ben ali shrine volume 111 october 2021

© 2021 Ben Ali Shrine All rights reserved. October 2021

Ben Ali Shrine Volume 111 October 2021


July—August 2020

Shriners Monthly (USPS#374-150) is published monthly except July and Sept. by Ben Ali Shrine, A.A.O.N.M.S., 3262 Marysville Boulevard, P. O. Box 214477, Sacramento CA 95821-4477.

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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Shriners Monthly, P. O. Box 21-4477, Sacramento, CA 95821-4477. The fifteenth (15th) day of the preceding month of issue is the deadline for all news items and photographs. All materials should be addressed to: Ben Ali Shrine Attn. Lew P. O. Box 214477 Sacramento, CA 95821-4477 or email to: [email protected],

Ben Ali Shrine — Elective Divan William “Bill” Wells—Potentate

David Lagala—Chief Rabban Don Killmer—Assistant Rabban

Evan Beecher—High Priest and Prophet Michael Woo — Oriental Guide

Art Hawkins—Treasurer Lew Wentworth —Recorder

Appointive Divan 1st Ceremonial Master –Rene Morales

2nd Ceremonial Master – Gene Hsu Director General – Roger Moore

Chaplain -- Eric Johnson Master of Ceremonies — Gabriel Garofano

Quartermaster—Art Hawkins

Executive Aides Sid Leutholtz

Hal Barker Mike Rizo

Potentate’s Aides

Shane Brooks —Chief Aide George Sims—Co Chief Aide

Rich Briner Matthew Harris

Bob Monroe John McNitt

Larry Godbout Adam Dahlberg

1st. Lady’s Aides

Margaret Leutholtz—Executive Aide Janet Chediak— Mentorship Coordinator

Billie Roggenbusch Paula Kubo—Donna Nelson

Margaret Leutholtz—Master of Ceremonies

Ben Ali Shrine 3262 Marysville Blvd

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

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

Email: Office: [email protected]

Recorder: [email protected]

OFFICE HOURS: Mon. –Thurs. 9-4

Fri. 9-12

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Sunshine Needed

Noble Skip Riley

Noble Jack Campbell

Nobel Bob Monroe

If you or someone you love could use a

little Sunshine, please let us know!

It appears we are able to meet again in

October. Really looking forward to that.

The Center (Temple) is looking good lots

of improvements over the last year.

During our Oktober Fest stated meeting

you can receive a free dinner if you can

identify the camel located within these

pages. When found please email there-

[email protected]. First email in

gets the dinner

Lew

ON THE RECORD


Potentates Message

William “Bill “Wells

Greetings Nobles, Ladies and Friends of Ben Ali. I hope all of you are doing well and staying

safe. Again, as in 2020, this year has been challenging. With the Corona Virus Delta Variant

causing havoc in our communities, the Ben Ali Divan and I decided for every one’s health, that

we should cancel the September Stated meeting, Monte Carlo fundraiser and the Annual

Shrine/Scottish Rite picnic. We will continue to monitor the public health situation and make

decisions regarding future events at the Shrine Activities Center. And if the virus was not

enough, the wildfire season returned to Northern California and seems worse than last year.

Please continue to pray for our firefighters and first responders as they protect us. Please con-

tinue to pray for those families who have been affected by the fires and by the pandemic.

Please reach out to those who need our support.

Hopefully October will be a better month to have fun and fellowship! By the time you read

this newsletter we would have returned from the Shriners Open Golf tournament in Las Vegas.

This is a fantastic annual event that generates publicity for the Shriners Hospitals system. I

want to thank Noble Leigh and Lady Margot Leidig for coordinating the Ben Ali Shriners par-

ticipation in this event. And I want to thank the 15 volunteers who attended the tournament!

If all goes well, our next Stated meeting will be on October 12th. The theme will be Oktober-

fest! So, get your Lederhosen out (if you have them!) and get ready for a great meal prepared

by our Purveyors, music and beer!

