fl ag still appears as “The Union.” Although incorrect, it would be very costly to change the fl ag.

However, the reason that other state fl ags are single-sided is the cost of producing a two-sided fl ag. So we produce a fl ag that is expen-sive because it requires two sides, yet we aren’t willing to spend the money to make the fl ag correct.

If this makes no sense to you, then you and I have the same thought process.

The one thing it does prove is that Oregonians are weird. After all, our largest city has the unoffi cial moni-ker: “Keep Portland Weird.” I like to

The Oregon state fl ag is unique among all the fl ags of the United

States: It is the only fl ag that is two-sided. On the reverse side is a gold fi gure of a beaver, the state animal. The front displays the escutch-eon from the state seal in gold with a navy blue background, representing

the state colors of Oregon.“STATE OF OREGON” appears

above the state seal, and the year that Oregon became a state, 1859, appears below. The shield is sur-rounded by 33 stars, representing Oregon’s admission to the Union as the 33rd state.

Last month, you learned that the Oregon state motto is “She Flies With Her Own Wings.” You might also notice the motto on the state

M.W. Grand Master Martin’s Message: Greetings from the East

Continued on page 2

IssueIN THIS

1 Grand Master’s Message1 Lodge Scholarships2 Fellows of the Craft3 Grand Master’s Calendar4 Masonry and Fly Fishing5 Message from ‘Grand Lady’6 Contributions7 Chaplain’s Corner

Volume XXIX No. 3, November 2011

Oregon Lodge scholarships reinforce Masonic belief in education

M.W.B. Richard A. Martin,Grand Master

think of it as being “unique” rather than “weird.”

So in keeping with the funda-mental idea that we are unique, I decided to create a Grand Master’s pin that might be called unique. The fi rst thing you notice when you look at the pin is the camel. And your fi rst thought might be that it is a Shrine pin; after all the Shrine has an Arabic theme. This is not the case, however. The camel, to me, has signifi cance to all Freemasons, whether members of the Shrine or not. You might notice that the blue blanket that appears on the camel

Cottage Grove Lodge No. 51 has awarded two scholar-

ships for the past 10 years. Three years ago the members added another scholarship for a stu-dent with Masonic ties.

On May 30, $1,000 scholarships were given to Brittney Gerard and Kristen Cochell, both from Cottage Grove High School. They are pursuing careers in nursing.

This year there was no local student with a Masonic relative. However, one Brother had a grand-daughter who had just graduated, as valedictorian, from Sprague High School in Salem. She planned to at-tend Oregon State University.

The Lodge members determined she more than met their require-

WM Andrew Watkins, left, presents Alyssa Ekdahl with a Masonic scholarship. WB Mark Markham (her grandfather) stands to her left,

along with her father, Mr. Ekdahl, far right.

ments, so on Sept. 9 the Lodge pre-sented its Masonic Scholarship, for $1,000, to Alyssa Ekdahl, who now attends OSU. She plans on being a biomedical engineer.

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has “The Grand Lodge of Oregon” and 2011-2012 imprinted on it. Also, in gold, is the Square and Compass-es. The colors are navy blue and gold, the state colors of Oregon.

In the back-ground, in silver, is King Solo-mon’s Temple, and on the bottom appears my motto:

“Faith Without Works is Dead.”As I have traveled around the

state, I am often asked about the camel on the pin. I have been col-lecting camels for about 25 years, as a result of a short anonymous poem I hap-pened upon that has tremendous signifi cance for me. The poem goes like this:

The camel each day goes twice to his knees,

He carries his burden with the greatest of ease;

He walks through the day with his head held high,

And stays for that day completely dry.

Let me explain. “The camel each day goes twice to his knees” re-minds me that each morning I should ask God, while on my knees, to give me His direction for all my actions and decisions. Each night, I am to thank God for all the bless-ings I have been given that day.

Grand Master’s Message, continued from page 1

“He carries his burden with the greatest of ease” reminds me that all my burdens are insignifi cant when compared to what is really important. There are very few “big deals” in life, and the minor things can be easily handled.

