Ronald Pete Potentate Donald Ewald Chief Rabban Paul Vizanko Assistant Rabban

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1 A A D November 2016 AAD Shriners Parade To Glory Thursday, November 17th Social Hour 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Parade To Glory 7:00pm AAD Shrine Center Public Welcome - Cash Bar - No Cost for Dinner* Congratulations to the following Nobles for their years served at Aad Shriners. Please come to the Parade To Glory on Thursday, November 17, 2016 to congratulate them on their milestones. 25 Years 35 Years 50 Years Gary Banker Norman Huro Richard Love Gary Bell Lauren Jallen Boyd Mangseth James Esson Clarence Johnson Maurice Hrycyk Kevin Jones Christopher Juntunen Raul Lee Bruce Kettunen Bennett Passeri Robert Mayry Merton Rima Harold Running William Sigfrinius Garr Thomas Frederic Wefelmeyer *Please RSVP to AAD Shrine Office by Monday, November 14th

2 AAD Shrine Officers 2016 Divan Ronald Pete Potentate Donald Ewald Chief Rabban Paul Vizanko Assistant Rabban Kevin Baker High Priest & Prophet Justin Stokke Oriental Guide Gary Bubalo Treasurer Gordon Granmoe Recorder Aadzuhman Shrine Club (Brainerd, MN) Meeting 3rd Mon., 6pm Justin Knippel, Band Contact John Hussey, Duane Ege, Pres., Border Shrine Club (MN/ ONT) Meeting 2nd Mon. (except Jul/ Aug) 6pm Tom Haugland, Chequamegon Shrine Club (Northern WI) 2nd Thurs. 6pm Ted Callahan Director s Staff (Ceremonials) Ladies Night Out, 4th Tues. 5;30pm Meeting 1st and 3rd Tues., 7pm David Hartwick Drum & Bugle Corps Meeting every Thurs. start in March, 7pm David Hartwick, Aad Shrine Building Dune Buggy Patrol Meeting 2nd and 4th Tues., 5:30pm Chuck Swanson, Fun Razors Club Meetings Quarterly Jack McNally, President Headwaters Shrine Club Cory Wilson Meeting 3rd Monday of Month 5:30 Social, 6:00 Meeting, 7:00 Dinner Hospital Dads Ike Eisenmann Lake Superior Clowns of Aad Shrine Meeting 2nd Weds., Aad Shrine Bldg. Dan Johnson Mariners Meeting 3rd Mon., 6:15pm Chuck Haslerud, Mesaba Rangers 4th Tuesday (except Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec) 5:30pm social, 6:30pm dinner John Sordi, North Star Cycle Patrol Brian Schmidt, Meeting Tuesday s ( May- Oct) 6:30pm North Star Shrine Club Earl Machart Oddmen Meeting 2nd Weds. (Sept - May) Paul Reinier, Oriental Band (Brainerd) Meeting 4th Weds., 7:30pm Jeff Harmon Pipes & Drums Meeting Weds., 6:30pm Chuck Bergquist, Provost Unit (Golf Carts) Meeting 2nd Weds. (except Jul & Aug) Donald Brandt Range Shrine Club (Hibbing Area)Meeting 1st Monday/December 7:00pm Brad Linsten Range Shrine Patrol Karl Hnatko, Range Shrine Motor Patrol Robert Mayry, Ritual Divan Dick Sellman, Superior Shrine Club (WI) Meeting 3rd Mon., 5:30 Social 6:30 Dinner -Meeting (Jan-May, Sept-Nov) Ray Dolsen Ver Saba Shrine Club (Rangers) Lauren B. Jallen, Vikings Shrine (Cloquet Area-Fire Truck) Meeting 3rd Tues., 6pm Dick Kern, P.P.,

