The Maskat Shrine Golf Tournament was May 3rd and it was a success as usual. Good crowd, good weather, good food, and a good time had by all. Gordy and Ed Hall put on a great tournament with good prizes for all. The rain held back until after we finished and was heading home. As reported we raised $5,324.00 after all expenses. Everyone walked away with something. Good Job to all !!
The next day we went to “Bing’s at the River” for a Picnic and 4-wheelin to the River. Joey had a Path cut from picnic area to the river. There was several 4-wheelers there to trek around the grounds. Still a little wet but we went down to get muddy. Joey brought his cooker and treated all to Hot Dogs and Hamburgers and chips. If you missed this, you simply missed a very good time. I have heard this will happen again next year so do your self a favor and don’t miss it twice.
On April 6th we had a Texas High Tea at the Temple. Jerry and Bev Sloan supplied the dishes again, set tables, and decorated the ballroom (see Wildcat for Pictures). It was a full function again and finished raising the money for cleaning the tank / pond at the Hatton Road land. Good Job again to all that helped and those that attended. It was a success also.
April 13th Potentate Hammack had a Past Potentate’s dinner at the Temple. It was open to all Nobles and guests as well. We had 90 total people attending. I thought this was a good idea and went very well as proved by the number of people attending. There was was also patient ambassadors there to speak. Again if you missed this you missed a real tug at the heart story from them. If you get this chance again I would urge you not to miss it. Good idea from our Potentate and his Lady.
TSA is coming quick. If you haven’t please make plans to go. The Temple is paying 1/2 of the Noble registration this year. We would like to make a good showing.
Last item is the Oil Bowl. Yoshi is on point, calls are coming in, and Sherry is securing meals. Life looks good so far. We need to secure the ads for the Program and get them to Billy and Bev for a timely printing. We will be back at Memorial Stadium this year. Nobles please purchase your tickets and wear the Fez in the stands for exposure. Last big special event of the year. Let’s put on a good show but we are in need of help. If you have some time please call Cathy at the office. We have time frames and slots for anyone that can help us with this huge special event.
Thanks,
Calvin Carlton PP, Recorder
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Let’s start with the Easter Egg Hunt last March 30th. It again was a great success. The Clowns put out 2,000 eggs and they were all gathered in roughly 4 1/2 minutes. The food was good as well as the fellowship. Big thanks to all Nobles involved. One of my favorite events of the year.
Now how about that High Tea event. We had just over 120 paid guests, the food was out of the world (again), and we kept the guests full of the Pink Punch and all was good in the world. Jerry gathered up lots of help so we need to send a big thank you to all involved. Jerry and Bev cleared $1,863.79 to finish the tank on the land. Good job Bev and your asst. Jerry.
An item came up in our Unit Council meeting and needs to pass along. If anyone needs to address the Nobility in our Stated Meeting, we ask that you come to Unit Council Meeting so that we may get it on the agenda giving you ample time to address what is needed. THANKS.
There is a Provost Guard Fun Shoot on April 27. It’s an open event so invite your friends and family. $20 reg. fee for each shooter. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs provided. First bullet down range at 9am. Come out and have some fun in a family friendly event.
There is a Past Potentate Dinner that has three patient Ambassadors speaking. It will be over by the time this comes out but I am hoping for a good turnout. Good idea Bill and Kathy, best of luck. More on this event outcome next month.
The Shrine Golf Tournament is May 3rd. We have room for a few more teams, call Cathy in the office if interested. We again will need some help from the non-golfers to pull this event off. It is a very good fundraiser for the Temple. AND it’s a lot of fun. Let’s get behind this one again!!
Bing’s Picnic (ask Joey) is May 4th at his land on the Red River. Bring out your 4-wheelers and ATV’s and sling some mud. No guns and don’t chase the cows. Everything else is pretty much a go. This will be a fun event for just us. Any questions ask Joey.
Last item, TSA is in San Angelo. Hope to have a good showing. The Temple is paying 1/2 of your registration fee. You will need to make your own room reservations. They put on a good Divan MidWinter in February with good food and lots of fun. No big city to drive thru to get there. Big plus.
Oil Bowl is coming soon and we are needing help on this Big Event. Call Cathy or Yoshi!!
Fraternally,
PP Calvin Carlton, Recorder
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Just finished our Stated Meeting last night and have a lot of things to cover.
First was a very successful Potentate’s Ball 3/2/24. There were lots of guests from other Temples, family of the Potentate, and Nobles from Maskat. The food was very impressive and covered every taste profile you could imagine. The band was good but our own In House “Dictations” stole the show. Out of retirement after 10 years. You guys made the night. If you didn’t make it you missed a great time. Thanks!!!
Our Super Bowl Party was 2/11/24 and was a fun time. Tons of food, with some Griffin brisket. Lots of Boards and door prizes. Oh yea it was a good game as well. Thanks Mat Spradlin for getting this put together and even more all the Nobles and their
ladies for actually making this happen as we were at Divan Midwinter. GOOD TIME.
