November 2013 Trestleboard

NOTICE

THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR HARDING SAN JUAN LODGE WILL BE HELD AT THE NOVEMBER STATED MEETING

All member Master Masons in good standing, whose dues are paid, or have been remitted for 2013 are entitled to vote.

From the East

Greetings, October was another busy month for your officers. I would like to welcome Brother Richard Louma to the Craft, as our newest Entered Apprentice. I would also like to congratulate Brother Shane Fackrell for being raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. Looks like November will be busy also. We have a Second Degree scheduled for Brother Bruce Gavin on Nov. 11th and a Third Degree for Brother Morgan Zumaeta on Nov. 25th. Please plan on joining us, remember doors close promptly at 7 p.m.

If you missed our Fall Festival you missed a fantastic meal. We had ribs and chicken brisket and sausages. Yum was it ever so good. Please join us next year or you will miss out again.

Brethren I need your help. Our Stated Meeting dinners are fund raisers for the different groups that prepare them. Attendance at our October dinner was so poor the Ben Ali Patrol only made $63.00. In order for us to have groups come and cook meals for us we need your support for them to be successful. Please won’t you join us for these dinners. If your participation continues to wane we may not have any groups come to cook our meals. I am asking for your help in determining what we need to do to improve your attendance. Please call me or email me with your suggestions BEFORE our groups stop cooking for us. Help me to improve our meals with your input.

Also I need someone that can help out with the Lodge website. It requires just a couple hours a month to maintain it with updates of Lodge functions. Loading pictures and answering inquiries. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE won’t someone volunteer to help maintain our Lodge website?

Frozen Turkeys Needed! November is upon us and our biggest project of the year is here. Our food and turkey drive for the Sunrise Food Locker. Help me make this another wonderful successful event. Your food and frozen turkey donations are desperately needed to help feed those in our Citrus Heights neighborhood. All donations stay within our area and are so badly needed. Please help the Lodge with your donation. We will take food, checks, cash or whatever works for you. You can call me or our Junior or Senior Wardens. WE WILL COME PICK UP YOUR DONATION if you cannot get it to the Lodge. We will be looking to get the frozen turkeys anywhere from Nov 20th till Nov 27th. Won’t you please help us out.

Watch this Trestleboard for events and news about you and your Lodge!

Fraternally, John Scofield, Master

From the West

Gearing up for my favorite time of year. First off thank you Chuck Oldes for your “Man Up Texas BBQ” at the Fall Festival.

Congratulations Brother Shane Fackrell on your third degree, also welcome Brother Richard Louma on completing your First Degree. I look forward to seeing both of you at the lodge.

Thank you Wor. Jim Watt for your help with this Thanksgiving Turkey Drive for the community food closet. Remember Brethren, every donation counts -- including the Fixings!

Also thank you Wor. John Scofield and the Officers Coaches for a successful year; and thank you to all the side liners and extra participants. You certainly do make a difference and we do appreciate it.

Fraternally, Tom Angello, Senior Warden

From the South

Brethren, Ladies, Family and Friends, I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Thank you all for your continued support at the Stated Meetings. We will not have a ladies program this month. Well, the month of November brings us the holiday of Thanksgiving. Let’s all give thanks for everything we have.

Our November Stated Meeting Dinner will be prepared and served by the Ben Ali Shrine Keystone Cop Patrol and their Ladies. RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST! Please see “What’s for Dinner?” below for details.

Fraternally, Paul Cary, Junior Warden

What's for Dinner?

November 13th at 6:30 p.m.

The Stated Meeting dinner menu: Pasta with Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread, Green Salad and Dessert.

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Blood Bank

Brethren, this time of year it is essential that blood be ready for the many accidents that happen. We have added one former participant to our system, Gary Macauley, P.M. is now able to donate again.

Fraternally, Richard Dunn, P.M., Chairman

Hall Board

It is now approaching the fall months and a good time to do some landscaping. We will have several work parties before the end of the year to plant some new shrubbery, pull weeds, trim trees, distribute some ground cover to hold down weeds and maintain moisture for existing plants. 

At the November Stated Meeting, the membership will be voting to fill three Director positions on the Board. The Board will hold their Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday November 6, 2013. At the Annual Meeting the Board will review the accomplishments of the year, decide on any further Capital projects that can be completed before the end of the year, determine if there are any excess funds to transfer to the Lodge for Investment and I will be appointing a nominating committee to present a panel of officers for election at the first meeting in January.

The Board President elected to manage the corporation in 2014 will be looking for a new Building Maintenance Manager. The Manager does not have to be a Board Member, just someone who has the willingness, time and ability to manage the Custodial and Yard Maintenance contract, repair or see that needed repairs are made, purchase and keep in stock janitorial items and a few other items that are listed in Job Description for the Manager. Anyone interested can contact Jim Poindexter for further details. 


Fraternally, Don Bagley, P.M., President