february 2010

Reporter

Shrine Club Directory, 10Shrine Club News, 10Shrine Unit News, 18Thursday Luncheons, 34Masonic Digest, 42Ladies Calendar, 50Officers, Appointees and Unit Leaders, 52Index of Advertisers & Shriners Info, 53Sahib Shriners Calendar, 54

Volume 29, Number 2 Sarasota, Florida February 2010

Sahib ShrinersA.A.O.N.M.S.

February 4 Imperial Potentate’s Official Visit, 11:00 a.m.6 Potentate’s Reception, 11:00 a.m.

Potentate’s Ball, 6:00 p.m.7 King Pin Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 a.m., 40

Blood Mobile at Sahib, 8:00 a.m.9 Birthday/Anniversary Dinner Dance, 6:00 p.m., 6

13 Club/Unit Head Meeting, 9:00 a.m.Stated Meeting, 11:00 a.m., 6

14 Bill Haley’s Comets, 5:00 p.m., 2121 Motor Corps Spaghetti Dinner, 3:30 p.m., 23

26-27 Sahib Shrine Circus, 55

The

Shriners Having Fun & Helping Kids

Sahib Shrine Restaurant & Lounge

FEBRUARY 2010 Lunch 11 AM – 2 PM

Lounge 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday 11:00 am till…

Appetizers ½ dozen Chicken Wings $3.95 Dozen Chicken Wings $6.95 served hot, mild or Bar B Q with celery and bleu cheese Onion Ring Basket $4.95 French Fry Basket $2.75 Steak & Cheese Taquitos $4.95 served with salsa sauce Chicken Tenders $7.95 french fries & honey mustard sauce Chicken Quesadillas $7.95 Cheese Quesadillas $6.95

Combos Low Calorie Plate $6.95 8 oz ground beef patty with cottage cheese and fresh fruit Soup and 1/2 Sandwich $4.75 Cup of soup of day and ½ sandwich tuna salad, chicken salad, sliced ham or sliced turkey Western Omelet $5.95

with fresh fruit Sandwiches 8 oz Burger on a Kaiser roll $6.95 lettuce, tomato, onion with French fries Cheeseburger $7.25 Turkey-Ham Club with fries $7.95 Ham and Cheese sandwich $4.95 with chips Chicken Salad Sandwich $4.95 with chips Tuna Salad Sandwich $4.95

with chips Liverwurst & Onion $4.75 ¼ Lb. Hot Dog with fries $3.95 BLT with chips $4.50 Grilled Cheese & Tomato $3.95 Tuna Salad Wrap $5.95 with fruit Chicken Salad Wrap $5.95 with fruit

Soup of the Day Cup $ 2.50 Bowl $ 3.75

Salads House Salad $ 2.50 Caesar Salad $ 2.00 Asian Chicken Salad Bowl $ 8.95 Chopped Chef Salad Bowl $ 8.95 Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl $ 8.95 Chicken & Tuna Salad Plate $ 6.95

Lettuce, tomato cottage cheese Monday Evening

Tacos & Hot Dogs $1.50 each Tuesday Evening

CLOSED Wednesday Evening

5 PM till 7:30 PM Rib Eye Steak $12.95 Beef Liver & Onions $8.95 Salisbury Steak $8.95 Grouper Sandwich $8.95

HILLBILLY BUFFET – THURSDAY’S Serving 5:00 to 7:30 PM

$8.50 per Person February 4 Turkey / Stuffing February 11 Beef Bourguignon February 18 Sweet & Sour Pork & Pineapple February 25 Meatballs with Linguini Fried Fish, Potatoes, Beans, Hillbilly Fixins, House Salad, Rolls & Butter, Green Beans, Fried Green Tomatoes, Dessert

Friday Evening 5 PM till 8 PM

All entrees are served with your choice of potato or rice, chef choice of vegetable, and soup or salad

Gulf Grouper Sandwich $8.95 Baby Back Ribs $13.95 Chef Specials Market Rib Eye Steak $13.95 Fish and Chips $ 8.95 Alaskan Pollack -all you can eat Chicken Quesadilla $ 8.95 with soup or salad Cheese Quesadilla $ 7.95 with soup or salad Soda $1.00 Coffee/Tea $1.00

“Dinner Reservations Encouraged” 941-366-4449

Change is inevitable, Growth is optional!

SAHIB REPORTER February 2010

The Official Monthly Publication of

Sahib ShrinersA.A.O.N.M.S.

600 N. Beneva RoadSarasota, FL 34232

Phone: (941) 366-4449FAX: (941) 366-8578

Email: [email protected]: http://sahibshrine.org

Editor-in-ChiefGary Schweinshaupt

Phone: (941) 356-5381Email: [email protected]

Staff WriterMalcolm Van Dyke IIPhone: (941) 955-6483.

Email: [email protected] Photographers

Malcolm Van Dyke II – Sarasota Co.Phone: (941) 955-6483.

Email: [email protected] Meadows – Sahib Events

Email: [email protected] J. Springer – Manatee Co.

Phone: (941) 795-1142Email: [email protected]

Staff AssistantBobbi Schweinshaupt

The Reporter is dedicated to promoting theinterests of Sahib Shriners, Shriners Hospitalsfor Children, Shrine Burns Institutes and theSahib Shrine Clubs and Units and Freemasonry.

DEADLINEAll materials for publication must be submit-ted to the Sahib Shriners office no later thanthe first Thursday of the month for publicationin the following month.

Text and images produced using comput-ers may be submitted via email or on a PC-compatible floppy diskette or CD. Text shouldbe submitted in ASCII format or in a com-monly-used word processor format. Photos,floppy diskettes or CDs from units or clubs willbe returned to writer.

Sahib Shriners disclaim any liability fromany loss or damages resulting from articles,opinions, statements or representationsexpressed or implied in this publication.

All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or transmitted in any formwithout permission in writing from the publisher,except by other Shriner publications. Requestsfor reproduction should be addressed to SahibShriners. Copyright © 2010.

SHRINE HOSPITAL INFORMATIONFor information or assistance in contactingthe Shriners Hospitals for Children or a ShrineBurns Institute call:

National: (800) 237-5055Florida: (888) 665-KIDS

Sarasota: (941) 366-4449Email: [email protected]

The Reporter

The Reporter: is published monthly (except in July), a subscription is included in our member’s annual Sahib Shrine dues of $100, by theSahib Shrine Temple, Inc., 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. Third-class postage paid at Manasota, FL.

Editor’s notesby Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCH, [email protected]

Chaplain’s cornerChaplain’s cornerChaplain’s cornerChaplain’s cornerChaplain’s cornerby Lou Ortt, PP, 33°, Chief Chaplain, [email protected]

The 2009 Reporter Profit andLoss Statement is in, and it is

much worse than last year. We hadan $8,244 loss in outside advertis-ing ($2,169 loss in 2008.) Our costsof production didn’t go up much(even though we switched to a bet-ter quality of paper and color pagesevery month,) the loss was all inadvertising. Our Boosters contrib-uted $2,540 in 2009 ($1,235 morethan last year)—thanks everyonefor helping us fight this cost battle.There were also other advertisingbenefactors that helped keep ourlosses down, thanks to them aswell.

I don’t think any units or clubsreceived commissions by getting adsfor the Reporter (don’t forget, there

can be a 25% commission for firstyear ads to your unit or club.)

We don’t expect members to goout and solicit advertising, just stayalert for possibilities. Give prospec-tive advertisers a Reporter and theReporter brochure (available in theoffice and on the Website <http://sahibshrine.org/reporter/>.)

I lamented that our membershiphad dropped below 1,700 in 2008,this year we are at 1,643! Check thereport on page 33. The Black Camelis not our main reason for loss ofmembership, it continues to be forreasons that we might be able toaddress, and the membership com-mittee is still going full-steam toattempt to find answers, pleasehelp them, if you can.

As we come up on Valentine’sDay, our thoughts turn to love

and romance, spending that daywith someone very special to us.But with these thoughts are we for-getting something or someone? Whatabout our neighbors and friends?

Perhaps there is more confu-sion and misunderstanding aboutChristian love than any otherteaching of the Bible. We all acceptthe premise that to love God andlove our neighbor as ourself is thecornerstone of our faith. In theol-ogy, Christian love is the greatestof the theological virtues and is anessential element in the Christianlife. For St. Paul, love is the great-est of spiritual gifts because itserves for the building up of thecommunity of the faithful. Love isthe solvent of all divisive forces,all individualism which threatensthe life of the one body. It is thebond of wholeness.

We have all been taught overthe years to believe that love meansbeing sweet and reasonable, show-ing gentleness and that anger ordisagreement should be denied.This is not true. Think of how many

times events in the Bible are at-tributed to the anger of God, butbecause he has always come backto comfort or support shows hiscontinuous love for us.

We as people of God must alsolet our feelings out. We cannot be-gin to love ourselves or anyone else(including God) unless we acceptourselves as who we really are.The heavy burden of guilt we carrybecause we can’t resolve the ten-sion between love as sweet andmeek and the real presence of an-ger and disagreement prevents usfrom being ourselves and lovingour neighbor and our God.

We know that the distortionsare there and they don’t fit our lifeas we want it to be. If we hang on tothese distortions, we are unable todiscover all that life has to offer.The place to begin is within our-selves, where we are and as we are.We must release the bonds of lovefrom the box we put it in to free usas persons and make it possible tolove all as God loves us. RememberGod loves us, not because we arelovable, but because it is his na-ture to do so.

We can’t grow, if they don’t know!

February 2010 SAHIB REPORTER

Potentate’sNotes

Nobles,

We are now underway for 2010, here at Sahib. The new ritual for our installa-tion program was a great success, received wonderful reviews by the noblesthat attended. If you were not there you missed another special event atSahib.

If you were not at the Rededication Service on January 10, you missed a greatservice. Past Potentate, Rev. Dr. Bill Magill gave an outstanding sermon. Theservice was overflowing with nobles and their ladies. My thanks go theLegionettes and all their helpers for the great food that was presented at theservice.

Let us not forget our membership goals for 2010. We must keep our greatfraternity going. Please sign up that Master Mason that we all know is outthere, and missing great opportunities at our Shrine. Keep going to your BlueLodges. It does make a difference. When I go, I am received with enthusiasm.They really appreciate our working together and it helps the sidelines at BlueLodge. We must remember this is where it all started.

The Potentate’s Ball on February 6 will have some great visitors for yourFebruary Foray. We have received the following replies to this event: Imp. SirJack Jones, Imperial Potentate, will be here for the February 4 luncheon, theHillbilly Dinner and the Saturday Potentate’s Ball.

Imp. Sir George Mitchell, Deputy Imperial Potentate, will be here also for theabove dates.

Imp. Sir Gary Bergenske, Imperial Marshal, will be here for Saturday the 6th.Please come and let us all give these Imperial officers our Sahib Shrine grandaccolades.

Remember your Blue Lodge.

Yours in the Faith,

Don Vos, Potentate



SAHIB SHRINE CONTRIBUTIONSTO SHRINERS HOSPITALS

Total YearDecember To Date

Memorials .................................... $ 1,915.00 $ 8,135.00Donations .................................... .00 12,811.87100 Million Dollar Club ............... 700.00 1,500.00Hospital Benefit Days * .............. .00 52,322.84

$ 2,615.00 $ 74,769.71

* $ 21,946 Retained for The Sahib Hospital Transportation Fund.

SAHIB SHRINE HOSPITALCOMMITTEE REPORTJesus Cabalo, Hospital Chairman

REPORT FOR DECEMBER

New Patients (YTD) ...................................................... 16 (220)Trips (YTD) .................................................................... 28 (402)Trips to other hospitals (YTD) ..................................... 0 (11)Clinic Appointments (YTD) ......................................... 114 (1,560)Admissions (YTD) ......................................................... 3 (78)

SAHIB SHRINERS“VALENTINE” PRESENTED BY THE GREETERS

LADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCELADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCELADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCELADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCELADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCEWWWWWith Birthday and Anniversary Celebrationith Birthday and Anniversary Celebrationith Birthday and Anniversary Celebrationith Birthday and Anniversary Celebrationith Birthday and Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, February 9• Social Hour – 6:00 p.m. • Dinner – 7:00 p.m.• Dancing – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. with “Notables”

• Choice of Entree:Tickets: $19.50 per person, includes sales tax and gratuityPurchase Ticket Reservations a Must!Nobles – Coat, tie and FezLadies – Commensurate attireNo Ticket Sales after the Preceding ThursdayBox Office: 366-4449, ext. 320

Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriner’s Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.

Centercut Boneless Pork Chop w/applesauceChampagne Salmon Steak

Official CallOfficial CallOfficial CallOfficial CallOfficial Call

FEBRUARFEBRUARFEBRUARFEBRUARFEBRUARYYYYYSTSTSTSTSTAAAAATED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETINGSATURDAY 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

February 13, 2010• 09:00 a.m. Club/Unit Head Meeting• 11:00 a.m. Lunch• 12:45 p.m. Meeting Opens• Balloting• 2010 Dues card and Fez required

Official CallOfficial CallOfficial CallOfficial CallOfficial Call

APRILAPRILAPRILAPRILAPRILSTSTSTSTSTAAAAATED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETINGTED MEETING

THURSDAY NOONApril 1, 2010

• 11:00 a.m.Fun and Fellowship• 11:30 p.m.Band entertains• 12:00 Noon Lunch• 12:30 p.m. Meeting Opens• Balloting• 2010 Dues card and Fez required



Recorder’s notesby John Cooney, Recorder, [email protected]

Our calendars are filling with activities. The mainattraction this month is our Potentate’s Ball on

Saturday, February 6. This is always a gala evening,and will honor our new Potentate, Ill. Sir Don Vos andhis wife, Lady Carol. Sahib nobles and ladies, as wellas out-of-town and out-of-state visitors will fill ourmain hall. Our Imperial Potentate, Ill. Sir Jack H.Jones will be in town as well. Get your tickets early,and join in the festivities.

February 4-6 is our Annual Hospital Benefit Col-lection Days. We raise funds to help offset the cost oftransporting children to and from our Shriners Hos-pitals for Children. We need volunteers for this fund-raiser event. Contact Cliff Bloodsworth, HospitalBenefit Chairman, for more information.

Valentine Day is Sunday, February 14, SahibShrine will feature “Bill Haley’s Comets”, Remember“Rock Around the Clock”, 50s and 60s music anddancing, and dinner and show are available. ContactMarylou Ellis, Box Office Manager, at 366-4449 ext.320, for details and reservations.

Join the Sahib Shrine Pipes and Drums in wel-coming The Wyndbreakers for the 19th Annual PubNight, Ceilidh, on February 19. This is a Scottishgathering with traditional music, dancing, andstorytelling, and two performances by the Pipes andDrums of Sahib.

Our famous Sahib Shrine Motor Corps is sponsor-ing a Spaghetti Dinner (all you can eat) at SahibShrine on Sunday, February 21 from 3:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m.

The Sahib Shrine Circus is February 26 and 27(Friday and Saturday), a tent Circus on the south sideof Circus Avenue, across the street from Sahib. Therewill be three shows, 10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:30p.m. each day. Be a kid again, and buy a ticket. SeeBob Trudel, Circus Chairman, for information andpricing.

“Fun, Fellowship and Family” is Ill. Sir Don Vos’motto this year. Please become an active member ofour fraternity and join us, in all the activities that areavailable and waiting for you.

