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Tebala GramTebala Gram THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S.
Oasis of Rockford Desert of Illinois
5/09 Blood Drive 5/10 Mother’s Day Dinner 5/15 Tebala Temple Monthly Meeting 5/18 Queen’s Tea 5/30 Bunko 5/31 Rockford City Market Day
Schedule of Upcoming Events:
John Milliren, Potentate Vol. 13, No. 5, May 2013
5/31-6/2 Circus 6/15 Director’s staff Golf Play Day 6/15 70’s Dance 6/19 Tebala Temple Monthly Meeting 6/30-7/4 Imperal Session in Indianapolis 8/17 Race Night / Potentate Golf Play Day 8/31-9/2 Potentate’s Trip
Tebala Easter Egg Hunt a Real Hare of a Good Time
Top left: Potentate John Milliren enjoying some alone time with the Easter Bunny. Top Right: Members of the Divan hanging with the Easter Bunny.
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Looking forward to Ceremonial April 20th
Bloody Mary’s at 10:00 Drinks not open to
Candidates. Registration 11:00. Ladies
luncheon 11:30 at the Hoffman House. $9.99
Cold cut buffet
Evening Event
Social Time 5:00 Dinner 6:00. $15.00
Pork Loin, Scalloped Potatoes, Green been Almond, Salad,
Roll, Desert table. Please make Reservations with Denise at
Tebala.
We have been working very hard at Masonic relations in
getting Men together to socialize and talk about our Frater-
nity’s and bring in prospects to all Masonic Orders.
Our Next Masonic Mixer is on May 2nd 6PM Social 7PM
Dinner$10.00 Beef tips and Noodles
Mother’s day dinner May 10th at the Hoffman House.
Small Steak and 3 Fan tail Prawns $22.00. Social at 6PM
Dinner at 7:00
Circus starting May31 thru June 2nd. Please make plans now
to help with this event as this is the face of Tebala.
Plan now for making the trip to Indianapolis, Indiana for
Imperial Shrine June 30th thru July 4th. We will be staying at
the J.W. Marriot connected to the convention center.
We have blocked 20 rooms at the J.W.
All reservations should go thru Denise.
Onions will be in April 26, Get your order in now and plan
for their arrival.
Check the Tebala web page for updates on upcoming events
John Milliren
Potentate
Don’t Forget
Tebala Golf Play Day
August 17th, 2013
8:00 am shot gun start.
See Next Months Ad in Tebalagram
Note from the Pote...
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P l a c e Y O U R a d v e r t i s em e n t i n t h e T e b a l a G r a m T O D A Y !
TEBALA SHRINE TEMPLE MEETING MINUTES, MARCH
JOHN MILLIREN,
POTENTATE
LOY RICE,
CHIEF RABBAN
LARRY KEYSER,
ASSISTANT RABBAN
TOM WATSON,
HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET
LES MCCLELLAND,
ORIENTAL GUIDE
TOM RUNGE, P.P.
TREASURER
MARK TORRANCE,
RECORDER
Those present per register.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED
TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY:
JOHN MILLIREN,
POTENTATE
MINUTES: Motion made by Matt
Thomann, 2nd by Tom Brawner,
P.P. to dispense with the reading of
the minutes, motion passed. Fi-
nance committee report. Motion
made by Matt Thomann, 2nd by
Siegy to accept the report as pre-
sented.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Motion made by Matt Thomann,
&2nd to accept the Treasurer’s re-
port. Motion passed.
INVESTMENT REPORT: Motion made by Hollie Guist & 2nd
to accept investment report as pre-
sented, motion passed.
PRESENTATION OF BILLS:
Motion made by Mike Hoeth, 2nd
by Carlos Duran to pay the bills,
motion passed.
DEATHS, DEMITS, RESTORA-
TIONS: Starting membership 1097, re-
stored 1;expired 2;suspensions 0;
associates 13;loss of 1;total mem-
bership 1097.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
CALENDAR RAFFLE – Les McClelland reported that 106
calendars are still out, money
needs to be collected, March 31,
2013 is the deadline.
SHRINE HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL GAME:
Skype meeting on Saturday. Sean
Considine will be doing the dinner
on July 12th. The football game is
June 13th. Would like a lot of
Shrine units. Larry Keyser is Pa-
rade Marshall for our units. Need
more parade units & clubs.
