Circus Wagon pulled by Black Camels

It is with much sadness that I must inform the Brothers of ISCA and
the El Zaribah Clown's of the passing of one of our own.

Past Master of Scottsdale 43
York Rite, Shrine And Clown

Bruce "Slim" Burley has received a visit from the Black Camel.
Visitation will be Tuesday 18NOV2008 from 5PM to 7PM at the Phoenix
Memorial Park, 200 W Beardsley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Services will be Wednesday 19NOV2008 the Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran Church 1500 W Maryland, Phoenix, AZ 85015

The Great Architect has seen the need to ask for another one of the
El Zaribah Clowns to join that celestial Big Top where the show never
ends.
Joy of life and the joy in life is the life of a clown. Seeking a
child's smile and then to see that smile come from within is a
completeness that most adults do not ever get a chance to see from
children that aren't their own.
May God Bless our Brothers family in this their time of sorrow.
Please lift the family up in your daily prayers that they may be
granted the peace in knowing that God is our overseer and that it is
in his time that we are called home to heavens gates. May the
memories of the Husband, father and friend be held in the family's
hearts and minds forever.

Until we meet again on that Circus Wagon that is pulled by those
Black Camels may our Brother rest in peace.

BB clown

Sylmar Fire Report

Noble Bernie Beiner Sylmar Fire – lost his home but he and his wife are safe. They are at his daughters as of last night (I got an eMail) Waiting for more info

Noble Bob Kulick Sylmar Fire – lost his home but he and his wife are safe. No other details yet

Rick Johnson (Stagecraft) smoke damage only (Sylmar) – no other details

We know that you send your best to our brothers and their ladies.

We hope we don’t have to grow this list but if anyone else has anything to add, please add a comment or email me

Firefighters and Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California

Fire stations accepting toy donations for children at Shriners Hospital
Published: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008

Area firefighters are joining forces to provide holiday cheer to children in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California.

Capt. Jim Doucette of the Sacramento Fire Department said his department is being joined by the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and the West Sacramento Fire Department, along with other organizations.

"We are asking the public to drop off new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages – from infants to teens – at any local fire station participating in the Toy Brigade," said Doucette, who is chief organizer of the Toy Brigade.

"Every year, firefighters make a holiday visit to the Sacramento Shriners Hospital, and we will deliver the toys at that time," he said.

– Sacramento Bee Staff

East/West Coaches Announced

TWO OF THE BEST TO LEAD EAST VS. WEST

Bobby Ross and Gene Stallings Take the Helm at 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game



Houston, TX – Two storied former NFL and college coaches, Bobby Ross and Gene Stallings, will be leading college football’s finest at the 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game, Jan. 17, 2009, in Houston, Texas, at the University of Houston’s Robertson Stadium.



The football match-up, which began in 1925, features many of the best college players in the U.S. and Canada, divided by region but coming together to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children, an international health care system of 22 hospitals across North America.



Gene Stallings, who will lead the West team, brings 18 years of NFL experience to this year’s game, as well as an impressive record as a college head coach.



“There is no question that I am looking forward to working with the young players, helping them showcase their abilities in front of important NFL scouts,” said Stallings. “I also look forward to working with a great coach like Bobby Ross, coaching these talented athletes as they prepare to move on to the next level of the game.”



Bobby Ross, who takes the helm for the East, also comes to the sidelines with an outstanding NFL and college football résumé, including leading the San Diego Chargers to Super Bowl XXIX.

“I am excited about the opportunity to get back on the field and work with the finest players in the country,” said Ross. “The philanthropy behind the game makes it very special and it is a privilege to work on such an important game with a talented coach like Gene Stallings.”



As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Shriners Hospitals for Children relies on the generous donations of Shriners and the general public to carry out our mission and change the lives of children every day. To date, the East-West Shrine Game has raised millions of dollars for Shriners Hospitals for Children and has helped inform millions of people about the mission of this extraordinary philanthropy.



WHAT: 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game

WHO: Top NCAA College Football Players

WHERE: University of Houston, Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas Televised on ESPN2

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, 3 pm CST Kick-off

HOW: Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased online at the following Web sites:

www.shrinegame.com

www.uhcougars.com

www.ticketmaster.com

Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (713) 462-6647 or in-person at the University of Houston Ticket Office, located at 3100 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77204.

MORE INFORMATION: www.shrinegame.com

Motorcyclists know importance of a ride

by Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian
Thursday November 06, 2008, 4:00 AM
Motoya Nakamura/The OregonianJose Adan Guardado, 14, was among kids at Portland Shriners Hospital for Children to receive a wheelchair last month, thanks to money raised by local bikers.

Art West is a rough-and-tough kind of guy who's belonged to a motorcycle club for 35 years. But under his leather vest, he hides a soft spot for sick kids.

For the past several weeks, the 57-year-old has been making phone calls, printing fliers and lining up sponsors for a Nov. 8 concert to raise money to buy expensive wheelchairs for children being treated at Portland Shriners Hospital for Children.

