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WORSHIPFUL MASTER - Jeremy C. Vaughn, P.M. (208) 339-6849
SECRETARY– Mark V. Graybeal, P.M. (208) 731-1754
DECEMBER 2016 - TRESTLEBOARD
From the Worshipful Master Greetings Brothers and Friends,
It seems like just yesterday that we
held our installation for 2016, and yet,
here we are, on the cusp of another
transition to a new corps of officers for
Twin Falls Lodge. Congratulations to
WM-Elect Charbonneau and his incoming
officers. We’ll get the first chance to see them in action
at the December Stated Meeting, where we will be
having a step-up night.
We continued our degree work on November 30
with a second degree, which is a fitting end to our
Masonic Year. As of this writing, we are coaching at
least four Entered Apprentices, four or five Fellowcrafts,
and are finishing up a couple of Master Mason
proficiencies. This is a great way to cap off our year,
and we have many degrees to look forward to under
Don’s term.
This year was not the easiest nor the best for our
lodge. We started with several struggles and with some
looming problems that we had to address. Along the
way, many brothers had to decide how they wanted to
work through our challenges. For some, the answer was
to seek the answers elsewhere; for others, the solution
was to redouble their efforts in this lodge.
I don’t wish to labor over our challenges, but I
am pleased to say that where we stand today as a lodge
is a much brighter place. I could not be more proud of
the officers and members of this lodge and the effort
they have invested to change the destiny of Twin Falls
Lodge. Some difficult decisions have been made, and
the future looks both peaceful and bright.
Change is coming for our lodge; I believe in a
positive way. Part of that change will be discussed at
the December Meeting. Part will be discussed in the
months to come. Undoubtedly, part of that change will
be discovered in how we integrate our newest members
into our fold and how we embrace their fresh
perspective towards our Fraternity and in how we
mentor them as new Masons. I have frequently quipped
that each lodge is but a half dozen new Master Masons
away from being a totally new lodge.
Yet despite the changes and new ideas which are
budding and growing, we have maintained our
commitment to our ancient fraternity and the traditional
ways which we do things. We have dedicated ourselves
to fraternity and education; to personal growth and to
building the lodge we want.
I am proud of Twin Falls Lodge and its
members. Despite some dark days and occasionally
overwhelming challenges, we are stronger, healthier,
and most importantly, happier than we were just a few
short months ago. Our membership has invested in the
lodge, and I am pleased to say that we are heading the
right direction and bright days are in our future.
In addition to our own growth, our family grew
as well. It is awesome to see the addition of Magic
Valley Assembly of Rainbow to our family, and the
reincarnation of DeMolay in Twin Falls is just on the
horizon. Nearly every Masonic organization in Idaho
has had a chapter meet in our lodge this year, and more
are on their way. There is a place for everyone to be
active, right here in our own home. To me, that is a
pleasant thought.
I want to thank my officers for the year for the
effort they have expended for the benefit of us all. Any
accomplishments we made this year could not have
occurred without the assistance of each of you. Thank
you to the members who, though not officers, have
dedicated themselves to being there and being active.
Like a pile of embers, we each burn brighter and
stronger when we work together and are together.
I want to thank Bros. Randy King and John
Boyer, who are not members of Twin Falls Lodge, but
nevertheless could be counted upon at a moment’s
notice to be a part of all of our degrees and activities.
To be sure, many others have aided us, but these two
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TWIN FALLS LODGE NO. 45 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Idaho
Mail Address: P. O. Box 5574 - - Location : 205 Shoshone St. N.
Twin Falls, ID 83303-5574 (208) 733-2832 - www.twinfalls45.com
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have gone above and beyond. I am eternally grateful
for the friendship and brotherly love. On behalf of
Twin Falls Lodge, thank you for your assistance.
I want to particularly thank Bros. Richard Rowe,
George White, Jr., Don Charbonneau, Laird Stone,
Mark Graybeal, and Fred Decker for their counsel and
encouragement this year. Each was willing to devote
far more time than they had to in order to make sure
that I remained somewhat sane and that this lodge
succeeded. You are excellent reminders of why I
became a Mason in the first place.
No words are sufficient to say thank you to my
wife and best friend, Amanda, for her love, support,
patience, and understanding this year. You are my
rock, my world, and my all, and without you, nothing
I do would be a success. Thank you for your
sacrifices so I can spend time with and for my
Brothers.