MEMBERSHIP :
Jerry Minor was dressed for the
70’s. June 15, 2013 is the 70’s
dance. Jerry also provided a list of
upcoming events. Clubs & Units
could send representatives to help
with membership for the Clubs &
Units. He also mentioned the IL
CHIP program that was just held at
Pecatonica Lodge. They received 6
inquirers for Masonic petition, and
3 of those are interested in moving
on to be Shriners.
ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY: Hollie Guist reported on ―Racin’
for the Kids‖ will be Aug. 17th.
Read a letter via the hospital of a
patient that started at the hospital at
the age of 9 months. This helps tell
people what we do.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: Polo Lodge – Dan Hartmann re-
ported there will be a Chili and
Oyster dinner on Thursday, March
21 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Wilbert Hecht recommended a new
Mason for membership.
Read a petition from Paul Thorne,
accepted. Circus contract for 2013
– 2016 with Hamid Circus ap-
proved. Motion made by Dave
Giamalva, 2nd by Bruce Sumpter
for $1000.00 donation for Jack
Atchison’s car. Question asked
about whether it is in the budget,
motion carried.
GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Les McClelland reported on O.G.
school. Imperial Doug Maxwell
presented on the sound financial
footing of the hospitals. Les stated
that he learned a bunch, and that all
the sessions were very worthwhile.
All help and assistance to the
Wounded Warriors project will be
covered by Tri-Care. Chuck Slater
stated the importance of taking
care of your car when you have left
it if only for an hour or so in the
parking lot.
Illustrious Sir John introduced
Rick Anderson, and the newest
member of the fraternity, Paul
Hoffman.
Bruce Sumpter is still collecting
tabs, please bring them to the of-
fice.
MEETING ADJOUNED AT
8:32 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
TOM RUNGE, PP,
RECORDER PRO-TEM
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NOBILITY BIRTHDAYS IN MAY
1st
Clay W. Cooper
Robert Diehl
Donald B. Lockhart
2nd
David Hayes
Dean Miller
Henry Twombly
3rd
Curt D. Barnes
David J. Erbes
Donald M. Mueller
Terry L. Ridenour
4th
Kenneth E. Ellis
Ralph Pabon
Donald Umphryes
5th
Clifton C. Bender
Robert T. Metsker
Robert D. Rutz
6th
Jay B. Haka
Reinhold Peterson
John A. Swanson
7th
Fred Fleming
Wayne Olson
Edward Watne
8th
Donald Kimes, PP
9th
Bob Harkness
William Johnson
William Nichols
10th
William Gambrel
Stewart S. Olson
Michale Rumney
Armer Severin, PP
Donald G. Swanson
11th
Terry L. Behling
Raymond Cain
Terry R. Irwin
Vernon Preste-
gaard
12th
Donald E. Arn
Robert Bittermann
Wendell Court
Roger L. Miller
13th
Joseph I Musser
14th
Henry Hemmingsen
Marc Mongan
John H. Shockey
Richard K. Webster
15th
William Bellomy
Adam Keenan
Dale Sievert
16th
Elbert Barrett
James Gaffney, Jr.
17th
William McCorkle
Michael Senter
18th
Clyde Clubb
Omar Wilhelms
19th
Bruce Knipple
20th
Jerry Boose
Louis Cerveny
Ned Dickey
Roy C. French
Norman K. Hughes
Craig Robertson
21st
Henry Lanan
David J.Sprecher
Richard Zenzen
22nd
Terry R. Butz
Edward J. Keenan
23rd
Paul W. Conrad
Lewis DeGraff
Levi Heinemeyer
24th
Robert Donaldson
Lee Felski
Hunter Gilmore
James Truninger
25th
Norman Oehler
Donald Vogeler
26th
George Darling
Jon Delano
Troy Feece
27th
Ronald Asche
Edwin Benson
Gary Mitchell
Dale H. Wacker
28th
Forrest Burtner
Richard Jordan
Jack Wilson
29th
Harold H. Readel
Greg Stanbury
Elmer Ward
Derek Winfield
30th
Leroy Embry Jr
Charles Owen
Thomas I. Webb
31st
William Fisher,PP
Charles C. Rowland
William Shaffer Sr
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P l a c e Y O U R a d v e r t i s em e n t i n t h e T e b a l a G r a m T O D A Y !
Anybody can achieve any-thing. Do you believe that? I do! But there is a caveat that must be made. Those who succeed are those who walk through the door of opportunity when it swings open. That we know! But what is the secret to getting through the door of opportunity? I believe that we must be at the door when it swings open. In other words we must not only be present but ready for the moment.
