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Greetings Nobles and Ladies,

Are we having fun yet? I know that Lady Krista, Little Lady Lexie, and I are havingthe time of our li ves. It is hard to belie ve that we are halfw ay through the yearalready. Since our last issue, many events have taken place.

We started off with the Naja Circus in Rapid City. It was 5 wonderful shows andmay end up being one of our best years yet. We had a Spring Ceremonial inDeadwood that was unbelievable. We had 13 of the most fun new Nobles you canimagine, a great parade, and I believe a fun time was had by all. Next up was theannual bus trip to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. We made it a 3 day trip wherebesides the tour of the hospital, we also enjoyed a baseball game and an afternoonat the Mall of America. This is a must trip if you ha ve never been on it. ThePotentate’s Ball in Deadwood was next on the agenda. We want to thank all of youwho attended the golf day as well all the other acti vities. I think everyone had agreat time all weekend. It was a weekend we will not soon for get. I ended June

with representing Naja while w atching our very own Noble Mike Rodman will be sw orn in as our ne w GrandMaster of South Dakota. July started off in Tampa for the Imperial Session where we endured sweltering heat buthad a great time. Next were the Outdoor Circuses. All the shows were well attended and everyone worked veryhard and had a fun time doing it.

But there is so much more yet to do. MSA Summer Session in Marquette, MI (8-3 to 8-6). And there are manyother club meetings and events along the way.

Once again, we want to thank all of you for helping mak e this a fantastic year and we look forward to see all ofyou in the coming weeks at as many events and unit meetings as possible.

Remember…..When in doubt…..HAVE MORE FUN !!!!

Illustrious Sir Jeff Schroeder

A NOTE FROM THE POTENTATE

Potentate Jeff Schroeder

IN THE ISSUE

Pote’s Ball .......................4 – 5

Circuses ........................ 6 – 9

Hospital Division ....... 10 – 16

Unit News ......................... 17

Spring Ceremonial ..... 18 – 19

Parading .................... 20 – 21

Calendars .................. 26 – 27

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FIRST LADY’S CHALLENGEI am still collecting items

for the Twin Cities Womens General Auxiliary.

In December, each card with 10 or morepunches will be placed into a drawing

for a gift card!

August: Clothes/Bath Products

September: Games

October: Infants

November: Small Toys/Prizes

December: Your Choice.

Thank you ~ Lady Krista

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SAVE THE DATE!

NAJA SHRINERSHONORED LADIES

LUNCHEON

Saturday, September 17th

Naja Shrine Center • 4091 Sturgis Road

The Nobles of the Naja Shrine will be expressingtheir appreciation to our Honored Ladies for the

years of dedication that they and their nobles contributed to the Shrine.

A wonderful luncheon is being planned in their honor.

to be hosted by Potentate Jeff Schroeder and Lady Krista


2016 POTENTATE’S BALL


Pote’sBall

Golfing


CIRCUSES

The Naja circuses are in the history books and it w as another banner year . Therewere some changes to our normal circus schedule and we were forced to try a fe w newideas this year. Lemmon was booked solid with Boss Cowman Days which left us nochoice but to move the circus to Hettinger , ND. We returned with shows to Faith andPhilip for the first time in many years. The Day's of 76 Rodeo Grounds in Deadw oodcompletely remodeled their kitchen and hired a food service, so we lost the foodconcessions in Deadwood.

We did however turn all the ne gatives into positi ves. The Faith and HettingerCircuses were both well attended and v ery accepted by the local communities.Despite the heat on Sunday afternoon, the bleachers were packed full in Philip. Anafternoon rain shower in Deadwood cooled things down so the evening attendancein Deadwood was one of our largest.

From the Circus Chairmen:The Rapid City Shrine circuses were w onderfully successful due to the man yvolunteers who came out and w orked so hard. Without the nobles and theirfamilies and friends who do so much for our circuses, the y would not be assuccessful as they were. I w ould like to thank each and e very one of you foryour tireless work and dedication to our cause. Thank you so very much.

Scott Sharp, Rapid City Circus Chairman

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The West River Shrine Unit would like to thank its Nobles, Ladies, families, friends andthose from other units that v olunteered to help. With everyone's hard w ork anddedication this year’s circuses were a great success.

