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Volume 80
Number 4
April 2012
Gerald L. Harvey- Editor/Advertising Manager
WINNER OF SIX DROMEDARY AWARDS
Circus Time
is Just
Around The
Corner
Bangor - April 27, 28, 29
Sidney W. Winchester
1923 – 2012
Potentate 2003
Past Potentate Sidney W. “Sid” Winchester of Brewer was born November 28,
1923 and died March 8, 2012, at a Bangor hospital. He was the husband of Lillian (Winslow) Winchester. He was predeceased by his parents, Clarence S. and
Hilda M. (Purcell) Winchester.
He attended Brewer schools and graduated from Brewer High School, class of
1943. Sid was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II, serving in the 708 M.P. BN.
After his military service he became employed by National Biscuit Co. In 1948
he joined Norman E. Whitney Inc. and in
1965 became a partner and owner until
1986 when he retired.
He was a member of the Bangor Noon
Time Kiwanis Club
Surviving in addition to his wife, Lillian
(Winslow) Winchester of Brewer, are five
Presque Isle - May 3, 4, 5
Tickets are out, Acts are booked, all we need now is people to show and help make
this a success. The Units, Clubs and the rest of the helpers should all know what their
jobs are during the six days of shows. If you do not have a job and want one just show
up before the shows start and ask for Lee Kaufman in Bangor and Jim Dwyer in Presque Isle. We need help everywhere, from ushers to clean up between and after shows
to helping with novelties, inventory after the shows; the list goes on and on. If you
sponsored a new Shriner last year take a minute and invite him to come to the Circus
and experience what being a Shriner is all about. There will be meals served again this
year between shows in Bangor and Presque Isle for people working at the Circus. Let’s
all show up, help out and have a very successful Circus for 2012.
Noble Denny Hill, Assistant Circus Chairman, Bangor
Continued on page 22
YOU CAN HELP BY SPONSORING A CHILD
If you need help with an application or need any other information about sponsoring
a child to our orthopedic childrens’ or burns hospitals contact the Nobles listed below.
ORTHOPEDIC: Rodney Pinkham, P.P., Box 8, Holden , ME 04429, Tel. 843-7763
BURNS: Robert Turner, 32 Island Drive, Windham, ME 04062, Tel. 892-3124
Springfield Hospital: 1-800-322-5905 - Boston Burns Hospital: 1-800-255-1916
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THE ANAHGRAM
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
2
Palm Sunday
Aroostook S C
Meeting
4x4’s Meeting
8
9
Easter Sunday
15
22
29
Sunshine Club
Meeting
16
23
30
TUESDAY
4
3
No. Penob S C
Sherman
Provost Guard
Meeting
Hancock County
SC
10
11
17
18
NASCARS
Meeting
Hancock S C
Ladies Night
Divan Meeting
4:00p.m.
Tri-County S C
Mini-Bikes Meeting
25
24
Keystone Kops
Meeting
20
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
5
Washington Cnty
SC Divan
Visitation
12
Waldo S C
Meeting
19
26
Aroostook S C
Meeting
MONDAY
TUESDAY
7
14
8
WEDNESDAY
9
20
21
Aides Meeting &
Supper
28
27
Circus Bangor
15
21
22
28
Memorial Day
(Observed)
29
FRIDAY
4
16
Tri-County S C
SATURDAY
5
Circus Presque Isle
10
11
Waldo S C
Meeting
17
BBSC
Steak Feed
Directors Staff
Meeting
18
12
Convertibles Super
Supper
Screening Clinic in
P.I.
19
Armed Forces Day
FORCES
23
24
25
30
31
COMING EVENTS FOR...
Divan Meeting
Anah Association
Meeting
27
14
THURSDAY
3
2
NASCARS
Meeting
Divan Meeting
20
13
First Day of
Passover
Murder Mystery
APRIL 2012
No. Penob S C
E. Milliocket
13
7
Good Friday
Second Section
Meeting
COMING EVENTS FOR...
1
6
SATURDAY
6
Bangor/Brewer
S C Ladies Night
Catered
Directors Staff
Circus Bangor
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
Acadamecians
Meeting
Aroostook S C
Meeting
26
MAY 2012
Many items for the calendar are provided a year in advance. If your Club or Unit changes a date for an activity
please advise the Editor by the 5th of the month prior to publication.
Editor
APRIL 2012
3
Greetings Nobles and Ladies,
Noble Michael “Sid” Alley, Reporter
Spring is in the air! Somewhere just not
in “No man’s Land” that’s the area between Bangor and Presque Isle, called
Island Falls the place of which Carmel
and I call home. Everything is going at
breakneck speed! Also I don’t think I
have driven home at night without there
being snow or freezing rain. Oh well! All
of those of us that went to the Wheelers
Super Supper had a great time and some
of us even came home with some money.
The Northeast Mid-Winter meeting is
March 16 and 17, we have several Temples as well as Imperial Officers coming.
I am very proud of the committee that has
worked very hard thus far to pull this all
together. It has been a lot of work.
The Divan will be participating in a
combined third degree in Warren on Mar.
24 we will be very well represented. Also
that is the date of the Clown Casino night.
I’m hearing a lot of people are coming to
support the clowns in this endeaver.We
also will be having another Murder Mystery on April 7, if you didn’t go last year
you missed out. There will also be dancing after as well, so get your tickets early.
As you all are aware the Anah Circus will
be April 27-29 in Bangor and Presque Isle
May 4-6. This is a great opportunity to get
out and have fun working and seeing old
friends and making new ones.
The screening clinics will be May 12.
The June Ceremonial is also just around
the corner and everything is pretty much
lined up for that.
What WE need help with is CANDIDATES, CANDIDATES, and CANDIDATES! I’m sure they will be coming
shortly.
As always I am just amazed at the number of people that come to Shrine functions and to the club meetings, and the
number of miles that all these people
Anthony “Tony” Bowers
Potentate
have to drive. It is this dedication that
makes Shrinedom great and thriving -“SHOOTING FOR THE STARS” is what
it’s all about.
P.S.
Don’t forget the c-a-a- a-a-r raffle tickets.
Supporting your clubs and Blue Lodges,
that is where it all starts.
Always yours in the faith,
Anthony V. “Tony” Bowers
ANAH
DIVAN MEETING
TUESDAY
APRIL 17, at 7:00P.M.
All Nobles are encouraged to
attend.
Fresh news is hard to come by. I find
myself with little news to report. My guess
is this is the calm before the storm.
Our Valentine Dance has come and gone.
Attendance was down this year but the
good news is that all attendees seemed to
have a good time. Mini-Bike riders past
and present turned out in force along with
their spouses, making quick work of set up
and clean up. A small contingent of
Clowns showed up to entertain young and
young at heart. The D.J. has expressed an
interest in returning for next year’s dance
so it looks like we will continue the tradition. Great job everyone and a big thank
you.
Invitations to parades are starting to
trickle in. Captain Jason is ready to start
drilling us on our routine. I hope he can
wait till the parking lot is dry. We have
new riders to train and lots of work to do
before June gets here. Oh and let’s not forget the trophies we have to defend.
The Stork racked up some frequent flier
miles in April. Birthday wishes go out to
Shirley Billings, Past Captain Weldon
Long, Frank McGillicuddy, George
McLeod, Phili Pushard, Ellen Sanborn and
Pam Spaulding. And finally a happy anniversary to Diane and Bruce Estes.
Our next meeting is April 18.
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THE ANAHGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Academicians....................................... 12
Aides...................................................... 8
Aroostook S C ..................................... 16
Athletics....................................................
Band.........................................................
Bangor-Brewer S C..................................
Boosters................................................ 6
Calendar................................................. 2
Chanters...................................................
Circus..................................................... 1
Clowns (Bangor)................................... 11
Clowns (Aroostook)..................................
Convertibles......................................... 11
Daughters of the Nile.............................. 4
Directors Staff....................................... 10
Drum & Bugle...........................................
Editor........................................................
Flag Unit............................................... 14
Funster Unit.......................................... 20
Go-Karts Unit........................................ 10
Hancock County S C............................ 14
Highlanders............................................ 9
Hospital News (Springfield).................. 20
Indy Cars.............................................. 16
Kampers Klub......................................... 5
Kanteen Corps.........................................
Keystone Kops.........................................
Lobster Boat Unit......................................
Looking Back............................................
Membership application....................... 15
Mini-Car Unit.............................................
Mini-Bike................................................. 3
Mystery Person...................................... 7
NASCARS............................................ 12
Northern Penobscot S C .........................
Obituaries............................................. 23
Oriental Band....................................... 13
Past Masters Unit.....................................
Patrol........................................................
Photo Unit............................................. 17
Potentate................................................ 3
Provost Guard...................................... 19
Public Relations........................................
Second Section...................................... 7
Schoodic Shrine Club...............................
Sunshine Club...................................... 19
Tri-County S C........................................ 5
Waldo County S C ............................... 14
Washington County S C....................... 18
Wheelers.............................................. 13
4x4 Unit................................................ 18
DAUGHTERS
OF THE NILE
Caron Kilton, P.Q.
Reporter
In March Ankh Temple held its election
and Installation of Officers for 2012 2013. Congratulations Jane Ritchie on
being installed Queen on March 24th –
more will be reported in the next Anahgram issue.
The Ankh Temple Dance Unit and the
Downeast Daughters Club have also elected their officers for the year.
The Downeast Daughters club has
changed their “Fun Fair” date to April.
This will be held at the Parrish Hall in Machias and will feature a bake sale, Chinese
auction, White Elephant table and activities for children.
Recent items collected and sent to the
Shriners Hospitals in MA. are DVD’s and
CD’s for the older children and Fisher
Price toys for younger children.
