2016 ANAH DIVAN - WINTER CEREMONIAL
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2016 ANAH DIVAN - WINTER CEREMONIAL
Shriners having fun , doing good deeds that will change the life of a child February 2016 2016 ANAH DIVAN - WINTER CEREMONIAL Front Row L-R – Recorder Larry Hersom P.P., High Priest & Prophet Roger Grindle, Chief Rabban, Steven”Steve” Trimm, Potentate Robert L. Turner, Assistant Rabban Brad Prout, Oriental Guide Timothy”Tim” Dutch, Treasurer Julian S. White, Jr. Second Row L-R – Chaplain Ryan Otis, Captain of the Guard Dean Hoke, Director Blair Bubar, 2nd Ceremonial Master Galen White, 1st Ceremonial Master Don Gordon,Orator Douglas Dulac, Marshall Robert “Boomer” Palmer, Jr., Outer Guard Adam Beals – Photo By Lloyd Day, Anah Photo Unit. monthly messenger Of Anah Shriners Bangor, Maine Retirement isn’t an end. It’s just the beginning. A long and successful career should be followed by a long and happy retirement. But it won’t happen on its own. 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GP11-01364P-N09/11 7177596 MAR010 07/12 EEDS THAT WI EO VING HA GE THE LIF FUN, DOI NG D OD AN CH LL GO Monthly Messenger of Anah Shriners Chartered June 15, 1922 A Chapter of Shriners International 1404 Broadway, Bangor Maine 04401 Telephone 207.942.2254 - Fax 207.942.1994 Website: www.Anahshriners.com - Shrine email: [email protected] Volume 104 • Number 2 • February 2016 Rich Armstrong-Editor - [email protected]. Janice Young-Advertising Manager - [email protected] FA CHIL D SHRIN ER S All Anahgram Articles to be sent to - [email protected] by the 10th of the Month The first major fund raising “FROM THE event will be our own Shrine Circus in Bangor April29-May RECORDER’S 1, then moving up to Presque Isle May 5-7. Please turn out DESK” and help sell Circus book ads Larry L. Hersom and Circus tickets. We hope Recorder, P.P. you can attend and work as many Circus performances Welcome to Anah 2016! I first want to as possible. Our year started thank Ill. Jesse Thomas and Brenda for a with Potentates Party on great 2015, and all the accomplishment that January 30 and then we have were made. It was a memorable year. It the Wheelers Super Supper doesn’t seem possible we are into the new on February 13, Clowns year, but here we are. Congratulations to Comedy Night on February Potentate Robert “Bob” Turner and Lady 20. In March we will have the Bonnie on being elected our new Potentate Spring Break Party and then the Potentates trip April2-9. and First Lady to represent Anah during When we get back from the 2016. We are all looking forward to a trip we will travel to Melha wonderful year with many exciting events First row: Grace, Sydney, Bonnie, Bob, Eleanor, Colby Shriners in Springfield MA planned. Please wish them well. Second Row: Brandon, Connor, Maclain, Amy for the Directors/Second We also want to congratulate our new Top row: Tammie, Mike, Heidi, Bob, Casey, Amy Carter Section meeting. Our annual Outer Guard and his lady. We know you Pre-Screening Clinic and will enjoy your years representing Anah..... Hospital night will be May 21st. Try to the best temple in the Northeast. help work the Clinics and then stay for the As you read this, the Second Section Hospital night. Anah’s June Ceremonial will be a joint Robert Turner, Potentate Potentate’s Party will have concluded, so ceremonial with Kora Shriners. It will we again want to congratulate both Ill. It was with great pleasure and honor be held in Northport at Point Lookout Jesse and Lady Brenda and Ill. Bob and that you elected me as Potentate for 2016. and the parade will be in Belfast. Mark Lady Bonnie for a great 2015, and looking We want to thank all the Nobles and their your calendar and plan on attending this Ladies for all the help during the years forward to a wonderful 2016. Thanks to ceremonial it will be a fantastic event. getting to 2016. I also want to thank all the the Second Section for hosting this great I want to thank our Grand Master Nobles and their Ladies who helped make event. David Walker for attending our January the 2016 ceremonial a big success. It has February 20th will be a new function ceremonial and his help and words of been a lot of fun and fellowship that has sponsored by our Clown Unit. This encouragement in the past year. He is a made ANAH a better Shrine. great friend and Masonic Brother. will be a comedy night, featuring three The Divan and I want to congratulate In closing my first Potentate Message I professional comedians. It sounds like a and thank Ill. Sir Jesse and Lady Brenda am asking you to attend your Blue Lodge great time to enjoy with fellow Shriners for all their hard work that made 2015 a and spread the word about Anah Shriners and their guests at Anah’s new building. very successful year. We are sure that they and our Shriners Hospitals For Children. will continue to help Anah in the future. Tickets are available at the Shrine office. Remember we are, Anah Shriners and the Divan want to Just a reminder to the unit heads and club welcome all the new nobles in the January presidents, if you haven’t passed in your SHRINERS HAVING FUN, DOING 2016 Doug Sukeforth Class. We ask that updated nutshell information or financial GOOD DEEDS THAT WILL CHANGE you and your lady get involved by joining information to the Recorder’s office, we THE LIFE OF A CHILD a unit and a club. It will make your Shrine Continued on page 6 years a lot of fun and you will meet many new friends. I am asking your sponsor and mentor to take you to a meeting for Four Points by Sheraton Bangor Airport a unit or club and introduce you to our 308 Godfrey Blvd. Bangor, ME wonderful fraternity. Again thank you for Call 207-947-6721 and ask for the joining Anah Shriners and help support the Worlds Greatest Philanthropy, Shriners Anah Shrine Discounted Rate! Hospitals for Children. We are offering complimentary shuttle service I want to thank all the units and clubs for their contributions that will help on all room blocks of 10 or more rooms. To set support Anah and our Shriners Hospitals up a room block contact Jana May, for Children in Boston and Springfield . T 207-947-6721 ext. 1115 or E jana.may@ This shows all the hard work that the units and clubs with their ladies have done in fourpointsbangor.com. the year 2015. Congratulations from me and my First Lady Bonnie. POTENTATES MESSAGE 2 The Anahgram 2016 Illustrious Sir Robert L. Turner Bob Turner was born in Andover, the Second Congregational Carter with their two children New Brunswick, Canada and Church, Brewer. He was a member Eleanor and Colby live in Madison, became a citizen of the United of the Bangor City Club. For ten AL. States of America in 1967. years he was a Director and Coach Bob became a member of the He graduated from Bonny Eagle for the Brewer Police Athletic Buxton Lodge AF & AM 115 in High School in 1965 and in 1969 League. He also was a coach for the 1967, the Scottish Rite Bodies of graduated from the University of Brewer Lassie Softball League. He Bangor and Consistory 32* Valley Maine Portland with a BS degree in is now a Trustee for Windham Hill of Bangor and Portland. He joined Business Management. United Church of Christ and has ANAH in 2001 and is a member of After college he worked for eight served on the Capital Campaign the Bangor Brewer Shrine Club, years selling recording charts and Committee. Aroostook Shrine Club, coated papers in Washington the seven County Shrine northeast states Club, Sunshine living in Club, Circus Windham, Committee Maine, Utica, 2006, Feztival of New York and Trees Committee Derry, New 2012-2015, Hampshire. Membership Then in 1977 Committee they moved to 2013-2015, Brewer and he Chairman of the worked in the SHC-Springfield auto parts Doctor’s Clinic business until 2014 -2015, 1986. In 1986 Director 2006he started selling 2009, Public funeral supplies Relations and owned a Committee and business in became the Windham selling Public Relations funeral supplies Chairman in to funeral homes 2006. Bob is a Lady Bonnie and Potentate Robert L.Turner in Northern New member of the England. This business was sold in He married Bonnie Bowden of Royal Order of Jesters, Bangor 2013 and he is now a consultant to Holden in 1970 and they have Court 150 and the Shriners three daughters. the new owner. Hospital for Children-Boston His community involvement has Heidi and Bob L’Heureux with Board of Governors and was been active over the years. He was their three children Brandon, appointed Secretary in 2015 and a member of the Derry Lions Club Connor and Grace live in Vice Chairman of the Board in Derry NH. He is a Past President of Scarborough. Tammie and Mike 2016. He was appointed the Outer the Brewer Kiwanis Club, with Madore with their two children Guard by Potentate Norris over twenty years of membership. Maclain and Sidney live in Nickerson in 2009. He was a Deacon and Trustee for Cumberland. Amy and Casey February 2016 3 2016 Outer Guard Noble Adam Beals Noble Adam Beals was born May away. During this same year, Adam 31st, 1978 in Presque Isle, Maine. and Jaime worked hand in hand He graduated from Presque Isle with their family and countless High School in 1997. He worked friends to build their home. With for a short time at McCain Foods in much help they were able to move Washburn, Maine. There he met in only 8 months later in February his wife, Jaime Hewitt of Easton. 2005. Adam enlisted in the Maine Army In 2006, Adam was honorably National Guard in 1998, he discharged from the Army National completed his basic training and Guard after 8 years of service. In AIT at Fort Jackson, South January, Adam began his Masonic Carolina. He trained as a 63 Bravo journey when he was raised to the Heavy Wheeled Mechanic. His degree of an EA. February he training served him well when he came home he started at EMCC in Diesel, Truck & Heavy E q u i p m e n t Technology program. In 2000, Adam started as a mechanic for a family owned trucking company in Bangor. He quickly moved to a foreman position on the 3-11 shift, 2016 Outer Guard Noble Adam Beals where he remained until 2003. Adam and Jaime were passed to the degree of a FC, and married July 27th, 2002. About 6 in March he was raised to the months later, Adam was called up sublime degree of a Master Mason. for deployment to the Middle East Mid-June in Mars Hill, Adam in support of Operation Enduring became a member of Anah Shrine Freedom with 1136 Transportation while under the direction of our Company, Bangor. beloved Illustrious Potentate Adam returned home in the spring Richard Hallett. In the fall Adam of 2004, where plans were being joined the Second Section, where made to build their new home in he has lived for the last 10 years. Old Town. Adam return to the During his membership Adam has trucking industry, where he served as 2nd Assistant for two negotiated a position on the day years and for the last three years shift so that he could spend more has served as the Director of the time with his wife after 14 months unit. Under his direction the Second Section has donated more than $8000.00 to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. Thru the years Adam and Jaime have grown their family to include 2 sons. Colby Adam born November 3rd, 2008 and Brandon Michael born April 23rd, 2012. Adam continued in the trucking industry, transitioning to the Director of Maintenance, being responsible for 15 mechanics and office personnel, 105 trucks and 475 trailers. He served as the Chairman of the Special Events Committee for Maine Motor Transportation Association. For 2 years, Adam also sat Chairman for State of Maine Tech Competition challenging mechanics in their field for the privilege of representing our state Nationally. After two consecutive terms Adam stepped down as Master of Howard Lodge # 69 in Winterport. He and his wife were excited to purchase Spaulding Radiator in August of 2015, after a more than 15-year career in the trucking industry. Currently Noble Beals is a lifetime member of the Sunshine Club, a lifetime member of Aroostook County Shrine Club, a lifetime member of Bangor-Brewer Shrine Club, and a member since 2012 of the Royal Order of Jesters #150 Bangor Court. 