september † october 2017 volume 70, number 3 ......roads, and most people are speaking french....

AUGUST • SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER 2017 VOLUME 70, NUMBER 3

Dear Nobles and Ladies,

I write this from a 400-year-oldwalled city. Last night Lady Kim-berly and I were in a bar whichhad been built in 1754; the sameceiling, windows, and walls. Iwonder if some of the voyageurswho paddled through SouthDakota long before it was SouthDakota drank in this bar. We arein Quebec City, Canada, which is

on the fabled St. Lawrence River. Maybe the Vikings sailed down thisvery river too. The city has narrow streets, ancient buildings, stoneroads, and most people are speaking French.

Speaking of history, did you know the Masonry began before 1390?The oldest document making reference to Freemasonry is the RegisPoem, printed about 1390, which www.msna.com states was a copyof an even earlier work. Our Blue Lodges have been here a lot longerthan Quebec City. Our beloved Shrine fraternity is new to the gamewith a start date of 1870. Think of all those children who would haveperished since 1870. Think of the pain the Shriner's Children's Hos-pitals have muted, reduced, and prevented.

We are halfway through the year and the last quarter has been busyand fruitful. The Rapid City Circus went well, although the niceweather reduced the attendance. Thanks again for all the help ofthe Nobility and the lovely Ladies. Your work makes Naja's con-tinued work and operation possible. By the time you read this therest of the circuses will have happened. Thanks for the very hardwork of the Nobles and lovely Ladies for the Bowman, Deadwood,Lemmon, and Philip circuses. Do not worry. Our circuses are aliveand well. We are lucky to have the best circus provider entertainingour happy masses.

The Spring Ceremonial was a smashing success. The entertainment,decorations, food, and fellowship were second to none. Friday nightthe tables overflowed with good food, the bar was teaming with No-bles and Ladies, and our candidates were properly welcomed by thenobility. Karaoke was a hoot and all present became closer in our fra-ternal bonds of friendship as we failed and/or succeeded in our at-tempts to sound like the stars. Thanks for those who stayed. The ladiesprogram the next day showed the candidates' wives how it is done:breakfast and drinks at Botticelli's and lunch at Murphy's, not to men-tion the smiles, laughter, and friendly support of Lady Kimberly inher endeavors to provide a nice time for all. The parade escaped thesingle, large cloud which threatened to rain upon it, although the po-lice made us step off early despite a perfectly proper permit. Thehorses, clowns, stagecoach, cars, planes, motorcycles, scooters, farmtrucks, vans, and Nobility and Ladies, came out in force and repre-

sented our temple well. The ceremonial team was superb and did itsjob well. Thanks to the Ceremonial Divan for all its practice, work,and willingness. Saturday evening was capped off (pardon the pun)with the fezzing of six knew Nobles! A thanksgiving dinner was servedby Cheyenne Crossing Catering which was sumptuous and plentiful--there is nothing like turkey and stuffing! It was a full and happyhouse. Glenn and Kelly Ellen-Horstman provided the hospitality anddid an excellent job. And, Lady Kimberly worked long and hard tomake sure the place looked great. Thanks Kimmy! And, as always,thanks to all who helped clean up!

Most recently Naja Shriners provided the hospitality for the GrandLodge where our Most Worshipful Brother Mike Rodman concludedhis excellent year and our new Most Worshipful Brother Yancy Smithbegan his. MWB Yancy Smith gave a stirring and heartfelt speech out-lying his noble goals for the year. And his son, William surprised him,by flying in! Have a great year MWB Yancy and Lady Jean! The hos-pitality room, by the way, was packed both nights and was a time fora lot of laughter and fellowship. We had some Shriners there, but Iencourage you all to go the Grand Lodge if you can because it was in-teresting and enlightening. Again, Glenn and Kelly Ellen-Horstmanworked the hospitality room. Thanks so much for your hard work.

I would also like to publicly thank Chief-of-Staff Pete Peterson for allof his help, advice, work, and counsel this year. We are lucky to havea Past Grand Master with such knowledge and experience. Noble Pete,your hard work is known to all and appreciated! Thanks for all youdo!

