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Oasis of Rockford Desert of Illinois Tebala Gram THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA SHRINERS Tom Watson, Potentate Vol. 16, No. 4 April 2016 Murder Mystery Dinner at Tebala On February 27th the Alabet Patrol presented a Murder Mystery Dinner at Tebala. The play was based on a high school prom night. Several acts were presented during which Hollie Guist was poisoned by one of the other actors. He performed a masterful demonstration of collapsing and dying. There was a break for dinner and then the final act. Everyone was asked who they thought was the guilty person. Several had very good reasons, but it turned out to be Judy Bowers. Everyone had a great time and they asked when there would be another play. Hollie Guist Sharon Secoy Jerry Minor Pam Slater Kami Minor Judy Bowers Susan Coulter The actors in the deadly comedy Special entertainment was provided by Carolyn Pitterle who demonstrated her proficiency with Winners of the raffle prizes were: Hollie and the hula-hoop. Ann Guist – Judy Bowers – Denise Sand – Bill She kept it going while walking completely Moses around the entire room. 2 Tebala Gram April 2016 TebalaGram EDITOR: Gary Ackerman email: [email protected] SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: All materials, notices, and arti- cles must be received NO LATER than the 15th of each month previous to publication issue. email: [email protected] Mail to: Tebala Shrine Temple 7910 Newburg Road Rockford, IL 61108 ADVERTISING: Contact Tebala Shrine Office 815-332-2010 or email: [email protected] ADDRESS CHANGES: Direct See a color version of the TebalaGram linked to our website at http://tebala.org. We solicit your input, and are eager to assist you. Please request clerical help from Tebala at 815-332-2010 if needed. As of May 1, 2016, we will discontinue mailing The TebalaGram email address is: the Tebalagram. After much consideration, we Editorial Policy: All submissions to this issue made this decision due to both the high-cost of of the TebalaGram have been included with mailing the letter each month, as well as the overall minimal alteration to style, grammar, or spelling in an attempt to preserve readability increase of member access to internet. The internet and the creativity and integrity of the writers’ original intent. Any article or material submitted version will be in color and will additionally have that does not meet the standard of Freemasonry or the YouTube video capabilities. Shrine will be stricken at the discretion of the Editor and the Divan. DISCLAIMER: Writers authoring submis- We understand that some members do not use the sions will be held accountable for accurate, inclusive, and timely info. The TebalaGram internet. In these cases, please contact Denise at disavows assumption of any and all responsibil- 815.332.2010 so we can make arrangements for ity for inaccurate, missing, or late info included in submissions, or attributable to omitted submis- you to receive the Tebalagram by other means. sions, published in this newsletter. Please keep submitting your articles, notices, and ads, and diligent TebalaGram staff will file them ap- Best, propriately according to current editorial policy and confidentiality statements. Mark Torrance I M A G I N E T H E P O S S I B I L I T I E S April 2016 Tebala Gram 3 POTENTATE’S MESSAGE Greetings Nobles and Ladies, I hope everyone had a great Easter. Spring is finally here and along with that, starts our parade season. I hope all clubs and units have successful year and have a lot of fun along the way. Above all stay safe. The new permanent bar in the mosque is now complete. It turned out beautiful. Many of you helped to break it in on March 18, at the St. Patty’s Day Dinner. It was a good time. If you have not seen the new bar, make sure you check it out the next time you are at the Temple. I would like to take a minute to personally say thank you to the Di- rector’s Staff, Loves Park Shrine Club, Ogle County Shrine Club, and the Air Squadron for their generous monetary contributions to help further the work in pro- gress on our building. On Wednesday, March 16, I had the opportunity to have lunch with the Widows of Tebala at P.A.Peterson. Thank you for the invitation. It was a pleasure to meet and talk with the Ladies and hear their ideas and concerns regarding Tebala. On March 22, we had an informational meeting for the