desert of california • oasis of san diego • july 2016

DESERT OF CALIFORNIA • OASIS OF SAN DIEGO • JULY 2016
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DESERT OF CALIFORNIA • OASIS OF SAN DIEGO
Al Bahr Shrine
Chartered May 13, 1913
5440 Kearny Mesa Road
San Diego, California 92111-1393
Phone (858) 292-0092 • Toll Free 1-(888) 267-4541
Fax (858) 292-5618
www.albahrshrine.org • [email protected]
2016 Divan
Potentate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Hahn
Chief Rabban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Parker
Assistant Rabban . . . . . . . . . . Oscar Cañedo
High Priest & Prophet . . . . . . . . . . Gene Yee
Oriental Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Walker
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mel Stein, PP
Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Harris
1st Ceremonial Master . . . . . . Heath Forney
2nd Ceremonial Master . . . . . Rudy Nobleza
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Krickhuhn
Marshal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Mamuyac
Captain of the Guard . . . . . . . . . Bill Stokes
Outer Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Jesmond
Outer Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Maltman
Outer Guard . . . . . . . . . Rizolino Constantino
Outer Guard . . . . . . . . . Saul Lopez-Pacheco
Outer Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McComas
Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abe Ravitch
Editorial Staff
Editor in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Hahn
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Harris
PHOTOGRAPHER
Bryan Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619.602.8253
RECORDER’S OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
CLOSED JULY 4, 2016
Upcoming Shrine Center
Public Events
July
July
July
July
17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stamps4Less
18th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon Quilters
20th . . . . . . . Tierra Del Sol 4X4 Wheel Club
27th . . . . . . . . San Diego Fine Woodworkers
Potentate’s Message
Nobles and Ladies,
Join me in celebrating our nations Two Hundred and Fortieth birthday. We will start the celebration with one of
our best parades, the Fourth of July parade in Coronado.
This is a great opportunity to “Show the Fez” and get our
message out to the community. The weather is always
great and the spectators are always 5 deep on the sidelines.
On July 15th we will have the Officers of the San Diego Scottish Rite as our guests for the
Stated Meeting dinner. The dress for the event will be “Hawaiian” and the dinner will be a
Luau style meal complete with a whole roasted pig or two prepared by our great Islander
Shrine Club chefs. Please come out and join us for a fun evening, reservations must be
made through the Shrine office @ 858 292 0092, by Wednesday July 13th.
On May 21st we initiated 10 new Nobles. Thanks to our Ritualistic Cast, our Oriental Band,
and of course our Director’s Staff. I have already seen a couple of our new Nobles at the Valley Center Parade and the Legion of Honor Memorial Day Service. They and their Ladies will
be our guests at the Stated Meeting Dinner. Please give them a warm welcome. This is the
perfect opportunity to recruit new members for your unit. Speaking of units, we need a few
good men to join two of our units whose ranks have been depleted over time. They are the
Greeters and the Patrol, the tasking for both of these units is pretty simple. Our Greeters are
those smiling Nobles that extend a hand of welcome to you when you come for our quarterly
stated meetings. That’s it, a simple, but very important function. The Patrol no longer march
in our parades, but they too perform a very important function, they form the Honor Guard
for our Officers and visiting Dignitaries at the start of our meetings, again that is only 4 times
a year. The Patrol does have a fancy uniform and we have an abundance of the ornate red
jackets for your use. In recent years our Legion of Honor Nobles have stepped in to help with
our Honor Guard, but it would be great to have our Patrol back.
A special thanks to Dave”Rojo” McChesney for his efforts in making our Shrine Calliope
street worthy again. The public easily identify the Clowns as the trademark of the Shrine
and with our Calliope once once again running in the parades it adds that special flavor to
our image, Thanks Dave!
