the chariot - ben hur shrine

June 2015 Volume 82, No. 6

CELEBRATE AMERICA ThisFlag Day • God Bless America

The Chariot7811 Rockwood Lane • Austin, Texas 78757Phone: (512) 480-0812 • FAX: (512) 479-4060

http://www.benhurshrine.org

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Summer DanceMusic by Chris Powell

June 14, 20154:00 p.m.

Come and celebrate with the BenHur Winners from Texas All StateCompetition. Everyone is invitedto attend this FREE event whetheryou attended All State or not.

Hamburgers with all thetrimmings and ice cream.

Come and enjoy the party anddance. No charge to anyone. Callthe Shrine Office at 512-480-0812to reserve your Unit table.

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ELECTED DIVANEd Bromstad (Cheryl) .. . . . . . . . . . . Potentate

16709 Ennis Trl., Austin, TX 78717Home: 512.246.7535 • Cell: 512.809.7265

Earl Robertson (Lisa) . . . . . . . . . Chief Rabban12500 Barker Hollow Cv., Austin, TX 78739

Cell: 512.922.0715Russell Sellers (Jenelle). . . . Assistant Rabban

9909 Cassandra Dr., Austin, TX 78717Home: 512.246.1759 • Cell: 512.801.7831

Brad Cole (Andrea) .. . . . . . . . . Oriental Guide504 San Marino Trl., Georgetown, TX 78633

Cell: 512.608.1663Billy J. James (Barbara) . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer

6906 Burnell Drive, Austin, TX 78723Home: 512.926.6116 • Cell: 512.925.6676

Edward Whitmore (Margo) . . . . Recorder, P.P.214 Mancos Dr., Georgetown, TX 78626

Home: 512.943.8218 • Cell: 512.965.6877

APPOINTED DIVAN1st Ceremonial Master . . Ill. Sir Charlie Farnham, P.P.2nd Ceremonial Master . . . Ill. Sir Steve Rye Sr., P.P.Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donny GonzalezMarshal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. W. “Bill” BoulterCaptain of the Guard .. . . . . . . . . . . . John WhistlerOuter Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Bellotte

FINANCIAL ADVISORY CMTEMember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Ed BromstadMember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan AndersonMember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Steve Rye, P.P.Member . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Charlie Farnham, P.P.Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Robert Ligon, P.P.Member (ad hoc) . . . . . . . Billy J. James, Treasurer

APPOINTED STAFFAdministrative Assistant for Office. . . . . . Lisa HollonBuildings & Ground Member. . . . . . . . Danny AdrianBuildings & Ground Member. . . . . . . Stan AndersonBuildings & Ground Member .. . . . . . . . . . Joe NewChaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Steve Rye, P.P.Chariot Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Steve Rye, P.P.Circus Director . . . . . Earl Robertson, Chief RabbanColonel of Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim LindseyDonor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom SchneiderEntertainment Chair. . . . . . . . . . . Greg & Vinna RyeMembers: Danny Adrian; Bill Bellotte; Brenda Colwell,Chris & Lynn Garner; Dave & Hilda Harnden; Jim &Debbie Kinley; Jim & Joan McConnell; Joe & ClemmieNew; Craig Reiswig; Gene & Karen Sanders; Vaughn &Vicki SmithHosp. Repr. Galveston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd SmithHosp. Repr. Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam StimsonInsurance Chairman . . . . . . . Gerald “Jerry” Carruth

Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Ed BromstadMember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill JamesMember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David CaylorMember . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill. Sir Ed Whitmore, P.P.Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Mulder

Legal Counsel. . . . . . . . . . Gerald C. “Jerry” CarruthMasonic Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny KleenMaster of Ceremonies . . . . . . . . A. W. “Bill” BoulterMembership Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff ClarkMembership Committee Members . . . . . . All NoblesMerit Awards - $100 Million Club . . . . Danny KleenParade Marshal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank DonaldsonAssistant Parade Marshal . Nazario “Tucan” Cantu IIIParliamentarian . . . . . . . . Gerald C. “Jerry” CarruthPhotographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene PaynePublic Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd SmithSickness & Distress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest CruseWebmaster & Designer . . . . Brett M. Chandler-Finch

