November 2014

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

ARABIAN TALES

HONOR - RESPECT - INSPIRE

ELECTED DIVAN POTENTATE: Gerry Massey CHIEF RABBAN: Chris Hagenian

ASSISTANT RABBAN: George Mather

HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET: Randy Peters ORIENTAL GUIDE: J.C. Reece

TREASURER: Phil Houghton PP

RECORDER: Jack Garrett, PP

APPOINTED DIVAN FIRST CEREMONIALMASTER: Alan Dye

SECOND CEREMONIALMASTER: Bob Beffel

TEMPLE MARSHAL: Lyman Hatch

TEMPLE DIRECTOR: Bob Heard

CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD: Jim Hoover

OUTER GUARD: Leonard Williams

CHAPLAIN: Fred Wulff

SHRINERS INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Gerry Massey Ed Stolze, PP George Mather Randy Peters

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE Jim Miller, PP

Dave Scrimmanger

Tom Sheldon, Clinics

Los Angeles Salt Lake City Mexico City

BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN Ed Stolze, PP and Jim Grone J. “Hut” Hutson, PP and Dave Polner, PP Chris Hagenian and Mark Lueck

PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMAN: Ed. Stolze, PP

TEMPLE ATTORNEY:Michael Saltz

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

* NOTE: ALL ARTICLES MAY BE EDITED FOR CONTENT AND SPACE.* NOTICE - Proceeds of all El Zaribah Shriners functions are only for the benefit ofShriners Hospitals for Children where so stated within the advertising materialpertaining to that particular affair. Also, some donations are not tax deductible.

Arabian Tales (USPS: 013-933) is the Official Publication of El Zaribah Shriners, 552 N. 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008. (602) 231-0300

Published monthly except June, July & August.

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Table of Contents

Pote’s Message 3Officers and Shrine Email 4Membership | Circus VIP 5Clinic Dates 5Asst. Rabban Message 6Hospital Chair | Donations 8Ride with TEAM Arizona 9Soaring High 10CSNO Honors Shriners Hospital 12Director Staff Steak Fry ad 13365 Pay It Forward Program 14Social Media | Taking Pictures 17Yavapai Golf Tournament 19Calendar of Events 20Parade Schedule | Pistachios ad 21Unit & Club Mtg. Schedule 22Unit & Club Updates 23Friends of the Arabian Tales 26Shriners on the Go! 28

HONOR - RESPECT - INSPIREEl Zaribah 2014

Red Fez (602) 231-8733 after 4:30 p.m., weekends & holidaysEVENTS COORDINATOR: 602-231-0300

EL ZARIBAH LIVING POTENTATES1986, A. Marshall Austin 2007, Russell Gunther1989, Donald D. Meinershagen 2008, David T. Polner1991, Ronald E. Randleman 2009, James G. Miller1992, Richard H. Russell 2010, Philip W. Houghton1994, Jack M. Garrett 2011, Thomas W. Calvin1998, E.M. “Monty” Fox 2012, Hon. J. Hut Hutson2000, Douglas H. Kurbat 2013, Ed Stolze2001, Leo R. Balthazor 2014, Gerry Massey2002, James L. Willittes

1980, Merrill Putnam, Tangier Temple – Omaha, NE1985, Russell Hinkle, Saladin Temple – Grand Rapids, MI1991, “Buzz” Pedroni, Aahmes Temple – Livermore, CA 1992, Tom Skoog, Ahmed Temple – Marquette, MI 1993, Elwin O. Studebaker, Kerak Temple – Reno, NV1994, Keith Smith, Hillah Temple – Medford, OR1995, Roger Nicholson, Tangier Temple – Omaha, NE1999, Joe Pendergast, El Bekal Temple – Anaheim, CA2002, David A. Gutknecht, Tripoli Temple – Milwaukee, WI2008, Fred Kidston, El Kalah Temple – Salt Lake City, UT2009, Joel Ozment, Moslem Temple – Detroit, MI2010, Cecil Hammer, Al Kader Temple – Wilsonville, OR

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MESSAGE FROM THE POTENTATEIllustrious Sir, Gerry Massey

