Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Lodge, Please hold the date for our spring table lodge tentatively planned for Friday April 25th. The lodge officers have plans to make this a very special event with a theme specific to our lodge and it's history.  I do not want to give too much away, but you wont want to miss this one.  If you wish to participate in the planning of this event, please reach out to WB Jason Montgomery who will be the primary planner of this event.   He will be releasing more details (time, location, food ect) in the coming weeks ,but we wanted to get the date out there so you can make plans to attend.   Vivat Vivat Vivat!!! (Long live, long live, long live) Ed Montgomery, Secretary.

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Lodge! We will be gathering for our stated communication tomorrow night (3/10), and you won't want to miss this one.  We have a full slate of things to discuss.  There will be no meal this month.  The fundraising committee will be gathering early to discuss fundraising (more below). Fundraising Our SW and fundraising chair is keen to get ideas and action around fundraising.  He will be at the lodge early to meet with any brothers that have fundraising ideas. He plans to be at lodge to collect ideas and get input by 5:30. Post Lodge Fellowship and LEO LITE We would like to try something new.  Immediately after closing lodge, we will gathering for a few minutes for fellowship and masonic chat.  We will be doing this periodically to include brothers in our fellowship that may not want to join us at downtown for fellowship.  This will be quick 10-20 minutes and then others can still head downtown if desired. Local Food Shelf Drive We will be collecting (passing the hat) for our local food shelf this meeting and next.  Remember!  Your donations get matched by Grand Lodge and many donations are also matched by other donors in the Month of giving drive.  So your money could possibly be TRIPLED!  What a great opportunity to make a BIG difference in our community. Dues Reminders! This is a friendly reminder for the brothers that still have dues to pay.  With the increases in Grand Lodge per capita last year, the lodge will have to me more persistant about collecting dues timely.  The check that we will have to write to cover unpaid dues will be significantly more than in the past.  Please accept these reminders and inquiries with brotherly love and understanding. Thanks for taking time to read all of that. We hope to see you tomorrow night. Fraternally, Lodge officers (via secretary).

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

We are going to try something new tonight for our Social meeting. We will be meeting at Mahtowa Tavern at 2756 Co Rd 61 at 6:30PM This evening. They are under new ownership and many of us are wanting to try out the new menu. We hope that you can join us! Cheers! Ed Montgomery (Secretary)

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Greetings Brethren, It is that time again.  We will be meeting tonight at the lodge for our February stated communication. We will be closing the lodge of sorrows from 2024 as we were not able to do that in December due to a cancelled meeting and January was busy with installations.   We will also open the lodge of sorrows for 2025. Dinner is at 6PM, Lodge will open at 7PM.  We hope to see you there! Fraternally, WB Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Hello Lodge,

We will be having our social meeting tonight at Route61 (old Gampers).

Social and cards at 6PM.  We will order dinner around 6:30pm.

I hope to see you there!

Ed Montgomery, Secretary.  

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Lodge! There are many brothers that would like the opportunity to make plans with friends and family for the Minnesota Vikings playoff game this evening. To that end, we will be skipping dinner and opening lodge at 6PM this evening. If you arrive at the lodge after 6PM, please make an alarm at the door.  However, we may be activley opening the lodge and may not be able to attend to you immediately.  The Tyler will check the entryway and parking lot after we have opened. We look forward to seeing you at lodge tonight to start our new year. Fraternally, Ed Montgomery

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Happy New Year Brethren, It is that time again.  Monday night (Jan 13th) is our first stated communication of the month. It will be a big one as we will be opening the lodge of sorry as well as swearing in the new officers and appointees.  We may also take up discussion on the by-law changes that we were discussing before the holidays.   Dinner will be served at 6:15pm with Lodge starting promptly at 7PM. I hope that you can join us as we kick off an exciting new year. Yours, Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Lodge and Happy New Year! This is a gentle reminder that we are in dues season and that our dues went up to $116/year last year due to the increase at Grand Lodge. It is incredibly easy to pay dues online on GrandView. If you need any help getting signed in, please let me know. Here is the link to GrandView. Fraternally Yours, Brother Ed, Secretary. .

