Trestleboard, April 2011

Meetings Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Masonic Memorial Temple

2200 West Mesquite Ave. (Rancho & US-95) Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

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A FREE PUBLICATION TO MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF NELLIS LODGE 46

Dispensation: November 10, 1962

Chartered November 12, 1963

Volume 48 Issue No. 3 NELLIS LODGE NO. 46 F. & A.M. Printed 9 times a year

April

2011

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Most Worshipful

Reed R. Moseley

Grand Master of Masons in Nevada

PAST GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Most Worshipful Donald G. Hines

Past Grand Master of Masons in Nevada

Most Worshipful William B. Berk

Past Grand Master of Masons in Nevada

Right Worshipful Dale K. Dean Sr.

Past Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Nevada

3 Year

Arcangelo O. Cocco, P.M.

2 Year

Gerald McCorkle, P.M.

1 Year

Terry Robertson, P.M.

2011 Nellis Lodge Trustees

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2011 Officer Line

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Nellis Lodge Past Masters

Albert Schouten

Donald G. Hines

Albert W. Cutler*

Joseph Bureski*

Virgil M. Babbs*

Ivan H. Joyce, Sr.*

Herbert T. Edgar*

Robert P. Braner*

Woodrow W. Thompson*

William B. Berk

Robert E. Broughton

Donald L. Vines

Stuart E. Pirie*

Richard C. Ehrensing*

Walter T. Jones*

Charles R. Rinehart*

William J. Schoenholzer*

Gerald H. McCorkle

Robert B. Riggs

Dale K. Dean Sr.

Stephen M. Thompson

Billy R. Huffman*

John C. Richardson

Theodore M. West*

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John W. Startt, III

Alan J. Clark

Harold R. Hamilton

John Kiehlbaugh

Gerry Cunningham*

Bart Bonar

Michael Holmstrom

Craig Johnson

Fred Barr

Jeff Byrne

Scutter Newton

John Messana

Andrew D. Craig

Terry Robertson

David Swallow

John Feustel

Sam Ruiz

Franklin E. Merica

Ray Troche

James T. Greely

John Gjonola

Michael J. Clark

Bjorn E. Sundquist

Arcangelo O. Cocco

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Past Masters by Affiliation

Grover White*

Albert Fischer

Franklin E. Merica

James Pavey*

Shibli Sawalha

Frank Fiedler

Carl Vetter

David Cohen*

David Lublin

* Signifies a Deceased Brother

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Brethren,

It seams that we are moving v e r y f a s t a n d h a v e n o t accomplished as much as hoped. Our Education Committee is doing a great job with still a lot to do (WE CAN USE YOUR HELP) it takes a commitment from several Brethren to be able to get the program in place for the future of Nellis.

Bro. “Hap” Hendricks & I met with the volunteer coordinator for the Veterans home in Boulder City and have several Ideas‟ on how we can help our hero‟s. We are looking at several areas we can be of service.

April is a busy month; we will have a list of events passed out at the meetings. I will not be announcing all events as previously done. Committee reports are to be brief and to the point.

I have had great support from the members and the line while traveling this year I thank all for that and look forward to having another great year. I remind the Brethren that your cable tow is to include your family, job, and then Nellis. May the Great Architect of the universe keep your life on the square and level.

Fraternally,

Mike

Michael J. Clark, P.M.

Worshipful Master 2011

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I can‟t say enough about how fast this year is flying by, before you know it table lodge will be here and then our annual fireworks booth. The fireworks booth is the major vehicle that funds our lodge for the year. We usually do ok except that we don‟t start turning a profit until the 3rd or 4th of July. The overhead is quit high. For this reason as soon as we‟re allowed we are going to start pre-sales. These pre-sales can make a huge cut into the overhead we have to pay. The amount of profit we make on the fireworks booth is a major part of our budget, so the better we do the more we can do. Please start talking the pre-sales up. Tell everyone you know that Nellis has fireworks for sale and all the charity work that Nellis spearheads in our community. Such as, „bikes for books‟, „child id‟, and the scholarships that we directly sponsor. Together we can accomplish great things.

