From hankjac at comcast.net  Tue Jul  8 08:38:38 2008
From: hankjac at comcast.net (hankjac@comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:38:38 +0000
Subject: [Gendis] FW: Indians-MM-Degree
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Subject: Indians-MM-Degree
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:11:50 +0000
> As most of you know by now and even if you don't,the Oklahoma Masonic Indian 
> Degree Team event has been moved from Pearson Air Museum to Mt.Hood 32.The day 
> and time remain the same for the degree which is Saturday, August,16th,2008- 
> 6:30 PM.Brethren,I am applying to you for HELP to get the word out via 
> Email,phone or face to face to the Brothers who bought tickets to this History 
> Making Event about the venue change.We have Brothers from all over the Nation 
> and Canada coming to this.I have a list of names,some phone #'s,home 
> addresses,and email addresses of over people 200.I need YOUR HELP to contact 
> these people.I can't do it alone.If you were given tickets to sell please 
> contact the Brothers you sold them to and report back to me.If any of you can 
> HELP please call me and meet me at the Lodge to hand write envelopes with our 
> new Agenda to mail out ASAP.WE need to get this done this week.I am available to 
> meet any night ALL week at the Lodge.
> WB Stephen Fondren     360-798-8896
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From hankjac at comcast.net  Mon Jul 14 17:08:26 2008
From: hankjac at comcast.net (hankjac@comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:08:26 +0000
Subject: [Gendis] FW: Masonic Call to Action
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Subject: Masonic Call to Action
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:01:34 +0000
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> Silver Star Lodge is entered in the parade in Battle Ground this morning and
> was unable to procure the Masonic Float this year.  They need all of us to
> walk with them and make an impression on the community.
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> The Parade starts at 10am and they will be mustering at the School at 9am.
> Traditional Masonic dress is expected, dark suit, tie, aprons and white
> gloves.
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> This will be a great function to warm up for Ridgefield's Installation on
> Saturday evening at 7:00 PM.
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From hankjac at comcast.net  Mon Jul 14 20:51:14 2008
From: hankjac at comcast.net (hankjac@comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:51:14 +0000
Subject: [Gendis] FW: Tom Chapman
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From: "JAMES JUDITH D THOMPSON" <judyt603 at msn.com>
To: "hankjac" <hankjac at comcast.net>
Subject: Tom Chapman
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:32:27 +0000
> Hank, once again, congratulations on you election to the Secretary's chair in 
> Ridge field Lodge. 
> 
> The info for Tom Chapman's funeral service is
>                     
>            Chapel service at 10:00am Grave side service to follow.
> 
> If you could get this word out it would be very helpful. Thanks,
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From hankjac at comcast.net  Mon Jul 14 23:52:10 2008
From: hankjac at comcast.net (hankjac@comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:52:10 +0000
Subject: [Gendis] Tom Chapman Funeral
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Brethren,
Currently the info I have is 10am on fri. the 18th at Evergreen.
Please contact WB Jim Thompson at
judyt603 at msn.com
for further info as I will be out of town
but trying to get back before then.
Fraternally,
Hank

From Mark.D.Sanders at washingtonlodge4.org  Fri Jul 18 08:10:02 2008
From: Mark.D.Sanders at washingtonlodge4.org (Mark.D.Sanders)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:10:02 -0700
Subject: [Gendis] FW: Harvest Days parade
Message-ID: <20080718081002.cooiias134sos4kk@webmail.washingtonlodge4.org>



----- Forwarded message from mark.sanders at eds.com -----
     Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:04:48 -0500
     From: "Sanders, Mark D" <mark.sanders at eds.com>
Reply-To: "Sanders, Mark D" <mark.sanders at eds.com>
  Subject: FW: Harvest Days parade
       To: "Mark.D.Sanders" <Mark.D.Sanders at washingtonlodge4.org>,  
markdsanders <mark.d.sanders at gmail.com>