We have two Ceremonials scheduled at present the first is on August 20th at the Masonic
Center in Tijuana and will be performed in Spanish by our Mexican degree team, and the
other will be on October 22nd at the Scottish Rite Center done by our Ritualistic Cast. If there
is a particular Masonic Lodge or group of Lodges that have a group of Brothers that would
like to join our ranks as a group I will be happy to entertain that possibility. I have already
made that offer to my own Lodge. We all need to work to fill our ranks again. Thanks for your
support this year, it’s greatly appreciated.
Fraternally,
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Lou Hahn
Dear Ladies,
I am without words! I know that’s really unexpected! Thank you just doesn’t seem to
convey or explain how grateful I am to all. The many hours of planning and hard
work by Chairlady Jayne Parker, our Divan Ladies and all others is so appreciated.
You helped make this luncheon an exquisite memory I will cherish forever. You are
marvelous - Team 16! And then, all the Ladies that attended, I know you enjoyed
yourselves from the chatter and laughter...THANK YOU! Ladies, you are the jewels
of Al Bahr and I am honored and priviledged to be part of this amazing Shrine.
Respectfully,
Barbara Hahn
The Potentate’s Brunch scheduled for Sunday July 31st is being postponed. A new date will be
selected and a proper date will be given.
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Chaplain’s Message
How do we as Americans consider religion as it relates to patriotism? What is it, then, that binds us? There are many theories as
to the answers. For which, I haven’t got the room in this article to
adequately describe them all. So, I pose this quandary to you. How
would you, answer this?
As for me, I’m a 20 year veteran of the United States Navy. I would
consider myself very patriotic and religious as I can be in today’s
society. I have felt many degrees of patriotism in my life, but none
as strong as when I was in the first gulf war and the ship that I was
on, ran over a 400 lbs. tethered mine, 20 miles of the coast of
Failaka island near the coast of Kuwait. In this instance, I believe
that they were expressed simultaneously. I didn’t think, I just did. I
believe that is why, I’m here today. Because I had faith not only in
God and myself, but also a strong patriotic belief of country.
Yours in Faith,
Abraham Ravitch
Chaplain
Nobles:
If you have paid your 2016 Al Bahr dues, but
have not yet received your dues card, please
contact the Shrine office, 858/292-0092. We
will then contact the Shrine Headquarters in
Tampa to expedite you receiving your dues card.
Lou Hahn, Potentate
Sunshine Committee Report
In consideration of recently enacted Federal regulations, we are unable to
provide full information on our ill and indisposed members. Please keep
these nobles in your prayers. Should you wish to contact one of these
members, please call the office for further information.
Bechtel, Richard
Benson, James
Berman, Sheldon
Boyd, Terran
Childress, Clyde
Condon, Howard
Crawford, Jim
Crouse, Ray
Dale, Ed (PP)
Dudley, Kenneth
Fender, David
Hadaway, Fred
Hampton, Robert
Hodge, Carmi
Huszar, Skip
Johnston, Doug
Kellett, Alan
Kellner, Al
Latham, Ernest
Lipa, Joseph
Markson, Richard
McGrath, Jim
Plastik, Herb
Rafferty, Alexander
Ralph, Marshall
Ramos, Roy B.
Rash, Ronald
Rosemier, Dennis
Schaffer, Charlie
Schoen, Frank
Smith, Sidney R.
Stovall, Allen
Taylor, George
Thomas, John
Thorpe, Lewis
Trapp, Ronald
Vennebush, James J.
Young, Wayne
Condolences to Eddie Camerino on the passing of
his Lady Naty.
Condolences to John and Jeff Carter on the passing of their
mother Ruth.
Condolences to Bill Hertig on the passing of his
mother Patricia.
Shrine Membership Recap
Al Bahr Honored Ladies
Our July meeting will be on the second Saturday, July 9th,
with refreshments from 9:30AM to 10:00AM. Followed by
the meeting at 10:00AM. At the conclusion of the meeting
we will play Mexican Train Dominoes. Our monthly game
day will be on the fourth Thursday, July 28th at 10:00AM.