Keith Hanson, Faith & Hettinger Circus Chairman

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Thank you to everyone that helped make this another great circus in Deadwood. We lostthe food concessions this year but with the kitchen workers freed up to help elsewhere wehad record sales in novelties, snowcones and cotton candy. A very special thank you goesto William "Candy Man" Biegger and his crew for making and bagging all the cotton candyfor both Deadwood and Philip. Their hot sticky work helped raise thousands of dollars forNaja and their dedication is very much appreciated by all.

Kip Wagner, Deadwood Circus Chairman

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The Four River Shrine Club would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time tosell tickets, pound tent stakes, haul chairs, park cars, or sell water. The first circus backin Philip in twenty-six years w as a huge success. The people of Philip and thesurrounding area turned out to fill the bleachers and enjoyed the show despite the recordheat. Plans are already underway for next year's show.

Joel Stephens, Philip Circus Chairman





HOSPITAL DIVISION NEWS…

SPREAD THE WORD!Annual Screening Clinic Will Be Held October 7th

Our annual Shriners Hospital for Children – Twin CitiesScreening Clinic will be held on Friday, October 7th at the NajaShrine Center for children with bone, muscle or joint problems.The team of doctors, nurses and support staf f will be here inRapid City to see children from Western South Dakota thatcould potentially receive care at the hospital. The following day, the team will see patients at our OutreachClinic that are currently being cared for at Shriners Hospital.Rapid City’s Family Medicine Residency Clinic and the x-raydepartment at Rapid City Regional Health allow us to use theirfacilities on Saturday in order for us to hold the Outreach Clinic. If you know of a child that can use the care of the ShrinersHospitals, please call the Hospital Division office at 343-4279for more information.The following is a partial list of conditions we treat at the TwinCities Hospital:Arthogryposis: born with tightness or unable to move joints.Cerebral Palsy: at some point during birth the brain does notget oxygen, which results in “tight” or “loose” muscles that doesnot get worse.Clubfoot: born with a deformity of the foot where the heel turnsin and the arch is high.Hip Conditions: very common in pediatric population; limp orabnormal gait (walking) may be the f irst sign. Examples areDDH: developmental dysplasia (abnormality) of the hip; Legg-Calve-Perthes: disorder in top of hip with interruption of theblood supply; and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis:displacement of hip bone-affects adolescents.Other Hip, Leg and Knee Disorders: can occur at birth or areacquired (happen as children gro w). Examples are Blounts: aform of bow-legs; Knock-knees: (knees close together); In-toeing: toes turn in as you w alk; Trauma to hip, knees or le gs:injury or accident and Sports InjuriesJuvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: can occur at an y age duringchildhood-can affect one joint or man y joints. Pain, stiffnessand fever are often the first signs.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle bones): congenital (born with)resulting in weak bones that break easily.Limb Deficiencies/Amputations: missing limb. Can occur atbirth or acquired through an accident-includes upper and lowerextremities (arms and legs.)Limb Length Differences: Legs or arms grow at different ratesso they are not equal.Neurologic Disorders: In volves brain and nerv es. It can besecondary to orthopaedic conditions. Examples: Hypotonia:“floppy” no muscle tone/body is limp; Seizures: con vulsions;Familial spastic paraparesis: weakness of le gs and difficultywalking. It runs in families.Rickets: a condition in which the body doesn’t absorb calciumand phosphorus interferes with bone growth. Genetic disorder,so children are born with it. It runs in families.Scar Revisions and Specialized Plastic Sur gery: surgicaltreatment of burn scars; ears that stick out; Polydactyly (morethan 5 fingers or toes); Syndactyly (toes and finger are webbed,or grow together); mole removals.Scoliosis/Spine Deformities: curvature of spine can occur atbirth or is developed during growth spurts.Foot and Ankle Deformities: can occur at birth or acquired lateron. Examples: Metatarsus Adductus: curving in of the feet;Skew foot: misshapen foot, usually from a neuromusculardisorder; Flat Feet: no arches in foot; Tarsal Coalition: failureof segmentation between the foot bones, so the foot is stif f;Accessory Navicular: extra bone; Bunions; Curly Toes: toes curlunder and will not straighten out; Syndactyly: toes are gro wntogether or webbed; Polydactyly: more than 5 toes; ToeWalking: walk on tip-toesSpina Bifida or Myelodysplasia: the neural tube, or back archesof the spine fail to form before birth, causing problems with legs,bowel, bladder, spine and brain.Upper Extremity Disorders: born with deformities inarms/shoulders/neck

Nobles: Shriners Hospital for Children has started tracking Shriner referrals more closely in order to recognizethem for their efforts. The intake coordinator will record the names of Shriner referrals during the intak eprocess. Be sure you tell the family you are referring to let the hospital know your name when they first callto have their child seen!

