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Brother Birthdays:

Name Date Robert Corrie 5 Apr

Jeremy Gress 5 Apr

Victor Otto 5 Apr

Hanley Morse 9 Apr

James Eberhard 10 Apr

Richard McFarland 15 Apr

Albert Miller 16 Apr

Duane Barnes 20 Apr

Eugene Muller 20 Apr

Glenwood Robinson 29 Apr

Richard Crisp 30 Apr

Randall Vanek 1 May

Alan Fox 3 May

James Franklin 4 May

Otis James 4 May

David Hunt 10 May

Joseph Grover 15 May

Robert Moore 16 May

Howard Jenkins 17 May

Dennis Walker 17 May

Walter Leitch 21 May

Larry Ferris 25 May

Martin Hill 28 May

MASONIC BROTHERS

MM Anniversaries (20+ years):

Name Date Yrs

Gary West 4 Apr 56

Hugh Egbert 6 Apr 51

Richard Hildebrandt 11 Apr 50

Marvin Crosser 15 Apr 62

Joe Ross 21 Apr 64

Harold Piel 23 Apr 48

Charles Locuson 25 Apr 46

James Eberhard 27 Apr 31

Lowell Bennett 30 Apr 50

Mike Yavno 3 May 39

Jack Prisbrey 10 May 25

Harold Pitkin 18 May 64

WesLee Hoalst 20 May 61

Lawrence Bennett 27 May 33

Gregory Pitman 29 May 40

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LODGE

AAprilpril 20132013Meridian — Trestleboard Meridian Lodge #47 A.F. & A.M.

SPEC IAL RE MIND ERS

Stated Comm. Dates & Meal’s Chef Dates & Menu Time 9 Apr 07:30 Rainbow - Meridian Gem Assembly 06:30

14 May 07:30 Rainbow - Meridian Gem Assembly 06:30

Completed & Scheduled Degrees (all will start at 7:00, unless otherwise announced)

Name Degree Date Dean Perman EA 15 Mar 2011 FC 25 Oct 2011 Lloyd Smethers EA 20 Sep 2011 David Wegley EA 27 Mar 2012 FC 19 Feb 2013 Aaron Lyda EA 29 May 2012 Pete Peterson EA 27 Nov 2012 Robert Fisher EA 15 Jan 2013 Michael Yavno, Jr. EA 26 Feb 2013 Michael Long EA 26 Mar 2013

Ritual Practice Any 16 Apr Ritual Practice Any 23 Apr

Ritual Practice Any 30 Apr

Ritual Practice Any 21 May Ritual Practice Any 28 May

Sr Warden — From the West

No article submitted.

Shawn Gibbons, S.W.

Jr Warden — From the South

No article submitted.

Art Easley, J.W.

Master’s Word — From the East

Our annual St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner on March 16 was again successful, thanks to the or-ganizational skills of chairman Nason Hoyt. Many thanks to the sponsors, la-borers, and patrons of this event; and to Bethel 6 Job's Daughters who helped serve and clean up. Lila Hill, wife of PWM Earl Hill, entertained us with some Irish tunes on the piano, and the comedy team Improvolution (with Bro. Skylor Lenz) graced us with some laughs.

Attendance was a bit lower than in the past, but due to the generosity of spon-sors and guests we still managed to raise over $1,000 for scholarships. Of special note is the generosity of the Me-ridian Fred Meyers, so remember to thank them with your patronage.

Don't forget the Grand Lodge's Unity Banquet on May 11. RSVP is due to Bro. Jesse Laduke by May 1. Details may be found in the invitation included else-where in this Trestleboard (you may need a magnifying glass to read it) or attached to an email I sent out earlier to the Lodge distribution list.

The next major event on the horizon for #47 is the Meridian Dairy Days parade on Friday, June 21. I would like to again have a float with the entire Me-ridian Masonic Family, and try again an open house to let the public know who we are and what we do. If someone would like to step forward to organize this event, please let me know soon.

May brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us.

Mark Smith, W.M.

Secretary Sez

Secretary’s article is a profile and background of a selected lodge brother that many of us may have only heard about but

have not actually met. - Editor

‘Knowing your Masonic Brother’

Harold L. Piel was born in Detroit, MI, August 14, 1936. At my young age of 11, my parents moved to Los Angeles, CA. I graduated 1954 from Alexander Hamilton High School and went on to attend UCLA and then USC where I graduated in 1960 with a Pharmacy Degree. After I passed the California Board Examination, my then boss went to work for a drug company and I became the Chief Pharmacist of North Hollywood Hospital.

