February 2014

VOLUME 32February 2014Official Publication of El Zaribah Shrine in Phoenix, Arizona

HONOR - RESPECT - INSPIRE

ELECTED DIVAN POTENTATE: Gerry Massey C 623-229-0545 CHIEF RABBAN: Chris Hagenian C 602-881-8651 ASSISTANT RABBAN: George Mather C 480-254-5328 HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET: Randy Peters C 480-296-3957 ORIENTAL GUIDE: J.C. Reece H 602-531-6545TREASURER: Phil Houghton PP C 602-622-0835 RECORDER: Jack Garrett, PP C 602-469-0771

APPOINTED DIVAN FIRST CEREMONIALMASTER: Alan Dye C 480-223-2914 SECOND CEREMONIALMASTER: Bob Beffel H 602-403-6771TEMPLE MARSHAL: Lyman Hatch C 480-802-0493 TEMPLE DIRECTOR: Bob Heard H 602-663-5307 CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD: Charles Centers C 720-933-8340 OUTER GUARD: Leonard Williams C 602-432-2680 CHAPLAIN: Fred Wulff H 623-846-3173

DIVAN REPRESENTATIVES Gerry Massey C 623-229-0545 Chris Hagenian C 602-822-3052 George Mather C 480-254-5328Randy Peters C 480-296-3957

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE Jim Miller, PP H 480-838-6646 Dave Scrimmanger H 602-439-3211 Tom Sheldon, Clinics H 480-899-3854

BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN Ed Stolze, PP and Jim Grone Los Angeles J. “Hut” Hutson, PP and Dave Polner, PP Salt Lake City Chris Hagenian Mexico City

PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMAN: Ed. Stolze, PP C 623-810-9990TEMPLE ATTORNEY:Michael Saltz C 480-628-6545

(USPS: 013-933) EDITOR: Leo Balthazor, PP W: 602-231-0300 ext 26 | 552 North 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ. 85008 Cell: 602-740-5635 | FAX: 602-231-8737 | E-Mail: [email protected]: One member from each Unit and ClubLAYOUT& DESIGN EDITOR: Krista Harmsworth/KMH Kreations LLC | E-Mail: [email protected] EDITOR: Bobbie Balthazor/KMH Kreations LLC | E-Mail: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHER: Michael Folker 480-924-1635PRINTER & MAILING: O’Neil Printing 602-258-7789

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Published monthly except June, July & August.

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DEADLINE: All copy, advertising, and cancellations are due by the 1st day of the month preceding the month of publication.

Table of ContentsPote’s Message 3Editor’s Message 4Officers and Shrine Email 4Unit & Club Meeting Schedule 5Membership 6Directory Corrections 7365 Pay It Forward Program 7Introducing Fezzy 9Anything is Possible 10Mexico City Hospital 11Outreach Clinic Dates 12Barb’s Corner 13Hospital Chairman 14Hospital Fund Donations 15El Zaribah Calendar 16Parade Dates 17Unit and Club Updates 18Photos from Around the Shrine 25Meet the New Nobles 26Photos from Ceremonial & Installation 29Friends of the Arabian Tales 30Shriners on the Go! 32

HONOR - RESPECT - INSPIRE

El Zaribah 2014Red Fez (602) 231-8733 after 4:30 p.m., weekends & holidays

EVENTS COORDINATOR: 602-231-0300

EL ZARIBAH LIVING POTENTATES1986, A. Marshall Austin 2004, Larry A. Kesselring1989, Donald D. Meinershagen 2007, Russell Gunther1991, Ronald E. Randleman 2008, David T. Polner1992, Richard H. Russell 2009, James G. Miller1994, Jack M. Garrett 2010, Philip W. Houghton1998, E.M. “Monty” Fox 2011, Thomas W. Calvin2000, Douglas H. Kurbat 2012, Hon. J. Hut Hutson2001, Leo R. Balthazor 2013, Ed Stolze2002, James L. Willittes 2014, Gerry Massey

1980, Merrill Putnam, Tangier Temple – Omaha, NE1985, Russell Hinkle, Saladin Temple – Grand Rapids, MI1991, “Buzz” Pedroni, Ahmes Temple – Livermore, CA 1992, Tom Skoog, Ahmed Temple – Marquette, MI 1993, Elwin O. Studebaker, Kerak Temple – Reno, NV1994, Keith Smith, Hillah Temple – Medford, OR1995, Roger Nicholson, Tangier Temple – Omaha, NE1999, Joe Pendergast, El Bekal Temple – Anaheim, CA 2010, Cecil Hammer, Al Kader Temple – Wilsonville, OR

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #2

MESSAGE FROM THE POTENTATEIllustrious Sir, Gerry Massey

It seems like just yesterday I was taking my oath of office as Oriental Guide and afterwards I asked Ill Sir Jim Miller, the outgoing Potentate, if he had any advice for me. He thought for a second and said “Yes, there are two

things. First, always do what is best for El Zaribah, the Shrine Hospitals and our Shrine Children. Second, enjoy every minute of the next five years, it’s a heck of a ride.” Boy-oh-boy, was he right! What a ride it has been so far. I have learned so much from each of you.

I have had the distinct pleasure to work with, and be mentored by some of the finest men from around this great country. Many of them have also been Potentates of El Zaribah. Trust me, I have some very big shoes to fill. Several of these men have encouraged me to think like a Boy Scout and leave El Zaribah in better shape than when I took my oath of office. That will not be easy. Like I said, I have some big shoes to fill. Here are a few ideas of how we can accomplish this:

Over the years, we have had some great fundraisers that have generated a lot of money. Unfortunately lately, some of them have not been doing as well in sales as they have in the past. I know many of you love the Vidalia Onion program as it has become a staple at El Zaribah. However, in recent years, we have been having issues with bad crops and delivery dates getting pushed back. We’ve also had to compete with grocery stores selling them at half of what we sell them. Many of the Units and Clubs rely on this fundraiser for their budget.

That is why this year we will be making the switch from Vidalia Onions to Pistachios. The program will stay the same for the Units and Clubs. El Zaribah will split the proceeds from the sale of each bag, just like we have done with onions in years past. More details will follow, but this does not have to be a 1-2 month blitz as with onions. This fundraiser can continue for the rest of the year!

A second fundraiser is new and is called the “365-Pay It Forward” program. Your Assistant Rabban, George Mather unveiled it in December and the Nobility approved it in January. By making small monthly payments, this program will assist in paying your dues for the upcoming year and make a substantial donation to the General Fund, where funds are needed more than ever. Please see your Divan Representative or me for further details.

This year, we have chosen the Phoenix for our bolo design. There are several reasons for this. First, El Zaribah is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Second, Lady Janet and I are both graduates of the University of Phoenix. Most importantly, the Phoenix is a well-known symbol of transformation and has the ability to rise again. We would like to believe that our lowest numbers of membership are behind us and like a Phoenix, are beginning to rise again. Many of our Shrine Children have gone thru traumas. Like the Phoenix, they are reborn with renewed purpose. Many of us have witnessed this transformation and the spirit these children have is amazing! We know they will rise up through adversity and soar again.