“He walks through the day with his head held high” reminds me that if I am truthful and fair in all my dealings with others, I can hold my head up high with dignity and self respect. I can have confi dence because I am not looking over my shoulder to see what lie or indiscre-tion will be coming to get me.

“And stays for that day completely dry” reminds me that overindul-gence in all things leads only to disaster. When I was younger, I hadn’t learned that lesson, and I continued to get in trouble because of it. Today I believe in moderation in all things.

The camel also has signifi cance for me as a Ma-son. In my mind, it represents one of the fi rst les-sons we learned in Masonry. In

the Entered Apprentice lecture we are taught the importance of the four Cardinal Virtues: Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice. Temperance, in our lecture, is the avoidance of excess (the last line of the poem). Fortitude is explained in the lecture as “that noble and steady purpose of the mind” (the third line of the poem).

Prudence “teaches us to regulate our lives and actions according to the dictates of reason” (the second line of the poem). Justice, which is “consistent with divine and human laws,” and “the very cement and

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • •“If I am truthful and fair in all my

dealings with others, I can hold my head up high with dignity …”

Continued on page 3

Fifteen Fellows of the Craft Masons” — that has a familiar

ring to it, doesn’t it? Well that was the offi cial count at the First War-dens College just held in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The Fellows of the Craft program was offered as an elective and 15 Master Masons “En-tered” the class, and they “Passed” through as certifi ed Fellows of the Craft mentors.

What a great time. This was the largest class I had taught this year!

Not familiar with the program? Some of the attendees were not sure either. Please allow me to pro-vide a little light: This program pro-vides training for mentors (coaches) for newly made Masons.

The tools they are equipped with enable them to assist the new Ma-son to proceed through the three degrees with more alacrity, knowl-edge and profi ciency than was previously possible.

Upon completion the new Ma-son is more knowledgeable in all aspects of Masonic laws, rules and ritual. He knows the offi ces of the Lodge and the duty assigned to each, as well as his own responsi-bilities, duty and obligation at each step of each degree.

He is exposed to more true his-tory about Freemasonry than is on the History Channel and is ad-equately tested, certifi ed and ready to become an effective and produc-tive Master Mason in his Lodge.

The goal of the Fellows of the Craft instruction program is to bring your current traditionally trained coaches, or new coaches, up to a

15 fellows ‘graduate’ as FOTC mentors

— by Mike McGuyer, W. Grand Pursuivant

“

Janet Martin, Grand Lady, and MWB Rich Martin

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GRAND MASTER’S TENTATIVE ITINERARY

Fellows of the Craft, Continued from page 2

Grand Master’s Message,Continued from page 2

support of civil society,” reminds me to look toward God for all an-swers (the fi rst line of the poem).

King Solomon’s Temple also appears on the pin, in silver. All of our ritual is based on the build-ing of King Solomon’s Temple, so I thought it fi tting to include it. In the Entered Apprentice Degree, we learn the method that operative Masons used to erect the Temple.

In the Fellow Craft Degree, we are taught to understand the beauty contained within the architecture as we travel to the middle chamber. And in the Master Mason Degree, we witness the solemn ceremony of raising a man to the sublime Degree of Master Mason.

The lessons taught in all three Degrees are timeless and beautiful, especially the legend depicted in the Master Mason Degree. It ends with us being transported to “that all-perfect, glorious and celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe for-ever presides.”

Lastly, I included my motto for the year: “Faith Without Works is Dead.” The phrase appears in the Holy Bible in James 2:14-26. What is our common bond as Masons? Each one of us, before entering a Ma-sonic Lodge, professed faith in God. Our conception of God was up to us, but we all had to affi rm that we “believe in the existence of one ever living, true God, and in the resurrec-tion to a future life.”

So with faith as our common bond and the basis for all that we do, how do we grow our Fraternity, and assure its continued existence? The answer is simple: Work.

Richard A. Martin, Grand MasterGrand Lodge, A.F.&A.M., of Oregon

whole new teaching “Level:” that of being a Fellow of the Craft mentor.

Send your requests to me at m55michael@molalla.net and I will assist your Lodge in providing a training session.

A word of caution: After your men-tors get these new tools, they will all be wanting to mentor the next

Entered Apprentice. (Did I mention your retention rate of new Masons will increase too?)