Nobles and Ladies, last month, I asked you to think about what you have done for the Shrine and what kind of legacy

you will leave. This month, I would like to ask you to think about what the Shrine means to you and what the Shrine has done for you. Some of us have had to deal with the loss of a loved one, or a fire, some have had to deal with health concerns. Some of us learn lessons of life and how to run a meeting or public speaking or how to manage an event or project. The Shrine gives each of us something different at various times in our life. But no matter what

we get from the Shrine, we always seem to pull together like a family.If you are anything like I am, you probably have memberships in

other organizations besides the Shrine (American Legion, VFW, Elks, Moose, etc). I also know this time a year can be a strain on paying all those dues. But I ask you to think about two things. First, realize with the Shrine, you are not just a member… You’re an OWNER. We OWN 22 of the best Hospitals for Children in the world. We OWN our

Shrine and we OWN our legacy and destiny. Second, think about what you get out of your membership, besides the previously

mentioned items. After attending the Membership Seminar in Tampa a few weeks ago, I learned the Membership Team at Shriners International are working on a huge project that will bring you a new type of membership card that will get you discounts at major chains across the country for various goods and services. The goal is to get us, the Owners of Shriners International, significant discounts in everyday places so that our membership will pay for itself. Ownership does come with responsibility. We need to lead by

example. We need you to OWN your piece. We need to pay our dues and from time to time, step up into a leadership position or role. Please, lead by example, step up in your units or clubs into those leadership positions and take an active role. You will get back far more than you put in, I assure you. Finally, Shriners International Membership Team is also working on a

new Membership database. It is called Web-Fez and should be rolling out in the Spring. I bring this up because our Recorder and the ladies in the office will be asking us to update some of our info soon. Any program or database is only as good as the info we put into it. One of the advances to this system is that the Noble can access parts of the system and make some demographic changes to their own file, on their own. There will even be a link to pay your dues right there on the site. This new system will be more user-friendly and more accurate.I am an Owner, Gerry

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

OFFICIAL CALL OF THE POTENTATE:Nobility of El Zaribah

MONTHLY STATED MEETINGWednesday, November 12, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

El Zaribah Shrine Officers, Staff

Email Addresses,

and

Internet Links

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Passed Through Unseen PortalsCharles J. AppelFred James BartenHarrison Albert CopleyRobert H. HackbarthGeorge Joseph KuceraWilliam E. SeginskiEdgar E. Wilker

AffiliatedPeter Michael Strong

AssociatedGregg ArnoldFrederick E. BungeJohn Wade HuthLewis LomersonDonald E. MasonWarren D. OlsonGaron Eugene Young

Associate DroppedJohn T. Brothis

September 2014 Membership

El Zaribah Shrine

DemittedDr. Jack E. Cook

Membership NumbersMembership 6/30/14: 1,573Regular Members: 1,390Associate Members: 183

Membership 9/30/14: 1,572Regular Members: 1,383Associate Members: 189

Phoenix Outreach ClinicBoth the Intermountain (Salt Lake City) and

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

Roosevelt St., 3rd Floor.

Outreach Clinic DatesSalt Lake City Los AngelesNovember 7, 2014 none at this time

Circu VIP’sRonald M. Ogle

** PLEASE NOTE **Circus VIP’s as well as Circus Mom’s and Dad’s names run only ONCE to make sure we have enough space for ALL donor names.

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #8El Zaribah Shrine

Nobles and Ladies,We thank those who have and are responding to our request for suggestions and ideas to

help El Zaribah plan for future events and fundraising. Your efforts are valued and we would like to hear from all of you reading this.

Many of you have attended fun events over the years. There have been events that you liked and are no longer held. We want to have events and programs that benefit both El Zaribah and our Nobles and their Ladies. We want to hear from our Ladies in all the bodies that meet at El Zaribah or who attend functions.

We have made the Suggestion form available via email and you can compete the “survey” below. Please send it to us. We value you and your suggestions. We plan to make all the input we receive avaiable. We want your future at El Zaribah to be both fun and rewarding.

We have the future of El Zaribah and our Shriner Hospitals for Children programs to fulfill.