Bring a sandwich or buy a delicious burger from the Directors’
Staff. Both of our events are held at the Al Bahr Shrine Center.
Carol Van Slyke (760) 726-2800
Membership 1/1/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1336
Creations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Restorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Affiliations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Demits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2
Suspensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2
Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -40
Membership 5/31/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1325
Al Bahr’s youngest member is 24, oldest 103. Average age is 68.
Donations and Remembrances from our Members and Friends
Shrine Hospital Transportation Fund Donations
Miriam G. Emaluelson
Jean E. Marberg
Miteject Inc
In Honor of Jeanne Cohen’s 95th Birthday:
In Memory of William S. Crane:
Frances Hall
Betty & Eric Wong
Jerry & Sharon Pennington
Donald & Barbara Gaskin
K.D. and Gretchen Morrison
In Memory of Dick Benker:
Alice Benker
In Memory of Charles Ford:
Charlie & Joan Webb
In Memory of William T. Steils:
Kathleen Steils
In Memory of Naty Camerino:
Dan & ZiZi Potsdam
Shriners Hospital for Children’s Donations
In Memory of Dick Benker:
Helen Moravetz
In Memory of Ken Gentle, PP:
Helen Moravetz
In Memory of Bob Bryan:
Helen Moravetz
Pillar of the Temple Donations
Wilcox Estate
Fred Meinken Estate
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Daughters of the Nile Mecca Temple No. 34 SHAARU COURT # 37
VERY IMPORTANT!
There will be no Luncheon or Sessions during the months of July &
August.
July 5 Del Mar Fair ends.
July 11 The Mecca Temple Chorus will have their Tea at the Unity
Lodge Center on 3366 Adams Ave. in San Diego from
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The tickets will be $10.00 and may be purchased from any
Member or at the door.
We should all try come and support our
Chorus Fund Raiser
RUBY NYBERG, (858)292-1885
RV Club
Howdy RV Campers. Our July 21-23, 2016 outing will be to
Chula Vista Elks Lodge RV camp, in Chula Vista, CA. This is always a lot of fun, and we have use of the Elks Lodge for our Friday
Night dinner. Saturday night will be a pot luck. The Trail Boss for
the weekend will be Chuck Walker. Please make your reservations
no later than 15 July. I invite all who have a Motorhome or Trailer to
join the RV Club. We have outings every month. Usually, our outings are Thursday-Sunday. However, for those still working, many
arrive on Friday. For more info, call an RV Club Member or me.
Happy Camping,
Fraternally, Jerry Wohlfarth, President Cell: 760-685-3370 - [email protected]
Sons of the Desert
Our July stated meeting will be on Saturday, July 16th, at 10 a.m.
in the SOD shed. A potluck lunch will follow the meeting. Special
thanks to members Charlie Webb, Dave Berman, Terry Allison &
Marty Hunter for working the fundraiser snack bar in June as well
as Dick Jones, the donut king.
Rancho Bernardo Shrine Club
Our Club is once again going to participate in the Spirit of 4th Parade
in Rancho Bernardo, Past President Mark Suycott has agreed to
handle this civic event for the Club. As Mark has said, there is
always room for one more if you wish to join us.
The Club will be dark in July and will not hold our monthly dinner.
A safe summer and a BIG “Happy Birthday America”
Don Heath, President
Antique & Classic Cars Shrine Club
The June meeting was a social & dinner, with the visitation of the
the Potentate and the 2016 elected divan. It was a fine evening for
all. There will not be a meeting in July, but the Club does plan on
participating in the Coronado 4th of July Parade.
Stop on by the shed on any Thursday from 9 am to 11 am to talk
cars and other important matters of the day.
Richard Church, President
Grand Council was held in Costa Mesa May 15-20. At this weeklong session our new Grand High Priestess was elected, she is
Lady Diana Schmitz from Denderah Court # 10 in Toledo, Ohio.
Shaaru Court’s Lady, Linda Figler was elected Grand Marshal. As
well as electing officers for the ensuing year, changes to our Rules
& Regulations and Ritual and other legislation were discussed.
