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Paw Creek
West Gate 738 is moving their Fall
Chicken Fry to October 23. e spring
edition of the fundraiser brought in
$2,500 for the Masonic Homes.
ey were enjoying an old fashioned
cookout September 21 with hamburg-
ers, hot dogs, and ice cream.
ey had their hands full August 24
when they passed four candidates to
Fellow Craft. — News from the East
Waxhaw
e 31
st
Masonic District was hav-
ing their clay shoot September 18 at
Meadow Wood Farms. Entry fees were
$150 for single shooters or $500 per
team. Hole sponsorships were $1,000.
Shells, clays, breakfast, lunch, and prizes
were furnished. ey ran two gun raffles
at the event. Profits were earmarked for
Masonic Charities. — Gary Cooke
Franklinville
Hanks 128 held their Third An-
nual Golf Tournament September
12. They played at Densons Creek
Golf Course in Troy. The entry fee
was $50 per player and hole sponsor-
ships were sold at $100 for business-
es and $50 for individual memorials.
Dinner was included. Mulligans and
throws were available also. Proceeds
were for the Masonic Homes.
— Keith Eddins
Raleigh
J. J. Crowder 743 awarded their first
scholarship in August. Cody Bray Sta-
ples was chosen from this year's appli-
cants to receive the $2,500. e winner is
chosen on merit from candidates nomi-
nated by a North Carolina Mason. ey
started the program to "help the youth
of North Carolina better themselves
through education and raise their aware-
ness and understanding of Masonry.
— Phillip Miller
James B. Green 735 celebrate their
50
th
anniversary this year. ey are up-
dating the previous history of their
lodge, written by Mark ompson,
which covered their first 25 years. ey
are looking for pictures and stories
for the book. You can email them at
.
— Michael ompson
James B. Green 735 continues to en-
joy monthly ice cream socials through-
out the summer. — Don Steichen
Franklin
Junaluskee 145 held a Poor Man's
Supper on July 18. Chicken, pinto
beans, fried potatoes, cornbread, and
coleslaw filled the ten-dollar plates.
Profits were earmarked for Masonic
charities. — Brian Rau
Eden
Leaksville 136 was raffling a fancy,
custom engraved Henry rifle. e .44
magnum was modeled after L. D.
Nimschke's late 19
th
century work. e
drawing was held on September 19 at
Riverfest. — Steven Cates
Lexington
On April 2, Lexington-Memorial
473 presented service awards. Harold
Bowen received his Diamond Jubilee
for his 60 years in the Lodge. Billy
Miller got his Veteran's Emblem for
his 50 years. — Tommy Jolly
Wake Forest
Wake Forest 282 repeated its He-
roes 5k Run on September 19. Proceeds
were for the Masonic Home for Chil-
dren in Oxford. Runners completing
the course got a t-shirt and medal.
— Jordan Horst
Plymouth
Perseverance 59 is holding another
raffle to benefit the Masonic Home
for Children in Oxford. First prize is a
shotgun, second is a rifle, third is $100,
and fourth is the book My Home is
Washington County. e drawing was
set for October 10. — Keith Phelps
Conover
Fred Sherrill was getting his Dia-
mond Jubilee on September 10 to cel-
ebrate his 60 years as a Mason. He is
a charter member of Conover 709 and
perhaps the longest serving lodge secre-
tary in the state.
Conover Lodge has finished their
kitchen and dinning hall facelifts. New
carpet is next on the to-do list.
— Newsletter
Greensboro
Gate City 694 is now opening their
stated meetings at 7:00 p.m. allowing
them to get home a little earlier each
meeting night.
On September 8, Gate City Lodge was
holding their meeting at WhiteStone.
— Gary Ballance
Southport
Pythagoras 249's annual hot dog
day was a "great success," exceeding last
year's results quite a bit. ey sell food
every year during the town's Indepen-
dence Day celebration. A number of
member wives volunteered and helped
make the event a success.
eir Tenth Annual Golf Tourna-
ment was set for September 19 at Lakes
Country Club in Boiling Springs. Men,
women, and foursomes were welcomed.
e $50 entry fee included luncheon
and prizes for the first three places in
each flight. Refreshments were provid-
ed on the course. As with many tour-
naments, much of the money raised for
charity comes from sponsor advertising.
e lodge recently took up a collec-
tion to help a member who has been ill
and needed help paying his utility bills.
— Newsletter
Pittsboro
On October 3, Columbus 102 is
having its Lodge Day Car Show, Rib
Fest, and Family Day. It's their big fun-
draiser each year and gets a big turnout
from the community. — Brian Weaver
GM visits VA Medical Center
SALISBURY — Grand Master Douglas Caudle visited the Veterans Admin-
istration Medical Center here July 31. He visited a few veterans who live there.
Here, he is seen with 93-year-old Willis Edward Kerley, a 50-plus-year member of
Cannon Memorial 626. — Mack Sigmon
Hookerton
Jerusalem 95 has a mystery grass cut-
ter this year. Apparently, his last cutting
included a herbicide spraying to neaten
up the job. — e Jerusalem Journal
Ayden
Ayden 498 has had to abandon their
building reportedly because of founda-
tion problems. ey are currently hold-
ing their meetings at Grifton 243.
— e Jerusalem Journal
Hamlet
Earl Bradshaw was master of Ham-
let 532 at age 47 and again 47 years lat-
er at age 94. On August 13, now aged
100, Bradshaw was sitting in as master
for the lodge. — Fran Wanko
Shalotte
Shalotte 727 sold barbecue sandwich-
es in April to donate to Relay for Life.
e Relay raises money to fight cancer.
— Albert Parker