Sincerely and Fraternally,Illustrious Sir, Timothy J. Rensch2017 Naja Potentate

In This IssueEaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 - 5Ceremonial . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 - 7Hospital Division . . . . . . . .10 - 13Circuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 - 17Calendar Pages . . . . . . . . .26 - 27

Potentate Tim Rensch

A Note From The Potentate

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The Naja Shrine Center was hopping this Easter as

around 200 kids and adults enjoyed the day’s festivities. As soon

as you arrived, you were given an Easter sticker to wear! Every-

one munched on hotdogs and chips before the big Easter egg

hunt began. Close to 3000 eggs were stuffed with candy and

toys and spread over the parking lot and grass for the kids to

race for. The kids were grouped according to age and then sent

out to see how many eggs they could get in their baskets! Bas-

kets came back overflowing with all the goodies. As everyone

opened their eggs the Easter Bunny (aka Scott Sharp) visited

and posed for some great pictures. A few lucky kids had tickets

in their eggs and that meant they received a stuffed animal. It

was fun, exciting, and it all happened very fast. Don’t miss this

event next year as they just keep getting better and better.

Easter FunEaster Fun


Naja’s Spring Ceremonial on June 2nd and 3rd brought us 6 new Nobles! We

would like to welcome Irwin Fish, Toby Wagner, Brett Jarman, Colby Shearer, Jed Kammerer and

Casey Sawvell. The celebratory weekend started out with a golf outing on Friday. After golfing,

everyone gathered at the Shrine Center to start the weekend out right with great hospitality!

Karaoke was the highlight of the night with some of Naja’s songbirds showing up to sing! It was

great fun. The next day was Naja’s Parade in downtown Rapid City. Lots of kids and adults were

out that day to receive goodies and watch the parade of our Naja Shriners. The ladies got together

for a social in the morning and lunch at noon. Fezzing and a “Thanksgiving in July” turkey dinner

commenced that evening. The weekend was jam packed with people and fun. What a great way

to bring in new Nobles!

Spring Ceremonial


Saturday, September 162 - 5 p.m.

Naja Shrine Center4091 Sturgis Road | Rapid City, SD

Bring your gently used dresses, hats, jewelry, handbags, etc. to sell. All sales will be donated to complete playground plans.

No need to price your items!

QUESTIONS: CALL KIM RENSCH, 605-391-6781

LADIES IN SUPPORT OF NAJA & INVITED GUESTS

Are Invited To Join Us for Fun & Fashion


Hospital Division News…

ºOur annual Shriners Hospital forChildren – Twin Cities Screening Clinicwill be held on Friday, October 6th atthe Naja Shrine Center for childrenwith bone, muscle or joint problems.The team of doctors, nurses and sup-port staff will be here in Rapid City tosee children from Western SouthDakota that could potentially receivecare at the hospital.

If you know of a child that can usethe care of the Shriners Hospitals,please call the Hospital Division officeat 343-4279 for more information.

The following is a partial list ofconditions we treat at the Twin CitiesHospital:

• Arthrogryposis: born with tightness orunable to move joints.

• Cerebral Palsy: at some point duringbirth the brain does not get oxygen, whichresults in “tight” or “loose” muscles thatdoes not get worse.

• Clubfoot: born with a deformity of the footwhere the heel turns in and the arch ishigh.

• Hip Conditions: very common in pediatricpopulation; limp or abnormal gait (walk-ing) may be the first sign. Examples areDDH: developmental dysplasia (abnor-mality) of the hip;

• Legg-Calve-Perthes: disorder intop of hip with interruption of theblood supply; and Slipped CapitalFemoral Epiphysis: displacementof hip bone-affects adolescents.• Other Hip, Leg and KneeDisorders: can occur at birth orare acquired (happen as children

grow). Examples are Blount’s: aform of bow-legs; Knock-knees:(knees close together); In-toeing:toes turn in as you walk; Traumato hip, knees or legs: injury or ac-cident and Sports Injuries

• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: can occurat any age during childhood-can affectone joint or many joints. Pain, stiffnessand fever are often the first signs.

• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle bones):congenital (born with) resulting in weakbones that break easily.

• Limb Deficiencies/Amputations: missinglimb. Can occur at birth or acquiredthrough an accident-includes upper andlower extremities (arms and legs.)

• Limb Length Differences: Legs or armsgrow at different rates so they are notequal.

• Neurologic Disorders: Involves brain andnerves. It can be secondary to or-thopaedic conditions. Examples: Hypoto-nia: “floppy” no muscle tone/body is limp;Seizures: convulsions; Familial spasticPara paresis: weakness of legs and diffi-culty walking. It runs in families.

