VALLEY NEWS DEC 2008-JAN 2009

E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR HUNTSVILLE SCOTTISH RITE BODIES

The Huntsville Scottish Rite Office has an e-mail address which allows them to get e-mail directly at the Office. The web address is: scottishrit5290@bellsouth.net. This is a full-service e-mail so you can now send attachments. The Secretary normally picks up e-mail twice a day,usually about 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

1. Ill. Emory J. "Smokey" Ferguson, 33°, was elected as General Grand High Priest by the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, International, in August for the 2008-2011 Triennium. He appointed Ill. George L. Marshall, Jr., 33° as General Grand Custodian of the Work
2. The following brethren from Huntsville were selected for office in Jersusalem Tabernacle No. XXXII, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests in December: Emory Ferguson, 33°, Wayne Jordan, 33°, Phillip Sherman, 32°, KCCH; George Marshall, Jr., 33°
3. Installation of Officers was held on Monday, December 15.
4. Larry Hancock, 32°, was elected RW Deputy Grand Master of the MW Grand Lodge, F&AM of Alabama, in November.

FOUNDATION RECEIVES CHECK FROM JACKSON-DEKALB CLUB!

After Installation of Officers on December 15, Ill. Bro. G.W. York, 33°, President of the Jackson-DeKalb County Scottish Rite Club, presented Ill. Bro. Jerry Burfitt, 33° with a check for $1000.00 for the Alabama Scottish Rite Foundation. The Club's hard work and dedication has come through again! Shown from left are: Mike Addams, 33°, G.W. York, and Jerry Burfitt.

ANNUAL BBQ FUNDRAISER ON TRACK FOR APRIL 18

Hard to believe that chicken cookin' & servin' time is almost upon us again! Our annual dyslexia program fund raiser will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Cahaba Shrine picnic pavilion, RAIN OR SHINE. It takes a lot of work and planning to make this event come to fruition and be successful, so please see Jerry Burfitt or Larry Waldrup and volunteer to take part in the fun (I would say "work", but it really IS fun!!). There are all types of chores and places where your service is needed and appreciated. Meet at the Shrine Pavilion at 12 noon and after on Friday, April 17 for cleaning, slaw grinding, and chicken rubbing. Cooking starts at 5 a.m. Saturday April 18 with kitchen help needed to show up between 7 - 8 a.m.

HUNTSVILLE NOW HAS A WEB GROUP ON YAHOO!

Huntsville now has a Web group hosted by Yahoo!, thanks to Bro. Mark Waldron, 32°, who is the moderator. To join this group, do the following:

1. Enter http://groups.yahoo.com in your Web browser address bar.
2. If you already have a Yahoo! ID, just sign in and go to step 4 below.
3. If you do not yet have a Yahoo! ID you will need to set one up. Click the ‘Sign Up’ link beneath the login box and follow the steps given by Yahoo! to set up your Yahoo! ID.
4. Enter http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/aasrhsv in your Web browser address bar. The ‘aasrhsv’ Yahoo! Group is the group for the Huntsville Scottish Rite Bodies.
5. Click the blue button labeled ‘Join This Group’.
6. After following the steps provided by Yahoo! you will be placed in the Pending Members queu of the group. The group moderator, Mark Waldron, will approve your membership, upon which you will receive an introductory email welcoming you to the group.

DYSLEXIA PROGRAM GROWING FANTASTICALLY!!

The Scottish Rite Childhood Learning Program, principally for youngsters suffering from the reading disorder known as dyslexia, is growing by leaps and bounds in our Valley! Two testing personnel have been busily testing children in Huntsville and surrounding counties, and Dr. Denise Gibbs has been hard at work sponsoring workshops and information sessions for state educators. And the response has been phenomenal and overwhelmingly enthusiastic! For example, our local testing schedule is very often booked solid in advance. Dr. Gibbs ought to be considered a treasure of Alabama Scottish Rite Masonry for her tireless efforts to assist afflicted children and her staunch support of Freemasonry and our Rite. Our own Ill. Bro. Jerry Burfitt is currently President of the Alabama Scottish Rite Foundation which directs the finaces and mechanics of the Dyslexia program statewide. A special thanks also to our local dyslexia committee which is providing aggressive and innovative leadership for our charity locally, and of course, to the DeKalb-Jackson SR Club for their always outstanding efforts and productive work under the most capable leadership of Ill. Bro. G.W. York.