Need to say just a little abour our OG Trip. We loaded the bus with wheels up at 4pm (remember Chip). Good hospital tour, two days of golf, some Hooters chicken wings, the annual donation to the casino, and a lot of fellowship. Again if you missed this you missed a Great Time. Mark Patterson showed us how to play the slot machines!!
Upcoming events – our Easter Egg Hunt is upcoming March 30th at the Shrine Land on Hatton Road. Hamburgers and Dogs with chips at noon, then we will turn the kiddos loose on the eggs. This is a fun event for all and open to all your family and friends. Lets invite some folks and show them all a good time.
Jerry Sloan is putting on another High Tea at the Temple April 6th. Tickets are for sale in the Temple office or call Jerry. This money is going back to the Temple. Again this is an open event. There are 20 tables of 8 available. Last year was completely full and expect the same this year. By the way this one is a Texas High Tea. I’ve seen the menu and promise you will be impressed. There will be some Champagne for those of age, again. This is fun, please call. THIS IS FOR THE LADIES.
Our Potentate is having a Past Potentate Dinner 4/13/24 at the Temple. There will be 3 Patient Ambassadors speaking. This is open to all Nobles and Public. A chance to show the community what we do. Should be a fun event. Call office for tickets and details.
Our Shrine Golf Tournament will be May 3rd at River Creek Golf Course, 1 pm shotgun start. Call the office to enter a team and any other details. Gordy Antill is chairing this event, AGAIN!! Let’s fill this up, proceeds going to Maskat Temple.
By the time you read this, the Daughters of the Nile will have installed their new Queen, Jackie Phillips. We want to wish Queen Jackie all the success in the world. Divan has plans to attend this upcoming Saturday the 16th. Good luck Jackie!!
We had 43 Nobles in attendance last night at Stated Meeting with a very good dinner by the Cooking Unit. Our next meeting will be April 9th, please make plans to attend.
Fraternally,
PP Calvin Carlton, Recorder
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We are off to a pretty good start this year. Had a good Installation of Officers and a fair showing at the Super Bowl Party given the weather. All the Divan was able to attend a shortened meeting and came back knowing the direction Imperial wants to head. Let’s get into the good stuff.
As mentioned, the Divan Mid-Winter was February 8-10 in San Angelo and they will be hosting TSA June 6-8. The Counterparts Dinner was one of the best we have had in years. Fun and fellowship for all.
Other upcoming special events coming are:
O.G. Trip (will be over by printing) – as an update it looks as if we have about 22 Nobles with a few guests with us also. Going back to Margaritaville in Shreveport, Louisiana, 22-25 of February. We have a Hospital Tour lined up, golf at a nice Country Club, have the bus taking us again, should be a great time – more later.
Next is the Potentate’s Ball, March 2nd at the Temple. Looks like it will be a full house, lots of visitors RSVPed. Close to 130-140 total. I think our Potentate and his Lady have put a lot of thought and planning into this event. Hope you all can come out and support them. Starts at 6pm with reception line, food and dance to follow.
The Easter Egg Hunt is March 30 at the Hatton Road land. We will cook hamburgers/hot dogs and serve chips. This is open to all friends and family, and it’s a free event! Shout out to the Clowns, you make this one.
The Shrine Golf Tournament is May 3rd at River Creek Golf Course in Burkburnett. Call your team in as soon as possible. This is always a good/fun tournament. Would love to see 150 players this year. We have also started getting hole sponsors, $100 for a hole sponsorship, call Cathy or Gordy.
A couple of other events that have taken place is the East-West Shrine All-Star game. It was held in Frisco, Texas, at Cowboys practice field, February 1st. We had several Nobles attend and come back very excited about the event and venue. We collected $669 at the January Stated Meeting by passing the hat for a hospital donation, sent to game and ran Maskat’s name across the infield as a sponsor. Thank Mark Reed for this idea; he was spot on with this.
I do want to thank all the people that got the Ballroom ready for Super Bowl. The Divan was at Mid-Winter and couldn’t help. It was ready to go when the doors opened Sunday, looked very nice. Oh, thanks everyone for the food.
Small note from Hospitals, there will be several outreach clinics opening soon. The first is in San Angelo, Texas (yes!), Oklahoma City and Marshall, Texas. Two outreach Burn Centers, Monterrey, Mexico and Panama City, Panama.
In closing, our Shrine office is closed every Friday and Federal Holidays.
Our next Unit Council/Divan meetings are March 5th, with the Stated Meeting, March 12th. We had 43 Nobles at the February meeting, not bad at all. Let’s keep that up.