Finally, Lady Janet and I would like to thank each of you for your continued support and for allowing us to serve as your Potentate and First Lady for 2014. We look forward to working with each of you over the next year. Remember to Honor, Respect, and Inspire others. (More on that next month…) Yours in the Faith,Gerry

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #2

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR of ARABIAN TALESLeo Balthazor, PP

http://www.shrinersinternational.org/http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/http://www.beashrinernow.comhttp://www.shrinersmarketplace.com/http://www.shrinersvillage.com/loginhttp://www.el-zaribah.org

OFFICIAL CALL OF THE POTENTATE:Nobility of El Zaribah

MONTHLY STATED MEETINGWednesday, February 12, 2014

7:00 pm – El Zaribah Shrine CenterFor the Purpose of Old and New Business

Attest: Jack Garrett, PP, Recorder Yours in the Faith, Gerry Massey, Potentate

GERRY MASSEY: [email protected] CHRIS HAGENIAN [email protected] GEORGE MATHER: [email protected] RANDY PETERS: [email protected] JC REECE: [email protected] JACK GARRETT, PP: [email protected] PHIL HOUGHTON, PP: [email protected]

JANE SHELDON: [email protected] LYNN PICINICH: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP: [email protected] HOSPITAL OFFICE: [email protected] ARABIAN TALES: [email protected] TALES ARTICLES: [email protected]

El Zaribah Shrine Officers, Staff

Email Addresses,

and

Internet Links

Ill. Sir Gerry Massey has given me several tasks for the year of 2014. Many are the same as in the past, i.e. El Zaribah webmaster,

El-Zaribah.org website manager, WebNet, El Zaribah Shrine Calendar manager, the Arabian Tales Editor, and Dromedary Award submission coordinator. As you can see, my jobs focus on communications and we are planning a few changes to help each of you keep up to date. If you have an email and have not signed up for the WebNet, let me en-courage you to do that. It is a great way to keep up to date on what is happening and learn of those in the Shrine family who are not doing so

well. To sign up just contact me, my phone and e-mail address are at the top on the inside cover of Arabian Tales.

We did introduce changes for the Samsar participation points, so if you are responsible for your unit or clubs to handle this task, please contact Ed Stolze or me to learn how you will work within the new process.

By the way, your Arabian Tales article are due on the 1st of the month preceding the monthly issue into which you want to put your article. The deadline is the 10th of the month preceding the publication month. Try to keep your articles between 150 and 250 words.

Something new we are starting with this month’s issue, is that you will find a little fez logo at the end of each article to let you, the reader, know the article is complete. We hope this will assist you while reading the Tales.

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Band Band Room Ea Thursday 7:00 pmClowns Clown Room 1st Monday 7:00 pmCulinary Culinary Room 3rd Wednesday 7:00 pmDirector’s Staff Director’s Staff Room 4th Wednesday 7:30 pmEl Dulabs EI Dulabs Room 3rd Wednesday 7:00 pmGreeters Greeters Room 3rd Monday 8:00 pmLegion of Honor Fiesta Room 3rd Monday 6:30 pmMotorcycles Motorcycle Room 2nd Thursday 7:00 pmMounted Patrol Mounted Patrol Room 1st Monday 7:00 pmOriental Band Band Room 2nd Tuesday 7:00 pmPatrol Patrol Room 1st Wednesday 7:00 pmRoadrunners Roadrunners Room 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pmTemple Guard Temple Guard Room 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pmTransportation Transportation Room 1st Wednesday 7:00 pmAir Patrol Various Locations Saturday 9:00 amAl Jondi AI Jondi Room 4th Thursday 6:30 pmApache Wells Apache Hall Room A 2nd Thursday 1:00 pmCasa Grande Various Locations 2nd Thursday 5:30 pmCigar Club Director’s Staff Room 3rd Mon. (Feb, May, Aug, Nov)Computer club Computer Club Room 1st Monday 7:00 pmDrum and Bugle Band Room Ea Tuesday 5:30 pmHiCountry Rebels Various Locations Quarterly TBAHillbillies Various Locations When CalledLake Havasu Yacht Club 1st Thursday 6:00 pmMasonic Youth Red Fez Room 3rd Wednesday 7:00 pmMisfits Various Locations When CalledMobile Nobles Venture Out/Art/Craft Rm. 3rd Thursday 7:00 pmMohave Club Riviera/Bullhead 1st Friday 7:30 pmProvost Provost Room 2nd Thursday 6:30 pmSandbaggers Golf Club EI Zaribah Shrine 2nd Tuesday 6:30 pmShriners Helping Shriners EI Zaribah Shrine 4th Wed. or as needed 6:00 pm Sun Lakes Sun Lakes/ C’wood CC 3rd Mon. (Nov – Mar) 5:00 pmWest Valley Briarwood Golf/ CC 3rd Wednesday 5:30 pmWhite Mtn. Licano’s Rest. In Show Low 3rd Sunday 12:30 pmWinslow Club House 2nd Friday 5:00 pmYavapai Elks Club Prescott Valley 2nd Thursday 6:00 pmYoung Guns Red Fez Room 3rd Wednesday 6:00 pmYuma American Legion #19 2nd Tuesday 7:00 pmYuma Foothills Fortuna del Ray 1st Monday 1:00 pmZane Grey Tiny’s Rest Payson 3rd Wednesday 5:30 pm

If you have an approved meeting change,please email us at [email protected] .

Shrine Units & Clubs Meeting Schedule

El Zaribah Shrine

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Passed Through Unseen PortalsHarry Mathais BriggsDonald D. KrabbeLawrence S. Madsen Robert L. Jorgensen

CreationsArmando Castro GastelumRodney C. HallJose Badilla VellejoRuben ArreolaMichael Christopher DigiacomoMichael HaasDavid Michael HembergerJerry Delmas JonesNishan KhukoyanMarvin Paul KlassenChristopher KuzelkaRobert Lacey Loftus, Jr.Gibert Ernest MarriottRicardo MartinezMatthew MoralesJames C. SchelinArtur ShilgevorkyanHrach ShilgevorkyanJames Timothy ThomasonJoseph Don WoodworthWilliam Bryan Wright

AssociatedTimothy J. AsherArchibald Edward BrysonLa Verne Arthur CarlsonDonald Harvey JohnstonDouglas R. Packard

RestorationsJohn D. ChubbuckRodolfo Ramos Rios

AffiliatesDonn Eugene BernhardPaul E. MorrisKeith M. Seplak

Associates DroppedRodney Charles HallOki Burgess YoungWilliam L. KauslerPaul E. MorrisJames C. SchelinKeith M. Seplak

DemitsWendell W. Rote, Jr.Jack Edward StevensonDonn Eugene BernhardDavid Aaron HarrisJohn R. Woody

ResignedWilliam Walton Munger

SuspensionsJack Lloyd FrancisRance S. MakuchMichael R. AlanisArlan Ray AllenAdam ArenaGeorge “Dean” ArnellLarry R. BarnerPhillip Lee BartlingRaymond Louis BensonRichard Craig BlackburnBobby G. BoycherHarry Clark BremnerRichard K. BrushRobert K. BursleyMichael R. CanrightThomas Lynn CarmodyCharles Alberto CastanedaMichael P. CheknasGianni David ChieroDavid M. ColeJoseph A. ContiJames Michael CooleyKenneth Ray CuchiaraJack F. CurtisJeffrey Alan CutlerWendell William De CrossMichael De Marchand

