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ORIENT OF • May/June 2020 1 in the jo May 7 ...... Give to Hastings Day (H) May 7-9 ...... Omaha Spring Reunion (O)

A e May 20 ...... Spring Outing (O) l t i l May 20 ...... Omaha Gives (O) R ia May 28 ...... Give to Lincoln Day (L) n h c i s June 17 ...RiteCare Classic Golf Benefi t at Pacifi c Springs (O) e S c o t t June 27 ...... WalkRite for RiteCare at Lake Zorinsky (O) July 5-9 ...... Shriners Imperial Session (Kansas City, MO) october 30-31, 2020 July 18 ...... Walk for RiteCare at Libs Park (H) e had to cancel our Spring Reunion but now we have at Aug 7-8 ...... Lincoln Summer Reunion (L) Wleast two candidates for the Fall Reunion, on October 30-31st. Please reach out to Brethren at your Lodge and let Aug 22 ...... Family Picnic (O) them know about continuing their Masonic journey through Sep 16 ...... Fall Outing (O) the Scottish Rite Degrees, or putting their leadership skills to Sep 25 ...... Nebraska RiteCare Retreat (Lincoln) continued use as an offi cer or committee member. Oct 27...... Halloween Party (L) Th e Scottish Rite will Oct 10...... Hastings Fall Reunion (H) continue to host our Oct 30-31 ...... Alliance Fall Reunion (A) Community Table Nov 6 ...... Friends of RiteCare Dinner & Auction (O) free lunches. Howev- Nov 19-21 ...... Omaha Fall Reunion (O) er, instead of opening Dec 5 ...... Christmas Banquet (L) up the dining room, we are handing out Jan 23 ...... Robert Burns Celebration (L) free sack lunches at Please check with your Valley for the door. Th e volun- teers are taking care current updates to events and of disinfectant proce- cancellations due to COVID-19 virus With school out, kids are helping to dures and following pack lunches Center for Disease Lodge of Perfection meetings: Control guidelines. Th e families and children we serve partic- ularly need meals now, with schools being closed. We recent- Alliance, 4th Friday of each month ly served 140 meals one day, and 150 the next. Over 12,000 May 22, June 26, July-Aug (Dark), Sept 1, Oct 6 meals have been served since Community Table began. I am Hastings, 1st Tuesday of each month proud the Scottish Rite is able to host Community Table. May 5, June 2, July 7, Aug 4, Sept 1, Oct 6 We sustained some damage in the fl ooding last August, and Lincoln, 3rd Wednesday of each month aft er a great deal of time with our insurance company, we have May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, Sept 16, Oct 21 learned they will not cover an of the damage sustained. Total damage did not exceed the deductible which is $50,000, and Omaha, 3rd Monday of each month even if we had exceeded that amount, they would have only May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug (picnic), Sept 21, Oct 19 paid 1.5% in excess of the deductible. Brethren have brought up some improvements to the building, but they will have to For more information wait. At the last meeting, the Brethren decided to have a work contact the General Secretary in your Valley party in lieu of the Reunion, and paint some of the walls dam- aged from the fl oods. We will make a hamburger or pizza day Gene Gatti (Alliance) ...... (308) 762-4324 out of this for the painters. Phil Odom (Hastings) ...... (402) 462-5813 Bruce Wood (Lincoln) ...... (402) 435-2144 ~ Gene Gatti, 33° General Secretary John Maxell (Omaha) ...... (402) 342-1300 [email protected]