POTENTATE’SMESSAGE

Greetings To All:This month we all grieve the loss of some of our

Shrine family. We’re all saddened by the loss ofPast Potentate, Ill. Sir Joe Cole. Everyoneremembers fondly the fun person he was. Ourthoughts and prayers go out to our Oriental GuideBrad Cole and his Lady Andrea, and the entire Colefamily. Our thoughts and prayers also go out to JoeNew and family at the loss of our beloved Clemmiewho was a member of the Entertainment

Committee and an avid supporter of Ben Hur in so many ways. Finally, wordscannot express how saddened we are by the loss of our High Priest & Prophet,Max Stone. Max was one of the hardest working people I’ve ever known. Hisdevotion to his family, friends, and Ben Hur was immeasurable. As High Priest& Prophet he took on every project with a smile and saw it to successfulcompletion. He will be truly missed, but never forgotten. Our thoughts andprayers go out to Lady Lana and the entire Stone family as well.

Even though we’ve gone “dark” for the summer there are still plenty ofopportunities for you to come out and have fun. On June 14th at 4:00 p.m. wewill have our Victory Party. This will be a time to celebrate the success enjoyedby the various Ben Hur Units at TSA in Corpus Christi. We will have hamburgersand ice cream at Ben Hur. We’ll also have a dance with music provided byChris Powell. Also in June you’re welcome to attend parades in Lockhart onJune 13th, Stonewall on June 20th, and Luling on June 27th.

In July many of us will be attending the Imperial Session in Houston. The July5th - 9th Imperial Session is a great opportunity to enjoy the full experience ofbeing a Shriner. A schedule of events can be found atwww.imperial2015.com. If you happen to be in Houston as early as July 3rd,consider participating in the “Walk for Love” benefitting Shriners Hospitals forChildren - Houston/Galveston. For more information please go towww.walkforlove.org. We also have another parade in Lampasas on July 11th

which everyone is welcome to attend.In August we will have a Family Picnic on August 9th at The Little Red Barn in

Pflugerville. The picnic will be free to all Shriners, Masons, friends, andneighbors. There is also an adjacent water park with many activities for thekids. Also there will be a drawing for prizes. On August 22nd you will have anopportunity to attend our Lottery Party at Ben Hur. Finally, August is filledwith plenty of opportunities to attend more parades with Bastrop on August1st, Johnson City on August 15th, and Fredericksburg on August 21st.

Even though we may be “dark” during the summer months, there still is awide variety of activities to enjoy! Hope to see you there!

Fraternally,

Ed BromstadPotentate

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CHIPSHOTS

FROM THECHIEF RABBAN

by Earl Robertson

CIRCUS, CIRCUS,CIRCUS……

Thank you Nobles forattending the 2016 Circus AdKickoff meeting held at BenHur on May 11, 2015. Forthose that were able to attendwe had a nice meal providedby the 2016 Entertainment

Committee (thank you, team), ad sales program for2016 as well as handing out the ads sales folder whichcontained all necessary forms to get you in businessselling ads for the 2016 Clown Coloring Book andProgram. In addition we had a wonderful time withour door prizes and I introduced my circus animalwhich is the tiger. I have purchased a very nice tigerstatue that I am raffling off for $1.00 dollar a chanceor 6 chances for $5.00 dollars.

Our next meeting is the first ad turn in and it willbe on July 22, 2015 at Ben Hur. Doors open at 6:00p.m. This is an ice cream social and we will have doorprize items as well as a special award for the sellerwho turns in the most ad money on this date. Pleasecome out and support this circus. It literally is our mainbread and butter revenue source that funds our templeoperations.

It has been brought to my attention that on my AdLetter to the buyer it has the wrong sequential yearwhich is stated 67 years and it should be 68 years. Ialso have an updated list of the protected ads list andwhat seller sold which ad. If any of you sellers wouldlike copies of this information please contact medirectly at 512.922.0715 or email [email protected] and I will email theupdated files to you.

LOTTERY PARTY

The lottery party has been moved to August 22,2015 at Ben Hur. I am finalizing the details on this,but it will be like last year’s with the addition of a cashdrawing that you can join in on by paying an additional$25.00 per person on top of the lottery ticket costshould you want to participate. The house will keep 50percent of this revenue and I will pay out the rest intwo separate cash balances to be determined on howmuch this brings in.

