The Ahmedian
Published every other month by Ahmed Shriners A.A.O.N.M.S.
January, 2015, Volume 21, Number 1
128 West Washington Street, Marquette, MI 49855-4320
906-225-1157 or 1-866-535-2766 Visit our web site at: http://www.ahmedshrine.org
Douglas Wolfe elected
Potentate of Ahmed Temple
Brother Doug Wolfe was born
in Flint, Michigan, in May, 1951.
He graduated form Flint Beecher
in 1969, attended U of M and
later served in the U.S. Navy as a
Hospital Corpsman. After active
duty brother Doug moved to
Marquette, attended NMU for
undergrad and grad studies. This
culminating in a position as a
Speech Therapist and Learning
Disabilities Teacher, first in
Gogebic County working for
Gogebic Ontonagon Intermediate
School District and later at
Marquette Senior High School.
During his years at Marquette he
served as High School Special
Education Department Chairman,
Driver Education Instructor and
Administrator, class advisor and
assisted the Music Department
and football program retiring in 2006. His Masonic
history started in 1965 when he became a DeMolay.
He is a Past Master Councilor of Clio Chapter and
held various offices in District 5-A and Grand
Chapter.
Doug was raised as a Master Mason in March of
1973 while in service in Hanahan Lodge, Charleston,
South Carolina. He is a member and Past Master of
Marquette Lodge 101. He also is a member of all
York Rite bodies, Eastern Star and Scottish Rite
where he is currently serving the
Valley of Marquette as
Commander in Chief of Francis
M. Moore Consistory. Doug also
is serving as Grand Soloist for
Grand Lodge of Michigan for this
year. Doug serves Ahmed as a
Bingo Chairman, Member of
Ritualistic Team, singer,
Hillbilly, and Clown (Dumpster.)
Doug lives in Marquette with
his wife Susan. They raised three
daughters, Rebecca Wolfe, Sarah
Adams and Deborah Traynor
(Daniel.) Rebecca works as a
transport and charge nurse on the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at
Marquette General. Sarah works
at Sparrow Hospital as a
Registered nurse on the Intensive
Care Neurological Unit. Deborah
is currently pursuing a Masters in
Nursing through Oakland University and will become
a nurse anesthetist upon graduation.
Doug and Susan have two granddaughters: Kayla
who graduated from Marquette Senior High School
this last May and Whitney a ninth grader at MSHS.
Doug’s father and grandfathers were all Masons, so
he cherishes his membership and looks forward to
many years of service, continuing in degree teams, in
the kitchen, at Bingo, but especially as a Shrine
Clown and Thin Skins Coffee Clutch member.
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Ahmed Shrine Officers
2015 Elected Divan
Imperial Council
Representatives
Doug Wolfe & Brian McEachern
Potentate………….......... Douglas Wolfe & Sue
& Robert Bouschor, P.P., Emeritus
807 Homestead, Marquette, MI 49855
Trustees
906-226-8759
The Elected Divan
e-mail: [email protected]
Chief Rabban……….Brian McEachern & Kena
Emeritus Recorder
297 Riverside, Marquette, MI 49855
Robert Bouschor, P.P.
906-475-1121 …. 906-869-0381 cell
Emeritus
Chaplain
e-mail: [email protected]
Travis
Blaisdell
Loren
E. Marlowe
Assistant Rabban …. Gerald Girard & Kathy Jo
120 Beckstrom St., Norway, MI 49870-1110
Emeritus Ritualistic Director
906-221-1354 cell
John M. Akkala
e-mail: [email protected]
Hospital Committee
High Priest & P ..Ronald Rogowski & Roxanne
Ronald Hill P.P. - Chairman
1717 Woolsey St., Bessemer, MI 49911
R. Thomas Peters, PP, Asst. Hospital Chairman
906-364-4863
Eric Nyman P.P., Delta S.C.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jerry Dotson, Hiawatha S.C.
Oriental Guide ………….…Ryan Engle & Pam
Dan Recla, Interstate S.C.
103 Cindy Lane, Marquette, MI 49855
Roger Juntunen, P.P., Keweenaw-Bay S.C.
989-818-0836 cell
Richard Nebel P.P., Munising S.C.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jim Parrish , Newberry S.C.
Treasurer…..…....... Ronald J. Hill, P.P. & Ruth
John Tincher, Range S.C.
2062 Waldo Street, Marquette, MI 49855
Bob Erickson, Soo S.C.
906-226-7085
TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL
e-mail: [email protected]
Recorder R. Thomas Peters, Jr., P.P. & Clareen
Temple Representative
1538 W. Ridge # 10, Marquette, MI 49855
John Drennan, P.P.
906-226-3360
Circus Committee
e-mail: [email protected]
General Chairman …... Tom Hogan (869-1719)
Assistant Chairman . Ron Rogowski (663-4856)
Appointed Divan
Keweenaw Bay … Trevor Juntunen (481-6201)
1st Cer. Master …... R. Max Holloway & Cindy Soo ……………...… Mark Mettner (203-6128)
572 Lakewood Lane, Marquette, MI 49855 Marquette …...…..………….. Gordon Peterson
906-249-3813 cell
& Doug Wolfe (225-1157)
E-mail: [email protected] Ironwood ………...…… Ray Niemi (932-1266)
2nd Cer. Master ……….. Mark Mettner & Emily Escanaba ………. Brian McEachern (439-5019)
10493 N. Chippewa St, Brimley, MI 49715 Iron Mountain ………. Ron Nepper (282-2066)
906-322-1400 cell …………………….Larry Swartout (774-2515)
E-mail: [email protected]
Membership
Marshal…...……………………… J. Cory Cain
Art Hubler - (New) 906-524-5477
938 Quinnesec, Quinnesec, MI 49876
Clarence Grant - (Retention) 906-349-3386
906-236-0744
E-mail: [email protected]
Youth Committee
Capt. of the Guard …….. Frank Irons & Connie Bill LeVeque - Chairman …….. 906-387-3068
14912 US Highway 41, Rapid River, MI 49878
Temple Attorneys
906-420-6411
John
Bergman
P.P., Charles Nebel
E-mail: [email protected]
& Robert Finkbeiner
Outer Guard .………………... Adam Holloway
Keweenaw-Bay Shrine Club
James Loman - President ........... 906-524-6651
Munising Shrine Club
Dykeman Fillmore - President ... 906-892-8160
Newberry Shrine Club
Jim Parrish, III - Secretary ..….. 906-876-2360
Range Shrine Club
Ray Niemi - President …............. 906-932-1266
Soo Shrine Club
Jimmie Hobaugh, P.P.- President . 906-635-2911
Mocha Temple Soo Shrine Club
Richard Pihlaja- President ...………....