Ten Ladies from Shaaru Court attended. Our Dancers’ Unit, the
Dancing Diamond Divas performed and several Court members
did a walk on for the Drills.
The special project of our outgoing High Priestess Lady Joy Moore
from El Riva Court #102 in Riverside was fully funded due to the
generous donations she received as she traveled to all the Courts
and Shriners’ Hospitals during her year. This project is the Ladies’
Oriental Shrine of North America Rehabilitation Terrace, which will
be part of the new Shriners’ Hospital in Pasadena.
Don’t forget our Ladies’ Therapy Session on Tuesday July 26, at
1130, at Al Bahr Shrine Center, you don’t have to be a member to
join us, just come ready to play Bunco, have some fun and enjoy
fellowship with a group of very nice ladies. A donation of $10 goes
to the Hospitals. Bring a snack to share.
Judy Belknap PHP,
Publicity Chairman
Peace Officers
Peace Officer stated meeting attendance is on the upswing and we
continue to accomplish important items on interest.
Our Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser was a huge success and a big
thanks to all who helped and to John Ford and his crew who prepared the fine food.
The POSC July meeting will be a social, on the 27th, and will be Law
Enforcement Appreciation awards and dinner, at Scottish Rite. We
have several tables reserved and if you want to be with our Club,
please call me and let me know!
Don’t forget the Shrine Stated Meeting and dinner, with the Ladies,
on July 15th, Honoring San Diego Scottish Rite!
Parades continue to be the one thing that will get recognition for
our club. Please join us at the next parade, in Coronado on Monday,
July 4th, 2016. This is one of the best Parades of the year with wall
to wall people on the sidelines from beginning to end! There are
vehicles available to ride on and get you to and from the Parade.
Your Officers welcome and encourage all members to join us at the
shed, behind the Temple, normally on the 4th Wednesday of each
month, unless stated otherwise. What! You say you are not a member - Membership in the Peace Officers is open to all Members
of Shriners International. Regular membership consists of active,
reserve, volunteers and retired Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and other public service officers from the city, county, state,
and federal agencies. Associate membership are those Shriners
who are interested in the field but have no regular affiliation with
public service. Ask any member for a Petition and join us on the
4th Wednesday of each month, with a social starting at 5:30pm
and dinner, provided by a want-a-be Chef, prior to the meeting!
Remember, the dinners are still only $5.00!
Robert Powell, President
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Shrine Motorcylcle Riding Club
Greeters
As I write this month article, Sandra and I are on the road returning
from our Trip to the South East. There were many Highlight’s on
this trip but the one I would like to share with the club is the “Tail of
the Dragon”….. A section of highway 129 in Tennessee. It’s only
11 miles long with 318 turns. We met riders who had come to challenge the “Tail” from all over the world. We have many great picture
of the “Tail” including the “Tree of Shame”, which is a tree with the
remints of bikes that had crashed hanging from the branches, and
Sandra and I riding it at optimum speed.
Since I’ve been on the road I’ve seen many places that would be
awesome for the club to tour. I look forward to getting together
and talk about the opportunities; perhaps at our next ride or stated
meeting. Updates on rides will be coming by E-mail.
George Geanoulis, President
The Greeter Officers hope that all is well and having a nice Summer. Our next Greeter Meeting is July 13th so PLEASE attend your
Greeter meetings and our meetings are open to anyone interested
in checking out our Unit and or joining our unit.
If OUR Unit is to be a viable one, we need YOUR participation!!! Please attend your Greeter Shed meetings throughout the year. Remember, our meeting are on the second Wednesday of each
month unless you get an email from me stating otherwise. (Usually due to a conflicting SR event) Again this year we will be asking
you to contact me to RSVP your attendance at our meetings, so the
quartermaster can schedule enough food for everyone. You may
RSVP me back at this email address….. [email protected] or by
calling me at my cell 619-888-mike (6453).
