Volume 35, Number 4 Sarasota, Florida April 2016
Shriners April 1 REPORTER DEADLINE Shrine Club Directory, 8 Murder/Mystery Dinner, 6:00 p.m., 24 Shrine Club News, 8 Having 7 Stated Meeting, 12:45 p.m., 6 Sahib Shriner’s Parade Schedule, 23 9 Sahib Golf Outing, 23 Shrine Unit News, 18 Fun & 29 Sahib Derby Dinner, 5:00 p.m., 35 Thursday Luncheons, 30 Helping May 1 REPORTER DEADLINE Masonic Digest, 32 11 Stated Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 6 Kids Officers, Appointees and Unit Leaders,44 30 MEMORIAL DAY / SAHIB CLOSED Index of Advertisers & Shriners Info, 45 Sahib Shriners Calendar, 46
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The Official Monthly Publication of Sahib Shriners Shriners International 600 N. Beneva Road Sarasota, FL 34232 Phone: (941) 366-4449 FAX: (941) 366-8578 Email: [email protected] Web: http://sahibshrine.org Editor-in-Chief Ed Firquin Phone: (941) 366-4449 ext. 305. Email: [email protected] Staff Writer Editor Emeritus Gary Schweinshaupt Phone: (941) 356-5381 Email: [email protected] Staff Photographers Bob Rodd Phone: (941) 776-0937 Email: [email protected] Noble Bob Rodd, Team Captain representing Manatee Shrine Club, presents $6,115.83 to Ill. Sir Scribner from 2016 Hospital Days collections at Publix in Parrish, FL. Editor Emeritus Gary Schweinshaupt Phone: (941) 356-5381 Email: [email protected] Staff Assistant Wanda Firquin
The Reporter is dedicated to promoting the in- Firefighters Jim Mauck and Ashley Lushy terests of Sahib Shriners, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Shrine Burns Institutes and the Sahib of the Sarasota Fire Department Shrine Clubs and Units and Freemasonry. speak about fire safety. DEADLINE All materials for publication must be submitted to the Sahib Shriners office no later than the first day of the month for publicationin the fol- lowing month. Text and images produced using computers may be submitted via email or on a PC-compatible floppy diskette or CD. Text should be submitted in ASCII format or in a commonly-used word proces- sor format. Photos, floppy diskettes or CDs from units or clubs will be returned to writer. Sahib Shriners disclaim any liability from any loss or damages resulting from articles, opinions, statements or representations expressed or implied in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form Harold Eady presents certificates without permission in writing from the publisher, to firefighters. except by other Shriner publications. Requests for reproduction should be addressed to Sahib Shriners. Copyright © 2016.
SHRINE HOSPITAL INFORMATION For information or assistance in contacting the Shriners Hospitals for Children or a Shrine Burns Institute call: National: (800) 237-5055 Florida: (888) 665-KIDS Sarasota: (941) 955-2494 The Reporter: is published monthly (except in July), a subscription is included in our member’s annual Sahib Shrine dues of $125, by the Sahib Email: [email protected] Shrine Temple, Inc., 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. Third-class postage paid at Manasota, FL.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 5
Potentate’s notes
Hi and how are you again? Only yesterday I took an oath to be your Potentate for 2016 and already a third of the year has elapsed! The year has been busy, rewarding, frustrating and sometimes crazy. You cannot understand the job until you are in it and even then it is sometimes clear as an ink blot! Since our last article, Sahib has had the greatest Potentate’s Reception I can imagine! Your committee did a superb job in all areas of planning, decorations, food, organization, seating, etc. Sandy and I personally gave a special dessert course to our guests…a Circus…to inform all that we are a circus town and very proud of it. Our favorite circus lady, Leslie, brought her circus school to Sahib and wowed the audience! Her students were beautiful to see and great for our audience. They then proceeded to eat us out of ice cream and cookies. This reception as with all others, is a tribute to our Sahib family. Our New Shriner Pizza Party was not as successful as we had hoped. I was very disappointed, but we did have a fruitful discussion with the group who attended. We will try again later. I have been privileged to host several Grand Lodges and Shrine groups on your behalf. Our goal, as always, is to gain friends and hopefully a few new Sahib members. Our Imperial Sir and his staff were our guests and as usual we had a great turnout of nobles to greet and meet our Imperial leadership! Lady Sandy and her committee had a wonderful luncheon with our Imperial First Lady that was very well attended. Our “civility” emphasis seems to be paying off with no incidents that have been brought to my notice. I hope all will remember to count to 10, bite your tongue and remember what our folks taught us…be nice! It also makes my job much easier! We are trying to get some new interest in clubs and units, but we cannot do it without you. Be positive when you speak to your friends and be a recruiter for Sahib. A video lover’s unit, a skeet club, cigar smokers group, gun handling programs, firefighters club, etc. Do you have an idea? If so, write it up and give me a call. You may be seeing staff changes. These are brought about by changing needs in our temple. We hope you will help us as we move forward with our new staff. A friend and accountant, Barbara Hays, has retired and Cande Bustmante has been hired to fill that vacancy. Say hi to her when you see her. We have a need for fundraisers to keep us solvent. Your Divan works very hard every year to make ends meet and it is a very tough job. On occasion, we will go to the clubs and units to kick-in a share of a project and for the most part they have aided us. We thank those who helped for meeting their obligations to Sahib. We are considering major concerts, a gun show, gun raffles and a number of other programs. For years, Sahib has subsidized the Men’s Lunch Program to the tune of $2 (plus or minus) per meal. Roughly $200 a week or $800 a month or $10,000 per year depending on attendance. This has necessarily come to a halt to help keep us solvent. For your information, Egypt, Bahia, Mahi and Amara Shriners have been sold and they are looking for smaller buildings. Several other temples are seriously considering downsizing as their membership declines and funds dry up. Sahib has been able to maintain its temple adequately thus far, but as our membership declines, drastic decisions may have to be made. We need your help to avoid this situation! Lastly, our clean up is continuing. We may not get it all, but we will make a big dent in it. Regards to all, be safe.
Yours in the Faith, Carroll G. Scribner Sahib Potentate 2016
We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 6 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 Sahib Shriners “SPRING SWING” presented by The Manatee Shrine Club LADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCE With Birthday and Anniversary Celebration Tuesday, April 12, 2016 • Social Hour – 6:00 p.m. • Dinner – 7:00 p.m. • Dancing – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m • Choice of Entree: Chicken Cordon Bleu OR Mahi Mahi Tickets: $19.50 per person, includes sales tax and gratuity Purchase Ticket Reservations in Advance a Must! Nobles – Jacket & Tie (Fez) Ladies – Commensurate attire Music by “Lynn’s Spins” No Ticket Sales after the Preceding Thursday Box Office: 366-4449, ext. 320 Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriner’s Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
SAHIB SHRINE Official Call Contributions Made to Shriners Hospitals APRIL 2016 Total Year To Date STATED MEETING Shriners Hospital ...... 738.00 $ 36,163.41 THURSDAY NOON Shriners Hospital - IMO ...... - 5,990.00 APRIL 7, 2016 Total...... $ 738.00 $ 42,153.41 • 11:00 a.m. Fun and Fellowship • 11:30 Band entertains Contributions Made to Sahib Shrine • 12:00 Noon Lunch Donations to Sahib...... 650.00 $ 104,183.43 • 12:45 p.m. Meeting Opens Donations To Sahib – IMO...... 25.00 11,070.10 • Balloting Total...... 675.00 $ 115,253.53 • 2016 Dues card and Fez required • No short pants SAHIB SHRINE HOSPITAL Official Call February Transportation Report Ken Clark, Hospital Chairman MAY 2016 27 - Patient visits to Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa 2 - Patient visit to other Shriners Hospitals for Children STATED MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT Participating Drivers & Assisting Nobles: MAY 11, 2016 Ben Blount Ed Cramer Jim Macdonald Ernie Sturges Mario Bojsiuk Fred Ellis Bob Martin Fritz Wise • 6:00 p.m. Fun and Fellowship Dana Callanan Joel Furman Jim Pinson Paul Zeissler • 6:30 Band entertains Ken Clark Jim Gate Dorwin Pulford • 7:30 p.m. Meeting Opens Ron Conner Dennis Judd Al Racette • Balloting Don Cowie Rocky Kearney Joe Smedley • 2016 Dues card and Fez required All nobles who are interested in taking part in the hospital transportation program • No short pants are urged to contact Hospital Chairman Ken Clark, at (941) 313-9905.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 7 Recorder’s notes by Ed Firquin, [email protected]
he spring is here and soon some of our friends and you must get involved in activities as a Shriner. Nobles, Tnobles will be north bound. The year will continue if there is an activity you wish to get started, we will at Sahib with activity to take part in. The Golf talk, one never knows what can develop with ideas Tournament is a good example, so check your calendar from you. There are days and times that can be used for events. The Sahib Restaurant, with new items, for events in our facility by nobles and friends. is now a great choice for food and beverages. Call for Do not forget the Imperial Session is in Tampa on reservations, you will not be sorry. July 3rd through the 7th. If you wish to attend, see me There was a Mini-Ceremonial in March that for information. The Shrine Parade in Tampa will be brought new nobles to Sahib. To you nobles, welcome to July 4 in Historic Ybor City, known as Tampa’s Latin the family of Sahib Shriners. I know you were told to Quarter for over a century. Ybor City is an exotic blend find a place in the fraternity to enjoy your membership, of aromas, sights and sounds. This area hosts several this can be of importance if you wish to be active. If you parades each year and is a good fit for our Shrine parade. only wish to carry a membership card in your wallet The parade route will be down 7th Avenue, the main and say you are a Shriner, that is your choice, there are street of the Historic District. We Shriners will be the many that seem to have chosen this course. But, if you July 4th parade for the city. This should provide for a wish to use the membership and enjoy what is offered, . . .continued on page 35
Chief Rabban’s notes by Bill Balkwill, [email protected]
arch was one busy month! Imperial Sir Jerry Gantt forthcoming. Mvisited the largest weekly men’s luncheon in all of The Golf Tournament winners will be announced in Shrinedom. He and First Lady Lisa enjoyed themselves the June “Reporter.” Thank you to everyone who helped and the nobles were at their best. Good job to all that and golfed. I will tell you some stories and pictures helped make this day a success. in the next edition. Do not forget to support Circus Raban of the Clan Roger King and Lady Susan Chairman Paul Zeissler. He is selling the Ringmaster did a great job with the annual Hillbilly Hoedown for (Ken Shipley pin) and Circus (Johnny Yong pin) this will Clan #78. Many Hillbillies participated and had a good help raise money for the Sahib Shrine Circus. We will time dancing to the band and the food was great as also need help in selling ads for the circus magazine. usual. Thanks to everyone who helped. Reminder, the Please take a moment to thank him for all the work he Imperial Hillbilly Conference will be in Sarasota at does on making the Circus a success. Sahib Shriners in October of 2017. Information will be . . .continued on page 35
Assistant Rabban’s notes by Del Rawlinson, [email protected]
ell the first quarter is behind us and we hardly about the Pancake Breakfast, Monday night Bar Bingo, Whad a chance to catch our breath. We had the Tuesday Bingo, Wednesday Queen of Hearts drawing East/West Shrine Game, three Potentate Balls, and the monthly Birthday/Anniversary Dinner Dance, seminars for Divan Officers, Hospital Days, Sarasota just to mention a few. County Fair, the Hillbilly Hoedown, the Patty Waszak We are not done yet! Let us talk about membership Show and the Imperial Potentate’s visit. If that wasn’t - all nobles are part of a membership team regardless enough to wear you out, take a big breath because of whether they hold a title or a position within the April is also full of events. temple. Keep membership your number one priority. We will start this month with the Murder Mystery With your help, we can do this by working together. No Dinner, the Sahib Golf Outing, three more Potentate one man can do it all! I hope you will answer the call Balls and the Sahib Derby. Check your calendar for and make a difference. Until next month, be kind to the dates of these events. Oh, by the way, do not forget one another.