December, 2013 Membership

El Zaribah Shrine

Frederick H. Dixon, Jr.Irving W. DoeScott Allen DregneShane Darrell EckbergKeith N. Ehrhardt, Sr.Stephen S. Flitman, MDLowell Edwin FoxRobert Frank GarnerWilliam Ryan GreenenLaurance Joseph GrilzJulius E. GrossoRobert William HallRichard O. HamiltonRonald Ray HarperMichael P. HattonJohn E. Hawe, Jr.James Harold HoerigErik Thor HoyerJoe InorioTerry M. JohnsonHubert E. KellyCharles D. KnightStephen KooistraHerbert C. KreppelJames D. KunkleBernard J. LemieuxDonald Leo, Jr.Terry Alan LetterlyMyron Carl LindahlArthur LindseyJeremy Elton LocklarKenneth E. LufkinLawrence G. MalanfantJames W. MartinMils A. MauricePaul Lee MayfieldWalter E. McCraneyJohn David McNutt-BesslerRalph E. MeadowsJack W. MooreWilliam K. Noble, Jr.Virgil L. O’DellJose R. PallaviciniHoward E. ParrishWyly ParsonsRichard Albert Peak

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Kenneth O. PearceRobert Joseph PicheJack Raymond PledgerDennie E. PriceMark J. PrusieckiHarvey E. QuackenbushRanon O. RubioByron SalemSteven John SampsonHarvey R. SandfordEmil J. SchoonejansDonald Edward SchumannJacob Lee ShireyMark Anthony SkarupaHoward Keith SlackBilly R. SmithBob D. SmithSteven Kendall SmithRichard A. Snider, MDLeslie D. SoliKeith D. SprinkleShawn Kenneth SturtevantRichard C. SwanBuddy Aaron TaylorMyron C. TaylorAnthony W. ThompsonKirk Daniel ThompsonRonald TurrellRobert A. Van SlykeClifford D. WahlersJohn David WalkerJames Robert WaltonJames E. WatsonJames Edward Watt, Jr.Irl Ronald WellsDavid John WintersJames XieJames E. ZellerRobert Zobel

Membership NumbersMembership 11/1/13: 1,668Regular Members: 1,490Associate Members: 178Membership 12/31/13: 1,564 Regular Members: 1,387Associate Members: 177

El Zaribah Shrine

West Valley Shrine Clubmeets on the third Wednesday, not firstSocial starts at 5PM, Dinner at 6PM. (no meeting before)Pres. Medow, Will D. (Jean) (623) 556-0364 [email protected] 1 VP Petry, Donald H. (Marge) (623) 544-2835 [email protected] VP Millspaw, Art C. (623) 974-1985 Sec Omer, Bob (Sarah) (623) 505-9298 [email protected]. Mitchell, Kenneth (623) 974-2404 [email protected]. Treas. Bennett, Bob (Marion) (623) 584-7833 [email protected] Cigar Clubmeets in The Director’s Staff room the 3rd Monday of Feb., May, Aug., Nov., plus each Monday for the 6 weeks just before the Cigar Night. Divan Rep: Oriental GuidePres. Hut Hutson, PP (Sandi) (480) 861-0477 [email protected] Burt Files (Laura) (480) 838-9272 [email protected]. Julius Horvath (602) 451-8093 [email protected]. Mike Richards (Ann) (602) 0650-1626 [email protected] Russ Gunther ad on back cover: Office: 602-230-7600Jim Miller PP email: [email protected] Nichols email: [email protected]

2014 Unit and Club DirectoryCorrections to be Made

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #2El Zaribah Shrine

El Zaribah Shriners365 Pay-It-Forward Program

THE BOTTOM LINEYour dues for the following year are PAID!

You will donate to El Zaribah AT LEAST $131.00 each year for the coming year’s operating budget

El Zaribah has the funds to maintain our programsAND

YOU FEEL GREAT BECAUSE YOU HELPED!!!

Get Your Automatic Deduction Formfrom a 365 Pay-it-forward team member

or call the El Zaribah office at 602-231-0300

THANKS FOR CARING ABOUT THE SHRINE!

The Program is QuiTe simPle...Nobles and Ladies,We are now enrolling many of you in the 365 Pay It Forward Team.Through your choice to join the team you are helping the future of the op-erations of El Zaribah Shriners and the work we do to serve our Hospitals and our Shrine Children. Donations from individuals and corporations to help the operations have been going down over the last several years. The other

programs we have in place and the actual fund raising events we have do continue to help the operations on a yearly basis. What we have been missing is the additional contributions that have made the overall operations run smoothly.

By choosing to enroll as a team member you are not only paying your dues forward for each year you are also giving an extra hand to El Zaribah Shriners. We have the proper accounts being set up and look forward to having you join the team.

Please see the flyers and sign up information available in the Red Fez Room, in the Shrine Office or from any Divan member. The initial signup is open until February 28, 2014. If you choose to sign up after that date please contact either George Mather 480-254-5328 or Phil Houghton 480-395-5237. They will help you with the process.

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #2Shriner’s Village

On National American Teddy Bear Day (11/14/2013, Tam-pa. FL), Shriners Hospitals for Children® introduces Fez-

zy, its first Love to the rescue® Ambassador. Fezzy, who proudly wears the iconic Shriner red fez, has a mission to raise awareness and support for the innovative care available at Shriners Hospi-tals for Children.

For more than 90 years, the 23 facilities of Shriners Hospitals for Children have transformed the lives of children around the world through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class re-search, and outstanding medical education. Shriners Hospitals for Children provide all aspects of treatment, including surgery, rehabilitation and psychological support for children with ortho-paedic conditions, spinal cord injuries, burns and cleft lip and palate. All care and services are provided regardless of the fam-ily’s ability to pay.

“It was a natural fit for us to make our first Love to the rescue ambassador a teddy bear,” said John Cinotto, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shriners Hospitals for Children. “Depending on the child’s needs, teddy bears can be used to teach young patients about upcoming medical procedures and outcomes, or may be given to pa-tients to help ease the apprehension surrounding a hospital stay or surgery. All of these special touches help alleviate a child’s stress, which is an important part of the healing process.”

To help Fezzy raise money to support Shriners Hospitals for Children, Vermont Teddy Bear is offering a 4 foot version of Fezzy for $99.99, with 20 percent of the proceeds to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. To purchase your own Fezzy, visit www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Fezzy.

“Vermont Teddy Bear is proud to support Shriners Hospitals for Children by making Fezzy avail-able,” said Bill Shouldice, CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear Company. “Our bears have brought a smile to our customers’ faces for more than 30 years now, but to know that Fezzy will help kids heal faster for years to come makes us smile even more.”

About Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives every day through innovative pediatric spe-

cialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Our 23 facilities, locat-ed in the United States, Canada and Mexico, provide advanced care for children with ortho-paedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. Learn more at www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

About Vermont Teddy BearThe largest handcrafter of Teddy Bears in North America, Vermont Teddy Bear Company

lovingly designs, stuffs and stitches every Bear in Vermont. For a one-of-a-kind gift that’s just as unique as the recipient, every Vermont Teddy Bear can be customized to fit a special life event, occasion or holiday. Orders can be placed by phone at 1.800.829.BEAR, where a friendly Bear Counselor® will assist with Bear selection and personalization, online at www.Ver-montTeddyBear.com or via mail order catalog.