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Brothers, With our last meeting being canceled for various reasons, some of us just can't go a whole month without feasting with our fraternal brothers. To that end, we will be holding a social gathering with dinner at the lodge tonight.  Dinner will be at 6PM with an LEO presentation to follow. We hope to see you all there! Ed Montgomery

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Gentlemen, I am conducting a bit of a roll call, trying to see if there are enough folks planning to come to lodge on Monday, Dec. 23rd. I know that this month is typically very difficult to find quorum, and this meeting is right next to Christmas Eve. But if you are willing to come, please text me and let me know!! WM Nolan Peterson 218-348-1282

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

UPDATE: NO LODGE TONIGHT- we have at most 3 Brothers who can make it- and it was communicated to me that cancelling might be in everyone’s best interest. Officer Installation will be held on Monday, January 13th, 2025; Dinner at 6:00pm and Meeting at 7:00pm. Apologies for the multiple messages- Thank you for your understanding. Looking forward to kicking off the New Year with you. Have a Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!  -Nate

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Good Afternoon Brothers of Solomon's Lodge No. 286,  This evening we plan to have dinner at 6:00pm as per usual; Potroast Sandwiches, Mashed Potatoes, and a Salad is on the menu. Due to Dalles' upcoming 3rd Degree, our Senior Warden will be absent. Several other Brothers are off and away due to work obligations. Please join us tonight and we will make our meeting happen with what we have and at the very least spend time with one another before we all go off to celebrate the holidays with our families.  Looking forward to seeing you tonight!  Respectfully,  Br. Nate Nielsen Junior Warden

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

In the Army Ranger context, "Violence of action" refers to using overwhelming speed, determination, aggression, surprise, and force to quickly dominate an enemy or capture an objective. It’s about applying maximum effort with minimal hesitation to gain immediate control in any situation. Actually, let me back up a bit. Tonight, at lodge, we were one Master Mason short of being able to open as planned. So, the six brothers who showed up did what Masons do when they're bored: we started digging through the closet. Jason and Ed pulled out the Middle Chamber rugs to assess damage and determine which of the two was in better shape. Meanwhile, the rest of us gathered around the table, discussing by-laws and catching up. Soon, Brother Jason declared, "If someone is looking for a project, I have a good one!" as he pulled out an old glass slide projector and set it on the table. When we looked up from our discussion, Brother Dan Freeman was inspecting the projector. He noted it smelled like smoke, found the cord was burned, and saw the bulb was blackened. I joked, "Dan, if you want to restore that old thing, be our guest." That's when my Ranger friend, with his "Violence of action" mindset, took over. With a mischievous grin, he said, "If we hang around for 45 minutes, we'll be watching glass slides." Some brothers grabbed pocket knives, while others searched for a screwdriver. The bulb was tested in the corner bar light, while others scavenged the closet for a replacement electrical wire. Cheers went up when the light flickered on. Doug, with his grandpa's (or dad's, I don’t recall) pocket knife, helped Justin cut wires while Dan turned knobs and flipped switches, figuring out how the old thing worked. Almost exactly 45 minutes after Dan’s prediction, we were ready to plug in the refurbished projector. As everyone backed away, joking about electrocution, Dan held the two plugs like he was about to light up the Griswold house from Christmas Vacation. When he connected them, the magical glow of a century-old projector illuminated the wall. As Dan adjusted the focus, a slightly fuzzy image from the 3rd Lecture of the 1st Degree—King Solomon’s Temple—came into focus. We all cheered and laughed. Brother Nielsen remarked that some of his favorite lodge nights were when plans broke down, and we just got to hang out and be a bit silly. While I agree, and it’s certainly true, there’s another lesson in that old projector. It struck me that it’s a lot like our lodge. Masons often arrive with excitement and big ideas. In a small lodge like ours, those enthusiastic brothers quickly find themselves taking on responsibilities. We read books, join appendant bodies, travel to other lodges, and come back with grand ideas on how to make things "new," how to update the lodge, or how to do things faster or better. I’m 100% guilty of this. We’ve made many changes to our lodge in recent years. Some have been good, others not so good. Through it all, our older brothers have been patient, kind, and encouraging. They've been steady and dependable—just like that projector. Still working, still casting light. There’s no substitute for authenticity, dependability, and experience. I can’t speak for the entire lodge, but I will be eternally grateful to our long-serving members for all they’ve given us.  Sometimes we need to step back… put down the shiny new toys, and plug in to the history of our lodge.  Doing that makes us a better lodge, but more importantly better men.   Thanks for listening to my long story! Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Brethren, While the 2nd meeting of the month is usually a social gathering, we will be opening a lodge meeting this week in order to vote on a past member who's membership had lapsed.  The brother has since been able to catch up on past dues and wishes to join our lodge again.  We hope to open and close quickly in order to move on to our regular social gathering.  Dinner will be served at 6Pm and lodge will open at 7PM.  Regards, Ed Montgomery Secretary, Solomon's Lodge

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

This is your friendly reminder that it is lodge night tonight.  With deer hunting, work trips, and illnesses, it may be a small crowd tonight.  If you are able to join us, we would greatly appreciate it. No dinner tonight.  Lodge will start promptly at 7PM. Peace and Love to all our lodge brothers! Ed Montgomery, Secretary.