We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 8 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 SHRINE CLUB DIRECTORY DIRECTOR OF CLUBS TBA
CLUB COUNCIL Sec./Treas.: TBA
ENGLEWOOD SHRINE CLUB President: William Bond - 941-475-4854 28146 N. McCall Road Englewood, FL 34223 Email: [email protected] Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Englewood Elks 11:30 am. Lunch 12 Noon
HILLBILLY SHRINE CLUB MANATEE SHRINE CLUB MOTOR CORPS SHRINE CLUB President: Tom Willeman - 941-544-0926 Raban: Roger King – 924-6250 4214 Caddie Drive East #102 President: John Hubbard - 941-776-9996 Email: [email protected] Bradenton, FL 34203 11543 28th Street Circle East Meets 1st Thursday of each month Email: [email protected] Parrish, FL 34219 at Sahib Shrine Meets at the Peridia Golf & Country Club Email: [email protected] Conference Room A - 7:30 p.m. 4950 Peridia Blvd., Bradenton Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month 1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m. at Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m. Social Events to be Announced
NORTH PORT SHRINE CLUB VENICE SHRINE CLUB President: Albert Sawdai - 941-625-5632 President: Jim Fahey – 223-6533 3413 Rock Creek Drive 712 Grassy Oaks Drive Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Venice, FL 34293 Email: no email Email: [email protected] Meets at The Olde World Restaurant Meets at Left Coast Seafood Co. 14415 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL US Hwy 41 Bypass Every Tuesday, breakfast served at 8:00 a.m. Intersection of Albee Farm Road & US-41 N Stated Meeting, 2nd Monday at 11:30 a.m. 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.
SHRINE CLUB NEWS Hillbilly Shrine Club by Bruce Porter, [email protected]
reat news for Hillbillies: Alamo announces a GMonster Truck Rental Program on April 1st. Menu for April 7th – BBQ Pork 14th – Beef Bourguignon 21st – Turkey w/Stuffing 28th – Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Stay healthy and happy.
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 9 Motor Corps Shrine Club by Giles Light (G-man), Secretary, [email protected]
o April Fool’s joke this year from the Motor Corps. was held in Orlando on March 5-6. A number of our NWe are not going to try and fool you into believing members rode over and a financial contribution was the Potentate bought a Harley and plans to join us. Got made. Net proceeds from the run will benefit the to get to the facts, just the facts. Shriners Hospitals for Children-Tampa. First, we can report a successful Spaghetti Dinner This year’s Arcadia Rodeo Parade was held on back in February. Looks like we served 273 fellow Saturday, March 12. Although the ride over and Shriners, friends and family. Thanks to all who back is longer than the parade itself, we had a good attended or bought tickets. As usual, a lot of people representation from the Motor Corps. deserve kudos for making this February’s dinner a Several of our members along with members of success. First, to our ladies (and at the risk of missing the Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association made some) who deserve special mention: Kelly Pace, Sharon the Annual Pilgrimage to the Masonic Home in Saint Thornsberry, Flo Ann Weaver, Connie Lacey, Nicole Petersburg on the weekend of the 18th-20th. The Crimi, Jan Dahlberg, Rita Bell, Barbara Hart, Cathy residents sure do enjoy seeing all the motorcycles. Cason and Susie Lucas. Thanks once again to Lou Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27, was our Ortt PP 33° who collected tickets. The Rainbow Girls, ride to Homosassa Springs planned by Road Captain who have helped us for so many years, were there once Eric Bock (Ironman). All who made the trip had a great again. Special thanks to the two Rainbow pledges from time. Venice: Catori Anderson and Trinity Whitley. They We have eight Motor Corps members and their were accompanied by Harvina Hembrook, Mother ladies with birthdays in April. Birthdays include: John Advisor; Kori Van Gundy, Past Worthy Advisor and Machanska on the 2nd, Lady Barbara Hart on the 6th, Grand Representative to Pennsylvania and Virginia; Lady Cathy Cason on the 8th, Lady Joni Steelman and Regina Van Gundy, Advisory Board Member. Also, on the 16th, Lady Carol Hubbard on the 21st, Lady we thank two DeMolay members: Greg Ellis and Zack Jan Dahlberg on the 21st, Dave Mashia on the 22nd Larin from Venice. Final financial amounts are not and Joe Stella (Stroker Joe) on the 27th. We have one yet confirmed, but we count this Spaghetti Dinner as anniversary in April: Don and Paula Basham on the another successful event. But, $181 did go to Margie 8th. Erbman who won the 50/50. Before ending this column, I must share some Second, we were happy to escort Imperial Potentate sad news. The Black Camel has visited the Motor Jerry Gantt and First Lady Lisa during their visit to Corps and one of our long-time members, Jeff Young the Sahib Shriners luncheon on Thursday, March 3. A (Snowman), has been called to the promised land of special thanks to our members who were able to break eternal rest. Snowman passed away on March 2. He away from their work responsibilities for this escort was buried in the Sarasota National Cemetery with a duty. motorcycle escort on March 9. Rest well my Brother. The annual Sam Swope Memorial Charity Ride
Rainbow pledges Catori Anderson, Trinity Whitley and DeMolay member Greg Ellis with Mother Advisor Harvina Hembrook help serve ice cream at the Spaghetti Dinner.
Guests at the Motor Corps Spaghetti Dinner enjoying the bill of fare.
