THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S. · Joseph I Musser 14th Henry Hemmingsen Marc Mongan John H. Shockey Richard K. Webster 15 William Bellomy Adam Keenan Dale

Tebala GramTebala Gram THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S.

Oasis of Rockford Desert of Illinois

5/09 Blood Drive 5/10 Mother’s Day Dinner 5/15 Tebala Temple Monthly Meeting 5/18 Queen’s Tea 5/30 Bunko 5/31 Rockford City Market Day

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

John Milliren, Potentate Vol. 13, No. 5, May 2013

5/31-6/2 Circus 6/15 Director’s staff Golf Play Day 6/15 70’s Dance 6/19 Tebala Temple Monthly Meeting 6/30-7/4 Imperal Session in Indianapolis 8/17 Race Night / Potentate Golf Play Day 8/31-9/2 Potentate’s Trip

Tebala Easter Egg Hunt a Real Hare of a Good Time

Top left: Potentate John Milliren enjoying some alone time with the Easter Bunny. Top Right: Members of the Divan hanging with the Easter Bunny.

2 Tebala Gram May 2013

T e b a l a S t e p p i n g U p F o r T h e C h i l d r e n !

Looking forward to Ceremonial April 20th

Bloody Mary’s at 10:00 Drinks not open to

Candidates. Registration 11:00. Ladies

luncheon 11:30 at the Hoffman House. $9.99

Cold cut buffet

Evening Event

Social Time 5:00 Dinner 6:00. $15.00

Pork Loin, Scalloped Potatoes, Green been Almond, Salad,

Roll, Desert table. Please make Reservations with Denise at

Tebala.

We have been working very hard at Masonic relations in

getting Men together to socialize and talk about our Frater-

nity’s and bring in prospects to all Masonic Orders.

Our Next Masonic Mixer is on May 2nd 6PM Social 7PM

Dinner$10.00 Beef tips and Noodles

Mother’s day dinner May 10th at the Hoffman House.

Small Steak and 3 Fan tail Prawns $22.00. Social at 6PM

Dinner at 7:00

Circus starting May31 thru June 2nd. Please make plans now

to help with this event as this is the face of Tebala.

Plan now for making the trip to Indianapolis, Indiana for

Imperial Shrine June 30th thru July 4th. We will be staying at

the J.W. Marriot connected to the convention center.

We have blocked 20 rooms at the J.W.

All reservations should go thru Denise.

Onions will be in April 26, Get your order in now and plan

for their arrival.

Check the Tebala web page for updates on upcoming events

John Milliren

Potentate

Don’t Forget

Tebala Golf Play Day

August 17th, 2013

8:00 am shot gun start.

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P l a c e Y O U R a d v e r t i s em e n t i n t h e T e b a l a G r a m T O D A Y !

TEBALA SHRINE TEMPLE MEETING MINUTES, MARCH

JOHN MILLIREN,

POTENTATE

LOY RICE,

CHIEF RABBAN

LARRY KEYSER,

ASSISTANT RABBAN

TOM WATSON,

HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET

LES MCCLELLAND,

ORIENTAL GUIDE

TOM RUNGE, P.P.

TREASURER

MARK TORRANCE,

RECORDER

Those present per register.

THE MEETING WAS CALLED

TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY:

JOHN MILLIREN,

POTENTATE

MINUTES: Motion made by Matt

Thomann, 2nd by Tom Brawner,

P.P. to dispense with the reading of

the minutes, motion passed. Fi-

nance committee report. Motion

made by Matt Thomann, 2nd by

Siegy to accept the report as pre-

sented.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Motion made by Matt Thomann,

&2nd to accept the Treasurer’s re-

port. Motion passed.

INVESTMENT REPORT: Motion made by Hollie Guist & 2nd

to accept investment report as pre-

sented, motion passed.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS:

Motion made by Mike Hoeth, 2nd

by Carlos Duran to pay the bills,

motion passed.

DEATHS, DEMITS, RESTORA-

TIONS: Starting membership 1097, re-

stored 1;expired 2;suspensions 0;

associates 13;loss of 1;total mem-

bership 1097.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

CALENDAR RAFFLE – Les McClelland reported that 106

calendars are still out, money

needs to be collected, March 31,

2013 is the deadline.

SHRINE HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL GAME:

Skype meeting on Saturday. Sean

Considine will be doing the dinner

on July 12th. The football game is

June 13th. Would like a lot of

Shrine units. Larry Keyser is Pa-

rade Marshall for our units. Need

more parade units & clubs.