Introducing Fezzy,the Love to the Rescue Ambassador

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #2Hospitals

Eddie Warren refused to let a difficult situa-tion keep him from following his pas-

sion.Eddie was born with two deformed legs that would

prevent him from ever being able to walk. His great-grandmother suggested that Eddie and his mother, Wanda, visit Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Springfield because of the hospital’s expertise in prosthetics. Eddie and his mother met with David M. Drvaric, M.D., chief of staff at the hospital and were taken away by the personal care and attention they received.

“The environment at Shriners Hospital was truly in-credible,” said Eddie’s mother “When you walk into the building, you get the feeling that ev-erybody genuinely loves what they do.”

When Eddie was 11 months old he had surgery to amputate both of his legs so he could be fitted for the prosthetics.

Eddie always had a strong passion for sports, but was hesitant to participate in them. His mother inspired him to believe anything was achievable in life, which led Eddie to start playing football at the age of ten.

It proved to be good advice. By his junior year at Sacopee Valley High School in Maine, Ed-die played defensive end and kicker for the football team, shooting guard on the basketball team and was a first baseman and pitcher for the baseball team. All of Eddie’s teammates looked up to him because of the hard work and resilience he displayed every day in practice.

In July of 2010, Eddie’s proudest moment occurred when he was selected to the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic to play the kicker position. The game not only features the best high school football players in the state of Maine, it also benefits Shriners Hospitals for Chil-dren®. Eddie would be playing for the same organization that helped make it possible for him to play the sport he loved.

With five minutes left in the game, Eddie’s team scored a touchdown and he was brought in to kick an extra point to tie the score. Because of three straight penalties called on his team, the extra point would be kicked from 40 yards. Right before Eddie was about to kick the ball, the whole stadium began chanting “Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!”

“The situation was so intense, I was practically brought to tears,” said Eddie. “I couldn’t even look after I kicked it.

The football went through the uprights and the whole stadium erupted. According to Eddie, even the coach from the opposing team rooted for him. The kick would be one for the history books – it was the longest extra point in any Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl game.

“The game wasn’t about winning or losing,” said Eddie. “It was about the kids and helping the organization that means everything to me.”

Eddie, 19, currently plays on a semi-pro New England football team. In addition, after seeing first-hand as a patient the life-changing work Shriners do for children, Eddie plans on joining the fraternity along with his step-father.

As for his future, Eddie plans on having a career in sports where he can inspire kids and let them know that despite obstacles, anything in life is possible.

Anything is Possible

Eddie Warren takes in some kicking practice. At the Maine Shrine Bowl, he scored the longest extra point of any Maine Shrine Bowl game.

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #2Hospitals

Nobles, I have now made 7 trips to Mexico

City as a member of the Board of Gov-ernors for our hospital; Shriner’s Hos-pital para Niño’s. It gives me great pleasure to represent the Southwest and our great Temple while serving our cause at one of the highest lev-els. Many Nobles and ladies have asked me why we need representa-tion in Mexico. The simple answer is that the de-mographic of our children practically mandates it.

There is much happening in Mexico within the hospital system and great strides are being taken to expand care, decrease transportation miles, and shed some of the financial burden from Temples like El Zaribah that service many children from Mexico.

The Mexico City hospital is constantly busy, from open to close every day. My first Board of Governors meeting was a profound experience as I entered the hospital, looked to my left, and saw over 300 people in the waiting room. This number did not include any patients that were already being seen or those in other areas of the hospi-tal such as the courtyard. It’s amazing to see our hospital system work at such a high level of treatment and it really drives home what all the work we do for our philanthropy goes toward.

Here are some rough numbers for the Mexico City hospital to help you better under-standing the work they perform. In November they performed 420 surgeries, have a waiting list of new patients in excess of 2,000, surpassed 5,000 surgeries for the year, and began admitting new patients into the new burn ward. Mexico city has over 20,000 active patients. The management of the hospital operates the budget on two levels; they not only need to perform on budget to the peso, but also again the conversion to dollars. Even with these staggering numbers, Mexico City is one of the most financially prudent hospitals in our system.

Nobles, should you ever feel the desire to serve on a hos-pital board, please seek out a Divan member or a cur-rent board member to find out what the obligation entails. Contrary to belief you do not need to be Divan member or a Past Potentate to serve on a hospital board. There is an election and qualification process you need to pass and, if interested, we can explain this process to you.

Yours in the Faith,Chris Hagenian

Mexico City Hospital

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Phoenix Outreach ClinicBoth the Intermountain (Salt Lake City) and

Los Angeles Shrine Clinics in Phoenix are held at Maricopa Medical Center, 2525 E.

Roosevelt St., 3rd Floor.

Outreach Clinic DatesSalt Lake City Los AngelesMarch 7, 2014 March 21, 2014May 9, 2014 September 5, 2014July 11, 3014September 12, 2014November 7, 2014

Hospitals / Clinics

Thank you for making us #1, again.

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #2Clinics

Bar

b's Corner

December 8, 2013

Dear Shriners:

On behalf of our daughter Valeria, I wanted to thank you for all the great work and service you have performed for children with orthopedic disabilities.

Valeria was born with arthrogryposis in her lower extremities. The doctor who delivered Va-leria strongly encouraged her mother to give her up since they lived in a very poor area in Russia and wouldn’t be able to take care of Valeria properly. Her mother signed her rights away before she left the hospital. Around the same time, we were moved to adopt a child who needed both help and a home and found our little Valeria by way of an agency that specialized in finding homes for disabled children from Eastern Europe. We thus adopted Va-leria at 22 months of age in February 2005 from an orphanage for disabled children in Marks, Russia, where she had been her entire life.

When we brought Valeria (Lera) home to Minnesota, we were put in contact with Shriners in Minneapolis where Dr. Mielke performed heel cord release surgery on Lera. They also fitted Lera with her first set of braces. Since then, Lera has had more surgeries at other hospitals and we have moved to Phoenix but have found the Shriners here to be every bit as caring as those in Minneapolis.

We have now been to several of the Christmas parties at EI Zaribah including this weekend’s party. Lera gets so excited when we receive the invitation from you and counts down the days until the big event. This year, she wore a brand new dress she had saved for the par-ty and proclaimed this year’s party was the “best ever!” Of course she says that every year when the party is over! When we got home from the party, Lera went straight to her room and put her gifts to good use (see enclosed pic-ture).

I wanted you to know that you are truly making a dif-ference and our family is ex-tremely thankful for all you do.

Thank you again,David and Fami

A note from the Editor...Barbara Hineman has agreed to provide us with stories each month about some of our Shrine Kids. Here is another in her series.

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How does one even begin to show the gratitude to so many who made the 2013 El Zaribah Shrine Hospital Patient Christmas Party such a wonderful event? It is an impossible task. This event started in 2010 under the vision of Illustrious Sir Phil and Lady Ronda Houghton and the incredible generosity of Michael Finney. It has become a premier event of El Zaribah and this year was no exception.

We have so many of our patients and their families that look forward to this event each year. To see the smiles of so many children for such a wonderful event does so much to warm the heart.

So, on behalf of all our patients and families who attended, thank you, thank you, thank you to all who donated so much of your time, talents and money to make this event possible.

