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VOLUME LXXXIV • NUMBER 6 JUNE 2011 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA • www.zuhrah.org Easter Egg Hunt – April 23, 2011 2 ZUHRAH ARABIAN JUNE 2011 ZUHRAH ARABIAN Did you know? Zuhrah USPS 699-560 • That the ARABIAN is a Class 2 periodical mailing? Stated 2540 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404 Therefore the USPS can choose not to forward Meetings TELEPHONE: 612-871-3555 your copy when you move or go “Snow-Birding.” Friday, June 10th FAX: 612-871-2632 • That for every copy returned, Zuhrah is charged Time: 7:00 p.m. 50 cents for address corrections? This does assist WEB: www.zuhrah.org Horsemen’s Ranch in keeping our data base current but is an added RSVP for dinner by JUNE 2011 cost. Monday, June 6th All communications regarding the editorial content or advertising should be addressed to • That you can register your summer and winter The Zuhrah Arabian, 2540 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Entered as periodicals at Minneapolis, Minnesota, with additional mailing offices. addresses with the office? Just notify us of your IN MEMORIAM Published at 2540 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Subscription price, $12.00 a year. effective dates.You can then enjoy uninterrupted Send changes of address to 2540 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404. service of the Arabian. ZUHRAH SHRINE DIVAN • That you can help us keep the data base current ELECTED and costs down? Verify your personal data with the Potentate.........................................................Gary Sibben (Terri) Chief Rabban ....................................................Tony R. Krall (Bev) office by calling 612-871-3555 x 200 or emailing to Assistant Rabban..........................................Al Neiderhaus (Deb) [email protected] High Priest & Prophet ........................Theodore M. Martz (Lori) Oriental Guide.......................................Ross E. Hjermstad (Deb) Treasurer.................................................Timothy R. Jirak (Jamie) Irwin Rubenstein Recorder ......................................................Jon Hanson, PP (Kris) Lester J Johnson APPOINTED Attention: Gerald H Fosnaugh First Ceremonial Master....................Adrian R. Skytland (Mary) John V ‘Johnnie’ Bakke Second Ceremonial Master .............Michael J. LaVine (Colleen) Units and Clubs Marshal .......................................James O. Burlingame, Jr (Linda) Joseph D Ginsburg Captain of the Guard .................................Brad Roberts (Claire) When you have news to include in an issue James Tabata Outer Guard .....................................Verl Raap (Jeanna Paradise) of the Arabian, please send it Woodrow J Torgerson Imperial Representative...............................Ron Breberg (Nanc) by email, if possible, to [email protected] Chaplain .........................................................................John Walsh Alan L Shapiro Dennis J Hopia ARABIAN EDITOR NEWS Send news to: [email protected] • Send your news in the body of an email, or William W Hogan Bobbie Lampi • attach a Word document, or Larry E Anderson RSL desktop publishing services • attach a PDF – especially for event ads. Gordon E Loffhagen 320-251-9115 [email protected] • Put Arabian in the Subject line of the email. 18 Fairfield Court, Saint Cloud, MN 56303 C P Jones PHOTOS Dean E Leedom SHRINE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN – TWIN CITIES • Attach JPG photos to an email, or 2025 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Frederick V Hrachovina Phone: 612-596-6100 • Embed in a Word document Vern E Linder • Original digital photos are preferred; Ronald B Lewcock editor will crop and adjust the color and size Jerald D Wickett • Set digital cameras to higher-quality file size Richard D Morelan Office Hours at for better results; 2-3 MB is not too big. Henry P Meyer Zuhrah Shrine Center • Identify people in photo, if required. Charles W Emme • Include caption for use with the photo. Over the past few months, the Divan has observed that the Shrine Lloyd E Mathews Center has had little activity from the Unit and Clubs on Thursdays. We are taking all measures to right-size expenses to match activity DEADLINE: 15th of the month Theodore P Lindberg and find it necessary to close the Shrine Center each week on Thursday. News submitted after deadline will be included on a space available basis. Laurel E Dunlap At this time, we do not know if this is a temporary or permanent change and we will continue to monitor Unit and Club activity at the Shrine Center to help us determine appropriate staffing for the Shrine Center building usage. Hours of Operation ARABIAN ADVERTISING RATES Sunshine Effective Monday, February 15, 2010, the Zuhrah Shrine Committee administrative office will be closed on Thursdays. Size General Rate Unit/Club Rate The Office remains open: When you hear of a (Column x Width) Monday–Wednesday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Noble who has been ill, (Column = app. 1.8”) hospitalized, convalescent, or The Oasis is open: 1 x 2" $24.00 $16.00 shut-in, please contact Milt Monday–Wednesday 5:30–approx 10:00 p.m. Bernu, 763-545-4219 or the 2 x 1" $24.00 $16.00 Temple Office, 612-871-3555. VoiceMail and Email Addresses It is important to provide We have added telephone voicemail boxes and email addresses for 1 x 3" $30.00 $20.00 the Noble’s address, name of specific functions at Zuhrah. Jane and designated volunteers will hospital or nursing home. monitor both the voicemail and email daily and respond as necessary. 