Chief Rabban’s notesby Tom Millaway, [email protected]

Assistant Rabban’s notesby Charles M. Levan, 33°, [email protected]

Installations are over and the officers are workinghard toward another successful year. February is

another busy month, starting with Imperial Sir JackJones’ visit at our February 4 luncheon and thePotentate’s Ball on the sixth. Then Sunday is thePancake Breakfast and Super Bowl Party, with aCamel Herder’s Initiation. What a way to start themonth. Our Stated Meeting in February will be onSaturday, February 13, preceded by a Club and UnitHead meeting at 9:00 a.m. We will have severalvisitations by our northern brothers and sisters andwe finish February with the great Shrine Circus onFriday and Saturday the 26th and 27th. A new loca-

tion for the circus puts it right next door on CircusBoulevard, what more appropriate place for a circus.

Membership continues to be one of our focus points,along with fun and fellowship. There are a greatnumber of Masons who are not yet Shriners; all theyare waiting for is to be asked to join. Attend your BlueLodge and show your Shrine colors. Share your Shrineexperiences and invite them to join us.

Looking forward to March will be many opportuni-ties for Shriners to have fun and fellowship whileworking the ballpark and county fair. It will be an-other very busy month. Don’t be shy. Volunteer yourservices.

New Year—New Beginnings! What a finish toJanuary with all our activities, how fast time

goes by. February starts with Ill. Sir Don Vos’Potentate’s Ball and includes the visit of ImperialPotentate Jack Jones. This weekend will show all ofShrinedom the hospitality of Sahib.

It’s just great to see the attendance going up at ourweekly men’s luncheon. We certainly show everyonehow we support our events, with a large number atthe Shrine East/West Game in Orlando, at our Pan-cake breakfasts, and on and on.

After we catch our breath, we will have aValentine’s Day Dinner Dance and then the PubNight with the Pipes and Drums, which is always awonderful time. And then the Grand Masters willbegin their visits to Florida and Sahib. Could one ofthe reasons possibly be to ‘get out of the cold?” We arealso getting ready for the Great Sahib Shrine Circusat the end of the month. These will be the days for thekids, and aren’t we all kids at heart? So show up andsupport all these events, and HAVE FUN! Let thegood times roll!



PRESENTATIONS (and other events) – January 2010

At the January Installation of Officers the 2010 Appointed Divan were installed (l-r): Outer Guard Herb Mueller;Captain of the Guard Mike Swatek; Marshal Carroll Scribner; Ritual Director Ed Firquin; Director David Bruce;

2nd Ceremonial Master Rocky Kearney and 1st Ceremonial Master Ed Jordan, 33°.

Editor

At the January Installation of Officers the 2010 Sahib Elected Divan were installed (l-r): Oriental Guide Max Misemer,Treasurer Dale La Bell, PP, Recorder John Cooney, High Priest & Prophet Bill Zurlo,

Asst. Rabban Charles Levan, 33°, Chief Rabban Tom Millaway and Potentate for 2010 Ill. Sir Don Vos.

Editor

Lady Carol and Ill. Sir Don Vos await the Fezzing Ceremonyafter the 2010 Sahib Divan had taken their oaths of office.

Lady Carol and Ill. Sir Don Vos making a presentation of appreciation to2009 First Lady Peggy Cloutier (Ill. Sir Oscar was unable to attend that night

as he was recovering from recent surgery.)

Editor Editor



MORE PRESENTATIONS (and other events) – January 2010

Skyway Sams #118 of Florida collected 17 Pounds of pull tabs off soda andbeer cans that were presented to Noble Jack Gouldner and Betty Brumm LOS of

Sahib Shriners. Skyway Sams is a Chapter of the Florida Good Sams Club.

2010 North Port Shrine Club officers and board members (l-r):(front row) Bob Somerville, Jack Watson, Ill. Sir Don Vos and Sam Cohen;

(back row) Dave Rubin, P.W. Towsley, Bill Schultz, Ed Cornell and Clint Van Tassell.

Editor

Booker High School students and their Musical Tribute to the Silver Screen,"Lights! Camera! Music!!! presented to the Nobles and Ladies Christmas

Luncheon December 17, 2009.

Brassard Meadows



SHRINE CLUB DIRECTORY

SHRINE CLUB NEWS

VENICE SHRINE CLUBPresident: Bill Long – 408-7950

963 Jamaica Rd.Venice, FL 34293

Email: [email protected] at the Elks Lodge

1021 Discovery WayNokomis, FL

3rd Tuesday - 11:00 a.m.

NORTH PORT SHRINE CLUBPresident: Sam Cohen – 377-0273

3332 Bailey Palm CourtNorth Port, FL 34288-8647

Email: [email protected] at The Olde World Restaurant

14415 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port, FLEvery Tuesday, breakfast served at 8:00 a.m.

Stated Meeting 11:30 a.m.

HILLBILLY SHRINE CLUBReban: Del Rawlinson – 951-0033

2301 Wood St.Sarasota, FL34237-8019

Email: [email protected] 1st Thursday of each month

at Sahib ShrineConference Room A - 7:30 p.m.

MANATEE SHRINE CLUBPresident: Woody Trefrey - 753-3769

6011 Dartmouth DriveBradenton, FL 34207-4728

Email: [email protected] at the Peridia Golf & Country Club

4950 Peridia Blvd., Bradenton1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m.

Social Events to be Announced

GULF SHRINE CLUBPresident: Gil Pierola – 795-2818

9115 12th Ave. NWBradenton, FL 34209-8301Email: [email protected]

Meets at American Legion Post 24, Bradenton2nd Tuesday each month – 11:00 a.m.

Ladies Dinner Dance - 4th Wednesday (3rd in Nov.)each month – Bradenton Country Club

ENGLEWOOD SHRINE CLUBPresident: Ralph Heitmuller – 697-0668

46 Pinehurst Ct Rotunda West, FL 33947-2013

Email: [email protected] the 1st Tuesday of each month

at the Englewood Elks 11:30 am.Lunch 12 Noon

DESOTO SHRINE CLUBPresident: Joseph Smedley – (863) 444-1234

1766 SE HargraveArcadia, FL 34266-7954

Email: [email protected] at the Peace River Masonic Lodge #66

909 N.E. Oak Street, Arcadia, FL2nd Monday each month.

Dinner 6:00 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m.

CLUB COUNCIL Sec./Treas.: TBA

MOTOR CORPS SHRINE CLUBPresident: John Hubbard - 776-9996

11553 28th St. Cir. E.Parrish, FL 34219-8988

Email: [email protected] the 3rd Wednesday of each month

at Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m.

DIRECTOR OF CLUBSJim Jensen – (941) 739-9324 Email: [email protected]

Gulf Shrine Clubby Gilbert C. Pierola, Sr., President, [email protected]

Once again, we are enjoying the winter monthstogether with our sunbird friends participating

in our activities. We love their return! I want to thankimmediate Past President Larry Covins and his lovelyLady Ruth for their wonderful year just past, and nowwe look forward to try to accomplish as much as theydid for our club.

On a somber note, the Black Camel came into ourmidst and we lost Phil Burnstine, our Chief Ambas-sador at Sahib temple. He had a beautiful and well-attended service on December 10 2009.

We are tentatively planning our annual HospitalBenefit Days Collections at Publix stores on Febru-ary 10, 11 and 12.

On January 18, we celebrated our Baseball Ap-preciation dinner in honor of all our dedicated work-ers that assisted us last year. We are preparingagain for the Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Traininggames and concession stand operations beginning inMarch. We enjoy this event every year. It takes alarge workforce to accomplish this task. Therefore,let me ask all of your temple members if you may bethinking of joining us in this endeavor, please con-tact Gil Pierola at (941) 795-2818 and let us know ifyou desire to help us! It is a lot of fun!



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Hillbilly Shrine Clubby Mike Davenport, Secretary, [email protected]

This Space For RentContact Sahib Shriners

(941) 366-4449

Meetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib ShrineMeetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib ShrineMeetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib ShrineMeetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib ShrineMeetings 1st Thursday of each Month at Sahib Shrine

Hillbilly Gals – Clan 78by Marilyn Yoder, [email protected]

Gulf Shrine Club meets the second Tuesday ofeach month at the American Legion Post 24 in Braden-ton at 11:00 a.m. (except June, July and August).

Please come join us. As our Potentate says, “Re-member your Blue Lodge.”

Howdy, ya’ll! Here’s the latest from “Behind theOuthouse.”

The Hillbillies donated our 32nd $1,000 check toSahib Shrine for the General Fund on January 7.

The Hillbilly Hoedown will be Saturday, March13, 2010. Yee Haw! Pa’s Degree is at 4:00 p.m., Ma’sDegree is at 5:00 p.m., with a social hour at 6:00 p.m.,dinner at 7:00 p.m., and still $12.50 per person. Comejoin the fun and good vittles. We will have music anddancin’, so grab your pardner and give her a spin! Wewill have a Chicken Drop, 50/50 Raffle and lots of

Hillbilly games. If you would like to join the HillbillyClub, get your petition for application at any Thurs-day night Hillbilly Buffet.

Hillbilly February Men:

February 4 Turkey / StuffingFebruary 11 Beef BourguignonFebruary 18 Sweet & Sour Pork & PineappleFebruary 25 Meatballs with Linguini

Be safe and stay well.

Howdy y’all! Not too much to report this month,the Thursday night dinners are back in swing

after the new year and we need your help. If youwould like to volunteer to help bussing tables, let meknow or just show up and we will put you to work.

March 13 is our hoedown at the Shrine. Please getyour tickets soon from the office or any of the mem-bers will have some to sell or direct you to someonewho does.

Hillbilly Imperial will be in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-vania in August of this year and then in Sarasota,

Florida in 2011. Yep, you saw that right. Our clan ishosting 2011 right here in Sarasota. We will behaving special meetings for all information and weneed everyone to help. We need lots of things to sellat the craft table, so if you have anything let me know.I am in charge of the craft sales for 2011.

We need more crafts, so if you all have anything tomake and donate, let me know! We have a bunch ofcraft supplies that you can use to make stuff. If youare looking for something, don’t buy without checkingto see if we have it in our supply first.

Motor Corps Shrine Clubby Barry D. Hart (Policyman), President, [email protected]

January is usually a good time for us “Bikers” totool around the countryside in some great weather

that makes our northern brethren quite jealous. Well,not this January! Apparently way too many snow-birds shut a bunch of that arctic air in their car trunksand brought it down and released it into Florida, allat the same time.

Many of us braved that frigid air to attend theThunder by the Bay Biker Rally on January 10.

Temperatures were around 38 degrees when moststarted out at 10:30 a.m. that morning. Eric“Speedtriple” Bock and his Lady Leslie and my LadyBarbara “BBall” Hart and I donned every stitch ofclothing we had and rode out to sign up for the “scenicride.” On the way we met Bryan (Produce) Pullmanand his Lady Terri, who were headed downtown tosell booze wagon tickets in the cold. We slid by theShrine and met Theo (the Yeti) Vreuls, Dave (Jet



North Port Shrine Clubby Jock Robertson, Scribe, [email protected]

Foot) Bell, John (Balloon Tires) Koch along with someof the Widow’s Sons who were getting ready to rideinto town. Speedtriple and I took the scenic ride up toNorth Longboat Key (we had to prove it could be done)and then rode into town to join the festivities. Therewe found a number of Motor Corps members sellingbooze wagon tickets. Thanks to Steve (Varmint) Helin,Jim (AC Man) McDonald, John (Hot Rod) Hubbardand Lady Carol, Wally (Red Dog) Lacey and Cooter,Terry (Deerslayer) Meadows, Produce, Jet Foot, Gary(Stumpy) Nickols and Lady Tracey (Skippy), Tony(The Deuce) Galanti,Jeff (Snowman)Young, Al (Big Al)Dahlberg and LadyJan and Ben (TheInspector) Pfeifferfor braving the windand cold to sell thosetickets.

Speaking of BigAl, Mr. Dahlberg hastaken over the reinsfor our upcomingPoker Run and he isdoing a fabulous job!Mark your calendarsright now for March14. This will be notonly a fun day for usmotorcycle freaks,but for everyone else as well. We’ll have good food,good music, lots of door prizes (available to everyonewho buys a hand) and, of course, we’ll have the boozewagon drawing. Get your booze wagon tickets now.

Some of you may have noticed some work beingdone around the motorcycle parking lot. After lots ofplanning, and with help and direction from the Divan(thanks, Illustrious Sirs Oscar and Don,) we finally

are working on expanding our motorcycle parkingarea. With over 40 members, it was time. This willalso give us a much larger seating area for our Cer-emonial Parades in the future. Please excuse ourmess while we are under construction. Also, pleaseobserve that this area is reserved for motorcycles andtrikes only. The pad is only 3” thick and will notsupport an automobile. Those that park an auto therewill be held responsible for any damage that occurs.

This month the Motor Corps will put on theirSpaghetti Dinner on February 21. Get your tickets

now (save $1 fromthe door prices) forWally’s famous Spa-ghetti sauce, thatgreat salad and gar-lic bread and yourfavorite Italian wine.Please also remem-ber that this event isopen to the public.Should you need ad-ditional advance tick-ets, contact a MotorCorps member or askRecorder JohnCooney for some.

In February, Rita(Sweet Pea) Bell,Nicole (Mrs. Sambo)Crimi, Big Al

Dahlberg, Varmint and June (Stella) Sampey cel-ebrate birthdays. Ken (Doc) Shipley and Lady Beatty,Jay (The Badge) Spenla and Lady Constance and BigAl and Lady Jan will celebrate anniversaries. Con-gratulations, guys and gals!

That’s it for this month. Happy Valentine’s every-one. We’ll see you on the back roads and the by-ways.Until then, keep the rubber side down.

Our 2010 President Sam Cohen took the opportu-nity in his January club message to thank our

outgoing President Jim Macdonald and his LadyJudy for a great 2009. He also thanked 1st VP JackWatson with Lady Mattie, and 2nd VP Bob Somerville(note, only one “m”) with Lady Wally for their greatwork on our picnics and mixers, and JD Copher withLady Phyllis for helping attract 15 new club memberswho Sam thanked all for welcoming with camarade-rie.

President Sam is congratulated for scheduling2010 club activities to avoid conflicts with our mem-bers’ other Masonic and religious commitments! Thus,our February club steak picnic will be Monday, the18th starting 11:00 a.m. at Dallas White Park (JackWatson 240-5737), and our next club mixer will cel-ebrate our club’s 25th anniversary on Saturday, March6 starting 5:00 p.m. at the Bobcat Trail Country Club(Bob Somerville 429-6433).

Recent Events: At noon on Monday January 4, 32club nobles and their ladies (including Dave andLady Muriel Moot in their top secret PK Society blacksweaters) gathered at the Olde World Restaurant ina surprise birthday party for Phyllis Copher, LadyJudy Macdonald furnished the ‘one-candle cake’. Atour regular Tuesday breakfast the next morning,over 40 nobles and ladies witnessed new Sahib Poten-tate Don Vos, assisted by Chief Rabban Tom Milla-way, install our 2010 officers:

President ..................... Sam Cohen1st Vice President ...... Jack Watson2nd Vice President ..... Bob ‘Mixmaster’ Somerville3rd Vice President ..... Ed ‘Mr. Fixit’ CornellSecretary/Treasurer ... Clint Van TassellOne year Trustee ....... P.W. TowsleyTwo year Trustee ....... Bill SchultzThree year Trustee .... Dave Rubin

See the accompanying photos by Phyllis Copher (onpages 9 and13.)

John Hubbard, incoming president of the Motor Corps on right, presented outgoingpresident, Barry (Policyman) Hart with the Member of the Year Award for 2009.



North Port Shrine Club 1st Lady Marsha Cohen preparing to fez2010 North Port Shrine Club President Sam Cohen

while 1st Vice President Jack Watson and Ill. Sir Don Vos observe.