I understand that Frank Sinatra got his big break while working as a waiter. One day, as he was waiting ta-bles, who does he see sitting in the restaurant, but one of the biggest names in the music industry? Old Blue Eyes did the unbelievable: He cleared off a table next to the gentleman and got up on it and sang! He knew he was done at the restaurant for doing so, but how many times would this door of op-portunity open up? Needless to say, the rest is history.
You may remember the stage-hand for Kenny G who one day was in the auditorium with Kenny, just the two of them, when he started to play every song for him on the piano that was set up. Kenny didn’t even know the guy could play the piano. Guess who is now the lead keyboardist for Kenny G? You got it!
You see, we never know when the door of opportunity is going to open wide. For some, the big break comes early in life and for others later on. But for all of those who become successful, there is one key similarity: They were ready! And for every one of those who were ready, there were thousands more who weren’t. It wasn’t because they couldn’t do the job, it was because they weren’t ready for the moment.
As members of Tebala Shrine are you ready to move forward and re-gain the stature reflective of being a Shriner? It is very easy to look around and recognize that our membership is smaller today. That it requires more effort to achieve our goals. If that is all you can see then I have to say you are not ready to walk through the door of opportunity open before us.
I happen to see a wide open door way ready for us to walk through. It will take renewed effort, and strong commitment as well as a willingness to go the extra mile. We stand on a threshold of new glory however we
must be willing to put, as my coach once said, additional skin in the effort.
The fact is there are children out there that are not even born yet that will require our assistance in order to have an opportunity for a good life. We already have children and grand-children in this world as well as friends and neighbors that are looking for men-tors to pattern their lives after. We are all being watched to see if we have the gumption to walk through this doorway to greater accomplishment. Nothing great ever materializes without some-body willing to do what is needed.
I know, like many of you, I look at my personal schedule and wonder, what else can I do to make a positive difference in the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, and my Blue Lodge. I have heard myself say I can’t be in two or four places at the same time. I contin-ue to serve with my wife who is also an officer on the line for the Daughters of The Nile as a Co-Pastor of a church in Lindenwood, Illinois. I have accepted the invitation to work for a friend of mine as Director of Marketing, and I serve as Chaplain for our Tebala Tem-ple and now have the privilege of serv-ing as Oriental Guide. As Oriental Guide I have been assigned the re-sponsibility of being more involved with some of the Units and Clubs. In addi-tion, I am accountable to each of you both morally and legally as an elected official on the Line to provide appropri-ate leadership and guidance to our fra-ternity. I also know that I am strongly committed to being better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow than I am today. I also know that I am not alone in this commitment
I do not share these commit-ments with you lightly because I per-sonally know others who have more commitments than I have and are cur-rently serving our temple in a variety of different ways. The point I want to make and hope is being reflected is your fraternity needs your interest, your involvement, your drive, your support. We need your willingness to get re-involved once again; we need your drive, your personal commitment to make a difference by deliberately choosing to be the difference!
I also know and understand for some of you driving may have become problematic due to physical circum-stances. If that is the case know that once we are aware of this and you are
interested and desire to become more involved than you have been then let us know. Give me a personal call at 815-222-7943 or send me an email at [email protected]. I am cer-tain we can get our heads together and figure out a game plan that will empow-er you with the ability to once again become personally involved with a mis-sion that is critical to the welfare of oth-ers. In addition I am certain you will once again find some of the laughter and joy that always comes when you are around others that have a common goal and interest in life.
It is important to realize also that this journey of life we are all on includes the presence of a spouse, son, daughter, or friend. Perhaps what we need to do is invite them to come with us on this journey. Masonry can be a family experience. Let us em-brace all of it and become blessed in the process.
So, the question for us is are we ready? Are you ready? Here are some thoughts for you to consider. Are your skills as sharp as they could be at this point in your life? Notice I did not say are they as sharp as they use to be but as they could be? Is your charac-ter deep enough? I personally invite you to step forward and choose to make a difference. The door way to increased good and wholeness is open and ready for all of us to walk through. I invite you to join us in our journey for-ward. Don’t just sit and wish and dream. Be proactive and start today to get yourself physically capable of walk-ing through this open door way for in-creased joy and happiness. You are needed!