MEMBERSHIP :

Jerry Minor was dressed for the

70’s. June 15, 2013 is the 70’s

dance. Jerry also provided a list of

upcoming events. Clubs & Units

could send representatives to help

with membership for the Clubs &

Units. He also mentioned the IL

CHIP program that was just held at

Pecatonica Lodge. They received 6

inquirers for Masonic petition, and

3 of those are interested in moving

on to be Shriners.

ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY: Hollie Guist reported on ―Racin’

for the Kids‖ will be Aug. 17th.

Read a letter via the hospital of a

patient that started at the hospital at

the age of 9 months. This helps tell

people what we do.

OLD BUSINESS: None

NEW BUSINESS: Polo Lodge – Dan Hartmann re-

ported there will be a Chili and

Oyster dinner on Thursday, March

21 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Wilbert Hecht recommended a new

Mason for membership.

Read a petition from Paul Thorne,

accepted. Circus contract for 2013

– 2016 with Hamid Circus ap-

proved. Motion made by Dave

Giamalva, 2nd by Bruce Sumpter

for $1000.00 donation for Jack

Atchison’s car. Question asked

about whether it is in the budget,

motion carried.

GOOD OF THE ORDER:

Les McClelland reported on O.G.

school. Imperial Doug Maxwell

presented on the sound financial

footing of the hospitals. Les stated

that he learned a bunch, and that all

the sessions were very worthwhile.

All help and assistance to the

Wounded Warriors project will be

covered by Tri-Care. Chuck Slater

stated the importance of taking

care of your car when you have left

it if only for an hour or so in the

parking lot.

Illustrious Sir John introduced

Rick Anderson, and the newest

member of the fraternity, Paul

Hoffman.

Bruce Sumpter is still collecting

tabs, please bring them to the of-

fice.

MEETING ADJOUNED AT

8:32 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

TOM RUNGE, PP,

RECORDER PRO-TEM



NOBILITY BIRTHDAYS IN MAY

1st

Clay W. Cooper

Robert Diehl

Donald B. Lockhart

2nd

David Hayes

Dean Miller

Henry Twombly

3rd

Curt D. Barnes

David J. Erbes

Donald M. Mueller

Terry L. Ridenour

4th

Kenneth E. Ellis

Ralph Pabon

Donald Umphryes

5th

Clifton C. Bender

Robert T. Metsker

Robert D. Rutz

6th

Jay B. Haka

Reinhold Peterson

John A. Swanson

7th

Fred Fleming

Wayne Olson

Edward Watne

8th

Donald Kimes, PP

9th

Bob Harkness

William Johnson

William Nichols

10th

William Gambrel

Stewart S. Olson

Michale Rumney

Armer Severin, PP

Donald G. Swanson

11th

Terry L. Behling

Raymond Cain

Terry R. Irwin

Vernon Preste-

gaard

12th

Donald E. Arn

Robert Bittermann

Wendell Court

Roger L. Miller

13th

Joseph I Musser

14th

Henry Hemmingsen

Marc Mongan

John H. Shockey

Richard K. Webster

15th

William Bellomy

Adam Keenan

Dale Sievert

16th

Elbert Barrett

James Gaffney, Jr.

17th

William McCorkle

Michael Senter

18th

Clyde Clubb

Omar Wilhelms

19th

Bruce Knipple

20th

Jerry Boose

Louis Cerveny

Ned Dickey

Roy C. French

Norman K. Hughes

Craig Robertson

21st

Henry Lanan

David J.Sprecher

Richard Zenzen

22nd

Terry R. Butz

Edward J. Keenan

23rd

Paul W. Conrad

Lewis DeGraff

Levi Heinemeyer

24th

Robert Donaldson

Lee Felski

Hunter Gilmore

James Truninger

25th

Norman Oehler

Donald Vogeler

26th

George Darling

Jon Delano

Troy Feece

27th

Ronald Asche

Edwin Benson

Gary Mitchell

Dale H. Wacker

28th

Forrest Burtner

Richard Jordan

Jack Wilson

29th

Harold H. Readel

Greg Stanbury

Elmer Ward

Derek Winfield

30th

Leroy Embry Jr

Charles Owen

Thomas I. Webb

31st

William Fisher,PP

Charles C. Rowland

William Shaffer Sr



Anybody can achieve any-thing. Do you believe that? I do! But there is a caveat that must be made. Those who succeed are those who walk through the door of opportunity when it swings open. That we know! But what is the secret to getting through the door of opportunity? I believe that we must be at the door when it swings open. In other words we must not only be present but ready for the moment.

