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Vol. 99, No. 6 November/December 2015 Tel: 727.733.2597 www.dunedin192.com Chapter & Council — 1st Wed. Commandry — 4th Thursday All meetings—7:30pm YORK RITE REGULAR Meeting 1st Tuesday 7:00opm The Fruit of Our Labors As the year winds down and the end of my term draws near, I am happy to reflect on the pro- gress that the lodge has made this year. We have made progress in Masonic Education and will most likely qualify for the award for meeting our goals this year from Grand Lodge. We have made pro- gress on the building, as the flat roof is now sealed and we no longer have leaks in the restrooms. We have made progress on our degree work, we now have members of Dunedin No. 192 who can perform lectures, and we are almost able to perform an entire Master Mason degree without needing assistance from any other lodge. What I am most pleased over is the progress we have made in our charity work. We had a very successful Bikes for Books campaign this year and awarded the BJ Sammon scholarship to two ROTC students from Dunedin High School. We will soon be purchasing gift cards to give to families from Dunedin Elementary that will not be able to afford a special meal this year at the many celebrated holi- days of this season. In addition to these charities, I am asking the Craft to participate in a new one this year. I have always especially enjoyed our Christ- mas dinners that we hold in December each year and after reflecting on the occasion, a thought occurred to me. Why do we waste our time buying nominal NOTICE — Brothers, in the event of the passing of a Masonic Brother, if a Masonic funeral service is requested, please contact the Lodge's Secretary W. Mike Palenik, at 727/733-4257 [email protected] Donations for the service are appreciated . Also, don't forget the Lodge in your will. Chartered 1916 Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.&A.M. Dunedin, Florida From the East … gifts for each other in celebration of the season instead of giving to someone who truly needs a gift this year? I am proposing that this year, instead of buying gifts for each other, that we each buy a toy for a girl or boy, bring them to the Christmas party, after which time we will take them and donate them to the children of the Shriner's Hos- pital. As I am sure many of you are aware, the Shiner’s Hospital treats very sick children at little or no cost to the families and I cannot think of a worse place for a child to wake up on Christmas morning than being in a hospital bed. Perhaps we can make a small difference in the lives of these children by donating a toy for them to open on Christmas morning. I do not plan on setting a dollar amount, I will let each of you decide what toy you would like to donate. I thank you all for a great and productive year at Dunedin No. 192. I have enjoyed my role this year as your Worshipful Master and I have confidence in the overall direction of the Lodge in the future. My Brothers, it has been an honor to serve with such excellent men and Masons. Yours Truly, Andy Reeves. EAST GATE LODGE
Transcript of Chartered 1916 Vol. 99, No. 6 November/December 2015 Tel ...
Vol. 99, No. 6
November/December 2015
Tel: 727.733.2597
www.dunedin192.com
Chapter & Council — 1st Wed.
Commandry — 4th Thursday
All meetings—7:30pm
YORK RITE R EGUL A R
Meeting 1st Tuesday
7:00opm
The Fruit of Our Labors
As the year winds down and the end of my
term draws near, I am happy to reflect on the pro-
gress that the lodge has made this year. We have
made progress in Masonic Education and will most
likely qualify for the award for meeting our goals
this year from Grand Lodge. We have made pro-
gress on the building, as the flat roof is now sealed
and we no longer have leaks in the restrooms. We
have made progress on our degree work, we now
have members of Dunedin No. 192 who can perform
lectures, and we are almost able to perform an entire
Master Mason degree without needing assistance
from any other lodge.
What I am most pleased over is the progress
we have made in our charity work. We had a very
successful Bikes for Books campaign this year and
awarded the BJ Sammon scholarship to two ROTC
students from Dunedin High School. We will soon
be purchasing gift cards to give to families from
Dunedin Elementary that will not be able to afford a
special meal this year at the many celebrated holi-
days of this season. In addition to these charities, I
am asking the Craft to participate in a new one this
year. I have always especially enjoyed our Christ-
mas dinners that we hold in December each year and
after reflecting on the occasion, a thought occurred
to me. Why do we waste our time buying nominal
NOTICE —
Brothers, in the event of the passing of a Masonic Brother,
if a Masonic funeral service is requested, please contact the
Lodge's Secretary W. Mike Palenik, at 727/733-4257
Donations for the service are appreciated .
