Vol. 93, No. 6 701 N. Noyes Blvd., St. Joseph MO 64506 816-232-5129 December, 2018

MOILA MESSENGER

MOILA SHRINERS

Mark Morgan

Potentate, 2018

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ELECTED DIVAN

Potentate Ill. Mark Morgan

Chief Rabban Bill Pease

Assistant Rabban Ill. Mike Vestal

High Priest & Prophet Blaine Higgins Oriental Guide William Gallagher

Treasurer Ill. Dave Ingersoll

Recorder Ill. Ken Dunlap Trustee Jim Edwards

Trustee Jay Flinn

APPOINTED DIVAN

1st Ceremonial Master Charles Baskins

2nd Ceremonial Master Jim Wion Director Terry Whittaker

Marshal Pat Conard

Captain of the Guard Douglas Plowman Outer Guard Terry Murphy

Orator Ill. Mark Young

Chaplain Robert Caldwell

APPOINTMENTS

Membership Chairman Ill. Dave Ingersoll Membership Committee Charles Baskins

James Wion Jeremy Larson

Ritualistic Director Ill. Dave Ingersoll

Endowments-Wills-Gifts Ill. David Brown Moila Temple Bulletin Brenda Hart

Housing Chairman Charles Baskins

Legal Counsel Ill. Tim Bosler 100 Million Dollar Club Ill. Dick Albus

Insurance Director Ross Ingersoll

Circus Chairman James Wion Ice Cream Social Chairman Charles Baskins

Car Show Mike Vestal &

Blaine Higgins Public Relations Rex Strayer

Hospital Chairman Jerry Euler

Love Walk Chairpersons Bill Pease &

Bill Gallagher

Summer Bash Blaine Higgins

Shriners Hospital Kraig Arthur, Golf Tournament Scott Mahoney

& Todd Euler

POTENTATE’S CHIEF AIDES

Ill. David Brown and Lady Jennie

& Ill. H Mark Crawford & Lady Nancy

UNIT DIRECTORS

Parade Director Jay Flinn Clowns Tom Falkner

Diplomats Ill. Dick Albus

Dir. Of El Kadir Units Ill. Merle Snyder El Kadir Mini Cars Jerry Vittetoe

Gold Wings Landon Searcy

Hot Sand Bug Shelby Pankau Keystone Kops Bobby Hay

Legion of Honor Douglas Plowman

Misfits Ill. Mike Vestal Mounted Patrol Ill. Gene Davenport

NuShi James Wion

Ole Tymers Bob Nichols Past Potentates Ill. Mark Young

Potentate’s Escort Terry Murphy

Ritual Club Dennis Vogel Wrecking Crew Terry Whittaker

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POTE’S NOTES

Nobles and Ladies, This being my last Pote’s Note, I want to convey its been an honor and a privilege to serve as your Poten-tate. Lady Janet also expresses her gratitude for all your support. We will be attending the last parades of the season on November 17th, which are at Chillico-the and Gallatin. An Open House and Festival of Trees will also happening on November 17th.

The December Temple Meeting will be election of officers. As is required at every meeting, all Nobles will need to have their fez and their current dues card. I encourage all of you to attend and support the greatest philanthropy on earth!! Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas, and a blessed New Year. Yours in Faith Ill. Sir Mark Morgan

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IN MEMORIUM

James Rex Brown

22-Sep-18

Created: Aug. 28, 1982

Gerald B.Crow

29-Aug-18

Created: June 4, 1977

Farold F. Jordan

4-Oct-18

Created: Nov. 17, 1967

Guy P. Vestal

11-Oct-18

Created: May 21, 1955

James M. Davis

Unsure date deceased - notified 10/15/18

Created: June 7, 1975

Loren L. Chapin

12-Oct-18

Created: May 22, 1976

John Solonycze

23-Oct-18

Creation date unknown

Ill. Charles W. Howard

4-Nov-18

Created: Nov. 15, 1968

Richard L. Meng

6-Nov-18

Created: Nov. 17, 1967

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HOT SAND BUGS

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NEWS FROM UP NORTH

This is the time when we reflect back on all our blessings from this previous year. I would

like to acknowledge and thank our veterans for this their service to our great country. I

would also like to thank all of our members, staff and GreatLife for their support and contri-

butions during the extensive changes and updates to the Shrine.

I look forward to all the new developments that are ahead of us. We have several exciting

events coming up this festive season and I look forward to seeing everyone there.

We wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season.