And finally, thank you to the members of this
lodge for giving my team and I this opportunity to
serve this year. It has been a year of personal growth
for each of us, and we are all stronger for it. The
lodge is in a good place, and I look forward to our
future!
God Bless You All!
Jeremy C. Vaughn, PM
Worshipful Master 2016
ATTENTION ALL MASTER MASONS IN TWIN FALLS LODGE 45
We will be discussing some follow up business to our October 12, 2016 Called Communication at our
December 7, 2016 Stated Communication. If you wish to provide any input on decisions, you are hereby
summoned to attend. If you have any questions about this, please contact WM Jeremy Vaughn.
As the Sun at Meridian height…
Stated Meeting Dinner
December Stated meeting dinner is at 6pm, Baked Pork
Chops. See you there! Reservations Required.
Call 420-2614 before December 5. =======================================
Brother and General Thomas H. Benton,
Grand Master in Iowa, 1860-1862, posted federal
troops around Brother Albert Pike's Masonic Library
at Little Rock, Arkansas to protect its valuable
contents when that city was invaded during the Civil
War.
"No man ever took the oaths and subscribed
to the obligations with greater watchfulness and care
than I exercised in receiving the various rites of
Masonry, and I say with due deliberation and
without fear of breaking the faith. I have never
encountered a lesson, never witnessed an example,
never heard an obligation uttered which could not be
openly proclaimed to the world." The words of a
Mason who was also a President of the United
States, Warren G. Harding.
In 1892 the world's tallest building was the
Masonic Temple at Randolph and State Streets in
Chicago.
In 1952, eighty-nine percent of the U.S.
Supreme Court Justices were Freemasons.
A lodge is opened by its Master in "due
form" meaning according to ancient usages and
customs, the laws and ritual of its Grand Lodge.
A Grand Lodge is opened by the Grand Master in
"ample form" meaning he has the power and
authority to deviate from common ritual to save
time.
A Lodge may not be adjourned for any
purpose. No member has the authority to present a
motion for adjournment since that would usurp the
Master's power. A Lodge must be in one of three
conditions: Closed, open and at work, or at
refreshment.
The word "Freemason" appeared for the first
time in the Statutes of England, dated 1487 and the
term "Master Mason" first appeared after the name
of William Orchard of Magdalen College in 1479
Fraternally, Rick Rowe, PM
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FROM THE WM ELECT: Brethren, Election of lodge officers was held in November and I am honored
to be able to serve our lodge as Worshipful Master. I appreciate your confidence in me and I am looking
forward to working with you all and having a good year. Installation of officers will be held at the Historic
Ballroom in Twin Falls at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday December 11th, 2016. It will be an open Installation so
everyone is invited. Officers please wear a dark suit if possible. Refreshments will be served after Installa-
tion. I would also like to urge everyone to attend the Christmas Observance which will be held at 3:30
P.M. that same afternoon in the same place. This event will be performed by Twin Falls Knights Templar
Commandery #10 and is a good way to start off the Christmas season. I hope to see you all there. Have a
Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. W.M. Elect Don Charbonneau.
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Timothy B. Littleton 12/06/1988
Lance W. Clow 12/12/1947
Name Date Of Birth
Paul E. Moran 12/14/1935
Darren E. Hall 12/24/1958
Shane M. Cook 12/25/1974
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Alan B. Clarke 12/09/1977 39 Years
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TWIN FALLS CHAPTER #29, OES Dear Sisters and Brothers:
The Holiday Season is upon us and with it comes
the feeling that there are those less fortunate that need our
help and support. The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy
Grand Patron have taken for their projects this year, First
Responders and Alzheimer’s Research. We at Chapter
have chosen to help a First Responder with their
Christmas Wishes… And we are working on the details -
stay tuned to Facebook to see how you may assist.
We have our only meeting this month on
December 13th and we will be having our Annual
Christmas Party… Potluck will be held at 6:00 P.M. and
those with first letter of last name A-M should plan to
bring an appetizer or salad…. Those whose last name
begins with N-Z should bring meat or a casserole… I
(Catherine) will provide dessert. Please plan to come-
Stated Meeting will be at 7:30 P.M. and then after the
meeting there will be a goofy gift exchange and a $5.00
limit has been set… (Please NO White Elephants) There
will be some surprises and lots of fun -so please come and
spend a great evening with us for the Holiday.
