Chartered June 13, 1867 • 95 S. Church St., PO Box 23, Salado, Texas 76571
ADDRESS OF WALTER L. STOCKWELL
Grand Secretary Grand Lodge of North Dakota
And now for a few moments it is our desire to direct your thoughts to the consideration of some questions which seem to deserve more careful attention than is sometimes given by most of us.
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With that in mind, Bell County Commissioners Court took the opportunity earlier this week to proclaim his birthday Sept. 21 2018 as Colonel John W. Oliver, Jr. Day in Bell County.
Salado Masonic Lodge #296 invites the public to see the building in which it has met for more than 140 years. The Lodge will hold an open house 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. June 9. It is located at 95 S. Church St. in Salado.
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Salado Masonic Lodge will honor Teachers of the Year from each of the four school campuses with the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal during a luncheon at the Salado Civic Center at noon on April 28.
The Lamar Medals will honor the Salado ISD Teachers of the Year from Thomas Arnold Elementary (Meredith Bonnett), Salado Intermediate School (Colleen Gilchrest and Laura Tomlin), Salado Junior High (Ruth Watkins) and Salado High School (Kenny Mann) with the Lamar Medal and a $250 check.
There is no charge for the luncheon, but public attendees are asked to join the Lodge members in bringing side dishes, salad or dessert for this community celebration of education. Lodge members are cooking Italian food for the lunch. For more information, call Secretary Tim Fleischer, 254-458-2643 or email secretary@saladolodge296.com.
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Gathering of the Clans Assignments:
FRIDAY
Assignment Brother Tasked
Friday Shopping Walt Tollefson
Hamburgers and buns for 200-250
Squeeze bottles of mustard and large mayo bottle. 1 large ketchup.
1 giant jar of sliced pickles from Sams
Lettuce heads: 1 box from Sams or 8 bags pre-chopped.
Tomatoes: 10-15 or so, pre sliced if available
Onions: 10-15 or so. pre sliced if available
One large box of sliced cheese.
6-inch Sausage links for 100-150
Small flour tortillas for 100-150
Beef Broth large container
One Box of plain Lay’s singles.
One box of mixed chips
Sodas
5 case of Coke, 2 case of Diet Coke, 2 cases of Dr Pepper, 1 case of Diet Dr Pepper, 2 cases of Sprite or 7Up
8 cases of water
Non Food items
2 Disposable Metal pans to simmer hamburgers before final cooking
PLASTIC Tongs for food handling (May be in Lodge)
Knives for slicing veggies (May be in Lodge)
Plastic gloves for food handlers (May be in Lodge)
A FRAME SIGN White eraseboard or chalkboard with pen for putting prices.
SET UP at Salado Civic Center at 3 p.m. Friday Nov. 10
Tent pickup BRIAN
Tent setup Brian, Walt, Tim
Tables TIM
Coolers Brian, Walt
Grill Brian
Propane Tanks Brian and TIm
(I have 1 spare to bring)
Cash Drawer and Cash TIM (DONE)
PARKING PASSES AND VENDOR PASSES X4
We have 4 vendor parking passes and vendor passes to get into the grounds. Volunteers please coordinate with these brothers to piuck them up before your shift:
Walt: 254-721-2218 Saturday volunteers
Tim: 254-458-2643 Sunday volunteers
Brian: 254-3771-1812 Saturday volunteers
SATURDAY SHIFT 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m.
Pat Purvis Money taker
Brian Arnett Grill
William Arnett
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHIFT 12:30-5
Darrell Street
Walt Tollefson
Tim Fleischer (after 1 p.m.) Grill
Turn in all Parking Passes to Tim at the end of the day.
SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Eric Cameron
Doug McNeese
Carl Menyhert
TEAR DOWN SUNDAY 3:30 p.m.
Carl
Brian
Tim
Walt
PRICING SUGGESTION
Hamburger $5
Add Cheese $1
Add Meat $2
Sausage Wrap $4
Soda or Water $1
Chips $1
Salado Masonic Lodge #296 installed officers for the 2017-18 year on July 24. Shown above are (front, from left) Harriss Roberts, Jr., Junior Deacon; Darrell Street, Senior Steward; Walt Tollefson, Senior Warden; Art Wadford, Jr., PM, Worshipful Master; Eric Cameron, Junior Warden and Dorsey Chandler, Jr., Tiler; (back row) Pat Purvis, PM, Treasurer and Tim Fleischer, PM, Secretary. Not shown are Doug McNeese, PM, Chaplain; Malcolm Royer, Senior Deacon and Jamie Oyler, Junior Steward. (Photo by Paulette Chandler)
Adapted from a paper by Worshipful Robbie Robinson
Past Master of Galilei Lodge 810a, Kaiserslautern, Germany (1974)
Past Master of Vinton Lodge No. 204, Vinton, Virginia
Have you ever attended a Lodge that seemed very cold and impersonal? Have you ever wondered how this could happen in a Masonic Lodge? Do you think this could ever happen in your own Lodge?
The Army has come to the conclusion that it is beneficial for a Commander and his 1SG to attend a course that would aid them in leading troops successfully. I sat here one day, eyes glazed over from the hundredth power point slide, think about how Lodges successfully operate with the guidance of the Wm and yet we never sent him to a school. Of course, there is the training booklet but no week-long class on the ins and outs of Lodge operations and leadership. Of my many thoughts, why this was I seem to return to this single one: the brothers of the Lodge operate on the level, in peace and harmony and most of all have the good of the order foremost in their minds. This is a trait we look for in our candidates but can only grow with the brotherly love and fraternal relationships we mentor amongst each other. Brothers, we have six new members who are standing in the north-east corner steadily building themselves into what will be a MM. I beseech each one of you to take the time to get to know them and mentor them into the best brothers they can be.
Peace & Harmony,
Brian Arnett WM
Greetings Brothers,
I am proud to serve Salado Lodge as the next Worshipful Master once again.
Brethren, Our identity as Masons must include work on ourselves both as individuals and as a brotherhood. Our decline in membership over the past 50 years is merely a symptom of the loss of Masonry’s relevance to our lives and our communities.
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