St. Ignace Shrine Club
Jim Clapperton – President ….... 906-643-8939
Tri-City Shrine Club
Doug Wolfe - President .............. 906-226-8759
Units
ATV Unit
James Summer ……………..….. 906-632-8078
Band Unit
Gus Rydholm ………….………. 906-228-4780
Mini-Chopper Unit
Jake Hulce - President ………... 906-282-1212
Clowns Unit
Ryan Engle - Chief Joey.…….... 989-818-0836
Director’s Staff Unit
Ronald Hill, P.P. ………………. 906-226-7085
David G. Allie, P.P. …………… 906-225-5956
East Indy International Shrine Cars
Lenny Boss. - President ……..… 906-253-1885
Gentlemen's Unit
Kyle Menza - President …………906-
Li’l Indy Car Unit
Li’l Truckers Unit
Mike Hill - Vice-President .......... 906-225-2544
Mini -Hogs Unit
Jake Hulce - President …….…. 906-282-1212
Insurance Committee
572 Lakewood Lane, Marquette, MI 49855
Roger Juntunen, P.P. , Trevor Juntunen
906-250-3471 cell
Munising Parade Unit
& Sam Elder
Chaplain……………......……... Clarence Grant
Rick Gatiss ...….…………......… 906-387-5940
293 Mangum Rd, Marquette, MI 49855
Ceremonials
Patrol Unit
906-249-3386
Robert Morrison, P.P.
Ritualistic Director .. Charlie C. Simons & Julie
Escanaba - Brian McEachern 439-5019
Purveyors Unit
E5109 Bebo Trail, Munising, MI 49862
Gordon Peterson …..…............... 906-226-8873
Ahmedian
Editor
906-439-5314
E-mail: [email protected] Ronald Halligan, P.P………..… 727-939-4651
Ritualistic Unit
David Skoog ….….....…............. 906-225-1873
Potentate’s Aides
Sportsman’s Unit
Bob Morrison, P.P. & Edward Puska
Ahmed Temple Office Manager
Ryan Engle
E-mail: [email protected]
Shrine Clubs
Delta Shrine Club
Hiawatha Shrine Club
Brian Spens – President ……..... 906-450-3686
Interstate Shrine Club
Gerald Girard - President ……....906-221-1354
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Brian McEachern—President … 906-439-5019
Outgoing Potentate
Message
Hope to see you all at our Installation Meeting at 7
PM on January 9, 2015.
By Gordy Peterson
Thanks again to all and may God Bless,
Gordy Peterson soon to be a Jr. Past Potentate
This will be my last article as
your potentate.
By now most of you know we
lost our Brother and good friend,
Past Potentate Jimmy
Hobaugh. We had a wonderful
turnout of Nobles and their ladies from Ahmed for his
visitation, masonic and military services on Saturday
December 13. Our thoughts, love and prayers go out
to Virginia and her family. We will miss his smile,
kind words and dedication to our kids.
Incoming Potentate Message
By Doug Wolfe
Hope this article finds you all
enjoying the Holiday Season.
Thank you for your vote of
confidence at our recent elections.
Your new corps of officers will
give their very best effort to make
this year one of growth and progress.
Planning this upcoming year has focused on
I had a long list of things I was going to include in
inclusion and recognition of as many clubs and units
my last article, but it's not going to happen. I talk way as the year permits. The temple will meet for Spring
too much but the one thing I do want to say from the Ceremonial April 11, 2015, at Kingsford in
bottom of my heart is a GREAT BIG THANK YOU
conjunction with Royal Arch All Degree Day with our
to each and everyone. You made my year happen;
initiation banquet and dance following their work.
your advise, support, and love gave me the strength I
The Potentate from Beja plans on coming up from
needed to serve and survive as your potentate. It has Green Bay with a group of Nobles and Ladies. It
been my pleasure to follow in the foot steps of some
appears that we will have a good crowd for this event,
pretty big shoes. (If your out in a cow pasture, you
Official Call Of The Potentate
sure need to watch where you step!) I've been blessed
Notice is hereby given that the
with many very good friends since I joined our
next scheduled Stated Session
masonic family. If I singled out one, I would have to
of Ahmed Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. will be held
list and thank at least a hundred or more. Thank you
January 9, 2015
again to all and to all a good night!
In closing, one of my short falls was not being more
active with our Shrine clubs and units. There are a lot
of work, goals, and understanding that needs to be
addressed. We must have faith in each other and try to
work and pull together as a team. I made several visits
to one of the Shrine clubs to try to resolve some very
important issues. My best efforts fell short, in fact
very short of what I hoped to have achieved. Enough
said. I wish nothing but the best for our members
and our newly elected and appointed divan officers.
