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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TEBALA TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S.

Dave Babcock, Potentate Vol. 12, No. 3, March 2012

Tebala GramTebala Gram Oasis of Rockford Desert of Illinois

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner 3/17

Tebala Shrine Temple Monthly Meeting 3/21

Stag Steak Fry for Membership 3/29

Tebala Family Easter Egg Hunt 4/1

Mini-Clinic at Tebala 3/3

Directors Staff Casino Trip 3/4

“Wheel of Meat” Drawing (see p.5) 3/9

TebalaGram deadline for submissions 3/14

Mini-Clinics

Tebala Shrine Center Saturday March 3, 2012

Noon to 3:00PM

DeKalb County Shrine Club

Saturday May 19, 2012

DeKalb County Health Dept.

Time TBA

Tebala Shrine Center

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Noon to 3:00PM

The Clinic is open to all children~Regardless of their

religion, race or creed~Up to their 18th birthday.

NO ONE TURNED AWAY!! Here is your chance to help a child!

Please note, parents or legal guardian must be present. All applicants must

have a copy of their inoculation/vaccination records. If parents are divorced, a

copy of the divorce decree is needed. In the case of adoption or guardianship,

necessary documentation is needed at the time of the clinic to process the ap-

plication. No cosmetic surgery is performed. Acute cases are accepted after

patients are stabilized; plastic surgery follows burns and cleft palate repairs.

2 Tebala Gram March 2012

T e b a l a w o r k i n g m o v i n g H e a v e n a n d E a r t h f o r t h e K i d s !

Note from the Pote...

Editorial Policy: All submissions to this issue of the TebalaGram have been included without alteration to style, grammar, or spelling in an at-tempt to preserve the creativity and integrity of the writers’ original intent. Any article or material submitted that does not meet the standard of Freemasonry or the Shrine will be stricken at the discretion of the Editor and the Divan. DISCLAIMER: Writers authoring submissions will be held accountable for accurate, inclusive, and timely info. The TebalaGram disavows assumption of any and all responsibility for inaccu-rate, missing, or late info included in sub-missions, or attributable to omitted submissions, published in this newslet-ter. Please keep submitting your arti-cles, notices, and ads, and diligent Te-balaGram staff will file them appropri-ately according to current editorial pol-

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TebalaGram EDITOR: Peter J. Holm email: [email protected]

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: All materials, notices, and articles

must be received NO LATER than the 14th of each month pre-vious to publication issue.

email: [email protected] Mail to: Tebala Shrine Temple

7910 Newburg Road Rockford, IL 61108

ADVERTISING: Contact Tebala Shrine Office 815-332-2010 or email: [email protected]

ADDRESS CHANGES: Direct to Mark Torrance, Recorder

email:torrancemark

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See a color version of the

TebalaGram linked to our website at

http://tebala.com. We solicit your

input, and are eager to assist you.

Please request clerical help from

Tebala at 815-332-2010 if needed.

The TebalaGram email address is:

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Greeting Nobles!

As February draws to an end, I find myself look-ing back and wondering where all of the time has gone!! First of all I want to thank everyone that attended Installation. Your generous con-tributions resulted in Tebala presenting the Chi-cago Hospital with a total of 23 toy trucks and $650.00! Words cannot express how proud I was when Bob Cotner, the Director of Develop-

ment for the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, called me at home to thank the Nobles of Tebala for their gift. Additionally, I want to thank Tom Brawner P.P., Robert Boyd & “Bear” Barker for rep-resenting Tebala and handling the presentation at the hospital.

The Super Bowl Party at Tebala was great fun! All of the nobles, their family & friends enjoyed fabulous food and a great game!

I want to thank everyone that attended the Valentine’s Day Din-ner. As usual Hoffman House did a great job! A special thank you goes out to Carlos Duran who traveled thru terrible weather to get to Tebala to entertain. He kept the dance floor moving by playing what seemed to be everybody’s favorite tunes.

