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Legal Sized Poster for Ontario District 150th Anniversary "A Walk in the Park" Celebration

Itinerary "A Walk in the Park"
When Saturday, June 17th, 2006
Where Memorial Park Oshawa
11:30 AM

Assemble in Oshawa Masonic Temple for parade for Opening Ceremonies.
Masons, York Rite, Scottish Rite, DeMolay, Eastern Star, and Shriners in Regalia.  March from Temple once around the block and up onto the stage of the Bandshell.
Opening Remarks - R.W. Bro. Tom Hogg ; R.W. Bro. Allan Petrisor - Invocation

12:00 PM Jumping castle, dunk tank, memorabilia sales, food and beverage and all booths manned and opened.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM "Amorce" High School Rock Band (Bandshell)
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM "Masons, who we are and what we have done" - Speaker - W. Bro. Bob Jones (3-7 minutes)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM "Warne Commission" country music -W. Bro. Jim Warne    * Please note:  "The County Town Singers" are trading time slots and moving up to 1:00 PM. GLC
1:45 PM -2:00 PM "York Rite Masonry" - Speaker Ed Ounjian  (3-7 minutes)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM "The Friends of Bluegrass"
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM "Scottish Rite Masonry" - Speaker Skip Whiteley  (3-7 minutes)
3:00 PM- 3:45 PM "The County Town Singers" * see 1:00 pm note
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM "The Oshawa & District Shrine Club Oriental Band"
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM "The Oshawa Shrine Club"  - Speaker W. Bro. Mark Smith, President of the Oshawa & District Shrine Club (3-7 minutes)
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM "Solstice" Flamenco Trio
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM "Canine Vision Canada" Dog Guide demonstrations and presentation of cheque for District Project.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM "Felicidad"  - Jazz Quintet
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM Thanks to members of Ontario District, the City of Oshawa and all concordant bodies for their support.
7:15 PM - 8:30 PM "George Olliver" the Blue Eyed Prince of Soul.
8:30 - 8:45pm "Draw the Raffle Prize"  (Diamond Ring )
(Last call for Beer Tent)
8:45 - 10 pm "Terri Crawford and Rick Johnson" - Rock and Roll.

Ontario District 150th Anniversary Pin



R.W. Bro. Herb Visser, Bro. Bob Singleton (back), Sandy Turney ( Canine Vision),
R.W. Bro. Sam Hutnyk, R.W. Bro. Thomas Hogg, V.W. Bro. Gord Smith, W. Bro. David Town,
and one of the Canine Vision Canada Dog Guides
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January 5, 2016

Brethren: today, R.W. Bro. Mark Smith, DDGM:  W. Bro. John Wallace (Ontario District Masonic Association President) : V.W. Bro. Gord Smith, Association Asst. Secy: W. Bro Glenn Carr, Lebanon Lodge No. 139, and W. Bro. Basmaji, Lebanon Lodge No. 139 accompanied by Anabelle and Abby Basmaji presented Sick Kids Hospital with a cheque for $ 5,200.00 representing the funds raised by the Masons in Ontario District to honour Anabelle, who is currently being treated at the Hospital for Leukemia.   

Presentation from R.W. Bro. Grant H. Parnell, Ontario District D.D.G.M.'s Ontario District Project 2019/2020, to Scott Maxwell, President of Wounded Warriors Canada, of a cheque in the amount of $16,400 in typical Canadian fashion on the end of an Autographed Hockey Stick and outside to keep Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Back Row (L to R): Phil Ralph, WWC Director of Health Services; Steve Topham, WWC Partnerships Director; W. Bro. Lyn Lowry Ontario District Secretary
Front Row (L to R): Scott Maxwell, President WWC; R.W. Bro. Grant H. Parnell, Ontario District D.D.G.M.

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