________________________________

	From: Sanders, Mark D
	Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:04
	To: 'Ric's Email'; 'Albin James Boyse'; Chris Hamper ; Jeff
Easterly ; 'Jonathan Reed Gill'; John Gill ; 'Jonathan Gill';
larryvezza at aol.com; 'Ronald James Bishop'; CaptainRBishop at aol.com; Bill
Meridith ; 'Cole3614'; Charlie Davis ; Zimmerman, Ray
(rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net)
	Cc: 'gendis at wamasonic.org'; Galland, Jay (jay at jaygalland.com)
	Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade


	I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage)
to help shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around
08:00.  I can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your
really cozy in the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be
like at BGV, so you may want to get there early to get a spot

	I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for
distribution to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being
"sunny and mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those
dark suits and white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner,
aprons, jewels and gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or
tomorrow evening and drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.

	See you all Saturday morning!!
	MDS


	Mark D. Sanders
	Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M.
	voice: 360.896.7774
	  fax: 360.896.7885
	email: Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com
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________________________________


		From: Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net]
		Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
		To: Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin;
Christopher Eugene Hamper; David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly;
Jonathan Reed Gill; Larry J. Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop;
Ronald James Bishop; Sgt. Russell Edward Miller; William Robert
Meridieth
		Subject: Harvest Days parade



		Brothers,

		According to the paper, the parade route for this
Saturday's parade is from 5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th
and hwy 503. We will have 6-12 brothers marching with us from other
lodges. Because the parade ends almost a mile from where it started, we
should place some vehicles at BG Village to help ferry brothers back to
their cars near downtown. Please let me know if you can help.



		Thanks.



		Ray Zimmerman

		360-773-8658





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	From: Sanders, Mark D 
	Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:04
	To: 'Ric's Email'; 'Albin James Boyse'; Chris Hamper ; Jeff
Easterly ; 'Jonathan Reed Gill'; John Gill ; 'Jonathan Gill';
larryvezza at aol.com; 'Ronald James Bishop'; CaptainRBishop at aol.com; Bill
Meridith ; 'Cole3614'; Charlie Davis ; Zimmerman, Ray
(rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net)
	Cc: 'gendis at wamasonic.org'; Galland, Jay (jay at jaygalland.com)
	Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade
	
	
	I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage)
to help shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around
08:00.  I can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your
really cozy in the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be
like at BGV, so you may want to get there early to get a spot
	 
	I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for
distribution to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being
"sunny and mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those
dark suits and white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner,
aprons, jewels and gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or
tomorrow evening and drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.
	 
	See you all Saturday morning!!
	MDS
	

	Mark D. Sanders 
	Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M. 
	voice: 360.896.7774 
	  fax: 360.896.7885 
	email: Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com 
	------------------------------- 
	This message, e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended
only for use by the specified addressee(s) named herein and may contain
privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended
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If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the
sender by e-mail or telephone and permanently delete all copies,
including the original, of this e-mail and any attachments.

	 
	 


		

		
________________________________


		From: Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net] 
		Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
		To: Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin;
Christopher Eugene Hamper; David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly;
Jonathan Reed Gill; Larry J. Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop;
Ronald James Bishop; Sgt. Russell Edward Miller; William Robert
Meridieth
		Subject: Harvest Days parade

		 

		Brothers,

		According to the paper, the parade route for this
Saturday's parade is from 5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th
and hwy 503. We will have 6-12 brothers marching with us from other
lodges. Because the parade ends almost a mile from where it started, we
should place some vehicles at BG Village to help ferry brothers back to
their cars near downtown. Please let me know if you can help.

		 

		Thanks.

		 

		Ray Zimmerman

		360-773-8658

		 

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From mjbishop50 at hotmail.com  Thu Jul  3 12:11:16 2008
From: mjbishop50 at hotmail.com (Mike Bishop)
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:11:16 -0000
Subject: [Gendis] MAC meeting
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Bro. Hank,
 
I will not be able to make the MAC meeting this Saturday as I have company coming from out of town.  I have been getting useful feedback from some of the brothers around the district.
 