We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 10 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 Manatee Shrine Club by Tom Willeman, President, [email protected]
pril is here and spring has sprung. Our meeting in harvest salad with grilled chicken. Russ Sexton will be AApril will take place on the 1st (April Fool’s Day). accepting reservations by email at drsexton45@gmail. No speakers are scheduled for this meeting. Our Tram com, phone (941) 773-7280 or mail your reservations Tour scheduled for April 18 is still on track and we to Russ Sexton at 5406 White Blaze Terrace, Parrish, have 55 on the list at this time. April’s meeting will be Florida 34219. Come join us and enjoy some time with the last chance to sign up. The Birthday/Anniversary old friends. Dinner Dance for April 12 will be hosted by Manatee Shrine Club and we hope you will attend. Our menu for this month will be roast turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and vegetable or a
North Port Shrine Club by John Brophy, Scribe, [email protected]
nother month already! Time seems to go faster the of old age are beginning to creep up on your scribe Aolder we get and there isn’t a thing we can do to and prompts him to request a replacement. Hopefully, slow it down. So be it. Make the most of each day. it will be someone who is still active in all the NPSC At our February 23rd breakfast, there were three activities and can report with accuracy on the comings tables of nobles including our Ill. Sir Carroll Scribner, and goings of the club. The magazine program may Chief Rabban Bill Balkwill and others we have not not be dead as reported in the March edition of “The seen in some time. Very nice turnout. Reporter.” Noble Art Stika is collecting them, so bring Farewell services were held for our departed them in. Brother and Noble Don White at the Olde World (Bits and Pieces) How is this for a job perk? Restaurant in North Port on February 8. Facebook and Apple are now offering health coverage Many thanks to those nobles who gave of their to include egg freezing costs. They will pay up to time on Super Bowl Sunday to man the collection sites $20,000 for the procedure which can cost $10,000 plus for the annual Hospital Benefit Days endeavor. A very $500 annual storage fees. It was not specified whether respectable sum was collected. Many of the Publix they were white or brown eggs??? managers reported to our chairman that Super Bowl (Quotable Notable) March QN - Will Rogers. For Sunday was one of their busiest days. Good tip! April: Who said, “You learn a lot about yourself doing Received a very nice Valentine communique from physical work. What I learned about myself was that Scribe Emeritus Jock Robertson and his Lady Kerry I did not like doing physical work.” The usual comp in Minnesota. Jock is NPSC Scribe Emeritus, my breakfast for two for the correct answer. mentor and biggest fan. The raccoons have chased them to another location, just as cool but a tiny bit south from where they were, Coon Rapids. They now reside in Frigid, Minnesota, beg pardon it is Fridley Minnesota. Do not see much difference temperature wise, still brrrrr country. New address is 6655 Arthur Street Northeast, Fridley, Minnesota 55432. Thank you kindly Noble Jock. March birthday greetings to Nobles Clint Van Tassell, Cliff Bloodsworth, Mark Yates and myself. Who needs another birthday? This will probably be the last NPSC Reporter article by yours truly. The maladies and infirmaries
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 11 Venice Shrine Club by Tim Kinchla, Secretary, [email protected]
uper Bowl Sunday, February 7, dawned blustery offered a very informative presentation explaining how Sand cold. Five dedicated nobles and one of our ladies Tidewell works, the variety of patients that are in the began the 2016 collections for the Sahib Transportation program, some being homebound and others within Fund at one of Venice’s Publix markets. The day went their facility, the total number of patients, as well as well with numerous Super Bowl shoppers in a very the funding issues facing this wonderful and necessary supportive mood. Over $500 was collected that day, a program. Her presentation was well received and she great way to kick off this event. February 11, 12 and 13 was able to answer questions at its completion. saw more Venice Shrine Club nobles and their ladies Consider joining us for our April luncheon at Left donning the aprons and holding the canisters for our Coast on April 19. Social hour is at 11:00 a.m. with the kids. Final tally after all was said and done, over luncheon at 12:00 noon. Who knows, you may be one $3,000 was raised. Well done nobles and ladies! of our lucky “Scratch Ticket” winners or the winner of More than thirty nobles joined us on February “Money Mania”. Of course, you have to be there to win! 16 for the monthly luncheon. The speaker for the day Look forward to seeing you on the 19th! was Suzanne Barksdale from Tidewell Hospice who
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We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 12 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 2016 Potentate’s Ball Honoring Ill. Sir Carroll Scribner
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We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 16 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Collection Canisters Bingo Help Wanted
February 2016 Be a part of the team! Workers wanted each Tuesday. No experience necessary— Noble Location Club/Unit Amount just a sincere desire to help keep our Ed Cramer Hungry - Palmetto 8th MSC $48.79 Bingo program successful. We can always KFC - Palmetto 8th MSC 31.30 use more workers to allow flexible sched- Leroy Hocking Hungry - Desoto Mall 30.15 uling/split shifts, and for standby workers Hungry - 59th & Cortez 28.38 especially during the summer months. KFC - Manatee 8.21 Units or clubs are encouraged to provide KFC - 63 & 15th 16.56 volunteer workers one week out of each Chickie Hillbilly Night 81.00 month. Gene Kraus Soos Jewelry Design VSC 35.44 Contact the following ahead of time Captain Eddie’s VSC 11.31 for details. Carlson Cleaners VSC 17.42 Bingo Office at 366-4449 Ext. 214 for: Bob Dell Himself 142.12 Substitute Bingo caller If you have a canister placed, and want your collections listed in this monthly report, Bingo sheet (card) sellers provide the Sahib office with the information. Sherri will be providing the collection Ink Dauber sales amounts each month for the Reporter. We still have quite a number of these canisters out, Floor workers and no information on where they are. Please help Sherri get the current information. Pull tab sales Charlie Titus at 896-8426 for: Kitchen help in sandwich/coffee preparation (Two people 8-9 a.m. and one person 8-1:30 p.m.) Serving of sandwiches/snacks/ cashier (Three people 8-1:30 p.m.) (Either singles or couples are welcome).
If you’re a noble of the Shrine searching for brotherhood and camaraderie, remember that Sahib Shrine is yours. Find your way and enjoy your membership. Sahib is always in need of assistance with duties, there are many activities to become involved with for your pleasure. Don’t travel alone, bring someone with you to travel the journey crossing the hot sands to the welcoming shade of our goodly temple.
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December 2080 August 2017 Robert & Ruth Riegel (Through month stated, = New or Renewed this month) Manatee Shrine Club December 2056 (In Memory of Philip Mitchell, PP) Manatee Shrine Club June 2017 May 2034 December 2021 June 2019 Manatee Shrine Club S&B Carter Don and Joan Patterson Col. M.G. Swindler May 2017 December 2033 Dick and Jinny Warner (In memory of Col. Swindler) Margaret Hayes Sahib Golf Assoc. (In Memory of Luther Bollman) May 2019 (In Memory of Barry Hayes) (In Memory of James Ericsson) September 2021 Kenneth & Betty Terryberry Sahib Shrine Mariners Dale & Donna LaBell (In Memory of John Lewellen) Eileen Jensen April 2017 Harold & Mary Stuver (In Memory of Bill Simon) (In Memory of Jim Jensen) Joan & Douglas Patterson Manatee Shrine Club August 2021 March 2019 (In Memory of Luther Bollman) (In Memory of Austin Pickering) Mary Ellen Pickering Michael Clarke Manatee Shrine Club (In Memory of Philip Staples) (In Memory of Austin Pickering) February 2019 (In Memory of Arthur Bieser) (In Memory of Arthur Monson) (In Memory of Dottie LaGreco) Manatee Shrine Club (In Memory of John Bohenkamp) (In Memory of Oscar Cloutier, PP) May 2021 (In Memory of Robert Berlund) (In Memory of Larry Swanson) April 2030 Burton Chandler (In Memory of Preston Sturdevant, Jr.) (In Memory of Earl Woodring) Charles S. Marston Jack & Iris Kwitchoff (In Memory of Earl Hadley) Roy’s Automotive (In Memory of Anne M. Marston) March 2021 Laura Atz (In Memory of Gerald Netzley - Egypt Shrine) May 2029 Dr. Lawrence G. Schaeferle (In Memory of Eugene Atz) (In Memory of Danny O’Harold – Egypt Shrine) Desert Patrol (El Kahir-Iowa), North Port Shrine Club December 2018 (In Memory of Austin Pickering - Sahib Shrine) August 2027 February 2021 Bud & Carole Glidden March 2017 Fred & Marylou Ellis Betty Ponder Ann Lassig Christopher Weeks & Barbara Hershey Nyla Temple #152 Daughters of the Nile April 2026 (In Memory of Elza & Sammy Ponder) Nelson, Melvin & Anna-Marie Don & Elayne Sims October 2020 November 2018 February 2017 Charles H. Burke Charles & Mary Jane Hamilton May 2025 Dolores O’Neal Nancy Holmes S&B Carter (In Memory of Loved Shriners) January 2017 (In Loving Memory of George Holmes) March 2025 Norris and Barbara Walker Charles & Suzanna Krueger John R. Holland September 2020 August 2018 November 2016 (In memory of Carl E. Hohlt) Carolyn Fillmore Jack & Marti Bryant Lindy & Sandy Nardone April 2018 John & Kitty Brophy (In Memory of Carl Fillmore) October 2016 Lester Helmich Ted & Anita Moltz February 2025 Patricia A. McLain August 2020 February 2018 Eleanor Herman (In Memory of BG John H. McLain) William Adams Manatee Shrine Club (In memory of Carl Herman) September 2016 April 2020 (In Memory of Robert Everly) Herb & Joanne Mueller August 2024 Everett & Evelyn Blount Joe & Marion Mitchell S. & B. Carter August 2016 Jim Dunlap (In Memory of Phil Mitchell) Giles Light December 2023 December 2019 January 2018 May 2016 Jerrit & Melinda Clayton Jim Dunlap Charles & Pauline Baker Manatee Shrine Club September 2023 November 2019 (In Memory of Betsy Baker) (In Memory of Al McKenzie, PP) Volkert and Helen Smith Margaret Lawrence September 2018 (In Memory of John Pinkley) February 2023 (In Loving Memory of Donald Lawrence) (In Memory of Fordon Harris) Sahib Golf Committee In Memory of North Port Shrine Club Dr George & Dorothy Robinson Evelyn Noe August 2019 January 2023 December 2017 (In Memory of Frank Noe) Peggy Cloutier Manatee Shrine Club William & Maryann Adams April 2016 (In Memory of Donald Chase, PPR) (In Memory of Oscar Cloutier) September 2017 Col. M.G. Swindler (In Memory of George Cumming) Midge Jordan (In Memory of Doug Jordan Marion Podewitz April 2022 (In Memory of Bill Podewitz) Roy Winterbottom David R. Magdalik Kevin & Susan Sapio Manatee Shrine Club (In Memory of Ed Luff) (In Memory of Paul Tobias)
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ast month it was in the future and this month it Our Clown Director took on a special assignment Lis in the past along with great memories. I am as coordinator of the Shrine workers at the Sarasota referring to the February 9th Birthday/Anniversary County Fair. Our hats are off to Butch “Sparky” Power Dinner Dance with all of the great costumes celebrating for the job he did for all of our units in providing us with Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. I am sure that many of the opportunity to make some money to operate our you received pictures from Al “Corny” Cobb on your units and also making money for our Shrine children. computer. Also, I want to mention our clown ladies For the Clowns, it could help us with our funds that we and the great job they did with the table decorations. send to ISCA (International Shrine Clown Association) It was all great fun with great music, friendship and each year to help fund its “Sneaker Fund.” Well folks, good food. that is all for this month. Bye bye for now and always The Clowns completed their work for the Hospital remember our children at our Shriners Hospitals. Benefit Days in February and presented the Potentate with a check for $897.35. Our collection was completed at the Publix store located at Bee Ridge and Beneva Roads. A picture is in “The Reporter” showing two of the Clowns doing their work. We give a big thanks to the store manager for helping with our Shriners Hospitals for Children-Tampa and Sahib Shriners funding activity. As you read the April “Reporter”, you will note that two March parade activities have been completed. The Arcadia Parade on Saturday, March 12 was fun as usual because the people along the parade route were so enthusiastic. They seem to not only appreciate the Clowns, but all of the Shrine participants. Last year the temple did not participate in the DeSoto Heritage Children’s Parade. The Clowns will have been at the parade on March 25 in Palmetto. Maybe, we can show Clowns Al “Corny” Cobb and Casey “Felix” Jankowski some pictures of the parades in the May “Reporter.” collecting funds for our Hospital Benefit Days. Our next parade will be on Labor Day.