Copher

Venice Shrine Clubby Ralph Boegel, Secretary, [email protected]

Then Rocky Kearney presented a Certificate of Ap-preciation to our club for the over $1,000 we donatedfor he and Lady Wendy Streight to deliver along withgifts to 22 “Residents without Families” at our Ma-sonic Home in St. Petersburg. Presents included ev-erything on their ‘needs and wants’ list such as CDplayers and CDs, toiletries, and the money for mutualsupplies in their ‘Corky’s Cupboard’. Secretary/Trea-surer Clint Van Tassell concluded our installationbreakfast by presenting our club recognition plaqueto outgoing President Jimmy Macdonald.

A good manyguests at this instal-lation breakfast in-cluded Bill Schultz’sson Ken from LaVetaColorado, Noble JohnYonan from FlintMichigan, NoblesLarry Tombaugh andJohn Zion from Ft.Wayne Indiana, andNoble Bill Long, in-coming President ofthe Venice ShrineClub with their newmember TimKinchla. Each suc-ceeding Tuesdaymorning breakfast atthe Olde World Res-taurant in NorthPort, our ranks swell and activities multiply. AnyMason or Shriner families are welcome to join us forour 7:30 a.m. breakfasts every Tuesday, 52 weeks ayear where we usually enjoy some friendly banterand hi-jinks.

Sickness and distress: Randy Anderson is nowbeing treated for irregular heart rhythm and mustavoid all extra curricular activities. Paul Slopovskycontinues to receive good progress reports.

And as we go to press, Phyllis Copher emailed ourJanuary mystery Quotable Notable identity as Newt“Gengrich” (sic) who recently declared: “The Presi-dent came out for real change by saying that parentshave a right to know how their children’s schools areperforming and that they should have unlimited ac-cess to charter schools. It’s such a courageous position

for him to take—andso correct—that Iagreed to go aroundthe country to helphim make the case.”

Well, closeenough for Phyllis tobe declared winner,but Gingrich advisedthat since his lastname was not right,JD should pay fortheir breakfast, notour club!

President SamCohen has suggestedthis February ‘Quot-able Notable’ quiz.Who wrote?

“It is what it is;and it isn’t what it

isn’t; so don’t try to make it what it’s not!”The first reader to give the correct answer to

President Sam at <[email protected]> or (941)377-0273, wins a free Tuesday morning breakfast fortwo with the North Port Shrine Club.

An enthusiastic gathering of nobles and ladiesdined and danced at the installation of the 2010

officers and directors who will be heading the VeniceShrine Club and it’s Keystone Kops in this New Year.Sahib Potentate Ill. Sir Don Vos officiated and chargedVSC President Bill Long and his line officers, JimJensen, Nick Mulig and John Brooks, to let nothinginterfere with them leading the club to an outstand-ing year of activity, charitable service and FUN.

The Venice Shrine Club lunches monthly at11:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday at the Venice-NokomisElks Club. All Shriners, Masons and their guests arecordially invited. Please call President Bill Long at(941) 408-7950 a day or two prior so he can alert thechef. We look forward to welcoming you. Have ahappy and healthy New Year!



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Congratulations to Ill. Sir Don Vos the Sahib Po-tentate for 2010. We couldn’t think of a better

man to follow the high standards set by 2009 Poten-tate, Ill. Sir Oscar Cloutier. Best of luck to the entirenew Divan. The Noblemen are looking forward toplaying for the Potentate’s Ball on February 6 whenIll. Sir Don will be properly honored.

Also, prior to the opening of the December StatedMeeting three Sahib bandsmen were presented withbeautiful plaques honoring their emeritus status forlong service to Sahib and their unit. They were NoblesEd Gremp, Andy Wright and Mike Ash. Thanks to Ill.Sir Oscar Cloutier and his Divan for the recognition.

The band has lost a great friend and fellow musi-cian to the Black Camel. Noble Fred Hetherington,Sahib organist and entertainer at the Thursday lun-cheons passed away in late December. President EdGremp was his regular bassist, and I was privilegedto join in on saxophone whenever possible. Fred wasa wonderful guy and will be sorely missed by all whowere lucky enough to know him.

The Noblemen Dance Band has also been honoredby Catholic Charities as the principal entertainmentfor their big fundraiser next April 10 at Michael’s onEast. The exposure this gives the Shriners to thehundreds of attendees should be of great benefit toSahib and its stature in the community. The TeaDances are drawing happy customers and will hope-fully survive the economic doldrums faced by every-

one. Noble Andy Wright is continuing his intensetreatment schedule. We all look forward to his futurereturn as Noblemen director. In the meantime, weare most fortunate to have Armond Olivero at thehelm.

Ill. Sir Jarrett Miller, PP, concert band director,has been working us hard in preparation for the 2010concert schedule that begins on February 18. It’sgreat to have our snowbirds back and filling themissing holes in our instrumentation.

This month’s bio features C. Arthur “Art” Litt-man, a valued Sahib bandsman and an alumnus ofseveral other Sahib Units and committees.

Noble Art Littman is a 54-year Mason and re-ceived his 50-year Shrine pin last year. Before comingto Sarasota and affiliating with Sahib, he belonged toNur Shriners in Wilmington, Delaware, Salaam inLivingston, New Jersey, and Boumi in Baltimore,Maryland.

A graduate of the Pennsylvania Military Academywith a BS in Business Administration, Art received aMasters Degree from the University of Delaware. Heserved as a career Navy officer, retiring as a Lt.Cmdr. after 27 years of active and reserve service. Heis a Certified Fundraising Executive and for 32 yearsserved as a fundraiser for various educational insti-tutions and other agencies. He still serves as a con-sultant in that capacity.



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Art owns a campground and RV resort in Virginiaand is President of Littman Properties, LLC.

He became interested in music early in life, andwas a member of a music fraternity at Miami of OhioUniversity where he played drums. He led his owndance band from 1949-1952, and played drums atSalaam Shriners in New Jersey. After coming toSahib, he has been active in both the Banjo Band andlater, the Concert Band. In his “spare time,” he hasserved as president of the King Pins, the Banjo Bandand the Manatee Shrine Club. He also served in the

Aides, as Executive Aide, on the Finance Committee,and has become a valued recent addition to the SahibBand Board of Directors.

Lastly, Noble Art suffered a serious medical set-back many months ago. His fighting spirit has broughthim to a point of recovery that truly makes him a rolemodel for us all as we struggle with the perils ofaging. He is a courageous man and driven to give hisbest to every task. We are privileged to count him asa member of our fraternity, and, especially, of ourBand Unit.

Happy Valentine’s Day!Valentine’s Day isn’t just About couples and romance.It’s also about friends and sharing And letting the people you care aboutKnow how important they are in your life!

As I sit here writing this article I am gloatingabout how proud I am of the nobles of the Sahib

Chanters (it is now December 23, 2009.) I can’t helpbut be encouraged about our future. We are continu-ing to perform at temple events when we are asked todo so. We really need some younger voices and bodiesin order to perform in a more respectable manner. Inorder to get these younger men into our Chanters, wewill need to make our unit attractive, availableand interesting to them. Time will tell and, with thehelp of the Divan and others, we will survive.

We had the opportunity to perform at the temple,along with the Lady Song Birds, at the Sahib ShrineMemorial Service in November. We also had the

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opportunity to lead the singing of Christmas Carolsfor the group attending the Ladies Christmas Lun-cheon on Thursday, December 17, and as of thiswriting, we are scheduled to sing at the Potentate’sRededication Service at St. Margaret’s EpiscopalChurch on January 10, 2010. These performances area wonderful time made possible through the kindnessof Lady Marian Cox as our accompanist and JerryGoacher as our director. We owe a great big “thankyou” to each of these great people who have steppedforward to help us keep going.

We have tried to do our best to support the activi-ties of our Sahib Shriners as well as the individualunit activities as we progress through another activeyear. Twenty-nine Chanter nobles and ladies enjoyedthe Sahib Unit Holiday Party on December 15. It wasa wonderful evening and greatly appreciated. Re-member, the success of one reflects upon the successof the whole and the success of the whole dependsupon the success of each unit and the support of allnobles. Our Divan can’t do it all so let’s get behind



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“Bear one another’s burdens and thus fulfill thelaw of God.” Galatians 6:2

Happy February Birthday to Chanter JimClayberg.

“We sing that a child may walk.” Until next time,may your life’s journey be filled with encouragementfor one another as we walk daily with our Creator.

Greetings from the Greeters and the Greeterettes,the holiday season has ended. We hope all Greet-

ers and their families had a super holiday, filled withlove, joy and good cheer.

Thanks to all Greeters and Greeterettes who wereable to work the Ringling Brothers Circus. Well done!Now we have the Shrine Circus this month. I knowthe Greeters and Greeterettes will respond to what isneeded from the Shrine in order to have a successfulcircus.

The month of February is designated for our Hos-pital Days Collections. This year the Greeters areconsidering a merger with another unit. We feel amerger will enable a better coverage on the collectiondays. This will increase our monetary totals col-lected.

More info next month on our annual picnic, April17; always a great event.

We have no February birthdays; however, a be-lated birthday wish to Art Gioacchini for the month ofJanuary.

To all Greeters who are ill; you are in our thoughtsand prayers. Have a quick recovery!

Hope to see you all at our next Greeter meeting.

Greeterettes Cornerby Jean Batten, Secretary

The Greeters will be hosting the Valentine’s Day Din-ner/Dance on February 9 and the Greeterettes willunpack, and use again, the lovely rose centerpieces forthe tables. We invite YOU to bring your “sweetheart”and enjoy this special evening at Sahib.

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The Legion of Honor is open to all veterans whohave served or are serving honorably in one of the

five armed services in any rank. We are looking for afew good men. Our ladies and widows meet at thesame time 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday as theLegionettes.

We have had a great year and have a great yearplanned. We started the year with a luau on AnnaMaria Island, enjoyed the East-West Shrine Gameand Elvis on the Strip. February 3 brings our firstjoint meeting and annual planning session. Febru-ary 6 is Potentates Ball, stated meeting on Febru-ary 13 with Bill Haley and the Comets on the 14th

and Mardi Gras. We are planning a great springpicnic and spring parades.

Let me say a big “thank you” to the Legionettes forall you did last year and to start this year. Thereception for the new Potentate on Jauuary 10 wasfirst class and the work you do in support of veteransand the Legion of Honor is invaluable to our cause.For all you do, we salute you.

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Greetings everyone, February 14 is St. ValentinesDay. Around the world, it is a traditional day

when lovers express their feelings, love for each otherand celebrate the spirit of love. This holiday is namedfor a Christian priest named Valentine. He was be-headed in the name of love. The legend says that hesent a love letter to the girl he loved and signed it“From your Valentine.” St. Valentine became thepatron of lovers. In our days, we exchange our love

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arrows and causes the people to fall in love. Writinga love poem or love letter in this day is very typical onthis day, because in our busy life usually we missthese special moments. The first love letter was sentby the duke of Orleans. He sent it to his wife fromprison in the Tower of London. Most people spenddays choosing the right present for this day becauseit is very difficult to decide which is the best one for theperson who is very close to our heart. On this specialday, some of us prefer the comfort of our homes, prepar-ing dinner or watching an interesting movie but othersorganize a dinner out in a romantic restaurant. What-ever you decide, this should be the most romantic day inthe year. Prove and show your real, pure love to theperson you love and care most about and enjoy the day.

Happy February Birthdays go to: Forest Fahrbachon the 4th, Olindo (Lindy) Nardone on the 5th, RonLeVene on the 7th, Linda Levin, Jim Smith III,JoAnn Smith and Marquerite Vaadi on the 9th, MaryFletcher on the 11th, Donald Vos on the 18th, Leonard

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Valentine SmileOn Valentine’s Day we think of those Who make our lives worthwhile,Those gracious, friendly people who We think of with a smile.I am fortunate to know you, That’s why I want to say,To a rare and special person : Happy Valentine’s Day ! —by Joanna Fuchs

Nobles, don’t forget to send your lady a valentine,take her to dinner...candy and or flowers would alsobe nice!

Remember, “We ride so that children can walk.”

It is already February 2010 and we hope everyonehad a good start in the New Year. I just want to

recap the Oriental Band’s Christmas party. The food,music and camaraderie were outstanding. The raffleprizes were won by High Priest and Prophet CharlesLevan, 33° (Santas, crafted by Noble Sig Pahl) andKay Millaway (Stepping Stone, crafted by Nobel HansWessels) We collected $115, which will be sent to the“Ladder of Smiles.”

Floyd LaDue was honored by the band for hisdedication and accomplishments in San Antonio,

Texas. Tom McGill was presented a plaque for hisservice to the Oriental Band as President for 2009.Also Floyd, thank you so much for doing a great jobwith the kids at the Christmas Party.

Our band rehearsals began again on January 6,2010. On January 20, we had a brain storming ses-sion with our ladies on how to make the Sahib Orien-tal Band better yet. Lots of good ideas were put forth.

We are looking forward to the Potentate Ball onFebruary 6, and wish Ill. Sir Don Vos and Lady Carola successful year.



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Remember, collect pull-tabs, support yourShrine and keep a child in your heart.

Provost Guardby Ted Clavey

The Provost Guards is a dedicated unit of the SahibShriners. We provide security for temple func-

tions, parking direction and assistance for a varietyof Sahib Shrine affairs including the Shrine Circus,fundraising for our Shriners Hospitals for Childrenand assistance for all of the Shrine parades.

These tasks are becoming more difficult to accom-plish given our diminishing resources and members.Our unit, like many others, is suffering from a steadily

declining membership. Sickness and an aging mem-ber base add to our difficulties. Therefore, we areasking all that read these articles to consider joiningour organization. We certainly need the help. Werecognize that most are already active in clubs orunits, but participation in our organization will notrequire a great deal of your time. Membership is notcostly and uniforms are provided. Feel free to contactanyone from our group for member information.

Ritual Unitby Ed Firquin, Director

On January 2, 2010, the induction of the electedand appointed Divan took a new turn at Sahib

Shrine. The method of swearing in of these templeofficers was a departure from the method that was

done for many years at Sahib; a return to the historyof the Shrine.

A program of dressed nobility from the Aides Unitin Ritual costumes assisted Induction Officer, Ill.

. . .continued on page 25



Sahib Shrine Trust Fund“The Permanent Building Fund”

Million Dollar Recognition Wall FundPledge Card

$ _______________ Cash, Check, or Money Order

$500 Cash, Check, or Money Order

$500 Cash, Check, or Money order. Minimum tenpayments over a one year period.

$2,500 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money orderOther tangible items over a 5 year period.

$5,000 Lump Sum Cash, Check, or Money OrderOther tangible items over a 5 year period.



Larger Amounts designated by Board of Trustees withwishes of donor considered.

Signature of Donor: _________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Inscription to read: _________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Shriners, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.

We wish to thank the following who have given up to thispoint and those who qualifying will be engraved on the“Tree” in the appropriate manner.

Sahib Shrine Trust FundDonor Recognition

January 2010

Living Treeof Our Future


(941) 366-4449


(941) 366-4449



Past Potentate Bruce Steube, 33° and Inducting Mar-shal, Director Ed Firquin in presenting a new ritualin the temple.

This new temple Ritual was created after monthsof discussion with Ill. Sir Don Vos. Then following theIll. Potentate’s decree and motto for 2010 of “Fun,Fellowship and Family,” the script was written toreflect our Shrine heritage with fun, fellowship andfamily involvement.

It is hoped that this ritual was received well andwas interesting for the nobles, their ladies and friends

in attendance. There is no other ritual productionsuch as this in Shrinedom, again Sahib out in front ofthe pack. It is hoped that this ritual will continue inthe future at Sahib as we attempt to make thingsinteresting and different for the nobles of Sahib.

