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D i va n 

Donald Harmsen (Terrie) 

Potentate 

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Roger Berge (Jennifer) 

Chief Rabban 

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Directors Staff, Winona Area Shrine Club, Crown Jewel 

Jeffrey Olsen (Julie) 

Assistant Rabban 

jjolsen12@gmail.com 

Osman Cycles, Pipe Band, St. Paul Zagalas 

Bruce Thomas (Terri) 

High Priest & Prophet 

partsxpress@charter.net 

Drum & Bugle, East Central Shrine Club, Friendly Valley Shrine Club, 

Mighty Mites 

Rich Purcell (Sharon) 

Oriental Guide 

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Blooming Prairie Shrine Club, Cannon 

Valley Shrine Club, Clubs & Units, Provost 

Russell Christofk (Pauline) 

Treasurer 

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Tom West (Rose) 

Recorder 

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Mike Nehm (Sandy) 

1st Ceremonial Master 

smnehm@comcast.net 

Austin Oriental Band, Austin Area 

Shrine Club, Clowns, Patrol 

Anders Haugen (Adriana) 

2nd Ceremonial Master 

ajhaugen@gmail.com 

St. Cloud Go-Karts, St. Cloud Shrine Club, 

St. Cloud Zagalas, Legion of Honor 

Larry Norte (Audrey) 

Marshal 

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Chanters, Hi-Hats, Mankato Shrine Club, 

Mankato T-Birds, Sheiks 

Sean Gardiner (Tracy) 

Captain of the Guard 

sean.gardiner@stigardiner.net 

Alexandria Shrine Club, Alexandria Calliope/Four Wheelers, 

Nomads Club, Cigar Club 

Mark Galloway (Lori) 

Outer Guard 

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Albert Lea Shrine Club and Cars, Rochester Cycles, Rochester Dragons, 

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Pote’s Notes 

What a fun filled month April has been! 

We all started the month with the 90th 

annual OSMAN SHRINE CIRCUS. We 

had, what I think, one of the, if not the best 

circus I have ever seen. The Chicago Boyz 

and the motorcycle acts kept everyone on 

the edge of their seats. 

We haven’t heard an exact number yet 

but our circus manager, John Davenport 

told us we had a number very close to 

30,500 total people for all ten shows. Let’s 

all give a tip of our cap to Chief Rabban, 

Roger Berge and the entire circus 

committee. We sold all of our light up toys 

and even though we bought twice as many 

as last year we ran out of the five foot tall 

blow up aliens. Let’s all hope we can keep 

this positive trend going and just keep 

getting better and better shows. 

Then after just enough time to get 

An enthusiastic Shriner, George Carlson, 

gave Illustrious Sir Don Harmsen a 

document on the history of the 

horseshoe. I loved it so much I 

had to share it with all of you. 

The belief in the magic or 

superstition of the horseshoe has 

been shared by the savage as well 

as the nobility for at least 5,000 

years! 

So predominant was the belief that 

the horseshoe possessed mystic powers to 

dispel the devil that there was, at one time, a 

horseshoe engraved on the tile of the porch 

of Staninfield Church in Suffolk, England. 

The congregation seemed to have more faith 

in its presence than they did in the power of 

caught up on my sleep it 

was time for Grand Lodge 

of Minnesota. This year 

the session was held at the 

Marriott Northwest in 

Brooklyn Park. This was 

the first time I have been 

able to attend the annual 

session and I can tell you it 

won’t be my last. It is 

always a great time when I 

can spend time with 

people that share similar 

interests. We can all be 

very proud of MWB Brian 

Beerman. The ceremonies 

and the guest speakers and all the meals we 

shared made for a truly wonderful 

experience. 

Saturday the 13th was another first for 

Potentate Don Harmsen 

and Lady Terrie at the precircus 

briefing, Wednesday 

night at the Coliseum 

The magic of the lucky horseshoe 

holy water, which other churches of that era 

used for the same purpose. 

Long ago there were some 

who believed the origin of the 

horseshoe as a lucky charm is 

ascribed to a legend concerning 

St. Dunstan and the Devil. The 

Saint was widely known for his 

ability as a blacksmith, and, the 

legend goes, one day the Devil 

came asking to have his hooves reshod. 

Recognizing the Devil, St. 

Dunstan fastened him to a wall in the usual 

manner and went to work on the hooves 

with all the roughness of his muscular arms. 

The Devil screamed 

with pain and begged 

for mercy. As a price 

me. Along with Outer Guard 

Mark Galloway and Lady Lorie, 

and our Captain of the Guard 

Sean Gardiner, I was able to 

attend the open installation for 

the new Queen of Mat-Sha 

Temple #62. Sara Malewitz 

took the obligation for her new 

title. Outgoing Queen, Judy 

Moon did a fabulous job and 

I’m sure she will be there for 

Sara if need be. The ceremony 

the ladies presented was very, 

very impressive. Osman will be 

joining Mat-Sha Temple this 

fall for their celebration for the 

100th anniversary of the 

Daughters of the Nile. November 2nd is the 

date of their event and Osman will have our 

fall ceremonial on the same day. We will all 

Continued on page 4 

for releasing him, St. Dunstan is said to have 

extracted the promise that the Devil would 

never make his appearance where a 

horseshoe was displayed. 

A horseshoe over a door is supposed to 

keep away evil spirits and bring good luck to 

those within. If hung prongs down, the 

good luck will fall out. 

The Potentate’s pin with the star and 

tigers claws inside the horseshoe with the 

prongs up signifies the desire/wish of the 

Shrine always having good luck. The pin 

also represents how lucky we are to be 

Shriners. 

Thanks again, George, for this wonderful 

bit of information. 

by Lady Terrie Harmsen 

In This Issue . . . 

Magic of the Horseshow - 3 

Hospital Day - 4 

Membership - 4 

90th Anniversary at Hospital - 5 

Stated Meeting - 6 

Shriner Sunday Fun Day/Casino 

Night - 7 

Club & UNit Reports - 8 

From the Ticket Booth - 9 

Shriners International 

Awareness Day - 22 

World Record Clowns - 23 

Osman Womens Auxiliary - 24 

Daughters of the Nile - 26 

Birthdays May - 27 

MSA Duluth - 28 

Paper Supporters - 29 

Calendar of Events - 30 

Circus Pictures - 31, 32 

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POTE’S NOTES 

Continued from page 3 

celebrate together at the St. Paul Masonic 

Center on Plato. More information will be 

coming as the date gets closer. 

On the 15th, Tax day, Roger and John 

put together a circus workers appreciation 

party at the Osman Event Center that was 

almost as fantastic as the show they put 

together. The socializing and the story 

telling was going on to a point where they 

had trouble getting everyone settled down so 

we could start eating. We were all having so 

much fun I think Geri could have served 

hot dogs and beans and we all would have a 

great time. But in true Lost Spur style Geri 

and Chef Mike put out a spread that 

couldn’t be beat. 

But the Lost Spur/Osman Event center 

really shined the next night. The 16th was 

the 78th anniversary of the Lynnhurst 

Dinner. For those who don’t know what that 

is, don’t feel bad. I didn’t know a whole lot 

Membership Report 

e ree R’s of Osman 

e three R’s of Osman are 

Recruitment, Restoration and Retention. 

Osman has a membership of 1183 

Nobles, with around 130 who haven’t yet 

paid their 2013 dues. If you are first line 

signers for 2 new nobles of Osman this 

year 2013, your 2014 Osman dues of 

$55.00 will be paid all you have to pay is 

the Per-Capita and Hospital assessment of 

$20. 

My committee has challenged the 

about it myself. The Dinner was started as a 

celebration for the new incoming Minnesota 

Grand Master. It started as a turkey dinner 

with all the trimmings. I talked with some 

of the senior members from Lynnhurst 

Lodge and tried to get as much information 

as I could. 

Originally it was held at the lodge but 

when they suffered the fate of so many other 

lodges and sold their building they moved 

the event to Zuhrah Shrine Temple. After 

Zuhrah sold their temple the Brothers 

moved the event to a hotel in downtown St. 

Paul. I didn’t make it to that event but I was 

told by people that went last year that it was 

“a lot like our Hufli, only not as good”. 

Someone suggested that they try the Lost 

Spur and I think everyone was very pleased 

with the outcome. The staff at the Lost Spur 

served 30 tables of Master Masons and 

everything went great. I heard a lot of 

compliments and I hope they continue 

having the event at Osman. Lynnhurst 

Lodge has changed their name to Templar 

Divan of Osman to bring in 2 new 

Nobles each, and also each Club or Unit 

to bring in 2 new Nobles each. 

Remember to take advantage of Shriners 

Sunday Fun-day which are the 3rd 

Sunday of the month. Bring a new 

candidate for the Shrine for dinner and 

fun. 

Don’t forget the Spring Ceremonial at 

the Masonic center on Plato. Come in 

your Unit uniform and bring a candidate. 

The Membership committee. 

Lodge and I want to personally thank the 

planning committee for giving Osman an 

opportunity to shine. 

Lastly, I would like to remind everyone 

about our upcoming Ceremonial. Get your 

petitions in and our ceremonial team will 

put on a great show for the new nobles. May 

4th is the date and it will be at the Masonic 

center on Plato. While at the Lynnhurst 

dinner the new Grand Master, David E 

Olson, asked about possibly putting on 

another Big Tent Event, like last year. My 

counterpart from Zuhrah, Al, and I talked it 

over and we are going to see if we can make 

it happen. We’re getting a late start but I 

think we can make it happen. Thanks for 

everything. 

We sure are lucky to be Shriners. 

Es Selamu Aleikum 

Don Harmsen, Potentate 2013 

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LITTLE FUTURE 

SHRINER? 

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Osman Shrine 

Stated Meeting 

June 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m. 

Osman Shrine Center/Lost Spur 

Buffet dinner before the meeting 

Notice of Vote 

Due notice is hereby given that, at a Stated meeting of Osman Shrine on 

June 11, 2013, the Following will be voted upon: 

As required by Osman Bylaws, the Nobility will vote on the 2014 fundraiser. 

ere shall be a 2014 fundraiser for the Osman Shrine, a Circus to be held 

at the State Fair Coliseum. 

