VOLUME LXXXVI • NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2013 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA • www.zuhrah.org

Zuhrah Ceremonial and Ice Cream Social

The Fun The Purpose

Five new nobles were fezzed at the Spicer Ceremonial on August 10,2013. Seated in front of Divan members are, left to right: Larry

Swenson, Litchfield; Doug Brown, Litchfield; Dominic Kasheimer, GreenIsle; Christopher Wendover, Shakopee; and Damon Burwell, Shoreview.

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IN MEMORIAM Sunshine Committee

When you hear of a Noble who has been ill,hospitalized, convalescent, orshut-in, please contact MiltBernu, 763-545-4219 or theTemple Office, 763-571-3555.It is important to providethe Noble’s address, name ofhospital or nursing home.Wenow have a new e-mail address,you can contact the committeeat sunshine@zuhrah.org.

A new sign-out system hasbeen implemented forwheelchairs on loan fromZuhrah Temple. If you haveobtained a wheelchair in thepast and are not using it, wewould appreciate having itreturned.We have had manyrequests for wheelchairs thisyear. If you return a wheel-chair, kindly return it throughthe office for our recordkeeping. Donated wheel-chairs in good condition willbe accepted, too.

Milt Bernu, Chairman

Office Hours atZuhrah Shrine Center

Hours of OperationThe Zuhrah Shrine administrative office:Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

VoiceMail and Email Addresses

Zuhrah phone 763-571-3555You may also email comments and questions as follows:

ShariL@zuhrah.orgfraternal@zuhrah.org

accounting@zuhrah.org New Email Address: In an effort to make your Divan more accessible

to the Nobility we have created a new email address:divan@zuhrah.org.

Please put this in your address book, if you want to ask the Divan a questionor make a suggestion, or if you are concerned about something, send an emailto this address and the entire Divan will get a copy.The Divan has committed

to follow up with all emails that we receive.It is very helpful to Zuhrah for you to utilize these

efficiency measures and it is very much appreciated.

Units and ClubsWhen you have news to include in an issue of the Arabian,please send it by email, if possible, to arabian@zuhrah.org

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DEADLINE: 15th of the monthNews submitted after deadline will be included on a space available basis.

Keith E Finneseth

Richard G St. Marie

Clifford R Zane

Lloyd T Tuma

Carroll P Sathre

Donald D Bartz

George H Gardner

Ronald D Lovehaug

Donovan E Peterson

Gary D Krook

James W Ziebol

Postmaster Send Changes of Address to5400 NE Main St, Ste 100

Fridley, MN 55421or: 763-571-3555

or: sharil@zuhrah.org

UpcomingEnthusment

Events(new events are in red)

Sept 8..............Horsemen’s Brunch

Sept 13 ..............................Stated Meeting (Golden Valley VFW)

Sept 13-14 ..............Willmar Circus

Sept 15 ..........Anoka ASC Fish Fry

Sept 21..........Honored Ladies Luncheon

Sept 28..............German Bierstube

Oct 5 ..........Pote’s Pheasant Shoot

Oct 5 ............................Barn Dance

Oct 11 ....Stated Meetng (Crowne Plaza Mpls West, Plymouth)

Oct 26 ................Halloween Paarty

Oct 27........LoH Omelet Breakfast

All items in BOLD are special membershipEnthusment events.These are open to

all—bring your friends, family,neighbors, co-workers.

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ZUHRAH SHRINE DIVANELECTED

Potentate .................................................................Al NiederhausChief Rabban...................................................................Ted MartzAssistant Rabban ..................................................Ross HjermstadHigh Priest & Prophet .........................................Adrian SkytlandOriental Guide.......................................................Michael LaVineRecorder............................................................John Anderson, PPTreasurer..................................................................Larry Messerli

APPOINTEDFirst Ceremonial Master .................................Jim Burlingame Jr.Second Ceremonial Master .....................................Brad RobertsCaptain of the Guard......................................................Verl RaapOuter Guard ...................................................................Jon PavolaChaplain ........................................................................Mark Olsen

ARABIAN EDITORSend news to: arabian@zuhrah.org

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320-251-9115 rlampi@charter.net18 Fairfield Court, Saint Cloud, MN 56303

SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN – TWIN CITIES2025 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: 612-596-6100

Zuhrah Stated Meeting Friday, September 13, 2013

Golden Valley VFW7775 Medicine Lake Rd, Golden Valley, MN 55427

Dinner at 6:00 p.m. / Meeting at 7:00 p.m.$15.00 — Baked Chicken Dinner

Meal RSVP to Shari at sharil@Zuhrah.org or 763-571-3555

Zuhrah Stated MeetingFriday, October 11, 2013

Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West3131Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN 55441

Dinner at 6:00 p.m. / Meeting at 7:00 p.m.$15.00 — Spaghetti Dinner

Meal RSVP to Shari at sharil@Zuhrah.org or 763-571-3555

September 13, 2013Golden Valley VFW7775 Medicine Lake RdGolden Valley, MN 55427

October 11, 2013Crowne Plaza Mpls West3131 Campus DrivePlymouth, MN 55441

November 8, 2013Paul Revere Masonic Center6509 Walker StreetSt. Louis Park, MN 55426

ATTENTION PAST POTENTATES

AND AIDESAs part of Zuhrah’s on-going costsavings efforts, we have begun to

recycle various Fezes.As a Potentateor Aide, you certainly earned yourDivan or Aide fez. If you wish to

keep it as a memento of your serv-ice, please keep it with our sincere

“Thanks.” However, if it’s just gather-ing dust on your closet shelf and youwould like to turn it back in, we canlikely find a new use for it down the

road.Thanks one again for your contribu-

tions to Zuhrah!

Ted Martz, Chief Rabban

Future StatedMeeting Datesand Locations

In an effort to find the best locationto hold our Stated meeting within ourlegal jurisdiction, we will be meeting atthese locations.

Watch future Arabians for moredetails, including menu selections andpricing..

Reservations are required; pleasecall Shari at 763-571-3555 or emailsharil@zuhrah.org.

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From the Potentate

Awesome AugustI covered a lot of miles, met many

new people and had the opportunity tosee a lot of people I have not seen in awhile. August started with DeMolayConclave and a great meeting with thePresident of Windom Area Shrine Club.Pilgrimages included a Ceremonial inSpicer, a corn feed in Canby, Duluth forthe MSA,Pine City for the East CentralShrine Club, Fergus Falls for the postcircus, and then wrapped up with thegolf stag in Wisconsin.Thanks to all whoshared some windshield time with methis month.

MembershipIn August we held a Ceremonial in

Spicer.We had a great day, all while cre-ating five new Nobles.Our next sched-uled Ceremonial will be in conjunctionwith Aad and Osman Temples, withGrand Lodge doing a Master MasonDegree in the morning.This is going tobe a great day for Minnesota Masonry,and will be on Saturday, November16th.We already have a good numberof petitions in hand.But,we need more.

RestorationsWe have been working with many

Shrine Clubs and Lodges around thestate in an effort to get their member-ship numbers back up.The quickest andeasiest way to get a new member, iswork from a list of men who were at

one time members of Zuhrah, but areno longer members.The Zuhrah Strongteam can supply you with a list of for-mer members who live in your area.Weare seeing men who are now ready tobecome active again. Give them a call,offer to buy them a cup of coffee andtalk with them. In most cases, they canget back into Zuhrah for $100.

Upcoming EventsThere are many great events on the

calendar this fall.A German Bierstube,an old-fashioned Barn Dance, aHalloween Costume Party, a Militarytable lodge. Please find the details forall of these in the ads in the Arabian.

Stated MeetingsThe September Stated meeting will

be at the Golden Valley VFW. Sametime schedule, $15.00 for bakedchicken dinner, reservations will berequired.

October Stated meeting will be atthe Crowne Plaza Hotel in Plymouth,the usual schedule will be adhered to,$15.00 for a spaghetti dinner. Againreservations will be required.

