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February • Volume 78, Issue 2 • St. Louis, MO Moolah® Shriners Camels’ Tales Home of Shriners of Eastern & Central Missouri Dedicated to Helping Shriners Hospitals for Children Gary J. Bergenske Jerry Gantt Imperial Potentate 2017-2018 Past Imperial Potentate 2015-2016 Chairman of the Board of Trustees Shriners Hospital for Children Moolah Appointed Positions Douglas Maxwell, P.P. 96 David Dieckhaus, PP.......,,,...........................Almoner Past Imperial Potentate 2018 Elected Divan & Board of Directors David Dieckhaus, PP....Ambassador Co. Chairman Past Imperial Chairman of Board of Trustees Kyle McEvoy...............................................Potentate Dennis Kelley, PP...........Ambassador Co. Chairman 2009-2015 Don Taylor............................................Chief Rabban Wayne Price................................Building Chairman Russell Georgen.............................Assistant Rabban Shriners Hospital for Children David Dieckhaus......................................... Chaplain Joe Shivley................................High Priest & Prophet Todd Litzau........................Clinic Referral Chairman St. Louis 314-432-3600 Richard Weber.............................................Treasurer Steven Pieper, PP.......Donor Relations Co-Chairman Dennis Kelley, Sr. PP......................................Recorder Executive Board of Governors Kenneth Myles, PP....Donor Relations Co-Chairman Mitch Weinsting..................................Oriental Guide Alex B. Rabin.........................................Chairman Ted Dearing....................................General Counsel Gale Bennington, PP...................Vice Chairman David Jacobi, Sr. .......Grand Lodge Representative David B. Schneidewind.........................Treasurer 2018 Appointed Divan Joe Shivley.............................Insurance Committee Adrian Croissant....................................Secretary Robby Dirkers........................1st Ceremonial Master Al Earls......................................License Plate Director Shaun Ruether.....................2nd Ceremonial Master David Schmucker...Memorial Brick Walk Chairman Gale Bennington............................Director General Jeff Kittsmiller, Sr...................Membership Chairman Appointed Board of Governors Michael Dunfee............................................Marshal Dennis Burkholder...........Public Relations Chairman David Dieckhaus, P.P. Bernard G Stever Chuck Stratton...........................Shrine Club Marshal Jim Tracy........................................Technical Advisor Gale Bennington, P.P. Joe Shivley Greg Dortch............................Captain of the Guard Potentate’s Aides Robert Berry William Bradford Moolah Shrine Circus Jack Melton...........................................Outer Guard Rich Viner, Chief Aide Scott Link Rob Boland Dennis Martin Don Taylor.......................................Circus Chairman Wallace Bowman Matthew Mayer Ron Reynolds......................................Circus Director Representatives to Imperial Council William Bradford Richard Mayer Associate Member Kyle McEvoy Russell Georgen Ryan Braun John McDougal Wayne Price......................Parade Marshal Emeritus Jim Brandenburg, P.P. Don Taylor Joe Shivley Michael Davis Eric McVicar Richard Sopp....................Parade Marshal Emeritus Tom Dempski Dale Nagel Emeritus Members Representatives to C.S.S.A. Jack Morrison....................Parade Marshal Emeritus Kyle Eckhardt Matt Niedringhaus Lester “Al” Greene, P.P., Harry E. Hays*, Kyle McEvoy Joe Shivley Mark Rethemeyer...............Circus Director Emeritus Gary Fanger Rick Pollock Ron P. Krueger II Robby Dirkers Greg Dortch Dave Fitzgerald Tim Radley Camels’ Tales is published ten times per year Stephen K Lambright, Gene McNary*, Gale Going Mike Reese Moolah Temple Association and distributed by Moolah Shrine Temple Douglas E. Maxwell, PIP Harold Hargis Jay Reynolds John B. Morgan, Stephen F. Pieper, P.P., Randall I. Ottinger, P.P................................President Jeff Henty Dave Schmucker Material contained herein may not be repro- John Schloot, James W. Smith, P.P.*, Dennis Kelley, PP.........................................Secretary Gary Holland John Spraul duced in whole or in part whithout the written Geo E. Stephenson, P.P.