3 Potentates Message My dear Nobles, Ladies and Friends: A Night in Belgrade is now a night in history; and what a night it was! We had a really great attendance and I received many, many compliments on something new and different. The music was most enjoyable and it was great to see some of our Shriners and their ladies take the floor for a few of the dances. (I did ask the Serbian contingent about making all those who were there Honorary Serbians and it was a unanimous decision to let you all into our small group.) I cannot begin to express my humble thanks to my family for all their help in preparing the food: Chief Potentate s Aide (my nephew Bill Conner) for his hard work in cutting wood, hauling everything to the Shrine and roasting the lambs; my nieces Jamie Carlson, Jeanne Salveson, Julie Conner and Amy Fiegle for their hard work in the kitchen; and our first lady Joanne Freiman for her help in making the walnut roll (povitica). Added to that august group my two friends from church, Carol Griak who helped make the cabbage rolls (sarma) and Lori Ulvi who showed up early Saturday morning to take charge of frying two cases of chicken. Then later in the day Noble Christian Freeman came on the scene to take over the kitchen so I could circulate among the guests. Looking back, it was a tremendous amount of work, but so worthwhile since everyone seemed to enjoy the evening. There were many compliments and I m truly happy that the evening was such a success. Our next big night is our Hospital Dads Dinner on November 10. Call the office to make your reservations. Along with fun we enjoy as Shriners, we must not forget the world s greatest philanthropy, our Shriners Hospitals for Children. Please come and support this project with your attendance at the dinner. A week later, on November 17, we will have our Parade to Glory. The Chef s Unit will be back in action to provide a tasty (no charge) dinner on the evening when our members, clubs and units will show their support for our organization and our Twin Cities Hospital. The preferred order for contributions for this year is: 1) The new storage building we hope to build at the back end of our parking lot (plans are already underway); 2) The General Fund of Aad Shriners, and 3) Twin Cities Unit of Shriners Hospitals. Please be generous and help make this a very successful Parade to Glory! On October 11th, we enjoyed hosting our Honored Ladies for a luncheon at the Shrine. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and I believe that the ladies enjoyed themselves. It is a great way to show our appreciation for the many years that these ladies have supported the Shriners in their lives and Aad Shriners in general. Moving into December, we have our next stated meeting and election of officers for 2017 on December 6th. Mark this date on your calendar now! Anyone interested in running for the office of Oriental Guide is asked to call me, your current Potentate, at I would like to talk to you about what is expected of you as an elected Divan officer and also what you can expect to gain from being a part of the Divan. For me, it has been a most amazing experience! As I look back on these past five years, I am so proud of what we have accomplished and the bright outlook I have for Aad Shriners. You are an incredible group of men and I am happy to be numbered among you. Until next month, I remain In Constant Faith, Ronald Pete, Potentate 3

4 AAD NEWS SUPPORTERS Kenneth Spangler P. P. William and Doris Luhm John and Bonnie Gibson Robert S. Mars, Jr. Donald Grubich Ronald Burnard, P.P Gerald Veillet. Cliff and Mickey Wiklund Audrey and Cliff Kolquist Ladies Auxiliary of AAD Shrine Dick & Joy Moncel, P.P Roger & Lavonne Kurrle, P.P Ronald Pete, I.S. Vern Engebretson P.P Zor E. Todd Johnson Michael Katich Darlene Carlson Merton Rima Eila A. Isaacson Steven & Kym Kovacic, P.P David & Jeanne Hartwick John & Carrie Hagman E.W. Kleinendorst Richard & Shirley Kern, P.P Dune Buggy Patrol Blair Mahan Larry & Yvonne Quam Clarence & Sandy Lundquist Loren & Natalye Sloan A.Bruce Humrickhouse Marv & Marlene Iverson Harry Pearson Scott Abrahamson Harold Eck Kenneth Lahti Dick & Janet Huston Leslie Swanson Richard Stebbins, P.P. Jim & Nancy Fisher, P.P. John Haveman, P.P. Clifford Boe Border Shrine Club David Olson Roderick Campbell (2) Floyd H. Mattin & Jane M. Kempton Arnold Connor John & Debbi Thorstad, P.P Zor Marshall Johnston Rudy Sterbenk Jeremy Hill Theodore Pavlovich, P.P Kevin McDowell & Annie James OFFICIAL CALL OF THE POTENTATE No$ce is hereby given that the scheduled Stated Session of Aad Shriners and Elec$on of Officers will be held at the $me and place shown below. TUESDAY, December 6, 2016 Aad Shriners Center 5152 Miller Trunk Highway, Hermantown MN 5:00 pm Social 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Mee$ng RSVP to Shrine office at BLACK CAMEL Donald Tekautz Donald W. Hanson DONATIONS Doc s Sports Bar & Grill / Twin Cities Shriner s Hospital Gary Banker / AAD Shriner s HONORARIUM Wally Lindholm from Maris and Joanne Freiman MEMORIALS Nobles, Please contact the office at if you know of any brothers that are either homebound or residing in an assisted care facility. Brotherhood is what binds us together, so help us stay informed. Please consider supporting your AAD News by sending $25.00 to the Shrine Office. 4