Paul Revere Masonic CenterAt the July stated meeting, the

Nobility gave their approval for thenegotiating committee to beginworking with the partnership operat-ing the Paul Revere Masonic Center.We have had an initial meeting. Wehave met with a general contractorabout remodeling costs. We have ameeting set with the city to discussthe liquor license issues. Things areprogressing, and we hope to be ableto present something to the Nobilitybefore the end of the year.

Midwest Summer SessionCongrats to the Zuhrah

Horsemen for bringing home morehardware from the Midwest inDuluth.You are going to need a biggertrophy case.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others.

Until our Masonic paths crossagain,

Al NiederhausPotentate Zuhrah Shrinersa.niederhaus@comcast.net

Al Niederhaus, Potentate

Taking Action!The Canby Area Shrine Club recently sat down to work on

a list of Nobles who haven’t been seen in a while.They haven’ttalked to everyone yet, but so far 6 to 8 of them are on boardwith coming back.Working with Zuhrah Divan Member VerlRaap they have also come up with a list of individuals who arenot on the books with their Lodge and are working to createa one day deal for their return to Masonry and Shrine. Bothcontinue to work hard on helping to revitalize their Lodge byalso working on a list of those who have yet to join Masons.

Part of the plan in reaching out to them is to create and planactivities.“I honestly believe that we will start the flow going withfun events, things that people want to do,” says Verl Rapp. Oneof those events is the Canby ASC Reunion coming up onSaturday,September14th.While work continues on the details ofthe Reunion, both would like to see as many Nobles of Zuhrahas possible to come out and show support for their efforts.

Similar work is being done in Owatonna.They will be host-ing a Rush Night Wednesday, September 4th, and on Sunday,October 13th, Glenwood will be hosting their MembershipEvent. More information to follow.

…any of these names sound familiar Executive Officer of Minnesota DeMolay Mark Hailer has

announced that Minnesota DeMolay’s Annual Grand MastersClass and Honors Day will take place on November 3rd at 1 p.m.at the Scottish Rite Temple in Minneapolis.The Grand MastersClass is the initiation of DeMolay’s newest members in Honor ofGrand Master David E. Olson. The ritual work will feature

DeMolays from around the state performing both degrees.Theafternoon will also include the Cross of Honor Ceremony forrecipient Andy Krall. Sitting as Commander in the east for theLegion of Honor Ceremony for Honorary Legion of Honor des-ignate James Burlingame, Jr will be Honorary Legionnaire JerryOliver. For more information about DeMolay, check out theirwebsite www.mndemolay.org.

Big Tent Event IIIn cooperation with the Grand Master of Minnesota Masons

and the Potentates of Zuhrah,Osman, and Aad Temples, anotherBig Tent Event will be held at the Minneapolis Scottish Rite onSaturday,November 16.The day will begin with a Master MasonDegree followed by the Zuhrah Ceremonial and the RitualisticDivan.A dinner is being planned to end the day. So take advan-tage of the many Enthusment Events coming up and introduceyour friends to the Masonic Family and plan for another greatday for Minnesota Masons and Shriners at The Big Tent Event.

UNIT/CLUB DATE LOCATION/EVENTBirak Kar Kor 9/7/2013 Dalton ParadePipes Drums 9/7/2013 St.BonaventureChurch / ParadeDrum Corps 9/8/2013 Northfield Jesse James ParadeMobile Nobles 9/10/2013 Stated MtgWillmar ASC 9/13-14/2013 * Willmar Circus

(2 shows each Fri/Sat)Owatonna ASC 9/21/2013 Marching Classic ParadePipes Drums 9/21/2013 ZPD Pipes Down EventAntique Cars 9/25/2013 Burger RunSteel Drums 9/25/2013 Dayton ParadeSteel Drums 9/28/2013 Plymouth ParadeHorsemen 10/5/2013 Barn Party / Zuhrah PoteAntique Cars 10/23/2013 Burger RunBand 10/27/2013 Indoor Concert at Edinborough ParkMobile Nobles 11/12/2013 Stated MtgPipes Drums 11/27/2013 Turkey Wake / Mpls Homicide SquadPipes Drums 11/29-12/1 * Zuhrah Circus / Elephant RoomMobile Nobles 12/14/2013 Stated Mtg

Congratulations to the new State MasterCouncilor for Minnesota DeMolay, BenDaiss. It was my honor to be present ashe was installed at the recent MinnesotaDeMolay Conclave in St. Peter, Minnesota.

Best of luck to SMC Ben and all of theMinnesota DeMolay. May you all have agreat year.

— Potentate Al Niederhaus

State MasterCouncilor installed Autumn Event and Parade

Schedule

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ZUHRAH SHRINE UNITS

There is reason to believe that thoseso-called summer months are zipping onby too fast and ZARC is not responsiblefor that.This is the time to get our ZARCsleeves rolled up and we surely look for-ward toward adding more members intothe unit.There was a time I believe duringthe 1980’s that we had a ham radio com-munications network at the MinnesotaState Fair. Of course, it may have been asituation where other ham operators hada their hand in that action. If anyone hashad any memorabilia on that subject itwould be interesting to hear about it. Inthe meantime it is the ZARC unit’s inten-tion to get more involved with the func-tions of the Zuhrah Shrine activities.Webelieve we can establish and accomplishour goals with a bit more time and tokeep increasing our membership. Wecontinue to improve the unit withthoughts or actions from each of ourmembers to highlight their personal elec-tronic or communications ideas, and thatis where this ZARC unit can realize moreaccomplishments.

Note that PP Don Wurden, K0IYN, isworking on securing new badges for theZARC membership and updating themembership roster booklets. Our presi-dent Phil Epstein,WE0K,has been review-ing our future ZARC performances forimprovements. Bernie Wiklund, W0ZIF,has offered some thoughts toward com-municating with other Masonic gatheringson QSO/Echo Link Internet systems,where we can make contact with someEuropean Masonic brothers. Thatdepends on your Internet personal com-puter and the availability for such con-tacts.The Shriners have a communicationgoing on CQ100 14.310mhz 8pm CSTSunday evenings and on Echo Link as well,and that can be informational.

Some more interesting comments viabrother Bernie Wiklund were that thoseof you who are QST subscribers and mayhave seen the “Hints and Kinks” columnin the August 2013 issue. It had an articleentitled “Small Antenna Mount” whichinterested him enough to build it. It wasquite simple and consisted mostly of 2"PVC pipe and fittings. He says that it isalmost done with the exception of gluingand painting it silver, with an additionalclear coating. It will be filled with 20

I was on vacation a good part of thismonth. I missed the Annual Patrol Picnichosted by PP Gary Sibben and Lady Terri.Everyone I asked said they had a goodtime.

At the August Stated Meeting wediscussed paying for a meal at the cir-cus for Patrolers who sell Snow Conesat two shows.We did not vote on thisbecause we did not have a quorum.

We also discussed changing thebylaws to lower the number ofPatrolers need for a quorum.

We discussed the election of officers atthe October Stated Meeting.We are look-ing for a Vice President and a Secretary. Ihope there are many volunteers.

Thank You,Tim Thorbus

Patrol President 763-566-4051

The month of August saw the CycleCorps schedule slow down a bit fromthe previous two months in regards tothe parade schedule, but the guys havenot been relaxing on their laurels (ortheir Harleys, for that matter). Practiceshave continued each Tuesday just tokeep the routines fresh and all of ourskills improving. There are a few moreparades out there this year that we justmight get on our schedule, so the CycleCorps needs to stay ready. The guysspent a few practices getting ready forthe MSCMCA competitions in Duluth,and most of us realized that it’s beenquite a while since we have driven anobstacle or slow ride course.