Sincerely,

Your OG Bill Gallagher and Lady Vera

LEGION OF HONOR

The Moila Legion of Honor will meet quarterly in 2019 for regular business meetings, with

informal monthly get-togethers being held on the non-business months.

The Installation of the 2019 Officers will be held on January 25, 2019 in the Club Moila.

The 2019 Commander’s Ball is scheduled for May 18, 2019, which is Armed Forces Day.

Please watch for more details after the 1st of the year.

At this time, we are planning to hold our December 13th meeting at Moila and also have

an informal Christmas Party for the LOH on December 20th at Moila. Watch for more de-

tails or check with your officers for more information.

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EOS Imaging Machine coming to Shriners St. Louis

The EOS Imaging Machine is a unique x-ray machine capable of taking 2D and 3D images

while delivering low doses of radiation to the patients. Radiation dosing is adjustable, and is

able to be reduced to as little as 1/1000 of the radiation dose generated by a standard x-ray

machine. In addition to taking radiographic images of specific anatomical areas (e.g. pelvis,

lungs, spine), the machine can also take images of the patient’s entire body. The patient

can be in a standing or sitting position for the exam, depending on the images needed. An

EOS machine for adult care is on the BJC campus here in St. Louis. However, Shriners

Hospitals for Children – St. Louis will be the only pediatric facility in the region to have this

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From Your Chief Rabban

Well, winter has us in its grasp! Let’s start thinking warm thoughts of an early spring. There will be many opportunities to

experience all the renovations to the building in the upcoming months.

The 2019 East–West Shrine Game will be the 94th staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners

Hospital for Children. The game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 19, 2019, with a

3:00 PM EST kickoff; televised on the NFL Network. If you are not going to the game in person, please make plans to

come watch it at Moila. There should be a good group assembled to “tailgate” in the newly completed Tap Room and

Club Moila. Pro Football Hall of Famers WILL SHIELDS and AENEAS WILLIAMS, three-time Pro Bowler MARK BRU-

NELL and three-time Super Bowl champion WILLIE McGINEST will serve as the 2019 East-West Shrine Game Leg-

ends captains.

There is also a group from Moila going to the East/West Shrine game in Florida in January and we can hope that they

will be able to bring some of that Florida sunshine back with them.

Going forward, there will be many gatherings in the newly renovated facility. It has taken longer than was planned but

the results are going to be worth it. I think everyone is going to be impressed with the changes and improvements.

Look for a revitalized membership committee to get things rolling early in the upcoming year. The plan is to have more

events that everyone can participate in and enjoy the fellowship and camaraderie of the Moila Nobles, Ladies and fami-

lies. There will be some minimal cost events just to get everyone back in the swing of things and if participation is good

in these there is always the opportunity to expand them. The membership committee will be reaching out for creative

ideas and events that the nobility would like to see. Let’s all work together to make Moila a place where we all want to be

and look forward to bringing our friends to events. We have the perfect time to “start fresh” from this point and build it

back up to the way it was in the stories from “back in the day”! Together we can accomplish great things!

There will be a Circus meeting December 6th. You may find yourself reading this after that date is passed but, rest as-

sured there will be another before long. We had a great showing of nobility support at the circus last year and I sure

hope we can continue that trend. The circus is going to be another great one and is our biggest fundraiser of the year.

St. Joseph and the surrounding communities look forward to this event every year and we are so very fortunate to have

a facility like the civic arena to put on the show. If we all work together we can keep this proud tradition going for many

years to come but it will take effort from all of us. If anyone has business connections we are always looking for new ad-

vertisers. This is an opportunity to have a business present to a massive group for a very reasonable price. Please con-

tact the Moila office if you have any questions or ideas.

Stay warm and stay happy!

Bill Pease, Chief Rabban 2018

October 2018 Transportation Report:

There were no trips taken to St. Louis this month in the red van. We paid out $750.00 for patients to drive themselves to St. Louis.

We paid $1000 for patients to drive to Chicago. We paid out $1711.36 for plane tickets to Chicago, and $155 for Amtrak tickets.