This is a Super Saver Card event so if you have

one, your lottery party entrance is covered and if youwant to participate in the additional pot then you paythat at the door. The lottery party is also a dinnerevent and does include your drinks in addition to thelottery tickets. Please come out and support thisevent. I will publish more information on this in July.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the TexasShrine Association meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas onJune 6 through 9, 2015. God bless you and yourfamilies these United States and our service personsprotecting us from harm’s way and those that havegone before them.

Fraternally Yours,

Earl Robertson

The Golf Unit play is emerginginto the warmer season. June 22we will be at Star Ranch. June 3 –6 is TSA competition in CorpusChristi. Maybe we will get luckyand bring home a trophy.

May 20th was our social andbusiness meeting with the templestated meeting the next day.

July 6th we are at Blackhawk inPflugerville. Looking down thecalendar, you will need to movethe September tournament toSEPTEMBER 14th.

We were saddened by thedeath of Past Potentate IllustriousSir Joe Cole. Joe played golf with humor and enjoyment of thegame. He was a fun playingpartner. Joe will be missed.

Bruce Brown

HAVE YOU RESERVED THE SHRINE CENTER

FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY?If you are planning on having your Unit or Club

Christmas Party at the Ben Hur Shrine Center, it is nottoo early to get it on the calendar. Please contact theShrine Office (512.480.0812) as soon as possible andrequest a building usage form for your event so that itcan be properly documented and put on the templecalendar.

Building usage requests are required for allevents including standard Unit and Clubmeetings held at Ben Hur. This is true for anyevent you plan on having!


“Circus Ad Ice Cream Social” by Earl Robertson, Chief Rabban • Circus Director General

Please put July 22nd on your calendar. This will be an Ice Cream Social. Come on out and participate in your 2016 Circus! Continue selling ads!

If you did not join at the Kickoff Meeting, consider joining the 2016 RingMasters Club! It’s a great way to support the Circus without selling ads.

2015 DATESTO REMEMBER

Texas Shrine Assn. - Corpus Christi . . . . . June 3-6

Victory Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 14Imperial Session - Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5-9Circus Ad Ice Cream Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 22Family Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9Lottery Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 22Stag Fish Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 16Stated Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 17Clowns BBQ Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . September 19Circus Ad Turn-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 23Fall Ceremonial .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 26Oktoberfest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 11Stated Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 15Charity Golf Tournament - Barton Creek . October 25Llano Shake-the-Bucket .. . . . . . . . . . November 06Stated Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19Toy Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 28Stated Meeting/Election Night . . . . . . December 17

Andrea, myself and therest of my family would like tothank everyone for theirheartfelt condolences uponthe death my fa ther,Illustrious Sir Joe C. Cole,P.P. We also want to thankLaDell Freudenberg, BetsyFord, Mike Ford, GaryW awak, Be th W awak,Frances Waggoner, BettyAnderson, Lisa Robertson,Karen Sanders, Betty Lee,Ronnie Lee and all the others

that helped with Dad’s memorial, we are blessed toknow that we have great friends to count on in a timeof need. We also are keeping Joe New and LanaStone in our hearts as they grieve the passing oftheir loved ones.

We are heading into the summer and the Templewill be dark until September. We have a busyschedule until then. I hope to see many of you at ourparades and other planned Temple activities. Like Imentioned last month, this is the time to Participate. Pull out your calendars now and see where youcould schedule to join in the fun and fellowship withyour Fraternal Nobles and their Ladies.

Fraternally,

Brad ColeOriental Guide

Ben Hur Super Saver Cardby Earl Robertson, Chief Rabban

The Ben Hur Super Saver card is the 2015version of the 2014 card sold by Potentate EdBromstad. The Ben Hur Super Saver Card is $180.00retail value for the low, low price of $100. Ticketswill be available for sale through August, 2015

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MEMBERSHIPby Jeff Clark, Chairman

Brother Nobles,We have had an exciting year so far in

membership. We have had seven (7) newmembers come on board since January, and 75delinquent Nobles renewing there membership asof May 1st, 2015. We still need the assistance ofall Nobles to recruit new members. Remember,this is your Fraternity and the only way to keep it

going is to bring in new members and askdelinquent Nobles to pay there dues.