The Midwest summer session inDuluth was the highlight of our month.For a while, it looked like everything thatcould work against us did on this trek,with the typical failed clutch on the wayup and brakes that decided to stop work-ing right in the middle of a parade, but asalways, the Cycle Corps persevered. Afew ad-hoc decisions had to be madeduring the weekend to overcome someof the obstacles that were thrown ourway, but the guys were motivated to getback into the routine of representingZuhrah at the Midwest. Our attendanceincreased a bit more this year at Midwestthan it had been in the previous fewyears, and it looked like some of the guyswere seen taking notes and maybe plan-ning to borrow a few moves while theywere watching the two-wheeled drillcompetition.

This year’s Midwest Session also sawour very own Mike Parker move up theline of officers in the MSMCA, and it wasalso discovered that we have a “PoteSoaker” in our ranks when it comes tothe dunk tank, who also became some-what of a hired gun.A good time was hadby all, and the Cycle Corps is looking for-ward to an even better time with morerepresentation and possibly even back tohaving a competition team next year.

As we start getting ready for the fall,several of the guys have been talkingabout maintaining our weekly Tuesdaypractice schedule. It never hurts to stayfresh, and you never know when wemight get a new rookie, so there’s a goodchance that we will be out in Hopkinseach week until the weather decides tono longer co-operate. Some weeks mayfocus on old and maybe some newparade routines, while others may beskills and drills, and others yet might be asimple “lets get together and go for aride.” If you are interested in joining uson any given week, reach out to one ofthe Cycle Corps guys for details.

Our September stated meeting will beon the 3rd, and the following month isscheduled for October 1. As of ourAugust meeting, it looks like the next fewagenda will be filled with our typical falldetails: wrapping up our financial, budg-eting for the winter, and getting out offi-cers for next year nominated and elect-ed.There has also been a lot of discus-sion lately regarding uniform, bikes, anddetails for next years calendar.Stay tunedfor details on that. Better yet, join us forone of our meetings.All are welcome.

The Cycle Corps continues to practiceeach Tuesday at our regular practice facil-ity Eisenhower Elementary School inHopkins. The school is located onMinnesota Rt 7,just west of 169.We prac-tice every Tuesday at 6:30. If you are inter-ested or just curious about joining theCycle Corps, please feel free to join us,bike or no bike. Even if you are not inter-est in getting on a bike and doing all kindsof crazy maneuvers, but are just lookingfor something to do on a Tuesday night,feel free to grab a lawn chair and come onout to watch us. It only makes us betterto practice in front of an audience.

Our monthly unit stated meetings areusually held the first Tuesday of everymonth.We meet at a place we affection-ately call the “Man Cave.” Thanks to “TooTall” for putting together such greataccommodations.The address is 27 8thAve N, Hopkins. Our meetings start at7:00 p.m., but if you wish to attend anddon’t find us there, it just means that themeeting will start a little late because weare having too much fun at practice.Anyone with any interest in joining theCycle Corps, or even simply interestedin hanging out with some really coolguys, is welcome to attend our monthlystated meetings.

Hey nobles, the Corps is still (andalways) looking for a few more goodriders. If you are new to Zuhrah,or evenif you’ve been around for a while andjust looking for something new to do,please feel free to come to one of ourpractices (with or without a bike) orany of our stated meetings and accom-pany us for some good times, greatcamaraderie, and some of the mostexciting things you can ever imaginedoing—on two wheels, that is.

Contacts:President: Keith Anderson

612-669-7567 anderson@pdinstore.com

Captain: Mike Parker 612-803-9946parker@dsec-consulting.com

Vice President: Mike McLaughlin 612-618-4875mmclaughlin@ups.com

Secy / Treas: Tim Flanigan 952-457-8424tim@lakewoodcemetery.com

The Cycle Corps continues to recruit newmembers.

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pounds of sea gravel for stability. Berniesays it is quite portable and he plans touse it on his deck with a J- pole 2-meterantenna that he has built. Because it isbuilt on an ‘X’ configuration, it is strongerthan an ‘H’ configuration and the legs canbe angled downwards,so it could be usedon a peaked roof.

Ken Skoog,W0PTP kendore2@aol.com

The ZuhrahPipes & Drums Are Looking for New

Members

No ExperienceNecessary!

Call Jerry Oliver763-449-9067

CAN YOU FILL THESE SHOES?

The World Famous Zuhrah Shrine Funsters

are looking for a few good clowns.Interested?Contact Jitters to

discuss how easy it is tobecome a part of this family friendly unit.

No experience required.jitterstheclown@gmail.com

651-340-2341

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ZUHRAH SHRINE UNITS

Well, the Midwest Convention isbehind us, and we certainly did have agood time. Nice weather and enthusias-tic crowds at the parades. Good work,Nobles! With only two parades inSeptember, our parade season is wind-ing down, so, we have gone to our fallschedule. Our business meetings will,once again, be on the 2nd Tuesday of themonth at 7 p.m. If history repeats itsself, we will be practicing on Saturdaysfrom 10-noon.This all takes place at thePlymouth Masonic Lodge in Crystal.

Nobles of Zuhrah, if you have beenlooking for a unit you can call home,consider the Steel Drum Band. It does-n’t take much effort and is a whole lotof fun.As with the other Zuhrah musi-cal units, we will teach you quickly andpainlessly. Consider this. We ride on abeautiful float, play music that excitesthe parade goers and enjoy the cama-raderie of a fine group of Nobles and

Greetings, fellow Joeys and BrotherNobles all! Winding down anotherparade season seems a bit glum, butthen I realize we have Circus in a coupleshort months. Can’t wait!

We had no less than a great paradeseason this year,and I would like to thankall of you who made it out to a paradeand put on the make-up. We wouldn’thave had such a good time without you.

The Funsters are always looking fornew members to join our clowning family.If you know of anyone who might be inter-ested,or if you are a Noble who is lookingfor something fun to do,please contact meat jitterstheclown@gmail.com. I promiseI will reply.

I am looking forward to hearing thereport from the Midwest in Duluth thatoccurs shortly after writing this article.I am sure much fun was had by all.Next

Greetings to all the Antique Carmembers, and other Shriners.Summer is fast going by. Our paradeseason is winding down; on the calen-dar we have the U of M homecomingparade left.

Our next hamburger run will be atthe Buffalo Tap in Savage on Highway13. This is a good spot and we inviteall Shriners and guests to join us weget together at 6:00 p.m. on the 28thof August.

We will be having grilled whateverthe boys can come up with prior tothe U of M homecoming at theShriners Hospital. Any questions callJim Berg Pres.

Jim Berg, President952-440-9410

Cell: 612-369-4815jim.diane.berg@yahoo.com

their Ladies.All of this knowing that it isfor an outstanding cause. The Kids!!What more could you want? Contactinformation:Director-PP Jim BurlingameSr. (763) 592-4237 or President-NobleMike Rouillard (763) 478-6785.

If I can make the drive fromBurnsville, you too can make the driveto Crystal. The only difference is, youwon’t have the pleasure of havingGeorge Adams as your co-pilot.

The Sunshine Committee reportsthat two of our Nobles are dealingwith medical issues. Please keepNobles Erv Moser and Jim BurlingamePP, along with their Ladies Barb andBarbe, in your thoughts and prayers.

The Maternity Ward reports thatNoble Brian Busch and his Lady Gloriaare proud new grandparents.Congratulations, Grandma Gloria andGrandpa Brian.

“Happy Birthday” wishes go out thismonth to: Barbe Burlingame, SteveDowns and Tom Lind.

“Happy Anniversary” wishes go outthis month to: Noble Jack Beaver andhis Lady Sharon.

‘till next time, please keep a song inyour heart and remember to stay onthe gravel.

WeWorKnow

year, we see the Imperial Session herein Minneapolis. I will be competing, andI hope you will consider it too. Showeveryone what the Funsters of ZuhrahShrine can do.

The kids are getting back to school(hooray!) and that means there aremore of them on the streets walking tobus stops or riding bikes. Please slowdown and watch out for them.While Iam proud to support our Hospitals, Iwould like to see a time where we don’thave patients needed to be seen for apreventable injury.

We are still meeting on the secondMonday of each month—7 p.m. at theHospital. If you need a ride there,please call one of your fellow clownsand we’ll get a ride set up.We’re hereto support one another.