Please mark YOUR calendars as a reminder of our meeting dates. Second Wednesday of each month.
The Officers would like to ask you that if you have any suggestion
on how to increase participation, please let us know.
We also are trying to plan a Greeters Fundraiser so we will need
your help in pulling this off. Please attend our next meeting to help
plan the details.
Mike Randall
Sec/Treasurer
“August 6th” Saturday from 8AM to
12PM the Al Bahr Motorcycle Riding
Club will be presenting a Breakfast
Fundraiser at the Shrine Center. $10
a plate includes Camel’s Milk. Watch
your email for more details.
Al Bahr Yacht Club
A Greeter BBQ Event.
Hail to all you yachties and wanna be sailors. There will not be a
Saturday, September 24th
dinner meeting in July due to this outstanding dinner event. This
12 Noon to 4 PM
month we will be having our SIXTH ANNUAL and delicious FISH
FRY fund raiser at the Shrine Center on July 23rd from 5:30 to 8:00.
At the Greeter Shed
The ISLANDIC COD with all the trimmings including creamy coleslaw and fries will be an all you can eat affair. Chef Bob Lackie is a
master at making a great spread. There will also be drinks and dessert available. Buy your tickets early for only $12 from any yacht SHRINE VAN HOSPITAL DRIVERS &
club member or $15 at the door. Kids under 12 eat free. It will be a
DEEE LICIOUS night. And did I mention, there will be music to dine RIDE ALONGS NEEDED.
by. Come and join the fun and faire. For additional info please call John Tenwolde @ 760-271-3337.
Nobles,
Commodore Dale Martin
We desperately need additional volunteers to help transport our
Shrine Hospital patients to the hospital in Los Angeles. The time is
quickly approaching where, if we do not have additional volunteers
Director’s Staff
step forward, we will be forced to curtail this very important part
First of all I would like to welcome Jim Robertson and Steven Gars- of providing the best in medical care to the children who need our
son to our little group. These 2 new members will be welcome services.
additions. Their talents will greatly enhance the Staffs capability.
As it is now, we are having to send many patients and their families
I know it’s a little bit early but please put on your calendar the 1st on public transportation, while we have our Shrine Hospital Vans
of October is the Director’s Staff in conjunction with the Yacht Club sit in our parking lot because we DO NOT have the drivers needed.
is the only fund raiser for the year. It’s the first OCTOBERFEST of While this is an unneeded additional expense to Al Bahr, more
the season so come out and join the festivities. It’ll start at 4PM till importantly we are not providing that Shrine member-hospital
whenever
patient relationship to our kids.
I’m still looking at other Units and Clubs for any construction proj- We need your help and we need it now.
ects that you might need accomplished for your next function.
Please contact the Shrine office at 858/292-0092 to discuss what
Our Thursday Burger cook out is in full swing. It’s good to see is needed and how you can help. Can you spare one day a month
Bob Stuckey and Steve Bumgarner at it again. I heard a rumor that to help with our Shrine patients?
there might be some relief for Bob and Steve in the form of Jim Gene Gillard, Transportation Co- chairman
and maybe later in the year Peter (I’ll have wait and see that one)
It looks like the attendance to the Thursday affair has increased
pretty soon we’ll have a cast of thousands which is a good thing.
So, come by and enjoy a burger and some comradery.
Thank you to Past Potentate Don Wierman who has agreed to oversee
Bruce Smith, President
the upgrade and repairs to the Shrine Center air conditioning system.
