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Elected to become 33° Honorary Members of Supreme Council in 2019

9/7/2017

It is our extreme pleasure to announce the New York State Brethren elected at the 2017 Supreme Council Session to receive the 33° and become Honorary Members of Supreme Council during the 2019 Supreme Council Biennial Session August 24 – 27, 2019 in Milwaukee, WI. Congratulations!

Valley of Buffalo
Paul Anthony Czubaj, 32°

Valley of Rochester
Derek Elwyn Van Houten, 32°

Valley of Syracuse
Garry Lee Visconti, 32° MSA

Valley of Utica
John James Seiselmyer, 32° MSA

Valley of New York City
William Michael Sardone, 32°

Congratulations to New York's Newly Coronetted 33° Brethren

9/7/2017

Congratulations to New York's new 33° Brethren who were coronetted at the Supreme Council session in Rochester on August 29, 2017:

Ill. Selom Fiavi Adjogah, 33°
Valley of Buffalo

Ill. Lawrence O. Fiorenza, 33°
Valley of Rockville Centre

Ill. Phillip Randy Hurwitz, 33°
Valley of Rochester

Ill. Eugene Samuel Olofson, 33°
Valley of Jamestown

Ill. John Robert Patterson, Jr., 33°
Valleys of Troy and Albany

Ill. Keith Allen Pope, 33°
Valley of Utica

Ill. John Williams Scott, 33°
Valley of Albany

Ill. Gerald Thomas Wright, 33°
Valley of Schenectedy

Ill. Alan Phillip Zdimal, 33°
Valley of Binghamton

2017 Supreme Council in Rochester, NY

9/3/2017

Photos complements of Ill. Brothers Phillip R. Hurwitz, Stephen Park & Richard J Powell

Walk for Dyslexia 9/23/2017 @Eastern Star Home and Campus

8/25/2017

We’re walking to raise money to help children with dyslexia learn to read and write. As many as one in five U.S. school children are living with dyslexia. Dyslexia can’t be cured, but it can be overcome. The program offered at the Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc. offers the most effective treatment of its kind in battling this disorder. No one else in the nation has a program remotely like it with one-on-one professional tutoring offered to children free of charge. We need your help.

When: Saturday, September 23,2017 (rain or shine)
Where: Eastern Star Home and Campus
8280 State Rt. 69
Oriskany, NY 13424
Course: 5K (3.1 miles)
Time: 9:30 AM Registration
10:00 AM Start
Info: Craig Cobb 315-446-0625

HELP CELEBRATE OUR 11TH YEAR OF SERVICE!
JOIN US FOR A CHICKEN BAR-B-Q
11AM (AFTER THE WALKATHON)
$10.00/PERSON
* ENJOY SOME GOODIES FROM OUR BAKE SALE TABLE

Happy Independence Day!

7/4/2017

Declaration of Independence: A Transcription

2017 Children's Dyslexia Center CNY Recognition Ceremony

6/19/2017

A fantastic evening occurred on June 13th at the Children's Dyslexia Center of Central New York located on the campus of the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, NY. Proud parents watched as each child was recognized for their achievements in overcoming their dyslexia disability. Two children met all requirements needed to graduate from the program. Congratulations to them!

Ill. David Spencer, 33°, AASR, NMJ, & Deputy for the State of NY, spoke to the audience and the children about dyslexia and being persistent in overcoming obstacles. He cited several famous dyslexic people, from Muhammed Ali to Jay Leno and Albert Einstein, who did not let their dyslexia hold them down.

Refreshments followed the ceremony.

Teddy Bear Classic Golf Tournament for CNY Children's Dyslexia Center

5/22/2017

TEDDY BEAR CLASSIC
Benefit: Children’s Dyslexia Center-Central New York

CAPTAIN AND CREW FORMAT

VESPER HILLS GOLF CLUB, TULLY, NY
www.vesperhills.com
FRIDAY-AUGUST 4, 2017
9:30 A.M. SHOTGUN START

$60 PER PERSON, $240 PER TEAM
Open to all-men and women

Buffet following

Send reservations by:
Friday-July 28,2017
To: Craig Cobb
115 Haverhill Drive,
Dewitt, NY 13214
Make checks payable to: CDC CNY-103
(Your check is your reservation)

Forms for playing & sponsorships can be downloaded below...

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Gala for CNY Children's Dyslexia Center A Great Success

3/12/2017

The 2017 Gala to benefit the CNY Children's Dyslexia Center was held the evening of Saturday, March 11th at the Hart's Hill Inn in Whitesboro, NY. The evening was a great success, raising over $15,000 for the Center and everyone had a fantastic time.