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Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Please join us tonight at the lodge for some food and cribbage games. Dinner at 6pm.  Cards will start around 630. We hope to see you all there.  Ed

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello Lodge, At the 11/14 stated communication we discussed some potential changes to our by laws.  As our lodge By Laws have been in place for over 100 years, we do not make changes often.  As such, WM Peterson has asked us to convene a committee meeting to read the current by laws and design a lodge survey to gather opinions on any changes to be considered. Our first meeting will be held on November 4th at the lodge at 6PM.  At that meeting we will read through the by lawns and create the survey questions that will go out to the lodge for input. All lodge members are welcome at this meeting, and we would love to have a good showing to get some feedback.  While we will be meeting in person, I also realize that this is during hunting season and not everyone may be able to make it to lodge.  Therefore, you will see Zoom and Phone dial in information below.  If you are unable to join us in person, feel free to join us on the computer/phone. Fraternally yours, Ed Montgomery (Secretary) ******************************************************************************************************************* Ed Montgomery is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88320592743?pwd=55eTeIaHFckE5JkZcYXuvB8s8qy2ab.1 Meeting ID: 883 2059 2743 Passcode: 688679 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,88320592743#,,,,*688679# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,88320592743#,,,,*688679# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 883 2059 2743 Passcode: 688679 Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdRbBAfemQ ──────────

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Lodge Meeting/Stated Communication tonight at Moose Lake Depot;  Dinner 6:00pm and Chili is on the menu per Br. Dan Freeman.  7:00pm Stated Communication- which would be the first officially for the Fall.  Looking forward to seeing you all!

Solomon's No. 286 Grand Lodge Of Minnesota, A.F. & A.M.

Hello! We will be having a social gathering this evening at Moose Lake Brewing Co at 244 Lakeshore Dr, Moose Lake, MN 55767.  We would love to see you there. Festivities start at 6PM. Cheers! Secretary Ed Montgomery

Hello all,

With our Worshipful Master out of town, he has given us his blessing to have a social night at the lodge instead of full meeting.

We will gather for Dinner at 6:30 with Cribbage games starting at 7PM.

Please feel free to bring a non-masonic friend.  The more the merrier.  

Hope to see you all tomorrow for lodge.

Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Brethren,

I wanted to clarify one small point.  As the WM said, we will be selling the Pizzas for $15 each.  However, it says '$18' on the forms that were sent with the previous email.

We are indeed selling them for $15.  Please ignore the typographical error on the form.

Thanks!

Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Fraternally,

Nolan Peterson, Worshipful Master

Pizza Menu:  krp VARIETIES UPDATED 8.15.2023 without taco (1).pdf

Pizza Order Form:  Solomon's Lodge #286 5.24.pdf

Entered Apprentice Degree

Wow.  What an amazing night at the lodge last night.

Our new Jr Warden, Nate Nielson conducted an EA degree to raise Travis Waldrep to Entered Apprentice.

In addition to Travis, 3 candidates from Dalles were also raised.  The degree team included:

WM: Nate Nielson, SW Gerry Thompson, Jr Warden Doug Juntunen, SD Nolan Peterson, SS Ed Montgomery, Tyler Bon Hanson.

Justin Grill and Dave Sarazin conducted awesome lectures.

Thanks Nate!  Congratulations Travis!

Hello Lodge,

We have had a perfect storm of travel delays, eclipse watching, and sickness, that leaves is short on members tomorrow night for our EA Degree.

We need 1 more Solomon's Lodge Master Mason to commit to attending lodge tomorrow evening in order to open and conduct the degree.  

So far we have:

Nate (acting WM)

WB Justin Grill(1st/2nd Lecture)

WB Dave Sarazin(2nd Lecture)

WB Nolan Peterson(SD)

WB Gerry Thompson(SW)

WB Ed Montgomery(JW)

If you are not on the confirmed list (above) and are able to attend lodge tomorrow night please contact any odge officer ASAP.  You can also call or text me at 218-260-5344.