Notice of Expenditure from Pilgrimage Fund 

ere shall be appropriated from the Pilgrimage Fund the sum of $8,000.00 or as much 

thereof as is necessary, for the Divan, the Nobility, and the seven elected Midwest 

Representatives to attend the Midwest in Duluth, MN. August 15-17, 2013. 

ere shall be appropriated from the Pilgrimage Fund the sum of $2,500.00 

or as much as is necessary to send the Imperial Representatives 

to attend the Imperial Session in Indianapolis, IN, June 30-July 4, 2013. 

Attest. Donald Harmsen, Potentate 

omas West, Recorder 

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Osman 

Nomads Club 

invites you to a great 

buffet plus... 

SHRINE SUNDAY 

Fun Day 

AND CASINO NIGHT 

Casino 

Night 

Bring potential 

candidates! 

6 tables of exciting games 

Blackjack • Poker • Roulette 

Shriners, Masons, and 

their families are welcome! 

For buffet reservations, call 

Geri Lockrem at 651-454-2330 Ex. 1 

Sunday, 

May 19 

4-8 pm 

Osman 

Shrine 

Center/ 

Lost Spur 

Buffet: 4-7 pm 

$15.00 per person 

Children 1-14 pay 

their age 

(includes raffle 

ticket) 

Chip Packs: 

$25.00 for 50 

chips and one 

raffle ticket 

Proceeds to benefit 

future Nomads 

Adventures 

Note: This is a raffle and all 

prizes will be from the raffle 

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Club & Unit 

The Chief’s Corner 

e Circus was another big hit for 

Osman Shrine with attendance up by 

more than 1,152 from last year, with a 

total of 30,525 attendees. “Coming 

together is a beginning, keeping together 

is progress, working together is success” 

and that’s what we accomplish at the 

Circus for another successful year. What a 

GREAT job by our Shriners, Ladies and 

volunteers a huge THANK YOU to all 

who participated! 

e After-Circus party went very well 

and fun was had by all. 

Upcoming Events 

• Saturday May 4th, 2013 is the spring 

ceremonial at the Masonic Center at 

Plato, 200 E. Plato Blvd. St. Paul 

Registration 8:30- 10:00 (coffee and 

rolls served) 10:00 Open Ceremonial, 

11:30 Lunch, 1:00 pm. Tours of 

Shriners Hospital available 

• Club and unit head meeting May 14th 

• Shriners Hospitals for Children Twin 

Cities Hospital Day is Friday, May 

Mighty Mites 

17th, Lunch 11:30 – 12:45, Program 

1:00 – 4:00PM 

• A night at the Ballgame Minnesota 

Twins vs. Boston Red Sox Friday, May 

17th @ 7:10 pm 

• 90th Anniversary (Shriners Hospitals 

For Children 1923-2013) Saturday, 

May 18th 10-2 (Hospital Front Lawn) 

(RSVP) 

• Shriners Sunday Fun Day and Casino 

Night May 19th 

• Alexandria Circus June 21st 

• Imperial Session June 30th - 4th 

(Indianapolis) 

• Family Picnic: July 28th, 2013 

• MSA Summer Session: will be held in 

Duluth Aug.15th-17th 

• Potentate’s Monte Carlo Gala 

September 14th 

• Potentates trip: Las Vegas Oct. 23rd 

thru 28th 

Lodge Meal Events 

• Sunday, May 5, Accacia Lodge #51 

Pancake Breakfast 8 

am - 1 pm (Old 

Cottage Grove) 

• Sunday, May 5, 

Garnet Lodge #166 

Pancake Breakfast 

7am -1 pm (White 

Bear Lake) 

Mark 

Sandstrom 

Here are the Summer 

Parades 

• South St. Paul Kaposia Days, June 

28th Friday, Oasis at Mattie’s Bowling 

Lanes on Concord Exchange 

• White Bear Ave., July 10th Wednesday 

• Lakeville Pan-o-Prog, July 13th 

Saturday 

• MSA Duluth,August 15th ursday 

(Oasis at end of parade) 

• MSA Duluth August 17th Saturday 

(Oasis Proctor Community Center) 

• River Falls To Be Announced 

Fraternally Yours, 

Mark L. Sandstrom, Chief of Staff 

Osman Shrine 

Maan1953@comcast.net 

Cell: 651.248.9541 

Mikkel Haugen 

These hard working Shriners from Cycle Corps and Mighty 

Mites, all donned their bright red clown noses to help sell 

circus novelties. 

Lady Jennifer and Tim Beck 

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From the TICKET BOOTH 

Ladies and Gentlemen … children of all ages! 

Well – how did we do? 

Here is what I have so far: 

Our attendance broke 30,000 for the 

first time since 2008. at is a increase 

of about 2,000 fans! 

e odometer on our website rolled 

over at 100,000 visits, and is now 

reading over 120,000 total visits! 

Our advertising was first rate, and 

the show was fantastic! Roger Berge 

brought in e Chicago Boyz for the first 

time ever, and they were an 

overwhelming success! 

e Extreme Motorcycle Show was 

just unbelievable! Fans told us that 

either of those acts alone was worth the 

price of admission! 

Floor event sales were strong, and the 

clowns have warned me that we will 

need more photo covers for next year. 

Speaking of the clowns, did you catch 

their new cannon skit? Years in the 

making – it looks like Imperial 

Competition material to me! 

Sales were strong! Some of the 

novelty sales people got home early 

because there was not a light-up toy left 

in the house Sunday afternoon! 

Inflatables, snow cones and cotton 

candy, and wearable sales looked brisk 

too! 

Finally, there were about 200 happy 

(and tired) faces at the After Circus 

Party! 

Despite being “e hardest fun we 

ever had!” we all had 

a good time doing John Davenport 

something big and 

exciting together! at’s just the way we 

are at Osman Shrine! 

So, whether you sold, or directed, or 

assembled, or inflated, or repaired, or 

gazed into flashbulbs, or yelled “Getem-here!” 

or “Follow Me!” you were a 

part of what Osman Shrine does best! 

Whatever you did, wherever you 

were, we needed your help, and OUR 

circus would not have been the same 

without YOU! 

anks for another great year! 

John Davenport 

651-452-5662 

The recliners were popular between shows. 

Here Bruce Thomas takes a load off. 

Pam Lange takes a break from 

ushering to ride an elephant! 

The Seat Count was ... er ... thirty 

thousand and three! Sue Wilson turns in a 

few late ticket stubs to John Davenport at 

the After-Circus party. 

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Provost 

Our May 20th meeting 

will be back at the Lost 

Spur and the June 17th 

meeting at the Little 

Venetian Inn. Social 

hour is at 6:00pm, 

dinner at 6:30pm and 

Eric Seavey meeting at 7pm. July’s 

meeting will be the 

Provost Picnic. Please try to attend our 

meetings to socialize as well as to continue 

to make the Provost Guard a great Unit. 

e Osman Circus had quite a number 

of Provost Nobles working or attending in 

a social aspect. It was good to see so 

many familiar faces. We were able to help 

find a number of lost parents, did a great 

job in managing parking and working 

with the State Fair Police. I think our 1st 

Lt. and Chaplain Mike Brady must have 

helped hundreds avert a restroom 

emergency! ank you to everyone who 

Charlie Rios has a close encounter 

Jerry Johnson and Bob Bay guarding the 

Provost jail. 

Ushers Dee Hobbie and SusAnn With Chief of Staff Mark 

Sandstrom and Provost Paul Kuehl. SusAnn is a volunteer usher 

helping escort our wheelchair patrons. She was geared up for 

action with her oven mitts, pickle and construction helmet! 

came out to the Circus. Without your 

hard work the Circus couldn’t be such a 

successful and safe event. 

e Spring Ceremonial is May 4th at 

the Masonic Center at 200 E. Plato Blvd. 

in St. Paul. We could use the assistance of 

Provost Guard Nobles to help with 

directing parking. is is also a great 

opportunity to make a positive impression 

on our candidates, as a member of the 

Provost Guard is often the first Shriner 

seen at an event. 

e Next Club 

and Unit Meeting 

will be on May 

14th at 7pm at the 

Shrine Center. 

Officers should 

plan to attend. 

Other 

upcoming events 

in May are the 

Twin Cities 

Hospital Day and 

the Twins Game, 

both on May 17th. 

e Twin Cities 

Hospital is also 

celebrating its 90th 

Anniversary on 

May 18th. Come 

out for fellowship 

and a reminder of 

why we work so 

hard as Shriners. 

e Stated 

Mike Brady and Eric Seavey 

Meeting will be on June 11th at 6:30 pm 

and Provost Guard Nobles are encouraged 

to attend and help with tyling. 

e First Parade of the year will be the 

South St. Paul Kaposia Days Parade on 

Friday June 28th. I’m confident that, 

though there is snow on the ground as I 

write this, we will have a beautiful day for 

a parade. Please plan to come out to 

escort the Potentate and Divan. 

e Provost Picnic will be coming up 

on Monday, July 15th; 5pm social, 6pm 

meal. Location will be Spooner Park in 

Little Canada. 

Watch for MSA Summer Session Hotel 

Registration in the Osman for the Duluth 

hotel. e hotel must be reserved 

through Osman Shrine with a July 1 

deadline. MSA registration will be online 

through the Aad website. e MSA 

Summer Session will be held in Duluth 

August 15-17. 

Erik Seavey, Provost Secretary 

erik.seavey@gmail.com 

Phone: 608-738-3789 

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Legion of Honor 

I'm hopeful that at 

some point the weather 

will warm up, but 

knowing Minnesota, we 

will go from snowing one 

day to 70° by the end of 

the week. With any luck 

by the time you read this 

Rique Beslin 

article we will be having 

more of those 70° days! 

e Circus and the Circus worker's 

party is behind us, while a good time was 

had by all, we are all glad we are done with 

this for another year! 

e May meeting is scheduled to be 

Presenting the colors at Circus 

Chuck Carroll and Lady Mary 

Carrying the colors to start the show! 

held at O’Gara's (this is a 

change from the last 

publishing of e Osman). 

We will be discussing this 

years parade schedule, bring 

your calendars. 

Our Hospital is 

celebrating its 90th 

Anniversary, and with such 

are a couple of great 

activities. e Twin Cities 

Hospital day is scheduled for 

Friday, May 17th, lunch is 

from 11:30 - 12:45 and the 

Program is from 1-4. at 

will be followed by a Night 

at the Ballgame with the 

Minnesota Twins vs. the Boston Red Socks. 

