STATED COMMUNICATIONS TRESTLE BOARD SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS DINNER AT 6:30 PM MEETING AT 7:30 PM LEHIGH ACRES LODGE 344 F&AM 1110 ASHLAR AVENUE (BEHIND SUNTRUST BANK) AUGUST 2016 (239) 369-1953 MAILING ADDRESS P.O. BOX 394 LEHIGH ACRES, FL. 33970-0394 WEBSITE LEHIGHACRESMASONICLODGE344.ORG PAST MASTERS ROBERT BERNSTEIN* 1962 WALTER RIDGE* 1963 GRADY RYMER* 1964 THOMAS BOSWELL* 1965 LEON HURTADO* 1966 WILLIAM BEEMAN* 1967 FRANK LYONS* 1968 THOMAS BOSWELL* 1969 CLIFF AYERS 1996 CHARLES GOEHLE JR* 1970 KENNETH LAVINE* 1997 THOMAS BOSWELL* 1971 JEROME MASSEE* 1998 CHARLES GOEHLE JR* 1972 WILLIAM HORSELING* 1999 PAUL MELOY 1973 CHARLES MARTIN 2000 PAUL MELOY 1974 KENNETH LAVINE* 2001 JAMES FOSTER * 1975 HELMUT REIMER 2002 ROY C. ROBERTS* 1976 JAMES ROSE* 2003 WILBER FRENCH* 1977 CARL PETERSON 2004 PAUL WILLIAMSON* 1978 JONATHAN HAMMETT 2005 JAMES BURGETT* 1979 RALPH MCDONALD* 2006 RONALD TEMPLIN* 1980 MICHAEL CROUCHELLI 2007 OFFICERS JOHN BEDNAR* 1981 GUY WALTMAN 2008 WORSHIPFUL MASTER ROBERT LIPPEK 239-600-9084 ERNEST SAMUELSON* 1982 JOHN CARTER 2009 SENIOR WARDEN KEVIN GOURLEY 239-849-1534 HOWARD SPOERKE* 1983 JASON HOLLINGER 2010 WALTER REESE* 1984 WILLIAM HORACIO JR.* 2011 JUNIOR WARDEN HELMUT REIMER 239-303-5224 ROBERT CAMPBELL* 1985 PAUL GOEHLE 2012 TREASURER DANIEL AKARD 239-707-4451 PAUL GOEHLE 1986 PAUL GOEHLE 2013 SECRETARY PAUL GOEHLE 239-633-8249 WALLACE BATEMAN* 1987 G. RICHARD CURETON 2014 SENIOR DEACON FRED NATOLI 239-895-6488 LEWIS FISH 1988 DANIEL AKARD 2015 TED BLOCK 1989 JUNIOR DEACON J. MICHAEL FRISBY 239-728-3811 ROBERT HOEPPNER* 1990 MARSHAL ALBERT SAMUELSON 1991 SENIOR STEWARD ANDREW STANFORTH*1992 JUNIOR STEWARD J. DOUGLAS WRIGHT 1993 HOWARD SPOERKE* 1994 CHAPLAIN CHARLES MARTIN 239-369-6478 HARRY HOPKINS* 1995 * DECEASED TYLER JAMES BOLLA SR. 239-368-8065 REBEKAH LODGE NOBLE GRAND CHARLES MARTIN (239) 369-6478 SECRETARY ADA THOMPSON DARK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13TH 1:00 PM REGULAR MEETING INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS LODGE MEETINGS LEHIGH ACRES LODGE 2009 AUGUST 2016 NOBLE GRAND CHARLES MARTIN (239) 369-6478 AUGUST 1ST OFFICER’S MEETING 7:00 PM SECRETARY ADA THOMPSON AUGUST 8TH STATED COMMUNICATION DINNER 6:30 PM MEETING 7:30 PM DARK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13TH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REBEKAH REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 22ND MEETING CANCELED MASTERS & WARDENS AUGUST 24TH MASTERS AND WARDENS DINNER 6:30 PM MEETING 7:30 PM AUGUST 24TH REGULAR MEETING DINNER AT 6:30 PM RSVP TO [email protected] IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND THE DINNER WE HAD A GREAT VISIT TO MOREHAVEN LODGE ON JULY 28. I HOPE EVERYONE PLANS TO BE AT OUR ANNUAL TABLE LODGE TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 15. DANIEL AKARD PRESIDENT GRAND LODGE OFFICERS FOR DISTRICT 29 D. D. G. M. R.W. CLAY TAYLOR 239-693-1332 D. I. R.W. JEFF NOWAK 239-571-0935 GREETINGS FROM THE EAST; ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR I AM ASKING ALL MEMBERS WHO CAN AT- LEHIGH ACRES CHAPTER 291 TEND THE AUGUST 8th MEETING TO BE THERE. WE HAVE IMPORTANT LODGE FINAN- JANICE MARTIN WORTHY MATRON CIAL BUSINESS TO DISCUSS AND IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT AS MANY MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. JAMES BOLLA, SR WORTHY PATRON I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE W∴ DAN AKARD, BRO. KEVIN GOUR- LEY AND BRO. FRED NATOLI FOR COMPLETING THE MASONIC GERALD POKORNY SECRETARY (239) 303-2374 LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE. I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE AMOUNT OF MASONIC EDUCATION THE OFFICERS HAVE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS NOT UNTIL OCTOBER 14TH COMPLETED. "AN EDUCATED MASON IS A DEDICATED MASON." 