A box is in the Red Fez Room to drop off surveys, you may email George Mather, Assistant Rabban at [email protected], or mail the survey to:El Zaribah Shriners | 552 N 40th Street | Phoenix, AZ 85008 | Attn: Assistant Rabban

Thank you,George Mather,Assistant Rabban

A Message from the Assistant Rabban

1. What would you like to have for fun activities?

2. What would you like to see for fundraisers?

3. What can we do as a Temple to bring more money into El Zaribah?

Nobles and Ladies of El Zaribah Shriners

We need “YOUR” Suggestions:

1. What would you like to have for fun activities?

__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

2. What would you like to see for fundraisers? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

3. What can we do as a Temple to bring more money into El Zaribah? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

If you wish to discuss any suggestions or comments please contact George Mather at 480-254-5328 or email him at [email protected]

You may email this form to him or trifold the form and place it in the box in the Red Fez Room. Thank you.

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #8 Clinics / Donations

It is that time of year to review the process for getting a child into the Shriners Hospitals for Children system. Remember the four major areas that our hospitals treat are orthopaedics, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and palate, and bums. If you encounter a child that might benefit from our services, all you have to do is refer them to one of our hospitals. The referral process is all done over the phone, so just give the family the referral phone numbers to either our LA Hospital or our Salt Lake Hospital and they will take it from there.

The referral numbers you should provide them to families, are as follows: LA Hospital- 888-486-5437 | Salt Lake Hospital- 800-313-3745 If a family wants to learn more about our hospitals, refer them to the Shriners Hospitals for

Children website - www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.You can also give them the phone number to the El Zaribah Shrine Hospital Office (602-231-

0188) and we can also provide assistance and answer any questions they might have. Let’s try to help as many children as possible. Fraternally, Jim Miller, PP Hospital Chairman

From the Hospital Chairman

Fraternal DonationsAramel In Memory of Gary Stewart National Ives Royal Order of Jesterettes, Neves #27 Ford and Deanna Homish Harry Fields Charles and Lillian Grindstaff

Transportation Fund DonationsThe Knife Show Dan Madison and Company, INC Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star In Memory of Gary Stewart III Sir Phil and Lady Ronda Houghton Harvey Hawthorne

In Memory of Bonnie Fields Jerry and Joan Hollis

Hospital Donations for September 2014

Shriners Hospitals for

Children DonationsIn Memory of Herbert Kreppel John and Valerie Maene Jr.

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TEAM Arizona is the premier motorcycle rider training organization in Arizona. They are dedicated to providing rider education as a life-saving

public service. Through their passionate coaches and staff, they strive to deliver a safe, fun and consistent motorcycling experience to riders of all backgrounds and skills.

TEAM Arizona Motorcyclist Training Centers are “Your Road to Ride for Life!” From beginner to seasoned veteran, on-street, off-road or racetrack, they have courses to help you learn how to ride the “right” way and fulfill your dreams of riding a motorcycle well.

TEAM Arizona is the leader in motorcycle rider training in Arizona. Since 1989, they have trained more than 100,000 motorcyclists. Their Motorcycle Safety Foundation Certified Rider Coaches include the best trained, most experienced professionals in the state.

Their Gilbert location offers the ONLY private, five-acre facility solely dedicated to rider training in Arizona. In fact, it’s one of only a handful of such facilities in existence nationwide.

The training motorcycles include cruisers, sportbikes, dual-sports, scooters, and standards; all are under 500CC. These motorcycles are maintained by a full-time, factory certified motorcycle mechanic and graduate of the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute.

Ride with TEAM Arizonaby, Mick Degn

Clinics

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For the past two years, TEAM Arizona has done a Toy Drive to get toys for our Shrine Clinic and Shrine Children’s Christmas party. Ron Arieli, owner of TEAM Arizona has made a point of visiting the Shrine Clinic a number of times to see where the

toys go and understand how his business can help the kids. Not only does Ron show up, he brings his family and employees. Ron and his business have been huge supporters of the Shrine Children. Each Month TEAM Arizona has a Bike Night that is held in Gilbert. If you get the chance stop by and THANK TEAM Arizona for everything they do forthe Shrine and the community. Check them out at: http://www.motorcycletraining.com/