• Rickets: a condition in which the bodydoesn’t absorb calcium and phosphorusinterferes with bone growth. Genetic dis-order, so children are born with it. It runsin families.

• Scar Revisions and Specialized PlasticSurgery: surgical treatment of burn scars;ears that stick out; Polydactyly (more than5 fingers or toes); Syndactyly (toes andfinger are webbed, or grow together);mole removals.

• Scoliosis/Spine Deformities: curvature ofspine can occur at birth or is developedduring growth spurts.

• Foot and Ankle Deformities: can occur atbirth or acquired later on. Examples:Metatarsus Adductus: curving in of thefeet; Skew foot: misshapen foot, usuallyfrom a neuromuscular disorder; Flat Feet:no arches in foot; Tarsal Coalition: failureof segmentation between the foot bones,so the foot is stiff; Accessory Navicular:extra bone; Bunions; Curly Toes: toes curlunder and will not straighten out; Syn-dactyly: toes are grown together orwebbed; Polydactyly: more than 5 toes;Toe Walking: walk on tip-toes

• Spina Bifida or Myelodysplasia: the neu-ral tube, or back arches of the spine fail toform before birth, causing problems withlegs, bowel, bladder, spine and brain.

• Upper Extremity Disorders: born with de-formities in arms/shoulders/neck

Nobles, please remember that eventhough the outreach team only comesto Rapid City once a year, children canstill be screened throughout the year bygoing to the Shriners Hospital for Chil-dren – Twin Cities or by attending ascreening clinic in another city such asSioux Falls. And remember, ShrinersHospitals for Children offers high qual-ity medical care to children up to age18 with not only orthopedic condi-tions, but also burns, spinal cord in-juries and cleft lip and palate. Whenreferring a child, please remember tosay, “All care is provided based solelyon a child’s medical needs regardless ofthe families’ ability to pay.”

ANNUAL SCREENING CLINIC WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 6

Ron Ackerson presented a Shriners Hospital Twin Cities donation to the Potentate.


The middle of May was the annual Shrine Hospital for Chil-dren - Twin Cities open house. Again this year, Naja Shrinersand guests chartered a bus for a trip to Minneapolis to attend.While there, most of the shriners and guests chose to attend theMinnesota Twins baseball game as they played the Kansas CityRoyals. What a game they saw! They went 10 innings and won!

On Saturday morning everyone attended Hospital Day. Atotal of 35 Nobles and guests represented Naja. Upon arrival,everyone was welcomed by the hospital administration andtours of the hospital followed along with programs presentedwithin the different departments. Despite the rainy day, manylocal Shrine units, such as the Shrine Motorcycle unit and HorsePatrol were present to add to the festivities. It is always excitingto see the services that we as Shriners support.

After the open house, many of the Nobles and guests wentto the Mall of America for an afternoon of shopping in their520+ stores; experiencing their many attractions such as the SeaLife Aquarium and Nickelodeon Universe; and of course, searchfor the “one” of the 50 restaurants for supper that they have tooffer. It was a busy day, but everyone had a wonderful time.

– DEADWOODOn Friday and

Saturday, June 9and 10, Libby Pro-ductions and thePBR Realtime PainRelief Velocity Tourrode into Dead-wood’s Days of 76arena for the 2ndannual event. Bullriders such as GageGay, Matt Triplet,Stormy Wing and

Chase Outlaw rode some of the bulls from 6-time stock con-tractor of the year Chad Berger Bucking Bulls. Gage Gay wonthe weekend event and is No. 26 in the world standing, earning80 world points plus cash for this victory. Once again, LibbyProductions made a donation to the Shrine Hospital Travel Fundfrom this event.

In conjunction with the bull riding, Adam Libby with LibbyProductions, along with the bull riders and the Naja Cowboys,hosted a Lil’ Buckaroo Day for not only Shrine kids and theirfamilies, but also the area kids, prior to the event on Saturdayevening. The kids weretreated with an afternoon offun meeting the riders andreceiving their autographpicture and a PBR t-shirt, sit-ting in the stage coach,lunch provided by CommonCents, horse rides, tryingtheir skills on a fake bull andso much more!