Keep in mind, my brothers, the Black Camel iscoming more frequently these days and it is hardto keep up. For every new member we get, theBlack Camel, unfortunately takes two. OurIllustrious Potentate Ed Bromstad is having a"CATCH THE FUN IN SHRINEDOM" campaignthis year so lets come on out to every ShrineFunction and have some FUN!

BLOOD DRIVEby Jeff Clark, Chairman

Brother Nobles, we hadtwo (2) Blood Drives thispast April, and they werevery successful. Wereceived 26 donations ofBlood for our GalvestonHospital, which is $260.00donated to us by theCentral Texas Blood Center. They also set up an accountfor us so that if anyonewants to donate a pint forour hospitals, they can doso at anytime. All theDonor has to do is to let theBlood Center know theywant the donation to go tothe Ben Hur Shrine for ourHospitals. I want to thankthe Nobles who did donateand helped me with theBlood Mobile!

Jeff ClarkBen Hur ShrineMembership & BloodDrive Chairman


April Rally and TSRVA Results

The RV Club met at Skyline Ranch RV Park inBandera, Texas on Sunday, the 26th of April, for ourmonthly rally. Sunday was mostly uneventful due tosharing the park with 180 Casita RV’s at their annualrally. Most of them left Sunday afternoon but somestayed until Monday. Since we were all staying forTSRVA, this year’s host Alzafar arranged with the parkowners to park our rigs in the spot we would occupyduring TSRVA. That was very nice and we allappreciated it very much.

Tuesday afternoon we had our steak cookout. Sidedishes were brought by everyone along with desserts. The steaks were so big that one would feed twopeople. They were cooked to perfection and everyoneexpressed how good they were. Afterward we allplayed games and enjoyed great conversation.

Wednesday was our pot luck breakfast before themonthly meeting. The meeting was held in peace andharmony with all the world’s problems solved. Thatevening it was decided by all to attend the local steaknight at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar. We combinedwith members of Hella Temple and around 30 of us

brought steaks or othermeats to the bar for thecookout. We cooked ourown using their pits andbought the sides fromthem for six bucks. Theyhad a great band playingand we all had a nice timeeating and dancing thenight away. I think westayed out until the weehour of 9:00 p.m. andwent home wore out andsatisfied.

Thursday started thefirst day of TSRVA. Wespent the day registering,eating cookies, playinggames and re-acquaintingourselves with membersof all the Templespresent. Someone in ourgroup was hogging thesnickerdoodles Doesanyone know who thatwas?

Friday and Saturdaythe games were held and Ben Hur did very well in allevents. The following Ben Hur Travel Club memberswon metals:Horseshoes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st place Bobby Tiner2nd place Alzafar Member Floyd Barker & Merrilyn PaulTurtles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd place Kenny MeekDominoes “42”: 1. st place Boyd Scott and Merrilyn Paul

2nd place Kenny MeekWashers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st place Bobby TinerSkip Bo: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st place Tracy MeekPoker: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd place Jim Fox

After the catered meal on Friday night we wereentertained by a Mariachi Band made up of HighSchool students in the San Antonio area. They weregreat. Saturday night was the banquet where all theawards were given out and we had another cateredmeal.

Overall, TSRVA was a great event hosted byAlzafar. Everyone agreed that they will be hard tocompete with next year. It is Ben Hur’s turn to host itnext year. Our 2016 President, Byron Betncourt hashis work cut out for him. We plan to host the event inMontgomery, Texas, at the KOA Campground. It is aFirst Class park and we hope everyone will come outand help us put on a great event.

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BEN HUR SHRINE OLD TYME

SUMMERTIME PICNICSUNDAY, AUGUST 9th, 2015

2:00 – 6:00 PM

THE LITTLE RED BARN

PFLUGERVILLE HERITAGE PARK

901 OLD AUSTIN-HUTTO RD.

Ben Hur Shrine is hosting a FREE family picnic for

Shriners, Masons, friends and neighbors. Bring

your lawn chairs and come out and enjoy a fun

afternoon. The adjacent Park features a Water

Park($3-Adults, $1.50-Children), Volleyball,Basketball, Play Scapes, Horseshoes and Trails.