Potentate’s Trip to Mexico. The meeting was well attended and several more people signed up. There is still time to sign up. Deadline for reservations is April 24, 2016. The All Inclusive Hotel is the Riu Palace Pacifico. This should be a great trip, hope you will join us. Yours in Faith , Tom Watson, Potentate Ladies Night Out Looking for Shriner Ladies interested in going out for dinner and having some fun on the third Wednesday night of each month. (April 20, 2016 this month) This happens to be the same night your Nobles have their Temple Meeting. The Divan Ladies have gone out the last two months and have really enjoyed just getting to- gether and visiting and having dinner. If you are interested, please call Denise at Tebala, 815-332-2010. Please RSVP by April 13, 2016. This month we are going to the very nice restaurant, Tavern on Clark. 755 Clark Dr. Rockford, IL 61107. Hope to see you there! First Lady Nancy I M A G I N E T H E P O S S I B I L I T I E S 4 Tebala Gram April 2016 Illustrious Sirs, members of the Divan, and Nobles, We are facing a crisis, the time to change is here, and together, we have to imagine the possibilities to make our survival happen. How will we do it? Here are a few ways: 1. Embrace family programs and events within our temple find ac- ceptable ways to embrace the idea to make it happen. 2. Encourage our clubs and units to develop fundraisers that promote the ability to help finance growth in their membership and survival. This will also help the growth of fraternal membership. 3. With the aid of the Temple, as well as the leadership of our clubs and units, encourage and assist in the formation of new clubs and units that support younger members and their families. 4. Together, we must all look into and implement the many modes of modern communication, such as all call phone calls to members, more frequent use of e-blasts, bet- ter utilization of our website and it's calendar, auto text messaging, use of social media, Skype and/ or other forms of telecommunications. 5. Assisting lodges with the growth of brotherly membership; this is where we get our pool of future Shriners. 6. Increasing our community Public Relations: in all we do we must think, "how does what we are doing affect our image, and are we doing all we can put our best foot forward?" Make the best of pa- rades or other appearances; promote who, what, where, when, and why in all we do. Promote, pro- mote, promote! How will we accomplish this? First and foremost, by planning as a team. Your Divan will be working on a strategic plan and we want to encourage each club and unit to put together their own strategic plan. Please try to lean your thinking to PMA (positive mental attitude). Instead of thinking about why something won't work, let's think about how to make it work, and make it successful. We can work together to make it hap- pen! Imagine the possibilities! Very Truly Yours, Jerry Minor Assistant Rabban I M A G I N E T H E P O S S I B I L I T I E S April 2016 Tebala Gram 5 I M A G I N E T H E P O S S I B I L I T I E S 6 Tebala Gram April 2016 Pote’s Trip 2016 Illustrious Sir Tom Watson and Lady Nancy would like to invite you to join them on all inclusive trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We will be departing August 27, 2016 and returning on September 3, 2016. Our accommodations will be at the beautiful, six apple hotel, the Rui Palace Pacifico. This all inclusive vacation package is priced at $2176.68 per couple for air fare and hotel (based on double occupancy). Trip insurance available for an additional price. We will have an informational meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Tebala at 7:00 pm. Reservations limited to the first 60 people. A $50.00 deposit will hold your reservation with balance due by May 27,2016. Arrangements are still being made for a bus to transport us to and from O'Hare. Price per person to be determined. This is going to a great time. “What Happens at the Palace stays at the Palace!” I M A G I N E T H E P O S S I B I L I T I E S April 2016 Tebala Gram 7 NOBILITY BIRTHDAYS IN April 1st Richard Diaz 19th Richard A. Hill Stephen L. Butler Barry L. Kasmar Roger W. Cummings James Sklavanitis Kenneth Curtright Douglas H. Love J.Brick Vandersnick 25th 2nd Gene McGee 20th Kevin Rothermel David C. Brown 10th James S. Bauer 26th Richard W. Meyer Martin Smith Richard L. Bean R. Duncan Brown, PP 11th Glynn Frankland Richard A.