Mark Torrance & Matt Thomann did a great job organizing and staffing our recent Fight Night. Thanks to their efforts, there were plenty of volunteers on hand and every aspect went smoothly. Thanks to all of the Nobles and their ladies for volun-teering; this event would not be possible without them!! The vol-unteers staffing the beer tubs collected over $250.00 in tips and generously donated it all to the Children’s Christmas Party Fund!

Please mark your calendars for our St. Patrick’s Day Party on March 17

th, the Membership Stag Steak Fry on March 29

th, and

the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 1st. Look for more infor-

mation on each of these events in this edition of the Tebala-Gram.

Every day each of us should be on the “look out” for men that we

feel have something to offer to our fraternity or for whom we feel

that our fraternity has something to offer!!

Yours in the Faith, Dave Babcock

Potentate

Nobles of Tebala take Notice! Chief Rabban John Milliren has accepted the challenge to go

through the 2nd Section of the Initiaton at the Spring Ceremonial with

all the new candidates if the Nobles of Tebala are willing to donate

generously to Tebala to see him participate.

Call P.P. Leon Larsen (815-494-1554) for details.

mailto:[email protected]





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P l a c e Y O U R a d v e r t i s em e n t i n t h e T e b a l a G r a m T O D A Y !

TEBALA SHRINE TEMPLE MEETING

MINUTES, FEBRUARY 15, 2012,

7910 NEWBURG ROAD, ROCKFORD, IL 61108

DAVE BABCOCK

POTENTATE

JOHN MILLIREN

CHIEF RABBAN

LOY RICE

ASSISTANT RABBAN

LARRY KEYSER

ORIENTAL GUIDE

VERNON PEARSON

TREASURER

MARK TORRANCE

RECORDER

Those present per register.

THE MEETING WAS CALLED

TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY:

DAVE BABCOCK, POTEN-

TATE

MINUTES: Motion made by Gene

Gambrel, 2nd by Martin McDaniel

to dispense with the reading of the

minutes, motion passed. Finance

committee approved payment of the

bills.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Vernon gave a brief summary of

the financials. Tom Brawner, P.P.

made a motion to accept the Treas-

urer’s report, motion 2nd by Tom

Runge, P.P., motion passed.

INVESTMENT REPORT: Motion

made by Bear Barker, 2nd by Tom

Runge, P.P. to accept investment

report as presented, motion passed.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS:

Tom Runge, P.P. made the motion

to pays the bills, Ziggy 2nd motion,

motion passed.

DEATHS, DEMITS, RESTORA-

TIONS: Starting membership 1194; restored

2; expired 5; associates 13; loss of

3; total membership 1191.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

CIRCUS – Loy Rice asked for

units to present the colors on Sat. &

Sun, also asked for volunteers to

help at the Circus, June 1st, 2nd,

3rd, show times are 12:30, 4:00 &

7:30.

HOSPITAL – Gene Gambrel re-

ported that the new Administrator is

working out well. March 3rd is the

Mini-Clinic from 12:00 – 3:00.

TEBALAGRAM – Pete Holm

thanked everyone who sent him in-

formation for the paper, and asked

for more information from the

Clubs & Units. Stated that we will

have advertising. Bruce Sumpter

said his daughter-in-law loves the

TebalaGram.

SHRINE HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL GAME – Bill Con-

don reported that the game has been

running since 1975 by Mohammed

Shrine. This year all 5 Temples

will participate. The game is July

14, Saturday with 88 players. July

11 players go to Hospital. Each

Shrine Temple must raise

$1,000.00 each. See Bill Condon

for ads that are being sold. De-

pending on where they come from,

we may get a bus to go see the

game.

ONIONS – are in the ground.

MEAT DRAWING – Chuck Sla-

ter reported that ticket sales are

brisk. On March 9th a 30 piece meat

drawing will be held at Hoffman

House at 6:00 p.m.

RECYCLING – Money for Chil-

dren’s Christmas party is doing

well due to the efforts of recycling.

ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY –

Hollie Guist, reported that July 28th

is the Shrine Night “Racing for

Kids”. Mailing out information in

March, will be similar to last year’s

event only better.

BLACKHAWK FARMS Dave

Babcock will have more informa-

tion next month.

MEMBERSHIP – Stag steak fry

on March 29th, see the TebalaGram

for more information.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business

NEW BUSINESS: Motion made

by Bill Robertson, P.P. to purchase

and sign contract with Per Mar Se-

curity, 2nd by Chuck Slater, motion

passed.

Voted on 2 new members per appli-

cations, passed. No smoking signs

will be put up so that we will be in

compliance. Taking bids for lawn

care & parking lot seal coating &

striping.

March 17th St. Pat’s Party.

Winner of next months dinner Tom

Runge, P.P.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT

8:30 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY

SUBMITTED BY:

MARK TORRANCE

RECORDER



NOBILITY BIRTHDAYS IN March

1st

Clifford

Gaunt

2nd

Gregory Lutyens

Richard Swalve

3rd

Gene R. Boyd

Bradley Sauer

4th

Walter Kevern

Floyd Setchell

5th

Hollie Guist

Henry Hakanen

Robert L. Larson

6th

James Hall

Roy Schwitz

7th

Kenneth Beck

8th

Willard Davey

Roy Kloweit

Lyle Nelson

Carlton Rittweger

9th

Gordon Early

Thomas Sand

10th

George Remour

Tom Runge, P.P.

11th

Michael Feldt

Paul Gish

John Milliren

Edward Tolson

Arthur Wilson

12th

Maurice Carlisle

Brian Chavez

Thomas Holland

Brian Hughes

13th

Richard Brubaker

James R. Norman

Roger Shoumake

14th

Patrick Clinnin

Robert Shaub

Richard Sims

15th

Jeffrey Chester

Robert Lofquist

16th

Eric Bergstrom

Glen Johnston

James Quiram

Michael Riess

Thomas Stern

17th

Willie Wenger

18th

Richard Carlson

Roy Champlin

Randy Krup

Timothy Meeker

19th

Gordon Kolm

Patrick Schumacher

Morton Silver

Vade Wehmeyer

Donald Zwiger

20th

Samuel Beiriger

Jack Brannon

Herbert Brown

21st

Craig Danekas

Jay French

Alan Larson

Cal Leiser

Harvey Pautz

Charles Ridlbauer

Robert Singer

22nd

Gene R. Johnson

23rd

John C. Buford

Ronald Reeder

Norman Uhlir

24th

Harold Hitchcock

25th

Adam Koroll

Donald Martin

26th

Craig Anderson

Joseph Klinck

Konrad Weiss

27th

Keith Damon

Allen Silver

Leonardo Townsend

28th

Billy Abell

Hy Bergsten

Dennis McKinney

Timothy Reinhard

29th

Donald Busch

Thomas E. Watson

30th

Orville Shoemaker

Keith Strong

Roland Wood

31st

Orville Bryan

John Buford

Neil Dreier

Charles Gibson

Gerald Simonds

William Thielmann

John Wheatley



Chaplain’s Call Salutation of the Dawn

Many of us have heard or read the

Salutation of the Dawn, a poem frag-ment attributed to the fifth century BCE

Vedic playwright, Mahakavi Kálidása: “Listen to the salutation of the dawn.

Look well to this day, for it is life. The very life of life! In its brief passage lie

all the realities and varieties of our ex-istence: the bliss of growth, the glory

of action, the splendor of beauty. For yesterday is but a dream and tomor-

row is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream

of happiness and every tomorrow a vi-sion of hope! Look well therefore to

this day.”

These old Sanskrit writings have no

doubt inspired countless numbers of troubled people over the centuries.

They don’t mention the fact however that for most of us there are many

days when it is awful hard to “look well to this day.”

