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1 June 2018 Edion 3443 South Galena St., Denver, Colorado 80231 Split the Pot Raffle! Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for our Super 50/50 Raffle to be held in conjunction with the El Jebel Shriners Sportsmen’s Raffle ONE PRIZE – ONE WINNER Prize is 50% of the Total 50/50 Game Sales! THE PRIZE GROWS WITH EACH TICKET SOLD Drawing will be held August 25, 2018 Ticket Prices Single Tickets $ 5 each 5 Tickets for $ 20 12 Tickets for $ 40 30 Tickets for $ 100 Need NOT be Present to Win! All Proceeds benefit the El Jebel Shriners Operating Fund. Payments are NOT deductible as Charitable Contributions AUGUST 25, 2018 $20 per Ticket Noon to 5 PM Need NOT be present to win Includes food and beverages Age 18 and older only Douglas County Events Center 500 Fairgrounds Road-Exit 181 Castle Rock, CO 80104 For ckets CALL 303-455-3470 or sign on to www.sportsmensraffle.com Nobles & Ladies: We are calling on all Nobles and ladies to help sell Sportsmen’s Raffle & 50/50 ckets at Bass Pro, (the Denver & Colorado Springs stores) &Tanner Gun Shows Call the office for dates & mes 303-455-3470 Your help is greatly appreciated!! Proceeds benefit the El Jebel Shriners Operang Fund. Payments are NOT deducble as Charitable Contribuons.

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June 2018 Edition 3443 South Galena St., Denver, Colorado 80231

Split the Pot Raffle!

Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for our

Super 50/50 Raffle

to be held in conjunction with

the El Jebel Shriners Sportsmen’s Raffle

ONE PRIZE – ONE WINNER

Prize is 50% of the Total 50/50 Game Sales!

THE PRIZE GROWS WITH EACH

TICKET SOLD

Drawing will be held August 25, 2018

Ticket Prices

Single Tickets $ 5 each

5 Tickets for $ 20

12 Tickets for $ 40

30 Tickets for $ 100

Need NOT be Present to Win!

All Proceeds benefit the El Jebel Shriners

Operating Fund. Payments are NOT

deductible as Charitable Contributions

AUGUST 25, 2018

$20 per Ticket Noon to 5 PM

Need NOT be present to win

Includes food and beverages

Age 18 and older only

Douglas County Events Center

500 Fairgrounds Road-Exit 181

Castle Rock, CO 80104

For tickets CALL 303-455-3470 or sign on to www.sportsmensraffle.com

Nobles & Ladies:

We are calling on all Nobles and ladies to

help sell Sportsmen’s Raffle & 50/50 tickets

at Bass Pro, (the Denver & Colorado Springs stores)

&Tanner Gun Shows

Call the office for dates & times

303-455-3470

Your help is greatly appreciated!!

Proceeds benefit the El Jebel Shriners Operating Fund.

Payments are NOT deductible as Charitable

Contributions.

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Rich Silver

Welcome to Parade Season for El Jebel! Our

Nobles, ladies and units gathered together for the

Commerce City Parade this past Memorial Day to

kick off Parade Season in excellent form and spirit!

Our units were well represented, and the people of

Commerce City came out to enjoy El Jebel’s partici-

pation. Over the next few weeks we have some great

parades for you to come out and support your Shrine.

We get started with the Johnstown Parade on June 2,

followed by a lunch arranged by the Dune Buggies at

the Old Mine Cidery & Brew Pub, 500 Briggs St.,

Erie, CO. June 15 – 16 will be our annual outing to

Salida for the Fib-Ark parade where we will gather

with the Nobles of Al Kaly Shrine. On July 4 we

will journey to Brush for another great parade.

There will be many opportunities for you to get in-

volved with your Shrine and introduce friends,

Brothers and family to the fun we have as Shriners!

On June 30 we will have our first Ceremonial for

2018 as we will gather to welcome new Nobles and

their ladies into our Shrine. We encourage all our

units to come out and greet the new Nobles and show

them all the opportunities to have fun and get in-

volved with El Jebel. We will have tables setup for

the non-parade units and we will reserve the area in

front of the Shrine Center for the parade units to

show off how they represent El Jebel at parades. The

morning will get started at 9:30 am with breakfast,

followed by the Ceremonial, the unit preview and a

light lunch. Help us make this a fun day and one that

the new Nobles and their ladies will remember!

Some of us are traveling to the Western Slope to

support the Western Colorado Shrine Club at their

2018 Circus on June 1. This is always a great event

and we have a good time supporting our brother No-

bles. Earlier in the year we had the pleasure of join-

ing with the Nobles of WCSC at the IHOP Pancake

Day. Joe Kent, Ed Hamm and I took donations from

El Jebel and helped greet the people of Grand

Junction on February 27. I am very pleased to report

that the Grand Junction IHOP generated donations of

$6,482 for the Shriners Hospital for Children. It was

just reported that the efforts of the WCSC and El

Jebel made us come in FIRST for all Shrines in the

US, based on average dollars per store! Hopefully

we will someday get all of the IHOP’s in Colorado

involved again for our Hospitals, but for now we can

be proud of coming in first place for a single store!

Nobles, we need your help in supporting this year’s

Sportsmen’s Raffle. There are multiple ways for you

to get involved in making our Raffle a financial suc-

cess. As you know, this is our only fundraiser and it

is critical to El Jebel for it to be successful. If each

El Jebel Noble would buy/sell just two Raffle ticket

books, the overall revenue would exceed $200,000.

This year we have also started selling 50/50 Raffle

tickets prior to the day of the Raffle. So far, these

sales have exceeded $3,000 and the pot will grow

substantially by Raffle day. Each Noble should have

a supply of Raffle and 50/50 tickets in their posses-

sion to sell to your friends, Brothers, co-workers and

family. Just as important, we need Nobles and their

ladies to volunteer to help sell tickets at various Bass

Pro stores and other locations on select weekdays

and weekends. Noble Perry Mittler is coordinating

our sales teams and he needs your involvement. Non

-Parade units are especially encouraged to get your

members involved in this effort. Perry can be

reached at (303) 437-0287 or perry-

[email protected]. Let’s join hands and make this

year’s Sportsmen’s Raffle an overwhelming success!

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Jay Bobick

Hawaii Returns to El Jebel

Our May 2018 meeting was a marvelous Hawaiian fami-

ly night celebration beginning with a catered dinner

served in the Imperial Auditorium and Member Lounge.

The evening began in the Lounge with pina coladas, liba-

tions of your choice and great camaraderie. When enter-

ing for the evening’s events, everyone was adorned with a

lei and offered a drink of their choice by a Noble specifi-

cally selected by the Chief Rabban to ensure skillful prep-

aration. Divan members were presented with a replace-

ment “Fez,’ a straw hat resembling that worn on Gilli-

gan’s Island. This sure made our Divan easy to identify.