Again, the Ritual staff and unit will be lookingforward to the Ceremonials of 2010. If you have notattended a Ceremonial lately, please make a point tocome and enjoy our production. The nobles in the unitwork hard and have great fun in presenting thelessons to the novices. I encourage all nobles to getout and bring in those good men for Masonry andmembership in the Shrine.

Es Selamu Aleikum.

An Evening of Musicby Ill. Sir C. Jarrett Miller, Concert Band Director

Your Sahib Divan is sponsoring “An Evening ofMusic” by the Sahib Concert Band on Friday,

March 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Sahib Shriners.The evening’s program will begin with an Olympic

fan fare and will highlight Broadway musicals in-cluding “Camelot,” “Gypsy,” “Baker Street” and “TheKing and I.” Also featured will be a trombone solo, themusic of Al Hirt, a samba, a jam session and twomarches.

Reserved seating will be by tables of eight, so askthree couples to join you at your own table or join inwith a mixed table. Reservations may be made at$8.00 per person with Marylou in the Sahib ticketoffice or by calling (941) 366-4449 ext 320.

All proceeds are for Sahib Shriner activities andare not deductible as charitable contributions.

. . .continued from page 23Ritual Unit

Proceeds are for Sahib Shriner activities



High Priest & Prophet’s notesby Bill Zurlo, [email protected]

All of my projects for 2009 have been completed;and seem to have had satisfactory results. The

last and most gratifying was our Children’s Christ-mas Party which drew about 250 children and adults.The Aides, Clowns, Oriental Band, Divan Ladies andNorth Port Shrine Club (donation of large number oftoys) are thanked by the Divan.

The membership project will be a continuing workin progress until we can at least stabilize our lossesagainst new membership and ascertain growth. Weare still actively pursuing new candidates and willcontinue to ask you to keep our Blue Lodges in mindand visit whenever possible.

Our elections are over and I thank all nobles whofelt I should attain the next level of High Priest andProphet and afford me the opportunity to be a repre-sentative at the next Imperial Session in July 2010.

On January 2, our youngest grandson was sent toFort Hood, Texas to await his deployment overseas.Our heart felt prayers go out to all who have lovedones put in harms way in order to keep our countrysafe and sound.

God Bless all and may our New Year be as joyousas 2009.

Circusby Robert Trudel, Chairman

The Circus is in town! I can almost smell thepopcorn, hot dogs and cotton candy. There is

something about wild animals, acrobats and clownsthat make you feel happy all over. The smiles on thekids’ faces and all the cheering and laughing make allour hours of work, a labor of love. The time is gettingclose and we still need our nobles and ladies to help.Please come in or give me a call if you are available oneither day. I still have plenty of room on the sign-upsheets.

The Circus Mom and Dad Pins—many of you havesent in your donations to help pay for the two morning

performances and we thank you for your generosity.For those who would like to help it is not too late.Donations can be made through the Circus Office orthe website at www.sahibshrine.org/circus

Tickets are now on sale for all the performances.The Sar-I Court ladies will be selling tickets onFebruary 7 at the Sahib Pancake Breakfast. Look forthem in the main entrance and the ticket trailer outfront. Tickets can be purchased from 9:00 a.m. to6:00 p.m. daily except Sundays. The hours will befrom 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. See you at the Circus!

August 11 - Manatee Sailing Association: PowerSquadron on the Panama Canal and Shrine Presen-tation

September 2 - Sunnyside Village - Shrine Presen-tation

September 10 - Anna Maria Power Squadron –Panama Canal and Shrine presentation

September 12 - Northminster Presbyterian Fel-lowship -Shrine Presentation

In contact with Bob Green, Manatee VeteransCouncil and Terry Bibens, Manatee Operations TroopSupport.

September 16 - called on USCG Station Cortez,American Legion (75th street), VFW (67th street),American Legion (Lockwood Ridge Road) working toget Veterans Appreciation Day support.

October 3 - Shrine ceremonial hospital tourOctober 9 - Called on M.O.T.S. (Manasota Opera-

tion Troop Support), U.S.C.G. Station Cortez andAmerican Legion (75th Street) for upcoming Veter-ans Appreciation Day.

December 10 Spoke at the Pine Shores Presbyte-rian Friendship Group.

December 12 was at the Tampa Shriners Hospitalfor Children for the “Motorcycles for Toys.” About 800bikes came.

Arranging for a talk to Venice Isle Estates Men’sCoffee Program this month. Bob Somerville to do thepresentation.

January 17 the East West Shrine teams, coaches,parents, wives, Imperials and much more were be atthe Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children. You cantell your units that we are invited. The more Sahibfezzes the better.

Following on request for North Port/Venice con-tacts, I made contact with the Sun-Herald editor andyou should start seeing our articles.

Every one, if you see Sahib articles, please bringthem to me. I have a box in the office “Public Rela-tions.”

Planning a visit with some of the Benningtonfamily to the Tampa Shriners Hospital for Childrenon a Wednesday morning (dogs and me.) There will begood Sahib publicity on that one.

Big push on Imperial visit in February.

Public Relations/Speakers Bureau Reportby Bob Dell, PR Chairman, [email protected]



SaturdaySaturdaySaturdaySaturdaySaturday, March 20 , March 20 , March 20 , March 20 , March 20 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.SaturdaySaturdaySaturdaySaturdaySaturday, March 20 , March 20 , March 20 , March 20 , March 20 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.SundaySundaySundaySundaySunday, March 21 , March 21 , March 21 , March 21 , March 21 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

Tickets available from any member of the Sahib Banjo Bandor from the ticket office at Sahib Shrine (see Marylou)

Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib Banjo Band Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.

For InformationCall:

Bill Winslow (941) 918-0024

Alltickets$10.00each

Limited Tables of 8Reservations

AvailablePlease Make Reservations by Calling Sahib Shrine at (941) 366-4449 ext. 320 in Advance

Sahib Banjo Band ConcertSahib Banjo Band Concert

SAHIB SHRINE“MONEY MANIA CLUB”

$10.00 MINIMUM DONATIONSONLY 2,500 TICKETS TO BE SOLD! 93 CHANCES TO WIN!

DAILY DRAWING FOR $60.00WINNING TICKETS GO BACK TO DRAW

SPECIAL DRAWINGS: JANUARY 7, FEBRUARY 4 AND MARCH 4 ALL $200.00 TO REWARD EARLY TICKET BUYERS

TICKETS GO ON SALE JANUARY 2010DRAWS BEGIN APRIL 1, 2010

Drawing will take place at Sahib Thursday Luncheons Beginning April 1, 2010 and ending May 27, 2010.

Net profits to be used to benefit Sahib Shrine andAre not tax deductible as charitable contributions.

Tickets can also be purchased online at: www.sahibshrine.org/shop.htm



PLACE: SAHIB SHRINE600 N. BENEVA RD., SARASOTA

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE TWO (2) PERFORMANCES BY THE





ST. PAT’S DAY DINNERWednesday, March 17

Featuring “TAYLOR & TAYLOR”Dinner 6:00PM-Dancing 7:00-10:00PM

Corned Beef, CabbagePotatoes, Carrots

Rye BreadStreudel

Coffee, Iced Tea

$11.00 pp all inclusive

Marylou Ellis, Box Office Manager, 366-4449 ext. 320



Sahib Shrine Building Fund Plate Descriptions

$ 100 – A Brass Plate $10,000 – A Purple Plate$ 500 – A Silver Plate $20,000 – A Gold Plate$1,000 – A Red Plate $30,000 – An Orange Plate$2,500 – A Blue Plate $40,000 – A Black Plate$5,000 – A Green Plate $50,000 – A White Plate

Wouldn’t you like to see your name in one of these plates in the lobby of Sahib Shrine?Donate today, to the BUILDING FUND and help our temple grow into the future.

Contributions to the Sahib Shriners Building FundSince last Reporter

C.O.S.T.Manatee Shrine Club

Manatee Ladies Shrine ClubMarinersHillbillies

Anyone that has contributed to the building fund, check the board in the foyer, if plaque is incorrect see Bill Batten in the Sahib office.

BUILDING FUND DONATION FORMYes, I (We) want to have my (our) name (names) on the Brass Plateon the Building Fund Board in the lobby of Sahib Shrine, showing thedesire to have a part in the great work of the temple. Please checkthe proper box:Here is my check in the amount of $ ________ to start the ball rolling,and I will give more as I am able on as nearly a regular basis as I can.Here is my check in the amount of $ ________.Please have the Brass Plate letters as follows:

(Please Print)Samples for lettering: 1. John F. Doe

2. John F. Doe and Lady Mary3. Mary F. Doe in memory of John

Date: ___________ Signature: ____________________________Address: _______________________________________________City: _________________________ State: ___ Zip: __________Send and make checks payable to: Sahib Shrine (Building Fund),600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34232

The Sahib Shrine Building Fund is for the improvement,replacement and expansion of equipment, furnishings

and upkeep of the building and grounds.

How can you help?We need funds for the above

Do you know?We can’t do any of these improvements until wehave money!

Do we need these improvements?Look at our Shrine building. The answer is YES!

Please send your contribution to the Sahib Shrine BuildingFund NOW!

Those of you who have contributed, we thank you and hope youwill continue to do your part for this worthy cause.

—From TBA, Building Fund Chairman

Sahib Shriners Building Fund

Thomas PaxtonPresident 941-921-7668Bryan Senger Fax 941-922-7354Vice President EC0002285



Have you donated blood lately? The benefits arenot just the great feeling you get by contributing

to a person in need. Donating can help you too!Recent studies have shown that giving blood can

not only cut your risk of heart attack, but also reduceyour susceptibility to certain cancers. How does it allwork?

In the United States, it’s more common for peopleto have too much iron, especially men and post-menopausal women. It’s been proven that too muchiron may contribute to plaque buildup in the arteriesby damaging cells in artery walls. This damage cancause blockages of blood to the heart. Studies alsofound that too much iron can cause damage to one ofthe cells that leads to cancer.

Here are a few tips to make donating blood easyand hassle-free:• Don’t smoke for at least an hour before and

after giving blood. In fact, you might want togive up smoking altogether!

• Eat a hearty meal beforehand.• Drink lots of fluids the day you donate blood

(before and after you donate).• Stay away from all alcohol before and after

giving blood. Alcohol can dehydrate your body ofessential fluids.

• Resume your normal activities, but avoidstrenuous workouts for a day.

• If you feel faint or dizzy, sit down and put yourhead between your knees, or lie down with yourhead lower than the rest of your body.

• If there is any bleeding from the tiny spot whereblood was drawn, simply raise your arm andapply pressure for seven to 10 minutes.

The Blood Mobile with be here during our PancakeBreakfast on February 7. They will not be here onApril 10, as the Pancake Breakfast has been canceledon Easter, their next visit will be June 6.

Did you know that Giving Blood is Good for Your Heart?submitted by Dick Hines, Blood Bank Chairman, [email protected]

Sarasota, FL—Suncoast Communities Blood Bank(SCBB) is pleased to announce the addition of tworestaurant partners to its current retention programcalled The League of Lifesavers. Cosimo’s Brick Ovenand Mattison’s join Stonewood Grill and Tavern asmutual sponsors. The program’s purpose is to recog-nize and thank individuals who donate blood three ormore times during the year. Stonewood Grill andTavern has been a partner with SCBB for the past fewyears.

“Last year, more than 15,000 individuals donatedblood. Of those donors, 20 percent came back three ormore times. I am proud of their ongoing dedication toprovide a safe blood supply for our community,” saysScott Bush, Chief of Technical Operations for SCBB.“I also thank our restaurant partners for recognizingthe critical role of these repeat donors.”

“Giving blood is such an easy thing to do, it takesvery little time and effort especially in comparisonwith the result, which is that it saves lives,” says Chef

Paul Mattison, Proprietor and Executive Chef ofMattison’s, and a blood donor. “I am proud to partici-pate in a program with an organization that isgrounded by community needs and is supported bythe community it serves. It is important for everyonewho can give blood to do so.”

About League of Lifesavers MembershipThe program runs through December 2010. To be-come a League of Lifesaver member and earn eligibil-ity for rewards, a person is required to give threeunits of blood (or three pints). Upon their third visitthey earn a $25 gift certificate to Stonewood Grill &Tavern, Cosimo’s, or Mattison’s. Anyone interestedin becoming a League of Lifesaver member can visitany SCBB bloodmobile or one of three donor centerslisted at www.scbb.org. For more information call tollfree (866) 97BLOOD.

League of Lifesavers gift certificates are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. ###

Blood Bank Launches Enhanced Retention ProgramTwo additional restaurants join Stonewood Grill and Tavern as supporters



Kentucky ColonelsUnder the Jurisdiction of Sahib Temple

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

We meet with our ladies the 4th Tuesday of each month,except June, July & August.

Col. Charles "Bud" GliddenPRESIDENT

358-2285

SahibMarinersDo You Enjoy Boating?Join us 2nd Wednesday – 7:30 p.m.

AT SAHIB SHRINEPaul F. Bekkenhuis Email: [email protected] Phone: 484-5188

MODEL “T’s” of SAHIB SHRINERSMEETINGS ARE HELD

2nd MONDAY ofTHE MONTH

7:00 P.M.“AT SAHIB SHRINE”

Contact:Fred Ellis (941) 484-0089

[email protected]

WE RIDE SO THAT CHILDREN CAN WALK

THE LEGION OF HONOR1st WEDNESDAY – 1900 HRS.

Jim FletcherCommander (941) 807-2838Email: [email protected]

Malcolm H. Van Dyke IIAdjutant (941) 955-6483

Contributions to the 100 Million Dollar ClubC. Arthur Littman

Gulf Shrine Club (In Memory of T. Herman Dooley)

Gulf Shrine Club (In Memory of John Browning)

Joseph Saunders

Charles Beck

Theodore Simon

Donald & Irma Marston

It’s simple... Just indicate your desire to leave $100 (or more)in your will to this wonderful cause, or give $100 (or more)dollars now.

I have previously made a will leaving a bequest to theShriners Hospitals for Children.I have added a provision in my will leaving a bequest tothe hospitals.I prefer to make a cash contribution at this time of atleast $100, which is tax deductible.

Please return application to:

Recorder’s Office Sahib Shrine600 N. Beneva RoadSarasota, FL 34232

Make your check payable to:SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENI am a member of ____________________________ Temple.

Signed ___________________________________________

Address __________________________________________

City __________________ State ______ ZIP _________

Please have the certificate read:

________________________________________________(Please print full name)

For More Information Call: (941) 366-4449

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP100 MILLION DOLLAR CLUB

for the benefit of

Shriners Hospitals for Children

We Welcome Veterans!



BLACK CAMELBLACK CAMELBLACK CAMELBLACK CAMELBLACK CAMEL

Our beloved Brethren live on in a new and

more glorious life and service. We carry their

influence in our lives and their memories in our

hearts. They are not forgotten.

In MemoriamRECORDER’S REPORTby Bill Batten – Recorder

DECEMBER 2009

Membership Status:Membership Reported to

Imperial – November 2009 1,694Gains:

Affiliated 1Restored 0Associates 1Creations 3Reversal 0

5 1,699Losses:

Demits 2Deaths 6AMD 3Suspended 45Resigned 0

56 1,643

Phillip M. Burnstine

Gerald J. Cavanaugh

Fred C. Haynes, C.M.

Fred Hetherington

Albert E. O'Hara, M.D.

Frederick F. Rye

SAHIB SHRINERS SPEAKER BUREAUNEEDS YOU TO HELP US TELL THE STORY

1. Schedule your clubs and organizations so we may educate more of the public aboutthe Shriners Hospitals for Children.

2. Schedule your Masonic groups so we may speak about the Shrine, its hospitals andthe importance of keeping our Masonic families united and growing.

Contact Chairman: Bob DellPhone: (941) 727-1493 Email: [email protected]

SPEAKER BUREAU MEMBERS We need volunteers!!

