Nobles and Ladies,

Many thanks go to Nobles Terry Nichols, Lane Buckley, Harry Bremner, Bob Lydon and all the others who helped in our BBQ Fund Raiser at the SWAP on March 13th selling Hamburgers and Hot Dogs.
This was our first try at this and it went really good.

All profits went to El Zaribah Temple.   View Photos Of This Event

Bart Sherwood, Watson Walker, Lane, Harry, Bob, Bill and Nancy Ullery, and was that Abner Shultz and his lady?

Oro Grande Elementary fourth grader, Enos Bacon, is congratulated by Havasu Masonic Lodge No. 64 Master, John Sleppy and presented with a new bike and helmet for his reading accomplishment. Separately, fourth grader, Alyssa Sprague, won a girl’s bike.

The Havasu Masonic bodies, Lodge No. 64, OES No. 61 and the Havasu Shrine Club, sponsored Bikes for Books at each local elementary school.

Students were encouraged to read as many books as possible in order to be entered to win a new bike.

Winner Alyssa Sprague, when asked, said she “read a whole bunch of books.”

Stay tuned, more to follow later.
Yours in the Faith,

Noble Ray Tidwell

Our October meeting was well attended with 37 present. We covered a lot of business and are getting ready for our Ceremonial on the 16th of October. Our nominating committee turned in the names for those who are willing to serve as our officers next year.

Congratulations to Larry Lee on being our Shriner of the Month. It was well deserved for all Larry does for our club.

We had 8 Nobles and some of their ladies show up to greet the people attending the circus. There was a large turnout and most of the seats were filled. A lot of kids with big smiles and enough excitement to keep the parents busy.

Below are photos of Noble President Lane Buckley receiving a $500.00 donation from Lonna Steeples, Manager of the Circus, and the Nobles who attended.

We had our 1st meeting, after being off for the summer, on September 2nd at the Lake Havasu Yacht Club. A lot of information was covered regarding our By-law changes that were approved by the Potentate.

The Shrine Circus will be Sunday, September 26th at 7 PM. If you are able to make it, please wear your red Shriner shirt, Fez and be there at 6 PM. This will be at SARA Park.

The Potentate’s Official Visit will be October 15th & 16th at the Nautical Inn on the island. There will be a parade on Saturday morning and if you can participate, be at the staging area on McCulloch Blvd. by Smiths Market at 8 AM.

The dinner will be Saturday night and the cost is $35 per person. Contact Noble President Lane Buckley in you need to sign up for the dinner. Please do that as soon as possible. His phone number is 928-505-3870.

We are going to have another busy and fun year. It’s good to see our snowbirds are starting to return from the summer travels.

Fraternally, Noble Ray Tidwell

On June 9th, 7 Nobles and 6 Ladies from the Lake Havasu City Shrine Club set off for a visit to Shriner’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. We traveled as far as Mesquite, NV where we stopped for the night. Being in Nevada, we could not resist staying at a Casino Hotel.

Noble Don Gray, Lady Cathy Gray, Noble Harry Bremner and Lady Sally Davis, Noble Terry Nichols and Lady Alexis Nichols, rode their motorcycles. Noble Lane Buckley, Lady Laura Buckley, Noble Les Galst , Lady Jo Black, and Noble Harvey Sanford rode in a van.

After checking in at the hotel, we cleaned off the road dirt, ate and saw the sites of the casino. Ask Noble Harvey how his luck was. Check out his armored truck on the Photo Page that was used to haul his money around. HA

The next day we were off again, and this time our destination was Salt Lake City, minus Nobel Don Gray, who headed back to LHC due to illness. Arriving in Salt Lake City we met Noble Larry Lee and Lady Ilean Lee at our motel. Bright and early the next day we 12 visited the Shriner’s Hospital for Children and saw a beautiful facility. We met several of the staff.

One of which was a technician who made prosthetics for our children. Some of the prosthetics were made with cartoon caricatures and nature scenes. The craftsmanship and dedication was unbelievable.

After our visit we all headed back to Mesquite and rested for the final push back to LHC the next morning.

Great trip for us Nobles and our Ladies. Check out our photos on the Photo Page.

Yours in the faith,

Noble Harry Bremner
Treasurer

We had a good May meeting. We had about 45 in attendance. The entertainment was outstanding. The Dixie Belles did several dance numbers and Peggy Wilson sang several songs. The Dixie Belles are made up of a group of young ladies, must be at least 70, and they do a fantastic job of dancing. Their choreographer is unbelievable. Peggy Wilson is 85 and still has the voice of a 20 year old. This was really enjoyed by all. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so I didn’t get any pictures.

We had a reading of a by-law change that will be sent to the Temple in Phoenix for the Potentate's action.