Shhh. Do you hear that? Hing-es creaking! It is the sound of the door opening. Your door of opportunity! Now is the time to move forward. Join me and others on this journey. Invite your fellow members from the Blue Lodge , the York Rite, The Scottish Rite, to join you on this journey. Call me at 815-222-7943 or email me at [email protected] . We have work to do and goals to achieve as a fraternity.
I look forward to hearing from you soon….!
Fraternally yours,
Rev. Les McClelland Chaplain and Oriental Guide
Chaplain’s Call
mailto:[email protected]
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LOVES PARK SHRINE CLUB NEWS…(and random thoughts)
As I previously informed …..you
will
have to wait until the June issue to
find out about our first meeting of
the year. UNLESS: you attended as
I urged you to do.
An Augie update: Fishing hasn’t
been too good in Arizona this year.
My prediction was half right. Augie
caught the most (2 or 3) but Lady
Karen didn’t even wet a line. She’s
waiting for the challenge of Wiscon-
sin waters…I’m sure she will end up
with the biggest. By the time you
read this Augie will have sold many,
many bags of onions for the Club.
He has been the top seller for the
club for many, many years also.
Noble Ray Olson sent his dues for
2013 all the way from Sun City, AZ.
He will be returning soon and is
looking forward to the Parade Sea-
son. Our Parade Chairman, Noble
Gene Snyder is working on a very
ambitious season for us this year.
Looking ahead to June….keep in
mind the Club is the Host for the
June Temple meeting.
Our P. O. Box is still waiting for
new or renewed members. Dues are
$10.15 per year.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
TIME:
Brain Teaser Time:
Re-run time from the April, 2005
TebalaGram.
Which common English word
changes its pronunciation when the
first letter is capitalized?
Keep reading for the answer.
DID YOU KNOW? TRIVIA:
Ever wonder who started golf’s Ry-
der Cup? It was Samuel Ryder, a
wealthy Englishman who made his
fortune selling penny packets of
flower seeds. His original prize in
1926: A champagne and chicken
sandwich dinner for all competitors
and $5 for the winner.
In 1960, Green Bay Packer Paul
Horning scored the most points ev-
er—176 –in one pro season. He was
not only their star halfback, but the
guy who kicked field goals for extra
points as well.
These guys are too good! In the
1956 Tasmanian Golf Open, the
winner was Peter Toogood. His dad,
Alfred Toogood, came in second,
and his brother, John Toogood,
came in third.
In 1807, Louis Sockalexis was the
first known Native American to play
major league baseball. His presence
on the roster of the Cleveland Spi-
ders spawned the team’s better
known name: spectators mockingly
called them the Cleveland Indians.
Despite what you might’ve seen in
the movie, A League of Their Own,
a baseball player can’t legally catch
a ball in her cap. It has to be by
glove or hand, nothing else.
Ever wonder why tennis balls are so
fuzzy? It’s mostly to slow the game
down. The fuzz makes the ball less
bouncy. It also increases wind re-
sistance. A side benefit is that the
fuzz grips the strings of the racquet
slightly, allowing more spin and ball
control.
CHICAGO LOOP TRIVIA:
The famous Route 66 highway starts
in the Loop, at Michigan Avenue
and Jackson Street. It ends 2,500
miles later, in Los Angeles.
The first Chicago liquor license was
issued to Berghoff’s in 1933.
The Loop is the largest college town
in Illinois, with more than 65,000
Students.
More than 500,000 people come to
work in the Loop each day.
SIGNS & PLACES:
Life is Short. Read fast.
MY BARN MY RULES
We don’t stand for gossip.
So sit down and get comfy.
Many People Have Eaten My Cook-
ing & Gone On to Lead Normal
Lives
Don’t follow where the path may
lead… go where there is no path &
Leave a trail.
PONDER A WHILE:
I’ve learned that people will forget
what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.
The only one who can tell you that
you can’t is you, but you don’t have
to listen!
In order to succeed, your desire for
success should be greater that your
fear of failure.
Sometimes you just have to take the
leap, and build your wings on the
way down.
Experience is a hard teacher because
you get the test first, the lessons af-
terwards.
Success seems to be largely a matter
of hanging on after others have let
go.
If you don’t know where you are
going, you will probably end up
somewhere else.
Every accomplishment starts with
the decision to try.
You never know what happiness a
simple act of kindness will bring
about.
The future depends entirely on what
each of us does with every day.
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The further backwards you can
look, the further forward you are
likely to see.
