Every lodge is delighted when they are blessed with a candidate who embraces Masonry  with all his heart and dives into learning the work and participating in all the Lodge activities.  We received such a candidate in Johnny Johnson and I was honored to be able to present him with the Mason of the year award.  

Also Bro Chris Geyser has advanced to the degree of Fellowcraft this month and as he also learns his work rapidly I have no doubt that a Master Mason Degree will be presented to him soon.  

Come to Lodge

Theodore B. Lichti  WM. 

Happy Fall, Y’all! 
 Camellia Star’s October 1 meeting did not happen because, sadly, we had no quorum.  However, Sister Joni had provided the kits for making greeting cards for a fun project for the evening, and the four officers present made several cards which Sister Alice then offered to mail to members of the Chapter who cannot attend meetings.  THANK YOU, Sister Alice, for doing this.  It was very nice of you and very much appreciated!  

Because of the lack of quorum, Sister Laird called for a special meeting on Saturday, October 25, to hold elections.  The special meeting and potluck was held at Noon on that Saturday, and there were nine of us present.  THANK YOU to all who came! 

CONGRATULATIONS to the newly elected officers: 
Worthy Matron, Laird Crandall
Worthy Patron, Michael Biesen
Secretary, Peggy Mecham-Carlotti 
Treasurer, Elizabeth Carter-Lorig 
Conductress, Salena Glass 

Sister Laird also discussed installation which is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, at Humboldt Lodge.  Officers, please be at the Lodge by 12:30 for a brief practice and then photos prior to the ceremony.  If you are one of those who volunteered to bring refreshments and/or if you want to help set up, you may want to be there even earlier; check in with Sister Laird about that.

Sister officers, please wear a long dress of whatever color you prefer.  (Brother Michael has told us he will be wearing tails.)  For our guests, attire is semi-formal.   

Sister Laird also gave us a report on what happened at Grand Chapter.  Thank you, Sister Laird, for sharing that information with us.  It was interesting to hear about everything, but especially the legislation that passed or failed.  

Next on our calendar is our November 5 stated meeting.  The theme is “Thanks for the Memories.”  Anyone wanting to share a special memory or two about their time in Eastern Star will be welcome to share.  Refreshments will be at 7:00 p.m., and the meeting is at 7:30.  Attire is semi-formal. 

The installation calendar for November is as follows: 
Camellia Star on November 8
Ferndale on November 15
Arcata on November 16 
Redding on November 22
Rohnerville-Redwood on November 23
       all at 2:00 p.m. 

The first stated meeting for Camellia Star will be on Wednesday, December 3.  At some point we will have a practice with our new District Grand Deputy, Janessa Bacon. 

In parting, November 5 will be Sister Joni’s last meeting at Worthy Matron, and she has a message – Thanks to all of the Sisters and Brothers from the Chapters of District 1 who helped and supported me and our Chapter over the past two years.  You are all very dear to me and greatly appreciated.  I could not have managed these past two years without you.  These have been difficult years on many levels, and I am grateful for my Masonic/Eastern Star family who have been there for me on all those levels.  Words cannot express my gratitude and appreciation.  Best wishes to you all. 

See you soon! 

Star Hugs, 
Joni L. Hewston, Worthy Matron 
Michael Biesen, Worthy Patron 

Greetings from the Scottish Rite Valley of Northern California,

I hope this finds all our brethren doing well. On September 16th , 2025, we held our monthly meeting and have several exciting things happening. First, we are changing our stated meeting time to 7:00pm so please mark this new time for all future meetings. We will be having our Feast of Tishri on our October meeting night and are looking forward to seeing everyone. We will be holding our election of officers in November and I would like to thank all those members who held offices this year. We are planning a Burns night in January and are planning a special entrée for that dinner. We are also working on planning a Golf tournament for next year so be on the lookout for future information on that.

