Potentate’s Notes March 2026

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Greetings Nobles,

Where did the first two months go? Time has flown by and we are into March already. Your Divan has been busy traveling to our lodges for inspection. They are very grateful that we are out supporting them and the fellowship has been great as well. We will continue to travel and promote Zenobia Shrine. I encourage each of you to go to your lodge and do the same. Let them know what’s going on and invite them to come see for themselves what we are doing and the fun that we are having.

I want to thank the Grotto for a great time and food when we visited them for our Shrine/Grotto dinner. It was a fun night with the Prophets of O TON TA LA Grotto. They had a baked goods charity auction where they donated it to the Masonic Communities in both our names. Thank you for the fellowship and fun night. We also had our first Friendship Night at Zenobia for the year. It was a night of information from one of our membership chairs, Nobel Oriental Guide Steve Hessler.

Our upcoming events in March will be an adult Easter Party on Saturday, March 28, followed on Sunday, March 29, for a Kids Easter Egg Hunt. Remember, these events are open to everyone including non-Masons, so bring your friends out. We would love to see Zenobia packed. Don’t forget about the Hillbillies Soup Spectacular on Sunday, March 22. If you are not a member, they will be holding a ceremonial as well. It is a one-time fee, so come on out and have a good time. Saturday, April 4, is our Walleye Hockey night, so please get your reservation in soon; it will be sold out before you know it.

Have a great Easter and enjoy your families.

UNITY: TOGETHER WE CAN.

Potentate’s Notes April 2025

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Greetings Nobles,

In February, Lady Renee and I had the pleasure of attending the Snowbird Luncheon in Sarasota, Florida. It was a quick trip. It was nice to see some of the Nobles who fly south for the winter. There were about 40 people there. We had a great time with good food and fellowship.

This month has started off with a bang! We had our Spring Ceremonial on March 8 and gained nine new members. We had 14 go through the Ceremonial, but several were brought in last year during a “cold sands.” They were all quite amazed and im­pressed. We had a Friendship Night the night before and gained three petitions to join us on Saturday. I feel that was a win for all of us. Both nights went well and were quite successful. Jim Taylor did a great presentation for the Friendship Night. Thank you, Jim!

As I stated last month, this is quite a busy month. Now we are off to the circus, March 13-16. It will be here and gone by the time this prints, so I wish success to everyone involved. Hope­fully, everyone got their tickets and had a great time. I will be there “clowning around,” at least for some of the shows. The next weekend we will be attending the Walleye hockey game. I wish more of you could have joined us. It is always a good time.

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the meat raffle coming up on Saturday, April 5. Contact Ty Stout or Todd Miller for tickets or go online at zenobiashriners.com. Also, please call the office to register for the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 13. See the flyers in this issue for more information.

Our onion fund-raiser is underway. Please get out there and sell those Sweet Vidalia Onions. It is a good way to earn some money for your club or unit. You just need to let the office know where you want your proceeds to go.

In May, we have two events coming up: Dueling Pianos with “T” and Rich which will be held here at Zenobia and the Mud Hens game. Tickets should be available for sale online. Space is limited, so get your tickets early.

The ladies will be having another ladies night during the stated meeting in June and September, so bring them out with you to have some fun.

Again, I am very excited about our Ceremonial and would like to welcome our new Nobles. Please make them feel welcome at our Shrine.

Potentate’s Notes January 2025

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Greetings Nobles,

As you are reading this article, 2024 will be gone. It has been a pleasure serving as your Chief Rabban and 2025 will be a new be­ginning. I want to thank all of you for electing me as your Potentate and I will do my best to serve you well. You have put your trust in me to lead Zenobia and together we can get things accomplished for the betterment of our future.

My slogan for the year is “A Cut Above the Rest.” Yes, that goes with my occupation, but it also refers to our Shrine Healthcare sys­tem. I truly believe that the care our hospitals provide is “A Cut Above the Rest.”

Lady Renee and I have planned many events for the year and hope that you will all be a part of them. There are several flyers in this edition that pertain to just a few. We are trying something new this year, “Dueling Pianos,” which will be a fun evening. Just remember, our events are open to the public, so get your tickets early when they become available.

I hope to see you at meetings and events throughout the year and get to know some of you better. Again, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as Potentate of Zenobia Shrine. It is truly an honor.