ALI GHAN SHRINERS RED FEZ July 2016 FROM THE

ALI GHAN SHRINERS
FROM THE POTENTATE’S DESK
RED FEZ
July 2016
WOW! What an amazing night at the Potentates Ball. Eight
Shrines were represented and Ron Klee the President of MASA
was in attendance. The Ballroom looked Beautiful. Thank You Ladies of the Ball Committee. Fun and Laughter was had by all. The
STEAK & LOBSTER was to die for. DJ Plummer kept us dancing
all night. The after Party at Comfort Inn and Suites was full of fun
and fellowship. Ed and Sue Richards did a wonderful job with the
food and a full bar was taken care of by Gregg Viands PP and Tom
Kimble PP. Desserts were provided by the Desert Legion Ladies.
Everyone had a great time, I could tell because it closed at 3:30
AM. The grounds look great due to the hard work of the garden
club with help from Noble Ernie Messick and Noble Packi. Marsha
and I felt very special due to the love everyone shared with us. We
are truly blessed to have the Nobles of Ali Ghan. We will cherish
that night forever.
Your Imperial Representatives will be leaving soon for the 2016
Imperial session in Tampa. We will be back in time for the Patient
Family Picnic on July 9th. Keep your calendars free so you can attend the Car Cruise on July 30TH, it is going to be amazing with
many classic cars to see, and good food to eat.
Our Ali Ghan website is up and running, and looks great. Special
thanks to Jason Nicol for bringing the website out of the dark ages.
The RED FEZ will now be posted monthly on the website and on
the Ali Ghan Facebook page. We will no longer be mailing them
unless you are a RED FEZ BOOSTER, this translates into a nine
thousand dollar a year savings to the Temple. In this current
economy we couldn’t continue to absorb that kind of loss of revenue any longer. Thank You for your support in this matter.
If you have not already done so please sign up and pay your deposit for M.A.S.A. It is going to be the best time you have ever had
there. Lots of prizes will be given out throughout the week and a
CIRCUS Themed party on Thursday night will be so much Fun. If
you haven’t already bought a “win a trip to MASA” ticket please
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see me or a Divan member to get one. They are still available.
There will be a Financial Update meeting coming soon to the
membership. The Divan is working very hard on this matter,
and will update you soon on our progress. The best thing the
membership can do to help is to continue to support the events
at Ali Ghan.
Fall M.A.S.A. Virginia Beach
September 4-10 , 2016
I would like to give a very special thank you to my Chief Aide
Jamey Hill and Lady Ellen, Marsha’s Aide. They have helped us
tremendously this year.
Thank You all for making this the best year ever for me at Ali
Ghan!!!!!!!!!
Quality Inn & Suites
Eighth Street & Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
All rooms face the Ocean and have private balconies
Heated Indoor Pool and Large Outdoor Pool
Free Continental Breakfast
You may visit www.qualityinn.com/hotel/VA314
To explore the accommodations
Deposit of $250.00 due by May 16th 2016
The remaining balance due by June 30 2016
Fee includes taxes, MASA Fees, hospitality, ect. Double capacity
All rooms are assigned on a first come basis—no one day registrations
Mail your deposit or payment in full to: Ali Ghan Shriners, P.O. Box 1416
Cumberland, MD 21501.
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Fall M.A.S.A. Virginia Beach Registration Form
Quality Inn & Suites
705 Atlantic Ave. & 8th Street Virginia Beach, VA
Deposit of $250.00 due by May 16, 2016
The remaining balance due by Jun 30, 2016
Fees include taxes, MASA fees, hospitality, etc.. Double capacity
Choose one:
_______Sunday-Sunday September 4-10 $1016
_______Monday-Sunday September 5-10 $904
_______Tuesday-Sunday September 6-10 $792
_______Wednesday-Sunday September 7-10 $680
_______Thursday-Sunday September 8-10 $569
_______Friday-Sunday September 9-10 $456
Name: ______________________________________________
Lady’s Name or Guest: ___________________________________
Unit: __________________Phone # _______________________
Amount Enclosed: ______________________________________
Credit Card # _________________________________________
EXP. For C.C: ____________________ V-code:________________
Do you need a handicapped accessible room? YES or
NO
Mail Deposit or payment in full to: Ali Ghan Shriners, Po Box 1416
Cumberland, MD 21501
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Annual Family/Patient Picnic
July 9th– Patient Family Picnic
July 30– Car Cruise
August 20– Hawaiian Luau/ Pig Roast
September 23– Birthday Dinner/Temple Meeting
September 24– Western MD Music Festival
Come out and enjoy Ace of Clubs every Wednesday
from 5-8pm and Sunday Brunch from 11am-2pm.