Sincerely,
Jason Akana, Venerable Master

Greetings from Bethel no. 86! Our Bethel hosted Bethel No. 46 Susanville and Bethel No. 106 Ukiah for a weekend on the coast. We visited the Sequoia Park Zoo in the morning. A highlight was seeing the bears from above on the skywalk! We shared meals and had a lovely Lily of the Valley ceremony for Brooke Hansen in the afternoon. For those not familiar, the Lily of the Valley is a new award awarded to those who show outstanding dedication to both her home Bethel and to Job’s Daughters International. To end the night we went to the beach and roasted s’mores at sunset. It was quite an eventful weekend with the 3 most northern California Bethels.

Sept 15th we had our first meeting after summer where we Daughters recommended adults for our Bethel’s council.

We are looking forward to ending the month with our Official Visit meeting and Majority ceremony. There will be photos in next month’s newsletter.

We are planning to have some fundraisers this autumn including a pancake breakfast and our famous lasagnas! Be on the look out for sales for both frozen lasagna to-go and a sit-down lasagna dinner.

Jobie Love,
Logan P. Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86 Eureka, JDI

Our September meeting had a “Number Please!” theme, and we learned about Telephone Tuesday.  Thank you to all who attended! 

Our October 1 meeting is “Let’s Do a Project!” in honor of National Do Something Nice Day and World Card Making Day (both on October 5).  While our Worthy Matron will not be present for this meeting, she has made packets for everyone to make cards.  Please be at the lodge by 6:45 to join in the project, or just kibitz from the side!  The cards are for you to make and enjoy however you see fit – whether you keep them, send them to a family member or a friend, or send to a member who is unable to attend our meetings! 

Also, October 1 is our elections meeting, so if you plan to stand for an elective office, please be sure your intentions are on the dais before the meeting starts! 

The attire for this meeting is Business.  Sister Laird will be presiding in Sister Joni’s absence, and will share information about our coming installation on November 8.  Officers, if you cannot make it to the October meeting, please let her know.  IT IS IMPORTANT we have a quorum for this meeting so we can have our elections! 

Our November 5 meeting will be “Thanks for the Memories.”  Anyone who wants to share a special memory or two of Eastern Star is welcome to do so.  Attire will be semi-formal.  Refreshments will be at 7:00; meeting at 7:30. 

Be sure to have on your calendar that installation is November 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.  More information to come.  

Be well, and enjoy the beautiful Autumn that is already upon us! 

Starry love and light, 

Joni Hewston, WM
Michael Biesen, WP 

On degree activity, we were busy early in the month putting on a first degree. The candidate was very excited to become a Mason, hopefully he will continue his enthusiasm for Masonry as all who persue the craft have done.

The lodge is preparing to give another candidate the second degree early in the month of October, its great to be busy with degrees and see Masonry being considered as an important part of their lives.

On our charitable activity to the community, we are planning to donate to the Fortuna High School, a tarp to cover the baseball field during inclement weather. However is was found that the field does not drain properly and the donation is on hold until this situation is rectified.

We are still having a dinner before each stated meeting, which is the first Wednesday of each month. Dinner is at 6:30 and all are welcome.

Enough for now, Come to Lodge.

Theodore Lichti WM.

Sisters and brothers,

 fall is certainly in the air with crisp fresh mornings. We held our monthly meeting in September on the 10th and celebrated our chapters 149th birthday with cake and ice cream. Reports were given on the Nile luncheon and Arcata chapter dinner provided by Ferndale Chapter as fundraisers. Our chapter recognized the office of Warder Diann Christiansen and Sentinel Kirby Bay with some flowers and acknowledgement of the work and service they give to our chapter.  

The budget report and membership reports were also given and approved as submitted. We were reminded about Grand Chapter credentials being due by the 20th of September for those attending. 