And they didn't stop there. ere is a 90th 

Anniversary celebration on the front lawn 

of the hospital, Saturday, May 18 from 10- 

2. I encourage you to try to attend one of 

these. 

Our annual Memorial Day event at 

Acacia Park Cemetery is scheduled for May 

27th, time to be determined at the May 

meeting. Don't miss Shriner SunDay Fun 

Day scheduled for May 19th. It might even 

be nice enough by then to golf a round 

with your family! Nomads will be hosting 

a Casino night. 

If you are new to Osman and are 

looking to join a Unit, the Legion of 

Honor is ALWAYS looking for new 

members. Remember, you do not have to 

have been a member of the Armed Forces 

to be a member of the Legion of Honor, 

Dave Lokensgard and Bill Bale 

Leonard and Amy Smith 

pride in your country and carrying your 

country's flag is all that is required. Please 

contact me or any other member of the 

Legion for more information. 

With Pride and Honor, 

Rique Beslin, Commander 

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Rochester Shrine Club 

Greetings Nobles and 

Ladies, 

I’m not sure what 

happened to Spring. I 

hope everyone had a 

great Easter and 

everyone has been safe 

Larry Norte with all the ice we have 

had in April. e Shrine 

Circus 2013 is now in the history books 

and it looks like it was very successful. 

anks to everyone that helped out with 

that. 

We held the Father-Daughter/Son 

night on April 10th. We had almost fifty 

attend even with the ice storm that was 

coming in that night. We were treated to 

an Italian buffet and a great program from 

Paws and Claws in Rochester. Barb gave 

us some ideas about how to adopt a new 

pet from Paws and Claws, and Maybelle 

(the dog) just won over everyone’s heart. I 

Rochester Area 

Shrine Club 

2013 Schedule 

June 7, 2013 - Cookout - Hosted 

by Dragons 

July and August - No Meeting 

August 15 -17 - Midwest in 

Duluth 

September 4 - Wine Tasting - 

Hosted by Zagalas 

October - Semi-annual 

fundraiser 

October 2 - RASC Board meeting 

Clarion Inn Shrine Room 

November 4 - Hufli/Turkey Shoot 

November 6 - Annual Meeting 

Clarion Inn Shrine Room 

November 8-9 - Herberger 

Community Days 

December 20 - Christmas Ball 

Note: Shrine Club meetings are at 

7:00 pm the first Wednesday of each 

month at the Clarion Inn Shrine Room 

unless otherwise noted 

Roger Berge, Chief Rabban, with his 

daughter Brittney and son Austin. 

know I almost had to bring home another 

dog. Maybelle was a very nice pet. I 

hope she finds her forever home very soon. 

May Meeting has been cancelled. 

Too many other things going on for the 

President to get the plan together in time. 

June Meeting Cookout hosted by the 

Dragons. June 7th cookout at Larry and 

Audrey’s house. 

“Tip of the Fez” is a monthly 

acknowledgement to those that continue 

to support our shrine. is month I 

would like to recognize Lady Audrey 

Norte. I really appreciate all the help I got 

in setting up the Father-Daughter/Son 

night. She got all the gifts and made sure 

everything was ready for everyone when 

they got there for the fun evening. 

2013 Dues Cards Available 

Secretary/Treasurer Russ Billings has the 

dues cards for 2013 available. Dues were 

due on January 1st; the cost is $15.00 per 

year. If you have not yet paid your dues, 

please get them to Russ soon. 

May 17th Hospital Day is year, 

Hospital Day at the Twin Cities Shriners 

Hospital is on Friday May 17th. Let’s try 

and get a group to attend. Please let me 

know if you are interested in car pooling 

for Hospital Day. 

Cheer Nobel Jerry Wrubel is 

undergoing some chemotherapy. Please 

keep Jerry and his family in your thoughts 

and prayers. 

Maybelle charms PP Al Koenig and friends, 

above, and Larry Norte and more friends 

If anyone is missing a fez, there was one 

left at Dick Tiede’s visitation at Ranfranz 

& Vine. If you are missing your fez, please 

let me know so I can get it back to you. 

Fraternally, Larry Norte, 

RASC President 

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Austin Area Shrine Club & Oriental Band 

Olivia’s on North Main 

Street of Austin was the site 

of the April 4th meeting 

for Nobles and Ladies in 

the Austin Area. 

Normal business items 

including minutes, 

treasurer’s report, and 

Neil Hanson 

communications took 

place. ere was no report 

of illness or distress, but a card was signed by 

those present to be mailed to Noble George 

Osman Cycle Corps 

Moline who is a resident at the Veterans Home 

in Luverne, MN. 

Members were made aware of special dates 

and events that included the Masonic Pancake 

Breakfast - Open House on Sat., April 6th, 

Open Installation of Officers for Unity 

Chapter #29, OES on Sun., April 7th, 

Masonic Tip Night at the Pizza Ranch on 

April 24th, and Tip Night at the Pizza Ranch 

for the Shrine Club on May 8th. 

A special date to remember: October 1st as 

the 150th Anniversary of Fidelity Lodge #39 

in Austin will be celebrated. 

Nobles were also reminded of the 

Memorial Day activities that will include the 

Band participating in the morning parade, and 

the Memorial Wreath Ceremony that follows 

the parade. 

e tentative parade schedule for 2013 was 

shared and included the following dates: May 

27-Austin (Memorial Day); May 31- 

Morristown; June 9-Waterville; June 28 – 

Rochester; July 4 – Blooming Prairie; July 17 – 

Minnesota Lake; and August 18 – Goodview. 

Noble Otto Volkert gave an update on the 

sale of Shrine Circus Banners and Plaques and 

encouraged any member who still had a 

banner to try and sell it as soon as possible. 

He also encouraged members to participate at 

the Circus if possible. 

ere being no further business, President 

Brad Stout adjourned the meeting. 

e next meeting will be ursday, May 

9th at George’s in Geneva, MN 

Neil Hanson, Business Manager 

Doug Senn 

Dennis Sherwood, Charles Pope and Steve 

Kevin Griebel at the Circus’ version of the 

Dollar Store 

Moe “Studmuffin” Detroyer with John 

Stolte 

We are looking for new 

members that will be 

available to contribute 

and participate in 

parades and other 

Clowning events. 

We will teach you 

everything you will 

need to know to 

become a clown. 

Rick “Trickie” Arends 

Phone 763-755-5508 

trickietheclown@aol.com 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 1 3

Sheiks 

Greetings 

from the Sheiks 

2013 is off to 

a great start with 

the completion 

of the 90th 

addition of the 

Shrine Circus. 

is event like 

Wally Larsen 

none other 

affords a great 

chance to renew and foster new friendships 

as we travel the trail of this brotherhood. 

Each event of the year gives our 

members a chance to join together as a 

Sheik while serving in some way where 

needed. No event pulls the Sheiks 

together more than the Osman Circus, as 

was witnessed again before, during and 

after our 90th Osman Shrine Circus. 

• Monday, setup day, found the Sheiks 

ready to get things started by assembling 

both Sheik booths while sharing stories 

of circuses past. 

• Wednesday, again, found a willing 

group of Sheiks ready to stock and 

prepare our booths with circus treasures 

that we knew would bring smiles to the 

faces of so many kids during circus 

week. 

• ursday thru Sunday, circus days, 

brought the Sheiks together as always, 

St. Paul Zagalas 

in strong numbers, with the 

help of several of our Ladies 

and friends. Circus week 

brings our unit together more 

than any other event of the 

year. Sheiks have always 

answered the call when it 

comes to our circus. 

• Sunday night, teardown 

night, found no shortage of 

willing Sheiks to finish the 

task of bringing the 90th 

Osman Circus to its close. 

Sheiks, like all the other 

Shriners, in our many clubs and 

units, work before, during and 

after our circus because it is who 

they are. We know the 

importance of our circus and 

what it brings to our great 

brotherhood. 

Special thanks! e Osman 

Sheiks have, as many say, 

“manned” their booths for many 

years. While it is true that we 

have answered the call of our 

Temple to work the circus we know that 

without the help of our families and friends 

our task would be overwhelming. e 

Sheiks have had several SUPER GALS 

work the circus for Osman as far back as I 

can remember. Some are veterans and 

Catherine Perron, Steve Hoyer and Sandy Perron. A 

big THANK YOU to the super gals who work with the 

Sheiks circus after circus. 

Pam and Jim Thoreson 

others new to circus week. We, the Sheiks 

of Osman, thank the following for their 

commitment to the Sheiks and Osman: 

Dee Hoyer, Judy Carr, Clare Grittner, 

Catherine Perron, Sandy Perron, Pam 

oreson, and Lindsey Guetter. 

Wally Larsen 

GOODn 

CHEER 

Gary Winter 

Daryl Hirschel 

Mike Elwell 

Charles Rios 

Jerry Launderville 

Zagalas Brian and Laurie Miller, Dave Gagnon and Darlene Strain selling at the circus. 

If you know or hear of a sick or deceased Noble, 

please call Doreen at the Shrine office 

651-452-5660 Email doreen@osmanshrine.org 

or send a fax 651-683-0231. 

P a g e 1 4 M a y 2 0 1 3

Chanters 

Happy May to one and all in Osman 

land! 

We had a great circus in spite of snow 

and cold, with a full house more than once. 

e Chanters helped as always in 

assembling toys and ushering. Some of the 

fellows made every show in spite of back 

pains, etc. due to standing on concrete all 

day. However, it is a good time and 

worthwhile endeavor. We sang the 

National Anthem at the final show, with 

appreciated help from a few other Shriners. 

Jerry Launderville has been ill, and his 

wife also has not been well. He has 

whatever support we can offer. 

e Chanters sang as per usual at our 

last stated meeting. We are a small group, 

but the fellows are very dedicated and loyal. 

Remember the Ceremonial on May 4th 

at the Masonic Center on Plato. Let’s show 

up and let the new Nobles know they are 

welcomed. 

We have Hospital Day coming up on 

Friday, May 17th. is is always a good 

time and very informative. Nobles come in 

from all over Osman land and Canada to 

see and hear what is going on at the 

Hospital. Read about it in the next 

Osman. 

We are in need of a piano accompanist 

for our group. We need your help – your 

wife or neighbor may know of someone, 

Chanters sang the National Anthem at the Sunday Circus. Left to right, Jim Awada, 

George Carlson, John Drake, Ray Hobot, Gordon Eddy, Glenn Anderson, Bobby Meyer, 

Dean Strand and Jeff Keehn. 

male or female. e salary isn’t great, but 

the donuts and coffee are good! 

