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 From the Desk
of the Editor.
Being temporary editor of
the Valley’s newsletter seems to be growing into a semi-permanent job. I’m still here and no one is volunteering
to take over the job.
In April I made the 5-year
mark in my battle with kidney cancer.
It has been just over two years since my last flare up. Only 4% of those with Kidney Cancer live
5-years. I’m a lucky man.
However, you can never
get over confident with Phase IV metastatic Renal Cancer. My last CT Scan revealed a tumor on my
remaining kidney and I’m headed back to the UW to see my oncologist. Your prayers will be appreciated.
I’m happy to report that the Valley is
alive and well. Attendance is up,
especially at special meetings on the third Wednesday where we are opening
the other lodges. I had never seen a
Council of Kadosh opened for the purpose of a stated meeting before and it
happened last month with 15 members present.
As if that isn’t good
enough, in September the SGIG Bill Miller, 33° visited our Stated Meeting
for Rose Croix in the third Wednesday and that was the first time I had
seen Rose Croix opened for the purpose of a stated meeting.
And it even got better,
at the Stated Meeting of the Council of Kadosh our new Honormen, Charles
Anway, 32°KCCH and John Sleeth, 32°KCCH were introduced to the lodge. Isn’t life great?
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The Valley News
is a publication of:
Scottish Rite
Valley of Bellingham
1101N. State Street #100
Bellingham, WA 98225-5066
360-733-1103 voice mail
Editor (Temporary)
Steve Cronkhite, 32°KCCH
Grand Commander
Ronald Seale, 33°
SGIG of Washington
William Miller, 33°
Personal Representative of SGIG
G. Winton Smith, 33°
General Secretary
Paul Ingram, 33°
Treasurer
Charles Anway, 32°
Almoner
Byron Swedberg. 33°
Degree Director
James Moen, 33°
Valley Officers
Venerable Master
Steve Cronkhite, 32°KCCH
Wise Master
Chuck Anway, 32° KCCH
Commander
John Stafford 32°
Master of Kadosh
Ronald Fine, 32°KCCH
Scottish Rite
Temple of Bellingham, Inc
Jim Moen, President
Wayne Deming,
Vice-President
Steve Cronkhite,
Secretary
Chuck Anway, Treasurer
Ron Fine
Byron Swedberg
Winton Smith, Personal
Representative
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