STARS OF
May
12th, 2008
#8-018
MOTHERS and MOMS
(a bit late
but if I wait until next year, I will probably forget where I
put it!)
wieners and
cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here."
And that when
their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I
wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
bleed when their
14 year olds dye their hair green. For all the mothers of the victims of
recent school shootings, and the mothers of those who did the shooting.
This is for all
the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come
home safely from a war.
"Home is what
catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
** Shared by Bonnie Rail
MORE CLUES
#3 & 4 of Eleven
Clue number three!
A third Autumn
Leaf is on its way
The far
Northeast is now the way.
The Eastside is
very important today
A tree you may
see along the way.
Do not stop to
see the falls
You need not
pine and cry we recall.
The 2nd
Wednesday it is to be
A kettle you'll
find close by, oh gee.
Chocolate Hugs &
Kisses,
Diane Osborne, AGM
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Clue number four!
#4
A fourth
Autumn Leaf is now added to our tree
Who is it,
oh yes, it sure could be.
Our
Blanche will be so very proud
She is
adored by every crowd.
A
settlement found in the state of
A
The 3rd
Thursday not in
But "I
will see you, bye and bye".
Chocolate Hugs &
Kisses,
Diane Osborne, AGM
So lets fill the blanks
Such an exciting time of year!!!
Grand Chaplain
Grand Marshal
Grand Organist
Grand Adah
Grand Ruth
Grand Esther
Grand Martha
Grand Electa
Grand Warder
Eastside Chairman of DI
Westside Chairman of DI
MESSAGES FROM MY
MAILBOX...
Cookbook news
Connie,
The recipes for
our 2015 Triennium Cookbook are all typed and ready for the publisher.
We want to thank
those that submitted recipes to us. While typing I was tempted to go
try them out and am anxiously awaiting my copy.
It certainly
could not have been done without Sandy and Don McAmmond.
They read and
reread found our mistakes and I'm sure there will be some in the final
edition.
Again thank you
to all that helped in any way at all.
** Margaret Sherman
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Smoked salmon
Hi Connie:
Our Jr. Past
Patron Bruno makes really tasty smoked salmon. First time they gave me some
of his smoked salmon, I sent it to my brother in
He is going through tough time taking care of his wife for over 5 years, who
has very bad diabetes, had stroke and was in coma for 2-3 years,
but miraculously came out of it, but it is almost 24 hours care by him.
So a little smoked salmon bring a joy to his life means a lot to me and
enjoy sending some to him. Thanks Bro. Bruno.
Last one Bro.
Bruno gave me was half fillet of smoked salmon and it was vacuum packed by
his wife Pat. So naturally I sent that to my brother. This was
what he said in his return email.
In order for
him to enjoy it as long as he can, he created the method:
1. He cut it into one serving pieces. He sterilized his knife with
boiling water.
2. He sterilize by pour boiling water on to each piece and wipe
it with cooking-paper.
Must be something new, I don't know what that is.
3. Wrapped it individually with Aluminum wrapping paper.
4. Then again wrap each piece with Saran-wrap.
5. Then, he vacuum pack it with "Food-Saver"
6. Then, keep it back portion of the top shelf of Refrigerator.
He said he has 30 days supply for his favoured smoked salmon.
Bruno and Pat are very nice people and I sincerely thank them for making
someone a little happier.
** Kazi Scott, PM Occidental #28
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Idea
Connie -
Did you ever consider putting a cookbook together from all of the recipes
that you share in your Stars of Washington? It would make a nice
annual book, and a good fundraiser...for your favorite charity. I
often wonder about those recipes you come across that DON'T make it in! <G>
Just a thought. It probably is selfish of me wishing to get all those
yummy recipes in a single volume...
** Linda A. Lorentz Fletcher
Great job for a Chapter money-maker. Any takers?? There is too
much on my plate right now! LOL!
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Decorations Bazaar
Your Chapter collects all the surplus decorations that they want to get rid
of and you buy a table from Port Orchard Chapter and we all have a
decoration bazaar. This is a good way to clean out cabinets and
another way to buy decorations that you might need for receptions, honor
nights, installations or maybe just at home.
We will advertise the bazaar. You make money for your Chapter or
yourself, and Port Orchard Chapter makes money also. The event will take
place on September 27th, from 9am till 4pm. Tables will be for rent at
$15.00 each for a round table and $25.00 each, for a rectangle table. Please
make reservations by June 15th, so we can firm up plans over the summer.