May all of your thoughts be as glad 

as the shamrocks, 

May your heart be as light as a song; 

May each day bring you bright 

happy hours, 

That stay with you all the year long. 

Es Selamu Aleikum 

The Scribe 

THE PUBLIC RELATIONS VOICE April 2013 

Shriners International Awareness Day 

Shriners everywhere need to mark their calendars and make plans to participate in 

International Shrine Awareness Day on June 6. e date recognizes the day the 

Imperial Council was formed — June 6, 1876. 

On this day every year, Shriners will be asked to wear their fez, if appropriate, or a 

hat, shirt, pin or other item with the fraternal logo to help 

recognize fellow Shriners and increase awareness. 

We encourage Shriners everywhere to organize events at their 

temples or in their local communities and to invite the public to 

participate in order to increase awareness of Shriners. Other 

suggestions include posting information about Shriners 

International Awareness Day on your temple websites and in 

your temple calendar, publications and electronic 

communications. Be sure that each and every Noble knows 

about Shriners International Awareness Day and encourage them 

to participate. is day of recognition is an opportunity for every 

Shriner to share information about the fraternity, its history and 

the benefits of becoming part of an organization that is 

dedicated to fun, fellowship and philanthropic support. 

Long-time chanters: seated, John Drake. 

Standing, Glen Anderson and Dean 

Strand. 

The Osman Shrine Cycle Corps is a 

precision drill team made up of 

Shrine Masons with a passion for 

riding and performing. 

If you’re interested in joining us, call the office 651-452-5660 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 1 5

Rochester Dragon Patrol 

Greetings Nobles & 

Ladies! 

Here it is April and 

the snow is still flying!! 

Will we ever see green 

grass and flowers this 

year? 

Chang As you know, we 

have a lot of parades 

scheduled for the upcoming year. Please 

try to make as many of the parades as will 

work with your schedules throughout the 

summer. We will update the parade 

schedule after each monthly meeting, so 

keep in touch. 

President Brick announced a petition 

from Noble Ernie Flury for membership 

in the Dragon Patrol. He was elected to 

join the group. Welcome to Ernie and his 

Lady Becky! 

Merry Medics 

Nobles, Ladies, and 

Friends 

As you read this the 

Circus is past and 

this 90th year was a 

big success and one 

for the ages, I want 

to thank everyone 

who helped out 

this year to make 

it such a success. 

is being my 

first year working 

at the circus I 

personally want 

to thank Pat Johnson, Kenny 

and Diane Monaghan, PP Frank Peterson, 

and Nancy and Jerry Payne for helping me 

out, showing me around, introducing me 

to everyone, and the hospitality. I met a lot 

of new people and truly had a lot of fun. I 

also want to thank my Lady Audrey and 

my kids for being okay with me not being 

there for the four days I was clowning 

around. 

With Spring finally here we now move 

on to the parade season which kicks off for 

us on May 19th in Preston. e 

Ambulance is out, cleaned up, stocked with 

candy, and ready to go. I hope to have one 

of the best parade seasons this year. 

Ryan Colligan 

Tip of the Fez - This month I would like 

to recognize Noble Dan Rasmussen for 

covering the March meeting for me on 

such short notice. 

Golf Card Fund Raising 

e total is over $5,000!. 

Let's resurrect the fund 

raiser activities and see if 

we can get the fund high 

enough to replace the cart 

this year!! 

Dragon 30th Yearbook. 

e 30-year anniversary 

booklet is being distributed to 

members, widows, and the 

Divan. We have also sold 

books. If anyone would like to purchase 

Bozie (Bob Boesen) was one of several 

Merry Medics and Cannon Valley clowns 

working the circus. 

Just like the Marines we are always 

looking for a few good men. Contact me if 

you are interested in becoming a Merry 

Medic and join in on our fun. We meet the 

4th ursday of the month at e Clarion 

Inn in Rochester. Until next time, I hope 

to see you on the street.. 

Comedy has had no history, because it was 

not at first treated seriously. — Aristotle 

Fraternally, 

Ryan Colligan, President 

Rochester Merry Medics 

additional books contact the secretary. 

ey are $7.50 each or two for $12.00. 

Clothing order is in, please pick-up and 

pay. It was also noted that two boxes of 

hats are available. If you need a new 

Dragon hat, see Art. Cost is still $10.00. 

Twin Cities - Shrine Hospital 90th 

Anniversary. Noble Dan 

Rasmussen relayed the Twin 

Cities Shrine Hospital would 

be having a 90th anniversary 

this May. He indicated that 

the Dragon would be 

parading at the hospital. 

is information will 

appear in the Osman in 

May. Note that the leave 

time is 7:30 AM for the 10 

AM parade. 

RASC Summer Picnic. RASC President 

Larry Norte asked the Dragon Patrol to 

again host the Rochester Area Shrine 

Club's summer picnic to be held at 

“Norte Ranch.” It will be on June 7th. 

Midwest in Duluth. Midwest will be in 

Duluth this year August 15-17. e 

ursday parade will be in Superior and 

the Saturday parade will be in Procter. 

Our motel is the Comfort Inn and Suites 

on the canal. A show of hands indicated 

most all in attendance were going along 

with many Ladies attending. More 

information to follow. 

Driver Information. It was noted we 

currently have 7 drivers with DL and Med 

cards on file. Nobles Kisro, D Koenig, and 

Pulver are updating their information. 

Nobles Clark and D Rasmussen are 

getting med cards and will be added to 

the DL list. Drivers over 70 - If you drive 

the cart or vehicle you need to fill out the 

Temple form and turn it in to the 

secretary for forwarding to the Temple. 

Bus. It was reported that Brad Stout 

from Austin would bring their bus over 

on May 4th to hook it to our trailer to see 

if the bus they have would pull our trailer 

okay. ey have the same bus we 

purchased. is would be the first step in 

preparing the bus for our use. 

Fraternally, 

Doug Brick, President 

P a g e 1 6 M a y 2 0 1 3

Nomads Club 

Nomads are excited 

about hosting a new 

event, Osman Casino 

Night. In conjunction 

with the Shriner Sunday 

Fun Day, we invite all 

Nobles, Ladies, Masons, 

friends, relatives and 

Scott Osterberg 

neighbors to join us for a 

fun evening with some 

fun gambling involved. 

Dave Singewald mans the 

Memorabilia Booth at the Circus. 

e date is Sunday, May 19. 

Buffet is available from 4:00 

until 7:00; the casino will go on for 

an extra hour after that. 

We will have tables with Poker, 

Blackjack and 

Roulette. Each 

player buys a chip 

pack (or more) for 

$25, which 

includes a raffle 

ticket. We will 

have one grand 

prize plus 7 smaller 

prizes. In addition, 

the player with the 

most chips at the 

end of the evening 

will win a trophy 

and an additional 

prize. 

As usual, the 

Shriner Sunday 

Fun Day will 

include a 

wonderful buffet 

for $15 (children 

under 14 pay their 

age). 

is is a 

terrific event to 

bring a 

potential 

candidate – good 

food, good company and a fun activity. 

Everyone is welcome! See page 7 for all 

the details. 

Bob Golder and Laurence Gold at the Circus 

Elephant (Scott Osterberg) with Carol 

Golder. 

Linda Johnson whupping a hug on Fez 

Head Fred. 

BLACK CAMEL 

n Russell Stauffer 4/9 

Left to right, High Priest and Prophet Bruce Thomas and Lady Terri, with Lady Julie and 

Assistant Rabban Jeff Olsen. 

Men’s Suits/Tuxes/Blazers/Sports Coats 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 1 7

Directors Staff 

Greetings Nobles and 

Ladies, 

Since we are probably 

all tired of winter's snow 

and cold, and warmer 

weather is finally here, it 

is time to make sure our 

Kent Swedberg 

parade vehicles are ready 

for the start of the 

Temple parades. In May, we will get 

together to wash and wax them. We'll let 

you know the date and time in case you can 

help. 

Pat Gillispie “hooking” cotton candy 

Remember, 

the parade 

schedule is 

updated in the 

Osman each 

month. Please 

review it, and if 

you can make it 

to a parade, let 

Ron or Kent 

know. We look 

forward to a 

great parade 

season. 

I believe the Director's Staff had the 

distinction of having the oldest Noble 

working at our circus novelty stand. We 

thank Clare Law, who will turn 96 in 

July, for his commitment to the Osman 

Circus and are proud 

to have him on the 

Director's Staff. 

Gene Dunne sends 

his greetings from 

sunny warm 

California. He misses 

working at the circus. 

It's the first one he 

has missed in many 

years. 

At our last dinner 

meeting, we voted not 

to have any meetings 

in July or August 

because of our parade 

schedule. 

Bill Henry, Kent Swedberg and Eddie Smith peddling their coloring 

books. 

Any new Nobles, who are looking for a 

Unit to join, consider the Director's Staff-- 

we don't march, we ride. Until next 

month, 

Keep on rollin' 

with the Director's Staff 

Kent Swedberg 

Lady Sandy and Mike Nehm doing their “thang” with cotton 

candy. 

The “Balloonatics” enjoy dinner at the After-Circus Thank You Party. Left to right, Dave 

Przetycki, Bill Stanley and Tom Maine. 

Chief of Staff Mark Standstrom with 

PP Frank Spevak. 

P a g e 1 8 M a y 2 0 1 3

Goofie tries a new outfit. 

Chicago Boyz “flipped” over this group of clowns. Their act was amazing! Check the expression 

on that guy’s face! 

Clowns 

Charlie promoting the prize 

drawing for a bike 

When the clowns heard the human cannonball act had been cancelled, they decided to 

do their own. What a surprise to find the human cannonball’s outfit on the target, and 

a slightly fried human cannonball stuck in the cannon. It was a great skit! anks to 

Fred Baisch, Tom Schultz, Wade Brooks and Larry Gustafson for the concept, and 

building the cannon and the props. 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 1 9

Albert Lea Shrine Club and Albert Lea Cars 

Greetings Nobles, Ladies and Friends, 

e ALSC was 

honored at our 

April meeting to 

have our new Divan 

rep. Outer Guard 

Mark Galloway 

present. He brought 

us greetings from 

our Potentate 

Donald Harmsen 

and the Divan. 

