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JUNE-JULY 2018

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Ben Ali Shrine — Elective Divan David Barnekoff—Potentate

Chris Chediak —Chief Rabban Jairo Gomez—Assistant Rabban

Bill Wells—High Priest & Prophet David Lagala—Oriental Guide

Ron Eggleston—Treasurer Lew Wentworth —Recorder

Appointive Divan 1st Ceremonial Master –Don Killmer

2nd Ceremonial Master –Ralph Sahagun Director General – Stanley Solid

Chaplain -- Vince Lake Master of Ceremonies – Gabriel Garafano

Master of Ceremonies — Russell Godt Quartermaster—Art Hawkins Photographer -- Eldon Vipond

Potentate’s Aides Dan and Susan Leonard—Chief Aide

Bruce and Clairiece Boom Shane and Mona Brooks

David and Adrienne Coolidge David Amy Gutierrez

Bob and Terri Jackson Mark and Susan Lamb

John and Sandy Ludington Leland and April Mason Steve and Donna Nelson

Mike and Sue O’Mara Doug and Rita Roberts

1st. Lady’s Aides

Billie Roggenbusch Debbie Clark Paula Kubo

Susan Leonard Julie Center

Ben Ali Shrine 3262 Marysville Blvd

Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone: (916) 920-4107

Fax: (916) 920-0690 www.benalishrine.org

Email:

Office: [email protected]

OFFICE HOURS: M-Thurs 9:00am – 4:00pm

Fri 9:00am– 12:00pm

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Potentate Message

David Barnekoff

Nobles & Ladies,

Liz and I would like to thank all of you, our Nobles and Ladies, for your commitment and dedication to our Temple and our

philanthropy, Shriners Hospital for Children.

We see it every day, at every Stated Meeting, at every PV and at every Temple activity. It is so rewarding to see this commit-

ment and dedication throughout the jurisdiction. More than anything else this has made our year even more special than we

could have imagined. Thank you.

I would like to thank David & Adrienne Coolidge for putting together Sports night for the May Stated Meeting. It was a meet-

ing of special food by the Purveyors, a specialty drink by Activities, themed music by the Million $ Band, and the cheers.

Who can forget all the competitions?

The June Stated meeting will have a Circus/State Fair midway theme. Watch death defying high-wire acts (well maybe not),

watch wild animals perform. See our clowns perform their special talents and learn how to make all kinds of special bal-

loons. How many different types of Clowns do we have? Attend and find out. We have a plethora of activities planned. The

Purveyors have some special food planned. Bring your kids, grandkids, bring your family, bring some potential Shriners.

Lets look at some upcoming events and activities.

We have parades and more parades coming up. Sutter Creek on June 3rd, Nevada City Constitution Parade September 9th,

Folsom Veterans Parade November 11th, Woodland Holiday parade, December 8th.

Like horse racing? We have that too. Attend horse races at the State Fair on July 13th. Cheer on the “special horses” during

the first race. More details will be coming out shortly.

Don’t forget the Ben Ali/Scottish Rite Picnic on September 16th. We have moved it a couple of weeks later to get away from

the 105-110-degree heat.

Do you like golf? We have golf. Participate in the popular Tehama County Shrine Club golf tournament on August 25th at

the Wilcox Oaks Golf Club in Red Bluff. Want more? Participate in the Alcazar/Ben Ali golf tournament at the Bartley

Cavanaugh Golf Course in Sacramento on October 13th.

Just want to watch and volunteer? How about joining Ben Ali at the Shriners Hospital Golf Tournament in Las Vegas from

October 30 to November 4th and see how the pros do it. Volunteer by day and party by night in Las Vegas. How much better

can it get? Contact Leigh Leidig at (916) 539-8749, or [email protected] for more details.

We have a very special one-day tour scheduled in the Bay Area on September 22, 2018. Howard White and Eldon Vipond

have been working for months to get the correct balance of fun, frolic and history built into this trip. The trip will include a

visit to the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond, lunch at the Berkley Yacht Club and a tour of a special ship. For anyone

who knows Howard and Eldon you know they are not holding anything back!!! Call or email either for additional infor-

mation.

