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Old Headlines for 2004
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Lodge Celebrates 144 Active Years
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| St. John's Lodge No. 9 celebrated 144 active years on the evening of September 10th. Read about this event in our 2004 Anniversary party article.
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A Beautiful Day For A Picnic
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| St. John's Lodge No. 9's annual picnic at the Nile Golf and Country Club on August 15th was a huge success. The weather was wonderful and the food excellent. There were many more games for all ages than past picnics have seen and the size of the area was perfect for the members and guests. Everyone who attended had a great time.
The full article and pictures of this event are found on the 2004 Picnic report page.
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A Camping We Will Go!
Lodge Weekend Outing At The Masonic Park | |
| The membership of St. John's Lodge No. 9 and their families met at the Granite Falls Masonic Park for a weekend of camping, fellowship, and fun over the weekend of July 9, 10, and 11. A Potluck was held Saturday evening at 6 PM for all members, whether or not they come out to camp for the weekend.
The Lodge rented the large kitchen and the fireplace shelter as well as several electrical hookup spots for the membership to use.
Jr. Deacon Jim Wold put a lot of time and effort into setting up this event and it looks like it will be held next summer and on into the future as well as this inaugural event.
We think that the membership can look forward to much better weather in the future of this trip than this first event has given us. The skies were cloudy on Friday and Saturday and some liquid sunshine fell on the parade but Sunday arrived with blue skies and made the end of the weekend much more fun.
Everyone who came to this event had fun and looks forward to the next St. John's Lodge No. 9 camping trip.
For more on this trip please read Bro. Jim Wold's report.
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Little League Teams Win Championships
Major League Masons Team | |
| St. John's Lodge No. 9 sponsored Major and Minor Little League teams won their respective League Championships and advance to the regionals.
The Minor Masons beat Kiwanis in an extra inning (7th) in a come from
behind win. They scored two runs to win 9-8. It was an exciting back and forth
game.
The Major Masons beat FV Quest 8-0 in a fantastic pitching and defensive
team effort. Quest had no base hits and no base on balls (no base runners!).
The team faced the minimum number of batters - a rare perfect game.
WB Ken Lane, Jr. serves as coach for the Northwest Little League Major Masons.
For more on the teams see our page on the St. John's Lodge No. 9 Little League Teams.
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Fremont Fair A Huge Success
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| St. John's Lodge No. 9 co-sponsored and helped run the Masonic Fair Booth at the Fremont Street Fair again this year. The Brothers who helped out were treated to beautiful weather and an overflow crowd. There were many who stopped by the booth for conversation and material. It is hoped that this will translate into interest in the Lodge by men who are attracted by our fraternity.
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MEMBERS ENJOY A DAY OF GOLF
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| Eleven of St. John's Lodge No. 9's membership enjoyed a day of golf at the King Solomon Golf Tournament. on May 22nd. This Tounament helps King Solomon Lodge support its charitable endeavors and they really put on a fun time for all.
Representing St. John's Lodge No. 9 at this event were: VWB Chuck Brockway: WB's Skip Albertson; Dennis Archambault; Terry Grove; Jeff Lane; Ken Lane, Sr; Bro's Glen Goodson; Rick Heston; Jim Wold and two non-masonic guests - the honorable Pete Lewis - Mayor of Auburn and Russ Sommers. All had a wonderful time and the webmaster is informed that WB Skip Albertson will be required to get an open pit mine license if he uses an iron in the rough again.
This is an annual event for King Solomon Lodge and St. John's Lodge has been happy to support their endeavor for the past several years.
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FABULOUS FAMILY APPRECIATION BRUNCH
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| St. John's Lodge No.9 enjoyed an extremely successful Annual Brunch at Ivar's Salmon House on Sunday, May 2nd. 147 members and their families were in attendance. The food was excellent, as usual, and the service was up to its usual great standard. The main dining room, the small back dining room, and the bar area were used as the overflow made it necessary to utilize all three areas of the restaurant. Two hours of fellowship and good food set everyone's Sunday off perfectly and every person present had a wonderful time.
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| Cedar Way Elementary Reading Supported |
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Members of St. John's Lodge No. 9 delivered a check for library books and associated software to Cedar Way Elementary School on April 2nd. The students and faculty turned out in large numbers to thank the Lodge for their continuing support of the School's accelerated reading program. For the rest of the story read the full article. | |
| Officers Installed |
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The 144th Installation of Officers was held at 7 o'clock PM on December 12th. Brother Michael S. Rust was installed Master of St. John's Lodge for the ensuing year. Brother Joseph Lund was installed Senior Warden and Brother Mark A. Campbell was installed Junior Warden.
The installation was preceded by a Texas Bar-B-Que at 6 o'clock PM. The event was very well attended. | |
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