SHRINERS LIL’BUCKAROO DAY

Naja Shriners Attend the “Shrine Hospitalfor Children – Twin Cities Hospital Day”

PP Clyde Smith and Noble Ron Nenaber present Potentate Renschwith a check from the 50/50 drawing for the Naja Shrine Travel Fund. Potentate Rensch show the

kids how it is done!

Many ThanksMany Thanks not only to Adam and the riders for inviting Naja, but also the Naja

Cowboys for all of their work on behalf of Naja for this, along with the nobles that participated in the Lil’ Buckaroo Day, selling

50/50 tickets and of course the cleanup! Your time and effort are always appreciated! Many thanks also go out to Ron Ackerson

for the wood toys he provided for the kids and the Millers for bringing their “Five & Dime” horse for the smaller ones to ride.


Hospital Division News…

Naja Shrine Hos-pital Division wasonce again invited tothe Wanblee HealthFair held at CrazyHorse School in May.N o b l e s D e n n i sThompson and SteveLofswold repre-sented Naja at thisevent. The health fairwas attended by notonly the school’sclassrooms, but alsot h e c o m m u n i t ymembers , wherethey learned abouth e a l t h y e a t i n g ,health related agen-cies available to themin the area, and whyit is important to visit

your doctor. Dennis and Steve had the opportunity to provide information onthe Shriners Hospitals and visit with some families that were interested in con-sidering Shriners Hospitals for their child’s care. Some participants also sharedthat they were already being seen at a Shriners Hospital.

Many thanks to Dr. Gibson for thinking of us and including us in their plansfor this fair.

WANBLEE HOLDS THEIR ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR

The Annual Fire Prevention

presentations with the Rapid

City Fire Department will begin

the first week of October. We

will be participating with them

as they visit K-2nd grades at the

elementary schools in Rapid

City. They will do a presentation

to teach the children fire safety

and will also bring their fire

trucks for the Kindergarten

classes to see.

Naja Nobles are attending

these presentations and provid-

ing an educational activity book

provided by Shriners Interna-

tional called “Be Burn Aware”

with Boots and Brewster the

Burn Awareness Pair. An esti-

mated 4000 activity books are

being provided to the schools’

teachers for handout to these

students.

We are looking for some

willing Nobles to help with this!

If you have any questions,

please call the Hospital Division

office at 343-4279.

Fire PreventionPresentationswith Rapid CityArea Schools

Potentate Rensch received the Francis Veal and family donation to the Twin Cities Hos-pital in memory of Lorraine Veal.


NOBLES: Shriners Hos-pital for Children hasstarted tracking Shrinerreferrals more closely inorder to recognize them for theirefforts. The intake coordinatorwill record the names of Shrinerreferrals during the intakeprocess. Be sure you tell thefamily you are referring to letthe hospital know your namewhen they first call to have theirchild seen!

Thank you to our D.A.D.S. for driving the Hospital Express to Minneapolis for thelast part of April, May and June! The DADS driving these months were:

A Naja Hospital Division welcome and thank you to Brian for hissupport of such a worth-while service to the children and their fam-ilies from Western South Dakota! Also, welcome back Larry Weiers!

HOSPITAL EXPRESS DRIVERS

Do you have unused miles with United Airlines? Did you know that United Airlines has partnered with Shriners so you can do-nate them to us through United Airlines Mileage Plus Charity Miles Program? Your donation will help us provide air travel to ourpatients going to the Shrine Hospital’s in Chicago and Cincinnati. You can donate a minimum of 500 miles to Shriners by visitingtheir website at www.united.com, enter “transfer miles” in the search site box and select “Shriners Hospitals for Children”, or youcan call 1-800-421-4655.

UNITED AIRLINES MILEAGE PLUS MEMBERS

Ron Johnson

Ron Ackerson

Dennis Thompson

Larry Schemmel (2)

Tom Stanton (2)

Jim Hopkins

Don Stover

Tommy Schwindt

Steve Sisk

Don Huxford

Ron Nenaber

Ray Leeman (2)

Bob Knapp

Dick Waits

Larry Weiers

Steve Lofswold

Ken Moss

Clyde Smith

and our newest driver:

Brian Barbieri


The Naja Shrine Indoor Circus in Rapid City was a great success this year because

of the many volunteers who support it and the stands were packed again this year for all of the

Naja Outdoor Circuses. History was made on June 30, 2017 when the

West River Shrine Unit presented the very first Shrine Circus ever held

in Bowman, ND. Deadwood’s beautiful weather on July 1st helped fill

the stands with the largest attendance in many years. The clouds moved

in and the wind died down to make for a perfect evening in Philip July

2nd. The Lemmon Circus on July 3rd was another success. Things were

taken down and put away just in time as the rain from an approaching

thunderstorm started to fall.

