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TO BE READ IN ALL ODD FELLOW LODGES: GRAND MASTER’S LETTER Dear Brothers and Sisters, September: time for kids to go back to school. Although this could also be a continua - tion of the end of last school year with kids doing online schooling. I am hoping we get back to normal, or a new normal, and not have all this uncertainty going around. Speaking of the new normal, how do we go about doing fundraisers? When we cannot have big groups in one room, how does the lodge raise enough money to keep going and to give out to those in distress? We are going to need to think of new ways or ideas to do this, at least for a while, if not forever. Maybe the Brat fry you have, you will have to make x’s every 6 feet, or that band and refreshments you used to have with a packed house now is a pay to view streaming event with just the band on stage. We all need to think of new ways to go FISHING for ideas and ways to raise money in this new normal. I do not have the answers as to how every lodge is going to do their events as each event is different. Each lodge will need to figure out how to work within these new requirements and still be FISHING for members and funds for the lodge. If you need any help with anything let Let’s go FISHING !!! me and Grand Lodge know. I will do my best to be at your events to help in any way I can. I will do whatever you need me to do to help you get out there FISH - ING for Odd Fellows. Until next month when I will have more FISHING stories to share with you. In Friendship, Love and Truth, Jeffery Jones, Grand Master

GRAND CHAPLAIN’S LETTER CONFRONTING FEELINGS OF GUILT Psalms 32: 4-7 – “For day and night Thy hand was heavy goodness and love for us. Depression and hopelessness may upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. follow. To cope, some people develop compulsive behaviors I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I in an attempt to replace self-reproach with something plea - not hid. I said that I will confess my transgressions unto the surable. Excessive amounts of food, television, internet, Lord and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. For this shall shopping, and exercise are common ways people try to push every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou away self-condemning thoughts. mayest be found: surely in the floods of great Addressing guilt quickly is important. waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou Acknowledge the emotion to the Lord and identi - art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me fy the reason behind it. If you have violated from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with God’s law, ask His forgiveness, and take steps to songs of deliverance.” change the behavior. If you discover false guilt, Guilt comes from a feeling of responsibility for confess it and ask God to adjust your thinking to some wrongdoing. Conviction can result from the match His. In either case, praise Him because He Holy Spirit’s efforts to turn us away from sin and doesn’t want His children carrying unnecessary bur - guide us to our heavenly Father. However, not all dens and has promised to forgive our sins. guilt stems from ungodly actions. Our Odd Fellow membership and active involvement as a False guilt, which is not prompted by sin, can surface for a forgiving and unselfish member of society speeds this variety of reasons such as disappointment in one’s own per - process of changing past behavior that had been motivated formance, a sense of shame over past events, or criticism by personal feelings of guilt. Immersion in doing for others is from others for unmet expectations. Rejections or a pattern of paramount to change. abuse from childhood can also trigger this emotion. False Let us pray: “Help me to keep myself out of the way as I pur - guilt is a powerful weapon the enemy (what you construe as sue a deeper walk with You. In Your name, Amen.” the enemy) uses to direct our thoughts away from the Lord. Submitted in Friendship, Love, and Truth, Whether false or real, the emotion of guilt divides our mind, Heidi Londo, Grand Chaplain drains our energy, and creates a sense of insecurity. If we allow it to linger, we can start to have doubts about God’s SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 3

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GRAND SECRETARY'S LETTER Brothers and Sisters, I hope that everyone had a great summer even though we were dealing with Covid-19. Lodges have started meeting again with masks and social distancing. If you can have your meetings with social distancing, you should be, and if you cannot meet in person ,make sure you are keeping in touch with your members. Each lodge needs to decide if they have the room to do social distancing and wear face coverings. OLARSH H IP The Scholarship information SC will be sent to your Lodge Secretaries later this month. Please take time to look at this information packet. It will contain our Grand Lodge Scholarship information and also information on all of the vari - ous scholarships, Grants and Loans available from The Sovereign Grand Lodge. Make as many copies of the information as you W iscon sin Od need. If you know of a young person that is in college and needs a d lFeilltotle help ws & R CAL ebekah ENDA s The Sovereign Grand Lodge has a lot of programs for helping. There are specific scholarships for different R R AFFLE SUN NOV MON EMBE 1 TUES R 20 WE 20 vocations so please make sure you look at all that is in the packet when it arrives. $100 2 D TH $50 3 U F $50 4 RI 8 5 SAT $1 9 $50 00 $50 6 $50 10 $ 7 $5 11 50 15 0 1 $50 $ 16 $50 2 100 $50 13 $50 17 14 $ 18 $50 Your lodge has been sent raffle calendars to sell. Please make sure you ask your secretary for a ticket or two 22 50 $50 $ 19 $10 23 50 0 2 $50 20 $50 4 $5 21 $50 25 0 29 $ 26 $50 $1 30 250 00 $50 27 $50 $5 28 and try to sell them or buy one or two for yourself or other family members. Since we have not had any 0 $50 H appy Thanks giving - Win $ S 250! events since March, we need to be more creative in selling tickets. We need to sell at least 300 to break UN M DEC ON EM TUE BER S WE 2020 D TH 1 U F $5 2 RI 6 0 3 SAT $1 7 $50 even and we are only allowed to sell 2,000. The Museum and our Scholarship fund rely on the proceeds of 00 8 $50 4 $50 5 9 $50 13 $50 1 $50 1 $50 0 $100 4 $ 11 $ 15 50 1 50 1 $50 2 20 $50 6 $ $ 17 50 this raffle to continue their purpose. Let us try to make this year, the year we break the 1,000-ticket sales $10 21 50 18 0 22 $50 $50 $5 19 2 $5 23 0 7 0 24 $50 $ 28 $250 100 2 $50 25 $50 9 $ 26 $ 30 250 50 31 $50 mark. $50 C $50 elebra te the holiday s with $ S 250! UN M JANU ON T ARY Until next time, UES 2021 W ED THU FRI 3 $50 S $5 AT $100 4 0 1 $ 5 $50 50 $50 2 In Friendship, Love and Truth, 1 $50 6 $ 0 7 50 $ 11 $50 100 $50 8 $50 12 9 $ 13 $50 50 $50 $50 14 $5 15 0 1 Joyce M. Proulx, Grand Secretary $250 6 $50

IN MEMORIAM

BROTHER RALPH PITZRICK, PG SISTER GENEVA OLSON, PPRA Rice Lake Lodge #269 Jurisdictional Lodge #400 65 year member Formerly of Laura Belle May 19, 2020 Rebekah Lodge #94 July 6, 2020 4 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW SEPTEMBER 2020

COMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 1 Deadline for articles for October The Wisconsin 1 Deadline for articles for December The Wisconsin Odd Fellow Odd Fellow 7 Labor Day - Grand Lodge Office closed 1 Calendar Raffle begins! 11 Patriot Day 1 Daylight Savings time Ends 20 169th Anniversary of the Rebekah Degree 4 119th Anniversary of the L.A.P.M. 22 Fall begins 11 Veteran’s Day 24 135th Anniversary of the Patriarchs Militant Degree 26 Thanksgiving Day OCTOBER 26 Grand Lodge Office closed 1 Deadline for articles for November The Wisconsin 27 Grand Lodge Office closed Odd Fellow DECEMBER 10 Manor Board Meeting, Platteville 1 Deadline for articles for January/February The 12 Columbus Day Wisconsin Odd Fellow 16 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:30 P.M. Comfort 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Suites, Green Bay 11 Hanukkah begins 17 Home Associate Meeting, 8:00 A.M., Comfort 21 Winter Begins Suites, Green Bay 24 Grand Lodge Office closed 20 Grand Trustees Meeting 25 Christmas Day - Grand Lodge Office closed 31 Happy Halloween 26 Kwanzaa begins 31 All Degree Day, WI #14, Janesville 31 New Year’s Eve

Odd Fellow and Rebekah New Business- Museum Board Meeting Iowa Lodge # 1 member Joel Gosse gave a talk about ways to preserve artifacts in our museum. He had met with a July 11, 2020 lady who specializes in preservation of artifacts. She went The meeting was called to order by President Sharon through our museum and made suggestions. It was much Cunningham at 10:05 A.M. at the Odd Fellow and appreciated that Joel has shown an interest in preserving Rebekah Museum. our museum. We hope to implement some of the ideas. Roll call of board members: Brother Heins reported on what needed to be done during President, Sharon Cunningham - present the next year to maintain our buildings. The ceilings in the Vice President, James Heisner - present 2 larger rooms on the main floor of the museum need to be Sec./Treas., Tom Heins - present repaired. He also suggested that the windows and front Board Member, Cleo Stenner - present entry doors of the cottage be replaced. He suggested a bud - Grand Master, Jeff Jones - present get of $2,800.00 be approved for these projects. Brother Rebekah Rep, Elizabeth Ebere - absent Heins made the motion to set approve $2,800.00 for the Minutes of the last meeting were looked at. They were projects. The motion was seconded by Sister Stenner. accepted as printed. Motion carried. Financial Report by Sec. /Treas., Brother Heins: Brother Heins presented a bill for mileage in the amount of CD on Deposit @ Farmers Savings Bank- Mineral $76.60 to pick up board member, Cleo Stenner, so that she Point, WI could attend the meeting. Brother Heisner made the motion • $5,000. to pay this bill; Grand Master Jones seconded the motion. Checking- Farmers Savings Bank- Mineral Point, WI Motion carried. • $8,755.62 ( as of July 11, 2020) Being no further business, Brother Heins made a motion to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Brother Heisner. Motion Grand Master Jeff Jones made a motion to accept the carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M. financial report as reported. Sister Stenner seconded the motion, the motion carried. In F. L. & T., Tom Heins, Sec. / Treas. Museum Board Old Business- **Rebekah and Odd Fellow members of the Grand Lodge Board Sec. Tom Heins reported on the work that had been of WI, the museum needs your voluntary assistance and/or completed on the museum and cottage since the last meet - funds to continue keeping our grounds and buildings look - ing. The floor in the cottage has been replaced. A new back ing presentable. As the saying goes, “Many hands make entry door and storm have been installed. A dehumidifier light Work”. Contact any board member (addresses and was suggested to be placed in the original museum to help phone #’s are available in The Wisconsin Odd Fellow ) if preserve our artifacts. It was purchased and installed in you can help us out. We have light and heavy duty work June. The Museum will be reimbursing Iowa Lodge #1 for that needs to be completed. Thanks in advance. the kilowatts that are used to run it. It already feels less humid in the Museum. SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 5 NEWS FROM IOWA LODGE #1

On August 1, Iowa Lodge #1 had the opportunity to On August 3, Iowa Lodge #1 presented Brother Gilbert present Brother Glenn Potterton, PGM, with a 65 year Gribble with a 65 year Odd Fellow membership pin. Odd Fellow membership pin. Glenn and his wife Betty Pictured are Brother Gib, Brother Tom Heins and are seated. Brother James Heisner, Sister Mary Curtis Brother James Heisner. and Brother Tom Heins presented the pin.

NEWS FROM WAUONA LODGE #132, PORTAGE

Wauona Odd Fellows Lodge #132 donated masks to the Columbia County Sherrif’s office and the Portage Police Department. Pictured to the right is Karen Lewis presenting a $100.00 check donation to St. Vincent de Paul volunteer Amanda. 6 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW SEPTEMBER 2020

Goood ofof the Order

This is a new section designed for members to present something for the Good of the Order

ODD FELLOWS HELP IN TIME OF C ALAMITY On April 18, 1906, a great disaster befell the northern coast of California and San Francisco in particular. It was a giant earthquake that levele d m u c h o f t h e c i t y . On April 21st, the Sovereign Grand Lodge requested the Jurisdictions make liberal contributions to help relieve Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in the devastated area. This was immediately followed up by a letter from the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin to all 321 subordinate IOOF lodges and 203 Rebekah Lodges of the state. The appeal raised $3,177.63 (which would be about $92,000 value in 2019 money) with most of the lodges in the Wisconsin contributing. Among the contributing Wisconsin IOOF lodges that are still in operation or recently were in operation: Help for the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

Appleton’s Konemic #47 - $50; Ashland #63 – $25; Baraboo #51 - $10; Barron #38 - $10; Beaver Dam #117 – $10; Darlington #171 - $20; Green Bay #19 – $10; Hayward #333 - $10; Horicon # 87 - $15; Janesville’s Wisconsin #14 - $50; Lancaster’s Mississippi Valley # 86 - $5.15; Madison’s Hope #17 - $25; Menasha #187 - $10; Neenah #41 -$5; Merrill’s Jenny #32 - $10; Mineral Point’s Iowa #1 - $25; Peshtigo #185 - $25; Rice Lake #269 - $5; Shullsburg’s Justitia #12 - $5; Stevens Point Shaurette #92 - $25; Waupaca #208 - $5; Grand Rapids #91 (now Wisconsin Rapids Engel Fellowship) - $45.