Yours in the faith,

David Barnekoff

Potentate



SHCNC Research

Walk For Love

Research Discovery: Research scientists at our

Shriners Hospital are working to find new ways to prevent birth

defects and other disabling conditions. Laura Borodinsky,

Ph.D., a principal investigator on the 6th floor in the Institute of

Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), has found that a drug

used to treat epileptic seizures may lead to birth defects if used

during pregnancy. The results of Dr. Borodinsky’s study are

published in the May 2018 issue of the Journal of Neurosci-

ence. “We know that some of the most common birth defects,

including spina bifida, are caused by a defect in the neural

tube. The hope is that our research will help us find new

ways to promote the healthy development of the neural tube

and, in turn, reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other

neural birth disorders,” says Dr. Borodinsky. The findings un-

covered in Dr. Borodinsky’s study also may lead to the develop-

ment of new and safer medications to treat epilepsy.


June Birthday Boys

Frederick Barnhart George Logan John Schultz Juan Lopez

Robert Hetzel Thomas Barber Jon Pozar Salvatore Spano

Fredric Morrison David Bailey Vincent Guarna Gary Wheeler

Daniel Gilmore Chester Facey James Kirkpatrick Doyle Whisenhunt

Steven Brown Donald Killmer Karlton Clark Richard Entrican

Harold Obey Robert Metcalf Charles Ary Arthur Jensen

William Beckman William Lawrence Michael Sellick Richard Forslind

William Brewer Gerald Fish Clarence Ward Martin Church

Rocky Burks Robert Bicego Harold Wolford Kenneth Wright

Robert Phillip Wade Thorpe Thomas Thompson Robert Boyce

Viggo Sorensen Edward Killmer Thomas Nickens Edwin Becker

Tomas Barela Daniel Mass Edward Sargent Robert Ramos

Eugene Olson Harliss Henrikson Craig Harris Allen Schafer

Fred Harreld Benny Ines Gilbert Gutenberger Richard Chapin

Tommy McClellen Nolan Paraiso Donal Skillerrn Edward Camilleri

Eric Zembik Phillip Wood Michael Titus Wallace Rhodes

Enrique Gutierrez Charles Barnett Jerry Gilmore Bill Kershaw

Ernest Klevesahl Monte Deal Donald Toney Oman Phillips

William Hoy Glen Pearson John D’agostini Darrel Hunter

James Flathmann Larry Bednarz Hardin Oberst Robert Tamblyn

Davis Thomas Wallace Engel Rolf Owre So Han Park

William Boone Jerry Rosewall James Potts Michael Henry

Rob Sealey Scott Culver Charles Seabrook Charles Greenly

Edmond Smith John Ebell Spencer Robinson Mervin Carson

Craig Gardina Richard Dunn Leon Kitay Charles Sweet

Burwell Ullrey Thomas Cantrell Douglas Zirpel Ossi Korkeila

Kenneth Brown Bradford Larson John Morgan John Thompson

Howard Zeman James Anderson Robert Balthrope Robert Buck

Larry Afzal Joseph Mohamed Phillip Solem Edward Hodan

Michael Fagen Gary Kidde Gordon Metroka Gary Vick

Kevin Brown Edvard Nazaryan Ken Harlan Bruce Cunningham

Bennie Hicks Robert Lyons James Roe DL Van Schaack

Rudy Schuh Jerry Spillers John Kuhman David Binning

Paul Munday John Zwald


July Birthday Boys

Marvin Cornett Frank Mason Martin Davis Michael Dilorenzo

Bynum Craig Robert Edwards Stanley Waggoner Harold Cook

Richard Williamson Allen Elliott Donald Ekstrom John Erikson

Christopher McNally Teran Smith Kenneth Lonergan Terry Hammond

Larry Born Jerry Mason Charles Brook Earl Swetland

Wayne Willey Benjamin Harris Glenn Secrest John Isaacson

Rich Briner Earl Hildebrand Lyle Smith Jerrol Largin

Jeffery Potts Richard Rinzler Rene Porterfield Daniel McCain

Griffin Gumagay Dart Winship Peter Harvey Albert Gates

William Erdman Lee Boyer Robert Cole Donn Donahue

Karl Anderson Alan Manby Dan Benson James McColm

George McKinney Edward Leman Roymond Penix Michael Watson