Did you know that the Shriners Hospitals for Children® classroom is an important part of the Shriners’ philosophy,
which is “treating the whole child”. During the time patients are undergoing care,
parents are encouraged to bring in a child’s
schoolwork, so that their child, may stay
current with school studies. The classroom is equipped with every item found in
a regular classroom - books, videotapes,
posters, and computerized teaching aides.
Many of these items come at no cost to the
hospitals through the Campbell’s Labels
for Educations Program. Individuals and
organizations collect the labels and send
BANGOR-BREWER
SHRINE CLUB
THURSDAY
April 19
Ladies Night
Catered by
Stevies Stage
Coach
New Members Always Welcome
Proceeds benefit Bangor/Brewer Shrine Club
them to the hospitals. The ladies of Daughters of the Nile meet each month and process the labels so that they can be redeemed. The teacher at each hospital
selects educational items from the Campbell’s labels for Education Program catalogue, so that each September the Children are ready to start the school year.
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Monthly Messenger of Anah Shriners
Bangor, Maine
Office of Publication
P.O. Box 735
Bangor, Maine 04402-0735
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EDITOR
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Gerald L. Harvey
586 Main Street, P.O. Box 735
Bangor, Maine 04402-0735
Tel. (H) 991-9708
Email: MAPA46@AOL.COM
Fax: (H)-989-7931
DIRECTOR PHOTO UNIT
Dennis Bryant
1036 Ayers Jct. Rd
Charlotte ME 04666
Home Tel: 454-3514
Cel.:214-6522
Dennis Bryant <dwbryant@myfairpoint.net>
ASST. DIRECTOR PHOTO UNIT
Bob Hodgkins
Home Tel: 938-3864
Cel: 341-0866
THE ANAHGRAM is published monthly
Deadline is the 5th of the month preceding
publication unless advertised otherwise in the
previous issue.
THE ANAHGRAM reserves the right to accept
or refuse any item for publication.
ANAH’S DIVAN
Illustrious Potentate
Antlhony V. Bowers.
Chief Rabban
F. Lee Kaufman
Assistant Chief Rabban
Thomas J. Clukey .
High Priest & Prophet Donald “Jesse” Thomas
Oriental Guide
Robert L. Turner
Treasurer.
Julian S. White, Jr.
Recorder
Harold W. Crocker, P.P
SHRINER’S PLEDGE
I pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the country for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
What this country really needs is a wishing well with a money-back guarantee.
APRIL 2012
5
Tri-County Shrine Club held their
monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2011. The 47 Nobles and 2 guests
were treated to the expected meal at the
Countryside Restaurant in Corinth. The
appetizers are a meal in themselves.
After the Libation Hour and Appetizers, the meeting was called to order by
Tri- County President Doug Dulac. The
Invocation was given by Most Illustrious Grand Master of Royal and Select
Masters of Maine, Tri- County’s own,
M.I. Randy L Adams. Nice to have you
with us that night. The Flag Salute was
led by the President. Representing the
Divan that night were Chief Rabban Lee
Kaufman and First Ceremonial Master
Steve Trimm. President Dulac gave a
presentation on Bonds vs. CDS. The 5050 Raffle was won by Noble Bob Mott.
Rumor has it that Tri-County will be
going back to Corinna in June, for a steak
feed.
No further business, meeting was closed
by the President. HAVE YOU LOOKED
AROUND LATELY, AT A SHRINE OR
MASONIC MEETING, NOTICE THE
SAME FACES, OR LOWER NUMBERS, IF YOU HAVE, IT’S TIME
TO BRING NEW BLOOD INTO THE
FRATERNITIES. ALWAYS WORK ON
MEMBERSHIP.
Of course the Blueberry Festival is scheduled for the weekend of 17, 18, and 19
August. And reservations for that should
be made with Derward Shedd at 207-7234431. I would not miss this one if I were
you, simply because it’s in Machias and is
always a fun time.
We had a great mid-winter hot dog roast
at Don and Barbara Johnson’s home in
Lake Wales this February. About twenty
of us met from all over Florida and had
a great visit and meal. We always look
forward to this and catching up on what
everyone is doing.
Birthdays celebrated this month include
Dottie Herrick, Beverly Watson, Derward
Shedd, Paul Foulks, Gail Foulks, Sonny
Colburn, Joanne Ashe, Irene Blood, Ray
Paul, Thomas King, Arthur Watson, Ray
Crowley, and Sue Jones.
Anniversaries are being celebrated by
Ronnie and Carole Green, Walter and
Joanne Ashe, and Richard and Deborah
Dunham.
Lyman Blyther says he is thoroughly enjoying being your Wagonmaster this winter and looks forward to seeing you all in
the spring.
Visa and Mastercard
are accepted at the
Recorder’s Office
Noble Ken Whitney - Reporter Well, here comes spring, and the Circus, and Kamping season. I understand
it hasn’t been much of a winter there at
home, but here in Florida, it’s been the
season for camping all winter, so it seems
odd to say the season is here. But it is,
and we have some details of the schedule
this year to share with you.
First campout of the year will be at the
Pumpkin Patch in Hermon on May 11, 12,
13th. Reservations may be made by calling 352-212-9664. This is Mother’s Day
weekend so plan to take mother camping.
The June Ceremonial this year is in Houlton and we have made arrangements to
camp at My Brother’s Place Campground
in that town. The campgound is only one
mile north on US1 and is quite amenable
to all size rigs. Reservations may be
made by email at mybrotherspl@aol.com
or calling 207-532-6739 later this spring.
The owners, Art and Sally Nickel, are in
Florida for the winter, imagine that?
Many people think opportunity means a chance to get money without earning it.
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ANAHGRAM BOOSTERS
Dick & Laura Adams 7/12
Richard N. Averill 7/13
I M O C. Alton Bagley 4/12
Clifton P. Barker 7/12
I M O Perry T. Barker 7/12
Albert “Bucky” & Norma Bishop 10/12
Mike Blake 7/12
I M O David Blood 5/12
Blinn & Joan Boone 6/12
Blair & Judy Bubar 4/12
Dick & Kim Carlow 3/13
Charlie & Shirley Caron 6/12
Bob Chandler 9/13
I M O Arthur W. Chandler 9/13
I M O Maynard K. Chipman 4/12
Michael A. Clark 6/12
I M O Rodney M. Clewley 12/16
I M O Gregory L. Clifford 6/12
I M O Earle F. Collins 7/12
John & Jan Conti 4/12
Ron & Evelyn Cook 3/13
Sonny & Marilyn Crocker 3/13
Stephen & Christine Cummings Sr.
Stephen & Sarah Cummings, Jr.
I M O Norman P. Dalbeck 5/12
Wayne & Tanya Darling 4/12
Larry Doughty 8/12
Mark Doughty 8/12
Bryant & Joan Dutch 7/12
I M O Dryden C. Dutch, P.P 7/12.
I M O Lewis E. Fenlason 7/12
Wallace & Lorena Fenlason 7/13
Merle & Betty Finley 4/13
Phil & Sandy Finley 4/13
I M O Lewis R. Fitts, Jr., Band 4/12
Wes & Bonnie Ford 4/12
Pete & Carol Jean Forrest 9/12
I M O Hugo Frati 8/12
Orlando Frati 8/12
George & Mary Beth Gaddis 3/13
Greg Geagan 12/12
Paul & Diana Giles 4/2013
Goody & Roz Gilman 6/12
I M O Harry F. Gordon 10/13
Ralph & Phyllis Goss 7/12
W. Louis & Judi A. Greenier 6/12
Charles C.W. Hackney 8/13
I M O Edwin W. Hadley 10/12
I M O Jim Halkett 7/12
Gene & Pamela Hamm 6/12
Ed & Bonnie Hamm 8/12
I M O Elbridge M. Hamm, Sr. 6/12
I M O Tom Harper 7/13
Steven & Marilee Hartley 7/12
I M O Mike Haskell 4/12
Dwight & Estelle Haslam 5/12
Richard P. Hawkins 9/14
BOOSTER RATES
One line (single name) $10 for 1 year
One line (Mr. & Mrs.) $10 for 1 year
If you would like your name and your Lady’s on
separate lines it is $10 for each name or a total of
$20 for one year.
Send check with name as it is to appear to:
ANAHGRAM BOOSTERS, P.O. Box 735,
Bangor ME 04402-0735
Larry & Libby Hersom 4/12
I M O Richard Holt 3/13
Ralph Holyoke 3/13
Gerald & Regina Jackson 5/12
C. Ray & Loretta Jones 2/13
I M O Harry Kearney 8/12
Alton & Ellen Kenney 3/13
Charles & Selma Larson 8/12
Larry & Gail Larson 7/12
Skip Lenfest, Jr. 7/12
Skip Lenfest, Sr. 7/12
I M O Frank Leighton 8/12
I M O Paul Libby 4/12
Elwood “Woody” Littlefield 12/13
Mike & Bonnie London 8/12
I M O M/M. Fred B. Lunt, Sr. P.P 4/12.
