Upland-Mt. Baldy Lodge No. 419, F. & A.M. 611 N. 3rd Ave., Upland, CA 91786 (909) 276-7072 Lodge419.freemason.org Trestleboard March 2017 Serving the Community of Upland Since July 22, 1910
From the East Dear Lodge Family and Friends, As many of you know, I swore that I would never be Master of a lodge again! After being the master of another lodge for four years the idea held no attraction. Then, I began getting involved with the brethren at our lodge and found a degree of fellowship existing there that I hadn t previously experienced. This lodge feels as much like a family as it does a lodge. The moment you enter our lodge you are welcomed and made to feel appreciated. I am honored that you have elected me as your Master and I think this has the potential to be my most memorable term. Wor. Gene, it has been an absolute pleasure being your Warden this last year. We have developed a very close friendship and I m very pleased that you will be sharing the East with me as my Chaplain and as un-official Ass t Secretary. You are going to be a hard act to follow. Wor. Gene is also going to be our Officer s Coach and we need to give him all the support we can in his new job. We have a complete line of very eager young officers and, what is most exciting is that only Wor. Mark and I are Past Masters. Bro s. Jales, Ned and Rudy are going through for the first time and bring new ideas and visions for the future of our lodge. I m convinced that we need to concentrate in bringing our newer members into leadership roles and attracting the next generation into the fraternity. My two major goals for this year are to get our lodge website modernized, and active and to develop a Five Year Plan for the future. Fortunately, we have two young men who are very qualified and eager to take on the web-site project. We are also working on our five year plan. That committee is being run by the Wardens and all lodge members are highly encouraged to add whatever ideas they may have. They have already held their first two meetings and are well on their way to structuring they plan. What Nancy and I enjoy the most about Upland-Mt. Baldy Lodge is the family feeling we get whenever we are around the lodge and I intend to continue that tradition. We have two great youth groups and our Star Chapter who support everything our lodge does. We will continue to support those organizations as we always have. We will also be doing at least two degrees in March. On the 9th we will do a 2nd degree for brother Mealad Saadeh, and on the 16th we will initiate David Andrew into our Lodge. David is the son of our Sr. Steward, so please plan to attend and show both these brothers the kind of support that our lodge is capable of. Fraternally yours, Rick Geyer, PM Master
From the Jr. Past Master Dear Brothers, Lodge Family and Friends, Well, I am now the Jr. Past Master having completed my year as Master of the Lodge. This is a culmination of three years in the Line which began in 2014 when I was installed as Jr. Warden. Throughout the years, my greatest satisfaction in being an Officer has been in introducing men to the high ideals of Masonry as portrayed in each of the Degrees. There is no greater privilege in Masonry than to extend the right hand of fellowship and welcome to the newly Initiated, Passed and Raised Brother Mason. Of all the many aspects of the Degree work we do, the part I will miss most is giving the Master s Charge in the Third Degree. So many times I have looked into the eyes of the newly Raised Brother there to see the hope, the pride and the conviction in his countenance that says becoming a Master Mason is truly the highest honor a man could ever hope to receive in this world. A bond takes place in this most sacred of moments that lasts a lifetime. As I leave the Master s Chair, I salute all the men who became Masons while I was in the Officers Line. You are the reason I was willing to accept the responsibility of Lodge leadership. I trust you will continue your honorable journey and that you will not stray from your noble calling. Always be ready and willing to stretch forth your helping hand wherever it is needed, especially to your Brothers in Masonry. Fraternally yours, Gene R. Wallace, PM
Sunshine Assembly #260 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Worthy Advisor: Miss Jillianne Reese Mother Advisor: Mrs. Rhonda Bryan (909) 391-2868 Sunshine Assembly's installation was held on Tuesday, February 14th and Jillianne Reese was installed as our new Worthy Advisor. She is looking forward to an exciting term that includes attending Grand Assembly from April 8th - 11th in Fresno. We have changed the date of our first meeting in March to Sunday, March 5th, at 2:00 pm to perform a Majority Ceremony for Molly Gapper. Our district is holding our annual Ritual Competition at the Upland Lodge on March 11th. Sunshine and Citrus Rainbow girls are participating in the Bow Ritual Team competition as well as the individual events, so we are hoping to win in our categories and compete at Grand Assembly in April. Our 2nd meeting in March will be on Tuesday, March 28th, at 7:00 pm. We would love to see you at our upcoming meetings and activities! Girls, between the ages of 11 to 20, interested in Rainbow, please contact Mrs. Bryan for more information. Claremont Bethel #301 International Order of Job s Daughters Meetings: 2nd Saturday and 4th Tuesday at Honored Queen: Bethel Guardian: Mrs. Patricia Cass (909) 720-7717 To start things off, we will be attending the Supreme 1st Messenger's Reception in Redlands on Saturday March 4 at 7pm. Her name is Charlotte Keel and she is a Past Grand Guardian for the state of California and a Past Honored Queen from Redlands. On Satuday March 11, we will be having an in-robe meeting at 10am. We will be meeting beforehand for breakfast, since it was such a huge hit last month. At this meeting, we will be honoring our founder, Mrs. Ethel T. Weedmick, since it is her birthday month. On Saturday March 25, we will be having a Plant/Yard Sale at the Claremont Masonic Lodge. And finally, on Tuesday March 28, we will be having a business meeting at 7pm. Girls, ages 10 to 20, interested in Job s Daughters, please contact Mrs. Cass for more information.