Concert Band by C. Jarrett Miller, PP
hat a great month we had in March. Three great Robarts Arena to open this year’s Sarasota County Wconcerts! We wish to thank all the musicians who Fair. We really enjoyed representing the Sahib performed with us for our concerts at Freedom Village, Shriners as we performed our concert. Bradenton, Pleasant Lake RV Park at Baden River and We are looking forward to our next concert on April the Sarasota County Fair. 14 at our Noble/Ladies Luncheon. Let us have a great We would also like to thank our host, Ray Causton audience for this concert. PP of Rameses Shriners, Toronto, Ontario for the great donation to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Tampa from the wonderful audience at the Pleasant Lake concert. A tip of the Fez to our High Priest & Prophet Dell Hyland for making the arrangements for us to play in
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We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 20 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 Kentucky Colonels by Col. James D. (Jim) Fleming, [email protected] ur next meeting will be Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Othe Tara Country Club. We will gather at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. Program to follow. Make your reservations with me, Colonel James Fleming.
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USA FLAG PROTOCOLS everal months ago the Legion of Honor received golf cart. This procedure is used almost exclusively Stwo complaints, one from a Sahib Shriner and the by the several Shrine LOH Units on the East Coast of second, and the most important, from a family with Florida as witnessed by the Sahib LOH Adjutant. no Masonic affiliations at all. The complaint was that The LOH continues its now long-established the current LOH Commander was carrying the USA program of accepting your tired/worn out flag that Flag all by himself in parades, without armed guards is ready for retirement. Simply fold up your flag and and this was disgraceful and inappropriate to the USA place it in a paper or plastic bag and bring into the Flag. Sahib’s front office. You can leave your old friend with Since that time, the LOH Adjutant, Past Sherri or in the Aides’ Office. The adjutant will then Commander Chuck Barrett and a Divan member with collect your old friend and take him to be burned (the on-site extensive active duty US Army training and only authorized retirement). Your old friend’s properly experience have all done extensive online research in retired ashes will remain with the cremated soldier for the protocols of displaying and parading the USA Flag. the rest of their retired lives in an urn to be buried References such as FM 3-21.5 Drill and Ceremonies, someplace. TC 3-21-5 and the “United States Code, Title 35, Your LOH is now online with the American Legion to Chapter 10” have been read, reread and researched. be notified when the USA Flag must be lowered to half/ Nowhere in these publications and other publications staff. The alert is received by email from the American researched is it written that the USA Flag when being Legion website. Since being online for this notification, carried in a parade of any type has to be guarded by the LOH Color Captain has been averaging, every 45 armed soldiers or individuals. days or so, lowering the Sahib Shriners front lawn The spring parade season is now upon Sahib and flags. It is no easy task to lower four flags properly, and the LOH Commander, who likes to walk in parades in the protocols sequences, or take all the way down and has the physical capabilities to do so, will continue and then store away three flags, so only the USA Flag to walk the USA Flag in all Sahib parades by himself remains to be half/masted. if necessary. However, if anybody would like to walk The LOH is excited to have just learned that the alongside him as an armed guard, we will be more than 2016 Sahib Shrine Circus will be at Robarts Arena. happy to loan him a weapon and temporary loan of an It has been quite a few years now since your LOH LOH uniform. The LOH also has the capability and presented the Colors in their larger center ring. Keep will do so, if the circumstances dictate so, to mount the in touch! American Flag properly on the front right of a Sahib
Oriental Band by Jim Austin, [email protected] orry Casey, left your last name off the March article. we do not normally play, indeed this year only one is SFor those of you who caught the mistake, Casey’s an old favorite of ours. Unless something goes terribly last name is Yniguez, pronounced (yi-nen-gues). He is wrong, we should return with a good trophy because studying the musette and doing very well. He hopes we still like to compete and have gotten pretty good to be ready to play with us in Tampa for the Imperial. at securing trophies. One of the fellows takes these At his current rate of learning we are positive he will trophies, takes the plates off the front, and we donate make it. Our group is scheduled to play in Arcadia in the trophies to the Special Olympics Kids so they can March and we may do the Palmetto Children’s Parade get a trophy for their efforts. also in March. The Arcadia Parade goes with their On another subject, the band ran the Queen of annual Rodeo and the children’s parade is a big item in Hearts game the months of January and February for Bradenton’s spring party, the Desoto Heritage parade. the temple and must say it was fun, although it cut As mentioned in last month’s “Reporter” the down sharply the time we could practice. Come down Imperial in Tampa is over the fourth of July and it is no any Wednesday and join the fun why don’t you, you small thing to the band. We practice each week on the could win something. five songs we will compete on. They are usually songs
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hese first three months have been very busy. If you would like to save postage and print expenses, TThank you for allowing me to serve you. I hope that let us know and if enough members request email only, you have been enjoying our Shrine functions. Please we may be able to do so. As Masonic brothers’ have but continue to support our Shrine by attending events, one aim, to please each other, and unite in the grand drinking in our lounge, dining in our restaurant design of being happy and communicating happiness. and volunteering for whatever you can. Your pocket May kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your calendar lists most of the events and “The Reporter” conduct. has updated information.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2016 DUES YET? Pay by credit card online at http://sahibshrine.org/shop.htm
ALL SHRINERS PLEASE NOTE: When sending in your dues payment you must send separate checks if you wish to make a donation to Shriners Hospital for Children.
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2016 SAHIB SHRINERS PARADE SCHEDULE
September 5 9:00 am Pioneer Days Parade Englewood October 22 10:00 am Sun Fiesta Parade Venice November 25 7:00 pm Holiday Parade Venice December 3 7:00 pm Holiday Parade Sarasota December 10 5:00 pm Poinsettia Parade North Port
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Page 26 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 Contributions to the Sahib Shriners Building Fund Since last Reporter
Sahib Shriners Building Fund
BUILDING FUND DONATION FORM Yes, I (We) want to have my (our) name (names) on the Brass Plate on the Building Fund Board in the lobby of Sahib Shrine, showing the desire to have a part in the great work of the temple. Please check he Sahib Shrine Building Fund is for the improvement, the proper box: Treplacement and expansion of equipment, furnishings and upkeep of the building and grounds. Here is my check in the amount of $ ______to start the ball rolling, and I will give more as I am able on as nearly a regular basis as I can. How can you help? Here is my check in the amount of $ ______. We need funds for the above Please have the Brass Plate letters as follows: Do you know? We can’t do any of these improvements until we have money! (Please Print) Do we need these improvements? Samples for lettering: 1. John F. Doe Look at our Shrine building. The answer is YES! 2. John F. Doe and Lady Mary 3. Mary F. Doe in memory of John Please send your contribution to the Sahib Shrine Building Fund NOW! Date: ______Signature: ______Address: ______Those of you who have contributed, we thank you and hope you City: ______State: ___ Zip: ______will continue to do your part for this worthy cause. Send and make checks payable to: Sahib Shriners (Building Fund), —From TBA, Building Fund Chairman 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232
Anyone that has contributed to the building fund, check the board in the foyer, if plaque is incorrect see the Recorder in the Sahib office.
Sahib Shrine Building Fund Plate Descriptions $ 100 – A Brass Plate $10,000 – A Purple Plate $ 500 – A Silver Plate $20,000 – A Gold Plate $1,000 – A Red Plate $30,000 – An Orange Plate $2,500 – A Blue Plate $40,000 – A Black Plate $5,000 – A Green Plate $50,000 – A White Plate Wouldn’t you like to see your name in one of these plates in the lobby of Sahib Shrine? Donate today, to the BUILDING FUND and help our temple grow into the future.