Dee Dee & Polly Lyons 8/12
Winston & Frances Mackay 6/12
I M O G. Urial 4/12Martin 4/12
Roy C. & Elizabeth A. Martin 8/12
Douglas & Donna McCafferty 10/12
Doug K. & Candee McCafferty 10/12
I M O E Sr.& Evelyn McCafferty 10/12
I M O Terral A. McCafferty 9/12
Ed & Nancy McGraw 7/12
Bob & Mary McReavy 3/13
Joseph Megquier 6/12
Jerry & Cindy Merrithew 5/12
Dick & Joan Meserve 7/12
Ronald Murphy 3/13
I M O Linda Nickerson 4/12
Circus Spot Lite Crew P I 2/12
“Boomer” & Julianna Palmer 5/12
Ernie & LizPark 4/12
Herman & Kate Peabody 7/12
P.P. Ed & Esther Pellon 8/12
James & Frances Pinkham 4/13
Rod & Joyce Pinkham 6/12
I M O Bob Pushard, Sr. 8/12
I M O Godfrey & Eliza Quirion 12/12
Gary & Glenna Robbins 8/12
I M O Sumner Rogers 3/13
I M O Earl Sands 2/12
Heath & Karen Savage 8/12
Spike Savage 8/12
I M O Clifton R. Scoville 6/12
Todd C. Scoville 6/12
I M O Avon O. Severance 4/13
Marty & Joan Shaw 9/12
“Stubby” & Joyce Sherman 6/12
Shane & Barbara Sherman 6/12
Carole & Geddes Simpson, Jr. 8/12
I M O Dorothy M. Sites 9/12
I M O Donald W. Small, Jr 5/12
Sandy & Colleen Smith 12/12
Thomas M & Nadene M. Smith 3/13
Roger & Pat Smith 6/12
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I M O Cedric A. Somerville 11/12
Daniel L. Tarr 6/12
I M O Betty L. Tarr 6/12
Michael & Mary Tenedios 6/12
William A. Thomas 8/12
Paul & Joyce Thornton 10/12
Tim & Ann Thornton 3/13
Inez & Reginald Toothaker 3/13
Ivan O. Wakefield 4/12
Hank & Gloria Waldron 4/12
I M O Houston Wardwell 7/12
I M O Phyllis Wardwell 7/12
Dave & Leni Weaver 3/13
Burt & Jackie Weed 8/12
I M O Wayne Wheeler 8/12
Lloyd & Jay Willey 8/20
Bob & Norma Winglass
Don & Felicia Wiswell 3/13
Don & Carolyn Wright 4/12
Duane “Div-it” & Karen Young 3/13
Have
you noticed?
The booster list is
shrinking, Your participation would be geatly
appreciated.
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Who is it ???
The Editor made a mistake on the February “Who is it” column by saying it was
Raymond Cunningham. The person in the
February “Who Is It” column was Raymond Spaulding who is the most senior
Past Master of Rising Virtue Lodge. He
was identified by Ronald Murphy and the
Editor apologizes for the error. As of
March 5 Noble Ralph Holyoke was the
first and so far, the only person who identified the March person as Noble Harold
DeGrasse of Brewer, now deceased. If
you know this month’s person, or think
you do, call Recorder P. P. Sonny Crocker
at 942.2254 or e-mail the Editor at
MAPA46@AOL.COM. The first one to
identify the person wins a free Booster
listing for one year. The supply of pictures
is running very low so if you have someone you would like to feature send it to the
Editor or drop it at the Recorder’s office.
This feature can only continue with your
help!!
Noble Fred Patterson, Reporter
Greetings Nobles and Ladies. As I write
this article I am in hopes that we continue
to be fortunate in the weather category
and it will be getting a lot warmer soon.
Our March meeting was held at the Shrine
Center with only 26 Nobles present. HonContinued on page 8
NOBLES and LADIES
Start Planning Now
You are Invited
to
Houlton,
Shiretown of Aroostook County
For the June Ceremonial
JUNE 14,15, and 16
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING HOUSING: Hotel rooms
are sold out in Houlton. Rooms are available in Woodstock,
NB. Canada (only 14 miles from Houlton). (You will need either a passport or pass card to re-enter the U.S.A.)
Following is a preliminary schedule of events for the June
Ceremonial to be held on the weekend of June 14-16. Some of
the times and locations have not been finally established due
to the winter/spring season we are in.
• THURSDAY, June 14 there will be a Cribbage Tournament
with an LRC dice game being coordinated by P.P. Guy Chapman in Houlton (Location TBA when available.)
• FRIDAY: Ladies and Men’s Golf Tournament (Coordinated by
George Watson. Ladies and Men will play in Island Falls at the
VAJOWA Golf Course. Format will be a 4-person Scramble
Start at 10:00 a.m. Registration forms will be in the May Anahgram. EVENING: Dinner, consisting of BBQ Steak or Chicken
sponsored by the Aroostook County Shrine Club, Candidates
and their Ladies will be guests of Potentate Tony. Dance to
follow.
• SATURDAY: Temple meeting and Ceremonial, Parade 1:00
p.m.LADIES LUNCHEON at The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton, busses will be available. Candidates’
Ladies will be guests of Lady Carmel Bowers. EVENING: Dinner of Lobster by Washington County Shrine Club or Steak
(menu not firm). Dance to follow. Candidates and their Ladies
will be guests of Potentate Tony Bowers.
REMINDER: CANDIDATES MAKE A CEREMONIAL – Be
sure you have not overlooked any prospects as Anah needs to
keep recruiting to keep our numbers up and stay strong. Topline signers for three candidates earn an Anah Watch. If you
are a top-line signer be sure that your candidate is aware of all
the things he needs to know.
A more detailed schedule will be in next months’ Anahgram.
Altogether too many people are in debt simply because they spend what their friends and neighbors think they make.
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Continued from page 7
orary Nobles present were Chief Aide
Gordon Smith and Aides Ron Watson and
Roland Herrick.
The Anah Shrine Circus is right around
the corner and will be held on April 27,
28 and 29th in Bangor. The Second Section’s primary job at the Circus is to sell
programs outside the door and inside the
auditorium. Check the Anahgram for the
show times and time slot discussions will
be discussed at our April meeting. We also
do a considerable amount of cooking for
all of the Circus workers and ladies. We
need help with serving, running, cleaning,
etc. during this time to make things run
as smoothly as possible. We feed a lot of
people during this time and it is a lot of
fun for everyone. Finally, we are in need
of Nobles to help out on Sunday after the
last show to take inventory of, and pack
up the novelties for the Circus in Presque
Isle. All Nobles are asked to help out with
this weekend as this is Anah’s largest fundraiser to support the Temple.
The Second Section continues the sale of
our Shrine glasses. They are proving to be
very popular among the Nobles of Anah
and we thank all who have purchased to
date. We are in the process of ordering
more to make sure we have them available at the June Ceremonial and NESA in
September. We have 14 oz glasses in a
set of four for $25.00, and a 12oz glass
in a set of four for $20.00. We also still
have a number of the Anah Shrine cotton
throws (blankets) available for sale. They
are priced at $45.00 each and can be ordered by contacting our Quartermaster,
Chris Robison at 907-9720 and he should
be able to help you out. If Noble Robison
is unavailable, contact any Second Section officer for assistance.
The Second Section voted to sponsor a table for the Murder Mystery Evening held
on April 7th at the Shrine Center. With
the sponsorship we will receive eight tickets. Anyone who wishes to purchase any
of these tickets, contact Director Dulac or
Second Assistant Director Adam Beals.
The cost for each ticket is $25.00
The Waterfront Concert Series is right
around the corner and I’m very impressed
with some of the acts that are coming this
year. The Second Section works as parking attendants for these events in the old
Miller’s Restaurant parking lot and the
Dawson Realty parking lots. We will need
help in making sure we have enough coverage to make these events successful for
our unit. Nobles Tom Breitwig and Mike
Gray are the “go to” guys for this and one
of them will most likely be contacting
people to help work.
The Second Section is trying to schedule
an appearance sometime in April as guest
officers at Ralph J. Pollard Lodge #217 in
Orrington to perform a Master Mason de
gree on two candidates who will be joining us in Houlton at the June Ceremonial.
Details are still being worked out and we
will try to keep everyone informed as to
the date and time.
The Second Section is sad to announce
that Noble Richard Holt passed away on
February 18th, 2012. Richard joined The
Second Section in October of 1978 and
became an Honorary member in February
of 1994. Our condolences go out to Lady
Norine and their family. Richard will be
missed by all who knew him.
April birthday wishes go out to Nobles
Paul Cirard, Paul Glidden, Gary Jordan,
Bob Marin, Don Merrill, Todd Miller,
David Scripture, Richard Tardif, Keith
Woodard and Ladies Gigi Hardison, Denise Hayes and Wendy Northup.
April anniversary wishes go out to Darren & Dacia Nason, Charles & Peggy Sisson, and Fred & Monica Patterson
Congratulations to Noble Dana Hewes as
he was the lucky winner of the 50/50 at
our March meeting and somehow took
home $52.00 that night. With tickets selling for $5.00 each, I’m curious to know
how it became $52.00, but who’s counting?
Our next scheduled meeting will be held
Friday, April 6, 2012 at the Shrine Center. Remember, if you can’t make it to the
meeting, contact an officer or any member
to be excused.
Until next time, think membership so we
can have fun at the Ceremonial.
Anah Aides
Noble Gordon Smith, Chief Aide
First, all of us want to extend our condolences to Norine and the family of Dick
Holt. He will be missed by all of us that
had a chance to know him and serve with
him in this Unit, as well as the Second
Section.
March 15th thru March 18th the Temples
from the Northeast will be in Bangor getting things organized for the Northeast
Shine Association Field Days, Sept.13th
thru Sept. 15th. Please keep the Sept.
dates open, because Anah will be hosting
this in Bangor. It will be a challenge for
us (Aides), but I’m sure we’ll do just fine,
with plenty of help from everybody.
The Murder Mystery will be April 7th
and I will be getting in touch with everybody as to the schedule for the Bar assignments. If you can’t attend, please let me
know.
April 14th there will be a pot luck supper
at the Shrine Center for the Aides. Social
hour 5-6, supper 6, and a meeting after.
This will give the new members a chance
to get acquainted with all of us and for us
to discuss upcoming events.