There were 5 flights taken to Chicago this month. Hospital expenses for cab fare, meals, and lodging totaled $103.73

Gas expenses for the van totaled $270.33. The transportation total for the month was $3990.42

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Transportation Fund In Memory of James Rex Brown Ill. Dick & Nancy Kuntz Ill. Dan & Marilyn Baker Ill. Gene & Geni Davenport Vern & Brenda Hart Jim & Sara Edwards Ill. Tim & Hazel Bosler Jack & Edna Cherry Jean Berlekamp Ill. Mark & Janet Morgan Beth Crawford Brad Garrett Nancy & Larry Paul James & Jo Ann Gibbany Rex & Lisa Strayer Kim & Myra Evans David & Kathleen Cavaleri George White Ill. Ken & Wylene Dunlap Moila Hot Sand Bugs Lynn Sullivan Ronald & Pamela Searcy Athena Club Robert & Denise Youngclaus In Memory of Charlene Davenport Ill. Ken & Wylene Dunlap In Memory of Guy Vestal Ill. Bill & Phyllis Bowser Vern & Brenda Hart Carol & Ralph Foiles In Memory of Ill. Charles Howard Ill. Dick & Nancy Kuntz In Memory of Richard Meng Don & Sharon Colboch Dave Colboch In Memory of Mary Anne Pennel Kent & Janice Ray General Donation Transportation Fund September Temple Meeting Drawings – Doug Plowman & Kim Evans (x’s 2) Moila Mounted Patrol Moila Legion of Honor October Temple Meeting Drawings – Bill Gallagher & Bill Couldry Stetson Justice – nephew of Bill Rush Shriners Hospital In Memory of Leola Daniels Karen Gardner Clyde Motter Cathy Collop & Nakisha Nickell Bobby Daniels Teresa & Daniel Pagliai Ernie & Janice Loft & Robin Harden James Nevins & Laura Bragg Rami Douglas Linda & Jodi Frazee

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER MEMORIALS

Michael & Melinda Orskog Eric Jackson Mark Whitney Larry & Alta Whitney Robert & Mary Jane Kiefer Tresia Griffith Harold & Rebecca Osborn Dr. & Mrs. W.E. Stock JD & Patricia Lymer R. & C. Johnson Robert & Carolyn Sue Mason Franklin & Barbara Wheeler El Kadir Shrine Club Lady Jewels Glen & Faye Sallade Paulie & Lovella Schmitz Dr. Robert Sprehe Samantha Hill Larry & Kay Sykes Charles & Helen Scott Marjorie & Ronald Weber Guyla Stidmon Marilyn Riley Dale & Marijane Motter Leon & Mary Harbur Kelley & Dorothy Snipes Linda Daniels Keith & Marilyn Peck Norma Robison Bill & Karen Morrow Dawn Coy Dr. Richard & Bess Mercer Ronald & Marylyn Hargadine Rama Crist Gale & Mary Anne Gordon Tom & Cheryl Hawkins Willa Walker Sandra Elliott Nettie Carpenter Fred Rock Donnie & Janet Waybill Claire Lloyd Jacobs Land & Cattle, Inc. Dean Sangalis & Associates Merle Osborne General Donation Shriners Hospital El Kadir Shrine Club – Toy Tractor Sale Moila Hot Sand Bugs – for patient to go to the Shriners Hospital Golf Tournament and represent St. Louis hospital Donald & Mary Ann Bumbacher Roger & Catherine Jones Endowment Fund Moila Mounted Patrol

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Welcome to November and exciting times at the El Kadir Shrine Club! Mark your calendars for our November Fish Fry…it

will be Friday, November 9th.

Also---watch your mail soon for a special Door Prize Drawing of our Collector’s Edition 1978 Browning Single Shot Rifle. We

will hold the Drawing December 10th at the Club…7:00 PM. This rifle is one of only 37 manufactured by Browning for the

Missouri Department of Conservation in 1978. It was purchased new and has never been fired. It was originally donated to

us by Swede Echternacht form Shelby County. Swede is a Shriner and during a previous Door Prize give-away of the gun

the winner requested it be donated back to the El Kadir Shrine Club. So here’s your second chance! We will offer Door Prize

Tickets at $20.00 each to help raise funds for El Kadir Shrine Club Activities. We are mailing out a one ticket offer to all of

the addresses on our bulletin mailing list. There is no obligation to participate but your purchase of one ticker will assist in

our ongoing expenses for Club Activities. If you would like to purchase additional tickets please call me at 660-216-2254.

We will sell tickets to the public as well.

We had another great Trunk or Treat event this year so thank you for helping show our Shrine commitment to children.

Thanks to all of the hard working Jewels who made it possible.

Speaking of Jewels…the Bazaar and Luncheon is headed your way November 16th. This is one of our premier events and

the Jewels do a great job! Manager Michelle tells me we have several ballroom events and Christmas bookings too! Keep

telling your friends, neighbors and relatives about our ballroom and event capabilities. Until next time…keep our Shriner’s

Children Hospital motto in your mind…Love to the Rescue!