Fraternally,Jim Miller, PPHospital Chairman

Clinics

From the Hospital Chairman

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Hospital Patient Transportation Fund Donations

In Memory of Justine WillmertDorothy Netherton

In Honor of Sarah CramerRichard and Karen Pinney

Other Donations to the Transportation FundDavid and Leanna SpragueT.A.I.L.S. IncThomas DreyGeorge MatherApache Wells Shrine ClubGeorge HalleyJoy WeaverEleanor Finlayson

Shriners Hospitals for Children Donations

In Memory of Douglas GreenJoanne Green

Other Donations to Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenLee ScottRichard and Nancy KurbatR. G. Aldrich

El Zaribah Shrine DonationsEl Zaribah Computer ClubOrder of Quetzalcoatl, Teocali 16Young GunsMobile Nobles Shrine ClubPhoenix York Rite MasonsDean and Orabelle BulkleyMotorcycle UnitMark BrownEl Zaribah Mounted PatrolGeorge Mather

Hospital Donations(November and December)

Don and Marilyn CastlemanEZ Motorcycle UnitLinda Sue ShumanSandra HutsonNadene ShumanMick DegnRoger HallJC ReeceLegion of HonorTemple GuardJim SchelinLenny WilliamsJerry SanfordZane Grey Shrine ClubLeo Balthazor, PPMark BrownConnie DrizigackerComputer ClubJunior GrimmTere BoydVirgil JohnstonPatrolProvostKath & Bill ShumanMary A LinbergTerry CooperJack RobertsKen LybergWarren LevenbaumKarim DadaJames and Lois HooverDavid Doederlein

2013 Hospital Patient

Christmas Party Donations

Donations

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #2Out & About

February 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 - Silver Spur Parade- Masonic Youth Formal

2 - Young Guns Super Bowl Party

3 4 - Nile Supreme Queen Visit- Unit & CLub Leaders Mtg.

5 6 7 8

9 - Mobile Nobles OV

10 11 12 - Stated Meeting

13 - Casa Grande OV

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 - CIF BBQ

24 - LOS Stated Mtg. - HP #85 Lodge

25 26 27 28

March 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 - El Bekal Pote’s Ball

2 3 4 - Unit & Club Leaders Mtg.

5 6- Samsar Dinner (Invitation Only)

7 8- Al Malaikah Pote’s Ball

9 10- Nile Lunch and Stated Session

11 12 - Stated Meeting

13 14- Bash Before the Ball

15- El Zaribah Pote’s Ball

16 17 18 19 20 21 22- Spring Ceremo-nial- DS Steak Fry

23 - Nile Installation

24 - LOS Stated Mtg. - HP #85 Lodge

25 26 27 28 29

30- LOS Installation

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April 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 - Unit & Club Leaders Mtg.

2 3- WSA in Mexico City

4- WSA in Mexico City



7 8 9- Stated Meeting

10 11 12

13 - Motorcycle Unit Swap Meet

14- Nile Lunch and Stated Session

15 16 17 18 19

20- Easter Brunch

21 22 23 24 25- Nile Spring Party- Bash Before the Clash

26- Shriners Golf Classic

27 28 - LOS Stated Mtg. - HP #85 Lodge

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Sunday, February 23, 201411:00 am to 2:30 pm

IN THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM

Deep pit Bar-B-Que Beef prepared by the Nobles of El Zaribah Shrine.

Your meal ticket will include Bar-B-Que Beef, baked beans, coleslaw, dinner roll, and cake.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, tickets can be purchased at the Shrine office for$9.00 each or 4 for $34.00 on or before Feb. 21, 2014.At the door

Adults $9.00 and kids $6.00 (12 and under)

This is an EL ZARIBAH Shrine Activity and NOT Tax Deductible

CIF

St. Patrick’s Day Party March 21, 2014

Corned Beef & CabbageRed Potatoes & Salad

Rye & Soda BreadDesserts & a Glass of Beer!!!

Served 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.Adults $15.00 – Children under 12 $7.50

Wear Green and Be Ready To Party

Buy Your Tickets at the Bar or from a Patrol Member

PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE EL ZARIBAH PATROL UNIT AND ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

CITY DATE LINE-UP STARTWICKENBURG 2/15 9:00 AM 10:00 AMAPACHE JNCT. 2/22 8:00 AM 9:00 AMCHANDLER 3/1 9:00 AM 10:00 AMCEREMONIAL 3/22 INFO PENDINGPRESCOTT VLY. 6/14 8:00 AM 9:00 AMPAYSON 8/16 8:00 AM 9:00 AMCIRCUS 9/13 PRIOR TO PM SHOWKINGMAN 9/27 9:00 AM 10:00 AMHAVASU 10/25 9:00 AM 10:00 AMANTHEM 11/8 9:00 AM 10:00 AMTEMPE 11/11 9:00 AM 10:00 AMWINSLOW 11/22 NOON 1:00 PMGLENDALE 12/6 9:00AM 10:00 AM

2014 Parade Information

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #2Units and Clubs

Clown UnitSend in the clowns. It’s a new

year and a new team of leaders for the Clown Unit, but the one thing that will always remain constant is the support we have for

our Temple and our children. All the Units and Clubs are devoted to supporting the Temple, the hospitals, and our children, but we like to think that we provide some smiles for everyone we encounter along the way. I tend to think that we are the happiness committee for the Temple and often we are the first face outsiders will identify when recognizing our Temple or Shriners International. We bring joy to those around us when we are in or out of costume, so deep in our core we are more than just a Unit we are “CLOWNS”.

If you are a Clown that hasn’t been active, please come down and join us. In grease or not, you are welcome to spread cheer, stories, and smiles. We want you back and are glad for any service you perform for the Temple. We have some new clowns that may benefit from your years of experience or maybe even a new home for that costume in your closet collecting dust. Without a doubt, you are needed, wanted, and welcomed back.

Bill “U-Hoo” EnloeClown President 2014

Culinary UnitGreetings from behind the line! Many

thanks to those who attended our Desert breakfast. We had a few glitches but survived without anyone receiving any major wounds from all the cacti

around the Temple! Our next fundraiser is the annual Spring CIF Barbeque. It is scheduled for February 23. The main course is beef and is sure to be a big hit with BBQ aficionados. Remember to put it on your calendar and come and enjoy. Stay out of the way of the bean dipper though, he gets out of control at times.

We have sold the two parade cars so you won’t have to read my pleadings about them anymore. Our President Hal sold them on E-bay to a man and his son in Virginia. Ah the power of the Internet! We are now looking for someone to drive them there.

Jason Yaffi, a long time Culinary Unit member has fallen ill and is missing from our lineup of

servers. He is sorely missed and we wish him a fast recovery and want his sense of humor back on the line. We really miss his experience and wisdom. Actually I have been tasked with sending out Birthday Cards, a job he was doing and doing quite well, I hate having too much responsibility.

Our new members are adapting well and not spilling too much gravy but the table did have a fair amount of lettuce and salad dressing on it! They still have some things to learn, please bear with us as we strive to teach them proper technique and etiquette.

See you from behind the serving line; I am the one wearing the clean apron! Hal, our president, is the one with the gravy on his shoe!

Ken Conner, Culinary Scribe

El Dulabs2014 is off and running and the El

Dulabs are looking forward to all of our members, especially our new members, participating in all the

events the Temple has to offer this year. If you are looking for a unit to join and want to have fun, come to our meeting on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm. No car ownership is required for membership.

Rick Fasano

Director’s StaffFirst off, a Happy New Year to all since

we missed out on saying so in January! We extend an invitation to all of the new Nobles as well as any other Noble who has an interest, to come on upstairs and visit with us. Have a look see at our Unit

Room and talk with us about what we do for El Zaribah.

