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Arab Patrol
Tim Monroe
At our February Stated Meeting,
the Patrol had a good turnout. Several
items of business were discussed, from
the Shrine Circus to some of the parades
we will participate in this summer. We
had a special guest, Ill. Potentate Jerry
Markovich. He said everyone should
promote and sell the Shrine calendars –
potential big money for the Murat. Jerry
also spoke of the Leadership Seminar
and the value it added to everyone who
attended, and added he will be dropping
in on all the Clubs and Units
throughout the year.
Then we jumped into the Shrine
Circus, in which the Patrol had great participation
for the Thursday and Friday
night shows. We had to get Scott Eder to
step up as our drummer; our old drummer,
Jim Priest, was busy with his duties
with the Divan. Friday night we had Joe
Jacobs step in as the drummer. At
Saturday afternoon’s show, we had
“Uncle Al” Dicken attend to test out his
foot after it being broken. After the
Saturday night show, he said it was very
sore. After the Patrol was finished with
the afternoon show, we went back to
the Harvester Bar for an informal Stated
Meeting and lunch. One thing that was
brought up had to do with the clowns’
soaking of several members of the Divan
during the Friday night show. Captain
Mike Long said we needed to protect the
Divan; therefore, we sent Bob Hornaday
to purchase some water pistols to help
protect them. Well, long story short, our
weapons were not up to par and we
threw them away, which brings up the
reason the Patrol has to apologize to the
entire Divan for not watching their
backs. Maybe less time eating lunch and
more time planning, we could have protected
them. But as Mike Long said, we
now have time to come up with a perfect
plan for next year or whenever the
showdown happens.
Next we move to the Potentate’s
Ball where several of the Patrol members
attended. I was told that Potentate
Jerry Markovich made a grand entrance
on his motorcycle to get things started
and everything was great after that.
Great dinner and fellowship by everyone
who attended.
Then we moved onto the St.
Patrick’s Day party at the Butler Inn
where owner Jim Harris and his wife
Jane were great hosts to many people, a
lot of Shriners included. The Murat
Highlanders provided the entertainment,
playing several tunes and entertaining a
full house. Some of the ladies in attendance
could not hold back and had to
check out what was under the kilt. One
of the new guys got very nervous while
the older members got phone numbers.
Jim and Jane provided corn beef and
cabbage and a good time for everyone.
Anyone wanting to join a fun and active
club, we meet the first Friday of the
month at 7:30 p.m.
Madison County
Curly McNally
As winter has passed and spring has sprung, the smell of fresh cut grass and
birds singing in the morning is very enjoyable. With the sun’s rays beaming through
my bedroom windows, it’s the start of another precious day.
In March, Madison County was flowing in green beer and shamrocks. The
house was rockin’ and singin’ to the songs of our own D.J. “Rock n’ Bill.” Our illustrious
president, Chris Robbins, karaokied to songs of Johnny Cash. Mr. Cash probably
turned over in his grave. Chris’s wife, Tonya, joined the ladies for their version
of “Mony-Mony.” There sure were a lot of green tongues on stage.
We hope to see everyone at our Car Show and Cookout on June 9. There will
be plenty of vintage cars, food, and cold beverages. This event gets bigger and bigger
every year.
Gentlemen, don’t forget the Madison County golf outing May 31. Shotgun start
at 11 a.m. and our famous 1-lb. pork chops afterwards. We will play at
Meadowbrook Golf Course, which is the same course as last year.
Come see us Friday nights for all the chicken you can eat on the first and third
Fridays and all the fish you can eat on the second and fourth Fridays for a whopping
sum of $7, which includes ice tea, lemonade, or coffee. It sure is scrumptious.
Visit us at our website www.madisoncountyshrineclub.com for past event pictures
and upcoming events.
Don’t forget MOTHER’S DAY!
Till next month … Curly
MAY 2007 19