4 Anah Facts & Figures The Anahgram Second Annual Cribbage Tournament February 13, 2016 381 Cave Hill Road Waltham, Maine Elliott Jordan & Son • Call or Text Jamie Buteau (207)479-9090 $10.00 Entry Fee with one on one single elimination games. Sign in time is 1 :00 p.m. Games will begin at 2:00 p.m. Cash Prizes -$100.00 -First -$50.00 -Second -$20.00 -Third -$10.00 -Fourth Famous Porky Sues Pizza by the slice $2.00 Assorted Crok-Pot dishes and Homemade treats by dontation Soda & Water Available ANAH SHRINE TRIP – APRIL 2016 – RIVIERA MAYA MEXICO Valentin Imperial Maya – Adults Only –All-inclusive It’s everything and more than you imagine!! Please join Potentate Robert Turner and Lady Bonnie for this exciting trip. Spaces are still available call for information 207-356-7909 and 207-942-5050 Bangor Travel # this is open to all Shriners, Friends and Family so please join us on this great trip with Cindy Hardy from Bangor Travel Services. We look forward to having a great get away with our family, friends and fellow Shriners. Thank you, Potentate Robert Turner and Lady Bonnie Cindy Hardy /Bangor Travel Services February 2016 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Academicians ........................................ 9 Aides.................................................... 14 Aroostook Shrine Club............................. Band..................................................... 25 Bangor-Brewer Shrine Club..................... Boosters................................................. 8 Calendar................................................. 7 Chanters............................................... 23 Circus....................................................... Clowns (Bangor)................................... 19 Convertibles......................................... 22 Daughters of the Nile................................ Directors Staff........................................... Editor........................................................ Facts & Figures.................................... 25 Feztival of Trees................................... 26 Flag Unit................................................... Funsters .............................................. 14 Go-Karts................................................... Hancock County Shrine Club................. 9 Highlanders.............................................. Hospital News (Boston)............................ Hospital News (Springfield)...................... Indy Cars.................................................. Kampers Club....................................... 22 Kanteen Corps......................................... Keystone Kops..................................... 26 Klowns (Aroostook).................................. Lobster Boat Unit.................................... 6 Membership Committee........................... Mini-Bike Unit....................................... 14 Mini-Car Unit......................................... 13 Mystery Person...................................... 6 NASCAR Unit........................................... Northern Penobscot Shrine Club.......... 19 Obituaries............................................. 28 Oriental Band......................................... 9 Past Masters Unit................................. 11 Patrol........................................................ Photo Unit................................................. Potentate................................................ 1 Provost Guard.......................................14 Public Relations........................................ Recorder................................................. 1 Schoodic Shrine Club........................... 19 Second Section.................................... 27 SMART Team........................................... Sunshine Club.......................................... Tri-County Shrine Club......................... 22 Waldo County Shrine Club................... 10 Washington County Shrine Club.......... 22 Widow’s Club........................................ 11 Wheelers.............................................. 14 4x4’s..................................................... 13 “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky The Anahgram 6 THE ANAHGRAM Monthly Messenger of Anah Shriners Bangor, Maine Office of Publication Bangor, Maine 04401 Telephone 207/942-2254 Fax 207/942-1994 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.Anahshriners.com Available by subscription $12.00 per year. Who is it ??? EDITOR Rich Armstrong [email protected] ADVERTISING MANAGER Janice Young [email protected] 1404 Broadway Bangor, Maine 04401 Tel: 942-2254 DIRECTOR PHOTO UNIT: Dennis Bryant [email protected] Charlotte ME 04666 Home Tel: 454-3514 ASST. DIRECTOR PHOTO UNIT Lloyd W. Day [email protected] Old Town, ME 207-745-5351 THE ANAHGRAM is published monthly. Deadline is the 10th of the month preceding publication unless advertised otherwise in the previous issue. THE ANAHGRAM reserves the right to accept or refuse any item for publication. ANAH’S DIVAN Illustrious Potentate Robert L. Turner Chief Rabban Steven”Steve” Trimm Assistant Rabban Brad Prout High Priest & Prophet Roger Grindle Oriental Guide Timothy”Tim” Dutch Treasurer. Julian S. White, Jr. Recorder Larry L. Hersom, P.P PLEDGE I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the country for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Last month’s subject was Bryan Dutch. Nobody guessed this. If you know this month’s person, or think you do, call Recorder P. P. Larry Hersom at 942.2254 or e-mail the Editor at anahgram@ anahshriners.com. The first one to identify the person wins a free Booster listing for one year. The supply of pictures is low so if you have someone you would like to feature send it to the Editor by e-mail or drop it at the Recorder’s office. This feature can only continue with your help!! Bill Geel, Reporter The annual meeting and Christmas Party was held December 12th at Chipper’s Restaurant in Hancock. Guests were Past Potentate John Fernald and Lady Betty, Past Potentate Geddes Simpson and Lady Carole, and High Priest and Prophet Brad Prout, Lady Shannon, and daughter McCartney. Also present were Captain Carroll Chandler and Lady Susan, Continued on page 9 Anah Shriners 2016 Cash Calendar $20.00 each 207.942.1234 570 Main St, Bangor ME 04401 Hospital Springfield pital Boston Hos KAUFMAN MOTORS Continued from page 2 need it ASAP! The nutshell will be going to press Feb. 10th, and the financial info needs to be ready for our accountant by Feb. 1. Hopefully this information has already been recorded. Thank you to those who have paid their dues in a timely fashion. If you have not paid yet, please send them in ASAP, as it saves Anah from sending second notices. Hopefully by now everyone has received their new membership card from Tampa, but if not, please give the office a call and we will check on it for you. Thanks again for supporting Anah, and looking forward to great 2016. ar lend ash Ca 2016 C 952 Dexter Road Corinna Me 04928 Telephone 631-5100 When you buy this distinctive Anah Shriners 2016 calendar you become eligible for the prizes outlined below: • $300.00 1st Saturday of every month • $100.00 every other Saturday • $25.00 Daily (Monday through Saturday) Lee & Peggy Kaufman A great gift for yourself, for a birthday or any occassion Available at the Shrine Office or from any Shrine Club or Unit Member Used Vehicles “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed but my soul. –Judy Garland February 2016 Sunday 7 February 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1 Anah Band 4 x 4 Meets Waldo County Shrine Club BOD add 7 Super Bowl Sunday Aroostook County Shrine Club \Klowns\ Indys Meet 14 15 Office Closed President’s Day Band Meets Past Masters Meet 9 Nascars Meet Mini-Cars Meet Lobster Boats Meet 21 22 Nile Session 10 16 11 17 23 5 12 Bangor\Brewer Shrine Club Spaghetti Meal 13 Wheelers Super Supper Wheelers Meet 18 24 6 Second Section meets Convertibles Meet Waldo C.S.C Chanters Meet Facts & Figures Meet Tri-County Meets at Countryside Restaurant Ladies Night Casual dress (not divan visitation) Saturday 4 W.C.S.C. Meets Milbridge House Restaurant w\Ladies Mini-Bikes Meet Anahgram Articles Due today Divan Meeting Friday 3 Northern Penobscot S.C. at Lincoln Snow Hounds w\Ladies Go-Karts Meet Provost Guard Meets Hancock County Shrine Club 8 Funsters Feztival of Trees Meet Thursday 2 19 Anah Clowns Comedy Night Anah Clowns Meet 25 20 26 27 Keystone Kops Meet 28 Sunday 29 March 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 Hancock County Shrine Club Provost Guard Meets 6 7 4 x 4 Unit Meets Band 13 Past Masters Oriential Band 14 Funsters Feztival of Trees Meet 20 Nile Session Northern Penobscot S.C. (no meeting) Go-Karts Meet 8 Nascars Meet Mini-Cars Meet Lobster Boats Meet 15 9 16 4 11 Wheelers Meet 17 Mid Winter at Luxor Bangor-Brewer Shrine Club-Boiled Dinner 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 5 Second Section Meets 10 Convertibles Chanters Waldo C.S.C Mini-Bikes Meet Saturday 3 Washington C.S.C-. Visitation Divan Tri-County at Dexter Club Schoodic S.C. Facts&Figures Divan Meeting Friday 2 12 Spring Break Party 18 Mid Winter at Luxor Clown Unit Meets 19 Mid Winter at Luxor 25 Band Meets 27 Academicians Meet Many items for the calendar are provided a year in advance. If your Club or Unit changes a date for an activity please advise the Editor by the 5th of the month prior to publication. Editor 26 8 ANAHGRAM BOOSTERS Aberdeen Stove and Chimney Supply Company 04/16 Anah Flag Unit 02/16 Anah Kampers Club 07/15 Krayton Allen 12/16 Todd & Sandy Alley 08/16 Richard Anderson 12/16 Ed Armstrong 05/16 IMO C. Alton Bagley 05/17 IMO Dick Bagley, P.P. 05/17 IMO Darrell H. Kates 02/15 IMO Clifton Barker 06/16 Melrose and Betty Beal 4/1/17 IMO Clayton