The Director’s Staff is one of the oldest Units in El Zaribah and we are indeed a busy Unit. Responsible for parts of the Shrine Candidate Indoctrination, setup of our Shrine Ceremonials and initiation of the new Nobles, cook the corn, and grille the hamburgers and hot dogs, we also hold two events of our own each year as well as complete any other feats requested by the Potentate.

The Director’s Staff is kicking off 2014 strong with several functions and three of them all in one day. On March 22nd the Director’s Staff

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will have a very busy day and we are putting out the call for all members to lend a hand. Yes, three functions in one day. We will begin the day setting up and tearing down the Spring Ceremonial, then the famous Director’s Staff Steak Fry followed by the Official Visit of Illustrious Sir Gerry Massey. We obviously need “all hands on deck” that day. More information in regards to all will be available soon.

The entire body of the Director’s Staff, along with his Lady, mourns the loss of Illustrious Sir Dave Humphrey, Past President and Treasurer of our Unit.

Tom Calvin, PP – 2nd Vice President

GreetersOverall, 2013 was a very

successful year under the able leadership of Al Shattuck. We had a fairly good turnout for

the parades, CornFest and circus.We have a new slate of officers that are

excited to support our temple and activities for 2014. Roger Hall was elected President. Roger came to us in 2012 from Alzafar Shrine in San Antonio and now lives in Goodyear. Nick Nichols was elected 1st VP.Nick and just moved to Sun City West from Nile Shrine in Seattle where he served as Greeter President in 2002. Gary Lionberger was elected 2nd VP. Gary is a local boy and became a Shriner five years ago and is employed by Western Stucco as a District Manager. Our perennial Secretary-Treasurer is Chuck Richards who moved to the valley in 1982 from El Katif Shrine in Spokane. Chuck became inactive several years due to illness but recovered in 2010 and served as President in 2012. During his spare time he fills in as Master of Architecture for T.M. Professionals, Inc.

The Greeters’ stretch limousine is polished and ready for the new parade season. Like the Marines, we’re always looking for a few good men. We meet the third Monday of each month at the El Zaribah Shrine Center. Join us for libations and dinner.

Ellis (Nick) Nichols 1st VP

Legion of HonorThe New Year is here with it’s many

challenges and opportunities. We had 10 Legion of Honor Nobles attend the very well presented Officers Orientation

and Installation Ceremony on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at El Zaribah Shrine. The Legion of Honor, Flag Retirement Ceremony was completed in a very dignified manner on November 10, 2013. The Boy Scouts have expressed an interest in taking part in this ceremony to achieve a merit badge. We are taking this under consideration. 2013 Commander McCullough is preparing a written procedure for this ceremony so we don’t have to “re-invent the wheel” each time. We were disappointed in not being able to participate in the Winslow Parade due to impending snow and ice conditions. Pulling the trailer in those potential conditions in the mountains is not something we like to do. We were caught a few years ago in the snow and ice south of Flagstaff and have no desire to do that again.

Thanks are extended for the work of last years Officers & members and we welcome the newly elected and installed officers for 2014. Let’s have a great 2014.

To be a member of the Legion of Honor a Noble has an additional membership requirement that is to have been or is currently a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or it’s Allies and to have served honorably. Eligible Nobles and their Ladies are invited to check us out and attend our dinner meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the El Zaribah Auditorium. The business meeting is in the LOH Room except June, July and August.

Scribe - PC / Adj./Fin. Officer - Virgil Johnston

Motorcycle UnitIt’s 2014, wow did last year fly

by or what? As I write this we just finished our New Year’s Day ride. It was well attended by members and guests, we left the Shrine at

10:00AM. I counted over 60, two and three wheelers, in our caravan. First stop Harolds club in Cave Creek, then Rio Verde, Fountain Hills and finally the Ft. McDowell Casino for brunch. A beautiful Motorcycle day. Thank you Dana for organizing the ride and our Past Pres. JC for the coffee and doughnuts.

On December 8th we all dressed up in clean jeans and wiped off our leather vests for the EZMU annual Christmas Party and OV. We had over 100 in attendance and I can say in all honestly that the Ladies looked remarkable. As

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we head into the New Year the newly elected officers take over the Management at EZMU.

The 2014 Officers are as follows: President, Dana Dobson; Vice President, Jimmy L Harrison; Secretary, Duane Camp; Treasurer, Tom Ritter; and Parade Captain, Jim Moulder. Congratulations guys and thanks for stepping up and doing these important jobs this year.

At the December Shrine elections, our own JC Reece was elected to the position of Oriental Guide. JC was our President for the past two years, did a super job, and will be a great officer for El Zaribah.

Riding a motorcycle is a continual learning experience and because of that we are always eager to learn new techniques and skills. Last month we had what has become an annual event, a day long riding class put on just for our unit by Team AZ. They are the premier riders’ training group in Arizona. Ours was the advanced course and I am amazed at what I can learn from them and impressed by their training skills and professionalism. Remember, chin over wrist

Harley Davidson has some fine looking new bikes this year. Some of our members have already taken delivery of their 2014 models and others are patiently waiting for their new machines. Nothing makes an old biker smile bigger than his brand new ride.

EZMU has several annual fun raisers coming up. The Bowling Palooza is on April 4th and the Motorcycle swap meet will be on April 13th. We call them fun raisers because we have fun and also earn money for the transportation fund. More about these next month.

As always we invite any Shriner who has an interest in motorcycles to come to a meeting and see what we are all about on the 2nd Thursday in the motorcycle room. Meet us for dinner in Red Fez before the meeting.

Be safe and watch for that driver talking on the phone who is about to turn in front of you. Did you know that 43% of all accidents happen at intersections?

Drive defensively.

Mounted PatrolHowdy Y’all, I hope this finds you and

yours doing very well, and prosperous to start the new year.

Our last meeting was a very warm,

congenial meeting with lots of good suggestions and creative criticism to help the unit come up with new ideas and improve the old activities to get the unit involved and more fun. Among other things discussed, we will be having a spring ride. This is truly good news as the Ride at the EZ ranch is essential to the heartbeat of our unit and our major source of income as well as our most important unit involved function. We also discussed upcoming parades and the possibility of participating in future parades. It looks like we will be in Wickenburg on Feb 15, Prescott on July 5, Payson on Aug 15, and Anthem in November, with the possibility of adding Scottsdale Parada Del Sol next February and Glendale in December. Things are really looking up, so try to make the next meeting and get in on the action and suggestions.

The Christmas party was a fun success with a good turnout and agenda. Thanks to all who came.

Also on the agenda for this year is to finally get something done on getting some matching jackets for the unit. Look for that to actually take place in 2014!

Your new slate of officers is determined to make our unit more fun and productive, so please come, get involved, and help get this unit back to being like it used to be; the most active, productive, and fun unit in all of El Zaribah. We need everyone. One of the items we intend to address is trying to find more things for the non-riders to get involved in. We want to get everyone involved, excited, and anxious to be a part of a WINNER.

For those of you who are not members of the unit, I sincerely urge you to attend one of our weekend party/rides at the beautiful EZ Ranch and find out just how much fun our folks generate; riding, shooting, rodeoing, and sitting around a campfire drinking and shooting the breeze and singing. It is open to all, you do not have to have a horse to enjoy the weekend. Come on out

Hoping to cross your trail soon. Vaya Con Dios

PatrolMembers of the Patrol,

thank you for electing me to be your Captain for the year 2014. It is a great honor for

me. I’ve put off accepting a nomination for the

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office for several years, but was finally talked into by several members. It should not go unnoticed 1st Lt. Joe Couey stepped aside for a year for me. Thank you, Joe. A very special thanks is rendered to Denise La Voie for volunteering to be my advocate first lady for the year. There is no way that I could do the job without her help.