SAHIB CAPITAL ASSET REPLACEMENT TRUST FUND31-Oct-09

CASH-CHECKING $ 3,179.00CASH-BROKERAGE 32,357.00SECURITIES 971,714.00 TOTAL $ 1,007,250.00

Donations are accepted made payable to:Sahib Capital Asset Replacement Trust Fund

Dale LaBell, PP, Treasurer

SAHIB OPERATIONS IRREVOCABLE TRUST FUND31-Oct-09

CASH-MONEY MARKET $13,915.00INVESTMENTS $581,494.00

TOTAL $595,410.00

Donations are accepted made payable to:Sahib Operations Irrevocable Trust Fund

Dale LaBell, PP, Treasurer



SAHIB SHRINERS THURSDAY LUNCHEONSEvery Thursday at Sahib Shrine • 11:00 a.m. Camel’s Milk • 12 Noon Lunch

Interesting Speakers Weekly

Master of Ceremony ... Tom MillawayInvocation ................... Bill ArbuckleOrgan Music ............... Gus Spurr

The Sahib Shrine ChantersThe Sahib Shrine ChantersThe Sahib Shrine ChantersThe Sahib Shrine ChantersThe Sahib Shrine Chanters“We Sing that a Child ... May Walk!!”

Are you a noble who would like to join in ourfellowship, and help us make other folks smile...

Call Milton Thoene ....................... (401) 378-8259 Roger Kolde ......................... (941) 524-2718

Meetings have been suspended, contact above if you have questions.We’d love to have you with us!

FebruaryMaster of Ceremony

Tom MillawayChief Rabban

2301 Ringling Blvd.2301 Ringling Blvd.2301 Ringling Blvd.2301 Ringling Blvd.2301 Ringling Blvd.Sarasota, FL 34237Sarasota, FL 34237Sarasota, FL 34237Sarasota, FL 34237Sarasota, FL 34237

Agents for Sahib Shriners and Araba ShrinersAgents for Sahib Shriners and Araba ShrinersAgents for Sahib Shriners and Araba ShrinersAgents for Sahib Shriners and Araba ShrinersAgents for Sahib Shriners and Araba Shriners

Rick Martin Phone: 941-366-7070Wells Purmort Fax: 941-953-4901

Contact Program Chairmen Don Albertson <[email protected]>or Philip Staples <[email protected]> with questions or program suggestions.

at Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m.Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month

A.A.O.N.M.S.

Sahib Motor Corps Shrine ClubSahib Motor Corps Shrine ClubSahib Motor Corps Shrine ClubSahib Motor Corps Shrine ClubSahib Motor Corps Shrine ClubA.A.O.N.M.S.

Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each monthat Sahib Shrine - 7:00 p.m.

President Phone: (941) 776-9996 John Hubbard Email: [email protected]

February 4 ........ Imperial Potentate Jack Jones

February 11......... Canada Day, Captain (CDN Navy) Kenneth Stewart (see page 35)

February 18......... Sons of the American Revolution (see page 35)

February 25......... Mental Health Problems and Care

3% Discount to All ShrinersPlus a No Interest Finance Plan for your Roofing Needs




“Memories of Elvis”Featuring “Chris Olson”

Friday, March 126:30 p.m. Doors Open7:30 p.m. Showtime

$13.00 per person

Advanced Sales, Reserved Seating

Restaurant Open for Dinner4:30-7:30 p.m.

Marylou Ellis, Box Office Manager366-4449 ext. 320


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The Shriner Thursday Luncheon onFebruary 11 is Canada Day, and will

feature Navy Captain K.R. Stewart, CD,Senior Liaison Officer, US CENTCOMHQ, MacDill AFB.

Captain Stewart joined the CanadianForces in 1971 as a reservist, first as aPrivate with the Hastings and PrinceEdward Regiment and then a year lateras an Ordinary Seaman with HMCSCarleton. In 1973 he enrolled in the Regu-lar Force and attended Collége MilitaireRoyal de St. Jean until 1976 when hetransferred to the Royal Military Collegein Kingston, Ontario. He graduated in1978 with a commission as a Sub-Lieu-

tenant and a Bachelor’s degree in Engi-neering Physics.

Upon completion of naval officer train-ing in Esquimalt, British Columbia in1979, Captain Stewart served until 1983in the East Coast-based HMC Ships Ot-tawa and Skeena in a variety of appoint-ments including Bridge Watchkeeper,Deck Officer, Above and UnderwaterWeapons Director and Anti-SubmarineAir Controller. Following a year as aninstructor at HMCS Venture, the NavalOfficers Training Centre in Esquimalt,he attended the year-long Combat Con-trol Officers Course in Halifax. From

Captain Stewart speaker at February 11 Canada Daysubmitted by Phil Staples

Captain K.R. Stewart, CD

A patriotic musical program will bepresented at the Thursday Men’s

Luncheon on February 18, by the SahibConcert Band.

The short program, following lunch,is titled “As America Sang.” It is the

history of America as told in her songsand will feature a “famous” narrator.

We urge you to take this opportunityto bring a Master Mason, as your guest,to this luncheon and invite him to be-come a member of Sahib. It is also a good

Special Musical Program at February 18 Shriner’s Luncheonby Ill. Sir C. Jarrett Miller, Concert Band Director

opportunity for you to invite a “snow-bird” Shriner to visit our Thursday lun-cheon.

. . .continued on page 47



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Sahib Shrine — Every TuesdaySahib Shrine — Every TuesdaySahib Shrine — Every TuesdaySahib Shrine — Every TuesdaySahib Shrine — Every Tuesday10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.10:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m.Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m.Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m.Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m.Early Bird Game – 10:45 a.m.Friendly Atmosphere

Jackpot – All Paper BingoElectronic Verifiers

Door Prizes - Annual Reward ProgramInstant Bingo (Pull Tabs) 25¢ 50¢ & $1.00

Free Coffee!Free Coffee!Free Coffee!Free Coffee!Free Coffee!Sandwiches & Snacks for SaleSandwiches & Snacks for SaleSandwiches & Snacks for SaleSandwiches & Snacks for SaleSandwiches & Snacks for Sale

Pay Double with Bingo in 5 Numbers or LessComplimentary 9-On for Your Birthday

(Registration or Photo ID Required)Get a Free 6-On When You Bring a New Player

Come Play Bingo with the Shriners Every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. andSee For Yourself “The Most Unique Bingo in All of Florida”

(Proceeds for the Benefit of Sahib Shrine)

Albert "Al" Hortman, 80, passed awayon December 6, 2009. He will be best

remembered as the Shriner carrying theyoung girl in the iconic photograph thatbecame a beloved symbol of the Shrinersfraternity and Shriners Hospitals forChildren.

Al, a member of Al Sihah Shriners inMacon, Ga., is survived by his wife, DorisAnita Bridges Hortman; daughters, JulieM. Shofstall (Steve), Chandler, Indiana,Laura H. Little (Chuck), Cochran, TinaM. Perkins, Warner Robins, and DonnaL. Cline (Dana), Lizella; grandchildren,Heather Carter, Warner Robins, Jessica,John and Justin Shofstall, Indiana,Katelyn Cline, Lizella; brother, MackHortman, Macon; and sisters, GwendolynKing and Jeanette Ricks, Phoenix City,Alabama.

He served his country in the UnitedStates Army during the Korean War,where he received a Purple Heart. Heretired from civil service at Robins AirForce Base, had his own pool businessand worked at McCullough FuneralHome. He was a member JeffersonvilleBlue Lodge.

Hortman became a Shriner in 1968,after his daughter Laura began receiv-ing treatment at Shriners Hospitals forChildren— St. Louis.

In 1970, photographer Randy Dieterwas on assignment for a local newspapercovering Hadi Shriners’ annual outingfor children with disabilities at an amuse-

ment park, when he happened upon Alwho was carrying a young girl and hercrutches. Al's daughter is also in thephoto, walking next to them.

“I was taking shots of the midway andwas using my telephoto lens,” Dieter said.“I saw a local Shriner walking by carry-ing a little girl in one hand and hercrutches in the other...I had to take mylast shot as they walked by. It was theend of the roll. If I had to think about it,I wouldn’t have come up with somethinglike that. Fate guides you."

In lieu of flowers, the family suggestsdonations be made to Shriners Hospitalsfor Children, 950 West Faris Road, Green-ville, SC 29605

View a recent video of Bobbi Jo Wrightas she remembers her friend and thehelp she received from the Shriners <http://tristatehomepage.com/content/video/?cid=115771>.

Article Date: December 08, 2009Location: Warner Robbins, GAEditorial Without Words.

Shriner in iconic photo passes away



We Care

Manatee ShrineClub

President: Woody Trefrey - 753-37696011 Dartmouth Drive

Bradenton, FL 34207-4728Email: [email protected]

Meets at the Peridia Golf & Country Club4950 Perida Blvd., Bradention

1st Friday each month - 11:00 a.m.Social Events to be Announced

Under The Jurisdiction of SAHIB SHRINERS – Sarasota, Florida

Englewood Shrine ClubThe Friendly Club

Meets First Tuesday of each Monthat Englewood Elk’s Lodge

All Shriners Welcome

Sahib Shriners Pancake BreakfastBy the Famous King Pins

FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Juice & Coffee$5.00 per Person – Ages 7 & Over

$2.00 per Person – Ages 3-7Children Under Age 3 FREE

Please Come – Bring Your Friends & NeighborsWe Always Use Our Best Dishes & Silverware

Proceeds are for the Benefit of Sahib King Pin Activities, Payments are not Deductible as Charitable Contributions.

Come and

Get It!

The World FamousSahib Clowns

Monday night at Sahib Shrine 7:30 p.m.Come join our unit and clown around!

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Clowns and/or Calliope availablefor Business Promotions,

Parties, Picnics, etc.

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Wendy Streight (standing) with residents of the Florida Masonic home, as they areopening the Christmas gifts provided with the Venice Masonic Lodge gift program.

Streight

Members of Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 with residentsof the Florida Masonic Home during the presentation of Christmas gifts.

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The residents of our Florida Masonic Home get ready to open the giftssupplied by the Venice Masonic Lodge Christmas Project.

Streight

There were a lot of smiling faces at the Florida Masonic Home as residentsanticipated opening all the gifts brought by members of the Venice Masonic Lodge.

Streight

This is the second year for the VeniceLodge residents without family

Christmas project. This year we hadtwenty-two residents without family atthe Masonic Home in St. Petersburg.With all the special work, our organiza-tion does for the children, we some-times forget about those who did thework in the past.

Our project was a huge success thisyear with a lot of help from area Ma-sons, Shriners and their ladies. TheNorth Port Shrine Club, Widow SonsKnights of the East, Sahib Shriners,Past Master Unit and Hillbilly Gals ofSahib Shrine along with a lot of indi-viduals gave generous amounts of cashand gift items. We were able to give alltwenty-two residents a nice radio CDboom box and seven CD’s each. Theactivity director told us they all love to

listen to music. Along with the musicthey each got several items on theirneed/wish list including; daily toilet-ries, cologne, puzzle books, socks, jew-elry, model car kits for the guys, abasket for their room filled with good-ies and many more items. We were alsoable to donate one hundred twenty dol-lars to their F503 treat fund, which isthe fund they use for special outings,birthday parties and special events forthe residents. We hope our gifts willbring them a lot of joy and happinessthroughout the New Year. A specialthank you to the ladies of North PortShrine Club and the Venice MasonicLodge for all your help and hard work.

We took the gifts to our special resi-dents on Sunday, December 13, wherewe gathered in the recreation room atthe Florida Masonic Home filled with

Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 – Our Christmas Projectby Wendy Streight, [email protected]

Christmas music, doughnuts and cof-fee—another treat for them. We werehonored to have the Grand Master’swife Rebba Goehirg join us. As ourgroup mingled with the residents I hadthe opportunity to visit with Miriamwhile she opened her CD boom box andand checked out all the goodies in hergift bag. I could see by the expressionon her face how happy she was, shesmiled at me and told me, “right nowher husband and her son were bothlooking down from heaven thankingme for doing this for her.” I will neverforget those words or her smile thatwas the best gift of the season for me.

Venice Masonic Lodge would like tothank everyone for their help and sup-port for this very important project. Wewish you all a very Happy and BlessedNew Year.



Masonic Digest

York Riteby B. John Ross, KYCH, [email protected]

Around The Craft: Degree Team Noblesby Jerry Goacher, [email protected]

It is certain that many generations of our nbles haveworked long and hard memorizing, practicing and

conferring the degrees of the Concordant Bodies ofFreemasonry throughout periods of their Masoniccareers. Unfortunately, no list exists from which wecan abstract their names. We owe a great deal tothose dedicated Shriners, for there was a time whenmany of us could not have become Shriners had it notbeen for their dedicated work in the Scottish andYork Rites and we thank them for that.

Today Sahib Shriners are well representedthroughout our Craft serving to keep our whole Ma-sonic fmily productive and strong. The most notableof these activities occur within our Scottish and YorkRite work and this writer will attempt to acknowl-edge the currently active Shriner participants, know-ing somewhere along the way he may, by oversightand omission, offend and asks the offended forgive-ness. The list is long and for simplicity of reading,titles of accomplishment and ranks will not be in-cluded with the names. Most importantly to remem-ber is that all listed carry the honorable title of Nobleof the Mystic Shrine.

Beginning with the Scottish Rite Degrees, work-ing behind the scenes advising and assisting manydegree masters, is W. Bruce Steube III, Class Direc-tor Emeritus and Past Director of Work for the TampaConsistory. Lou Ortt continues the job of ClassroomDirector for the Reunions. Russell Glendinning re-tired from that position when appointed the PersonalRepresentative to the Sovereign Grand Inspector Gen-eral of Florida for the Valley of Tampa. Although notdegree work, Gary Schweinshaupt is now the produc-tion manager for the Valley’s bi-monthly magazine.

Degrees that include Sahib participation are theFourth, Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Ninth, Thirtieth,Thirty-Second, the newly forming Twelfth DegreeTeam, and the Orient of Florida’s Thirty-Third De-gree Team.

Degree Masters of these degrees include BarryHart, Jerry Goacher, Edward Jordan and Theo Vreuls.Assistant Degree Masters include Frank Albinson,

Barry Hart, Ed Jordan, George Mitchell, Theo Vreulsand Steve Weatherly. Along with these degree teamleaders, Sahib members of the various teams includeTerry Armentrout, Eric Bock, William Burris, Hamp-ton Crimi, Norman Cyphers, Gil Fernandez, JohnHorne, Joe Humphreys, Rocky Kearney, GeorgeLukas, Doug McCaw, William Merritt, Phil Mitchell,Lou Ortt, Bryan Pullman, Delbert Rawlinson, Juande la Rosa, Les Ruggiero, Ed Sampey, Carl Savickas,Scott Steelman, Allen Sorbie, Joe Stella, Hollis TuckerIII, Don Vos, David Walters, John Wermann, PaulWoodman and Steve Yarbrough. The Annual Cer-emony of Remembrance and Renewal cast for theScottish Rite Club of Sarasota are also presentedentirely by Sahib Nobles Russell Glendinning, JerryGoacher, Barry Hart, Ed Jordan, George Mitchell,Phil Mitchell, David Walters, Steve Weatherly andSteve Yarbrough with a support staff that includesFred Heinzman, Joe Humphries, Allen Sorbie, TheoVreuls and Paul Woodman.

Eighteen Sahib Shriners are conferring the De-grees of the York Rite which include the Mark Mas-ter, Past Master, Most Excellent Master and RoyalArch Degrees of the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons;the Royal, Select, and Super Excellent Master De-grees of the Council of Royal and Select Masters: andOrder of the Red Cross, Knight of Malta and Order ofthe Temple for the Commandery of Knights Templar.

