KALIF KALL - Wild Apricot · (307) 468-2206 • [email protected] Treasurer: Rick D. Stephens 1107 N. Main • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 751-3782 • [email protected] Recorder:

Greeting Nobles and Ladies,

If you received a blue postcard by mail, your dues are due. Since Imperial has taken over our dues notification, there have been some issues. They are aware of the problems and are working to solve them. Remember, you are an important and valued member of the greatest fraternity on earth. If you have any questions, please contact our wonderful Recorder. He can assist you in getting your membership back on track. The telephone number is 307-674-4815. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 2:00.

The patio project is progressing nicely. I am a firm believer this will be a fun addition to our great temple. Patio parties will increase our rental income and encourage all our members to use our home and the balance of our facility. It will be terrific to see the building being fully utilized by the members of all ages. If you have any ideas concerning its design and use, contact our patio chairman, Captain of the Guard Jake Kennedy at 307-751-3921 or me at 307-672-9538. Watch for Jake’s fund-raising ideas for this tremendous project.

Spring Ceremonial is coming up faster than we realize; mark your calendars for April 22. We all need to visit our Blue lodges and talk with our brothers. Encourage each of them to become Shriners. Join and take part in the greatest fraternity on earth.

The major temple fund-raiser is now underway. We have purchased a 2016 Arctic Cat Wildcat Trail all-terrain vehicle. The locals are calling it “The Pickle.” I prefer to think of it as “The Mean Green Machine.” The tickets are $10.00 each, 6 for $50.00 or 13 for $100.00. The drawing will be at the fall ceremonial October 21, 2017.

Mark your calendars for our annual St. Patrick’s Day party on March 18. There will be tasty food, raffle prizes, and lots of fun. See you there!

Yours in the faith,

KALIF KALL

The Dromedary Award-Winning Publication Dedicated to the Nobility of Kalif Shrine – Vol. 75 • No.2 Mar/Apr 2017

Kalif Shrine Temple“Having Fun and Helping Children”

145 West Loucks StreetSheridan, WY 82801

Office: (307) 674-4815 • Oasis: (307) 674-7110www.kalifshriners.com

Illustrious Potentate Stan Bohnsack

Kalif Shrine Temple • 145 West Loucks Street • Sheridan, WY 82801 • (307) 674-4815 • kalifshriners.com

I’m but a little cripple,A kid with a twisted knee,An my life was of little value,‘Til the Shriners thought of me.

My days were dark and dreary,My hopes were small and wee,And I was filled with torture,‘Til the Shriners thought of me.

I felt as if in a dungeon,Under heavy lock and key,I could not see the sunshine,‘Til the Shriners thought of me.

But now I’m getting better,And happy as can be,A kid with a smile upon my face,Since the Shriners thought of me.

A few more months of kindness,An then I can, with glee,Play as other children play,Since the Shriners thought of me.

An in the battle of a chance,I believe the Great Referee,Will surely give the decisions,To those Shriners that thought of me.

This poem was first published in the February 1967 issue of the Kalif Kall and was

contributed by C. Byron Elmgren, Past Potentate.

A little girl patient recitedthe following, expressing her

gratitude to ShrinersHospitals.

Stan

Kalif DivanDirectory

Potentate:Stanford M. Bohnsack (Kay)1594 Holly Pond Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 672-9538 • [email protected]

Chief Rabban:Joe Schloss1000 Ponderosa Drive, Jackson WY 83001

(307) 733-4007 • [email protected]

Assistant Rabban:Riley Cooke (Vickie)29 Teesdale Lane Bridger, MT 59041-0416(307) 272-0772 • [email protected]

High Priest & Prophet:William H. Rathburn II (Holly)778 Harrison St., Sheridan, WY 82801-3239(307) 674-7807 • b [email protected]

Oriental Guide:Reuben Ritthaler (Shelly)P.O. 160 • Upton, WY 82730(307) 468-2206 • [email protected]

Treasurer:Rick D. Stephens1107 N. Main • Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 751-3782 • [email protected]

Recorder:Rick Badgett (Anita)1822 Minuteman Court, Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 672-6566 • [email protected]

First Ceremonial Master:Donald K. Pelesky (Kim)451 W. Burkitt St. • Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 672-6860

Second Ceremonial Master:William S. Edwards (Lee)8200 Ramshorn Ave. • Gillette, WY 82818(307) 682-7468 • [email protected]

Director:Handy Levi (Kathy)649 Meridian • Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 751-0853 • [email protected]

Marshall:Rodney R. Smith (Linda)1128 Bighorn Dr. • Riverton, WY(307) 851-6273 • [email protected]