None of the circuses would be possible without the tireless dedication

of the Nobles and Ladies of the Naja Shriner. Countless hours of preparation and planning, cotton

candy made into the wee hours of the night, boxes of novelties hauled across the state, and hun-

dreds of pounds of ice ground into sno- cones are only a few of the things that all need to come

together to make a circus great and no one does it better the Naja!

We must also take time to thank the area businesses from across Western South Dakota and

our neighboring states for advertising in our programs, and donating children’s tickets and bicy-

cles. Naja’s largest fundraisers work because of the generous support from area businesses and

the communities we serve.

The next Naja Circus will be April 27, 2018, Rapid City Civic Center, just 9 short months

away. See you all there!

Thank you,

Brandon Miller, Circus Chairman Bowman & LemmonKip Wagner, Circus Chairman DeadwoodJoel Stephens, Circus Chairman PhilipScott Sharp, Circus Chairman Rapid City

Thank you from the Naja Circus Chairmen:


Hillbillies

Naja Temple was instituted under dispensation

issued by the Imperial Potentate at a meeting held on October

28, 1892. There were Nobles present from Tangier (Omaha),

El Riad (Sioux Falls), and Sesortris (Lincoln). It must have

been a colorful ceremony as Noble W.J. McMackin was in-

stalled as Potentate. Petitions were received from nearly every

town in the Black Hills, and though little is

said of that day in the records, it must have

been one that those earnest Nobles remem-

bered the rest of their lives.

This was not the first Naja Temple in Shrine-

dom. At one time there was a Naja Temple in

Albany, New York, but because there were two

Temples in that city, Naja voluntarily withdrew

and left the field to Cyrus Temple.

The name Naja comes from the far east

meaning Serpent and when one was spoken of

as being Naja, the inference was that one was

as wise as the serpent. It is pronounced as though spelled Naya.

The second meeting of Naja Temple was held on December

17, 1892 and Charles Waite was elected to fill the Recorder’s va-

cancy when D. E. Cummings resigned.

On August 11, 1893 the Temple held its first election

under its charter which had been granted by the Supreme

Council at Cincinnati, Ohio. At the time, a report showed

cash on hand in the treasury of $248.59. A half year later, at

another meeting the bylaws were adopted and an assessment

of $3.00 for each Noble was levied.

The first of many marvelous parades was put on by Naja

Temple on January 27, 1894. It must have been a glorious

sight for that typically western city to see the

Nobles in full costume, headed by the kazoo

band marching down the street. Notation is

made that Illustrious Potentate J. H. Mauritius

of Sesortris Temple installed the newly elected

officers.

As the years went by, the ranks of Naja

swelled and each year the sands of the desert

grew hotter as more and more novices gath-

ered to learn the mysteries of the Shrine. After

their eventful journey over the hot sands, they

partook of refreshments and ZemZem Water

until the wee hours of the morning.

Although rationing of tires and gasoline was unheard of

in those early days some of the meetings were almost a year

apart. Illustrious Potentate McMackin served until the election

The Early History and Growth of Naja TempleTAKEN FROM AN ARTICLE IN THE NOV-DEC 1943 ISSUE OF THE NAJA NEWS NUGGETS, WRITTEN BY JOSEPH A. POZNANSKY OF STURGIS, SD

The HillbilliesGet a New TruckIt is Ray "Pappy" Leeman presenting the title and original

owners manual for our '46 Chevy truck to Illustrious Po-

tentate Tim Rensch on behalf of Hugh Thompson and

the Thompson Family.

HISTORY Continued on page 20

The first of many

marvelous parades

was put on by

Naja Temple on

January 27, 1894


of December 1895, when J. W. Freeman was elected to the

honorable position.