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q $ ______Cash, Check, or Money Order q $500 Cash, Check, or Money Order Living Tree q $500 Cash, Check, or Money order. of Our Future Minimum ten payments over a one year period. q $2,500 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. Sahib Shrine Trust Fund q $5,000 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order Other tangible items over a 5 year period. Donor Recognition q $7,500 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order We wish to thank the following who have given up to this Other tangible items over a 5 year period. point and those who qualifying will be engraved on the q $10,000 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money Order “Tree” in the appropriate manner. Other tangible items over a 5 year period. q Larger Amounts designated by Board of Trustees with wishes of donor considered. Signature of Donor: ______C.O.S.T. $5,000 Address: ______Inscription to read: ______Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriners, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
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Since last Reporter
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 100 MILLION DOLLAR CLUB for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children It’s simple... Just indicate your desire to leave $100 (or more) in Make your check payable to: your will to this wonderful cause, or give $100 (or more) dollars SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN now. I am a member of ______Shriners. I have previously made a will leaving a bequest to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Signed ______I have added a provision in my will leaving a bequest to the hospitals. Address ______I prefer to make a cash contribution at this time of at least City ______State______ZIP______$100, which is tax deductible. Please have the certificate read: Please return application to: Recorder’s Office Sahib Shriners ______600 N. Beneva Road (Please print full name) Sarasota, FL 34232 For More Information Call: (941) 366-4449
Model “T’s” and Classic Cars THE LEGION OF HONOR of Sahib Shriners 1st WEDNESDAY – 1900 HRS. – CRA Meetings Are Held 2nd MONDAY of William A. Summerfield, the Month Commander 7:00 P.M. “AT SAHIB SHRINE” (765) 760-0252 Email: [email protected] For Model Ts contact: Ron LeVene (941) 753-3769 For Classic Cars contact: Ron Shrum (941) 961-0871 We Welcome Veterans! WE RIDE SO THAT CHILDREN CAN WALK “How Good and Pleasant it is for Noble Soldiers to Dwell Together in Unity”
Sahib Mariners Kentucky Colonels Do You Enjoy Boating? Under the Jurisdiction of Sahib Temple Join us 2nd Wednesday – SARASOTA, FLORIDA 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Meeting We meet 4th Tuesday September - May at Tara Golf & AT SAHIB SHRINE Country Club. Ladies are always included. Col. James Fleming, President Ron LeVene Email: [email protected] Commodore Phone: 753-3769 Phone: 414-350-6061 Email: [email protected]
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Advertising in the Sahib Reporter Our monthly magazine is mailed to over 2,000 subscrib- ers, advertisers and complementary readers and is avail- able for anyone to view in Adobe Acrobat on our Website. You can also obtain the brochure and sales contract there: http://sahibshrine.org/reporter/ Annual Advertising Rates for the Sahib Shrine Reporter Interior Full Page ...... $ 1,125 Half Page ...... $ 675 Third Page ...... 450 Quarter Page ...... 375 Meetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib Shrine Business Card ...... 225 Phone: (941) 366-4449 Email: [email protected]
SAHIB SHRINERS SPEAKER BUREAU NEEDS YOU TO HELP US TELL THE STORY
1. Schedule your clubs and organizations so we may educate more of the public about the Shriners Hospitals for Children. 2. Schedule your Masonic groups so we may speak about the Shrine, its hospitals and the importance of keeping our Masonic families united and growing. Contact Chairman: Harold Eady Phone: 351-7860 Email: [email protected]
SPEAKER BUREAU MEMBERS Hugh Quigley; Edmund Campbell, Jr.; Bob Somerville; Anthony Vignocchi
RECORDER’S REPORT by Ed Firquin – Recorder In Memoriam FEBRUARY 2016
Membership Status: Membership Reported to Imperial – December 2015 1,141 BLACK CAMEL Gains: Our beloved Brethren live on in a new and Affiliated 0 more glorious life and service. We carry their Restored 0 influence in our lives and their memories in our Associates 1 hearts. They are not forgotten. Creations 0 Reversal 0 1 Norman Sterner Losses: Demits 0 William Arbuckle Expired 2 AMD 1 Gilbert Pierola Suspended 0 Resigned 0 Kenneth Jeffrey Young -3 1,139
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Meets at the Peridia Golf & Country Club 4950 Perida Blvd., Bradention 1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m. Social Events to be Announced
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ur ancient brethren were well-read. The results of Cicero’s advice to the young men may have found its Otheir reading and reflection found their way into way into our Masonic ritual and is well-summarized in both our Blue Lodge and Scottish Rite Degrees. The the Master Mason lecture (see page 119 of the Florida lessons and wisdom of the sages are offered to us in a Monitor (2010). theatrical, but scholarly fashion. We should be grateful. We can a learn a lot by attending and participating Marcus Cicero (106-43 BCE) has been included in our degrees and by the frequent study of the ritual. frequently in these articles as a likely source for We may never know who is really speaking to us… Masonic ideas, for example, lessons on the four Cicero, Plato, Confucius, Aristotle, some Zen Master, cardinal virtues, politics and ethics. He was the Roman Immanuel Kant, Edmund Burke or Solomon. The equivalent of Plato, a man of philosophical learning, a source of the great ideas, thoughts and lessons is not brilliant writer and statesman. The Founders of our so relevant. What is important, as Cicero taught the country admired him for his character and principled young men, is that we continue to grow, learn and act political life. so that, in old age, we may enjoy that “happy reflection Beyond politics and philosophy, Cicero offers sage consequent to a well-spent life.” advice on matters of life. A good example is his work On The Scottish Rite’s Degrees will next be conferred Old Age. Unlike Plato, who wrote using abstractions on April 9 and 16. Petitions are available at
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Visit a Blue Lodge Near You Wauchula No. 17 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Corner Hwy 17 & Main St. Wauchula Manatee No. 31 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 402 15th St. E. Bradenton Peace River No. 66 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 909 North Oak Arcadia Braidentown No. 99 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. 520 30th Ave. W. Bradenton Palmetto No. 110 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 402 15th St. E. Bradenton Bowling Green No. 121 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Chester Ave. & Main St. Bowling Green Sarasota No. 147 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 2160 Main St. Sarasota Venice No. 301 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m. 118 E. Venice Ave. Venice Phoenix No. 346 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota Englewood No. 360 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 265 Pine St. Englewood North Port No. 406 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. 5900 S. Biscayne Blvd. North Port
Visit Scottish Rite (more detail at http://trowel.com/flamason/scottishrite/index.html) Sarasota SR Club 1st Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota (On even numbered months – Dark in December) 2nd Friday, 11:45 a.m. Sahib Shriners for lunch Sarasota (Every month, except dark in July, and observe the Ceremony of Remembrance in March on a date TBA each year.) Valley of Tampa 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m., 5500 Memorial Hightway Tampa (Optional Dinner at 5:45 p.m.)
Visit a High Twelve Club (more detail at http://www.trowel.com/flamason/hi12.htm) Cortez Every Monday, 10:45 a.m. 6010 14th St. W. Bradenton (November through April) Duff’s Restaurant
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adies, I want to thank all of you for your the planning and pulling this great event off. It will Lconfidence in electing me as your new High be a day in my life that I hope I never forget. To list Priestess. Congratulations to all of our new officers everyone would take up a full page, but to my court and especially to our five new members who stepped momma, Joyce Goacher, I love you and thank you up to take a position. I am sure we will be there to deeply for your guidance. With her help and advice, walk you through as you learn about LOS and I am I was able to reach out to not only our Past High just as sure that we will refresh ourselves in all facets Priestesses but to many of our members. What a great of our court. team we all make. I cannot forget the Sahib Shriners, I fully believe we are all just a small piece of the the Potentate Carroll Scribner and First Lady Sandy puzzle, but when united. we not only complete the and his Divan. To all the Sahib staff and especially the puzzle, but we set an example making our court Event Coordinator Linda, our great Chefs, the set-up a great court. We are now on our way to a new and crew, bartenders, etc. I feel very blessed to have had upcoming great year. such cooperation. Lady Mary is to be congratulated for her strength, Our year-end audit will be March 29; our Stated hard work and ideas as our Past High Priestess. Meeting will be April 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Scottish Congratulations Mary, for all of the new members Rite. May 14 through 20 will be Grand Council in you brought into our court. We are very lucky to have California. I will post our events, time, etc. as the sixteen Past High’s and one Past Grand in our court; information is passed to me, or our Recorder Linda will. these ladies really are a wealth of knowledge and We have had a lot of deaths, accidents and illnesses rightfully they are known as the backbone of our court this past year. Now, let us all be safe, love one another because they truly are. and remember our oaths we each took. We are a team By the time this comes out we will have had our and we shall never forget our purpose which is to Installation, our Grand Installing Officer Carol Sue aid our Masons, Shriners and Shriners Hospitals for Roberts did a wonderful job, thank you Lady Grand Children - our future is our children. Oh, and let us Carol Sue. If you missed it, you missed not only not forget to have fun, fun, fun along the way. After meeting some of our Grand Line Officers, but the all, we are here on this earth, as we know it, just a fantastic performances our units did, what talent. short time and we only get to walk through it one time. I really appreciated all of you that helped me with Fraternally yours.
