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Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter PO Box 249, Ames, Iowa 50010-0249 www.iowamasons.com 515-233-4299 April, 2007 - Volume 6, No. 4 W.M.: Josh Tostlebe 598-9379 tostlebe@gmail.com Sec.: Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580 JaycoleS@aol.com |
Brothers, March 21st will be a Grand Master's Area Meeting in Madrid starting at 7:00pm. It will be a sit down table discussion for any who are interested in attending. It is an opportunity to bring your ideas and hear from many other Masons. Casual attire will be fine, if you are going to attend.
The proposed changes for the by-laws were discussed at our latest meeting. Everyone should receive a copy of the proposed changes sometime before the next stated meeting either by email or letter. The changes will be voted on in April so if you have any ideas or thoughts about the changes make sure you are at the stated meeting. Another topic that will be addressed will be our discussion about the improvement to the lodge we are considering this year. If you have any ideas about a project we can do to improve on our lodge make a note of it and bring it in April as well.
We will be having a couple of 3rd degrees this month; the dates will be the 15th and 21st. I would love to see some more faces. We did have two 2nd degrees on Saturday the 10th and the attendance was very good.
Because of all the positive things going on in Arcadia , it troubles me to have to mention this, but we still have some of our members who have not yet paid their dues for 2007. Please get your dues remitted this month, either by mail, or better yet, come out to one of the stated meetings or degrees and remit then.
Don't forget our stated meeting April 5th at 7:30 P.M. with the $5 dinner at 6:30 P.M. If you do sign up for the meal make sure you attend. Our last meal we had a lot of people who signed up not make it out and there was a lot of wasted food and effort by our gracious cooks.
Josh Tostlebe, WM
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the brothers having birthdays in April:
Tristan Pritchard-Meaker - 1st,
Ken Smith - 3rd,
Cecil Spatcher - 3rd,
Jim Hoffman - 9th,
Larry Honsinger - 18th,
Homer Kalsem - 18th,
Walter Hyde - 21st,
Bruce Bickel - 24th,
Dan Shaffer - 24th,
Dennis Dutton - 25th,
Clayton Lokken - 26th, and
Dennis Brown - 30th.
Calendar
April 1 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
April 2 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
April 3 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Star Stated Meeting.
April 5 - 6:30 p.m. All Masonic Dinner - $5.00.
7:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Stated Meeting.
April 8 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
April 9 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
April 10 - Arcadia Lodge Newsletter Deadline.
April 12 - Arcadia Lodge Boards and Committees.
April 13 - 7:30 p.m. Amaranth Stated Meeting.
April 14 - Acacia Fraternity Initiation.
April 15 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
April 16 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
April 17 - 7:30 p.m. White Shrine Stated Meeting.
April 18 - 7:30 p.m. York Rite Stated Meeting.
April 19 - Arcadia Lodge.
April 22 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
April 23 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
April 26 - Arcadia Lodge
April 28 - Arcadia Lodge Picnic
April 29 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
April 30 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
May 26 - Tug of War and dinner with Montague Lodge.
June 16 - Paint Ball
July 20 - Table Lodge
September 20/21/22 - Grand Lodge
September TBA - Tailgate
October TBA - Fill the Lodge Night
October TBA - Hay Ride
November 6 - Soup Supper
December 9 - Installation and Santa at the Lodge
To schedule an event at the Masonic Temple call Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
E-Mail Address Changes
If you change your e-mail address for any reason, please send your new e-mail address to David Countryman, Newsletter Editor at davidc@iastate.edu, so there will be no interruption in the arrival of your Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter.
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Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter
PO Box 249, Ames, Iowa 50010-0249
www.iowamasons.com
515-233-4299
March, 2007 - Volume 6, No. 3
W.M.: Josh Tostlebe 598-9379
tostlebe@gmail.com
Sec.: Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
JaycoleS@aol.com
Greetings from the East:
I hope all of you that were interested in seeing the show on the 24th contacted Paul by the 15th of this month. It should be a nice evening for those in attendance. Coming in April there will be a picnic outing. The date and location still aren't set but I will keep you posted if you have an interest in attending. Further ahead in May will be our usual Eldora get together and in June we will be having a paintball experience.