I understand that Frank Sinatra got his big break while working as a waiter. One day, as he was waiting ta-bles, who does he see sitting in the restaurant, but one of the biggest names in the music industry? Old Blue Eyes did the unbelievable: He cleared off a table next to the gentleman and got up on it and sang! He knew he was done at the restaurant for doing so, but how many times would this door of op-portunity open up? Needless to say, the rest is history.

You may remember the stage-hand for Kenny G who one day was in the auditorium with Kenny, just the two of them, when he started to play every song for him on the piano that was set up. Kenny didn’t even know the guy could play the piano. Guess who is now the lead keyboardist for Kenny G? You got it!

You see, we never know when the door of opportunity is going to open wide. For some, the big break comes early in life and for others later on. But for all of those who become successful, there is one key similarity: They were ready! And for every one of those who were ready, there were thousands more who weren’t. It wasn’t because they couldn’t do the job, it was because they weren’t ready for the moment.

As members of Tebala Shrine are you ready to move forward and re-gain the stature reflective of being a Shriner? It is very easy to look around and recognize that our membership is smaller today. That it requires more effort to achieve our goals. If that is all you can see then I have to say you are not ready to walk through the door of opportunity open before us.

I happen to see a wide open door way ready for us to walk through. It will take renewed effort, and strong commitment as well as a willingness to go the extra mile. We stand on a threshold of new glory however we

must be willing to put, as my coach once said, additional skin in the effort.

The fact is there are children out there that are not even born yet that will require our assistance in order to have an opportunity for a good life. We already have children and grand-children in this world as well as friends and neighbors that are looking for men-tors to pattern their lives after. We are all being watched to see if we have the gumption to walk through this doorway to greater accomplishment. Nothing great ever materializes without some-body willing to do what is needed.

I know, like many of you, I look at my personal schedule and wonder, what else can I do to make a positive difference in the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, and my Blue Lodge. I have heard myself say I can’t be in two or four places at the same time. I contin-ue to serve with my wife who is also an officer on the line for the Daughters of The Nile as a Co-Pastor of a church in Lindenwood, Illinois. I have accepted the invitation to work for a friend of mine as Director of Marketing, and I serve as Chaplain for our Tebala Tem-ple and now have the privilege of serv-ing as Oriental Guide. As Oriental Guide I have been assigned the re-sponsibility of being more involved with some of the Units and Clubs. In addi-tion, I am accountable to each of you both morally and legally as an elected official on the Line to provide appropri-ate leadership and guidance to our fra-ternity. I also know that I am strongly committed to being better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow than I am today. I also know that I am not alone in this commitment

I do not share these commit-ments with you lightly because I per-sonally know others who have more commitments than I have and are cur-rently serving our temple in a variety of different ways. The point I want to make and hope is being reflected is your fraternity needs your interest, your involvement, your drive, your support. We need your willingness to get re-involved once again; we need your drive, your personal commitment to make a difference by deliberately choosing to be the difference!

I also know and understand for some of you driving may have become problematic due to physical circum-stances. If that is the case know that once we are aware of this and you are

interested and desire to become more involved than you have been then let us know. Give me a personal call at 815-222-7943 or send me an email at [email protected]. I am cer-tain we can get our heads together and figure out a game plan that will empow-er you with the ability to once again become personally involved with a mis-sion that is critical to the welfare of oth-ers. In addition I am certain you will once again find some of the laughter and joy that always comes when you are around others that have a common goal and interest in life.

It is important to realize also that this journey of life we are all on includes the presence of a spouse, son, daughter, or friend. Perhaps what we need to do is invite them to come with us on this journey. Masonry can be a family experience. Let us em-brace all of it and become blessed in the process.

So, the question for us is are we ready? Are you ready? Here are some thoughts for you to consider. Are your skills as sharp as they could be at this point in your life? Notice I did not say are they as sharp as they use to be but as they could be? Is your charac-ter deep enough? I personally invite you to step forward and choose to make a difference. The door way to increased good and wholeness is open and ready for all of us to walk through. I invite you to join us in our journey for-ward. Don’t just sit and wish and dream. Be proactive and start today to get yourself physically capable of walk-ing through this open door way for in-creased joy and happiness. You are needed!