Among the Contributing Wisconsin Rebekah Lodges:

Appleton’s Deborah Rebekah # 13 - $25; Ashland’s Prosperity Rebekah #37 - $5; Iron River Rebekah # 192 - $1; Janesville’s America Rebekah # 26 - $5; Colfax Rebekah # 97 - $5; Rice Lake’s Hiawatha Rebekah # 75 - $10; Sparta’s Mineral Spring Rebekah # 41 - $5; Stevens Point’s Barbara Rebekah # 9 - $5. (to convert money to 2019 value, multiply by 29) Thus, a $50 contribution then would be about $1,450 today And a $25 contribution then would be about $725 today And a $10 contribution then would be about $290 today And a $5 contribution then would be about $145 today Loren Farrey Original - February 13, 2006 Revised - September 1, 2019 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 7 OFFICE OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND ders not being open for travel as the Youth are the future of MASTER INDEPENDENT ORDER the Order. The Dispensations that have been issued are still in place and OF ODD FELLOWS will remain so until the Government Regulations regarding Greetings, Brothers and Sisters, COVID 19 are removed or eased regarding social distancing I hope this finds you well, as we hold the course of social and meetings. The Executive will be travelling to the distancing and phasing into the opening of our lodges and Jurisdictions when it is deemed safe to do so (when airlines visiting. 2020 has brought with it enormous challenges which are opened to more countries and the borders are open). We have impacted our ability to meet, socialize and celebrate our were all able to complete our Fall visits before the pandemic great work. It has been an interesting and challenging time hit, so we will try to pick up our Spring and Summer visits for our Order. that we had scheduled for 2020 in 2021. We will continue to It has given the Order quite a few curve balls; however we take action to support the Members and Lodges facing hard could not function and would certainly be in a worse position times. As this pandemic continues, we remain fully commit - if we did not have many members who are dedicated to lead ted to supporting all of you at this time. our membership through these times. With that being said, I No one can predict what the future holds in the coming would like to thank every Lodge and Member that has months but be assured that the Executive will remain com - offered their assistance to others within their communities mitted to moving forward. The health and safety of our during this recent/current COVID 19 pandemic. Your Membership is our top priority. thoughtfulness and kindness and caring will always be I could not be prouder of everyone in our Order for banding remembered. Why we became Odd Fellows and Rebekahs is together to ensure that we all stay safe and healthy. Thank to help the less fortunate, to belong to a caring Order and to you for all your efforts and sacrifices. make lifelong friends and to care for our own. I congratulate the Lodges for finding ways to continue to reach out to assist As our lives have been abruptly and drastically shifted, along their members and their Communities. This is the time we with everybody else around the globe, I have been reflecting need to put our differences aside and work together as and with Strength, Courage, Inspiration, Greatness and Hope Brothers and Sisters. in our hands, together there is nothing that we cannot do. To the Members who are assisting the less fortunate mem - In closing, my hope is that you are all taking the steps neces - bers, family, neighbours, shut ins and people with disabili - sary to keep your families safe and healthy. As Odd Fellows ties, etc. with your help with delivering groceries/prescrip - and Rebekahs, I am confident that we will “STEP UP TO tions, doing errands, or making meals. Thank you for your THE PLATE” and do whatever is necessary to get through generosity and time. We truly need to be leaders in the these times and thus be stronger going forward. Communities and the use of our gifts of friendship, love, Fraternally, truth, faith, hope and charity which will be shown to all who s/ E. Wesley Nelson receive your help in their lives. Sovereign Grand Master I would like to thank the Lodges and Jurisdictions who have cancelled or postponed their Sessions until it is safe for us to OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT meet. To the Officers who have stepped up to the plate to serve until next Sessions, thank you. Our lives have all been INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF placed on hold and changed over the past few months and REBEKAH ASSEMBLIES have almost come to a stop. We have lost out on being able I.O.O.F. to meet, communicate, (both verbally and visually) with our family, members, and friends. Dear, dear Sisters and Brothers: This nationwide/worldwide slow down can give us a per - To my knowledge, only one jurisdiction has held its spective, we can only imagine what we may or might do dif - Assembly session at the originally scheduled time in 2020. ferently or better once this all passes. Over the past months, At this point, one Assembly or possibly two have scheduled we have been focused on the difficult decisions we have had special sessions for the 2019-2020 year to address needed to make to help keep our Members, Lodges and business. Others are waiting to determine possibilities or Communities safe. have cancelled their 2019-2020 term sessions completely. Your Executive have had some hard decisions to make and All major gathering events for our Order – Pilgrimage to the have had to become creative in ways that have not been done Tomb of the Unknown, Wreath Laying at the Cenotaph, and in the past. We held a Zoom Executive Meeting, until we can the Annual Sessions for Sovereign Grand Lodge and its com - meet face to face. The Executive has thought long and hard ponent units – have been cancelled. What has happened to about the choices that were placed before us as we approach our normal? some major decisions. The main decision was made regard - Writing about myself and my choices has not been my nor - ing our Sessions in August. Our August 2020 Sessions have mal for these bimonthly articles. Today’s thoughts, though, been cancelled and will now be held in August 2021 in require that to change. Cincinnati, Ohio. I want to thank the Grand Lodge The coronavirus pandemic brought everything in our calen - Representatives for their vote to support this decision. Safety dars and plans to a complete and jolting stop. My question: of our Membership is our prime concern. what happens now with more than a dozen cancelled trips I want to recognize the Pilgrimage for Youth Committee and uninterrupted open hours, days, and weeks? also, on having the hard decision to cancel this year’s trip. No meetings allowed by the various state and provincial reg - The health and welfare of our Youth was a great concern ulations meant not only that air travel was out but so were with the pandemic still growing each day and with the bor - Cont. on pg. 12, col. 1 (I.A.R.A.) 8 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW SEPTEMBER 2020

1207 S. Jackson, Green Bay, WI 54301

Odd Fellow Home Friendship Place Rebekah Haven Tel. (920) 437-6523 Tel. (920) 593-7015 Tel. (920) 435-4810