Nyla Temple No. 152 by Katherine A. Rodd, Queen, [email protected]
ow appropriate for 2016 - leap year. Nyla Temple Hospitals for Children. Need more information on who His leaping into the future. It is now a time for a we are and what we do, check out the Daughters of the new slate of officers to begin their term, get completely Nile website www.DaughtersoftheNile.org. You will settled in our new location, day and time for our find a wealth of information about us. We have donated sessions, bringing in new members and the return to over 56 million dollars to the Shriners Hospitals for session for some of our members after a long sabbatical. Children and our goal is to have 3 Million-Dollar This is the year of many positive changes in our plaques in each of the 22 hospitals. Membership is order, which is geared for the present day woman. Yes, important and we look forward to growing. These are our membership is open to all women with a Masonic/ some of our goals. How about joining us and be a part Shrine relationship, former member of the two in obtaining these goals. Masonic Youth groups, or was a patient of the Shriners
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. . .continued from page 7 Recorder’s Notes
large viewing audience of Tampa citizens along with visiting Shriners. The parade will step off at 6:00 p.m. with fireworks to follow. Ybor City is located approximately one mile from the Convention Center area where the fireworks are traditionally held. Make your plans to come to Ybor City and enjoy the parade. Club and unit presidents see the Potentate or me ASAP if your club or unit wishes to be in the parade, you will need information. Do not forget the child within and I will see you around the temple.
. . .continued from page 7 Chief Rabban’s Notes
One thing all of us have learned is that we have the best Box Office Manager, Lady Marylou Ellis, and assistant, Lady Bobbi Schweinshaupt, aka LOSNA. Make sure you tell them how much you appreciate all that they do for the Shrine! Finally, I want to thank all the nobles for continued support of the Sahib Walk of Honor Memorial Brick Project. Your dedication to our Sahib Shrine makes this the best Shrine. Remember support your Shrine and keep a child in your heart!
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Sahib Shriners Ladies Night
March Birthday Winner March Anniversary Winners Noble Ron Enger Noble Ed and Lady LaVerne Mims
Photos courtesy of Noble Bud Glidden
Ill. Sir Carroll and First Lady Sandy Scribner’s family attending Sahib’s 2016 Potentate’s Ball.
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New Procedure for Divan’s Birthday Wish Nobles your birthday will now be listed in the Reporter. The Divan will provide you a birthday well drink or beer in the lounge any time during your birth month or within 10 days from the end of your birth month. Present your ID and receive your birthday card wish from your Divan. After you have read your card please return it while in the lounge for our records of redeemed wishes. April
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Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 39 Englewood Shrine Club The Friendly Club Meets First Tuesday of each Month at Englewood Elk’s Lodge All Shriners Welcome Monthly Meeting Contact: President: William Bond Phone: 941-475-4854 2nd Thursday Ron Enger, President Email: [email protected] 11:00 a.m. 918-8713 Sahib Shriners Pancake Breakfast By the Famous King Pins FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Juice & Coffee Come and $6.00 per Person – Ages 7 & Over Get It! $2.00 per Person – Ages 3-7 Children Under Age 3 FREE Please Come – Bring Your Friends & Neighbors We Always Use Our Best Dishes & Silverware
Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib King Pin Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.
Sahib Shrine - Every Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m. Friendly Atmosphere Jackpot – All Paper Bingo Electronic Verifiers Door Prizes - Annual Reward Program Instant Bingo (Pull Tabs) 25¢ 50¢ & $1.00 Free Coffee! Sandwiches & Snacks for Sale Pay Double with Bingo in 5 Numbers or Less Complimentary 9-On for Your Birthday (Registration or Photo ID Required) Get a Free 6-On When You Bring a New Player
Come Play Bingo with the Shriners Every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. and See For Yourself “The Most Unique Bingo in All of Florida” (Proceeds for the Benefit of Sahib Shrine)
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Sahib Shriners Mission Statement To encourage and promote fun and fellowship for our Units and Clubs and provide the essential leadership that will guide them to accomplish the same.
Our prime focus at all times will be our philanthropic mission to support Shriners Hospitals for Children, a world-class network of specialty hospitals.
Sahib Motor Corps Shrine Club The Sahib Shriners Shriners International Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month Pipes and Drums at Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Every Thursday Sahib Shrine Call John “Jack” McCall President Phone: (941) 776-9996 941-460-8604 John Hubbard Email: [email protected]
Join the Prestige Unit SAHIB AIDES UNIT Compliments of the GREETERS of Sahib Shriners President Dana Callanan DEDICATED TO MAKING SAHIB Phone – (941) 444-0327 THE BEST IN ALL OF SHRINEDOM
Compliments of NORTH PORT Your Ad SHRINE CLUB Meets every Tuesday morning at The Olde World Restaurant Here? Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m. What a great way to advertise your business All Nobles and Masons Cordially Invited and support your Shrine! Contact Albert Sawdai, President – 625-5632
JOIN THE FUN UNIT! Sahib
CONTACT: Hans Wessels, President 7:00 p.m. Wed. Nites (941) 800-4300 at Sahib Shrine [email protected]
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 41 Donor Relations by Robert L. (Bob) Rodd, Chairman, [email protected]
irst, a big thank you to all businesses and individuals experience. I really wish you all could have been part of Fthat are taking part in the Sahib Plaque Program. that experience. I believe many of you would have had We had another good year and you all can be proud that tears in your eyes. Watching the kids enjoying the East/ you are helping our Shriners Hospitals for Children- West Shrine Football Game as well as the abundance Tampa and most especially the children that are being of food including pizza, hotdogs, egg rolls, salsa, chips, able to be treated by your contribution. popcorn, chicken wings, ice cream, peanuts, cookies, Kathy and I had a wonderful opportunity this past soda, water, etc. plus gifts for all the kids. January to attend both the East/West get together By the way, for those that have not yet sent me your at the SHC-Tampa on January 17, 2016 to see four 2015 contribution, both businesses and individuals, busloads of some of the best college players from across there is still time to get it in and while you are at it the country arrive at the hospital. Without hesitation you may like to send your 2016 contribution along with they started mingling with the Shriner kids, their it. Remember to make out your tax deductible check parents and friends. They shot hoops together, they to “Shriners Hospitals for Children-Tampa” and send worked at hitting golf balls, the players autographed it to me at Noble Robert L. Rodd, Donor Relations footballs, photos, basketballs, etc. Many of the kids were Chairman, 12527 25th Court East, Parrish, Florida in wheelchairs but that did not stop either the child or 34219 and I in turn will send you your yearly tab for the players. I was lucky to be one of the photographers your plaque. for the day and as I look over the photos I took, all I see If you have a business and would like to have one are bright lit up faces from the kids, the parents and of our plaques to hang in your place of business for all the players. to see, or if you are an individual who wants to support The following Saturday, January 23, Kathy and our Shriners Hospitals for Children and receive a I were invited for the third year to come and be with plaque to hang, please contact me for information and the kids and their families at the Shriners East/West to see how you can be a part of this very important and Football Game at Tropicana Field. We were in the suite loving program to help our Shriners children. Let your with several of the Shriner kids, families and some of light shine now and kindly contact me at (941) 776- the hospital staff so I could take pictures of all. The 0937. Remember our Shriner kids need you. You can be response from the kids and parents when I would aim part of the solution. the camera toward them was nothing but a wonderful
Plaque Program Donation Form
Name: ______
Address: ______
City/Town: ______State: ______Zip Code: ______
Telephone: ______Email: ______
How you want name or names engraved?
______
Do you want it in honor or memory of someone?
If applicable, please check: In Honor of ______or In Memory of ______
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What are they? A plastic cube with a slot in the top.
What are the boxes for? To help collect donations, money for our Shriners Hospitals for Children to help relieve the pressure from the Hospital Days Fund Drive.
Where are the boxes to be? In any store or business, preferably near a cash register. Within eyesight of customers making it easy for them to put their change in the box.
When are the boxes to be used? All year round, so our friends can donate small amounts of cash at any time.
As most of you know, many businesses have some kind of collection boxes on their counters, so why not one of ours?
Call the Sahib Office at 366-4449 if you can arrange a placement.