Captain of the Guard: Jake Kennedy (Kami)114 War Bonnett • Banner, WY 82832(307) 751-3921 • [email protected]

Outer Guard:Joseph C. McNeil (Joy)5739 Greybull Highway • Cody, WY 82414(307) 527-7389

Chaplain:Father Stuart Crawshaw (Connie)1305 Leopard St. • Sheridan, WY 82801(307) 673-6087 • [email protected]

1 Colton Williams Big Horn2 Colton Bates Big Horn3 Brennan Blaylock Cody4 Matt Lovera Cody5 Parker Long CCHS6 Bryer Sims CCHS7 Lane Tucker CCHS8 Madden Pikula CCHS9 Alex Lumbardy CCHS10 Elias Ewen Greybull11 Dawson Forcella Greybull12 Dawson McEwan Greybull13 Tanner Bloom KWHS14 Sam Marsh KWHS15 Hunter Wright KWHS16 Jeret Collins Lovell17 Dalton Abarr Meeteetse18 Tom Robitaille NCHS19 Trey Cimburek NCHS20 Mason Olesen Powell21 TJ Abraham Powell22 Zach Easum Powell23 Hunter Lee Riverton

24 Brady Fullerton Riverton25 Teron Doebele Riverton26 Kyren Higgs Riverton27 Garrett Vezain Rocky Mountain28 Cole Simmons Rocky Mountain29 Andew Boint Sheridan30 Drew Boedecker Sheridan31 Jason Thoren Shoshoni32 JJ Pingetzer Shoshoni33 Mason Shroder Tongue River34 Brennan Kutterer Tongue River35 John Sullivan Upton - Sundance36 Hunter Woodard Upton-SundanceHC John Scott Tongue RiverAC Vic Wilkerson CCHSAC Jason Gill CCHSAC Pat Patterson RivertonAC Marty Wrage GreybullAC Matt Jensen MeeteetseCAT Nicole Ackerman NewcastleSt. Mng. / Tr. Kyler Delancey CCHSSt. Mng. / Tr. Teghn Kobza Tongue RiverSt. Mng. / Tr. Caylyn Dygon Tongue River

2017 North Shrine Bowl Roster and Coaches (as of February 13, 2017)

CASPER- The assistant coaching staffs have been selected for the 2017 Shrine Bowl Game, according to John Cundall, Wyoming Shrine Bowl Director.

Head South Coach Will Gray of Pine Bluffs High School has selected Brian Anderson, also of Pine Bluffs; Pat Fackrell, Evanston; Corey Wheeler, Rawlins; Mitch Espeland, Pinedale; and Marvin Applequist, Farson-Eden, to be his assistant coaches.

“I’m very excited to be a part of the Shrine Bowl,” said Espeland about his first experience with the game. “It will be an honor getting to work with these great coaches and players we have coached against and watched this year. It is all for a great cause.”

Head North Coach John Scott of Tongue River High School, named Jason Gill, Gillette; Vic Wilkerson, Gillette; Pat Patterson, Riverton; Marty Wrage, Greybull; and Matt Jensen, Meeteese, to his coaching staff.

“I was excited that Coach Scott offered me the opportunity to coach in the 2017 Shrine game. I’m looking forward to working with all the players and coaches from the North in the state of Wyoming,” said Gill, who will be returning for his second coaching stint.

These coaches will now begin selecting the 36 participants for their respective teams. Players and coaching staffs are listed below.

The 44th annual game will be held in Casper on June 10th at Natrona County High School.

SHC FOCUSED Model of Care

Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) is initiating a new clinical model of care called FOCUSED. This will provide the framework in which family-centered care is delivered in our hospitals, which is in line with our mission, vision and core values. FOCUSED originated from SHC - Canada as they were preparing for their move to their new hospital facility. FOCUSED is an acronym for:

Family-centered care is based on the belief that the family is a child’s primary source of strength and support. Healthcare professionals are the experts on health and disease. Parents are the experts on the child and they can offer essential information to enhance their child’s health care.

Open communication is we share complete and impartial information in a timely manner with patients and their families with compas-sion so that they can make better decisions about their health care.

Interprofessional collaboration is when mul-tiple health care workers from different back-grounds work together with patients, families, care givers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. We believe that safe,

high quality and accessible patient care requires interprofessional collaboration.

By actively listening to patients and families, we ensure that they fully understand what is being communicated. We value a culture of compas-sion. We take time to attend to the needs of our patients and their families.

Keeping patients safe is our top priority and is reflected in our hospital-wide patient safety plan and our culture of safety. Patient care is seamless between transitions of care within the hospital, with other care providers, and with the community.