Feburary is a short month but Arcadia Lodge is still managing to fit in some degree work. On the 22nd of this month we will be performing two 1st degrees. I really hope to see some new and old faces in attendance. Our stated meeting attendance has been phenomenal but our degree work attendance, where we really should shine has been terrible. I challenge you all to at least watch one degree in the coming months if not participate in one.
Have you been on our web site lately? http://www.iowamasons.com/249.htm . Brother Dan Shaffer continues to be our Web Master and does a magnificent job of keeping things up to date, plus he is always adding new items. Check out the site, look at the calendar, the pictures of our newest brothers, read Brother Jay Cole Simser's web surfing travels, and the many other neat features.
We are still holding weekly practices on Sundays at 4:30 P.M. for anyone interested in learning degree work. This coming Sunday, February 18th, we will be practicing the first degree.
Don't forget our stated meeting March 1 at 7:30 P.M. with the $5 dinner at 6:30 P.M.
Josh Tostlebe, WM
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the brothers having birthdays in March:
Ken Hanson - 2nd,
Brian Coree - 5th,
John Joiner - 6th,
Donald Davidson III - 10th,
Neil Van Slyke - 13th,
Lawrence Cronin - 14th,
Jim Clemens - 15th,
Stacey Rhoades - 15th,
Robins Jackson - 23rd,
Don Gear - 24th,
Thomas Lawless - 25th,
Donald Lesan - 25th, and
David Baker - 31st,
Calendar
Mar 1 - 6:30 p.m. All Masonic Dinner - $5.00.
7:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Stated Meeting.
Mar 4 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
Mar 5 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Mar 6 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Star Stated Meeting.
Mar 8 - Arcadia Lodge Boards and Committees.
Mar 9 - 7:30 p.m. Amaranth Stated Meeting.
Mar 10 - Arcadia Lodge Newsletter Deadline.
Mar 11 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. York Rite Pancake Day.
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
Mar 12 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Mar 15 - Arcadia Lodge.
Mar 17 - 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. York Rite Friendship Dinner.
Mar 18 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
Mar 19 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Mar 20 - 7:30 p.m. White Shrine Stated Meeting.
Mar 21 - 7:30 p.m. York Rite Stated Meeting.
Mar 22 - Arcadia Lodge
Mar 25 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church.
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Degree Practice.
Mar 26 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Mar 29 - Arcadia Lodge
Mar 31 - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. York Rite Grand Commandery School .
April 28 - Picnic
May 26 - Tug of War and dinner with Montague Lodge.
June 16 - Paint Ball
July 20 - Table Lodge
September 20/21/22 - Grand Lodge
September TBA - Tailgate
October TBA - Fill the Lodge Night
October TBA - Hay Ride
November 6 - Soup Supper
December 9 - Installation and Santa at the Lodge
To schedule an event at the Masonic Temple call Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
E-Mail Address Changes
If you change your e-mail address for any reason, please send your new e-mail address to David Countryman, Newsletter Editor at davidc@iastate.edu, so there will be no interruption in the arrival of your Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter.
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Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter
PO Box 249, Ames, Iowa 50010-0249
www.iowamasons.com
515-233-4299
February, 2007 - Volume 6, No. 2
W.M.: Josh Tostlebe 598-9379
tostlebe@gmail.com
Sec.: Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
JaycoleS@aol.com
Greetings from the East
Planning for the year of 2007 has been started and we have many exciting events planned for this year. The next upcoming event will be in February, It will be a show night at Stephens Auditorium. We will be getting a group of tickets for those interested. Contact Paul Miller if you wish to attend with the group. In March, we will be having a scholarship fundraiser night, in April we will be having a picnic, in May we will have our usual Eldora tug of war competition and dinner, and in June we will be having a paintball outing. I hope to see many of you participating in at least one if not all of these exciting and fun events.
