Potentate’s Notes May 2026

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Greetings Nobles,

What a great month we had. The Kids’ Easter Party had more than 100 people and 48 kids. The kids had fun with the Easter egg hunt and the Easter Bunny. There were many crafts to do and food to eat. Everyone had an amazing time. Then there was the Walleye game! Again, we had about 110 Shriners, Lady Shriners and Grotto in attendance. We started off the night on the Fanboni driving us around. Dinner and fellowship followed. Walleye came out on the short end of the stick, but we had a blast. Special THANK YOU to TROY HAWKINS on organizing the night.

April also brought us to Ohio Shrine Association. Congratula­tion to Ill. Sir Kevin Ridgeway on being elected as a vice pres­ident. Thank you to the Divan for adjusting your weekend to be there for Ill. Sir and participate in the association meeting.

Looking ahead, onion counts have been sent in and they should be here first full week of May. There may be a few extra, so if you need a bag call the office. May also will bring in Dueling Pi­anos. You can buy tickets online or call the office.

SPORTSMEN’S EXTRAVAGANZA tickets are here. Please come in and get your tickets. Don’t forget to sign some out to sell. The event will take place at the Lucas County Recreation Center on Saturday, October 3.

UNITY: TOGETHER WE CAN!

Potentate’s Notes April 2026

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Greetings Nobles,

I hope everyone had a great Easter with their families and friends. As I look back on March, we had a great adult Easter party, followed by seeing the Easter Bunny and all the kids en­joying the day. Thank you to our Asst. Rabban Jay Stewart and Lady Linda for their hard work on making it a great weekend. I also would like to thank the Ladies of Dendarah Court for stuffing over 400 eggs for the kids.

Moving into April, Hockey Night at the Walleye was a huge success. We had Zenobia, O-Ton-Ta-La Grotto, Scottish Rite, Dendarah Ladies and some of our Blue Lodges. It was a great night of Unity. I hope we can have many more nights like this. We also have Ohio Shrine Association on April 10 and 11, in Dayton. The following weekend the 5th District will be hosting the Grand Master for their reception in Swanton on Friday, April 17, and the next night the 11th District will be hosting the Grand Master at their reception. We also will be traveling to Green Springs Lodge on Tuesday, April 28, for a Friendship Night. It would be great to have some other Shriners travel with us.

It also is Vidalia onion time. This has been a really good event for Zenobia over the years. Ill. Sir Kevin Ridgeway is our onion chairman and is asking for orders to be turned in by Sat­urday, April 18. They will, hopefully, be in by the first week in May. Please place orders by calling the office or if you have questions contact Ill. Sir Ridgeway.

You also can start buying your tickets for Dueling Pianos on Saturday, May 16, at Zenobia Shrine. This event was enjoyed by everyone last year and the hope is they bring their friends and family out this year. You can buy your tickets on Zenobia’s website. The other big event is the Sportsmen’s Extravaganza. Tickets are in the office – please come in and sign them out. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Let’s make it big.

UNITY: TOGETHER WE CAN.

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.