I spent almost 3 years in California’s National Guard’s - 40th Armored Division and was then transferred to the ‘Standby Reserves’. My military career was for 5 years before receiving an honorable discharge. Long

commutes and traffic in LA motivated my move to Pocatello, ID. Where I Managed Super Save Drugs Pharmacy Dept. and later was Department Manager of OSCO Drug Store.

I was married and had two daughters. Later I became divorced and transferred to Billings, MT. where I remained for the next 24 years. It was then, where I married Joyce and we eventually adopted two daughters. Joyce & I were married for almost 39 years before she passed away last year. We have four wonderful daughters and five totally brilliant Grandchildren, as they take after their maternal Grandfather.

My daughters are located in Marysville, WA., North Branford, CT., & San Diego, CA. we have done a lot of traveling over the years just to visit our families. Early on we had an orange Volkswagen Camper Mobile and then a travel trailer in which we traveled around the West. We nearly always visited Yellowstone

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Meridian, ID (lodge address only — no mail)

Park and friends who had a cabin on a nearby lake. We did a lot of camping, hiking, & fishing in those days.

For my Masonic background, I was made a Mason in Keystone Lodger No. 81, in Pocatello, ID on April 23, 1965. I joined the Pocatello Scottish Rite Bodies that fall, and in the following year became an El Korah Shriner right here in Boise. I was active in the Scottish Rite in Pocatello and went through the chairs for a couple of the Bodies. I was Master of Kadosh, and then Venerable Master in 1974, and it was that year we were transferred to Billings. In those years, I could not participate in Masonic Lodge very often because of work, but I was active in the Scottish Rite in Billings. I served as Secretary for 9 or 10 years. Had the privilege or writing a $550,000 loan to purchase a church which became the Billings Scottish Rite Temple after appropriate renovation.

I was also affiliated with Al Bedoo Shrine and was active in a Shrine motorcycle unit. We won many PNSA competitions, including couple here in Boise. We won an Imperial Shrine competition in Minneapolis. I served as Temple Recorder in the Divan up to 1st Ceremonial Master when we moved to Moscow, ID. The most rewarding position I ever had in the Shrine was serving a term on The Shrine Hospital Board of Governors for the Spokane Hospital Unit. That also ended when

we moved to Moscow. In just a couple of years we had an opportunity to come to Boise, to the delight of Joyce to which she insisted.

We did affiliate with El Korah Shrine and the Boise Scottish Rite Bodies. Most importantly we were able to affiliate with Meridian Lodge No. 47. I had the privilege of serving as your Secretary and on the Finance Committee for several years. I was a member of The Chiefs of Meridian, along with Hal Allerton, Hal Ford, and Al Miller. What a great time we all had.

A thing or two, I can say for Masonry - some of the very best and most wonderful friends we have ever had over the years have been Masons and Shriners. And some of the best and most enjoyable times we have had have been with Masons and Shriners, "No Man Stands So Tall As When He Stoops To help a Crippled Child." is something I have always believed, having served on a Shrine Hospital Board, as Joyce put it.

After having worked on one of the fundraising St. Patrick’s Day dinners, one of the very best things our Lodge is doing is giving scholarships to so many youngsters. You should all be most proud of that accomplishment. I feel it has been a great honor to be a member of this really fine Meridian Masonic Lodge.

2013 Scholarship Fundraiser

These candid pictures were randomly tak-en by your Trestleboard Editor who is always looking for something of interest to place in this sidebar area of page two.

Your suggestions of subject matter will always be very much appreciated.

Suggested Masonic Reading Lists are From: Charles H. Tupper

For history I would suggest "Freemasonry Through Six Centuries" by Henry W. Coil, Sr. (2 volumes) and "Freemasonry and American History" by Allen Roberts.

For symbolic education I would suggest "Symbolism of Freemasonry" by Albert Mackey and "The Builders" by Joseph Fort Newton.

For all around Freemasonry I would sug-gest "Masonic Literary Harvest" by the Missouri Lodge of Research and Revela-tions of a Square by George Oliver.

There are, of course about 80,000 books to choose from but the following, I think, will give you a jump start.