DVD’S NEEDEDOur library of DVDs is beginning to age and we are looking to update it a little. Ifyou have DVDs that are suitable for young children lying around the house that

might be looking for a new home, please consider donating them to the Naja ShrineHospital Division. We would be happy to accept new ones as well.


Referring Families to Shriners Hospitals

Nobles, when referring a child and their families to Shriners Hospitals for Children, please rememberto say, “All care is provided based solely on a childʼs medical needs regardless of the familiesʼ abilityto pay.” Shriners Hospitals are now accepting patients insurance and Medicaid. If the family hasany question about service payments, they can contact their RN Care Coordinator or call the CareCoordination office at 888-293-2832 ext. 6127, or email [email protected].

Patients are responsible for any copayments or deductibles associated with services provided atShriners Hospitals. The family may receive a statement from Shriners identifying any servicebalances after insurance payments. Shriners does have ways to assist patients with concerns aboutfinancial balances, and no service will be reduced, denied or altered in any way because of afinancial issue. The best way to help any patient family with specific financial questions is to directthem to contact the hospital insurance coordinator at 888-293-2832 ext. 6114 or email them [email protected].

** Nobles please remember that services received outside of the Shriners Hospital are subject to those hospitals charges.

FIRE PREVENTION MONTHThe Annual Fire Prevention month with the Rapid City Fire Department begins the first week of October. We willbe participating with them as they visit each elementary classroom in Rapid City and do a presentation in order toteach the children fire safety. They are also bringing their fire trucks for the Kindergarten classes to see.

Naja Nobles are attending these presentations in the Kindergarten thru second grades, and providing an educationalactivity book provided by Shriners International called “Be Burn Aware” with Boots and Bre wster the BurnAwareness Pair. An estimated 3500 coloring/activity books are being provided to the schools’ teachers for handoutto these students.

If you are interested in helping with this, or have any questions, please call the Hospital Division office at 343-4279.

DONATIONS FOR HAND MADE TOYS BY LOCAL SHRINERA special thank you to Dennis F orgey of Forgey Construction, Pete Larson and K eith Larson of Spearf ish andNoble Chuck Millar for their very generous materials donations for the wooden toys made by Naja Shriner, RonAckerson, as he donates many of them to Shriners Hospital for Children – Twin Cities!

Ron has been making these toys for the children in occupational therapy and those going to the hospital for theirclinic visit for a number of years now. Thank you to all of those that help support this great cause!

UNITED AIRLINES MILEAGE PLUS MEMBERS Do you have unused miles with United Airlines? Did you know that United Airlines haspartnered with Shriners so you can donate them to us through United Airlines MileagePlus Charity Miles Program? Your donation will help us pro vide 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 visiting their website atwww.united.com, enter “transfer miles” in the search site box, press enter, and click on #1. Transfer, Give or BuyAirline Miles, scroll down to Donate your miles, and click on “See a list of charities and donate now”, scroll downto “Shriners Hospitals for Children” and put in the amount of miles you would like to donate and click on “DonateNow”, you will then need to fill in your Mileage Plus information and continue, or you can call 1-800-421-4655.


SHRINERS LITTLE BUCKAROODAY - DEADWOOD

On Friday and Saturday, June 10 & 11, Libby Productionsand the PBR presented the 1st Annual PBR Touring ProDivision bull riding e vent at the Days of 76 arena inDeadwood. Adam Libby of Libby Productions, being a shrinepatient as a child, wanted to give back to Shriners so he cameup with the idea of hosting a Shriners’ Little Buckaroo Daybefore the bull riding event on Saturday. Shrine kids and otherlocal children were treated to free PBR t-shirts, lunch, apractice roping area, riding a f ake bull, sitting in the Najastagecoach or chuck wagon, balloon figures and an autographsession by the PBR co wboys. Many thanks go out to ourshrine clowns for tying the balloons, our co wboy unit forproviding their stagecoach and chuck wagon, and the DADSfor their helping hands. A big thank you also goes to NoblePaul Holtsclaw for setting up and manning our shrine boothwhich provided important information on our hospitals tothose who attended the bull riding event.