There are for all of us many yester-

days that are not dreams of happiness and there will no doubt be tomorrows

that will not be visions of hope. These are the days when we must recall that

peculiar evening in our Masonic ca-

reers when we knelt between two great pillars, poor and penniless, nei-

ther naked nor clothed, neither bare-foot nor shod. We were asked one

very simple question—In times of diffi-culty in whom do you place your trust?

On bad days—and good days—let us remember the answer we gave and re-

joice in the knowledge that we don’t face any of our days alone.

It is at such times that we are all

blessed with the knowledge of know-ing that we can reach out to another

member of our fraternity trusting in

their integrity as well as our own while discussing the issues of the day

that are troubling us.

It is my prayer that as you read this article your life will be blessed with

great joy and happiness in this month of March. I look forward to seeing

you at the monthly business meeting at the Tebala Temple.

Your Chaplain

Rev. Les McClelland 815-222-7943

"Wheel of Meat" Drawing

Friday, March 9, 2012

6 P.M. - ????

at

HOFFMAN HOUSE RESTAURANT

SCOREBOARD LOUNGE

7550 E. STATE ST. ROCKFORD, IL

(attached to Holiday Inn)

Large selection of top quality, family sized meat package prizes,

including steaks, roasts, loins, chops, hams, turkeys, and more



~St. Patrick’s Day Party~


March 17, 2012 5:30 Cocktails 7:00 Dinner

$15.00 per person Corned Beef, Cabbage & all the trimmings

prepared by Hoffman House Raffles & Door Prizes, Green Beer, Cash Bar Available

Music by the Bel Cats! **RSVP to Denise at 815-332-2010 by March 15, 2012**

Open to the Public~Tickets available thru Tebala’s Office.

Irish Toast: “May you never forget what is worth remembering, or remember what is best forgotten.”



MONTHLY TEMPLE MEETING 7:30 PM, Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

At Tebala Shrine Center Attitude Adjustment 5:30 PM, Dinner 6:30 PM

Buffet Dinner prepared by S, H, B, G & Co. Illustrious Sir Dave Babcock invites all Nobles to attend.

Reservations are requested by Monday, March 19th, 2012 Call the Tebala Office at 815-332-2010

Hosted by: McHenry County Shrine Club, Aide In Charge: Tom Watson

Stag Steak Fry

For Membership Grill your own Steak!!

March 29, 2012-Tebala Shrine Center

Cocktails at 5:00pm, Grilling at 6:00pm

All Master Masons with a signed petition for

membership in Tebala eat FREE!!

All Top Line Signers will earn $20.00 in “Tebala

Bucks” to be used toward other Tebala Activities.

All Nobles are welcome to attend & encouraged to

bring a friend. $20.00 per person includes steak, baked beans,

potatoes, vegetables & Texas toast. **RSVP to Denise 815-332-2010 by March 26

th**

Men of Tebala Keep “Working for the Kids”

Past Potentate Tom Brawner receives his Credential Certificate to become

a new Usher at the Chicago Shriners Hospital for Children from Noble

Bear Barker, Usher/Driver.

Since 1975, the Nobles of Tebala Shrine have donated $821,413.94 to the

Chicago Shriners Hospital for Children. Truly remarkable, gentlemen!



Tebala Family

Easter Egg Hunt

April 1, 2012, 3:00pm-5:00pm Tebala Shrine Temple

Rain or Shine All Tebala Shriners’ Children and Grandchildren (age 8 &

under) are invited to join us for an Easter Egg Hunt. Chil-dren will be grouped by age with plenty of eggs for every-one! Snacks & Drinks provided. The Easter Bunny will be there for pictures! Please call Denise at 815-332-2010 to let us know your child is coming (details requested: name, age, boy or girl, parent or guardian’s name and phone number). Thanks! See you there!