The Patrol is looking forward to the activities that lie ahead for us. The Buckeye Parade, the Yuma Silver Spur Parade and OV, and the Laveen Parade for those who are not going to Yuma. On February 22nd in conjunction with the Apache Junction Parade the Patrol will be holding a Garage Sale at Fred and Lil Rogers house. Everyone is invited.

As you can tell we are a very active Unit and I would invite our new Nobles and their Ladies to visit with us. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month. We get together in the Red Fez Room to socialize. Then, the Nobles retire to the Patrol Room for our meeting and the Ladies remain in the Red Fez Room for their meeting. Come on down and check us out.

Capt. Ken

Transportation UnitAs we begin a new year, we start

to plan what we want to do and achieve during the coming year. This planning process starts with a review of past activities to see what we want

to continue and what we may want to do differently. As such, we take a brief look at our activities from 2013 and share them with you.

The Transportation unit had a busy year in 2013 and participated in a total of 31 different parades. This involved travel throughout the state of Arizona, as well as to New Mexico, Indianapolis and Missouri and various stops in between. We had a lot of exposure for our little trucks and generated a lot of conversation and questions about what we do. We got a lot of ambassador work talking to people along the way. Our unit has won several awards for our participation in the parades and the uniqueness of our presentations. We have awards from 6 different parades this past year, along with monetary awards for some.

In addition to the parades, we made appearances at 4 different community functions, ranging from a Preschool static display, a golf tournament display and a static

display at a Church educational day. The smiles from the children are a memory we can carry with us every day. It makes the travel worthwhile to make a child or any bystander enjoy our displays.

Some of our biggest crowds come at night when we add Christmas lights to our little trucks and participate in Christmas light parades. We participated in 6 light parades this year and have some of the most unique units involved and are invited back to all of them.

During the year, we use the Onion sales as one of our primary fundraisers for the unit. As a unit, we sold 161 bags in 2013, resulting in a boost of about $500 to our unit treasury. We also have received $3000 in donations from Galpin Ford, which has been passed along to the Temple. We thank Greg Galpin, Joe Matheny and Galpin Ford for their support of the Shrine. We also made donations to the Circus for Shrine Bikes.

We try to focus our activities on having fun, making public appearances, supporting our Shrine, supporting our Shrine Hospitals and bringing smiles to faces along parade routes. When you combine all this, we create memories for ourselves and create memories for those that see us.

As a unit, we must pay a special compliment to Jim Pitts for his work in keeping our parade applications current. He stays in contact with the parade coordinators, lets us know where to go, how to get there, when to arrive and places to stop for refreshments along the way.

We welcome any of you to join us.

Apache Wells Shrine ClubThe officers elected to manage

the club in 2014 are Noble La Verne Carlson, President; Noble James Filkins, Treasurer; and Noble Earl Isakson,

ChaplainThe new officers were installed at the

President’s Ball on January 11th. Here’s wishing them a most successful and productive year. The Apache Wells Shrine Club thanks the outgoing President Noble Jim Schelin and his Lady Donna for their dedication and energy in the service to the club during the years going through the club chairs.

On December 13th the OV and annual Christmas party was held and those attending

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can testify to the great time had by all.The January Luncheon and business meeting

was held on the 9th. The February business meeting and luncheon will be held on the 13th in Apache Wells Country Club Hall. Social starts at12:30 PM and business meeting and lunch at 1PM.

On February 9th the Club will hold the annual Spring Shrine Golf Tournament with a 1PM shotgun start. The funds raised in this great golfing event go to the Shrine Children’s Hospitals. All interested golfers (not only Shriners) are welcome to participate and are guaranteed to have fun plus help children at the some time. Get your friends and come on out and play.

As a heads-up, on March 1st from 8AM till 1PM, the annual Apache Wells Flea Market will be held in the Apache Wells Country Club Parking Lot. The shrine club will have a stall and donations of salable goods are certainly welcome and needed. So give up your tired, unwanted, but sellable, items around the house and then come on down and buy all the good stuff you can’t live without. For pickup of sellable items you wish to donate, call Harry Lipert 480-807-1195 or Jerry Dunn 480-361-5784. Flea Market funds support the operation of the mini cars used by the club in parades. Also from 7AM till 9AM coffee and donuts, will be on sale in the Quilters Room. From 9AM till 1PM burgers and brats will be on sale in the Gazebo.

On March 6th, the business meeting and luncheon will be held in Apache Wells Country Club Hall. Social starts at12:30 PM and business meeting and lunch at 1PM.

On March 13th, we will hold the 6th annual Pitchfork Fondue at the Apache Wells Gazebo Room from 4 PM until 7PM. It is open to the public and is intended as a money maker to support the Shrine Children’s Hospitals Transportation Fund. This fund is used to help transport patients and family to and from the hospitals. Bring your friends and neighbors and enjoy the meal and help the children.

Jack Roberts, Club Scribe

Computer ClubThe year 2014 is here and we are

ready to go. New Officers have been duly installed and planning for more “Puter” activity in the coming year.

Come out and visit us.Our 2013 Joint OV with several other Units

and Clubs was a lot of fun. Small clubs such as ours need to band with other Units and Clubs to have a equitable meal and good time and lessen the load on the Divan Members. We had several members including two gurus on the sick list for our December meeting. We did manage to make repairs and or adjustments to several laptops that members had brought in.

The Club is open to all Shriners and their Ladies. We meet on the first Monday of the month (except June, July and August) in the Computer Room. Many of the members meet beforehand for dinner in the Red Fez room.

We spend little time with administrative action and most talking about or working with computers. No problem is too simple for our guru’s to work on and everyone benefits. We have several computers all set up for use by the members. If you have a computer problem that requires bringing in your computer do not hesitate to do that.

Virgil Johnston, Club Secretary

Drum and BugleThe Drum & Bugle Corps held their

Election of Officers at their annual Business Meeting in December. Congratulations go to those elected officers, Jack Garrett, President, Sanford Wax, Vice President,

and Alan Dye, Secretary/Treasurer. The entire Corps would like to thank Jack Garrett and his slate of 2013 officers for the work they did in seeing that 2013 was a great year for the Drum & Bugle Corps. We are confident that Jack and his 2014 officers will continue to ensure that the Club remains strong, participating in Temple events as they have in the past.

Congratulations to Gerry Massey on being elected Potentate of El Zaribah Shrine for 2014. We are proud of him and are looking forward to a great year under his leadership. The Drum & Bugle Corps plans to be an active Club this year and stands ready to support Gerry, the rest of the 2014 Divan, and all of El Zaribah with our presence.

At the last Drum & Bugle Corps meeting of 2013, we held a Christmas Party for members, their Ladies, the Oriental Band and several guests. This was our 6th annual party and performance, and as every year since, we had

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a great time. Everyone brought more food than we could possible eat. We again performed several Christmas numbers, had a performance by the Oriental Band, enjoyed a D&B Duet and Quartet, and had a lot of laughs. Thanks go to everyone who contributed to this fun event.