Naja Shrine Hospital Transportation Fund recei ved acharitable donation from Libby Productions from the gatesales. A huge thank you goes to Adam and his team for theirgenerous donation and hosting this exciting event.


BK Racing and Shriners Hospitals forChildren Unveil Daytona Paint Scheme 16-year-old patient from Minnesota designs car,will be guest of team at Daytona With a little help from a special friend, BK Racing,David Ragan and Shriners Hospitals for Childrenunveiled their paint scheme today for this week end’sCoke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway.Hailey Randall, 16, is a patient at Shriners Hospitals forChildren — Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, andassisted in the unveiling of the No. 23 BK Racing ToyotaCamry that she designed as part of the Healing Po werof Love design contest. The contest was open to patientsat all 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children locations.Randall, as well as representatives from BK Racing andShriners Hospitals for Children, w as on-hand at theNASCAR Hall of Fame with Ragan to unveil the car infront of f amily, media and others from ShrinersInternational and the NASCAR community.

The paint scheme features metallic-silver paint that willreflect brightly under the lights at the DaytonaInternational Speedway this Saturday night. Haile y’sdesign incorporates the Healing Po wer of Love themewith a red ribbon that wraps around the entire car , aswell as an abundance of hearts, which reflects the lovethat patients feel at Shriners Hospitals. The ShrinersHospitals for Children logo, a “Good Luck!” messagefrom the hospitals’ mascot, Fezzy, and motifs unique tothe 22 hospital system are prominently featured in thedesign. The car design expands upon the relationshipthat Ragan has with the hospital system, serving as anofficial Love to the rescue® ambassador. Ragan is alsoa member of Shriners International. “David has been a

loyal friend of Shriners Hospitals for many years. Thisdesign contest gave a unique opportunity for our patientsto illustrate what Shriners Hospitals for Children andLove to the rescue mean to them, ” said Jerry Gantt,chairman of the Board of Directors for ShrinersHospitals for Children. “W e are so proud of ourrelationship with David and are excited to see Hailey’sdesign on the track in Daytona."

With the help of supporters like Ragan and BK Racing,Shriners Hospitals for Children has pro vided life-changing care to more than 1.3 million children fornearly 95 years. Shriners Hospitals provides all aspectsof treatment, including sur gery, rehabilitation andpsychological support to children with orthopaedicconditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip andpalate, regardless of the families' ability to pay. Randallhas been a patient of Shriners Hospitals for Childrensince she was a small child, and has been treated forclubfoot, bilateral hip dysplasia and le g lengthdiscrepancy. Randall will join the BK Racing team thisweekend in Daytona.

“I designed the car that I w ould want to drive so it is adream come true to see it in real life and on the racetrack” said Hailey. “I am so happy that my design wasselected to represent how Shriners Hospitals sends Loveto the rescue everyday to kids just like me.”

Ragan was excited to see Randall’s ideas come to lifeand is honored to ha ve her design featured on his carduring the race this weekend.

“I think Hailey and all the patients at Shriners Hospitalsfor Children are an inspiration,” said Ragan. “Hailey didan amazing job capturing the spirit and strength of thepatients, employees and e veryone associated withShriners Hospitals in this paint scheme. I am grateful tobe able to dri ve a car featuring Haile y’s design andrepresent Shriners Hospitals for Children this weekend.”

About BK RacingBK Racing is a N ASCAR Sprint Cup Series ToyotaRacing team headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Founded in 2012 after acquiring the assets of Red BullRacing, BK Racing's staff of 60+ employees work tofield the No. 23 Toyota Camry driven by David Raganand the No. 83 Toyota Camry dri ven by MattDiBenedetto. 2016 marks BK Racing's 5th consecutivefull-time season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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NAJA SHRINERS ATTENDTHE SHRINE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DAYOn Friday, May 20, 32 Naja Shriners and guests boarded a charter busfor a trip to the Shrine Hospital for Children - Twin Cities open house.After arriving at the hotel, most people chose to attend the MinnesotaTwins baseball game. It was a beautiful evening and we had the samegood seats we had last year, but this time the Twins lost their game tothe Toronto Blue Jays!

