Calam’s 2015 Divan & Phone: Potentate - George Blickenstaff 208-783-0209 Chief Rabban - Ted Graff 208-661-3436 Assistant Rabban - Russell Graves 208-882-7464 High Priest and Prophet - Dave Garnett 208-664-4332 Oriental Guide - John Johnson 208-765-5614 Recorder - George Follett, PP 208-743-5846 Treasurer - Tim Krueger, PP 208-746-2122 First Ceremonial Master - Kirk Ross 208-746-0848 Second Ceremonial Master - Jim Logan 208-310-1082 Marshall - Neal Wallace 208-255-7923 Captain of the Guard - Pat Waters 208-512-0063 Outer Guard - Craig Forsman 208-791-4775 Recorder’s Secretary - Hannah Liedkie 208-743-6916; shriners@cableone.net Clarion Editor - Bill Hamilton, PP 208-661-8493; imaflyer@frontier.com Hospital Chairman - Ron Asker 208-798-7309

Potentate’s Page Nobles & Ladies,

Lady Sena and I hope you are enjoying this unusually warm January and February as much as we are. It sure isn’t doing much for our snowpack though!

As you read this, the elected Divan will have just returned from the winter PNSA business session in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. At our visitation meetings with the clubs this month, we will share what we learned with you.

In keeping with our theme of “One Team - One Purpose”, I have spoken with Spokane Hospital personnel, Hospital Representatives and discussed with the Divan how Calam can best support our Spokane Hospital. While direct cash donations to the hospital are always welcome, they have the potential to affect the hospital’s budget set by Imperial. The hospital must raise a certain amount of funds on their own each year, but any amount that is raised or donated over the amount set by Imperial goes to Tampa. We have learned that the most efficient way to keep the fruits of our efforts local is to donate for a specific piece of equipment or technology that the hospital needs and is not budgeted for by Imperial.

Spokane Shriners Hospital for Children is in need of an EOS 3D Orthopedic Imaging Machine. This machine provides full-body images of patients in a natural standing or seated position in both 2D and 3D, while delivering a radiation dose reported to be 9 times lower than that of computed radiation technology X-rays and 20 times lower than basic CT scans. It allows for a more informed diagnosis, surgical planning and treatment of conditions including scoliosis, degenerative spine diseases and lower limb joint conditions as well as significant advantages of holistic 3D imaging for assessing musculoskeletal alignment. The projected cost of the EOS machine is $775,000 which includes two years of maintenance. The hospital board is expected to complete the purchase and installation of the equipment by the end of 2015!!!!!

As of now and for the remainder of 2015, I am directing that all charitable funds raised by Calam Clubs, Units and Nobles shall be specifically designated to go toward the purchase of the EOS machine for the

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Calam Clarion

Calam Shriners

March 1, 2015 Volume 6, Issue 3

NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 23

Lewiston, ID 83501 Calam Shrine 855 Main Street Lewiston, Idaho 83501

EVENT OF THE MONTH!

Calam’s Divan

Visitations

Illustrious Sir George Blickenstaff-Calam Potentate 2015

Calam Shrine’s Vidalia Onion Sale 2015 Nobles and Ladies, we are happy to an-nounce that Calam Shriners is taking orders for our upcoming annual Vidalia Onion Sale. Yup, we’re going back to Vidalia’s for 2015, and this time with a spoilage clause, too!!!! Our sweet and tasty onions will arrive fresh from the fields of Vidalia County, Georgia on or around the end of the first week in May. Once again, we are selling them in 10 lb boxes for $12.00 per box. Club or Unit Presidents are asked to place the orders for your onions with the Chairman of the Onion Committee, Noble Neal Wallace @ 208-255-7923 or email him @ nealwllc@yahoo.com. Don’t miss out, start contacting your customers and get them ready to buy some of the tastiest little dumplings this side of the Mississippi. NOW, NOBLES, NOW!!!

Calam’s Schedule of Events March

Mar 5-7 - Oriental Guide School, Tampa, FL

Mar 8-10 - Assistant Rabban School, Tampa, FL

Mar 14 - Divan Visitation, Lewiston/Moscow

Mar 26 - Divan Visitation, St. Maries

Mar 27 - Divan Visitation, Sandpoint/Bonners Ferry

Mar 28 - Divan Visitation, Coeur d’Alene/Shoshone

April

Apr 11- Calam Quarterly Meeting, Lewiston

Apr 11-12 - Spokane Shriners Hospital Open House

Apr 18 - Asotin County Fair Parade, Asotin.

May

May TBD - Silver Valley ATV Fun Run

May 30 - Potentate’s Ball, Kellogg

(Potentates Page, continued)

Spokane Hospital or the Calam Travel Fund. The only exception would be if a club or unit plans a food drive for the hospital. With all of Calam working together as a team towards these goals, we will make a much greater impact in helping the Spokane Hospital achieve its needs.

At visitation we will discuss fundraising in more depth as we have some housekeeping matters to deal with in terms of protocol and Shrine Law and rules set by Impe-rial that we must comply with.

In other news, Noble Tim Helmke has been appointed as Calam’s newly created Social Media Chairman. He has been working to consolidate a couple of Facebook pages that had been under Calam’s name. We now have one official Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/calam.shrine. Clubs, units, and Nobles are free to visit and post information and photos of your activities on the new, official Calam Shrine Facebook page. Let’s share with each other what we are doing!

Calam’s website is also in the process of being redes-igned and it should be up and running soon. The website will eventually have an up-to-date calendar of Calam events, as well as links to important information such as announcements, PNSA, the Clarion, Bylaws, Shiners In-ternational, and important documents for clubs and units. Best of all, Calam will control it directly with no more monthly hosting fees or costs to update information.

