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Kimberling
Elected Grand Master
of DeMolay International
On
June 19 in Denver, Colorado, upon his election as
Grand Master of DeMolay International, Bro. Gregory
L.
Kimberling, 32° (center), received the hearty congratulations
of Sovereign Grand Commanders Ill. Walter E. Webber,
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite
(left above) and Ill. Ronald A. Seale, Southern Jurisdiction
(right above).
Bro. Gregory L. Kimberling, 32°, of Moscow, Idaho,
has been elected to the highest adult position in DeMolay
International, Grand Master. As Grand Master, Greg will
serve as President of the Board of Directors of DeMolay
International.
DeMolay, a youth leadership organization
for boys between the ages of 12 and 21, has chapters
all over the world.
Through DeMolay, boys learn leadership skills, the value
of community service, and a respect and love for parents,
family, and faith. Greg will play a key role in building
on the foundation of DeMolay, while keeping the focus
on the youth that the organization serves.
Bro. Greg was elected the 73rd Grand Master
of DeMolay International on June 19, 2004 at DeMolay’s
International Supreme Council Session in Denver, Colorado.
He joined
DeMolay, E-Dah-Ho Chapter, in Moscow, Idaho, in November
of 1971 and has been involved ever since. In his youth,
he was a State Master Councilor, the highest position
a youth can hold at the state level.
On the International level, he has served
as Chairman of the Budget & Finance and Convention Planning Committees,
Chaired the Executive Officer’s Conference, and
served on the Investments Committee for the organization.
He served twice as Executive Officer of Idaho and was
honored in 1994 with the DeMolay Eagle Award 1994 for
Most Improved Jurisdiction, in 2001 for Executive Officer
of the Year, and in 2003 for Member of the Year.
His fraternal affiliations include Paradise
Lodge #17, Grand Lodge of Minnesota, Scottish Rite Valley
of Lewiston,
the York Rite Bodies, Calam Shrine, Order of Eastern
Star, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland,
and Job’s Daughters.
An agent with Farmers Insurance, he is
affiliated with Newsome & Kimberling Insurance in
Moscow, Idaho, and owns Kimberling Insurance in Orofino,
Idaho. He has
received a number of awards with Farmers Insurance Group
and continues to be involved in a number of community-based
organizations. He is a former Mayor of Wallace, Idaho,
and served as National President of the University of
Idaho Vandal Boosters in 1994.
Grand Master Kimberling says, “My participation
in DeMolay has opened many positive doors for me in my
lifetime. My current involvement with DeMolay gives me
the same opportunity to make a difference in the lives
of our future leaders.”
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Electrical
Renovation,
Valley of Kansas City, Missouri
 Ill.
Chilton C. Christopher, 33°,
works to install a state-of-the-art electrical dimmer
system, recently donated
by Bro. Milo Barnhard Jr., KCCH, to the Valley of Kansas
City, Missouri.
At the age of 83, most Brothers are not
eager to take on new projects, but Bro. Milo Barnhard
Jr., KCCH (photo below), decided
to donate a major improvement to his Valley, Kansas City,
Missouri. The Scottish Rite Temple’s auditorium
and stage electrical dimmer system were seriously outdated.
Bro. Barnhard donated $2,000 seed money for the system’s
renovation; his wife, in her will, donated $10,000; Bro.
Barnhard’s business associates contributed financial
support; and the Kansas City Scottish Rite Valley Foundation
also made a very generous donation. These funds, plus
Bro. Barnhard’s donation of all labor costs, has
resulted in a state-of-the-art system that will serve
the Brethren of the Valley of Kansas City, Missouri,
for decades to come. Thank you, Bro. Barnhard!
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Customize Your Own Masonic Public
Awareness Program
The Masonic Information Center
(MIC) has a new resource available to all Masons or Masonic
publications and organizations.
It is a collection of six effective camera-ready ad slicks
for use in print media as part of a local public awareness
program. They are intended to give the public a view
of several aspects of the Masonic Fraternity. Ad titles
are:
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Patriotism and Freemasonry Go Way Back
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Where Can Men of Diverse Backgrounds Meet in Harmony?
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Remember When This [a handshake] Was a Binding Contract?