The meeting of December 18, 1897 was important as well

as constructive. The Recorder in his report recommended that

the Recorder and Treasurer be provided with a set of books to

be kept in regular form; also that a warrant book be secured and

all funds paid only on warrants drawn on the Treasurer in ac-

cordance with the bylaws. It was also recommended that these

officers be provided with tin boxes in which to keep their

records. These resolutions were adopted and Naja started be-

coming a part of history. An amendment to the bylaws was also

adopted: “Annual dues shall be $2.00.” Nobles in arrears for

one year were to be notified and suspended after two months

notice. The Recorder would receive the sum of $5.00 for record-

ing each regular and special meeting. Up to this time there were

no dues, only an assessment had been levied. Also the Recorder

had never received anything for his services except a “thank

you.” This year also marked the beginning of benevolent activ-

ities. The South Dakota Childrens Home in Sioux Falls was

voted a contribution of $25.00.

At the meeting held on December 29, 1900 it was voted that

all the surplus funds were to be invested in Masonic Temple

stock. The architect, J. W. Gibbs, donated 150 shares of Masonic

Temple stock and 50 shares were received from F. C. Hein as fee

for his entrance to the Shrine.

Although nothing is said about it, it seems that by this time

the Temple had a Shrine Band and during the Ceremonial in

1905 it was the big attraction in a spectacular parade.

On a hot day in July, the 21st to be exact, in the year 1906,

the Nobles obeyed the call of the Potentate and assembled to

receive and entertain, as becomes his rank, the Imperial Poten-

tate, Noble Alva P. Clayton. It was decided to select a patrol to

announce and introduce the Imperial officer. Eight Nobles were

appointed to perform the task and the Imperial Potentate was

announced, received and introduced to the Nobles of Naja Tem-

ple. The honored guest delivered an inspiring address. The Im-

perial Potentate Alva P. Clayton was made an honorary member

and a private session followed the degree of Title. Our history

does not tell us of any other Imperial Potentate being received

as an honorary member, so we assume that he was the first one

to be honored in such a way.

A special session was held May 29, 1908 and thirty-two pe-

titions were received and elected. Visiting Nobles from Medinah,

Algiers, El Kahir, El Riad and Tangier were present and no doubt

Potentate Grantz was especially proud of this large class.

The banquet given by the Sisters of Isis, an organization of

wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of Shriners on September

25, 1908 was remembered long afterwards. History tells us that

each lady wore a white fez to the banquet.

At a special meeting held May 29, 1909 the Recorder called

attention to the fact that El Riad Temple had been invading our

jurisdiction by initiating candidates belonging to our Temple. A

claim of $1,000.00 was made on El Riad Temple. The claim was

settled with a check from El Riad for $427.50. It was agreed that

Naja Temple held jurisdiction over all that part of South Dakota

lying west of the Missouri River.

At the annual session held December, 1910 D. H. Crary was

elected Potentate. It is an interesting fact that during the year

1942 his son, Gerald D. Crary was Potentate of the same Temple

and both father and son have given much to the Temple.

HISTORY Continued from page 18

SAVE THE DATE!

More Info to Follow!


August

2 Hospital Division Board Meeting - NCS

9 Divan/Finance Meeting - Rapid City

14 D.A.D.S. Dinner - Shrine Center

16-19 MSA Summer Session-Bloomington MN

September 9 Brewers Grillin’ and Chillin’ - Shrine Center

12-13 D.O.N. Supreme Queen Visit - Shrine Center

13 Stated Divan/Finance Meeting - Deadwood

13 Women’s Auxiliary - Deadwood

16 Honored Ladies Lunch - Shrine Center

16 Shrine Shop Fundraiser - Shrine Center

21-23 Grand York Rite- Sioux Falls

29-30 Scottish Rite Reunion

October 6 News Nugget Deadline

6 Outreach Clinic

7 Oktoberfest - Shrine Center

11-14 Eastern Star Grand Chapter - Pierre

11 Divan/Finance Meeting-Rapid City

25 Hospital Division Board Meeting - NCS

28 Potentates & Founders Day - Deadwood

November 8 Divan/Finance Meeting-Rapid City

December 2 Naja Family & Friends Christmas Carnival - Shrine Center

9 Northern Hills Shrine Club Christmas Party

13 Stated Divan/Finance Meeting/Elections - Deadwood


16 RC Shrine Club Christmas Party - Shrine Center

January 5 News Nugget Deadline

12 Stated Divan/Finance Meeting/Installation - Deadwood


N A J A S H R I N E R S 2 0 1 7

The Recorder’s notes of December 19, 1912 were signed by

our very worthy Recorder, Noble Carl H. Kubler.