Shhh. Do you hear that? Hing-es creaking! It is the sound of the door opening. Your door of opportunity! Now is the time to move forward. Join me and others on this journey. Invite your fellow members from the Blue Lodge , the York Rite, The Scottish Rite, to join you on this journey. Call me at 815-222-7943 or email me at [email protected] . We have work to do and goals to achieve as a fraternity.

I look forward to hearing from you soon….!

Fraternally yours,

Rev. Les McClelland Chaplain and Oriental Guide

Chaplain’s Call

mailto:[email protected]



LOVES PARK SHRINE CLUB NEWS…(and random thoughts)

As I previously informed …..you

will

have to wait until the June issue to

find out about our first meeting of

the year. UNLESS: you attended as

I urged you to do.

An Augie update: Fishing hasn’t

been too good in Arizona this year.

My prediction was half right. Augie

caught the most (2 or 3) but Lady

Karen didn’t even wet a line. She’s

waiting for the challenge of Wiscon-

sin waters…I’m sure she will end up

with the biggest. By the time you

read this Augie will have sold many,

many bags of onions for the Club.

He has been the top seller for the

club for many, many years also.

Noble Ray Olson sent his dues for

2013 all the way from Sun City, AZ.

He will be returning soon and is

looking forward to the Parade Sea-

son. Our Parade Chairman, Noble

Gene Snyder is working on a very

ambitious season for us this year.

Looking ahead to June….keep in

mind the Club is the Host for the

June Temple meeting.

Our P. O. Box is still waiting for

new or renewed members. Dues are

$10.15 per year.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

TIME:

Brain Teaser Time:

Re-run time from the April, 2005

TebalaGram.

Which common English word

changes its pronunciation when the

first letter is capitalized?

Keep reading for the answer.

DID YOU KNOW? TRIVIA:

Ever wonder who started golf’s Ry-

der Cup? It was Samuel Ryder, a

wealthy Englishman who made his

fortune selling penny packets of

flower seeds. His original prize in

1926: A champagne and chicken

sandwich dinner for all competitors

and $5 for the winner.

In 1960, Green Bay Packer Paul

Horning scored the most points ev-

er—176 –in one pro season. He was

not only their star halfback, but the

guy who kicked field goals for extra

points as well.

These guys are too good! In the

1956 Tasmanian Golf Open, the

winner was Peter Toogood. His dad,

Alfred Toogood, came in second,

and his brother, John Toogood,

came in third.

In 1807, Louis Sockalexis was the

first known Native American to play

major league baseball. His presence

on the roster of the Cleveland Spi-

ders spawned the team’s better

known name: spectators mockingly

called them the Cleveland Indians.

Despite what you might’ve seen in

the movie, A League of Their Own,

a baseball player can’t legally catch

a ball in her cap. It has to be by

glove or hand, nothing else.

Ever wonder why tennis balls are so

fuzzy? It’s mostly to slow the game

down. The fuzz makes the ball less

bouncy. It also increases wind re-

sistance. A side benefit is that the

fuzz grips the strings of the racquet

slightly, allowing more spin and ball

control.

CHICAGO LOOP TRIVIA:

The famous Route 66 highway starts

in the Loop, at Michigan Avenue

and Jackson Street. It ends 2,500

miles later, in Los Angeles.

The first Chicago liquor license was

issued to Berghoff’s in 1933.

The Loop is the largest college town

in Illinois, with more than 65,000

Students.

More than 500,000 people come to

work in the Loop each day.

SIGNS & PLACES:

Life is Short. Read fast.

MY BARN MY RULES

We don’t stand for gossip.

So sit down and get comfy.

Many People Have Eaten My Cook-

ing & Gone On to Lead Normal

Lives

Don’t follow where the path may

lead… go where there is no path &

Leave a trail.

PONDER A WHILE:

I’ve learned that people will forget

what you said, people will forget

what you did, but people will never

forget how you made them feel.

The only one who can tell you that

you can’t is you, but you don’t have

to listen!

In order to succeed, your desire for

success should be greater that your

fear of failure.

Sometimes you just have to take the

leap, and build your wings on the

way down.

Experience is a hard teacher because

you get the test first, the lessons af-

terwards.

Success seems to be largely a matter

of hanging on after others have let

go.

If you don’t know where you are

going, you will probably end up

somewhere else.

Every accomplishment starts with

the decision to try.

You never know what happiness a

simple act of kindness will bring

about.

The future depends entirely on what

each of us does with every day.