Conversations and jokes with witty endeavors ran rapid

until it was time for the buffet dinner to be served. The

dinner was especially Hawaii with salad, main course of

ham, pineapple, fried rice with little spam squares, peas,

corn and for dessert a cheese cake with pineapple. Our

Chief Rabban greeted all with his “charm and grace.” Our

Chaplain, Jim Oliver opened the formalities of the evening

with a heartfelt invocation followed by our Master of Cer-

emonies, Gary Loberg, leading in the Pledge of Alle-

giance to the Flag of our Nation. Seventy-four Nobles,

ladies and family members attended the gala evening.

Gary Loberg introduced the dignitaries attending, begin-

ning with our Past Potentates: Illustrious Sirs Jack Patten,

Amer Plaisted, Jim Fitzpatrick, Ed Rendon and Matt Raia;

then Past Imperial Chaplain, Greg Rendone; Scottish Rite

Denver Consistory Secretary and York Rite Right Emi-

nent Grand Recorder, Matt Raia and York Rite Grand

Royal Arch Chapter, Grand Council of Cryptic Masons,

Grand Commandery Knights Templar Treasurer, Steve

Hubbard. Introductions were followed by a welcoming

applause.

Nobles Bobby Marner, Bill Schwartz, and Perry Mittler

gave updates on our Fundraising Events.

The Sportsmen’s Raffle had taken in $6,100 to date with

an additional $65 Sellers Tickets. The 50/50 had received

$2,600. The Raffle will be 25 August 2018 at the Douglas

County Fair Grounds. El Jebel Units and Clubs will be at

the Raffle with their unique raffle prizes: some of which

are Optars, a drone; T-Nobles, 250 pounds of Pig cut to

your desire; Chanters, Furrion 95W Solar Panel Kit; Prov-

ost Guard, $750 Bass Pro Card; and Dune Buggy Patrol,

$500 credit for Edwards Meats used as you desire with no

time limits. The Craft Fair and Cowboy Christmas will be

26-28 October 2018 also at the Douglas Fair Grounds.

Vendors are needed to make this event successful. Should

you know any vendors, make a concerted effort to have

them join the event with their wares.

This was followed by the viewing of three Imperial

Shriners PSA’s that are available to anyone. The first was

“More Than a Fraternity” that shares what Shriners are

about. The next was the “Mexico Celebration” that em-

phasized the Global nature of Shriners and then Shriners

Hospitals for Children (SHC) message featuring “Shriners

Children” speaking about their experiences within the sys-

tem.

Noble Ron Williamson spoke about the upcoming John-

stown Parade and that all Nobles and family are asked to

join together for lunch at the Old Mine Restaurant in Erie,

Colorado. This will be a time of celebration leading to the

24 September 2018 SHC Fundraiser at the Old Mine Res-

taurant. We hope all Nobles will put this fundraiser on

their calendar and make it even better than last year’s

event.

Additional events were publicized so that Nobles and

families may add them to their calendars:

Parade Schedule:

Commerce City, 28 May

Johnstown, 2 June

Brush, 4 July

Douglas County, 28 July

Divan Meeting, 29 May

Ceremonial Practice, 29 May, 7:00 pm at El Jebel

Temple Social, 2 June

Ceremonial Practice, 5 June, 7:00 pm at El Jebel

Temple Meeting: 11 June (Dinner 6:00 pm)

Salida Fibark, 15-16 June

Day at the Races, 23 June

Ceremonial Practice, 25 June, 7:00 pm at El Jebel

Divan Meeting, 26 June

Ceremonial, 30 June, 10:00 am (Nobles are needed to

attend and welcome new Nobles!)

Imperial Session, 15-18 July Daytona Beach, Florida

This was an evening to remember! If you missed it, you

are not taking your best advantage of enjoying the fruits of

El Jebel membership. What a great time everyone had by

uniting as brothers and family for an evening of relaxa-

tion, food, drink and camaraderie. We are a Fraternity

dedicated to philanthropy and fun. The fun comes from

your continuing participation in all El Jebel events. Don’t

miss out! Look at the schedule above and mark your cal-

endar to be there. These are your benefits offered to you

as a participating member. Please don’t sit on the side

lines. Be an active El Jebel Noble and you will never re-

gret it.

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2018 Parade Schedule

Callout Parades

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

May 28 Commerce City Memorial Parade

July 28 Douglas County Parade

August 11 Wheat Ridge Parade

September 8 Arvada Parade

September 15 Broomfield Parade / Cookout

November 10 Veteran’s Day Parade

Official Parades

June 2 Johnstown Parade

June 16 Salida FIBark Parade

July 4 Brush Parade

November 30 Louisville Parade of Lights

EL JEBEL SHRINE

Phone (303) 455-3470 Fax: (303) 458-8849

Red Fez Articles—[email protected]

THE RED FEZ

Desktop Edition 2018-06

Rich Silver

Illustrious Potentate

ELECTED DIVAN

Bobby Marner Chief Rabban

Joe Kent Assistant Rabban

Ron Williamson High Priest & Prophet

Ken Jones Oriental Guide

Bill Schwartz Treasurer

Jay Bobick Recorder

APPOINTED DIVAN

Rob Cheney 1st Ceremonial Master

Gary Loberg 2nd Ceremonial Master

Carson Ribble Marshal

P erry Mittler Captain of the Guard

Bill Brassette Outer Guard-West

Bob Elsloo Outer Guard—East

Ron Dunsmore Director

Jim Oliver Chaplain

LIVING PAST POTENTATES

Lee E. Schlessman (1970)

Robert G. Van Male (1988)

Thomas D. Palmer (1989)

Jack D. Patten (1990)

Steve Tucker (1991)

Richard E. Williams (1993)

Amer Plaisted (1994)

Dr. David Powell (1997)

Jim Lear (1998)

Michael G. Severe (1999)

Jim Fitzpatrick (2000)

Ron Cosens (2003)

Richard Karns (2004, 2005)

Clint Dexter (2006)

Tony Dattilo (2007)

Fred Taylor (2008)

Jim Stewart (2009)

Ed Rendon (2010)

Dennis Proctor (2011)

Jim Long (2012)

Matthew Raia (2013)

Phil Hause (2014)

Michael Trevathan (2015)

Larry Clark (2016)

PUBLICATION STAFF

Susan Boles, Editor

Jim & Judy Taylor , Photographer

Tony Dattilo, P.P. Feature Writer

Subscriptions are available to members. Call the office

303-455-3470 if you would like a copy mailed to you each month for an annual fee of $15.00

Consistory 12th Annual Summer Dinner

July 21st, 2018

6:00 PM

1960’s Theme

Traditional Shrimp Boil with Sausage and all the Sides Make your Reservation and pay online at the Consistory

Marketplace https://squareup.com/store/centennial-lodge-of-perfection

Or Call the Denver Consistory Office for Reservations:

303-861-4261

Dress in your old 60’s clothes (Tie Dyed Shirts, Rainbow Shades, Bell Bottoms, San-

dals, etc.) Bring your Family, Friends and Guests to enjoy the even-

ing and share memories of this decade of change.