Be good to one another. Smilebecause you are having a good day. Irecently had a hospital trip and was inquite a bit of pain. When I was on myway out, I overheard a nurse mentionhow much I was laughing and smiling inspite of the pain I was feeling. We canalways be grateful of the things in life wehave: our families, our friends,ourselves.“It’s a great day to be alive. I know thesun’s still shining when I close my eyes.”

Good night and joy be to you all!~Jitters

Zuhrah August Stated Meeting Highlights

Donations from Ho Ho

60-year members: Lloyd M Olsen, Charles O Rollefson, Sheldon M Lagaard Sr,Robert E Bolt, Grant Willmert, and John P Sieff

Rod & Gun grilling the steaks

Ho Ho preparing corn

Membership Committee

Three generations with grandson-in-law pinning Lloyd

Nummy corn Two generations

Legion of Honor presents the colors

Ate only nine!

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ZUHRAH SHRINE UNITS

The Horsemen get together at leastevery Wednesday afternoon-evening andmost Sunday afternoons at our ranch at4505 County Road 92, just south ofRockford. We start gathering around1500 on Wednesdays and always have ameal about 1900. There is typically alunch adventure on most Sundaysaccompanied by riding at our ranch. Ifyou are reading this, you are welcome tovisit us! If you would like to see for your-self what a dynamic group theHorsemen are, please call Provost SamSchwartz @ 612-418-5379 and arrangea time to come to the ranch.

Due to the deadline for publishingthe Arabian, we were not able toreport on all the activities that went onin July, so we are going to do that here.

The first parade after the cut-off was inBelle Plaine on Saturday, July 20th. Thiswas the second year we were invited toparticipate. Even though there wereother horse units in the parade, we dosomething different, and the crowdappears to enjoy us. The parade is onelong straight ride down the street, withjust as long a ride to get back to the semi.So it’s easy. One thing about Belle Plaineis there are a number of nursing homeand senior citizens residences along thestreet, and the nurses and workers in thehomes set up viewing areas for their peo-ple. We, as good and kind heartedShriners, made sure we stopped at eachone to salute the residents.Thereby theycould and would come up to the horsesand pet them. We always got a bigapplause from them. The weather wasideal for a parade so the crowd was quitelarge, which gratifying to us. The onedown note to the day was for the secondtime in two years Bro Rindal requiredsome EMT attention. But he was OK.Speaking of OK,Bro.Bill Leadens continuesto recover and has returned to the ranch.

The Horsemen made a successfulappearance at the Zuhrah Ice CreamSocial on Wednesday, July 24th. TheHorsemen have received abundantaccolades for what we brought to theevent at Edina’s Centennial Lakes Park.And you should have seen Bro. Palmertrying to hoist a 110 lb.“kid” up onto ahorse … believe it or not, with a lot ofhelp, he succeeded!

The next parade was one we had neverparticipated in, Slice of Shoreview, onSaturday, July 27th. Due to the efforts of

Sidemeat, who found us a sponsor, sevenriders made the parade,plus ground crew.Again this is a long straight parade upVictoria Avenue, and an equally long rideback to the semi (we have to find paradesthat go in circles). This day the weatherwas not so nice. It was cloudy with a lightbreeze when we stepped off, but immedi-ately turned to rain with a stronger wind.The wiser riders brought their rain slick-ers and the not so wise ones (me includ-ed) proceeded to get wet. The paraderoute is quite nice and on a nicer daywould be a pleasant ride (maybe next year,right Brad). It was quite amazing howmany people stayed to view the parade inthose conditions,but they had their hood-ies, umbrellas and the occasional tent. Onthe whole it was a good day.

The last parade was in Shakopee onSunday,August 4th.This was also a paradewe have not been in before.Ten horseswith riders and support staff (pooperscoopers) went down there, and had agreat parade. There was a large crowdand the weather was just the type ofweather you would want to ride in.Theresponse from the crowd and the paradeorganizers indicate they would like tohave us back next year.

The drill team keeps practicing to staysharp. After their victory at theInternational we cannot afford to let ourguard down at the Midwest (again dead-lines prevent us from reporting on theMidwest until next month, but I amlooking for good results). We will haveten horses going to Duluth,plus non-rid-ers, so ZSHP will have a very big pres-ence there. Aside from the parade anddrill competition a pre-convention BarnParty is planned plus the usual get-togethers with the other horse units.

QUESTION: How many horsemendoes it take to build a fire pit?

ANSWER : 2 to dig out the area,put down timber borders and placethe fire pit AND 10 Horsemen tosupervise the work.

If you have not yet beenout to the ranch to take alook at the newest ameni-ty to life on the ranch,come on out and join thegang around the fire pit,have a drink and maybetoast a marshmallow.Maybe this will get theguys out of the upstairsclubroom (saloon). This a

perfect place to sit and chat in late sum-mer and fall.And it might be a good placefor some people to eat at our brunches.And Ill. Sir Al demonstrated 07AUG thatit is most desirable setting for cigar smok-ing.There are plans in place to create asmall wood shed to provide adequate fuelfor the pit.

Cowboy wisdoms from Bro. WillRogers:

1- Never miss a good chance toshut up.

2- Always drink upstream from theherd.

Here are reminders of upcomingevents. Sunday, September 8th, is ournext brunch, with food, horsebackrides, and, if there is a demand, a haywagon ride out into the pasture.

Zuhrah Membership Team is hosting

With the waning of summer and theanticipation of autumn's certain arrival, Ithought I should enlighten the reader tonews of 101 unit activity since my lastcommunication.We essentially took thesummer off relative to Temple activity.Our most recent gathering was at theNelsons’ home for fine dining and gra-cious hospitality.The weeks have passedquickly since then and I am fondly antici-pating another festival of exquisite cui-sine and imbibement at Doc Allis’ estatein the forest. Please plan to be there onSeptember 11. It’s a gathering you won’twant to miss.You will have received a flierby the time you read this. We will titlethis soiree, “Future memories.” See youthere!

V. P. Dean

an “enthusment” event at the ranch onAugust 23rd.That Friday,Movie Night atthe Ranch will feature “Wreck-ItRalph,” plus the food that will be avail-able and hay wagon rides.

The Unit and Club Heads meetingwill be held at the ranch on September24th. Part of the evening will be ademonstration by our drill team and asteak dinner catered by our own Evie.If you would like to attend, RSVP toUnit Head President Bill Vice.

‘til we meet again …

Cowboy Sam

As we look at the calendar and seeLabor Day just around the corner, it’stime to take a moment to reflect on the2013 Cobra Corps Parade Season. In anutshell, it was awesome,as we participat-ed in 13 parades, starting with Paynesvilleand NE Minneapolis in mid-June, andwrapping up with Watkins, Pine City andLeSueur the first weekend in August.Averaging 10 riders per parade,we stroveto put on a quality demonstration of pre-cision driving as we entertained paradegoers of all ages across the state.LeSueur, which over the years has grownto love the Cobra Corps (or, as theParade Chairman told us at the start ofthe parade,“You guys make our parade.”),was a great end to our season as manyfriends and family travelled with us towatch the parade and then partake of thepost parade corn feed in the city park.Also, thanks to Jerry Oliver and the PipeBand for hosting us for a delicious dinnerat the Oliver cabin on Rush Lake after thePine City parade.All in all, 2013 was oneof our best parade seasons ever.

Kudo’s again to our Unit Captain, Rob“Mayor” Fendler, for keeping us organ-ized throughout the year, and ParadeCaptain Dan “Crusher” Lind, for doing anawesome job of getting us into the rightparades, leading a great majority of theparades, picking up the check after eachparade, and (most importantly) makingsure that we did everything possible toensure a return invitation in 2014. And ahuge thanks to all of our members whoshowed up at parade after parade withtheir cars in great shape and ready to puton a show for the local crowds. Duringthe summer we all focused hard onworking together as a precision team,and it really showed the last weekend ofthe season. It’s hard to believe that it willbe nine more months before we fire upthose engines again and lay some morerubber on the road.