5 Trinity Lodge #282 Hiram Award Ceremony WB Chuck Bergquist will be receiving the Hiram award, November 12th of We would like to invite the Brothers of all lodges and their families to join us on this momentous occasion. The event will be at the Shriners Temple 5152 Miller Trunk Hwy, Hermantown, MN Social Hour 6pm Buffet Dinner 7pm Presentation 8pm Ticket prices will be In Advance $30 At the Door $35 You must RSVP and deliver payment by Nov 4th to receive advance pricing. Please send all RSVPS to WB Andrew Zifko. At 2202 Hillcrest DR. Duluth, MN Address all checks to Trinity Lodge #282 This will be a very important night for WB chuck. So I ask that you dress to impress. That means Suit/Tie and Dresses. Brothers I do also realize that this is going to be on a night of the MN Deer rifle season. So in honor of that, all who will be leaving their deer stands to join us are welcome to show off how mighty of a hunter you are. You re welcome to wear your Blaze Orange. I might even have a prize for best hunting attire. Please send all questions to WB Andrew text or call also arcflash123@hotmail.com SUPERIOR SHRINE CLUB MEETING The Superior Shrine Club will be mee1ng at the Hammond Steak House, 1402 N. 5th Street, Superior WI, on November 21st, Social will start at 5:30 pm, with dinner at 6:00 pm, and the mee1ng at 7:00 pm. Ray Dolsen, Superior Shrine Club President Ladies Auxiliary Please remember that we are always looking for: Aluminum poptabs Shiny paper Toiletries MiPen and hats New unwrapped toys to donate to the children at the Twin Ci1es Shriners Hospital. Your life is your garden, Your thoughts are the seeds. If your life isn t awesome, You ve been watering the weeds. -Unknown AAD Shriners s Holiday Raffle & Director s Staff Tom & Jerry Party 1st Prize - $1250 Cash! 2nd Prize - $1000 Cash 3rd Prize - $750 Cash! 4th Prize - $500 Cash 5th Prize - $250 Cash Raffle tickets - $20/each (tickets available at Shrine Office or from AAD Shriners) Drawings will be held Thursday, December 1st at 7:00pm at the AADShriner s Center Doors open at 5:00pm with Apps and Tom & Jerry s provided by Director s Staff. Cash Bar Cost - $10/ per person 5