$25.00 Adults, $10.00 Children 7-12, Free for Children 6 and under

Denver Consistory

1370 Grant St, Denver

Parking Garage and Credit Union Lot will be Available

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Stars

Noble Access to WebFez w/Mobile View WebFez

currently has 12,000+ registered users.

Nobles; Please remember to register so that you

can update your membership information, print a

dues notice or temporary membership card or dis-

play a current membership card on your

smartphone. Registration and login directions are

available in WebFez in PDF format.

Membership Report

Total Membership (with Associates)

as of 5/31/2018

1087

3 - Expired

El Jebel Shrine emails

Recorder—[email protected]

Susan Boles—[email protected]

Red Fez articles—[email protected]

Accounting—[email protected]

Calendar—[email protected]

Points—[email protected]

Calendar of Events

June

2 Johnstown Parade—Lunch at Old Mine, Erie

3 Nile White Rose

15 Eastern Star Golf

15 Job’s Daughters Grand Session

15-16 Salida—FibArk

23 Day at the Races

30 Spring Ceremonial

July

4 Brush Parade

15-19 Imperial Session-Daytona Beach

21 Shrimp Boil—Consistory

28 Douglas County Parade

DONATIONS

Shriners Hospitals for Children

From In Memory of

Welle, Dick Donation

Garden City Chapter, O.E.S. Hager, Lura

Transportation Fund

Juenemann, Lesa & Fred Donation

Akridge, Claude

Asay, Stuart

Behrens, Ken

Bergquist, John R.

Bethune, Harold

Birely, Ron

Bonham, Milt

Bradley, Curtis

Burns, Kent

Clark, P.P., Larry

Cooley, Dave

Cram, Jim

Dare, Phred

Dattilo, P.P., Tony

Davis, Jerry

Dawkins, Jim

Ditmore, Jim

Eckley, Kent

Greene, Bill

Harris, John S.

Hessel, Mike

Human, Gerald

Huskins, Mark

Jewell, Gary

Johnson, Tom

Jones, Ken

Kent, Joe

Kohlwey, David

Lasater, Glenn

Marcus, Michael

Marner, Bobby

Mittler, Perry

Oliver, Jim

Short, Mark

Silver, Rich

Simmons, Allen

Wall, Richard

Weiser, Don

Weiszbrod, Gary

Weymouth, Chris

Williams, P.P., Dick

Wittner, Sam

Wright, Sid

Wright, Walter

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WESTERN CO SHRINE CLUB

By Steve Thomas

We are looking forward to fun and fellowship of the

upcoming parade season. I'm sure we will be having

fun; we are that type of unit. Good camaraderie was

had at our last Burgers and Beers gathering (Others

may call it a unit meeting). At that time, we decided

on custom cooler covers for parades. We'll be styling

soon. See you at the next parade!

If you are a Noble seeking fun and fellowship,

come join us! We are a fun loving bunch looking for

like minded parade and social members. To join or

for more information about the "Cooler Nobles", con-

tact Ken Jones at 303.588.4785 or

[email protected]

WCSC Shrine Clowns:

We are in full circus mode at this time. By the time y'all

read this the 73rd Annual Western Colorado Shrine Cir-

cus will be over. The clowns try to help out on this pro-

ject as much as we can. It is great to meet the kids and

their families and enjoy the circus acts all at the same

time.

Then we hit the parade season big time. Our first parade

is Crawford June 9th line up at 9am and that is a good

short practice parade to get the little cars all set for the

season. Then there is Glenwood Strawberry Days June

15th 9am lineup. Eagle Flight Days June 23rd at 9am

lineup.

We welcome a new clown Jim "Gassie" Ditmore. He

says he picked that name for all the time he served with

California southern gas company. That's his story and

he's sticking to it. Looking forward to seeing him in the

little Model T fire truck this year.

WCSC Tri-County:

At our April meeting we had 19 in attendance. Shriners

and their ladies and some guests, Jacki and my daughter

and her husband Jeni and Micky Vogt. Walt and Linda

invited their daughter Tonni again and a good time was

had by all. Jacki Thomas won the 50/50 cash and is going

to use it to fix the potholes in front of our house. Our

Pres. Gary Weiszbrod won the door prize (there otta be a

law against that).

We met May 19th at Viva Mexico in Montrose and had

another good showing with 17 members and guests. We

had the honor of a visit from Bill Kledas and his lady

Nikki. Bill is a very active Mason, I can't begin to list all

of his talents. Past Master of Montrose Lodge #63, Past

Grand Lecture, Grand Marshall, Chief cook and bottle

washer.

Sky Fairlamb won the 50/50 cash prize and is going to

remodel downtown Delta (That's Colorado not Utah)

with it. Yours truly won the door prize which is a beauti-

ful hummingbird feeder and patio oil lamp (not in one

unit). Now I gotta go borrow something for next month.

In June we will meet with Montrose Lodge #63 for their

annual cookout on June 30th because of all the parades

going on in June and we just happen to have an extra Sat-

urday in there too. This will be at the Montrose Elks

Lodge at 801 S. Hillcrest Drive.

We are holding off on any further dates until we see the

parade schedule for the year, just for the clowns in the

group that may like to parade.

Legion of Honor

by Don Phelps

We are already dark for the summer. Our Commander,

(Ed Richards) had heart surgery and is in rehab. We will

be at the parades (hopefully) all summer. We are short

of people that can march. Most of us are old, like me,

and can't march anymore. If you are a veteran or on ac-

tive duty, we need you to carry a flag in the pa-

rades. Call me if you need more information at 303-471

-2481. HELP!!!

Be part of the FUN!

Cooler Nobles By:

Cooler Krew

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Caring Ladies

By Jeanne Thompson

A somewhat boisterous meeting of Caring Ladies of El

Jebel was held on May 9 at the Chateau Restaurant. A

new member, Gladine Dracon was welcomed as was

Chaplain Jim Oliver, Divan Representative. Miss Kitty

made her usual rounds, collecting funds for the Shrine

Travel Fund.

We are widows of Shriners and Free Masons who gath-

er on the second Wednesday of each month for good

friendships and good food. We meet at 11:30 am, order

from the menu or specials, have a short business meeting

and mainly enjoy each other's company and companion-

ship. Our Divan Representative brings us up-to-date on

happenings and events at the El Jebel Shrine. If you or

someone you know would like to join us for a look-see,

please call Kay Bell, 303-430-9001 so we will know how

many chairs to put at the table. You are not only wel-

come to come, but encouraged to at least visit us for

lunch on June 13. If you need a ride, either Kay or our

president, Carolyne Irwin, 303-986-3237, will be happy

to find a member who lives near you and who would be

happy to give you a lift. Please come!