Participating in various roles are Rodger Craig,Earl Dennis, Gil Fernandez, Jim Fleming, JerryGoacher, George Hernandez, John Horne Jr., ToddMeschelle, Lou Ortt, Dwight Ridgeway, Les Ruggiero,Malcolm Ryder, B. John Ross, Barry Swan, JerryTomasso, Richard Walls, John Wermann, and Eric B.West. John Horne, Jim Fleming, Malcolm Ryder andJohn Wermann serve in coordinating much of thiswork.

Let those of us who have the privilege of belongingremember the beauty and lessons of these degreesand give a hearty “thank you” to our participatingnobles for keeping the “Further Light” bright for nonedo better “work” in the Scottish Rite’s Valley of Tampaand the York Rite’s 2nd District.

TodaySahib

Shrinersare well

repre-sented

through-out ourCraft...

The January issue reviewed the major charitysupported by the Commandery of Knights Templar

of the United States: namely, The Knights TemplarEye Foundation, Inc.

The Commandery charities also include TheKnights Templar Education Foundation launched in1922 with these words: “We feel that the GrandEncampment can build no greater monument norinaugurate more worthwhile movement than to putinto effect a plan which will provide educationaladvantages for the youth of our beloved country,

thereby enabling them to become more useful mem-bers of society and better citizens of this Republic.”

With this action, the Knights Templar became thefirst fraternal order to establish a program to assistneedy young men and women to complete a highereducation. Loans are normally made for the last twoyears of a four year program, and are repaid at lowinterest after graduation.

The initial funding was derived by transferring$1,000,000 from Grand Encampment General Fundplus assessing each member (at that time) $1.00 per



Scottish Rite – Do you remember your cable tow?by Lou Ortt, PP, 33°, [email protected]

See new Sarasota Scottish Rite Club meeting schedule on page 44.

Sarasota Scottish Rite Clubby Stephen F. Weatherly, KCCH, Vice President, [email protected]

Thanks to everyone that attended the Januaryluncheon for the Sarasota Scottish Rite Club. We

had a good turnout and continue to grow the atten-dance at each of our luncheons. We had several newmembers join the SSRC. We look forward to havingyou around at our future functions. Dues for the clubare only $10 per year. If you are a current memberand did not receive a dues notice this year pleasecontact me by telephone or email and we’ll follow-upwith you.

Our first official meeting of the year will be onWednesday, February 3, at the Sarasota ScottishRite Club at 240 S. Tuttle Ave. Light refreshmentswill be served starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by a shortmeeting at 6:00 p.m. Brother Jerry Goacher hasarranged for Ill. Bro: Ken Pedersen 33°, NorthernJurisdiction, to do a short presentation on NorthernJurisdiction Scottish Rite Masonry as it compares tothe Southern Jurisdiction. It should be a very educa-tional and informative evening. Dress is sport shirtand slacks. Coat, tie and cap are optional.

We’ll have two functions in the month of March.The first will be a luncheon on the second Friday,March 12, at the Sahib restaurant. We start gather-ing at around 11:30 a.m. There is no meeting, it’s justcome as you are, order off the menu and share in thefellowship.

On Wednesday March 24, we’ll have our annualCeremony of Remembrance at the Sarasota ScottishRite Club. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m., followedby the Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. This event is open to thepublic. I’ll have more information for you as we getcloser to the event.

Just a reminder that you do not have to be amember of the Sarasota Scottish Rite Club to attendour functions. However, as I mentioned earlier thedues are only $10 per year. Please come out and joinus. Bring a friend or make some new friends andrenew some old friendships.

I can be reached at [email protected] or (941) 232-1787.

Here is a symbol among symbols. Ancient Masoniclaws remind us that every brother must attend

his lodge if within the length of his cable tow or withina “cable length.” This was originally determined to beabout three miles, or about a one-hour journey. Theterm “cable tow” is not found in many dictionaries, asit is peculiar to the Masonic Fraternity. The wordcable refers to a rope and tow refers to drag. While ouruse of it is symbolical, in the first degree it is usedalmost in the literal sense of physical control ordirection.

In Old German, the term “cable-tau” was taken from“kabel-tau,” which meant the cord which attached thebaby to its mother at birth (umbilical cord).

In Masonry, it represents that cord which unites aMason to all of the obedience’s or the mystic tie whichholds our great fraternity together, including all civicand moral law by which a man is held fast to hisduties.

Masonically, it is the scope of a man’s ability andmotivation to accomplish his objectives, this givingcable tows many different lengths.

Perhaps the best definition is that it is the lengthof a man’s conscience between himself and God. Hethen becomes his own judge and jury. As we thinkabout our cable tows, let us remember our obligationsto all our Masonic bodies, attend, and support them tothe length of our cable tows.

year for a period of nine years. Committees wereformed in each state Grand Commandery to regulatethe program in their jurisdiction.

Since the inception of this Foundation, over$29,000,000 has been loaned to worthy individuals.

As this is a loan program and does not make grants,the funds revolve and the program is self-sustaining.

Therefore, funds for this program are limited. EachK. T. Commandery has a committee to assist the GrandCommandery in the work of the Foundation (continu-ing in the next issue, Holy Land Pilgrimage)

You are cordially invited to attend the annualFlorida visitation of The Supreme Council, An-

cient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern MasonicJurisdiction, 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 5, 2010 atSahib Shrine.

Reservations must be sent with a check madepayable to Milt Thoene. Please indicate choice of

Roast Turkey or Yankee Pot Roast on check. Price ofmeals is $18 per person and is not refundable. Dead-line is February 27, 2010. Mail check to Milt Thoene,55 Blackbeard Lane, Nokomis, FL 34275-2203. Ques-tions – call Milt at (941) 485-1575 or (401) 378-8259or email [email protected].

All Scottish Rite Masons and Ladiesby Milt Thoene, 33°, [email protected]



Support Your Masonic OrganizationsMore on the SunCoast Florida Freemasonry Website: www.trowel.com/flamason

Wauchula No. 17 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Corner Hwy 17 & Main St. WauchulaManatee No. 31 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 402 15th St. E. BradentonPeace River No. 66 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 909 North Oak ArcadiaBraidentown No. 99 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. 520 30th Ave. W. BradentonPalmetto No. 110 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 520 30th Ave. W. BradentonBowling Green No. 121 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Chester Ave. & Main St. Bowling GreenSarasota No. 147 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 2160 Main St. SarasotaVenice No. 301 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m. 118 E. Venice Ave. VeniceCary B. Fish No. 346 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. SarasotaEnglewood No. 360 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 265 Pine St. EnglewoodThe Builders No. 376 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota

Sarasota SR Club 1st Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. 240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota (On even numbered months – Dark in December)

1st Friday, 11:45 a.m. Sahib Shriners for lunch Sarasota (On odd numbered months, except dark in July, and observe the Ceremony of Remembrance in March on a date TBA each year.)

Valley of Tampa 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m., 5500 Memorial Hightway Tampa (Optional Dinner at 6:00 p.m.)

Visit a High Twelve Club (more detail at http://www.trowel.com/flamason/hi12.htm)

Cortez Every Monday, 11:00 a.m. 4848 14th Street West Bradenton (November through April)

Visit a Blue Lodge Near You

Visit Scottish Rite (more detail at http://trowel.com/flamason/scottishrite/index.html)

Free Beverage for Birthday Boys

Here is your coupon for one

FREE BEVERAGEat the Sahib Shrine Loungefor those Shriners born in

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Only ads clipped from the Sahib Reporter will be accepted, no reproductions allowed.One to a customer, per month, please!

Sahib ShrinersMission Statement

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

To encourage and promote funand fellowship for our Units andClubs and provide the essentialleadership that will guide them toaccomplish the same.

Our prime focus at all times will beour philanthropic mission to sup-port Shriners Hospitals for Chil-dren, a world-class network ofspecialty hospitals.



Trips to hospitals other than Tampa in 2009

January 11 Jesse Chicago, ILJanuary 21 Collette Boston, MAMarch 11 Henry Chicago, ILMarch 18 Collette Boston, MAMarch 18 Kiara Cincinnati, OHJune 20 Colette Boston, MAJuly 8 Colette Boston, MAJuly 28 Colette Boston, MAAugust 5,6 Henry Chicago, ILSeptember 17 Henry Chicago, ILSeptember 21 Jesse Chicago, IL

Total 2009 air trips 13 to various Shriners Hospitals.

Active patients at Tampa HospitalJanuary 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009

Town/ No. of Town/ No. ofCity Patients City PatientsArcadia ................. 84Bowling Green ..... 35Bradenton ............. 529Ellenton ................ 25Englewood ........... 17Laurel ................... 2Longboat Key ....... 3Myakka City .......... 1Nocatee ................ 6Nokomis ............... 27North Port ............. 96

Active Sahib Hospital PatientsJanuary 1, 2009 thru December 31, 2009

Hospital Totals Desoto Hardee Manatee SarasotaBoston 2 0 0 1 1Chicago 6 0 0 1 5Cincinnati 10 3 2 2 3Galveston 5 0 0 4 1Houston 0 0 0 0 0Philadelphia 3 0 0 1 2Tampa 1,389 74 123 662 530

Totals 1,415 77 125 671 542

Summary of Monthly Report Year 2009

New Tampa Admissions Other thanMonth Appts. Patients Trips for Surgery Tampa TripsJanuary 118 17 40 8 2) Chicago

BostonFebruary 151 20 35 3 noneMarch 152 20 41 9 3) Chicago

BostonCincinnati

April 136 22 46 3 noneMay 152 20 38 11 noneJune 152 15 49 4 noneJuly 99 14 30 9 3) BostonAugust 120 10 22 17 1) ChicagoSeptember 130 28 33 2 2) ChicagoOctober 126 21 13 7 noneNovember 110 17 27 2 noneDecember 114 16 28 3 none

TOTALS 1,560 220 402 78 11

Osprey .................. 7Palmetto ............... 94Parrish .................. 25Port Charlotte ...... 9Sarasota ............... 463Valrico .................. 6Venice .................. 72Wauchula ............. 53Zolfo Springs ........ 26

Total .................. 1,580

Hospital Chairman’s Annual Reportsubmitted by Jesus Cabalo, Hospital Chairman, [email protected]

Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A.Certified Public Accountants

1605 Main Street, Suite 1010Sarasota, FL 34236

David R. HessPartner

Telephone: 941-366-4450Fax: 941-954-7508



NATIONAL SOJOURNERS INC.SARASOTA CHAPTER 533

Monthly, contact Secretary for monthly schedule.

Edward J. Phillips, PPPresident: (941) 388-4050

Email: [email protected]

Malcolm H. Van Dyke IISecretary: (941) 955-6483

E-mail: [email protected]

Masonic Military Officers and Senior NCOs

SAHIB AIDES UNIT

DEDICATED TO MAKING SAHIBTHE BEST IN ALL OF SHRINEDOM

GULFSHRINE CLUB

MEETS 2ND TUESDAY 11:00 A.M.at American Legion Post 24

2000 75th St. W., Bradenton, Florida(except during June, July and August)

LADIES NIGHT DINNER DANCE4th Wednesday at Bradenton Country Club

VENICESHRINE CLUB

Join the Prestige UnitCompliments of the

GREETERS

of Sahib ShrinersPhone – 366-4449

Sahib Shriners

BANJO BANDSARASOTA, FLORIDA

Bill WinslowBusiness Manager

(941) 918-0024Email: [email protected]

JOIN THE FUN UNIT!

Sahib

7:30 p.m. Wed. Nitesat Sahib Shrine

CONTACT:

Tom McGill, President(941)755-3427

Compliments of

NORTH PORTSHRINE CLUB

Meets every Tuesday morning atThe Olde World Restaurant

Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m.All Nobles and Masons Cordially Invited

Contact Sam Cohen, President – 377-0273

ALL MASONSAND NOBLES WELCOME!

Meets 3rd Tuesdayat the Venice Elks Club

1021 Discovery WayContact Bill Long

President 408-7950

The Sahib ShrinersPipes and Drums

2:00 p.m.Every Thursday

Sahib ShrineCall Warren MacConnell

423-7054

Monthly Meeting2nd Thursday

10:00 a.m.

Contact:Ron Enger or Don Vokes

918-8713 377-1263

Compliments

Sahib ShrinersProvost Guard

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Sar-I Court No. 79 LOSNAby Joyce Goacher, High Priestess, [email protected]

February will be a busy and exciting month. Wehave diverse activities planned, AND we will be

initiating a lot more Joyful Jesters. Yea! If membershave not attended a Ceremonial this year, pleasecome as we have made some changes.

We had an inspiring trip to the Shriners Hospitalfor Children in Tampa. Our members enjoyed thetour and found it very educational. Some ladies hadnot toured the hospital in quite a few years.

Our Yellow Tassel Pizza Party was yummy; Iparticularly liked the dessert pizzas.

If you know a lady who would like to join our activeorganization, please call Lady Diane Albinson at(941) 922-9311 or email <[email protected]>.

February dates to remember (Be sure and sendyour favorite Valentine a card:)

7 Pancake Breakfast – Oriental Dancers9 Port Manatee Tour

10 Rehearse for Ceremonial 9:30 a.m. for Pag-eantry, Officers and others involved

12 Ceremonial 9:30 a.m.Lunch 11:15 a.m.Stated Meeting 12:30 – Election of officersInviting Officer – Lady Peg Hintzen, PHP,Inviting Marshal – Lady Nydia Pease

20 Fashion Show – Lakewood Ranch Country Club25 Hospital Workshop – Precious Pandas Host -

Anyone can participate. Call Lady LaVerneMims if interested.

Always remember: Take time to laugh; it’s the Musicof the Soul.

Nyla Temple No. 152Daughters of the Nileby Elaine Ortt, Queen, [email protected]

We had a very exciting visit from our SupremeQueen Vesta Marshall on January 20 and are

now looking forward to another exciting time in March.Princess Royal is planning an installation for

March 20. Please put that on you calendar and await

further details from Pr. Katherine Rodd. Installationis a great time to bring ladies you would like to havejoin us. The meeting is brief and the fellowship iswonderful.

1986 to 1988, he served as Weapons Officer and thenCombat Officer in HMCS Ottawa. He then proceededto National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, On-tario for duties with the Directorate of MaritimeForce Development within the Maritime Staff.

In 1991 Captain Stewart was selected for com-mand and traveled to Esquimalt to assume commandof HMCS Cowichan and later HMCS Fundy. While incommand of HMCS Fundy from January 1992 untilJuly 1993 he was also appointed Commander, Train-ing Division One. After a tour of duty in TrainingGroup Pacific Headquarters, he attended the Cana-dian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto,Ontario. Following graduation in 1995, he was ap-pointed Executive Officer, HMCS Fredericton in Hali-fax, Nova Scotia. During his time as Executive Officer,the ship deployed to the Adriatic Sea in support ofBalkan peacekeeping activities as part of OperationSharpguard.

Captain Stewart then returned to National De-fence Headquarters in 1997 and was employed in a

variety of staff positions including with the MaritimeStaff, with the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, and asStaff Officer Vice Chief of Defence Staff. In 2000, hewas again selected for command, and proceeded toEsquimalt to command HMCS Regina.

In 2001 Captain Stewart returned to NationalDefence Headquarters for duties with the MaritimeStaff. In 2002, he was selected to attend the NavalCommand College at the United States Naval WarCollege in Newport, Rhode Island. In July 2003, hewas promoted to his current rank and appointed asDirector Asia Pacific Policy within the AssistantDeputy Minister (Policy) group at National DefenceHeadquarters. In early 2006, Captain Stewart as-sumed command of Task Force Tampa, the CanadianForces liaison team to US Central Command inTampa, Florida.