The further backwards you can

look, the further forward you are

likely to see.

For every minute you are angry

you lose sixty seconds of happi-

ness.

The only place you find success

before work is in the dictionary.

It’s not what you look at that mat-

ters, it’s what you see.

Confidence is contagious. So is

lack of confidence.

A smile is a curved line that sets

things straight.

RECENT T-SHIRT SAYINGS:

IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S

TRUE.

And because it’s not about me.

Anytime I feel like exercising I lie

down until the feeling passes.

I used to think BEER was bad for

me so I GAVE UP thinking.

I AM 39. (But this shirt is quite

old.)

HARD-WARE: the parts of a

computer system that can be

kicked.

Listen & Silent have the same let-

ters.

Coinidence?

The Gray Hair & Wrinkles only

add character.

You’re not that bad I’M JUST

THAT

AWESOME

VOTED MOST LIKELY TO RE-

CEDE

It isn’t a bad mood. It’s my per-

sonality. Get used to it.

OLD AGE COMES at an incon-

venient time.

I know I’m NOT PERFECT

But I’m so close IT SCARES ME!

Let Me DROP EVERYTHING &

work on YOUR PROBLEM

The only YOGA Stretch I’ve per-

fected is

The YAWN!

If things get any worse I’ll have to

ask you to stop helping.

Thespacebaronmycomputerisbro-

ken

WHO SAID THAT?

It’s not enough just to swing at the

ball; you’ve got to loosen your

girdle and really let the ball have

it.

Babe Didrikson

―Procrastination is like a credit

card: it’s a lot of fun until you get

the bill.‖

Christopher Parker

―There are only two basic ways of

establishing competitive ad-

vantage: do things better than

others or do them differently.‖

Karl Albrecht

―I’d rather be a failure at some-

thing I love than a success at

something that I hate.‖

George Burns

―Experience is not what happens

to a man. It’s what a man does

with what happens to him.‖ Ald-

ous Huxley

―You must learn from the mis-

takes of others. You can’t possi-

bly live long enough to make

them all yourself.‖

Sam Levinson

―The more original a discovery;

the more obvious it seems after-

ward.‖

Arthur Koestler

―If you have the courage to begin,

you have the courage to succeed.‖

David Viscott

―Thinking is the hardest work

there is, which is probably the rea-

son why so few engage in it.‖

Henry Ford

BRAIN TEASER ANSWER:

The word is polish or Polish.

KIDS & GRANDKIDS TIME:

Q. What is the longest word in

the English language?

A. Smiles—because there’s a

mile between the first and last let-

ter.

Q. What is the best way to keep

fish from smelling?

A. Cut off their noses.

Q. What animal has the smallest

appetite?

A. A moth. It just eats holes.

Q. What book contains more stir-

ring pages than any other book:

A. A cookbook.

Q. Why should you always take a

watch with you when you cross

the desert?

A. Because there is a spring in it.

LAUGH A LITTLE TIME:

PAY DAY

A regular customer walks into the

bar and says, ―Bartender, one

round for everyone, on me!‖

The bartender says, ―Well, seems

you’re in a really good mood to-

night.:

The man replies, ―I sure am! Yes-

terday I was hired by the city to

go around and collect from the

parking meters!‖

The bartender congratulates the

man and proceeds to pour the

round.

The next night the same man

walks back in, ―Bartender, TWO

rounds for everyone, on me!‖





The bartender says, ―If you’re so happy just over having this new job, I can just imagine how happy you’ll

be when you get your first paycheck!‖

With a wondrous look on his face, the puls out a handful of quarters from his packet and says, ―You mean

they’re gonna PAY me too?‖

PONY EXPRESS

At a Milwaukee post office, a woman complained to the clerk that a Pony Express rider could get a letter

from Milwaukee to St. Louis in two days, and now it takes three. ―I’d like to know why,‖ she scoffed.