NEWS FROM THE ACTIVITY We also passed the summer away with our Wacky DEPARTMENT Wednesday Theme days. Each Wednesday had a different theme and we encouraged residents For my article this month I thought that I would give you a and staff to dress for the themes. I think the recap of how we spent the summer here at the Odd Fellow favorite theme was “Christmas in July!” Home. Thank goodness it was a summer where the weath - Thibby’s Ice Cream stopped on campus er cooperated (most of the time) so we could enjoy sched - biweekly and many of our residents uled musical entertainment all summer long. We only had enjoyed the special ice cream treats. to adjust the schedule a couple of times due to weather. The cost of the treats was covered by dona - Our enter - tainers have been very good with tions and the facility. The coffee cart has also become a switch - ing dates when weather favorite activity. Now that we can’t have residents come looked like it would not cooperate. down to the Activity Room for coffee shop we take the Most of our entertainers were also on coffee cart out on the wings twice a week so residents and board to play outside for our residents. It has staff can enjoy a flavored cup of coffee or the cold drink of been a great summer of outdoor music, kind of the day. On the Wacky Wednesday theme like our very own music in the park! days, we would deco - Another wonderful thing has happened since my last arti - rate the cart for the cle- outdoor family visits! This was started around mid- themes, as well as July. Families must call to set up a time to visit. Visits are played music that done during the week between 9:00 and 5:00. Visits were went along with the dif - schedule for 15 minutes at a time. After a few weeks, the ferent themes. This visitation schedule had not been filling, so we started made it much more fun when we took the scheduling 30 minute visits. Again, we are at the mercy of cart out on the wings! We continue to facilitate the weather, but as with music, the weather has been coop - FaceTime/Skype calls for residents and families. We also erating! Also, we must follow certain protocol with the vis - continue to do scheduled activities, by wing, both on the its which include things like wearing masks, social distanc - wings and the activity room. Residents are offered activity ing, screening families, limiting the number of visitors, and supplies in room and activity staff check in with residents sanitizing between visits. Just part of what has become a daily. All in all, the residents seem to be doing well during part of the “new normal.” this pandemic. Cindy Czechanski, Activity Director

Essential Workers!!! SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 9 ODD FELLOW AND REBEKAH HOME ASSOCIATION HOLD PARADE On June 4, 2020, residents of Odd Fellow Home, Rebekah Haven and Friendship Place enjoyed a parade. The parade was of cars from our resident’s families. 10 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW SEPTEMBER 2020

NEWS FROM THE CEO Hello my friends! There is so much going on in the health care world today I do not know where to begin! The most important thing to tell you is, we are fine at Odd Fellow Rebekah Home! We are still not completely “open” to visitors but we are beginning to have outside visits for our residents and their families. It has been a very long spring and we are praying for a kinder summer. I am not sure where I personally stand with all of the restrictions but professionally, I comply with all of the CDC recommendations. Therefore, I want to encourage you to maintain social distancing and wear your mask when out and about. I wear my mask for three reasons: 1. I work in health care and I am living with what can happen. 2. I care about the people I could infect if I were positive and did not comply. 3. What if? What if a mask really works and we kick this thing? What if I save a life by being compliant? What if this is all political and it goes away in November – what if? The other issue we face every summer is the heat. I have historically sent you ways to be safer in the summer months but this year I am attaching a notice I received from our pharmacy. There are many medications out there that increase our sensitivity to the sun or can increase the risk of dehydration. Please take a look at the list and engage in safety measures or simply be aware if you are on any of them. I wish you all good health and God’s love! Char Summer is full of sun, heat, and fun! But with these won - • NSAIDs (celecoxib, ibuprofen, meloxicam, derful features comes an increased risk of a sunburn, heat naproxen, piroxicam) illness, and/or dehydration. • Proton Pump Inhibitors (esomeprazole, Did you know some medications can make you more sen - omeprazole, pantoprazole sitive to these ailments? • Sulfonylureas (glimepiride, glipizide, Medication Classes that increase sun sensitivity (exam - glyburide) ples listed are not all-inclusive, but include those most • Misc (alendronate, losartan, amiodarone, commonly seen in LTC (Long Term Care) in each class): carvedilol, oxycodone, prochlorperazine, • ACE Inhibitors (benazepril, captopril, cyclobenzaprine, terbinafine) enalpril, lisinopril, quinapril, ramipril) Medication classes that can impair the body’s ability to • Antibiotics, especially fluoroquinolones respond appropriately to heat, increasing risk of a heat- (ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, related illness, including dehydrations: moxifloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, • Vasconcstrictors (pseudoephedrine), trimethorprim) antihistamines (diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine, • Anticonvulsants (carbamezapine, promethazine, cyproheptadine), tricyclic oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, pregabalin, antidepressants (amitryptyline, desipramine, primidone, topiramate, valproic acid/divalproex doxepin, fluvoxamine, imipramine, sodium) nortriptyline), phenothiazines (chlorpromazine, • Antidepressants (amitriptyline, bupropion, thioridazine) and anticholinergics (benztropine, citalopram, desipramine, doxepin, duloxetine, dicyclomine) decrease the body’s ability to escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sweat and cool itself. imipramine, nortiptyline, paroxetine, trazodone, • Antipsychotics (olanzapine, clozapine, venlafaxine) risperidone, quetiapine), affect the part of the • Antihistamines (cetirizine, dimenhydrinate, brain that controls how the body maintains diphenhydramine) healthy temperature. • Anti-Parkinson’s Agents (amantadine, • Beta Blockers (carvedilol, propranolol, pramipexole) metroprolol, nadolol, pindolol, sotalol) and calcium channel blockers (diltiazem, verapamil, • Antipsychotics (aripiprazole, clozapine, amlodipine, felodipine) can slow blood flow to haloperidol, olanzapine, quetiapine, the skin, making it harder to rid the skin of heat. risperidone, ziprasidone) • Diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide, • CCB’s (Diltaizem, Nifedipine) bumetanide, metolazone, torsemide, spironolactone, • Diuretics (chlorthalidone, furosemide, amiloride, chlorthalidone, triamterene) can cause hydrochlorothiazide, metolazone) dehydrations. • Hypnotics (eszopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem) Signs of heat illness/stroke include headache, dizziness, • Lipid-Lowering Agents (atorvastatin, nausea and vomiting, and muscle cramping which can fenofribrate, fluvastatin, gemfibrozil, progress to weakness, high fever, difficulty breathing, lack lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, of sweating, rapid pulse, confusion, collapse and seizures. simvastatin) Be aware of the weather!! Wear Sunscreen and hydrate! SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 11 NEW SHELTER PROVIDES NEW LOCATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT

Pictured above and to the right, is our new shelter at Odd Fellow Home. It is on our back patio. This is where we have been having our outdoor music here. Residents are able to sit in the shade to enjoy the outdoors and hear some good music.

