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April 16, 2012 Redlands Lodge #300 presented Worshipful Elmer Pfonner with his Golden Veteran Award.  His son, Dwight Pfonner, who is also a Past Master of San Dimas lodge 428, is a Marine currently serving in Iraq.  He took leave to come home to participate in this special ceremony for his father.  Many members, friends, and over 50 family members attended the dinner and ceremony.

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 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 mint green ties with their black vests and tuxedos.

 During the ceremony the couple did have to be stopped from kissing too soon, before Mark pronounced them husband and wife, but they finally got it right. Division 8’s rowdy and enthusiastic crowd included many members from Evergreen Lodge, the AGL and the Masters from Evegreen and Moreno Valley Lodges.  The guests continued the lighthearted fun that was started during the ceremony and enjoyed the dinner, the cutting of the cake, the dancing and the taking of many pictures and videos.

Division 8 sends its best wishes to our hard working I.T. expert and our Webmaster, Drew.   You and Veronica make a great couple and we look forward to you continuing to working with our web site.

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