If we do not find a 7th person by 7PM CST tonight (Sunday April 7th) we will be forced to postpone the degree.  

Thank you for your consideration. 

Ed Montgomery, Secretary 

Hello Lodge!

We will be having a walkthrough of the EA degree today at 2PM at the lodge.  Please do not feel obligated to attend if you have other plans as I know that this is very short notice.

We just wanted to make sure to let everyone know that they are welcome, if they would like to join us.

Cheers!

Ed Montgomery, Secretary

Brethren, With the stormy weather and poor traveling conditions, we will be postponing our First Degree for our candidates until April 8,2024. All of the details, including dinner, cast, and candidates will remain the same, only the date will change. If possible, I would like the officers to meet virtually at 7 p.m. I will start a conference call. Thank you so much for understanding and be safe, Nolan Peterson WM Solomon's Lodge No. 286 P.S. if anyone is in need of assistance during this weather event, please contact me at 219-348-1282 and we will offer what help we can!

3/17/2024
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Nolan Peterson,
Worshipful Master
Solomon’s Lodge No. 286

My dear brothers

We have a number of exciting things coming up.

First, we had a pretty good practice for the degree next week on March 25. We are planning to
have dinner for the candidates before we get underway. Please plan on attending. Dinner will be
served at 6 p.m. sharp. We will then open the lodge and prepare to conduct our candidates.
We are also looking to get some fairly firm numbers on who will be able to travel for the Pasty
Bake on Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18. We need to have folks who can show up before
we can commit to doing a sale, because if there’s no one to make them, there’s no point in
selling them! Please reach out to WB Justin Grill by phone or text at 715-292-3048; or by email
at justinhighmark@gmail.com.

Additionally, I am attaching a calendar as a reminder of upcoming dates.

Fraternally,

Nolan Peterson,
Worshipful Master

 

 

3/17/2024
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Nolan Peterson,
Worshipful Master
Solomon’s Lodge No. 286

My dear brothers

We have a number of exciting things coming up.

First, we had a pretty good practice for the degree next week on March 25. We are planning to
have dinner for the candidates before we get underway. Please plan on attending. Dinner will be
served at 6 p.m. sharp. We will then open the lodge and prepare to conduct our candidates.
We are also looking to get some fairly firm numbers on who will be able to travel for the Pasty
Bake on Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18. We need to have folks who can show up before
we can commit to doing a sale, because if there’s no one to make them, there’s no point in
selling them! Please reach out to WB Justin Grill by phone or text at 715-292-3048; or by email
at justinhighmark@gmail.com.

Additionally, I am attaching a calendar as a reminder of upcoming dates.

Fraternally,

Nolan Peterson,
Worshipful Master

 

 

Greetings Brethren, I hope this note finds you healthy and happy. This coming Monday we will have our first stated communication of March. I hope that you will join us.. We will be holding a practice/ walkthrough of the 1st degree at 5:30 pm sharp. We will share a meal at 615 and open lodge at 7pm. Among the topics to be discussed. * Status of scholarship applications received. * Fundraising opportunities for spring/summer. * Upcoming fishing trip update/planning. * And whatever else the Worshipful Master has on his mind. If you need any assistance getting to lodge, please reach out to any lodge officer and we will attempt to arrange transportation. Fraternally yous. Edwin C Montgomery Secretary, Solomons Lodge

2/28/2024
Nolan Peterson
Worshipful Master ‘s trestle board
Solomons Lodge No. 286

Greetings Brothers!

Feb. 26 was a busy day for Solomon’s Lodge and for Freemasonry in our area.

At 4 p.m., I attended the Carlton County board meeting, along with our Senior Warden Justin
Grill, and members of Dalles Lodge, for the presentation of the Fire Suppression Tools we helped
to procure. If you look closely at the footage from WDIO, you can see WB Justin Grill in his blue
shirt at the back of the meeting! Many thanks go out to WM Heath Wiersma for taking the lead
in addressing the meeting and speaking with the press.

We also had a productive meeting that evening.