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Cont. from pg. 7, col. 2 (I.A.R.A.) cancel their visits as well. This will pass, and we will be back meetings just a few miles from home. So how do we stay in to business as “usual” when it is deemed safe. I must com - touch? More phone calls, texts, emails, and Facebook posts. mend The SGL office; they have worked hard to keep every - These aren’t as good as being together with hugs, smiles, and one contacted and informed. Due to Covid, the staff is limit - shared laughter but they are better than total separation. ed in their efforts and some delays have occurred. But through diligence and dedication, most of the work has been Closed restaurants meant that cooking at home was mandato - accomplished. In some areas it has given them a chance to ry. The biggest surprise? I’ve enjoyed returning to cooking catch-up. Remember we all have been affected in many ways and sharing kitchen duties with my Steve! What a surprise! by this pandemic, and patience and understanding are needed Grocery shopping became an exciting event to anticipate. to help everyone continue. But that excitement was counterbalanced by empty shelves. Hopefully, we can start getting back on track soon. So many empty shelves and none caused by a great sale. Personally, I have missed seeing my first grandchild gradu - Even restocking meant that limited choices were available – ate. I have missed another granddaughter’s First no longer could we choose from 6 different kinds of an item. Communion. I was able to see both events virtually. Just finding one was a success. What a change! Everyone has had to transform their lives and will continue Closed stores meant that shopping beyond basic necessities to do so. We have a big support system for help. It is called was not an option. Amazon and other internet shopping to fraternity. In my program, I quoted “No man is an island” the rescue! But even that brought a reality check. Typical and the “Future is Now!” We must work with each other to overnight delivery now required three days or more. Longer re-establish our goals and our mission – “Visit the sick, delays were caused by warehousing issues. All this took me relieve the distressed, bury the dead, and educate the back to my childhood when orders from the catalogs took orphan.” I have heard of countless lodges having food drives, weeks to arrive. clothing drives, etc., to help their communities. This is what Stopping in-person worship services was necessary and we do, and we are proud of it. We continue to serve and live understandable. This change became more impacting as the up to our heritage. I am proud of that heritage, and I know weeks have drawn on. Even now many of us cannot return to you are too! “normal” worship because we have “underlying health con - Thank you for your support with your time and efforts, and ditions.” Whoever considered that we would be unable to God Bless. attend our regular worship services? I certainly never consid - Chivalrously, ered that to be a possibility. s/ General John C. (Jack) Roberts When nothing is the normal that we know, what can we do? General Commanding Is that the catalyst for change? That’s what five men believed when they began meeting in MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Seven Stars Tavern in Baltimore. Thomas Wildey and his four newfound friends worked to establish a new normal. Greetings Brothers and Sisters, And that normal has adapted through these 200+ years to the Sovereign Grand Master Wes Nelson has asked us to “Step life through the Independent Order of Odd Fellows that we up to the Plate” as the “Future is Now” and President- continue to adapt today. I.A.R.A., Elizabeth Mowry-Harbstreit has asked us to “Focus on What Is Important”. One of the most important challenges Yes, we’re back to shopping in local stores and sometimes we as an organization face today is membership. It is impor - having options in the items that we buy. Some local meetings tant that we find ways to get our names out into the commu - are happening again with adaptation. Worship is online or in- nity so that others know who we are and what we stand for. person but in some cases with limited or no singing. Masks are our newest accessories. You are probably asking “How to we do that in these days of Covid-19 and having to social distance and community activ - Meeting the needs of the day. Thomas Wildey did it in 1819. ities are being cancelled and many of our Lodges are still So can we in 2020! dark?” As a result of these trying times many in our commu - Fraternally with commitment to meeting our needs, nities have faced financial loss and more and more are s/ Elizabeth Mowry-Harbstreit depending on Food Banks to feed their families, in addition your local Emergency Personnel and Frontline Workers are now being stretched to their limits as they continue to pro - OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COMMANDING vide the needed medical and emergency care within their GENERAL MILITARY COUNCIL, communities. PATRIARCHS MILI TANT What does any of this have to do with Membership within Greetings Chevaliers, Ladies, Brothers and Sisters, our Order? It has everything to do with Membership. This is our opportunity as Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to shine even I hope everyone is well. It has been an interesting few during a pandemic. We don’t have to be present in our Lodge months. We have missed the Tomb of the Unknowns Halls to “Step Up to the Plate” and provide food for the Food Pilgrimage in Arlington, the Canadian War Memorial in Banks or snacks, a meal or other forms of appreciation for Ottawa, the Pilgrimage for Youth, and now our upcoming those who every day place their own health and the health of GMC session. Many adjustments have been made and many their own family members at risk to make sure those who hurdles overcome. The GMC, Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, and need help receive it. IALAPM are resilient. We shall persevere. We must “Focus on What Is Important” and for the foresee - I have missed not being able to attend my assigned visita - able future what is important is reaching out within our tions. The other officers have been disappointed in having to Cont. on pg. 13, (Membership) SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 13 Cont. from pg. 12, col. 2 (Membership) communities and helping those in need. I believe those who receive the gifts of food and snacks are going to remember the gen - erosity of those who took the time to say “We want to help. We want to help lift your burdens and brighten your day.” And we as a family of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will then have a huge pool of potential members. Although it may not seem like it now, there will come a time when we will once again be able to meet as Brothers and Sisters within the walls of our Lodge Halls. When the time does come, invite those who you have provided for in and tell them more about who the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are. Issue them an invitation to join our fraternity. A fraternity that was built on the idea of providing for those in need. An idea that is possibly needed more today than it ever has been in our 200 plus years as on Order in North America. In Friendship, Love and Truth, Committee on Membership