Also, don't forget the Lodge in your will.
Chartered 1916
Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.&A.M.
Dunedin, Florida
From the East …
gifts for each other in celebration of the season
instead of giving to someone who truly needs a
gift this year?
I am proposing that this year, instead of
buying gifts for each other, that we each buy a
toy for a girl or boy, bring them to the Christmas
party, after which time we will take them and
donate them to the children of the Shriner's Hos-
pital. As I am sure many of you are aware, the
Shiner’s Hospital treats very sick children at little
or no cost to the families and I cannot think of a
worse place for a child to wake up on Christmas
morning than being in a hospital bed. Perhaps
we can make a small difference in the lives of
these children by donating a toy for them to open
on Christmas morning. I do not plan on setting a
dollar amount, I will let each of you decide what
toy you would like to donate.
I thank you all for a great and productive
year at Dunedin No. 192. I have enjoyed my role
this year as your Worshipful Master and I have
confidence in the overall direction of the Lodge
in the future. My Brothers, it has been an honor
to serve with such excellent men and Masons.
Yours Truly, Andy Reeves.
EAST GATE LODGE
Dunedin Lodge meets for its Stated Meetings on the 3rd Monday @ 7:00 p.m .
Please check the calendar or call an officer or the Lodge Secretary to confirm.
Secretary’s Notes
Brethren,
Well it seems yet another year has just about run its
course. In the current state of affairs our fraternity
finds itself in I think our lodge is fairly fortunate at this
time to have a dedicated core group of Brothers who
are willing and eager to do the work of our order. We
are also fortunate to have had dedicated Brothers in the
past that have left us a good legacy to follow not to
mention a sound financial footing as well. It cannot,
however, be emphasized enough that we need all of
our Brothers to participate as much as their cable tow
allows. If we are to first survive and then thrive, as we
should, we must get more brothers involved and we
must bring more good men into the fold. If you are
reading this and you have not been involved in the
lodge lately please consider lending your talents once
again. Even if you only come to lodge that would be
infinitely better than not coming at all. We must be
together to learn from each other and it truly is a
shame that most of us who are currently active have
never even met the majority of the Brothers in our
lodge. We need to fix this so let’s make an effort to do
just that!
As you all know our lodge is coming up on the centen-
nial anniversary of the granting of our lodge charter
which occurred on January 19, 1916. Next year Janu-
ary 19th falls on a Tuesday immediately after our
stated communications. We have decided therefore to
hold the centennial celebration on Saturday January
16th at 3 PM so as to maximize participation. Every-
one that has an email address in our lodge database
should have received an electronic invite already. If
you haven’t received it no need to worry just go to this
link on your computers internet web browser and
RSVP by January 2nd.
http://evite.me/EyDhcXVSp7
Additionally I encourage you to copy this link and
send it to anyone you think may be interested in help-
ing us celebrate 100 years of Freemasonry here at
Dunedin 192!
As the chairman for the committee that is planning this
auspicious event I am seeking Brothers who are inter-
ested in giving some comments at the formal dinner. I
would love to hear from our Brothers about what the
lodge has meant to them and share some entertaining
stories from our collective past. If you are interested
please contact me directly via email at
[email protected] or via phone at (352) 871-0673.
Our Grand Master, M:.W:. Steven Boring and his
Grand line officers will be in attendance to perform a
cornerstone re-dedication ceremony for us and the
Dunedin Middle School pipers, drummers and Scottish
highland dancers will be in attendance as well to help
us celebrate in style! After the ceremony we will retire
to the Dunedin Community Center for our formal
dinner along with speakers and presentations.
If you have ideas or input in general for our centennial
celebration please contact me at the email address or
phone number above. Together we can make this a
truly special and memorable event for all!
