A baby asked
God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I
going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to
do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And
you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when
people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you
will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel
will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said,” Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you
how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you
the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth
could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now,
please tell me my angel's name."
God said,” You will simply call her, "Mom."
Lift a mother's spirit, send this to every mother you know (no matter how
old her child is)!
** Shared by Icye Coulston, PM, Zillah Chapter
To All Chapter Members:
Please remember to preorder your OES Yearbook by May 25! We need a count for actual number of books to print!
This is a great Memory Book to remind you of WGM Joan and WPM Terry’s Year in the Grand East.
Presale price is $7.50 or buy them at Grand Chapter (until supply is sold out) for $10.00! Better to do it now -- Better to be safe than sorry!
Send your order and $7.50 for each book you order to the following address:
Stella Brown
1100 S Euclid #59
Grandview, WA 98930
You can also email me at brownstella@hotmail.com and put the check in the mail.
** Stella Brown
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Don't pump gas on May 15th. In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.
On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.
There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.
If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil company's pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry for at least one day.
If you agree, resend this to all your contact list. Personally, I have no idea this will work ... but anything is worth a try. But in our case and as much as the vehicle is on the road ... we would probably have to fill up sometime ... either it be the 14th or the 16th!
I have been a member for nearly 20 years and was Worthy Matron 2000-2001. I have been Worthy Patron for 3 consecutive years and Acting Worthy Matron last year as I was in fact Immediate Past Patron so couldn't be installed. There are 2 other Chapters here on the South coast and the nearest after that is in Corby, Northants some 150 miles away. I have always enjoyed the 'Star' and have travelled to Scotland nearly every year since I joined to attend the Supreme Grand Chapter Meeting on the 2nd Saturday in April. I am a Life Member of Supreme Grand Chapter. I have just returned from the Supreme Shrine Session in Tulsa, Oklahoma where it was my great pleasure to meet William Barnes Grand Patron.
SUNSHINE:
Clayton Sparks, Grand Representative of Nevada, will finish his treatments at Loma Linda Medical Center in California on May 14th. He should be home on May 17th.
So, we had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom.
Well we have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really loves chapstick. LOVES it. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then losing it. So finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was done.
Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys are fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I am trying to nurse my little one at the same time I am putting on my make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.
We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the car and I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's . . rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped." Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right--their little butts do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind.
And the only question to really ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the hundredth.
And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they've been using your chapstick on the cat's butt.
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Risk to Humans from Food Containing Melamine - FDA/UDSA finally issues official statement. Says low
According to the FDA...
"There is very low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds, according to an assessment conducted by scientists from five federal agencies.
In the most extreme risk assessment scenario, when scientists assumed that all the solid food a person consumes in an entire day was contaminated with melamine at the levels observed in animals fed contaminated feed, the potential exposure was about 2,500 times lower than the dose considered safe. In other words, it was well below any level of public health concern.
The risk assessment is an important new science-based component of the continuing federal joint investigation into imported wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate from China that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds.
The risk assessment was conducted by scientists from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This team is now compiling a scientific assessment of the risk to animal health associated with ingestion of animal feed containing melamine and its compounds.
FDA and USDA are in the process of identifying a group of experts to convene a scientific advisory board that would be charged with reviewing the risk assessment. This group would also be asked to contribute to future scientific analysis related to the risk of melamine and its compounds to humans and animals.
In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that pet food was contaminated by wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate that contained melamine and its compounds. Subsequently, scraps of contaminated pet food that contained only low levels of melamine were distributed to farms in a limited number of states and added to the feed consumed by swine and poultry. These scraps constituted only a small percentage of the farm animal rations. In addition, melamine is known to be excreted in animal urine. When exposure levels are much higher, as was the case with cats and dogs, the melamine and its compounds appear to cause the formation of crystals in the kidney systems, resulting in kidney damage. There was no indication of kidney damage in hogs. Both hogs and chickens known to have been fed contaminated feed appear to be healthy.
This dilution factor was an important piece of data considered in the multi-agency science-based human risk analysis and helps to support the conclusion that there is very low risk to human health from eating meat from animals that were fed the contaminated product. This conclusion supports the decision announced on April 28 not to recall meat from animals that were fed contaminated product.
