Taken
from the
CORONA CONSTRUCTION NEWS
EIGHTH EDITIONDecember, 1994
IF I HEARD IT ONCE, I HEARD IT AT LEAST A DOZEN TIME.
" I NEVER THOUGHT I’D LIVE TO SEE THE DAY WHEN WE WOULD HAVE
OUR OWN LODGE." WELL BRETHREN, I’M GLAD TO SAY - YOU MADE IT. CONGRATULATIONS.
ON JANUARY 5th, WE WILL BE HOLDING
OUR REGULAR MEETING IN OUR NEW LODGE. WE WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTING THE INITIATION OF MR.
FRED WICKEMEYER.
A BRAND NEW YEAR, A BRAND NEW LODGE AND A BRAND
NEW BROTHER. IT IS ALSO A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF US TO RENEW OUR OWN ENTHUSIASM
FOR THE ORDER AND FOR EACH OTHER.
IF A BROTHER REQUIRES
ASSISTANCE TO ATTEND THIS HISTORICAL MEETING, PLEASE CALL ANY BROTHER OR MYSELF. WE WILL
DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN BE A PART OF THIS MOMENT. WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO MISS
IT.
DID YOU HEAR
THAT MOSES, WANDERED THROUGH THE WILDERNESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND THAT MADE HIM THE FIRST
RECORDED MALE WHO REFUSED TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.
...THANK GOD, WE KNOW THE TRUTH, OTHERWISE OUR WIVES WOULD HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THAT ONE.
WE HIRED GARY DEPEUTER OF SUNDRIDGE TO LAY OUR CARPETING AND
FLOOR TILE, BOTH IN APARTMENT B AND THE LODGE. HE GAVE US EXCELLENT SERVICE AND HIS
WORKMANSHIP WAS OUTSTANDING. ESPECIALLY IN THE LODGE ROOM. WOULD WE RECOMMEND HIM? YOU
BET.
GET THE RED OUT ! THAT’S WHAT BRO. HARVE FOWLER AND MYSELF
DID FOR THE BEST PART OF A DAY. ACID, STEEL BRUSHES AND ELBOW GREASE DID THE TRICK. WE OF
COURSE REFER TO RED MORTAR AND THE DAY WAS THE DAY AFTER WOR. BRO. KARL CROZIER AND HIS
MEN FINISHED OUR BRICK WORK. IT LOOKS GREAT. OUR WHITE PILLARS REALLY STAND OUT AND THE
FRONT IS MOST UNIQUE.
WOR. BRO. KARL HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS. HE POURED OUR CONCRETE
FLOOR AND HE LAID OUR BRICKS AND HE REFERRED TO IT AS A "SMALL" CONTRIBUTION.
WOR. BRO. KARL IT WAS A "HANDSOME" CONTRIBUTION IN THE MOST "AMPLE
SENSE" AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOR. BRO. HOWARD STEWART’S CREW IS HARD AT WORK. THEY HAVE
INSTALLED THE STEPS AND ARE AT THIS TIME BUILDING RETAINING WALLS. HOWARD’S GRANDSON,
BOB STEWART IS DOING THE WORK AND IT LOOKS GREAT. ALSO SAW W.BRO.HOWARD WITH A SHOVEL IN
HIS HANDS, I THOUGHT HE WAS THE BOSS? |
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THE STICKLANDS HAVE MOVED IN AS OF DECEMBER 1st.
THEY HAVE WALLPAPERED MOST OF THEIR WALLS AND HAD THEIR OWN BROADLOOM INSTALLED. IT LOOKS
GREAT. HOWEVER, WE STILL NEED A GOOD TENANT FOR APARTMENT B. WE HAVE GOOD LOCATION, A
SPACIOUS APARTMENT, NEW FRIG AND STOVE, WASHER & DRYER AND ITS ONLY $375. A MONTH PLUS
UTILITIES. BY THE WAY, THE IN-FLOOR HEATING IS VERY COMFORTABLE, NO DRAFTS AND VERY
ECONOMICAL.