The clerk thought about it for a moment, then his face brightened and he replied, ―The horses are a lot old-

er now?‖

PARKED CARS IN THE SNOW

It had been snowing for hours when an announcement came over the intercom: ―Will the students who are

parked on University Drive please move their cars so that we may begin plowing.‖

Twenty minutes later there was another announcement. ―Will the twelve hundred students who went to

move 26 cars please return to class.‖

It’s about time to duck out but first a reminder---Please forward your ideas, comments, questions, com-

plaints, atta-boys, suggestions or whatever to President PP Leon Larsen at 1-815-633-7437 (home0 or 1-

815-494-2554 (mobile). Vice President PP Tom Runge at 1-815-38908622 (home) or 1-815-389-6566

(mobile), Secretary Gene Snyder at 1-779-475-0222 (home) or 1-815-520-4997 (mobile),

or Treasurer Jim Hall at 1-815-633-1784. The mailing address remains:

Loves Park Shrine Club, P.O. Box 2411,

Loves Park, IL 61132-0411. Now it is time to duck out! Jim Hall, Scribe

Tebala Shrine will be manning the gates and will have a 10x 10 tent May 31st from 2:45p.m. until

8:15p.m. at Rockford City Market held on Water Street and East Tate Street; we will need volunteers. I

would like to have those interested in helping promote our fraternity to contact Jerry Minor if interested. I

would like those from the many Masonic organizations to participate in this event. Blue Lodge , Nile,

Rainbow, O.E.S., Scottish Rite, York Rite, DeMolay, and Jobs Daughters wear clothes that represent your

group, bring brochures, petitions, be ready to talk why your group is important, how to join, and the kind

of fun you have to offer. Please send to the membership chairman at Tebala a list of your important com-

munity events that you want to promote so we can list them on a hand out flyer. Also promote this day

with all your family and your Masonic brothers and sisters as well. This will be as successful as you want

it to be and it’s a way to promote your organizations within the community. Any questions please contact

Jerry Minor membership chairman at 815-978-0582 or by email: [email protected].

TEBALA AT ROCKFORD CITY MARKET



BLOOD DRIVE Thursdays, From 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Dates: Thursday, May 9

Thursday, July 25

at the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission, 2500 North Annie Glidden

Road.

Thursday, June 9

at the DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144, southeast corner of Fairview Road and South

4th Street (Route 23).

Every day, around 44,000 pints of blood are needed in hospitals. Individuals who are 17 years

of age weighing at least 110 pounds and generally in good health may be eligible to donate

blood.

The DeKalb County Forty and Eight along with Heartland Blood Centers have joined forces

with the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission and the DeKalb Masonic Lodge 144

to schedule several blood drives locally.

To pre-register for donating blood please call

Frank Beierlotzer 815-758-5788 or email [email protected].

Reserved time slots are 3:00pm, 3:20pm, 3:40pm, 4:00pm & etc. up to 5:40pm.

Walk-ins are most welcome. Please bring your blood donor card or driver’s license or

a photo ID or two other forms of identification.

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE !!!!!

mailto:[email protected]



Potentate’s Trip

John and Bonnie Invite

you to a

Riverboat Cruise

August 31st, September 1st and 2nd

Travel the Mississippi River

On the Twilight Riverboat

For more information join us

March 30th, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Tebala Shrine Center

The Annual Shrine Hospital Donor Representative meet-

ing will be held April 12 at the Chicago unit. This is a very

constructive event as all fourteen rep’s converge and describe

how they raise money. The weekly Shrinelines publication

also mentions the various events throughout the Chicago

Hospital area that are performed to raise funds. I received an

email recently describing how the Shrine has worked with H & R Block as a fundraising opportunity.

One recent gift to the hospital was created by having a farmer donate 222 bushels of soybeans because

the hospital had helped his daughter. The Shrine Football game will be held Saturday, July 13 at the

Tucci Stadium in Bloomington. We hope to have a good turnout from Tebala. Remember to be looking

for patients and remembering the hospital in your will. Bill Condon, Donor Representative

Hey – We Want to Get the Band Back Together!!!

We Want You!!!

Interested in Forming a Musical Group at Tebala?

A group of Nobles are inviting any and all members of Tebala

who have an interest in forming a Band (type unknown at this

time) to contact the Tebala business office. At this time there

are no definite plans as to the final form this band may take.

The object is only to have fun and play a little music. Any lev-

el of ability is welcome! We will be trying to sign-up as many

potential members as possible over the next few months and

hold an organizational meeting at a later date this year.

If you have any interest at all – please call the Tebala office at

815-332-2010 and provide your name, type of instrument you

play and an address/phone number to contact you.. We will be

in touch as plans progress.

We Want You!!! Please Call Today!!!