"The short version of why I do this is that my wife and I never had any kids," says West, a member of Brothers Speed MC, one of the Northwest's largest motorcycle clubs. "This is a way we can help."

His wife's Portland blues band, Francine West & The High Speed Wobblers, will host Saturday's 10-hour show featuring musicians from this area and California.
Motoya Nakamura/The OregonianIsrael Vasquez, 13, talks with Mike Friend, chaplain of motorcycle-rights group Abate of Oregon, after receiving a new wheelchair last month at Shriners Hospital. Bikers also deliver piles of toys to the hospital every December.

The idea traces to 1994, when the band's drummer had a child being treated at Shriners. He told Art West how impressed he was with Portland bikers' support of the hospital. For 28 years, as many as 1,500 bikers have met in December to wind through the city and deliver loads of toys for Shriners patients.

"The drummer said he wished there was something he could do to help as a musician," Art West says. "I thought we could put on a gig as a band and raise money. We got $600 that night."

The event ran for three years, until Francine West took a break from the stage. She returned three years ago, and so did the benefit. The musicians donate their time, and the $5 admission goes toward buying wheelchairs. Last year's show raised $5,000, Art West says.

Tina Huber, who met West through Brothers Speed, says she always attends the show. "My son went to Shriners from the time he was born," Huber says. "He had terrible problems with his legs. They took care of my child, and I didn't pay a dime. My son's married, has a son and a job and can walk. Shriners gave him a life."

West turns the money over to Abate of Oregon, a motorcycle-rights group formed in the 1970s. Mike Friend, who coordinated last year's Toy Run and is Abate's chaplain, says the organization has 2,000 members across Oregon.

"When it first started, most of the members were the real bikers, the so-called 1-percenters," Friend says. "They're still involved, but mostly it's just your average Joe motorcycle rider."

Early on, Friend says, Portland-area bikers had a bad image. Someone in Abate had the idea to change perceptions by doing something for kids.

Helping kids
Musician's Toy Run Benefit concert: 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at Trails End Saloon, 1320 Main St., Oregon City. The $5 admission goes toward buying wheelchairs for kids.

Toy Run: Public welcome. Riders will start gathering about 10 a.m. Dec. 6 at the TriMet parking lot at 4012 S.E. 17th Ave. Tickets for a chance to win a Harley-Davidson, $10, will be sold there. The drawing will be at noon, and the ride to deliver toys to the Portland Shriners Hospital for Children will begin at 12:30 p.m.

"A handful of bikers in Portland thought they'd get some toys and take them to a hospital for kids," Friend says. "Hospitals turned them down. They figured they stole the toys. Or they said they could bring the toys around to the back door. The Shriners welcomed the group with open arms. We've been with them ever since."

The group raffles off a Harley-Davidson each year, selling tickets at $10 each and announcing the winner at the Toy Run. That money, too, benefits Shriners.

"The bikers fill a need," says Kay Weber, a Shriners spokeswoman. "Some of these wheelchairs can cost more than $10,000. The kids who receive these chairs are from families who have maxed out their lifetime insurance for medical equipment, have no insurance or just can't make ends meet."

Bikers present the chairs several times a year. On Oct. 16, six children received chairs and special equipment totaling $35,000.

"The bikers are so cute," Weber says. "You see them come in all tough looking. Then the therapist talks about the child and why the chair will change their life. You turn around, and all the bikers are wiping their eyes. It's very sweet, and melts your heart."

--Tom Hallman Jr.; tomhallman@news.oregonian.com

Veterns Day Parade In Tempe,AZ

El Zaribah turned out in force in their Little cars and Shriners Hospital for Children Float and Veterns

City's 89th Veterans Day Parade is Tuesday

by, B. POOLE and GARRY DUFFY Tucson Citizen

As it has done every year since 1919, American Legion Post 7 will sponsor a Veterans Day Parade downtown, the post secretary said.

"It's just one way we pay tribute to all veterans," Helen Stout said.

Tuesday's parade will feature 86 entries,including the Shriners and four high school marching bands - Rincon/University, Palo Verde High Magnet, Cholla High Magnet and Catalina Magnet High - Boy, Girl and Cub scouts, and numerous veterans groups, Stout said.

Retired Army Brig. Gen. John Adams will be the grand marshal, and Army National Guard Maj. Chad Smith will be the reviewing officer. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base commander Col. Paul T. Johnson will be in the reviewing stand, Stout said.

Junior ROTC units from Flowing Wells, Cholla and Desert View high schools will participate, as will a nine-member honor guard of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Staging will start at 9:30 a.m. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. at West 13th Street and South Sixth Avenue, go north on Sixth to West Broadway, then west on Broadway to Granada Avenue and south on Granada to the Tucson Convention Center.

Motor vehicle traffic along the parade route will be prohibited. Minor traffic restrictions downtown between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m are expected.

The parade will end around 12:30 p.m.