Annual Meeting
5 p.m. - Meeting
6 p.m. - Social Hour
7 p.m. - Installation of Officers
All Nobles & Ladies Welcome
===================================
Next Stated Meeting
February 6, 2015
By Order of Doug Wolfe,
Illustrious Potentate
Ahmed Temple
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performers and site somewhat. The real benefit comes
from ads which should go 100% to the transportation
fund. The Sportsman’s raffle appeals to a different
group and could really help if we put tickets in the
hands of local merchants who draw that crowd. Be
aggressive at finding those people and let them help
our kids. Onions are a big help and they get the public
to see us at work. Get some orders ahead and develop
a goal for your unit or club. You will be helping
Ahmed, your own units and the transportation fund.
Lastly, be busy with your units so that we are visible
in the community. I believe that visibility may be the
whole key to our success as an institution by fostering
increased cooperation within the community and
attracting good men to make us stronger.
Enough for now… I’ll try to visit each Shrine Club
MEMBERSHIP AND RETENTION
this year and go to all the circuses. My hope is that we
According to statistics and records over the last two will be a closer, happier, and better informed group
this year. Let us all remember that we are Shrine
decades, we will need to initiate more than 25 new
nobles each year and convince each new noble that the Masons and strive together for the upbuilding of our
time spent in Shrine activities is worthwhile, relevant organization.
Doug Wolfe
and gives pleasure through fellowship,
accomplishment, personal growth, etc. I would like to Potentate Elect Ahmed/Commander-in-Chief,
see each unit and Shrine Club arrive at a membership Francis M. Moore Consistory
pledge each year and work at achieving that goal
throughout the year. This year’s winter MSA meeting
From The Recorder
will have a membership workshop which will last a
By R. Thomas Peters, Jr. P.P.
whole day to address this issue and it is hoped that at
e-mail: [email protected]
least one representative from each of our Shrine Clubs
THIS -N - THAT:
will take advantage of the bus ride offered to get to
this worthwhile event. My guess is that there will be a
lot of time spent on retention at this meeting as these
Happy Holidays and Happy New
two topics are interrelated. It has been stated that the Year! I hope that 2015 will
strength of the temple is directly related to the strength
of its individual units. I’m suggesting that these new provide many fine and wonderful
members will need to find an identity within a unit or opportunities for you and that you
Shrine Club to maintain interest and feel that they are will enjoy good health and great fellowship.
engaged in a relevant endeavor.
Please make a personal goal to either bring in a new
Congratulations to our new Office manager, Ryan
member or do your best to make your fellow Noble
Engle, who also is our newly elected Oriental
needed and appreciated when we are together at
Guide. Ryan is very familiar with our Masonic Bodies
parades, Shrine Club, and at the temple.
and has been a member of the
Masonic Association Board
STEWARDSHIP
for several years. He brings a
At this point in our membership, dues do not cover
lot of solid knowledge of the
cost so we are relegated to fund raising to stay afloat
fraternity as well as the
along with continuing our mission to keeping our
facility. We look forward to
transportation fund healthy. A good goal for all of us
working with him.
is to participate as much as possible by helping to get
ads for the circus. Ticket sales cover the cost of
which will be hosted by Interstate Shrine Club. Call
the Temple Recorder (906) 225-1157 to make a
reservation.
Installation will be January 9, Friday evening at 7
PM after an open meeting at 5 PM and Dinner at 6
PM. Please make every effort to attend the temple
meeting at 5 PM as we will have a presentation by
Craig Maison, representing Michigan Charitable
Foundation and Michigan Pathways.
This year will be full of challenges and opportunities.
In order to meet those challenges, we need goals. I see
our challenges in the areas of membership,
stewardship and retention. I feel these three key areas
affect our delivery of care the most.
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The Installation of Officers is scheduled for Friday,
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What
January 9, 2015. Festivities begin with our Regular
are you doing for others?" - anon
Meeting and presentation at 5:00 p.m. There will be a
"In order to succeed, you must first be willing to
Social Hour and Dinner at 6:00 p.m. - (Cost of $10.00 fail." - anon
- RSVP- required) and the Installation Ceremony at
and finally,
7:00 p.m. which is open to the public. Refreshments
"To succeed in life you need three things: a
and fellowship will follow. Plan to attend and meet
wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone." - anon
your new leaders for 2015.
Yours in the Sunshine of the Shrine!
Our Regular meeting in February will be on Friday,
Feb. 6 - Divan at 5:00 p.m., Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and
High Priest & Prophet
the Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
By Gerald Girard
The trip to Fargo, ND for the Midwest Shrine
Association Business Meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12
- 14. We are taking a Bus. As of this date, we have 22
people signed up for the trip. There still is time if you
wish to go but the deadline for reservations for Hotel
and meals is January 5. Call if you want to travel with
us - 906-225-1157.
Looking ahead, following our March 6 regular
meeting in Marquette, our Winter Ceremonial will
take place in Kingsford on Saturday, April 11. Details
of the event will follow. Our Shrine Circuses are
scheduled for the week of May 4-11, the actual dates
and sites TBD. We'll need and want your help selling
ads, working at the events and helping any way you
can. The gun raffle drawings will be on May 9. All
the guns will be drawn in one day with lots of fun,
fellowship and refreshments available. There is a lot
coming up so dust off your old Fez and come to
participate in your Shrine's activities.
Congratulations to our newest Ahmed Unit - The
Gentlemen's Club. The President is Kyle Menza and
the Secretary/Treasurer is James Corey Cain. You will
hear more about this in the future.