One final thing, we are still trying to putting together degree teams. It is something that our lodge use to have and something that many lodges around the world still have. You can make a huge difference in the lodge by participating in a degree and yes there is memory work involved and yes that takes time and study, but there are also rewards. There is a great deal of personal pride and joy in participating in bringing new brothers to Masonic Light. There‟s a great deal of Lodge pride in giving wonderful theater to the new brothers and all those (especially from other outside Lodges) that are there to see it. Everyone has a cable tow, I know, but there is something for everyone. The more we have evolved the more fun we‟ll have.

God Bless,

SW.

Scott Keiser

Senior Warden

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Brothers, greetings from the South

Get ready; it is almost time for our yearly fun!

What is he talking about you ask? Well, it is our

fireworks booth … come one come all and join the

fun this year! We will be handing out a sign-up

sheet at our next Stated Meeting.

I stated in my last article that I was investigating

different papers and articles on Masonic conduct,

specifically how we Masons should act while

abroad in the world at large and most importantly

to each another. Well, here is one more thing to

think about what you would leave behind when

you‟re gone. Here is a poem I think meets the bill

and something we all should remember

End of The Day

Is anybody happier because you passed this way?

Does anyone remember that you spoke to them today?

The day is almost over, and its‟ toiling time is through.

Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?

Can you say tonight in parting with the day that‟s slipping fast?

That you helped a single person of the many that you passed

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said?

Does one whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead

Did you waste the day or use it Was it well or sorely spent

Did you leave a trail of kindness, or a scar of discontent?

As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think that

God will say?

You have earned one more tomorrow by what you

did today.

Charles Wirth

Junior Warden

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From the Sidelines Treasure Hunt

Find a quadrant in the Lodge. A quadrant is a device used to deter-mine the position of a star in the sky. A model of the device can be constructed with a protractor, a fisherman's sinker, and a drinking straw:

By aiming at the celestial object through the view finder, its altitude in degrees of arc is noted. If we also know the North-South meridian, we can measure the degrees of azimuth, or position over the horizon by means of a compass rose:

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With these instruments it is possible to pick out and identify a pinpoint of light among the billions in the night sky. Over the ages records were compiled of the positions of the visible stars providing detailed sky maps.

(Answer: Section 5.330, Nevada Masonic Code, The emblem of a Past Master of a constituent Lodge of this jurisdiction is a pair of compasses extended to 60 degrees upon a quadrant only, which shall enclose the blazing sun.)

Brother Brian Higgins

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April 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Scottish Rite Reunion

Practice

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Daylite 44—12:00

Oasis 41—7:00

Stated

Communications

Degree Practice

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Stated

Communication

G.M.O.V.

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Scottish Rite

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Child ID

Hosted by Pahrump

Lodge No. 54

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E.A. Degree

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York Rite at

Vegas 32

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Scottish Rite Reunion

Practice

Floyd Lamb Park

Child ID

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Celtic Gathering &

Highland Games

Floyd Lamb Park

Child ID

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Dark

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Oasis Chapter Order

of DeMolay

Degree

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Scottish Rite

Reunion Good Friday

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Scottish Rite

Reunion

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Easter

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Dark—Zelzah

Shrine

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MMT BOARD

6:30

MMT Library

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Masters & Wardens

6:30pm

At MMT

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In the Forefront Spreading Light

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April 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

Scottish Rite Reunion

Practice

3

4

Daylite 44—12:00

Oasis 41—7:00

Stated

Communications

Degree Practice

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Stated

Communication

G.M.O.V.