Pull Tabs for Shriners Hospitals The Ladies of Sar-I Court started in 1992 collecting and donating aluminum pull-tabs to the “Wheel Chair Repair Fund.” As of January 31, 2016, they have collected 108,960 lbs., for a total of $56,646.36 for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on PULL TABS 1. Why not collect the whole can? Collecting complete cans would require a great deal more storage space. You should go ahead and recycle the rest of the can in the normal way, in the dumpster behind Sahib. 2. How many tabs in a pound? 1,267. 3. How many tabs will a gallon milk jug hold? About 5 pounds worth. 4. How does it work and where does the money go? The tabs are delivered to the Sahib office (or almost any Sahib club/unit loca- tion) and then taken to the recycling center. The money netted from recycling goes directly into the “Wheel Chair Repair Fund” at the Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children. Call: Laura Burgess (941) 758-9196 or Marylou Ellis (941) 484-0089 or Chickie Johnson (941) 966-2678 or Connie Lawson (941) 758-8274 or
Help us collect TABS! It’s easy and it’s fun! Put out a milk jug at every picnic or party! beashrinernow.com
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(941) 952-9999 [email protected]
VENICE SHRINE CLUB
ALL MASONS AND NOBLES WELCOME! Meets 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. at the Left Coast Seafood Co. US Hwy 41 Bypass Intersection of Albee Farm Road & US-41 N
Contact: Jim Fahey President 223-6533
We can’t grow, if they don’t know! Page 44 SAHIB REPORTER April 2016 SAHIB SHRINE Officers and Appointees
2016 DIVAN-Elect GENERAL APPOINTMENTS AMBASSADORS Potentate...... Carroll Scribner Audio-Visual Unit Chair...... Ed Shauan Chief Ambassador...... Sig Pahl Chief Rabban...... Bill Balkwill Audio-Visual Unit Members...... Ed Shauan Asst. Chief Ambassador...... Robert “Bob” Pedersen (Lodge 99) Assistant Rabban...... Del Rawlinson Blood Bank Co-Chairmen...... Fred & Marylou Ellis Ambassadors-at-Large...... Barry Hart 33° (Lodge 301,) High Priest & Prophet...... Dell Hyland Building Maintenance Co-Chairman...... Ken Pederson, Ed Wallace William Merritt (Lodge 147,) Dave Mills (Lodge 147,) Oriental Guide...... Bruce Porter Building Maintenance Committee..... Del Rawlinson, Steve Helin, PP Ray Perez (Lodge 99), Dorwin Pulford (Lodge 31,) Treasurer...... Dale LaBell, PP Church Service Chairman...... Lou Ortt, 33°, PP Omer Quesnel (Lodge 346), Ed Shauan (Lodge 301), Recorder...... Ed Firquin Director of Clubs...... TBD John Stafford 33° Director of Security...... Bruce Porter IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVES Finance Committee (Elected) Chairman...... Ron LeVene UNIT HEADS Carroll Scribner, Potentate Bill Batten, Recorder Emeritus Finance Committee (Elected)...... Jim Smith, Charles Titus Unit Council ...... TBD W. Bruce Steube, III, PP, Emeritus Connie Jacobi, PP David Walters Aides...... Dave Joly (379-0228) Bill Balkwill, Chief Rabban Del Rawlinson, Assistant Rabban Golf Chairman ...... Tom Cunningham, Band...... C. Jarrett Miller, PP (756-1471) Golf Committee...... John Sholtis Camel Herder (Chief)...... Malcolm H. VanDyke II (356-4614) PAST POTENTATES 1981-82 * Howard Noble 2000 Louis H. Ortt, 33° Legal Counsel...... David Finkelstein Clowns...... Ian Grant (921-0539) 1983 Glenn “Buck” Walters, ITL 2001 * Kenneth R. Gerrard, Sr. Librarian ...... TBD Greeters...... Dana Callanan (444-0327) 1984 * Tom Bing 2002 * Patrick E. Baessler Luncheon Program Chairman...... Harold Eady Kentucky Colonels...... Col. James Fleming (414-350-6061) 1985 * Theodore S. “Ted” Barton 2003 Ed Phillips Program Committee Members...... Giles Light, Don Alderson King Pins...... Del Rawlinson (951-0033) 1986 * Paul N. Jaworowski 2004 * Bob Goldenberg Legion of Honor...... William Summerfield (765-760-0252) 1987 W. Bruce Steube, III, 33° 2004 * Philip Mitchell, KCCH Masonic Relations Chairman ...... Lou Ortt, PP, 33° Mariners...... Ron LeVene (753-3769) 1988 * Wallace “Bubba” Tervin 2005 Dwain Jones Masonic Relations Youth Groups...... Lou Ortt, PP, 33° Marshal’s Staff...... Ron Enger (918-8713) 1989 Walter Lander, KCCH 2006 Homer Cranmer Membership Chairman ...... TBD Model T’s...... Ron LeVene (753-3769) 1990 Lee E. Stewart 2007 Dale LaBell Parliamentarian...... TBD Oriental Band...... Hans Wessels (941-800-4300) 1991 * William “Bill” Magill 2008 * John N. Mitchell Photographer...... Robert Rodd Past Masters ...... James Benjamin (780-3544) 1992 * Al “Spuds” McKenzie 2009 * Oscar Cloutier Protocol Advisor...... Bill Batten Pipes & Drums...... John “Jack” McCall (460-8604) 1993 * Les Taylor 2010 Don Vos Provost Marshal...... Ron Enger Provost Guard...... Ron Enger (918-8713) 1994 * Ralph E. Kaye 2011 Tom Millaway Public Relations Director...... Harold Eady Rituals...... Barry Hart (355-6646) 1995 * James Arendall 2012 * Charles Levan, 33° Public Relations Committee...... Jim Lontz, Jim Smith, Roadrunners...... Ken Clark (313-9905) 1996 * Philip Mitchell, KCCH 2013 William H. “Bill” Zurlo Anthony Vignocchi, Casey Yniguez Temple Guards...... Bud Glidden, Herb Mueller 1997 Al “Bear” Robinson 2014 Gary “Rocky” Kearney Reporter Editor...... Ed Firquin 1998 Ken Terryberry 2015 Conrad “Connie” Jacobi Speakers Bureau...... Harold Eady TEMPLE EMERITUS NOBLES 1999 Curtis Toale * Deceased Sunshine Committee Chairman...... Bud Glidden Don Albertson...... Program Chairman Ticket Sales ...... LOSNA - Marylou Ellis, PHP Bill Athas...... County Fair Chairman APPOINTED DIVAN Bill Batten...... Recorder 1st Ceremonial Master...... Gene Marinelli Unit Council Chairman...... TBD Ray Bell...... Event Coordinator 2nd Ceremonial Master...... Jules Simon Unit Council Vice-Chairman...... TBD Director of the Arch...... Past Masters Unit Unit Council Secretary...... Ron LeVene Cliff Bloodsworth...... Hospital Chairman Director of Ritual...... Barry D. Hart, 33° Webmaster...... Gary Schweinshaupt Ben Blount...... Hospital Transportation Marshal...... Ron Enger Charlie Burke...... Membership Chairman, Bloodbank Chairman Captain of the Guard...... Bud Glidden AIDES Ed Firquin...... Ceremonial Director Outer Guard...... Herb Mueller Chief Aide...... Dave Joly Gerald Goacher, KCCH...... Ritual Assistant Chief Aide...... Jim Smith, II Art Littman...... Chairman Trust Fund SAHIB TRUST FUND Assistant Chief Aide...... Don Sims Herb Mueller...... Captain of the Guard Chairman...... Ken Pedersen Assistant Chief Aide...... Ron LeVene Joe Pegoraro ...... Chief Aide Trustees...... Jules Simon, Charles Hamilton Personal Aide...... Duke Goranites Harold Schatschneider...... Outer Guard Personal Aide Special Duties...... Ray Perez Gary Schweinshaupt,...... Reporter Editor OFFICE STAFF Chief Aide Emeritus...... Joe Pegoraro W. Bruce Steube, III 33°, PP...... Ritual Administrative Assistant...... Sherri Cliburn Executive Aide...... Bill Athas Lee Stewart, PP...... Director Financial Assistant...... Barbara Hays Aides...... Fred Ellis, Tom Hardin, Marcel LeClerc, Bud Stuver...... Director Event Coordinator...... Linda Glendinning Ken Pedersen, Dorwin Pulford, Lou Ortt, 33°, PP...... Chaplain Corps Food & Beverage Manager...... Ed Shauan Ron Shrum, Charlie Titus, Tom Willeman, Fritz Wise, Jim Yeo Executive Chef...... Robert McClain COMMITTEE / UNIT / CLUB EMERITUS NOBLES Mike Ash...... Band 2016 DIVAN ADDRESSES, PHONES AND EMAIL CHAPLAINS Bill Athas...... Finance Officer, Legion of Honor POTENTATE ORIENTAL GUIDE Chief Chaplain...... Lou Ortt PP 33° Mario Bojsiuk...... Legion of Honor Carroll “Scrib” Scribner (Sandy) Bruce Porter Jack Bryant (Chief Pilot)...... Flying Fezzes Chaplain...... Rev. Bill Carter 155 Grand Oak Circle 3961 Lancaster Dr. Chaplain...... Rev. Dorè Patlian J.D. Copher...... North Port Shrine Club Venice, FL 34292-2434 Sarasota, FL 34241 Selwyn Damron...... Director’s Staff (941) 488-4363 (941) 313-5820 William F. Dokes...... Secretary, Gulf Shrine Club HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS [email protected] [email protected] Raymond Drury, Sr...... Secretary, Manatee Shrine Club Donor Relations Chairman...... Robert Rodd Ed Gremp...... Band Hospital Benefit Month Chairmen...... Jules Simon CHIEF RABBAN TREASURER Bill Balkwill (Gail) Dale LaBell PP (Donna) Darwin Heinzman...... King Pins Plaque Program Chairman...... Robert L. Rodd Earl Huntzinger ...... Gulf Shrine Club Treasurer Business Collection Buckets...... Dorwin Pulford 2151 Riviera Dr. 11315 Rivers Bluff Circle Sarasota, FL 34232-3517 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 Jim Macdonald...... North Port Shrine Club Hospital Chairman ...... Ken Clark (941) 915-4014 (941) 751-1771 Otis Manchester...... North Port Shrine Club Asst. Hospital Chairman...... Dick Schmidt [email protected] [email protected] William McKown...... Past Masters Jarrett Miller, PP...... Band FUNDRAISING APPOINTMENTS ASSISTANT RABBAN RECORDER George Mitchell, KCCH...... Hillbillies 100 Million Dollar Club Chairman ...... TBD Del Rawlinson (Juanita) Ed Firquin (Wanda) Herbert Mueller...... Legion of Honor Bingo Chairman...... Jack Ivins 2301 Wood Street 5417 Creeping Hammock Dr. Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH...... Desert Patrol Circus Chairman ...... Paul Zeissler Sarasota, FL 34237 Sarasota, FL 34231 P.W. Towsley...... North Port Shrine Club County Fair Chairman...... Butch Power (941) 951-0033 (941) 922-1981 Clint Van Tassell...... North Port Shrine Club County Fair Co-Chairman...... TBD [email protected] [email protected] Ed Wallace...... Camel Herders Dog Track Chairman...... TBD Alf Weidner...... Desert Patrol HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET Fez & Clothes Sales...... Aides Unit Dell Hyland (Sandra) Jewelry Sales Co-Chairman ...... Jim Yeo 4611 Hollingsworth Ave. Jewelry Sales Asst. Chairmen ...... Ron Shrum Sarasota, FL 34233 Picnic Committee (Spring)...... Units (504) 296-9187 Picnic Committee (Fall)...... Club Council - TBD [email protected] Spaghetti Dinner ...... Motor Corps, 1st & 2nd Ceremonial Masters