This last Saturday we had a Holiday dinner where we gathered to honor three of our brothers for their devoted service to our lodge. The brothers honored were Dan Shaffer, Don Rhead and Jim Sears. It was a great time and it was close to if not the most support for a dinner I have seen in my time as a mason at Arcadia Lodge. I appreciated all those that came, and I am sure Don, Jim, and Dan were proud and honored of the support you all showed for them.
We have many degrees lined up this month as we always do. It would be great to see some new faces attending some of the degree work to make the best impression on our candidates and new brothers. We will also be holding practices on Sundays from 4:30 - 6:00 at the lodge to brush up our degree work and for any brother that has an interest in learning a part instead of always sitting on the sidelines.
Don't forget our stated meeting February 1 at 7:30 P.M. with the 5$ dinner at 6:30 P.M.
I hope the year ahead will be as exciting for all of you as it is sure to be for me.
Josh Tostlebe, WM
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the brothers having birthdays in February:
Charles Schmidt - 1st, Dave McGlothlen - 2nd, Lee Bauer - 6th, Ronald McQuistan - 9th, Rene Niese - 12th, Jim Dickson- 15th, William Pyle - 16th, Corwin Stephan - 19th, Tom Earl - 25th, and Donald Adams - 27th.
Calendar
Feb 1 - 6:30 p.m. All Masonic Dinner - $5.00.
7:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Stated Meeting.
Feb 4 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Practice.
Feb 5 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Feb 6 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Star Stated Meeting.
Feb 8 - Arcadia Lodge Boards and Committees.
Feb 9 - 7:30 p.m. Amaranth Stated Meeting.
Feb 10 - Arcadia Lodge Newsletter Deadline.
Feb 11 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Practice.
Feb 12 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Feb 15 - Arcadia Lodge.
Feb 18 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Practice.
Feb 19 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Feb 20 - 7:30 p.m. White Shrine Stated Meeting.
Feb 21 - 7:30 p.m. York Rite Stated Meeting.
Feb 22 - Arcadia Lodge
Feb 23 - Eastern Star School and Official Visit.
Feb 25 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Practice.
Feb 26 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Feb TBA - Night Out at Stephens
March 22 or 29 - Scholarship Fundraiser
April 28 - Picnic
May 26 - Tug of War and dinner with Montague Lodge.
June 16 - Paint Ball
July 20 - Table Lodge
September 20/21/22 - Grand Lodge
September TBA - Tailgate
October TBA - Fill the Lodge Night
October TBA - Hay Ride
November 6 - Soup Supper
December 9 - Installation and Santa at the Lodge
To schedule an event at the Masonic Temple call Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
E-Mail Address Changes
If you change your e-mail address for any reason, please send your new e-mail address to David Countryman, Newsletter Editor at davidc@iastate.edu, so there will be no interruption in the arrival of your Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter.
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Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter
PO Box 249, Ames, Iowa 50010-0249
www.iowamasons.com
515-233-4299
January, 2007 - Volume 6, No. 1
W.M.: Josh Tostlebe 598-9379
tostlebe@gmail.com
Sec.: Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
JaycoleS@aol.com
Greetings from the East
This newsletter will be my last official act as Master of Arcadia Lodge. It is hard to believe it has been a year already, but as I reflect on all Arcadia Lodge accomplished, it is no wonder the year flew by! I would like to review some of the highlights of the past year.
The year started strong as we were busy with Degree work, even doing a couple 3rds one Saturday in January. Needless to say, the new line quickly learned their various Degree parts. This steady flow of Degree work continued throughout 2006 and the line and many others helped make each Degree a special night for the brother. Thank you to the line, and all who helped this year. To Brothers Bill Yungclas & Rollen Phillips, a special thank you for working with us when we were able to squeeze a practice in.