Some thoughts for today:
"He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope
has everything." - Benjamin Franklin
"You are never too old to set another goal, or to
dream a new dream." - C. S. Lewis
Greeting, Nobles, from the
Southern end of the U.P. I hope
everyone had a wonderful holiday
season as it is the time of year of
giving. The Greatest gift of giving
was given to us by God of the
Universe. I had the pleasure of meeting one of our
Shrine children this past week. What a wonderful heart
warming experience to see what we all do by being
motivated to help those who stand no chance of being
helped except by the motivation of people like
yourselves, whether it be in raffles, dances or fishing
tournaments, they all help these children lead a normal
life. You all bring a smile, a step forward physically,
one they may have never had the chance to do if it was
not for you giving of your time and energy. That
motivation of helping those who are not as fortunate as
those of us who can get out of bed or walk down the
street without the aid of a wheelchair or crutches. I still
marvel at the young Shriner girl who by her way of
giving back had the motivation of collecting can
tops so she could purchases a new wheel chair for
other Shrine children to use and now her Dad wants to
join to give back what they received. I don’t know
about you but that in itself is enough motivation to
keep going forward in helping our Temples and
transportation fund. May your hearts be blessed with
the Spirit of God. I leave you now with these words
from the Lost Keys of Freemasonry titled Motive.
“What motive leads the Masonic candidate out of the
world and up the winding stairway to the light? He
alone can truly know, for in his heart is hidden the
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December 4 was another very exciting evening for
Gladstone Lodge. The Installation of Officers was
conducted that evening. The event started at 6 p.m.
with a dinner provided for and was prepared by the
outgoing and incoming Worshipful Master and cook,
Frank C. Irons. The lodge was opened and the Most
Worshipful Grand Master of Michigan William
LeVeque along with the Grand Soloist Douglas
Wolfe were welcomed into the Lodge and escorted
under the cross rods. After welcoming MWGM
LeVeque was conducted to the East and WM Frank C.
Irons had the Past Masters of Gladstone Lodge
recognized. Then the widows of Past Masters
attending the installation were recognized. MWGM
LeVeque conducted the Bible Presentation to our two
new Master Masons; Andy Pullin and Kyle Ball.
Frank C. Irons was then escorted to the Alter for
installation where he knelt and Grand Soloist Doug
Wolf sang, "The Lords Prayer". After Frank's oath
was acknowledged he was escorted by MWGM
Captain of the Guard
LeVeque and he installed the rest of Gladstone's
By Frank C. Irons
Officers. When the installation was completed,
MWGM LeVeque presented to WM Frank C. Irons,
on behave of Ms. Dorothy Roberts, her deceased
Article from Gladstone Lodge #396
husband’s gavel that she presented to him in 1982
when he was installed as Worshipful Master in
On November 1 Gladstone Lodge #396 hosted the
Illinois. At the end of the installation, Jobs Daughters
Secretaries and Treasurer's Training Course. Brother Bethel #9 Honor Queen, Amanda Kenzel, performed
Eric Nyman from Delta Lodge #195 and I talked to
the Lighted Cross Ceremony. The Lodge was then
Brother Robert Conley a few months earlier about the closed for pictures and refreshments.
feasibility of having training classes centrally located
in the Upper Peninsula rather than having members
Gladstone Lodge has something going every week;
travelling all the way downstate. Very few would be
1st Thursday, Regular Communication at 7:30 pm,
able to travel that distance for one day of training.
2nd Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Bowling Night at
The class’s attendance here was a success. There were Holiday Bow in Escanaba. 3rd Saturday at 5 p.m.,
35 trainees attending from the surrounding lodges in
Potluck Family/
the Upper Peninsula. Brother Robert Conley said that Friendship and
if we can continue having persons interested for future Game night.
training we could possibly have more training classes Starting in
held up here.
February, the 4th
Thursday at 7
With the help of Delta Lodge #195, Lakeside Lodge p.m. Education
#371, Grand Island #422 and the Scottish Rite of
and Training
Marquette, Gladstone Lodge # 396 on November 8
Night. All
raised seven Master Masons, four from Gladstone,
Brothers and
two from Lakeside and one from Grand Island. That Nobles are
was a very exciting day for Gladstone Lodge having
welcomed to
that many Master Masons raised at one time. After
attend any or all
the ceremony a really nice meal was provided..
of our events.
Thanks to all who attended and helped with making
this a very successful event.
motive of his works. Is he seeking the light of the
East? Is he seeking the wisdom eternal? Does he bring
his life and offer it upon the alter of the Most High?
Of all things motive is most important. Though we fail
again and again, if our motive is to be true, we are
victorious. Though time after time we succeed, if our
motive be unworthy, we have failed. Enter the Temple
in reverence, for it is in truth the dwelling place of a
Great Spirit, the Spirit of Masonry. Masonry is the
ordained of kings. It's hand has shaped the destinies of
worlds, and the perfect fruitage of its molding is an
honest man. What nobler thing can be accomplished
than the illumination of ignorance? What greater task
is there than the joyous labor of service? And what
nobler man can there be than that Mason who serves
his Lights and is himself a light unto his fellow men.
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Jimmie Hobaugh, P.P.
(December 23, 1935 - December 4, 2014)
Jimmie Harris Hobaugh
age 78, of Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan, passed
away after a valiant battle
with cancer on Thursday,
December 4, 2014 in his
home surrounded by loved
ones.
Jimmie was born on
December 23, 1935, in
Noble, Oklahoma to
Charles and Lottie
Hobaugh. He would often
remark with tongue in
cheek, “I’m just a red dirt
farm boy…” He graduated
from Noble High School
in 1953. After high school
he took some classes at the
University of Oklahoma
where he met his future
bride while flipping
burgers at the student
union. He proposed on
their first date, and he
married Virginia Mae
Smith in May of 1954.