BRO. HARVE AND I WASHED 26 WOODEN CHAIRS WHICH CORONA OWNS AND AS
MURPHY WOULD HAVE IT, EVERY CHAIR HAD TO HAVE A LEG SHORTENED BY A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
HARVE AND I COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. ANYONE HAVE THE ANSWER? WAS THE OLD LODGE FLOOR ON A
SLANT?
TALKING ABOUT CHAIRS, BRO. BRYAN NIXON MADE CONTACT WITH A CHAIR
BROKER IN HIS HOME TOWN OF DURHAM. WE LEFT AT 5:00 A.M. BECAUSE THE DEAL SOUNDED TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE. THEY WERE BEYOND EXPECTATION. SO WE BOUGHT THEM. BUT WE HAD NO MONEY.......
GOOD NEWS.........BRO. HAL HEWITT CAME TO THE RESCUE AND PAID FOR ALL 43 OF THEM. A HUGE
THANK YOU TO BRO. HAL.
THE MOSAIC PAVEMENT HAS BEEN LAID. WOR.BRO. JIM SCHMIDT OF STRONG
LODGE, WHOSE GENEROSITY HAS ALREADY BEEN CONSIDERABLE, HAS GIVEN US ANOTHER LOVELY GIFT.
HE DONATED THE TILE, HIS LABOUR AND DESIGN AND IT IS SUPREME. THANK YOU WOR. BRO. JIM.
WHEN WE TREAD UPON IT, WE WILL THINK OF YOU AND STRONG LODGE, ALONG WITH OTHER IMPORTANT
IDEAS OF COURSE.
OUR NEWEST INCOMING CANDIDATE, FRED WICKEMEYER AND HIS SPOUSE
SANDY, DONATED A LARGE CONFERENCE TABLE AND 12 GREAT CHAIRS TO THE LODGE, ALONG WITH A
KETTLE, TOASTER, MICRO WAVE OVEN, MUGS, VACUUM CLEANER AND GLASSES. FRED IS ALREADY
DEMONSTRATING A VIRTUE WHICH WE PRIZE MOST HIGHLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FRED AND SANDY.
BRETHREN, WHEN WE BEGAN WE SAID WE HOPED TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING
AND HAVE A MORTGAGE OF ABOUT $70,000. THE CARPETING, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND INCIDENTALS
WERE HOPED TO BE PURCHASED THROUGH DONATIONS AND GIFTS. THE EXACT FIGURES WERE NOT
AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS BULLETIN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE OVER BUDGET
BY ABOUT $2500.
HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THAT THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDING AND
FURNISHINGS HAVE SURPASSED OUR EXPECTATIONS, THIS SHORT-FALL IS NOT BAD. CONGRATULATIONS.
MANY DONATIONS IN THE FORM OF CASH PRESENTATIONS AND MEMORIALS
ARE CONSISTENTLY COMING IN. SO SINCE WE REQUIRE FURTHER INCIDENTALS, SUCH AS A
MASTER’S CHAIR, FLAGS, PICTURES, DESKS, TABLES, FRIG, LANDSCAPING, ETC., WE WILL NOT
MAKE THIS THE LAST CORONA CONSTRUCTION NEWS. NEXT ISSUE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF
DONORS AND MEMORIALS.
JUST A REMINDER. THERE WILL BE A PRACTICE PRIOR TO THE NEXT
MEETING. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPECIAL SEASON, PERHAPS THE BEST TIME WOULD BE THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 29th AT 7:30 PM. IN OUR NEW LODGE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ON THE
INITIATING TEAM CANNOT MAKE IT.
UNTIL THEN, I WISH YOU AND YOURS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR....GOD BLESS.
FRATERNALLY YOURS, W. Bro Jim |
| Note: Just prior to the building of this fine Lodge,
members of Corona Lodge had been faced with a decision to join with another lodge or not,
due to lack of growth.
We hope facing our challenge might encourage others to have faith in
themselves.
Saddly, since then, R.W.Bro. Norm Sedore, W.Bro. Alan Purdy, W.Bro. Jack
Douglas and W. Bro. Glen Putman passed away. Thankfully, these fine Brothers had
lived to see the day. |
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