2 ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 ST ' PATRICK S DAY HASTINGSTELEHEALTHHEALTH espite the Scottish Rite being CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE Dclosed through April, the Hast- ings RiteCare Speech and Language clinic has continued to serve children in central Nebraska through telehealth he Hastings Valley of Scottish Rite Th e Valley served approximately 100 for the short term. Kids and parents held its fi rst Corned Beef and Cab- meals and netted $850.00 toward our T simply log on through an iPad, PC, or bage dinner on February 22, 2020 in budget. 22 meals were handed out even a cell phone and work directly the Hastings Masonic Ballroom. Vener- through the drive-up alley door by Mike with Kris Althouse or Sydney Norton, able Master Dan Deff enbaugh, Broth- Small, Randy Jones and Tehama Shrine and continue to receive the top-notch ers George White, Randy Jones, Don Recorder, Ron Nielsen. Th is is planned therapy and services they had been re- Rasmussen and Bill Carson cooked the to be an annual event for the Valley as ceiving in person at the Clinic! original 40 pounds of brisket a week plans are being made for another event ahead and placed it in a freezer until the in February of 2021. Th e Scottish Rite’s Saturday event. On the day of Corned Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner is Beef dinner, an additional 12 pounds of planned earlier than St. Patrick’s Day to Pencil Us In meat was cooked based on ticket sales. avoid competing with local churches or groups who hold their own Corned Beef Monte Malouf was in charge of potatoes dinners in March. while Phil Odom and Dan Deff enbaugh made sure the Southern-style cabbage Th anks to Dean Papenhagen, Chuck Give Hastings Day was well cooked with plenty of bacon Hastings and Bill Taylor for their help in May 7, 2020 and butter to balance the taste buds. Dr. serving and Irish background music. A Give Hastings Day is a day of online giving Carson used his secret family glaze rec- special thanks to Ill. Sir Ryan Waind and which supports the RiteCare Clinics and the ipe to garnish the top of all the Corned his Lady Beck from Tehama Shrine for philanthropies of the Hastings Scottish Rite Beef, which gave it a slight kick of sweet- their help and support at several posi- Valley Foundation ness, that all seemed to enjoy. tions during the evening. www.givehastings.org/RiteCare THE MASTER CRAFTSMEN Not merely content to simply read Bridge to Light, moderator Dr. Deff en-- baugh, brings a wealth of knowledgee stemming from the Bible, world philos-- onuts and Co ree D ffee! ophy, and the history of the time period.. F *

Degrees are discussed in the context off the story being told, the lessons con- veyed, as well as the actual events hap- On Saturday pening at the time. Th is is a wonderful October 10, 2020 efore each Scottish Rite meeting in opportunity to dive deeply into the De- BHastings, members hold an educa- grees and really understand what Albert * Also, there’s a Reunion. tional session, moderated by Dr. Dan Pike was trying to convey. It is defi nitely Bring a Candidate or simply Deff enbaugh, 32° KCCH, covering each worth the time of every Brother to come of the Scottish Rite Degrees. Th is past come by to welcome our new to the educational discussion before Brethren and watch the March, the 17th Degree - Knights of the each Scottish Rite meeting on the fi rst East and West - was covered. Tuesday of each month in Hastings. Scottish Rite Degrees!

ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 3 Be ExExcecelll ennt tot eacach ottheh r LINCOLN IS COMING!

Give to Lincoln Day is a day of online giving on May 28, 2020. Your online gift through the Lincoln Community Foundation will benefi t the Lincoln RiteCare Clinics, the Teacher of the Year award, and the philanthropies of the Scottish Rite.

givetolincoln.com/nonprofi ts/ritecare Friday, May 28, 2020 Top Row: Nick Furchert, 32°, Ed Bennett, 32°, Andy Seachord, 32°, Bruce Wood, 33° Bottom Row: Holly Schlautman, M.S., CCC-SLP, Bill Short, 32°, Suzie Budzinksi, M.A., SAVE THE DATE CCC-SLP Lincoln RiteCare Valentine’s Party

his was the Lincoln RiteCare Clinic’s Tsecond annual Valentines Day party on Feb. 9th. Th e RiteCare families, Ma- sons, and RiteCare SLPs joined up at the Scottish Rite Ballroom for an aft ernoon of games, craft s, cookie decorating, and silly and cute pictures with our pho- tobooth. Holly and Suzie, the Lincoln RiteCare SLPs, gathered volunteers from the NSSLHA group who helped with the set-up, childcare, and tear-down of all of LINCOLN SPRING the activities. Th e kids had a blast walk- ing the Xs and Os trails that were taped to the fl oor, creating delicious cookies, REUNION making a train-themed thank you (We th ‘choo’ ‘choo’se RiteCare) for the Masons, Aug 7-8 , 2020 and playing a snowball toss game. Th e RiteCare party also allowed for many of the families to connect on a personal level, share their stories with each other, GAME1 www.ScottishRiteLincoln.org and make new friendships that last past the their time at the clinic. Holly Schlautman, M.S., CCC-SLP RiteCare Clinician [email protected] ith too much grim news lately, the Valley of Lincoln Scottish Rite is thrilled Wto congratulate Brother Andy Seachord, 32° and his lovely bride Brooke, who were married at the Scottish Rite on March 14, 2020 in front of friends, family, and numerous Brethren. It is fi tting that the last wedding before events necessitated clos- ing the Scottish Rite through April was for Andy and Brooke. Andy has been in- volved as a line offi cer, Knight Commander of the Knights of St. Andrew, supported numerous events, and wonderfully embodies the spirit of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. 4 ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 The Scottish Rite Foundationoundationoundation ofof OmOOmahaahhaha RRITECAREITECARE classic GOLFGOLF BENEFITBENEFIT       