Noble Harry Bremner gave a report on the upcoming visit to the Salt Lake City Hospital. They will leave Lake Havasu on June 9th and spend the night in Mesquite, NV then travel on to Salt Lake City on the 10th. They will stay overnight in Salt Lake and visit the hospital on Friday with a BBQ lunch.

Contact Noble Harry at bdent1167@npgcable.com or Lane Buckley at lanebuckley@frontier.com for more information.

Noble Bill Cohrt gave a report on the onion sales and things were going great. Note: We sold out the next day. Click HERE to view photos of the crew unloading the onions when they came in.

Dear Nobles and Ladies,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in our Shrine Annual Onion Sales for the Shrine Hospitals.

First of all thanks go to President Lane Buckley and his Lady for letting us use their garage to store the Onions; to all of the volunteers that participated in the unloading of 7,000 lbs. of Onions; to the Team Leaders for the fantastic job of organizing and scheduling the teams at Smiths, K-mart and Bashas Stores.

To all of the Nobles and Ladies, Masonic Brothers for their unselfish efforts in selling all of the Onions.

Again thanks, Bill Cohrt 2010 Onion Chairman

Noble Terry Nichols gave a report on the next fund raiser at his house in September or October. After, we return from the summer break. We will be dark June, July, and August. Everyone have a great summer.

Yours in the Faith,
Noble Ray Tidwell

Nobles and Ladies,

Our April 1st meeting was no joke. We had a great turnout of 47 for dinner. It was another good one.

The entertainment MC’d by Jo Black and performed by Noble Les Galst, Walt Pflum and Peggy Wilson was really outstanding. Noble Les and Walt, being in their 90’s put on one of the best soft shoe dance routines seen in a long time. Peggy Wilson sang a beautiful song and the three of them did a really cute skit. Check out the pictures in the photo section.

Our entertainment next month, May 6th will be the Dixie Bells. This is a group of ladies that do an excellent job of singing. Our Dinner will be Sausage & Peppers or Lemon Herb Chicken. Please join us at 5 PM for our Social Hour, then Dinner at 6 PM.

A proposed amendment to our By-laws was read and handed out to those present. Please read them over and bring your thoughts to our next meeting.

Noble Terry Nickols reported on the Fundraiser. It had a low turnout because of all the other things going on that day. Those who attended enjoyed some great food and spirits. Noble Terry said there would be another one in September the weekend after our meeting. Please keep that date open.

I am sorry to have to report the passing of Noble Ray O’Brien on Tuesday, March 30th. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Catherine and family.

The leadership meeting will be Monday, April 5th at Noble President Lane Buckley’s house at 6 PM. There will be a Fez frame workshop on Sunday, April 11th at 3 PM, also at Lane’s house. If you are able to lend a hand please come out and help.

Hopefully our onions will be here by our next meeting and sold. Noble Bill Cohrt said he could use all the help he can get. If you have some time, please lend a hand with this fundraiser.

Shriners International:

After 140 years the Imperial Council has thought it best, in today’s society, to be politically correct. The red fez with the scimitar and compass is now the emblem. We are no longer "The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine", but are called "Shriners International." And to further update the fraternity all references to Islam has been removed.

If you look on the back of your Lake Havasu Shrine Club dues card you will find the procedures the Shrine Hospitals treat. So if anyone asks you, check the back of your card.

Yours in the Faith,
Noble Ray Tidwell

Nobles and Ladies,

Our March meeting was a great success. There were about 50 Nobles and their Ladies in attendance for this meeting. We had another excellent dinner of Chicken Fried Steak or Baked Lemon Herb Chicken.

Our speaker was Professor Paul Koch of Mohave Community College. He gave an excellent presentation on the history of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. It was well received by all. Thanks Noble Jim for another good speaker.

Noble Bob Van Slyke had to resign as secretary due to personal reasons. Noble Jim Woodyard was elected as Secretary to replace him. Noble Jim will be doing an outstanding job as he did in the past. Congratulations Noble Jim.

Noble President Buckley presented plaque’s to Noble Tom LaVelle and Lady Barbara LaVelle for all their contributions to our club. Brother Tom has filled about every position there is for our club and Lady Barbara has been our Sunshine Chair Lady for several years and supported Noble Tom all the way. Thanks a million for all you have done.

Our sincere appreciation to Noble Bill Cohrt for taking the Onion Chairman’s position. This is an important position as it is our main fund raiser for the year and the good it does for the Temple. Thanks for stepping up to the plate.

