Ted Hammond received the high honor of the Hiram Award on June 15 after a prime rib dinner at Evergreen Lodge in Riverside. Bro. Hammond had at least 60 attend the event . Former recipients of the Award , Vic Ropac, John Channon , and Howard Born gave various parts of the presentation followed by acting Master , Tom Philp presenting the award. Ted’s family was well represented as well as members of his church and the lodge. Various stories about Ted were told and Bro. Ted gave us some stories of his friendships with John Vanderzyl and some history of the lodge.