So what comes next for the CobraCorps? Well, we’ll start with great rep-resentation at the Pote’s Golf Stag, withfour teams comprised of members andtheir guests.We’re lobbying Bristol Ridge

to let us use our cars as golf carts, butapparently they’re concerned (legitimate-ly) about the impact a “cookie” will haveon their sand traps and greens.Whatever we’re driving that day, wepromise to only perform maneuvers thathave been pre-approved by the head pro.And we’re all looking forward to ourannual parade wrap-up meeting on Brad“Buster” Bolz’ pontoon on Prior Lake(unfortunately I missed that meeting lastyear, so I’m not real sure what to expect,but I’m sure that it will be fun).

Thanks to the efforts of Scottie“Scooter” Langguth, the Cobra Corps ishaving a fishing expedition the first week-end in September, with six or so of ourbrothers spending a long weekend onthe Lake of the Woods as they work upthe biggest lies they can muster.There’ssure to be some great stories to beshared when they return to the big city.Hopefully next month’s Arabian will begraced with photos of some whoppers –whether real or photo-shopped.

Finally, on Monday, September 16th,you’ll find most of the Cobra Corps fam-ily at the “5th Annual DanO Golf Outingand Banquet,” held in memory of long-time Cobra Corps member and ParadeCaptain Dan Olsen.The event, which willbe held at Minnesota Valley Country Clubin Bloomington,can only host 148 golfers,but we have room for 300+ at the ban-quet, so consider joining us for a fun day(whether you golf or not) as we raisefunds to support the Minnesota affiliate ofthe National Alliance on Mental Illness.For more information, contact Mark“Lips” Olsen at 612-749-1234 or emailhim at marklolsen@gmail.com. Or youcan log on to http://www.danofund.org/to register.

As mentioned last month, Mayorwalked his daughter Lindsay down theaisle on her wedding day as she and herhusband, Travis Lorenz, became newly-weds on July 26th. And baby showerseason is in full swing for Nick “Goose”Olsen and his wife Shannon as they awaitthe arrival of their first child in lateSeptember. The entire Cobra Corpsfamily wishes nothing but the best toLindsay and Travis as they start their newlives together,and Goose and Shannon asthey eagerly anticipate the miracle of thebirth of their child.

If you or anyone you know is inter-ested in joining our Cobra Corps fam-ily, please contact Rob Fendler at 952-440-4639 or email him atrfendler@fendlerpatterson.com.

Snapper

As an event in the Twin Cities,we hada strong showing for the Ice CreamSocial or our members sure like IceCream, along with their ladies. Manythanks to Chris Ryan, Brian Preuss,Captain Brad Pohlman, President, DonSavsten, Matt Petersen and yours trulyfor the efforts put forth. It sure was agreat location,centrally located and easyto get to. Jerry Oliver and his crew dida great job on the ribs, hot dogs andbrats. Next year he will have to ordermore brats, as they did sell out.

Upcoming events we have beenasked to cover include the Midwest inDuluth (August 15th–17th), Movie nightat the ranch (August 23rd), the GolfStag (August 25th). I’m sure we will havemembers covering each of these events,in many cases it will be the same mem-bers who cover most events. If you area member and haven’t been to an eventor helped cover one in some time,please dust off your uniform and Fezand join the fun.

Hope to see you all soon.Pete Sharp, Scribe

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Our brat stand in Mound had a goodweekend as the customers were verygenerous as they were last year. Theyreally appreciate what we do for thekids from the hospital, and they show it.

Our family picnic was enjoyed by allwho attended.The rain stayed away, anda few fish were caught.The food was atypical R&G great feast prepared by PrezBill, assisted by Mark “Spanky” Coleman.Everybody contributed delicious sidedishes.

The Rod and Gourmet Club grilledsteaks at the HO HO corn feed heldat the stated meeting on August 9th.got a lot of compliments for that one.

Looking ahead we have someimportant events to take part in. Weare hoping to get lots of participationfor these fund raisers and projects.

August 24th The Masonic CancerCenter sporting clays shoot at WingsNorth at Pine City, Minnesota.Sponsors and shooters are needed.

September 7th is the Classic on theLake Buffalo Car Show. With NelsonMasonic Lodge we will be grilling porkchops on a stick again. This was a bighit last year and we will need lots ofworkers for this one this year.

October 5th is the annualPotentate’s Pheasant Hunt at RiceCreek Little Falls. See the ads for thePotes Hunt and Masonic shoot in thisissue of the Arabian.

November 29th through December1st are the dates of the Shrine Circus.ZRG is manning the novelty booth thisyear. LOTS OF HANDS NEEDEDFOR THIS CHORE!

September 8th, October 16th andNovember 20th are the dates for statedmeetings held at the Park Tavern at 6:00p.m.All members are welcome. Dinneris ordered from their menu.This year’sHoliday Party will be held on December11th at the Park Tavern at 6:00 p.m.Bring a toy for the Hospital kids.

If you can volunteer to help out orwant to take part in any of the aboveevents call or email any of the contactsbelow:Bill Vice 612-232-2495

viceeastbethel@msn.comMike Hilgert 612-369-0101

wbmikehelgert@gmail.comDave Sullivan 612-889-6924

davidsullivan50@yahoo.comBob Hagen 952-881-2946

roberthagen3780@comcast.netSven and Ole, ZRG scribes

We had our mid-season golf tourna-ment August 2nd with 16 golfers tryingto win a monetary prize. This was a“blind-partners” tournament with part-ners being drawn after all finished. Thetwo-some with their best combined netscore were Bob Lyons and Dick Grantwho had a 50.At 54,were Jim Eastes andJohn Lesch. There were three partnerswho tied with net 60’s. Charlie Enghand Bob Riopelle, also Cliff Hall and BobWheelock. and Bruce Smith and John“Grumpy” Warden. So, these allreceived some monetary prize.

We sure would like to see a fewmore “hackers” join with us for theremainder of our season which will

Sunday July 28th started out withPotentate Al Niederhaus, Chief RabbanTed Martz, First Ceremonial MasterJames Burlingame and Capt of theGuard Verl Raap traveling to Glenwood,Minnesota, and conducting a Cold SandsCeremonial for Noble Steve Haiby whobecame a Noble of the Shrine thatmorning and a member of Birak ShrineClub. They all took part in theGlenwood parade that afternoon joiningthe Legion of Honor and Jim Burlingamejoining the Funsters.Welcome, Steve, toZuhrah and Birak Shrine Club.

With September we are getting readyfor the fall activities with Zuhrah and theLOH. We will be presenting the colorsat the Zuhrah Stated meetings startingwith the September 13th meeting.

The LOH stated meeting will be heldon Wednesday, Septembr 25th, at theVFW in Richfield, 66th & Lyndale.Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Stated at 7:00p.m. The October Stated meeting theLOH will be holding its election ofOfficers for the year 2014 on Wednesday,October 23rd.The Omelet breakfast willbe held on Sunday, October 27th at theKC Hall in Bloomington.PC Fred Vihovdehas omelet tickets available; pick up yoursand help with the pre-sell.

The LOH Degree team is ready andable to help any Lodge in their ThirdDegree Work.They will present the com-plete degree or any part that a Lodgeneeds help in presenting the Degree.Contact President of the Degree Team,John Curlott, at 651-274-3570.

That’s it for this month. Continue tobe a active member in the LOH activ-ities and Zuhrah Shrine.

Fraternally,j

PP Hank Gyllenblad,Adj.

952-250-6420

“Hot town summer in the city. Back ofmy neck getting dirty and gritty…” Whilethe summer of 2013 has not been overlyhot or humid for the most part, it was stilla great season for creational activities onthe water. Some Ceremonial Unit mem-bers took in a boat cruise on the St.Croixin August. See photos accompanying thiscolumn.