Bearce-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 03/16 Bob Beattie 04/16 IMO Albert “Bucky” Bishop 07/19 Phil and Sue Black 04/16 IMO Willis N. Blake 02/16 Wallace & Mary Blowers 05/16 Blinn and Joan Boone 05/16 IMO John R. Bradford 01/16 Ms. Anna Bradford 01/16 IMO Merle S. Bradford 01/16 Philip Brady Jr. 10/15 Tom and Lilian Breitweg 08/16 Fred and Jennifer Brown 01/16 Dave Bryant 01/15 Blair & Judy Bubar 02/16 Galen Call 08/17 IMO Ray Campbell 06/15 Dick and Kim Carlow 03/18 Charlie and Shirley Caron 03/15 Sam and Agnes Carr 12/16 IMO Ernest Chamberlain 09/15 Roger N.Chesley 08/17 Michael A.Clark 02/16 Bruce and Trudy Clarke 05/18 IMO Fredrick E.Clarke Jr. 09/16 IMO Helen F. Cleaves 02/16 Melvin K. Cleaves 02/16 Arthur Cone 03/15 IMO Janet G.Conti 12/16 John W. Conti, P.P. 12/16 Ron & Evelyn Cook 10/17 Al & Jackie Cortis 01/17 Dan and Lanci Costain 09/16 Sonny Crocker 03/16 Dana and Jan Crockett 07/15 Ken and Janice Crump 04/16 Wayne and Tanya Darling 07/15 June A. Davis 01/17 Larry Doughty 05/16 Mark Doughty 05/15 Bryant and Joan Dutch 02/16 IMO Robin Moone Edes 10/15 IMO Orville Edes 10/15 John Edes 10/15 Robert Emerson 09/15 IMO Paul H. Farrington 06/16 Betty and John Fernald Jr. 12/16 Thomas and Carroll Fernald 08/19 IMO Lewis Fenlason 07/16 IMO Wally Fenlason 07/16 IMO Irvin L. Foster 06/15 Orlando Frati 01/17 Joseph F. Friedman 06/16 IMO Richard “Gene” Frost 06/15 Clinton and Sandra Fulton 03/15 George and Mary Beth Gaddis 05/17 IMO William Gardner 06/15 Paul and Diana Giles 04/16 Goody and Roz Gilman 10/14 IMO Jerrold B.”Gebo” Gooch, P.P. 04/17 IMO Carroll I. & Gerry Goodwin, Jr 06/16 IMO Harry Gordon 01/19 Don and Gail Gordon 06/15 IMO Ralph Goss 06/15 IMO Robert R. Gould 10/16 Andy and Rose Gove 10/16 Keith L. Gove 12/16 Ron and Carole Green 09/16 W. Louis and Judith Greenier II 09/16 IMO Joseph Gemme-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 07/16 Roger and Julie Grindle 07/18 Charles C. W. Hackney 10/16 IMO Jim Halkett 12/17 IMO Everett Hall- Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 07/16 Dick and Carolyn Hallett 06/16 David and Kesley Halm, Jr. 06/15 Gene and Pamela Hamm 08/16 Ed and Bonnie Hamm 08/17 IMO Edlbridge M. Hamm, Sr. 08/16 Ken and Donna Hanscom, Jr. 09/16 IMO Charles E. Harmon 09/15 IMO Tom Harper 10/16 Obed and Faith Hart 01/15 IMO Jeanette L. Harvey 10/16 Wallace M. Harvey 10/16 IMO Mike Haskell 08/15 Dale”Slapshot” & Theresa Hatch 10/16 IMO Norman”Hoopy Scoopy” Hatch 09/16 Chester I. Hawkins 01/15 Richard P. Hawkins 09/15 Scott and Kelley Hawthorne 06/17 IMO Elvin Heath 09/15 Howard Heath 09/15 IMO Robert Heath 07/15 Sheldon and Sandy Heath 04/16 Al and Marianne Henriksen 10/16 Larry and Libby Hersom 09/15 Don Higgins 10/15 Frieda Hill 06/16 Ralph and Maggie Hill 07/16 Buzz Holmes 03/15 Dean and Kathy Hoke 09/17 IMO Richard Holt 03/17 IMO Lewis M. Huntley 03/16 Jerry and Lois Hutchinson 09/16 Darin Ingersoll & Jess 09/15 David & Phyllis Ireland 08/16 IMO Roy K. Jack 04/15 IMO Pearl Hazen Jipson-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 03/16 C.Ray & Loretta Jones 08/16 Rich and Cindy Johnson 07/16 IMO Harland Jordan 06/15 F. Lee and Peggy Kaufman 10/15 IMO Alton Kenney 05/16 Robert and Rae Jean Knowles 04/19 Stan and Mary Knox 05/15 IMO Ernest “Bud” Larson 02/17 Charles and Selma Larson 09/16 Larry and Gail Larson 08/16 IMO Frank Leighton 11/17 Skip Lenfest Sr. 08/16 Skip Lenfest Jr. 08/16 Bob and Perlene Libby 02/17 IMO Seth Libby Sr.-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 08/16 Jan & Woody Littlefield 12/16 Mike and Bonnie London 02/17 IMO Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Lunt, Sr. P.P. 09/15 Ellen & Fred B. Lunt Jr. P.P. 07/16 IMO Donald Lyons, Sr. 06/16 Roy Martin 10/25 IMO G. Urial Martin 07/15 Don and Bert Maxim, P.P. 04/17 Doulgas A. and Donna McCafferty 08/16 Doulgas K and Candee McCafferty 08/16 Imo Edward Sr. and Evelyn McCafferty 08/16 IMO Terral A. McCafferty 08/16 IMO G. Ronald McCluskey 02/15 Ed & Nancy McGraw 08/16 Welman and Natalie McFarland 01/16 Allan and Lorraine McGown 06/17 Frances and Winston Mackay,P.P. Luxor 10/16 IMO Tom “Pig Farmer” McKinney 12/16 IMO Carroll McLaughlin 11/15 Jim and Mae Merrithew 10/16 Dick and Joan Meserve 09/16 IMO Sanford”Sonny”Miller 01/17 John and Suzi Miller 03/16 IMO Gordon Cecil Moreside 01/17 Norm and Barb Mylen 10/15 IMO Jay Nadeau 06/15 Dick and Betty Nevers 05/16 Harold and Connie Newman 10/16 The Anahgram IMO Ray Newman, Jr. 06/15 Larry and Teresa Nichols 07/16 Richard & Mary Ruth Nichols 06/16 IMO Eugene O’Brien-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 03/16 David O’Donnell 09/16 Matt “Ty-Dy” Oakes 08/15 Warren and Velma Orcutt 10/16 Bob”Boomer” and Julianna Palmer 07/16 Herman and Kate Peabody 07/16 Jim and Linda Parent 06/15 Esther and Ed Pellon, P.P. 04/17 Joyce and Rod Pinkham, P.P. 10/16 Don and Linda Potter 05/16 IMO Jim Potter 05/16 Circus Spotlight Crew - P.I. Circus 05/15 IMO James M. Prout 03/16 Bud and Kathy Prouty 01/17 IMO Bud and Barbara Prouty 01/17 Bob & Doreen Pullen 08/17 IMO Bob Pushard, Sr. 08/16 Martin E. Ray 02/16 P.P. Clyde V. Reynolds & Linda 02/16 Al and Charity Richards 05/15 Chuck and Sally Ridlon 02/17 IMO Keith B. Roberts 09/18 IMO Sumner Rogers 04/16 Dick and Diane Ross 06/15 Larry and Donna Rowell 11/17 Earl Sands 06/16 George and Jackie Sargent 01/17 Heath and Karen Savage 10/17 Spike Savage 10/15 IMO Clifton R. Scoville 06/17 Todd C. Scoville 06/17 Marty and Joan Shaw 10/15 IMO Orland Shorey-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 10/16 Wesley & Ms Judy Shute 10/16 IMO John Simpson 06/15 IMO Ken Smith 04/16 Lester & Gail Smith 09/16 Roger and Pat Smith 12/17 IMO Ed Sprague, P.P. 04/16 Roger and Jan Stairs 05/16 Yogi and Doris Seymour 10/15 Ken and Tina Stewart 12/18 IMO Ray B. Steeves 06/15 IMO Robert “Bob” Strout 06/17 Elliott and Joyce Tarbell 6/17 Daniel L. Tarr 06/16 IMO Betty Tarr 06/16 IMO Thomas Tash 06/15 Dan and Bonnie Taylor 10/15 IMO Alexander R. Theodore 06/15 Jesse and Brenda Thomas 09/17 Paul and Joyce Thornton 04/15 Ronald Thrornton 12/16 Tim & Ann Thornton 12/16 Inez and Reginald Toothaker 4/17 Alden and Pam Tracy 06/16 Al and Pat Trask 02/16 Betty and Steve Trimm 04/16 IMO Carroll Trimm 04/15 Robert and Bonnie Turner 08/17 Brenda Vanchieri 12/15 Arthur and Phyllis Watson 06/16 George Weatherbee 06/15 Dave and Leni Weaver 03/18 Burt and Jackie Weed 05/16 Dottie & Jim Wentworth,P.P. 05/16 Buddy and Caryll Wheeler 09/19 IMO Frank Whirty 02/19 Julian and Janice White 06/15 Bob Whited 01/15 Paul and Phyllis Wilbur 07/17 Llord and Jay Willey 07/16 Bob and Norma Winglass 08/20 Don and Felicia Wiswell 09/16 Don and Caroyln Wright 09/19 IMO Douglas Yost-Northern Penobscot Shrine Club 06/16 Bob and Claire Young 09/18 Donald “Bo-Bo” and Janice Young 06/17 Duane “Div-it” and Karen Young 08/16 I want to be an ANAHGRAM BOOSTER BOOSTER RATES One line (single name) $10 for 1 year One line (Mr. & Mrs.) $10 for 1 year If you would like your name and your Lady’s I: seperate lines it is $10 for each name or a total of $20 for one year. The cost is $10.00 per line per year we will make you a new listing or renew your present one. ANAHGRAM BOOSTERS • 1404 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401 • Please enclose Check payable to; Anahgram Boosters. Name as you want it to appear___________________________________________________ Please let us know if your Booster listing is omitted or incorrect to; [email protected] or call; 207-942-2254. “You measure the size of the accomplishments by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals!” –Booker T. Washington February 2016 Continued from page 6 Secretary Scott Johnson and Lady Lori, Treasurer Bill Sinford and Lady Stacey, and Reporter Bill Geel and Lady Faye. Members present were Scott Edgerly, Scott Edgerly Jr., Forrest DeMeyer, Runtz Farnsworth and Lady Ora, Wilbert Terry and Lady Joan, Gene Carter and Lady Dianne. Noble Ray Ellis and Lady Glenna did not attend and were certainly missed. New officers elected were Captain Scott Edgerly, Lieutenant Scott Edgerly, Jr., Secretary Carroll Chandler, Treasurer Bill Sinford, Quartermaster Scott Johnson, and Reporter Bill Geel. There was a money tree to donate to the hospitals. There was a raffle for some very nice prizes. Noble Forrest DeMeyer won a salt & pepper set and two lovely centerpieces; Scott Edgerly some Christmas libations; Brad Prout won a lovely candle holder; Faye Geel won a silver bowl and a beautiful wreath made by Ora Farnsworth; Susan Chandler won a 3-piece centerpiece; Carroll Chandler won a lobster trap, Geddes Simpson and John Fernald won centerpieces made by Ora. The prayer was led by Noble Gene Carter. The food and atmosphere was great and a good time was had by all. The unit voted to donate some funds to help cover Scott Edgerly’s expenses on the boat mold he is creating. Noble Wilbert Terry and Lady Joan will be traveling to Florida after Christmas. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I want to thank the invisible Santa Claus for my French navigational book even though I can’t read French. How am I going to navigate port and starboard? Captain Scott Edgerly is busy doing the fine tuning for the new lobster boat hull. Scott is also Worshipful Master of Lygonia Lodge in the coming year. The only birthday celebration is for Lady Nancy Robbins. The cutter, Wilbert Terry, is due back from the North Atlantic for a breach in her hull to destination unknown for extensive repairs. Oops! Gotta Go..phone is ringing. It must be Admiral Runtz telling me I’m losing my position of Commander. The Commander is still wishing for sunshine. Noble Ron Bilancia, Reporter Hello Academicians and Ladies The next meeting will be Wed. March 30th at 6:30 at Dysart’s. Come one come all! If you have not done so already, please pay your 2016 dues as soon as possible by writing a check of $10 payable to Anah 9 Academicians and sent to Anah Academicians C/O Ron Bilancia 59 Allison Pk. Brewer, ME 04412. Remember, we do not generally send out bills because of the cost of postage, envelopes, and labels which is money we can use instead to further our charitable mission, so your response to this and other communications rather than a mailed bill is greatly appreciated. Our condolences go out to Steve Bowden and his family for the recent loss of his mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please continue to keep Andy Mays and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he continues to deal with his serious medical condition. As of this writing we have not yet had the January ceremonial, the first in our new facility, but I would like to extend our appreciation ahead of time to everyone who participated in the ceremonial. Great things always happen through teamwork. That’s what it’s all about. Have a wonderful February everybody, and MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU! Remember, never hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns, news, gossip, stories, drama, intrigue, nonsense, or just plain outright foolishness that you would like to generously share with our Nobles, Ladies, and Anah Shrinedom in general. I can be contacted at rbilancia@ roadrunner.com or by phone at 989-2617. The last meeting of the club was at Pat’s Pizza on January 5th. There were 39 members present. The meeting was called to order by President Steve Mosley. The only member out of dress code was Noble Corey Cirard. I thought, “Do I have to call your father to make sure you come fully dressed next meeting?” The next Ladies Night will be April 5th at Riverside Cafe in Ellsworth. Please mark your calendars. Dinner at 6:00. Noble Jay Sutter won the raffle for the evening. Fuel raffle tickets will be coming within the next month. The gun raffle is going very well. So think “Guns or Roses” for Valentine’s day. A good time was had by all. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Caught up with Phil Shea at China Hill New Year’s Eve.I think he made 5 trips to the buffet. I think he is going to buy his wife a new present. Lady Betty Fernald was recently hospitalized in order to get herself a new hip. We wish her a speedy recovery. Tom Fernald has been busy cutting off a swamp with a beaver chasing him to shore every time he comes in. Noble Cecil Fernald & Lady Julie has been on vacation somewhere in Boothbay Harbor. Noble Geddes & Carole (with an e) have moved into their newly renovated house. Noble Bruce Cameron was having a hot dog feed on his beach in Trenton. Noble Danny DeWitt had a flat tire on his WalMart cart recently. Checked on Noble Steve Fernald’s new dog only to find out he was just baby-sitting. Those celebrating birthdays are David Neal, Sandra Neal, Jesse Thomas, Dean Hoke, Tony McKim, Ed Coolidge, Holly Savage, Pat Coolidge, Rose Lee Carlisle, Danny Taylor, Barry Hamilton, Elizabeth Trimm, and Nancy Robbins. Honeymooners are Jeff and Alice Dow, Noyes and Grace Albee, and Dan and Ellen Duff. Happy Valentine’s Day to all. Don’t forget to buy your Sweetie a gun raffle ticket!. ORIENTAL BAND David Spooner, President It was great to see everyone at January Ceremonial, and boy was it nice to take a break from our “Out of this World” tour. The band has really logged a lot of miles this past year. We are very excited to retire the green 1962 Chevy Impala and get into our new tour bus, “The Flying Fez”! We were very fortunate to receive such a wonderful gift from a corporate donor. It will make the many miles each year more enjoyable. Not that we didn’t appreciate our time riding in Noble Steve Cheney’s Impala, it has served us well although at times it did seem more like a clown car than a tour bus. The first casino night of 2016 was held at the University of Maine at Fort Kent and was a great success! Check out some of the pictures on the band’s Facebook page. We are sure to have more events like this in the near future but for now it is time to pack the bus, kiss the wife and kids and head back out on the road. The next leg of the tour takes us to the sunny south with the first stop at the Ink and Paint Club in Crabapple Cove. Stop by if you happen to be in the neighborhood. Oh and Remember, You don’t have to be crazy to hang out with the Oriental Band!! … We’ll train you!! “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone- we find it with another. –Thomas Merton” The Anahgram 10 By Charlie Pray, President 24 Front Street, Bangor • 947-8009 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham • 725-0162 125 Western Avenue. S. Portland • 871-7000 Maine Brewed • Maine Made • Maine Owned www.seadogbrewing.com Greetings from the Waldo County Shrine Club, The club would like to express our most sincere thanks to Raymond and Katrina Young for their efforts with the fabulous January Scallop Stew meal for the monthly meeting. Also, thanks go out to Charlie Plourde for his world famous biscuits. As you all know, our January meeting is preceded by the annual shareholders meeting at which time we put forward our 2016 slate of officers. We installed 3 new members onto the Board of Directors of the Waldo County Shrine Club. Seated were Bill Kirby, Keith Pooler and Ryan Otis. Nobel Tommy Woods has accepted the position of Vice President for the coming year as I (Charlie Pray) stepped down to the position of past president. Also elected were out two traditional stalwarts, Charlie Plourde retaining the position of Secretary of the club and David Bowen as the Treasurer. I would especially like to thank noble’s Duncan Brown and Kyle Payson for their years of service and commitment to the board of directors and assistance in making the everyday workings of the club run so smoothly. As a matter of housekeeping, it appears that the club will need to replace our aging dishwasher as it seems to be a bit temperamental in its old age. We have been researching the exact needs of the club and have begun accepting bids for this unit. More on this equipment and the expenditure in the coming new letters... Also, as noted in the past , we are getting the financial information on the afore mentioned heat pump project that will hopefully be installed into the club prior to the busy summer rental business. In keeping with our commitment to ANAH, the hospitals and the Sun Shine Club, Waldo County Shrine Club has presented a very generous donation of $1,500 to Anah’s “Building For The Future” fund. The Waldo County Shrine Club Charitable Trust presented donations totaling $2,500 by distributing $1,000 each to the “Mission Impossible” fundraiser for the Boston & Springfield Shriners Hospitals along with $500 to ANAH’S Sun Shine Club. As a reminder to all Nobles, the next big fund-raiser is off and running in that the Shrine Circus advertising packets are being distributed, so expect a call from one of our local reps. In closing I would like to thank all the members of the Waldo County Shrine Club along with its Board of Directors for making my last two years as President such a rewarding experience. It is with great satisfaction that I have turned the gavel over to our most worthy president, Steve Trimm and his incoming vice president, Tommy Woods. As I have said in the REMEMBER; Valentine’s Day is February 14th. Tell someone you Love them. February 2016 11 past, with a board of directors such as the Waldo County Shrine Club, the President has little to do but steer the ship, the propulsion is well designed into its membership and the commitment of it’s board members. Thank you all the nobility, their wives and family’s for making the last two years such an enjoyable time. Yours in Faith, Charlie Pray, Past President, Waldo County Shrine Club. Rae Ann Rice Mortgage Planner [email protected] www.regencymtg.com NMLS #419094 CELL DIRECT eFAX NMLS #1938 (207) 974-8996 (207) 249-6844 (866) 370-8063 189A State Street Bangor, ME 04401 A D V I C E W I T H P U R P O Widow’s Club Lorena Fenlason, Reporter Here we are in February already. Time sure does pass by us very quickly. What is good about this is that one more month and we will be into spring. I’m sure our new Potentate Robert Turner and first lady Bonnie are very busy. Congratulations to them again as they spend many hours working for the children of the Shrine hospitals. The widow’s group got together for a nice lunch at Olive Garden in January. I would like to see a larger group join us. Call me to find out what is happening with us. My number is 989-3664. Those of you in Florida or any other warm place, enjoy, be in touch when you return to Maine. All have a good month. Stay strong and well. Lorena 662 Main Rd. Hampden, ME 04444 • 947-6488 Mon-Wed 10:30am-8pm, Thurs 7am-8pm, Fri & Sat 7am-9pm, Sun 9am-8pm PAST MASTERS UNIT Noble Gordon E. Reynolds Reporter Mother Nature said NO! We had planned to go to Greenville for a MM Degree but a freezing rain forced us to postpone. It will be (was) held Jan 26th. More next month. We did have our annual meeting (in our new Shrine Hall). Had a good turnout. Our President, Noble Ken Swett remains in office with Nobles Alan Bay as 1st V.P., Keith DeWitt as 2nd V.P., Audie Gould, Sec., Maurice Day as QM and William Pinkham as Treas. We are open to any lodge to perform the MM Degree if you so desire. You can get in touch with our President, Noble Ken Swett at 848-3866 (cell 745-7216) e-mail: [email protected] We still meet on the 2nd Sunday but it will be at our NEW Shrine Center. Hope to see as many Nobles as can make it. “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. S E The Anahgram 12 We are proud to support the Anah Shriners. We have 19 banking locations throughout the state of Maine to serve your personal and business banking needs. L. O. “Skip” House IV Katahdin Trust. Community Banking at its Best since 1918! Consultant SQLServer, Microsoft Access & VB. Net Developer To nd one of our 19 banking locations: www.KatahdinTrust.com 219 Washington Street Brewer ME • 04412 855- 316 -2111 [email protected] LIFE MEMBERSHIP If you are like me you have probably been wondering what gift to give a Shriner, for his Birthday or special occasion, who has everything. How about a Life Membership to Anah Shrine? A Life Membership in Anah Shrine is an ideal gift to present to a father, son, husband, grandson, or friend. You can purchase a total life membership for $1,300.00 before Dec. 31, 2015. As of Jan. 1, 2016 the cost will go to $1,750.00. This amount includes Anah’s dues, P.C.M..(permanent contributing member) for Shriners Hospitals for Children and P.C.L.M (per capita life member). Each Life Membership comes with a certificate that can be framed and he will proudly display. When you give the gift of a Life Membership, all dues and per capita fees will be paid during the course of your favorite Shriner’s life. With this wonderful gift you are not only giving to your favorite Shriner, but also to his beloved philanthropy and his fraternity as well. He’ll never have to worry about increased dues, including hospital dues; and his Life Membership goes into a secured investment fund that cannot be touched. Anah only receives the interest generated from this fund each year. For more information or payment plan arrangements please contact the Shrine office. (207) 942-2254. There is no better time to give the gift of Life Membership to that special Shriner. Nobles they also make a great gift to give yourself ! This is a worthwhile investment that keeps on Giving ! VOTED GREATER BANGOR’S TASTIEST PIZZA FOR 17 YEARS IN A ROW! “We are most alive when we’re in love.” – John Updike Don Gordon State Certified General Appraiser CG #334 63 Norway Road • Bangor, ME 04401 Email:[email protected] • 207.944.0820 February 2016 13 MINI CARS Clip & Save Noble Captain Rondo, reporter Hey Folks this is Capt. Rondo well another year has come and gone. Welcome to 2016. The Mini-Car Unit had our annual meeting and election of officers and are as follows; Captain- Rondo Dunphy, 1st Lieutenant -Brian Smith, 2nd Lieutenant -Scotty Macenna,Secretary-Steve Tibbets, Treasurer-Jason Faulkingham,Quarter Master-Danny Thaxter, Keeper of the Camel-Chad Libby and