Attention Members of Custer City Lodge #66!

  On Tuesday, 21 June 2011, in the Custer City Masonic Temple at a private event, the Lodge's 2011-2012 officers were installed.  The installing officers were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the great joys of our Craft is meeting and entertaining Visiting Brothers.  They come from all over the world.  Their visits are usually delightfully unannounced.  And wherever there is a Lodge, they have a home.  Custer City Lodge has recently has received three such sojourning Masons:

 

  Worshipful Brother Larry Van Ray was in the area for turkey hunting.  The wind was blowing too hard so he joined us at the annual Knights of Columbus/Masons Chili Supper.  He enjoyed the company and chili so much that he sat in Lodge with us at the April Stated Communication.  WBro. Larry is a member of Coteau Lodge #54 in Webster, SD and resides in Solvotna, Alaska.  He has vowed to visit again (and get that turkey)!  He may be contacted at; lvanray@acsalaska.net.

 

  Joining his college buddy, WBro. Van Ray, on the turkey hunt was Worshipful Brother Marshall Warnick.  He also partook of the company and food of the chili supper.  WBro. Marshall recently received his 50-year pin.  He is a member of Huron Lodge #26 in Huron, SD.  Originally from Leola, SD, WBro. Marshall now resides in Arvada, Colorado.

 

  Worshipful Brother A. I. Simon also asked to sit in Lodge with us.  Unfortunately, his short time in the Custer area was not during any of our Communications.  But he and his lovely lady were able to briefly meet with Most Worshipful Brother Ken Glaser at our Temple.  MWBro. Ken gave them the grand tour of the Temple and had a wonderful conversation with WBro. and Mrs. Simon.  The Simons greatly enjoy their brief Masonic contact so far from home.  WBro. Simon is a member of Junction City Lodge #548 in Junction City, TX.  He resides in Roosevelt, TX where he receives mail at PO Box #69.

Custer City Lodge #66 relishes these contacts by our Visiting Brothers and sends its fraternal greetings to their Lodges.  May our Brothers continue to follow the path to their Masonic home in Custer!

 

UPDATE:  The blood drive was a rousing success!  Miranda Andrew of UBS - Rapid City reported that this was our best drive since 2008!!  41 donors delivered 46 units of life-saving blood.  According to Miss Miranda, whatever we are doing we should keep doing it!

 

Seriously, the Custer blood drives are historically well-supported.  They reliably generate significant donations of blood.  And the donor support for these blood drives appears to be growing.  So congratulations to the donors and volunteer staff for sustaining and expanding this wonderful effort.

 

See you at the next blood drive!

Congratulations to Miss Shawna M. Gibson on her selection to receive a "Roland D. Johnson" Memorial Scholarship grant!  These sholarship grants are awarded annually to applicants from the graduating class of Custer High School who plan to attend a; public or private college, university, or technical school.  The scholarships are awarded based on; academic achievement, school and community involvement, and need.

 

A worthy scholarship recipient, Miss Gibson has excelled academically at Custer High School matching that performance with school and community leadership positions plus numerous athletic activities and awards.  These achievements have been reinforced by an instructor's letter of reference emphasizing her social acumen coupled with the potential and drive for self-improvement.  Miss Gibson has been accepted for admission to the University of South Dakota.

 

The Brethren of Custer City Lodge #66 are proud of Miss Gibson and wish her the best at USD!

Yes, it happened!  Approved at the 20 April 2010 Stated Communication, our website was officially announced and launched that very same night.  Soon thereafter this website was formally linked to the Grand Lodge of South Dakota website and the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce website.  Now the Masonic Family of Custer and visiting "family" are able to quickly locate us.

 

More than just directions, the website is designed to place critical information at the computer fingertips of our members and all organizations using the Custer City Masonic Temple.  All, for example, should find the events calendar particularly useful.

 

Working with our more traditional methods of conveying information, this website is based on the idea that our "family" needs to have the option to "pull" information at their convenience rather than have it "pushed" onto them.  So welcome to cyberspace, Custer City Masonic Family.

 

And see you online for more Masonic information!