Singers wanted to provide melodious memo-ries at Tebala events and Ceremonials. No previous experience needed. PLEASE – We need your help! Shower and car singers wel-comed. We have fun and enjoy Shrine fellow-ship. Only 2 – 3 rehearsals per year!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

SINGERS

WANTED

Please Contact the Tebala Office@ 815-332-2010 or [email protected]



RACING FOR THE KIDS: WOW! Can you believe it? Spring is just around the corner. What does that mean? Racing season is here. The Daytona 500 has happened and NAS-

CAR is in full swing. Well this year’s “RACING FOR KIDS” will be Saturday, August 17th and be

combined with a “Back to School” night at the Rockford Speedway as the kids start school that week. Plans are under way for the various events that evening, but one thing is for sure. We will

be “HAVING FUN and HELPING KIDS”! That’s what Shriner’s do! So mark this date down in

your calendars and plan on being a sponsor this year. There will be a barbeque prior to racing for

Tebala ticket holders. Kids ages 11 and under get in

free.

For more information, or to become a sponsor for this

event, please contact Hollie Guist at 815-631-3695 or

Jack Atchison at 815-262-4433. Sponsorships will re-

main at $100 and sponsors will receive 5 adult tickets,

10 children tickets and a sponsor item to be determined.

Hear Yea, Hear Yea, Calling All

Nobles To Bring In Your Candidates!

All Clubs and units reach out to your brothers in your

lodges find new candidates to join in the fun of your

club and or units make sure you pick up petitions when

you are at the temple.

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2013 TEBALA DUES?

Are you current with your dues?

This year the Membership Chairman, Jerry D. Minor, has requested that all clubs, Committees and Units check the

status of their members at meetings to verify that they have a current 2013 dues card.

Current means that you have paid your Tebala Temple dues for the current colander year.

Not being current will cause you to not be eligible to participate in any Tebala Parade, attend any Stated Meetings, or

Ceremonials and may also disallow you from participating in certain other functions.

If you have not yet paid your 2013 dues please do so as soon as possible..

Pictured Above: Gary Ackerman sporting his new patriotic clown costume as he plays catch with too young men. We love the new look.



THE 62nd

Tebala Shrine Circus is Coming

The time is fast approaching for the 62nd

annual Tebala Shrine Circus. The first performance of this year’s circus will be at 12:30 PM on Friday, May 31

st, 2013 at the Indoor Sports Center on Riv-

erside Boulevard in Loves Park, Illinois. There will be nine performances in total. There will be three shows on May 31

st, June 1

st, and June 2

nd. The performances each day will be at 12:30 PM,

4:00 PM and 7:30 PM The Tebala Shrine Circus is one of the primary fund raisers for our Shrine Center. Your help is needed in making this Tebala Shrine fund raiser a success. The purchase of your Circus ticket vouchers and volunteering at the circus are a great help to your Tebala. There are many jobs to be done at the Shrine Circus. There is a job for everyone that shows up to work. Remember that many hands make light work. The Tebala Shrine Circus dates are May 31

st, June 1

st, and June 2

nd, 2013 at the Indoor Sports

Center. Contact Tom Runge at (815) 389-8622 or Leon Larsen at (815) 494-1554 for more infor-mation or to let us know you’ll be there.

Think Circus! Tom Runge, Circus Chairman



TEBALA GOLF PLAY DAY

August 17, 2013

West Lake Village Golf Course

Get your Foursome Together Now!!!

SHOTGUN START 8:00 A.M. $70.00 Includes: Golf, Cart, Lunch and Beverages and

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN $5000.00 FOR THE

FIRST HOLE IN ONE ON A SELECTED PAR 3!

HOLE SPONSORSHIPS available for $50.00

Call to register your foursome and/or hole sponsorship. Tebala Shrine Center 815-322-2010 or Tom Watson 815-494-2545

Sword of Bunker Hill Blackhawk #8

Will be held in Stockton, IL Masonic Temple

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Candidate’s must be there at 6:00 p.m.

For information please call Walt Steffes at 815-947-3624



Tebala Shrine Directors Staff

Golf Stag

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Shotgun Start at 7:30 AM

At Silver Ridge Golf Course

$75.00 per Golfer includes Golf, Cart, Beverages on the Course, and Steak Dinner

Call JJ Wilson at (815 721-2286, Leon Larsen at (815) 494-1554,

Bruce Sumpter at (815) 621-5497,

or Tom Runge at (815) 389-8622 for more infor-

mation and your tickets

Daughters of the Nile

Alabet Temple No. 31

invite all members, guests and friends

to an afternoon of

BUNKO This game requires no prior knowledge of how to play;

There is no special skill or strategy to learn.

If you can roll dice and know how to laugh, you can enjoy this game.