The Ceremonial Unit will resumeour monthly stated meeting schedule inSeptember after a summer off. TheSeptember meeting will be on Tuesday,September 17, at the Golden ValleyVFW, 7775 Medicine Lake Road. SocialHour is at 6:00, followed by dinner andthe meeting.

Saturday, November 16, is theZuhrah Fall Ceremonial. It will be atthe Minneapolis Scottish Rite, 2011Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis.Further details will appear in futureArabians as we approach November.

With the Unit being dark over thesummer, not much else to report, so asthe children are about to return toschool, I’ll sign off with a one-linerfrom the late, great Henny Youngman:“Adults are really not wiser than chil-dren – we’re just more cunning.”

Fraternally,– John HultquistArabian Scribe

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end on Friday the 13th! This will beour season ending championship tour-nament each playing against individual-ly to have their name added to ourplaque for best gross and best netplayers. Also many other prizes to beawarded and each golfer gets a sleeveof balls to tee off with.

The awards are presented at our sea-son-ending luncheon to be held again atthe Bloomington K.C. Hall following thetournament. All visitors and non-golfersare invited to join in the festivities! Pleasecontact Jim Eastes at 952-546-8831 orCliff Hall at 612-789-5006, if you wish toplay before our season ends (and qualifyfor the tournament) or join in at theawards luncheon.

Only one “laid up” now is our golf-ing member, Bob Riopelle. with an eyeproblem but will soon improve to con-tinue playing and having Friday luncheswith us. We Hope! Everyone else isdoing their best to get over any prob-lems they have and we wish them well.

Guess that takes care of all ournews for now,

Your Scribe, Cliff Hall

Don’t forget the AASC Fish Fry Dinner, Sunday Sept 15thDetails and tickets available from any AASC member.

See our ad on page 12

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Where are we going inSeptember?

The September 15th meeting willfind us back at the City of AnokaMississippi River Park for our annualFish Fry. Same ole time line, start gath-ering 3:00 p.m., dinner around 4. Wehave reserved all of the shelters andtables, so no matter what happenswith the weather, you’re covered.There is also a playground for kids.

As in the past, the dinner will consistof fresh Corn on the Cob,Fried Fish andtrimmings.The club appreciates the horsd’oeuvres and desserts our membersbring to pass. In addition the meal doesinclude soft drinks and water.

Anoka City ordinance does not allowany organization to provide liquor in anyway, shape or form.HOWEVER they doallow liquor at this park IF it is on aBYOB basis.We are advising our mem-bers of this city ordinance so everyoneis responsible for themselves.

All of the members of our club arebeing sent four tickets.The price, twofor $25 or $15 each…..so invite someof your friends to join you.

Pre-payment helps in the planning;please pre-pay.….thanks in advance.

Mail your check and any unsold tick-ets to our Treasurer, Dave Emery, 929111th Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, MN55448-4339.

Members, if you don’t have yournew name badge…pick it up atthe Fish Fry!

LOOKING BACK The August meeting was at Billy’s in

Anoka. A little over 30 of us filled therunway between the kitchen and thepatio so it is not the most private placeto have a meeting in summer. Not muchin the line of an actual meeting but itappeared everyone had plenty of timefor socializing.

Wayne LaMusga was absent, twistedhis back and is on the wounded list. StanKowalski was back for this meeting inspite of needing a couple of canes to getaround, and Bob Bish is close to getting abad knee replaced.Boy,there seems to bea lot of “fall’in apart” going on. KathyAnderson said Karl is turning 75 inSeptember, so a birthday cake will be inorder at the Fish Fry.

Scribe looking to retire,Ernie Ridens

763-755-9666 ernie@50plusinc.net

AnokaEnthusiastic Nobles donned their

Fezzes or Clown outfits and entertainedcrowds at four parades this summer withone more to go. Don’t miss out on thefun.We will be at the Waseca MarchingClassic, September 21st. Step off time is12:30 p.m. Ladies, join the Nobles forpost-parade brats, hotdogs, and refresh-ments. The club thanks OwatonnaDeMolay for providing us with energeticDumbo operators this summer.

A committee led by Nobles CaseyPeterson and Drew Joenks organized asuccessful fundraiser at the Havana Hillspar 3 golf course in August. The Noblesand Ladies who helped with this event hada great time. Noble Doug Worthington,Club President 1989, visited during theevent. Though several years ago Dougmoved to Montana and later to SouthCarolina, he has continued his member-ship and support of our club and ZuhrahShrine.Former Noble Dennis Engebretsenalso visited from his home in St.Paul.It wasgreat to fun to catch up with these charac-ters.Both preceded me as Scribe.

Rounding out a busy August our clubrepeated our fun and successful fundraiserstaffing the refreshment booth at theSteele County Free Fair Beer Garden.Noble Jim Holton outdid his past superbefforts organizing this for our club.Thanksto Jim. our workers. and supporters.

Star in the East Lodge, OwatonnaArea Shrine Club,and Zuhrah Shrine areteaming up for a membership openhouse at our Lodge Wednesday,September 4th. Please invite prospectiveMasons and Shriners to this event tomeet our friendly members and learnmore about our outstanding fraternities.Complimentary pizza and refreshmentswill be served.This is a casual and infor-mal event in the lower level starting at 6p.m. Drop in as your schedule permits.

Our monthly member meetingsresume Tuesday, September 10th. Wewill return to the Starfire Grill in thehistoric Miller-Armstrong building inWaseca. Starfire will offer a delicioustwo entrée buffet for $15. Social hourwill start at 6 with dinner at 7. Arriveat 5:30 if you are interested in a tourof their new event center. Starfire islocated at 204 2nd ST SW in Waseca.Read about the building at this link:http://www.wasecamac.com.

Owatonna area Masons, join yourBrothers for coffee, conversation, andcommaraderie every Thursday morn-ing from 7 to 9 at the Lodge.

Doug Brase, Scribe/Secretary

OwatonnaA quote from our Potentate,“Will all

of you reading this letter who have aPocket Petition, please stand up?” Nowthat you are standing, walk over to ourSeptember 3rd Meeting at the GoldenValley V.F.W. and get one. If you havepulled one out, you get a free ride to AI’shouse to present it. Be part of Zuhrah,as we have had 20 continuous months ofnew petitions.And, since you are stand-ing, use the phone to the Zuhrah officeto make a reservation for you and yourLady for Lunch at Elsie’s on Saturday,September 21, “Honoring our Ladieswith Music”.Things for the kids, “thoselittle pop tabs.” One time we had anSUV loaded with every space taken,some on the roof and a box on DelbertKincaid’s lap in the front seat.All of thealuminum goes to purchase and repairwheel chairs for “our kids.” Keep on sav-ing. The “kids” also benefit from ourHard Durum Wheat Pancakes. Ourprofits stay in the Minneapolis Unit.Previously you were commanded to gointo the streets and bring people intoour great banquet.Take your tickets andgo shout on the street corners. TheR.A.S.C. breakfast is October 6th at theCrystal Community Center, 4800Douglas Drive in Crystal. We did verywell last spring with the new locationand with your help, we’ll do it again.

It is said the Lord never gives morethan you can handle, and we have beengiven a second opportunity to serve abreakfast for School District #281 attheir All Class Reunion. It is a 3-day eventwith a dance, antique cars and a break-fast on Sunday morning. The District issponsoring it with the 7 DreamsFoundation. Their goal is to raise$50,000 for musical instruments andscholarships for current students. TheDistrict will provide the people and giv-ing us a rent free space. Our profits willgo to our Hospital.The date is October20th at the old Robbinsdale High School,36th and Hwy. 100, 8:30 to 12:00. Hip,Hip, Hooray for a win-win deal.

Did you read that the SeptemberStated Meeting will be at the GoldenValley V.F.W. on September 13th? Standup again and put one foot in front ofthe other: go to horse: get on the leftside and say, giddy up. No horse? Usethe internal combustion device, but bethere.