April 27 thru April 29th the Circus will
be here in Bangor, and the Aides will be
expected to make Cotton Candy for one
show. Mike or Ralph will let us know
which show it will be. It isn’t that hard,
and if you can’t spin you can bag or take
away from the baggers and put it on the
racks.
Aides Emeritus, if you want to be ushers
at the Circus I could use your help. We
need the help to make sure no one gets
hurt and sometimes assisting them in finding their seats they think they “just came
from” during the show.
March has only one birthday wish and
that is Asst. Chief Aide Denny Smith.
Anah Shriners
Second Section
Cribbage Tournament
Sunday May 6
At the
Anah Shrine Center
$10.00 per couple
Play starts at 12:00 noon
Proceeds from this event are for the benefit of the Anah Second Section
and donations are not deductible as charitable contributions.
Altogether too many people are in debt simply because they spend what their friends and neighbors think they make.
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Noble
Mike Murphy
Reporter
Greetings Nobles and Ladies! I’mmmm
Baaaack! The Highlanders have been
hard at work practicing for our BIG St.
Patrick’s Day concert(s). This is great,
because it gets us ready for our many
parades and concerts this summer. As
for St. Patrick’s Day, seeing how I don’t
have a designated driver, it looks like I’ll
be the one thing harder to find than the
Loch Ness Monster; that would be a sober Irishman on St. Patrick’s day.
It looks like our long-standing presence at the Husson graduation on May
5th could be in jeopardy. Several of the
lads are going to be in New York attending a prestigious training. We will be
doing an all out search for enough pipers
to continue a tradition that Noble Richard Trott started. I don’t know how long
Dick soloed at Husson graduation, but I
remember seeing him at my graduation.
I remember thinking, “how awesome it
was to have a real piper at graduation.”
Three years later I was in the band.
It is just one example of how a fellow
Shriner performing, whether it is a solo
musician (yes, the Highland bagpipes are
a real musical instrument) or a band or
any other unit member, can affect youth.
Either they will be impressed and have a
positive seed planted for the organization
that may grow into a future member, or it
will cause them to have a negative view
and they will never join.
For years I’ve observed how some
members of the band are more frequently approached by tourists seeking
pictures than others. It boils down to being a “people person”. Award winning
Drum Major Tom Sawyer is one of the
more popular members. He has a way
that makes tourists and Highlander fans
feel special, and it enhances our and the
Shrine’s image.
Tom once told me that he and I were in
the same business. Keep in mind that my
family has made its living selling Chevrolets since 1932, so my natural reaction
was, “you really don’t think much of
what I sell.” He quickly explained that
we were in the people business. He did
it through refuse, and I do it through selling cars. At the end of the day we are
selling a hand shake that states whatever
good or service that you purchased, as a
customer, is backed by a reputable individual. To many people the reputation of
the seller is far more important than the
manufactures warranty.
Here is the point. The Shrine and the
Blue Lodge are comprised of individuals.
When we as Masons and Shriners are in
public we should heed the first lessons we
are taught as Entered Apprentices. Temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice
are key elements of our character and are
missing elements from our elected leaders.
We should always be willing to help
anyone in need, so far as we can without
injury to ourselves. Simple things; all of
us should wear a smile and watch our language in public. We should be positive
and helpful. Our individual acts have a
large audience and the more positive impressions we make, the more potential our
future holds.
I’ve noticed that most large companies,
many churches, and even our own Shrine
and Blue Lodge have lost sight of this.
Companies and organizations hire armies
of eggheads to quantify, via endless
amounts bureaucratic paperwork, what
the organization stands for and how to
increase sales, membership or donations.
Many times the answer is simple; hire individuals with temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice as a cornerstone of their
character.
The Bible teaches that we should do every task as if the Lord Himself asked us
to do it. The three most dangerous words
in the English language is “I don’t Care.”
As individuals, we can make a difference.
One person at a time, one day at a time;
because it can take a lifetime to earn a
customer’s or supporter’s trust, but one
person can ruin it in a second.
Until Next time, may God Bless you.
Should anyone be interested in piping or
drumming lessons, please contact me at
pipingleprechaun@hotmail.com.
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THE ANAHGRAM
Noble
Craig Clifford
Reporter
First and foremost I want to apologize
for slacking off on getting this article to
print. There has been lots going on around
here and with the winter months it is hard
to find enough to write about.
And here we go! . . . Parade season is
just around the corner!
Time to uncover the Karts, check the oil
and tire pressure as parade requests are
coming in.
It’s been a long, cold winter and I for
one am ready to hit the parade route and
hear the cheers, see the smiles and get
back to selling those raffle tickets at the
fairgrounds.
Speaking of raffle tickets, the Temple is
once again selling tickets on a car and as
always the unit gets a percentage of every ticket we sell. It’s a good chance to
earn money for the unit with no risk; so
SELL, SELL, SELL! If anyone needs
tickets contact either Sonny Crocker at the
Shrine Center or myself: my phone number is 448-2429 or e-mail me at anah_go_
karts@yahoo.com.
Birthdays for this month are Ronald
Bragg Jr., David Fish, Wayne Hanson,
Larry Wasson, Sue Jones, Jean Magoon &
Bonnie Strout.
And those who marched down the aisle
in April are Richard & Debbie Dunham
and David & Joanne Fish. If I have left
anyone out please contact me at phone
number or e-mail above.
to discuss our “manpower “for the Circus and changes in our wearing apparel.
At our 1st meeting we voted for some
changes to our “unit attire “. Please note
that we now have three distinct uniforms;
FORMAL; black tux, black shoes and
socks, vest and bow tie, pocket badge and
Fez; BUSINESS FORMAL: blue blazer,
tan slacks, blue Directors shirt, red Neck
Tie, Black shoes and socks, Pocket Badge
and Fez; CASUAL: Blue Directors shirt,
tan slacks black shoes and socks and Fez.
The CASUAL Attire can be modified at
the Chief Director’s pleasure, i.e.; shorts
and sneakers, sandals, no Fez but a blue
Directors shirt will always be worn. Casual attire should be worn when attending
ANY meeting. It was voted, at the meeting, to change the FORMAL ATTIRE
from the BLACK CUMBERBUM AND
BLACK BOW TIE to a VEST AND BOW
TIE, that match. It was also voted to add
a BLUE BLAZER AND RED NECK TIE
to the BUSINESS ATTIRE. New Director of Units, Tom Frost, is going to make
inquiries on these garments and bring the
information to our next meeting.
Vickie and Richard Otis through their
son Ryan again offered us the use of their
camp property, on Swan Lake, for a summer picnic. The Directors present thought
that would be a great idea and Saturday
August 25th was selected as the date.
I didn’t get a count on the number of
Directors that were present but it was a
good turnout. We were also honored by
the presence of our Potentate Tony and
our High Priest and Prophet Jesse Thomas
also Director of the Temple Andy Constantine. Their collective input really help
to establish the direction we will be heading this year.
During the afternoon of Thursday the
16th of February Andy Constantine and
I inventoried the new Noble Fezzes that
were on hand in the Directors closet and
hopefully ordered the appropriate number
of replacement Fezzes to bring our inventory back inline.
While talking to my good friend Harlan
Emery before the meeting, he informed
me that Ina, his wife, fell down and broke
both her hip and her pelvis. She is in very
much discomfort and is looking at a long
DIRECTORS STAFF
Noble
Dave Weaver
Reporter
Our new Chief Director, Dean Hoke,
notified all on the Directors Staff that a
meeting for all Directors was scheduled
for February 16 at the Shrine Center. Not
knowing for sure how many would show
up he asked the Bangor/Brewer Club if we
could piggy-back with them on their meeting night. They very graciously invited
us to join them for scallop stew, and was
it ever good. The bread pudding wasn’t
bad either. After dinner we adjourned
to the bar area for our meeting while the
host club had their meeting in the Bangor/
Brewer Room.
Dean presented us with a very aggressive
agenda for the year and asking those present to tweak it to the satisfaction of most.
It was decided that we would meet again
on Thursday, April 19th and on Thursday,
May 17th again with the Bangor/Brewer
Shrine club. The April meeting will be
That girl was so homely she not only had to kiss a guy to hold him – she had to hold him to kiss him.
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ANAH CLOWNS
Noble John
(Flip-Flop)
Kidder
Reporter
As you read this article in early April, the
Northeast Shrine Association Mid-Winter Meeting and two full days of catering by the unit as well as Clown Casino
Night will be pleasant memories. We
will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of
spring and Circus season in Bangor and
Presque Isle. The Circus is the highlight
of each Shrine year, it never gets old, and
all of us clowns really enjoy it. The Bangor Circus is about forty hours in makeup
for each clown for all seven shows. But
before I get too ahead of myself, here’s
what we’ve been up to since the last
Anahgram.
The annual Mini-Bikes Unit Family Valentine’s Day Dance on February 10 was
fun as usual. Lots of dads, moms, grandparents and kids were sharply dressed,
ready to eat pizza, and dance the night
away to music provided by a DJ. Jappo,
Div-It, Fou, Patches, Petals, and FlipFlop were also there to twist balloons and
entertain the partygoers with our antics.
Everyone had a great time.
On February 18, we said a sorrowful
goodbye to fellow Joey Noble Kevin
(Lugnut) Austin who was visited unexpectedly by the black camel on February 13. Lugnut really enjoyed making
people laugh by being mischievous and
was a clown by his very nature. He will
be missed by all of us. Worshipful Scott
(Diggah) Knight of Mt. Kineo Lodge and
brethren from Mosaic Lodge conducted
an impressive Masonic Funeral Service. Additional clowns in attendance
included Most Worshipful Past Grand
Master of Masons in Maine Gerald
(Yah-Hoo) Leighton, Right Worshipful
Donald (Bo-Bo) Young, Worshipful N.