Clinics

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The Shriner’s of El Zaribah were at it again, rocking and soaring with the Eagles and Cheap Trick this time. The call went out again and 50 of our Nobles and their families

answered the call to help raise money for our Fraternal Organization mission. This concert we sold Eagle’s Greatest Hits from 1971 to ‘75 cd’s prior to the Eagles performance and a chance to win a guitar autographed by all the original members of the Eagles prior to the start of their concert. That cd

was the 2nd highest selling, only behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller album.The Nobles arrived at Jobing.com arena as Ill Sir Ed and I checked

them off our list to begin our fund raiser for the evening. Jodi Carlson,

El Zaribah Shriners: Soaring High with the Eagles and Cheap Trick

by, Keith Seplak, 2014 Chief of Staff

Shriners Hospitals

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #8the promoter, gave us the briefing on how the evening would go. Jodi

informed us that the Eagles tour has donated over $500,000 to our 22 Shriner hospital already this year. All the volunteers were so eager to get started when they heard this information. Teresa (my Lady) and Cheryl (Ill Sir Ed’s lady) handed out the cases and 2 by 2 they went out to sell the cd’s in the arena. Team by team, they started to come back for more cd’s when the concert-goer’s heard the money was going

to the Shriners. Ed and I went onto the floor and sold, as the others covered selling at the doors. Randy and Chris got up on stage during the announcements. And when it was all said and done, our nobles had sold 789 cd’s in an hour and half. This generated over $15,780 in sales. Which net a donation of a total of $5600 in donations to our Shriner Hospital of Southern Calf (L.A Hospital).

Special thanks to the following Nobles, their ladies, and family members for volunteering their time to help us raise money for the Shriner’s Hospital for Children: Keith and Teresa Seplak (co-chair), Ed and Cheryl Stolze (co-chair), Chris Hagenian, Mary Bystricky, Randy and Cindy Peters, JC Reece and Melissa, Tiffany and Lexi Hardiman, Dana and Katrina Dobson, Jim Reid and Andie Lacomb, Guy Williams and Denise Lavoie, Roger and Mary Hall, Lou and Lynn Pinnich, Duane and Rita Camp, Jim and Sharon Harrison, James and Denise Jennings, Milan Carnes and Bud Voler, Mary Edwards (Kesselring) and Chris, Lyman and Lynn Hatch, Russ and Barb Gunther, Jim and Brenda Molder, Gina Baird, Ken Neusch, Ted Brownell, Doc Hayes, Mark and Cindy Lueck, Pete and Lou Spears, Jim and Kay Hoover, Matt and Michele Gale.

Shriners Hospitals

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The California School Nurses Organization (CSNO) honored Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California

at its 64th annual conference that took place in Sacramento March 27-30. On Saturday, March 29, Mason Myers and Catherine Curran were presented with the 2014 Lyda Smiley Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the well-being of children and school nursing made by someone other than a school nurse. Myers, staff development manager at the Northern California Shriners Hospital, and Curran, communications director, worked together to organize a pre-conference seminar for school nurses at the hospital. The Northern California Shriners Hospital has worked in partnership with school nurses for many years. In accepting the award, Curran recognized that “all care begins in the community” and thanked the more than 400 nurses in attendance for ensuring that children and families are aware of the resources available to them, including Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Lyda Smiley was a California nurse who dedicated her career to school nursing and through her estate set up the Lyda Smiley award. Over the years, CSNO has honored physicians, superintendents, legislators and organizations for their outstanding contributions. The CSNO section that organizes the annual conference selects the Lyda Smiley award recipient each year.

Shriners Hospital for Children - Northern California is recognized as a leading provider of pediatric orthopaedic care and distinguished as the region’s most active and most noted pediatric burn center. From their world-class research team to their surgeons, nurses, and therapists, every member of their staff is focused on improving children’s quality of life.

Shriner’s Hospitals

California School Nurses Honor Shriners Hospital

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El Zaribah Shrine

Saturday, March 7, 2015 in the Fiesta Room

5:30 pm -‐ Social Hour 6:30 pm -‐ Steak Dinner (adults)

Hamburger for the kids 12 and under

$25 per person, thru March 4th $10 kids 12 and under

$30 at the door ContribuKons benefit the El Zaribah Shrine Director’s Staff and

are not tax deducKble as Charitable contribuKon. $5 of each Adult ticket donated to the General fund

It’s Party Time!!!