He then joined the United
States Coast Guard as a Seaman Recruit. He worked
his way up through the ranks to Chief Boatswain’s
Mate. In 1963 he was a member of the honor guard
for President John F. Kennedy’s funeral. He attended
Officer’s Candidate School and worked his way
upward from Ensign to Captain. He was stationed on
shore and on ships on the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific
Ocean, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior in all sea
conditions. It was during his time as captain of the
Woodrush, a buoy tender based in Duluth, that he
made his mark in Lake Superior history. During that
fateful storm in November of 1975, he and his crew
risked their lives to search of survivors and wreckage
of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Later he would return with
the Woodrush to survey the underwater wreckage. He
was often called for interviews and speaking
engagements about his experiences with the
Fitzgerald.
He retired from the
Coast Guard after 37 years
of service in 1991, and he
and Virginia chose to stay
in Sault Ste. Marie rather
than move back to
Oklahoma because they
loved the area and the
people. He worked as
executive director for Le
Sault de Ste. Marie
Historic Sites for several
years.
Jimmie also found
purpose in serving others
through many community
groups. He was a member
of Bethel Lodge #358 F. &
A.M., a Royal Arch
Mason, a Knights
Templar, a member of the
St. Bonaventure Conclave
of the Red Cross of
Constantine, the Upper
Michigan York Rite
College #40, and the
Michigan College Societas
Rosicruciana. He earned the special rank of 33rd
Degree Mason. In addition, he was a member of the
Scottish Rite, past Potentate of Ahmed Temple in
Marquette, a member of the Hillbillies and the Jesters,
and a past president of the Sault Shrine Club,
currently the treasurer. He was the treasurer for the
Queen of the North Chapter #8 Order of the Eastern
Star.
He was also the past president of the Rotary Club of
Sault Ste. Marie, past Trustee of the Elks, member of
the Hiawathaland Law Enforcement Officers
Association, the Soo Pilots Association, and served on
the Sault Ste. Marie Airport Board stemming from his
past as a private pilot. Jimmie was honored to give
back to this community and its people.
Jimmie loved his ever-growing family. Though
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scattered throughout the country and beyond its
borders, he proudly bragged about each of his
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He
had a way of making all of them feel like they were
his favorite and somehow they all were. He also had
an extended “family” of people he met, befriended and
encouraged wherever he went. He was fond of
distributing small laminated cards with a copy of
“Desiderata” on one side and “The Man in the Glass”
on the other side. He inspired many with his integrity,
his tenacity, his sharp, quick wit and his encouraging
pep talks. He lived his whole life as an example to
prove what he often told others, “Follow your dreams
and never give up.”
Jimmie is survived by his wife of 60 years, Virginia
Mae (Smith) Hobaugh; his daughters, Terri (Marty)
Wolski of Sault Ste. Marie, Charlotte Gentry (fiancé
Kevin Brosemer) of Tennessee, Kathy (Mike) Capron
of Maryland; his son, Charlie (Cori) Hobaugh of
Texas; 15 grandchildren, Mandy Browning, Beth
(Mike) Mugavero, Anna (Vincent) Vlaminck, Emily
(Nick) Partaka, Tessa Browning, Nathan (Megan)
Gentry, Ben Gentry, Jake Gentry, Philip Gentry,
Alison Capron, Ryan Capron, Nick (Catherine Lanae)
Hobaugh, Stephanie (Matt) Hill, Rachel Hobaugh,
Dustin Hobaugh; and 3 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles
Ervin Hobaugh; his mother, Lottie Mae (Harris)
Hobaugh; his brother, Billy Ray Hobaugh; and his
sister, Dolores Jean (Hobaugh) Butler. Jimmie would
have also liked to express heartfelt appreciation to the
doctors and nurses who cared for him in his last
months of life, as well as to his many friends and wellwishers. He truly had a very full, well-led life.
An open house gathering was held from 1:00-3:00
p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at C.S. Mulder
Funeral Home. Immediately following the gathering a
memorial service was held with the Masons
officiating. Condolences were left online at
www.csmulder.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for
Children – Chicago.
produced for profit. They appear on television and
radio stations at no cost.
Shriners International Headquarters oversees the
production of PSAs and generally produces a series
for each quarter of the year in English, Spanish and
French Canadian languages, for both television and
radio.
Shriners Hospitals for Children's PSAs have featured
celebrities from many areas of entertainment
including, David Ragan, George Lopez, Ringo Starr,
Justin Timberlake, John Elway and Andy Garcia.
If you go online to Shriners Village, you will find the
most current PSAs. We also post these on our
MySpace and YouTube pages.
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Pediatric Specialties
Orthopaedic Care
Shriners Hospitals for Children has been a leader in
pediatric orthopaedic care since 1922. The hospitals
specializing in orthopaedics are dedicated to providing
medical and rehabilitative services to children with
congenital deformities, problems resulting from
orthopaedic injuries and diseases of the
musculoskeletal system.
Burn Care
The Shriners Hospitals for Children specializing in
burns have been leaders in burn care and research
since opening in the mid-1960s. Treatment is provided
for burn injuries and related scarring, along with
physical and emotional rehabilitation.
Spinal Cord Injury
In the early 1980s, Shriners Hospitals for Children
opened the nation's first spinal cord
injury rehabilitation and treatment centers specifically
designed for kids. There, patients find a complete
range of services needed in order to recover to the
fullest extent possible.
Cleft Lip and Palate Care
Cleft lip and palate was added to the health care
system's treatment disciplines in 2005. Services
available at Shriners Hospitals for Children fill the
need for coordinated, comprehensive multidisciplinary
care for children with this condition.