• Our Treasurer, WB Jason Montgomery has worked with the Lodge Officers to draft a budget for the lodge to operate under.
• There was the idea of purchasing a Certificate of Deposit with Lodge funds through our bank, this will be brought up again for discussion at the next meeting, so please attend if you have thoughts on the matter
• Practice for our 1 st Degree will be at 5:30 p.m. on March 11 prior to our meeting. If you play a part, please make every effort to attend.
• Fundraising opportunities: Working at B&B food truck, at Grandmas Marathon Spaghetti feed, and Pasty sales. These will be in May and June.
• Lodge fishing trip to Voyageurs National Park May 31-June 2
• Washington’s day dinner hosted by Dalles Lodge at Streetcar in Carlton on March 5 at 6 p.m. Ordering off menu. All are invited as well as families.
• Cribbage tournament between Masons and Knights of Colombus March 20 at 6 p.m. at Knights hall on C street in Cloquet.

 

Fraternally,

WM Nolan Peterson

Hello Brethren!

I am sorry that it has been a bit since our last communication.  I will post a full spring update tomorrow after our lodge meeting (tonight) but wanted to get out a reminder today.

We will have lodge this evening.  Our new JW Nate Neilsen will be cooking dinner for us at 6:15.  Lodge to follow. 

In addition, there will be a media event at 4PM today at the Carlton Country Transportation building to present the Fire Suppression Device that the lodge is donating to the Sherriff's department.  We would love to see some of you there.  This is an exciting partnership program with Dalles lodge that will save property and lives because of the generousness of our lodge.  We are excited to share the great work that our lodges are doing in the community.  If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Brother Secretary Ed Montgomery at 218-260-5344.

One more reminder.  Mark your calendars for Monday March 18th.  We will be conducting the 1^st degree at our lodge for our new candidate, Travis.  We are excited to welcome Travis to our lodge and hope that you can all join us for the degree.  Dinner with the candidate will be at 6pm with the degree work starting at 7PM.

Thanks

Hello Lodge!

At our last meeting we had decided that we would 'pass the virtual hat' to support a local group that is buying Christmas gifts for local families.

Doug has coordinated with the Sonshine Board for their Christmas Drive.

Will you please consider donating for this worthy cause this Christmas.  We will be gathering donation this week and getting the money to the Sonshine board next week for Christmas shopping.

Please email me at edmontgomery@gmail.com, call, or text me at 218-260-5344 on an amount that you would pledge to donate.  I can collect the actual money later, but the Christmas team needs to know how much we are commited to give for their shopping.

For you young guys with the fancy phones... you can paypal me at emontgo@hotmail.com or venmo me at @Edwin-Montgomery-4

Thank you all for your generosity.  

WM Ed Montgomery

Hello Lodge!

 

We will be gathering for a meal, camaraderie, and an LEO presentation this evening at the lodge.  Dinner will be served at 6:15.  I hope that you can join us.

NOTE:  Originally, we were going to have longevity awards tonight.  We were not able to get the awards from Grand Lodge in time, so we have moved the longevity awards to 10/24/23.  More info to come as it gets closer. 

 

I hope to see you tonight!

WM Ed Montgomery

Brethren,

It has been a long summer but the Lodge is ready to return to light.  Please join us at 7PM on Monday 9/11 for our opening of lodge.

Some things on the Trestle Board....

• 9/11 remembrance and moment of silence.
• Update and discussion on the status of our building lease.
• Ideas for fall fundraising.
• Review the fall/winter lodge calendar.
• Upcoming Master Mason ceremony at Trinity lodge (Saturnday 9/16) for our fellowcraft Dan Freeman.

There will not a dinner before lodge this week as we will be having an oficers meeting.  Lodge dinners will resume in October.

Hello Lodge! It has been brought to my attention that our very own Sam Huhta will be presiding as the Grand Marshal of the parade at Ma and Pa Kettle days in Kettle River this coming weekend. I believe the parade is at 10am this Saturday. If you are available, head on out to the parade and wish our brother a hearty congratulations.

Congratulations Sam!  

Hello Lodge!

We have only heard from 4-5 people (including only 2 of 8 award recipients) about the picnic on Sunday.  Many people are out of town for summer activities.  

As these awards or very important to our lodge, we are planning to postpone the longevity awards until lodge reconvences in September.  We will have an awards dinner at the lodge on Monday, September 25th.

Note:  We are still gaterhing for the picnic and golf.  This change in only in regards to the awards portion  of our event as we would like to have more of the lodge with us to celebrate.  

 

Call me with any questions or concerns!

 

Ed

Please join us at the Rugged Spruce golf course in Mahtowa at 1PM for lunch off of the menu if you choose, awards ceremony, and golf following.