On Saturday, October 23rd, from 9 AM to 2 PM, we will be holding Club and Unit Officer Ori-

entation at the Ben Ali Activities Center. There will be breakout sessions for club and unit

presidents, secretaries and treasurers and the training will feature speakers from Shriners Hos-

pital for Children Northern California. Orientation is open to present, new and returning club

and unit officers. Ladies are welcome to attend an art program lead by our Chief Rabban’s La-

dy, Deedie Lagala. There is a small $10 fee for the ladies’ program. The temple will provide a

free continental breakfast and a BBQ lunch prepared by the Ben Ali Wrecking Crew! Please

RSVP to the office at 916-920-4107 by October 20th.

On October 24th at 11:30 AM, the Ladies of the Oriental Shrine (LOS) ILA Neb Chapter will

be holding their annual Fashion Show at the Ben Ali Shrine Activities Center. See the attached

flyer for details. Hope you can attend and support our LOS!

As a reminder, the Fall Ceremonial is November 6th. Please try to attend to welcome new

members into our Shrine Temple. I am asking that each club and unit send representatives to

meet the new members and talk about their club and/or unit and to encourage the new mem-

bers to be active. Petitions are available on the Ben Ali website and at the Ben Ali Shrine of-


Potentates Message Continued

We will be honoring our Veterans during the November stated meeting on Tuesday, November

9th. The doors will open at 5:00 PM and the meeting will be streamed for those who cannot

attend. The Legion of Honor will lead the meeting and there will be a “Quilt of Honor Presen-

tation.”

Folsom Veteran’s Day Parade November 11th in the City of Folsom. Please attend and support

Ben Ali as we honor our Veterans! Contact our Director General, Noble Roger Moore at 209-

601-1448 or at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Then we have the Youth Shrine Bowl at Sacramento State Hornet Field on November 20th.

We will have a tailgate Party at 1:00 PM in Parking Lot #9 before he game at 4:00 PM. We

need your support, please come to the game in your Shrine gear and FEZ, march around the

track at half time. This game is a major fundraiser for the Ben Ali Shrine General Fund. The

club or unit with the most attendance could win the rights to the “Benny Trophy!” Hope to

see you there.

I miss the camaraderie and ability to see you in person. We will be together again and enjoy-

ing each other in person soon! Take care and be safe!

“Having Fun in 21!!”

Beryl Robinson Jr.

was presented his

50 year certificate

by Potentate Bill

Wells

The Picnic serving area

remodel is complete

and it looks great!

mailto:[email protected]


Happy Fall to all!! To say 2021 has been challenging is an understatement!

The purpose of the annual holiday craft faire is to raise funds to replenish the Ben Ali Transportation Fund.

To confirm participation numbers, contact was made with the units/clubs with the following results:

Clubs/Units that agreed/committed to participate at that time: 4 with a total of 10 tables reserved total

Clubs/units unable to commit to participating at that time: 30

Most common reasons:

Too few members

Age of membership in group, with most members not able to set up, work at the event and take down

No members/ladies to create crafts

Climbing number of COVID cases in the Sacramento area

Concerned about COVID restrictions and public interaction

With the unpredictable COVID situation, the uncertainty of many members and ladies about working at an

event open to the public and possibly being exposed to the original and/or variants of the COVID virus, but

mainly due to the extremely low number of participating units and clubs, the success of the annual holiday

craft faire was determined to be very unlikely. As unfortunate as it is, with the need to maintain fiscally

responsibility while doing our best to safeguard the health of our membership, a heartbreaking decision

was made.

As a result, the 2021 craft faire will not be held this year; however, I have confirmed, that the deposit will

be held for use in 2022.

With that said, it is critically important to keep in mind, the Ben Ali transportation fund has ample funding

to support the mission of transporting patients and their family members to and from the hospital and any

appointments medically necessary.

