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President’s Day Message

My Brothers, Snow seems to be the gift that keeps on giving As I listen to what is happening in the “field” and I am happy that you continue keep on giving. As a result of adapting to the Governor’s color-coding of zones for Lodge attendance, I am seeing Lodges once again safely conducting degrees […]

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Bully! In Search of the lost origins of the Mysterious Water Buffalo Head

By W:. Ronald J. Seifried, DSA No current furnishing, artifact, or memorabilia has been discussed in Jephtha Lodge more than the mysterious African water buffalo head mounted on a second-floor wall. Some of the wild conspiracy theories include the long-held legacy than the mighty beast was hunted and killed by nearby resident and Brother Theodore Roosevelt and personally delivered to […]

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New Year’s Message

Brethren, Well, this may be the last time you hear from me this year! 2021 is upon us. 2020 certainly provided its challenges. Challenges that will linger into the New Year, but at least there is a path to “normalcy”. This has been a year of being kept apart, which has actually brought us closer […]

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