After a great meal 

our own member 

Noble Frank Kohl Noble Frank Kohl 

gave the program. 

Frank is a detective with the Albert Lea 

Police department. at program was 

most interesting and informative. 

GREAT JOB Noble Frank! 

e ALSC also hosted a pancake 

breakfast the 3rd Sunday of the month 

which was very 

successful. ank you 

Nobles, Masons, 

workers, and attendees 

for supporting our 

fraternity and causes. 

Drum & Bugle CorpsLea Cars 

Greetings, All Nobles 

and Ladies 

ank you 

Illustrious Sir Don 

Harmsen and the 

Divan and thanks to 

Roger Berge, John 

Davenport and the 

Dean Brown 

Lady Lori Galloway with Raph Berg from 

Alexandria, at the circus. 

Just a little side note; 

I attended the Osman 

Circus with a couple of 

my daughters, their 

spouses and children. IT 

WAS GREAT!! e last 

time I was there was 

around thirty years ago 

with my four daughters. 

Wow, I have been 

missing a 

WONDERFUL event. I will be there 

next year, and will make myself available 

to help. 

Upcoming Events: 

May 4th. - Spring Ceremonial, Masonic 

Center at Plato 

whole circus staff 

for all the hard 

work and effort of 

staging the 2013 

Osman Shrine 

Circus. It was not 

only a wonderful 

time but a 

successful event. 

Damn – that was 

fun. e Drum 

and Bugle Corps 

had 3 booths for 

popcorn, Sno-cone 

and peanut sales as 

well as one ticket 

stand for elephant 

rides. -- WE 

NEEDED HELP 

– and we got it, 

from our own unit and also from other 

units. People stepped in whenever we 

needed them. People from the 

Daughters of the Nile, Legion of 

Honor, Nomads, Directors Staff, 

Rochester Zagalas and others were 

Outer Guard Mark Galloway & Noble Greg Morfitt 

Conway Villars has sold elephant ride 

tickets and helped at the Circus for 50 

years -- and finally got to ride the 

elephant! (See cover) 

May 4th. – ALSC Parade car cleanup/fix 

up day. 

May 14th. – Club and Unit Heads 

meeting 

May 18th. – ALSC Spring Steak dinner 

END OF MAY – Let e Parades Begin! 

Greg Morfitt, Secretary, ALSC 

generous with their 

time. is is a BIG 

thanks to you all 

from the Drum and 

Bugle Corps. 

Our spring 

schedule is on us with 

Memorial Day our 

biggest event of the 

year. We will march 

in the White Bear 

Lake Memorial Day 

Parade and 

participate in the 

service at the 

cemetery. We will 

also play military and 

patriotic tunes at the 

American Legion and 

VFW Posts. is is a 

full day for us and, at times, quite 

moving. Come on out if you can. It 

will be worth your time. 

Best Regards to all, 

Dean H. Brown, Captain 

P a g e 2 0 M a y 2 0 1 3

CLUB & UNIT HEADS 

OFFICERS 

President: 

Dave Tabor 

651-206-8574 

shrinerdave1@yahoo.com 

Vice President: 

Mike Yankovec 

320-493-0776 

mikeyanko@gmail.com 

Secretary/Treasurer: 

Brent Metcalf 

651-739-3653 

brent.metcalf@comcast.net 

CLUBS & UNITS 

ALBERT LEA SHRINE CLUB 

ALBERT LEA CARS 

Clarence Schroeder, President 

507-373-2778 

clarenceschro@yahoo.com 

ALEXANDRIA AREA 

SHRINE CLUB 

Mike Denke, President 

320-491-8381 

madsmdbdjd@hotmail.com 

ALEXANDRIA CALLIOPE & 

FOUR-WHEELERS 

John Phillips, Captain 

320-762-0474 

donnajohnphillips@charter.net 

AUSTIN AREA SHRINE CLUB 

AUSTIN ORIENTAL BAND 

Brad Stout, President 

507-433-8294 

bradstout1957@hotmail.com 

BLOOMING PRAIRIE SHRINE CLUB 

Andrew Weiss, President 

507-528-2533 

CANNON VALLEY SHRINE CLUB 

Dennis Monroe, President 

507-789-6399 

CHANTERS 

Dean Strand, President 

651-770-2159 

CIGAR CLUB 

Mike Ordorff, President 

612-919-0475 

anawesomecarpenter@ 

yahoo.com 

ACACIA PARK 

CEMETERY 

A non-profit 

perpetual care cemetery 

serving all faiths 

since 1925. 

Stop by to view 

our picturesque grounds, 

the old stone chapel and our impressive 

Veterans Memorial. 

You’ll like our majestic view. 

2151 Pilot Knob Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1198 

6 5 1 - 4 5 2 - 1 5 5 5 

acaciapark@aol.com • Fax 651-452-2986 

CLOWNS 

Wade Brooks, President 

952-447-5702 

wbrooks@facilitechservices.com 

DIRECTORS STAFF 

Ronald Clarstrom, President 

763-754-5547 

rcclarstrom@gmail.com 

DRUM & BUGLE CORPS 

Dean Brown, Captain 

612-963-9159 

dhbrownco@comcast.net 

EAST CENTRAL SHRINE CLUB 

Don Vaughn, President 

320-358-4040 

sandy@grayowlfarms.com 

FRIENDLY VALLEY SHRINE CLUB 

Jim Smith, President 

651-459-8320 

psmith8320@msn.com 

HI-HATS 

Doug Pope, President 

651-453-0636 

douglaspope1@comcast.net 

LEGION OF HONOR 

William Beslin, Commander 

651-322-4562 

riquebeslin@gmail.com 

MANKATO AREA SHRINE CLUB 

Steve Igou, President 

507-546-3827 

tbirdsigou@yahoo.com 

MANKATO T-BIRDS 

Michael Meyer 

608-395-7609 

meyerauctions@aol.com 

MIGHTY MITES 

John Watson Crew Chief 

651-639-9357 

watsonays@yahoo.com 

NOMADS 

Bob Golder, President 

651-777-3781 

Email curlerbob@aol.com 

OSMAN CYCLE CORPS 

Dennis Sherwood, Captain 

952-937-5054 

dennis@hometechniques.com 

PAST POTENTATES 

Mike Awada, President 

612-723-4864 

mikeawada@hotmail.com 

PATROL 

George Carlson, Captain 

651-774-7793 

PIPE BAND 

PROVOST 

Gary Winter, Captain 

651-484-1763 

gwwinter@comcast.net 

ROCHESTER AREA SHRINE CLUB 

Larry Norte, President 

(507) 250-1855 

mn442man@yahoo.com 

ROCHESTER CYCLE PATROL 

Josh Allen, President 

507-272-7323 

allen146@hotmail.com 

ROCHESTER DRAGON PATROL 

Doug Brick, President 

507-254-6715 

dbrick@rclbus.com 

ROCHESTER MERRY MEDICS 

Ryan Colligan, President 

507-250-2730 

colliganman79@gmail.comet 

ST. CLOUD AREA SHRINE CLUB 

Roger Robinson, President 

320-420-8142 

rrobinson@globalcontinuum.com 

ST. CLOUD GO-KARTS 

Mike Yankovec, Captain 

320-493-0776 

mikeyanko@gmail.com 

SHEIKS 

Steve Hoyer, Captain 

651-487-1089 

steve.hoyer@thermofisher.com 

WINONA AREA SHRINE CLUB 

Robert Stedman, President 

507-454-7209 

rdstedman@yahoo.com 

ZAGALAS – ROCHESTER CHAPTER 

Steve Groteboer, President 

281 467-9333 

steve@groteboer.com 

ZAGALAS – ST. CLOUD CHAPTER 

Roger Robinson, President 

320-420-8142 

rrobinson@ 

global-continuum.com 

ZAGALAS – ST. PAUL CHAPTER 

David Gagnon, President 

651-436-6765 

dd.gagnon@hotmail.com 

Attention Clubs & Units: Make sure you have a person appointed to 

make a monthly report to The Osman. Return your report by the 

deadline (usually around the 15th of the month) to 

doreen@osmanshrine.org or mail to 

2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, St. Paul 55121 

(651) 452-5660 • Fax (651) 683-0231 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 2 1

Shriners Hospitals for Children - UPDATE 

Mayo Clinics and 

Shriner’s Hospitals: 

On March 27th, we 

announced to the world 

that Shriners Hospitals 

for Children is now the 

15th member of the 

Mayo Clinic Care 

Network. 

e great expertise of 

our Shriner’s Hospital 

System and doctors 

combined with the world 

class medicine and 

Douglas E. 

Maxwell, 

President & 

CEO 

research accomplished at the Mayo Clinic 

group will make our Shriner’s Care 

Presence, the premium pediatric care in the 

upper Midwest. is is something we can 

all take great pride in. We already have 8 

Mayo physicians seeing Shriner children at 

our hospital. 

During our meetings with Mayo, we 

were informed that the children of the 

inland Southwest are being underserved in 

orthopedic care. We have begun exploring 

Shriners Hospitals initiating our pediatric 

orthopedic care at Mayo’s new Hospital in 

Phoenix, Arizona. 

Follow-up Clinics: 

As I have traveled this Spring to the 

various regional Shrine association 

meetings, part of my message is to ask if 

the Shrine Hospital is quite some distance. 

is makes those 30 minute follow-up 

visits an all-day event for the mother and 

child and driver. I’m suggesting that the 

Shrine Center might want to begin 

exploring accomplishing this clinical event 

at a medical facility within their own town. 

• A medical entity that would have X-ray 

capability, 

• Preferably an orthopedic surgeon, but a 

general physician would be fine 

• A capability to allow Shriners Hospital 

to use the space frequently enough to 

take care of these visits. 

Richard N. Purcell, Divan Dennis W. Boom PP Earl J. Holcomb 

• Maybe one afternoon a week, or on an 

“as scheduled” and needed basis. 

is new concept is hoped to be able 

to help with our Shriner’s transportation 

budgets and cost and the hardships 

imposed on our patients families for 

those necessary check-ups. In addition 

our drivers, who always get up so early to 

pick up the family and drive them to the 

hospital for those early morning visits. 

God bless them all and keep them safe. 

Wounded Warriors Update: 

e interest shown by our 

membership this Spring to the news that 

we are going to be helping America’s 

Wounded Soldiers has been 

overwhelming and very heart warming. 

