February, 2019

Our inspection has come and gone and the officers did a good job.  It was unfortunate some of our officers could not be there but we were able to cover for them.  The inspection report was mostly favorable and with the worst of the rain holding off until the meeting was under way parking was not as big an issue as it could have been.  Now that the inspection is behind us for the year we can concentrate on having an active year.  Remember, we meet at 7 PM now instead of 8.  Hope to see you at lodge.

December, 2018

We held the installation of officers at our stated meeting in December.  The new officers are ready to have a good year in 2019.  The lodge floor is almost finished with just the baseboards and some other finishing touches to be completed.  Other than that we had very little business come up.  Everyone have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

November, 2018

Attendance has been down some but we were able to have a successful election and the list of officers is on the right.  Due to the lodge floor downstairs being in the middle of restoration the lodge will not have a Christmas party this year.  Members are invited to Goshen Lodge on December 16 at 4:00 PM and celebrate with those brethren and their families.  Going back to the floor, volunteers are needed to help with the work.  The Worshipful Master and the Senior Warden were doing the majority of the work but both are fighting health issues and cannot do much right now.  Also, the installation of officers will be held at our stated meeting in December.  I hope you can be there.  Worshipful Brother John McCollum just celebrated his 100th birthday.  Congratulations go out to him.  As some of may not have heard, Worshipful Brother Al Cloke passed away this month.  The lodge has been collecting donations to help the family with funeral expenses and the brethren have been very generous.  Thank you all.  And remember, Dues Are Due.  If you have not paid, please do so as soon as you can.   

No Outdoor Degree in September

After visiting the outdoor site it was decided that the ground is too wet and too much work needs to happen for us to have the degree this year.  See you at our regular meeting at 7 PM.

August, 2018

We lost a member to death this month, Raymond Gregston.  He was the owner of Rothman's Hardware in Newtonsville.  Though he did not attend a lot of meetings, he was a strong supporter of our lodge and he will be sorely missed.  The lodge floor has finally been stabilized and is in the home stretch of being completed.  Some of the damage discovered was worse than first thought and required some professional consultation.  Some of the brethren got together and had a pancake breakfast at Stonelick Lake campground that raised some money for the lodge.  They hope to have another on later this year.  There is some degree work that still needs to happen this year so look for those.  We will probably do one in September sometime.  The Worshipful Master announced that there will be a Christmas party again this year.  More details will be announced later.  Our annual outdoor degree was discussed and a determination will be made abour whether to have it or not after the site has been visited.  Keep your brethren in your prayers and come to a meeting when you can.

July, 2018

There were a lot of happenings that diverted my attention so I am really late with this update.  Work was progressing on the lodge floor and should be wrapping up in the next couple of months.  There was not a lot of other business discussed.  I hope to see you at a meeting soon.

June, 2018

We had to meet at Goshen Lodge again due to the ongoing work on the floor at our lodge.  It is progressing and should be done this summer.  Thanks to the time and material donations we should not have to clean out our bank account.  Goshen Lodge had a family picnic before our meeting and there was plenty of food.  We appreciate the brethren of Goshen Lodge allowing us to use their lodge while we work on ours.  For those that are interested Goshen Lodge is going to do a Master Mason degree on June 30 at 6:00 PM.  They would appreciate all the help they can get.  Have a good 4th and see you on the 21st of July.