And so the past becomes ever brighter until we come to the

pages of the present, and we can dimly see the days in the future.

In 1942, at the Fall Ceremonial, we celebrated our 50th anniver-

sary. Visiting Nobles from all over the country were present and

it was a gala affair. El Riad Temple from Sioux Falls sent their band

to help us entertain our Noble guests. Potentate Gerald D. Crary

added another number of novices to the ranks of Naja Temple.

Postscript: It is interesting to note that at the time this article

was written (1943) the population of Rapid City was about 14,000.

The combined population of Lead and Deadwood was about 12,000.

Spearfish stood just over 2,000. When Naja Temple was chartered,

in 1882, population figures are hard to come by but we believe Lead

and Deadwood would have been in the 5,000 range and Rapid City

was somewhere between 200-500 and was known as Hay Camp.

Certainly, times have changed, but human needs have not. There

is still great enrichment found in the camaraderie of Shriner members,

and great needs to be filled – especially for families and children –

where the Shriners can play an important role. We invite anyone in-

terested to join us for the fun and for the satisfaction of making a real

difference in our community.

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Memorials and Gifts


MiscellaneousDonationRegina English

Jo Ann GrayGlen Jr. & Donna Talley

Samco Plaza and Storage

In Memory of Dede GhereWarner Ghere

In Memory ofTom Huwe

Roger & Kimberly ScharaA. A Naeve

Thomas & Shirley HarderBill & Linda PrannLowlyn & Bonnie

StrattonFlorence Chisolm

In Memory ofTim Holmgren

Marie Kennedy

In Memory ofPatrick Lofswald

Lowlyn & Bonnie Stratton

In Memory ofCarl OlsonGordon ParletCarrol & Carol

Pengra

Bernard & Dianne LongDr. Graham & Alma

ChesnutMary Ellen Lantis

Bernadette Lambert

In Memory of Ramsey Kendall

Robert & Linda Christman

Maxine VodopichHelen PfeiferCindy Lipp

Dennis & Sandi HeatonNeal & Becky Drury

Robert & Gina SteeleChuck & Sharon Pietrus

Dean & Karen NelsonMarilyn GronlundDiane Gronlund

Jerry & Karen KroetchThelma Heltzel

Gene (Ooge) & Kaylyn Arthur

Marie LammSuzan Berry

Ron & Ronni Calvird & family

Pam BrownCharles & Nancy EkstrumTerry & Karen Mehlhaff

Bill & Penny StahlJoe & Kathy Gittings

Mel & Beth SmithConstance BerschedKevin & Cindy Pfeifle

Roger & Becky BuhmannThomas & Nancy Russell

Ann MosesPat & Julie Seager

& Brandy

Shelley SeagerWarren & Shirley Sweezy

Greg & Kathy ArthurGene & Becky Ruff

Ron & Virginia ProefrockRay & Kris Ruff

Della HallBill & Doris Palmer

Kathleen MorrellEd & Linda EisenbraunPhil & Kim Anderson Bob & Barb Harvey

Bonnie Hall & FamilySteve Grass

Ed & Linda ColeAmerican Legion Aux.

PiedmontCharles & Deanna

EdwardsCarol Meyer

Dan & Kim HallRalph & Patsy Dienstel

Karen FinckAllen & Kathie Gibbs

Pat & Rhonda MollmanLil Einertson

Mike & Teresa MosherLandwehr family

In Memory ofJan Mattson

Francis & Ilene JohnsonWally & Mary Freiheit

Howard & Emily FriedrichFrank & Myrna Johnson

Larry & Darlene McLaurey

Craig &Carol ConnorChuck & Pat Eyler

Pat Miller

Jenelle EricksonDan StuckeyCal Bisgaard

Vickie GalBraithBonnie WarejckaShelley Jenkins

Manford & Sylvia Lonheim

Larry KincaidDennis & Karen Busch

Gordon ParletWanda KincaidAlton Palmer

Naja Shriners Air PatrolJim & Holly Glines

Beverly JonesDave Jones

Wade & Nancy EricksonD. Fine

Lowlyn & Bonnie Stratton

James KelleySteve & Janet SibellSandra McDonald

Linda TrankleRobert & Debbie Haivala

Stan AndersJudith Sides

James & Jan HopkinsJames & Janet Shevling

Phylis Collins, Tina, Chad, Regina, & Gus

Francis & Ilene JohnsonTal & Fay Lockwood

Lewis & Marcia OsbornScott & Deb Stearns

Curt & Sharon Helfenstein

Carl & Patricia HallbergJ. W. Peacock


May Jean Smith from Ketel

Thorstenson, LLP gave a report

on the 2016 accounting review

and financial statements. Ac-

counts all doing well and we

have recovered from large in-

vestment losses in 2015.

