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RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

Special beds for disabled thanks to Holme Valley masons
Huddersfield Examiner – Huddersfield, UK – May 16th
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2009/05/16/special-beds-for-disabled-thanks-to-holme-valley-masons-86081-23635724/

Old Town Toronto lost stunning buildings to ‘progress’
TheBulletin.ca – Toronto, ON, Canada – May 16th
http://www.thebulletin.ca/cbulletin/content.jsp?sid=15893704521065346170367888772&ctid=1000011&cnid=1002172

What did the secret societies achieve in the history?
Národná Obroda – Slovakia – May 18th
http://matisak.blog.obroda.sk/blog/english_section/2009/05/18/what_did_the_secret_societies_achieve_in_the_history

Ivy Tech students help renovate former Masonic lodge
Muncie Star Press – Muncie, IN, USA – May 18th
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090518/NEWS01/905180312

NC Masons host 4th annual Pig Jig barbecue cook-off at Got to Be …
Garner News – Garner, NC, USA – May 18th
http://www.garnernews.net/pages/full_story?article-N-C-%20Masons%20host%204th%20annual%20Pig%20Jig%20barbecue%20cook-off-at%20Got%20to%20Be%20NC%20Festival%20Saturday-%20May%2030%20=&page_label=home_top_stories_news&id=2578202-N-C-+Masons+host+4th+annual+Pig+Jig+barbecue+cook-off-at+Got+to+Be+NC+Festival+Saturday-+May+30&widget=push&instance=home_news_lead&open=&

Struggling Masonic Home to close
The Union Leader – Manchester, NH, USA – May 18th
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Struggling+Masonic+Home+to+close&articleId=0a59f0e1-18dc-44fb-906c-c8c19f682487

Nagambie brothers receive fifty-year jewels
Euroa Gazette – Euroa, Victoria, Australia – May 19th
http://www.euroa-gazette.com.au/articles.aspx?d=13424

Lodges answer police call for help
Bridgwater Mercury – Bridgwater, England, UK – May 19th
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/4380466.Lodges_answer_police_call_for_help/

Dr David Harrison of Liverpool University looks at Runcorn’s place …
Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News – Runcorn and Widnes, Cheshire, UK – May 19th
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-breaking-news/2009/05/19/dr-david-harrison-of-liverpool-university-looks-at-runcorn-s-place-in-freemason-s-history-55368-23660297/

Longtime Masonic Lodge member honoured with special night
Stirling Community Press – Stirling, Ontario, Canada – May 20th
http://www.communitypress-online.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1573956

Dr. David Behrends Honored by Masons, Blanco ISD
Blanco County News – TX, USA – May 20th
http://www.blancocountynews.com/news/article/15949

New scholarships for nursing students announced
SF State Campus Headlines – San Francisco, CA, USA – May 20th
http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2009/spring/48.html

Norwalk sets Memorial Day historical salute
Connecticut Post – Bridgeport, CT, USA – May 20th
http://www.connpost.com/ci_12416362

Runcorn Memories: New book tells of town’s place in masons’ lore
ChesterChronicle.co.uk – Chester, England, UK – May 21st
http://blogs.chesterchronicle.co.uk/cheshire-memories/2009/05/runcorn-memories-new-book-tell.html

Lodge hosted dinner to benefit local trail group
Utica Observer Dispatch – Utica, NY, USA – May 21st
http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x702304153/Lodge-hosted-dinner-to-benefit-local-trail-group

Local Masonic lodge honors Joe, Josie Russo
Inside NoVA – Prince William, VA, USA – May 21st
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/haymarket/article/local_masonic_lodge_honors_joe_josie_russo/36122/

Masonic Lodge dinner to help refurbish painting
Times Record News – Wichita Falls, TX, USA – May 22nd
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2009/may/22/save-george-masonic-lodge-dinner-to-help/

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