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Congratulations to Thomas A. Redmond, Sr., PM/32° of Niles McKinley Lodge No. 794 in Girard, OH, the winner of last edition’s Find the Black Paw Print search! There were 5 paws in the last edition. In this edition, we celebrate the Home's 125th Anniversary celebration by finding the 'Coin.' Search through this entire edition and…

Dear Brethren, I hope you and your families have enjoyed the holidays and are well in this New Year! We are off and running in 2017 and very busy in continuing our unwavering focus of ensuring we are serving the needs of our Fraternity in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Recently, we held…

The Gift that Changes Lives I remember when a friend of mine – a Past Master from another Lodge – said that becoming a Master Mason is or should be a life-changing experience. It was about fifteen or sixteen years ago. I was already a Past Master of my Lodge, but until that day, I…

2017 will be a major milestone for Modern Freemasonry, marking the traditional formation date of the first Masonic Grand Lodge on St. John Baptist’s day, June 24, 1717 near St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. According to the traditional history included in James Anderson’s Constitutions of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, “King George…