We want to Welcome “Billie Reed” to Twin Falls
Chapter #29 as a new member and want everyone to
know that we have passed an amendment that will travel
to Grand Chapter that Twin Falls Chapter #29 as of May,
2017 will move to One Meeting per month. We also
have passed an amendment that from this day forward the
scholarship fund will be known as the Paul Remaley
Memorial Educational Scholarship Fund. Paul dedicated
his life to Education and this is a fitting tribute and legacy
to our Worthy Patron and friend.
I have received my “Skunk” Pin from the Worthy
Grand Matron and I also received an amazing honor… I
have been chosen as Page to the Worthy Grand Matron at
Grand Chapter 2017 to be held in Boise, at the Doubletree
-Riverside June 16-19...
We are also beginning to think forward to
GRAND CHAPTER obligations-- we are being asked to
provide two different baskets for the basket auction this
year ... Themes are "The Niagara Falls of the West
(Shoshone Falls)" and "All Things Blue" So please be
thinking of items to donate for the Chapter
Baskets! Thanks!
As always if you know someone that wants to
come to chapter but needs a ride, or if you are the person
that wants to come to chapter and needs a ride, please do
not hesitate to get in contact with me. I will arrange
everything. Your brothers and sisters miss you and we
need your attendance and support.
T hank you again for all your friendship and
support. I was able to appreciate some of you in person at
chapter the other night, but I would love to be able to let
you know that you each mean a tremendous amount to me
as members and as friends.
I hope each of you had
an amazing Thanksgiving and
hope to see you all for the
Christmas Party.
Star Love,
Catherine E Parke
Worthy Matron
Twin Falls #29 OES
Shrine Club News
Nobles, the December meeting will be at the
Historic Ballroom on the 12th.
This will be our Christmas dinner that the
club is picking up the tab. So please come and
bring a friend, meet the new officers and let's get
a start on the new year.
See you there, Gary.
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From Magic Valley LT #13
We are very excited to announce the first
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls assem-
bly in the Magic Valley in more than 20 years.
Magic Valley assembly was instituted on October
29, 2016 with 11 members. Eva Gutierrez, the new
Worthy Advisor, was a member of Friendship as-
sembly in Mountain Home but has worked hard to
get assembly here in Twin Falls. We would like to
thank the Masons, members of the Order of the
Eastern Star, Amaranth, Demolay, and Job’s
Daughters who participated in the institution and
installation of the assembly. She and her core of of-
ficers are looking forward to working with all the
Masonic organizations encouraging friendship and
growth.
Magic Valley assembly has plans to work
this year with several service organizations includ-
ing the Humane Society, an equestrian outreach
group that works with special needs children, and
veterans groups in Twin Falls. Currently the assem-
bly has plans to Christmas carol at various senior
centers and have a Christmas party in December.
They will also be fundraising by selling Butter-
braids. If you have never had one, they are deli-
cious breakfast pastries. If you are interested in
buying them, contact the Mother Advisor, Terese
Gutierrez, at 702-683-8548.
Magic Valley assem-
bly meets on the second and
fourth Thursdays at 7 pm at
the Ballroom. We would
love for you to come and join
us.
From Bethel #56, JDI
Season’s Greetings from Bethel #56! Hope
your Thanksgiving was amazing! First of all a great
big thanks for supporting our girls and purchasing
Christmas wreaths. While we fell a bit short of last
year we still did pretty good and you should have
your wreaths very soon!
The girls made and sent cards to the Boise
Police Department to let them know how much they
are appreciated and to wish them well. They had a
lot of fun—we did it as our librarian’s report one
meeting. Great opportunity for the girls to think of
others.
December brings lots of activities for our
girls. Our very own Riley Mason, Grand bethel Sr.
Custodian has wrangled the bethel to help with
crafts at St. Luke’s Festival for Children as her ser-
vice project the officers and reps were challenged to
plan and carry out. Kirt Martin has enlisted their
help with a dinner on December 3rd. They really
love working those dinners. Thanks Kirt for think-
ing of us. They have a skating party planned on
Dec. 10th, if you are able come join us! December
also brings elections. Be watching for the results on
Facebook.
Merry Christmas to all our Masonic Family.
