2008 Murat Divan

Police Club & Drill Team
Greetings to all from the thin blue
line for 2008. We want to thank all the
2007 officers for their fine job. Since the
first of the year, we have had a lot happen.
We installed new officers for 2008.
Jack Simpson is our new president, Ron
Brown is the first vice president, Dennis
Parks is the second vice president, and
to our benefit, Randy West will remain
our secretary-treasurer. Our Motorcycle
Drill Team will be led this year by Ron
Brown as commander, Steve Mellene as
drill master, Willard Payne and Charles
Merlau as the first and second captains.
2008 Murat Shrine Golf Schedules
(Note: Murat Golf Outings are Stag)
APRIL 24
Mini-Mystics Golf, Hickory Stick Golf Course
$65 each, 12 Noon Start. Includes: Golf, Driving
Range, Zem-Zem on the Course, Dinner and
Prizes at the Johnson County Shrine Club afterwards.
Contact: Bill Sparks, Chairman.
MAY 8
Shelby County Shrine Club, Timbergate Golf
Course, Edinburgh, IN $65, 12:30 p.m. Shotgun
Start, Fla. Scramble. Includes: Golf, 1/2 Cart,
Range Balls, Comp. Beverage Cart, Dinner and
Prizes. Contact: Bill Rasner, (317) 339-0606.
MAY 29
Madison County Shrine Club, Meadowbrook
Golf Course, Anderson, IN $65. Includes:
Green Fees and 1/2 Cart, Zem-Zem on Course,
Prizes and Dinner at Madison County Shrine
Club at 5 p.m. Contacts: Curly McNally, Dick
Dawson, Tim Limbrock, Don Melvin, Bruce
Skinner and Scott Schuster.
JULY 16
Murat Potentate’s Golf, Winding Ridge Golf
Course, East 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN; 12
Noon Shotgun Start. Includes: Green Fees, 1 /2
Cart, Zem-Zem on Course, Prizes and Dinner at
Winding Ridge after Golf, with Special Prize by
Lockhart Cadillac for first Hole-in-One on designated
Par 3, and many other surprises.
PLUS: Blue Lodge Trophy Contest, 4-man
team. Contact: Murat Shrine Golf, 510 N. New
Jersey St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, Attn: Don
Melvin, Golf Meister.
JULY 26
Montgomery County Shrine Club, Rocky Ridge
Golf Club, Darlington, IN 1 p.m. Shotgun Start.
Includes: Golf with Cart, Food all Day, Comp.
Beverage Cart, Hole-in-One Prizes with One
Special Hole-in-One Prize. Contact: Steve
Dawson, (765) 361-5826 or Mike Utterback,
(765) 362-3357.
AUGUST 2
Indiana Masonic Home, Timbergate Golf
Course. Includes: Golf, 1 /2 Cart, Prizes and
Buffet Dinner after Golf.
AUGUST 7
Chanters Outing, Greenfield Country Club $55
per man, 9:30 a.m. Shotgun Start, Team
Scramble with Bankers Handicap. Includes:
Small Buffet Lunch with Prizes after Golf.
Contact: Andy Barbera, Carl Gentry or Harry
McClintic.
AUGUST 14
White County Shrine Club, Tippecanoe Golf
Course, Monticello, IN; Includes: Golf, Cart and
Prizes with Dinner afterwards. Contact: P.P. Bob
Hancock for Tee Times, (317) 501-1969 or (317)
844-2616.
Notice: To have your Golf Outing in the Murat
Magazine, send to Murat Shrine, Attn: Don
Melvin, 510 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis,
IN 46204.
Ron Brown
Lowell Moss was selected as executive
assistant. Thanks to all these Nobles for
giving their time to serve our Clubs and
fellow Nobles.
We want to mention that our Clubs
meet on the first Tuesday of the month
at 7 p.m. We invite all Nobles to join us;
you don’t have to be a police officer to
be a member. Our Motorcycle Drill
Team is in need of new members who
enjoy riding motorcycles and have the
time and desire to promote our noble
cause in the public eye. When we
parade, people are reminded of our children’s
hospitals and this helps raise
much needed funds.
So please come join in the fun.
The Shrine Circus is February 28 – March
2 and our Clubs are responsible for
security during the circus. We need all to
help this year. Our needs start Thursday
morning when the buses bring the children
and we direct the parking of all
those buses. We need Nobles to help
and make sure all of the children are
safe. We also are assigned during the circus
to maintain security inside during
the shows. Please give of your time this
year so we can have a fun and safe circus.
Jack Simpson and I are going to
bring the Police Club and Drill Team
together to help promote the Shrine.
Please join us this year to do all we can
to make our Shrine and Clubs the best
we can be.
Flying Fezzes
Patrick DeCallier
William Resia, one of our members,
served aboard the USS Forrestal
during the Vietnam conflict. He made
a presentation of his experiences,
including the death of 134 service
members. He showed a film of the
Forrestal that created chills in the members
of our Club.
Other business items were presented
and it was decided to defer
them until the board meeting.
16 THE MURAT MAGAZINE