In some of the feedback I have gotten some less than positive response, and it seems mainly in the form of paraphrased things such as "a committee to create awareness is a waste of time... going out into the community is the way to create awareness, and a committee just for that purpose is a poor concept... action will speak louder than any words from some committee... if they think they are going to get money form lodges around the district to create awareness they should think again... etc".  My feeling has been that this reaction is being generated by the idea of / or misconception of the reason for the MAC to exist.  Many folks are seem to be basing this merely on the name itself, I think.
 
The thing I have noticed is, that the Masonic Awareness Committee as a monicker might be a poor choice relating the actual purpose of the group.  Awareness might be something to be mentioned prominently in the mission statement as a goal, but perhaps a better name for the group would be something like the Masonic District Resource Committe... who has as one of its many goals (ranked near the top of the list) to be fostering community awareness.  It occurs to me however that the current MAC as it is developing seems to be more of a resource pool that would be available for accomplishing various goals around the district... communtiy awareness of the Masons around the district being one of the primary goals of course.  
 
It's just my opinion, but MAC feels more like a resource for developing and organizing things like marshaling of manpower, effective planning of events and fostering communication between lodges throughout the district... in which the end result would be more community awareness, among other goals.  The fact that awareness is likely one goal among many that would come out of the success of the committee might speak to a possible name change for clarity sake, and better focus on what the group actually does rather than what might result from what they do.  What might result would definitely be part of the goals and mission statement... which I am still developing at this time as feedback comes in.
 
Please feel free to bring this up in my absence at the meeting this week, and let me know what folks think about this.  I will CC this to the MAC distribution list as well.
 
My goal by the next meeting is to have some rough drafts of possible mission statements... as well as blurbs for the public (for the pamphlet) relating to the group, which if met with approval, hopefully could be used and applied around the district as a whole.
 
 





 
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From mark.sanders at eds.com  Thu Jul 17 10:04:16 2008
From: mark.sanders at eds.com (Sanders, Mark D)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:04:16 -0500
Subject: [Gendis] Harvest Days parade
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I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage) to help
shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around 08:00.
I can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your really
cozy in the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be like at
BGV, so you may want to get there early to get a spot
 
I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for
distribution to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being
"sunny and mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those
dark suits and white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner,
aprons, jewels and gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or
tomorrow evening and drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.
 
See you all Saturday morning!!
MDS


Mark D. Sanders 
Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M. 
voice: 360.896.7774 
  fax: 360.896.7885 
email: Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com 
------------------------------- 
This message, e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended only for
use by the specified addressee(s) named herein and may contain
privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended
authorized recipient of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution, or
copying of this e-mail, any attachments hereto, or any information
contained herein is strictly prohibited, and may be punishable by law.
If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the
sender by e-mail or telephone and permanently delete all copies,
including the original, of this e-mail and any attachments.

 
 


	

	
________________________________


	From: Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net] 
	Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
	To: Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin; Christopher Eugene
Hamper; David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly; Jonathan Reed Gill;
Larry J. Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop; Ronald James Bishop;
Sgt. Russell Edward Miller; William Robert Meridieth
	Subject: Harvest Days parade

	 

	Brothers,

	According to the paper, the parade route for this Saturday's
parade is from 5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th and hwy
503. We will have 6-12 brothers marching with us from other lodges.
Because the parade ends almost a mile from where it started, we should
place some vehicles at BG Village to help ferry brothers back to their
cars near downtown. Please let me know if you can help.

	 

	Thanks.