On Saturday morning Nobles and guests attended Hospital Day. Sincesome Nobles had driven themselves, a total of 39 Nobles and guestsrepresented Naja. Upon arri val, everyone was welcomed by thehospital administration and tours of the hospital follo wed along withprograms presented within the different departments. It was a beautifulday and many local Shrine units, such as the Shrine Motorc ycle unitand Horse Patrol were present to add to the festi vities. It is alwaysexciting to see the services that we as Shriners support.

At noon, it was back on the bus to return to the hotel. From there, manyof the Nobles and guests went to the Mall of America to experiencethe shopping, events and attractions, and of course search for the “one”of more than 50 restaurants for supper, they have to offer. It was a busyday, but everyone had a great time. Sunday morning we loaded the buswith our purchases and headed home.

This year this event was planned for a 3-day trip instead of returningafter Hospital Day on Saturday . Many of the nobles enjo yed theadditional time together . If you ha ve not attended Hospital Dayrecently, you should consider this trip next year. It is a great time andyou will be amazed at the work we support through Shrine Hospitalsfor Children - Twin Cities.

Dennis Thompson, Chairman Naja Shrine Hospital Division


D.A.D.S.Appreciation Dinner

Monday, August 29, 2016@ Naja Shrine Center

4091 Sturgis Road5:00 PM – Social Hour

6:00 PM – DinnerProgram Following

All D.A.D.S. and their Lady Drivers are FreeNobles interested in joining D.A.D.S. please attend! All Other Nobles, Ladies and Guests are Welcome

Drivers Are Dedicated Shriners!Again, please join us in honoring these special Nobles and their Lady Drivers.

NEW HOSPITAL DIVISION VAN PURCHASEDThe Hospital Division has retiredthe 2008 GMC and has purchaseda new 2016 Fifteen passengerFord Transit van. The van is very

spacious, and those nobles that ha ve driven it state that itdrives and rides great! The van will be taking its initial tripto Minneapolis the end of July . Be sure to stop by andcheck it out.

Thank you to our D.A.D.S. for driving the Hospital Expressto Minneapolis for April, May and June! We had more tripsthese past few months than e ver in the same amount oftime. Because of the dedication made by Naja’s drivers, wewere able to keep everyone’s appointments as your drivers

stepped up to the plate for these busy months and drove anddrove and drove!

The DADS driving these months were: Ray Leeman(3),Clyde Smith, Don Huxford(2), Curt Mortenson, TomStanton, Dennis Thompson, Howard Mehringer, ChrisBuckius, Steve Sisk(2), Ron Ackerson(2), RichardWaits(2), Lewis Osborn, Tom Lockwood(2), SteveLofswold(2), Tom Huwe, Hugh Thompson, Ron & LuNenaber, Ray Krull, Don & Marlene Sto ver, Pat Adkins,Jay Hawkinson, Bob Knapp, and our newest driver, LarrySchemmel(2). A Naja welcome and thank you to Larry forhis support of such a w orth-while service to the childrenand their families from Western South Dakota!


WE HAVE A PARAOLYMPIAN!ROAD TO THE PARALYMPICS: US PARALYMPIC

TRIALS MEET IN CHARLOTTE, NCWith one race left to go, Natalie Sims, a 19-year -old YWCA MinneapolisOtters swim team member, had to hear the truth of the upcoming 100-meterfreestyle final. She was seeded third after a best-matching swim in themorning, but there was a chance that even that would not be enough to gether onto the Rio Paralympic Team.

Otters Head Coach Dave Cameron laid out the stakes ahead: “We’ve goneover all the strategic and technical details we can. But you need to kno w something about this race. It’s not justyour last race at this year’s trials. It’s very likely the last para race that we will be together for. If it goes well, youjoin your national team coaches in Rio. If it doesn’ t, you still look forward to your college coaches next year atUniversity of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. But this is it for you and me on deck. You have to swim this one for you, andyou have to swim it for us.” Natalie paused before responding. “You’re going to get me all emotional.”