In January, I had my first meeting at 

the Pentagon with the Under Secretary of 

Defense for all Military Medical Affairs. 

e Under Secretary, Dr. Jonathan 

Woodson, first received the quick version 

of the history of the Shrine Masons and 

why this group of men have been 

historically so charitable and giving. 

Fortunately, Dr. Woodson, having 

done part of his residency at our Boston 

Burns Hospital, knew of Shriners skills 

and expertise and the fraternity’s history 

of talking care of those who need care 

without regard to the patient or family's 

ability 

to pay. 

He then 

said to 

me 

“Shriners are good people.” 

I then explained to him why we were 

offering our help. Shriners are patriots, 

many have personally served in our 

various conflicts and wars from World 

War ll to Korea, to Viet Nam, Desert 

Storm, and now Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Shriners Hospitals have very skilled 

physicians in our 20 US Hospitals placed 

from Hawaii to Boston, who are experts at 

helping individuals with missing limbs and 

the trauma associated with a sudden event. 

Our doctors are at the top of their field 

handling the constant adjustments required 

of the artificial limbs. Our multi located 

hospitals could save the injured soldier a lot 

of time and energy by coming to one of our 

nearer facilities instead of having to take 

the much longer path back to a military 

hospital with similar capabilities. 

Dr. Woodson did ask that if, in addition 

to helping those soldiers who have lost 

limbs with the prosthesis adjustments, 

could we also help with the scars they get 

from the blast flame that happens with the 

IED’s explosion? I reminded him that this 

is certainly another aspect of our mission, 

our reconstructive burns surgery. 

His next comment caught me a little off 

guard: “Mr. Maxwell, I know the Shriners 

and their humanitarian mission very well, 

and I know that what I am about to say is 

not at all why you are here. But each of 

these soldiers have very fine insurance 

called Tricare and Shriners will be offered 

this to help defer your cost of providing 

these services.” 

Again I re-affirmed his 

comment that this is not 

why we are doing this… 

but it will certainly help 

with all of the care we 

provide to many children 

from all over the world. 

In further 

conversation that 

morning, Dr. Woodson 

being well aware of our physicians being 

among the world’s best at what they do, 

asked if we could do exchanges of 

physicians with fellowships between the 

United States Military doctors and the 

Shriners Hospitals doctors 

And then we moved to the area of 

Research. Dr. Woodson could foresee the 

interaction of our two great Research 

Programs to come up with new cures for all 

of humanity. 

It was a very good first meeting. 

Yours in the Faith, 

Douglas Maxwell 

Chairman of the Board of Trustees 

Shriners Hospitals for Children 

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth 

Guidera and Director of Research, Dr. 

Raymond Novak, have been meeting with 

Military leaders to discuss this new direction. 

For a full report, go to ShrinersVillage.com. 

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BE A PART OF THE 

World Record 

for Clowns!!! 

Imperial Parade July 1st 

Indianapolis, IN 

Imperial Potentate Alan Madsen wants to set a Guiness 

World Record for the number of clowns in one parade. 

To do that, we need to break the current record of 

850! Shrine Ladies are also welcome to participate 

as clowns and help set a new world record! 

If enough interest, Ill Sir Don Harmsen is 

thinking of having a bus leaving early 

Monday July 1st and coming home on Tuesday 

July 2nd. 

July 1st we would leave 

Osman at 6:00am, stop for 

lunch and arrive at a hotel in 

Indianapolis around 5:00pm, leave for 

Parade at 6:00, Parade starts at 7:00. July 

2nd bus would leave hotel at 9:00am to take 

you down to Imperial Market place and leave 

around noon for home, arrive back at Osman 

around 11:00pm. Estimated Costs: Bus 

$40.00, hotel between $60-$80 

If you are interested in going, please 

contact the Osman Shrine office at 

651-452-5660 by May 31st. 

YOUR CHANCE 

TO BE A CLOWN! 

Imperial Potentate Alan W. 

Madsen, Deputy Imperial Potentate 

John Cinotto and Murat Shriners 

look forward to welcoming Nobles 

and their families to the 139th 

Imperial Session, June 30- July 4, 

2013, in Indianapolis. 

e city has plenty of attractions 

for visitors including the Indianapolis 

Motor Speedway, Indiana War 

Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis Art 

Museum, and more. Outdoor 

enthusiasts will enjoy the 

Indianapolis Central Canal in White 

River State Park, which offers 

gondola rides, pedal boat and bicycle 

rentals. 

For more information about 

specific events and other updates, 

please visit the session's official 

website at www.imperial2013.com. 

Please make your plans to be part 

of the fraternity's most important 

week of the year. 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 2 3

Dear Auxiliary Members and Friends of 

the Auxiliary, 

It was really great to see so many 

Osman Womens Auxiliary Members 

working at the Shrine Circus! It is always 

such a fun event, and it is so rewarding to 

see the excitement and joy on the faces of 

all those children! anks for 

volunteering your time! 

Our first social event for 2013 was 

wonderful! We were pleased so many of 

Elizabeth Ekholm, Pati Kachel, and Jan 

Kellogg. 

Toys and pop tabs given to the Osman Womens Auxiliary for the children at Shriners 

Hospital for Children-Twin Cities. Pictured from left to right are Ellen Maine, Bev West, 

Amelia Golde and Jim Gratias. 

you attended and brought guests. is 

was our event that included children, and 

it was fun to have the grandchildren, 

great-grandchildren and great niece at the 

event. e lunch was delicious, and our 

guest presenter was very entertaining. Pati 

Kachel, a professional story teller, 

portrayed Miss Beatrix Potter. With her 

English accent, she made us feel like we 

were in England while she told the 

remarkable life story of Beatrix Potter. 

She also read a Beatrix Potter story to the 

children. A very special “thank you” to 

Elizabeth Ekholm and Jan Kellogg for 

planning and hosting this very delightful 

event as well as donating the Beatrix 

Potter tea set and Beatrix Potter book for 

the raffle items. 

It is just 

amazing that we 

keep receiving such 

wonderful toys for 

the children at 

Shriners Hospital 

for Children – Twin Cities. is past 

week, we received many fabulous stuffed 

animals and toys from the Alexandria 

Shrine Club, Bev West, Ellen Maine and 

Jennifer Hill. ank you all so much. We 

really appreciate receiving all these toys, 

and of course, the children at our 

Hospital love them! In addition to the 

stuffed animals, Bev West also brought us 

many pop tabs which she and her coworkers 

have been collecting over the past 

year. ank you to everyone who 

continues to collect pop tabs for us. You 

are all making a difference. 

e Womens General Auxiliary had 

their 90th Annual Meeting. Delegates 

from the 34 Auxiliaries in the six state 

Scott Hippert - Service Dept. 

Direct: 507-424-1957 scotthi@lupient.com 

Scott Hippert - Service Dept. 

Direct: 507-424-1957 scotthi@lupient.com 

4642 Hwy. 52 North Rochester, MN 55901 

Members of the General Auxiiary Board who were installed at the 

90th Annual meeting of the General Womens Auxiliary. Pictured 

are from left to right, Sue Doty, Betty Porter, Elizabeth Ekholm, 

Gloria Kulenkamp, Carol Miner, and Marjorie Park. 

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2 0 1 3 

AC T I V I T I E S 

May 11 - Saturday 

Luncheon, Speaker and 

Shopping - 11:30 AM 

St. James Hotel in Red Wing 

 

June 13 - Thurs. Eve 

Auxiliary Hosted 

BUNCO Party 

Osman Event Center/Lost Spur 

 

Sept. 14 - Saturday 

High Tea / Luncheon - 

Lake Elmo Inn 11:30 a.m. 

3442 Lake Elmo Avenue North 

 

Oct. 12 - Saturday 

Luncheon - 11:30 

Doug Ohman, Pioneer 

Photography 

Lost Spur/Osman Event Center 

 

Dec. 14 - Saturday 

Holiday Luncheon - 11:30 AM 

Lost Spur/Osman Event Center 

 

Midwest area were invited to attend this 

event. is is a time for the Auxiliaries to 

share ideas and information regarding 

what all the Auxiliaries are doing, and to 

hear what the needs are for the children at 

Shriners Hospital for Children-Twin 

Cities. e officers for the Womens 

General Auxiliary were installed at the 

Monday night banquet. e officers from 

our Osman Womens Auxiliary Board are 

Marjorie Park, Elizabeth Ekholm, Betty 

Porter, and Sue Doty. Gloria Kulenkamp 

and Carol Miner, members of our Osman 

Womens Auxiliary were also installed as 

Womens General Auxiliary Board 

members. Marjorie Park will be the 

chairman of the General Womens 

Auxiliary Board for the next three years. 

We are so fortunate to have these women 

who so willingly dedicate their time and 

talents to serve on the General Womens 

Auxiliary Board. ey are doing fabulous 

work for our Hospital and making a 

difference in the lives of the children at 

our Hospital. Shriners Hospital for 

Children – Twin Cities is the only Shrine 

Hospital that still has an Auxiliary, and I 

thank these women for their hard work to 

keep our Auxiliary forward thinking, 

active, and vibrant. e next time you see 

one of these dedicated women, please tell 

them thank you for their many hours of 

volunteer work. 

Two important Hospital dates to mark 

on your calendar are May 17 and May 18. 

May 17 is Hospital Day which is always a 

very interesting day. is is an 

opportunity to hear what is new at the 

Hospital, and to hear from some of our 

patients and their families. May 18 is the 

90th Anniversary celebration for Shriners 

Hospital for Children – Twin Cities. We 

will also be celebrating the 90th 

Anniversary of the Womens General 

Auxiliary. It would be great to attend 

both of these days as this is what we are all 

about – helping the children at the 

Hospital. 

Also, you won’t want to miss our next 

Auxiliary events on May 11 and June 13. 

Please note that the May 11th event is a 

date change. is event was originally 

scheduled on May 18, but we changed the 

date due to the 90th Anniversary 

celebration. May 11 will be a luncheon at 

the St. James Hotel in Red Wing, MN, 

with an entertaining guest speaker from 

the Goodhue Historical Society. is is a 

fabulous location with many shopping 

opportunities in the area. Also, back by 

popular demand is our Auxiliary 

sponsored BUNCO Party on June 13, 

ursday evening. is event is for 

everyone. We had many men and women 

attend this event last year and everyone 

had a great time! We will again have a 

“make your own sandwich dinner” prior 

to playing BUNCO. You do not need to 

know how to play BUNCO to attend this 

event. We will teach you how to play!!! 