Antonio Santillan James Bailey Howad Kirkpatrick Gary Pirkig

Charles Graham Robert Wiswell Charlie Foronda Jericho Reyes

Tony Wardlow Donald Carter Toshiaki Saruwatari Phil Brock

Rovil Ruiz Donald Bloom Coleman Dukes Thomas Witesman

Benjamin Thorp Robert Maffei Frank Mills Gary Grant

Maury Hicks Robert Morrison Mario Balbiani Michael Reid

Charles Cook Jason Hise Eugene Booen Jack Fleig

Everett Thorne Donald Dickerson Michael Keeler Ed Halvorson

Robert Price Kenneth Liberty Edwin Reid Terry Toland

Jason Chung James Poindexter Eric Zeps James Parnell

Benjamin Minter Jack Wilson Gary Benns Kim Crandall

Albert Lazare Thomas Chilton Frederick Q. Sorsabal Michael Kimmel

Gary Wisner Paul Fretwell Ivan Whitwell Martin Decarie

Theodore Narasaki Phillip Keables G E Paolinelli Donald Watts

Bill Boxell Philip Thulander Shane Brooks MJ Cassady

Donald Finton Ladd Born Michael Glass Reynaldo Manalang

Barry Bramson Galang Nguyen Gerald Pingree Victor Duadico

Edmund Alarcon George Caves William Burnham Richard Andrews

William Dees Daniel Tao Scott Mackenzie Albert Feliciano

Patrick Andersen


When 15-year-old Antwon Harris was carried off the football field due to a knee injury in the fall of 2017, he questioned his future as an athlete. Thanks to the Sports Medicine team at Shriners Hospitals for Chil-dren — Northern California, he is on track to return to

the playing field. Nicole Friel, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine spe-cialist, reconstructed Antwon’s ACL and repaired the meniscus before prescribing a healthy dose of physical therapy. Bill Workman, P.T., a Shriners Hospital physical therapist specializing in sports injuries, is guiding Antwon through the rehabilitation process.

Antwon says his experience at Shriners Hospital has given him the strength and confi-dence he needs to return to his favorite sports — baseball, basketball and football. Antwon’s mother says, “Our experience with Shriners has been amazing. We were

Sports Medicine Team Gives Athlete

Strength to Compete Again

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Greetings from the Ladies of Ila Neb Court #51

Volunteers for the

Las Vegas, October 31st to November 4th, 2018.

By Leigh Leidig, 916-539-8744

Now is the time to register as a volunteer for the Shriners Hospitals Open Golf Tournament. Ben Ali

will be recognized as the sponsor and marshals of hole #11 for the four days of the tournament. This

is a great honor for Ben Ali as there are only two other temples who sponsor holes, El Riad of So. Da-

kota and Gizeh of Canada

Ben Ali members, family, and friends are encouraged to volunteer. A step by step guide to register is

on the Ben Ali website. Marshal training will be provided. There are also two optional events: A Kick

Off Your Heels Women's Day on Tuesday, October 30th, and a Shriners BBQ on Thursday, November

1st. More info on these later, but it is important to register now.

Let's show our support for the Shriners Hospitals and have fun as well.

Aloha from Ladies of Ila Neb Court #51,

We had 12 ladies accompanied by 2 Past Potentates attend the 104th Grand Council Session in Honolulu, Hawaii. The weather was beautiful and the ladies attended many meetings and fun ac-tivities.

Our Court will be dark during July and August, BUT we have a couple of activities happening that we would welcome any of our Nobles Ladies or friends. July 28 - BUNCO at the Ball Park - at Ben Ali Activities building and August 25 our Annual Hospital Lunch and Fashion Show. Our servers will be members of the Divan, Past Potentates and Nobles. If you are interested in either of the fun activities, contact Kathy Campbell at 916-689-4658 for details.

Have a Wonderful Summer!