I was hoping to have news for you on the ATV Fun Run in the Silver Valley by now. The sponsor, Valley Power Sports of Pinehurst, is waiting on word from their corpo-rate sponsor on the donation of the grand prize, so no date has been set yet or tickets printed. As soon as we have the information and the raffle tickets available, will be calling on all Calam Shriners to jump in and support this fantastic event that has and continues to provide so much for our Travel Fund.

Please don’t forget to plan your Vidalia onion sales! If every Noble will commit to sell at least a few boxes, this event will be hugely successful. Please get together, make your commitments, and have your orders ready to go at visitation.

I also have many tickets still available for the wonderful gift baskets Lady Sena put together to raise funds for clubs and units travel to PNSA this summer. Please con-tact me to help support this fund raiser that benefits Calam directly and buy and/or sell tickets!

A final note…the date and place of the second quarterly meeting scheduled for April 27th in Sandpoint has been changed. We will now meet in Lewiston, April 11th so that we can vote on the new Temple bylaws as required by Imperial. Details are elsewhere in this edition.of the Clarion. The Quarterly Meeting will start @ 11:00 AM so that those of us who must travel can make it back home within the light of day.

In closing, Lady Sena and I thank you for the opportunity to serve you. May God bless Calam and all Shriners, our hospitals and our kids. One team in 2015!

Yours in Faith, George George A. Blickenstaff, Potentate

The Chief’s Corner  The first order of business is an apology to the Nobility for missing the January issue of the Clarion.  Hopefully I won’t miss any future issues. For those of you who never got the word the year of 2015 had a rocky start for me. I did man‐age to attend the General meeting and was installed as your Chief Rabban.  An honor that I am proud to assume and will do my very best to fill those shoes.  

On January 5, 2015 I had a heart cath procedure done and got the great news that open heart surgery would be on Jan 14th at Sacred Heart in Spokane.  Spent about six days there and then on to the rehab hospital in Post Falls  until Jan 31st.  I am cur‐rently attending Cardiac Rehab at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’ Alene.  I am not the only Shriner patient there; Past Imperial Potentate Robert Turnipseed and Noble Wally Adams also spend a few hours per week pumping iron.  

By the time this reaches you Winter PNSA will have come and gone. These meetings are more work than play and give us some insight into what is happening in our realm as well as  time to compare notes with our counterparts and exchange some new ideas. I am glad that I was well enough to attend.  

I also plan to attend the Assistant Rabban Seminar in Tampa March 9 thru 11. My time was cut short last year by an emergency at home. This trip will be on my dime but I am sure that it will be worth the time and effort.  

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1st Prize -Seahawks Party Basket ($500 Value)

Grey Goose Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey, Crown Royal & Tito’s Handmade Vodka with all the makings for Moscow Mules

including two copper mugs and a four-pack of Ginger Beer & Lime Juice Martini Shaker and Martini Glasses. The Bartender’s Black Book. A Dozen Premium Mini’s

Card’s Against Humanity – A Party Game for Truly Horrible People Who Want to Get Their Fun On While They Get Their Drink On!

Seahawks Paraphernalia & a one of a Kind Seahawks Pandora Bracelet valued at over $250!!!

2nd Prize- Couple’s Coeur d’Alene Resort Spa Package (Over $500 Value!)

Couples Spa Gift Overnight Package for the Coeur d’Alene Resort valued at over $379!!! Dom Perignon Champagne - $125. Spa Essentials. Silver Springs Spa Fountain. Couples Get Away Kama Sutra Kit.

3rd Prize -Fourth of July Margaritaville – Family Fun Premium Basket (Over $500 Value)

Bahamas Frozen Concoction Margaritaville Maker valued at over $160!!! Tequila and Mixer.18 Piece Gourmet Grilling Kit with Case. Fourth of July Picnic Essentials – Plates, Napkins and party favors including glow sticks so

the fun can continue in to the late hours! Picnic Table Condiment Set. Festive Music, Family Games.

4th Prize- Case of Bathroom Tissue (No photo available)

(The Chief’s Corner continued)  

We have many fun events on the calendar so plan on attending as many as you can. The Asotin Parade will be the first outing for the for the little red go karts. If you are not already riding one of the Directors Staff vehicles, give me a call. We always need riders for the karts.  

I am not sure, but spring may have sprung in North Idaho. The grass is green and some flowers are peeking out. Soon it will be time to get those gardens going. A greenhouse will give you a head start. Some of you have already met Candy Stout, she is the new Lady on my arm. She is ready to help on most any Shrine activ‐ity if she is asked.  She has also been a great watchdog and nurse thru this heart thing. Give her a hello anytime you see her at a Shrine function.  

A hearty GET WELL SOON to PP Rick Davis. We need you for the parades Rick. Be sure to bring the Corvette. Potentate Blickenstaff will look great beside you.  

A personal congratulations to our new Potentate and all the new officers. Nobles, George is very approachable and is looking forward to a great year with a united Calam Shrine. Try to keep in mind that we all entered this journey thru the same door. Let’s let Peace, Harmony, and Brotherly Love as Masons guide us thru this and coming years. ONE TEAM, ONE PURPOSE is the watchword this year. Let’s make it happen for the sake of our Fraternity.  

Ted

NOTICE TO ALL NOBLES

CALAM SHRINER’S QUARTERLY MEETING

For the 2nd Quarter of 2015

WILL BE HELD ON

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015

AT 11:00 AM.

THE CALAM SHRINE CENTER

855 MAIN STREET, LEWISTON, IDAHO

NOTE — The General Meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M. We will break for a tasty catered luncheon, then finish our business.

Cost: $10.00 per Noble

2015 Dues Card Required for Entry!

NOBLES ONLY PLEASE

RSVP TO HANNAH @ 208-743-6916

We need a valid headcount!