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The Covid-19 virus has inffliclicted a lot of dammaage and uncertainntty in our world. The virus has made us change a lot of plans and activities that so mmaannyy of us have looked ffoorward to with great annticiticipation; our 71st Pilgrimage ffoor Youth tour, the Sovereign Grand Sessions and many if not all of our state sessions. All of thesee have been cancellled due to one immpoportanntt reason, the saffeety and well-being of our people. I was looking ffoorward to this year’s program with a certain ammouount of anxiety and excitemennt.t. A lot of work has gone inntto this year’s tour by a lot of people and I truly appreciate the time and efffffoort thata everyonnee has given to the program. Now we hhaave a whole year beffoore our tour can take place and that means that nexxtt year’s tour will be even better!! We will be sending out certiffiicates next week to Jurisdictions and individuals thata made donations to our program this year. We trryy hard to hold down the cost of the trip and depend verryy much on your donations to keep the program in the black. Last year it cost around $2,800.00 per delegate and we charge $2,000.00 per delegate. The difffffeerence of $800.00 per delegate is made uupp with donations. For the third year in a row the delegate’s ffeee will remain the same. All donatia ons help!! This year, our donations ranged ffrrom $10.00 to $30,000.00. A hhuguge thannkk you to Boone Loddge #170 in Madison, WV ffoor the generous $30,000.00 ddonatition and The Charititablle Foundation of thhee Grand Loddge of Utah who this past week gave us a donation of $10,000.00!! The Pilgrimage ffoor Youth website has been updated. Please take thhee timmee to look at it: hhttttps:// www.iooffppilgrimageffooryouth.com. On the ffrronntt page is a group picture of our delegates and a caption thhatat says: GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE STANDING ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE PAST. Our delegates are the Gateway to the ffuuture and will keep our ffououndation and traditions intactt ffoor generations to come. Whheen you suuppoppport one of our delegates, you are building our ffuuture. On the ffrronntt page we will also post annyy immpoportant annouo ncemmeents and evenntts thata are relative to the Pilgrimage ffoor Youth program. THE 2020 PILGRIMAGE FOR YOUTHH TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS. WWee will be back in 2021 with an even bigger and better tour!! IMPORRTTTANANT UPDATES FOR 2021: On May 15, 2020, the Pilgrimage ffoor YYoouutth Board met via zoom and decided to cancel the 2020 Pilgrimage Tour due to the Covid-19 virus. Thhee Board set the datesa ffoor next year’s tour ffoor Jullyy 3-16, 2021. The option ffoor onllyy attending ffoor the one-week tour is no longer available. The cost ffoor the tour remains the same ffoor thhee 2021 tour: $2,000 per delegate and $1,600 per tour leader. The Board also waived the rule of one year in schooo l remaining and the age requirement ffoor those delegates that were sponsored ffoor thhiis year’s tour, thereffoore, making them eligible to attend next summer. This is a one-time consideration and will only apply to the delegattes sponsored ffoor the 2020 tour. The Pilgrimage ffoor YYoouth Board has also increased the Scholarship ffoor the Speech connttest winners. The ffiirst-plaace winner will be awarded $2,000 and the rruunnere -uupp will receive $1,000. 2021 delegate application ffoorms and 2021 tour leader and sttaffff applilicatitions mmuust be used. Pllease discard and destroy all ffoorms dated 2020 and beffoore! s/ Leonard Bolton Execuuttive Director

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The next Grand Lodge Session will be MERRILL - Jenny Lodge No. 32. Meets 3rd Thurs., LODGE DIRECTORY 7:00 p.m., 820 1/2 E. First St. For information contact GRAND LODGE OFFICERS FOR held June 13-16, 2021, at the Comfort Richard Proulx (920) 468-1436. 2020-2021 Suites, in Green Bay, WI. MILWAUKEE - Badger State Lodge No. 11. Meets 1st Thurs. @ 7:00 p.m. and 3rd Sat. @ 9 a.m. except July & August, at 4729 W. National Ave., Jon Buck, Jeffery M. Jones ...... Grand Master BARABOO - Baraboo Lodge No. 51. Meets 2nd & N.G.; Rich Smith, Sec’y. 109 Dean Road, Belgium 4th Mon., except Jan. and Feb., 7:00 p.m., 1210-9th 53004-952 Tel. (262) 476-5085. 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 St., Steve Niles, N.G.; Ms. Sharon Cunningham, 3. (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] Sec'y., N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583, MINERAL POINT - Iowa Lodge No. 1. Meets 2nd Chuck Londo ...... Deputy Grand Master Tel. (920) 264-2145. Sat. at 11:30 a.m., March thru May and Sept. thru 736 Lake Shore Dr., Escanaba, MI 49829-3633 Dec.; 2nd Wed. June, July & Aug., 7:30 p.m., at 112 COLUMBUS - Tri-County Lodge No. 40 Meets 1st Front St., Chris Heins, N.G.; Tom Heins, Sec'y., 309 (906) 789-9089 • [email protected] Wed., at 7:00 p.m., at 131 W. James St. 1st Wed. Harris St., Mineral Point 53565. Tel. (608) 987-3001. Business Meeting, 3rd Wed. Social Meeting except Dale J. Stevenson ...... Grand Warden July and August. Darryl Koehler, N.G.; Rick Raatz, PORTAGE - Wauona Lodge No. 132. Meets 1st 5807 S. County Rd D, Beloit 53511 Sec’y., 232 S. Birdsey, Columbus 53925. Tel. (920) Tues., 6:30 p.m., and 3rd Tues. Social Meeting at 306 (608) 931-2586 • [email protected] 622-0892. Lodge email: [email protected] E. Carroll St., Sara Fulhbohm, N.G.; Fred Kropp, Sec'y., 306 E. Carroll St., Portage 53901. Joyce M. Proulx, 2021 ...... Grand Secretary GREEN BAY - Green Bay Lodge No. 19. Meets 2nd 1304 S. Webster Ave., Green Bay 54301-2502 & 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. at 1144 Radisson St., Chuck RICE LAKE - Rice Lake Lodge No. 269. Meets 3rd (920) 406-9860 • [email protected] Londo, N.G.; Rick Jerry, Sec'y., 1144 Radisson St., Thurs., 8:00 p.m., 2654 21st Ave., John Wagonback, Green Bay 54302. Tel. (920) 621-5188. N.G.; Tom Reed, Sec'y., 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake Loren M. Cunningham, 2023 ...... 54868. Tel. (715) 234-2694...... Grand Treasurer HAYWARD - Hayward Lodge No. 333. Meets 3rd Wed., 6:00 p.m., except June, July, & Aug., I.O.O.F. N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 SHULLSBURG - Justitia Lodge No. 12. Meets 1st Hall, Corner of 2nd & Main, Steve Longtine, N.G.; & 3rd Thurs., except July & Aug., 7:30 p.m., 150 W. (608) 448-9262 David Jacobsen, Sec'y., P.O. Box 425, Hayward Water St., Tom Turpin, N.G.; Charles N. Searles, 233 [email protected] 54843-0984. Tel. (715) 210-0523. S. Kennedy St., Shullsburg 53586. Tel. (563) 663- 1954. Heidi Londo ...... Grand Chaplain JANESVILLE - Wisconsin Lodge No. 14. Meets 1st 736 Lake Shore Drive, Escanaba, MI 49829-3633 and 3rd Sat., at 11:00 a.m.; at 22 N. Main St., R.J. WISCONSIN RAPIDS - Engel Fellowship Lodge (906) 789-9089 Simon, N.G.; Toni Jeske, Sec'y., 22 N. Main St., No. 91. Meets 2nd Tues., 7:00 p.m., 3rd Tues., Janesville 53545. [email protected] Potluck, 6:00 p.m., at 1930 7th St. So., Dwight Quaschnick, N.G.; Craig Liska, Sec’y, PO Box 41, Walter “Wally” Kennison ...... Grand Marshal LANCASTER - Mississippi Valley Lodge No. 86. Wisconsin Rapids 54494. Tel. (715) 325-5804. Meets 2nd & 4th Tues., 7:00 p.m., April - Oct. except 2863 N. 56th St., Milwaukee 53210 July & Aug.; 2nd & 4th Tues., 1:30 p.m., Nov. - [email protected] March, 155 E. Main St., Platteville, Carol Bender, N.G.; Donald McKelvey, Sec'y., 1101 Bemis Road, Donald McKelvey ...... Grand Conductor Lancaster 53813. Tel. (608) 723-4393. 1101 Bemis Rd., Lancaster 53813 (608) 723-4393 James L. Heisner ...... Grand Guardian 5000 State Rd. 39, Mineral Point 53565 (608) 987-2292 Hubert Johnson ...... Grand Herald 13712 Deer Ridge Rd., REBEKAH LODGE DIRECTORY Wisconsin Rapids 54494-8567 Special District Deputy Grand Master...... Joyce M. Proulx (715) 423-5944 Grand Lodge of Wisconsin Thomas C. Heins ...... 1304 S. Webster Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301-2502 ...... Immediate Past Grand Master telephone: 920-406-9860 email: [email protected] 309 Harris Street, Mineral Point 53565-1012 (608) 987-3011 • Cell: (608) 574-7260 REPRESENTATIVE GREEN BAY - Green Bay Rebekah Lodge No. MINERAL POINT - Mineral Point Rebekah 185. Meets 2nd & 4th Thurs., 7:30 p.m., except Lodge No. 147. Meets 1st Wed., 11:30 a.m. at Term Exp. Jan. and Feb. and 4th Thurs. in Nov., at Odd Pointer Cafe and 3rd Wed., 7:30 p.m., at 112 Front Loren M. Cunningham ...... 2022 Fellows Hall, 1144 Radisson St., Roberta Bierhals, St., except Jan. and Feb. Mary Curtis, N.G.; Jean N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 N.G.; Denise Olsen, Sec’y., 2635 Bell Ct, Green Polkinghorn, Sec'y., Send mail to: Chris Heins, 309 Cell (608) 448-9262 Bay 54301. Tel. (920) 432-0500. Harris St., Mineral Point 53565. Tel. (608) 987- 3011. [email protected] IRON RIVER - Iron River Rebekah Lodge No. 192. Meets 1st Mon., 5:30 p.m. Recess Jan. and NEENAH-MENASHA - Betty Rebekah Lodge Feb., at VFW Post, 8265 US Highway 2, Dianna No. 212. Meets 2nd & 4th Tues., except Jan. & GRAND TRUSTEES Teppo, N.G.; Linda Watters, Sec’y, PO Box 773, Feb., 7:00 p.m., in member’s homes; Nicole Term Exp. Iron River, WI 54847. Tel. (715) 372-5340. Brocks, N.G.; Jody Tews, Sec'y.,1340 Geneva Rd Richard G. “Dick” Proulx ...... 2022 #14, Menasha, WI 54952-3659. Tel. (920) 720- 490 Tyrolian Dr., Green Bay 54302-5143 MILWAUKEE - Crystal Rebekah Lodge No. 0722 45. Meets 1st & 3rd Tues., noon (one meeting (920) 468-1436 • [email protected] Feb., Mar., July & August). Odd Fellow Hall, 4729 Loren M. Cunningham ...... 2023 W. National Ave., West Milwaukee, Patricia Mott, N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 N.G.; Doris E. Potratz, PNG, Sec'y., 5421 (608) 448-9262 Amberwood Lane, Greenfield 53221-3203. Tel. [email protected] (414) 281-3762 Richard Smith ...... 2021 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-952 3 (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] Jeffery M. Jones ...... Grand Master 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] Joyce Proulx ...... Grand Secretary 1304 S. Webster Ave., Green Bay 54301-2502 (920) 406-9860 • [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2020 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW 15