Noble Terry Nichols, Fundraiser Chairman will be having a BBQ of Brats and Chicken at his home on March 27th starting at noon and going to whenever. There will be horseshoes, miniature golf, and other games. Bring a guest and come enjoy all the fun. Noble Terry’s address is 3419 Hassayampa Dr., Lake Havasu City.

Noble Harry Bremner is working on setting up a trip for our members to visit the Salt Lake Hospital in April. He will have all the details at our April meeting.

Nobles,

I am the 2010 Onion Sales Chairman. I am asking for some of you Nobles that can help us sell Onions this year, to please call me @ 928-680-4178 or sign up at the next Shrine Dinner Meeting on April 1st. (Don't let the date scare you).

We are also taking advanced orders so you can sell some to your friends and neighbors while we still have some to sell, last year they went very fast and sold out in 3 days. We are expecting them to arrive some time in the last week of April to go on sale the next day.

With all of your help we should not have a problem selling all of them before they get too old. You know that this is our only fund raiser for all of the Children in the Shrine Hospitals across the United States. They need all the financial help they can get to remain open in desperate times. So I am asking for all the help we can get. Thank you so much for all of your support.

Noble, Bill Cohrt, 2010 Onion Chairman

928-680-4178

Email: cohrthouse@citlink.net

Our entertainment for our April Meeting will be our own Noble Les Galst along with Walt Phflum and Peggy Wilson. It will be a great show, by some really talented people. You won’t want to miss it. Our dinner will be a choice of Pork Chops or Vegetable Lasagna. Either one would be a good choice as all our dinners have been excellent. There will be a Reading for a proposed By-law Change.

Our next meeting will be April 1st, good ole April Fool's Day. This is no joke so plan on being there.

Yours in the Faith,
Noble Ray Tidwell

Nobles and Ladies,

We had a great turnout for our February meeting honoring our widows. We had the pleasure of hosting seven widows and each received a corsage and dinner from the Club.

Our guest speaker was The Honorable Mark Nexsen, Mayor of Lake Havasu City. He gave an excellent talk on what has happened and what is happening in our city. He answered several questions from our members.

El Zaribah Oriental Guide, Gerry Massey was present and talked about what is going on with the Temple activities. He talked about a new program, Shriner of the Month and Shriner of the Year. Each member of the clubs votes on who they want and why. The Oriental Guide will tally the votes from all the clubs and decide who gets it.

We had another great dinner, Salisbury Steak or Garlic Rice. There were 65 in attendance enjoying this meeting and fellowship.

Visit our Photos page for photos taken at our meeting.

The speaker at our March meeting will be Professor Paul Koch. He will be speaking on the Birth of American Liberty. Paul is a dynamic speaker with a wealth of knowledge on history. This will be a great lesson for all of us. If you have any questions I’m sure he would love to answer them.
Yours in the Faith,
Jim Woodyard
Speaker/Entertainment Chairman

Noble Terry Nichols said we are having a fund raiser on March 20th starting at 12 noon and going to whenever. We will be having Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and fixings. There will be a Horseshoe tournament, miniature golf, and electronic stock car racing. This will be a really fun event and make some money for our club.

See you at our next meeting on March 4th.

Yours in the Faith,
Noble Ray Tidwell

Nobles and Ladies,

We had a great turnout for our January meeting. There were 52 in attendance and all enjoyed a great dinner.

Dan Doyle, Lake Havasu City Police Chief, gave us a good talk on what is happening in our town. The Police Department has many programs the citizens can get involved in to make our neighborhoods safer. Some he talked about, was the Neighborhood Watch, Website to see what is happening in each person's area, and a Monday night 12 week program to educate citizens on how the Police Department works.

He talked about the rumors of gangs in our town and how they keep them in check and from getting a hold on our youth, and that our drug problems aren't as bad as in most cities. It was a great presentation and well received by all.

Noble President Lane Buckley presented Appreciation Plaques to Nobles Stan Fazakerley, Jim Woodyard, Lonnie Harris, Terry Nichols, and Harry Bremner for all their support and help throughout the last year. He also recognized Nobles Bill Cohrt and Ray Tidwell for their help.

The Leadership meeting was held Monday the 11th at Noble President Lane Buckley's home. This was a productive meeting working on our OV for this fall. There are still several Committee positions open and need to be filled.

Our next dinner meeting will be February 4th, with cocktails at 5 PM and dinner at 6 PM. This will be our Widows Night and we will be honoring our widows with a free dinner. Our Guest Speaker will be Mark Nexsen, Mayor of Lake Havasu City. The dinner will be Salisbury Steak or Shrimp. If you do not hear from a caller by January 31st then call the President for your reservation.

A special thanks to Brother Merle Hobbs for updating our website and adding a calender. It is really nice.

Yours in the Faith,
Noble Ray Tidwell