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

End of Summer already, and the “BER” months are upon us!

Our August meeting was a short ante-room meeting and then a very special Game Show Night!  Brother Michael set up for our own version of the game show “Match Game” that was so popular in the 70s and apparently is back on TV now!  He came up with questions and prizes, and we all had a great time!  Thank you, Brother Michael, for that fun and unique event!

For those of you who missed it, the District had a Summer Paint and Sip event in Fortuna on August 10.  We all painted a picture of hot air balloons floating above a setting sun.  While most of us made pine or redwood trees, Brother Chris went his own way with palm trees!  Thank you, Sister Janessa, for putting that together.  It was a lot of fun, and several members are hoping we do it again soon!

August 13 was Youth Night in Ferndale.  The Job’s Daughters explained the meaning behind the design of their Bethel robes.  The Rainbow girls shared their favorite things about Rainbow – even the girl who had only been a member for 9 days!  And then Ferndale Chapter put on a special ceremony with the Star Points explaining their positions and lessons in Star, a ceremony that got the youth to participate as well.  It was a lovely evening, and a lot of thought went into the special ceremony Star did for the youth.  Thank you, Sister Liz, for organizing that event.

The following evening was a special honor night for Sister Karen, Grand Representative to West Virginia.  She had said she did not want a reception or a fuss made, so the honor night was a special surprise event that she knew nothing about in advance.  It was also Friendship Night for Rohnerville-Redwood Chapter with a pulled pork/pulled chicken dinner for all to enjoy.  Thank you, Sister Christie, for planning that event and inviting us to join in!

Camellia Star’s next meeting is on September 3 with the theme of “Number Please” for Telephone Tuesday (the day after Labor Day).  It is also our school supply drive.  Please bring whatever school supplies you can and place them in the East prior to the meeting.  They will be donated to Alice Birney School, which was the consensus at our last meeting when asked what school we wanted to support this year.  The attire for September’s meeting is Business — ladies wear a “suit (skirt or pants), nice dress, nice pants and top, jacket optional,” and gentlemen wear a “suit with tie.”   We will do short form.  Refreshments will be at 7:00; meeting at 7:30.

Our October 1 meeting was scheduled to be a “Let’s Do a Project” meeting for National Do Something Nice Day and World Card Making Day, both on October 5.  Sister Joni discovered she will not be able to attend that meeting, however, so asked how people felt about doing the card-making project she had planned, and people seemed to want to do it anyway.  So Sister Joni will provide the project packet to someone so the cards can be made.  You can use these cards however you please – keep it, send it to a friend or family member, send it to a Sister or Brother who is house-bound or who lives far away and cannot participate in our meetings… your choice.  The main thing is to have fun making the cards and then sharing them however you wish.  The refreshments and attire for the evening will be left up to Brother Michael and Sister Laird.  Please be at the Lodge by 6:45 to have time to make the cards before the 7:30 meeting.

Our October meeting is also elections.  Sister Laird will be presiding that evening, and she and Brother Michael will run the elections.  If you plan to run for an elected office, please remember to have your paper on the dais before the meeting stating what office you intend to run for and having two members of our Chapter sign the paper as well.  Sorry I will miss this meeting, but I will be in Washington with my sisters laying our father to rest.

Finally, our last meeting of this term is November 5 and will be themed “Thanks for the Memories.”  We will (voluntarily) share especially special memories made with our Eastern Star Sisters and Brothers.  The attire will be semi-formal.

I look forward to seeing everyone at our September meeting.  Remember, officers, if you cannot make it, please let me know.  We need a quorum, so do your best to be there!  Thank you!   

Star Love –

Joni L. Hewston, WM

Michael Biesen, WP

PHOTOS of the Paint and Sip, Ferndale Youth Night, and Sister Karen’s Honor Night

We have a first degree scheduled for the 27th of August, and a third degree scheduled for september.  It’s nice to see this much activity in new members wanting to join the Lodge.  The median age is somewhere near the late sixties, and the need for some  more new and younger bodies is critical.  Those who have taken the degrees recently, fortunately, have  taken to the fraternity like ducks to water.  The need for additional sideliners to help with the running of the Lodge, and to take vacant officer chairs, while not critical, is certainly needed.  If you would like to fill a officer position and get more involved in the Lodge we would welcome you.  This is where you start to become the Master of the Lodge, an honor you will be proud of all the rest of your life.

Enough for now

Come to Lodge

Theodore B. Lichti WM. 

Greetings sisters and brothers,

We held our August 13th meeting where we recognized our Jobs daughters and Rainbow girls. Each group gave a small presentation, and we intern gave a presentation to them sharing a little about the heroines of our order. The girls all received a small eastern star charm to add to their bracelets. They seemed to enjoy themselves and we certainly enjoyed having them. (see picture below). we kept the meeting short. We discussed the Nile luncheon and the chapter dinner for Arcata, watch for emails with further information. September meeting is the 10th; it’s our Chapter birthday month and budget presentation.  The budget committee will need to get together and do the proposed budget for the September meeting. They are Deanna Bay, Peggy Meecham Carlotti and Helene Nicholson. The flower is forget- me- nots. Please bring school supplies to the meeting to be distributed to a local school.     

 Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful warm weather we have been having.

One of the best things

a person can have up their sleeve is a funny bone.

Elizabeth Carter Lorig WM

Larry Nicholson WP