6 FROM THE CHIEF RABBAN All Senior s at Superior Senior High School must do a project involving learning to do something new to graduate. On the 24 th of September one of our kids put on a 5K walk run to raise money for Shriners Hospitals. In her speech and I quote My cousin and I have also been patients with the Shriner s since young ages due to leg issues and scoliosis. So I thought it was time to give back and decided to do this event to raise money and support a place that has supported my family, and so many other families through various issues. What a great sentiment, and what a noble pursuit. Her project to graduate was to plan, organize and execute a community fund raiser. Felicity Byrd did an excellent job of this. Her event was well organized and executed. Felicity used a beautiful venue with excellent facilities, plus she organized hot food and drinks for sale. All profits went to support Shriner s Hospitals. I wish more than only 5 Fezs would have showed up to support her selfless efforts. Several teams that had signed up to run did not show. The weather was cold and gusty with misty rain in Duluth when I drove though. This did not help attendance. Four of our patients attended and a fifth came down with the flu and could not make it. All of the patients made many laps around the track. It was great to see the happy, energetic kids laughing as they ran or walked. Felicity plans on attending Parade to Glory. I hope all of you will come and meet this wonderful young lady. See her energy and passion for our philanthropy as she presents AAD Shriners with the profits from her hard work. Nobles, join with me Nov. 17th to show her we care for our kids and witness her special thanks to us Officers Directory POTENTATE CHIEF RABBAN ASSISTANT RABBAN HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET ORIENTAL GUIDE TREASURER RECORDER FIRST CEREMONIAL MASTER SECOND CEREMONIAL MASTER DIRECTOR MARSHALL CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD OUTER GUARD CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE CHAPLAIN ORATOR HOUSING DIRECTOR TEMPLE ATTORNEY INSURANCE CHAIRMAN DONOR RELATIONS CIRCUS COORDINATOR RANGE CIRCUS CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP PARLIMENTARIAN HOSPITAL BOARD CHIEF POTENTATE S AIDES RONALD PETE DONALD EWALD PAUL VIZANKO KEVIN BAKER JUSTIN STOKKE GARY BUBALO GORDON GRANMOE ED BUSHEY ROGER D. JOHNSON DAVID HARTWICK DAVE MATTSON RAY DOLSEN DENNIS SCHULTZ NICK KATICH KEEGAN MACNALLY JACK BYRD ADREN MANN DARRELL O. KYLE RICHARD HARRI JUSTIN STOKKE RICHARD SELLMAN KEN MERTZ RICHARD EISENMANN RYAN KERN JIM FISHER RONALD PETE RICHARD SELLMAN, SR. RICHARD EISENMANN WM. BILL CONNER III MIKE DAIGLE JAMIE ANDERSON Shrine Websites Info about AAD Shriners Membership number required For potential new members AAD Shriner s Office phone: Follow us on Facebook Articles for the next AAD News are due in the office no later than the 15th of each month 6

7 Gree0ngs Nobles, On 17 September the Shrine Bowl was held in Bemidji. It was apended by several of our units and clubs and ladies and friends. It was a good 1me and great exposure for the Shrine with free brats and beer axer the parade. Bemidji Beavers won the football game axer the oasis. Thanks to all the nobles and friends that apended. Here is a picture of the AAD units geyng ready to parade. As this is a civic parade, guests and ladies also paraded leaving no one to take pictures during the parade. Hopefully I missed no units that were there. If I did I apologize now as it was not inten1onal. This is a good 1me so mark your calendars now to apend next September. Let s try to do more fun events together Hospital Dads Dinner November 10, 2016 Hospital Dads, Moms, and any interested others are cordially invited to the Aad Shriners Center at 5152 Miller Trunk Highway in Hermantown, Minnesota on Thursday, November 10, 2016 for this annual event. We will see the latest Shriners Hospital video, there will be an elec1on of officers, and some special guests. Please plan to apend. $15/person 5:00 pm Social 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Program RSVP by Tuesday, November 1st Phone: secretary@aadshrine.org Chief Rabban Don Ewald 7

8 AAD NEWS 5152 Miller Trunk Hwy. Hermantown, MN NON PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID DULUTH, MN PERMIT NO. 51 A Night in Belgrade/Dobro vece! The Mission of Shriners Hospitals Help Kids, Train Doctors and New Research