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Our Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Orient of Washington

William R. "Bill" Miller

Personal Representative

 Illustrious Brother Jon Lenander, 33°

General Secretary

Brother Gary Norton, 32° K.C.C.H.

Treasurer

Brother John Kime, 32°

Almoner

Brother Bill Hollifield, 32°,K.C.C.H.

2012 Presiding Officers

Edward Woods, 32°, K.C.C.H.

Venerable Master, Lodge of Perfection

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Kurt Schmid, 32°

Wise Master, Chapter Rose Croix

Damion Kolb, 32° K.C.C.H.

Commander, Council of Kadosh

Jack Sowers, 32°

Master of Kadosh, Consistery

Valley News.....

Brethren,

I would like to thank all of our guests and especially our Sovereign Grand Inspector General William R. "Bill" Miller for attending tonight's installation of Officers for the Olympia Valley 2012. 

I would like to extend congratulations to Bro. Gary Norton 32° KCCH our newly appointed Secretary and Bro. John Kime 32° our newly appointed Treasurer both of who have extremely large shoes to fill and will no doubt serve our Valley well.  Be sure to congratulate them the next time you see them.

I would like to thank the Installing Officer Illustrious Brother Donald R. White 33°, Master of Ceremonies Brother Rod Mason 32° KCCH, Installing Secretary Illustrious Brother Skip Sanford 33° and Prelate Illustrious Brother John Woodall, 33°, for a wonderful installation ceremony.  

Of course there are thanks for the wonderful meal provide and served by the Daughters of Bethel #51, it was enjoyed by all, you did a great job.

Lastly I would like to extend my gratitude on behalf of the Brethren of the Olympia Valley to Illustrious Brother Skip Sanford 33° and Illustrious Brother Ray Drummond 33° for their many tireless years of service to our Valley.

I look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting February 8, Wednesday 2012 - 6:30 PM Dinner Lodge of Perfection - 4th Degree.

Fraternally,

Edward Woods, 32° K.C.C.H.

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UPDATE... National KSA Gathering in Guthrie

For anyone making the Guthrie trek this year, we leave on ( The reunion is March 30 – 31 and April 1, 2012 ) March 31st and return on April 4th.  The degrees start on Friday, March 30  April 1st promptly at 0800, or for you Marines the little hand on 8, etc.  There are a lot of flights available getting to Oklahoma City about 3:30 PM, which should be your target time so you can get to the Scottish Rite Center in Guthrie in time to get checked in, register, and accompany us to the steak house for dinner.

I'll have room for two people in my car and I get into OKC at 5:30 PM.

Now is the time to start booking plane fares.  Also I need a list of names no later than February 28th so I can reserve rooms at the Center.

( I think the rooms in the INN may be gone by now.  Last night I was told there were only 15 beds left )( You might e-mail Brother John Walker at the new e-mail address – innkeep@att.net  ) 

Please send me a list of names of the members that will be coming and I will register them.  If they want a packet please have them send in a Gathering reservation which is on our new homepage for the Knights of St Andrew.   www.ksaguthrie.org   Reunion is FREE but the packets are $25.00 – They contain a Note book / Pen / Special Challenge Coin / Gathering Lapel Pin.  Plus other items and Oklahoma / Guthrie information. 

National KSA Gathering Being Planned

Yes, after 19 years of growth and expansion, the Knights of St. Andrew will hold an historic First National Gathering in March/April, 2012.  The Guthrie (Oklahoma) Chapter, the oldest continuous active KSA group, will host with organizational assistance from St. Louis (Missouri) and other Chapters. Plan now to be a part of this sharing event! 

Greetings to all the Knights of St Andrew in the State of Washington,

The Orient of Oklahoma, Valley of Guthrie, Knights of St Andrew along with the Orient of Missouri, Valley of St Louis, Knights of St Andrew would like to invite you and your Knights along with any other Scottish Rite member to a Guthrie Scottish Rite Spring Reunion and The first ever, National Gathering of the Knights of St. Andrew in the Guthrie Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Guthrie, Oklahoma the weekend of March 29, 30 and April 1^st 2012.

 All twenty nine degrees will be preformed during the reunion and the Guthrie Knights of St Andrew will open and close the reunion activities. They will also have a KSA processional and ceremony initiating Squires and Knighting new members. The processional starts in the Solomon’s Hallway moving to the Atrium where some ritual is spoken thence into the Egyptian Room (auditorium) for the main ceremony. All 32^nd Scottish Rite Masons are invited to attend.

During the reunion we will have KSA meetings with participating Valleys to discuss activities within their valleys and to discuss problems that they might be having. Times will be indicated on the agenda. A presentation will be given to show the expansion of the Knights of St Andrew across the country since its conception in 1993. 

There are two evening banquets planned during the reunion and there are also many eateries down town.  Shuttle service will be available between the hotels and the Masonic Center and the down town restaurants.

 For those with transportation that plan to come early or want to take a break from the degrees these are some of the local attractions:

  In Guthrie:  Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Frontier Drugstore Museum , Double Stop Fiddle Shop & Museum, + many Antique and Curio Shops.

  In Oklahoma City: 35 miles South:  Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum (We lost a Knight of St Andrew in this bombing),  Red Earth Museum, Oklahoma History Center ( good stop to do genealogy), National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City Zoo, 45^th Infantry Division Museum, Fire Fighters Museum, plus many others.

 Visit our webpage to take a visual tour of the Guthrie Masonic Center .  http://www.guthriescottishrite.org/homepage.aspx

Please RSVP to the e-mail address KSAofGuthrieOK@dittmar.net if you are interested in attending this Scottish Rite Reunion and Knights of St. Andrew Gathering and how many from your valley may be interested.  Once we have numbers we can then reserve blocks of rooms at the local major hotels at a discount rate. (THIS IS NOT A COMMITMENT)   Van transportation from the airport runs $60 – $65 which can be divided by the number of passengers.  Thank you.

 Questionnaire

Below is a questionnaire to assist us in the basic planning of the reunion and gathering this is not a registration for the event.

A second letter will go out with more details later about the reunion, agenda, housing etc. and will have the official registration form.

  Questionnaire: 

1.  I would be interested in attending this KSA Gathering:     YES            NO

2.  Several members of my KSA Chapter are interested:       NUMBER:_____________

3.  We would be flying in to OKC:                                       YES           NO

4.  We would rent a vehicle at the airport to drive to Guthrie:  YES            NO 

5.  We would take advantage of the group Shuttle Vans:        YES           NO   Save transportation costs.

6.  We would travel from our Valley by Bus.                         YES           NO 

7.  We would travel from our Valley by Car.                          YES           NO

8.  What is the best contact address for your Chapter?                     

    We will be publishing a booklet for the reunion of all known KSA Chapters by State, Valley, and contact address.

9.  Does anyone from your valley need special accommodation at the reunion?    If so what?

10.  Do you have any additional comments, suggestions, requests or requirements?  

Fraternally,  Frederick M. Dittmar 33^rd.

Frederick M. Dittmar, 33rd

Secretary Emeritus - KSA

Guthrie Knights of St. Andrew

Guthrie, Oklahoma

PO Box 2601  Norman, Oklahoma  73070

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