That was exactly the plan. F acing the new world record-holder in the S9 100-meter freestyle swim, and thepossibility that she’d be excluded from the Rio Games e ven with an event victory, Natalie had to bring more tothis race than any before. She had earned times f ast enough to be on the Emer ging Team, which is for athleteswith potential for future national and international meets, but she had yet to make a National Team qualifying timein any swim.

Making the National Team brings a litany of resources to a swimmer and their f amily, from financial and travelsupport, to equipment, insurance and scholarship opportunities. But the qualifying time for the National Team wasover a second faster than Natalie’s best, and she wasn’t even seeded as the runner-up. As she left her coach to walkto the ready room before the race, she turned around and gave her coach her version of a fist bump- his fist againsther right arm, which is a limb-deficient mid-wrist. “I’ve got this.”

The RaceNatalie started the race with a speed we’ve never seen from her before. She moved to the edge of the lane to swimclose to Michelle Konkoly, the world record-holder who was seeded almost six seconds faster than Natalie. Nataliedrove her kick, picked up her tempo, and stayed with Michelle into the w all at the 50 meter mark. Her opening 50 meters was within tenths of her fastest 50 meters of her life! Coming of f the wall, she could see that she hadmoved into second, ahead of tw o national team members and ahead of an y pace she’d ever maintained. Strokeafter stroke, she extended her lead, coming back almost 1.5 seconds faster than her back 50 meters of the morningpreliminary swim.

As she rushed into the f inish, she timed it perfectly to land on her left arm, necessary for a speed adv antagebecause of the limb deficiency on her right arm. She looked up and couldn’t believe the time. She had over a twosecond drop from her previous race, had won second place and was over a second ahead of the National Teamqualifying time.

She was stunned and o verjoyed. No matter what the US P aralympic team announced, she had e xceeded herexpectations, and demonstrated what thousands of hours of training over the last four years at YWCA Minneapolishad delivered.

Making the USA Paralympic TeamAfter another sleepless night of anticipation, Coach Dave let us know it had just been announced that Natalie Sims,a YWCA Minneapolis Otter for 4.5 years, will represent Team USA at the Rio Paralympics in September. Afterthree days of swim race trials in Charlotte, North Carolina, 21 female and 10 male para athletes were selected tojoin the USA Paralympic swim team. This is another milestone in Natalie’s accomplished swim journey. She willcontinue to receive support from her friends, family and the YWCA community who have all helped drive her tothe world stage, where she is now ranked in the top 8 in two events. Congratulations, Natalie!


THE FALL RIVER SHRINE PATROLThe Fall River Shrine Patrol hosts the bingo game at the F allRiver 4H Members Assembly Spring Carnival every year. In2016, the Patrol held the bingo in March. They sell cards, callthe bingo game, and sort and distribute the prizes. The prizesare collected by the 4H members from local sources in the FallRiver County Area. Pictured here are the shriners and ladieswho helped out this year. Back Row (Left to Right) are Nobles Roger Horton,

Dave Baker, Dean Cape, Wayne Hageman, Al Jensenand Cub Wood. Front Row are Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Cape,Mrs Rowley, and Mrs Jensen. Mrs Rowley has beenthe bingo caller for several years; she also representsthe Martha Chapter of the Eastern Star in Hot Springs.

Dear Shrine family,

It has been three months since Daughters of the Nile 2016-2017officers were installed, yet it seems like it’s been a lot longer than that.What is most impressive, we already initiated a new member: BarbaraWilley, welcome to our family!

Installation was a great event despite the weather that k ept someattendants away. I thank all those brave souls that made it throughto find out that Custer w as sunny. That’s the Black Hills weatherfor you! At the end of the ceremon y, all attendants enjo yed aMexican Fiesta. Of course, tamales and salsas delighted, or fire up,our taste buds!

In April, Daughters of the Nile hosted the Tea and Style show whichwas a great success and everyone had great fun. As mentioned then,some ways to assist our hospital is through pop tops, Education BoxTops and Campbell Soup labels. Word is out that Campbell Souplabels will be discontinued August 1st. If you have been saving them,please make sure to contact a DON member or send them to theCincinnati, Northern California and Tampa Hospitals no later thanmid-July.