Sports

By Greg Rindone

It’s been kind of quiet in the Sports Car corner this last

month but coming up we have a couple of parades we are

going to. The next parade coming up will be the Com-

merce City Parade on May 28 and then the Johnstown Pa-

rade June 2. Let’s have a great turnout. Kent Eckley had

knee surgery the first part of May; we all wish him a quick

recovery. We held our May meeting at the Blue Bonnet

and had some delicious Mexican food. I overheard that

Nancy was having a birthday, a happy birthday goes out to

Hos’s daughter Nancy. We had 7 Nobles and 4 ladies in

attendance. We discussed the parades and meeting places

and times, we also discussed this summer parties/

meetings. Hos will be having us at his place June 30 and

the Cusick-Rindone’s are having the Sports over for what

seems like the annual steak fry on August 5. John Kesig

is going to plan a trip to the New Plantation for their Ca-

jun Boil first part of September, date TBD and once we

know the date we will get it out to everyone. Mark your

calendars so you will not miss out on the fun.

Englewood Shrine Club

by Don Phelps

We needed to cancel our May meeting because our

president (Kent Eckley) was just out of the hospital re-

covering from knee replacement. We wish him well in

his recovery. We hosted the reception after the funeral

for long time member, past president, Bob Briscoe. Mo-

na Eckley prepared the food. Bob and Wanda Stretch and

Don and Joyce Phelps assisted.

We are considering going to the Comedy Club on Au-

gust first. We are a social unit and like to have fun. If

you would like to have more information contact me at

303-471-2481. If I don't answer leave a message and I

will get back to you.

The Kops have begun to ease into the summer

parade season with the Commerce City Memorial Day

Parade. In addition to this parade the Kops filled the

month with the normal Kops stuff, Derby Days, the

Shrine meeting, and Kop’s Meeting. Yes, in addition, a

few of the Kops did show up in Grand Junction to work

the El Jebel Shrine Circus, Western Colorado Shrine Club

version.

We have been working this year to combine into

the El Jebel Motor Corps. This is made up of the Motor

Patrol, Keystone Kops and the Jeep Patrol. The idea be-

hind this was to combine these three relatively small units

into one umbrella unit. Each of the three will retain their

own Name, Uniforms, and Equipment. By having the

membership of all three units working as one we will be

able to provide stronger support for the units, larger at-

tendance at socials, and much more coordinated support

for El Jebel.

The Kops had several Nobles and their Ladies at

the second El Jebel Derby Days in the afternoon of May

5th. Derby Days was a hoot, food, drink, and fellowship,

great time.

A couple of the Kops bopped over the hills to

work with the Western Colorado Shrine Club on their cir-

cus in Grand Junction. We were at the Mesa County Fair-

grounds for all four performances before returning home.

This circus is an outdoor circus; which is something dif-

ferent being out in the weather after all these years at the

indoor Denver Circus. This year everyone lucked out and

the weather was great for Spring-time in Colorado. We

had a wonderful time working the circus and visiting with

our men and women on the western slope.

We have a parade scheduled for Johnstown on 2

June. This is an early morning outing, hope to see every-

one there. See you at the next meeting, June 28th.

Keystone Kops

By Larry N. Clark, P.P.

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NORTHEAST Colorado Shrine Club

by Jerry Wardrip, Secretary Our May meeting started at about sun rise and was very

well attended. One advantage to this early morning stuff,

we are usually treated to a gorgeous sun rise and this

morning was no different. A few clouds have gathered off

to the east and as the sun comes up they are getting a great

highlight.

Our president Noble Gerald Thorndyke called the

meeting to order and Noble Robert Elsloo offered the

prayer. The minutes of our last gathering were reviewed

and approved as printed. Noble Earl Craddock gave the

treasurer’s report, which was accepted as reported. Noble

Jerry Wardrip informed us that the permits for this year’s

fireworks sales have been applied for. The new sales tax

license has been received.

We are gearing up to open June with this year’s

Northeast Colorado Pasture Degrees at Akron. As usual

we will have a great breakfast and we will close with a

great lunch. Sterling will be cooking. The High Plains

Rendezvous will follow on June 23 and will be here in

Sterling and right during our fireworks sale. We plan on a

busy summer with everything planned. We always say

“We go dark for the summer” but I think we just dim the

lights a little.

Everyone seems to be in good health this month. Just a

few bumps and bruises.

The Chief Rabban, Noble Bobby Marner visited us this

morning for breakfast and talked about getting things back

together after all the changes and interruptions from mov-

ing to the new El Jebel HQ. He also talked about this

year’s Sportsmen’s Raffle and the new 50/50 raffle, and

left us with tickets to sell.

As the sun was now up above the horizon and the

day was looking brighter, and we seem to have covered all

our necessary business it was now time to move on to the

rest of our day. The president Gerald Thorndyke closed

the meeting at about 7:35 AM with peace and harmony

prevailing.

You know that you all have a standing invitation to

come out and meet with us the second Monday of each

month here at the Overland Trail Café at the Atwood in-

terchange at 6:00 A.M. That is the Sinclair Station at Exit

115 off I-76. Good food and Great Fellowship.

Fireworks stock from last year

Daughters of the Nile

El Mejdel Temple No. 47

We are going to the “Old Ball Game”

Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners

Bring your family and friends

When: Sunday, July 15, 2018

Time: 1:10 p.m.

Ticket price: $16.00/each

Deadline: June 15, 2018

Ten handicap seats have been reserved on a

first-come, first-serve basis

Please make checks payable to:

El Mejdel Temple No. 47 and mail to:

Jo Ann Van Trump

3360 Marshall Street

Wheat Ridge CO 80033

[email protected] 303-232-3542 Name: ____________________________________________

Mailing Address:____________________________________

__________________________________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________________

phone No: _________________________________

_____Tickets @ $16.00/each- $_______Total amount enclosed

Proceeds to benefit

El Mejdel Temple No. 47 Operating Fund

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY

Brett Hinds, Christie

& Tad Davis

Don & Karen Myers

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Sandblasters of El Jebel---

by Claude Akridge

The last Sandblaster meeting was held Wednesday,

April 25th at 11:30 AM at the Golden Corral located at

West Hampden Ave. @ South Santa Fe Drive.

President Randy opened the meeting with the Pledge of

Allegiance and PP Jack Patten led the prayer. Dan

Kamunen read a nice note that Susan Boles sent to the

Sandblasters about the gift from the Sandblasters. Susan,

you deserve it, we don’t know what we would do without

your help.