Upon the Level & For the Good of the Order
Robert Frierson
Senior Warden
FROM THE WEST FROM THE SOUTH
Brethren,
I thought for this Trestle Board I would share a piece of Masonic culture with you all. This Masonic Poem was written by: Bro. David E. Guyton, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
By the Plumb,
- Bro. Zachary T Moore
FRATERNITY
By BRO. DAVID E. GUYTON
(From The Builder, Anamosa, Iowa, October, 1915)
We build us temples tall and grand,
With gifts we heap our altars high,
Unheeding how, on every hand,
The hungry and the naked cry.
We sound our creeds in trumpet tone,
With zeal we compass land and sea,
Unmindful of the sob and moan
Of souls that yearn for sympathy.
We hurl to hell, we bear above,
With equal ease we loose or bind,
Forgetful quite that God is Love,
Brothers,
As I prepare this edition of the Trestle-
board the significance of this edition just
stuck me. This is the last Trestleboard to
be sent out in the first 100 years of Dune-
din Lodge. The next one will be the first
edition beginning the second 100 years of
our Lodge. I feel blessed to be a part of
our History.
As I look back on my own Masonic ca-
reer I reflect on the Brothers who made
an impact on me personally. Some are
still with us such as Romeo Scerbo, Bill
McIntosh, Ken Giesow and Tim Bryce.
While I have made several lasting friend-
ships I feel that these Brothers have im-
pacted my view more than they will ever
know. I want to list the names of the
Brothers that impacted me most but are
no longer physically with us. While sev-
eral of them hold titles such as Worship-
ful, Right Worshipful and others, I want
to recognize them simply as “My Broth-
ers”.
’ In Loving Memory ’
‘My Brothers You are missed’
Merlyn Franck Bill Brewer
Bob Clarkson Cecil Englebert
Ernie Bond Billie Christofilis
Walter Newcomb B.J. Sammon
Ron Tury Walter Winchester
Chuck Gordon Peter Keup
Allen Lentz Ross Lindsay
Bill (Pappy) McIntosh Charles Rongey
,James Sullivan Ray Vyvyan
Mort Yeager
While this list is by no means complete,
these are the Brothers I most remember
and I know you younger members may
not recognize the names, but these Broth-
ers gave me my strong Masonic Beliefs.
Fraternally,
Mike Palenik Secretary
MEMORIAL LODGE NO. 20
Patrick C. Palmer W.M.
727-937-7774
E-mail wm@memorial lodge 20.org
Carl Gilmore 727-937-2649
E-mail [email protected]
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Calendar of Events
NOVEMBER
Sunday November 1, Daylight Savings time ends.
Set clocks back 1 hour.
Monday November 2, 6:30pm. Officer meeting and
Practice.
Monday November 9, 6:30 pm. Officer meeting and
Practice.
Monday November 16, 7pm Stated Communication.
Dinner served at 6, Officer dress, white shirts.
Monday November 23, Lodge Dark (Thanksgiving week).
Thursday November 26, Thanksgiving Day.
Monday November 30, 7pm. Entered Apprentice Degree.
Officer dress, white dinner jackets.
DECEMBER
Monday December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. 6:30pm Officer
Meeting and practice.
Monday December 14, 6:30pm. Officer meeting and
Practice.
Monday December 21, 7pm. Stated Communication,
Election of officers. Dinner served at 6pm.
Thursday December 24, Christmas Eve
Friday December 25, Christmas day
Sunday December 27, Saints John Day
Thursday December 31, New Years Day
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Precedes to go towards the cost of our 100 year celebration in January.
