April - Onion Creek Lodge

The Beacon
April 2015
Onion Creek Masonic Lodge #220
AF&AM
Post Office Box 150727
Austin, TX. 78715-0727
Onion Creek Masonic Lodge #220
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas – June 16, 1858
Visit our website at http://www.onioncreeklodge220.org
Lodge Officers 2014 - 2015
WM:
SW:
JW:
Treas:
Sec:
Chap:
SD:
JD:
SS:
JS:
Mar: MC:
Tiler:
Ben B. Rauschke
Curtis A. Gilgan
Jeff J. Carroll
Dennis C. Kestner, PM
Troy J. Shugart
Raul J. Scully, PM
William L. Lewis
Chris R. Dawson
David “Tide” Williams
Orlando Perez
Dennis J. Ross, PM
Bobby J. Norris, PM
Ken E. Loveless
Living Affiliated
Past Masters
Living Onion Creek Lodge
Past Masters
1969- Tommie J. Conner
1970- Ralph L. Cearley
1974- Jimmy M. Hodges
1977- Roy L. Hamor
1978- Bobby J. Doherty
1980- Ronald B. Norwood
1981- Howard D. Hall
1982- Alan L. Karotkin
1984- Matias H. Ruiz
1986- Jose V. Seguin
1987- Elliott R. Wilson
1988- Jerry T. Jarmon
1989- Dennis C. Kestner
1991- Ronnie H. Lee
1993- Albert A. Mehlhaff
1994- Walter H. Argall
1995- Javier R. Gonzalez
1996- Kenneth P. Wood
1997- William S. Lear
1998- John W. Turner
1999- James F. Keese
2000- Walter E. Sanders
2001- Jonathan D. Walker
2002- Robert L. Roda
2003- Ricky J. Tindell
2004- Elijio Arjona, Jr.
2005- Hamilton B. Carter
2006- Russell M. Tidwell II
2007- Michael E. Sanders
2008- Daniel E. Barber
2009- Dale L. Flatt
2010- Tony M. Ramirez
2011- Dennis J. Ross
2012- Adrian W. Edmundson
2013- Raul J. Scully
Jimmie L. Banks
Don R. Cowley
Gerald T. Dawson
Allen W. Deaver
Carlton L. Edwards
Elbert I. Franks
O. Tripp Garza
Reagan W. Hammett
Bennie L. Hudson
Gordon W. Kelso
James M. King
Don R. Long
Bobby J. Norris
Gene C. Payne
Howard Kimball
Bill Weathers
Boyce Oakes
Onion Creek Lodge Committee Chairmen:
Stated Meeting
April Birthdays
Masonic Birthdays; raised in April (year)
Jack H. Broome, Luis M. Ramirez 1; John C. Preece,
Andrew W. James 2; Horace E. Puckett, Thurman R.
McGinnis, Wilbert H. Else, Marion P. Kerr 4; Octavio T.
Garza 5; Gerald C. Carruth, William L. Hatten, David
“Tide” Williams 8; Bennie L. Hudson 9; Joe D. Beaver,
Jerry F. Trammell, Earl E. Hamilton 10; Hamilton B. Carter,
William D. Alman 11; John W. Byrd, James M. Collins,
William W. Winnie III 13; James K. Miller 15; Gerald L.
Curry, Jesus P. Velazquez 16; Brett M. Chandler-Finch 17;
Benjamin B. Rauschke 18; James W. Dobbs, Joe S. Park 20;
Antonio F. Moreno 22; John W. Lewis, James E. Meeks III
24; Frank C. Hankins, Thomas R. Mayfield 26; Charles L.
Allen, and Carl R. Drost 27.
Dewey F. Savell 43; L.A. Westling, Donald W. Dickerson
57; Forest M. Cruse, Sr. 59; Raymond D. Hannah, Ladare
V. Benoit 62; Ernest C. Applegate 64; Rodney H. Lewis,
Donn C. Winner 65; Wayne E. Moore 66; James W. Durr
68; Atlan J. Eschberger, George W. Henry 71, David J.
Faria 78; Daniel P. Vasquez 80; Dennis C. Kestner 81;
James W. Fouts 86; David C. Kestner 87; Richard C. Smith,
Javier R. Gonzalez, Robert F. Simo 88; Robert L. Roda 98;
William S. Lear, Orlin G. Williams 92; Joe A. Pickering 96;
Thomas S. Estes 03; Omar Chavez, David W. Rosenbaum,
07; Jephte Medois 09, Christopher R. Dawson 10, Anthony
G. Bolding 11; Larry L. Haney, Patrick L. Williams 12.
Happy Birthday, Brothers!
May the Supreme Architect bless you with many more!
And God said “Let there be light,”
and there was light!