LOVES PARK SHRINE CLUB NEWS…(and random thoughts)

A big HELLO to everybody all the way from Pompano Beach, Florida. Noble Hy Bergsten mailed his 2012 dues along with the above greet-ing. He occasionally thinks about the Club and all the fun he is miss-ing. If he shows up for a meeting in the future he’ll have the Honor of travelling the farthest distance. Thanks for your support Hy. Parade invitations are starting to trickle in. The first one received was for the Pecatonica Memorial Day Parade. Last month I told you about the Club’s Secretary and his attempt to build a ship. Unfortunately I do not have an update on the status or progress to date. Stay tuned. I attended a Stated Meeting at Rockford Lodge 102 recently. Brother Jack Sherman received a Fifty Year Pin. Also in attendance were Noble Don Aiello and Noble Joe Fleming (both Past Masters). Noble Joe was one of the original Shakers & Movers of the Loves Park Shrine Club. He was involved in the design, development, manu-facture and completion of our pa-rade CAROUSEL. The Merry-Go-Round Carousel was put in service about 1960. This year will about the 52nd year and still going. Your officers await your input as to what type of activities you would like to participate in this year. If you haven’t mailed your 2012 dues ($10.15) yet, the address is at the end of the column. Something for Everyone TIME: Brain Teaser Time: What letter should logically re-place the _____in the following sequence? D H L P T _____ Keep reading for the answer.

Miscellaneous: 1. Author Ernest Hemingway re-vised the last page to A FAREWELL TO ARMS 39 times. 2. Do you recall why Clark Kent (alias Superman) was rejected for military service during WWII: He failed the eye test portion of the Army physical. Because of his X-ray vision, he inadvertently read an eye chart in another room. 3. One hundred and fifty knights could be seated at King Arthur’s Round Table. 4. The most widely eaten fish in the world is the herring. 5. Vitamin A is the only essential vitamin not found in the white po-tato. Ponderings: It’s interesting that most women’s magazines fill half the pages with recipes and the other half with ways to diet. Experience is one thing you can’t get on the installment plan. Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sin-cerity, and hardiness-the virtues that made America. The average life span of a major league baseball is seven pitches. If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Few things have a shorter life span than a clean garage. Some people walk in the rain, oth-ers just get wet. Who Said That? “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jor-dan “The most important

trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.” Henry Boyle “Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed be-cause they are determined to.” Unknown “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” John Wooden “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou “I always view problems as oppor-tunities in work clothes.” Henry Kaiser ”There is always room at the top,” Daniel Webster “To escape criticism – do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” Elbert Hubbard “Character is not made in a crisis – it is only exhibited.” Robert Freeman Brain Teaser Answer: The missing letter is X. The letter sequence represents the 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 20th, and 24th letters of the alphabet. RECENT T-SHIRT SIGHTINGS; B Y O B (Bass Pro Shop Catalog---Bring Your Own Bait) VETUSTIOR HUMO (Latin for “older than dirt”)

Relish Today Ketchup Tomorrow

Old Age Comes at an inconvenient time

DOUBLE NEGATIVES ARE A NO – NO NEVER ARGUE

WITH A WOMAN they know lots of words

Kids & Grandkids Time: Q. Why wouldn’t the oyster give

anyone its pearl? A. It was just being shellfish!



Q. What do you call “man’s best friend” during the summer? A. A hotdog! Q. Why did the man sit on his clock? A. Because he wanted to be on time. Q. What’s the one place in your house a skeleton

won’t go? A. The LIVING room!

Q. What kind of phones do turtles use? A. Shell-ular! Laugh a little time: Leon: How come you’re only wearing one glove? Did you lose one? Bruce: No, I found one. Tom and Bruce go hunting in the woods and get lost. Tom remembers that the International SOS signal in this situation is to fire three shots in the air. Bruce fires three shots and they wait, but no one comes. Tom fires three shots, again they wait, but no one comes. It starts to snow heavily and the sun is fast dropping below the horizon. “Well, this is it,” says Bruce. “If this doesn’t work we’re done for. We only have three arrows left.” It’s almost time to duck out but first a reminder---Please forward your ideas, comments, questions, complaints, atta boys, suggestions or whatever to President PP Leon Larsen at 1-815-633-7437(home)or 1-815-494-1554 (mobile): Vice President PP Tom Runge at 1-815-389-8622 (home) 1-815-222-6566 (mobile); Secretary Gene Snyder at 1-779-475-0222 (home) or 1-815-520-4997(mobile) or Treasurer Jim Hall at 1-815-633-1784. The mailing address remains

Loves Park Shrine Club, P.O. Box 2411, Loves Park, IL 61132-0411. Now it’s time to duck out!