So what are you waiting for? Send in that request, because what you have to lose might be a new Master Mason.

Mike McGuyerFOTC chairman

November 20112 — Cove No. 91, O.V.; dinner, 6:30 p.m.; Lodge, 7:30 p.m. - U, L3 — Waverly No. 174, Portland, O.V.; dinner, 6 p.m.; Lodge, 7:30 p.m. - U, L4 — District 6 Dinner, Milwaukie No. 109, 6 p.m. - U, L5 — Grand Master’s Class, Tigard-Orenomah No. 207, Tigard, 9 a.m. - U, L and International Night, dinner/Bible signing, Seattle; 5 p.m. - T, L6 — DeMolay Honors, Tigard-Orenomah No. 207 - U, L9 — Lyon No. 29, Independence, O.V; dinner, 6 p.m.; Lodge, 7:30 p.m. - U, L10 — Veterans Hospital Visit, Vancouver, WA; 10 a.m. to noon - U, L11 — Portland Valley Reunion, Scottish Rite, Portland - U12 — MESH, Forest Grove; 7:30 a.m. - S and Amaranth Grand Ball, 5:30 p.m. - T, L13-15 — Grand Lodge of Nevada Annual Session, Elko - U, T, S, L18 — District 2 Dinner, Tillamook No. 57, 6 p.m. - U, L25 — Macys Shrine Parade, 8 a.m., Portland - U, L26 — District 1 Dinner, Rainier No. 24, 6 p.m. - U, L28 — Parkrose No. 179 Oyster Feed, Portland, 7:30 p.m. - U

December 20112 — District 10 Dinner, Pacific No. 50, Salem, 6 p.m. - U, L3 — Installation of Officers District 11 Dinner, Vista Masonic No. 215, Salem, 6 p.m. - U, L8 — East Linn No. 44, Lebanon, Official Visit; 7:30 p.m. - U9 — Leadership Meeting, Forest Grove, 2 p.m. - U10 — MESH, Forest Grove; 7:30 a.m. - S12 — Marys River No. 221, Corvallis, Official Visit; dinner, 6 p.m.; Lodge, 7:30 p.m. - U, L14 — Tigard-Orenomah No. 207, Tigard, Official Visit; dinner, 6 p.m.; Lodge, 7 p.m. - U, L17 — Lyon No. 29, Independence, Installation, 2 p.m. - T, L

U = Uniform; L = Ladies; T = Tuxedo; S = Summer Uniform; O.V. = Official Visit

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I stood silently in the cool rushing water as it lapped angrily against

my thighs. My eyes combed the roll-ing water for any sign of my stealthy prey. The sun, shining softly through the tall pines, cast shimmering shad-

ows which gave a false belief of movement. The sound of water cascaded down a rocky slope and gave the moment an eerie sense of calm.

Beneath a low hanging willow branch on the opposite side of

the stream, deep in a waiting pool, my prey lay motionless watching my every move. I moved further downstream, cast an Adams above the tree branch and let it drift slowly into the feeding lane. Nothing. I cast again, a little closer to the bank. Suddenly I saw a silver streak move as if to take a closer look. Again I cast and the silver devil broke the surface and disappeared with my fl y.

I quickly raised my rod tip and set the hook deep into its mouth. The fi sh dove for the protection of deeper water and then into the open stream. My feet slipped and twisted on the dark green moss on the stream bed. I stumbled, falling into the onslaught of water rushing from upstream as I held my fl y rod

asonry & the rt of ly ishingby W.B. Art Borland, Grand Orator

high hoping to keep this prize from eluding me.

I have been a fl y fi sherman for almost as long as I have been a Mason. But it wasn’t until recently I understood how similar they are in character building and making good men better.

Both Masonry and fl y fi shing fol-low the same basic steps. You are initiated, you advance to an inter-mediate degree of skill and then onto being a full Master of the work. Simple!