III Sir Rich Silver (our Divan Rep) brought us up to

date on the coming events at El Jebel. The Sportsmen’s

Raffle and the 50/50 was discussed and we all were en-

couraged to buy and sell the books and chances. We have

always had a table at the Sportsmen’s Raffle and plans for

this year's Raffle are not complete and need to be soon.

We were pleased to have Jerry Womack come visit and

have lunch with us. Jerry has played golf with us in the

past and was a member of the Duffers. Come again Jerry,

we would be happy to have you as a member.

On a sad note we learned that Roland Muhrer's wife of

70 plus years, Nell, passed away in March. Our thoughts

and prayers go out to Roland and his family. They were

great Sandblaster members.

The June golf outings are June 7th @ Buffalo Run---

June 15th @ Eastern Start-- June 21st @ Westwoods.

You can sign up on the website when the notice comes or

call Jim Teagarden (303-422-5637)

Please remember, we meet the last Wednesday of the

month so come have lunch with us and play golf at our

outings.

Dune Buggy Patrol

By Don Weiser

It’s June and summer is almost upon us. As I write this

article, I reflect on the Memorial Day weekend and why

we celebrate this holiday. We are thankful for all the sacri-

fices that our Military have made to keep our Country free

and allow us to celebrate. The Commerce City Memorial

Day parade was once again a wonderful day with 8 Dune

Buggy’s in attendance. The day started with cool temps in

the early morning and some light mist, but warmed up

nicely for the parade. It was great to see our newest mem-

ber, Tom Mehsling, out with his car. Thanks to all that

came out to show our colors!

Following the parade, we gathered at Jim N Nicks BBQ,

at Northfield. We were joined with the new Shrine Unit,

the Coolers and later with the T Nobles. A great time of

socializing was had by all.

Our May meeting, on May 9th, was well attended. Nor-

mal business was attended to. There was discussion about

needing to find someplace to hold some practice for our

parade maneuvers and this will continue to be researched.

The Dune Buggy Patrol will once again do a table at the

annual Sportsman’s Raffle with our own Raffle of a

$500.00 Edwards Meats gift certificate.

Our June meeting will be held at the Garrison Bar and

Grill, 608 Garrison, on June 13th.

El Jebel Shrine has a block of rooms now contracted for

CSSA, in Branson, Mo.

We will be at the same hotel as Al Kaly Shrine so there

should be lots of great times to enjoy.

If you are interested, contact Don Weiser, 303-489-4390,

for more details. Upcoming Events:

June 2nd Johnstown Parade—An Official Parade. Staging at the usual place, 7:30 – 8:30 am. We will be going to lunch fol-lowing the parade in Erie at the Old Mine Cidery. No breakfast

this year!

June 3rd Nile White Rose

June 15th /16th Fib Ark Parade in Salida An Official Parade. If you haven’t made your hotel reservations, you may be too

late. June 23rd El Jebel Shrine Day at the Races Arapahoe Race-

way

June 30th Spring Ceremonial

July 4th Brush Parade This is an Official Parade.

Many of us will be going to Ft. Morgan on July 3rd to spend the night and do some partying.

Birthdays for the Month:

June 25th Marianne Neff

June 26th Natasja Budzitowski

June 27th Deborah Elsloo

If you’re looking for an Inner Body to join that is very active, consider the Dune Buggy Patrol. There is currently a Buggy available to purchase. Please contact Ken Jones, 303-588-4785 for details on his Buggy.

HAVE A GREAT JUNE!

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ROAMERS

By J & J Taylor

Here are 4 pictures of SOME of our group who went to

Candlelight Dinner Theater in April for our “meeting“.

We had 50 people, including the group headed up by Mo-

na Eckley from the Englewood Shrine Club!

On May 18th through the 20th we had fun in the rain at

Chatfield Reservoir. There will be pictures in the next

Red Fez if we can ever get through them all---over 60!

Fortunately Hepp’s and Kohlwey’s rigs were large

enough to hold us all.

The next outing will be in June at Winding River Resort

at Grand Lake. We had such fun there last time, we de-

cided to go again. This is a four-dayer, and will probably

involve some rain also (but we’re getting those leaks fig-

ured out). Five brave cowpokes signed up for the 2-hour

horseback ride up the mountain above the campground.

One of the J’s writing this article will be taking pictures.

So see you in the newspaper (and maybe the world-wide-

web!)

May is one of my two favorite months (the other being No-

vember) as it is allows the Band to acknowledge and honor

those who have made it possible to live free – our Veterans,

especially those who paid the ultimate price. There is nothing

that can be said or done which would adequately thank them for

the legacy they gave us – this greatest country to ever grace the

face of the earth. We started the month with two Honor Flight

returns. Tony Owens, one of our past Chieftains, was a guardi-

an on the Rocky Mountain Flight and assures everyone it was

an expression of admiration and respect for those who really

believe they “were just doing their job.” It is always amazing

how these men assumed that it was their responsibility to save

the world for democracy, no more or less so than going to the

store for a loaf of bread. Their humility is overpowering; their

gratitude for our meager attempts at expressing our undying

appreciation for what they did is beyond understanding. They

actually think we are doing them a favor. Several thanked the

volunteers for giving up their weekend and a few bucks to take

them to Washington. As if that were in any way comparable to

what they risked and gave up for several years, suffering untold

privation and hardship to allow us to speak English (rather than

German or Japanese).

Sadly there will soon be only one Honor Flight organization

in Colorado. The Northern Colorado Honor Flight (based out

of Ft. Collins) will make one final trip this fall – the organizer

and driving force behind it passed away a few weeks ago, and

there is no one to take up the slack. So that will leave it all up

to the local organization. Thankfully they are committed and

will continue to provide the service for a long time to come.

And, of course, the Band will always be there for the return

flights.

The Band also performed on Armed Forces Day at the Tribute

Garden ceremony in Westminster – a wonderful memorial gar-

den at 104th and Sheridan dedicated to military veterans. We

have had a presence at this event since its inception. At first, it

was a solo piper; now it is the entire Band. A little wet and

cool, but nothing compared to what some endured during their

time in the various services. We also helped the American Le-

gion working toward providing shelter for homeless veterans.

Just before the Memorial Day weekend we led a group of

proud high school seniors to their graduation ceremony in

Greeley. Yet another crop of youth is staged to take its place in

society. We wish them all the best of luck.

The Band wrapped up the month with the usual Memorial

Day ceremonies for the VFW at the Veterans Memorial in Lit-

tleton Cemetery and then again at the World War II Memorial

in Ketring Park. While it was not a particularly busy month, it

was a very fulfilling and rewarding month. It is always a privi-

lege and honor to be around such men as these. A heartfelt

“thank you” to all of them.

For any who are interested in joining in on all this fun, we are

at the Shrine almost every Thursday evening at 1900. Come on

out and join us.