	 

	Ray Zimmerman

	360-773-8658

	 

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From jongill at gilllawoffices.com  Thu Jul 17 10:11:02 2008
From: jongill at gilllawoffices.com (Jon Gill)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:11:02 -0700
Subject: [Gendis] Harvest Days parade
In-Reply-To: <0D7D1FC5D751F6418A23D3FA0E85C5A80247085A@usplm208.amer.corp.eds.com>
References: <008b01c8e815$cba255b0$6500a8c0@RIC>
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I HAVE PICKED UP THE BANNER, JEWELS, GLOVES AND APRONS AND WILL HAVE THEM
ANT THE ASSEMBLY POINT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  Mark - if you want to meet me
early at the drop-off point, I can try to find a parking place closer to the
starting point.  I will see if we can carry the cooler and the balance of
unused apparel on the fire truck so we don't have to run back and forth with
too many items.

 

Jon 

 

 

  _____  

From: Sanders, Mark D [mailto:mark.sanders at eds.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:04 AM
To: Ric's Email; Albin James Boyse; Chris Hamper ; Jeff Easterly ; Jonathan
Reed Gill; John Gill ; Jonathan Gill; larryvezza at aol.com; Ronald James
Bishop; CaptainRBishop at aol.com; Bill Meridith ; Cole3614; Charlie Davis ;
rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net
Cc: gendis at wamasonic.org; jay at jaygalland.com
Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade

 

I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage) to help
shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around 08:00.  I
can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your really cozy in
the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be like at BGV, so you
may want to get there early to get a spot

 

I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for distribution
to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being "sunny and
mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those dark suits and
white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner, aprons, jewels and
gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or tomorrow evening and
drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.

 

See you all Saturday morning!!

MDS

Mark D. Sanders 
Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M. 
voice: 360.896.7774 
  fax: 360.896.7885 
email: Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com 
------------------------------- 
This message, e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended only for use
by the specified addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged and/or
confidential information.  If you are not the intended authorized recipient
of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail,
any attachments hereto, or any information contained herein is strictly
prohibited, and may be punishable by law.  If you have received this e-mail
in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail or telephone and
permanently delete all copies, including the original, of this e-mail and
any attachments.

 

 

 

 


  _____  


From: Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
To: Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin; Christopher Eugene Hamper;
David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly; Jonathan Reed Gill; Larry J.
Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop; Ronald James Bishop; Sgt. Russell
Edward Miller; William Robert Meridieth
Subject: Harvest Days parade

 

Brothers,

According to the paper, the parade route for this Saturday's parade is from
5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th and hwy 503. We will have
6-12 brothers marching with us from other lodges. Because the parade ends
almost a mile from where it started, we should place some vehicles at BG
Village to help ferry brothers back to their cars near downtown. Please let
me know if you can help.

 

Thanks.

 

Ray Zimmerman

360-773-8658

 

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From CaptainRBishop at aol.com  Thu Jul 17 18:19:59 2008
From: CaptainRBishop at aol.com (CaptainRBishop@aol.com)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:19:59 EDT
Subject: [Gendis] Harvest Days parade
Message-ID: <cc8.31bed554.35b149bf@aol.com>

I am sorry that I will not be able to attend.



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From mark.sanders at eds.com  Fri Jul 18 07:59:59 2008
From: mark.sanders at eds.com (Sanders, Mark D)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:59:59 -0500
Subject: [Gendis] Harvest Days parade
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WB Ric,
Understood.  Give Ryan our best!
 
 
WB Jon,
Thanks for picking up the paraphernalia.  Now all I have to bring is my,
the water, and a car to shuttle folks in.  Timing: I can be at either
end of the route as early as you would like me there. I'll drop off the
water at the fire truck with the first pass at muster point.  Just give
me time and location you want to meet.
 
I don't know how many Masons from other Lodges we'll see, but I've put
the word out on the MAC general distribution list.  It sounds like our
own head count is dwindling fast -- between those who can't walk, and
those who won't be able to attend. I hope we can still put on a
respectable segment of the parade.
 