Fraternally,
Calvin Carlton
P.P. Recorder
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We just finished our January 2024 Installation of Officers last Stated Meeting. It was quite different as Potentate Hammack was in a wheelchair with his leg in a full cast. We didn’t see a way we could get all that done with Bill’s injury. But visiting with him he told me he was going to “cowboy up” and be there. So … we did and he was. It really went well all things considered. I do wish Bill all the luck in the world and feel very good about his loyalty and commitment to our great cause. I hope everyone supports our new Potentate’s efforts.
Two days later the Daughters of the Nile had a visit from the Supreme Queen. Our Chief Rabban gave the welcoming speech. The Cooking Unit served a delicious roast beef meal topped with two Jerry Sloan cheese cakes. I do believe she was impressed.
We have dates for the O.G. Trip – February 22-24. We will be staying at Margaritaville. We are securing a bus again. We need to get 30+ paying souls to make this work. Remember, it’s open to any guy, Shriner or not. The cost is $100 each. You get a bus ride there and back, beverages included while on the bus. We will also have a hospitality room with beverages and light snacks. Wheels up at 4pm Thursday the 22nd and returning Sunday
the 25th at 10am sharp. Call Cathy at office to reserve your spot.
We will also have our annual Super Bowl Party, February 11th starting at 3pm. Bring a covered dish if possible. We will have the boards ready. This is also open to anyone, Shriner or not. Want to show off our Temple and this is a good time for it. Kids are welcome as well. Let’s have some fun and win some money!
Our next Stated Meeting will be 2-13-24. We had fifty-two Nobles at Installation. Had several we haven’t seen in years. It was very good to see these faces again. Let’s try to reach that number attending our next Stated Meeting.
This next item was talked about in our last Divan Meeting. There are some Nobles that think it takes $50,000 plus dollars to run for Potentate. This may have been the case in the past BUT I can assure you that is not the case now. We feel that several good potential Potentates may have opted not to get on the Divan because of this. I would have no problem sharing what I spent and didn’t spend if anyone is interested. I’m sure several recent Past Potentates would do the same. This is not a plea for any type of action but we thought the word needed to get out. We are not playing the same game as 50 years ago. The Temple needs good people with good ideas. Again, if you have any questions – ask us.
Last, I’m sure most everyone received a request from Imperial to send money to the East-West All Star Football Game. At our last meeting, P.P. Mark Reed asked me about “passing the hat” and send the proceeds to Imperial as a donation by Maskat. I read the letter to the present Nobles and to our surprise we gathered $669 to support the game to be played at the Cowboy practice field in Frisco, February 1st. Thanks to all, it will show Maskat as a great believer and supporter. Good idea Mark!
Fraternally,
Calvin Carlton
P.P. Recorder
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Well we are looking at Christmas and the end of the year. Where did this year go? Father Time please slow down.
We had our elections at last night’s Stated Meeting. All officers will step up to next position and Matt Spradlin is our new O.G. I have high hopes for Matt and feel very comfortable that a good choice has been made. Please congratulate him next time you see Matt.
On December 4th we had our annual Foster Kids Christmas Party. We faced declining numbers with this event over the last several years. We have already been looking at what can be done differently. Any suggestions, just let us know.
We will take down Christmas decorations December 28th at 5pm. We sure need help with this. If we can get 8-10 folks out it will be short work. Help us out if you can.
We had a great fundraiser last Saturday the 9th. Blue Cross Blue Shield updated their office chairs again. We wound up with about 200 chairs. 102 were sold to their employees at $25 each with all money going to Maskat. That was $2,550 for about 3 hours work. These are quality chairs if any Noble is interested. $25 each – first come, first served. Call Cathy in the office to get hooked up Thanks to the Nobles that helped move chairs and a very special thanks to Roy Cheney for getting this event lined up. Atta boy Roy!
We also had another fundraiser December 2-3 at Bridwell Ag Center. 6 trees were decorated and displayed with $2 tickets sold to raffle the trees and gifts off. We were very busy selling tickets. This was Bill and Kathy’s child and it paid off. Over $1,100 was made after expenses. I believe the groundwork has been laid for a bigger and better event for next year. Good job Bill, Kathy, Linda Christoff, and the Nobles and Ladies that also helped.
As printed in last month’s Wildcat we will have about 8 suspensions at the EOY because of non-payment of dues. These folks are 2 years behind and most we can’t get ahold of. This will take us below 380 members.
Our next Stated Meeting is January 9,2024. We will install all the new officers and it is Ladies Night. So bring your special gal and let’s congratulate our new Divan. Dinner/Drinks/Cake will be served. Come on out.
Bill (C/R, upcoming Potentate) Hammack is going to have a “Meet Your Divan” event January 13th. Drinks and food will be available. Starts at 6:30pm. Come out and let’s show our new Potentate some support.
Last, our traditional Happy Hour is December 21st followed by the 1st one in 2024, January 18th in our own Oasis.
You guys are a special group and all very close to me. Please have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
Fraternally,
Calvin Carlton
P.P. Recorder
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