Lady Margaret Leutholtz, High Priestess

Shriners Hospitals Open Golf Tournament


Shrine Circus


Sunshine Needed

Please Contact us if a noble is in need

Gene Kreb Hank Clayton Bob Boyce Jamie Newkom Chuck Greenly Nancy Brawley Enrique Gutierrez Bob and Sharon Watanabe

JUNE

2 Stated Meeting

3 Sutter Creek Parade

9 Walk for Love/ Shriners Hospital

9 Poker Run

17 Fathers Day

17 Pote’s River Cruise

23 Sportsman PV

JULY

4 Independence Day

9 Divan Meeting

10 No stated meeting

11 15-19 Imperial Session

27 NorCal PV

28 Tehama/Chico PV

29 Feather River/Lassen/Inter-Mountain

Susanville PV

August

4 Past Masters PV

Dead line for August-September issue is July 5th.

Please send more pictures of your events, I’ll try

to get as many into the bulletin as I can

Where did the camel go ?——> not here

1st person to call with the camels location will get a free dinner. Really you can win a free din-

ner and the recorder is buying

Dues: If you haven’t paid your 2018 dues yet,

now is the time. If you are having difficulty with

dues please contact the office.

PV’s : If you are going to attend a Potentates Vist

please ...Let the office know you are attending.

Many of these events are catered so the Club or

Unit needs an accurate count of attendance.

Thanks

On the side: If something, no anything, is in

need of repair or is broken at the Temple—-Let

the office know immediately. If we know about it

we can fix it in a timely manner. Thank you

again.

On a lighter side the June 2 stated meeting

should prove to be an abundance of fun. Your

potentate has many plans for you pleasure so

plan on attending

Recorder’s Temple Stuff


Monthly Supporter of the Ben Ali Shrine Bulletin

Ben Ali Ceremonial—-New Members

And the Potentate

Tommyknockers and Ghosts

Bill Bearse Deena Brawley Terre Wentworth

Winifred Bearse Kathleen McCade Ella Wentworth

Nancy Brawley Ted McCade William Danik

Bob Brawley Lew Wentworth Kay Danik

Ann Scammell Judith and Royal Meigs Stan Solid

Dave Kubel Barbara Schierenberg John and Bertha Fontes

David Freeman Chris Chediak Janet Chediak

George Morrow Kirk West Ron and JoAnn Thompson

Bev Phillips Patricia Blount John Thompson

Ken Mumms Dottie Thompson Georgia Lauchland

David Barnekoff Dick and Mary Jane Ware Audi Van Ornum

Gigi West Bill and Debi Wells Jerrol Largin

Vesta Ann Largin Jean Walker Al Schafer

Ed Tidwell Sue Tidwell Kenneth Mamaa

Rudy Schuh

YES, I WANT TO BE A SHRINERS MONTHLY SUPPORTER with your check for $10.00 each name

Cut out and mail to Ben Ali Shrine Center P. O. Box 21-4477, Sacramento CA 95821-4104 Attn: Nancy

Enclosed please find my check for $ ___________________

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Tommyknockers inhabited the gold mines, and Ghosts still inhabit our hotels. Come to the Potentate’s

visit to enjoy two historic foothill cities. Join us on Saturday, September 8 for a Potentate’s Visit with a

special tour in Grass Valley, and on Sunday for our annual parade in Nevada City.

First, the Tommyknockers Shrine Club will be hosting the traditional afternoon PV event, plus a noted his-

torian will lead a fascinating evening tour of Grass Valley locations, including the Holbrooke Hotel. The

next morning, we will all participate in the 52nd Annual Constitution Day Parade sponsored by Nevada City

Lodge # 13.

Accommodations are being made at the historic Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley (the National Hotel is

closed for remodeling). A special tour is being prepared for our overnight guests, perhaps introducing you

to intruders that are not Shriners...

Contact Tommyknockers Shrine Club Secretary, Al Schafer, for more information and lodging/tour reserva-

tions at [email protected] or (530) 271-0766.



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Claire Manske, M.D., is a pediatric orthopaedic hand surgeon at Shriner’s Hospitals for Children—Northern California. She specializes in congenital, traumatic, and neuromuscular (cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and bra-chial plexus palsy) conditions of the hand and upper extremity, with a par-ticular interest in brachial plexus birth palsy. Her research focuses on opti-mizing diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of brachial plexus palsy and congenital hand differences. She has presented her research nationally and

internationally and published scientific articles in multiple peer-reviewed medical journals. 018 Cloth-ing and Jewelry

Art Hawkins, Quartermaster

SHCNC New Hand Surgeon

Welcome to the 2018 Alcazar-Ben Ali annual Pitch & Putt golf tournament.