Chuck, Librarian for GL of Washington:

CURTIS’ LIST

(In order of preference)

1. The Craft and Its Symbols, Allen E. Roberts, 1974 (1) (2)

2. Freemasonry: A Celebration of the

Craft, John Hamill and R. A. Gilbert (ed.), 1992 (3)

3. A Pilgrim's Path, John J. Robinson, 1993 (1) (2) (5)

4. A Comprehensive View of Freemason-ry, Henry Wilson Coil, 1973 (1) (2)

5. Freemasonry in American History, Allen E. Roberts, 1985 (1) (2)

6. Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, Henry Wilson Coil, 1961 (1)

7. Masonic Trivia &Facts, Allen E. Rob-erts, 1994 (4)

8. Masonic Membership of the Founding Fathers, Ronald E. Heaton, 1965 (1) (4)

9. 10,000 Famous Freemasons, William R. Denslow, 1957 (1)

10. Tied to Masonic Apron Strings, Stew-art M. L. Pollard, 1969 (1)

Richard Curtis is the Editor of The North-ern Light, a SMJ publication. This list was published in their May 1995 issue.

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Issue D Special Interest—Feature Article

SOME RITUAL ORIGINS By: Wallace McLeod

Bro. Wallace McLeod is a member and Past Master

of Mizpah Lodge #572, Toronto, Canada, and of

Quatuor Coronati Lodge #2076, London, England;

he is the Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of

Canada in the Province of Ontario.

The ritual is, as has often been observed,

fundamental to Freemasonry, and it gives form to

our proceedings. We like to think of it as one of

the landmarks, but it does change, though only

slowly. Let me remind you of how far back in

Masonry we can trace certain words and episodes.

We begin with the familiar phrase, “So mote it be.”,

which sometimes baffles new Masons. That is

because it is extremely old, and includes an

obsolete form of the verb.

Actually these very words are found in the earliest

existing copy of the Old Charges of the operative

masons, the Regius Poem, which was written in

England about the year 1390. Almost as old, it

turns out, is Masonic emphasis on the seven liberal

sciences, and on the building of King Solomon's

Temple; both are essential parts of the Cooke

Manuscript, which goes back to about 1410.

Indeed they continued to be a regular part of the

standard versions of the Old Charges that served to

govern the Craft for the next three hundred years.

There is a marvelous collection of early ritual

documents covering the years 1696-1730, called

The Early Masonic Catechisms. In this work we

find that the phrases, "hele and conceal" and "Five

points of fellowship" both occur in the Edinburgh

Register House Manuscript of 1696.

"The square, the compass, and the Bible." are

mentioned together in the Dumfries Manuscript

No. 4, of about 1710. A London newspaper of 1723

published what purported to be an exposure of the

Masonic ceremonies, and there we find the five

orders of architecture duly listed. The well-known

trio, "Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth," comes

from another exposure, a pamphlet printed in

London in 1724.

Anderson's Book of Constitutions of 1723 mentions

the toast to, "The King and the Craft." It also

refers to God as the Great Architect of the Universe

(a phrase first used by John Calvin), and alludes to

in passing from Hiram Abif (a name which comes

from 2 Chronicles 4:16, in Coverdale's Bible of

1535).

The most popular of the early exposures was

Samuel Prichard's Masonry Dissected, first

published in 1730. And there we find such familiar

phrases as, "Neither naked nor clothed, bare-foot

nor shod," "Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty,"

"Square, Level, and Plumb-Rule," and "a Sprig of

Cassia at the Head of his Grave." The earliest

version of the Charge to the Newly Initiated

Candidate, the one with the words, "Antient, as

having subsisted from Times immemorial," that

outlines our duty "to God, our Neighbors, and

Ourselves," appears in William Smith's Pocket

Companion (Dublin, 1735).

The story of Ephraimites at the passage of the

River Jordan turns up in a French exposure of

1747. Whether it had been borrowed from English

sources is not clear; at any rate, it soon appears in

printed English rituals.