Dennis Thompson reported on

the Hospital Division for April:

5 van trips, 8 flights, 28 patients

assisted and a total of 561 pa-

tients.

JuneThe Belle Fourche Clowns were

granted $750.00 from their CIF

account to repair one of their

cars.

PP Schroeder brought up dis-

cussion on the Lil’ Buckaroo

event. The Cowboys did a great

job and put in a lot of time and

effort to put on the event as well

as clean up afterwards!

Baumberger reported on the

Hospital Division for May: 2

van trips, 6 flights, 19 patients

assisted and a total of 561 pa-

tients. 35 nobles from Naja at-

tended Hospital Day. PBR Ve-

locity Tour in Deadwood was

held on June 9 & 10 with the

Naja Cowboys selling 50/50

tickets for the Naja Shrine

Travel Fund. Saturday was the

Lil’ Buckaroo Day for the pa-

tients, their families, and the

public with fun for all.

Potentate Rensch thanked

everyone for all the work on the

Ceremonial. It was great fun

and we had 6 new nobles that

were good sports and had a

great time too.

The Veal family presented the

Potentate with a donation to

Shriners Hospital - Twin Cities.

Noble Ron Nenaber presented

the Potentate a check for

$1,500 for the Naja Travel

Fund.

Noble Ron Ackerson presented

two checks to Shiners Hospital -

Twin Cities from the proceeds

of the sale of his handmade

wooden toys.

July The Cowboys received a loan of

$4,700 from the Capitol Im-

provement Fund for a new

trailer to use to transport the

chuckwagon.

The West River Shrine Unit re-

ceived $1,300 from their CIF

account to reimburse nobles

and ladies of the unit for half

the cost of their new unit coats.

Joel Stevens presented the

Divan with the check for the

proceeds from the Philip Circus.

The Cowboys presented a

check for $1,700 for the Trans-

portation Fund from the 50/50

drawing at the Lil’ Buckaroo

Day event.

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York Rite: Rapid City 2nd & 4th Tues, 7:00 pm

Lodges: Belle Fourche Cedar #124 4th Tues, 7:30 pm Bison Pasque #214 1st Thurs, 8:00 pm Buffalo Cedar Branch #179 3rd Wed, 8:00 pm

Custer Custer City #66 3rd Tues, 7:00 pm

Deadwood #7 1st & 3rd Tues, 7:00 pm

Eagle Butte #172 1st & 3rd Mon, 7:30 pm

Edgemont Mt View #161 3rd Wed. 7:00 pm

Faith #168 1st Thurs, 8:00 pm

Ft Pierre Hiram #123 3rd Mon, 8:00 pm

Hermosa Battle River #92 2nd Sat, 7:30 pm

Hill City Tin City #112 2nd & 4th Wed, 7:00 pm

Hot Springs Harmony #110 1st & 3rd Tues, 7:00 pm

Kadoka Mt Moriah #155 2nd Mon, 8:00 pm

Lead Golden Star #9 1st Thurs, 7:30 pm in Deadwood

Lemmon #151 1st Wed, 7:00 pm

Martin Pioneer #219 1st Thurs, 8:00 pm

Philip #153 3rd Wed, 7:30 pm

Pierre #27 2nd Mon, 7:00 pm

Rapid City #25 1st Tues, 7:00 pm & 3rd Tues, 6:00 pm

Rapid City Mt Rushmore #220 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7:00 pm

Spearfish #18 1st Thurs, 7:30 pm

Sturgis Olive Branch #47 1st & 3rd Wed, 7:30 pm

Wall Crescent #210 2nd Thurs, 7:30 pm High 12 Clubs: (Square and Compass) Rapid City Every Thursday Noon, Masonic Center

Whitewood 2nd & 4th Thursdays Shea’s Family Restaurant

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GEORGE E. BAUDEREXECUTIVE OFFICER

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