Recorders-Rondo Dunphy and Brian Smith. The New Year’s Eve Party went extremely well with over 300 attending with a great band and it seems everyone had a wonderful time. I want to thank the Clown Unit ,they are a great bunch of Nobles and their Ladies for stepping in and helping out this year, and hopefully they will help out again next year. That’s it for now. Happy New Year Captain Rondo FEBRUARY 7,SUPER BOWL PARTY – SMART TEAM FEBRUARY 13, W HEELERS SUPER SUPPER FEBRUARY 20, C LOWN’S COMEDY NIGHT MARCH 12, SPRING BREAK PARTY March 19,CLOWN CASINO NITE APRIL 29, 30 & MAY 1ANAH SHRINE CIRCUSBANGOR MAY 5, 6, 7 – ANAH SHRINE CIRCUS PRESQUE ISLE May 14,CONVERTIBLES SUPER SUPPER MAY 21,PRESCREENING CLINIC MAY 21,HOSPITAL NIGHT AT THE SHRINE JUNE 3,DOCTORS CLINIC AT EMMC JUNE 17, 18 &19 – SUMMER CEREMONIAL SEPTEMBER 10, INDY CARS SUPER SUPPER SEPTEMBER 17, NOBLE APPRECIATION NIGHT SEPTEMBER 22, 23, 24 – NORTHEAST – LUXOR/FREDERICTON OCTOBER 1, SECOND SECTION NOBLE OF THE YEAR OCTOBER 15, NASCAR SUPER SUPPER OCTOBER 22,POTENTATES RECEPTION Ken Hanscom Jr. Reporter February, and a short month at that, won’t be long before the parades will be starting. In fact, just last week Scot’s wife, Betty, was leaving for work and she though she heard one of the trucks trying to start. Remember you heard that in the anahgram. Our next meeting will be April 2nd, at 6:00, at the Happy China in Bangor. Our golf tournament will be June 4th, at the Piscataquis Golf course in Guilford. Anniversary wishes this month go to Don and Darlene Emmons, hope you have a great day. Birthday wishes this month go to Gloria Blake, Scott Folsom, and Jane Russell. So much for that old saying, a rose between two thorns. If any of you know something that you would like to see in the anahgram, contact me at 794-6675, 794-2222, or kdh6367@ live.com. Same goes for anyone who is interested in joining the unit. The days are getting longer and starting to warm up. Check out your local Blue Lodge, as the temperature maybe rising there there too. Until next time, SEE YA! NOVEMBER 4, 5, 6ANAH/BEKTASH/KORA VISITATION FREEPORT NOVEMBER 5,SUNSHINE CLUB FAIR NOVEMBER 12, SET UP FOR FEZTIVAL OF TREES NOVEMBER 17,18, 19FEZTIVAL OF TREES NOVEMBER 25,26, 27FEZTIVAL OF TREES “Action is character. “ –F. Scott Fiztgerald The Anahgram 14 Reporter Noble Harold Adams Hello everyone and Happy Valentines Day. January has been to say the least strange, especially for us in Maine. Forty’s and Fifty’s isn’t that March weather? Our new Provost Marshall has proposed a night with Elvis dance, namely Harry himself would perform as Elvis. In case you missed last years Ladies night with Elvis and are an Elvis fan you should plan on going to this one. You won’t be disappointed. This is just one of the fund raisers our unit is proposing. Feedback will be helpful at the meetings. Judith Pratt had a little set back, she fell and spent time back in the hospital, but is on the mend again. In case some you aren’t aware, Doug Segee lost Jean just weeks ago. We all send our heartfelt prays and thoughts to you Doug. Wishing Lady Nadene Smith a Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to Noble John and Lady Tavia Lessor, enjoy your respected days and more to come. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 2,at 7 o’clock, until then stay safe. Anah Aides Unit Noble Gordon Smith, Reporter Hello to all Nobles Welcome to all the new Nobles and their Ladies. I’m sure you will enjoy the comraderie and all the goings on in the up coming years. Congratulations to Ill. Potentate Robert Turner and Lady Bonnie, who was elected on the 16th of January.of this year. The Aides had a good year helping Ill. Potentate Jesse and Lady Brenda Thomas in their many functions through the year 2015. I have been reappointed as Chief Aide for the upcoming year by Ill. Potentate Bob. This will be another exciting year for all of us with all of the festivities that has been planned. Congradulatios to Noble “Yogi” Seymour and Asst. Chief Aide George Alley to the prestigious position as Personal Aides. Personnal Aide to Ill. Jesse and Lady Brenda. Aide Denny Smith will be coming back on as Assistant Chief along with Chief Ed Huntly. Aide Denny Smith will be coming back on as Asst. Chief , along with Asst, Chief Mike London, and Asst. Chief Ed Huntley. Welcome back Denny. On a not so pleasant time we lost two very fine and dedicated Aides this year. Personal Aide Bobby Buck and Aide Emeritus Vern Smith passed away. I know it;s a little late, but our condolences go out to both of their families. They contibuted a lot to the Shrine. The next big event for the Aides will be the Shrine Circus!! It sure comes around quick it seems. Again we would like all the Aides to particapate on this. A lot of the Aides, their Ladies, and even Kiddos do a great job on the Cotton Candy, but we could use help, so the Flag Unit doesn’t have to do so much of it. At one time that was a requrement for being an Aide, but it got side tracked a little. Even being there as an usher, or running the novelties to the differnt Units will be a great help. I guess that’s all for now. Have a safe rest of Winter and I’ll see you in the Spring. Again THANKS TO ALL for the help for this past four years. Chief Aide Gordon I’m writing this February article on December 15th, just so I won’t miss the Anahgram. Tomorrow Lady Rhonda and I leave for Florida and plan to be back in time for the Wheeler Super Supper on Feb 13th. We Wheelers had our yearly election of officers and retained the same officers. The Wheelers have added a significant number of outstanding new members last year and I’m sure many of them are not yet on my birthday list. Please let me know if I missed you. Noble Dale Jordan and Lady Kim share the only anniversary this month. Happy Birthday wishes are in order for Nobles Lewis Church, Dean Hoke and Garry and Barry Curtis. I hope your special days are blessed and shared with those you love. Teddy TaTa Reporting, Noble Sid Alley, Reporter Happy New Year! As we begin 2016, the only thing we can be certain of is an uncertain year. As with all New Years, we anticipate great things to come. Sometimes our expectations are realized and sometimes not. The Mini Bike unit has for some years now been struggling for survival, all while trying to maintain a positive outlook. Our positive expectations for a great new year have been met with continued challenges to overcome. Topping the list as usual are rider recruitment and retention. This year we have lost a few more riders in spite of our best efforts to find replacements. I think “Dare to be honest and fear no labor.” – Robert Burns we are at an all time low as far as active riders are concerned. We had our end of year meeting at Seasons with a good turnout. Elections were held but with so few riders left it seemed more like a devision of responsibility with most of us wearing several helmets. We lost a new rider just days after his first parade. Manny died unexpectedly and the unit would like to express our condolences to his family. Charlie Hill left Maine to join the police force in New Orleans . Congrats and good luck Charlie; thank you for your service. Happy Birthday wishes go out to Pat Alley for January, Guy Chapman and Sid Alley in February and happy anniversary to Ray and Ellen Sanborn in February as well. Capt. Todd “Ernie” Foster Reporting Greetings Nobles and Ladies! First off I would like to congratulate Steve “Buzz” Dewitt and his suite of officers for 2016. They are as follows, Capt. Steve “Buzz Lightyear” Dewitt, 1st. Lt. Travis “Cowboy Woody” Frost, 2nd Lt. Aarron “Elmo” Mower, Sec. Doza “Sid” Lane, Treas. Sam “Stewart the Minion” Cannon. Good luck you guys in the coming year. I would also like to congratulate, founding member and Illustrious Sir Jesse “Pink Panther” Thomas for an outstanding year as Potentate of Anah Shriners. We hope we made you proud, and we have had so much fun, doing so much good, in the year 2015! We would also like to send our sincerest congratulations and best wishes to the newly elected Ill. Sir Bob Turner for a great 2016. If you need anything, you know the Funsters will be here for you! We have just had our January monthly meeting. The Secretary and Treasurer reports were read and accepted. We passed around a tentative schedule for the year as far as parades and meetings go. Capt. Buzz has some great things planned for this year and also has some great incentives to participate. You’ll have to make a meeting to find out what those incentives are. Not much going on in the cartoon world this time of year, but I hope you all are enjoying the new year so far! Birthday wishes this month go out to: Diane Clark, Bob Hasey, Dave Hasey, Shawn Cookson, Jesse (Pink Panther) Thomas, Jackie Harris, Sterling Bunker, Olivia Spencer, and Sam Lindsey. There were no anniversaries this month, must have been too cold! There was a wedding last month, Sam “The Minion” Cannon married Lady Renee, congratulations you two!!! Our next monthly meeting will be Monday, February 8th, at the Shrine Center at 7:00. Just remember, only 287 days left ‘til “Huntin’ Camp 2016!” Photos by Anah Shrine Photo Unit 2016 January Ceremonial Potentate Robert L. Turner and Lady Bonnie Chief Rabban Steven “Steve” Trimm and Lady Betty High Priest & Prophet Roger Grindle and Lady Julie Treasurer Julian S. White, Jr. and Lady Janice 2016 Anah Shrine Divan and Ladies Assistant Rabban Brad Prout and Lady Shannon Oriental Guide Timothy “Tim” Dutch and Lady Jean Recorder P.P. Larry Hersom and Lady Libby 1st Ceremonial Master Don Gordon and Lady Gail Orator Doug Dulac and Lady Robyn Marshall Robert “Boomer” Palmer, Jr. and Lady Julianna Outer Guard Adam Beals and Lady Jamie 2nd Ceremonial Master Galen White and Lady Susan Director Blair Bubar and Lady Judy Captain of the Guard G. Dean Hoke and Lady Kathy Chaplain Ryan Otis and Lady Brooke P.P. Edgar “Bud” Prouty (1999) and Lady Kathy P.P. Richard “Dick” Hallett (2004\2014) and Lady Carolyn P.P. F.”Lee” Kaufman (2013) and Lady Peggy 2016 Kora Potentate Dr. Paul Poulin and Lady Kim P.P. Albert Gibson (2004) and Lady Barbara P.P. Tony Bowers (2012) and Lady Carmel P.P. Donald “Jesse” Thomas (2015) and Lady Brenda Kora Chief Rabban John Gailey and Lady Phyllis Kora Assistant Rabban Doug Phinney and his Lady Lynn Keith Dewitt with Black Camel Ceremony 2016 Anah Divan and Ladies Kora 2016 Recorder Paul Sherman and Lady Debbie Outer Guard Adam Beals Funster Aaron Mower and Potentate Robert L. Turner Anah Oriental Guide Timothy “Tim” Dutch with his father Bryant Dutch and Greg Dutch Kora P.P. Everett Kaherl (2013) and Lady Constance February 2016 Noble John Farrington, Reporter Medway, Maine, January 10, 2016, 7 p.m. rain, wind and a temperature of 40 degrees; what a crazy winter. The Ceremonial is a little less than a week away. What will the weather hold for us? Thirty Nobles and Ladies took part in our January 6 meeting. Again we were at the Sno-Rovers Club House and once again we enjoyed a fine meal. President Elwell welcomed