The next great landmark in the evolution of our

ceremonies is the advent of the three great

expounders of the ritual, who were the first ones to

provide more substantial lectures. Wellins Calcott

lived from 1726 until after 1779; in his book A

Candid Disquisition (1769), he speaks of

Pythagoras and the Egyptian philosophers, who

concealed their principles under the cover of

hieroglyphics. He also offers some familiar words

of advice: "Right Worshipful Sir, BY the

unanimous voice of the members of this lodge, you

are elected to the mastership thereof for the

ensuing half-year. You have been of too long

standing, and are too good a member of our

community, to require now any information in the

duty of your office. What you have seen

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imitate; and what you have seen defective, you will

in yourself amend. For a pattern of imitation,

consider the great luminary of nature, which, rising

in the east, regularly diffuses light and luster to all

within its circle. In like manner it is your province,

with due decorum, to spread and communicate light

and instruction to the brethren in the lodge." To be

sure, the sentiments expressed here have now been

assigned to two different charges. But their original

source is unmistakable.

William Hutchinson (1732-1814), in his Spirit of

Masonry (1775), offers a series of Moral

Observations on the Instruments of Masonry. They

interpret the significance of the working tools.

"The Level should advise us that -- we are all

descended from the same common stock, partake of

the like nature, have. ..the same hope. ..; and though

distinctions necessarily make a subordination

among mankind, yet eminence of station should not

make us forget that we are men, nor cause us to

treat our brethren, because placed on the lowest

spoke of the wheel of fortune, with contempt;

because a time will come, and the wisest of men

know not how soon, when all distinctions, except in

goodness, will cease, and when death -- that grand

leveler of all human greatness -- will bring us to a

level at the last." Once again, beyond any question

our present wording is derived from this text.

And the great William Preston (1742-1818), in his

Illustrations of Masonry (2nd edition, 1775), offers a

familiar prayer: "Vouchsafe thine aid, Almighty

Father and supreme Governor of the world, to this

our present convention; and grant that this

candidate for Masonry may dedicate and devote his

life to thy service, and become a true and faithful

brother among us. Endue him with a competence of

thy divine wisdom, that, by the secrets of this Art, he

may be better enabled to unfold the mysteries of

godliness, to the honor of thy holy name. Amen."

Virtually all of our present wording, we now see, is

derived from Britain. But, as we have noted on

previous occasions, there is one major piece of ritual

that was "made in Canada" -- the General Charge at

the Ceremony of Installation. The late M.W. Bro.

William Kirk Bailey (1904-1992) succeeded in

tracing the various sources from which Otto Klotz

was able to put it together in 1876.

One part, for example, comes from the

Grand Master's address delivered by

M.W. Bro. William Mercer Wilson at

the Annual Communication in Ottawa in 1860: "It

comforts the mourner; it speaks peace and

consolation to the troubled spirit; it carries relief

and gladness to the habitations of want and

destitution; it dries the tears of the widow and

orphan; it opens the source of knowledge; it widens

the sphere of human happiness; it even seeks to

light up the darkness and gloom of the grave, by

pointing to the hopes and promises of a better life to

come.

All this Masonry has done and is still doing. Such is

Masonry and such its mission; and we should never

forget, while enjoying its benefits and appreciating

its value, the duties we owe to the Order; for there is

no right without a parallel duty, no liberty without

the supremacy of the law, no high destiny without

earnest perseverance, and no real greatness without

self-denial." The General Charge is the latest major

addition to our work. Since that date various

smaller adjustments have been made under due

authority. Let us just look at one.

Up until 1964, the traditional wording for the

penalties of the obligations in much of the English-

speaking world had been, "Under no less a penalty. .

." But in 1964, the United Grand Lodge of England

gave its lodges the option of either retaining the

traditional wording, or else saying, "Ever bearing in

mind the traditional penalty..." Three years later, in

1967, our Grand Lodge prescribed that this newer

wording was to be used by all lodges. Wisely, it

permitted no deviation, and by this means it

avoided certain problems that subsequently

developed in England.

Even on the basis of the evidence presented here, we

can see that the Masonic ritual is part of our

precious heritage from the past. It has stood the

test of time, no doubt because it expresses eternal

verities {the state or quality of being true;

accordance with fact or reality: to question the

verity of a statement; something that is true, as a

principle, belief, idea, or statement: the eternal

verities.}, definition added by Editor. It is still

meaningful to the brethren of today!

Article taken from: http://www.masonicworld.com/education/files/artjune01/some_ritual_orgins.htm

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Our Junior Warden, Art Easley has suggested an

added feature for our Trestleboard so selected merchants in our community may have the

opportunity to showcase their wares or coming specials that meet our standards of good taste

and decorum.