Director’s Staff Old Time Steak Fry

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El Zaribah Shriners365 Pay-It-Forward Program

THE BOTTOM LINEYour dues for the following year are PAID!

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

El Zaribah has the funds to maintain our programsAND

YOU FEEL GREAT BECAUSE YOU HELPED!!!

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

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

THANKS FOR CARING ABOUT THE SHRINE!

The Program is QuiTe simPle...•Agree to pay a minimum of $20.00 a month in an automatic deduction from YOUR checking, savings, or credit card account.•Understand that it continues until you cancel it.

WhaT The Program Does...•It pays your dues for the following year, i.e. 2014 pays 2015 dues•The balance is donated each year to the NEXT YEAR General Fund

Pay iT ForWarD ParTiciPanTs...Roger Weber Guy Williams George S MatherScott A Mudd J. C. Reece James G ThomasRandy Peters David A Smith Dana DobsonMarl L Brown Gerald B. Massey, Jr James G. MillerRobert Traskell Jonathan Cowen William P HerzigNorman W. Landree Richard D Ceyer J Allan Corin “Curly”James J Hoover “Goose” Philip W. Houghton Jack H. RobertsLarry T. Howard Lenny Williams Jim SchelinCharles Hudson Henry Desenberg Don Tapia

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Now, there are MORE ways THAN EVER to stayconnected with El Zaribah Shrine!

Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!FACEBOOK: facebook.com/el.zaribah

TWITTER: twitter.com/elzaribahINSTAGRAM: #elzaribah and @elzaribah

Mention Us... @elzaribah Tag Us... #elzaribah

Each year, a submission is made for a Dromedary Award for a Print Magazine award from Imperial. Each year, when the winners and honorable mentions are awarded, they give feedback as to how we can improve our magazine. We have already made some great strides with some of our changes. One additional area of needed improvement has to with the quality and subject of the images we choose to use. So, this is why we are bringing this series to you! We look forward to seeing the pictures you take and the memories you share!

So many times, we hear the words, “I wish they would have used my picture” or “Why didn’t my picture make it in the magazine” or even, “I’ve never even had my picture in the ‘Tales”. This can all easily be solved!

Here are some tips for taking GREAT pictures and how to share your picture with the rest of the El Zaribah Shrine Family!

DO:* Get close to your subects. Have your subject “fill” the space you are looking at!* SHARE YOUR PHOTOS with us ON FACEBOOK or TAG US on TWITTER or INSTAGRAM!

Taking and Sharing Photosby, Krista Harmsworth, Arabian Tales Staff

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Arabian Tales Volume 32 – Issue #8Out & About

November 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 3- LOS Meeting

4- U/C Leader Mtg

5 6 7 8- Anthem Parade

9- Patriotic Tribute

10- Nile Lunch & Stated Session

11- Tempe Parade

12- Stated Meeting

13 14- Super OV

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16- LOS Fundraiser

17 18 19 20 21- Winslow OV

22- Winslow Parade- Knight’s Templar Ball

23 24- HP85 Meeting

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December 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1- Clown OV

2- U/C Leader Mtg

3 4 5 6- MP Christmas Party

7- 499th Fighter Wing Party

8- Nile Lunch & Stated Session

9 10- Stated Meeting & Elections

11- Cabiri Christmas Party

12- AW OV/Christ-mas Party

13- Glendale Parade- Q Christmas Party- Spina Bifida Christmas Party

14- Hospital Christmas Party- LOS DS Christmas Party

15- LOS Meeting

16 17- West Valley SC OV

18 19 20

21 22- HP85 Meeting

23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30- U/C Leader Meeting

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January 2015Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1- New Year’s Day Annual MC Ride

2 3

4 5 6 7- Stated Meeting

8 9 10- U/C Installation

11 12- Nile Lunch & Stated Session

13 14 15 16- Bash before the Ball

17- Potentate’s Ball

18 19- LOS Meeting

20 21 22 23- Greeters Crab Feed

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25 26- Nile Supreme Queen OV and Ceremonial- HP85 Meeting

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CITY DATE LINE-UP STARTANTHEM 11/8 9:00 AM 10:00 AMTEMPE 11/11 9:00 AM 10:00 AMWINSLOW 11/22 NOON 1:00 PMGLENDALE 12/6 9:00AM 10:00 AM

2014 Parade Information

Out & About

This year, J C Reece and Randy Peters have been working to get our newest Nobles introduced to our Shrine Family through our parades.

