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RAJAH CLOWNS Dave “Trusty” DeTurk Greetings Fellow Nobles! It’s been a while since you have heard from us, but we are back! As you read this, the circus will be finished and we thank all who made it a huge success! During the circus, we welcomed two new clowns into the big top, Jeff Vickers and Larry Miller. They did a great job for their first time at the circus. The clowns worked hard this year to make sure we had a new skit and we hoped you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed performing it. Huge thanks to the Chanters for their willingness to participate and join in the fun! Just remember to wish Illustrious Sir Dave a Happy Birthday in a few months. Now that circus is over we look forward to getting our fire truck out and hitting the streets in some parades. Many people are enjoying our newest addition of the Director’s Staff cars and of course we are happy to have the members of the Director’s Staff parading with us, too! This is a great way for both groups to come together and support our great philanthropy. We would like thank our Past President Gene Blimline for his dedicated years of service and wish him well in retirement! In January, we welcomed a new president, John Scalia, as well as other officers to our little circus ring. We are all working hard to become the best unit Rajah has. In December of 2016 we had the opportunity to host the Snow Ball Dance for Rainbow Girls and DeMolay Boys. In total, they had over 80 people! It was a great way for us to help them and bring back a long-missed event that the Shrine always supported. If you’re interested in joining the fun and fellowship, please contact any clown or our secretary Dave DeTurk, 610-790-4996. We will help through the whole process from picking an outfit to the most important part of putting on makeup! We meet the fourth Monday of every month, except July and August. Keep on Clowning Around! LEHIGH SHRINE CLUB Roger C.Reis Fellow Nobles – The Lehigh Shrine Club usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Brass Rail Restaurant on Lehigh Street in Allentown. The Ladies are invited and we enjoy some social time, followed by a good meal. All Nobles are welcome to attend. Our February 1 meeting was typical, with a meal of soup, salad and pork chops, ending with ice cream sundaes. We were fortunate to have three Past Potentates (Ill. Sirs Ronald Rapp, William Remo and Lazlo Toth) share the evening with us. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen logistical problems, we had to postpone our Annual Ladies Night from the March 17 date until an evening in October. More information will be forthcoming. As this was to be our monthly meeting, we decided to have a meeting on March 1. A light turnout of Nobles and Ladies was due to short notice and some illnesses. However, those who were present enjoyed the meal of either fish or pot roast. Ill. Sir. David W. Evans and Lady Sarah spent the evening with us. Our Annual Circus will be over when you read this article. This is always a great event and should not be missed. My Lady Jan and I will be at a box office window for a few shows. We hope you attend and stop to say “Hello.” Remember to attend and support your clubs and units. Without an active membership, we will cease to exist! As always, it’s GREAT to be a Shriner! 8 BINGO Longaberger Basket, Pottery & Vera Bradley Bingo Friday, May 12th at the Rajah Shrine Complex Doors open at 5:00 PM • Bingo starts at 6:30 PM Ticket Donation - $20.00 for 30 Games of Regular Bingo Specials Available Door Prizes – Raffle Drawings – Food Available For tickets, contact any Divan or Aide Lady Proceeds Benefit Rajah Shrine We appreciate donations from the Clubs & Units towards the purchase of baskets, pottery, and Vera Bradley Bags
STRING BAND Larry Christman Greetings from your String Band, We played at the Rajah Circus on Saturday, March 11 at 2 P.M. We’ve had some good rehearsals and are ready for a new season. Our parade schedule is starting to fill up with our first parade at Girardville on March 25th. Did you know that the Rajah String Band is celebrating its 60th anniversary? In 1957, five banjo players were recruited and with this, the String Band was organized. The String Band is known in many communities for its colorful float, which we use in parades and for concerts. The float was designed by one of our members, Nobel Harold Ulmer, and was constructed by Trailmobile in Lancaster, PA in 1962. Another member, Nobel Ralph Zimmerman, did all the artwork on the float. There are approximately 30 playing musicians and 4 support personnel (drivers to pull the float). The band added accordions, guitars, base guitars, saxophones and trumpets throughout the years. The band is unique in the style of music that we play. Throughout the summer and fall, the band participates in approximately 15 parades. The float is often the featured attraction along with the style of music that we play. In the 60 years, the band has received many awards in parades and at MASA. It is a fun and serious group of Shriners. With the support of our Ladies, our purpose is “That we might play our instruments so that someday, a physically challenged child may walk and play again.” There is an open invitation for musicians to play in the String Band. Rehearsal is the second Wednesday of each month and 6 P.M. at the Complex. See you at the Parades. LEBANON SHRINE CLUB Dennis Royer Hello from the Lebanon Co. Shrine Club, We are gearing up for another year of fun and fellowship. The club is trying something new this year and that is selling candy as an Easter/Spring fundraiser. To do this we’re partnering with Home Run Candies from Lancaster (owned by Brother Tom Mehaffey and his wife) to sell their fabulous home-made caramels. Anyone who has tried the candy says it is the best they have ever eaten. Price is $10.00 a box. See one of our members to place an order. We are always looking for Nobles and their Ladies to attend our monthly meetings. We meet the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 P.M. Just give our new secretary, John Bainbridge, Jr., a call at 717-272-5466 to reserve a spot. Future meetings will include Pot-Pie and Steak Nights. President John Bainbridge III is working on new and interesting programs for future meetings — details later. We may be running our now-famous $1000 dinner ticket later in the year — stay tuned. It should be noted that our meeting attendance has really been dropping. We should all try to visit and support our neighboring clubs. If we all work together, we will remain strong. I am proud to be a Shriner and stand with Ill. Sir Dave Evans and the Divan, along with all the Nobles of Rajah Shrine to keep us strong. Let’s make 2017 a great year at Rajah. 9
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