In our first stated sessions of the year, the Temple voted to move ourmeeting place to the Shriners Center . Plans were made, hands gotbusy and we are now getting ready to host our Annual Supreme Queenvisit, September 1st . Don’ t forget to jot the date do wn in yourcalendars, dear Nobles and Ladies, as you are invited to partake in thebanquet following the ceremonial.

Speaking of Supreme, the annual con vention took place inIndianapolis, IN, June 14th to 19th. Over 1,300 delegates representing134 Temples throughout the United States and Canada attended. Asalways, the drummers and pageantry entertained the audience to theextent that our Imperial Potentate said that Daughters of the Nile is agroup that knows how to have fun.

Great news! Daughters of the Nile raised o ver $3 million last yearalone for our hospitals! In the le gislation arena, among other piecesof legislation, an amendment to add “a personal friend of a Daughter

of the Nile” with no masonic background, failed; however, the amountof votes in favor was higher this time than last year. Please share withyour masonic family and friends what Daughters of the Nile is allabout and encourage them to join our great organization. Also, a newTemple is being born in Memphis, TN; if you happen to be inMemphis in July, stop by to join in the celebration. Supreme sessionin 2017 will be held in Niagara Falls, NY. I am super excited!!

I had the privilege to visit in the Hospital in Mexico City during ourfamily vacation. Information worth noting is that it there is onlyone hospital that co vers all the states in Me xico, from North toSouth, East to West ; 60,000 patients are seen a year; 9 doctors areon staff; patients have access to dental and speech therapy, one ofthe dentists have seen patients for 35 years! And the story on howit started is amazing.

The facilities are very nice. I was in awe at the water rehab premises.Dr. Gerald Harris, PHD, Director of Motion Analysis Lab of ShrinersHospital in Chicago, w as there doing a presentation on MotionAnalysis lab, the donor is anon ymous. Our Past Supreme Queen,Sharon K. St. John w orked together with our Imperial Potentate toget a much needed efficient X-ray equipment to assist patients. I didlearn that the Hospital in Mexico City would be very appreciative ofdonations from as little or as much as one is able. These donationscan be made through the Shriners Hospital website, under Me xicoCity Hospital. During our visit, our 2 and a half year old grandsondonated coins and got a fezz Guess what he’s going to do when heturns 18.

Moving forward, this summer promises to be fun. Please be in thelookout for a date at the dri ve-in theater in Hermosa, followed by adinner. Nobles, friends, family, all are welcome to attend, no specialagenda, just to have fun. Also, jot down in your calendars September3rd for a wine tasting trip in the Black Hills. Once again, all arewelcome to come.

Until I see you again, in Nile love,

Adriana DeHaven, Queen

D.O.N.

UNIT NEWS...


May SpringCeremonial

The Spring Ceremonial brought in 12 new noblesto the Naja Shrine. Ev eryone had a lot of funwelcoming this great group of shriners: K evinWagner, Garrett Shearer , Aaron Severs, JasonPate, Kolby Parmely, Craig Hemmah, JeremiahMartin, Johnny Coffield, Wacey Boylan, GalenBirner, Wade Derflinger, and Wesley Escott.

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MEMORIALS AND GIFTSIN MEMORY OF BILL MURNERMargery BaldwinMarilyn Lemaster

