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Bro. Alton Hodges presents gavel
Bro. Alton Hodges, Junior Warden, Chetek Lodge No. 277, presents
a friendship gavel he made to District 2 Deputy Gary Stang. The gavel
is to be used on the east side of District 2 to promote visitation between
the lodges. The District now has two friendship gavels and one traveling
gavel. Bro. Alton’s son, Bro. Andy Hodges, Master of Chetek Lodge,
is on the left.
Photo by Rich Rygh
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New Home for Shawano Lodge
No. 170 to be Dedicated Aug. 2
Newly completed Shawano Masonic Center at 2324 E. Richmond St., Shawano.
The Brethren of Shawano
Lodge No. 170 will host a dedication
ceremony on Aug. 2 at their
new Shawano Masonic Center,
2324 E. Richmond St., in
Shawano.
There will be a social hour at
4:30 p.m. followed by a Unity Pic-
Bro. Bert Moore honored for 63 years of service
Bro. Bert Moore received a special visit on May 10, his 91st birthday,from his Brothers at Warren Lodge
No. 4 including Grand Master Davey L. White Jr. The Brethren came to help him celebrate and to honor
him for over 60 years of service to Freemasonry. The Grand Master congratulated him and presented him
with his 60 year pin. Bro. Moore was raised on March 24, 1949 in W. W. Childs Lodge No. 295, Gays
Mills. He affiliated with Warren Lodge No. 4 on Dec.15,1999. Bro. Moore is seated in front. Standing (left
to right): Bros. Roger Sedgwick, Francis Reding, Ron Jaacks, Leonard Atkinson, Keith Turner and Grand
Master White.
Submitted by Grand Master Davey L. White Jr.
Attend and Support Your Lodge!
The outdoor park makes an attractive gathering place for
Brethren and other community groups.
Photos by Bro. George Tincher
nic at 5:30 p.m. in the Shawano
Lodge Park in the rear of the
building.
Master Larry Sperberg will welcome
everyone in the Lodge
room at 6:30 p.m. followed by a
Dedication Ceremony by Grand
Master Dennis V. Siewert and the
Grand Lodge Officers.
Those wishing to attend should
contact Bro. Larry Sperberg at
larrysperberg@gmail.com or call
715-526-5477 or 715-881-
0410.
Shawano Lodge No. 170 was
chartered in 1868. After occupying
several different spaces in
Shawano they moved into and
called their home 201½ S. Main
Street. In its proud history, the
Lodge has donated hundreds of
thousands of dollars to countless
charitable purposes to strengthen
the Shawano community and provide
for the less fortunate.
At the turn of the century, however,
it became apparent that the
Lodge’s location had become a
deterrent to broadening membership
and to encouraging involvement
from the greater community.
The membership recognized
that its 90 plus year-old
home had outlived its usefulness
and was no longer financially feasible
for the Brethren to maintain.
After careful study, strategic
planning and difficult discussions,
the membership determined a stable,
affordable, accessible and welcoming
gathering place for their
home base was critical in order to
provide the foundation on which
the lodge could continue to grow
its membership and conduct its
good work.
The Brethren purchased a facility
on 1.5 acres in the City of
Shawano in 2010. Renovations
commenced immediately to incorporate
energy-efficient, handicapaccessible,
and economically
sustainable elements. Landscaping
was undertaken to offer attractive
indoor and outdoor gathering
spaces both for the Shawano Masons
and for use by other community
groups.
The Brethren are deeply grateful
to all who have made donations
and given of their time and talent
to assist the Lodge in carrying out
its primary purpose in securing
and readying this new facility. The
benefits are already apparent from
the Lodge’s increased visibility and
a renewed image as a community
supporter. This is directly attributable
to those who believed in the
importance of this effort.
The investment made by the
Brethren and those who have donated
to this project will be seen
in the Lodge’s ability to offer a
meaningful avenue of service to a
growing membership who understand
and support the tenets of
Freemasonry.
The new Shawano Masonic Center
provides the best opportunity
for Freemasonry to thrive and increase
the impact it has on the
Shawano community well into the
future.
Schmidt &
Bartelt
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