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Scottish Rite

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Child ID

Hosted by Pahrump

Lodge No. 54

10 11

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E.A. Degree

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York Rite at

Vegas 32

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Scottish Rite Reunion

Practice

Floyd Lamb Park

Child ID

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Celtic Gathering &

Highland Games

Floyd Lamb Park

Child ID

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Dark

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Oasis Chapter Order

of DeMolay

Degree

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Scottish Rite

Reunion Good Friday

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Scottish Rite

Reunion

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Easter

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Dark—Zelzah

Shrine

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MMT BOARD

6:30

MMT Library

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Masters & Wardens

6:30pm

At MMT

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In the Forefront Spreading Light

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Join The

Brethren a few years ago we started

a century club to raise money to sup-port Lodge functions and events. We‟ve decided to bring it back! Do-nate $100 to the Lodge under “Century Club” an your name will ap-pear on a 2011 Century Club plaque that will be prominently displayed. Your name will also appear in the Trestleboard.

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The 2nd Annual Nellis Picnic.

June 12, 2011 Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs

Fun

Food & Drink

Games for the kids

Potluck

More details to come……………...

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port for Nellis Lodge or the Square & Compasses alone

Available in Black or White with a gold Square & Com-

passes Order yours today!! You can get yours by mail or

at the Lodge. $15.00 at the Lodge or $20.00 by mail

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Please allow 2 weeks for delivery.

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Nellis Lodge No. 46

Bikes for Books

Program

Help encourage elementary school children to

read!

For more information contact

W. Michael Clark, P.M.

Join Nellis Lodge for

the 77th annual

H e l l d o r a d o D a ys

Evening Parade, to be

held Saturday, May

14th 2011 in Downtown

Las Vegas. The parade

begins at 7:00 PM and

c o n c l u d e s w i t h

fireworks! Helldorado

Rodeo performance begins at 9:00 PM following the

parade.

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Joseph Anderson 04/24/1954

Bruce Belcher 04/03/1949

Arthur Clayton 04/25/1945

Dale Dean, P.M. 04/26/1938

Mike Gifford 04/30/1955

Charles Gladden 04/12/1938

George Grimsrud 04/15/1943

Richard Hill 04/02/1943

Gerald McCorkle, P.M. 04/28/1943

Larry McMahan 04/15/1950

John Miller 04/30/1935

Merl Rees 04/11/1929

Marc Roth 04/27/1974

Shibli Sawalha, P.M. 04/04/1936

Wade Schneiderman 04/27/1947

Stephen Thompson, P.M. 04/16/1935

Eric Nelson 04/03/1967

Terry Thurow 04/08/1954

Alexander Turner 04/17/1937

Dennis Tyson 04/19/1979

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2011 COMMITTEES COGNIZANCE

W. Bro. David Swallow, W. Bro. Jeff Byrne & W. Bro. John Gjonola

EDUCATION & INVESTIGATIONS

Bro. Robert Kinniburgh, Bro. Charles Wirth, Bro. Christopher Rothwell,

W. Bro. Jerry McCorkle, Bro. Kevin Smith, Bro. Frank Joseph,

Bro. Nelson Sardelli, W. Bro. Shibli Sawalha. Bro. Brian Higgins

and New Master Masons

TRESTLEBOARD

Bro. Harold Scalzo, Jr., W. Bro. James Greely, W. Bro. Michael Clark,

W. Bro. Frank Heyer, Bro. Charles Wirth, Bro. Scott Keiser,

W. Bro. Arcangelo Cocco, Bro. Brian Higgins.

TELEPHONE

W. Bro Mike Clark All Line Officers

DELINQUENCY

W. Bro. James Greely, W. Bro. Frank Heyer, W. Bro. Shibli Sawalha,

W. Bro. Sam. Ruiz & W. Bro. Mike Clark.

FUNDRAISING

Bro. Scott Keiser, W. Bro. David Lublin, Bro. Charles Wirth,

Bro. Harold Scalzo, Jr.

LONG RANGE PLANNING

Bro. Charles Wirth, Bro. Christopher Lee, W. Bro. John Feustel and all Line

Officers.

Dues Relief Fund

Help a Brother by contributing to the

dues relief fund. Your contribution will

assist a brother that has fallen on hard

times.

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