September 29, 2015
In Loving Memory On September 24, 2015, the Masons of California met at the San Diego Scottish Rite Masonic Center to pay their final tribute of affection to Worshipful Brother Donald Ray Taylor, Sr., born on April 24, 1940 and entered into rest on September 18, 2015 at the age of 75 years, 4 months and 24 days Worshipful Don was the son of Edgar and Fay Taylor and was born in San Bernardino, California. A resident of Pacific Beach since 1943, he graduated from Mission Bay High School in 1958. Don married his high school sweetheart, Lee Ann,…
April 17, 2013
Friday April 12, 2013 was a glorious day for Masonry and the Masons of Division VIII! With guests, many Brethren, Grand Lodge officials, parents, students, and school officials, the Public Schools Advisory Council – Inland Empire hosted the annual Public Schools Kick-Off event at Edward Hyatt Elementary School in the San Jacinto Unified School District. The second elementary school to have Raising A Reader as an integral and successful part of the education process in the District. Brother Mike Sekera of San Jacinto Lodge coordinated the program which featured glowing comments from school officials, parents, and teachers on the…
April 10, 2013
On March 5, 2013, the staff of San Jacinto High School provided breakfast for those individuals and organizations who donated time and financial awards to its students during the 2012 school year. Mike Sekera and Dennis Brandt, members of the Grand Lodge Public Schools Advisory Council – IE, joined with community members, school staff, and San Jacinto Unified School District administrators in being serenaded by groups from the school’s Music Department and enjoying presentations from the Art and Drama Departments as well. In 2012 the PSAC-IE awarded an Investment in Success scholarship to Ms. Jamie Back, a graduate of…