July 9, 2016 at 1:00pm at the Ali Ghan Picnic
Grounds.
There will be food, fun and activities for the
kids.
Don’t miss interacting with some of the patients we care for, the reason we do what we
do!
Vidalia Onions
Anyone who wants onions can have what is left for
free! Contact a Directors staff member or the Recorder’s Office at 301-722-5970
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Well our year is half over and looking forward to our 4th of July meeting. We hope to have a nice cookout for this meeting with all the
trimmings. Cost for this is $10.00
At our June meeting we had eleven members in attendance including
charter member Charlie Hardy and Past Potentates Wayne Couter &
Gary Shriver.
Illustrious Sir Joe Kennedy gave us an update on the success of the
fundraiser to this date including a successful Circus. The Potentates
Ball in on June 25th, and patient’s picnic is July 9th.
We fixed breakfast for the Ceremonial at the Railroad Unit building
and served approximately 60 members including the new candidates.
Curt Haines has a bus trip to the Philadelphia Hospital on June 25th, if
interested please give Curt a call to reserve a seat for $30.
Several members are recovering from medical problems including
Mary Hooton, Bob Bowers, Bill Mickey, Bill Bratt, and Gregg Viands.
Don’t forget, we have upcoming events at the Railroad Unit this
month including The Tall cedars picnic on June 24th, at 5pm, and the
Willow Valley picnic and train run on June 30th at 8am. Come on out
and give us a hand. We need the help.
We served approximately 85 spaghetti dinners at our June dinner.
A schedule of our 2016 train runs has been sent out by e-mail and it
was handed out at our last meeting. If you need one let us know and
we will see that you get one. We need all the help we can get.
Thanks for all the help.
Respectfully Submitted
Wayne D. Robertson
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Past Masters meeting June 14 ,2016
On Tuesday , June 14 th , the Past
Masters Unit held their last meeting
before Summer break, at home of
Roger and Tammy Mullenax. What a
beautiful place to have our meeting. There were 19 present
( 10 were Past Masters ).
At the Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds
August 19
Gates open at 5:30
Show times are 6:00pm & 7:00pm
Children 6 and under FREE
Ages 7-16- $10.00
Adults are $20.00
Come out to the Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds
and enjoy delicious food and great
Hawaiian Entertainment!
Members & Guests Welcome!
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We were treated to delicious barbecued chicken prepared
by Roger and also very delicious Deserts prepared by Tammy . We also had a variety of delicious casserole dishes and
salads made by the ladies of the unit.
We had a short business meeting to discuss a few things
coming up over our Summer recess and voted on giving
permission to our Secretary David and Treasure Roger to
handle any business and pay any bills during our recess.
Our next meeting will be October 11th , at Shooters. We will
have a guest speaker. Hopefully, we will have a larger turn
out than our May meeting when we held it on Sunday, May
15 , at the Shrine Club with Wendy Upchurch from Upchurch Funeral Home as our guest speaker. She was very
informative and we learned a lot from her. "Thank you"
again Wendy for taking time from you busy schedule to be
with us.
In closing I would like to give our sincere Thanks and appreciation to Roger and Tammy for sharing their beautiful
home with our Past Masters Family. They made us all feel
so welcome and a good time was had by all. Hope to see
everyone at Shooters on October 11th. Pat will be giving you
all a call !!!!
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Call 1.800.782.5605 or 610.779.8640 or email [email protected]
Railroad Unit Calendar Winners
Winner
No.
Amt.
Barb. Couter
4/30
#055
-50.00
David Frantz
5/01
#270
-25.00
Donna Broadwater
5/04
#334
-25.00
Rich Broadwater
5/05
#444
-25.00
Derrick Lewis
5/06
#260
-25.00
Clarence Felker
5/08
#526
-75.00
Fred Darber
5/09
#770
-25.00
Jeremy Hinkle
5/10
#179
-25.00
Josh Becker
5/11
#650
-25.00
Edna Helmstetter
5/12
#970
-25.00
Steve Lawson
5/13
#856
-25.00
Roger Parsons
5/16
#127
-25.00
Josh Becker
5/17
#186
-25.00
Lyle Bennett
5/18
#360
-25.00
John Sharpless
5/19
#685
-25.00
Kevin Logan
5/20
#801
-25.00
Becca Gordon
5/21
#044
-25.00
Bob Kimble
5/22
#476
-25.00
Tracy Andrews
5/24
#928
-25.00
Ashley Athey
5/25
#647
-25.00
Roger Evans
5/26
#951
-25.00
Garrett Ruby
5/28
#637
-50.00
Dawn Glotfelty
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Date
5/30
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#798
-200.00
Ali Ghan Desert Legion Red
Fez for July 2016
Our meeting was held Monday June 13th at 7:30 PM at our Club
House. Yes it was my 75th birthday as Facebook said! Thanks for
all the birthday wishes! The beautiful weather must have caused
our membership attendance to be small. We discussed about
cooking corn for upcoming Family/Patient Picnic (July 9th) at
our new Picnic grounds! Don’t forget MASA is coming up soon!
