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STRING BAND<br />
Larry Christman<br />
Greetings from your Shrine String Band,<br />
I hope your Summer is going well. The String Band’s<br />
season has gotten off to a great start. We played for the<br />
Anglers Annual Fish Fry on June 14th. There was lots<br />
of fun and good fresh fish! The Membership Picnic was<br />
June 25th. It was well attended with fun and fellowship<br />
and getting reacquainted with those we haven’t seen since<br />
last summer. We had a full band (with a little help from our<br />
friends) to entertain all.<br />
We’ve been parading too. The Myerstown Fireman’s<br />
Parade went off with no rain in the afternoon. It seemed<br />
funny to play Myerstown in short sleeves rather than long<br />
underwear and a winter coat. It was well attended and was<br />
interesting to see a lot of our Amish neighbors watching the<br />
parade. I heard there were over 150 fire trucks in attendance.<br />
Thanks to Lois and Butch for hosting a great picnic after the<br />
parade. What a great way to kick off our parade season. Next<br />
was the Lititz Parade which is always well attended. We had a<br />
full float and we could hear the people yelling, “We love you guys!” and<br />
“Keep up the great work!” The Glenside Independence Day Parade is<br />
one of our biggest summer parades. Again, we had a full float.<br />
Remember...There is always an open invitation for musicians to play<br />
in the string band. Rehearsal is the second Wednesday of each month<br />
at 6 pm at the Complex. With the support of our Ladies, our purpose<br />
is that we might play our instruments so that someday a physically<br />
challenged child may walk and play again.<br />
See you at MASA<br />
ORIENTAL BAND<br />
John Grumbein<br />
Thank goodness summer is finally here! It’s now time for picnics, clambakes, fishing, swimming and most of all,<br />
relaxing with a cold camel’s milk or other beverage.<br />
The Oriental Band, along with Lehigh Shrine Club, manned the Redner’s Market on Lehigh Street in Allentown for the annual<br />
Hospital Crusade over the Memorial Day weekend. We could have used a few more helpers, but we got through it. It’s always<br />
interesting to hear so many stories about our hospitals from the public. Just a few hours there makes it all worth while to be a Shriner.<br />
After the Crusade on Saturday, the weary workers all congregated at Sharon and John Grumbein’s home for food, refreshments<br />
and some of that dairy product from the camel mentioned above. We were honored to have Illustrious Sir Dave Evans and his Lady<br />
Sarah drop by along with Jared and Kim Kichline, as well as Kraig and Janet Leiby. We needed a rehearsal for the Cigar Night the<br />
following week. Thank you to all who came out to be with us!<br />
The Band is now taking a<br />
few weeks off this summer.<br />
We need a break.<br />
To all, have a safe summer<br />
vacation season and to all<br />
traveling to MASA, best of<br />
luck and have a safe journey.<br />
We’ll see you “at the beach.”<br />
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