Jim Hall, Scribe

The last meeting at the Shrine Hospital in Chi-

cago was on February 28, 2012.

We had a dog and pony show for the hospital on

February 23 and will be doing it again on March 15.

Players for the Illinois High School Shrine foot-

ball game have been chosen. There will be 44 play-

ers on each team and they will travel to the Chicago

unit on Wednesday, July 11 and there they will be

ushered thru the facilities. These players have been

chosen by the Illinois High School Association and

have worked with the Mohammad Shrine Center in

Peoria for the last 35 years. We will be looking for

sponsors for the football game program to be

printed. We are also looking for hospital patients

to be brought to the football game. We are always

looking for donations. Truly, the Shrine Hospitals

are the best kept secret. Please think about the hospi-

tals as you are preparing your wills.

Bill Condon, Donor Representative.

Contact Dean White, Secretary, at 815-233-0513

Register Candidates Early-Contact Consistory Office Members-Renew Your Interest & Join us for Fellowship.

Valley of Freeport

Scottish Rite Spring Reunion Friday, April 13th & Saturday April 14th

Friday Registration

4:15-5:15 PM

4° 5:30 PM

Dinner 6:15 PM

14° 7:00 PM

Saturday Registration

8:00 AM

15° 9:00 AM

17° 11:00 AM

Lunch 12:30 PM

Class Exercises

& Introductions 1:15 PM

19° 1:30 PM

31° 3:00 PM

32° 4:00 PM



Dear Brother Nobles,

Spring is on its way and the Pyramid Club

says welcome. Please keep Wednesday,

May 2nd

open on your calendars as The

Pyramid Club is going to open its doors

for an Open House. The invitation is open

to all of Tebala’s Nobles. So stop in to

have some Hors d’oeuvres and

“Refreshments”. We will be taking the

time to explain what Tebala’s Pyramid

Club is all about and enjoy the evening.

More information will follow in next

month’s Tebalagram. You may also call

for information – Dick Carlson (815) 397-

0574 or Hollie Guist (815) 631-3695,

email: [email protected]).

11:00 AM Registration NOON Lunch 1:00 PM 1st & 3rd Sections 3:00 PM 2nd Section 5:00 PM Social Hour 6:00 PM Dinner $20.00 Per Person 7:00 PM Fezzing Ceremony with “The Badge of a Shriner”

Spouses Schedule Luncheon at Lino’s

5611 East State St., Rockford, IL 61108

11:30 AM Social Hour 12:30 PM Lunch $16.00 Per Person 1:15-3:00 PM Program 5:00 PM Rejoin Spouses for Social Hour 6:00 PM Dinner

Tebala Shrine Spring Ceremonial April 21, 2012

2012 TEBALA MEAT DRAWING TO BE HELD APRIL 21, 2012, AT TEBALA SHRINE CENTER

7910 Newburg Road, Rockford, IL (815-332-2010)

MEAT FURNISHED (in form of In-Store credit)

BY EICKMAN'S PROCESSING CO.

3226 S. Pecatonica Road, Seward, IL (eickmans.com)

IST PRIZE: $400.00 IN-STORE CREDIT AND CHEST FREEZER 7 cubic foot PROVIDED BY AL GRACE APPLIANCES & TV

811 W. Riverside Boulevard., Rockford, IL (algrace.com)

2ND PRIZE: $200.00 IN-STORE CREDIT

3RD PRIZE: $100.00 IN-STORE CREDIT WINNER NEED NOT BE PRESENT

TICKETS ARE $5.00 EACH OR 5 FOR $20.00




2012 Imperial Session

Charlotte, North Carolina

June 29th thru July 5th, 2012

If interested in attending

Please RSVP to Denise

(815-332-2010)

so that we can reserve an appro-

priate number of rooms.