OFFICERS OF THE HOME YOUTH / SCHOLARSHIP ENCAMPMENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD COMMITTEE OFFICERS OF GRAND ENCAMPMENT 1207 Jackson Street Term Exp. 2020-2021 Green Bay, WI 54301 Sharon Cunningham, Chair ...... 2023 Dale J. Stevenson ...... Grand Patriarch Ph. (920) 437-6523 N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 5807 County Rd. D, Beloit 53511 Term Exp. (920) 264-2145 (608) 931-2586 [email protected] Loren Cunningham, President ...... 2021 [email protected] Rick Jerry ...... Grand Senior Warden N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 Richard Smith ...... 2022 (608) 448-9262 1005 Saint Charles Drive, Green Bay 54311-5833 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 (920) 621-5188 [email protected] (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] Patricia Mott, Vice President ...... 2022 Jeffery Jones ...... Grand Junior Warden 208 E. Main Street, Lake Geneva 53147-1922 Dale J. Stevenson ...... 2021 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 (262) 248-8579 • [email protected] 5807 S. County Rd. D, Beloit 53511-9036 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] (608) 362-0361 • [email protected] Denise Olsen, Sec’y...... 2023 Charles Londo ...... Grand High Priest 2635 Bell Court, Green Bay 54301-1715 Ellen Tews ...... 2021 736 Lake Shore Drive, Escanaba, MI 49829-3633 (920) 432-0500 • [email protected] 719 E. Cecil St. #1, Neenah 54956-3464 (906) 789-9089 • [email protected] Thomas Reed, ...... 2023 (920) 722-6668 • [email protected] Richard Smith ...... Grand Scribe 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake 54868-9014 Heidi Londo ...... 2022 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 (715) 234-2694 • sreed@baldwin_telecom.net 736 Lake Shore Drive, Escanaba, MI 49829-3633 (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] Richard “Dick” Proulx ...... 2022 (906) 789-9089 Thomas N. Reed ...... Assistant Grand Scribe 490 Tyrolian Drive, Green Bay 54302-5143 [email protected] 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake 54868-9014 (715) 234-2694 • sreed@baldwin_telecom.net (920) 468-1436 • [email protected] Jeffery Jones ...... Grand Master Mary Curtis ...... 2021 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 Glenn Potterton ...... Grand Treasurer 209 W. Chapel St., Dodgeville 53533 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] 2525 Hamilton St., #11, Portage 53901 (608) 935-2491 (608) 742-8544 Ellen Tews ...... 2021 Sharon Cunningham, ...... Grand Marshal 719 E. Cecil St. #1, Neenah 54956-3464 MUSEUM BOARD N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 (920) 722-6668 • [email protected] Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum (920) 264-2145 [email protected] Jeffery Jones ...... Grand Master 112 Front Street, 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 Loren Cunningham ...... Grand Outside Sentinel (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] Mineral Point WI 53545 N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 (608) 448-9262 ODD FELLOW MANOR [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sharon Cunningham, President ...... 2022 Term Exp. N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 (920) 264-2145 GRAND REPRESENTATIVE James Heisner, President ...... 2025 [email protected] Richard Smith ...... 2021 5000 State Rd. 39, Mineral Point 53565 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 (608) 987-2992 James Heisner, Vice President ...... 2023 5000 State Rd. 39, Mineral Point 53565 (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] Carl H. Bender, Sec'y.-Treas...... 2023 (608) 987-2992 723 W. Linden St., Lancaster 53813 GRAND TRUSTEES (608) 723-7291 Thomas Heins, Sec’y./Treas ...... 2023 Thomas N. Reed ...... 2022 309 Harris St., Mineral Point 53565-1012 Steve Gierke, Director ...... 2024 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake 54868-9014 (608) 987-3011 • Cell (608) 574-7260 17802 Hwy. A, Shullsburg 53586 (715) 234-2694 • sreed@baldwin_telecom.net Cleo Stenner ...... 2021 Jeffery Jones ...... 2021 Cleo Stenner, Director ...... 2021 531 S. Washington St., Bldg. A, Apt. 3 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 531 S. Washington St., Bldg. A, Apt. 3, Lancaster 53813 • (608) 723-4624 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] Lancaster 53818 • (608) 723-4624 Elizabeth Ebere ...... 2023 The next Session will be held Thomas Heins ...... 2022 2809 University Avenue Apt. 302, on June 16, 2021, 309 Harris St., Mineral Point 53565-1012 Green Bay 54311 • (920) 883-2489 at Comfort Suites, Green Bay. (608) 987-3011 • Cell (608) 574-7260 Jeffery Jones ...... Grand Master BARABOO – Northwestern Encampment No. 20. Jeffery Jones ...... Grand Master 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 Meets 2nd & 4th Fri., 8:00 P.M., at IOOF Hall, 1210 9th St. Loren M. Cunningham, Scribe, N554 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583. (608) 448- 9262 GREEN BAY – Green Bay Encampment No. 17. Meets 3rd Tues., 7:00 P.M., at 1144 Radisson St. Rick Jerry, Scribe, 1144 Radisson St., Green Bay 54302. Tel. (920) 621-5188. JANESVILLE – Rock River Encampment No. 3. Meets 1st Sat., @ 10:00 A.M., at IOOF Hall, 22 N. Main St. Dale Stevenson, Scribe, 5807 S. County Rd. D, Beloit 53511. Tel. (608) 931-2586. MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Encampment No. 1. Meets 3rd Sat. @ 10:00 A.M., at 4729 W. National Ave. Richard Smith, Scribe, 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 . Tel. (262) 476-5085 . RICE LAKE – Phoenix Encampment No. 25. For information on meetings, contact Thomas Reed Scribe, 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake 54868-9014. Tel. (715) 234-2694. 16 THE WISCONSIN ODD FELLOW SEPTEMBER 2020