This year’s event will be played on the beautiful and sometimes challenging

Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course in Sacramento. We have a full day planned.

We start with great golf, followed by opportunity drawings, delicious food and fellowship.

Ben Ali Shriners of Northern California are proud to join the Shriners of Alcazar Temple #179 for this tournament as we together support philanthropy for the benefit of all the chil-dren in our community.

Shriners are a brotherhood of men committed to family, and dedicated to providing care for children and families in need. Ben Ali Shrine has supported the health care needs of chil-dren in the communities of Northern California since it was chartered in 1923. Its California jurisdiction covers from San Joaquin Country in the south to the Oregon border on the north.

Please join us for a day of golf while benefiting the children of our community.

David Barnekoff

Illustrious Potentate

http://shrinerschildrens.org/brachial-plexus/


February 21: Miami Florida -Board the Ship

February 22: Cruising Gulf of Mexico

February 23: Cienfuegos, Cuba

February 24 Cienfuegos, Cuba

February 25: Cienfuegos, Cuba

February 26: Santiago De Cuba, Cuba

February 27: Cruising the Caribbean Sea

February 28: Miami Florida - Disembark

Havana is Cuba’s capital city. Spanish colonial

architecture in its 16th-century Old Havana core

includes the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, a fort and

maritime museum. The National Capitol Building is an

iconic 1920s landmark. Also in Old Havana is the

baroque Cathedral de San Cristóbal and Plaza Vieja,

whose buildings reflect the city’s vibrant architectural

mix.

7-night cruise to Cuba

February 21 - 28, 2019

Please join Chris and Janet on a cruise from Miami, FL to Cuba on Viking

Cruise Line.

To reserve a cabin, contact:

Casey Rainey

(916) 515-2000 home office

Or (916) 397-5016 cell

Email: [email protected]

Goldrush Getaways CST #205517140

Cuba:

Cuba is a Caribbean island nation under communist rule. It has sugar-white beaches and is dotted with tobacco fields,

which play a part in the production of the country's legendary cigars. The capital, Havana, is lined with pastel houses,

1950s-era cars and Spanish-colonial architecture in the 16th-century core, Old Havana. Salsa music plays in the dance

clubs and cabaret shows are performed at the famed Tropicana.


Membership Referral Program

Commitment-Empowerment-Accountability

The three “R”s of membership development are recruitment – the successful creation of new members; retention – providing a program that keeps your current members active, engaged and involved; and restoration – restoring to active membership those members who have lost connection with the fraternity. These concepts are critical to the future success of our organizations.

As Shriners, we all have accountability to our fraternity. It becomes our responsibility to educate others about the Shrine, create more Shriners, recruit more Freemasons, and refer more patients to Shriners Hospitals for Children. Collaboration is essential, and we must all work together to promote successful and efficient membership processes.

Imperial has developed a new approach to membership development, changing the membership paradigm with the introduction of a new referral program with this new referral functionality, current Nobles can now directly refer names of friends, family members and acquaintances who they feel would make good Shriners.

Similar to beashrinernow.com, this new referral program is administered through WebFez and links the prospect with his referring noble, promoting natural mentorship based on pre-existing friendship or acquaintance. The program encourages constant collaboration, so that everyone can share their Shrine with the good men around them.

A recommended part of the new program is the encouragement to host fellowship parties and rush events. Fellow-ship parties should be in a relaxed environment and have an open table/social concept, with no formalized member-ship presentation. These parties should be open to prospective members, but with no pressure for membership re-cruitment or restoration; and membership literature should be available upon request.

Rush events have an open house, social and educational concept, and are open to prospective members and their families. A multifaceted presentation providing information on Shriners, Masonry and affiliated organizations is en-couraged at these events, including information about temple clubs and units. Membership literature should also be provided to all attendees.

To assure our contribution to the overall Imperial goal, Ben Ali has set our Temple goal at 55 new Noble creations for the 2017-2018 shrine year. To achieve this lofty goal will take all of us working together, spotting new members and inviting good non-fraternity men to join us. So let’s get to work!

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAM!

MEMBERSHIP


CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN JUNE 2, 2018

SPECIAL STATED MEETING IN THE PICINC AREA


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