February & March 3rd Degree Anniversaries Name Date Years Norm Balders, PM 16th 34 George Rosich, PM 17th 62 Ronald Dudeck, PM 20th 48 Ray Garratt 20th 42 Karl Cox 21st 32 Robert Schauer 23rd 33 Bob Fox, PM 24th 30 Spencer Shelton 24th 6 Jeff Field 27th 22 Dustin Bainbridge 6th 13 Bryan Ley 6th 13 Michael Wells 8th 10 Chris Cagley 9th 28 John Boggio 10th 1 John Yandell 11th 47 Danial Stimel 11th 7 Ron Mealhow, PM 23rd 50 Larry Rudder 23rd 45 Al Castillo 24th 34 Henry Norman 25th 31 Alan Bash 25th 19 Jevon Whetter 27th 14 John Hollinger, PM 28th 61 Danny Derrick 28th 43 David Price 29th 16 Garrett Lacroix 30th 6 Juan Diego Perez 31st 6 Rudy Zuniga 31st 1 Over 754 years of Masonry CONGRATULATIONS February & March Birthdays Dennis Houser... 2/3 Al Barilla... 2/3 Bill Bornemann... 2/8 Rick Lara... 2/10 Rick Mc Coy... 2/12 Frederick Puffer... 2/14 Bobby Clements, PM... 2/14 Daniel Dunlap... 2/17 Jim Secord, PM... 2/18 Rick Andrew... 2/19 Eric Mc Elwain... 2/19 Joseph Herberger... 2/20 Ken Miller, PM... 2/22 Ernst Tilus... 2/26 Donald Sorsabal... 3/3 Joe Daugherty... 3/4 Tony Beyenhof, PM... 3/4 Jacque Lacroix... 3/4 Joseph Miluso... 3/8 Dustin Bainbridge... 3/11 Dan McAllister... 3/13 George Rosich, PM... 3/17 Bud Ringeisen... 3/18 Ted Baker... 3/18 Rodney Thomas... 3/21 Clarence Smith... 3/25 Paul Parra... 3/27
Upland-Mt. Baldy Lodge, #419 Upland, CA 91786 (909) 276-7072 March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Coffee Klatch Every Monday @ 8 AM Lodge Dining Room All Degrees are subject to Election and/or Proficiency 1 Building Assoc. Meeting 2 6:30 p.m. Family Dinner Stated Meeting 3 4 8 AM to Noon Work Party 5 2:00 p.m. Sunshine Assembly Majority Ceremony 6 Foothill Chapter Meeting 7 8 2nd Degree Practice 9 2nd Degree for Brother Mealad Saadeh 10 11 10:00 a.m. Claremont Job s Meeting 12 13 Upland Chapter Meeting 14 15 1st Degree Practice 16 1st Degree for Mr. David Andrew 17 18 19 20 Foothill Chapter Meeting Trestleboard Deadline 21 22 Degree Practice and Coaching 23 District Officer s Meeting @ Upland 24 25 26 27 28 Sunshine Assembly Mtg Claremont Job s Meeting 29 30 Lodge Night 31 Deadline for April 2017 Trestleboard Article Submission March 15, 2017
2017 Lodge Officers Master Rick Geyer, P.M. (909) 920-1054 sandman23439@aol.com Jr. Past Master Gene Wallace, P.M. (626) 622-7737 Wallace.Gene48@gmail.com Sr. Warden Mark McClellan, P.M. (909) 912-4483 markm@jameslitho.com Jr. Warden Jales De Mello (909) 510-2663 jalesmello1@gmail.com Treasurer Karl Cox (909) 987-5495 karlcox8095@gmail.com Secretary Tony Beyenhof, P.M. (909) 730-2646 tbeyenhof@gmail.com Chaplain & Gene Wallace, P.M. (626) 622-7737 Officer s Coach Wallace.Gene48@gmail.com Sr. Deacon Ned Reber (909) 587-8684 senseined@gmail.com Jr. Deacon Rudy Zuniga (909) 244-8910 Kstmmade@yahoo.com Marshal Art Avila (626) 731-2430 avilas.6@hotmail.com Sr. Steward Rick Andrew (909) 268-3025 rickandrew@verizon.net Jr. Steward George Winters, II (909) 213-3192 gwintersii@gmail.com Organist Bob Fox, P.M. (909) 477-1830 cyberbobfx@aol.com Tiler Ryan Haddox (909) 981-1970 rhaddox@gmail.com Inspector Herb Pompey, P.M. (909) 981-1715 806th District hpompey@earthlink.net Upland Masonic Building Association 2017 Officers President Mike Bryan 2018 Vise-President Jon Baker, P.M. 2019 Treasurer Ned Reber 2018 Secretary Gene Wallace, P.M. 2019 Member Art Avila 2017 Member Dan McAllister 2017 Member Jales DeMello 2017 Member Bob Fox, PM 2018 Member Rudy Zuniga 2019 Member Rick Geyer, P.M. Ex-Officio Member Mark McClellan, P.M. Ex-Officio
Upland Chapter #346 Order of the Eastern Star Meetings: 2nd Monday at Worthy Matron: Rhonda Bryan (909) 391-2868 Worthy Patron: Michael Bryan (909) 391-2868 Secretary: Corinne Lacroix (909) 980-1827 Upland Chapter's next meeting on March 13th is "Lucky Charms" and it is our Official Visit of our Deputy Grand Matron, Stacy Beyenhof. We will be celebrating the Celtic traditions that have brought so much laughter and joy to our lives. Our Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron Special Project this year is to provide needed items to local food banks, so our Chapter members are collecting food items that will be donated to the Foothill Family Shelter located in Upland. We recently donated two grocery bags of food and a case of soup to the Shelter and we will be collecting food items, paper goods, diapers (size 4), baby wipes, mops and brooms for our next delivery. Upland Chapter