(619)840-1943
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A Fraternal Welcome To
Our Newest Members
Alexander Adams
Angel Arellano
Renato Bocaya
Ronald Bradd
Janpatrick Dizon
Steven Garsson
Henry Pailles
Edgardo Sarne
Eric Schera
Matthew Sidor
San Diego 35
San Diego 35
Southwest 283
Oceanside/San Dieguito 381
Southwest 283
San Diego 35
San Diego 35
Southwest 283
Heartland 576
Pearl Harbor Lodge, HI
High Priest & Prophet
Hello, Nobles. Here it is July already, and 2016 is half past. Some
folks ask where the year has gone, and some ask, what is yet to
come this year? As you receive this issue, our Nation’s Independence Day is upon us. Unfortunately, I will not be at the Coronado
Fourth of July parade as I have been 24 of the last 28 years. I will
be instead, representing you again at the Imperial Shrine Sessions
in Tampa for five days. It is a time of deliberation, election, fraternal
friendship rekindling, and education. I look to learn what/how the
other 195 Shrine Temples worldwide have done this past year, and
what/how they will be doing hereon out.
We Shriners wear many hats both in the community in which we
live, and in Freemasonry. Excellence is our trademark in both. One
of these marks manifested itself in York Rite Commandery recently.
San Diego Commandery #25 Knights Templar was awarded the
Commandery of the Year 2016 by the Grand Commandery of
California. It also received the Crown and Cross Award for its
activities. Many Nobles of Al Bahr are also members of the
Commandery, and congratulations are in order to all members of
San Diego Commandery for your outstanding work. Many other
York Rite members, many of whom are also members of Al Bahr,
received other accolades and positions in the Grand York Rite
Sessions. Congratulations to you all – it is too many to list everyone individually in my 250 word limit.
Islanders Shrine Club
We are happy to our Club has been asked to prepare the meal for
the stated meeting dinner on July 15th and I know that our members and ladies will rise to the challenge.
The Club will also be sponsoring our Annual Picnic on Saturday,
August 6th at Miramar Air Station and all are invited to attend.
Further down the planning road, please set aside September 17 for
the Luau Party at the Shrine Center
Randy Rojas, Prescient
Al Bahr Shrine Stated Meeting Notice
July 15, 2016
Be it known that a regularly scheduled meeting of Al Bahr Shrine
will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Al Bahr Shrine Center,
5440 Kearny mesa Road, San Diego. The meeting will begin at 7:45
PM and will include: receipt of petitions for membership, receipt of
committee reports and other such business as may rightly come
before the membership. 2016 dues card is required for admission.
Fraternally,
Attest:
Lou Hahn., Potentate
John Harris, Recorder
Shrine Stated Meeting Dinner
Friday July 15th Al Bahr Shrine Center
Social 5:30 • Introductions 6:15 • Dinner 6:30
$20 per person
A buffet style feast prepared by our own
Islanders Shrine Club
featuring all of the island delights.
Hawaiian, summer attire for Nobles & Ladies
Tickets must be purchased by July 13th
Recorder’s Office
We are over half way through 2016. It’s been fast paced and a lot of
fun. Take this time to look and see if you have your 2016 dues card.
It’s a plastic card gold in color. They are permanent cards and next
year we think you will just get a date sticker like the Scottish Rite
has. If you don’t have your card, have you paid your dues for 2016?
We have some people that still owe dues for 2016. We would love
to get these dues in as we use some of that money to pay bills and
other items for 2016. If you don’t have a card contact the office.
We can now look and see if your dues are paid, if they mailed you
a card, when they mailed it, and reorder a card if necessary. We
can also send you a version to print out until your real card arrives.
E-mail the office or give us a call and we can verify your address
and start to get all this straightened out.
You can email us at [email protected] , call us at 858-2920092, and even send us a fax at 858-292-5618. If you would
like to send a private note to the recorder you can do that at
[email protected].
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Past Masters
Tin Lizzie Parade Unit
“Shriners are Masons”...”We need to support our Blue Lodges.”
