April 13, 2012
The Inland Empire Public Schools Advisory Council presented their Public Schools Month Kickoff on April 12, 2012 at San Jacinto Elementary School (SJE), in San Jacinto, CA. The Masonic visitors were treated to tours around the school by students in the 5th grade. This included the schools new library, that was just dedicated in March of this year and a new computer lab that is used by the 1st to 5th graders on a weekly basis. The program began with the Pledge of Allegiance being led by a Kindergarten student and “America the Beautiful” being sung by a…
April 11, 2012
Operation Literacy Committee At Work Dave Hall, P.M. As the sun lowered in the west on the eve of last weekend, Div VIII committeemen sat at their laptops busily searching for photographs and icons that will convey the important message of our 2012 program Operation Literacy in partnering with the Grand Master’s project “Raising A Reader”. As some searched, others worked on articulative narrations for their various tableaus. Why? What is so important to the Masons of Division VIII that many willingly sacrifice their personal time to prepare a program for the Grand Master’s project? 1% Improvement In Literacy…
March 19, 2012
D8 Webmaster Ties the Knot Drew Gilkey, Jr. Past Master of Evergreen Lodge #259 and Veronica Dodd were married on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, 2012 in a lovely ceremony in Orange, Ca. After a day of torrential rain it cleared up just long enough to have the ceremony that was performed by Rev. Mark Sandstrom Division 8’s Inspector at Large, in a white tent, under a willow arch adorned with flowers. Green was the color of the day, and was well represented in the beautiful emerald green of the bridesmaid’s and the flower girl’s dresses. The men wore…