Captain Stewart has a Master of Arts Degree inInternational Relations from Salve Regina Univer-sity, Newport, Rhode Island. He tries to play theguitar and has been known from time to time to weara kilt.

. . .continued from page 35Captain Stewart speaker at February 11Canada Day



Sahib ShrinersLadies Night

photos by Bud Glidden

Birthday & AnniversaryBirthday & AnniversaryBirthday & AnniversaryBirthday & AnniversaryBirthday & AnniversaryWinnersWinnersWinnersWinnersWinners

January Anniversary WinnersNora & Paul Leakey

Dinner DanceDinner DanceDinner DanceDinner DanceDinner Dance

January Birthday WinnerOlea Cartwright

There were lots of hugs among return-ing patients and hospital staff at

Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston when it reopened Nov. 4, 2009,after being closed for more than a yearafter sustaining damage during Hurri-cane Ike.

More than a dozen patients,most of them from Mexico,shared smiles and hugs withdoctors, nurses and other staffthat they had not seen inmonths.

Patients at the Galvestonhospital have received unin-terrupted medical care atShriners Hospitals for Chil-dren—Houston during the lastyear.

Maria Guadalupe Hernan-dez, 13, got a warm welcomefrom nurse Joanna Huddlestonas they met in the outpatientclinic lobby. Maria shared herstory with local media abouthow she was burned in a 2005 car crashin Mexico and how her family desper-

ately looked for a medical treatment forher.

“My family said they didn’t think Iwould have survived if not for Shriners,”the shy teen said quietly as her grand-mother nodded next to her.

Many of the staff members, some ofwhom worked temporarily at the Hous-

Shriners Hospitals for Children Galveston Reopens

Maria shares her story with local reportersas the hospital reopens.

ton hospital caring for burn patients forthe past several months, were happy tobe "home.”

The staff of both the Houston andGalveston Shriners Hospitals for Chil-dren will continue working closely to-

gether to assure a smoothtransition for all patients.

Services at the hospitalwill resume in phases,begining with current pa-tients need reconstructivesurgery. Galveston hospitalpatients needing to scheduleappointments should call(409) 770-6724 or (409) 770-6969.

New patients interested infilling out an application fortreatment should call (409)770-6998 or (888) 215-3109(U.S. only). New patients fromMexico should call 001-888-215-3109.

Article Date: November 18, 2009Location: Galveston.



The 2010 Burn Awareness campaign again features thepopular character, Anthony the Fire Ant! Anthony isfeatured in the coloring book, as well as on posters,stickers and other materials that are available for orderthrough www.burnawarenessweek.org.

Shriners Hospitals for Childrenhas treated more than 800children since 2002 for acuteburns caused by ignition of ahighly flammable material, suchas gasoline. More than 200 ofthese children were under age 7,and 584 were in the “tweens”and teens category – ages 8-18.Kids ages 13 and older are inthe highest at-risk group forgasoline and other flammablesubstance burns.

Burn prevention is a key endeavor ofShriners Hospitals for Children, whichis why the health care system began itsBurn Awareness campaigns more than20 years ago.

The 2010 Burn Awareness CampaignReckless use and improper storage ofgasoline and injuries resulting from scaldburns caused by hot liquids, steam orfoods, lead to thousands of young chil-dren being burned every year. These dan-gers are being addressed in ShrinersHospitals 2010 Burn Awareness Weekcampaign. Burn Awareness Week is rec-ognized each year during the first fullweek in February. This year, the week-long recognition is February 7-13, 2010

Gasoline Burn InjuriesTo help parents, caregivers, educatorsand firefighters teach children about thedangers of gasoline, the 2010 campaignprovides printable lesson plans and factsheets, as well as printable coloring pagesfeaturing Anthony the Fire Ant, whotakes kids along on his mission to pre-vent gasoline injuries.

“Tweens” and teens ages 10-14 yearsold are four times more likely to get introuble with gasoline. For this age group,the campaign uses the personal story ofAustin Bailiff, a teen who sustained seri-ous burns over most of his body as aresult of he and a friend experimentingwith gasoline to set fire to a glove. Austinshares his experiences in an effort toreach out to other teens in an effort toprevent others from making the samemistake.

Scald Burn InjuriesScald burns are the most common burninjury among children age 4 and younger,and kids in this age group have the high-est mortality rates for this type of injury.In one year, U.S. hospitals treated anestimated 16,000 children under the ageof 5 for scalds.

To help parents, caregivers, educa-tors and firefighters educate kids andthe public, the 2010 campaign providesposters and stickers featuring helpfulscald prevention information.

In addition to the resources immedi-ately available on this Web site, ShrinersHospitals for Children is providing re-sources for order, at no charge, that canbe used during Burn Awareness Weekand throughout the year.

To request a presentation about the2010 Burn Awareness campaign orShriners Hospitals for Children, pleasesend an email to [email protected].

Quick Facts About Gasoline and ScaldBurn Injuries

* Each year in the United States, 1.1million burn injuries requiremedical attention. Approximately4,500 people die. And up to 10,000people die every year in the U.S.from burn-related infections.

* The Shriners Hospitals for Childrenspecializing in treating burninjuries have admitted more than10,000 acute pediatric burn patientssince 1994.

* Kids ages 13 and older are in thehighest at-risk group for gasolineand other flammable substanceburns.

* According to the Consumer ProductsSafety Commission, in one yearapproximately 1,270 children underage 5 were treated in emergencyrooms for injuries resulting from themisuse of gasoline and unsecuredgasoline cans.

* Children ages 10-14 are almost fourtimes more likely to get in troublewith gasoline.

* Every day, more than 300 youngchildren with scald burns are takento emergency rooms.

* The mortality rates from scald burninjuries are hightest for childrenunder the age of 4.

* Most scald injuries in children occurwhile bathing.

2010 Burn Awareness Week CampaignFebruary 7-13, 2010



SAHIB SHRINELADIES CALENDAR

FEBRUARY

1 11:30am Jewels of Service11:30am LOS-Tigress Class - SL

2 11:00am Pirate Class - SL3 LOS-Greeters5 10:00am LOS Songbirds-CRA7 8:00am Pancake Breakfast8 10:00am N’Chanters - SL9 6:00pm Birthday/Anniversary

Dinner Dance10 LOS-Swingers11 11:00am Greeter-Ettes - SL12 Lincoln’s Birthday14 Valentine’s Day15 President’s Day

12:01pm Diamonds in the Sky7:30pm Clown Dolls - SL

16 LOS-Clowns10:30am LOS-Merrie Makers - SL

17 11:00am LOS-Orphan Annies - SL18 11:30am Legionettes - SL22 Washington’s Birthday

11:00am LOS-Volunteer Engineers23 LOS-Precious Pandas

MARCH

1 11:30am Jewels of Service11:30am LOS-Tigress Class - SL

2 11:00am Pirate Class - SL3 LOS-Greeters5 10:00am LOS Songbirds-CRA7 8:00am Pancake Breakfast8 10:00am N’Chanters - SL9 6:00pm Birthday/Anniversary

Dinner Dance10 LOS-Swingers11 11:00am Greeter-Ettes-SL15 12:01pm Diamonds in the Sky

7:30pm Clown Dolls - SL16 LOS-Clowns

10:30am LOS-Merrie Makers - SL17 St. Patrick’s

11:00am LOS-Orphan Annies-SL18 11:30am Legionettes - SL22 11:00am LOS-Volunteer Engineers23 LOS-Precious Pandas

Pull Tabs for Shriner’s Hospitals

Call: Laura Burgess (941) 758-9196 orMarylou Ellis (941) 484-0089 orChickie Johnson (941) 966-2678 orConnie Lawson (941) 758-8274 or

The Ladies of Sar-I Court started in 1992 collecting and donatingaluminum pull-tabs to the “Wheel Chair Repair Fund.” As ofDecember 10, 2009, they have collected 65,743 lbs., for a total of$31,275.13 for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on PULL TABS

1. Why not collect the whole can? Collecting complete canswould require a great deal more storage space. You shouldgo ahead and recycle the rest of the can in the normal way,in the dumpster behind Sahib.

2. How many tabs in a pound? 1,267.3. How many tabs will a gallon milk jug hold? About 5 pounds

worth.4. How does it work and where does the money go? The tabs

are delivered to the Sahib office (or almost any Sahib club/unit location) and then taken to the recycling center. Themoney netted from recycling goes directly into the “WheelChair Repair Fund” at the Tampa Shriners Hospital forChildren.

Help us collect TABS! It’s easy and it’s fun! Put out a milk jug at every picnic or party!

Hospital Transportation FundCollection Boxes

What are they?A plastic cube with a slot in the top.

What are the boxes for?To help collect donations, money for ourHospital Transportation Fund to helprelieve the pressure from the HospitalDays Fund Drive.

Where are the boxes to be?In any store or business, preferably near acash register. Within eyesight of customersmaking it easy for them to put theirchange in the box.

When are the boxes to be used?All year round, so our friends can donatesmall amounts of cash at any time.

As most of you know, many businesses have some kind ofcollection boxes on their counters, so why not one of ours?

Call the Sahib Office at 366-4449if you can arrange a placement.

Potentate Donald Vos Invites You To Join Him & Lady Carol

Aboard The Grand Princess April 9—24, 2010

15-Day Trans-Atlantic/British Isles Cruise Embark on this 15 day voyage from Fort Lauderdale, visiting the ports of Bermuda, Greenock, Scotland, Dublin & Cobh, Ireland, Falmouth,

England, & Le Harve, France, before disembarking in London, England. Return airfare & post package are available...call for details.

For Information & Reservations Contact: Sahib Shriners ~ (941) 366-4449 E-mail: [email protected]

Web: http://sahibshrine.org/2010springcruise.pdf



SAHIB SHRINEOfficers and Appointees

GENERAL APPOINTMENTSAudio-Visual Unit Chair .................................. George Hernandez Audio-Visual Unit Members ................................................. TBABlood Bank Chairman ................................................... Dick HinesBuilding Maintenance Chairman ........... Phil Mitchell, PP, KCCH

Building Maintenance Committee .. Ken Pederson, Ed WallaceChief Camel Herder .................................................. John CooneyChurch Service Chairman ................................. Lou Ortt, 33°, PPDirector of Clubs .......................................................... Jim JensenDirector of Security ...................................................... Gene BlackFinance Committee (Elected) Chairman ................................ TBA

Finance Committee (Elected) ..................................... Art Littman,Ken Pederson, Paul Tobias

Golf Chairman ................................................... Tom CunninghamGolf -Co-Chairman .................................................. John Sholtis

Historian .................................................. Phil Mitchell, PP, KCCHHousing Director ...................................................................... TBAInsurance Committee ...................... Bill Batten, Jesus A. Cabalo,

Richard A. Martin, William. B. PadelfordLegal Counsel .................................................... William PadelfordLibrarian .................................................. Phil Mitchell, PP, KCCHMasonic Relations Chairman .................................... Doug JordanMasonic Relations Youth Groups ................. Charles Levan, 33°Membership Chairman ............................................. Les RuggieroParliamentarian ........................................................ Ron MorrisonProgram Committee Chairman .............................. Don Albertson

Program Committee Co-Chairman ...................... Philip StaplesProtocol Advisor .................................................... H. “Bud” StuverProvost Co-Marshals .............................. Ron Enger , Don VokesPublic Relations Director .................................................. Bob Dell

Committee ......... Jim Lontz, Jim Smith, Leonard “Bull” DurhamReporter Editor ................................ Gary Schweinshaupt, KCCHSpeakers Bureau ............................................................... Bob DellSunshine Committee Chairman ............... 1st Ceremonial MasterTicket Sales ......................................................................... LOSNAUnit Council President ............................................... Jim Fletcher

Unit Council Secretary ............................................ Fred Phillips

AIDESChief Aide ........................................................ James (Jim) SmithChief Personal Aide ........................................................ Fred Ellis

Assistant Chief Aide ..................................... William (Bill) AthasAssistant Chief Aide ................................................... David JolyAssistant Chief Aide .................................................. Dick MorrisAssistant Chief Aide ..................................................... Don SimsSpecial Aide ........................................................... Joe PegoraroPersonal Aide ............... Al Corning, Lacey Cross, Tom Hardin,

Connie Jacoby, Art Littman, Art Monson,Ken Pedersen, Ed Wallace

Aides ....................... Bob Bordner, Jim Duke, Forest Fahrbach, Vince Flow, Hal Fernecy, Bud Glidden,

Chuck Hamilton, Jack Ivin, James Jensen,Ron LeVene, Jim McNabb, David Moote, Hugh Quigley,Bob Ransford, Jim Trefrey, Tom Willeman, James Yeo

2010 DIVANPotentate ................................................. Don VosChief Rabban .......................................... Tom MillawayAssistant Rabban ............................ Charles Levan, 33°High Priest & Prophet ............................ Bill ZurloOriental Guide ........................................ Max MisemerTreasurer ................................................ Dale LaBell, PPRecorder .................................................. John Cooney

IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVESDon Vos, Potentate Tom Millaway, Chief RabbanBill Zurlo, High Priest & Prophet Bill Batten, Recorder EmeritusGlenn Walters, PP, Emeritus W. Bruce Steube, III, PP, Emeritus

PAST POTENTATES1981-82 * Howard Noble 1997 Al “Bear” Robinson1983 Glenn “Buck” Walters, ITL 1998 Ken Terryberry1984 * Tom Bing 1999 Curtis Toale1985 * Theodore S. “Ted” Barton 2000 Louis H. Ortt, 33°1986 * Paul N. Jaworowski 2001 Kenneth R. Gerrard, Sr.1987 W. Bruce Steube, III, 33° 2002 * Patrick E. Baessler1988 Wallace “Bubba” Tervin 2003 Ed Phillips1989 Walter Lander, KCCH 2004 * Bob Goldenberg1990 Lee E. Stewart 2004 Philip Mitchell, KCCH1991 William “Bill” Magill 2005 Dwain Jones1992 Al “Spuds” McKenzie 2006 Homer Cranmer1993 * Les Taylor 2007 Dale LaBell1994 * Ralph E. Kaye 2008 John N. Mitchell1995 * James Arendall 2009 Oscar Cloutier1996 Philip Mitchell, KCCH * Deceased

APPOINTED DIVAN1st Ceremonial Master .......................................... Ed Jordan, 33°2nd Ceremonial Master ........................................ Rocky KearneyDirector of the Arch .................................................... David BruceDirector of Ritual ............................................................ Ed FirquinMarshal ................................................................. Carroll ScribnerCaptain of the Guard .................................................. Mike SwatekOuter Guard ............................................................... Herb Mueller

SAHIB TRUST FUNDChairman ................................................................................... TBA

Trustees .................................. Art Littman, Oscar Cloutier, PP,Don Vos, Tom Millaway, Phil Mitchell, PP

OFFICE STAFF

Administrative Assistant ....................................... Mary McQueenFinancial Assistant ................................................... Barbara HaysEvent Coordinator ............................................. Linda GlendinningFood & Beverage Manager ................................ Gene BorkowskiExecutive Chef ...................................................... Robert McClain

CHAPLAINSChief Chaplain .................................................... Lou Ortt, PP, 33°

Chaplain .............................................................. Rev. Bill CarterChaplain ................................................................ Rev. Don Kerr

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTSDonor Relations Chairman ........................................ Robert RoddHospital Benefit Month Chairman ..................... Cliff BloodsworthPlaque Program Chairman ...................................... AmbassadorsBusiness Collection Buckets ................................ Dorwin PulfordHospital Chairman ................................................... Jesus CabaloScreening Clinic Chairman ..................................... Jesus CabaloHospital Transportation Chairman ................................ Ken Clark

