BELLEVIEW MASONIC LODGE #95
5871 SE Baseline Road, Belleview, FL 34420
(352) 245-6468
Chartered January 19, 1887
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursdays 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm meeting
TRESTLEBOARD – January / February 2015
2014 Lodge Officers
Worshipful Master: Ken Williams
Senior Warden
Russell McNealy
Junior Warden
Joe Ruger
Treasurer
W. John Pisani
Secretary
W. Steve Whaley
Chaplain
W. Tom Ventre
693-4267
233-0568
870-4910
245-3729
347-6547
216-7065
Marshall
Senior Deacon
Junior Deacon
Senior Stewart
Junior Stewart
Tyler
W. Terry Davies
Tony Martin
Dave Smith
Loyd Dorsey
W. Wayne Flynn
W. Roger Miller
245-0046
693-4000
374-2035
625-0664
307-1752
693-4144
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Jon McDonald
Paul Brooks
Thomas Shoopman
Peter Martel
Jeff Whaley
Jan 1
Jan 10
Feb 3
Feb 15
Mar 4
Scotty Flynn
Robert Taylor
Lloyd Davis
Larry Harvey
Phil Thompson
Jan 3
Jan 14
Feb 4
Feb 16
Mar 6
Harry Medlock
Thomas Hubbard
Lee Kitzmiller
Doug Gossett
Roy Abshier
Jan 5
Jan 17
Feb 8
Feb 17
Mar 7
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Jan. 8 – Belleview Lodge Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM
Jan. 22 – Belleview Lodge Stated/Called Meeting– MM Degree starts at 6:30 pm
Jan. 24 – Ornan Lodge 117 Celebrating 125 Years with a Public Re-Consecration 11:00 am, Lunch 12:30
Feb. 1 – OES Ham Dinner – 11:30-2:00
Feb 8 – Troop 113 Annual Spaghetti Dinner – Lake Weir Presbyterian Church
Feb 12 – Sweetheart Valentines Dinner – for the ladies – prior to short Lodge Stated meeting
Feb. 26 – Belleview Lodge Stated Meeting – 6:30 PM
Feb 27 – OES Installation – Friday 7:00 pm
March 7 – Spring Fish Fry – Saturday 11:00 – 3:00
Ornan Lodge to Celebrate 125th Year on January 24, 2015
Chartered Jan. 21, 1890 Ornan Lodge No.117 Free and Accepted Masons will celebrate its 125th year with a public ceremony
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. The Re-Consecration Ceremony will be conducted by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Florida. 11:00 am with lunch following.
Order of the Eastern Star – Annual Ham Dinner!
Sunday, February 1st 11:30 to 2:30
Come to the Belleview Lodge on Sunday February 1st to support the OES
and enjoy a wonderful Ham Dinner!
Tickets: $10.00
All Ladies of Belleview Lodge! - Feb. 12th Sweetheart Dinner
Including the Ladies of the OES and all visiting brothers.
Dinner at 6:30 then the Brothers will have a short meeting while the ladies
enjoy their dessert. Brothers, this is an opportunity to treat your lady to a
delicious meal. Please plan to attend this special event.
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Out of the East
Brethren,
I am honored and proud to serve as Worshipful Master. There were several Past Masters
and Brethren who helped me make it to the East and I sincerely thank them. I am looking
forward to a very successful year. We have many events already in the planning stages. Included in
this Trestleboard is a tentative list of dates and events for 2015, so mark your calendars now so you
won't miss any of these great events. I will be working close with my line officers to try and make
meeting nights more exciting and to improve the fellowship in our Lodge. I am asking for your help and
counting on you as Master Masons to make this a success. Come back to Lodge and see firsthand
what I am trying to accomplish at Belleview Lodge, with your help.
Sincerely & Fraternally
Ken Williams
Out of the West
My brothers,
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the faith you have in trusted in me as Belleview
lodges Senior Warden for the year 2015. The Worshipful Master and I have had many
conversations on the how best to serve the lodge and craft. The worshipful Master has
compiled several ideas he will be presenting to the craft in the next several months. There will be a
Master Mason degree the second meeting of the month, January 22nd when three brothers will be
raised. We hope to see you there.