Scottish Rite Celebrates Our Ladies at PACIFIC SPRINGS $100 $400 GOLF COURSE PER PER FOUR- 16810 Harney St. PERSON SOME Ladies Night at the ‘Rite Dinner Omaha, Nebraska For more information, call (402) 342-1300 o month better represents a A benefi t for the RiteCare Speech and time we show our love, re- Language Clinic at the UNMC Nspect, and admiration for the Munroe-Meyer Institute women in our lives than February, www.ScottishRiteOmaha.org/golf with Valentine’s Day.

Scottish Rite Masons used the Febru- ary Lodge dinner to show our love for our ladies. Th e evening began with cocktails in the lounge, followed by Capping ceremony for our newest 32° Scot- SSAVEAVE beautiful music performed by Mad- tish Rite Brethren THE eleine Maloley on her violin during the course of the evening. DATE Th e Culinary Masters excelled with a fi rst-rate dinner of roasted chicken, OMAHA GIVES shrimp, baked potatoes, green beans, salad, and ice cream served by the May 20, 2020 Knights of St. Andrew. Th e Lodge of omahagives.org/ritecare Perfection offi cers handed out choco- lates to the ladies. Class Orator Brooks Call, 32° refl ects on his experience as a Scottish Rite Mason Andrew Muska, 32° KCCH, served as It is impossible to say how much has emcee for the evening as Venerable Master for the Lodge of Perfection. Aft er din- been raised since 1979, but it is fair to ner, Andrew called up members of the Fall, 2019 “Charles Amidon, 33° Memorial say that at least a half-million dollars has Class” with their lady or top line signer, who placed their 32° cap on their heads. been raised, all of which supports our UNO scholarships and RiteCare Clinics. “Ladies Night at the ‘Rite” has been a tradition at the Scottish Rite for going on twenty years, and is an evening not worth missing. Mark your calendar for next Once again, we are asking for your sup- February, and join us as we celebrate the ladies in our lives! port for the Century Club. Your dona- tion of $100 or more (or any amount) makes a signifi cant impact on our Val- TheThe YellowYellow EnvelopeEnvelope ley’s commitment to our philanthropies. The Yellow Envelope More important, it makes a lifelong im- y now, you should have received your pact on the young leaders who receive BCentury Club appeal letter. Hopeful- our scholarships and the children who ly, the bright yellow envelope and return receive speech therapy services through envelope will catch your attention, rather the Munroe-Meyer Institute. than hit that pile of stuff to address later on down the road. We will celebrate our 2019-2020 accom- plishments and Century Club members Th e Century Club is celebrating 41 years with a dinner at Cascio’s Restaurant on of being the backbone of fundraising for July 23rd, and I hope you will plan to the Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha. join us. ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 5 he Omaha Scottish Rite partici- Tpated in the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities Walk and Roll on Sunday, March 1st at Oak View Mall. Walk and Roll raised $25,000 to support the pro- grams of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, which includes our RiteCare Clinics. Th e Walk also raises aware- of Nebraska Catalogs and ness, understanding and funding Organizes Library and Museum for recreation services for teens and by Russ Reno, 32° KCCH, PGM adults with developmental disabilities [email protected] at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. repository of Masonic thought Afrom three centuries of books and magazines is now searchable online and available at the Nebraska Masonic Foun- dation’s Museum and Research Library at the Grand Lodge Offi ce in Lincoln.