September 5th thur
Our next Famous Roast Beef Dinner still at $8.50.
Will be on Monday July 25th. The fellowship was
GREAT! & our ladies desserts was better than ever!
We had over 100 meals to serve and never ran out!!!! This year’s
dinners left are: August 22th- September 26th-October 24th- November 28th. Starting 7pm or till we run out!
Our Gun or Cash Bash will be held
Saturday July 23rd this year,
please mark your calendars! We
need all our members to help. Our tickets are out
with members! The cost is still $25.00 a two number ticket for each person and $10 at the gate if you just attend to
eat, drink, take Tips and be happy, buy tips to win guns on the
gun tables, Cops & Robbers, of course Tip Jars and have a cold
soft drink or even a Cold Beer! There will be Tip boards on Bacon, New this year is Bricks of 22 magnums & 22 LR Shells on
Tip boards! This year we have CORN!!! Call Terry Hipkiss for
tickets 1-304-839-2448. Going fast!
Our sick and distress: Noble Earl E. Miller (still having
leg problems, goes to Altoona Pa. about every day for
treatment.) & Joyce (has been taken to Morgantown WV
Hospital off and on) they are both still on the mend
please send card 182 Old Mill Lane Clearville, Pa. 15535
Phone: 814-784-3204.
Our Prayers are with you! God Bess You Both!
Ron Straw, Desert
Legion Fez Rep.
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RED FEZ BOOSTERS
Our regular monthly meeting was held on June 14th at the Motor
Corp building.
Kool Klown evening will be held on August 19th at the Southern
Garrett Rescue building in Oakland. If you have never been to it,
you have missed a good evening. Tickets are $25.00 per person
and include food and drinks!
The ambulance has wiring issues and will be running soon. We
think!!
The fire truck is ready to test out. We will let ya know next month.
As usual, some of the little cars need attended to. If yours is one of
them, be at the Motor Corp any Tuesday evening at 5:00pm and if
you cannot fix the problems, Hank or Bert will tell you what to do!!
We missed the Grantsville parade for a lack of drivers. Only three
signed up to go and five is the least!!
We will have seven cars on the 4th of July at the Petersburg, WV
parade and after the parade all Grant County vets in the Vietnam
War will be honored!! Our Larry Goldizen is from Grant County, so
stay around after the parade and go to the city park for the ceremony.
The Chamber of Commerce Crab Feast will be August 5th. Servers
must be there at 4:30pm.
Sick and distressed- Bob Alkire
Potentate’s Ball- June 25th
Desert Legion Gun Bash- July 23
Family Patient Picnic- July 9
Until next time,
Pete Wotring 301-707-6623
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January 2016
Marie, Tom & Terri
Bowers in memory
of Charles E.
Bowers
Sue Haines–
Lederman
Carla Cunningham
in memory of Robert
Cunningham
Polly Eyler in
memory of Walter
S. Eyler
Thomas A. Downs
Ray Andrews
Jack & Nancy
Newkirk
Bill & Virginia
McKenzie
Neil Yommer
Joan Ralston
February 2016
Clyde Ebersole
Kenneth & Susan
Winters
James Bachtell
Joe Graham
March 2017
Richard & Janet
Pyles
Fred M. Novak
Janet Stutzman in
memory of Marlin,
Bud, Stutzman
Eileen Poland in
memory of Charles
B. Poland
Art Isom in memory
of James Kreiling
James G. Jones
Glen J. Michael
John H. Clark
James A. Poland
Everett A. Spiker
Ronald Brubaker
Leona Smelser
LeRoy Dziuk
Keith Thomas in
memory of Robert R.
Golden
D. Craig Radcliffe
Joseph W. Kyle
Betty Thomas in
memory of Charles E.