Thanksgiving Blessings to you and your family as well!

Larry Byars, President

EL KADIR PRESIDENT’S CORNER

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Ole Tymers Unit

Wow, where did this year go? Seems like it goes faster every year, (maybe it's that "age thing"). The Southside Parade turned out to be our last parade of the season, as our annual Weston Pa-rade, was canceled due to rain in the a.m. We did not have a very good turn-out @ the Southside Parade, due to members having heath issues, some were out of town, etc. Always one of the big-gest parades of the season. Those attending, all had lunch @ the Ground Round, after parade.

We had a good attendance @ the annual Sportsman's Event. We had a full table of our folks. It turn out to be a "lucky table" as we had two win on the misc drawing, with Myra Evans & Leland Daise, each winning a pistol, in firearms drawing. Myra, I guess we could call you "Pistol Packing Mama"!! Good time was had, by all.

We will continue to have our Monthly LePeep's Breakfast, on the last Monday of the month, dur-ing the winter months. We had (9) of our members & Ladies attend Oct. breakfast.

Our October Unit Meeting, was our last meeting for this year. Our Unit is "dark" Nov. thru March. Officers for next year: Bob Nichols, Director --- Kim Evans, Secretary/Treasurer --- Jerry Thornton, Historian --- Bob Nichols, ex-pro Reporter.

Our annual Unit Christmas Dinner is scheduled for Thurs. Dec. 13th. @ the Benton Club. Invites will be going out soon.

"THANKS A MILLION" to Vern Hart, for his donation of $2500 to the Transportation Fund, from his winning in a drawing from Monsanto. Wayne Nold, for his 11 years of service to our Unit as Secretary/Treasurer --- GREAT JOB, Wayne! Jerry Thornton & (Lady Ruth), for hosting all our Unit meetings, during the remodel of the Temple, (thanks for all the good snacks & treats @ all meetings).

Many of our Ladies, have had health issues this year. Please keep, Sue Long, Dee Frye, Donna Imlay, Lola Hansen & Alyce DuCoing, in your thoughts & prayers.

Safe travels for our "snow birds", JoAnne Bryan & her son Dale & Jerry Acord & Lady Nancy.

Hope all have a safe & healthy winter. Happy Holidays to All.

Yours in the Faith, Bob Nichols

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ON-LINE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL SHRINE DUES IS NOW AVAILABLE

You are now able to pay online, but it does, at this time, require you to register as a member in the WebFez membership software. Once you have registered, you will be able to go to your membership record and update any personal in-formation which might not be accurate, as well as upload a picture of yourself to your record if you so wish. When you have accessed your individual record in WebFez, you need to click on the “Pay My Bill” button and you will be able to enter your payment for 2019 dues. The link for the membership software is as

follows: http://webfez.shrinenet.org.

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AUTOMOBILE PARTS WHOLESALE Bolin Auto & Truck Parts 1211-15 So. 10th……………………...….….232-4477

CONSTRUCTION Paving & Roads Keller Construction & Supply Co. St. Joseph MO…………………………..…...232-5406

FLORISTS Butchart Floral Co. 3221 So. Belt…………………………….……...279-2735

FUNERAL DIRECTORS Clark Sampson Funeral Home 120 Illinois Ave………………………………...238-0601 Heaton, Bowman, Smith Chapel 3609 Frederick Blvd………………………...232-3355 Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory 5005 Frederick Blvd………………………...232-3366

GRAPHICS 1st Street Graphics — Complete Screeenprinter & Embroiderer……….233-4567

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Jamieson Machine & Industrial Supply Co. 215 N. Second………………………………….279-7472

INVESTMENTS North American Savings Bank James M. Thompson, 920 N. Belt Hwy..233-8093

MOILA BULLETIN CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY

JANITORIAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Hillyard Sales Co. 302 N. 3rd……………………………………………….233-1321

PHARMACISTS, DRUGS & SUNDRIES Roger’s Pharmacy 25th & Frederick Ave………32-3348 and 233-3342

PICTURE FRAMING St. Joseph Frame Station, Tom Duggins 2843 Jules…………….……………………………….279-3491

PROMOTIONS Penn Street Promotions/Products Creative Specialty Products……………..…..233-2394

SIGNS, TRUCK LETTERING & DECALS Penn Street Signs Full Service Sign Company…………………..233-1500

TRUCKING Hawk Truck Leasing…………………………………..232-9180

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