracy...................................................Technical Advisor Robert Berry William Bradford Mitch Weinsting.....................................High Priest & Prophet Richard Mayer Moolah Shrine Circus Scott Link Richard Weber........................................................Treasurer John McDougal Potentate’s Personal Aides Russell Georgen...........................................Circus Chairman Dennis Kelley, Sr. PP................................................Recorder Ron Reynolds...............................................Circus Director Robby Dirkers.................................................Oriental Guide Art Bardmass Associate Member Greg Heins Kevin Heins Wayne Price...................................Parade Marshal Emeritus Dean Isbell, PP 2019 Appointed Divan Dave Jacobi Richard Sopp.................................Parade Marshal Emeritus Ron Reynolds Emeritus Members Shaun Ruether.....................................1st Ceremonial Master Jack Morrison................................Parade Marshal Emeritus Randy Schmidt Lester “Al” Greene, P.P., Ron P. Krueger II Jack Melton.......................................2nd Ceremonial Master Ron Taylor Mark Rethemeyer..........................Circus Director Emeritus Stephen K Lambright, Gene McNary*, Patrick Hensley, PP.......................................Director General Shrine Club Aides Douglas E. Maxwell, PIP Rick Pollock..............................................................Marshal Camels’ Tales is published ten times per year and Cape SC MidMo SC John B. Morgan, Stephen F. Pieper, P.P., Mark Rethemeyer..................................Shrine Club Marshal distributed by Moolah Shrine Temple Joe Sinning Rick Uebinger John Schloot, James W. Smith, P.P.* Greg Dortch............................................Captain of the Guard Capital SC Kevin Worley Material contained herein may not be reproduced in whole Fred Caress, Ronald Risher*, Doug Bachman, Chuck Stratton...................................................Outer Guard Benjamin Dennison Nemo SC or in part whithout the written consent of the publisher. All Ted Dearing*, William Tracey, Jim Trammel Melvin Gordon Rights Reserved. Charles M. M. Shepherd Representatives to Imperial Council Daniel Boone SC Jack Kairy The titles used herein are service marks of various compa- Don Taylor Joe Shivley Don Newman, Jr. Michael O’Cheltree nies, organizations and others. All logos, service marks and *Past Board Chairman Russell Georgen Mitch Weinsting ECMO SC Mike Shulse trade marks are reproduced with permission. Representatives to C.S.S.A. D. Bryan Eaton Semo SC Donor Relations Kenneth E. Myles, PP.................................Director, MO Don Taylor Joe Shivley Dennis Eaton Terry Bunting MOOLAH is a registered service mark of MOOLAH Temple. Stephen Pieper, PP..............................Director, St.Louis Russell Georgen Mitch Weinsting John Hagerty Gregg Price Four Rivers SC Paul Rose Moolah Temple Association Camels’ Tales is a trademark of MOOLAH Temple. Eugene Hopwood Three Rivers SC Public Relations Randall I. Ottinger, P.P................................President Joachim SC Justin Dortch Dennis Burkholder Dennis Kelley, P.P........................................Secretary All material copyright 2016 by MOOLAH Temple. Logan Santschi Daniel Phillips Emeritus Representatives Little Dixie SC Jimmie Sanders Although every effort is made to ensure legitimacy, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Scott Hunt Tiger SC MOOLAH Temple is not responsible for advertiser’s A Colorado Corporation Living Past Potentates John Lowry Allen James claims. James W. Smith ...............................................1983 Gale Bennington, P.P. Patrick Talbott Richard H. Haag ..............................................1988 ADVERTISING: Direct all questions concerning advertis- Lawrence D. Jones, P.P. Matthew Weinsting Kenneth E. Myles...........................................................1992 ing to the address and phone listed. Kenneth Myles, P.P. Randall I. Ottinger ..............................................1993 Merle R Truckenmiller, P.P. Lawrence D. Jones ............................................1994 Potentate’s Emeritus Aides Douglas E. Maxwell ...........................................1996 John Hewitt Mark Lyles Pictures published in the Camels’ Tales are property of Stephen F. Pieper.............................................1997 Chief Aide Emeritus Robert Means MOOLAH Temple unless otherwise noted. Moolah Temple Staff Ronald D. Woods ................................................2001 Charles Baker Raymond Moore 314-878-6301 Albert Faulstich ..................................................2003 Donald Baur John Morrison, Jr. Send Camels’ Tales Articles to [email protected] Gale F. Bennington .........................................2004 Richard Braun Dale Nagel Gale Bennington, PP Administrator John G. Smith .................................................2005 Robert Callaway Fred Plough Submissions may be reviewed for grammar, spelling, Merle R. Truckenmiller ....................................2006 Richard Carlson, Jr. Wayne Price punctuation, content, or edited for space allotted. Ext. 113 - [email protected] Lester “Al” Greene .........................................2007 Robert Daniels Mark Rethemeyer Mark Davis William Ross Frank “Pancho” Windler .................................2009 The grammar, spelling, punctuation and content of all Monica Smith, Membership John Dodge Ted Schamburg William I. Drake ................................................2010 submissions are the responsibility of their authors. Ext. 100 - [email protected] James C. Brandenburg .....................................2011 Albert Earls James Stahl Andrew Metzger .................................................2012 Donald Gabel Richard Watts Patrick Hensley ................................................2013 Brett Grimm Mitch Weinsting Lauren Whittington, Graphic Designer Dennis Kelley ......................................................2014 Robert Grimm Kenneth Will Ext. 101 - [email protected] David Dieckhaus............................................................2015 Robert Holscher Donald Worley James Hubeli Lenny Martin..................................................................2016 Diane Kitsmiller, Accounting Dean Isbell.....................................................................2017 Conrad H. Jacobi, PP Ext. 102 - [email protected] Kyle McEvoy.................................................................2018 Director General Maintenance Patrick Hensley, PP.........................................................2013 Ext. 150 Moolah Temple Assistant Directors General 12545 Fee Fee Rd. Gale Bennington, PP.......................................................2004 St. Louis, MO 63146 Dennis Kelley, PP...........................................................2014