For every minute you are angry
you lose sixty seconds of happi-
ness.
The only place you find success
before work is in the dictionary.
It’s not what you look at that mat-
ters, it’s what you see.
Confidence is contagious. So is
lack of confidence.
A smile is a curved line that sets
things straight.
RECENT T-SHIRT SAYINGS:
IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S
TRUE.
And because it’s not about me.
Anytime I feel like exercising I lie
down until the feeling passes.
I used to think BEER was bad for
me so I GAVE UP thinking.
I AM 39. (But this shirt is quite
old.)
HARD-WARE: the parts of a
computer system that can be
kicked.
Listen & Silent have the same let-
ters.
Coinidence?
The Gray Hair & Wrinkles only
add character.
You’re not that bad I’M JUST
THAT
AWESOME
VOTED MOST LIKELY TO RE-
CEDE
It isn’t a bad mood. It’s my per-
sonality. Get used to it.
OLD AGE COMES at an incon-
venient time.
I know I’m NOT PERFECT
But I’m so close IT SCARES ME!
Let Me DROP EVERYTHING &
work on YOUR PROBLEM
The only YOGA Stretch I’ve per-
fected is
The YAWN!
If things get any worse I’ll have to
ask you to stop helping.
Thespacebaronmycomputerisbro-
ken
WHO SAID THAT?
It’s not enough just to swing at the
ball; you’ve got to loosen your
girdle and really let the ball have
it.
Babe Didrikson
―Procrastination is like a credit
card: it’s a lot of fun until you get
the bill.‖
Christopher Parker
―There are only two basic ways of
establishing competitive ad-
vantage: do things better than
others or do them differently.‖
Karl Albrecht
―I’d rather be a failure at some-
thing I love than a success at
something that I hate.‖
George Burns
―Experience is not what happens
to a man. It’s what a man does
with what happens to him.‖ Ald-
ous Huxley
―You must learn from the mis-
takes of others. You can’t possi-
bly live long enough to make
them all yourself.‖
Sam Levinson
―The more original a discovery;
the more obvious it seems after-
ward.‖
Arthur Koestler
―If you have the courage to begin,
you have the courage to succeed.‖
David Viscott
―Thinking is the hardest work
there is, which is probably the rea-
son why so few engage in it.‖
Henry Ford
BRAIN TEASER ANSWER:
The word is polish or Polish.
KIDS & GRANDKIDS TIME:
Q. What is the longest word in
the English language?
A. Smiles—because there’s a
mile between the first and last let-
ter.
Q. What is the best way to keep
fish from smelling?
A. Cut off their noses.
Q. What animal has the smallest
appetite?
A. A moth. It just eats holes.
Q. What book contains more stir-
ring pages than any other book:
A. A cookbook.
Q. Why should you always take a
watch with you when you cross
the desert?
A. Because there is a spring in it.
LAUGH A LITTLE TIME:
PAY DAY
A regular customer walks into the
bar and says, ―Bartender, one
round for everyone, on me!‖
The bartender says, ―Well, seems
you’re in a really good mood to-
night.:
The man replies, ―I sure am! Yes-
terday I was hired by the city to
go around and collect from the
parking meters!‖
The bartender congratulates the
man and proceeds to pour the
round.
The next night the same man
walks back in, ―Bartender, TWO
rounds for everyone, on me!‖
LOVES PARK SHRINE CLUB NEWS…(and random thoughts)
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LOVES PARK SHRINE CLUB NEWS…(and random thoughts)
The bartender says, ―If you’re so happy just over having this new job, I can just imagine how happy you’ll
be when you get your first paycheck!‖
With a wondrous look on his face, the puls out a handful of quarters from his packet and says, ―You mean
they’re gonna PAY me too?‖
PONY EXPRESS
At a Milwaukee post office, a woman complained to the clerk that a Pony Express rider could get a letter
from Milwaukee to St. Louis in two days, and now it takes three. ―I’d like to know why,‖ she scoffed.