Dale (Slapshot) Hatch, Worshipful Phil
(Ducky) Lovell, Worshipful John (FlipFlop) Kidder, Brother Dana (Swish)
Lovell, Brother Peter (Dr. Lotta Fun)
Bosse, and Brother Kerry (Spiffy) Spofford.
On a lighter note, at our monthly unit
meeting on February 24, we voted Steve
(Petals) Watson from apprentice to full
membership status. He was very generous in providing celebratory refreshments
(bribes for votes?) that evening and after
the vote the majority of unit members
present sang him the normal welcome
song —while I sang a quite memorable
special custom version just for him. I
have the same feelings about Petals being
a full unit member as my neighbors did
when I moved into my house in Bangor,
“There goes the neighborhood! “ All kidding aside, Petals is a good person with a
great big clown heart and will be a hard
working addition to the unit. Although I
would never admit it to Petals, even his
clown name is growing on me!
The unit was well represented at Home
Depot Children’s Workshop on March 3
by Div-It, Fou, Jappo, Patches, Sweet-P,
and T C Trashcan. Good work, guys!
We send best wishes to Emeritus Clown
John (Boxcar) Ring who was recently
hospitalized. Hope you are on the mend,
Boxcar. We have missed seeing you at
meetings. Hope your excellent nurse,
Madalyn, is taking care of herself as well.
We’re keeping both of you in our thoughts
and prayers. Seems like many Anah folks
are currently facing heath challenges and
while respecting their right to privacy we
wish each and every one all the best for a
speedy recovery.
The 2012 Northeast Shrine Association
(NESA) Field Days in Bangor will be here
before we know it. In 2012, all Northeast Shrine caravan routes lead to Bangor! Don’t forget to see Sonny or Jill in
the Shrine Center office to purchase your
wooden potato barrel pen/pencil holder
for $15 to raise needed funds for our hosting of this upcoming event. I understand
that these replica potato barrels are pretty
neat.
Until next time, please remember that it’s
nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
released for one of Anah’s greatest events
of the year: The “28th Annual Convertible
Unit Super Supper”!! Mark your calendars and reserve the date of May 12th for
a great evening of good food, dancing and
fellowship! All Unit members have tickets, so get yours now!!
Plans are also under way for the upcoming parade season; stay tuned for updates.
Among those who have taken the “BIG
PLUNGE” this month is: Don & Elaine
Goss, and Dick & Deb Dunham. Congratulations, enjoy your special day and here’s
wishing you many, many more!!
That’s all I can find that is “newsworthy”
for this month! Remember to live each
day as if it were your last!! MOTHER,
WHERE ARE MY GLASSES…I CAN
NOT SEE IF YOU TOP IS UP…OR…
DOWN!!
Noble Wally Fenlason, Reporter
Hello to all,
Spring is here..fa..a..la..spring is here…I
think I have lost my mind after the crazy
winter we have had!
At our last unit meeting, the tickets were
Debutant: A girl who stays in all day and out all night.
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THE ANAHGRAM
Noble Ron Bilancia, Reporter
Hello Fellow Academicians.
Welcome to springtime, finally.
I’m very pleased to announce that Sally,
Lauren, and I have moved to a newer and
larger house at 59 Allison Park in Brewer
just about a mile from our previous house
on Lincoln Street where we lived for about
eight-and-a-half years. We are very happy
and never intend to go through the living
hell of moving again. This is it.
If you have not yet sent in 2012 dues,
please do so at your earliest convenience.
All remaining bills have been sent out.
Please send $10 checks payable to Anah
Academicians to Anah Academicians C/O
Ron Bilancia, Secretary 59 Allison Park
Brewer, ME 04412.
The next unit meeting is Wed. May 30th
starting at 6pm. The location is to be announced. It is the last meeting before summer where we will debrief the Circus and
discuss other important issues.
The Circus is coming up very soon.
Anyone interested in helping out with the
circus should contact our Director Steve
Mosley or you can let me know and I’ll
get the word to him, and we’ll get you
taken care of. Contacting our Divan Rep
Lee Kaufman is another avenue. Or, you
can just go to the Circus venue and ask for
the manpower coordinator, and they’ll put
you to work. Traditionally our unit works
the lights and helps with making cotton
candy, but there are other opportunities as
well such as setting up at the beginning of
the Circus or packing up after it. Any help
is greatly appreciated.
Donnie Copeland reports that his recent
wedding experience in Canada was both
joyous and interesting. It took place in a
small old courtroom up there, and when
he came in he couldn’t help but feel like
he was being ushered in to be tried and
convicted of some “crime” since everyone
sitting there seemed so serious, and he had
rather a hard time holding his composure.
In other words, classic Donnie. ( Gee
Donnie, wonder if there was some kind of
guilt nagging at your conscience considering your “questionable background”? )
Sincerely though, many congratulations
once again to Donnie and Virginia, and we
wish them all the happiness in the world.
Paul Connelly Reports: “Time for another kin folk tour. Will be leaving for
Fairfax, VA to visit Lou’s sister on Sunday
March 11th. Plan to visit the Order of the
Eastern Star International Headquarters,
the Scottish Rite House of the Temple and
the George Washington Masonic Memori-
al along with other memorials in the D.C.
area. Then off to Virginia Beach, Naval
Base, to visit Granddaughter and greatgrandchildren. Next leg will be to Sarasota, FL to visit with my brother and get
a little beach time. After we are properly
tanned we head to Montgomery, AL, Maxwell AFB, to visit another granddaughter.
Danielle’s husband is spending some time
in Afghanistan. Dan is a nursing student at
Troy University, Montgomery. She is vice
president of the Troy University Nursing
Honor Society and was just awarded an
Eastern Star Scholarship. From Montgomery we are off to Oklahoma City to
see are two daughters, grandchildren and
more great-grandchildren. The big event
planned for us in Oklahoma is going to a
rattlesnake roundup. Will be staying in
OKC until April 15th returning home on
the 18th just in time to be the installing
patron in Rumford OES and take my part
in the Scottish Rite18th degree at Rockland.” Very exciting. Have a great time.
On March 26th Dennis and Joyce Ballard headed to Aruba for three weeks. I’m
seriously. Have fun in the sun folks. :-)
Have a great April everyone. As always,
don’t hesitate to contact me at 989-2617
or rbilancia@roadrunner.com with any
news, comments, concerns, gossip, jokes,
outright lies, or just plain old complete
and utter nonsense that you would like to
generously share with our Nobles, Ladies,
and Anah Shrinedom in general.
matter who won. There were two big
highlights though. First sitting all Sunday
afternoon waiting for the rain delay to
end. (great fun). Secondly, the wreck with
the jet dryer scary but pretty cool just the
same you have to agree.
Hopefully I will have some exciting news
for May until then here are the birthdays
for April and all the ones that never made
it to print. Emily Hanscom, Leslie Lanctot, Bryon Saunders, Robert Moore, Linda McIntyre, Mike McIntyre, Angela McIntyre, Emily Rochon, and Amanda Klug.
Birthdays in February were Ashley Worden, Marjorie MacDonald, Cooper Miles,
Scott Swett, Andrea Swett, Gordon Swett
II, Whitney Walls, Pat Coolidge, Ed
Coolidge, Debbie Page, Matthew Foster,
Heather Varnum, and Melanie Lee. I did
not see any anniversaries for February, if I
missed one I’m sure someone will let me
know. March birthdays are myself, Ryan
and Brandon Sprague, Ken Worden,
Christine Blaisdell, Brian Linscott, Margaret Hanscom, Caleb Varnum, and Kevin
MacDonald, Sr. Wedding bells rang for
Michael and Sidney Springer and Greg
and Heather Varnum.
Noble Perry Fowler, Reporter
I’m gonna try this again and maybe get
the right article in the right Anahgram.
The new deadline timing has really been a
curveball for me. The January writing
ended up in the March edition so I need to
catch up. Thankfully none of you committed readers have missed much. I did
not attend the last meeting, it fell on Valentine’s Day (I knew better) and I had
other plans. This month it is on my birthday so maybe I can squeeze a free meal
out of someone.
The Daytona 500 has come and gone,
Stewart was not first so it really does not
Love at first sight can often be cured by a second look!
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It’s March 4th. I’m writing this article
about the things that happened in February, which will be read when it’s almost
April.
It’s a pleasure to report that our Annual Anah Wheeler Super Supper was, as
expected a, hugh success. Our well-oiled
team of Nobles and Ladies pitched in,
and with the help of the infamous Anah
Clowns and their Ladies created, an evening to be emulated.
We Wheelers have voted to accept four
new members to our unit. Noble David
Applebee and Lady Christy, Noble Dan
Holcomb and Lady Sherry, and Noble
Greg Forsythe and Lady Johanna all associated with Felicity Lodge in Bucksport.
Also joining us from the town of Prospect is Noble Todd Cotier and Lady Lisa.
Thank you all for choosing THE premier
Anah Shrine Unit.
We Wheelers offer happy birthday
wishes to Ladies Nancy Wood, Antoinette
Calder, Jennifer Richards and Sandie
Heath.
Nobles and Ladies Todd and Lisa
Coltier and Lewis and Kelley Church celebrate their anniversaries in April. May
all your special days be memorable.
deserts (parade routes) while making that
unique eastern sound now so familiar to
all who attend our events.
Over the years the Oriental Band has participated in almost every Anah Ceremonial and has attended many of the Northeast
Shrine events. Depending upon the number of active members at any given time,
the band has also competed in Oriental
Band competitions. In fact, this unit has
captured top honors on more than one occasion! The first such award was earned
at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1978.