Past Masters of Dunedin Lodge No. 192 2015 Andrew Reeves 1967 Thomas Martin
2014 Matthew Panzano 1966 Cecil Englebert PDDGM *
2013 John Wright PM 1965 Frank Myers *
2012 Ken Giesow PM 1964 Romeo Scerbo
2011 Michael Palenik PM 1963 Allen Lentz *
2010 Michael Wilson 1962 H. Elbert Waterson *
2009 Timothy Bryce PM 1961 Francis Panter *
2008 B.J. Sammon* 1960 William S. McIntosh *
2007 Christopher Schlenker PDDGM 1959 John Royal
2006 Ken Giesow 1958 Louis Hackel *
2005 Bob Matheson PDDGM 1957 Walter Winchester PDDGM *
2004 Jim Mason PDDGM 1956 Henry Weathers *
2003 Dennis Martin 1955 William Carson *
2002 Bernie LaFluer 1954 Eugene Sheets *
2001 Shannon McItosh PM 1953 Bernard Grant *
2000 James Tuller PDDGM 1952 Ross Haynes *
1999 Ronnie Lough PM 1951 Reginald Grant *
1998 Michael McIntosh 1950 Eugene F. Nigels *
1997 Ron Tury * 1949 Hymen Cory *
1996 Mike Neuman 1948 Arnold Schultz *
1995 Shannon McIntosh 1947 P. Lloyd Wynagarden *
1994 Ronnie Lough 1946 Joseph Strawn *
1993 Philip Bonds 1945 Arthur Brice *
1992 John Davis 1944 Charles Bell *
1991 David Davis 1943 Robert McMASTER *
1990 William Bowmen * 1942 Herbert Lorrillier *
1989 Robert Delay 1941 Fletcher Nigels *
1988 James Tuller PDDGM 1940 Joel Mclean *
1987 Ron Walker 1939 Logan Davis *
1986 John Bosley 1938 J. Randall Williams *
1985 Ernest Bond * 1937 Gus Davis *
1984 Billie Christofilis * 1936 Eugene A. Nigels *
1983 Paul Hayes * 1935 Grant Beardsley *
1982 Michael Palenik 1934 Charles Shaw *
1981 Robert Clarkson * 1933 James Houghton *
1980 Peter Keupp * 1932 William Douglas *
1979 Frank Clawson 1931 Henry Houghton *
1978 William R. McIntosh PDDGM 1930 William Christie *
1977 Richard Furtick 1929 John Bost *
1976 Lynn Reed 1928 Robert Grant *
1975 Ron Tury * 1926-27 William Bull *
1974 Leon Lester * 1925 Joseph Springer *
1973 Marion Yeager * 1924 Robert Dillinger *
1972 Dennis Donegan 1922-23 Neil T. McLean*
1971 Charles Gordon * 1921 Alfred Grant *
1970 Walter Newcomb * 1919-20 James E. Hitt *
1969 James Sullivan PDDGM * 1917-18 Ralph F. Blatchley *
1968 S. Earle Ryle 1916 Ward H. Barnum *
*INDICATES Member of Celestial Lodge above
T res t l e Board
Duned in Lodge # 192 F&AM
1297 Mich igan Blvd .
Duned in , FL 34698
Worshipful Master
Andy Reeves
727/504-0744 (C)
Senior Warden
Robert Frierson
352/871-0673 (C)
Treasurer
Mike Zelski
727/460-6001 (C)
Secretary
W:.Mike Palenik, PM
727/733-4257
Chaplain (and Lodge Custodian)
W:.Ken Giesow, PM
727/733-8797 (H)
Marshal
Matt Panzano (Jr. Past Master)
813/401-9022 (C)
Senior Steward
Scott Spell
727/776-2667
Senior Deacon
Bob Harris
727/772-9201
Junior Warden (and Lodge Mentor)
Zach Moore
727/460-2993 (C)
Junior Deacon
Justin Spaerks
727/938-6273
Junior Steward
John Santaromita
727/236/3552
Historian/Officer at Large
W:.John Wright, Jr., PM
727/748-5421 (c)
Tyler
W:.Ron Carpenter, PM
727/787-3108
Lodge Instructor
Don Bolam
727/443-3811
2015
Lodge Officers
♦ Friends of
the Lodge ♦
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Bro. Louis Vavoularis
Bro. Bill Barrett
Bro. Tim Bryce
W:.Ron Carpenter, PM
W:.Ken Giesow, PM
Bro. Jay Haire
Bro. John Montemarano
W:.Rome Scerbo, PM
R:.W:.Chris Schlenker, PM,
PDDGM
Bro. Ryan Schlenker
Bro. Dave Seidel
R:.W:.James Tuller, PM,
PDDGM
W:.John Wright, Jr., PM
The McIntosh Clan
Bro. Mike Zelski
St. Michael’s Church
Memorials:
George & Violet Bogert
W:.Jack Kray, PM
W:.BJ Sammon, PM