LOST IN THE DESERT Bauer, James S.

Donaldson, Robert W. Eddy, Lyle S.

Jackson, Elmer C. Johnson, William N. Kevern, Kenneth J.

Leber, David A. Lucas, Michael R.

Reinhard, Timothy L. Smith, Stewart M.

2012 Pote’s Trip Join Potentate Dave Babcock and his Lady Laura as they

travel on Amtrak’s “The City of New Orleans” from Chicago’s Union Station to “The Big Easy”. We will stay at

the beautiful Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, located in the

French Quarter, just a half block off Bourbon St. Addition-ally, we will be treated to a guided tour of the New Orleans

Saints Training Facility. Your trip includes round trip deluxe motorcoach transportation to & from Tebala to Chicago’s Union Station, round trip transporta-tion on “The City of New Orleans,” 3 nights accommodations at the 4 star rated Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel inc. baggage handling,

and 3 full American breakfast buffets, inc. gratuity. Enjoy the New Orleans Wine & Food Festival, you will also have unlimited use of the RTA busses and streetcars for self-guided tours of the city. Additionally, shuttle transportation to & from the hotel at arrival & departure plus transportation to & from Metairie, La for the Saints Training Facility Tour is included. Depart May 22nd at 2:30pm

from Tebala & return at approx. noon on Sunday May 27th. All this for only $650.00 per person double occupancy.

For more information call: Tom Watson 815-494-2545

Dave Babcock 815-979-7528 ~Sleeper cars available for additional cost~



THE CIRCUS IS COMING!

That’s right, the time is near for the 61st TEBALA SHRINE CIRCUS. When you read this, there will

only be about 90 days till the Circus begins. As you are all aware, the Circus is one the largest fund raisers

that Tebala has, and this is the way that we fund our operation. Your help is needed in making this Circus

(*fund raiser) a success, both in the purchase of the Circus ticket vouchers, and also in helping out at the cir-

cus. There are many jobs and very few that you cannot do regardless of age. We will find something that will

fit you, so come out and give us a hand. The circus is once again indoors, so you do not have to worry about

the rain, cold or heat.

This year everyone that pays for the vouchers as a CIRCUS GRAN-DADDY OR CIRCUS DADDY will

receive a pin that they can proudly wear, and also will be listed in the program as a supporter. After the cir-

cus, and sometime during the summer, there will be a party for all the Circus Gran-Daddy’s and Circus

Daddy’s in appreciation of all your help, thank you in advance for your help.

Many of you have circus shirts from the past years, put them on and get out, and when you are asked

about the Circus, tell people it is on June 1, 2, & 3, 2012, the 1st weekend in June at the Indoor Sports Center.

So, remember, don’t tell anyone about the Circus (TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THE CIRCUS).

Yours in the Faith,

Loy Rice, Circus Chairman

Daughters of the Nile

Alabet Temple

Supreme Appointments (L to R):

P.Q. Doris Mclendon, Supreme Escort

to Canadian Flag

P.Q. Jacqueline Anderson, Supreme Temple

Ambassador Central Area

Queen Julienne McDaniel

P.Q. Jane Whitaker, on Supreme Temple’s

Action Team & Foundation Fund

P.Q. Marjorie Anderson, Supreme Escort

to American Flag

P.Q. Judy Bowers, Supreme Temple

Daughters of the Nile Foundation

Charitable Giving Committee

New Princesses

Initiated on February 19

during the afternoon

Ceremonial (L to R):

