Potentate’s Notes Summer 2026

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Greetings Nobles,

As I am writing, we are still in May, and the weather is up and down. Hopefully, as June approaches, we will get our warmer weather so we can get outside and enjoy our summer. Onions came in and went out just as quickly. Thank you for everyone who sold and bought them. A big thank you to Ill. Sir Kevin Ridgeway for chairing the onions this year and doing a fantastic job.

Next up, we had Dueling Pianos with T Rich. As always, I would like to thank everyone who came and everyone who helped make this event a success. It was a very fun night with everyone having a great time. T & Rich did an amazing job and kept ev­eryone entertained.

We had our Spring Ceremonial on May 23. We had at least nine new members come in. The Dramatic Cast did an amazing job, as usual. Thank you to the Pit Masters for a great meal to welcome our new Nobles and their Ladies. Our Ceremonial Master had some live entertainment to close out the night. Con­gratulations to our new Nobles!

To close out May, I had the Potentate’s Parade in my home­town of Maumee. I had the pleasure of riding in one of our old Covairs. I would like to thank the Patrol, Jeepsters, Clowns, Tiffin Hornet, Hillbillies and the Water Buffalo for participating. A big Thank You to the Patrol for the afterglow at the Maumee Elks.

We don’t have much going on during June. I will try to put to­gether a Mud Hens night. It will be a block of tickets at normal ticket prices. You can buy the food you want and your drink(s) of choice. Your Divan and Past Potentates are preparing our car­avan to head down to Tampa for Imperial Session in July. The youth picnic will be at the end of July.

The next big event will be the Zenobia golf outing in memory of John Hoffman on Saturday, August 1. If you are interested in playing, being a sponsor, donating or helping, please contact Robin Hoffman at 419-360-6205. Also, the Sportsmen’s Extravaganza will be Saturday, October 3, at the Lucas County Rec Center. You can buy tickets through the office, and you also can sign them out there as well. Help make these events successful. This is for your Shrine. The more Nobles who get involved, the better we are.

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.