SHC fosters learning environments that embrace innovation and creativity, ongo-ing staff development and interprofessional collaboration. We ensure that staff have the expert skills required to care for patients. As recognized experts in our fields of practice, we educate the next generation of leaders in pediatric orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

SHC searches for new and innovative ways to provide exceptional patient care. We embrace continuous performance improvement activi-ties to enrich the patient and family experience and the outcomes of the care we deliver.

Kalif’s Famous St. Pat’s Party6pm, Saturday, March 18th

Corned beef and cabbage, Polish sausage,

corn bread, & boiled potatoes!!

Dancing to BOOT HILL

plus a RAFFLE

Families WELCOME

Adults $15.00, under 12, FREE

Family & patientfocused care

Open communication

Collaborative

Understanding &compassionate

Safe andseemless

Expertise &education

Driven by research & best practices

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Lodge #8Visitation in Gillette

Stag Night

Nile Meeting

Oriental Band House Committee

Kalif Klowns 6:00 pmUniformed Units 7 pm

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Horse Patrol Stated Meeting

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Oriental Band Ladies Night

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Casino Night

Stag Night

Pot LuckSupper

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House CommitteeOriental Band Meeting

Pot LuckSupper

Nile MeetingSt. Pat’s Party

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Spring Ceremonial

Horse PatrolKalif Stated Meeting

Jack Ratliff

Orville Alvin Benton

William C. Reddock

James Franklin Hayes

James R. Daley

“ God rested them in Peace”To the land of promised rest, Their work is done and the setting sun Has sealed their life’s request.They have left this earthly strand For the house beyond the sea,

Though the past is gone, They will still live on

To us all- Sweet is our memory

In Memoriam

Sharon Stadick Ron Dailey & Madonna Rowe

Paul Kawulok

Chuck & Donna Lee Ron Dailey & Madonna Rowe

Rose SteelLloyd Richmond

Chuck & Donna LeeRose Steel

Janet Ludwig Ron Dailey & Madonna Rowe

Richard Berry Ron Dailey & Madonna Rowe

Bob Henne Mike & Reta Onstott

Rosemary Brouwer Mike & Reta Onstott

Pat Corley Peter & Carol Clark

Elaine GuilfordChuck & Donna Lee

Ron Dailey & Madonna RoweRose Steel

Linda TerrellJ.M. & R.J. Fenster

Paul & Nita Showers Sharon Watson

The Marvin Terrell Family

Dudley Edwards Kathy Weber Jeanie Dunn

Terrie Murphy Larry & Susan Lempka

Eldon Rice Eloise Edwards

Memorials are the of the Children’s Travel Fund and Shriner’s Hospitals

lifeblood

Charles Popovich Mike & Reta Onstott

Jim DalyJ.P. McClelland

Harold & Peggy Biggerstaff

Ellen Roden Gordon & Dolly Maxwell

Bernice Schlenker Betty Harrison & Family

Stan & Kay Bohnsack—Patio Fund

Bill & Holly RathburnJerome & Kathleen PilchTom & Lynette NeighborsSteve & Beth SchlenkerSean & Marcia Bonnet

Kay

A Note FromKay’s CornerGreetings, Everyone!

Wow, will spring ever get

here? As I was going to work

very early a few days ago, or

maybe coming home very late

( I am never sure which way it

is), I swore I could hear birds

singing. Perhaps it was my

bird brain, or wishful think-

ing, or just someone trying to

tweet me. Who knows?

The Spring Ceremonial is

rapidly approaching. Once

again, the dress for Saturday

evening will be formal/semi-

formal. Watch your mail for

more information. You will

be receiving two cards, one

for the events of the day and

evening, and one will be spe-

cifically with details regarding

the ladies’ event. We have

a special luncheon planned,

with a bit of fun thrown in.

We would love to see many of

you at the ceremonial.

Looking forward to seeing

you all at the St. Pat’s party

(one of my favorite events of

the year) and at the Spring

Ceremonial. And remember,

it is the first of March so how

far away can spring be?!

HappySt.

Patrick’sDay

Don’t forget to check the jewelry case for new merchandise

and antique jewelry. We have new summer and winter

Kalif Shrine Caps.

Stop By!

Chaplain’s Message — Fr. Stuart Crawshaw

There are those who say that people should choose their own religious inclinations, and select their own Christ and their own Godin a kind of Walmart of religions. There are those do-gooders who turn tolerance into license for Muslims and other anti-Christians. They would have God created in their own image. They say, “aren’t we all worshiping the same God?” The unequivocal answer is that we are not worshiping the same God and those who say otherwise are succumbing to the craftiness of Satan.