We have made contact with all the parade Units and Clubs who occasionally have trouble getting members to attend parades. Because of attendance, many Units and Clubs have little cars that do not get driven. Members who could be marching or playing an instrument are instead driving a truck that pulls a trailer. In some instances, nobody has been there to handle the camels so they have had to stay home. These are a few examples of problems we have had.

We are now in contact with the parade groups to find out if they have cars that will not be driven, trucks that pull trailers that need a driver, help with camels, etc. Then, we contact the new Nobles.

We also ask all new Nobles to sign up for the El Zaribah WebNet Google Group (left side of el-zaribah.org) for event notification. When they are available they need to contact the Oriental Guide or the High Priest & Prophet. All who can help us out, are assigned to a Unit or Club.

This has been working since the Tempe Veteran’s Day parade last November. We have had up to 6 empty parade positions in the past few months that we have filled with new Nobles.

It is working well. We not only help the Unit or Club get a full roster, but the new Nobles meet and get to know many of the Nobles in the Units and Clubs. This is not a recruiting tool, but a way for new Nobles to get an idea of what each group is about and help utilize our parade attractions.

If you are a new Noble to El Zaribah, and would like to help us out and allow our Units and Clubs to utilize all of their parade equipment, cars, animals, etc. please contact J C Reece (Oriental Guide) 602-531-6545 or Randy Peters (High Priest & Prophet) 480-296-3957 .

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

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

Shrine Units & Clubs Meeting Schedule

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Arabian TalesVolume 32 – Issue #8Units and Clubs

Clown UnitSpecial thanks to all who

have helped make this year a great year for the Clowns. To the Clown Unit of Ladies of the

Oriental Shrine, we never say it enough and no amount of thanks can properly thank you for the effort you show our Unit, the Temple, and the kids. To the 2014 Shrine Clown line, you gentlemen have shown me and the Unit support and I couldn’t have picked a better group to work with. Shrine Clown families, because you allow your clown to participate with us knowing that there might be a few chores around the house that go undone for a few more days, weeks, months, etc. Your support in our cause is a large sacrifice and must be remembered, shown, and appreciated or we risk losing your clown.The 2015 year will be starting shortly and the

leaders of next year’s Clown Unit will need the same amount (if not more) support to continue the success for the Unit. See you in 2015,Bill “U-Hoo” EnloeClown President 2014 Culinary Unit

At the Cornfest we held our annual “election” of unit officers and all positions changed except mine. Our newly “elected” president is

Lenny Williams, Jim Harrison is our new vice president replacing Mike Fenno, and David Smith is our new treasurer.At the September stated meeting we had

a very good showing of servers, including our only junior member, Anthony, Bob Lute’s grandson. Anthony volunteers whenever Bob will let him. When he was missing from the serving line he was in the kitchen helping wash dishes. He just loves to help, whenever and wherever needed. What a Great Kid!We have practiced trying to keep all food

on the plates and most made it. Before we

even started serving at the Stated meeting for October, our fearless leader Hal spilled gravy on his shoe and in a joint operation between Mike and Lenny they managed to almost pour gravy on the floor while changing pans. That’s why we ask you to stay back; our semi-skilled servers can’t get insurance.Submitted in the faith,Ken Conner, your loyal Scribe Director’s Staff

We will again serve lunch for the Bikers Against Child Abuse at the Shine for their monthly meetings and all the proceeds will go to the Director’s Staff. We need volunteers

at the Shrine on December 7th at 9AM and until about 2PM. We need at least 6 people to set up, cook, serve, and cleanup.Wednesday November 12th at 5:30pm

we will be holding elections for officers of the Director’s Staff for 2015. Please plan on attending.Saturday December 20th at 1pm we will

hold our annual Christmas Party in the Director’s Staff Meeting Room for friends and family.We are always looking for new members

so if you are interested please join us for our regular monthly meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6PM in the Red Fez Room for dinner prior to our meeting. You and your Lady will be our guests.It has been a fun year so thanks for all

you do. If you have any questions please contact one of your officers President, Larry Frank; First VP and Secretary, Scott Mudd; 2nd VP, Tom Calvin, and Bob Heard, Treasurer. A Red Coverall Greeters Unit