Just as I asked a friend how I be-come a Mason, I asked a friend how I learn to fl y fi sh. The rituals are, believe it or not, very similar. I paid my fees and entered a fl y fi shing Lodge where I was con-ducted through several stations where various lessons were taught: rod assem-bly, line use, tippet connection, clinch knots, surgeon knots, and the proper stance and casting. I was examined at each station to ensure my lessons were well taught. Then I was given a trusty fl y rod to use for the remainder of my lessons. This fi nished my Entered Apprentice Training.

I was then taken to a real creek in which real fi sh were swimming about. I was again escorted to several stations where I was given specifi c instructions as to my du-ties. I was taught the proper stance and how to roll cast, overhead cast,

Art Borland,Grand Orator

strip my line, retrieve my line, mend my line and select the proper fl y. I accomplished all of this without the aid of a hoodwink, but I am not sure it made a difference. These are the lessons of life personifi ed. This completed my Fellowcraft Training.

As I stood at the door of the preparation room my stomach churned with excitement, knowing what a wonderful step I was about to take. I was prepared to become a Master Mason in the oldest frater-nal organization in the world which has its roots in antiquity. I was join-ing an organization which makes good men better and believes in the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God. I would soon learn that these moral lessons ap-ply to all aspects of my life. I would

learn to meet mankind on the level, treat them by the

square and include God in everything I do. How

blessed and honored I was to be at the door. This would be an eve-

ning I would never forget.This is where you might think Ma-

sonry and Fly Fishing deviate. But, you see, becoming a Master Mason or a Master of Fly Fishing takes a lifetime. There is no fi nal point of completion and no fi nal level of knowledge because there is always more to learn. For me, there is always Masonry and one more fi sh, and they are both waiting for me.

M A F F

2012 Annual CommunicationLegislation Deadlines

The following dates are pertinent to Legislation for the 2012 An-

nual Communication to be held on

June 7-8, 2012, at the Convention Center in Seaside, Oregon.150 days prior: Proposed Legisla-tion is due in the Grand Secretary’s offi ce on or before January 9, 2012.45 days prior: Legislation is to be

mailed to the constituent Lodges from the Grand Secretary’s offi ce by April 23, 2012.Please note these dates. Pro-posed legislation MUST be re-ceived by January 9, 2012.

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Hi, my name is Janet Martin and I am the wife of the Grand

Master. Last year, while visiting with the ladies from Canada, I loved their Grand Master’s wife’s title “Grand Lady.” So this year I am going by the title also.

I’d like to tell you about my project this year which is actually two-fold. First, I am trying to support do-mestic violence shelters in Oregon. This spring I contacted each Oregon county and told them the Masonic Fraternity and the concordant and appendant bodies of the organiza-tion would help collect items for their shelters.

How are we doing this? We have placed boxes in each Lodge to help collect necessary items women and

children need in the shel-ters.

I am call-ing this “Val’s Project,” to honor our daughter Valerie

(above), who was murdered by her abusive boyfriend. I can think of nothing more fi tting than to try and help those with the courage to seek help and support, in the hope of changing their lives and those of their children.

Each box placed in the Lodges has a picture of Valerie and a list of items needed by the shelter. Please know you can deviate from the list and give what you can in the way of hygiene, cleaning, feminine and baby items.

A few additional items might be gift cards and used cell phones, which would be greatly appreciated.

I want to share with all of you that when I called the shelters and spoke to the representatives on the phone, they were very grateful; some be-came emotional. They asked about the Masonic Fraternity and what it was and some told me that their relatives were Masons.

It has opened another “window” of curiosity and now they know the Masons are in their communities.

The second phase of my project is supporting Parents of Murdered Children, a nonprofi t organization, in raising funds to build a memorial garden in Oregon City. This garden will be open to everyone as a place to fi nd serenity and spirituality.

It will be built at the Mt. View Cemetery, which donated a sec-tion of land. We have been raising money for three years. The cost was $285,000 and now we are down to about $13,000 to start construction.

The memorial will be the eighth in the nation. The names of children and homicide victims in Oregon and southwest Washington will be engraved in granite on the wall. POMC will also honor police and fi re personnel who have died in the line of duty with their names also on this wall.

How can you help this project? Please purchase a raffl e ticket for a Thomas Kinkade painting the Grand Master and I have donated. The painting is called “Sunrise” and it is numbered, certifi ed, framed and per-sonally signed by Thomas Kinkade.

