When the cornerstone of the Ohio Masonic Home (OMH) was laid in 1892, the organization was already committed to caring for elderly Masons who had little or no assets. By the end of the decade, that hand of compassion had been extended to the children of struggling Masons. Over a period of 60 years, the…
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Claymont Teachers, Staff Learn About Relational Bullying
Educators today are seeing more “relational” bullying than traditional, physical bullying. Relational bullying is “gossip, spreading rumors or lies, humiliating others, intimidating others or excluding or isolating others,” middle school staff were told at a bullying prevention program at Claymont High School. About 80 staff members participated in the daylong session, called the Masonic Model…
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Ronald R. Re Presented Rufus Putnam Award
Worshipful Brother Ronald R. Re, a 35-year member of Tippecanoe Lodge No. 174, was presented the Rufus Putnam Distinguished Service Award at the Friday night banquet at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. It was presented in recognition of his service as a dedicated community builder, historian, philanthropist and servant of the…
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Biographies by Ivan Tribe
The collected biographies of famous Masons written by Ivan Tribe and printed in the Knights Templar Magazine have been published as a new book, Knight Templar Magazine – Biographies. Tribe, a member of Albany Lodge No. 723 and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Rio Grande, has been writing Masonic biographies since the…
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