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REMINDER !!!!! Brothers, The Annual Masonic Family Picnic is to take place on Sept 28th at Mineral Springs Park the Large Pavillion. We plan on gathering as early as 3pm with sharing a meal around 4pm. Meal will be catered by Hyvee but please feel free to bring your Picnic favorites to share. No mains just sides and deserts if you so desire. |
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Brothers, The fair starts Tomorrow! We have a few more spots where a Brother is working alone. Please review the attached roster and see if you can help a Brother! The booth is all set up as of yesterday, and we are awaiting the fun! It is more fun when you are with someone, so please help a Brother out. To those who volunteered, I will be sending out a separate email to you all. Keep an eye out for it. If you have any questions, please call me! Drew 507-456-7798
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| Message from Andrew: Brothers, We are a few weeks away from the Steele County Free Fair and manning the beer garden booth. We have filled our shifts; however, there are five shifts where a brother will be by himself. Let's fill these last five shifts so we all can have a good time! Please consider if you are available on August 11th and 19th. We will be setting up the fair booth on the 11th and will need a few hands. August 19th we will be tearing down and will need a couple of hands as well. Please call or text me, Drew 507-456-7798 |
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| The officer's meeting scheduled on Sat. July 20th will instead meet at 11:30 am at the Kitchen. Please make note of these changes and notify Walter Prescott by text that you will or will not attend. Fraternally, Marty Zinsli |
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Brethren, We are a little over a month away from the Steele County Free Fair. As you are all hopefully aware, Star in the East 33 has taken over the peanuts, popcorn, water, and soda booth fundraiser from the Owatonna Area Shrine Club. We still have 6 open shifts to fill. It is a great fundraiser for the Lodge, and it is a lot of fun. Last year, we raised almost 1500 dollars in profit over 6 days. That is great money that goes to our Lodge! Again, it is a lot of fun; please ask anyone on the roster, and they will tell you the same. Unfortunately, the same brothers volunteer every year. We need more brothers (bring wives or significant others along) to fill the roster and prevent burnout. Please take a look at the roster and volunteer for a shift. Give me a call or text me.
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Star in the East Lodge #33, will be presenting the Hiram Award to WB
Rodger Ruehling. This is the highest honor a local Lodge can offer.
The Ceremony will be conducted at the Owatonna VFW on April 21stth,2024 at 11:30 AM. There is to be a lunch and the cost to attendees will be $10 per person. We are asking to RSVP before April 17th to provide a proper headcount.
You can RSVP directly in Grand Lodge online or contact Marty Zinsli at 507-383-4724.
If your schedule permits, please attend this special occasion to honor our WB Rodger. All members, their family and guests are welcome for this event.
Fraternally,
Marty Zinsli
Job's Daughters Bethel 17 of Owatonna are selling Souba Gift Cards until May 15th. The cost of each card is $20 and can be used for anything at Souba Greenhouse in Owatonna. The cards do not expire. The cards make excellent Easter basket gifts, birthday gifts, and Mother's & Father's Day gifts!
If you would like to purchase Souba Gift Cards, please contact Leslea Partridge at 507-319-4571 (Text or Call) or via email at lipartridge@gmail.com. We can make arrangements for delivery or pick-up of the cards when you place your order.
Payment for the cards can be made when we deliver them or via Venmo. (Make sure to note that you are paying for Souba Gift Cards if paying via Venmo.) Checks can be made out to Bethel 17 -JDI.
Venmo for Leslea: @Leslea-Partridge
We appreciate your support!!!
The Daughters and Adult Council of Bethel 17
Late Notice-
Betty L. Schultz (Greg's mother) passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024. Visitation is Tuesday, March 19, 9:30am to 10:30am at St. John Lutheran Church,1301 Lincoln Avenue South in Owatonna. Funeral follows at 10:30.
The full obituary can be found on Michaelsonfuneral.com website.
Happy New Year Gentlemen,
2024 is upon us, with that I am inviting every brother and potential candidate to join us on January 8th for our quasi-annual chili cook-off.
Those intending to compete, please bring a pot of chili to pass and utensils to serve with. Those who wish to pass judgement and enjoy an evening with their brothers, please bring a bowl and spoon!
We will plan to begin eating at 6:30.
On January 22nd, we will be holding a third degree. York College will again be performing the ritual work. The first half of the degree will begin at 5:30, then dinner, followed by the second half. Dinner is $15. I would like a strong showing to welcome our newest brother Garrett Bitker into his third degree!
I hope everyone had a pleasant and happy holiday season!
Fraternally,
David Hofmaster
Worshipful Master
Owatonna Star in the East #33
Dec 23, 2023
Subject: Dues Payment
Dear Brothers,
This correspondence is to clarify a topic that has caused some confusion-timely dues payment. In calendar year 2023 dues were $148; for CY2024 the cost has increased slightly to $152.
Currently several Brothers are showing a deficit of $300 on the Grandview computer system. This number is a combination of CY2023/2024.
In the past, the Lodge Secretary sent out annual notification of dues via the postal service with a “blue envelope” to return payment. In the spirit of progress, we now have two methods of payment. You can either contact the Lodge Secretary, Marty Zinsli (507-383-4724), to determine your payment or you can go online and pay your dues with a credit card. Be aware that if you pay online, you will charged a small convenience fee of a couple of dollars. You can even pay on a monthly basis.
To utilize the second method of payment, you must activate a Grandview account. If you are having difficulty firing up your account, contact Marty and he can walk you thru the simple process.
Remember, your dues are the life blood of a functioning Lodge and we cannot continue to practice our “gentle art” without your fiscal support. God bless you, my fellow Brothers, and have a wonderful Christmas.
Fraternally,
David Hofmaster
Worshipful Master
Star-in-the-East, #33