All the proceeds are going to POMC and tickets are $10 each. We only printed 700 and you can get one from your Grand Lodge Offi cer, District Deputy, the Grand Master/Grand Lady or by stopping by the Grand Lodge. The winner will be selected at the Grand Lodge session in June at Seaside. You need not be present to win, but we would love

A message from our ‘Grand Lady’to have you join us for our event.

I am also selling neck-laces ($7) and scarves ($10) representative of my pin this year “Hope is Life.” All the proceeds from the sale of these items will also go to POMC. You may purchase them during our district dinner schedule at the Lodges or by contacting me at 503/678-1591 or nychickie1008@msn.com and I will make sure you receive the item.

I ask the District Deputies and/or Lodge members to record the number of boxes they take to their designated shelter. It will surely show how the Masons and all of us are helping our communities and making a difference.

I will share the results of both of these projects as the year progress-es. Thank you so much for your help, time and support.Janet Martin, Grand Lady of Oregon

Sidney & Margret Thoresen Trust gift received

The Masonic & Eastern Star Home Board of Directors was pleased

to be notifi ed in October of the gift from the Thoresen Trust for the ben-efi t of the Home.

Sidney and Margret Thoresen es-tablished the Trust in 1988.

Bro. Thoresen was a member of Cascade Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, in Springfi eld; Liberty Lodge No. 171 in Springfi eld; Hillah Temple in Ashland; and Eugene Scottish Rite in Valley. He passed away at the age of 91 in 1989.

Mrs. Thoresen was 90 when she

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— from September 1 - September 30

Masonic & Eastern Star HomePetitioner Club

Members of Salem Lodge No. 4Ed (139) & Judy Bousquet

Hunt (3) & Patti Compton - in honor of the Grand Master, Rich MartinMembers of Florence Lodge No. 107

Joseph Lodge No. 81 - in memory of Larry ShaverThe George & Carolyn Goodall Foundation

OutReach ResourcesPetitioner Club

Jennifer Brundidge – in honor of Thomas F. Burke & in memory of Forrest A. Steen

Your donation, no matter what size, helps Oregon Masonry achieve its goals and fulfi ll its mission.

Watch raises funds for Charitable Foundation

The Oregon Masonic Charitable Foundation has Swiss-made Ma-

sonic pocket watches for sale and the holidays are coming up.

A tribute to 1920s-era styling, the watches have Masonic working sym-bols on the face and a silver plated cover with embossed gold Square and Compasses.

The old fashioned looks are deceptive because it is battery operated, even though it features a “winding stem.” Push the stem and the case opens to reveal the time. There is a linked silver chain, ap-proximately 7 inches long.

Sales of the $50 watch generate funds for OMCF, which help under-write the Model Student Assistance Program. The watch is available from the Grand Lodge offi ce until supplies run out. A charge of $5 is also required for postage on each order for a total of $55.

Call 503-357-3158 or toll free 1-800-970-9920 to order. American Express, MasterCard and Visa accepted.

Oregon Masonic NewsThe Oregon Masonic News is published monthly (except July and August) by authority of the Trustees of The Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Oregon. Editors are the Trustees of the Grand Lodge. Deadline for copy is the fi fth of the month preceding the publication date. Example: Oct. 5 for November issue. High resolution photos, along with story submissions, may be sent electronically to the Grand Secretary. Photos should not be reduced in size. Printed photos are also acceptable. If you scan your own photos, they should be at least 300 dpi. Photocopies are NOT acceptable.“News of Lodges” is solicited. Rights are reserved to edit all submitted material, and views expressed in articles may not necessarily be the offi cial position of the Grand Lodge nor an endorsement thereof. Non-members’ domestic-subscription rate is $5 per year. PLEASE NOTE: The mailing address is Oregon Masonic News, 2150 Masonic Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116. Phone: 503-357-3158; outside the Portland-area, 800-970-9920. Fax: 503-357-1815.Website: www.masonic-oregon.com. E-mail: grandsecretary@masonic-oregon.com

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!In talking with M.W.B. Hor-

ace Wendell Patch, P.G.M., he won-dered how many 1974 Past Masters were still around.