Anna T. Johnson

Queen Julienne McDaniel

Madelyn Nelson

Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 64 Rockford, IL

Blackhawk Farms Weekend Dave Babcock 815-335-2498 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 16-17, 2012 Circus Loy Rice 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-979-7528 June 1-3, 2012 Corn Boil Director’s Staff Divan Aides Greg Stanbury 815-964-3869 August 15, 2012 Tebala Family Picnic DeKalb County S.C. Divan All Aides August 26, 2012 “Karnival of Karnage” Mark Torrance 815-871-6226 Matt Thomann 815-310-0310 Rick Jenks 815-985-4302 October 5-6, 12-14, 19-21, & 26-28, 2012 Vidalia Onions Paul Thorne 630-365-6217 Bill Fisher, P.P. 815-519-6240 Arabic Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-218-3623

Chanters Ronald Pauly 815-398-4548 Director’s Staff Tom Runge, P.P. 815-222-6566 Guards Peter J. Holm 815-389-1246

Honda Patrol Charles E. Beard 815-734-4887

Horse Patrol Bill Heflin 815-234-2249 Klowns Dan Hartman 815-946-2000 Meeting first Tuesday at Temple,7:30p.m. Upcoming events Parade Season Marshal Aides Larry Whitsel 815-332-5760 Mini-Bikes Arthur Swanson 815-547-1064 Meeting first Thursday of the month at Zamador Club, Richmond, IL, 7:00 p.m. Motor Patrol Mike Hoeth 847-223-1824 Parade Staff Ron Lanquist 815-397-0656

Ritualistic Divan Donald Kimes, P.P. 815-335-2413 Air Squadron Bill Moses 815-547-9970 Meeting fourth Wednesday of each month; call for location. Batavia Shrine Club Bob Armstrong 815-459-3898 Big Wheels Bill Owens, Jr. 847-699-7101 [email protected] Blue Haze Choppers Joe Blanchard 815-985-4791 DeKalb County Shrine Club Chuck Slater 847-774-7400

Dixon Shrine Club John Red 815-288-0250 Dressers Walter Lockhart 630-892-2251 Meeting fourth Tuesday at Temple at 7:30p.m. Freeport Shrine Club Dennis Meyers 815-541-1784 Freeport T-Ten Parade Club Dean White 815-623-3434 Office: 815-235-6136 Jo-Carroll Shrine Club Walt Steffes 815-947-3624 Cell: 815-238-0725 Meeting second Wednesday of the month; call for location. Legion of Honor Glenn Klebsdel 815-389-2426 Loves Park Shrine Club Leon Larsen 815-633-7434 Cell: 815-494-1554 Meeting third Tuesday, April—November McHenry County Shrine Club Roland Wood 815-385-9172 Mendota Shrine Club Vade Wadmeyer 815-866-6177 Ogle County Shrine Club Hollie Guist 815-631-3695 Past Masters Jim Allen 815-231-2555 Speaker’s Bureau J. Anthony Kerby 815-968-3771


7910 Newburg Road

Rockford, IL 61108

(815) 332-2010

Attention,

Nobles! Join the fun and get involved.

Make a call today!

2012 TEBALA OFFICERS Potentate: Dave Babcock email: [email protected]

or [email protected] Home: 815-335-2498 Cell: 815-979-7528 Chief Rabban: John Milliren email: [email protected]

or [email protected] Home: 815-874-5922 Cell: 815-703-6803 Assistant Rabban: Loy Rice email: [email protected] Home: 815-633-4673 Cell: 815-494-8667 High Priest & Prophet: Larry Keyser email: [email protected] Home: 815-544-7733 Oriental Guide: Robert R. Boyd email: mastermason332 @aol.com Cell: 815-262-2737 Treasurer: Vernon Pearson email: vpears87@yahoo,com Cell: 815-543-9618 Recorder: Mark Torrance email: torrancemark @yahoo.com Cell: 815-871-6226 Tebala Shrine Office: 7910 Newburg Road Rockford, IL 61108

Office Hours: 8 AM – 4 PM M-F

815-332-2010 815-332-5923 Fax





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