November 27^th.  A member’s choice dinner at Woody’s Family Restaurant was a good start of a GREAT evening for members of  Rob Morris #247.  Our most honored guest was Wilbur ‘Bud’ Whitcomb who celebrated Fifty Years as a Mason. 

Wilbur ‘Bud’ Whitcomb was presented with a Fifty Year Pin and Master Jim Meyer read the Certificate from R.W. Noel C. Dicks, Grand Master of the State of Illinois.  Bud has been Master of the lodge three times, and helped to coach many candidates.

During the Stated November meeting the following officers were elected or appointed for the 2007 year:

Worshipful Master – James E. Meyer
Senior Warden – John M. Oncken
Junior Warden – William Butler
Secretary – Russ McCulley
Treasurer – Vernon Matter
Senior Deacon – James Pierceall
Junior Deacon – Thomas Heidenreich
Chaplin – Avril ‘Tip’ Carter
Senior Steward – Jeffery Zivney
Junior Steward – David Frolech
Marshall / Tyler – Delmar Peterson

 Rob Morris Lodge # 247 gives financial support to help Minonk Businesses put on the annual ‘Parade of lights’.

Tireless efforts of brothers John Oncken and Tom Heidenreich have been a big factor in getting the LARGEST FLOAT EVER into our local parade.  Excitement builds as we approach having nearly 50 floats in the parade!