will again be holding its annual meeting and election of officers. The required meeting will include annual reports on the activities of the lodge and a complete report on the finances. The election of officers follows the reports. Following the business meeting, FREE shrimp
will be served. Due to the major hurricane last year, we switched the menu from oysters to shrimp. The members must have liked them since they ate nearly 5 pounds of the little fellers with cocktail sauce. In addition it’s harder to find cooks willing to make oyster stew and bread and fry the oysters. The last time we purchased oysters, they were nearly $70 a gallon and we needed about 2 gallons. Several members either do not like them or have diets that do not include them. So a conversion to the less expensive, non-cooked shrimp makes sense.
So if you would like to try to put shrimp on the endangered species list, come to the meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
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Our "new" royal blue carpet was 32 years old this summer and looks very good on the surface, but the padding and backing is breaking down and a powdery substance can be found on your shoes after walking on it for a while. Due to a very nice gift from the Richard Hull family, we have new comfortable chairs
that are not bolted to the floor. Replacing the carpet in the future will be much simpler.Our Eastern Star
Chapter is spearheading a project to raise funds for the carpet. They have worked
2 times at Cedar Point, raising nearly $2,000 for the fund.• • • • • • •
Jim McDonald
was installed as Grand High Priest at Kings Island on Thursday, Oct. 5. A reception is being held in his honor on Dec. 9. See the bottom of this newsletter for more information.We need a nice attendance at the reception from our Upper Sandusky Masonic family and could use some help on various committees, contact me if you would like to help.
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Warpole Chapter #366 is honored to have the Deputy Grand Matron of District 10 this year. Darla Hudson
received her appointment at the Grand Chapter session in Dayton in September. She will serve for a year and already has held a school of instruction in our facility on Oct. 1.A new corps of officers was installed on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. Congratulations to Worthy Matron Sharon
Kloepher and Worthy Patron James 
Traxler.• • • • • • •
Craig Loose
was elected and installed this summer as the State Master Councilor of DeMolay
in Ohio. He will also serve a year in this post and is busy traveling all over the state in addition to being a full time student at Ohio State 
University. He has received his first 2 degrees in Warpole Lodge and hopes to receive his Master Mason Degree before the end of the year. • • • • • • •
Several inspection
and other dates have been set.McCutchen Chapter #96 will be hosting a Grand Officer meeting and inspection in the Past Master Degree on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 4:30 p.m.
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Upper Sandusky Council #98’s inspection
in the Royal Master Degree will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. A dinner by guaranteed reservation at 6:30 will precede the inspection.On Tuesday, March 13 the council will have its annual Super Excellent Master review at 7:30 p.m. A dinner by guaranteed reservation at 6:30 p.m. will precede the degree.
The council’s annual Amish
cheese
sale is in full swing, the deadline for orders is Oct. 29. Contact Larry Miller
, Jim Hall
or me
if you would like to place an order. The products will be delivered before Thanksgiving
and you will pay for them at the time of delivery.• • • • • • •
Warpole Lodge #176 and Worship Master William Sturgeon
and Senior Warden Jamie Berridge
are planning an open installation of lodge officers on Tuesday, Dec. 5. A potluck meal will start at 6:30 p.m. with the lodge providing the meat and drinks. A short business meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. and at approximately 8 p.m. nonmembers will be invited to witness the installation ceremony.A reminder, 2007 lodge dues are due by the November meeting so if your dues card does not say “2007” please remit your payment soon.
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Are you leaving Ohio for the Winter?
Are you moving?
New area code and/or phone number?
Please let us know, we want to keep you informed. Returned address changes require 75¢ extra postage
from our Masonic groups.• • • • • • •
Use the form at the bottom of this page to reserve your tickets for a reception honoring our own James & Diana McDonald. Jim was recently elected and installed as the Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio.
The deadline for reservations is: Nov. 22, 2006