all and called the meeting to order at 7 o’clock. Noble Ken Perkins led the assembled with a fine blessing of the meal, Nobles and those that are in harm’s way. Mrs. Jean Segee, wife of Noble Douglas Segee, has recently passed. A card for her family was circulated to be signed by all in attendance. As a Club, we extend our most sincere condolences to the family. Our guests for the evening were Neal Nicholson (father-in-law of President Elwell) and Noble Bob Pullen. We were pleased to have them in attendance. Under the heading of old business President Elwell made note of the Club’s upcoming donation to the Burns Unit and the Springfield Hospital, our attendance at a recent Anah stated meeting and the Club’s circus kick-off supper. With new business, comments were made and discussion took place about the upcoming January 15 & 16 winter ceremonial, the upcoming circus and the lack of speed of receiving new Shrine dues cards. Two couples, in attendance, were celebrating anniversaries this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hanscom were observing 47 years of bliss together while Mr. and Mrs. Vinyl Noyes were happy to announce a celebration of 60 years. Congratulations were offered to the two couples. This evening we had our usual dignitaries present plus one. Greeter Emeritus; Derward Shedd, Aide Emeritus; Paul Thornton, P.P.; Tony Bowers and Robert Pullen, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Springfield Hospital and our guest speaker for the evening. Nobel Pullen was introduced by President Elwell. Nobel Pullen then proceeded to share information with us about the past, most recent and future “Feztival of Trees.” He shared with us his work in his position, for Anah Shrine, with the Springfield Hospital. Noble Pullen informed those in attendance of the work being done by the hospitals and in particular the Springfield Unit. The hospital is full, new doctors are in place, special clinics are being conducted, etc. He did mention that because of the Affordable Care Act, the Shriner’s 19 Hospitals must now send a bill to the parents of the patient. Once these bills are sent, they are written off therefore patient care is still free. However, it is a hoop that our Shriner Hospitals have to jump through. At the end of his presentation, in addition to answering questions he received a very warm round of applause from the Nobles and Ladies. The new year is here and so tomorrow I begin to visit the local businesses to have them purchase advertising or tickets for our Shrine Circus. It may be tough this year with yet another mill shut down but who knows, these are very caring communities. A reminder to one and all that our next meeting with be at the Snow-Hounds Club house in Lincoln on February 3. We do not hold a March meeting but April will find us at the clubhouse of the Molunkus Valley Snow Drifters in Sherman. By the time you read this the Ceremonial will have come and gone and so to the “Potentates Party”. We hope that you had a great time at each. Until the next time please remember to keep Masonry and Shrine Dom in your life. SCHOODIC SHRINE CLUB Noble David G. Beckett, Reporter Greetings from Schoodic Shrine Club: Wish you could have joined us for our annual meeting and Christmas celebration at the Meddybemps Community Center on Sunday, December 13th. We have a new slate of officers for 2016. Jamie Gower was elected President of the Club and he is looking forward to a good year. Ike Winchester thanked the Nobles and ladies for their support over the past two years. We had a great pot luck supper. Everything was delicious. After supper and the election of officers, we had an exciting Yankee Swap. It was a lot of fun. We only had twelve in attendance, but we had a great time. Frank Theriault gave out the Circus awards. Buster and Carolyn Hayward were not able to attend, so Frank delivered their awards to them earlier. Frank Theriault, Dennis Bryant, and David Beckett also received awards. John Benner broke his wrist on Christmas Day and he needed surgery. John says he is going to lay low for a while to give it a chance to mend. We wish John all the best and a speedy recovery. We traditionally skip the February meeting. We will, however, be meeting on Wednesday, March 16th at the New Friendly Restaurant in Perry at 5:30 pm. This will be a ladies’ night. We do not have a meeting planned for April, but if any of you Nobles have an idea for a place to meet in April, I’m sure that could be arranged, just come to the March meeting with the idea. If we have a meeting in your area, please try to join us. We need your support in order to keep the Club going. We raise a lot of money for Anah Shriners during the year and we could do even more with your help. I look forward to seeing you at our meetings this year. ‘Til next time! Noble Martin “Fou” Perfit, Clown Unit reporter December’s first clown event was our ongoing Home Depot Children’s Workshop where one hundred twelve kids were entertained, diverted, distracted and regaled by the dynamic duo of Div-It (Duane Young) and Fou (Martin Perfit). Saturday, December 19 was the occasion for a double header at the new Shrine Center on Broadway. The first event was the Bangor – Brewer Shrine Club’s Children’s Christmas Party in which Spiffy (Kerry Spofford) played Santa Claus and Div-It (Duane Young), SlapShot Dale Hatch) and emeritus clown Jappo (Mike Samiya) twisted balloons. The second event of this busy day was the unit’s Christmas Party & Annual Meeting. Officers elected for 2016 are as follows: Boss Clown=Coota (Arthur Watson), Captain=Sluggah (Curtis Haynes), Treasurer=SlapShot (Dale Hatch), Secretary=Div-It (Duane Young). Newly elected members of the Board of Directors are Pooch (Pat Kelly), Gizmo (Lorne Noiles) and BoBo (Donny Young). In lieu of a gift swap, the unit members brought unwrapped new toys and games to be donated the nearest Shrine Hospitals in Boston & Springfield, MA. The year ended with a New Year’s Eve Dance jointly sponsored by the Clown Unit and the Mini-Cars. Members of both units joined together for setup and cleanup. Given the attendance of over three hundred sixty, that cleanup took some effort. The kitchen was, fortunately well supported by the following: TC/Trashcan (Bill Taylor), Spiffy (Kerry Spofford) Lady Pam, Pop Fizz (Troy Devoe) Bo-BO (Donny Young) and Lady Janice, and Piggy (Tom Vanchieri) and Lady Brenda. Dance music was so successfully provided by “5 Wheel Drive” that we’ve already reserved them for next New Year’s Eve. The good feelings fueled generous contributions to our Red Sneaker Fund giant sneaker to the extent where a one hundred bill was among the donations! Comedy Night on Feb. 20 is our next big event. See our ad this issue for details. A Romantic Thought for St. Valentine’s Day: Brevity is the soul of lingerie. Dorothy Parker “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature…Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”- Helen Keller The Anahgram 20 Be Burn Aware! Burn Awareness Week! February 1st-7th 2016 Learn more about burn safety for you and your family and put new preventive measures into practice Topic of the Day: How To Be Prepared for a Fire In less than 30 seconds a single flame can become a fire. In two minutes, it can become life-threatening; in five minutes a residence can be destroyed. To protect yourself, you must be prepared. Here’s how: • Have an escape plan with two ways out of every room • If you live in an apartment building, know the nearest exit and stairwell • If - you are in a room with a closed door during a fire Do not open the door if you see smoke under it If you don’t see smoke, check the door handle –do not open if hot If you can open the door, and there is no smoke or heat, proceed quickly to your exit - If you can’t get out right away, yell for help or call 911 Visit www.burnawareness.org or YOU CAN HELP BY SPONSORING A CHILD www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/boston If you need help with an application or need any other information about sponsoring more safety tips and information a child to our orthopedic childrens’ or burns hospitals contact the Nobles listedfor below. ORTHOPEDIC: Robert Pullen, 157 Stetson Road East, Levant, ME 04456, Tel: 884-7102on Burn Awareness Week. 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People’s United Bank proudly supports the Anah Shriners ©2015 People’s United Bank | Member FDIC | 207-942-4800 Equal Housing Lender “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” – Carol Burnett peoples.com The Anahgram 22 Noble Allen Hayward, Reporter At this time we would like to welcome our new Potentate Bob Turner and Lady Bonnie. Don’t forget the Potentate’s trip in April. Spring is just around the corner. By this time the Ceremonial is over for January and we will be looking forward to the June Ceremonial. Hopefully the snowbirds are having a nice warm and healthy winter. Hope to see all of you in May - will keep you updated as to the camping schedule for 2016. Also, if you have any news to report, please let us know. February Anniversaries: Greg & Bernice Currier, Charles & Selma Larson, Dale Nelson & Carol Miller, Dana & Winsome Smith and David & Betty Bowen. February Birthdays: Carole Green, Betty Shedd, Jesse Thomas and Duffy Woods. If you have any news to report, please e-mail @ [email protected] or call 207-323-9742 Noble Allen Hayward, Reporter Noble Gaylord E. Sundt, Reporter Looking back to last year at this time I see that it was three below zero. Right now it’s 46 degrees out! Almost warm enough to get out the chaise lounge and start working on the tan. And this the second week of January! How are you fellow unit members liking the weather down south? I hear that it’s not been much warmer there. January has started 2016 out to be quiet, not a bad thing. Not much to interfere with recovery from the holidays of December. Our January unit meeting will be held in the coming week which will be long gone as you read this. As will the Potentates party held on the 30th. If this weather trend holds, and I hope that it will, we’ll be dancing outside for that one. Several members of our units family celebrate their birthdays in February. Ladies Jean Fernald, Ann Jordan and also Doris Seymour (even though she’s not with the unit anymore) are blowing out the candles this month. Nobles Tom Fernald, Bill Fernald and Yogi Seymour (even though he deserted us) also will create some smoke when their cakes are presented. Best wishes to all of you! The only couple in the unit celebrating their anniversary this month is Noble and Lady Ron and Ann Jordan. Ron you’ll be busy this month. The old piggy bank will be taking a hit if you know what’s good for you. Birthday and anniversary as well as Valentines gifts to purchase. Good luck and happy anniversary to you both. And to everyone else, you all have a few days left to buy your sweetie that special gift for that special Valentines Day right around the corner. Happy day to us all! Be sure to check the calendar