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On Tuesday, March 25^th, National Lodge held its Annual Inspection in the Entered Apprentice degree. We had a good turnout, with over 60 brethren in attendance.  The evening started with our traditional Chicken dinner, followed by the degree work, which was exemplified on Tony L. It was a great evening, as his grandfather and great-uncle were on hand to witness the degree work.

Unfortunately, our Worshipful Master, Robert G. Marquis, Sr., was home, recovering from his battle with pneumonia, so we had to find a replacement. M.W.B. James F. Easterling, Jr., accepted the challenge and did an excellent job. We received many congratulations from the brethren in attendance and our District Deputy was pleased with the work.

As part of the ongoing support of National Lodge, and to let everyone know around the area, that a Masonic Lodge resides within the city of Barberton, we approved to have Road Signs made and put up around the city where the corporation limit signs are currently placed. The bold masonic emblem, and National Lodge No. 568, proudly displayed, will ensure anyone entering the city knows that we exist and support the city of Barberton.

Bro Christopher W.R. Schill spearheaded this project. He worked closely with the city, providing artwork, and general locations around the area where existing corporation signs are placed. We appreciate Bro Schill’s effort in recognizing the need for these signs and putting together the idea to promote National Lodge within the city. There will be 10 signs erected around the city, and I’m sure one of them will catch your eye as you travel the area. The map below shows the approx. locations for the signs.

In previous bulletins, we showed you how to gain access to the Grand Lodge of Ohio Membership portal; which is called GrandView.  Here are a few more items within the portal that will help you navigate.

When you login into Grand Lodge Masonic Membership Manager (grandview.systems), you will be presented with the dashboard referenced above.  You can select items such as an events page, Grand Lodge information, a Resource page, My Profile and also find other lodges.  For this lesson, we are using the ‘Feed’ selection.

Once you click on ‘Feed’, you are presented with communications from your Lodge, your District Lodge Officer’s as well as The Grand Lodge of Ohio information.  Other Districts will also post in this area.   They may also contain links to specific forms or flyers for events, such as the Golf Outings and Awards Night.   These are just a few examples.