When was the last time you enjoyed an honest to goodness dungeness crab? Well mark your calendar

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for Friday, January 23. The Greeters are sponsoring a Northwest dungeness crab feed and raffle with fresh crab imported from Astoria, Oregon. Tickets are only $30 each and are available from any Greeter or the shrine office. Sales are limited to 120 tickets and sales close on December 30. Crab feed tickets make a wonderful Christmas stocking stuffer for any crustacean connoisseur. Don’t be left out; get your tickets early.Like the Marines, we’re always looking

for a few good men. We meet at 7:00 PM the third Monday of each month at the El Zaribah Shrine Center. Join us at 5:30 PM for libations and dinner.Ellis (Nick) Nichols 1st VP Mounted Patrol

Howdy y’all. We are having a good year so far and we are looking for an even better second half. Raymond (Ray) Vila and his lovely wife Sylvia

are new members of our Unit. Ray will soon be Master at Lodge #2 but plans on making time for the MP as well. Let’s make them feel welcome.Recently we got new Mounted Patrol

jackets, vests, and ladies jackets. They look good and will make our unit look more organized and even more spectacular than we already are.Remember our fall roundup coming up.

PLEASE try to make it as this is our only true fundraiser as well as being one of the best parties you could ever want to go to. We are very fortunate to have a fantastic member who has such a beautiful ranch and is willing to share it with us for our rides. Thank You, Scott for having us.Looking forward to seeing you soon.Vaya Con Dios,Nate

Temple GuardThe Temple Guard has had the

Captain resign and move to Texas. Jim Hoover, a Past Captain, has taken over the reins for the rest of the year. He has been getting good

help from a number of our Past Captains to make it through this time of transition.We had a very good showing of Guardsmen

working all five performances of the Shrine Circus. Special thanks goes out to Past Captain Jasper Nichols for his work setting up and taking down the cooking and eating areas and all the other things he did out there.Please mark your calendars for December

16th and plan to attend the Temple Guard Christmas party and also this night we’ll be honoring our wives and widows. A flyer will be coming out on this.A young Past Captain Apache Wells Shrine Club

November starts the season for lots of activity at the Apache Wells Shrine Club. The luncheon and business meeting will be held on

the 13th.On the 20th at the Apache Wells Gazebo

a Shrimp Feed will be held from 4:30PM until 6:30. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy. As a heads up for December: The luncheon and business meeting will be held on the 4th.The election of the 2015 officers will be conducted at this meeting. On December 12th we will hold the Official Visit and the Christmas Party at Apache Hall.Jack RobertsClub Scribe Drum and Bugle Club

A large welcome goes out to those new Nobles initiated at the Lake Havasu Ceremonial. We hope that you enjoyed yourselves and we encourage you to become an active

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having the first dinner of the season on the 2nd Monday in November at Cottonwood Country Club for Sun Lakes Shriners, membership is open to all Shriners). West Valley Shrine club

The West Valley Shrine Club is a knife & fork club of El Zaribah Shrine. Our very friendly club meets 3rd Wednesday’s at the Briarwood

Country Club - 20800 N 135th Ave, Sun City West, Arizona. We meet October through April; at 5:00 for cash bar, dinner following.We have entertainment with each meeting,

to round out a very enjoyable evening. Cost is a nominal $25 per person. Dress is Coat & Tie, with Fez. Reservations Required!!We also have a 50/50 drawing, half to

entertainment, and half divided among 2 winners of a drawing; $1 per ticket; 6 for $5. So come and win!Come join us for a great evening with Shrine

friends!! Contact Secretary Bob Omer at 623-505-9293 or [email protected] for reservations.

LOSWe had our OV with our Grand

High Priestess, Lady Bea Hillman along with an impressive Ceremonial. On behalf of the

Ladies of Sphinx Court I want to thank Bob Beffel & all the men of El Zaribah for the fantastic Dinner Murder Mystery Theater production. And thank you to Ill. Sir Ed Stolze, PP & Assistant Rabban, Randy Peters for singing “We Put Children First. Lady Bea was very impressed with how well our men & women get along with each other. We are a very good example for all of Shrinedom.We welcomed 4 new ladies into our court:

Lady Ginger Enloe, Lady Kay Hoover, Lady Betsy Ozee & Lady Nancy White.