The clerk thought about it for a moment, then his face brightened and he replied, ―The horses are a lot old-
er now?‖
PARKED CARS IN THE SNOW
It had been snowing for hours when an announcement came over the intercom: ―Will the students who are
parked on University Drive please move their cars so that we may begin plowing.‖
Twenty minutes later there was another announcement. ―Will the twelve hundred students who went to
move 26 cars please return to class.‖
It’s about time to duck out but first a reminder---Please forward your ideas, comments, questions, com-
plaints, atta-boys, suggestions or whatever to President PP Leon Larsen at 1-815-633-7437 (home0 or 1-
815-494-2554 (mobile). Vice President PP Tom Runge at 1-815-38908622 (home) or 1-815-389-6566
(mobile), Secretary Gene Snyder at 1-779-475-0222 (home) or 1-815-520-4997 (mobile),
or Treasurer Jim Hall at 1-815-633-1784. The mailing address remains:
Loves Park Shrine Club, P.O. Box 2411,
Loves Park, IL 61132-0411. Now it is time to duck out! Jim Hall, Scribe
Tebala Shrine will be manning the gates and will have a 10x 10 tent May 31st from 2:45p.m. until
8:15p.m. at Rockford City Market held on Water Street and East Tate Street; we will need volunteers. I
would like to have those interested in helping promote our fraternity to contact Jerry Minor if interested. I
would like those from the many Masonic organizations to participate in this event. Blue Lodge , Nile,
Rainbow, O.E.S., Scottish Rite, York Rite, DeMolay, and Jobs Daughters wear clothes that represent your
group, bring brochures, petitions, be ready to talk why your group is important, how to join, and the kind
of fun you have to offer. Please send to the membership chairman at Tebala a list of your important com-
munity events that you want to promote so we can list them on a hand out flyer. Also promote this day
with all your family and your Masonic brothers and sisters as well. This will be as successful as you want
it to be and it’s a way to promote your organizations within the community. Any questions please contact
Jerry Minor membership chairman at 815-978-0582 or by email: [email protected].
TEBALA AT ROCKFORD CITY MARKET
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BLOOD DRIVE Thursdays, From 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Dates: Thursday, May 9
Thursday, July 25
at the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission, 2500 North Annie Glidden
Road.
Thursday, June 9
at the DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144, southeast corner of Fairview Road and South
4th Street (Route 23).
Every day, around 44,000 pints of blood are needed in hospitals. Individuals who are 17 years
of age weighing at least 110 pounds and generally in good health may be eligible to donate
blood.
The DeKalb County Forty and Eight along with Heartland Blood Centers have joined forces
with the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission and the DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144
to schedule several blood drives locally.
To pre-register for donating blood please call
Frank Beierlotzer 815-758-5788 or email [email protected].
Reserved time slots are 3:00pm, 3:20pm, 3:40pm, 4:00pm & etc. up to 5:40pm.
Walk-ins are most welcome. Please bring your blood donor card or driver’s license or
a photo ID or two other forms of identification.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE !!!!!
mailto:[email protected]
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Potentate’s Trip
John and Bonnie Invite
you to a
Riverboat Cruise
August 31st, September 1st and 2nd
Travel the Mississippi River
On the Twilight Riverboat
For more information join us
March 30th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Tebala Shrine Center
The Annual Shrine Hospital Donor Representative meet-
ing will be held April 12 at the Chicago unit. This is a very
constructive event as all fourteen rep’s converge and describe
how they raise money. The weekly Shrinelines publication
also mentions the various events throughout the Chicago
Hospital area that are performed to raise funds. I received an
email recently describing how the Shrine has worked with H & R Block as a fundraising opportunity.
One recent gift to the hospital was created by having a farmer donate 222 bushels of soybeans because
the hospital had helped his daughter. The Shrine Football game will be held Saturday, July 13 at the
Tucci Stadium in Bloomington. We hope to have a good turnout from Tebala. Remember to be looking
for patients and remembering the hospital in your will. Bill Condon, Donor Representative
Hey – We Want to Get the Band Back Together!!!
We Want You!!!
Interested in Forming a Musical Group at Tebala?
A group of Nobles are inviting any and all members of Tebala
who have an interest in forming a Band (type unknown at this
time) to contact the Tebala business office. At this time there
are no definite plans as to the final form this band may take.
The object is only to have fun and play a little music. Any lev-
el of ability is welcome! We will be trying to sign-up as many
potential members as possible over the next few months and
hold an organizational meeting at a later date this year.
If you have any interest at all – please call the Tebala office at
815-332-2010 and provide your name, type of instrument you
play and an address/phone number to contact you.. We will be
in touch as plans progress.
We Want You!!! Please Call Today!!!