A first for many of us was the Cornerstone Laying Ceremony held at the New Ames Middle School the end of April. Brother Jim Dickson did a magnificent job as Orator, and all the brothers who participated or attended did a great job as well.
May started our first tour of working breakfasts at ISU to raise money for the scholarship fund. We also did some more breakfast work in July. Thank you to all the brothers who volunteered a shift or more and special thanks to Brother Bill Yungclas for organizing the shifts. Speaking of scholarships, Arcadia Lodge gave a $750 cash scholarship to an Ames High School student and then the Iowa Grand Lodge added four $2000 scholarships to four additional Ames High School students. I had the honor to present these scholarships and still think of that as one the highlights of my time as Master. We also had our annual picnic and tug of war with Montague Lodge of Eldora at Pine Lake . While we lost the tug of war this year a great time was enjoyed by all. Thank you Brother Doug Petty for organizing this event.
In July, Brother Jeremy Davis hosted what I think was the best Table Lodge to date. We had a dynamite speaker and the largest crowd we have had for a Table Lodge. I can't wait until 2007 because I know this event continues to get bigger and better!
September was Grand Lodge and Arcadia Lodge once again, due to the hard work of every brother, was named Gold Lodge winner for Iowa for a 3rd straight time! Arcadia Lodge is growing and active and this award is testament to that fact.
October was our annual hayride and even though it was a cold windy autumn afternoon, the wagon was packed to the hilt with brothers, their families, and some new prospects-one of which I know for sure is in the middle of taking his Degrees presently! It was great to see such a mix of young and old having a fun time.
November was our elections and then I knew there was light at the end of the tunnel. J
Brother Josh Tostlebe was elected and installed the following month. I know Josh will do a great job!
Brothers and friends, it was a fast year, a productive year, a fun year, and at times a challenging year. I enjoyed it immensely and thank you for your trust in me to let me hold the office of Master in 2006 at Arcadia Lodge. I did my best and hope I met your expectations. Thank you to the line for all your dedicated work. Thank you to the brothers for all your support and all the things each of you did-most without any recognition. I am looking forward to sitting on the sidelines and helping where I canŠŠ.quietly.
Steve Gwiasda, WM
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the brothers having birthdays in January:
Greg Seaton - 1st, Larry Wirth - 4th, Andy Christensen - 10th, Bob Shearer - 11th, Art Taylor - 12th, Robert Harvey - 20th, Dean Flummerfelt and Charles Hammerberg - 21st, Jeremy Davis - 25th, Michael Loftin - 26th, Bob Van Doren and Kurtiss Ness - 29th, Ken Hoelscher and Nathan Johnson - 30th, Mitchel Caltrider and Randy Mortimer - 31st.
Calendar
Jan 1 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Jan 2 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Star Stated Meeting.
Jan 4 - 6:30 p.m. All Masonic Dinner - $5.00.
7:30 p.m. Arcadia Lodge Stated Meeting.
Jan 8 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Jan 10 - Arcadia Lodge Newsletter Deadline.
Jan 11 - Arcadia Lodge Boards and Committees.
Jan 12 - 7:30 p.m. Amaranth Stated Meeting.
Jan 15 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay Stated Meeting.
Jan 16 - 7:30 p.m. White Shrine Stated Meeting.
Jan 17 - 7:30 p.m. York Rite Stated Meeting.
Jan 18 - Arcadia Lodge
Jan 21 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church
Jan 22 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
Jan 25 - Arcadia Lodge
Jan 29 - 7:00 p.m. DeMolay.
To schedule an event at the Masonic Temple call Jay Cole Simser - 232-2580
E-Mail Address Changes
If you change your e-mail address for any reason, please send your new e-mail address to David Countryman, Newsletter Editor at davidc@iastate.edu, so there will be no interruption in the arrival of your Arcadia Lodge #249 Newsletter.
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