Again, it is a pleasure and honor to 

serve as your Chairman, and thank you 

for all of your continued support. If you 

have any questions or concerns, please 

contact me. 

Rose West, Chairman 

rwest330@hotmail.com 

651-459-3813 

Elizabeth 

Ekholm 

Please print or type 

q Memorial Gift 

q Honorarium Gift 

A special thank you 

to the people listed 

here who gave Gifts, 

Memorials or 

Honoraria to the 

Osman Womens 

Auxiliary January 1, 

2013 thru March 31, 

2013. Your continued 

support is greatly needed and 

appreciated. 

P.P. David and Marjorie Park 

Betty Porter 

Beverly and Stewert Nelson 

Brian Ash 

Mary Ellen Paulson 

Shirley McNary 

St. Cloud Go Carts 

Candy Ramsay 

Dennis Boom 

Audrey Gustafson 

Nancy and Jerry Payne 

Russ and Pauline Christofk 

Unity Chapter Eastern Star 

John and Caroline Loutzenhiser 

Made by _________________________ 

________________________________ 

In Memory of In Honor of (circle one) 

________________________________ 

Send acknowledgement to: 

________________________________ 

Name 

________________________________ 

Address 

Make checks payable to: Osman 

Womens Auxiliary. Send check along 

with this form to: Elizabeth Ekholm, 

Memorial Chairman. 1703 Lilac Lane. 

Mendota Heights, MN 55118 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 2 5

Mat-Sha Temple No. 62, Daughters of the Nile 

Greetings from Mat- 

Sha Temple No. 62 

Daughters of the Nile. 

We are excited to begin 

a new year. is will be 

a very special year for 

all Daughters of the 

Nile as we celebrate 100 

years of our 

organization. 

We started the year 

with our Installation of 

Sara Malewitz, 

Queen 

officers on Saturday, April 13th. ank 

you to all the ladies who helped make our 

Installation a beautiful and special event. 

A special thank you to all of our installing 

officers and installation assistants. 

I was personally overwhelmed by the 

number of people who attended. I was 

touched by the number of past queens, 

Officers 2013-2014 include: Princess Royal Sarah Mobroten, 

Princess Recorder Heather Krastins-Lambert PQ, Her Majesty the 

Queen Sara M. B. Malewitz, Princess Banker Laura Ochs, Junior 

Past Queen Judith Moon, Princess Badoura Lindsey Guetter, and 

Princess Tirzah Diane Anderson. 

Princesses Jeannine Porter and Jan Lingo. 

husbands and Nobles who joined us. We 

were honored to hear from Don Engel 

from the Shriners Hospital and Ill. Sir 

Don Harmsen. We were visited by Ladies 

from Lotus Temple No. 7 in Duluth and 

Sphinx Temple No. 116 in Winnipeg, 

Manitoba. We also enjoyed the company 

of representatives from e Order of the 

Amaranth and Job's Daughters 

International. 

e officers this year are: 

Her Majesty the Queen Sara M. B. 

Malewitz, Junior Past Queen Judith 

“Judy” Moon, Princess Royal Sarah 

Ovaldson Mobroten, Princess Tirzah 

Diane Anderson, Princess Badoura 

Lindsey Guetter, Princess Recorder 

Heather Krastins-Lambert PQ, Princess 

Banker Laura Ochs, Princess Marshal 

Jeannine Porter, Princess Chaplain 

Kristine 

Holmgren, Lady 

of the Keys Ann 

Wall PQ, Lady of 

the Gates Gyleen 

Peloquin, Princess 

Musician Helen 

Johnson, Princess 

Nydia Harriet 

Ellis PQ, Princess 

Zulieka Carmen 

Haagenson, 

Princess Zenobia 

Beverly Perkins, 

Princess Zora 

Kimberly Beslin, 

Princess Zuliema 

Linda Harmon, 

Attendants Dawn 

Hurd and Marcia 

Herring, 

Ceremonial 

Assistant Donna Erickson PQ. 

is year’s theme is GEMS. Not only 

is it a fun emblem, it is 

also an acronym for: 

Growth, Education, 

Motivation and 

Service. As we begin 

this new year of work 

and fun, we remember our purpose of 

philanthropy and socialization for the 

greater good. Please join us whenever you 

can. Our May Stated Session will be on 

May 11th at 10am. We will Honor Past 

Stated Session 

Saturday, May 11, 2013 

Honoring Past Queens 

10:00 am • Luncheon 11:30 am 

Masonic Center 

Glitz & Glamour Fashion Show 

and Boutique, Saturday, June 1 

Supreme Session “100 Years 

of Nile ... Texas Style” 

June 14-20, Grapevine, Texas 

Supreme Queen’s Tour of 

Shriners Hospital 

Afternoon, Tuesday, August 13 

5:00 pm, potluck welcome party for 

Supreme visitors, Ladies of the 

Household and Guests at PQ Heather 

Lambert’s residence 

Official Visit of the 

Supreme Queen 

Wednesday, August 14 • 3:00 pm 

Ceremonial, 6:30 pm Banquet 

Midwest Shrine Association 

Convention 

August 15-16, Duluth, MN 

Official Visit of the 

Supreme Queen 

Sunday, August 18 • 2:00 pm 

Lotus Temple, Duluth 

Queen Sara with Potentate Don Harmsen. 

P a g e 2 6 M a y 2 0 1 3

Queens at this Session as we prepare to 

travel to Grapevine, Texas for Supreme 

Session. Our annual Fashion Show will be 

Saturday June 1st at the Masonic Center. 

To RSVP for this event, contact Pr. Sarah 

Mobroten (sarah.mobroten@gmail.com). 

Mark Your calendars for the Supreme 

Queen's official visit August 13 & 14th 

and our 100th Anniversary Event 

Saturday November 2nd. 

Sparkles of Nile Love, 

Sara Malewicz, Queen 

MAY BIRTHDAYS: 

William Abel • Bert Aikens • Ronald Anderson • Paul Beinke • 

Bruce Bowers • L Wade Bright • Robert Brown • Robert Brown • 

L Richard Bryson • Fred Carlson • Gregg Carlson • Jeffrey Coppe • 

N Gene Cowen • Ian Cumming • Arnold Divine • Orvin Drangstveit • Todd 

Edwards • Craig Fohrenkamm • Earl Ford • Floyd Fullwiler • James Goetz • 

Theodore Harty • Chester Harvey Jr. • Michael Hawkins • Lincoln Henry • Dustin 

Hinck • Norman Hodge • Michael Horn • Marvin Ingvaldson • Jason Jewison • 

Charles Johnson • Richard Johnson • Thomas Keeley • Philip Kiltie • Brent Kisro • 

Leslie Klemetson • Robert Klund • David Kramer • Paul Kuehl • James Kuhlman • Carl 

Kuhrmeyer • Edwin Madison • Merlin Mattson • Raymond Mccabe • Darwin Meyers • 

Donald Miller • Christopher Mishler • Leslie Nelson • Alan Nerland • William Newell • 

Kelly O'Neil • Scott Osterberg • Albert Paffrath • William Park • P.P. Henry Paulson • 

Bradley Phelps • Malcolm Prinzing • David Przetycki • Gerald Pulver • Jacob 

Rasmussen • Ralph Reichow • Keith Reierson • James Renn Sr. • Ladron Roering 

• Sidney Schmuckler • Gene Schultz • Dr. Lewis Severeance • Harold Smith • 

Frank Sommerfeldt • Jason Steller • Howard Swanlund • Stanley Teeman • 

Bruce Teigen • Myron Thompson • P.P Richard Thompson • Erwin Utech • 

Charles Von Wald • Richard Wakefield • Paul Wallace • Gary 

Wettschreck • Larry Weyer • Eugene Winkels • David Winters • John 

Wittek • Edward Witter • Marvin Wolf • Donald Yentsch • 

Christopher Zack 

NILE AT THE 

Queen Sara with her daughter Josie, 

wearing matching dresses. Josie attended 

her first Daughters of the Nile meeting 

when she was four days old! 

PP Frank Peterson with Princess Dawn 

Hurd between performances at the Circus. 

PQ Mary Clawson wore many hats at the 

Circus, including doing an inventory of 

Cotton Candy she’d been bagging and 

hooking. 

Princesses Diane Anderson and Joan 

Spevak helped usher our wheelchair 

patrons at the Circus 

Nobel George Carlson escorted PQ Lois 

Purrington, left, and PQ Arline Carlson. 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 2 7

e MSA registration will be on-line again this year, 

www.aadshrine.org. Hotel reservations must be made through 

Osman, using the form at the right. 

Noble registration $75.00 

Lady registration $65.00 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

Wednesday, August 14th 

6:00 PM Counterparts Dinner, AAD Shrine 

Building Cost $40/person 

Midwest Shrine Association Summer Session 

Duluth in 2013 August 15-17 

Use this form to reserve your hotel 

rooms through the Temple 

Counterparts, and others who need to be in Duluth early 

may wish to arrive on WEDNESDAY! 

As in previous years, your hotel registration needs to be given to 

your Club or Unit and, in turn, your Club or Unit Treasurer will 

send in all hotel registrations with one check payable to Osman 

Shrine to cover all members going. Deadline July 5. 

Bus transportation $40/person round trip from Osman Shrine Center (pick 

up point in Rochester). 