In 1987, after some of the members had
taken the Mandarin Degree, the band
decided to become an active “tong” and
Mandarin Tong #32 was born. Since that
time many members of Anah have taken
the Mandarin degree and the band looks
forward to increasing the Tong membership in years to come.
In addition to the music we provide in
parades and at Ceremonial events and the
work we do with the Mandarin Degree, we
also put on Casino nights for local organizations. Members of the unit designed,
built, and maintain the equipment we use
and there is a big demand for these events
in the County. We are busiest around the
Christmas season and graduation time.
Family has always been important to
the Oriental Band. Whenever possible the
OB Ladies travel with the band and they
are a great source of support. Family picnics, potluck suppers, and annual Christmas parties have been traditional.
So, if you have been looking for a unit
to join, please consider the Oriental Band.
As noted last month, music is not all we do
nor is it important that you have a music
background. Our horns are simply a recorder with a read and the songs are easy
to learn. The other instruments require
only some rhythm and coordination. We
are also in need of Nobles to assist with
casino nights, maintaining the equipment,
and learning the fine art of makeup.
For your convenience Visa and Mastercard
are accepted at
the Recorder’s Office
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Greetings from the County!
Since a great deal of time has passed
since regular reporting from the Oriental
Band I thought I might take a moment
to talk about our history as we head into
this, our 37th year. That’s right – it was 37
years ago that the Oriental Band became
Aroostook’s first unit and today it is one of
the oldest units in Anah.
In 1975, 25 restless nomads of Anah Temple residing in northern Maine decided that
in order for them to participate in a Temple
unit, it would be most practical to form
one of their own. That same year the Anah
Oriental Band was conceived and born!
From Caribou to Island Falls and Ashland
to Fort Fairfield these nomads traveled
on a regular basis to Presque Isle where
most of the members lived. During that
first year, contacts were made with other
Oriental Bands throughout New England.
Uniforms and instruments were purchased
and members learned how to do make up
so that we could accurately portray Arabs
of long ago traversing the hot sands of the
A friend is a person who knocks before he enters, not after he has taken his departure.
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THE ANAHGRAM
Andrew St.,Amant, Reporter
There is not much going this month. We
have been busy shoveling thesnow and
keeping the fire burning to stay warm.
The cake and candles this month are for
the following: Nobles Arthur Abbott and
Glen McMannus. The Ladies: Joanne
Dority and Norma Hardison. Birthday
Wishes to ALL of YOU.
Happy Anniversary to Nobles and
their Ladies: Leman and Mary Smith
and Thomas and Bonnilee MacDonald
Wishing you Many More.
If I have missed anyone please let me
know. I can be contacted at mestore@
aol.com.
We march so they can walk.
The February meeting was held on the
7th at Pat’s Pizza. The meeting was called
to order by Vice President Tyler Dunning.
Old and new business was discussed. At
this time the gun raffle is well under way.
I do believe all the tickets were sold. As
of this writing, there must be at least five
winners with another 26 to go. Maybe you
will be one of the lucky ones. There were
30 members present. Mike Clark won the
evening raffle. I hope he went home and
told Mary he won again. The meeting adjourned at 7:00.
ATTENTION: ALL CLUB MEMBERS:
The club voted to use an automated phone
call to all members notifying them of upcoming monthly meetings. Please call
Secretary Joe Marshall at 667-2544 to
give him your phone number. If you wish
to send it by e-mail, his address is joe@
mjmarshallarts.com.
Heard Noble Tom Fernald is taking lessons from Past Potentate John Fernald on
how to trap gray squirrels. I hope that isn’t
why the gray squirrel population is getting
bigger.
Also this past month Noble Forrest DeMeyer and I drove out into the back 50
to check on the game population. We did
see some pretty good-sized animals along
with a few gray squirrels. Also ran into
Noble Wayne Butler and he said Phyllis has been keeping him busy checking
on his establishment on Molasses Pond.
Heard that Noble Steve Fernald is trying
to become a truck mechanic. That’s a bad
profession to be in. Whoops! Just saw Noble Cecil drive by with four petitions on
his trailer. Must be headed to camp. Heard
a bunch of Shriners were floating around
in the Caribbean this month.
Remember, Thursday, April 5th is the
Washington County Shrine Club and Divan Visitation at Addison Town Hall. Usually a good time and good meal is had by
all. Let’s get out, grab some fellow Nobles
and head to the most eastern county in the
state of Maine.
The next meeting will be at Pat’s Pizza
on April 3rd. Get out, bring some Nobles
and support Vice President Tyler Dunning.
Those celebrating birthdays are Earl
Tracy, Wilbert Terry, Ellen Duff, Carole
Simpson, Ronald Gross, Don McHenan,
Elizabeth Ashmore, Edwin Colburn, Linda Ballard, Mike Madore, Julie Fernald,
Larry Wasson, Randy Sawyer, Linda Tracy, Harold Crocker, and “Sped” Seymour.
Honeymooners are Phil and Grace Shea,
Richard and Mae Landesman, Barry and
Ginny Hamilton, Eugene and Eileen
Churchill, and Geddes and Carole Simpson.
Maybe at the April meeting, we’ll see
some snowbirds returning from Florida.
Whoops!! Gotta go!! I thought I just saw
Cookie floating by on an iceberg!
Noble Ryan Otis, Reporter
First and foremost let me apologize for
Waldo County Shrine Club not making
the Anahgram the last several months. We
have had lots going on and more activities
on the way.
Our March meeting was a St. Patties Day
theme with corned beef and all the fixings.
We hope you can join us in April for Chef
Dave Bowen’s creation, rumored to be
pork loin.
We have kicked off our capital campaign to pay off the loan we took out to
complete our building renovations. If you
would like to contribute please contact me
at info@rollies.me.
Don’t forget we meet the 2nd Thursday
of the month. See you there!
The Noble stopped flirting with the cutie at the bank when he found out she was a teller.
Membership App
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Be a top-line signer on three of the petitions above and you will earn an Anah Shrine watch.
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Noble Ken Stewart Reporter
The ASC held its last stated meeting on
February 12th with 31 members in attendance. A wonderful prayer was given by
PP Richard Hallett and a great breakfast
was prepared by the Board of Directors.
No FEZ fines were handed out this month,
don’t worry “Snappy” I’ll get my dollar
out of you next month. The 50/50 was
won by Roger Johndro. Boomer spoke a
bit on the upcoming 2012 Circus and also
the June Ceremonial. The ASC voted in
favor of doing the Friday night supper at
the June Ceremonial, which will be quite
a task, but with enough good volunteers
it should go pretty well. The Club’s Oriental Band Unit will be performing the
“Mandarin Degree” at the June Ceremonial. I have never seen that degree before,
but I am told that it is one you don’t want
to miss so if you don’t have that degree
get in line or even if you have done it before come and watch it again as it should
be a good time. Don’t forget about the Presque Isle Screening Clinic on May 12th
from 10:00-12:00. This year it will be
held at Trinity Lodge #130. Trinity is located at 230 Church Street in Presque Isle.
Congratulations to the ASC’s own
newly-elected Potentate Tony Bowers
and good luck on your upcoming year of
service and also congratulations to Galen
White for being named to the Divan line
as Outer Guard.
The next meetings for the ASC will be
held on April 27th at 7:00 in the evening
with the “Oriental Band Unit” working the
Supper. At the February meeting the Club
voted to move the stated monthly meetings from the 1st Sunday of the month to
the 4th Thursday of the month starting in
April. A supper will be available for all
Nobles at 6:30 p.m. On a final note to anyone not receiving a monthly “Reminder”
phone call and e-mail from me that would
like to be notified on a monthly basis of
upcoming meetings and events please
send me your e-mail address and your
phone number, preferably a phone with an
answering machine. 2012 dues are payable anytime for anyone wishing to be a
member of the ASC that is not already.
The cost is $5 per year or there is a lifetime option available also.
For any information please contact myself at Secretary@aroostookshrineclub.
com or 207-551-3144. Our mailing address is Aroostook Shrine Club, PO Box
1601, Presque Isle, ME 04769, Attn: Secretary. Thanks again and see you next
month.
Noble
Blair Bubar,
Reporter
I apologize for missing the last couple
of issues of the Anahgram, so I’ll try to
bring you up to speed for now.
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
The Anah Indy Unit now has three members on the Divan.
Congratulations are in order for Illustrious Sir Anthony (Tony) Bowers. We are
sure he will do a fine job filling the shoes
as Potentate for Anah Shriners.
Congratulations again. Tom Clukey is
now Assistant Chief Rabban for Anah
Shriners. No matter how you do the
math, it adds up to two years away. Tom
has already given a lot of his time and efforts for Anah.
Congratulations also go out to Galen
White upon receiving his appointment,
he now holds down the Outer Guard
position for Anah Shriners. If anyone
doesn’t know Galen and his lovely wife
Susan, hang tight for you will know them
shortly. Galen will be a great asset to the
Anah Divan.
Congratulations must also go to Ted
Bowers, son of Illustrious Sir Tony. Ted
was appointed as the Potentates Personal
Aide. The newly-elected Potentate says
that this appointment allows Ted to have
his own key to the wood shed . . . for
whatever that means.
Another Indy member, Noble Bart
Smith was appointed to the Aides. Congratulations Bart. The Aides are a hard-
working group of Nobles, so it is an honor
to be appointed.
The new Potentate Coins are in. Sales
went very well at the Ceremonial. Get
yours soon for we will sell out. Contact
Galen White at 532-2434 for your coin.
The unit has decided to sponsor a table
at the upcoming Murder Mystery Dinner.
This event was a great time last year, so I
would expect no less this year.
As of right now it looks like all of our
cars have sponsors for the next parade season, so it is up to us to get them spinning
around the parade circuit.