For more than 100 years, books and magazines donated to the Grand Lodge remained hidden in boxes or put on shelves with no way to locate those re- funds. Th e Foundation is raising funds lated to specifi c Masonic topics. Tabula not only to complete work on the books, Rasa Lodge No. 332 volunteered to pro- but also to identify, photograph and cess and organize the books and maga- catalogue the numerous artifacts in the zines so they are usable for research. museum, which also will be searchable on the database. So our Brothers and the Aft er lodge members spent two years general publica can learn about Freema- working in the Library, the more than sonry and its history in Nebraska, funds 2,000 books and magazines were cata- will be necessary to buy display cases logued and placed on a searchable da- and develop displays. tabase (https://glne.pastperfectonline. com/) as well as categorized by subject Naming rights to the Museum and Re- on bookshelves according to a Masonic search Library, display cases, and book- library classifi cation system. cases are available with a donation. Do- nations of all amounts are appreciated to Work so far on this phase allows re- Oh, baby! complete the work. See the list of ben- search to be conducted on books and efi ts on the donor form at: https://glne. ongratulations to our Lincoln magazines published from the 1700s to org/documents/MuseumDonor.pdf. CClinician Holly Schlautman and today, and persons interested in visiting her husband Isaac who welcomed the library now can place a request to re- Th e Museum and Research Library of- daughter Leah Rose on February 19, view these publications. fers brothers and the public the oppor- 2020 at 7 lbs and 11 oz. Holly reports tunity to preserve the heritage of Free- that Mama, Papa (Isaac) and big sis- Yet, there is more work to do. Many of masonry in Nebraska. Donations today ter Kenzie couldn’t be happier with the older books are in need of cleaning may infl uence brothers or the public in their new family addition, and Kenzie and repair, which requires signifi cant the future. loves being a big sister! 6 ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 mouth-to-ear” nature of Masonry. We Reflections on COVID-19 can continue to reach out to one anoth- er, check on Brethren in distress, help he Coronavirus, known as CO- those in need, and share a few much- TVID-19, has wreaked havoc on our Intntegregg ityty needed laughs. Now is the time we can communities. Our fi nancial markets PerPeerssonall Resessponpop sibibibililiillityy strengthen our fraternity by communi- Broothetherlrrlyly Loovvee have taken a tumble, and we’ve seen dis- cating with members and continuing to Pursuiuiitto offT Trurutututh ruption in work, social life, and Masonic check on Brethren in distress. life. As of mid-March, many Masonic Eduucacatcaationi Leadederdershishihip activities have been cancelled well into Th ere is no question that COVID-19 is ComC munnityittyy seservirvicece April. We don’t even know if we’ll be scary, and may disrupt our daily rou- PhiPhhihilanllaana thrhrropyoppyy back to “business as usual” by May! tines. Th is may be a distant memory by Th e anatomy of a Freemason. Make it viral. the time this Scottish Rite Journal arrives Much of what we hear on one news sta- in your mail box, or we may be in a new tion is contradicted by another. Sud- have seen Lodges merge or close as stage of quarantine. But while these may denly everyone on social media seems to membership declines. be the times that try mens’ souls, this be a Ph.D. in Virology. People are panic- should also be seen as the fi re that tem- buying food and necessities in case we’re But Freemasonry has weathered these pers the fraternity so we may emerge given a “shelter in place” order as we’ve storms and will continue to weather stronger and more resilient. seen elsewhere about the nation. them. Our physical temples may be closed, but as others have noted, our fra- With “social distancing,” we have time All this uncertainty got me thinking ternal ties do not close shop. to communicate with Brethren and let about our Masonic fraternity. We’ve en- them know we’re thinking of them and dured anti-Masonic fervor during the Th e Lodge may not meet, but Brotherly even stand ready to bring them food or Morgan Aff air and we’ve seen Brother love and aff ection continue. We have supplies. Let us use this time to make our set upon Brother during too many wars. tools at our disposal - the phone, social Craft all the stronger so that when this We’ve seen our Masonic Lodges deci- media, internet, e-mail - so long derided passes, our Brethren remain committed mated by the Great Depression, and we as detrimental to the “hand-to-back and to our fraternity well into the future. Membership, continued I will argue to my dying breath that website themselves. Th at sometimes Freemasonry is “hand to back, and happens, but if we are to have a real mouth to ear.” It works with the indi- impact, we have to speak to sons and vidual touch and personal communi- grandsons, co-workers and neighbors, cation. No one has ever joined because and friends. One Brother had a conver- Masonry looked cool in a movie or on sation about Masonry with a stranger a website. at a bar, who wound up sending in his petition! Th e one-on-one, personal ap- Men join because they were met by a proach is, in the end, the tried and true friend, whom they aft erwards found method that works. to be a Brother, who makes a personal invitation to join. Men join because Not all of us can express Masonry elo- Freemasons