We do not have any idea as to whether there is lodge interest or desires as to this approach as a

fundraiser. Twin Falls #45 has merchant advertising displayed throughout their lodge trestleboard; so we thought the same could be

tried here.

Please let lodge leadership know of your

thoughts. This comment invitation is open to all our Meridian Lodge #47 Trestleboard readers. You will never know what this may or will lead

to? We may just end up, like a regular rag newspaper in which we will need to add an,

“Editorial Section”.

TRESTLEBOARD CLASSIFIED

All page photos were provided by our WM, Mark Smith.

Jesse Laduke, District Deputy Grand Master, 7th Masonic District has submitted the following invitation to the, “Grand Master’s Fellowship Banquet” to be held at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel. Please read event details provided in the following letter.

“IMPROVolution” provided Improv Comedy Entertainment at this year’s Scholarship Dinner. This was the first comedy performance for our Bro. Skylor Lenz who was accompanied by Mike Hanselman, Brian Witt, and Jesse Black-Burn.

The group accomplished its mission to spread laughter through Improv Comedy and not just bring a show but an experience to young and old alike. The performance was well received and even if it wasn't all that funny at least their leprechaun tuxedo T-shirts were. Keep an eye out for IMPROVolution’s coming performances.

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LODGE COMMITTEES

Financial Advisory Board

Hal Ford Chairman WesLee Hoalst, PM Shawn Gibbons Art Easley Walter Leitch Mark Smith, WM Advisor

Scholarship Committee

Nason Hoyt Chairman Robert Barnett Criss Cleveland Art Easley

Temple Board Committee

Mark Smith, WM Chairman Shawn Gibbons Art Easley WesLee Hoalst, PM Walter Leitch Hal Ford

Masonic Temple—Cleaning Crew

Treasure Valley DeMolay

Forever Fund Committee

Art Easley Chairman Criss Cleveland (Others to be selected.)

LODGE LEADERSHIP

Worshipful Master Mark Smith 338-8936

Senior Warden Shawn Gibbons 888-3395

Junior Warden Art Easley 577-6734

Treasurer Walter Leitch 377-1932

Secretary WesLee Hoalst, PM 888-1455

Senior Deacon Criss Cleveland 604-2904

Junior Deacon Skylor Lenz 921-5470

Senior Steward Randy Vanek 442-7848

Junior Steward Nolan Perman 899-3234

Marshal Nason Hoyt 410-1388

Chaplin Roger Muzzy, Jr. 375-0179

Tyler Al Miller, PM 884-1156

Member at Large

Hal Ford 887-3708

8th District Deputy’s Message

Here's my report of the goings-on in our 8th Masonic District of Idaho this past month.

The month started out with the Grand Lodge planning meeting in Pocatello on 3/2/13. This was also Portneuf #18's 74th Exemplification of the MM degree. My thanks to our traveling brothers from the district, and from what I heard eve-ryone had a real good time. The Grand Lodge officers conducted the 1st section. Portneuf dressed in full costume for their 'unique' 2nd section. Next year will be their 75th, so it should be extra special; plan to attend if you can.

Next came the District Spring Communi-cation hosted by Mt Moriah #39. We had 37 Masons present, including 3 FC's and an EA. Thanks to the Eastern Star and Jobies for a delicious dinner. The main program was presented by Grand Secretary Monte Bollar and Grand Lec-turer Tom Gough. Their sessions were very interactive with the brothers. The buzz I heard was that it was a very inter-esting district meeting with everyone taking away something from it. (Maybe a little long, but that's only because he had so much interesting discussion.)

Ashlar #29's stated meeting was on 3/6/13 with a nice turnout of 19. A new petition was received and plans were made for a MM degree on 3/20/13.

Silver City #13's stated meeting was on 3/9/13. Sometimes things are a bit dif-ferent on the 'other side of the river'. Would you believe their newest member (only in the lodge a month) was elected as a 50yr Mason ??? OK - Truth is, this brother has been a Mason since 1963 when he joined a lodge in Japan while there serving in the military and he just last month affiliated with Silver City.

The following day, Silver City hosted

their Scholarship Breakfast. The pan-cakes and sausages were good as usual, but I was really impressed by PGM Gregg's 'secret recipe' for scrambled eggs.