FUNDRAISING APPOINTMENTS100 Million Dollar Club Chairman .......................... Harold RymanBingo Chairman ................................................................... Ed LuffCircus Chairman ........................................................... Bob TrudelCounty Fair Chairman ................................................. Ken Shipley

County Fair Co-Chairman ............................... Cliff BloodsworthDog Track Chairman .............................................. Ed Jordan, 33°Fez & Clothes Sales ...................................................... Aides UnitJewelry Sales Chairman ..................................... Forest Fahrbach

Jewelry Sales Co-Chairmen ........................ Jim Yeo, Jim DukePicnic Committee (Spring) ..................................................... UnitsPicnic Committee (Fall) ............................................. Club CouncilSpaghetti Dinner ... Motor Corps, 1st & 2nd Ceremonial Masters

AMBASSADORSChief Ambassador ........................................................ Sam Upton

Asst. Chief Ambassador ............................................ Dave MillsAmbassadors-at-Large ................................ John Stafford, 33°,

Gil Carlson, Dr. John Carlson, Dave Mills,Ray Perez, Stan Preston

UNIT HEADS

Unit Council Jim Fletcher ............................................. (807-2838)Aides ............................................................ Jim Smith (907-0746)Band ........................................................... Ed Gremp (355-0221)Banjo Band ................................................... Ray Lee (473-8374)Camel Herders ................................................... TBA ( )Chanters ............................................................. TBA ( )Clowns ................................... Charles “Butch” Power (371-6648)Directors Staff ....................................... David Bruce (924-5751)Greeters ..................................................... Bill Nelson (497-2968)Kentucky Colonels Colonel Charles "Bud" Glidden (358-2285)King Pins ............................................ Del Rawlinson (951-0033)Legion of Honor ..................................... Jim Fletcher (807-2838)Mariners .......................................... Paul Bekkenhuis (484-5188)Marshal’s Staff ................................. Carroll Scribner (488-4363)Model T’s .................................... James MacDonald (779-4302)Oriental Band .......................................... Tom McGill (755-3427)Past Masters ............................................ Allen Sorbie (342-3612)Pipes & Drums ....................................... Phil Staples (741-8215)Provost Guard .......................................... Ron Enger (918-8713)Rituals .............................................. Rocky Kearney (493-2586)Roadrunners ............................................... Ken Clark (379-8125)Temple Guards ...................................... Mike Swatek (749-1761)

TEMPLE EMERITUS NOBLESBill Athas .................................................... County Fair ChairmanBill Batten ......................................................................... RecorderRay Bell ............................................................. Event CoordinatorCliff Bloodsworth .............................................. Hospital ChairmanBen Blount ................................................ Hospital TransportationCharlie Burke ............................................. Membership Chairman

Bloodbank ChairmanGerald Goacher, KCCH ........................................................ RitualWilliam H. Johnson ......................................................... TreasurerPaul Leakey ...................................................... Hospital ChairmanEd Luff .................................................................. Circus Chairman

MarshalHerb Mueller ................................................. Captain of the GuardJoe Pegoraro .................................................................. Chief AideW. Bruce Steube, III 33°, PP ............................................... RitualLee Stewart, P.P. ............................................................... DirectorBud Stuver ...................................................................... Chief Aide

COMMITTEE / UNIT / CLUB EMERITUS NOBLESMike Ash .................................................................................. BandBill Athas ................................... Finance Officer, Legion of HonorNorm Bensen ................................ Treasurer, Venice Shrine ClubRichard Brainard ............................................................. King PinsJack Bryant (Chief Pilot) ........................................ Flying FezzesSelwyn Damron ...................................................... Director’s StaffWilliam F. Dokes .............................. Secretary, Gulf Shrine ClubRaymond Drury, Sr. .................. Secretary, Manatee Shrine ClubHarry Falck ............................................................... Oriental BandEd Gremp ................................................................................. BandDarwin Heinzman ............................................................ King PinsWillis “Bill” Mather ........................................................... King PinsWilliam McKown ........................................................ Past MastersJarrett Miller, PP ..................................................................... BandGeorge Mitchell, KCCH ................................................... HillbilliesPhil Mitchell, PP, KCCH ..................................................... ClownsWilliam Perman ................................ Treasurer, Gulf Shrine ClubJohn Pinkley .............................. Treasurer, Manatee Shrine ClubGary Schweinshaupt, KCCH .................................... Desert PatrolSam Upton (Flight Director) ................................... Flying FezzesEd Wallace .............................................................. Camel HerdersAlf Weidner ................................................................ Desert PatrolBill Westerman ........................................... Blood Bank ChairmanFrank Wild ........................................... Hospital Service ChairmanAndy Wright ............................................................................. Band

2010 DIVAN ADDRESSES, PHONES AND EMAIL

Don Vos (Carol) Tom Millaway (Kaye)4488 Highland Park 2702 Dalhart Ave.Sarasota, FL 34235 North Port, FL 34286(941) 371-5757 (941) [email protected] [email protected]

Charles Levan, 33° Bill Zurlo (Stacey Lee)164 Nightingale Cir. 407 White Oak WayEllenton, FL 34222-4254 Sarasota, FL 34237-6440(941) 729-1702 (941) 954-3013

Max Misemer (Cindy)8012 Indigo Ridge TerraceUniversity Park, FL 34201-2053(941) [email protected]

John Cooney Dale LaBell (Donna)425 Whitfield Ave. 11315 Rivers Bluff CircleSarasota, FL 34243-1602 Bradenton, FL 34202(941) 232-6660 (941) [email protected] [email protected]



ATTORNEYS AT LAWGarland & Padelford .............................. 14Bob Johnson, Esq. ................................. 36Jack Wm. Windt ...................................... 19

AUTOMOBILE SERVICESEager Beaver Car Wash ........................ 18

BANKSCadence Banking ..................... Back Page

BARBER SHOPSToday’s Cut ............................................. 22

CPAsTerry L. Armentrout, CPA, PA ............... 22Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company, P.A. ..... 45Haab, Albert A., CPA .............................. 15

CONTRACTORS - ELECTRICALElectricity of Sarasota, Inc. ................... 30

CONTRACTORS - GENERALD.R. Coffman Construction Co.. ........... 22

CONTRACTORS - HEATING & A/CJim McDonald Heating & Cooling ........ 30

CONTRACTORS - IRRIGATIONDon Vos Sprinkler Company ................. 37

CONTRACTORS - REMODELINGD.R. Coffman Construction Co.. ........... 22

CONTRACTORS - ROOFINGConway Roofing Co., Sid Conway ....... 34

CREMATION SERVICESICS Cremation Society, Augie Bottiger ... 14

EYE CAREManatee/Sarasota Eye Clinic ............... 15

FINANCIAL SERVICESGlobal Financial Private Capital, LLC, Mark Williams . 20Hart & Hart Financial Svs, Barry Hart . 19

FUNERAL HOMESFarley Funeral Homes & Crematory .... 20Toale Brothers Funeral Homes ............. 15

FURNITURE - SALESSleep King Inc., Bedroom Furniture .... 19

GOLFPeridia Golf & Country Club ................. 37

HOTELSMainsail Suites Hotel & Conf. Ctr.. ...... 14

JEWELRYGulf Coast Jewelry Buyers.. ................... 2

MASONIC ORGANIZATIONSNational Sojourners ............................... 46

OPTICIANSManatee/Sarasota Eye Clinic ............... 15Optical Service ....................................... 34

PAINTING CONTRACTORSEric’s Painting & Decorating ................. 18Rick's Painting ........................................ 37

PERSONAL CAREProfessional Nail Trimming (Minor) ..... 34

PLUMBERSAqua Services, Inc., Plumbing ............. 18Rusty Plumbing ....................................... 24

REAL ESTATE - SALESMichael Saunders & Co., Carol Garvin .. 19RE/MAX Platinum Realty (Pertz) ......... 37

RESTAURANTSSahib Shriners Restaurant .................... 3Terrace on the Green Restaurant ........ 37

SHRINE CLUBSEnglewood Shrine Club ......................... 40Gulf Shrine Club ..................................... 46Manatee Shrine Club ............................. 40Motor Corps Shrine Club ....................... 34North Port Shrine Club .......................... 46Venice Shrine Club ................................ 46

SHRINE ORGANIZATIONSThe “Q” .................................................... 24

SHRINE SUPPORTERSPurmort & Martin .................................... 34

SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATIONBanjo Band Concert (Mar. 20-21) ........ 27Bill Haley’s Comets (Feb. 14) ............... 21Birthday/Anniversary Dinner/Dance 6, 48Circus (Feb. 26-27) ................................ 55Concert Band (Mar. 19) ......................... 25Hillbilly Hoedown (Mar. 13) ................... 29Hospital Committee Report ................... 6Lodge Meeting Dates/Locations .......... 44Masonic Digest ...................................... 42Memories of Elvis (Mar. 12) .................. 35Million Dollar Club ................................. 32Money Mania Club ................................. 27Officers (Elected & Appointed) ............ 52Petition for Membership ........................ 38Pipes & Drums Pub Night (Feb. 19) .... 28Potentate’s Spring Cruise (2010) ........ 51Recorder’s Report ................................. 33Reporter Advertising Rates .................. 11Sahib Building Fund .............................. 30Sahib Unit leaders (w/ phone numbers) . 52Sahib Unit News ...................................... 18Shrine Club Directory ............................ 10Shrine Club News .................................... 10Shrine Club leaders (w/phone numbers) 10Shriners Hospital Contributions ........... 6

Spaghetti Dinner (Feb. 21) ................... 23Speakers Bureau .................................... 33St. Patrick’s Day Dinner (Mar. 17) ....... 29Stated Meetings ...................................... 6Thursday Luncheons ............................. 34Trust Fund ................................................. 24

SAHIB UNITSAides ........................................................ 46Band / Noblemen Dance Band ............. 40Banjo Band .............................................. 46Chanters .................................................. 34Clowns ..................................................... 40Greeters ................................................... 46Hillbilly Clan 78 ....................................... 11Kentucky Colonels ................................. 32Kingpins – Pancake Breakfast ............. 40Legion of Honor ...................................... 32Mariners ................................................... 32Model Ts .................................................. 32Oriental Band .......................................... 46Pipes and Drums .................................. 46Provost Guard ......................................... 46

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND SAHIB SHRINE INFORMATION

Want to be a Reporter Booster? – See Page 17

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Allstate Bank, George DakkakBlondin Mortgage Co.

Cavanaugh & Co., CPA

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Recorders Seminar9:30am Outside Pageant - MH

10:00am-2:00pm Rhode Island Shriners - MH6:00pm Friday Night Special - Lounge6:30pm -9:30pm Squirrel in the Sahara Lounge

6:00pm Outside Rental - MH11:00am Luncheon2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH5:00pm Tea Dance

Tampa Hospital DaysEgypt Potentate Ball6:00-12:00pm Outside Rental - MH

Tampa Hospital Days6:00pm Pipe and Drum Pub Night - MH

10:30am Temple Guard-CRA11:00am Luncheon with Band Program2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH7:00pm Ritual Team - CRG

9:00am Club/Unit Head Meeting11:00am Stated Meeting5:00pm Outside Rental - MH

11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band - CRA

Past Masters-CRA4:00pm Divan/Finance

Meeting5:00pm Bingo Workers Appreciation Night - MH7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

3:00pm Motor Corps Spaghetti Dinner - MH


5:00pm Outside Rental - MH7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

Valentine’s Day11:00am Grand Lodge of Maine7:00pm Bill Haley and the Comets - MH

6:30pm -9:30pm Ronnie in the Sahara Lounge

10:00am Provost Guard - CRA10:00am Greeters - CRA11:00am Luncheon2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH5:00pm Tea Dance

11:00am Out Side Luncheon - MH7:00pm Oriental Band - MH7:30pm Mariners - CRA

7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:00pm Model Ts Classic Cars - SL7:30pm Clowns - MH

11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band -6:00pm Birthday Anniversary Dinner Dance

Outside Rental - MH7:00pm Oriental Band - MH

REPORTERDEADLINE

7:00pm Motor Corps7:00pm Oriental Band - MH7:30pm Directors Staff - CRA

8:00am-1:00pm Pancake Breakfast8:00am -1:00pm Blood Mobile at Sahib4:00pm Super Bowl Sunday

11:00am Potentate Reception - SL6:00pm Potentate Ball -MH

9:00am Main Hall Reserved - Decorations6:30pm -9:30pm Duane Dee in the Sahara Lounge

11:00am Luncheon11:00am Imperial Potentate Visit1:30pm Aides - CRA2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH

7:00pm Oriental Band - MH 7:00pm LOH - CRA


Sahib Shrine Circus

10:00am Grand Lodge Indiana - MH7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

12:00pm Sahib Spring Picnic

Marzuq Potentate Ball9:00am LOS Installation - MH6:00pm Outside Rental - MH

10:30am Outside Luncheon - MH4:00pm Outside Rental - MH6:00pm Friday Night Special - Lounge

11:00am Luncheon2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH5:00pm Tea Dance

7:00pm Oriental Band - MH11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band -

Past Masters - CRA4:00pm Divan/Finance

Meeting7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

3:00pm Banjo Band Concert

7:00pm Banjo Band ConcertAzan Potentate Ball

11:00am Masonic Villages-PA6:30pm -9:30pm Squirrel in the Sahara Lounge7:00pm Band Concert

10:30am Temple Guard-CRA11:00am Luncheon2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH7:00pm Ritual Team - CRG

St. Patrick’sAssistant Rabban Seminar7:00pm Motor Corps7:00pm St. Patricks Day Dinner - MH7:00pm Oriental Band -7:30pm Directors Staff - CRA

Assistant Rabban Seminar11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band -

Assistant Rabban Seminar7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

10:00am Motor Corps Poker Run

Oriental Guide Seminar6:00pm Hillbilly Hoedown - MH

Oriental Guide Seminar6:00pm Elvis Show - MH

Oriental Guide Seminar10:00am Provost Guard - CRA10:00am Greeters - CRA11:00am Luncheon2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH5:00pm Tea Dance

10:00am Vermont Grand Lodge7:00pm Oriental Band - MH7:30pm Mariners - Conf A

11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band - CRA6:00pm Birthday Anniversary Dinner Dance

7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:00pm Model T / Classic Cars-SL7:30pm Clowns - MH

8:00am-1:00pm Pancake Breakfast

9:00am Club/Unit Head Meeting10:00am-11:45pm Outside Rental - MH

11:00am 33 Degree Luncheon - MH6:30pm -9:30pm Ronnie in the Sahara Lounge

REPORTERDEADLINE

11:00am Luncheon1:30pm Aides - CRA2:00pm Pipes & Drums - MH

5:00-11:00pm Outside Rental - MH7:00pm Oriental Band - MH7:00pm LOH - CRA

Recorders Seminar11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm Band - CRA

Recorders Seminar11:00am Zenobia Shriners7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge7:30pm Clowns - MH

7:00pm Bar Bingo - Lounge 11:00am BINGO - MH2:00pm BAND6:00pm Lodge Master Mason Dinner

7:00pm Oriental Band - MH

Sarasota County Fair



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Sahib Shrine

CircusFebruary 26 & 27



29th Annual Sahib Shrine CircusAppearing at the Fraternal Order of Police (3600 Circus Blvd.)

Under the Big Top!

February 26 & 27, 2010Shows Times:

Friday3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

For Ticket Information or to Advertise in the Circus ProgramCall (941) 366-4449 ext. 307

On the Web at www.sahibshrine.org/circus/

Tickets: Box Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00 Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.00 Youth (11 & under) . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6.00 Family (2 Adults, 2 Youths) . . . . . . $ 25.00

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As a Cadence customer, your deposits are safe and secure. Cadence is a wellcapitalized and liquid banking company, and your deposits are insured by the FDIC.

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