DDGM Clayton has his cake and eats it, too

Deputy of the Grand Master for District #17, VWB Clayton LaVigne, was at Harmony #18 last night for his annual official visit. Afterwards, he was surprised with a cake in his honor. We all enjoyed it, indeed. Thanks for your service to the district, Clayton - we look forward to seeing you again at Harmony #18 soon.

WB Ralph Koss has passed on

WB Ralph Koss, Past Master of Harmony #18 (1983) passed on last week, on February 9th. He and his wealth of Masonic knowledge will be sorely missed. The below appeared in the Olympian.

Ralph Koss 1937 - 2010 Ralph passed away on February 9, 2010 after a courageous battle with emphysema. He was born on March 18, 1937 in Yakima, and grew up in Wapato. He was an Eagle Scout, a Past Master of Harmony Lodge 18, Olympia, a member of Scottish Rite, Tacoma, and Provo Guard in Afifi Shrine, Tacoma. Ralph enjoyed his many years of employment at United Pacific Insurance Company in Tacoma and Sunset Life Insurance Company in Olympia. After his retirement, he enjoyed volunteering at Capital Medical Center in Olympia from 1999-2006. He loved gardening, traveling, and vacationing at Lake Chelan. Ralph is survived by his wife Barbara of nearly 50 years, and a brother, Darrel (Diane) of Ritzville. Donations in Ralph's memory may be sent to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3009. Ralph requested there be no service.

Trestleboard editions

Check here for the latest trestleboard editions, plus you can see older ones, too. After a two-year hiatus, the first edition for 2010 is here!

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Annual Ladies' night

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, Harmony Lodge will be hosting its Annual Ladies' Night Dinner. Masonic wives, families and widows are invited to attend.

On the menu:

• Meat Loaf
• Baked Potatoes with all the trimmings
• Asparagus
• Salad
• Dessert

Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm. Cost of the dinner is $8 per person with advanced reservations and $10 per person at the door. Masonic widows are free. During dinner, Worshipful Master Kurt Schmid and the officers of Harmony Lodge will discuss the recreational activities they have planned for the families and friends of Harmony Lodge during 2010. Please email Clint Brown at cbrown9084@comcast.net with your advanced reservation information including your name and the number of people who will be attending.

2010 Installation pictures

Here are photos of Harmony's 2010 installation of WM Kurt and his officers, courtesy of Justin Schmid.

WM Kurt (left) and outgoing WM Ivan















WM Kurt Schmid














WM Kurt and the rest of the 2010 officers














WM Kurt and a slew of PM's (from left to right: WB Ross Retzlaff - 2004, WB Rod Mason - 2005, WB Rick Walk - 2006, VWB Brian Morgan - 2007, WB Casper LeBlanc - 2008, WB Ivan Isaacson - 2009, WB Kurt Schmid -2010)











WM Kurt, SW Ed Woods (far left), JW Clint Brown (far right)

Services for WB Warren Husted

Please join us, friends and family of WB Warren Husted for a celebration of his life:

Thursday, January 14th
1 p.m.
South Sound Manor (newer building owned by Olympia Lodge #1)
455 North Street SE
Tumwater, WA 98512

There will be a religious service, as well as presentations by the American Legion and Harmony #18. However, there will not be a formal Masonic memorial service at this time.

According to WM Kurt Schmid, there will be a recognition of WB Warren's life at the next stated meeting: Tuesday, January 19th.

Ariel Wilhite - 2009 Jr. Olympian

Ariel Wilhite has graciously given us a thank you card and a beautiful photo montage, from her trek to Reno, NV last month to the 2009 National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.

Below is the text of her card:

Dear Harmony 18 members,

Thank you for your generous donations totaling over $435.00! Your generosity helped send me and my family to the cross country national championships in Reno, Nevada where I placed 50th in the nation and my team took fourth and was four points away from third place!

Thank you so much,
Ariel Wilhite

Ariel is the daughter of Bro. Russ Wilhite and a Job's Daughter, to boot (Bethel #51)!

Here is a link to the photo montage - enjoy! Congratulations to Ariel and her team!

Officers 2010

Worshipful Master - W.B. Kurt Schmid

Senior Warden - Bro. Ed Woods

Junior Warden - Bro. Clint Brown

Treasurer - V.W.B. Paul D. Cooley

Secretary - W.B. Casper LeBlanc

Senior Deacon - Bro. Richard Sullivan

Junior Deacon - Bro. Tony Randazzo

Senior Steward - Bro. Russ Wilhite

Chaplain - Bro. Jason Young

Marshal - Bro. Scooby Garrington

Tyler - V.W.B. Brian Morgan

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