Christ, as the Good Shepherd, does not merely cuddle lambs, as the Hallmark greeting cards picture Him. He fights all the enemies of God’s sheep. We can fight with him, or choose to be part of the hateful and lazy mob that denies the Good Shepherd. We can go our lazy way or we can pray, and speak and believe the Truth. In that lies the strength and worth of Masonry and the ultimate purpose of the Shrine.

The battle that rages in our nation today is simply the conflict between those who know and love and speak the truth and those who hate the truth and would have

it repressed. There are those on the left who are not content with simple disagreement, but seek to squelch those with whom they disagree. This has not always been true in America. There was a time when it was popular to hear “I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” But not anymore. There is no longer a simple engaging in debate, there is rather the silencing and muzzling of all those who believe in Biblical and Judeo-Christian truth. Same-sex marriage is now generally accepted – indeed, even our bathrooms have become battlegrounds of depravity and political maneuvering. Our world is full of ignorant and false teachings that must be refuted by those of us loyal to the Biblical and doctrinal truths, much of which is embodied in Masonry.

Stay tuned, the Shriners Hospitals

update will be concluded in thenext issue of the

Kalif Kall.

End of Year Happy Holidays&

General Glad Tidings! from Kristen K.

continued from the last Kall

Gait Lab: The gait lab helped evaluate over 400 patients this year to help clarify their bracing, therapy and possibly surgical re-quirements. This service is imperative to help us make the best clinical decisions for our patients with neuromuscular or post-trau-matic deformities. Since its inception, the SHC-SLC gait lab has done over 7400 studies! Bruce MacWilliams became the head of our research team and 5 peer reviewed studies and 3 book chapters were generated by staff from our hospital.Pharmacy Services: Our pharmacy staff mixed over 3350 sterile products for patient use. They verified over 1700 medications that children use at home, and completed over 15,000 new orders! In addition, they helped our narcotic task force to make our work-place and our discharged patients safer from these potentially dangerous medications.New MDs: Can anyone really remember this place without Dr Singer’s infectious smile

and dedication? Or Dr. Kuestner’s playful and brilliant patient care? Dr. Fedorak is just starting, but his warmth, kindness and genuine love of SHC mission and patients will help to continue to define our spine pro-gram in the future. And in the Fall of 2017, we add Philip McClure who specializes in limb deformity and has completed 2 superb pediatric orthopedic fellowships.Wheelchair and Seating: We added much needed seating personnel this year: the new clinician, product development and pro-gram/camp management assistance were all well utilized! We repaired over 1200 chairs, gave over 215 donated/refurbished chairs to new and much needed homes, and also helped create 177 new chairs for children. The Halloween Costume Chair clinic was a huge hit! The innovative, and critically needed, adaptive car seat program is helping many families finally move their larger but neuromuscularly disabled children, safely in the family car. And of course, one of our crown jewels, The Unlimbited Camp, helped 43 children with amputations feel great about themselves! Also—one of those trauma kids from PCH described above who also had OI, was so moved by her care at SHC that when she received her settlement----brace yourself, donated $15,000 to the camp. Pay it forward indeed.

Outreach Clinics: Our teams travelled to 12 outreach clinics in 2016. Our teams dedi-cated an overnight stay in either Phoenix, Denver or El Paso to see over 500 patients for whom travel is incredibly difficult or simply too expensive. Outpatient Clinics: Here in SLC we sched-uled over 400 clinics. Over 7500 patients were seen, with nearly1600 being new patients to our hospital. Over 820 children were booked for surgical indications, 921 were seen by social work and interpreter services helped on over 400 encounters. Telehealth was introduced this year and to date has saved over 6400 miles of travel and nearly $4000 in travel expenses.

scrawshaw76@gmail .com

Kalif ShrineClubs and Units

Bah GueWana Shrine Club — Thermopolis, WYMeetings – 2nd Wednesday • President: Mike Sutherland1400 Broadway • Thermopolis, WY 82443 • (307) 864-5378

Chief Washakie Shrine Club — Worland, WYMeetings – 2nd Wednesday • President: Jack CoxP.O. Box 1741 • Worland, WY 82401 • (209)[email protected] VP- James Bailey

Fremont County Shrine Club — Riverton, WYMeetings – 3rd Wednesday • President: Kevin Smith694 Paradise Valley Road • Riverton, WY 82501(307) 857-2989

Kalif Klowns —Sheridan, WYMeetings – 2nd Monday • President: Joe W. Schwartz 110 Rice Ave. • Sheridan,WY 82801 • (307) 763-3202