Russell McNealy
Senior Warden
Out of the South
Brothers,
First, I would like to say Happy New Year and thank you for choosing me as your Junior
Warden. This year is looking like it will be a busy one. In spite of only being a few weeks into
January things are fast approaching. The degree team is already hard at work for there will be three
new Master Masons in a few days. Also, the Sweetheart Dinner is right around the corner on
February 12. The Child ID event is coming up at the end of March; this is a big event for both the lodge
and for the community. If we are to be successful we need all the help we can get. There will be plenty
of jobs to go around, from working computers and wrangling children to concessions. This is an
important event as it puts our Lodge in the public spotlight not only by providing a great service free of
charge but also positive publicity. If you wish to help, remember, when dealing with any information
about a child a background check MUST be submitted to the Grand Lodge. This can be done either
through me or by going to the Grand Lodge web site and filling out the form provided. If you choose to
do it yourself please let me know after your submission so I can add you to the list. There will also be
catechism classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting at 5:30. If you feel like helping out or
just want to brush up on some of your work, feel free to stop by the lodge (let me know when you are
coming so I can schedule appropriately). Again, I am looking forward to working hard this year with my
brothers and enjoying the fellowship.
Joe Ruger
Junior Warden
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Sickness and Distress
Please keep these brothers and their families in your prayers:
Family of W. Paul Sullivan
Brother Jim Slawson
Brother TC Pierson
Brother Robert Taylor
Leslie Westervelt, wife of James
Brother Cliff Eberle
W. Tom Ventre’s Mother
Brant Brown, son of Kenny
Brother Ed Rich
If anybody knows of any sickness or distress within the Fraternity, please contact Chaplain W. Tom
Ventre 216-7065 or one of the lodge officers. To our brothers and friends who are sick or
housebound, we ask the Lord God to keep you under his protection until we can meet again.
Special Prayers go out to the men and women of our Military.
Brothers working through the Three Symbolic Degrees of Freemasonry
Entered Apprentices working toward Fellow Craft
Fellow Craft working toward Master
Tim Maloney
Greg Henry
Lee Kitzmiller
Jacob Townley
Charles Smallwood
Don Williams
Brian Ragle
Please encourage these Brothers as they advance in Masonry. Specifically, if you signed any of their
petitions, please contact them personally to offer encouragement to a Brother.
Belleview Lodge #95 Past Masters
South Lake Weir Lodge No 95:1887
Pedro Lodge No 95: 1890
Belleview Lodge No 95: 1892
1904
T.C. Hall
1932
Thomas M. Studer
1960
Floyd J. Park
1988
James W. Livingston
1905
L. Legrand Hopkins
1933
William C. McCormick
1961
Robert M. Hatcher
1989
John J. Bittner
1906
David C. Stanley
1934
A.F. Eastman
1962
James R. Park
1990
Dennis Bragg
1907
L. Legrand Hopkins
1935
J.C. Thompson
1963
Leslie H.Reeves
1991
Charles Sapp
1908
L. Legrand Hopkins
1936
George O. Bessinger
1964
Quilla P. Parrish
1992
Robert Snyder
1909
L. Legrand Hopkins
1937
Marlin Dimmick
1965
Bruce R. Moody
1993
Harold Felton Jr.
1910
L. Legrand Hopkins
1938
W.F. Jeffers
1966
Jamrs A.L. Collum
1994
James Timothy Fail
1911
L. Legrand Hopkins
1939
T.L. Hames
1967
Willet A. Boyer, Jr.
1995
James R. Livingston
1912
L. Legrand Hopkins
1940
Colin M. Clyatt
1968
Hugh C. Clotfelter
1996
Jaby L. Oliver
1913
David C. Stanley
1941
R.L. Sumner
1969
Harry A. Moody
1997
Willet A. Boyer,III
1914
David C. Stanley
1942
Charles L. Freeman
1970
John H. Proctor
1998
James Timothy Fail
1915
Oscar W. Gale
1943
Bert L. Smith
1971
Louis C. Vanhuben
1999
Steve Whaley
1916
David C. Stanley
1944
J. Frank Roesel
1972
Ora Evans, Jr.