Gerald & Karen BaldwinTal & Fay Lockwood

Rod PetranekEdward & Frances Himrich

Jo Ann EvansCampbell, Burkart & Sage, CPA’s

John & Kathy Hammond, Jr.Jim & Marie Casselman

Graham StoneMarlys Enstad

Joan ColonLinda NormanLaura Honey

Patrick & Martha FoleyPhilip Lampert

Lyle & Audry PetersenDarrell & Marilyn Scott

Robert, David, & C. Agnes KlineDarrell & Connie McNabb

Gary & Deborah SiscoScott & Cathie Sime

Jean ReesePhilip & Kelly Wold

Irwin & Eileen KniggeDarlene Sager

Danny & Margie VetschWalter ThomasElaine EmeryVernon Green

Custer Real Estate LLCG. W. Shelton

David & Shirley SavageGregory Mayes

IN MEMORY OF JAMES STOKES

Jeanie HydeCarolyn Crawford

Phyllis NowlanBill & Donna Howard

William & Mary Sue WaxlerMagdalena Woodbridge

Danuta & Wladyslaw CachroJeff & Wendy Speaect

Donald MassaJonathan & Anita Cortez

Cheryl LamontLarry & Lana & Toby Mowry

Chad & Erin CorneliusJudith Sides

IN MEMORY OF DARLENE SAGERTal & Fay Lockwood

IN MEMORY OF BOBBY STATON

Esther Nedella & Pod TanaReschke

Margaret EckholmRon & Laura Switzer

Misc DonationSuperior Truss Systems, LLC

Glen, Jr. & Donna Talley


THE NAJA SHRINE CENTERN FINAL STAGES

October 8, 2016 6 p.m.Naja Shrine Center

4091 Sturgis Road

Serving German Fair, Beverages, and Good Cheer!

The German Band, THE HAPPY WANDERERS

will be performing so get ready to dance!

Admission: $25 - includes food and beveragesTickets MUST be purchased in advance. Tickets available at

Flowers by Leroy, the Temple Office, or by calling Scott Sharp 605-431-0937

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MONTHLY DIVAN MEETINGS:Petition for Initiation and Membership was approved for AaronBaenen. Cold Sands followed the meeting.

Jean Smith from KTLLP ga ve a report on the annualaccounting review that was completed and went over the 2015financial reports.

Dennis Thompson reported on the Hospital Division for May:8 van trips; 7 flights; 27 patients assisted with 555 total patients.

Hospital Day was a success. 38 people went on the trip andenjoyed the events.

Due to ongoing issues we have had with the garage door openerwe will be getting bids to build a walk thru door on the Southside of the shed with an opener inside the door.

The Divan voted to purchase a new Ford van for the Hospitaldivision.

Petition for John Kissack w as approved and the noble wentthrough cold sands at the July meeting.

Are we having fun yet?


AREA LODGE AND RITE MEETINGS MOST ARE DARK JULY AND AUGUST

Scottish Rite:Deadwood, Business Meeting, 2nd Mon, 7:00 pm

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

Lodges: Belle Fourche, Cedar #124, 4th Tues, 7:30 pmBison, Pasque #214, 1st Thurs, 8:00 pmBuffalo, Cedar Branch #179, 3rd Wed, 8:00 pmCuster, Custer City #66, 3rd Tues, 7:00 pmDeadwood #7, 1st & 3rd Tues, 7:00 pmEagle Butte #172, 1st & 3rd Mon, 7:30 pmEdgemont, Mt View #161, 3rd Wed. 7:00 pmFaith #168, 1st Thurs, 8:00 pmFt Pierre, Hiram #123, 3rd Mon, 8:00 pmHermosa, Battle River #92, 2nd Sat, 7:30 pmHill City, Tin City #112, 2nd & 4th Wed, 7:00 pmHot Springs, Harmony #110, 1st & 3rd Tues, 7:00Kadoka, Mt Moriah #155, 2nd Mon, 8:00 pmLead, Golden Star #9, 1st Thurs, 7:30 pm in DeadwoodLemmon #151, 1st Wed, 7:00 pmMartin, Pioneer #219, 1st Thurs, 8:00 pmPhilip #153, 3rd Wed, 7:30 pmPierre #27, 2nd Mon, 7:00 pmRapid City #25, 1st Tues, 7:00 pm & 3rd Tues, 6:00 pmRapid City, Mt Rushmore #220, 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7:00 pmSpearfish #18, 1st Thurs, 7:30 pmSturgis, Olive Branch #47, 1st & 3rd Wed, 7:30 pmWall, Crescent #210, 2nd Thurs, 7:30 pm

High 12 (Square and Compass) Clubs: Rapid City, Every Thursday, Noon, Masonic CenterWhitewood, 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Sheaʼs Family Restaurant

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GEORGE E. BAUDEREXECUTIVE OFFICER

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8020 Alfalfa Ct.Rapid City, SD 57702-8977

Res: (605) 348-4153Cell: (605) 430-2725

Email: [email protected]

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