* , Fred Caress, Dave Hope Ron Taylor consent of the publisher. All Rights Reserved. Ronald Risher*, Doug Bachman, Living Past Potentates Bill Huey Casey Thompson Don Wander Ted Dearing*, William Tracey, Adam Iwanow The titles used herein are service marks of various James W. Smith .......................................1983 Dick Long Bud Waters companies, organizations and others. All logos, Charles M. M. Shepherd* Richard H. Haag ..........................................1988 Potentate’s Personal Aides service marks and trade marks are reproduced Kenneth E. Myles.................................................1992 Frank Cali Ronald Reynolds with permission. *Past Board Chairman Randall I. Ottinger ..............................................1993 John Cordell Michael Sanders Lawrence D. Jones ............................................1994 Ben Goodenough, Jr. Pete Wallace MOOLAH is a registered service mark of Donor Relations Douglas E. Maxwell ...........................................1996 Kip Harris MOOLAH Temple. Kenneth E. Myles, PP........................Director, MO Stephen F. Pieper .........................................1997 Dave Jacobi, Sr. First Lady’s Aides Ronald D. Woods ................................................2001 James McEvoy Art Bardmass, III Stephen Pieper, PP....................Director, St.Louis Camels’ Tales is a trademark of MOOLAH Temple. H.H. “Bud” White ...........................................2002 Pat McEvoy Gregory Heins Albert Faulstich ..................................................2003 Shawn McEvoy Kevin Heins Public Relations Gale F. Bennington .........................................2004 Daniel Phillips Randy Schmidt All material copyright 2016 by MOOLAH Temple. Dennis Burkholder John G. Smith .................................................2005 Shrine Club Aides Merle R. Truckenmiller ....................................2006 Although every effort is made to ensure legit- Cape SC MidMo SC Lester “Al” Greene ........................................2007 imacy, MOOLAH Temple is not responsible for Emeritus Representatives Frank “Pancho” Windler .................................2009 Joe Sinning Rick Uebinger advertiser’s claims. Shriners Hospitals for Children, William I. Drake ................................................2010 Capital SC Kevin Worley A Colorado Corporation James C. Brandenburg .....................................2011 Benjamin Dennison Nemo SC ADVERTISING: Direct all questions concerning Gale Bennington, P.P. Andrew Metzger .................................................2012 advertising to the address and phone listed. Patrick Hensley ................................................2013 Jim Trammel Melvin Gordon Lawrence D. Jones, P.P. Dennis Kelley ......................................................2014 Daniel Boone SC Michael O’Cheltree Kenneth Myles, P.P. Pictures published in the Camels’ Tales are property David Dieckhaus................................................2015 Don Newman, Jr. Mike Shulse Merle R Truckenmiller, P.P. Lenny Martin........................................................2016 of MOOLAH Temple unless otherwise noted. ECMO SC Semo SC Dean Isbell...........................................................2017 D. Bryan Eaton Terry Bunting Send Camels’ Tales Articles to Moolah Temple Staff Director General Dennis Eaton Gregg Price [email protected] 314-878-6301 Gale Bennington, PP............................................2004 John Hagerty Paul Rose Submissions may be reviewed for grammar, Gale Bennington, PP Administrator Four Rivers SC Three Rivers SC Assistant Directors General spelling, punctuation, content, or edited for space Ext. 113 - [email protected] Stephen Pieper, PP..............................................1997 Eugene Hopwood Daniel Phillips allotted. Merle Truckenmiller, PP.......................................2006 Joachim SC Jimmie Sanders Monica Smith, Membership Bill Drake, PP.........................................................2010 Locan Santschi Tiger SC The grammar, spelling, punctuation and content of Andrew Metzger, PP...........................................2012 all submissions are the responsibility of their authors. Ext. 100 - [email protected] Patrick Hensley, PP...............................................2013 Little Dixie SC Allen Jants Scott Hunt Matthew Weinsting Potentate’s Emeritus Aides Lauren Whittington, Graphic Designer John Hewitt, Chief Aide Emeritus John Lowry Ext. 101 - [email protected] Charles Baker Robert Holscher William Ross Donald Baur James Hubeli Donald Staffne Richard Braun Conrad H. Jacobi, PP James Stahl Patricia Dodd, Accounting Robert Callaway Mark Lyles Mitch Weinsting Richard Carlson, Jr. Robert Means Kenneth Will Ext. 102 - [email protected] Robert Daniels Raymond Moore Donald Worley John Dodge John Morrison, Jr. Richard A. Watts Albert Earls Fred Plough Moolah Temple Maintenance Donald Gabel Wayne Price 12545 Fee Fee Rd. Ext. 150 Robert Grimm Mark Rethemeyer St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: 314-878-6301 Fax: 314-434-5393 2 Toll Free: 888-9Moolah 2018 Moolah® Shrine Potentate Kyle McEvoy Nobles, The year is well under way and we have had an enjoyable time meeting so many of you at the various installation