You hear those phrases a lot, but does the public see Shriners as
Masons? Do Shriners regularly attend Blue Lodge Degrees, Stated
Meetings, and special events? Maybe not as much and we’d like
to think. Well, on June 4th, the Shriners and Blue Lodge Masons in
La Mesa joined together as a team to put Masonry squarely in the
Public Eye in a positive and patriotic manner. Our Potentate allowed
the Past Masters Club and Drum and Bugle Corps to join with La
Mesa Lodge No. 407 in the La Mesa Flag Day Parade. The La
Mesa Lodge Officers, led by Wor. Lou Balke, P.M., marched down
La Mesa Blvd in Masonic aprons, jewels, and a top hat, proudly
carrying the National Ensign and a Masonic flag with the Square
and Compass on it. They were followed by the Shrine P.M. pickup, towing the D&B float with drummers and a bugle player. This
year the lodge also teamed up with Boy Scout Troop/Cub Scout
Pack no. 51 in La Mesa and handed out over 800 small American Flags to parade onlookers. The Scouts and Cubs marched
just in front of the La Mesa Lodge-Shrine entry. After the parade
the lodge hosted a “jumbo” hotdog luncheon for the participants.
Mike Seiler, President
Aooogah! July is here and that means parades! We once again
double up on the fourth of July with Coronado and Rancho Bernardo. Your President will once again be providing lunch for all drivers
that pull that double dip and attend Ranch Bernardo. Look for location information before the parade. We follow that with Descanso
on the 9th and then Pine Valley on the 30th. Don’t forget to change
that oil as July is hot and your engine will appreciate it! Here’s
hoping your President gets his Lizzie back in order for the parades
as they are way too fun to miss!
We are always looking for new drivers. We have a couple of nice
cars for sale right now in the shed. One even comes with the trailer
sized right for a Lizzie! I would expect you could get into a Lizzie and
have some great fun for the coming months if you act now! If you
are interested give me a call in the Recorders Office. Aooooogah!
Remember, it’s all for the kids.
John Harris, [email protected] 858.245.9696
Best Shrine Hamburgers
Served Every Thursday at the Directors Staff shed
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Stop on by!
D.A.D. Program - Dime A Day
Your contribution, of at least $35, to the DAD Program
(Dime A Day) will help underwrite the cost of the monthly publication of the Temple’s Al Bahr O Meter. Your name will appear
in each issue of the publication. Please send your check to the
Shrine office with the notation DAD. Thank you for your support!
Ruby Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/15
Joseph L. Henderson . 6/15
Edith S. Murphy . . . . . 6/15
Katherine & Herbert
Green . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/15
Ruby Nyberg . . . . . . . . 7/15
Maebelle Haslim . . . . . 8/15
Mary Schmid . . . . . . . 8/15
Vera Plain . . . . . . . . . . 8/15
Gonzalo
Hernandez-Torres . . . 9/15
Arlene Coady . . . . . . . 9/15
Karen & Steve Schultz . 9/15
Madeline Giardina . . . 10/15
Nancy Merritt . . . . . . 10/15
Connie & Louis Charity . 10/15
James & Shirley
Crawford . . . . . . . . 11/15
Anna Moore . . . . . . . 11/15
Charles Webb . . . . . . . . 10/15
Joan Webb . . . . . . . . 10/15
Ray Webb . . . . . . . . . 10/15
Jean Ann Webb . . . . . . 10/15
Betty J. Love . . . . . . . 11/15
Jeanne Cohen . . . . . . 10/15
Bob Strangman . . . . . 12/15
Juanita Petter . . . . . . 12/15
Rocky De Laurentis . . 12/15
Momina Skill . . . . . . . . 1/16
Jack Hendee . . . . . . . . 1/16
Carol Hendee . . . . . . . 1/16
Phil & Terry Johnson . . 1/16
John P. Harris . . . . . . . 2/16
Richard W. Mansfield . 2/16
Herbert Plastik . . . . . . 2/16
Lee Plastik . . . . . . . . . 2/16
Eligio”Ed”D.Pangilinan . . 2/16