As far as the Indy Unit, we have been
very quiet the past couple of months. We
will soon start changing the oil and greasing the cars for the upcoming summer.
Until next month, as Illustrious Sir
Tony says, KEEP SHOOTING FOR THE
STARS Until then, stay warm and pray
for an early spring.
The reason talk is cheap is because the supply exceeds the demand.
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PHOTO UNIT
Noble
Bob Hodgkins,
Reporter
No info from the unit members. Must
have been a quiet month. Lloyd Day
went to the Potentate’s reception and shot
some photos. Thanks.
In March some of us will attend (or will
have) the NE planning season: The NESA
Fall meeting will be in Bangor this year.
The director will keep us posted on upcoming things.
THINK Circus. We will need coverage
for all the shows; kids and clowns are
what it is about.
Pretty quiet here on the Sebasticook. We
are catching up on the winter’s snow.
Think about this. Only 26 days to open
water fishing, it’s going to be tough digging for worms for a while.
Hope to see some of the photo members
at the Tri-County meeting.
No birthdays or anniversaries in my listing for March. I guess everyone waited
for spring.
Keep in touch.
Till later that’s all from downtown Hartland.
The Flashbulb.
You can have your own miniature potato Barrel Pen/Pencil
Holder for your desk or buy some as gifts for your friends.
Potentate Tony has come up with
the idea of a desk accessory based
on the historical side of potato farming in Aroostook County in the past.
“Potato barrels like this were what I
grew up using, first filling then hooking with tongs, then rolling then moan
and off trucks. I even spilled a few
along the way. HE..HE..These miniatures are made in Island Falls on a
wood lathe by Jim Odgers. I have
burned NSA and Bangor, Maine on
them as well. They are $15.00 each
and can be purchased at the Recorder’s office. The proceeds will be used
to support the Northeast Fall Field
Days in September 2012.
Thank you for your help.
Tony Bowers,
Potentate
“Bingo Spells Murder”
A great evening of fun
Saturday April 7, 2012
$25.00 per Person
Tickets available at the Shrine Center
Prime Rib or Baked Stuffed Haddock Dinner
Dancing until 11:00p.m. after the show
Proceeds from this event are for the benefit of Anah Shriners and donations are not deductible as charitable donations.
If you look forward to Monday more than you do to Friday, you are in danger of becoming successful.
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THE ANAHGRAM
Noble Ken Hanscom Jr. Reporter
Here it is April, open water fishing, camping, and SHRINE CIRCUS! At our April
meeting we will be designating times for
the Circus. Our golf tournament will be
June 24th at Jato Highlands in Lincoln.
Our Divan Rep., Steve Trimm volunteered
to help us get it going.
On March 3rd we had our annual meeting
at the Oriental Jade. We had eleven members and their ladies, plus Potentate Tony
Bowers and his lovely Lady Carmel, and
our Divan Rep. Steve Trimm and his lovely Lady Betty. A great time was had by all.
Anniversary this month goes to Dan and
Suellen Leighton. Last fall they opened
their new business, Leighton’s Stove
Shop. Its seems that Suellen is at the store
more than Dan!
Birthday wishes go to Sandy Bussell, Renee Tash, the ELDERLY WARREN CURTIS, and Rhonda Scott. Don’t know how
she stays so young looking while putting
up with Paul.
If there is any Noble that would like to
be part of the 4x4 unit just give me a call
at 794-6675, or come to our regular meeting April 2nd. We meet the first Monday
of the month at 7:00, at Anah
Shrine Center, April thru November.
Attend your Blue Lodge meeting and
enjoy the fellowship. Just maybe you will
meet a future Shriner and he could become
part of the unit. Until next time, SEE YA!
tain of the Mini-Car Unit and our President Todd Alley, 2nd Ceremonial Master
Brad Prout, Assistant Chief Director Dave
Weaver and Assistant Chief Greeter Robert Look.
We stuffed envelopes with two tickets for
our annual fuel raffle and a meeting schedule. Please purchase the two tickets or sell
them to someone. This is a great fundraiser and the more tickets that are sold the
better we do. I understand George Alley
got a bonus with his letter. Hopefully he’ll
have good luck with that.
This year we are going to be doing the
lobster feed at the June Ceremonial in
Houlton and at the Northeast Field Days
in Bangor. We have decided not to offer
steak as the lobster feed will be enough to
do, another club or unit will have to do the
steaks if it’s decided to offer them.
Brad told us that there are several Nobles
that haven’t paid their Blue lodge dues and
they need to get current with them so they
can stay in the Shrine. These folks will be
notified and worked with to keep them in
both. He also talked about the upcoming
Murder/Mystery that’s going to be held at
the Shrine Center in Bangor on April 7th,
sounds like a great time.
The last thing that was discussed was the
Shrine Circus that is in Bangor April 27,
28 and 29, in Presque Isle May 3, 4 and
5. Please come and work as many shows
as you can, all the help that can possibly
make it can be used.
During February a few of our members
have been on vacations in the Caribbean.
Mike and Debi Murphy went there on a
cruise and attended the wedding of their
niece. Mike and Nancy Bailey went there
on a vacation. They all had a wonderful time. Mike Bailey was the first per-
son that I’ve ever known that was able to
drink all of the Bud Light a cruise ship
can haul. He had to switch to a different
brand. I wonder how much that sail and
sign bill was???
I have to apologize this month. I have
been under the weather and I have left my
anniversary and birthday list at my office
in Machias so I will have to post those
next month.
This is a sad time of year, it’s time to put
away the snowmobiles and dig out the
four wheelers. Whether you’re riding a
sled or a four wheeler, Cat is where it’s At.
Noble Robert Look, Reporter
Tis’well here, it is the first of April, the
year is ¼ gone. Hard to believe how fast
time flies by. Another year and it’s time
for our annual Divan visitation in Addison
on the 5th at the Addison town hall be sure
and come and enjoy the fun and delicious
steaks. Also Todd will be asking for some
help for this event with set up, kitchen,
cooking, cleaning, making pies, etc. This
is a joint meeting with the Mini-Car Unit.
Our last March meeting was held on the
1st and it was at Ed Pellon’s meeting room
in Machias. There was a snowstorm and
the turnout was small but we did have
nine Nobles and Mr. Joe McBrine of the
Maine State Wardens Service was a guest
speaker. Those that attended were Bill
Sternbergh, PP Ed Sprague, PP Ed Pellon,
Imperial Photographer and our Secretary
Dick Kilton, Greeter Mike Bailey, CapNo man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Noble
Harold Adams,
Reporter
Greetings everyone, and Happy Easter.
To our new Potentate Anthony Bowers
and his Lady Carmel, congratulations. We
are looking forward to working with you
this year, it should be a lot of fun.
I guess the big topic for everyone is getting ready for the Circus. So, you don’t
want to miss the next two meetings.
Noble Ralph Trafton is in the hospital
after having surgery (at last report) we
all wish him well and a speedy recovery. Our Provost Marshall Donald Havey
has not been feeling the best since he
has been home. Let’s keep both of them
in our thoughts and prayers to be feeling
their old selves soon. On a lighter note,
congratulations to Noble Jerry Fratini for
being the new owner of Freedom Power
Equipment; Good luck to you from all of
us in the Provost Guard.
We have a lot of birthday wishes going
out this month; PM Donald and His Lady
Dorothy Havey, Lady Judith Pratt, Noble
Carl Drew, Noble Richard Castner, Noble
Jerry Fratini, and Lady Jean Segee. Best
wishes to all of you.
Congratulations to our anniversary couples this month, PM Donald and his Lady
Dorothy Havey, Noble Galen and his
Lady Nancy Adams, Noble Thomas and
his Lady Nadene Smith.
That does it for this month. See you at
next month’s meeting, as always the first
Tuesday of the month at 7 o’clock at the
Shrine Center. If not there at the Circus
and any and all help is greatly appreciated. Until next time keep safe and well.
This is Sue’s report.
At the annual meeting in January, Co
-Chair Sue gave her report and at that time
introduced new features which will make
the 2012 show a more smoothly run event.
It was noted in the annual report that in
the past, Sunshine Club has been very fortunate to have had as the Holiday Market
Show chairman, women who have been
the “be all – end all “and most especially
“DO ALL” … They left no stone unturned
. . . these were big shoes to fill and cochair Sue and Karen were and are unable
to follow in those footsteps, so we needed
to make some very significant changes for
the good of the show.
A list of the different ‘chair’ positions
and their duties were passed out – happily all the positions were willingly filled.
The different ‘chair’ people will be needing helpers, so please step up and offer to
help.
Another change was made and that is an
addition to the team of Black and Lannon.
We have asked Dottie Wellman to join us
– we felt it would be very helpful to have
someone who is not trying to wear two
hats during the day of the show. Dottie
will not only be available on the day of the
show to ‘put out fires’, but will be the “Relief” chair for vendors throughout the day.
At today’s meeting, the co-chairs made
a Time Line of the ‘happenings’ for the
next eight+ months. At the April Sunshine Club Meeting we will again be asking for people to sign up to help on the
day of the show if you cannot be there,
please do not hesitate to call Sue Black at
338-4142 and just say “I’d like to help out
wherever and whenever I’m needed,” and
we will get your name and number to different ‘chairs’ and you may expect a call
to request your assistance – for whatever
time you can give us – we will appreciate
it. This is a VERY important event, please
support it in any way you can . . .Remember, we are doing this for the children.
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MEETING: Tuesday, October 9, 2012,
HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE: Saturday,
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Our next meeting will be on MONDAY
APRIL 9, 2012 at the Shrine Center. We
will begin with a social time at 6:30 and
then the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Please plan
to join us.
This month we have a report on the
progress of the Holiday Marketplace. Cochairpersons, Sue Black, Karen Lannon
and Dottie Wellman met at Sue’s Home
on February 22, 2012 and spent time going over the “face Lift” for the 2012 Show.
