WM Charles Marsh and the officers of Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 were installed on January 28. The installation was attended by Deputy Grand Master Rick Myers, Grand Senior Deacon Ron Stites and Grand Junior Deacon Jim Carlton.
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Installation of Officers in Broken Bow
The 2017 Installed Officers of Custer Lodge No. 148 in Broken Bow were installed by Installing Master, MWGM Dennis Rix; Installing Marshal RW Bob Moninger; Installing Secretary WB Kevin Lindly; and Installing Chaplain WB Monte Gies.
Officers of Waterloo Lodge Installed January 15
Grand Master Dennis Rix attended the installation of officers at Waterloo Lodge No. 102 in Elkhorn on January 15, 2017. M.W. Rix is shown with newly installed Worshipful Master Elliott Bottorf, PGM Phil Lorenzen, and PGM Rex Moats. The installing officers included Deputy Grand Master Rick Myers and PGM Rex Moats, as well as W.B. Don Bottorf, father of newly installed Worshipful Master Elliott Bottorf.
Newly installed officers of Waterloo Lodge No. 102.
Installing officers and W.M. Elliott Bottorf
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Lodges Holding Installations Throughout the State
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- Deputy Grand Master Rick Myers attended the installation of officers for Florence Lodge No. 281 in Omaha on January 8, 2017.
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- The Installation of W.M. Tyler Loontjer and the officers of Nebraska Lodge No. 1 on Jan 7 was attended by Deputy Grand Master Rick Myers, Grand Senior Warden Patrick Barger, Grand Orator John Fairlie and Grand Junior Deacon Jim Carlton.
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- The 2017 Officers of North Bend Lodge No. 119 were installed by M.W. PGM Ken Beebe on January, 10, 2017. Deputy Grand Mater Rick Myers served as installing Chaplain.
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- Scotts Bluff Lodge No. 201 installed officers on January 11. Pictured back row; Ames Hartung, Sr. Steward; Edward Morava, Sr. Deacon; Edwin Mayo, Sr. Warden; Kelly Sandberg,Sec/Treas.; Ralph Hillyard, Installing Master; Wilmer Hettinger, Installing Marshall. Front Row: Ron Dean, Jr. Steward; Dallas Knotts, Tyler; Richard Taedter, Jr. warden; Dave Thomas, Worshipful Master; Richard Cooper, Chaplin; Trey Lacy, Jr. Deacon. Not pictured, Kent Greenwalt, Installing Secretary.
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- DGM Rick Myers and Senior and Junior Deacons Ron Stites and Jim Carlton attended Shiloh #327 installation on Jan 14, 2017. Installing officers were PGM Ivan Vrtiska, PGM John Maxell, PGM Phil Lorenzen and W.B. Paul Rutherford.
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- The Grand Junior Deacon, WB Jim Carlton, was the Installing Master for Capitol Lodge No. 3’s January 15, 2017 installation. He is shown presenting the gavel to the 2017 Capitol Lodge Master WB John Herbolshiemer. Despite the threat of an ice storm there was a good attendance that included the Grand Senior Deacon WB Ron Stites.
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- On January 18, 2017, DGM Rick Myers, GSD Ron Stites, and GJD Jim Carlton attended the installation of officers at Albert Pike Lodge No. 333. Installing officers included MW Dean Skokan, PGM; MW John Maxell, PGM; and MW John Parsons, PGM. Installed as master was Worshipful Brother Steven Barchus.
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- DGM Rick Myers attended the installation of officers of Lincoln Lodge No. 19 on January 17, 2017. Installing Master was MW Reg Kuhn.
Grand Lodge of Nebraska Presents Aprons to New Shrine Center Potentates
Each year, the Grand Lodge of Nebraska presents aprons to the new Potentates of Tangier, Sesostris and Tehama Shrine Centers.
On Friday, January 6, Grand Master Dennis Rix, Deputy Grand Master Rick Myers, Grand Senior Warden Patrick Barger, Grand Senior Deacon Ron Stites and Grand Junior Deacon Jim Carlton presented Illustrious Sir Jim Hirl, 2017 Potentate of Tangier Shrine Center, with his Masonic apron.
On Saturday, January 7, Grand Junior Warden Bob Moninger presented Illustrious Sir Keith Will, Potentate of Sesostris Shrine Center, with his 2017 Potentate apron.
Alex Straatmann, Personal Representative of the Grand Master, presents an apron to Wayne Vian, the new Potentate of Tehama Shrine.
Grand Master Installs Officers and Presents Lodge Proficiency and 50-year pin in Ceresco
Most Worshipful Dennis Rix installed the 2017 Officers of Comet Lodge No. 229 in Ceresco on January 5, 2017. The lodge also received their proficiency certificate from the Grand Master. Comet Lodge has been fully proficiency for 64 consecutive years.
W.B. Mervyn L. Moeller of Comet Lodge No. 229 in Ceresco and Alliance Lodge No. 183 in Alliance was presented with his 50-year pin by Most Worshipful Dennis Rix on January 5, 2016. Brother Moeller was raised on December 28, 1966, and served as Worshipful Master of Comet Lodge in 2012.
