Recorder’s Ramblings May 2024

On April 11, Ill. Lloyd Doughty and I boarded a plane to Tampa, Florida for the joint Recorders/Treasurers seminar. We both attended 2 full days of informational training on everything from insurance, legal procedures, reporting, membership, and proper bookkeeping....

Recorder’s Ramblings April 2024

It’s been a busy month for Bektash. We’ve had a couple of our Divan leaders attend seminars in Tampa, Florida. These seminars are an important addition to learning the responsibilities encompassed with the elected positions. Later this month, there will be another...

Recorder’s Ramblings March 2024

If you missed the Potentates’ Valentine Ball, you surely missed a good time. The food, music and camaraderie were second to none. Marilyn and I sat with two Masonic couples that we didn’t know previously but had a wonderful time, rousing conversation and lots of...

Recorder’s Rambling February 2024

Valentine’s Day to all! We hope to see you all at the Bektash Shriners Potentate’s Valentine’s Ball on February 10. Cocktails and appetizers start at 5:00PM. After that, we’ll be having our worldfamous pie auction, followed by dinner at 6:30. The cutoff for...

Recorder’s Ramblings January 2024

We’d all like to congratulate our incoming Divan for 2024 who were elected at our December 18th Annual Stated Meeting. Their names are listed on the next page. Also, our Representatives to Imperial Session in July were elected. Our Ill. Potentate Alan Fillingham and...

Recorder’s Ramblings December 2023

Here’s hoping that you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Personally, I ate too much (and Marilyn agreed with that). The Feztival of Trees was lots of fun. We had Santa and Mrs. Claus visit and the children were so excited to see him....