Bro. Bill Stines was honored on September 4, 2013 at Evergreen Lodge in Riverside with the Golden Veterans Award (50 year membership) . Prior to the ceremony , more than 50 attended the dinner . Lynnette Channon cooked up chicken fried steak, fresh mashed potato, corn, rolls, salad , and her cherry/pineapple dessert. Jobs Daughters of Bethel 264 served the dinner . Following the dinner, Greg Covel, Master of Evergreen introduced the Past Grand Masters and turned the program over to the Assistant Grand Lecturer, Frank Lee to perform the ceremony. Bill and Norma were escorted into the Lodge room by the Marshal , Brent Bjornstad. . Wor. Lee made the presentation of the award and Norma pinned it on Bill. The biography was read by Wor. Vic Ropac and the chaplain was Wor. Chuck Scalf. Following the presentation and the certificate , Bill Stines thanked the many who were responsible for the event and those who played a large part in his masonic career in Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite and Shrine.
John Channon