First Thursday
April 2nd, 2015
Master Mason’s Lodge
Family Night
Meal at 6:30 pm
Meeting at 7:30 pm
Ill and Visitation:
Ben B. Rauschke
Building:
Larry L. Haney
Historian:
H. Max Fisher
Beacon Editor:
David A. Karhi
Hospital:
Cemetery:
Carl H. Robinson
Dennis J. Ross, PM
Funeral:
Troy J. Shugart
Finance:
Curtis A. Gilgan
Esoteric Instruction: William L. Lewis
Breakfast Socials:
Raffle:
Chris R. Dawson
David T. Hoke
From the Secretary’s Desk
Grand Lodge Cornerstone Levelings
Prayer List
Happy Easter everyone! Spring has finally
sprung and she is surely welcome after a somewhat
cold and wet winter. I, personally, am happy it is here
and I am all set for a fun final quarter of this Masonic
year. It continues to amaze me how fast time flies. I
must be getting old! At least I am doing it surrounded
by some of the best men and women I know!
As I mentioned a month or so ago, we have
some exciting events coming up to round out this year
with a “bang!” Please make plans to attend the coming
Stated and Open Meetings as we follow through with
the Community Builder Award, Masonic Service
Awards, Scholarship Presentations and the “Golden
Trowel Award.” All of these are very important and
prestigious milestones for the individuals involved, and
your Lodge invites you to join us as we honor them.
Watch your emails and coming newsletters for details.
Please try and send in your dues if you haven’t
already done so. The time is drawing near for a lot of
unnecessary and time consuming paperwork if you
haven’t sent them in so please, please do so as soon as
you are able.
I hope to see you at Lodge real soon!
There are 2 cornerstone leveling ceremonies
scheduled for May 2 in Texas. One is in Plano and the
other is in Fredericksburg. Here is some information
for each of them:
Please remember the following people in your
prayers as they seek comfort and healing. They are or
have been ill, recovering from medical procedures or
have limited mobility: Bernie Bernfeld, Walter Boyd,
John “Jack” Brassil, Johnny Camarrillo, Thomas
Carroll (Father of Jeff Carroll), Doris Cruse, Max
Ehrlich, Lauren (Curtis) Gilgan, Alba (Larry) Haney,
George Henry, Sam Hill, Marion Kerr, Johnnie (Don)
Long, Dennis Mitchell, Linda Mitchell (Mother of
Dennis Mitchell), Jackie and Kenneth Patton, Tom
Peters, Tony Ramirez, Herminia Ruvalcaba (Mother of
Javier Gonzalez), Phillip Sughrue, and Barbra
Williams.
Troy Shugart, Secretary
Date: May 2
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Lodge: Plano 768
Cornerstone Location: City of Plano Oak Point Park
and Nature Preserve Visitors Center
Grand Master: Jerry N. Kirby
Date: May 2
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Lodge: Fredericksburg 794
Cornerstone Location: Texas Ranger Heritage Center
Grand Master: Wendell P. Miller
If you know of others who should be on
this list, please contact WM Ben Rauschke
or Chaplain Raul Scully, PM
For Information Contact:
April Food Committee and Family Night Menu
Chairman Ricky Rayborn reports this months
meal will be “Uncle Bob’s World Famous BBQ”.
Uncle Bob will be preparing brisket with all the
traditional goodies that usually accompany good BBQ
along with a dessert and assorted beverages.
Other folks contributing to this fine meal are
Billy Capps, Gerald Curry, Donald Dickerson, Brandt
Griffin, Freddie Hite, Harrell McCaslin, Stanley
Mitchusson, and Richard Smith.
Thank you, Brethren, “for a job well done!”
Want to save Onion Creek Lodge a few bucks?
An email to oclbeacon@gmail.com will do the
trick. Each “E-Beacon only” request saves the lodge
about $4.00 annually. In the subject line of the email,
please put: E-BEACON. In the body of the email,
please state your full name and the words “EBEACON ONLY, PLEASE”. Once we match your
name to our spreadsheet, we will take your name off
the print mail list!
W. Mike Spears, GLT Cornerstone Coordinator
Phone: (832) 248-8418
Email: w.mike.spears@gmail.com
Or
Jack D. Coffey, PM, Asst. Coordinator
Phone: (210) 392-6907
Email: jdncoffey@gmail.com
SAMC Hospital Volunteers
During the month of February 14 Masons,
wives and friends volunteered over 170 hours at St.
David’s South Austin medical Center.
Carl Robinson was there for an amazing 27.5
hours with Jeanine closely following him with over 25
hours. Following in alphabetical order were Linda
Boyd with over 10 hours; Glen Broddrick and Roland
Brown both assisted for almost 4 hours. Carol and
Doug Cheape were both helped out with well over 17
hours each. Max Fisher worked more than 15 hours
while Norm Hayes and Dwane Ideker had nearly 8
combined hours. David Karhi volunteered almost 2
hours and Larry Korts was there for over 16. Ben
Rauschke put in over 3 hours and Bobby Tiner came in
with right at 21 hours.
Thank you folks for all of your caring and support!