A lunch is planned on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Clackamas.

Reunion planned for 1974 Past Masters— by Al Powers, Palestine Masonic Lodge No. 141

If you were a 1974 Past Master and have not been contacted, please call me, Al Powers, at 503/282-9097.

This may be one of the few chances we will have to get to-gether.

I hope to hear from more “1974s.”

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In this season of gratitude it is important to remember what gratitude means. The encyclope-

dia says that the meaning is grate-fulness; thankfulness.

What it means to me can be en-tirely different than what it means to you. I was just reading about a young corporal in the Marine Corps, Dakota Meyer, who in September re-ceived the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal for risking his life by running into the “kill zone” to save the bodies and lives of wound-ed soldiers.

As most Americans know, the Medal of Honor is this nation’s highest military award and is gener-ally given posthumously.

I was struck by the fact that Cpl. Meyer seemed almost embarrassed about this honor he received. Every hero I ever met felt the same way.

The Chaplain’s Corner: Gratitude- R.W.B. William C. Phillips Jr., Grand Chaplain

poster on my wall that read “Live ev-ery day as if it may be your last.” In recent times I think more and more that this really could be the last day of my life.

I will summarize by having you ask yourself. “What do I have to be grateful for this season”? Maybe your answer is family, good health or maybe your son or daughter is arriving safe at home from Afghani-stan?

I feel the more grateful I am every day, the happier I am, and I hope you recognize that too during this — the season of gratitude. Grateful-ness. Thankfulness.

Bill Phillips, Grand Chaplain

I served in Vietnam; just one of the many who volunteered for that duty. I found out later that most of the men serving there were also volunteers. I remember thinking, how could I be so stupid as to put my life in harm’s way?

For all my thought, I never really could answer that question. How-ever it is something I have never talked about — until now.

This time of year, being grateful for the chance to live in such a great country as America, in my thinking, is worth the risk of death.

I re-mem-ber in the ’70s I had a

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness.

— William E. Gladstone

Comptons dedicate bench to Union Lodge 3, Knowles Chapter 12

A bench near the Jennings Mc-Call greenhouse has been

purchased by R.W.B. Hunt Comp-ton, Deputy Grand Master, and his wife Patti.

The plaque on the bench is dedi-cated “in memory of members of Union Lodge No. 3 and Knowles Chapter No. 12, Order of the East-ern Star.”

These park benches on the Jen-nings McCall property replace older ones that were getting a little “unreliable.”

The benches can be purchased by individuals or Lodges — or the cost can be shared by all of the Lodges within a district.

For $450, you or your Lodge can sponsor one and a plaque will be engraved and attached to the bench with your desired wording.

To order an engraved metal plaque for a bench in honor or “in memory of,” call the Grand Lodge at 503/357-3158 or 1-800/970-9920 and we will send you an order form. If you would like to use a credit card we can take this infor-mation over the phone. Patti and Hunt Compton smile for the photographer

as they admire the plaque engraved “in memory of” their own Chapter and Lodge members.

“In memory of those who have passed and in honor of those we love.”

OREGON MASONIC NEWSThe Grand Lodge of AF & AM of OR2150 Masonic WayForest Grove, OR 97116

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died on June 6, 2011. She was a member of the Cascade Chapter No. 155, Order of the Eastern Star, in Springfi eld.

The estimated amount of the Trust distribution will be close to $1 million. The money will be set aside for the Home Endowment Fund, for capital improvements of the Home, and for the MasonicAid programs of MESHCare and Out-Reach Services.

These services are available to members in good standing who are Oregon Masons, a wife or widow of an Oregon Mason, or a female member of the Oregon Order of Eastern Star.

The planning and charitable spirit of Sidney and Margret Thoresen — envisioned years ago — will benefi t many members of the Masonic fam-ily for years to come.

Safe, secure, convenient online donations can be made on

Oregon’s Grand Lodge website, www.masonic-oregon.com.In the top bar under “For Members,” select “online

donation” in the drop-down menu. Any amount will aid our

MasonicAid programs.

Thoresen Trust gift,continued from page 5

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