RIP MW & Ill. Bruce Widger, Past Grand Master & Deputy for NY

3/7/2017

Bruce W. Widger DVM, 92, of Marcellus, NY passed away on March 6, 2017. Dr. Widger was born on the family farm near Spencerport, NY to the late Horace E. Widger and Ina Lilleystone Widger. He was predeceased by his younger brother Kenneth Widger in 2005.

Bruce attended a one-room schoolhouse from grades 1-8 and graduated from Churchville High School. His youth activities included: Boy Scouts, 4-H, and FFA- which he was a State officer in 1941. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1951 from the Veterinary College. At Cornell he was Chancellor of Alpha Zeta Fraternity and member of the Baptist Student Fellowship. While attending Cornell he met Mary Currie and they were married in October 1952.

After earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, Bruce came to Skaneateles to work with Dr. Robert Nichols. The next year he moved to Unadilla, NY where he bought the veterinary practice of Dr. Harry Sutton. In 1953 he returned to Central NY forming a mixed animal practice partnership with Dr. Nichols, which extended for twenty ?ve years. In 1978 Dr. Widger joined the Division of Animal Industry, he became the State Veterinarian in the New York State Department of Agriculture until his 1990 retirement.

Bruce also served in several leadership and participatory roles. He was a Trustee of Cornell University from 1961-1981 and remained an Emeritus Trustee. He was a longtime 7th degree member of the Marcellus Grange, Onondaga Pomona and New York State Grange.

Bruce was a member of Morning Star Masonic Lodge in Marcellus, serving as Master in 1961 and progressed through district leadership positions. Bruce was Grand Master of Masons for the State of New York during the years 1980-82. His Masonic membership also included leadership in both the York and Scottish Rite Bodies. As a 33rd Degree Mason, he was a member of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite, and served nine years as Deputy for the State of New York.

Bruce was chairman of the Marcellus Town Zoning board for 16 years, a founding member of the Marcellus Rotary Club, a Trustee of the Skaneateles Saving Bank, Director of the Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company and an officer of the Marcellus Historical Society. He was active in his local church, serving as a member of many committees.

During his retirement he actively participated in the ECHO Meals on Wheels program, as a Marcellus Free Library volunteer and in the Syracuse Mens Garden Club helping on Zoo Crew. His hobbies were caning chairs, making chair pads and latch hooking rugs for neighbors, friends, relatives.

Bruce is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Jane Milem, sons Byron (Jenifer) and Dwight (Michelle) Widger. Grandchildren Jeffrey (Erin) Milem, Rosanne Milem, Bonna (Paul) Gordon, Benjamin Widger, Theodore (Olivia) Widger, Martha Widger, Aimee (Casey) Hofmann, Sarah (Tyler) Creech and Zachary Widger. Great grandchildren Philip Milem, Isaac Hofmann and Marian Hofmann. He was predeceased by his son-in-law Philip Milem in 1994.

Visiting hours at Ryan Funeral Home, 44 East Main Street, Marcellus on Wednesday, March 8th from 3 to 6pm. 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Masonic service will be at 7pm and the Morning Star Lodge Masonic Service will immediately follow.

Memorial service will be Thursday, March 9th at 1:30pm, in the Marcellus United Methodist Church, 1 Slocombe Avenue, Marcellus, NY. Spring committal in Maple Grove Cemetery, Town of Ogden, near Churchville, NY.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to Marcellus Free Library, 32 Maple Street, Marcellus,13108; Baltimore Woods, PO Box 133, Marcellus, 13108 or the The Masonic Learning Center for Children, PO Box 638, Oriskany, NY 13424.

The family has requested that, to the extent possible, Masons call after 5:00 PM.

Morning Star Lodge (46 East Main Street, Marcellus NY, 13108) will be open from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Light refreshments will be available for those who may be traveling and want to refresh themselves either before or after the Masonic Service. A buffet with finger foods, coffee, tea, soda and water will be available.

There is parking available behind the Lodge and where behind Ryan Funeral Home. There is also a municipal lot on West Main Street just past St. Francis RC Church. It is about 2/10’s of a mile to the Funeral Home from the municipal lot. There is also limited on-street parking on Main Street and behind the Town Municipal Bldg.

CNY Children's Dyslexia Center Gala 3/11/2017

2/24/2017

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Elected to become 33° Honorary Members of Supreme Council in 2019

Congratulations to New York's Newly Coronetted 33° Brethren

2017 Supreme Council in Rochester, NY

Walk for Dyslexia 9/23/2017 @Eastern Star Home and Campus

Happy Independence Day!

2017 Children's Dyslexia Center CNY Recognition Ceremony

Teddy Bear Classic Golf Tournament for CNY Children's Dyslexia Center

Gala for CNY Children's Dyslexia Center A Great Success

RIP MW & Ill. Bruce Widger, Past Grand Master & Deputy for NY

CNY Children's Dyslexia Center Gala 3/11/2017

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