Next month our October meeting is on Wednesday the 8th with it being elections, make sure you have your name ready with 2 cosigners if you are vying for an elected office and on the dais before the meeting. I will be in charge of refreshments so expect a little Halloween fun. (Patti). We also always have a flower, and it is the calendula this month. Never heard of it but I’m sure it’s pretty.  Hope to see you all in October!

Elizabeth Carter Lorig WM

Larry Nicholson WP

Greetings from the Scottish Rite Valley of Northern California.
I would first off like to congratulate our brethren who completed their Scottish Rite
degrees on August 30 th , they are Charles Johnson, Jonathan Abidari, and Rick S.
Gibson, Ret. Sgt.Major. Active Guard Reserve. I would also Like to thank all the
Scottish Rite Masons who took part in the degrees as well as the wonderful ladies who
prepared our lunch as well as the dinner for the ring and cap ceremony. I would like to
encourage all Scottish Rite Brothers to join us at our next stated meeting which will be
September 18 th with coffee time starting at 7pm and our meeting starting at 7:30 pm. All
Masonic Brothers are invited to join us for our coffee time.

Sincerely,
Jason Akana, Venerable Master

Greetings from the Eureka York Rite Bodies,

Fellow Companions, I would like to remind all Companions of our upcoming
meeting dates and times as we will begin having Officer elections soon. The next
meetings are as follows:
Eureka Commandery #35 – September 10 th , 2025 @7pm
Humboldt Chapter #52 – October 8 th , 2025 @7pm
Pacific Council #37 – November 12 th , 2025 @7pm
Eureka Commandery #35 – December 10 th , 2025 @7pm
I would especially like to remind all Companions that we will be holding officer
elections and that we will be discussing our Christmas observance.

Sincerely,
Jason Akana, Illustrious Master, Pacific Council #37

Hello to our Masonic family,

August was filled with fun times in the Bethel.

The first weekend of August we traveled to Ukiah and had our Official Visit with Bethel No 106 Ukiah. It was fun to meet and get to know some of the new Grand Bethel Girls and talk with our Grand Guardian and Associate Grand Guardian. We had a great afternoon of chatting, making friends, eating and crafting. (1st photo)

Later that week we went on a Mystery Trip where I, as Honored Queen, got to plan a surprise destination for the Daughters. We started off in Old Town where we learned a bit of history about Eureka and explored some book shops, record shops, and met a sweet dog. Then we headed to Loleta for a behind the scenes look at how ice cream is made and got to taste some of the most creamy dessert ever! If you haven’t visited Jersey Scoops yet, I highly recommend their ice cream shop! They also sell a lot of other items such as wool, dairy, and meat products. (2nd photo)

The following week, our Bethel demonstrated the Story of the Robe for members of the Ferndale Chapter of Eastern Star at their open meeting. We learned a bit about their meetings and they learned some of ours. (3rd photo)

The next weekend some of us went to the Miss California Job’s Daughters Pageant that was held in San Francisco at the Scottish Rite center. It was interesting to listen to the Daughters who had competed in memory work, answer questions on stage in front of a lot of people! Very inspiring! (4th & 5th photos)

Coming up in September we have a big weekend ahead where Bethel No. 106 Ukiah and Bethel No. 46 Susanville are
 coming to explore the coast! We will show them our zoo with the skywalk, s’mores at the beach, and hopefully get some sleep at a sleepover.

On the same fun filled day of September 6th we are going to have a Lily of the Valley ceremony honoring Miss Hansen. It is an open ceremony and we would love for you to come witness it starting at 3 with light refreshments afterwards. Formal attire is requested.

Our Bethel meetings restart on Sept 15 at 7 PM at the Humboldt Masonic center in Eureka. We meet the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Though with Labor Day this first Monday, we are meeting on Sept 29.  If you know of a girl between the ages of 8 and 20 who might be interested in making new friends, gaining leadership skills, and having a lot of fun, please contact the Bethel Guardian, Leia Pollard at bethel86@cajdi.org

Bethel love,
Logan P.
Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86 Eureka