Currently, swine and poultry on farms suspected of receiving contaminated feed are being held under state quarantine or voluntarily by the owners. In several cases, feed samples have tested negative for melamine and related compounds. These tests were conducted by federal laboratories or state laboratories using approved methods. It is assumed that because only small amounts of the contaminated feed were mixed with other rations, the melamine and related compounds were no longer detectable. USDA has concluded that, based on the human risk assessment and the inability to detect melamine in the feed samples, these animals no longer need to be quarantined or withheld from processing.
In other cases, feed samples have tested positive for melamine and related compounds; feed samples were not available; or feed samples have not yet been submitted for testing. These animals continue to be withheld from processing, but are not yet being culled, pending the results of the animal risk assessment. This assessment is expected to be completed within one week. At that time, USDA will determine whether these animals can be released for inspection and further processing.
USDA and FDA continue to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation. As additional information is confirmed, updates will be provided and decisions will be made using the best available science to protect the public's health.
To ensure no further contaminated products enter the U.S., the federal government will continue to monitor imported wheat and corn gluten as well as rice protein concentrate and isolates arriving from all countries destined for human and animal consumption. The FDA import alert for these products sourced from China remains in effect and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue laboratory testing of the products as they enter the U.S. The inspections are a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of products entering at U.S. ports of entry. There is no evidence to suggest products bound for the human food supply are contaminated."
-- The above information has been obtained from the Food and Drug administration.
Isn't this great to know? We ALL better get back to the basics and cook nothing but home-grown stuff! Reckon the city will allow a cow, pig, lamb, and some chickens in our backyard? And don't forget the garden! Then watch out for acid-rain! Always something!
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May 8 ... GL: HV- 7:30 PM.
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May 8 ... OES: Honor Night for Marilyn Bordner, Eastside Chairman of the Deputy Instructors; Spokane.
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May 9 ... GL: Nile Shrine, 5:00 PM.
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May 10 ... GL: York Rite Grand Session, Wenatchee , 7:30 AM.
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May 11 ... OES: Snohomish County Luncheon.
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May 11 ... GL: District 4 & 5 Meeting. Occidental Lodge, No. 72, 6:00 PM, Ladies
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May 12 ... OES: Northwest PAGO Lunch.
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May 12 ... GL: Regional Meeting - Seattle - Delta White Center
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May 12 ... OES: Northwest Line Officers Dinner.
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May 12 ... GL: Walter F. Meier Lodge, No. 281, Table Lodge, 6:00 PM, Seattle
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May 13 ... GL: Home for Mother's Day. (GOOD thinking, Grand Master!)
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May 14 ... GL: HV
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May 15 ... GL: HV
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May 16 ... OES: Honor Night for Penny Norvell, Westside Chairman of the Deputy Instructors; Vancouver.
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May 17 ... GL: Ashler Lodge, No. 121, Stated Meeting, 7:30 PM
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May 18 ... GL: District 2 Meeting; Edmonds Masonic Center; 6:00 PM, Ladies
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May 19 ... OES: Central Washington Line Officers Luncheon
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May 19 ... GL: Outdoor FC Degree, Roche Harbor, 10:00 AM, Ladies
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May 20 ... OES: Southwest Line Officers Dinner; Chehalis.
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May 28 - 30 ... OES: Grand Chapter of British Columbia & Yukon, Victoria, BC.
FILING FOR THE OFFICE OF GRAND SECRETARY
Sandra K. Henry 161 River Road
Brinnon, WA 98320-9610
Phone: 360-796-3266
Chapter(s): Belfair Chapter No. 241; Welcome Chapter No. 40
Served as Worthy Matron 1997-98-2005-06
* Served Grand Chapter as Grand Secretary (2006-07); Grand Librarian (2002-03) and as a member/secretary on the Eastern Star Charities Foundation (2004 – 2007).
* Served as Guiding Angel Deputy Instructor (2000-01).