The Drum & Bugle Corps is always looking for those that enjoy music and camaraderie and have thought about what fun it would be to play an instrument in a band. Come look us over any Tuesday evening in the Band Room. If you are interested in performing with us, we will have you playing with us the first night.

Alto Bugle

Mobile Nobles Shrine ClubHappy New Year everyone!!! A big

thank you to all of the 2013 officers for an outstanding job in guiding the Mobile Nobles through the year. The Nobles elected as officers for the 2014 year are

as follows. President Bill McKeigan P.P., 1st VP. Keith Duncan, 2nd VP Junior Grimm, Secretary Don Johnston and Treasurer Fred Shaw. Let’s all get behind our new officers and wish them the best as they take us into the New Year.

The past meetings have been very busy with the election of officers and the planning of our upcoming events. By the time you read this we will have had our annual OV/Dinner Dance at Venture Out Resort in Mesa and with all of the advanced planning I’m sure it was a huge success. The next big event for the Mobile Nobles will be our annual Sunday Brunch to be held on March the 9th starting at 10 AM at Painted Mountain Golf Resort 6210 E McKellips Rd. in Mesa AZ. The cost is $15:00 per person and that includes your tip and taxes. Noble Ron Walker is in charge of ticket sales and you can reach him at 480-357-4339. The aluminum can project is in full swing as the winter visitors provide us with an increase in the volume of cans received. Also, a big thanks to the Valle Del Oro Masonic Coffee club, for their hard work and generous contribution to our can project.

West Valley Shrine ClubOur December meeting was our

official Potentate’s visit. What a wonderful presentation Potentate Ed Stolze gave on modernizing the Shrine

Hospitals. We all enjoyed the entertaining trio of lovely women singers. The prime rib was tasty, and the dessert fabulous. What fun!

The West Valley Shrine Club is a knife & fork club of El Zaribah Shrine. Our very friendly club meets the 3rd Wednesday at the Briarwood Country Club - 20800 N 135th Ave, Sun City West, Arizona. We meet October through April; with a cash bar, dinner following.

We have entertainment with each meeting, to round out a very enjoyable evening. Cost is a nominal $25 per person. Dress is Coat & Tie, with Fez. Reservations Required!!

We also have a 50/50 drawing, half to entertainment, and half divided among 2 winners of a drawing; $1 per ticket; 6 for $5. So come and win!

During the summer months we meet for lunch at 12:00, without a formal meeting, at Tivoli Gardens on Bell Road. Reservations required!

Come join us for a great evening with Shrine friends!! Contact Secretary Bob Omer at 623-505-9293 or [email protected] for reservations.

Yuma Shrine ClubWell, the year is off to a good start.

I would like to thank all that came to our OV.

There are a lot of parades for this year. The schedule is out so you can make plans. We are going to make as many as we can.

If you are from a smaller place than Phoenix and have a Blue Lodge let the brothers know that we have things to do. They have already done the hard work and becoming a Shriner is very easy. You still get all the fellowship of the Lodge and get to have some fun. Not that becoming a Shriner is not work, but the rewards are well worth it. You can get no better feeling when a child you have helped is able to walk. We as Nobles sometimes lose sight of why we started this journey. It was because there is a need for the Hospitals we support. So let us all keep in mind it is for the KIDS, not you or me. If we keep this in our hearts and mind there is nothing we can’t do. Go out there and be proud that you are a Shriner.

Dale Kreger, President

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Daughters of the NileAs of this writing, our Supreme Queen

has not had her official visit with us. She is to be with us on Tuesday, February 4th and we are so looking forward to it. At this time, it looks like we will be

initiating 2 new members into Qadesh Temple.Ladies and Shriners, like the Shrine,

membership is our number 1 concern and we are always looking for new members! To be eligible for membership in Daughters of the Nile a woman must be related by birth or marriage to a Shriner, Master Mason, or Daughter of the Nile or be a majority member in good standing of a Masonic-related organization for girls. Our philanthropic endeavors are limited to supporting the Shriners Hospitals for Children®. How about working alongside your husband, daughter, mother, grandmother, other relative, or friend for the children? Wouldn’t that be fun! For more information, contact our Pr. Recorder. You may contact her at [email protected] or on her cell phone 602-740-5671.

LOSNAHappy New Year and many

blessings to all our members. Sphinx Court is very lucky to have such a wonderful place to hold our meetings.

The Shriners are very helpful and willing to assist us in many ways. We have a beautiful room in which to hold our meetings and also great food for lunches and dinners. We are so fortunate to have the use of these facilities and we really appreciate all your help.

Lady Dee Berkebile-Wright, High Priestess

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Joe and Mollie Pendergast 01/15Dean Bulkley 01/15W. D. Heenan 1/15Alan Rash 1/15Jim Schelin 01/15Al Cronin 01/16Earl Trundy 01/16

William Brown 02/14*Tom Sweetman 02/14*Burel Carney 02/14*John Brooks 02/14*Mary Lou Salyer 02/14*Linda DuBois 2/15Helen Clark 02/15Dorothy Stanfield 02/15Ron Randleman 02/16

Joe Elleard 03/14+Jim Thomas 03/14+Provost Shrine Club 03/14+Dorothy Joerding 03/14+Robert Lehl 03/14+Leonard Wood 3/14+Michael Clarke 3/14+Tollefson, Jim 03/15Gary Erickson 3/15

Michael Meier 04/14Max Long 04/14Harvey Hawthorne 04/14Joseph Johnson 4/15

Richard Costes 05/14WH Williamson 05/14Eldred Johnson 05/14Jerry Bauler 05/14Kay Allen 05/14Carldon Hawkins 05/14TW Hemmingway 05/14John Holz 5/14Edwin Studebaker 05/14Thomas Rickard 5/1/15

Richard Wall 06/14

Ken Lyberg 09/14

David Miller 10/14

Henry Huddleston 10/14Jean Glover 10/14Martin A. Granville 10/14Bud Neely 10/14Maxine Vander Haar 10/14Art Moss 10/14John “Doc”Hayes, MD 10/14Robert Johnston 10/15Burt Oien, PIP 10/15Merrill D. Putnam PP 10/15

Trudy Mullins 11/14Joan Isaacs 11/14John Locher 11/14Jon Lokensgard 11/14Sally Olson 11/14John Spooler 11/14Renate Sweat 11/14Liz Castronovo 11/14Don Obarra 11/15Robert Richmond 11/15

Larry Howard 12/14Gerald Sanford 12/14Robert Carne 12/15Junior Grimm 12/15Joy Weaver 12/15Erv Whetstone 12/15Mobile Nobles 12/19

Behrman, Jerry 02/14 (in memory of Sandy Martin)Neeb II, Lewis 03/14 (in memory of Lewis Neeb, PGM)Knowles, Lorraine 04/14 (in memory of Earle Knowles)

Hoffman, Esther 06/14 (in memory of Paul Hoffman)Fern Livingston 05/14 (in memory of Art Livingston)Porto, Marion 05/14 (in memory of Rosario Porto)

Forrest Mallette 5/15 (in memory of Albert G. Wendt)Don & Marilyn Castleman 5/15 (in Memory of Dale Castleman)

Judy White 2/16 (in memory of Bruce White)William Longnecker 2/16 (in memory of Betty & Ray Henry)

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about making donations to Shrine Charities.

Please contact the El Zaribah Shrine Temple 602-231-0300 or

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