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.

Potentate’s Notes December 2024

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Season’s greetings and Happy Holidays to you and your family,

It is that time of year to enjoy with family and friends and going to holiday parties. There are a few Christmas parties that some clubs and units are doing this year, especially at Zenobia’s Christmas Party which is being hosted by Tiffin Shrine Club on Saturday, December 14, at the Amvets in Tiffin.

It was great to see the 50-plus kids at the Children’s Christmas Party and I want to give a big THANK YOU! to Beth and Greg Grudzinski for chairing this event this year.

At this time, I would like to thank everyone who has given me support these last eight years in line. It has been very appreciated to all of you that have helped serve the Shrine with me. Thank you all for allowing me to be a part of your family and you my family.

This is one of your last chances to get circus ads and circus show sponsors signed up and turned in. If you have questions, please call the office.

If you like to play euchre, Patrol is hosting a euchre party which is open to anyone in the Shrine on Thursday, January 30, at 6 pm. Hope to see a lot of you there.

Do not forget to come out to December’s stated meeting for elec­tion of officers. Remember Nobles, the officers work for you, you do not work for them. Also did you know you can pay your dues payments in installments? This can be done monthly, quarterly and/or semi-annually. If you have more questions on this, please con­tact me.

I personally would like to congratulate the ladies on their Purse Bingo, for having another full temple. And last, but not least, please give Kevin and Renee the same help and respect you gave me, if so elected.

It has been a pleasure serving you Nobles.