Read your Arabian. Look at all theevents for this fall — 10 on one sheetalone.Which ones, or all, are you goingto participate in?

Some closing notes: Circus isThanksgiving weekend, and the AnokaShrine Club is fishing the Rum Riverfor their fish fry on the 3rd Friday inSeptember. Should we car pool?

A parting thought: if Zuhrah is thevine and you are the branches, thenproduce fruit so our great fraternitycan be shared with others.

Rick Ackerman, Scribe 763-545-1233

Congratulations to our two newLASC Nobles, Doug Brown and LarrySwenson, who joined Zuhrah at theSpicer Ceremonial on August 10th.Zuhrah’s Ceremonial Unit did a greatjob. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed theCeremonial and Steak Fry, hosted by theWillmar Area Shrine Club.

Our next LASC event will be aCatfish Fry at Noble Larry Swenson’shome on September 20th. Larry’s pro-viding the catfish,while the rest of us willbring something to share. This is anevent for both Nobles and their Ladies.

The Willmar Shrine Circus will beheld September 13th & 14th.They needvolunteers for the 10:00 a.m. Friday per-formance, during which area school chil-dren will be in attendance. ContactNoble Dave Stuhr to volunteer you help.(320-894-7463, email davestuhr@local-net.com)

Our next LASC meeting will beWednesday, September 25th, with a6:00 p.m. dinner and 7:00 p.m. meeting,at a location to be determined.

Chuck Anderson, Scribe

LitchfieldWe had our annual summer picnic. It

went off really well; we only had onecausality, a fruit tree of Rich Lyons (OURHOST). I do not know why he planted itright in the parking area, but someonebacked in to it.The tree was saved withsome help from the quick response team.Maybe it was one the divan memberswho was there? I know one of them hasbeen known to have mishaps with hismotor cycle! NAME WITHHELD, YOUKNOW WHO YOU ARE? You owe me abeer for information being withheld!

Sounds like The Candy Man Carl got alittle out of hand at the party, nothingthat our Prez could not handle. It wasnice to see all the members who showedup. Rich & Birdie did a fantastic job, asalways. The ladies brought many differentgoodies to share.

Our Annual dinner meetings startagain in September. The first oneshould be at the Savage AmericanLegion.

Sunshine report: Please keep CindyGarbe (Phil’s wife) in your prayers, asshe has been in the hospital.

I am sure pancake breakfasts will bestarting soon for most clubs. Watch formore information on the dates of ours.

’Til next month,

Ken CarlsonMN Valley VP 952-882-8867

kcarlson@rmseq.com

Minnesota Valley

6800 France Avenue SouthSuite 350

Edina, MN 55435(612) 333-4455

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Zuhrah Womens Auxiliary We look forward to seeing every-

one again on Tuesday, September 10th,as we look forward to fall. Our menuwill be Baked Chicken, Wild Rice,Carrots and your choice of a Caesaror Tossed Salad.

We will be entertained by a largechoral group that will be a lot of fun.The calling team will call to remindyou of the date. If you do not receivea phone call and would like to join us,please call Barbe Burlingame at 763-533-5237. Our meetings are held atthe Golden Valley V.F.W. at 7775Medicine Lake Road, 55427, (MedicineLake Road and Winnetka Avenue)

Sally Ackerman, 763-545-1233

Mark September 4th on your calendar

We will be starting up our Torsk din-ners again on the 4th of September. Bythe time you get your September issueof the Arabian, the Torsk dinner will behistory. That’s why you need to makeplans now.Members will be getting theirnotice for the dinner in the mail and youwill have plenty of time to make yourreservations. For anyone who is not onour mailing list please call Jack Beaver@ 763-544-3834 or 763-234-6068 forreservations or information about ourclub.

The Torsk dinners will be held at thebeautiful Minnesota Valley CountryClub, located on Auto Club Road inBloomington. From September on, wewill meet on the first Wednesday of themonth, with social hour starting at 5:30and dinner being served at 6:30. Afterthree months off, I’m sure you’re hun-gry for Torsk and a few sips ofAquavit—I know I am!

Have a great summer. Be safe andwe will see you in September.

Bring On The Torsk!

Your Scribe Ole

Pres.Tom asks,“Have you broughtin your new member to the WestSuburban SC yet?”

Ah! September. Back to our regularschedule of third Wednesday Luncheons.Thus 18 September, 11:30 a.m. at theHopkins VFW with lunch (meat loaf)served at 12 noon (Board meeting at11:00). The Shrine Children’s Hospitalhas promised a program to update us onhappenings with our “world’s greatestcharity.” Our other regular gathering,also at the Hopkins VFW, is the Nobles’Luncheon on 26 September at 11:30 a.m.

These past several weeks have hadtwo memorable WSSC events: ourPresident’s “Mystery Trip” and theMarshall Area SC weekend. Now notethat I am promoting a change to the title“Mystery Trip” to President’s Trip. It couldbe a mystery of course if we had a busand we didn’t promote anything morethan its secrecy.But, in my memory,we’vealways disclosed the destination, promot-ed the event and mostly driven via car.Anyway, this year’s President’s trip was atthe American Swedish Institute and Ibelieve a four-star event. The ASI doesthemselves proud, from the time ofcheck-in at their new Nelson CulturalCenter, through our tour of the TurnbladMansion by two outstanding docentguides, and winding up with a memorableluncheon with our group in our own

West SuburbanI have just come out of hibernation

from a long writing sabbatical. The firstthing any animal needs after a long sleepis food. This was quickly remedied byheading out to Greg Nichols “shed” tofind a grill the size of a car. The steakswhich were gracefully placed on this grillmatched in size, WOW. As I began toscarf down this delicious steak I lookedaround and noticed I was surrounded byNobles including our illustriousPotentate Al Niederhaus, the Divan andCeremonial Team. After I had regainedmy usual bearish strength I realized theWillmar Area Shrine Club was onceagain hosting a Lodge Based Ceremonialand Steak Fry. There were five Fez’splaced on great men making them thenewest Nobles in the Zuhrah Shrine—Welcome to the Shrine gentlemen! Iwant to give a big THANK YOU to theCeremonial Team who did a fantastic jobincluding the first impromptu dog/camelparticipation in history!

The Willmar Area Shrine Club hadtheir August stated meeting on a soggyTuesday evening at the Little Crow GolfClub. Great conversation was had includ-ing the upcoming events such as the SteakFry,Circus in September and other eventsat Zuhrah.Other topics included reevalu-ating and studying that practicality of theToy Run/Stingers Baseball Night for 2014.

Lastly but most importantly we wantto welcome everyone to our next statedmeeting which will be at the AmericanLegion in Spicer on TUESDAY the 3rd,due to LABOR DAY, with the socialstarting at 5:30 p.m., Board Meeting at

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Money was made and lost at theBASC Past President’s summer eventat Canterbury Park on August 15th.No one is admitting if they were in thewinner or loser’s circle.

Information about the BloomingtonArea Shrine Club and Zuhrah Templeis available by calling Rich’s cell phoneat 952-934-5157 or his email,rfdohrmann@comcast.net.

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dining room.To my way of thinking thiswas one of our finer President’s Trips.

Then our annual weekend in Marshall:by my count we had eight couples plustwo more from the Divan.As planned wehamburgered Friday, lunched at theAmerican Legion Saturday where someof us played Bingo, and feasted on steakand excellent corn-on-the-cob and fixins’Saturday evening.Barb and I spent part ofthe afternoon at the Lyon County Fairwhere this old farm boy was surprised atthe many Red Holstein cows in theexhibit. Red Holsteins? Seems like anoxymoron to me, but there they were,about 20 of them. One difference thisyear was the absence of the GermanBand. For many years they have jour-neyed to Marshall and entertained us. Ihad a poignant letter early in July fromtheir leader saying they were not able tomake it this year, that several of theirmembers were no longer up to thetrip.Well, venerable German Band, wehave enjoyed your music these thirtyplus years and you were missed.