also belongs to the Orange Belt Association and we are currently selling tickets for our annual luncheon on April 1st that will be held at the Benedict Castle in Riverside. Rhonda and Michael Bryan Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron Foothill Chapter Order of DeMolay Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays at Master Councilor: Mr. Tyler Haldeman Chapter Dad: Mr. Jesus Martinez (909) 697-8594 The Chapter will be hosting a Lock In movie and game night on Friday the 10th. Members are encouraged to bring potential members to this all night event. The Jurisdiction Membership class will be held on March 18th at the Pasadena Scottish Rite. Initialtory Degree at 11 am and the DeMolay degree will be at 1:30 pm. The Jurisdiction has an all star cast of ritualists lined up for these impressive degrees. Come visit us at our meetings. We always appreciate visitors.
Building Association The agenda for the next building board meeting is to review all the projects and maintenance issues for the coming year. Worshipful Tony Beyenhof is the person to talk to about our internet and telephone system and is looking for help this year with some upgrades. Worshpful Jon Baker is coordinating the windows project and is looking for brothers with a little time on their hands and any scaffolding resources that are available. There are lots of little touch-ups and minor repairs that need attention on the regularly scheduled work party days which are held on the Saturday after the lodge meeting. The next work party is on Saturday, March 4th, with donuts and coffee at 8:00 am and work beginning at 9:00 am. Michael Bryan, President Upland Masonic Building Association From the Secretary Now that 2017 has gotten off to a great start, I d like to ask all of the Brothers to take a look at your dues receipt and make sure it is current, valid through December 31, 2017. While most Brothers have paid their dues, there is about 1/3 of the members that still need to pay. Dues for 2017 are $154. Please make your payment as soon as possible to keep your membership in good standing. Communicating with the Lodge To say that the telephone system at the Lodge is in need of assistance would be an understatement. For faster replies, please use this new phone number: (909) 276-7072. Messages left at this number will be emailed directly to the Lodge email address. Also, to provide more secure handling of all incoming mail to the Lodge, please direct all mail and dues payments to the folllowing: Upland-Mt. Baldy Lodge #419 P.O. Box 1932, Upland, CA 91785-1932
Recent Degrees Jan 12th 1st Degree Brother Terry Chavez March 9th 2nd Degree Brother Mealad Seedah
PROCLAMATION YOUTH ORDERS MONTH Celebrating 300 Years of Freemasonry This year, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California reflects on the theme 300 Years of Freemasonry: 1717-2017. As we examine our commitment to the guiding principles of Masonry throughout the past three centuries, so must we measure today s commitment to its causes and consider how our actions and intentions will resonate far beyond our time on earth. DeMolay International, Job s Daughters International, and the International Order of Rainbow for Girls are built on the same fraternal values that frame our own lives. Just as Freemasonry inspires each of us to share knowledge and improve society, the three Masonic youth orders guide our young men and women building leadership skills and confidence; instilling respect, integrity, and compassion. One of the priority areas defined in our 2020 Fraternity Plan is making a positive impact in society. What better way to make a lasting positive contribution to the world than by lifting up the young people who have already turned to our fraternity and its values for guidance? It is imperative that we continue to support each young man and woman who finds a place within the family of Freemasonry. They are the future of our fraternity, and the leaders of tomorrow. Imagine what they may achieve over the next 100 years with our support today! I therefore proclaim the month of March 2017 to be Youth Orders Month in California. I direct that this proclamation be read by the master at the March stated meeting and included in the lodge Trestleboard. During the month of March, I urge every lodge to plan a special meeting or program to demonstrate their support of Masonic youth. Dated this 24th day of February, 2017.