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Noble Frank Wilson, Reporter
Well, it’s time for another report. The
Funsters have just had their March monthly meeting. At the meeting the secretary
and treasurer reports were read and accepted. We also voted to have our March
meeting at Dan’s Pool Hall in Carmel on
March 12th. Nice to change it up once in
a while. Well it’s been pretty slow for the
Funsters lately so there isn’t much else to
report on.
The Funsters would like to send out
birthday wishes this month to Stacie Alley, Melissa Cammack, Takeena Billington, Dean Washburn, Tom Frost, Dave
Thomas, Mike Clark, Mary Clark, Brian
Harris, Shayna Grindle, Lindsey Spencer, Libby Lindsey, Tom (Goofy) King,
and Kurt (Dopey) Gray, Emma Frost, and
Hannah Frost
NOBLES . . .
It may seem like the June Ceremonial in
Houlton is in the distant future but look at
the calendar. The Ceremonial is only
about ten weeks away. We all need to
pitch in and spread the word about Shrinedom to our Masonic friends.
Top-line signers for 3 candidates will
earn an Anah Shrine watch. Get your candidates signed up before they get away!
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By Rodney Pinkham and Edward Pellon, PP’s
Hospital Board Members
SHC Springfield’s Food/Nutritional
Services Department - Bon Appétit !
by Eric Roger, Director of Food Services
When someone has to go to their area hospital, usually one of their biggest complaints
is the hospital food served there, but that is not the case when patients, families, staff,
board members and visitors are at Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children. We have
visitors stay a little longer during their day’s visit, just to be able to enjoy the lunch
specialties offered.
The Springfield Food/Nutritional Service department provides meals, beverages, &
nutritional supplements for our in -patients at the hospital, as well as serving meals to
staff, board members, visitors and patient families, seven days a week.
The following highlights the talented employees that make up the Food Service
Department, who have 101 combined years of service.
The Director is Eric Rogers. Eric is the newest member of the team (1 ½ years), but in
that short time he has made many enhancements to the department. He is always there
to lend a helping hand by doing anything that is needed in his department.
The other members of the team are:.
Angela Lis has been with SHC for six years as it’s Chef Supervisor. Candace (Candy)
Rawson has the most tenure in the department with 30 years. She started working in the
Food Service department in the original Springfield Hospital building when she was just
a teenager. Candy has worked on just about everything that food services offers, from
catering, patient meal service and is currently the café supervisor.
Susan Carroll’s twenty-one years of services shows as she is very strong with café
service, production, & baking. The department operates a patient Room Service
Program which has been very successful since its introduction in February 2009. With
this program the patient calls the patient meal service specialist and places an order; we
prepare the meal and deliver it within 20 minutes. We also provide meals for families
staying on the south unit if needed, as well as snacks during transit from the airport
during late night pickups.
Bouasy Sivongxai is a patient meal service specialist and kitchen assistant with eleven
years experience. He is very good with patients and families, ensuring they have
everything they need while here.
Candice Brown, with six years of experience at SHC, is a patient meal service specialist who is great with the kids.
Parents or Guardians who wish to get information on admission to Shriners Springfield may call directly to The Intake
Department (toll free) at 800-322-5905
The fattest knight at King Arthur’s Round Table was Sir Cumference.
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The photo above shows L-R Chief
Rabban F. Lee Kaufman, Doug Dulac,
Tri-County Shrine Club President and
speaker Doug Dulac, (Could he be talking about fishing) Dan Costain, Vice
Presidenet and Treasurer Marty Taylor
at a recent meeting of the Tri-County
Shrine Club. Photo by Noble Merland
Clark of the Anah Photo Unit.
It is those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
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Photo above shows L-R Jeff Bouchard, and Brian Bouchard, representing H.O.
Bouchard presenting a new unit to Wheelers Captain Rick Robshaw. Photo by David Appleby, Secretary of the Wheelers Unit.
Continued from page 1
nieces, Jeanine York, Eleanor Goodine,
Robin Reed, Candice Winslow and Joyce
Jones; three nephews, Larry Winchester,
Sidney Winchester and Carl Merrill
Winslow; other nieces and nephews; a
sister-in-law, Virginia Winchester; and a
brother-in-law, Merton Clough. Also to
be remembered are his many brothers-inlaw and extended stepfamilies, including
Wayne and Dick Giffard. He was predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence E.
Winchester and Eugene P. Winchester and
his wife, Frances; and a sister, Marguerite
Clough. He was known and loved by all as
“Uncle Sid.”
He became a Master Mason in Ralph J.
Pollard Lodge No. 217 AF & AM, Orrington. Sid was also a member of York
and Scottish Rite Bodies. He joined Anah
Shriners in 1965. In 1966 Sid became a
member of the Motor Corps, of which he
remained a member for 16 years, and was
captain for six years. In 1972 he served as
president of the North East Shrine Motor Corps and served as an aide for two
years prior to being appointed outer guard
in 1983 by Potentate Harold W. “Sonny”
Crocker. Sid served as potentate of Anah
Shriners in 1993. He helped organize and
served as vice president and president of
the First Football Lobster Bowl Classic.
As potentate in 1993 he authorized to have
the first East-West College All Star Hockey Games. Sid also was a member of all
Anah Shrine Clubs, Anah Shrine Cabiri,
Royal Order of Jesters, and the Kachina
Klub .
To ignore the facts does not change the facts.
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PASSED TO THE UNSEEN TEMPLE
ROLAND N. PETERSEN
No. 6742 Noble Roland N. Petersen
of Newport was born Nov. 19, 1928, in
Wilmington, Massachusetts and died
Jan. 31, 2012, at a Pittsfield hospital. He
moved to Newport with his family at a
young age, after his father purchased the
local blacksmith shop. His family was
very proud of their Danish heritage. He
graduated from Newport High School,
class of 1946, and served a tour of duty
in the Army of Occupation in Germany.
He was a pasteurizer at Hood’s Dairy for
more than 30 years. He attended Newport
United Methodist Church. He was also a
member of Newport Historical Society.
He was a Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader
in Newport for many years. Roland was
a longtime vice president of Sebasticook
Valley Snowmobile Club. He and Alma
enjoyed traveling extensively, having
been to all 50 states, Canadian provinces
and numerous other countries.
His Masonic affiliations included 50-plus
years of membership in Meridian Splendor Lodge No. 49 AF & AM of Newport
and Nokomis Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. His enrollment in Anah Shriners
was recorded as August 12, 1972
KEVIN ALAN AUSTIN
No. 12223 Noble Kevin “Lugnut” Austin of Bradford was born Nov. 11, 1962,
in Bangor and died unexpectedly Feb. 13,
2012, at his home.
He enjoyed working at the Department
of Transportation as a field heavy vehicle
equipment technician
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Mosaic Lodge No. 52 of DoverFoxcroft. He was A member of the Shrine
Clown Unit, “Lugnut” brought smiles to
many people as “Kissy” and will never be
forgotten. His life purpose was to make
people laugh by being mischievous and
clowning around. His enrollment in Anah
Shriners was recorded as June 20, 2009.
FRANCIS S. HARVEY
No. 6761 Noble Francis S. Harvey of
Kenduskeag, was born Aug. 27, 1926, in
Bangor and passed away Feb. 14, 2012.
He graduated from the University of
Maine, Orono, with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
He was a registered professional engineer
and a registered land surveyor. He worked
for Eastern Fine Pulp and Paper Standard
Packaging, Brewer, for 16 years and later
was assistant director of facilities for the
University of Maine System, Bangor, for
23 years. He was a former member of
Mystic Tie Grange, Kenduskeag. He was
a member of SAD No. 64 Board of Directors for 45 years, 30 years as chairman.
He was president of Kenduskeag Cemetery Association for 23 years and moderated the town meetings in Kenduskeag
for more than 40 years. He was a lifetime
member and honorary deacon of Kenduskeag Union Church, and treasurer for
25 years. He was also the Kenduskeag fire
chief for 13 years
His Masonic affiliations included membership in and was a 50-year member,
Past Master and secretary from 1967 to
2012 of Kenduskeag Lodge No. 137 AF
& AM, Kenduskeag. He was a past district deputy and a past senior grand warden of Grand Lodge of Maine. He was a
member of York and Scottish Rite Bodies
and Millwee Chapter No. 198 Order of the
Eastern Star, Orrington. His enrollment in
Anah Shriners was recorded as January
12, 1973.
RICHARD IRVIN HOLT
No. 7069 Noble Richard Irvin Holt of
Hampden. Richard was born Nov. 15,
1928, in Clinton and passed away peacefully Feb. 18, 2012, at a Bangor health
care facility.
He grew up and attended schools in Clinton and graduated 10th in the class of
1947 at Clinton High School. He then
served in the U.S. Army with the 175th
Military Police Battalion during the Korean War. He worked for 35 years at New
England Telephone, retiring in 1987. He
was a 52-year resident of Hampden and
the past commander of Whitcomb-Baker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4633,
Hampden. He loved spending Saturday
nights at Hampden Snowmobile Club’s
baked bean suppers, talking with longtime
friends. Richard and Norine spent many
great times with the Shriners, including
two great trips to Branson, Mo., to see
wonderful shows.
He was known for being handy, building
his own home and keeping a perfectly
manicured lawn
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Mystic Lodge No. 65 AF &
AM and the Scottish Rite Bodies. He had
served Anah as a member of the Second
Section and was an Aide at one time.He
was a member of the Bangor-Brewer and
Waldo County Shrine Clubs and a life
member of the Sunshine Club.
His enrollment in Anah Shriners was recorded as June 7, 1974.
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