The Trestle board
"To see the light by which Masons Work"
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| FROM THE EAST Happy New Masonic year brethren, I want to start with congratulating Brother Ippy Aiona receiving the Hiram Award, and Worshipful Brother Ben Spencer PM on receiving the McKee Award. You men truly are worthy recipients and it was a pleasure to be a part of you receiving them. I also thank everyone who attended and helped make our installation a memorable event. I believe a good time was had by all in attendance. A special thank you goes out to my installing team: Worshipful Brother Michael Janovsky PM, Brother Troy Gibson Jr and our very own Most Worshipful Michael P. Baker Sr. PGM. We have set forth our agenda for the year and much work needs to be done as usual. Having said that, with such upstanding brethren and officers, I have the utmost confidence we will succeed in all our endeavors. I thank all of you for the vote of confidence to serve as Master of our lodge and look forward to serving the will and pleasure of the fraternity.
Troy Gibson Master FROM THE WEST Aloha Brethren, congratulations to all the Brethren who advanced to their new positions in the officer line and especially to our new Master of the Lodge, Worshipful Brother Troy Gibson Sr., I know the lodge will be prosperous with the dedication that you bring to the fraternity. I thank all the Hawaii Grand Lodge Officers for attending the Hilo and Kona Lodges officer installation. It is always an honor to have you here and share your Masonic wealth. Congratulations to Worshipful Ben Spencer PM as he was the recipient of the McKee Award and to Brother Ippy Aiona who received the Hiram Award. You both have shown an unsurpassed dedication to the fraternity and we truly appreciate your support for our lodge, MUCH MAHALO! Please come and join us at our January monthly Stated Meeting and Dinner, it is our privilege in accepting all traveling brethren and their families to come and experience our Kona Lodge Ohana (family).
Chris Domino Senior Warden ON THE MENU: • Rosemary roasted pork loin • Mashed Washington Red Potatoes /Gravy • Salad w/dressings of choice • Garlic Bread • Dessert – Apple pie ala mode FROM THE SOUTH Greetings from the south: Consider some of the ancient building 'projects': The Great Pyramid of Giza - 2580-2560 BC; the walls around Jerusalem; the wall around the ancient city of Nineveh (modern day Mosel). The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed of limestone and granite. The Jewish historian Josephus describes the first Jerusalem wall as having 60 towers and being nearly 120 feet tall. The walls around the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh were constructed of a 20 foot high stone retaining wall topped with 49 foot thick mud brick walls. It stretched for over 7 miles around the city, nearly 2 1/2 miles along the Tigris River, with 15 main gates. What group or groups of workmen with the building skills necessary to work on these huge building projects were available? How were they summoned? How were they organized? There are lots of questions, lots of speculation, and lots of research. Does this pique your interest?
Bob Brogan PM Junior Warden JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
01/01 Ryan White 01/02 Elmer Jensen 01/07 Jaron Goodspeed 01/14 Nicco Colprit 01/23 Joe Zapataoliva 01/25 Jim Rath 01/29 James Stephens PM RAISED ANNIVERSARIES
01/20/10 WB Ben Spencer 01/26/11 Adrian Villasenor 01/18/17 James Lysiuk 11/01/17 Roland Pacheco JANUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
6PM Dinner 7PM Meeting 01 16 6PM Degree Practice 1st 01 22 6PM Degree Practice 1st 01 23 FIRST DEGREE 6PM Dinner 7PM Degree |
| DESIGNS UPON THE TRESTLE BOARD JANUARY 2019 |
| "One Man Can Make a Difference!" "Be That Man!" |