How much Corned Beef & Cabbage can you eat? Kathie and I hosted Mt. Mori-ah's WM Glenn & Lady Cindy at the El Korah Shrine Info Night, Dinner and Melodrama on Friday 3/15/13. The main course was, you guessed it, Corned Beef & Cabbage. The next day we at-tended Meridian's Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner. I will have to admit that even though that made 2 times in a row, Meridian really knows how to cook it! The lodge's Jr. Deacon is part of an improv group that performed during the dinner. Very funny guys! To top off the Corned Beef & Cabbage season, we head-ed on to Blake Titus' party that night for one more chance at it. I was actually re-lieved to find a number of choices other than Corned Beef. Three times in two days; I think I'm good till next year.

On 3/18/13 DDGM Jesse and I attended the Jobies Tri-Bethel meeting and Su-preme Visit and handed out the GM's pins to the International Miss JD, Miss Idaho JD, and Supreme Honored Queen.

Ashlar #29 had a MM degree on 3/20/13. PGM Harry, Bruce, and I made sure our new brother had something to remember his 3rd by. (What a bunch of ruffians!)

Masonry is alive in the 8th District. Do you know we have gained members over the last 4 years? That's right, the district has more Masons in 2013 than we had in 2009. Lets keep it going this spring. Plan to attend you local lodge as well as the District events. The more you go and put into it, the more you will get out of it!

Fraternally yours, Steven O. Zimmerman

From Page 2 - HERBOLD'S LIST

(In order of preference)

1. The Craft and Its Symbols, Allen E. Rob-erts, 1974 (1) (2)

2. A Comprehensive View of Freemasonry, Henry Wilson Coil, 1973 (1) (2)

3. Born in Blood, John J. Robinson, 1989 (1) (2) (5)

4. William Preston and His Work, Colin Dyer, 1987 (1) (2)

5. Workman Unashamed, Christopher Haffner, 1989 (1) (2)

6. A Pilgrim's Path, John J. Robinson, 1993 (1) (2)(5)

7. House Undivided, Allen E. Roberts, 1961 (1) (2)

8. Masonic World Guide, Kent Henderson, 1984 (1) (2)

9. The Freemason at Work, Harry Carr, 1976 (1) (2)

10. Miracle at Philadelphia, Catherine Drink-er Bowen, 1966 (2)

Ralph A. Herbold is the editor of the South-ern California Research Lodge publications.

Meridian Lodge #47, A.F. & A.M.

P.O. Box 484

Meridian, ID 83680

Masonic Family Groups’ News

Order of the Eastern Star Meridian #66

On March 13, 2013, Kyle Bush was initiated into Meridian Chapter #66. Welcome, Kyle!

Meridian Chapter #66 OES will hold our stated meeting on April 2, 2013. At this meeting we will elect our 2013 - 2014 Line Officers, Secretary, and Treasurer. Installation will be April 13, 2013, 2pm, at the Meridian Masonic Tem-ple. Please come and support our new officers.

Thank you, Worthy Matron Diana Bush and Worthy Pa-tron Monte Bollar for a job well done during the 2012 - 2013 year.

Cyndie Bollar, Secretary

Job’s Daughters

Bethel #6

No article was submitted.

Emma Miller, Honor Queen

DeMolay

Treasure Valley

No article was submitted.

Will Votaw, Master Councilor

Int’l Order of Rainbow Girls

Meridian Gem Assembly

Hello everybody, I hope you are having a wonderful day. So what has the Meridian Gems been up to this month? Well, on Friday March 1st the girls went to the Shriner’s melodrama. There was pizza, soda, and a lot of laughs. Mustache Agnes was a particularly remarkable character.

The following day, we initiated two new girls, Rebekka and Kristyn. A week and a half later on March 11th we had a St. Patrick’s Day themed meeting. Everyone wore green, and we got to eat green rice krispie treats afterwards.

On the 18th there was a practice at the Meridian Lodge where the girls got to go over their initiation parts and then we had a line officers’ meeting Wednesday the 20th.

Finally on March 25th the girls had a regular business meeting where we planned a lot of upcoming events for April, May and June. We will keep you posted on all the activities we have going on or you can check out both the Meridian as well as the Grand website calendars, all our activities are posted.

Megan Curl - Snake River Valley District Reporter

Tude Mini “Copyright 2012

Walter T. Leitch”

That name used to have a lot more of them; that’s why there are only

four of them left there now!!

Most people have forgotten but they all came from

Mississippi.

Stupid question, but why are most words used

for men’s leg-wear all end with an s?

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