Visit the Alabama Scottish Rite Foundation Learning Center Website for more details and information on the exciting progress being made and the splendid services being provided.

HONOR ROLL OF PEM MEMBERS --UPDATED 18 DEC 2007

As of 18 Dec 2007, we have the following 95 living Perpetual Endowed Members (PEMs). They are:
ADDAMS, MICHAEL;  ALSTON, PHILLIP;   BECK, CHARLES;  BEHR, CALVIN, JR;  BELCHER, BERNICE;  BIGHAM, JOE;   BLANTENO, JAMES;   BOHNHOFF, RICHARD;  BROWN, EDDIE;   BRYAN, DALE;  BURFITT,WILLIAM, SR;   BURNS, MARVIN;  CARPENTER, EDWARD;   CLANTON, ROY;  CRAIG, THOMAS;  CULLEY, ROBERT;  DETLEFSEN, JAMES;  DODD, WILLARD;  DODSON, ROBERT;  DUDLEY, CLIFFORD;  DUDLEY, WILLIAM;  DUMAS, ROBERT;   DUNCAN, HARRY;  DUNN, RAYMOND;   DURHAM, JAMES;   EARLY, ALBERT;  ELKIN, ROBERT;   FLOWERS, JACK;  FOWLER, WILTON;  FRANKLIN, RALPH;  GILLISS, LAWRENCE;   GOSSETT, JAMES;   HALE, SHIRLEY;   HANSEN, ISAAC;   HARRISON, R. KIM;  HENLEY, JAMES, JR;  HICKS, HARRY;  HUBBLE, J. ANDRAY;  JACO, J.B.;  JORDAN, WAYNE;  KAIMANN, KENNETH;   KELLEY, HARMON;   KELLEY, WILBURN;   KRISTOFFERSON, SAMUEL;  LANDRUM, CLARENCE;  LINDSEY, JOHN;  LOCKLEAR, HENRY;  MacCRONE, CHARLES;   MACKIE, DUNCAN;  MANLEY, JIMMY;   MARABLE, GENE, JR;   MARABLE, GENE, SR;   MARSHALL, GEORGE, JR;   McCLENDON, CHARLES;  McCRICKARD, MATTHEW;   McCRICKARD, THOMAS, JR;   McKENZIE, ASA;   McWHORTER, MAX ;   MEALER, GEORGE;   MERCER, PETE;   MORGAN, STEPHEN;  PARKER, THOMAS;   PARKS, HERBERT;  PARSONS, JOHN;  PAUL, TOM;  PERRY, EVERETT;  PHILLIPS, CHARLES, III;   QUIGLEY, JOHN;   REDDY, VIDYA;  REED, EARL;  RICHTER, PETER;   ROBERTS, DOUGLAS;   ROBERTSON, WILLIAM;   ROBINS, DANA;  ROBINSON, JAMES;   ROLLINS, HENDERSON;   SCOTT, WILLIAM;  SHERMAN, PHILLIP;  SMITH, EDWARD;  SMITH, RICHARD;  STAPLER, VACHEL;  STOLZ, RICHARD;  SULLINS, JASON;   TOWNSEND, LINCOLN;  TRAYLOR, WILLIAM;  TYRA, HENRY, JR;   WALDRON, MELVIN;  WALDRUP, LARRY;  WARREN, KARY;  WELCH, GREGORY;  WELKER, GARY;  WHITE, WILLIAM;  WIGINGTON, WESLEY;  WILKERSON, ROY;  YORK, GEORGE 

Is your name listed? If not, we'd love to! Please consider taking out a PEM this year and celebrate the new year of 2008 free from Scottish Rite dues perpetually!! Cost is $750 for members under 75; a reduced rate of $500 is available for those 75 and older. Call the Office for more details.