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Freemason at Work...Freemason at Lodge
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He’s
Part of an Even Larger Family
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Military Man and Freemason.
Each ad provides space for the Lodge name or other
contact information. Also, each ad is a stand-alone
unit, either
as a two- or three-column insertion. You can design
your program to use one or more ads in any order, choosing
only the ads you wish.
A CD is also provided with each ad available in two
formats—eps
and pdf. Check with your media contact to determine which
format they prefer.
To purchase, send $6.50 plus S/H to:
Masonic Information Center
8120 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
e-mail: msana@ix.netcom.com
Phone: 301-588-4010
Fax: 301-608-3457
Call for more information about these ads or for a
free catalog of other materials and publications
available through the MIC.
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Americanism Essays Open Eyes and Hearts
For the 17th year, the Valley
of Wheeling, West Virginia, observed Veterans Day by
a public ceremony where, as part of the patriotic festivities,
they conferred three cash awards ($200 to $300) to the
winning essays of students from five neighboring counties.
As a result, a full-page description of the contest and
the texts of the winning essays garnered great positive
public awareness of the Scottish Rite in the Wheeling
News-Register. First-place winner Julie Holeczy
(pictured above with Ill. Bros. Frank B. Gardner, Contest
Chairman,
and Harold M. Hays, Jr., Personal Representative in Wheeling)
expressed the thoughts of all the competition’s
contestants in her essay’s final paragraph: “Veterans
Day this year opened my eyes, as well as my heart, to
the true meaning of the day and the people who give it
meaning. Never again will I take for granted the people
who risk their lives for me every day. They are the people
who hold our country together and make me proud to be
an American.”
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Masonic Information
Center
Offers New Audiotape/CD
The Masonic Information Center (MIC) recently completed
a new 17-minute audiocassette which is also available
in CD format. Titled “So You Want to Know More
about Freemasonry,” it provides a brief but dynamic
overview of the purpose and history of Freemasonry. Excellent
as a public relations tool and to interest a prospective
member in the Craft, either format is available for $6.00
plus S/H from: Masonic Information Center, 8120 Fenton
Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or e-mail msana@ix.netcom.com.
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“Did
You Wear Your Ring Today?”
The above was a great article
by W. Brad Bembry, KCCH, in the spring 2004 Missouri
Freemason (republished
in the May-June 2004 Scottish Rite Journal). My
family, too, has a Masonic ring story to tell. Our son,
Cpl. Joshua Smith is a fourth generation member of
Meridian Lodge #2, St. Louis, Missouri along with his
younger brother, Joseph (away at college) and brother-in-law
Chris Snethen. Joshua is a U.S. Marine currently stationed
on the U.S.S. Enterprise headed overseas. When Josh
left the states, he packed up all of his “valuables" except
for his Masonic ring, which he wore. His grandpa, Ervin
J. Geimer, made it for him from stainless steel. His “good” Masonic
ring from his Dad (Kevin) was put away for safety.
Josh is always telling us about “another Mason
he met on the ship.” He’ll never know how
good it makes this mother feel that he is with “Masonic
family” while away from his family in the states.
Please remind everyone to say a prayer for the Masonic
Brothers overseas!
Janet Smith, St. Louis, Missouri
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MIC
Offers New "Cornerstones" Brochure
 The
Masonic Information Center (MIC) recently published a
new brochure titled “Cornerstones, A Masonic
Tradition of Dedication That Makes Sense Today.” Aside
from giving a brief history of the Masonic cornerstone-laying
ceremony, the colorful 15-page publication details how
to organize such an event in your community and the public
relations benefits it can bring to Freemasonry. Based
on a text originally written by Ill. Jim Tresner, GC,
for the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, the brochure was reworked
by the members of the MIC Steering Committee, headed
by Ill. Richard E. Fletcher, to create a generic guide
applicable to a variety of civic dedication and re-dedication
ceremonies. Copies are available @ $0.50 each (PPD) with
a 40% discount in lots of 50 or more copies, plus shipping/handling.
Contact: Masonic Information Center, 8120 Fenton Street,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4785; Tel: 301-588-4010; Fax:
301-608-3457; e-mail msana@ix.netcom.com
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