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional! April 2016 SAHIB REPORTER Page 45 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATION ATTORNEYS AT LAW FUNERAL HOMES REAL ESTATE Sahib Building Fund...... 26 Jack Wm. Windt...... 19 Toale Brothers Funeral Homes ...... 43 Robbins Assoc., G. David Walters...... 15 Sahib Parade Schedule...... 22 David Finkelstein...... 43 Sahib Unit leaders (w/ phone numbers).... 44 FURNITURE - SALES RESTAURANTS Sahib Unit News...... 18 CPAs Sleep King Inc., Bedroom Furniture ...... 19 Sahib Shriners Restaurant ...... 31 Shrine Club Directory ...... 8 Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A...... 15 Terrace on the Green Restaurant...... 31 GOLF Shrine Club News...... 8 Cavanaugh & Co. LLP...... 20 Peridia Golf & Country Club...... 31 SALES Shriners Hospital Contributions ...... 6 Albert A. Haab, CPA...... 19 Metheny Motorsports, Inc...... 43 HANDYMAN SERVICES Stated Meetings ...... 6 COMPUTER REPAIR Little Jobs, LLC, Steve Helin...... 43 SENIOR LIVING & CARE Thursday Luncheons ...... 30 CTS - Karl Krausse...... 19 Villa Grande of Sarasota...... 30 Trust Fund...... 27 HOME INSPECTION CONTRACTORS - GENERAL Independent Home Insp. Srvs...... 19 SHRINE CLUBS SAHIB UNITS D.R. Coffman Construction Co...... 16 Englewood Shrine Club...... 39 Aides...... 40 JEWELRY Hillbilly Shrine Club ...... 9 Clowns...... 40 CONTRACTORS - HEATING & A/C Diamond Vault, Ali Chokr...... 2 Jim McDonald Heating & Cooling...... 26 Manatee Shrine Club ...... 31 Greeters...... 40 MARINE PRODUCTS Motor Corps Shrine Club...... 40 Kentucky Colonels ...... 28 CONTRACTORS - IRRIGATION Rhodan Marine/GPS Anchor...... 25 North Port Shrine Club ...... 40 King Pins – Pancake Breakfast ...... 39 Don Vos Sprinkler Company ...... 20 Venice Shrine Club...... 43 Legion of Honor...... 28 MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS CONTRACTORS - REMODELING Mariners ...... 28 Masonic Organization...... 33 SHRINE SUPPORTERS D.R. Coffman Construction Co...... 16 Model Ts / Classic Cars...... 28 Purmort & Martin...... 30 OPTICIANS Oriental Band...... 40 CONTRACTORS - ROOFING Optical Service ...... 30 Suncoast Communities Blood Bank...... 30 Pipes and Drums...... 40 Conway Roofing Co., Sid Conway...... 30 Provost Guard...... 39 ORGANIZATIONS SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATION CREMATION/FUNERAL Q Club, Teocalli 183...... 16 Birthday/Anniversary Dinner/Dance...... 6 Your Traditions Cremation & Funeral ...... 15 Hospital Transportation Report ...... 6 PAINTING CONTRACTORS Masonic Digest...... 32 DOCTORS Eric’s Painting & Decorating ...... 19 Masonic Organizations...... 33 Dr. Kimberly Walters, DC NEW ADVERTISERS Million Dollar Club...... 28 Sarasota Chiropractic Centre...... 30 PLUMBERS & A/C IN APRIL Aqua Services, Inc., Plumbing ...... 19 Officers (Elected & Appointed)...... 44 FINANCIAL SERVICES Recorder’s Report ...... 29 Hart & Hart Financial Svs, Barry Hart...... 26 POOLS Reporter Advertising Rates...... 9 Galaxy Pools ...... 33 Sahib Bingo...... 39
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New Nobles bring to New ABILITIES New Members New LOYALTY Mean Much More than a Gain in Numbers Sahib Shrine FINANCES New or a New DEVOTION Percentage Increase – New SINCERITY THEY ARE New MANPOWER SAHIB SHRINE’S CONTINUED LIFE AND ACTION New ENTHUSIASM
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner Treasurers Assoc - Tampa Reporter Deadline 6:00pm Murder/Mystery Dinner
Always the First Day of the Month REPORTER DEADLINE For May Issue
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5:00pm Wednesday Night Treasurers Assoc - Tampa Treasurers Assoc - Tampa 11:00am BINGO-MH Dinner 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner Marzug Potentate’s Ball 8:00am Pancake Breakfast 10:30am TCOB Coffee - MH 2:00pm Band 5:00pm Club/Unit Head Mtg. 12:45pm Stated Mtg. 6:30am Scottish Rite Reunion 7:00pm Bar Bingo 5:00pm Italian Buffet 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner 1 - Tampa 7:30pm Clowns Hearts 8:00am Sahib Golf Outing- 7:00pm LOH-CRA Bobby Jones 7:30pm Oriental Band 1:00pm Golf Tournament Party 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10:30am TCOB Coffee - MH 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night Hillbilly Days - Pikeville, KY Hillbilly Days - Pikeville, KY Hillbilly Days - Pikeville, KY 7:00pm Bar Bingo 2:00pm Band Dinner 10:30am Greeters 11:30am Scottish Rite 7:30am Scottish Rite Reunion 7:30pm Clowns 5:00pm Italian Buffet 5:30pm Mariners 11:00am Provost Guard Luncheon 2 - Tampa 7:30pm Model Ts 6:00pm Birthday/Anniversary 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner 5:00pm ROTC Ball - MH April Dinner Dance Hearts 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner 7:30pm Oriental Band
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7:00pm Bar Bingo 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner Morocco Potentate’s Ball 7:30 pm Clowns 2:00pm Band Dinner 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner 8:00am SWAY Guild - MH 5:00pm Italian Buffet 7:00pm Drawing Queen of Hearts 7:00pm Motor Corps 7:30pm Oriental Band 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 8:00am SWAY Guild - MH 4:00pm Divan/Finance 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner Mahi Potentate’s Ball Committee Mtg 2:00pm Band Dinner 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner 6:00pm Sahib Derby Buffet - 4:00pm Fletcher Wedding 7:00pm Bar Bingo 5:00pm Italian Buffet 7:00pm Drawing Queen of SR Reception - MH 7:00pm Past Masters Hearts 7:00pm Sahib Derby Fun - MH 7:30pm Clowns 7:30pm Oriental Band
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11:00am BINGO-MH 8:00am Pancake Breakfast 10:00am TCOB Coffee - MH PR Conference - Tampa PR Conference - Tampa FSA Convention - Orlando FSA Convention - Orlando 2:00pm Band FSA Convention - Orlando 8:00am Blood Mobile 7:00pm Bar Bingo FSA Convention - Orlando 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner 7:30pm Clowns 5:00pm Italian Buffet 5:00pm Wednesday Night Dinner 11:00am Men’sLuncheon 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner REPORTER DEADLINE Hearts For June Issue 7:00pm LOH-CRA 7:30pm Oriental Band 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10:00am TCOB Coffee - MH 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night 10:30am Greeters 11:30am Scottish Rite 6:00pm Widows Sons 2016 7:00pm Bar Bingo 2:00pm Band Dinner 11:00am Provost Guard Luncheon Annual Rock Concert Eagles 7:30pm Clowns 5:00pm Italian Buffet 5:30pm Mariners 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner Tribute 7:30pm Model T’s 6:00PM Birthday/Anniversary 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner Hearts Dinner Dance 7:30pm Stated Meeting 7:30pm Oriental Band 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10:00am TCOB Coffee - MH 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night 11:00am Men’s Luncheon Dinner 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner 10:00am Club/Unit Head Mtg 7:00pm Bar Bingo 2:00pm Band 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner 7:30pm Clowns 5:00pm Italian Buffet Hearts 6:00pm Republican Mtg. 7:30pm Motor Corps May 7:30pm Oriental Band
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1:00pm BMI - MH 10:00am TCOB Coffee - MH 11:00am BINGO-MH 5:00pm Wednesday Night 11:00am Men’s Luncheon 5:00pm Friday Night Dinner 4:00pm Divan/Finance 2:00pm Band Dinner 5:00pm Hillbilly Dinner Committee Mtg 5:00pm Italian Buffet 7:00pm Drawing Queen of 7:00pm Bar Bingo Hearts 7:00pm Past Masters 7:30pm Oriental Band
29 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY 11:00am BINGO-MH SAHIB CLOSED 2:00pm Band 5:00pm Italian Buffet
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