Did You Know
In addition to patient care, Shriners Hospitals for
Children are leaders in medical research and medical
PSA
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are
education in all four specialty areas. The health care
announcements that inform the public about safety and system maintains relationships with more than 60
health information, community services or public
medical teaching and research facilities worldwide and
affairs. The announcements are often produced and
fosters an environment committed to providing high
programmed much like commercials, but are not
quality medical care and innovative research.
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1st Annual East-West
Shrine Football Tailgate Party
Will be held at the
UP Masonic Center
Saturday January 17, 2015.
Doors open at 3 PM and
kickoff is at 4 PM.
Please join us for good food, refreshments, fun, and
fellowship. (If you can, please
bring a dish to pass.)
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East West Shrine Game
Football is a great sport; it teaches teamwork, discipline
and perseverance in reaching goals. It's exciting to watch
and fun to play. As the longest running college all-star
game in the nation, the East-West Shrine Game has been
woven into America's football tradition for 90 years.
Shriners created the East-West Shrine Game in 1925,
driven to help children and families in need. They
dedicated the game to raising awareness and support for
Shriners Hospitals for Children. Today there are 22
Shriners Hospitals for Children locations; back in 1925 there just were nine.
As the game grew, legendary coaches like Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul "Bear" Bryant, and Jerry Glanville
joined renowned players like Gale Sayers, Tom Brady, John Elway, Alan Page, Dick Butkus, Brett Favre, Gino
Marchetti and Walter Payton in supporting the East-West Shrine Game. The game is an important opportunity
for the nation's top college players, giving them the chance to display their talents to a national television
audience and over 300 NFL scouts.
As part of the game week tradition, teams visit Shiners Hospitals for Children - Tampa. The true meaning of
the game hits home when the players and coaches spend time with the kids, experiencing their courage and
determination. All will tell you, time spent with the kids is both humbling and inspirational.
January 17, 2015 marks the 90th game in this special tradition. This is your chance to see tomorrow's legends
in the making and support a very important cause.
History
Some of football's greatest legends have played and coached for the East-West Shrine Game. Since 1925, the
game has brought the nation's top college football players together from the East and West sides of the United
States to compete in a thrilling all-star game played to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. Make no
mistake, after 90 years of play the East-West Shrine Game has become a serious part of America's football
tradition. This year, going into training camp, over 100 players from the 89th East-West Shrine Game signed
with NFL teams. Any given season there are about 265 East-West alumni on NFL rosters. More than 70
alumni have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having showcased their talents on the East-West
gridiron before launching their professional careers.
The East-West Shrine Game has come a long way from its humble beginnings in San Francisco, originally a
baseball game played between the local Shriners and Elks. These two fraternities had played a charity baseball
game for years, with all of the proceeds donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children. The idea of expanding the
game into a larger event blossomed and, in 1925, Capt. E.J. "Jack" Spaulding proposed that the Shriners host
the first all-star football game in the nation. The best players from the East would compete against the top
players in the West in an exciting and unusual match-up of great football talent. Noble Sam Goodman agreed
and proposed that all proceeds from the game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
An unparalleled football tradition was born. The very first East-West Shrine Game was played on December
26, 1925 at San Francisco's Ewing Field before an audience of 25,000 fans - the largest crowd in the ballpark's
history. The game profited $25,000 which was donated to Shriners Hospital for Children - San Francisco.
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2014 Ahmedian Paper Supporters
Help fill this page ! For $20.00 your name or “in memory of” will be listed for one year
Support the Ahmedian. Send your donation to: Ahmed Shriners - 128 West Washington Street - Marquette, MI
Date behind name indicates one year from last donation, - Name in light gray means last issue.
Transportation Fund: Beginning Balance - 1/1/2014: $4,100.19
Deposits: $48,579.23 Expenses for 2014 Includes lodging, meals & fuel for families to travel to
hospitals and Shrine Club Reimbursements, etc.: $33,049.96 Balance as of 11/7/2014: $19,629.46
David & Mary Allie (10/14)
Ken & Evelyn Anstice (05/16)
Pete & Grace Bersinger (11/15)
Lenny & Njeri Boss (05/15)
David & Donna Danielson (05/15)
John Drennan 03/15)
Bob & Elna Erickson (12/14)
Ron & Gail Halligan (11/15)
Jimmie & Virginia Hobaugh (05/18)
Ned L. Huwatschek (04/15)
Mark & Emily Mettner (12/14)
Bob & Sheryl Morrison (03/15)
Erick Nyman (01/15)
Bill & Marlene Ozzello (09/15)
Tom & Clareen Peters (11/15)
Ed Puska (01/15)
Dr. Tony & Kim Scarlassara (01/15)
Charlie & Julie Simons (02/15)
Chuck & Mary Lou Simons (01/15)
John Tincher (07/15)
William Trudell (12/17)
Thomas E. & Pauline Skoog, P.P.
(03/16)
Doug Wolfe (05/15)
Carl & Margaret Danielson, P.P.
By David & Donna Danielson (04/15)
Sara Drennan (03/15)
By John, Jim, Linda, Johanna,
John Jr., and Janet Drennan
Ruth English
By Maurice English (12/17)
Bob Gero
By Barb Gero (11/15)
James N. Henderson
By Joyce M. Henderson (11/14)
Lisa St. Charles
$100.00 (04/15)
Jimmie Hobaugh, P.P.
By Ronald & Gail Halligan
$50.00 (12/15)
Cloverland District Association
$464.16 (06/15)
Wayne N. Jussila
Effie Jussila (07/15)
George W. Kipling
By Florence Kipling (09/15)
Randy Kivisto
By Esther Kivisto (12/14)
In Memory of
Simon & Minnie Anderson
By Ralph M. Roberts (04/15)
Ruth Maki
By Rudolph Maki (11/15)
Trudy Beard
By Heather Beard (06/15)
Bradley Maki
By Rudolph Maki (11/15)
Fred Benzie, Jr.