I have enjoyed being the chairperson of this event for the last several years and am sure the same support

is shown to Lady Deedie and her committee as they move forward to plan for the 2022 Holiday Craft Faire.

Hummingbird Hugs,

Debi Wells, First Lady

Message from the First Lady


Hey Everyone!

Football season is here and hopefully after a week your favorite team is not the odds-on favorite to get the First Pick of the upcoming draft. If all else fails it’s a good excuse to have nachos, hot dogs and other foods guaranteed to keep your cardiologist in business.

I was hoping to talk nonstop about how great the Nevada City Parade was. Unfortunately, as many of you know it was cancelled, because the Nevada City Counsel would not issue the permit for public health reasons. I want to thank everyone who responded to my endless phone calls, e-mails, and public pleas to get ready for the parade.

Our next parade is the Folsom Veterans Day Parade to take place on Thursday, November 11, 2021, in (you guessed it) Folsom. This is a great parade, that winds through Folsom ending in downtown. This is a Command Parade which means that the Potentate, the Illustrious Bill Wells, and the rest of the Divan would like to have all the clubs and units participate to show the variety of ways that the Shrine offers fun and helps our children.

Each Club or Unit shows a different way that a Noble can be involved in the Shrine and have some fun. There truly is something for everyone! Parades are also one of the best marketing tools we have as an organization.

This parade is still on the Folsom City Calendar so as of now it is set to go. I will monitor the status of the parade and as it opens for registration, I will register the Shrine to participate. I will also keep the Clubs and Units posted as to the status of the parade. Clubs and Units expect my attempts to contact you to secure your appearance coming in October.

Clubs and Units start making your plans as the date is coming up fast! The parade will be here before you know it so start making your plans today! Questions? Want to know more? Feel free to get in touch! The Divan is here to help.

We’ll see you in Folsom!

Roger Moore

Director General

(209) 601-1448/[email protected]

2021 COMMAND PARADE SCHEDULE

November 11, 2021 Veterans Day Parade Folsom, California

November 20, 2021 Youth Shrine Bowl Hornets Stadium Sac State

December 11, 2021 Santa Claus Parade Woodland, California

December 25, 2021 Christmas Day Parade at the Hospital Shriner’s Hospital, Sacramento, CA

Message from the Director General


Annual Supporters of NorCal Notes

Judith Meigs Royal Meigs Legion of Honor Unit Richard and Darleen Entrican

Hal PP and Paula Ron Allen Julie Center Lew and Terre Wentworth

Ella Wentworth Jean Walker Della Lewis Ed and Sue Tidwell Geraldine Schook Ron & Diane Allen Jerrol Largin Art & Luanne Hawkins

Allen Schaffer Helen D’Avis Phil Wood Leigh and Margot Leidig

John V Timblin III George A Morrow Vesta Ann Largin Carolyn Willey

Wayne Willey Georgia M Parker Norma Sanborn Rich and Kathy Briner

Kirk and Gloria West Gerald Satterfield Barbara Schierenberg Mike Kimmel Sandy Reece Chris Chediak Janet Chediak George Mascote

Norma Sanborn Beverly Phillips Margaret McCuistion Eldon and Nancy Vipond

Ron Thompson JoAnn Thompson Bill and Debi Wells Rebecca Hammerman Dave and Kathy Glass Adrian Samcoff Ed and Diana Entrican Bill Boxell

Alan Anderson Bob Jackson Ron Allen Diane Allen

HR Arbuckle Clancy Ward Ann Ward

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name, each year mail to Ben Ali Shrine 3262 Marysville Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815

If you have just a little time,

We have a job for you!

The Transportation unit can use more drivers and observers.

We have a great team, yet it could be better with your help.

Please contact Phil Wood or any of the members in the Transportation Unit for more as-

sistance. Phil Wood’s telephone number: 916-342-5837

TRANSPORTATION


Gone but not forgotten

Gerald A Pingree, Glen Pope Sr.

Frank R Lobe, Paul Blankenship,

and Clyde E Kidd

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