7:30 PM REGULAR MEETING LOVE & LIGHT, W ∴ ROBERT (BOBBY) LIPPEK JUST A REMINDER, OUR ANNUAL ROB MORRIS DINNER WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD, 6:30 PM, AT THE LODGE HALL. THIS IS A CARRY IN DINNER WITH THE CHAPTER DATES TO REMEMBER: FURNISHING THE MEAT, BREAD AND DRINKS. ALL WHO ATTEND MAY BRING A SIDE DISH, SALAD, OR DESSERT. GUESTS ARE 8/1 OFFICERS MEETING AND PRACTICE WELCOME. ENJOY THE REST OF THE SUMMER BREAK, HOPE TO 8/9 DDGM VISIT LABELLE SEE ALL AT THE ROB MORRIS DINNER AND AT OUR FIRST 8/8 STATED COMMUNICATION MEETING BACK AT CHAPTER ON OCTOBER 14TH. 8/20 09:00 MM COURSE @ LEHIGH ACRES LODGE 8/25 DDGM VISIT CYPRESS IN STAR LOVE, JANICE GREETINGS FROM THE WEST; Lehigh Acres I HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THE SUMMER. PERSONALLY, IT’S BEEN A LITTLE TOO HOT FOR MY Shrine Club TASTE. WE HAVE SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS CONCERNING THE LODGE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AMONG THE BRETHREN. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY LODGE MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE TO TRY TO ATTEND THE STATED MEETING ON AUGUST 8TH IF POSSIBLE. ON ONE FINAL NOTE, I’D LIKE TO GIVE RW JEFF NOWAK A BIG NOBLE BILL R. JONES, PRESIDENT [email protected] “THANK YOU” FOR DONATING A NEW AMERICAN FLAG FOR OUR NOBLE JIM BOLLA SR, SECRETARY [email protected] FLAGPOLE OUTSIDE. HE IS AN ASSET NOT ONLY TO OUR LODGE, BUT ALSO TO ALL OF FREEMASONRY. THE LEHIGH ACRES SHRINE CLUB MEETS EVERY FOURTH . THURSDAY AT CHINA STAR RESTAURANT, EXCEPT JULY AND SAFE TRAVELS AND GODSPEED, AUGUST WITH DINNER 6:00 P.M. AND THE BUSINESS MEETING IS AT 7:00 P.M. ALL SHRINERS, MASTER MASONS AND THEIR LADIES BR. KEVIN GOURLEY ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND FOR DINNER. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL JIM AT 239-368-8065 OR BILL AT (239) 368-6474 . CHARITY FOR AUGUST HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY TO THE FOLLOWING AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST THE AHA IS COMMITTED TO DALE KOLLAI 2 ND TED MORELAND 9 TH REDUCING DISABILITY AND PAUL BENSTINE 17 TH JODY ROGERS 25TH DEATH DUE TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. THERE MISSION IS “BUILDING HEALTHIER LIVES, FREE OF CARDIOVASCULAR ANNIVERSARIES IN MASONRY FOR AUGUST DISEASES AND STROKE.” THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF SURVIVORS, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, RESEARCHERS, BILLY HARVEY 41 YRS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND SPONSORS. TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP, WISH THESE BROTHERS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY VISIT WWW.ONLINEAHA.ORG. OR ANNIVERSARY WHEN YOU SEE THEM FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK; FROM THE SOUTH; THE LODGE VOTED TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM OF ALLOWING A SUSPENDED NPD BROTHER TO BE ANDREW JACKSON A MASONIC PRESIDENT REINSTATED BY APPLYING AND ONLY PAYING THE CURRENT YEARS DUES. “THE PLANTER, THE FARMER, THE MECHANIC, AND THE THERE ARE STILL 4 BROTHERS THAT HAVE NOT LABORER-FORM THE GREAT BODY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PAID THEIR 2016 DUES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR UNITED STATES, THEY ARE THE BONE AND SINEW OF THE DUES CARD AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CURRENT. COUNTRY, MEN WHO LOVE LIBERTY AND DESIRE NOTHING BUT EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL LAWS” PEACE BE WITH YOU, PAUL GOEHLE BROTHER JACKSON WAS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF FLORIDA IN 1833. HE WAS THE ONLY GRAND MASTER OF TENNESSEE TO BECOME A UNITED STATES PRESIDENT. HE WAS OUR SEVENTH PRESIDENT SERVING FROM 1829 TO 1837 ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND THINK ABOUT THE BIG STONES, SMALL TALL CEDARS OF LEBANON OF STONES , AND SAND AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR DAY. NORTH AMERICA W. HELMUT REIMER JUNIOR WARDEN TAMIAMI FOREST 205 SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH PUNTA GORDA LODGE AT 2:00 PM GRAND TALL CEDAR IRVIN HOPKINS (941) 661-0212 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE TRESTLE BOARD SCRIBE WILLIAM BOND (941) 475-4854 BY EMAIL. SEND YOU EMAIL ADDRESS TO [email protected] .