for upcoming Shrine events. A great organization, for a great cause! It’s all about the kids! Remember to keep all of your family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. And be thankful that we are as blessed as we are. Just think, only three or four more months before we can go topless again! That’s all for this long month of February. Reporting, Gaylord E. Sundt Tri County Shrine Club held their Annual Meeting on the 16th of December at the Dexter Club. The 18 Nobles enjoyed a lively Libation Hour and a Roast Pork and Baked Ham dinner. The meal was put on by PP Lee Kaufman and Noble Steve Hartley. From what I was told, Lee did most of the work and Steve made sure he did it right. Tri County jokes about our supper committees, but we sure do appreciate the Nobles that help out with the meals. Meeting was called to order by President Danny Costain. Invocation was given by Noble Donald “BOBO” Young. Flag salute was led by the President. A moment of Silence was held in memory of Nobles Vern Smith and Bob Buck. It was great to see Noble Jerry Rollins back at Tri County. Noble Mike Blake was in Florida, his father was under the weather. Introduced at the head table were VP Watson, Treasurer Taylor, Secretary Mosley and Libation Master Scott Folsom. Unit Heads in attendance were Noble Scott Folsom of the 4X4’s and Boss Clown Arthur “COOTAH” Watson. Aide Emeritous in attendance was Ron Green. Representing the Directors Staff was Chief Director Danny Costain. Past Potentate Lee Kaufman was in attendance. The Secretary and Treasurer gave their annual reports, which were accepted by the Nobles present. At a recent Directors Meeting of Tri County Shrine Club, they voted to make the following donations: $1000 for the Building Fund for Anah Shrine, $500 for the Sunshine Club, $100 to the Bangor-Brewer Shrine Club for Anah’s Christmas party for the children, $1000 to the Potentate’s fund, which is for Noble Doug Dulac’s year. They also voted to pay the Dexter Club $500 for rent. The above donations was voted on by the Nobles and passed as read. The nominating committee present the following slate of Officers for 2016-2017: President Arthur Watson, Vice President Richard Johnson, Secretary David Mosley and Treasurer Marty Taylor. These Nobles were voted in by the Nobles present. New Directors presented and voted in were Donald Young, Lorne Noiles and Corey Roberts. The Officers and Directors will be installed at the next meeting in January. VP Watson brought the Club up to date about the Concert Raffle Tickets. Next months meeting will be back at the Dexter Club. Noble Ralph McNaughton won the 50/50 and donated his share back to the Club. At this time, Tri County Shrine Club would like to thank President Danny Costain for his two years serving as President. Danny did an excellent job and we wish him well in the future. No further business, meeting was closed by President Costain. REMEMBER THAT THE JANUARY CEREMONIAL IS FAST APPROACHING, DO YOU HAVE YOUR CANDIDATES LINED UP? MEMBERSHIP IS VITAL TO THE SHRINE AND YOUR LOCAL BLUE LODGE. Noble Warren Orcutt, Sr., Reporter We certainly have had an extremely mild winter so far but predictions are for this to change. By the time you read this we may have had several inches of snow here in Downeast Maine, or we may have had very little. We will see how accurate their predictions are. Our January meeting was held on January 7th at 44 North in Milbridge and was a ladies night. President Brian Strout welcomed everyone. Additional attendees included Directors David Weaver and Donnie Wright; Greeters Warren Orcutt and Todd Alley; Photographer Richard Kilton; Joe McDonald and Ricky Dorr, Mini Cars; Brad Prout, High Priest & Prophet; Larry Nichols and several wives. The Fuel Oil Raffle tickets, the 2016 membership letters, and 2016 monthly WCSC Meeting Calendar have all been mailed out. The Fuel Oil raffle will be drawn at our February 4th meeting and winner announced in the March Anahgram. The next big event for the month of January was the Ceremonial, which was held at our new Temple in Bangor on January 15th and 16th. 2016 Potentate Robert Turner and Lady Bonnie began their year at the helm of Anah and we look forward to a fun year. Congratulations Bob and Bonnie. The February 4th meeting will be a ladies night and held at The Milbridge House in Milbridge. As in the past, Mike will be there with bells on to present the ladies with a rose and give them all a kiss. WCSC members and their ladies are canvassing businesses throughout “They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” –Bil Keane February 2016 23 Charles Pray hands over the gavel to incoming Waldo County Shrine Club President Chief Rabban Steven “Steve” Trimm – Photo by Lloyd Day Washington County and selling Shrine Circus Ads. Support your Shrine Club and the kids by becoming a sponsor for the Shrine Circus or by purchasing tickets. A couple of good fundraising projects were discussed at the last meeting so be watching in future Anahgram issues for them. Birthday greetings for February go out to PP Guy Chapman, Thomas Fernald, PP Albert Gibson, Dawn Gooch, Keith Lentovich, Roger W. Mathews Jr., Bert Maxim, PP Alward Mehan (Luxor), Renee McGuire, Sheila Mitchell, Stanley Mitchell, PP Jesse Thomas, and Pauline Wood. Anniversary bells go out to Todd & Sandy Alley, Brent & Renee McGuire, and Warren & Velma Orcutt. Enjoy and celebrate your special day. Do not take chances and go onto lakes or bodies of water without first knowing that the ice is safe. We have had unusually warm weather and certainly do not want to read your name listed as a fatality. As a reminder to all snowmobilers, remember to dress appropriately, keep your sleds under control and yourselves safe, respect landowner rights, and stay on the marked trails. You abuse and we all lose! Accidents can happen and we do not want to see your name as a statistic! And to all you snowbirds who are already in warmer climates, enjoy your winter and hopefully warmer weather. Spring is just around the corner and you will soon be returning to Maine. Anah Chanters Noble Carl Stewart, Reporter Unfortunately the Chanters are again hurting for enough members to be able to support the Academicians with music for the January Ceremonial. We were able to field enough members to sell jewelery for the event. Anyone who is interested in joining our unit is welcome - and sorely needed. Also we want to wish long time member Jimmy Leighton our best wishes for a speedy recovery from surgery. He had a blockage in blood flow to his head that had to be corrected. He will be very limited in what he is allowed to do for about a month. Dale and Mary Hadlock have migrated South for the winter and Jimmy tells me that Suzzane Shorey will be visiting them and other friends in January. Happy birthday wishes are in order for Bob Dion and Cecil Wilson who celebrated their birthdays in January and Happy anniversary wishes to Dale and Mary Hadlock in February. 191 E. Main Street, DoverFoxcroft, ME 04426 “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.” – Federico Fellini The Anahgram 24 18 who are behind in dues next month. This seems to help a lot with our retention. I am personally reaching out to all the candidates from 2011,2012,2013 and 2014 each month through a calling post message. I think this keeps them in the loop and informed. Please help us by telling the Shrine story as often as possible. We need to start gearing up for next year’s class, so keep thinking about someone who would make a good Mason and Shriner. Springfield MA is now a thing of the past and was held August 21-23. I am sure a good time was had by all who attended. Noble Appreciation Night will be held at the Anah Temple on September 13th. Happy Birthday wishes for September go out to Barry Hanscom, Donnie Wright, Bill Sternbergh, Phil Mondville, Leni Weaver, Napoleon Beal, Nancy Chapman, Vernon Scott, Skip Pennell, James Cox, Cecil Fernald, and Sandy Alley. September Anniversary wishes go to Past Potentate Guy and Nancy Chapman, Walter & Claire Kennedy, Mike & Dawn Gooch, Dick & Margaret Gardner, Napoleon & Bernadette Beal, Tom & Bobbie Foss, Vernon & Gail Scott, Mike & Nancy Bailey, William & Ruth Smith, and George & Sheila Alley. Until next month I wish all a great September and good health. Membership TRI- COUNTY SHRINE CLUB • ENTER TO WIN Committee TICKETS TO ANY ByTWO Noble Doug Dulac CONCERT IN THE 2016 WATERFRONT CONCERT SERIES & ONE NIGHT’S STAY AT HOLLYWOOD CASINO. Hello everyone from the membership committee. I wanted to update you all a little bit on membership. First of all let me tell you we had a very successful Hospital Support Night event on Sat. August 2nd. This is something the membership comm. put on to raise awareness of what we really do as Shriners which is support the hospitals. We had a fantastic meal put on by the Second Section, who did it free of charge by the way, a silent auction,3 patients from the hospitals that spoke and some great entertainment by the Skyliners band. Because it was our first time doing this and being in the middle of the summer I was a little nervous about what kind of turnout we would get. I am very pleased to say that we had over 120 in attendance! The deal was that every penny of profit we made would be D split between the Boston and RAW We actually will be Springfield hospitals. INGeach! 