Pipe Band

By Kent Burns

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A Clown's Code of Ethics

Yes, there is a Code of Ethics for clowns. Some people

might think clowns are out-of-control and could care less

about much, much less have a code of ethics to follow. I

need to tell you that I am limited on space; therefore,

some of the items below are paraphrased. I think you

will understand them, however!

Here are the "Seven Clown Commandments":

1. I will keep my acts and performances in good taste

when I am "in clown." I have accepted an expecta-

tion to provide others, especially children, with

good, clean entertainment. I will remember that a

good Shriner clown entertains others by making fun

of himself and not at the expense or embarrassment

of others.

2. I will carry out my appearance and assignment for

the entertainment of others and not for personal gain.

I will always try to remain anonymous, although

there may be circumstances when this is not easy to

do.

3. I will abstain from drinking alcohol and smoking

while "in clown." Also, I will conduct myself as a

gentleman and not interfere with other acts, events,

spectators or individuals.

4. I will remove my makeup and costume, and I'll get

into my street clothes as soon as possible follow-

ing an appearance so that I cannot be associated with

any incident which may be detrimental to the good

name of clowning.

5. While "in clown", I will carry out the directives of

designated people and abide by all performance rules

without complaint in public.

6. I will do my very best to maintain the best clown

standards of makeup, costuming and comedy.

7. I will appear in as many clown

shows as I can.

"Cuddles"

Swede Nelson President,

El Jebel Clown Unit

Jeffco Shrine Club

By Jim Cram

Our Divan Rep Jim Oliver attended our May 9th meet-

ing and reported on current and future Shrine activities.

The Potentate has a trip planned during September to tour

the newly dedicated World War II Museum in New Orle-

ans. Those who have visited the Museum report that it is

very meaningful and something everyone should see.

Everything is a ‘go’ for the Annual Picnic on June 20th

at Fairmount Park. We will enjoy BBQ, horseshoes, cot-

ton candy, beer and pop. Look for the notice for details

of this special occasion.

Congratulations to Gary and Becky Jewell who will

celebrate their 52nd Wedding Anniversary on June 20th.

Chapin Blake reported that he has moved to a new fa-

cility in Golden. The Blakes volunteered for many years

delivering magazines to Lutheran Hospital.

Jack Russell announced plans to again conduct a con-

test to guess the number of Bronco wins in the regular 16

-game football season, and, to pick the Super Bowl win-

ner. Wow!

Birthdays for June – Dianne White, Lance Barron, Sam

Wittner

Computer Club

Photo

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Arab Patrol

Sally Rice

Clowns

Ken “Ollie” Monaghan

Robert “Fuzzy” Kerr

Jim “Slapshot” Moffett

Dune Buggy Patrol Marianne Neff

Natasja Budzitowski Deborah Elsloo

Jeffco Shrine Club

Lance Barron Dianne White Sam Wittner

Keystone Kops

Carol Clark

Jim Moffett

Legion of Honor

Bob Stretch

Provost Guard

Lori Hanegan

RV Roamers

Judy Petrovic Andy Anderson

Linda Fishel

Radops

Bob Aleksick Natasja Budzitowski Linda Ferguson-Cox

Linda Fishel Steve Hubbard

Bonnie Petersen Dave Stoner Sam Wittner

Sports

Jack Patten, P.P.

John Kesig

Greg Rindone

T-Nobles Glenn Lasater

William Schurr

Byron Walker

VIP’s

By Wayne Covert

The V.I,P's had their monthly social at the FLYING

PIG. Vivian and I were not able to attend, I was told eve-

ryone enjoyed the luncheon, and it was well attended. The

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE was great, the rain waited

until late afternoon. We had 5 cars represented. Some of

the Shriner's met at Mickey's for lunch and drinks after

the parade.

We have had to make a change in the scheduling for our

next social, due to a conflict of schedules. Our next social

will be hosted by Phil and Gloria Covarrubias, on June

20th. Our Summer V.I.P. Party is being move to Septem-

ber 23rd. and will be held back at Wayne and Vivian's

house this year. The planning committee decided it would

be not as hot in September and more enjoyable. More de-

tails later. Johnstown Parade is June 2nd.

We have a very busy summer so keep up on all the ac-

tivities in the Red Fez. Remember we are all Masons first,

keep it on the square and on the level.

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY

Recorder Jay & Jean Bobick

Illustrious Sir Rich donning

his derby

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There was a friend whose heart was good

He walked with men and understood

His was a voice that spoke with cheer, And felt like music on the ear

His was a smile men loved to see; His was a hand that asked no fee for friendli-ness or kindness done. And now that he

has journeyed on, His is a fame that never ends, He leaves behind uncounted friends

Passed thru the Unseen Portals

In Memoriam

“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.

Robert M. Briscoe

Herbert M. Connelley

Joseph Primock

Didja know?

by ejgw

T here is an old saying that behind every successful man

there is a woman. And there should be an old saying that

reflects the idea of behind successful organizations there

are women who keep the wheels turning. You all know

about Susie, but there is another driving force in the of-

fice. Tommy Lloyd was a successful Shriner and a be-

loved brother to all in El Jebel. The woman behind him is

also one of the main cogs in the machine that is El Jebel,

Barbara Lloyd. Born in Rhinelander, WI and after gradu-

ating from Rhinelander Union High, she made her way to

Washington DC via the FBI (yes, of J. Edgar fame and no,

she wasn’t a pistol-packin’ agent). Fate somehow got her

into the Air Force Data Systems Design Center (sorta like

the Finance and Accounting offices of the good ole AF)

where with the help of a desk she met the aforementioned

Tom Lloyd. Seems as how he was either more interested

or less reserved than she, but the story goes that he

climbed up onto her desk to “introduce” himself. We

would guess the introduction went well as they were hap-

pily married with four children, nine grandchildren, and

two great-grandchildren.

Barb was accomplished in her own right as Queen of the

Daughters of the Nile. When not helping to keep our

house in order, she keeps busy reading and doing embroi-

dery. She also collects things crystal, like small boxes and

ornaments. She says she was very shy until she met Tom

(which might explain the necessity of his scaling her desk

to “gain” her attention), but she is proud of the fact they

raised their children to be helpful to others and hard work-

ers.

One of Barb’s bucket list items is to ride the Oregon

Trail in a wagon. That would definitely be an experience

– one that is often dreamed of by many others. But didja

know that the Lloyd’s used to live down southeast closer

to the new Shrine Center? She spent so much time at El

Jebel that she sold her home there and moved closer to our

beloved building near the golf course, just before the sale

and move south. Talk about bad timing!

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Thought of the month:

"Wisdom is not a product of schooling

but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."

— Albert Einstein

Drovers activities: We have a new wagon, need to get it

in a parade! It’s a sweet ride, and we are looking for

new members. Our next meeting is at Lulu’s in

Watkins, CO on Wednesday May 2nd at 6:30 pm. Come

join us for a rip-roaring good time.