Thursday, August 15th 

9:30 AM - 1 PM Counterparts Ladies Brunch AAD Shrine Building 

Cost - $35/person 

10:30 AM Chiefs of Staff Competition Meeting, Holiday Inn 

1:30 - 3:30 PM Past Potentate's Reception, Pickwick Restaurant 

Cost - $25/past potentate, cash bar 

6:30 PM Parade and Oasis Superior, WI Oasis after parade at 

University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS) 

Live Music by the "Bugs" starting at 8PM at the Oasis 

Friday, August 16th 

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Shrine Competitions 

See schedule for details 

11:00 AM - 2 PM Ladies Luncheon, DECC Cost - $35/person 

7:00 PM Pardigras DECC Cost - Included in Registration 

Entertainment: Jumbo Ya Ya Band 

Saturday, August 17th 

10:30 AM Parade & Oasis, Proctor, MN Oasis will take place at 

Proctor's Klang Park 

UNIT OR CLUB __________________________________________ 

NOBLE’S NAME 

________________________________________ 

SHRINE NUMBER (on 2013 dues card) ________________________ 

ROOMMATE’S NAME (Noble) ________________________________ 

HOME ADDRESS ________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________ 

PHONE (_________) 

____________________________________ 

EMAIL ________________________________________________ 

ARRIVAL DATE ________________________ 

DEPARTURE DATE _____________________ 

Hotel Rate q Comfort Suites on Canal Street 

$150.00/night (tax included) 

Circle choice: DOUBLE QUEEN - SINGLE KING 

Bus ($40 per person) Circle choice YES 

Total hotel 

NO 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$_______________ 

Total bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$_______________ 

TOTAL ENCLOSED . . . . . . . . .$_______________ 

Osman has a total of 60 rooms at this hotel, which is in a beautiful 

location right on the lake. Both K and QQ rooms, with elevator, 15 

rooms available on 

Wednesday night. 

Complimentary 

continental hot 

breakfast, indoor heated 

pool, and two whirlpools. 

100% smoke free, free 

coffee, free hi-speed 

internet, microwave and 

refrigerator, flat screen 

cable TV and free HBO. 

View of 

Lake 

Superior f 

rom the Hotel. 

Contact Alan Christofk (651)274-9017 or achristofk@earthlink.net 

or Doreen Lynch (651)452-5660, if you have any questions. 

P a g e 2 8 M a y 2 0 1 3

2 0 1 3 O S M A N P A P E R S U P P O R T E R S 

M E M O R I A L S 

Warren & Doreen Lynch 

In Memory of PP Mike Hildebrand, 

Dick McNary, PP Tom Huppert & 

Doris Plachecki 

Leonard Schrade 

In Memory of Carole Schrade 

Wayne Longwell 

In Memory of Jerry Longwell & 

Richard K. Brown 

Osman Cycle Corps 

In Memory of Dale Roberge 

Kathleen Foster 

In Memory of Jim Foster 

Jerry & Nancy Payne 

In Memory of PP John Brockman 

St Cloud Shrine Club 

In Memory of all departed St. 

Cloud Shriners 

Marvin Felderman Jr. 

In Memory of Lon Levitz, Billy 

Pinnell and Dick McNary 

Rochester Zagalas SC 


Tom & Rose West 

In Memory of PP Lloyd F. West 

of El Riad 

Trudy Harper 

In Memory of Oscar Olin 

Kent & Karen Swedberg 

In Memory of Kenneth Swedberg 

Bill & Bonnie Newell 

In Memory of Heidi & Carter 

Newell 

Russ, Ralph & Alan Christofk 

In Memory of Joe Christofk, Father 

& Grandfather 

Art Lemke 

In Memory of Shieks and Mighty 

Mites 

SUPPORT YOUR OSMAN PAPER 

Pat Huber 

In Memory of Bill Huber 

Ernie Flury & Becky 


Albert Lea SC 


Corrine Bergstrom 

In Memory of Robert "Bob" 

Bergstrom 

John E. Raymond 

In Memory of Albert E. Raymond 

(Tim) 

Brian Sigstad 

In Memory of Harold & Pearl 

Sigstad 

Dorothee Angel 

In Memory of Past Chaplain 

Harold Angel 

Esther Olson Matthews 

In Memory of PP Robert G. Olson 

Tom & Diane Brockman 

In Memory of PP 

John Brockman 

Henry L Gleason 

In Memory of Henry L. Millis & 

Charles R Gleason 

Hank Brimmer 

In Memory of PP Charles P 

Brimmer & PP William Dodge 

Marian Evans 

In Memory of Wayne Evans, past 

member of the Dragon Patrol 

Jan Konkler 

In Memory of Jim Konkler 

Joe & Carol Burnham 

In Memory of Dale & Lee Burnham 

& Chester & Phyllis Perry 

Russ & Bev Boogren 

In Memory of Russ Stauffer 

Rochester Zagalas 

In Memory of Dick Tiede 

Honoraria and Memorials are $35.00 and a Supporter is $25.00. 

Call the office at (651) 452-5660 • Fax (651) 683-0231 • 

doreen@osmanshrine.org. Thanks! 

S U P P O R T E R S 

PP Tom Huppert 

Dennis & Elaine Boom 

PP John & Pat Perkins 

Peter & Dolores 

Kloskowske 

Arthur & Janice Lingo 

Neil & Mary Hanson 

Leonard Hislop 

Edward & Audrey Highum 

PP Peter & Elizabeth 

Ekholm 

Ray & Dianne Hobot 

Heather Krastins Lambert 

Daughters of the Nile 

Mat-Sha Temple # 62 

Cannon Valley Shrine Club 

PP Frank & Bev Peterson 

Provost 

St Cloud Zagalas 

Russ & Pauline Christofk 

Art Lemke 

PP Mike & Linda Wilk 

Mankato T-Birds 

Mankato Shrine Club 

George & Arline Carlson 

H O N O R A R I A 

Jerry & Nancy Payne: 

In honor of Rich Johnson 

finally being awarded the 

well-deserved Osman 

Temple Jewel by Ill. Sir 

Frank Spevak 

Ernie & Becky Flury: 

In honor of Nancy Fish 

and Jerry Payne for all 

they do for Osman Shrine 

Darwin & Barbara Korum 

In Honor of Past and 

Present Chanters 

Chet Harvey 

PP Jerry Plachecki 

Alexandria Area SC 

PP David & Marjorie Park 

Alyn & Anna Dull 

Don & Terrie Harmsen 

PP Roger Robinson 

PP Jim & Joan Sweitzer 

Russ & Bev Boogren 

Dean & Marcella Strand 

Kathy & Dan Flicek 

Herbert & Jerine Erickson 

Lu & Ed Gerads 

Gary & Sharon 

Wettschreck 

John & Patricia Drake 

Brad & Sandra Drake 

Van & Jan Kellogg 


Osman Drum & Bugle 

Corps 

P.P. Larry & Julianne 

Riemenschneider –Zor 

Herb & Marcia Bernick 

PP Mike Hildebrand 


In honor of St. Paul Winter 

Carnival King Boreas LXXVI 

Steve Cortinas and Lady 

Joy, also Osman Shriners. 


In honor of Gene Dunn 


In honor of 2013-14 Queen 

Sara Malewitz, Daughters 

of the Nile, Mat Sha Temple 

#62 

Glenn Wiessner 

In Honor of Robert A 

Wiessner, George & 

Valorais Wiessner 

M a y 2 0 1 3 P a g e 2 9

MAY 2013 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

1 2 3 4 

Tussler Summit Fish 

Fry 

Ceremonial 

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

Mother's Day 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

Shriner Sunday 

Fun Day! 

CASINO NIGHT! 

26 

Chanters 

Drum & Bugle 

Chanters 

Chanters 

Drum & Bugle 

Provost 

St Cloud SC 

St. Cloud Zagalas 

Club & Unit 

Meeting 


Alexandria 

4-wheelers 

Alexandria SC 

Rochester Zagalas, 

noon 

Clowns 

Rochester Dragon 

Patrol 

East Central SC 

St Cloud Go-Karts 


Sheiks 

27 28 29 30 31 

Hospital Days 

Twins Game 

Mighty Mites 

90 Yr. Hospital 

Celebration 

Office Closed 

Memorial Day 

Thank you for all the thoughts, 

prayers and memorials. It is of 

great comfort to know that you 

are thinking of us as we grieve 

Jim's death. Your kind words will 

help sustain us in the difficult 

time ahead, as will the 

knowledge that Jim touched so 

many lives. 

Thank you, 

photographers: 

Photos are what make 

this magazine fun to 

look at. anks to 

additional 

photographers this 

month: Art Pavlish, 

Rose West, Greg Morfitt, 

Larry Norte, John Hawthorne 

Cigar Club 

If your Club or Unit would like your activities listed on the calendar please contact 

the Osman Shrine office 651-452-5660, Doreen@Osmanshrine.org 

Upcoming Events 

JUNE 

Stated Meeting 11th 

Shriners Sunday Fun Day - 

Father’s Day Bingo - 19th 

Alexandria Circus 21st 

NOVEMBER 

Fall Ceremonial - 2nd 

Hufli - 4th 

Club & Unit Meeting - 12th 

DECEMBER 

Stated Meeting 3rd 

Club & Unit Parade To Glory 10th 

JULY 

Ernie Flury and Family Imperial Session 1st-4th 

Club & Unit Meeting - 9th 

From page 4 

AUGUST 

Midwest Summer Session 

15th-17th 

SEPTEMBER 

Stated Meeting 10th 

Potentates Gala 14th 

OCTOBER 

Potentate’s Trip 24rd-28th 

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none other 

than Art 

Pavlish, 

who hasn’t 

changed a 

bit. 

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Rovner 

peddling 

light-ups 

and 

elephants. 

Jim Moore, Dave 

WHOOSIT and Marv Wolf 

with the Legion of Honor. 

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PRINTING 

651/457-7576 

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COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY: Proud sponsor of 

Kaposia Days KidStuff, South St. Paul, for fifteen years; 

Grand Marshals for Kaposia Days 2009; Nancy was River 

Heights Chamber of Commerce 2011 “Visions of Excellence” 

award winner and 2005 Chairman; board chair of local 

cable TV; Small Business of the Year 1999; Special Service 

Award 2006 for 25 years work with Minnesota Nursery 

Landscape Association 

COMMITTED TO OSMAN: Jerry is recipient of Osman Temple 

Jewel, Assistant Chief Potentate’s Aide, Scottish Rite 

K∴C∴C∴H∴, Ushers at the Circus (Section 19 rocks!), 

Members of Auxiliary; Nancy is a Daughter of the Nile and 

she received a special award from Ill. Sir Roger Robinson; 

Auxiliary Golf and Car Show Sponsor, taking lots of pictures 

and we are very proud to be producing the national first 

place Circus coloring book and the Dromedary-Award- 

Winning (two years in a row!) Osman newspaper! 

Nancy’s Favorite Pictures: 

Nancy gets 

her turn 

on the 

extremely 

comfortable 

recliners, 

that 

serve as 

premium seating during 

circus performances.

M a y 2 0 1 3 V o l u m e 1 2 8 • N u m b e r 5

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