2000
Jimmie Roberts
1917
James N. Shess
1945
J.A. Scott, Jr.
1973
Frank C. Martin
2001
Kenny Brown
1918
Harry C. Groff
1946
J.A. Scott, Jr.
1974
Junius C. Clemmons
2002
David ( AJ ) Umland
1919
Charles P. Davis
1947
J Walker Kneel
1975
Roy E. Abshier
2003
Michael Tague
1920
Charles P. Davis
1948
Walter A. Schmid
1976
Charles L. Scott
2004
Paul Brooks
1921
J. Freeman Hames
1949
Robert J. Jeffers
1977
Ralph W. Wynn
2005
Dean Fifield
1922
George O.Reynolds
1950
Virgil J. Trantham
1978
William D. Giles
2006
Jaby Oliver
1923
R.L. Sumner
1951
James O. Smith
1979
Donald M. Utz
2007
John P. Pisani
1924
C.E. Armstrong
1952
Byron P. Stevens
1980
Gerald Mclaine
2008
Paul Sullivan
1925
R.E. Gale
1953
Harry Hawkes
1981
Ralph W. Wynn
2009
Ted Mullins
1926
Eward S. French
1954
Bernhard E. Laugesen
1982
Robert Barrett
2010
Ron Malone
1927
J.W. Nelson
1955
J. Miller Stokes
1983
John P. Pisani
2011
Scotty Flynn
1928
P.A. Studer
1956
Harold R. Mcdonell
1984
Donald Witherwax
2012
Thomas (Arlo) Ventre
1929
T.K. Clyburn
1957
John H. Seals
1985
John J. Bittner
2013
Ted Mullins
1930
Thomas O. Smith
1958
Hinton M. Perry
1986
Edward W.Ehlers
2014
Terry B.Davies
1931
T.K. Clyburn
1959
Franklin F. Ehlers
1987
Dennis R. Seese
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Perpetual Membership
A Perpetual Membership not only benefits you for your lifetime, it also benefits your Lodge as proceeds from the
Perpetual Membership are used to offset Grand Lodge per capita every year for years to come. It is a legacy in
your name. Please consider a Perpetual Membership. Ask Secretary Steve Whaley for forms and information.
Belleview Lodge No 95
2015 Yearly Plan (Tentative)
Jan. 24, 2015, Saturday - Ornan Lodge 117 Celebrating 125 Years with a Public Re-Consecration
Feb. 1, 2015, Sunday - OES Ham Dinner – 11:30-2:00
Feb. 8, 2015, Sunday – Troop 113 Annual Spaghetti Dinner – Lake Weir Presbyterian Church
Feb 12, 2015, Thursday – Sweetheart Valentines Dinner – for the ladies – prior to short Lodge Stated
meeting
Feb. 27, 2015, Friday - OES Installation – 7:00 pm
March 7, 2015, Saturday – Spring Fish Fry - 11:00 – 3:00
March 28, 2015, Saturday – Child ID at Belleview Lodge
Marcy 31, 2015, Tuesday – Meet at Lodge to prepare for Lake Lillian Event
April 4, 2015, Saturday - Lake Lillian Easter Egg Event
June 13. 2015, Sunday – OES Annual Chicken-Corn Dinner – 11:30 – 2:30
June 6. 2015, Saturday – Belleview Lodge 3rd Annual Sonny Evans Memorial Golf Tournament
July 11, 2015, Saturday – Summer Fish Fry - 11:00 – 3:00
Oct. 3, 2015, Saturday – Belleview Lodge 23rd Annual Rib Feast 11:00
Nov. ___, 2015 Sunday - OES Turkey Dinner – 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Dec. 5, 2015, Saturday – Light Up Lake Lillian Christmas Event
Dec. 11, 2015, Friday – Belleview Lodge Christmas Party –6:30 pm
Order of the Eastern Star – Belleview Chapter No. 122
Worthy Matron Eva Dick
Stated Meetings 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30
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