represent the kind of men quently in our own words, and that is they admire, and they want to associate okay. Th e website is no magic bullet with such people. to grow our numbers, but the website is there to provide basic answers to And that is the beauty of this cam- questions and serve as a conversation paign. Once our prospective member Th e material may be customized for starter. Bookmark www.beafreema- has reached out through the website, each Grand Lodge, and retains a brand son.org on your smart phone, on your someone in his state will make a per- that is consistent across the nation. computer, or tablet. Share the resources sonal connection, arrange a personal with your Lodge and Brethren. visit, and get to know him. In short, the website is a two-prong strategy for a prospective member to But most importantly, share the website Th e sister website to beafreemason. learn about the fraternity, with tools with prospective members. Start a con- org is www.notjustaman.org, and for Masons to better promote the Craft . versation with prospective candidates this site off ers Masons great cam- who would make good Masons. Th is is paign material, including posters, Of course, we can’t sit back and expect how we will truly grow our members. banners, videos, and social media. potential candidates to drift over to the ORIENT OF NEBRASKA • May/June 2020 7 Micah I. Evans, 33° Orient Development Director Giving the Gift of (402) 342-1300 [email protected] SGIG CircleVOICE and 101-Club Donors SGIG Circle Donors Make a Specialcial Gift to RiteCare ($300+) to the Scottish Rite Foundation of Th e 101-Club appeal will be he benefi t of our Nebraska Nebraska: July 1, 2019 TRiteCare Speech and sent to Scottish Rite Masons Language Clinics to chil- in July, and I ask your sup- - June 30, 2020 dren has been incalcula- port in helping children Name Valley ble. Scottish Rite Masons like Flynn with speech Adam Bailey ...... Omaha recently met Flynn, who therapy through the Gary Bunnell ...... Omaha had been evaluated for RiteCare Clinics. Every Th omas Brummett ...... Omaha Autism Spectrum Disorder. tax-deductible donation of Karel Capek ...... Omaha William Cook, Jr...... Lincoln Beth Hughes at the UNMC $101 pays for one session Warren Cooke ...... Omaha of therapy for a child in Ne- Munroe-Meyer Institute guid- Larry Courtnage ...... Omaha ed Flynn’s family through braska. Micah Evans ...... Omaha the system to get him the John Ferguson ...... Alliance help he needed. His par- For each donation of David Fisher ...... Hastings ents reported that Beth $101 or more to the Michael Gray ...... Lincoln unlocked something that Scottish Rite Foundation Charles Hastings ...... Hastings really opened him up and of Nebraska, you will re- James Heinke ...... Lincoln taught them to communi- ceive the 101-Club lapel Virgil Johnson ...... Omaha William Kimme ...... Omaha cate with him in ways that they pin, and I ask you to wear it Reginald Kuhn ...... Lincoln with pride and explain didn’t even know were Th e SGIG’s Circle Charlie Odorizzi ...... Omaha possible. Beth even came challenge coin its signifi cance to your Jeff rey Passer ...... Omaha out to Wahoo to help tran- Brethren and friends. Homer Puderbaugh ...... Lincoln sition Flynn to Head Start and work Donations of $300 or more enroll you in Charles V. Sederstrom, Jr...... SGIG in NE with the staff at his school! the Sovereign Grand Inspector Gener- Donald Shiu, Jr...... Omaha al’s Circle, and you will receive the SGIG Ron Stites ...... Omaha It is hard not to be moved by the stories Circle challenge coin and lapel pin. Both Dan Wellendorf ...... Omaha like Flynn’s, and the parents are pro- 101-Club and SGIG Circle donors will George White ...... Hastings Th anks to the generosity of numerous foundly grateful to Nebraska’s Scottish be recognized at the Annual Communi- Scottish Rite Masons, Nebraska RiteC- Rite Masons for providing services at cation, and SGIG Circle donors are rec- are children receive all the services they no cost to the family. ognized for the year in the Scottish Rite Journal. need, without regard to a family’s ability to pay. SGIG Circle donors have pledged Ten years ago, the 101-Club was estab- or donated $300 or more toward speech lished to support speech therapy, and Flynn’s parents are profoundly grate- therapy for the year. Please consider

Scottish Rite Masons have donated ful for your incredible generosity, and a donation or pledge and join these over $90,000 for speech therapy for thank you for your continued donations

Brethren in making a signifi cant im- children like Flynn. to our 101-Club/SGIG Circle appeal! pact on our ability to provide excep- tional Speech Th erapy for Nebraska “ children. Your dues change the light bulbs. “ Your donations change the world. The Scottish Rite Journal is published bi-monthly by the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. The Orient of Nebraska insert is prepared for members of the Alliance, Hastings, Lincoln, and Omaha Valleys, and is mailed to all current Scottish Rite Freemasons in Nebraska’s Valleys. For submissions or articles, please contact Micah Evans at [email protected] or call (402) 342-1300. Whenever possible, please include a high-resolution photo with your submission. All submissions must be received at least 45 days before the date of publication, which occurs at the beginning of odd-numbered months. (Submissions for the July-August, 2020 Scottish Rite Journal must be received no later than mid-May for consideration.)

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