Thomas
April 2016
Tom & Lovella Bryant
Ernie Messick
Charles Hardy
Don Blair
Rosie Skidmore in
memory of Randy
Skidmore
Robert Holsinger
Thomas Skidmore
Richard Shaffer
Harold Anderson
Dean Hancox in
memory of Donna
Hancox
William Skinner
Charles Bujac
Harry Kesecker
In memory of Vincent
Thompson by his loving
wife, Wilma
G Clifton Loar in
memory of Louise Loar
May 2016
Jean Hite in memory of
Harold Hite
Floyd & Pat Wertz
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Joan Evans in memory
of Donald F. Evans &
Raymond & Ann MacDonald
Gene Mason in
honor of Grace
Mason
Don & Carolyn Thorn
Calvin & Heather
Nazelrod
Bill & Patty Hays
Cyrus Lecron in
memory of Claudine
Lecron
Charles Ridgeway
June 2016
George & Janet
DeHaven
Ernie & Helen Combs
In memory of Donald
R. Wade
Ronnie & Helen
Middleton in memory
of Susie & Wilbert,
Bus, Mowen
George & Ginny Smith
July 2016
Margie Seaber in
memory of Francis R.
Himmelwright
Rita Hout in memory
of Bill Hout
John T. Staub
August 2016
Phyllis Hovatter in
memory of Gordon
Hovatter
WL & Thelma
Puffinburger
RED FEZ BOOSTERS
Butch & Corky Elliot in
memory of daughter
Roxie
September 2016
Ruth Chapman in
memory of Ron
Chapman
October 2016
In memory of P.P.
Paul Scott
Ruth Baker
Mary Murrell in
memory of Jack A.
Murrell & Doris &
Harold Hartman
November 2016
Catherin Garvin in
memory of Harry C.
Garvin
Jerald Allen
Mason Family in
memory of Donald
Mason
Shirley Brinkman in
memory of Leslie
Brinkman
December 2016
Barbara Rice in
memory of Ronald
Rice P.P.
January 2018
Hilda M. Canfield in
memory of John
Canfield
Irene Brant in memory
of Harold, Pete, Brant
February 2017
Norma Shaffer in
memory of Donald,
Boo, Shaffer P.P.
March 2018
Jane Heavner in
memory of Roger
Heavner
Emajane Marks in
memory of Lewis
Marks
Ralph and Erma Buser
March 2021
Pam Shirk in memory
of Allen Shirk P.P.
April 2017
Phil & Lois Handley
In memory of Charles
F. Schelble
April 2018
Bob & Marion Alkire
Nancy Hite in memory
of Lou Hite
Donald Shives Jr
May 2018
Shirley McGregor in
memory of George
McGregor Sr.
May 2019
Margaret Seaber in
memory of Francis R.
Himmelwright
May 2020
Lollie Fridinger in
memory of Jack
Fridinger
June 2017
Ronnie & Helen
Middleton in memory of
Betty & Ted Beckman
Don and Geneva True
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August 2017
Norma Bosley in
memory of Harry S.
Bosley
Alda Wade in memory
of Sheriff Donald
Wade
September 2019
Bill & Darcy DuVall
October 2017
Jack Lawson
November 2023
Walt & Irene
Growden in memory
of Sgt. Vernon
Growden
September 2020
In memory of Mary
Jane Kershner
October 2027
Roy Pepper
Tickets are now available in Shrine Office.
301-722-5970
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PERMIT NO. 932
PAID
CUMBERLAND, MD
Saturdays– 4pm-12am
US POSTAGE
Fridays– 4pm-12am
NON PROFIT ORG.
Sultan Bar Open Hours
Come out for a great time!
Motor Corps Ladies
Just a reminder that the Motor Corps Ladies will be holding their
next get-together on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Hope you will join us
for a relaxing evening with your lady friends.
Please email Sue, Melinda, or Flo and let us know if you plan to
attend.
Sue 301-478-5277 [email protected]
July 25th
Aug 22nd
Sept. 26th
October 24th
Nov. 28th
5 till 7 pm
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301-722-5970
Our Desert Legion’s Famous Roast Beef
Dinners $8.50 each
Come and Enjoy!
P.O. Box 1416
We would appreciate it if you could contact us with a YES or
NO.
Ali Ghan Shriners
Flo 304-788-8077 [email protected]
Cumberland, MD 21501
Melinda 301-697-2396 [email protected]
PLEASE SEND ALL NEWSLETTERS TO
[email protected]
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