 

Call or text Ed Montgomery at 218-260-5344 with questions or to RSVP.  

 

Thanks!

 

Ed

 

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Good morning Brethren,

I am sad to report that one of our brothers, Bob Hoppe, is in fairly serious condition at Essentia (St Mary's) hospital in Duluth.  Brother Hoppe was scheduled to receive his 50 year award at the summer picnic in a few weeks.  His wife has reached out to us to see if the lodge would be able and willing to present his award to him bedside at the hospital.  She feels it will raise his spirits greatly.

To that end, we would like to invite the lodge to join us for this event.  We will be meeting at Perkins West (I35 and 40th Ave West) at 3PM on Saturday July 15th.  From there we will caravan over to the hospital and bring Brother Bob his award and gift.  Please consider joining us if you can.

Fraternally yours,

Edwin C. Montgomery, Woshipful Master, Solomon's lodge.

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Hello Lodge!  I hope you are all having a great summer so far.

Our mid-summer picnic with our longevity awards is coming up fast.  We plan to meet out at the Rugged Spruce Golf Course at 1PM on 7/15/23.

All family and friends are cordially invited to celebrate with us.  Please spread the word!

Weather permitting, we will gather outside on the deck to celebrate our longevity anniversaries.  We will also have food available.  We are still negotiating with the restaurant whether we will have a buffet style meal or order from the menu.  After some fellowship and food, many of us will golf a round while others will have the option to join in on a Corn Hole tournament.  

Please RSVP by texting or calling WM Ed Montgomery at  218-260-5344.  

Fraternally yours,

The Officers of Solomon's Lodge.

 

Brethren,

As the price of our website is going up substantially, we have decided to move the virtual conversations on to Facebook.

If you have a Facebook profile please join us at:  https://fb.me/g/p_nTjfWkQw5nysUPQJ/tA1fvBs2

This link will expire in 2 days.  Then you will have to reach out to me at edmontgomery@gmail.com to get an invite.

Hope to see you all overy on Facebook!

WM Ed Montgomery

Reminder!

We will be doing a memorial walk at Riverside, Barnum and Riverside Moose lake cemeteries tomorrow morning.

Last year we visited the graves at Sunnyside cemetary and Sturgeon Lake cemetary.

We will locate the graves of:

Strum, Louis V

Molander, George A

Solheim, Robert A

Newman, Clement C

Dodge, Stanford

 

We will clean up the grave site as needed and leave a sprig of acacia in remembrance.

We will meet at the Lazy Moose Cafe in Moose Lake at 9AM for breakfast before we head out.

I hope to see you Saturday!

 

WM Ed Montgomery

Greeting Brethren,

First of all, I wanted to congratulate Dan Freeman on being raised to the degree of a Fellowcraft on Monday night.  It was a great ceremony, and we are thrilled to have Dan progressing at our Lodge.  Thanks to Jason Montgomery for conducting the degree and putting together the degree team.

Congratulations!

 

Also, I wanted to write a quick note to share some important summer dates with you all.

Saturday, June 3rd:  We will be meeting for breakfast at the Lazy Moose in Moose Lake and 9AM.  After breakfast we will be going on a memorial walk at the local cemeteries.  We will look for the graves of our passed brothers and do a quick memorial and leave a sprig of acacia.  

Saturday, July 22:  We will have our mid summer picnic and longevity awards ceremony at the Rugged Spruce Golf Course in Mahtowa.  Lunch will be at 12:30PM with a short awards ceremony to follow.  Lunch will be ordered off of the menu at the club house.  Some brothers will be staying for a round of golf afterwards.

Saturday, August:  We will have a 'Backyard Brotherhood' picnic and fishing contest at Birch Bay Campground at 744 Campground Road, Wright Mn 55798.  We will have a few boats on hand and folks can fish from shore as well.  If you are able to bring a boat, let us know.  Fishing will start around 8AM and we will have lunch around 1PM.  Cheesy awards will be given for 1st fish, most fish, and 'best' fish.  Thanks to Ken Jackson for hosting our backyard brotherhood event this summer!  More details to come with the official invitation.

Monday, September 25th:  We will have our Back to Light Festive Board and Table lodge.  More details to follow as planning progresses. 

 

I think that is is for now.  Thanks as always for your participation in our lodge.  We appreciate each of you and your contributions to the lodge.

 

Fraternally yours,

WM Ed Montgomery