See you in the morning!
MDS
 
 
 


________________________________

	From: Ric's Email [mailto:ricbishop3 at hotmail.com] 
	Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 07:42
	To: 'Jon Gill'; Sanders, Mark D; 'Albin James Boyse'; 'Chris
Hamper '; 'Jeff Easterly '; 'Jonathan Reed Gill'; 'John Gill ';
'Jonathan Gill'; larryvezza at aol.com; 'Ronald James Bishop';
CaptainRBishop at aol.com; 'Bill Meridith '; 'Cole3614'; 'Charlie Davis ';
rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net
	Cc: gendis at wamasonic.org; jay at jaygalland.com
	Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade
	
	

	Good morning Brothers,

	 

	I am sorry to say that I will not be able to walk tomorrow at
the parade.  My son will be scrimmaging at his last day of football camp
at the same time of the parade.  I know it does not sound like a lot,
but his face was glowing last night when I came into camp after work
last night, and the coach came up, shook my hand and said "pound for
pound Ryan is the best player out here".  I don't have delusions of his
career in the NFL, but he plays with heart and I know his heart is
supported by mom and dad.  

	 

	Thank you for understanding and see you in September.

	 

	Ric 

	 

	
________________________________


	From: Jon Gill [mailto:jongill at gilllawoffices.com] 
	Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:11 AM
	To: 'Sanders, Mark D'; 'Ric's Email'; 'Albin James Boyse';
'Chris Hamper '; 'Jeff Easterly '; 'Jonathan Reed Gill'; 'John Gill ';
'Jonathan Gill'; larryvezza at aol.com; 'Ronald James Bishop';
CaptainRBishop at aol.com; 'Bill Meridith '; 'Cole3614'; 'Charlie Davis ';
rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net
	Cc: gendis at wamasonic.org; jay at jaygalland.com
	Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade

	 

	I HAVE PICKED UP THE BANNER, JEWELS, GLOVES AND APRONS AND WILL
HAVE THEM ANT THE ASSEMBLY POINT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  Mark - if you want
to meet me early at the drop-off point, I can try to find a parking
place closer to the starting point.  I will see if we can carry the
cooler and the balance of unused apparel on the fire truck so we don't
have to run back and forth with too many items.

	 

	Jon 

	 

	 

	
________________________________


	From: Sanders, Mark D [mailto:mark.sanders at eds.com] 
	Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:04 AM
	To: Ric's Email; Albin James Boyse; Chris Hamper ; Jeff Easterly
; Jonathan Reed Gill; John Gill ; Jonathan Gill; larryvezza at aol.com;
Ronald James Bishop; CaptainRBishop at aol.com; Bill Meridith ; Cole3614;
Charlie Davis ; rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net
	Cc: gendis at wamasonic.org; jay at jaygalland.com
	Subject: RE: Harvest Days parade

	 

	I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage)
to help shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around
08:00.  I can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your
really cozy in the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be
like at BGV, so you may want to get there early to get a spot

	 

	I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for
distribution to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being
"sunny and mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those
dark suits and white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner,
aprons, jewels and gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or
tomorrow evening and drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.

	 

	See you all Saturday morning!!

	MDS

	Mark D. Sanders 
	Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M. 
	voice: 360.896.7774 
	  fax: 360.896.7885 
	email: Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com 
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________________________________


		From: Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net] 
		Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
		To: Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin;
Christopher Eugene Hamper; David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly;
Jonathan Reed Gill; Larry J. Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop;
Ronald James Bishop; Sgt. Russell Edward Miller; William Robert
Meridieth
		Subject: Harvest Days parade

		 

		Brothers,

		According to the paper, the parade route for this
Saturday's parade is from 5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th
and hwy 503. We will have 6-12 brothers marching with us from other
lodges. Because the parade ends almost a mile from where it started, we
should place some vehicles at BG Village to help ferry brothers back to
their cars near downtown. Please let me know if you can help.

		 

		Thanks.