Carson Ribble

OPTARS

By J & J Taylor

The Optars met at the Kennedy Golf Course Restaurant

for dinner before the meeting. We’re happy they are now

open for the season!

President Ron Dunsmore opened the meeting with seven

members in attendance. Business plans included the June

3 “Zoo-Op”---see more below. Incidentally, Marty

Youngman’s memorial will be at 2:00 that same day in

Arvada. (For more info call Taylors.)

The program for this night was photographing HU-

MANS, specifically the Williamsons’ Grandchildren, Syd-

ney and Austin (see pictures). We practiced on lighting,

until Ron tripped on the cord to Thayne’s flood light.

Then we practiced on “shooting in the dark”!

Every year, Optars has an “Optarama”, which involves a

special “shoot” on one month and a showing of those pic-

tures at a meeting afterwards. Our President has set a date

of June 3rd at the Denver Zoo for the Optarama pictures.

You’ll want to see some of these great animal (and maybe

human!) pictures---be sure to come to the Optarama, usu-

ally held in November. On June 3rd, we’ll be meeting at

the Giraffe House at 9:00 a.m. Bring a camera of any sort,

and prepare to have some fun.

Ed Hamm has more info on our table raffle item---a yel-

low drone! He will send a link to the flyers and a link to a

very interesting video on the flying of the drone. These

“crib sheets” help the helpless (us) on what can be done

with these things!

The next dinner meeting for Optars will be on June 5th

at Kennedy Golf Grill and the Shrine. Remember:

Optars is “dark” in July and August. But be sure to focus

on your summer and your many photo opportunities

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It’s time to start to picture yourself in "BRANSON" during

August 22-25, 2018.

Mirza Shrine is looking forward to hosting CSSA2018 in Bran-

son, Missouri.

Have been finalizing what is shaping up to be a fun and ex-

citing CSSA convention working with hotels and convention

center.

Current information will be posted on the web site -

CSSA2018.com. Committee and chairman is listed should you

have any questions.

A tentative schedule of events and locations is provided as

well as a list of premier motels and their contact information.

Contact the Director General with your motel choice as soon

as you make reservations. Motel and hospitality arrangements

must be made by your housing chairman. (see ad below)

Ladies Extravaganza, Golf Tournament, Pub crawl registration

must be submitted with registration. All participating Shriners

and their ladies must be registered.

Ballyhoo, Pub crawl and parade will take place at the Landing

of Branson. Parade Marshal must attend the Parade Marshal

meeting.

Contact Shrine center for additional questions.

For complete information and forms for

registration, events etc. go to: www.cssa2018.com

You MUST register through your home Temple

CSSA 2018 August 22 – 25, 2018

Housing Information for El Jebel

Branson Towers

236 Shepard of the Hills Expy

Branson, MO 65616 - 417-336-4500

Ask for Group Department – Savannah Slater or Misty

Double Queens $60.00 per night plus tax & fees

Rooms have a microwave and refrigerator.

Complimentary breakfast each morning

Any questions

contact:

Don Myers

[email protected]

303-942-0805

SAVE THE DATE—June 23, 2018!

For the 3rd Annual

A DAY AT THE RACES WITH EL JEBEL

SHRINERS

12:00 noon to 5:00 PM

Arapahoe Park 26000 East Quincy Avenue

2 miles east of E-470

(south of Arapahoe Co. Fairgrounds)

Admission: General $5.00

Seniors 55+ $1.00

Kids under 17– Free

Food: 4 concession stands

(fast food on all levels)

4 bars

Air-conditioned Club House

Betting seminar (???)

Free Parking

ATM Machine

Escalators/Elevators

Gift Shop

Packages:

1. $10.00 per person (reserved tables for 4) does not

include the price of admission. This is the same

package we’ve had the past two years. To be paid in

advance when you make your reservations.

2. You pay your own admission and sit in general ad-

mission lodges (nice theater type seating close by,

but not with group), stand at the rail, or bring your

own folding chair and sit in the rail area.

Call the Shrine Office for

Reservations and Payment

303-455-3470

OR

Come out and enjoy a day in the air conditioned Club House

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Greetings Nobles and Ladies! This month I would like to start a tradition and showcase one of the new members of our group, Noble Jodi Dreher. I have asked him the fol-lowing questions so we can better understand the ‘Man Behind the Fez.’.

Noble Juchem: Jodi, tell us a little about yourself and your wonderful family.

Noble Dreher: “My wife Megan and I have been married for over 15 years and we have three kids: Laila (13, going on 19), Malia (10), and Kai (8). The girls attend a per-forming arts-focused school here in Parker, where Laila is the school-wide go-to theater-tech person. Maila is working toward her black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. Kai is involved with the Stephen Covey leadership program at his school and likes to do parkour (parkour is the sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing). Megan is finishing her business degree / schooling, which she took a break from when we got mar-ried, and she has begun helping more with our consult-ing / advisory business.

I grew up near Washington, D.C. where I played Division 1 rugby for George Mason University. I come from a large family of 4 brothers and 2 sisters. My wife and I both enjoy obstacle course racing (Spartan, etc.) and run-ning races (5k, 10k, half/full marathons, etc.). We've been serial entrepreneurs since we got married, but for the past several years I have been focused on advising private equity firms and Fortune 500 companies in various as-pects of their strategies.”

Noble Juchem: Why did you become a Freemason?

Noble Dreher: “There's a spiritual aspect to Freemasonry that transcends religious divides, but is so complementary and relevant to a diverse range of beliefs. The trowel, used to spread the cement of unity, is one of my favorite tools and symbols of the Masonic trade because it sug-gests we look for similarities between each other, instead of the seemingly insignificant ways that we're different. I became a Mason to be a part of and to further this idea, and to further immerse myself in the history and culture of ritual and symbolism.”

Noble Juchem: Why did you become a Shriner?

Noble Dreher: “My favorite job I've had in my life was as a hospital volunteer at Fairfax Inova Hospital in northern Virginia - where I was able to serve patients, hospital employees, and other volunteers. Becoming a Shriner is another opportunity to serve others in a mean-ingful way, and it's a nice relief from the "seriousness" of the Blue Lodge. I'm so impressed by the Shriners' mission - it's something I wanted to be a part of and support.”

T-Nobles

by Bobby Juchem

Noble Juchem What has been your experience so far as an El Jebel Shriner?

Noble Dreher: “I didn't fully understand the parade units / clubs and how the Shrine really operates until I joined. It's a great model, and the brotherly love of the T-Nobles club seems to be the epitome of Freemasonry - I'm so glad I joined (not just the Shrine, but the T-Nobles). All of the fantastic people I've met and have been reacquaint-ed with are my favorite part of being a Shriner, so far.