Gina BairdHigh Priestess

Shriner by getting involved with a Unit or Club.The Joint OV of the Drum & Bugle Corps

plus the Patrol, Oriental Band, Temple Band, DeMolay Shrine Club, Computer Club, and Sandbaggers will be held Friday evening, November 14, at 6:00 pm for cocktails and 7:00 pm for dinner. Anyone interested may attend. Contact Jack Garrett or any of the heads of the above Units and Clubs for information on how to get your tickets.The Drum & Bugle Corps is always looking

for new members to beat a drum or blow a horn with us. If any Nobles are so inclined, stop by and meet us. We meet every Tuesday evening in the Band Room at 5:30 pm. You do not need to be a musician to play with us;we’ll teach you all you need to know.Alto Bugle Provost Club

The circus in September is now history and was a huge success. Our Recorder Jack Garrett, PP did

a fantastic job and we had a new record of attendance for our circus. The Provost Club would like to thank all our Provost Officers for participating and providing security for the circus. We are now into our rental season and have several events scheduled. Please participate in our rental events by volunteering to work.Nobles, come join us if you’re interested

Working as security for your Shrine. Please contact Captain Don Obara (480-361-6339) or Email him at [email protected] Provost Club motto is “Protecting and

serving the Shrine” and our mission is“To provide security at the temple events

and assist the Potentate as requested”. Sun Lakes Shrine Club

As summer is winding down, many of our friends are returning from cooler places ready to see all their AZ friends. So, we will be

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Joe & Mollie Pendergast 1/15Dean Bulkley 1/15W. D. Heenan 1/15Alan Rash 1/15Jim Schelin 1/15Al Cronin 1/16J.Hut Hutson, PP 1/16Earl Trundy 1/16

Linda DuBois 2/15Dorothy Stanfield 2/15Russ Hinkle, PP 2/16Dorothy Joerding 2/16William Longnecker 2/16 (in memory of Betty & Ray Henry) Ron Randleman, PP 2/16Tom Sweetman 2/16Judy White 2/16 (in memory of Bruce White)

Paul Brennan 3/15Jim Tollefson 3/15Gary Erickson 3/15El Zaribah Provost Club 3/16Burel Carney 3/16Helen Clark 3/16C. Henry Desenberg 3/16R. E. Dugan 3/16Carldon Hawkins 3/16Harvey Hawthorne 3/16Bob and Carol Shepard 3/16 (in memory of Sam Madsen and Dave Humphrey)

Barry Johnson 4/15Joseph Johnson 4/15Jack Wade 4/16Bill and Dee Wright 4/17

Don & Marilyn Castleman 5/15 (in Memory of Dale Castleman) Richard Costes 5/15Esther Hoffman 5/15 (in memo-ry of Paul Hoffman)Virgil Johnston 5/15Carol Jones 5/15Forrest Mallette 5/15 (in memory of Albert G. Wendt) Thomas Rickard 5/15Marion Porto 5/16 (in memory of Rosario Porto)

Mary Lou Salyer 5/16 (in memory of Barney Salyer) WH Williamson 5/16Chuck and Kay Leon 5/16 (in memory of Betty Leon)Jerry Bauler 5/17Michael Meier 5/17Max Long 5/19Betty and Chuck Krebs 5/19 (in memory of Chuck Krebs, PP)

Henry Huddleston 10/15Robert Johnston 10/15Burt Oien, PIP 10/15Merrill D. Putnam PP 10/15Mary Lou Salyer 10/15

John Locher 11/14*Jon Lokensgard 11/14*Sally Olson 11/14*John Spooler 11/14*Liz Castronovo 11/14*Everett Jenks 11/15David and Georgianna Miller 11/15Trudy Mullins 11/15Don Obarra 11/15Robert Richmond 11/15Lyman and Lynn Hatch 11/16Joan Isaacs 11/16Chuck Hudson 11/16Joan Meighan 11/16Renate Sweat 11/17

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