		 

		Ray Zimmerman

		360-773-8658

		 

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From mark.d.sanders at gmail.com  Fri Jul 18 08:09:39 2008
From: mark.d.sanders at gmail.com (Mark D. Sanders)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:39 -0700
Subject: [Gendis] Fwd: FW: Harvest Days parade
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From: Sanders, Mark D <mark.sanders at eds.com>
Date: Jul 18, 2008 8:04 AM
Subject: FW: Harvest Days parade
To: "Mark.D.Sanders" <Mark.D.Sanders at washingtonlodge4.org>, markdsanders <
mark.d.sanders at gmail.com>



 ------------------------------
*From:* Sanders, Mark D
*Sent:* Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:04
*To:* 'Ric's Email'; 'Albin James Boyse'; Chris Hamper ; Jeff Easterly ;
'Jonathan Reed Gill'; John Gill ; 'Jonathan Gill'; larryvezza at aol.com;
'Ronald James Bishop'; CaptainRBishop at aol.com; Bill Meridith ; 'Cole3614';
Charlie Davis ; Zimmerman, Ray (rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net)
*Cc:* 'gendis at wamasonic.org'; Galland, Jay (jay at jaygalland.com)
*Subject:* RE: Harvest Days parade


 I can station myself at the end-point of the parade (BGVillage) to help
shuttle folks to the muster point (5th & Main), starting around 08:00.  I
can carry three passengers at a time handily, or four if your really cozy in
the back seat!! I don't know what the parking will be like at BGV, so you
may want to get there early to get a spot

I'm also going to bring a cooler w/a case of water bottles for distribution
to the marchers before the start.  With the forecast being "sunny and
mid-80s", I don't want anyone to get too dehydrated in those dark suits and
white gloves. I will also pick up the Lodge banner, aprons, jewels and
gloves (if I can find these) either this evening or tomorrow evening and
drop it off with the first batch of shuttle-ees.

See you all Saturday morning!!
MDS

*Mark D. Sanders *
*Junior Warden, Silver Star Lodge #286, F. & A. M.*
voice: 360.896.7774
  fax: 360.896.7885
email:* Mark.D.Sanders at gmail.com*
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*From:* Ray Zimmerman [mailto:rayzimmerman2 at comcast.net]
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:22 PM
*To:* Albin James Boyse; Charles Dana Mullikin; Christopher Eugene Hamper;
David Leland Raines; Jeffery Scott Easterly; Jonathan Reed Gill; Larry J.
Vezza; Mark Sanders; Richard James Bishop; Ronald James Bishop; Sgt. Russell
Edward Miller; William Robert Meridieth
*Subject:* Harvest Days parade



Brothers,

According to the paper, the parade route for this Saturday's parade is from
5th and Main to Battle Ground Village at 199th and hwy 503. We will have
6-12 brothers marching with us from other lodges. Because the parade ends
almost a mile from where it started, we should place some vehicles at BG
Village to help ferry brothers back to their cars near downtown. Please let
me know if you can help.



Thanks.



Ray Zimmerman

360-773-8658
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From james.shaffer at wamasonic.org  Sat Jul 19 13:11:48 2008
From: james.shaffer at wamasonic.org (James Shaffer)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:11:48 -0700
Subject: [Gendis] Minutes for meeting 5-JUL-08
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Minutes for the 5-JUL-08 meeting.
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From msw0501 at msn.com  Sat Jul 19 16:52:25 2008
From: msw0501 at msn.com (Mark Williams)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:52:25 -1000
Subject: [Gendis] MAC meeting
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Brethren,
 