By Joyce M. Benzie (01/15)
Ruth & Bradley Maki
By Paul & Lorraine Jacobs (07/15)
Ronald Berg
By Gus & Anne Rydholm
$25.00 (01/15)
By David Skoog $25.00 (01/15)
Paul Parker
By Jon Parker $300.00 (01/15)
Don Bowers
By Helen Bowers $25.00 (08/15)
Horace N. Roberts
By Ralph M. Roberts (04/15)
Russell A. Chrest
By Loretta Chrest (11/14)
Grace DeVoe
By John DeVoe (11/14)
Ahmed Shrine Bar Tips
$190.00 (01/15)
$180.00 (04/15)
In Honor of David & Mary Allie
65th Wedding Anniversary
By Bob & Sheryl Morrison
$25.00 (11/15)
John M. Longyear
By Ralph M. Roberts (04/15)
By Sarahbelle McCready
$100.00 (11/14)
Donations made to the
Transportation Fund
Corinne Puska
By Ed Puska (07/15)
Leo M. VanTassel
By Evelyn L. VanTassel
(06/15)
Brodie C. Sr. & Blanche C. Westen
By Brodie C. Westen Jr
& Charles J. Westen (12/14)
Cynthia Engle
$50.00 (07/15)
In Memory of Bob Gero
$1,255.00 (09/15)
Robert P. & Ella B. Hudson
Foundation, Inc. (to financially assist
Shriner patients from Chippewa
County) - $2,000.00 (01/15)
M & M Area Community
Foundation $250.00 (09/15)
IDA Chapter #54
Order of the Eastern Star
$138.50 (05/15)
Maplewood Chapter #511
Order of the Eastern Star
$500.00 (01/15)
Trillium Chapter #304
Order of the Eastern Star
$500.00 (09/15)
Trevor Juntunen
$50.00 (06/15)
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
$5,000.00 (05/15)
In Honor of Eilidh Mylo Loman
By Jim Loman
$100.00 (09/15)
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Dorothy Loman
$100.00 (08/15)
Tim Marshbanks
$100.00 (01/15)
Quality First Forest Products, Inc
$13,446.97 (11/15)
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St. Ignace Shrine Club
$1,454.97 (07/15)
Kathleen Tauch
$20.00 (01/15)
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William Trudell
$1,000.00 (04/15)
Ken Whisler
$50.00 (11/15)
Ahmed Shriners Business and Professional Directory
Business can be listed on this page for a charge of $40.00 per year. Business heading will be added as needed. Many
times a mason looking for work to be done, would rather give that work to a brother mason. This directory will help him
find a brother mason in the line of work that he needs. Name in gray means last issue.
Accounting & Taxes
Insurance
Kroncich, Hill & Associates, P.C.(01/15)
843 W. Washington St. Marquette
Michael R. Hill, CPA .
906-228-7950
Masonic & Shrine Jewelry
Automobiles/Auto Services
Attorney At Law
Nyman Jewelers (01/15)
Downtown Escanaba
Eric Nyman .....….... 906-786-5033
Mettner Entertainment
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Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Mark Mettner - (906) 203-6128
Ahmed Shrine Bingo
Masonic Building - Doors open 4:00 p.m.
Sales 5:45 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:45 p.m.
$1,000 jackpot. - Over $2,200 in prizes each Wednesday.
New to bingo? We will help you get started. Great fun!
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Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
Paid
Permit No. 3
Marquette, MI
49855
Ahmed Shriners
128 West Washington
Marquette, Michigan 49855
February
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February 2015
January 2015
1 - Thursday ………………………...…………………………. New Years Day
1 - Thursday ………………………..…………….…………... Sault Shrine Club
1 - Thursday ………………………...…………….….. Patrol Meeting (7:00 pm)
1 - Thursday ……………………. Crystal Falls-Iron River Lodge 385 (7:30 pm)
1 - Thursday ………………………..…………. Gladstone Lodge 396 (7:30 pm)
1 - Thursday …………….…………………………….…..… Munising OES 424
1 - Thursday ……………………………….…….…………..….. Negaunee OES
1 - Thursday ……………………..……………...…….….. Marquette Bethel #16
5 - Monday ……………………………….... Lake Superior Lodge 67 (7:00 pm)
5 - Monday …………………..………..………….……Menominee Bethel #18
6 - Tuesday ……………………………….…… Marquette Lodge 101 (7:30 pm)
6 - Tuesday ………………………….….…… Teal Lake Lodge 202 (7:30 pm)
7 - Wednesday ……………………………………. Delta Lodge 196 (7:30 pm)
7 - Wednesday …………………….……… Iron Mountain Lodge 388 (7:30 pm)
7 - Wednesday …………………………………...…… Queen of the North OES
8 - Thursday ………………………………….... Ironwood Lodge 389 (7:30 pm)
8 - Thursday ….…………………………... Les Cheneaux Lodge 590 (7:00 pm)
8 - Thursday ………………………………………..………..….. Marquette OES
9 - Friday ...........……………………………... Ahmed Stated Meeting 5:00 p.m.
9 - Friday ........................................................................... Social Hour 6:00 p.m.
9 - Friday ............................................. Install Ahmad Temple Officers 7:00 p.m.