Singers wanted to provide melodious memo-ries at Tebala events and Ceremonials. No previous experience needed. PLEASE – We need your help! Shower and car singers wel-comed. We have fun and enjoy Shrine fellow-ship. Only 2 – 3 rehearsals per year!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
SINGERS
WANTED
Please Contact the Tebala Office@ 815-332-2010 or [email protected]
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RACING FOR THE KIDS: WOW! Can you believe it? Spring is just around the corner. What does that mean? Racing season is here. The Daytona 500 has happened and NAS-
CAR is in full swing. Well this year’s “RACING FOR KIDS” will be Saturday, August 17th and be
combined with a “Back to School” night at the Rockford Speedway as the kids start school that week. Plans are under way for the various events that evening, but one thing is for sure. We will
be “HAVING FUN and HELPING KIDS”! That’s what Shriner’s do! So mark this date down in
your calendars and plan on being a sponsor this year. There will be a barbeque prior to racing for
Tebala ticket holders. Kids ages 11 and under get in
free.
For more information, or to become a sponsor for this
event, please contact Hollie Guist at 815-631-3695 or
Jack Atchison at 815-262-4433. Sponsorships will re-
main at $100 and sponsors will receive 5 adult tickets,
10 children tickets and a sponsor item to be determined.
Hear Yea, Hear Yea, Calling All
Nobles To Bring In Your Candidates!
All Clubs and units reach out to your brothers in your
lodges find new candidates to join in the fun of your
club and or units make sure you pick up petitions when
you are at the temple.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2013 TEBALA DUES?
Are you current with your dues?
This year the Membership Chairman, Jerry D. Minor, has requested that all clubs, Committees and Units check the
status of their members at meetings to verify that they have a current 2013 dues card.
Current means that you have paid your Tebala Temple dues for the current colander year.
Not being current will cause you to not be eligible to participate in any Tebala Parade, attend any Stated Meetings, or
Ceremonials and may also disallow you from participating in certain other functions.
If you have not yet paid your 2013 dues please do so as soon as possible..
Pictured Above: Gary Ackerman sporting his new patriotic clown costume as he plays catch with too young men. We love the new look.
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THE 62nd
Tebala Shrine Circus is Coming
The time is fast approaching for the 62nd
annual Tebala Shrine Circus. The first performance of this year’s circus will be at 12:30 PM on Friday, May 31
st, 2013 at the Indoor Sports Center on Riv-
erside Boulevard in Loves Park, Illinois. There will be nine performances in total. There will be three shows on May 31
st, June 1
st, and June 2
nd. The performances each day will be at 12:30 PM,
4:00 PM and 7:30 PM The Tebala Shrine Circus is one of the primary fund raisers for our Shrine Center. Your help is needed in making this Tebala Shrine fund raiser a success. The purchase of your Circus ticket vouchers and volunteering at the circus are a great help to your Tebala. There are many jobs to be done at the Shrine Circus. There is a job for everyone that shows up to work. Remember that many hands make light work. The Tebala Shrine Circus dates are May 31
st, June 1
st, and June 2
nd, 2013 at the Indoor Sports
Center. Contact Tom Runge at (815) 389-8622 or Leon Larsen at (815) 494-1554 for more infor-mation or to let us know you’ll be there.
Think Circus! Tom Runge, Circus Chairman
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TEBALA GOLF PLAY DAY
August 17, 2013
West Lake Village Golf Course
Get your Foursome Together Now!!!
SHOTGUN START 8:00 A.M. $70.00 Includes: Golf, Cart, Lunch and Beverages and
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN $5000.00 FOR THE
FIRST HOLE IN ONE ON A SELECTED PAR 3!
HOLE SPONSORSHIPS available for $50.00
Call to register your foursome and/or hole sponsorship. Tebala Shrine Center 815-322-2010 or Tom Watson 815-494-2545
Sword of Bunker Hill Blackhawk #8
Will be held in Stockton, IL Masonic Temple
Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Candidate’s must be there at 6:00 p.m.
For information please call Walt Steffes at 815-947-3624
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Tebala Shrine Directors Staff
Golf Stag
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Shotgun Start at 7:30 AM
At Silver Ridge Golf Course
$75.00 per Golfer includes Golf, Cart, Beverages on the Course, and Steak Dinner
Call JJ Wilson at (815 721-2286, Leon Larsen at (815) 494-1554,
Bruce Sumpter at (815) 621-5497,
or Tom Runge at (815) 389-8622 for more infor-
mation and your tickets
Daughters of the Nile
Alabet Temple No. 31
invite all members, guests and friends
to an afternoon of
BUNKO This game requires no prior knowledge of how to play;
There is no special skill or strategy to learn.