Reading this input from brother Bishop takes me back through the various
roles I've played and discussions that I've been party to over 10 years
regarding what was once called a Lodge Officers Association and what that
eventually morphed into.  The old LOA eventually failed due to lack of
support.  Many reasons were cited, among them being:  too few people doing
all the work; disconnect between the officers and their membership;
disconnect between the lodges (each more interested in doing their own
thing); lack of a clearly stated mission or plan to achieve it; lack of
proper funding; and the list goes on.  Several times VWB Mike Sanders
presented the idea of starting a Lodge Officers and Members Association
(LOMA) as a cure for some of the disconnect between the officers and the
membership and to get the district lodges communicating again on a regular
basis.  This, in retrospect, was probably a very good suggestion, but when a
small group of ambitious new Masons decided to actually try to get something
moving along the lines of generating public exposure using the MAC approach
(as defined in two other Grand jurisdictions in the USA), the LOMA was
deemed redundant in the face of plans that had already been laid.  Now that
some of the zeal of that effort has waned, a fresh look at the MAC is
definitely called for.
 
Some sort of district-level forum needs to exist - of that much, at least, I
am certain.  I understand that any effort to organize another group inside
Masonry will always meet with resistance, mostly due to the fact that
already-very-busy people will resist adding 'one more meeting' to their
schedules without good reason.  Still, there is a need for the lodges in the
district to put their collective heads together, if for no other reason than
keeping the lines of communication open.  Brother Mike raises some very good
points relative to what is probably the real intended purpose behind the
MAC.  The original goal was directly targeted at increasing public awareness
of the various Masonic organizations with the idea that people would beat a
path to our doors.  While that did happen to some degree, there was a
negative response in some of the lodges, based on perceptions that may or
may not have been entirely accurate.  Obviously, that was not in the intent
of those that founded the group, but there was an underlying opinion inside
the MAC that those lodges that didn't participate in the effort were simply
being reactionary at least or obstructionist at worst.  Efforts were made to
heal some of that discontent, but many months have now gone by and, judging
from the minutes of the July MAC meeting, attendance is down and the group
is still searching for its true identity and purpose.  I agree with what
Brother Mike says about 'action speaking louder than words', but to avoid
chaos and needless duplication of effort and to maximize the prospects for
success, actions within the district need to be planned and this group was
intended to be the vehicle for that purpose.  If what he relates regarding
the reluctance of the district lodges to support this group with members and
finances is accurate, then one of two things needs to happen:  either figure
out how to redefine the group (via title and mission statement improvement)
to bring the naysayers around, or dissove the thing entirely for now and let
each lodge that's interested in carrying on the work take up a piece of it
with direct support from Grand Lodge.  My understanding is that such support
is available, though the pathways to it can be a little obscure.  Whatever
happens, I still maintain that there is a need for the lodges to communicate
with each other regularly, even if informally.  I would suggest that a
request be made to VWB Jay Galland to help define what resources Grand Lodge
has to offer and see what can be done to make good use of them.  Part of
what the MAC has been doing is "reinventing the wheel", and that, to me,
would seem to be wasted effort.  Bottom line... I would counsel the same
thing I said when I was president of the Lodge Officers' Association.
"Determine whether the effort is getting the desired result or not and, if
not, stop spending time on it."  Naturally, if the mission hasn't been
properly defined, you'll have a tough time coming up with a positive result
when evaluating its success.  While this may sound awfully elementary to
most, the truth of it will prove itself.  Life's too short to beat one's
head against a stone wall in hopes that, at some future time, it'll stop
hurting so much.  
 
Fraternally,
 
WB Mark Williams
Past Master, Mt. Hood Lodge #32
 

  _____  

From: gendis-bounces at wamasonic.org [mailto:gendis-bounces at wamasonic.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Bishop
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:11 AM
To: hankjac at comcast.net; gendis at wamasonic.org
Subject: [Gendis] MAC meeting


Bro. Hank,
 
I will not be able to make the MAC meeting this Saturday as I have company
coming from out of town.  I have been getting useful feedback from some of
the brothers around the district.
 
In some of the feedback I have gotten some less than positive response, and
it seems mainly in the form of paraphrased things such as "a committee to
create awareness is a waste of time... going out into the community is the
way to create awareness, and a committee just for that purpose is a poor
concept... action will speak louder than any words from some committee... if
they think they are going to get money form lodges around the district to
create awareness they should think again... etc".  My feeling has been that
this reaction is being generated by the idea of / or misconception of the
reason for the MAC to exist.  Many folks are seem to be basing this merely
on the name itself, I think.
 