Capt. Heidi Londo ...... Department Chaplain CANTONS 736 Lake Shore Drive, Escanaba MI 49829-3633 (906) 789-9089 Lt. Col. Richard Smith ...... Department DEPT. COUNCIL OFFICERS Aide to General Commanding 2020-2021 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] Capt. Loren Cunningham ...... Department Col. Jeffery Jones ...... Department Bannerette Commander N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 181 Sunset Ave., PO Box 427, Footville 53537 (608) 931-7335 • [email protected] (608) 448-9262 Lt. Col. Dale Stevenson ...... Deputy Department [email protected] Commander Major Sharon Cunningham ...... Major First 5807 S. County Rd. D, Beloit 53511 Battalion (608) 931-2586 • [email protected] N554 Schoepp Rd., Lot 13, Sauk City 53583 Lt. Col. Richard Smith ...... Department (920) 264-2145 Adjutant [email protected] 109 Dean Road, Belgium 53004-9523 (262) 476-5085 • [email protected] GREEN BAY – Canton Bay Verte No. 11. Meets 3rd Brig. General (R) Thomas N. Reed . . . . .Assistant Sat. 1:30 P.M., except July & Aug., at 1144 Radisson St.; Department Adjutant Contact: Capt. Joyce Proulx, Clerk, 490 Tyrolian Dr., 2654 21st Avenue, Rice Lake 54868-9014 Green Bay 54302-5143. Tel. (920) 468-1436. (715) 234-2694 • sreed@baldwin_telecom.net JANESVILLE - Canton Black Rock No. 6. Meets 3rd Maj. (R) Glenn Potterton ...... Department Sat. at 10 A.M. at 22 N. Main St.; Contact: Lt. Col. Dale Quartermaster Stevenson, Clerk, 5807 S. County Rd. D, Beloit 53511. 2525 Hamilton St., #11, Portage 53901 Tel. (608) 931-2586. (608) 742-8544 MILWAUKEE – Canton Milwaukee No. 1. Meets 3rd Capt. Rick Jerry ...... Department Inspector Sat. at. at 7 P.M. at 4729 W. National Ave., Contact: Lt. 1005 Saint Charles Dr., Green Bay 54311-5833 Col. Richard Smith, Clerk, 109 Dean Road, Belgium (920) 621-5188 • [email protected] 53004-9523. Tel. (262) 476-5085 . Brig. General Gene Curfman ...... Department RICE LAKE – Canton Wisconsin No. 22. Meets 1st Judge Advocate Thurs. of each month at 7 P.M. at 2654 21st Ave., Rice P.O. Box 41, Fisher, IL 61843 Lake; Contact: Brig. General (R) Thomas Reed, 2654 21st Ave., Rice Lake 54868-9014. Tel. (715) 234-2694.

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To all Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodges Please send your lodge items of interest, a list of your new members with their September 11, 2001 addresses and coming events to the: Editor of The Wisconsin Odd Fellow Let us Never Forget 1304 S. Webster Ave. Green Bay, WI 54301-2502 Telephone (920) 406-9860 or e-mail: grandlodge@ ioofwi.org The items must be in by the first of the preceding month of issue. Thank you.