If you can roll dice and know how to laugh, you can enjoy this game.
A donation to the Alabet No. 31 general fund of $5.00 and an hors d’oeuvres to share is all that is required.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
1 pm to 3 pm
Malquist Room at Tebala Shrine Center, Rockford, IL
Contact Gloria Patterson at 847-341-5001 for additional questions. Reservations are NOT required.
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Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE
PAID Permit No. 64 Rockford, IL
Blackhawk Farms Weekend Dave Babcock 815-335-2498 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 16-17, 2012 Circus Loy Rice 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 1-3, 2012 Corn Boil Director’s Staff Divan Aides Greg Stanbury 815-985-4471 August 15, 2012 Tebala Family Picnic DeKalb County S.C. Divan All Aides August 26, 2012 “Karnival of Karnage” Mark Torrance 815-871-6226 Matt Thomann 815-310-0310 Rick Jenks 815-985-4302 October 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, & 31,Nov1 2013 Vidalia Onions Paul Thorne 630-365-6217 Bill Fisher, P.P. 815-519-6240 Arabic Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-218-3623 Chanters Ronald Pauly 815-398-4548 Director’s Staff Tom Runge, P.P. 815-222-6566 Guards Peter J. Holm 815-389-1246 Honda Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-734-4887
Horse Patrol Bill Heflin 815-234-2249 Klowns Dan Hartman 815-946-2000 Meeting first Tuesday at Temple,7:30p.m. Upcoming events Parade Season Marshal Aides Larry Whitsel 815-332-5760 Mini-Bikes Arthur Swanson 815-547-1064 Meeting first Thursday of the month at Zamador Club, Richmond, IL, 7:00 p.m. Motor Patrol Mike Hoeth 847-223-1824 Parade Staff Ron Lanquist 815-397-0656 Ritualistic Divan Donald Kimes, P.P. 815-335-2838 Air Squadron Hollie Guist 815-631-3695 Meeting fourth Wednesday of each month; call for location. Batavia Shrine Club Bob Armstrong 815-459-3898 Big Wheels Bill Owens 847-803-6738 Cell: 773-870-0296 [email protected] Blue Haze Choppers Joe Blanchard 815-985-4791 DeKalb County Shrine Club Chuck Slater 847-774-7400
Dixon Shrine Club John Red 815-288-0250 Dressers Walter Lockhart 630-892-2251 Meeting fourth Tuesday at Temple at 7:30p.m. Freeport Shrine Club Dennis Meyers 815-541-1784 Freeport T-Ten Parade Club Dean White 815-623-3434 Office: 815-235-6136 Jo-Carroll Shrine Club Walt Steffes 815-947-3624 Cell: 815-238-0725 Meeting second Wednesday of the month; call for location. Legion of Honor Glenn Klebsdel 815-389-2426 Loves Park Shrine Club Leon Larsen 815-633-7434 Cell: 815-494-1554 Meeting second Thursday, April—November McHenry County Shrine Club Roland Wood 815-385-9172 Mendota Shrine Club Vade Wadmeyer 815-866-6177 Ogle County Shrine Club Hollie Guist 815-631-3695 Past Masters Jim Allen 815-231-2555 Membership Chairman Jerry D. Minor 815-654-4627 815-978-0582 [email protected]
Tebala Shrine Center
7910 Newburg Road
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 332-2010
Attention,
Nobles! Join the fun and get involved.
Make a call today!
2013 TEBALA OFFICERS Potentate: John Milliren email: [email protected]
or [email protected] Home: 815-874-5922 Cell: 815-703-6803
Chief Rabban: Loy Rice email: [email protected] Home: 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-494-8667
Assistant Rabban: Larry Keyser email: [email protected] Home: 815-544-7733
High Priest & Prophet: Tom Watson email: [email protected] Home: 815-633-2054 Cell: 815-494-2545
Oriental Guide: Les McMclelland email: [email protected] Home: 815-398-7399 Cell: 815-222-7943 Treasurer: Tom Runge, P.P. email: [email protected] Home: 815-389-8622 Cell: 815-222-6566
Recorder: Mark Torrance email: [email protected] Cell: 815-871-6226
Tebala Shrine Office: 7910 Newburg Road Rockford, IL 61108
Office Hours: 8 AM – 4 PM M-F
815-332-2010 815-332-5923 Fax
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