The thing I have noticed is, that the Masonic Awareness Committee as a
monicker might be a poor choice relating the actual purpose of the group.
Awareness might be something to be mentioned prominently in the mission
statement as a goal, but perhaps a better name for the group would be
something like the Masonic District Resource Committe... who has as one of
its many goals (ranked near the top of the list) to be fostering community
awareness.  It occurs to me however that the current MAC as it is developing
seems to be more of a resource pool that would be available for
accomplishing various goals around the district... communtiy awareness of
the Masons around the district being one of the primary goals of course.  
 
It's just my opinion, but MAC feels more like a resource for developing and
organizing things like marshaling of manpower, effective planning of events
and fostering communication between lodges throughout the district... in
which the end result would be more community awareness, among other goals.
The fact that awareness is likely one goal among many that would come out of
the success of the committee might speak to a possible name change for
clarity sake, and better focus on what the group actually does rather than
what might result from what they do.  What might result would definitely be
part of the goals and mission statement... which I am still developing at
this time as feedback comes in.
 
Please feel free to bring this up in my absence at the meeting this week,
and let me know what folks think about this.  I will CC this to the MAC
distribution list as well.
 
My goal by the next meeting is to have some rough drafts of possible mission
statements... as well as blurbs for the public (for the pamphlet) relating
to the group, which if met with approval, hopefully could be used and
applied around the district as a whole.
 

 



 


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From: james.shaffer at wamasonic.org (James Shaffer)
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:28:13 -0700
Subject: [Gendis] corrected minutes for 5-JUL
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From hankjac at comcast.net  Wed Jul 23 11:28:53 2008
From: hankjac at comcast.net (hankjac@comcast.net)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:28:53 +0000
Subject: [Gendis] upcomming schedules
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Brethren,
this just in from RWB Mike Sanders.
Please check to see if you can partake.
Fraternally,
Hank Shaffer
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From: "Mike Sanders" <mike at sanderscpa.net>
To:
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:55:42 +0000
> Hank,
> 
> Let me know when you want to get everyone together for a pow-wow.  I'm
> partial to McMenamins, by the way.  If it is during the week, I may have a
> shot at being there.
> 
> I'm unable to attend the MAC Meetings, so any information you send out via
> email or whatever is appreciated.  As you can imagine, I am booked up nearly
> every weekend between now and June of 2012.  My next free weekend is in
> mid-November.
> 
> That brings up something I wanted to share.  This coming Saturday is a 100
> year Reconstitution Ceremony in Edmonds.  That would also be a good event
> for some brethren to attend.  It starts at 11:00.  Patty and I are headed up
> there that morning, but will be staying over to see our daughter (it's her
> birthday).
> 
> On August 2 there is an outdoor MM degree at the Masonic Park in Granite
> Falls.  I heartily recommend it if anyone is interested.  It would be great
> to see car load of brethren go up there.  It might give you an idea of
> something we could do here.  It's a 4.5 hour trip, and starts at 10:00 a.m.,
> so you would need to leave by 5:00 a.m. or go up the night before and get a
> hotel.  I have to be there even earlier, so I will be headed up the night
> before.
> 
> On Sunday, August 3 is the annual joint church service in DuPont with the
> Prince Hall Masons at 4:00 p.m..  If anyone would like to go with me, I
> would welcome the company.  
> 
> On Saturday, August 23 there is an outdoor EA Degree in Quilcene starting at
> 10:00 a.m..  It's another good event.  If anyone would like to ride up there
> with Patty and I, they are welcome.
> 
> Everyone is welcome to look over the Grand Masters itinerary on the GL
> Website.  If there is something that looks appealing to you, let me know and
> if it works out, I would love to have you accompany me.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
>