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Greetings,

	Welcome to Western Star Lodge #26. We are a friendly group and this web site is, hopefully, designed to keep everyone informed about the activities going on around us. If you are researching Freemasonry in Minnesota, go to the Links page for some interesting resources. There are pages set aside for us to list: up-coming events, pictures of past events, links to other events, random thoughts and ideas and a way to contact us. If you have any ideas for additional pages, feel free to email to the secretary. Send anything of interest to the brethren. Attach pictures, tell stories or jokes. Schedule picnics, dinners and parties. Sorry, we are not set up for interactive blogs. This means, of course, there will be a filter to keep topics on track.
If you would like to meet us and get to know what we are like, join us for coffee on Wednesday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Informal, in the kitchen, like brothers, we just sit and talk.

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A message from the Worshipful Master...

( February 2010 )

Greetings Brothers,

With WM. Jake Loper's final act as Master, the closing of the Lodge of Sorrow for the year 2009, we look back over the last year with admiration for the good work performed by our newest Past Master. I wish to thank PM. Jake for his wisdom and guidance through the past year. "Your's will be difficult shoes to fill. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication."

I wish to thank all the brothers who came to the Installation Ceremony, with special thanks to WB. Hoyt McIntyre and WB. Bob Hahn, for without them the evening could not of happened. The appointed positions filled during the evening are as followed;

Chaplin:	Lars Anderson
Marshal:	Jake Loper
Junior Deacon:	Mike Hill
Steward:	Bob Hahn
Junior Steward:	Ray Hangge
Tyler:	Bob Dammen
LEO:	Mark Harig

Looking over the list you may have noticed that there is no Senior Deacon listed, that's because no one was willing to fill the position as of yet. May I at this time try to impress upon the member, especially the younger ones, the need of attendance and participation in regular lodge meetings, the future of our lodge is at stake. Please make the time. If it's a matter of not remembering the signs, words or procedures, we are here to help.

During the 2nd meeting of the month, we will continue to serve a dinner prior to the meeting. These dinners have been very successful. They have been priced about $5.00 and the food is great. Wives, friends and prospects are all welcome. I hope to see you there.

James Sousa, W.M.