10 - Saturday ………………………………………......… St. Ignace Shrine Club
12 - Monday …………………………………………..….... Marquette York Rite
13 - Tuesday ……………………………..………….…… Manistique York Rite
13 - Tuesday …………………………….……….…… Negaunee Chapter RAM
13 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… L’Anse Lodge 547 (7:30 pm)
13 - Tuesday …….………………………………… Bethel Lodge 358 (7:30 pm)
13 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… Escanaba/Gladstone Bethel #9
13 - Tuesday ……………………………...………..……… Munising Bethel #43
14 - Wednesday ………………………….. Copper Country Lodge 135 (7:00 pm)
14 - Wednesday …………………….………….… Norway Lodge 362 (7:30 pm)
14 - Wednesday …………………………..... Grand Island Lodge 422 (7:30 pm)
14 - Wednesday ……………………………………….... Crystal Falls Bethel #39
14 - Wednesday ……………………….……….. McMillan Lodge 400 (7:30 pm)
15 - Thursday ............…………………………..………....Interstate Shrine Club
15 - Thursday ........…………………………………......... Munising Shrine Club
15 - Thursday ……………………………………......……. Marquette Bethel # 16
17 - Saturday …………………….. East-West Shrine Game Tailgate Party 3 p.m.
19 - Monday ………………………...…………. Scottish Rite Meeting (7:30 pm)
19 - Monday ……………………………………………...... Lakeside Lodge #371
19 - Monday …………………..………..………….……Menominee Bethel #18
20 - Tuesday ……………………………….……..… Menominee #269 (7:30 pm)
21 - Wednesday …………………………….… St. Ignace Lodge #369 (8:00 pm)
21 - Wednesday ........................................................………...... Delta Shrine Club
22 - Thursday ....………………………………...... Keweenaw-Bay Shrine Club
22 - Thursday ……………………………...….. Escanaba Commandery No. 47
22 - Thursday ..........….....…….. Tri-City & Munising Shrine Club Joint Meeting
26 - Monday .……………………………………...…....… Hiawatha Shrine Club
27 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… Escanaba/Gladstone Bethel #9
27 - Tuesday ……………………………...………..……… Munising Bethel #43
28 - Wednesday ……………………………………….... Crystal Falls Bethel #39
2 - Monday ……………………………….... Lake Superior Lodge 67 (7:00 pm)
2 - Monday …………………..………..………….……Menominee Bethel #18
3 - Tuesday ………………………...…….…… Marquette Lodge 101 (7:30 pm)
3 - Tuesday ……………………………....…… Teal Lake Lodge 202 (7:30 pm)
4 - Wednesday ……………………………………. Delta Lodge 196 (7:30 pm)
4 - Wednesday …………………….……… Iron Mountain Lodge 388 (7:30 pm)
4 - Wednesday …………………………………...…… Queen of the North OES
5 - Thursday ………………………..…………….…………... Sault Shrine Club
5 - Thursday ………………………...…………….….. Patrol Meeting (7:00 pm)
5 - Thursday ……………………. Crystal Falls-Iron River Lodge 385 (7:30 pm)
5 - Thursday ………………………..…………. Gladstone Lodge 396 (7:30 pm)
5 - Thursday …………….…………………………….…..… Munising OES 424
5 - Thursday ……………………………….…….…………..….. Negaunee OES
5 - Thursday ……………………..……………...…….….. Marquette Bethel #16
5 - Friday .......................................................... Ahmed Stated Meeting 7:00 p.m.
7 - Saturday …………..............................................…… St. Ignace Shrine Club
9 - Monday …………………………………………..….... Marquette York Rite
10 - Tuesday ……………………………..………….…… Manistique York Rite
10 - Tuesday …………………………….……….…… Negaunee Chapter RAM
10 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… L’Anse Lodge 547 (7:30 pm)
10 - Tuesday …….………………………………… Bethel Lodge 358 (7:30 pm)
10 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… Escanaba/Gladstone Bethel #9
10 - Tuesday ……………………………...………..……… Munising Bethel #43
11 - Wednesday ………………………….. Copper Country Lodge 135 (7:00 pm)
11 - Wednesday …………………….………….… Norway Lodge 362 (7:30 pm)
11 - Wednesday …………………………..... Grand Island Lodge 422 (7:30 pm)
11 - Wednesday ……………………………………….... Crystal Falls Bethel #39
11 - Wednesday ……………………….……….. McMillan Lodge 400 (7:30 pm)
12 - Thursday ………………………………….... Ironwood Lodge 389 (7:30 pm)
12 - Thursday ….…………………………... Les Cheneaux Lodge 590 (7:00 pm)
12 - Thursday ………………………………………..………..….. Marquette OES
12 - 14 Thursday to Saturday ………. Midwest Shrine Winter Dates @ Fargo, ND
16 - Monday ………………………...…………. Scottish Rite Meeting (7:30 pm)
16 - Monday ……………………………………………...... Lakeside Lodge #371
16 - Monday …………………..………..………….……Menominee Bethel #18
17 - Tuesday …………………………….………..… Menominee #269 (7:30 pm)
18 - Wednesday ………………………….…… St. Ignace Lodge #369 (8:00 pm)
18 - Wednesday ....………......................................................... Delta Shrine Club
19 - Thursday .......................................................……..…..Interstate Shrine Club
19 - Thursday .............………………………………......... Munising Shrine Club
19 - Thursday …………………………………….....……. Marquette Bethel # 16
23 - Monday .……………………………………...…....… Hiawatha Shrine Club
24 - Tuesday ……………………………..……… Escanaba/Gladstone Bethel #9
24 - Tuesday ……………………………...………..……… Munising Bethel #43
25 - Wednesday ……………………………………….... Crystal Falls Bethel #39
26 - Thursday ....………………………………...... Keweenaw-Bay Shrine Club
26 - Thursday ....……………………………….... Escanaba Commandery No. 47
26 - Thursday ..........….....………………………………...... Tri-City Shrine Club
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