2 x 1.5” $30.00 $20.00 A new sign-out system has Zuhrah general phone 612-871-3555 and 1 x 4" $40.00 $28.00 been implemented for wheelchairs on loan from you will hear a list of voicemail boxes as follows: 2 x 2.5” (Business Card) $44.00 $30.00 X 200 Fraternal Relations/Address Changes (Jane) Zuhrah Temple. If you have 2 x 5" $80.00 $55.00 obtained a wheelchair in the X 201 Accounting past and are not using it, we X 202 Julie, Events and Catering 5 x 7.25 (Half Page) $200.00 $135.00 would appreciate having it (is forwarded immediately to her direct # returned.We have had many 612-767-4107 at Mintahoe) 5 x 14.5" (Full Page) $380.00 $255.00 requests for wheelchairs this X 204 Operations year. If you return a wheel- For other sizes, contact Ed Reiners. You may also email comments and questions as follows: chair, kindly return it through [email protected] the office for our record [email protected] keeping. Donated wheel- [email protected] To place an advertisement in the Arabian, contact chairs in good condition will be accepted, too. Ed Reiners at [email protected] It is very helpful to Zuhrah for you to utilize these Milt Bernu, Chairman or by phone at 612-483-0664 efficiency measures and it is very much appreciated. JUNE 2011 ZUHRAH ARABIAN 3 From the Potentate The CIRCUS DATES TO REMEMBER! BIRAK – JUNE 22 & 23, WILLMAR - SEPTEMBER 16 & 17, Workhorse MINNEAPOLIS - OCT. 20–23 We have kicked off the Circus Advertising sales at the May meeting of the Unit and Club Heads.This is a very important part of our overall revenue stream.All proceeds from the program advertising is directly contributing to the financial good of Zuhrah. Let’s all get out and sell an ad or two. If we each sold just one, quarter page ad in the book we would need nearly a ream of paper for each copy. Let’s all do our part to fill the book! Thomas H. MacLeod Circus Booster appeals will be forthcoming. Please respond to this Tom first appeared on Manhattan in New York City Control Data Corporation in the design, manufacture and request as it is how we contribute in 1934. He is the son of a Glasgow-born Shriner and a testing of Airborne Digital Computers for Naval Aircraft. back to the community and supply Massachusetts Lady. His father was an active member of Tom spent 17 years as a volunteer firefighter for the City tickets to the children of the area so Each month it becomes harder to the Scottish Rite and the York Rite. He was Worshipful of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, where he held the position express how I feel about the future.We they may have the opportunity to Master of the Brattleboro Lodge. of Lieutenant and Training Officer. strive to move forward in all aspects of experience the joys of the “Greatest His mother was active in Eastern Star, Daughters of Tom began his Masonic Journey in Robbinsdale our great fraternity. Often times we Show” in town. the Nile, Amaranth and the Order of Beauceant. They Compass Lodge No. 265 in 1998 and became a feel as if we are moving one step for- Imperial Session moved to Connecticut on their way to Tom’s Compassman. He began his Zuhrah trek on the “Hot ward and being pushed two steps back. July 3–7 will find us dealing with Elementary School in Brattleboro,Vermont. From there Sands” of Montevideo, Minnesota. He became a life mem- We have been busy preparing for our the business of Shriners International he went to Prep School at Mount Hermon School in ber of the Scottish Rite and takes part in many of their move out of our current home. and the Shrine hospital system as we Massachusetts. The College of Stevens Institute of degrees. He was certified as a Knight Temp1ar of the 2000 As we have been packing and sort- travel to Denver for the Imperial Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, was an important Crusade and became a life member of the York Rite. In ing and reminiscing about the great Session. Let’s all have a safe and fruit- part of his education and was mentally challenging. the next two years he served as High Priest for times spent at our present facility, we ful pilgrimage. The Korean War made the Armed Forces draft seem Columbian Chapter No. 60. In 2006 he served three imminent.