Other events to be cognizant of inSeptember include the Zuhrah StatedMeeting which will be at the GoldenValley VFW (yes, our auld haunt) onthe 13th, the Horsemen’s Brunch onthe 8th where several of us meet eachquarter—you’ll find us upstairs beforepartaking in the meal, the HonoredLadies Luncheon on the 21st and theGerman Bierstube on the 28th. Checkyour Arabian for details.

I look forward to seeing most all ofyou on the 18th.

Slainte,

Tom Parry, 2013 President and 2/2 Scribe

Jtparry1@gmail.com

6:00 p.m.and Stated Meeting at 6:30 p.m.with dinner to follow around 7:00 p.m.This meeting will be very importantbecause we will be finalizing much of theCircus organization (is that an oxy-moron?) so if you are a Noble from anarea club, we would love to welcomeyou, just remember your nametag!

Willmar SHRINE CIRCUS isSeptember 13th & 14th at theWillmar Civic Center. Call DaveStuhr with questions or when youcan help 320-894-7463.

~Paddy the dog“Keep the circus going inside you, keep

it going, don’t take anything too seriously,it’ll all work out in the end.”

—David Niven

Bloomington

West Suburban Shrine Club toured the American Swedish Institute on July 17, 2013.The WSSC takes an annual President’s Tour each year, and those shown above had a

lunch at the ASI.

10 ZUHRAH ARABIAN SEPTEMBER 2013

BUSINESS LISTINGS Contact Bradford Roberts at bradfordharveyroberts@gmail.comBusiness Listings $75 per year

ZUHRAH SHRINE CALENDARSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

AUGUST 25POTE’S GOLF STAG

26 27Unit & Club Heads

28Antique Car Burger RunMarshall ASCLOH Stated

29MembershipWSSC LunchScottish Rite 7-8-9°

30Mobil Nobles GolfMobil Nobles Lunch5th Friday Fun Event

31

SEPTEMBER 1 2

LABOR DAY

3BASC BoardCycle Corps New UlmOASC BoardRobbinsdale ASCScottish Rite Stated

4ChantersFlamesWMSCTorsk

5

ROSH HASHANAH

Scottish Rite 10-11°

6Mobil Nobles GolfMobil Nobles Lunch

7

8Horsemen’s Brunch

9Band Drum CorpsPatrol DrillWillmar ASCFunsters Ho HoPipes & DrumsSteel Drum Band

10Bloomington ASCOwatonna ASCMobil NoblesPast PotesZuhrah Auxiliary

11PATRIOT DAYZARC101 PicnicAntique CarsHorsemenThe Chairmen

12Finance CommitteeScottish Rite 12–13°

13Fall CeremonialMobil Nobles LunchZuhrah Stated Meeting3:00 Divan MeetingZuhrah Trustees5:45 Dinner 7:00 Stated Meeting

14YOM KIPPURBirak Board

15Anoka ASC Fish Fry

16Band Drum CorpsPatrol Drill

17Canby ASCCeremonial UnitCobra Corps RASC BoardWorkhorse Roundup

18Chanters FlamesGuardian UnitRod & GunWSSC Stated

19FlyersLunch at Elsie’sScottish Rite 14°

20Mobil Nobles Lunch

21Scottish Rite Feast ofTishriHonored Ladies Lunch

22 23Band Drum CorpsPatrol Drill

24Unit & Club Heads

25Antique Car Burger RunMarshall ASCLOH StatedMarshall ASC

26Scottish Rite 15-16°°Lunch at Elsie’sWSSC LunchMN Valley SC

27Mobil Nobles Lunch

28GERMAN BIERSTUBE

29 30MembershipBand Drum CorpsPatrol Drill

OCTOBER 1BASC BoardCycle Corps New UlmOASC BoardRobbinsdale ASCScottish Rite Stated

2101 ChantersFlames TorskWMSC

3Scottish Rite 17-18°

4Mobil Nobles Lunch

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Auto DealersLockwood Motors, Inc.Chet LockwoodBob LockwoodMarshall, MN800-658-2455www.Lockwoodmotors.comLupient GMCRod Stewart, GM7100 Wayzata BoulevardGolden Valley, MN651-222-9116www.lupientbg.com

Auto RepairYoungstedts "Goodyear"Hopkins, MN952-933-4305www.Youngstedts.com

Cleaning ServicesQuick Dry-Tech Carpet &Upholstery CleaningChuck StennesMinneapolis, MN612-963-1816Chuck@quickdry-tech.com

Computer ConsultantScherstad Systems Inc.Ross E. HjermstadElk River, MN612-221-2889rossh@pro-ns.net

ConsignmentIt’s New To UAlison FormaneckBurnsville, MN952-882-6060www.ItsNewToU.com

ContractorsCCRCC CarlsonConstruction Co.David Carlson "Too Tall"St Louis Park, MN952-545-2403

EmbroideryDO IT RIGHT, IncSusan GainorPrior Lake, MN952-226-1677doitright@integra.netWinter CompanyJanet WinterSavage, MN952-763-9600janetandkevin@wintercompany.net

Employee BenefitsHealth & Life Brokerage Services, Inc.Mark BergGolden Valley, MN763-553-0911Mark Berg:mnberg@hlthandlife.com

Financial ConsultantsJirak, Rosvold & AssociatesTimothy JirakEden Prairie, MN 952-746-9447www.ameripriseadvisors.com

Funeral DirectorsThomson-DoughertyMike DoughertyJames EwaldMinneapolis, MN612-871-4407www.Thomson-dougherty.com

Washburn McReavyWilliam L. McReavy, Sr.William W. McReavy, Jr.Minneapolis, MN612-377-2203www.washburn-mcreavy.com

Graphic DesignersANDERSON Design DirectionK. M.AndersonMinneapolis, MN612-669-7567kma@processdisplays.comMTMark ToretskyMinneapolis, MN952-836-9040marktoretsky@yahoo.com

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Heating & AirStandard HeatingMinneapolis, MN612-824-2656www.Standardheating.com

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SEPTEMBER 2013 ZUHRAH ARABIAN 11

UPCOMING ENTHUSMENT EVENTS

12 ZUHRAH ARABIAN SEPTEMBER 2013

UPCOMING ENTHUSMENT EVENTS

September 28, 2013 11:00 a.m. startCome join us for a fun tour of some of

the Twin Cities German Pubs!

• Your $35 reservation includes Bus Ride and Hors d’oeuvres at some of the Pubs

• Open to Shriners,Wives and Friends and prospective members

• Bus starts and finishes at Kips Pub in St. Louis Park (Attached to the Marriott West Hotel, 9960 Wayzata Boulevard Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426)

• We have a block of rooms reserved at the Marriott for $79 per night for any who do not wish to drive. Call 952-544-4400 and mention you are with Zuhrah.

• Space may be limited (space on buses) so get in your reservations or email to Shari@zuhrah.org

• Make checks payable to Zuhrah Shrine

• Mail check reservation to German Bier Stube at the Zuhrah office

Zuhrah Shrine Circus is coming

Friday & Saturday, November 29 & 30, 2013Sunday, December 1, 2013

Please mark your calendars and plan on attending.

Staffing in needed in all areas

NEW ENTHUSMENT EVENT Lunch at Elsie’s

Who: Anyone (Ladies are invited)What: Lunch, $15.00 all inclusiveWhen: Thursday, Sept 19 – 11:00 Social, 11:30 Lunch

Where: Elsie’s Restaurant 729 Marshall Street NortheastMinneapolis, MN 55413

Why: Just to get together with Friends, have a good meal and great conversation

RSVPs are required: Please call or email Shari at the office 763-571-3555 or sharil@zuhrah.org by Tuesday, Sept 17th.

Annual Anoka Area Shrine Club

Fish Fry Dinner(rain or shine, we’ve got you covered!)

SundaySeptember 15, 2013

Tickets available from all members ofAnoka Area Shrine Club

Anoka’s Mississippi River Park27 Cutters Grove Avenue North

Anoka, Minnesota