Kalif Oriental Band — Sheridan, WYMeetings – 1st Monday • President: Don Pelesky 451 W. Burkitt • Sheridan, WY 82801 • (307) 672-6860 (307) 461-0174

Kalif Uniformed Units — Sheridan, WYMeetings – 2nd Monday • President: Scott Stewart 338 E. 7th • Sheridan, WY 82801 • (307) [email protected]

Inyan Kara Shrine Club —Newcastle/Upton, WYMeetings – floating dates • President: Richard G. Steedley P.O. Box 112 • Sundance, WY 82729 • (307) 283-1071 • [email protected]

Kefar Shrine Club — Cody, WYMeetings – 1st Monday • President: Dave Hough1914 Ash St. •Cody WY 82414 (307) 587-3341 (307) 272-8561 •[email protected]

Jackson Hole Shrine Club — Jackson, WYMeetings – 2nd Tuesday • President: Tom NeedhamBox 7565 • Jackson, WY 83001-7565 • (307) [email protected]

Powder River Shrine Club — Gillette, WYMeetings – 4th Thursday • President David Hill • 20 Sunrise Lane • Gillette, WY 82716(307)-660-2102 • [email protected]

Korageous Kitchen Kan-A-Bulls — Sheridan, WYMeetings – 1st Friday •338 E. 7th Sheridan, WY 82801 Scott Stewart • (307) 752-9944 • [email protected]

Kalif Director’s Staff — Sheridan, WYMeetings – Stag night • President: Peter Clark Box 507 • Ranchester, WY 82839-0507 • (307) [email protected]

Kalif Horse Patrol — Sheridan, WYMeetings – 3rd Friday • President: Rich Anderson 30 Maverick Lane • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307)-752-7321 • [email protected]

Kalif Klay Busters — Sheridan, WYMeetings – floating dates • President: Heavy Arnold • 1496 Gladstone Sheridan, WY 82801 •[email protected]

Kalif House Committee — Sheridan, WYMeetings – 1st MondayPresident: Curtiss Johnson (307)- 461-1288Secretary: Members: Gavin Havens Gary Bare (307) 674-6168 Stu Peterson Kurt Gerhold (307)-674-6215

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, & children of all ages!

It is with great pleasure that I announce the arrival of the First Annual

Kalif Shriners Carnival, to be held May 4th-7th in Sheridan. This Is

very exciting news to all Kalif Nobles and Shriners all over Wyoming.

Dreamland Carnival of Bridger, MT is going to work hand- in-hand with the Nobles of

Kalif Temple to bring Smiles and Cheer to Children of all ages in the Sheridan area. Also, a

percentage of the ticket sales will benefit Kalif Temple.

So, with all that exciting news being said, where does Kalif come in to the picture you

may ask? The answer is very simple. You can’t have a Shriners Carnival without Shriners can

you? We will need support and help from all the Kalif Nobles from the time you first read

this article ‘til the day after the carnival ends. To make this carnival as successful as possible,

we will need help where ever we can find it. There will be pre-sale tickets to be sold,

advertising, and promoting. Remember this is 1st annual, so it’s never been done before.

There will be lots of phone calls to make to keep all our ducks in a row prior to the event,

and once the carnival gets to town we would like to see as large a Shriners presence as

possible. I’m talking Klowns at every ride, Oriental Band playing nearby, and Nobles proudly

walking the grounds in their Fezzes helping to keep everyone smiling and laughing and

show them how Shriners Have Fun Helping Kids!

By the time you find yourself reading this article know that steps have already been

taken towards bringing this great show to our area. If you have any interest in helping with

this event, please come forward and let it be known. We will need all the help we can get

- Kalif Klowns —

to set up everything prior to the event, and will need even more help the day the first ride

arrives in Sheridan. I will do my best to keep all of the Nobles of Kalif informed on this event.

If you have any further questions, comments, suggestions, or even just words of wisdom

and support, it will be much appreciated.

Well that’s all I have for now, I’m sure you will see many updates to come between now

and opening day of the carnival. Until then, always remember what we are and what we do,

and that’s “Shriners Having Fun Helping Kids.”

Joe “Jo-Joe Schwartz (307) 763-3202

[email protected]

Kalif Shrine Temple“Having Fun and Helping Children”

145 West Loucks StreetSheridan, WY 82801

Office: (307) 674-4815 • Oasis: (307) 674-7110www.kalifshriners.com

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AFTERNOONPOKER CLUB

Looking for new members to enjoy some poker fun. $6.00 buy-in, cheap entertainment. Anyone interested

give the Oasis a call at 674-7110

Congratulations to

Shriner of the Year

Gary Bare &

Shrine Lady of the Year

Kathryn Kennedy