A donation to the Alabet No. 31 general fund of $5.00 and an hors d’oeuvres to share is all that is required.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

1 pm to 3 pm

Malquist Room at Tebala Shrine Center, Rockford, IL

Contact Gloria Patterson at 847-341-5001 for additional questions. Reservations are NOT required.

Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 64 Rockford, IL

Blackhawk Farms Weekend Dave Babcock 815-335-2498 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 16-17, 2012 Circus Loy Rice 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 1-3, 2012 Corn Boil Director’s Staff Divan Aides Greg Stanbury 815-985-4471 August 15, 2012 Tebala Family Picnic DeKalb County S.C. Divan All Aides August 26, 2012 “Karnival of Karnage” Mark Torrance 815-871-6226 Matt Thomann 815-310-0310 Rick Jenks 815-985-4302 October 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, & 31,Nov1 2013 Vidalia Onions Paul Thorne 630-365-6217 Bill Fisher, P.P. 815-519-6240 Arabic Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-218-3623 Chanters Ronald Pauly 815-398-4548 Director’s Staff Tom Runge, P.P. 815-222-6566 Guards Peter J. Holm 815-389-1246 Honda Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-734-4887

Horse Patrol Bill Heflin 815-234-2249 Klowns Dan Hartman 815-946-2000 Meeting first Tuesday at Temple,7:30p.m. Upcoming events Parade Season Marshal Aides Larry Whitsel 815-332-5760 Mini-Bikes Arthur Swanson 815-547-1064 Meeting first Thursday of the month at Zamador Club, Richmond, IL, 7:00 p.m. Motor Patrol Mike Hoeth 847-223-1824 Parade Staff Ron Lanquist 815-397-0656 Ritualistic Divan Donald Kimes, P.P. 815-335-2838 Air Squadron Hollie Guist 815-631-3695 Meeting fourth Wednesday of each month; call for location. Batavia Shrine Club Bob Armstrong 815-459-3898 Big Wheels Bill Owens 847-803-6738 Cell: 773-870-0296 [email protected] Blue Haze Choppers Joe Blanchard 815-985-4791 DeKalb County Shrine Club Chuck Slater 847-774-7400

Dixon Shrine Club John Red 815-288-0250 Dressers Walter Lockhart 630-892-2251 Meeting fourth Tuesday at Temple at 7:30p.m. Freeport Shrine Club Dennis Meyers 815-541-1784 Freeport T-Ten Parade Club Dean White 815-623-3434 Office: 815-235-6136 Jo-Carroll Shrine Club Walt Steffes 815-947-3624 Cell: 815-238-0725 Meeting second Wednesday of the month; call for location. Legion of Honor Glenn Klebsdel 815-389-2426 Loves Park Shrine Club Leon Larsen 815-633-7434 Cell: 815-494-1554 Meeting second Thursday, April—November McHenry County Shrine Club Roland Wood 815-385-9172 Mendota Shrine Club Vade Wadmeyer 815-866-6177 Ogle County Shrine Club Hollie Guist 815-631-3695 Past Masters Jim Allen 815-231-2555 Membership Chairman Jerry D. Minor 815-654-4627 815-978-0582 [email protected]

Tebala Shrine Center

7910 Newburg Road

Rockford, IL 61108

(815) 332-2010

Attention,

Nobles! Join the fun and get involved.

Make a call today!

2013 TEBALA OFFICERS Potentate: John Milliren email: [email protected]

or [email protected] Home: 815-874-5922 Cell: 815-703-6803

Chief Rabban: Loy Rice email: [email protected] Home: 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-494-8667

Assistant Rabban: Larry Keyser email: [email protected] Home: 815-544-7733

High Priest & Prophet: Tom Watson email: [email protected] Home: 815-633-2054 Cell: 815-494-2545

Oriental Guide: Les McMclelland email: [email protected] Home: 815-398-7399 Cell: 815-222-7943 Treasurer: Tom Runge, P.P. email: [email protected] Home: 815-389-8622 Cell: 815-222-6566

Recorder: Mark Torrance email: [email protected] Cell: 815-871-6226

Tebala Shrine Office: 7910 Newburg Road Rockford, IL 61108

Office Hours: 8 AM – 4 PM M-F

815-332-2010 815-332-5923 Fax
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S. · Joseph I Musser 14th Henry Hemmingsen Marc Mongan John H. Shockey Richard K. Webster 15 William Bellomy Adam Keenan Dale