Pets are welcome, but must be on a leash! There will be Bar-b-que with all the fixins’, Iced Tea, Lemonade and otherdrinks. There will be prizes for which you will get a ticket foreach person attending. Tickets are free, but will be neededfor the drawing. You need to be present to win! Please RSVPwith number of Adults and Children to the Ben Hur ShrineTemple office(512-480-0812) no later than July 24th!

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Please accept myhumblest apologies for notwriting an article for the firsthalf of the year. I was toldthat the Assistant Rabbanyear was supposed to bean “easy” year. Nofundraisers to coordinate,no parties to plan, no stress…. I am here to tell you thathas not been the case forme this year!

I enjoyed working withMax Stone, our High Priest and Prophet, on thecharitable fundraisers this year. I will mourn theloss of Max for some time to come. He was a trueblessing to the craft, and this temple, and his lossis profound.

Members of the Board of Directors are electedto represent the interests of the Nobility. TheAssistant Rabban is supposed to plan their ChiefRabban events for the following year. I will besending an email shortly, that I request that yourespond to regarding a survey. I want tounderstand whatactivities you, theN o b l e s , a r einterested in so thatI can effectivelyserve you andrepresent as manyof the differentinterests of theNobles as I can.

I would also liketo take a moment tothank the Ladies ofthe temple for all oftheir hard work andstepping up in forceto help every timethey have beenasked. You truly arean amazing groupand I am heartenedto see your altruisticspirit at our fraternaland philanthropicevents.

June, July, and

August, our Shrine will be “dark”. This doesn’tmean there won’t be any chance to see mysmiling face for three months. In fact, in June youcould see it every Saturday! Mark your calendarand plan to come join in the fun of parade season-June, July and August. Sure it will be a littlewarm, but the smile on the kids faces, theparent/grandparent that comes up and tells theirstory of how Shriners helped their family, and theopportunity to help the communities celebrate bybringing laughter and cheer is so worth it! Anotherchance to spend some time with me, and myfamily, will be at Imperial in Houston this July. This year Imperial has invited families to comeand join in the fun. There’s even an App for That! Search the Apple store for Shriners 2015 ImperialSession to learn all about the fun events plannedfor this year. Then in August, the Family Picnicand the Lottery Party will give you even moreopportunities to see my smiling mug. Hope tosee y’all throughout the summer!

Yours in Faith,

Russell Sellers

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South of the Colorado Shrine Club having fun at the Kleen ranch. If you live south of theriver and would like to join this fun group send Sam Stimson an email at [email protected] he will put you on the list. Next meeting will be at the Cherry Creek Catfish Company onManchaca Rd across the street from Crocket High School on Sunday, June 7th at 4:00 p.m.


Texana Masonic Lodge No.123 meets at the Ben HurShrine Center.

Stated Meetings are theFirst Monday of the month ...Eat at 6:30; Meet at 7:30. AllMasons are cordially invited toattend.

The next stated meeting isJune 1st. Don’t Miss It!

DONORRELATIONS

by Tom Schneider, Chairman

Nobles and Ladies,Did you know that Shriners

Hospitals for Children:

� Is the only pediatric multi-hospital system in the UnitedStates that provides all care andservices regardless of thepatients’ families’ ability to pay?

� Is one of the largest pediatricsub-specialty hospital systemsin the world?

� Has the largest full-time staff ofpediatric orthopaedic surgeonsin the United States?

� Provides treatment fororthopaedic conditions, burns,spinal cord injuries, and cleft lipand palate?

� Relies on the generosity ofdonors to continue improvingthe lives of children?

Did you know that some of theways we can support our missionare:� A one-time cash donation on

monthly gi f ts chargedautomatically to your credit ord e b i t c a r d a twww.donate2shc.org?

� A gift to honor or remember afriend or loved one?

� A charitable bequest in ourwills?

� Call 800-241-GIFT (4438)� The 100 Million Dollar Club?

Please do not hesitate to contactme if you have any questions aboutmaking a donation to ShrinersHospitals for Children. If I do notknow the answer, I will get one foryou.