Brother Nobles, there you have it. A small glimpse of the ‘Man Behind the Fez’. Come by the T-Nobles and say hello to Noble Dreher and the rest of the Nobles and La-dies. On a personal note we could not be more proud of Noble Dreher. He is the epitome of what a Shriner should be and we look forward to working in the quarry with him, and of course ‘rocking the parades.’

Jodi & Megan

Dreher

with Laila, Malia &

Kai

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El Mejdel Temple No. 47

Daughters of the Nile

PQ Carole Bolduc

Our May Session signaled the beginning of our summer

break for June, July and August. Our new Queen Kendy

and her Officers will be able to breathe a little easier, may-

be.

Our May Membership Coffee held at El Jebel on May

21st was a huge success. Several proposals were received,

and more members are on the horizon. A big “thank you”

to PQ Barbara Lloyd and Pr. Marianne Neff for their hard

work in making this event the success it was.

June 3rd is our White Rose Celebration honoring Queen

Kendy. We hope you will join us for this special event.

Also, please keep in mind the “Day at the Rockies” on Ju-

ly 15th. Your tickets can be purchased through PQ Jo Ann

Van Trump, at 303-232-3542. Deadline date for tickets is

June 15th. Better hustle!

Please don’t forget our bus to Black Hawk on Thursday,

June 14th. It’s a lot of fun, and everyone enjoys the trip.

Bus leaves at 10:00 a.m. from the north parking lot of

Highlands Masonic Temple.

I know it’s early, but it behooves me to mention our up-

coming El Mejdel Temple No. 47 90th Birthday Celebra-

tion on Tuesday, July 31, 2018; more to come on this

event, but mark your calendar.

El Mejdel is still selling sheet sets…twin, Full, Queen,

King or California King. They are $40.00/set, any size

and come in a multitude of colors. If you would like more

information, please contact PQ Carole Bolduc at 303-421-

0150 or [email protected]. I will be glad to place an

order for you, and it will be shipped directly to your home.

Please be aware, there is a shipping charge of approxi-

mately $20.00.

We hope to see you at some of our upcoming

events and wish you all a safe and happy summer!

The plan is to have our next meeting on June 30th fol-

lowed by a bike work day/ practice.

We met this past Saturday on May 18th and had a great

turn out. Much was discussed as to the current needs and

direction of the unit.

I’m on the disabled list for the foreseeable future.

It’s enjoyable working with everyone involved with the

units specifically, and the Shrine as a whole. The contribu-

tion of everyone makes for a successful parade season.

Thank you in advance for stepping up within the unit as

to: Parade schedule, hauling the bike trailer, and coordi-

nating specifically our friend and brother; Divan Rep Ron

Williamson.

May Meeting: June 30th @ 8:00 am

Butcher Block Café: 4605 E 74th Ave, Commerce City,

CO 80022

We will practice after the meeting at the Shrine barn.

Dues: The unit dues are due, please remit your dues of

$30.00 to Don Kirby.

The trailer is ready to go with new tires, repacked bear-

ings, new tags, and ready to be hauled to parades. Our

units biggest need is commitment to hauling the bike trail-

er to parades.

Parades: At our last meeting we discussed going to more

parades, and we had excitement about more participation

by the members in the unit.

Current schedule thru July

May 28 Commerce City

June 2nd Johnstown with the Dune Buggy’s – Lunch at

the old Mine ****June social ********

July 4th - Brush

July 28th – Golden followed by a social at Don &

Mary’s

We have opportunities to participate in other parades.

August 11th Wheat Ridge

September 8 Arvada

September 15 Broomfield Parade / Cookout. Sweet.

Again the issue is pulling and loading and unloading the

trailer. The more unit members who are willing to help

haul and load and unload the bikes onto the trailer = more

parades.

If you are in a position to help with pulling the trailer,

you need to get a copy of your insurance card to Susan at

the office. Emailing it is fine.

Let’s Ride so that Children can Walk.

Daraja

By Carson Ribble,

C.P.A.

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY

Pretty in Pink

Anita

Black hats, pink hats, and red

ones too!

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Our company is called OvationCare, a non-medical homecare agency.

Here’s a brief list of the services we provide:

• Personal Care

• Personal Hygiene

• Bathing and Dressing

• Light Housekeeping

• Laundry

• Meal Preparation

• Companion Care

• Protective Oversight

• Medication Reminding

• Respite Care

• Accompaniment to Doctor Appointments

• Flexible schedule based on your needs

Noble Mark & Darlene Haddock, Owners

Website: ovationcare.com

Phone: 303-537-7479

1oz Masonic Coin great for a gift or for that spe-

cial Mason in your life. $30.00 each. Call me

Perry Mittler, if interested at 303 437 0287

HELP WANTED

I'm a member of El Jebel and I own a beverage

bottling and food packaging company. Currently I

have a brother and his wife in their mid/late

60's working for me and it's worked out quite

well. I need a few people for light part-time work

on the bottling line; doing such things as:

staging bottles on the conveyor

capping bottles with a capping tool

applying shrink sleeves

placing filled bottles in shipping cases

There is no heavy lifting or janitorial so I feel it's a

good job for a recent retiree looking for extra

cash. The line runs anywhere from 1 day to 4 days

per week generally 8 AM to 4:30 PM so there's a

lot of flexibility. No weekends or evenings. Com-

pensation is $12 per hour.

LANDMARK FOODS Stephen Arrington, President

Landmark Foods, Inc.

P 303 345-4169

F 303 948-2299

Hats available in the Shrine Office

$12.00 or a donation—which ever is more.

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FOR SALE

2002 Honda GOLD WING 1800 ABS - $7,500 Silver, ABS brakes, New tires, CD player (6), Back rest,

Foot boards, AM/FM/CB, Luggage holder, heated hand

grips will turn 89,000, never down, in excellent condition.

Gets 48 - 50 mpg

Contact : 303-794-4851 Ron or

[email protected]

T-N-T

Tux—N—Trikes

Contact Jim Oliver

303-716-1380

Add a little class without using gas!

I have a Mills 1930’s Castle Front .05 cent

machine in good condition. $2900.00,

I also have a Mills Castle Front to be restored .10

cent machine as is, $1700.00.

Perry Mittler

[email protected]

303 437-0287, pictures available upon request.

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June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

Johnstown

Parade

3

Nile White

Rose

4

5 Optars

Ceremonial

Divan Practice

6 Medical Staff

Band Practice

Directors Staff

7 Poker Boys

Pipe Band

8

9

10

11

12 DeMolay

13 Dune Buggys

Band Practice

14 Poker Boys

Pipe Band

15 FibArk

Salida

16 FibArk

Salida

17 FibArk

Salida

18 Nassab

19 Computer Club

20 Band Practice

21 Poker Boys

Pipe Band

22 23

24 25 Memorial Day

Parade

26 Divan Meeting

Ceremonial

Divan Practice

27 Band Practice

28 Poker Boys

Pipe Band

29 30 Spring

Ceremonial