* Occupation – retired Paralegal
Resume
Filing - Office of Grand Secretary
Sandra K. Henry 161 River Road 360-796-3266
Spouse, Ken Henry Brinnon, WA 98320-9610 paraprincess@earthlink.net
Grand Secretary 2006-2007
Notary Public
Initiated into the Order of Eastern Star on 5/9/91.
Past Matron-Belfair Chapter #241 (1997-1998) Welcome Chapter #40, (2005-2006).
Chapter Secretary- Belfair Chapter #241 (1998–2001); Welcome Chapter #40 (2001–2005).
Served the Chapters in all five Star Point positions.
Served Grand Chapter:
Eastern Star Charities Foundation, Member (2004-2007, serving as Secretary)
Grand Chapter Finance Committee (Appointed Secretary) (2003-2004; 2005-2007)
Grand Librarian (2002-2003) and Guiding Angel Deputy Instructor (2000-2001)
FILING FOR THE OFFICE OF GRAND TREASURER
Katie Glessing 121 Strawberry LN
Nordland, WA 98358
Phone: 360-385-7852
Chapter Key City Chapter No. 71
I have served Grand Chapter as Grand Treasurer for five years.
AA degree in accounting, U of W Equivalency Test – BA degree in Accounting.
26 years – nonprofit accounting, including designing and setting up accounting systems, training and consulting, preparing Form 990 and auditing financial statements.
5 years banking – accounting department and proof department.
23 years – Certified Public Accountant.
Chapter Treasurer – 4 years.
FILING FOR THE OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE GRAND CONDUCTRESS
Linda Runyan 194 Woodland Road
Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone: 509-773-5785
Chapter: Evergreen Chapter No. 1
Initiated: 2/24/1988
Served as Worthy Matron: 1994-95, 2002-03, 2007-08
Served as Grand Adah 2003-04.
Served as Grand Representative of Nevada 2003.
Served as Deputy Instructor 2000-01.
Served on the following Grand Chapter Committees: Housing 2005-06; Visioneers 2004-06.
Served the International Order of Rainbow for Girls as Mother Advisor.
Occupation – Secretary – Bookkeeper
Gloria Schwartz 5250 SW Royal Spruce DR
Port Orchard, WA 98367
Phone: 360-895-9565
Chapter(s): Crystal Chapter No. 68
Initiated: 10/27/1977
Served as Worthy Matron: 1983-84; 1987-88; 1993-94; 2001-02; 2002-03
Served on the following Grand Chapter Committee: Teller (2 Years).
Served as Grand Chaplain 2004-05.
Served as Grand Representative of Australia 2001-02.
Served as Deputy Instructor in 1987-88 and Westside Chairman of the Deputies 2002-03.
I am a Majority Member of West Seattle Assembly No. 18, International Order of Rainbow for Girls (IORG); Rainbow Mother Advisor for two years; International Order of DeMolay; IORG Sweetheart Advisor for three years and a member of the Rainbow Board for seven years.
Occupation – Boeing Materiel, Discrepancy Analyst
FILING FOR THE OFFICE OF GRAND SENTINEL
David J. Larson 437 W 13th ST
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360-457-9444
Chapter Esther Chapter No. 19
Initiated: 10/3/2000
Served as Worthy Patron 2006-07
I have served with the International Rainbow for Girls, serving on the Advisory Board and as Rainbow Dad.
Occupation: Radiator Specialist
Don McAmmond 1027-D NE 130th ST
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 206-363-6312
Chapter(s): Doric Chapter No 69; Occidental Chapter No. 28
Initiated: 6/6/1984
Served as Worthy Patron 1988-89; 1994-95; 1997-98; 2001-02; 2003-04; 2005-06;
2006-07
Served on the following Grand Chapter Committee: Credentials 1988, 1989 (Chairman); 1991 (Chairman).
Served as Grand Representative of Manitoba 2003-06.
Junior Past President, Western Washington Grand Representatives Club.
I served the International Order of Rainbow for Girls as a Board Member (several times) and as Rainbow Dad (several times).
Occupation – Retired Systems Analyst
Dennis Noel Okicich P.O. Box 629
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-0629
Phone:
Chapter: Rada Uphus Chapter No. 208
Initiated 4/28/1988
Served as Worthy Patron: 1991-92; 1996-97
Served on the following Grand Chapter Committees: Chairman, Grand Guards 1991; Judge, Ritual Competition (2005-06).