Yours in the Faith,

Noble Tom Schneider

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2015 CHARIOT BOOSTER CLUB

Danny Adrian 09/15

Cecil & Beverly Anderson 09/15

Howard & Pat Anderson 03/16

Stan & Betty Anderson 04/16

Tom Arbuckle 02/16

Mike & Marianne Barry, P.P. 10/15

LeRoy Behringer 01/16

Dave Bergeson, P.P. 01/17

Alfred & Ellie Blaschke 03/18

Ed & Cheryl Bromstad 07/16

“In Memory of Jim Burden 03/16

Charmaine Burden 03/16

Kerry & Charles Campbell 06/15

“In Memory of Gus Carlson” 11/17

In Memory of Gail Carruth 09/15

Gerald “Jerry” Carruth 09/15

Bob & Pam Chamberlain 05/15

Clarence & Betty Cobb 09/15

Jerry Comegys 10/15

Hubert & Dorothy Cook 02/18

John Eric Cooper 02/16

Doris and Forest Cruse Sr. 10/15

Ray & Nancy DeVries 04/15

Ron & Jami Dewees 09/15

Dale & Barbara Dugger 03/16

Duke & Tracey Dugger 03/16

Billy D. & Alice Edmondson 01/16

David & Toni Estrada 09/15

Charlie & Betty Farnham, P.P. 02/16

Bobbye & Saadi Ferris 03/16

Jim & Joyce Foster 09/15

In Memory of Deccard Scott 06/15

Fred & Margaret Fryer 04/18

In Memory of Neil Gilligan 08/15

Doris Grabo 12/15

Morris & Patsy Haggerton 04/15

Russ & Bettye Jo Hain 03/16

Bobby G. Harden 01/16

Tom & Laurie Hauss 09/15

Louise J. Hein 02/19

Highland Lakes Shrine Club 03/16

Margaret Hobbs 05/15

Jerome/Beatrice Hohman 07/16

Howard & Grace Hollinger 03/16

Johnny & Sharon Hudson 09/15

Eddie Jones Family 09/15

Bob & Margaret Kelly, P.P. 10/19

Heather & Rob Kelly Jr. 02/19

Jim & Joyce King 09/16

Danny & Beverly Kleen 02/15

Bruce & Liz Lewis 11/15

Jerry & Louise Lightsey 10/15

Mary G. Lynch 11/15

Bill Manning 12/15

Robert Martin 01/16

Richard & Carrie McNabb, P.P. 04/15

Vernon & Leona Milton 06/15

Norm & Dina Montgomery, P.P. 02/16

Tony & Gloria Moreno 09/15

Jim Murray 04/18

Greg & Ann Murrow 04/35

Jack & Kathryn Neal 10/15

Kenneth Newell 09/15

Helen Nibouar 03/16

Stan A. Penner 05/17

In Memory of Curtis D. Phipps Sr. 01/16

Ralph & Vera Reasor 01/24

Steve & Pat Rye, P. P. 08/18

Tom & Judy Schneider 11/15

Allan & Brenda Scholin 04/15

Brenda Scholin, REALTOR® 04/15

of Keller Williams Realty

Mort Sheffloe 05/16

Danny & Judy Shelton 04/16

Jim & Alice Smith, P.P., 07/15

Todd M. & Kellie H. Smith 06/15

Sun City Shrine Club 03/16

Brian & Carol Vance 12/15

Margie Foster Wade 06/15

Russell Walker 11/15

Randy & Kathy K. Wimbish 02/19

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To refer a child to a ShrinersHospital, or to obtain anapplication for admission, pleasecall 1-800-237-5055. In Canada,call 1-800-361-7256. All callsare toll-free.

Dinner - Dancing - Scratch Offs

Saturday, August 22, 2015Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.Ben Hur Shrine Center

7811 Rockwood Ln., Austin 78757This is a Super Saver Card Event, otherwise $25.00 per person. Tickets may be bought at Ben Hur

Shrine office or the night of the event. Regardless, please RSVP to the office at 512.480.0812 so a headcount can be obtained for supper.

There will be a separate cash drawing after the event. The cost for this extra option is also $25.00per person. Thanks in advance for your support of Ben Hur.

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