3 SEI have spoken sending them TI$1062.00 C KETour TRabban S OF and with Jesse Thomas S 3Chief / 1 6 it looks like we will do this again /16next year hopefully on May 16th. In addition to that the membership comm. is meeting once a month and will be starting phone calls to all those nobles $20 PER TICK ET Noble Warren Orcutt, Sr., Reporter As I write this article I realize that summer is slipping away very quickly. Fall is fast approaching and the leaves will soon be turning color. It is a beautiful time of the year but we all know what is to follow in a few months. Enjoy the good weather while we have it. Hopefully we will have a nice warm fall. Our August 7th meeting was a ladies night and was held at the Degenhart Campground TICKETS AVAILABLE AT in Jonesport. I was unable to attend so have ANAH SHRINE OFFICE no report on the meeting. I do know that 207.942.2254 AND FROM they were making the plans for the Annual Bob Smith Picnic on August 17th. We are TRI-COUNTY MEMBERS hoping for another beautiful day in Down(to benefit Tri-County Shrine Club, not tax deductible) East Maine for this event. The Northeast Shrine Field Days in Darling’s Chevrolet is proud to support the ANAH SHRINERS 121 Downeast Hwy., Ellsworth (just up from the triangle) US Route 1 North • 667-2512 “You’ll do better at Darling’s!” You can find it all at www.darlings.com “A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.” – Rupert Brooke Brewer February 2016 207-989-3603 Ellsworth 207-667-8515 www.gliddenautobody.com Bangor 207-947-5678 Brewer 207-989-3603 Ellsworth 207-667-8515 www.gliddenautobody.com Brooke Green Co-Reporters James Buteau and Dillon Wilbur Happy New Year! What a great time we EST 1964 had at out new location for the New Years Eve bash. Good times - Good friends Many memories made! It’s official - we made it our first calendar year as a unit, very Brewer proud to be part of Facts Ellsworth & Figures. What a great bunch of guys! We now stand 207-989-3603 207-667-8515 strong with 13 members, but are always looking for new members to join. Looking www.gliddenautobody.com forward to the January Ceremonial, it’s going to be a great time in the new building. Who’s ready to relieve a little of that cabin fever? We are proud to announce we will be holding our second annual cribbage tournament. This year the event will take place at Elliott Jordan & Son, 381 Cave EST 1964 Hill Road, Waltham. Same as last year $10.00 entry fee, one on one single elimination game. $100.00 for first place, $50.00 for second place, $20.00 for third place and $10.00 for fourth place. The Brewer Ellsworth famous Porky Sues pizza will be available 207-989-3603 207-667-8515 as well as several crock pot dishes. We hope you get that chance to join us. Until next time stay safe on the roads and ponds. www.gliddenautobody.com James Buteau, Reporter EST 1964 Bangor 207-947-5678 Brewer 207-989-3603 Ellsworth 207-667-8515 www.gliddenautobody.com EST 1964 Bangor 207-947-5678 Brewer 207-989-3603 Ellsworth 207-667-8515 www.gliddenautobody.com EST 1964 Noble Doug Brockway, Reporter Anah Band had a great time playing at Ceremonial this year. Pink Panther seemed Brewer Ellsworth to be a big hit this year and I am in hopes 207-989-3603 207-667-8515 we keep playing it year after year. We have our list of music that we will always enjoy but it’s nice to add some new stuff to www.gliddenautobody.com play. Hopefully our adoring fans can make some suggestions of some music they would like us to play. Sean continues to learn to keep a beat with the tuba, and we are thankful he decided to take up the challenge! We are hoping some brave souls would like to join us this year! Maybe some folks that used to play and want to start it up again. The more people we have, the more we can earn to give directly to the children at the hospitals. Practice times are every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month in Newport. EST 1964 Bangor 207-947-5678 Brewer 207-989-3603 Ellsworth 207-667-8515 www.gliddenautobody.com “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke 25 The Anahgram 26 Noble Fred Beylerian Reporter Waldo County Shrine Club Officers for 2016 – Photo by Lloyd Day Happy St. Valentine’s Day February was the only month of the year with an even number of days before Julius Caesar reformed the calendar. Februarius the romans called it, took its name from februa, “means of cleansing.” This cleansing was appropriate for the ushering in of spring and the new year. February is the only month that can pass without a full moon. It last happened in 1999 and will happen again 2018. Keeping the aforementioned in mind it is now time look forward the next ten months of the new year and all good things that the Keystone Kops have planned to support our fraternity and philanthropy. Happy Birthday wishes for the month of February go out to Kop Lloyd Hopkins and Ladies Betty Trimm and Angie Ellsworth. Congratulations to all and may you have many more. There are no wedding anniversaries during the month. Now to the trivia question of the month. Last month’s question was: Which country buys the most greeting cards per capita? Answer: The British buy 31 cards per person annually and women buy 85% of them. In keeping with Valentine’s Day this month’s question is: The world’s first Valentine message is believed to have been sent when? The time has come to close the “Blotter” for this month and to remember “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS”. The next Keystone Kops meeting is February 23, 2016. The Feztival of Trees Bob Pullen, Reporter Good day to one and all, The figures are in for Feztival 2015 and will be presented at the January Ceremonial for those of you who have not been informed as of then. We had a banner year and the cost of running our beautiful new home will be made a bit easier due to that success. The committee will still meet the second Monday of the month @ 6PM at 1404 Broadway. By the time you read this we will have had 3 meetings in preparation for Feztival 2016. We take a month off in the summer but there are a lot of details that need attention starting in December to get things fine tuned to make each year a little bit better. You are all invited to come and attend our meetings, after all it is you Shrine center that benefits. We want new nobles and their “Success flourishes only in perseverance-ceaseless, restless perservance.”- Baron Manfred von Richthofen February 2016 27 ladies to come and take part in this event as it will give more people a sense of proprietorship in our new home and the fraternity in general. We also like to hear constructive criticism in order to make the Feztival continue to be the success we have enjoyed. This year we have the advantage of having a feel for the building and hopefully it will take some of the edge off the nerves of presenting the event. Believe it or not we heard the same complaint as last year from a few people and that was there wasn’t enough parking. I thought that had been put to bed when we moved, but filling the spaces we have seemed rather nice. The crowds were friendly and even though we did have long lines everyone I spoke to thought it was worth the wait. I hope you all enjoy 2016 and may you and yours be blessed with all you need and want. If I may make a suggestion, the next time you’re in the Shrine center stop and reflect on how lucky we are to have had a noble step forward to secure this building for us and give a well deserved TIP OF THE FEZ to Doug. If not for this extraordinary noble we would still be on main street wishing we had a building like the on we have now. Few people measure up to Doug and his lovely wife on being so giving, people of this magnitude are few and far between. Noble Rich Johnson, Reporter Wow how the weather changes! A week ago we were in the mid-teens and now, as I write this article we are close to 30 degrees outside – got to love Maine! The January Ceremonial is over and The Second Section welcomes all new Nobles of Anah Shrine along with the entire appointed Divan for 2016. Congratulations to our new Illustrious Potentate Bob Turner. We all look forward to the leadership that Bob brings to the helm. The 52nd Annual Potentates Party is scheduled for Saturday, January 30th at the Shrine temple. Tickets may be purchased from a Second Section member or through the Recorders office. To all of the new Nobles of Anah from the January Ceremonial, if you are looking to get active in a unit and may not be able to commit to parades throughout the summer, please consider the Second Section. Our first and foremost job is to be proficient in working the initiation of candidates at the June Ceremonial, and all that pertains thereto, and assisting the Illustrious Potentate in the work of Anah temple. Throughout the year we are in service to the Shrine with cooking, servicing, parking for the Folk Festival, selling programs, providing meals at the Circus, and manning the Wrecker’s Cafe’ at the Shrine Feztival of Trees, to name a few. The Nobles of the Second Section don’t work alone. 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LENFEST, Carmel Mar. 21, 1929 – Dec. 27, 2015 Rising Virtue Lodge #10, Bangor Raised 1/9/1973 Created Anah June 16, 1973 WALLACE E. BLOWERS, Largo, FL Sept. 27, 1930 – Jan. 1, 2016 Olive Branch Lodge #124, Charleston Raised 2/23/1956 Created Anah Jan. 20, 2001 Bowers Funeral Home 10 Water Street, Houlton 56 Sherman Street, Island Falls 207-532-3333 • 800-532-4333 [email protected] CLAY FUNERAL HOME Lincoln,Maine BARTLETT CHAPEL Danforth, Maine “In Memory of Our Departed Brother Nobles” When Allah calls, then our friends obey and fold thier tents and steal away. To the land where the crystal waters flow, where the Beautiful Palms of Allah grow. Life is a story in volumes three, the past, the present, the yet to be. The first we’ve written and laid away, the second we’re reading day by day, The third and last of the volumes three,is locked from sight - God keepeth the key. 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We have a great time at our functions and if you are considering a section, please come join us. January/February Calendar Snapshot: 1/30/2015 52nd Annual Potentate’s Party 2/05/2016 Section Section Meeting 2/13/2016 The Wheeler’s Super Supper Buffet Style The Second Section would like to welcome our newest member, Louis McGlinn. All second section members who are still working on their Brick Paver applications, please submit your completed application at the next Second Section meeting. The Second Section will be cooking and serving for the Wheeler’s Super Supper on February 13, 2016 at the temple. All members will be contacted for times and jobs to be done. All hands will need to be on deck as this is a busy evening and we need a good showing to make things run smoothly. The Second Section is also selling Gun Raffle tickets for 2016. Drawings will be done in the month of September and the guns are through Willey’s Sport Shop in Ellsworth. Tickets are available for $20.00 each and we are only selling 1000 tickets. Drawings will be done daily in September and the tickets drawn will be put right back into the drawing so there will be multiple chances of winning. We are getting great information back from the dues payments with regard to email addresses for Nobles and Ladies along with cell phone numbers so we can be sure to get a hold of everyone. If anyone has a change of mailing, email address, or phone numbers, please let me know ASAP so I can update my database. February birthday wishes go out to Ladies Susan Joy, Annette Marin, Tammy Redmond, Lynn Scripture, Elizabeth Sherman, Duffy Woods and Nobles, Charles Sisson and Mark Taplin. February anniversary wishes go out to Dennis & Debbie Hill, Greg & Bernice Currier, Joe & Novilla Rollins, Krayton & Carol Allen and Ted & Lois Barber. Section Section meeting dates for 2016 are February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6 and June 3, which will bring us to the summer break. As I’m writing this article, we still have a considerable amount of members with unpaid dues for 2016. For those who have not paid their dues, please see me at the next meeting to get that taken care of. Remember, if you can’t make it to the meeting, contact an officer or any member to be excused. If anybody has any news or something they wish to share with our Nobles, contact me anytime at 717-5570 or email me at [email protected]. Until next time, be safe and think spring!! got print? 29 We handle the details. Let our experts make it hassle free. Daily pick up and delivery to Portland, Bangor, Augusta and Waterville. 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