Murat Shrine Circus
February 2013 - Murat Shrine
February 2013 - Murat Shrine
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Mobil Nobles<br />
Nobles, it is with a heavy heart I<br />
must report that Noble Sam Thompson<br />
passed away on January 19, 2013.<br />
It is incredible how many lives he<br />
touched by mentoring men in the<br />
fraternity and its appendant bodies.<br />
Sam introduced me to Masonry and<br />
put me to work at the State Fair food<br />
booth and the Mobil Nobles spaghetti<br />
supper before I even took my obligation!<br />
He meant a great deal to me and<br />
countless others and will be missed<br />
by everyone who knew him. Please<br />
remember to keep his family in your<br />
prayers. Well, Scott Schuster is now<br />
officially welcomed and on his way to<br />
serving in the Divan line, having been<br />
properly introduced at the Little Pig<br />
ceremonial, which was well attended.<br />
A great time was had by the men<br />
downstairs and the ladies upstairs for<br />
Ladies Little Pig, and then all parties<br />
mingled upstairs for a wonderful ending<br />
to a great evening.<br />
Now on to the circus planning<br />
HighRollers<br />
and all the events that go with that<br />
great weekend. As promised, here are<br />
some pictures of our installation from<br />
January. Thanks to Past Potentate John<br />
Friend for installing the officers and<br />
past President Curt Jessup for serving<br />
Clowns<br />
Craig Stevenson<br />
as emcee. It was a special night.<br />
Remember that the Mobil Nobles<br />
meet the second Friday night of every<br />
month with social starting around 6<br />
p.m. and the meeting at 7:30 p.m.<br />
We are everywhere.<br />
Allan Hall<br />
We are coming into spring and your clown Unit is in full swing, preparing<br />
for a very busy year. We are practicing weekly for the circus and the props<br />
have been painted and repaired if needed. Two very capable clowns are in<br />
charge of the circus this year, Paulie and Doodles. The skits were painstakingly<br />
chosen and after many hours of deliberation, we finally threw the list in a hat<br />
and drew out two. Since the circus is in April this year, it gives us more time<br />
to practice so we may actually get the skits right this time—you all need to<br />
attend to see.<br />
We are also gearing up for Great Lakes <strong>Shrine</strong> Clowns coming to Indy in<br />
April. The dates are the 18th, 19th and 20th if you want to see your clowns in<br />
competition. It will be held at the Clarion Hotel located at 2930 Waterfront<br />
Parkway on the west side of Indy.<br />
We are going to have our honorary clown degree again this year in June—<br />
more to come on that later. Then at the end of June, we have the Imperial<br />
Session and all your clowns and many more will be here. Come out and see us<br />
in action.<br />
We have our 1925 Ford running and ready for the 2013 parade season and<br />
have signed up for some parades, but we can do more. Let me know if you<br />
would like us to come to one.<br />
We are always looking for a few good men to be clowns. We meet on the<br />
second and fourth Wednesdays; come and see what we are about and we will<br />
buy you a Zem-Zem. My number is (317) 716-0676 if you have any questions.<br />
Let me leave you with this thought: it takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to<br />
frown, so keep smiling.<br />
Bob Hudson<br />
What a great year 2012 was for<br />
Texas Hold’em at <strong>Murat</strong>. If you missed<br />
the January Stated Meeting, the<br />
HighRollers presented Ill. Sir James<br />
Priest the gross revenues check from<br />
2012 of more than $31,000 raised for<br />
<strong>Murat</strong> temple from Texas Hold’em<br />
Tournaments.<br />
We would like to thank all of the<br />
nobles who assisted the temple in<br />
the past year. If it were not for those<br />
dedicated volunteers, we would not<br />
have been as successful.<br />
Now is the time to step it up to<br />
the next level for Texas Hold’em.<br />
Anyone can come to help, play, or just<br />
watch. Ninety-five percent of the players<br />
who attend a Texas Hold’em Tournament<br />
are non-<strong>Shrine</strong>rs. This means<br />
the money we raise every month is<br />
coming from the local community.<br />
Our player database has grown to<br />
more than 600 players. This means<br />
our attendance is growing rapidly.<br />
The last thing we want to see is our<br />
inability to facilitate the tournament<br />
in accordance with the State Gaming<br />
Commission rules and regulations.<br />
If you or your Unit would like to<br />
learn how to work at a Texas Hold’em<br />
Tournament, all you have to do is<br />
show up. We start preparing for the<br />
tournament at 4 p.m. We would<br />
welcome anyone who would like to<br />
learn registration, the cash room, how<br />
to deal, security, or run the floor. It’s<br />
really a lot of fun and not that difficult<br />
to do.<br />
Our monthly tournament runs<br />
the second Saturday of each month.<br />
Registration begins at 5 p.m. with the<br />
tournament beginning at 6 p.m. We<br />
look forward to seeing you there!<br />
16 THE MURAT MAGAZINE
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