Bartolome”Bart”
Briones . . . . . . . . . . 2/16
Dick & Linda Wolz . . . . 2/16
Nadeen Jones-Hanly . . 2/16
Mila C. Custodio . . . . . 3/16
Larry & Rosemary Sagi . 3/16
Stuart Morpeth Jr. . . . . 3/16
Robert E. Moffatt Jr . . . 3/16
Ted Jarrad . . . . . . . . . . 4/16
Naty Camerino . . . . . . 4/16
Eddie Camerino . . . . . . 4/16
Dan & ZsiZsi Potsdam . 4/16
Richard W. Jones . . . . 4/16
Mary A. Jones . . . . . . 4/16
Momina Skill . . . . . . . . 4/16
Jack Hendee . . . . . . . . 4/16
Jeanne Cohen . . . . . . . 4/16
Barbara Drummond . . . 5/16
Joseph Henderson . . . 6/16
JULY 2016
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AL BAHR SHRINE
5440 Kearny Mesa Road
San Diego, CA 92111-1303
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DATED MATERIAL
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Visit our Websites at
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Unless otherwise stated,
all proceeds from events
and activities are for the
benefit of Al Bahr Shrine,
its Units and Clubs &
are not deductible as a
charitable donation
DEADLINE FOR THE AUGUST ISSUE IS JULY 11TH
SUBMIT TO [email protected]
6TH ANNUAL
COD FISH FRY
July 2016
2-7 . . . . . . Imperial Session
2 . . . . . . . Oceanside Parade
4 . . . . . . 4th of July Parade
Coronado
Spirit of the 4th Parade
Rancho Bernardo
Tin Lizzies SM
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RADOPS
6 . . . . . Scottish Rite SM/DM
7 . . . . . . . . . D Staff Burgers
Antique Cars
RADOPS
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tin Lizzies
Honored Ladies
11 . . . . . . . Clowns DM/SM
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . RADOPS
13 . . . . . . . . . . . Golf Outing
14 . . . . . . . . D Staff Burgers
Antique Cars
RADOPS
15 . . Shrine Stated Meeting
16 . . . . . . . . . . Islanders SM
Sons of the Desert SM
19 . . . . . Potentate’s Birthday
RADOPS
21 . . . . . . . . D Staff Burgers
Antique Cars Shed
RADOPS
Yacht Club
22-23 . . RV Outing-Chula Vista
22 . . . . . . . Past Masters SM
23 . . . . . . Yacht Club Fish Fry
Legion of Honor SM
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tecate SM
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrol SM
RADOPS
27 . . . Peace Officers DM/SM
28 . . . . . . . . D Staff Burgers
Antique Cars Shed
RADOPS
30 . . . . . . Pine Valley Parade
AL BAHR YACHT CLUB
ALL YOU CAN EAT
Icelandic Cod with all the Trimmings
Including Creamy Coleslaw and Fries
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Al Bahr Shrine Center
Open 5:00 PM • Dinner 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Dancing
$15 Per Person - Guests under 12 FREE
Proceeds from this event benefit
the Al Bahr Yacht Club
You can belong to another unit and still be a Samaritan
Al Bahr is responsible for Transporting Shrine Hospital patients,
along with a parent, to the Shriners Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles.
We need good drivers who are retired or semi-retired and can
donate some time for periodic trips using the Al Bahr vans.
For more information, please call 858-292-0092
Save the Date!
Say Good-bye to Summer
With the Chief Rabban
and Lady Jayne
Friday, September 23
DON’T BE LATE
For this very important date!
BY ORDER OF THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
You are invited to attend
A very Mad Hatters Tea Party
Follow the white rabbit down the rabbit hole to
Join Al Bahr
Shriners For Golf
1st Tee Time 10:00AM
2nd Wednesday
of each month!!
Bonita Golf Course
5540 Sweetwater Road
Bonita, CA 91902
All Masons Welcome Too
Al Bahr Shrine Center
5440 Kearny Mesa Road
San Diego, Ca 92111
Telephone number – 858-292-0092
Saturday August 27, 2016
At noon
Cost - $25.00
Please call the Shrine Center for tickets and reservations.
Don’t forget to wear your favorite hat!