Call
The doors will open at the
Rose
Gross, 360-876-2794, email:
ragross@wavecable.com
Decoration Bazaar Registration Form
Name:
__________________________________
Address:
__________________________________
__________________________________ Phone #:
___________________
Chapter:
_________________________________
Table Size
Round- $15.00 ______
Check
Cash
Rectangle- $20.00 ______
Check
Cash
Table set - up
time is 7:00am
Clean up is
after 4:00pm
Each participant
will clean up after themselves and leave nothing behind.
Questions:
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Amaranth news
HI:
·
There is an All Masonic Night at the Nile on Wednesday night Zem Zem
open bar is at 5pm Buffet Dinner 6:00pm ($10 pay as you go in)
Meeting is at 7 pm Street dress for men and women ok, pants ok. On
Wednesday night is also Lakewood Ct. Installation at 7:00 PM. Hope you
can attend one of these events.
·
Also needing our thoughts and prayers from
·
H.L. Ruth McCasland, PRM Welcome ct. has had surgery. Please send
cards to:
·
H.L. Diane Adams,
Please pass this information on to those who do not have e-mail.
Thanks.
**
Bonnie McCroskey, Gr. Sec.
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Sadness
I received the following from Sis. Sharen Brawner whose husband is PGP
William "Bill" Brawner is a GGCCM. Please keep the family in your
prayers as they travel to
******
This is the
hardest thing I have ever had to do, but would you please let everyone know
that our son, Matt age 39, had a massive heart attack today at about 12:15.
CPR was done on him till the ambulance arrive and they took him to the
hospital, but he never regained consciousness.
We are headed
to
We just got back Fri. evening from
26.. Please keep us in our prayers,
-- Sharen Brawner
Star Hugs,
** David White, Secretary,
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TRUE STORY
A lesson that should be taught in all schools!
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a
social studies school teacher at
On the first day of school, with the permission of the school
superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all
of the desks out of her classroom. When the first period kids entered the
room they discovered that there were no desks.
Looking
around, confused, they asked, "Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?"
She replied,
"You can't have a desk until you tell me what you have done to earn the
right to sit at a desk."
They thought,
"Well, maybe it's our grades."
"No," she
said.
"Maybe it's
our behavior."
She told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."
And so, they
came and went, the first period, second period, third period.
Still no desks in the classroom.
By early
afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's
classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out
of her room.
The final
period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor
of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, "Throughout the day no one
has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit
at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to
tell you."
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and
opened it.
Twenty-seven
(27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one
carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and
then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall.
By the time
the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to
understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to
sit at those desks had been earned.
Martha said,
"You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for
you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them.
It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good
citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an
education. Don't ever forget it."
By the way, this is a true story. If you can read this, thank a
teacher. If you read it in English, thank a soldier.
** Shared by Diane McQuery
LOWRY'S HINTS
Here's How to Make the Switch to Vinegar:
1. Finish using up any commercial rinse agent that remains in your
dishwasher.
2. Then, unscrew the cap from your dishwasher's rinse agent dispenser, and
fill the well with white vinegar.
3. Replace the cap, and run your dishwasher as usual.
4. Refill the dispenser as needed.
Benefits of Using Vinegar as a Rinse Agent: No water spots on cups and
glasses, Dryer dishes, Cleaner dishes, No harsh chemicals, A cleaner
dishwasher.
JOKES
Hospital Admission (Boy, if this doesn't hit the nail on the old head,
I don't know what does!)
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same
complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip
replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and
has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The SECOND sees his family doctor after waiting 3 weeks for an appointment,
then waits 8 weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't
reviewed for another week and finally has his surgery scheduled for a month
from then. Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The FIRST is a Golden Retriever. The SECOND is a Senior Citizen. Next time
take me to a vet! WOOF!
(Thanks,
Ora!!! It certainly makes sense as I called my orthopedic surgeon the other
day for my partial knee replacement and am scheduled for 4 December! I
asked for a cortisone shot in the other knee and that would be August!
Well, I scratched that one!)
AND A WORD FROM
YOURS TRULY
No time to chit chat
perhaps next issue!!!
To quote friend Laurel Wadley, UT
The
reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a
common enemy!
(Sam Levenson)
Until next time ... Hearty Patriot Hugs, happy thoughts and may God Bless
you all!
**Connie
P. S. Thought
for the day: Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an
opportunity.
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Zillah Chapter #111,
Martha,
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DISCLAIMER:
Occasionally, there will be an error in these documents. Your job is to find
it! Good Luck
God Bless!
Connie