And as always if you would like help from our girls,
information about Jobies, or just to come visit
please feel free to contact our HQ Cheyenne Clay-
ton, 208-421-8668; or Me, Robin Mason, Bethel
guardian, 208-421-2258. Again thanks for all of
your support and love.
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TWIN FALLS LODGE No. 45
Invites You to The
One Hundred and Tenth Annual
Public Installation of Officers
Donald S. Charbonneau, PM
Worshipful Master Elect
Sunday, December 11, 2016
1:30 P.M.
Historic Ballroom
205 Shoshone Street North
Twin Falls, Idaho
Refreshments to Follow
TWIN FALLS COMMANDERY No. 10
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Invites Family And Friends To The
Annual Christmas Observance
Sunday, December 11, 2016
3:30 P.M.
Historic Ballroom
205 Shoshone Street North
Twin Falls, Idaho
2016 ELECTED—OFFICERS
Wor. Master– Jeremy Vaughn, PM 339-6849 [email protected] Sr. Warden- Gary Anton 539-4305 [email protected] Junior Warden- Rick Rowe, PM 420-2614 [email protected] Treasurer– Donald Charbonneau, PM 358-7071 [email protected] Secretary– Mark Graybeal, PM 731-1754 [email protected]
2016 APPOINTED—OFFICERS
Senior Deacon- Bob E. Nelson Jr., PM 431-8492 [email protected] Junior Deacon– Vance Mason 734-3893 [email protected] Marshal– Joshua Pool 731-4047 [email protected] Senior Steward– Laird Stone 733-5533 [email protected] Junior Steward– Matthew D. White 490-0649 [email protected] Chaplain– Kenneth Norton, PM 420-7532 [email protected] Tyler– Randy King, PM 867-5110 [email protected]
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LODGE EVENTS
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Stated Mtg. Dinner
December 7—6:00pm
Baked Pork Chop Reservations call 420-2614 Cutoff Monday December
5. Hosted by the Lodge
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Stated Mtg.
December 7 —7:30pm
Step Up Night
Possible Degree
December 14 — 7:00 pm
Bower Foundation Officers & Directors
Gary L. Garnand (208) 731-5744
Director—President
C.C. “Skip” Howard (208) 736-8299
Director—Secretary
Laird B. Stone (208) 539-5533
Director—Treasurer
Mark Graybeal (208) 731-1754
Director
Lance Clow (208) 733-5767
Director
Jack W. Beck, Jr. (208) 420-5801
Director
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News from Bethel 43
Happy Holiday from Bethel 43!
We would like to congratulate and announce
our new officers for Spring Term 2017 - Honored
Queen elect Macy Jones, Junior Princess elect Abbie
Sanford, and Guide elect Riley Mason!
Congratulation to all our officers!
December for Bethel 43 is the Gift Wrap
Booth! Our booth is at the Magic Valley mall in Twin
Falls, near the food court. We need help covering the
booth hours, we have morning to night shifts
available, please contact Taenia (Bethel Guardian)
at 208-539-8076 if you can help us with coverage. If
you can't hep with coverage we invite to come visit
and have a gift wrapped!
Please let us know when and
where your Holiday events are as we
would love to attend! We wish you all
a wonderful holiday season!
Jobie Love Bethel 43
227 2nd
Ave East, Twin Falls
TWIN FALLS YORK RITE NEWS:
The Christmas season is upon us. At our November
Meeting, we elected new officers who will be in-
stalled at our meeting on December 26.
Our Grand Visits for the year are behind us,
and now we are working on plans for some promo-
tions and degree work in the future.
Our big event for the season is the annual
Christmas Observance to be held on Sunday, Decem-
ber 11 at 3:30 p.m. This is immediately after the
lodge installation of officers. This event is open to
the public. Please bring a friend or two and come
celebrate Christmas with us.
For more information on the York Rite,
please contact our Recorder, Jeremy Vaughn.
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TWIN FALLS LODGE No. 45 A.F. & A.M. Mark Graybeal, PM - Secretary
P. O. Box 5574 Twin Falls, ID 83303-5574
Request to family of the Twin Falls Lodge member whose
name appears below.
Please notify the Lodge Secretary at the above address if
our Brother is in the hospital or a nursing home, or is inca-
pacitated in any way. Thank you.
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