Text Box: Presently there are fourteen candidates in various stages of their degree work. It is the hope of our Worshipful Master that candidate counselors will work with their charge to encourage some progress in achieving the desired goal of each candidate being raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. According to the records of the secretary the following petitioners have yet to receive their initiation as an Entered Apprentice: James E. Hessling, Adam E. Mick, Michael C. Porter and Ishmial D. Swafford. If you are a co-signer for these candidates call the Lodge Education Officer, Dan Riddle at 773-7433 to arrange a time that is convenient for the petitioner to get his work started. The Entered Apprentice Degree has been conferred upon the following candidates who have yet to return their proficiency and progress to the degree of Fellow Craft: John A. Beck, Matthew Text Box: B. Haller, Larry Large, Kirk E. Mace, Benjamin B. Reynolds, Robert R. Woods, Jr. The Fellow Craft Degree has been conferred upon the following candidates who have yet to return their proficiency in the respective degree: Michael M. Ater, Jason R. Drake, Robert A. Large. Brethren if you know these candidates for Masonry, please encourage them to renew their effort so pursue their Masonic journey. If you are a co-signer for any of these candidates try contacting them to see if you can lend them a hand in progressing. If you are assigned to them as a candidate counselor get with them and begin working on their proficiency and attend lodge with them as a means of support in their journey. Worshipful Master John R. Ashton or Lodge Education Officer Dan Riddle can assist in accommodating these candidates with arranging a special meeting for the purpose of progressing Text Box: As we conclude our 20th year of supporting the Ohio Special Olympics, the Masons of Ohio have, for the third straight year, raised over $100,000 for our "Sponsor-an-Athlete" program. With this year's donation, the Ohio Masons have contributed over $1,500,000 to Ohio's Special Olympics athletes. We will once again be posting the breakdown of this year's donations as soon as they are prepared. Text Box: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Special Olympics Oath Text Box: Grand Master to visit “Snowbirds” of Florida and Arizona Text Box: Scioto Lodge #6 F. & A.M. Candidate Activity Text Box: Volume 3 , Issue 1 Text Box: Page 5 Text Box: Worshipful Brother Harley Thomas, building manager, announced there is a one bedroom apartment for rent on the second floor. Call him if you, or someone you know, are interested in looking at the unit. For an appointment call him at 740-774-3485 (Masonic Temple) or 740-773-1805 (residence). Text Box: Apartment for Rent Text Box: My apologies to those of you who attempted to access our website using the “.org” address. Eli Ruggles of Horizon Technology sent an emailed informing me that the domain was set up for chillicothemasons.org, but he did not have the page redirect set up. That was the reason the link did not work. He assured me that as of 12/02/03 it will work without incident. As you will notice in this edition both web address are published. We may ultimately revert to only having one website address, however at this time you may use either domain website address. Text Box: The next time you are in the building, take a look around. The floor in the armory has been refinished and plans are to display many artifacts relevant to all of the Masonic Bodies which meet in the Chillicothe Masonic Temple. Some furnishings may be moved into the newly refurbished room as early as December 20th. This project was underwritten by Scioto Lodge #6 and Chillicothe Chapter #4 at a cost of Text Box: Armory Refurbished Text Box: The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, believing in the education and enlightenment of the youth of our country, each year funds a number of scholarships at selected, accredited colleges, universities, and theological seminaries in Ohio. The scholarships are administered by the Scholarship and Financial Aid Committees of the respective institutions. Scioto Lodge #6 participates in the Grand Lodge of Ohio Scholarship Program. Text Box: Grand Lodge of Ohio Scholarship Program Text Box: In January, we will visit with Ohio Masons that live or winter in Florida. In February, we travel to Arizona. These trips are a chance for the Grand Master to meet some of our good Brethren that enjoy the warmer climates, but still hold membership in Ohio Lodges. It also is and opportunity for us to escape the chill of a Northeastern Ohio winter for a brief time.