Past Deputy Instructor 1998-1999.
I have worked with the International Order of Job’s Daughters serving Bethel #22 as Associate Guardian.
Occupation – Retired Transit Operator
Steve Williams 23407 S Ruff PR SE
Kennewick, WA 99337
Phone: 509-586-3581
Chapter: Alma Chapter No. 100
Initiated: 1979
Served as Worthy Patron: 1994-95; 1999-00; 2004-05; 2005-06
Served on the following Grand Chapter Committee: Tellers.
Serving as Grand Representative of Alberta (2007-09).
Served as Deputy Instructor 2005-06.
I served the International Order of Rainbow for Girls as Father Advisor.
Occupation – Nuclear Chemical Operator
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1/2 cup minced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups uncooked Arborio rice
1 pound asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups chicken broth
1-1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled, deveined
Paprika, chopped fresh basil and oregano to taste
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
TO PREPARE: Sauté the onion in the olive oil and 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Add the rice, asparagus, salt and pepper. Sauté for 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Cook for 25 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
1 large whole chicken (4 pounds)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or marjoram
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
TO PREPARE: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rinse chicken inside and out with cold water. Remove pockets of fat just inside chest cavity. Pat dry.
Blend garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano, pepper, salt, and olive oil to make an herb paste. Rub herb paste over chicken and under skin. Roast, breast side up, 20 minutes. Turn and roast another 20 minutes. Turn again and roast another 35 minutes. Remove chicken from oven. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest 15 minutes prior to carving. Serve chicken au jus with crusty bread. SERVES: 4
from Campbell's Kitchen
1 medium spaghetti squash (about 3 lb.)
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's(R) Condensed Cream of Celery Soup (regular or 98% Fat Free)
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup milk
1 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese (4 oz.)
2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh parsley or chives
Directions: Pierce squash with fork or skewer in several places. Bake at 350°F. for 50 min. or until the squash is fork-tender. Cut in half, scoop out and discard seeds. Scrape the flesh with fork to separate the spaghetti-like strands. Stir the soup, water and milk in a 2-qt. saucepan. Heat over medium heat to a boil. Stir in the Swiss cheese. Place the hot spaghetti squash in a 2-qt. serving bowl. Pour the soup mixture over the squash. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Serves 5.
Kitchen Clip: Spaghetti squash are large squash that are oval in shape with yellow skin. When the flesh is cooked, it separates into spaghetti-like strands.
1 cup red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
1 can { 15 ounce } Small White Beans, drained
1/2 cup diced cucumber
1/4 cup sliced green onions
3 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
3 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoon chopped parsley
Arrange the asparagus on a salad plate. Combine tomatoes, beans, cucumber and onion.
In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, oil and parsley; spoon over salad.
JOKES
"Oh, John, it was terrible," she weeps. "I was cooking, the phone rang. It was your agent. Because I was on the phone, I didn't notice the stove had caught on fire. It went up in seconds. Everything is gone. I nearly didn't make it out of the house. Poor Fluffy is gone..."
"Wait! Back up a minute," the man says. "My agent called?"
"I am NOT the maid" is a phrase they've heard many times.
When my oldest went off to college, he called me after one week at school. Among the first words he heard at college, he reported, were those of the dormitory maid, announcing to a student who had not picked up after himself in the men's lavatory,
"I am NOT your mother!"
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Removing Candle Wax from Carpet: Fill a metal pan with ice cubes. Place it right on top of the candle wax and leave until the wax is frozen solid. Then hit it with a small hammer to break up the wax. Pick up or vacuum the wax bits. Pour dry-cleaning solvent onto a clean cloth to get rid of any remaining residue on the carpet.
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Storing Dry Pet Food: Pour the contents of big bags of dry food into a metal or plastic can with a secure lid. Keep a scoop inside, and shut it tightly after every use, so rodents or bugs don't get into it to help themselves to dinner.
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DISCLAIMER: Occasionally, there will be an error in these documents. Your job is to find it! Good Luck
Hearty Love & Patriot Hugs --
Connie