INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASEBALL BUS TRIP COMING!!
Once again this year, Al Hilal Temple, DOKK, is sponsoring an exciting family fun outing to see the Indianapolis Indians play baseball.  It will be on Sunday afternoon, August 17th.  The bus first loads at Welcome Lodge #37 in Muncie at 11 am then at Crescens Lodge #33 in New Castle at 11:30 am.  We will arrive at Victory Field at 12:30.  Game time is 2:00 pm.  We will stop and eat at some buffet on the way back and you are on you own there.  This trip is open to everyone and the first 47 reservations go!  We have great seats again in the shade and it should be another fun afternoon!  Reservations go to denny Adams at PO Box 365, New Castle, IN 47362.  RESERVATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 1ST!!!!!!!
WE will take payments, cash or credit card.  The choice is yours!  We just want you there!

2008 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS SCHOLAR SHIP WINNERS!!!!!
PYTHIAN WINNERS:
Kristen Marie Allen - Brook, IN
Anna Clark, Morocco, IN
Michael Ernest Raver - Marion, IN
Matthew Coleman Sickler - Morocco, IN
Nathaniel Lee Sickler - Morocco, IN
Jeffrey Lee Adams - Ft Wayne, IN
Brittney Bateman - Howe, IN
Amber Jyl Black - Avilla, IN
Zakari S Eckert - Waterloo, IN
Logan Philip Gay - Fremont, IN
Rachelle Lyn Gilbert - Corunna, IN
Addison Lynn Snyder - Auburn, IN
Heather Coburn - Mooresville, IN
Michaela Lough - Thorntown, IN
Lauren Dawson - Pendleton, IN
Samantha Denese Douthitt - Muncie, IN
Jacqueline Susan Mills - McCordsville, IN
Jaysn Kyle Murphy - Winchester, IN
Thomas Ochoa - Frankton, IN
Sarah Nichole Weiss - Greensfork, IN
Richard A Lemons, II - Bloomfield, IN
Nichole DeAn Killey - Brownstown, IN

PUBLIC WINNERS AND FINALISTS BY DISTRICT:
DISTRICT #1
WINNER - Brittany Ann Parrett - Michigan City, IN
Other Finalists:
Lisa Marie Greer - Denver, IN
Kimberly Kathleen Lambert - Delphi, IN
Jessica Rita Marek - Valparaiso, IN
Ryan Don Musselman - Macy, IN

DISTRICT #2
WINNER - Dillon Richard Pranger - Wolcottville, IN
Other Finalists:
Samantha Green - Huntington, IN
Stephan Kelley - Auburn, IN
Caleb David Wilcoxson - Huntington, IN

DISTRICT #3
WINNER - Elizabeth Jane White - Danville, IN
Other Finalists:
Blaire KirstenBell - Kokomo, IN
Kelsie Elizabeth Hughes - Brazil, IN
Megan Leanne long - Russiaville, IN
Rachel Nichole Weinert - Kokomo, IN

DISTRICT #4
WINNER - Maressa Marie Eads - Morristown, IN
Other Finalists:
Allison Diane Florea - Marion, IN
Megan Elaine Grant - Charlottesville, IN
Chad Joseph Melton - Economy, IN
Lauren Denise Rush - Shelbyville, IN

DISTRICT #5
WINNER - Morgan Marie Bohnert - Linton, IN
Other Finalists:
Amantha Marie Lott - Carlisle, IN
Frederick Leon Meek - Switz City, IN
Sarah Marie Rodgers - Bruceville, IN
Daniel Wayne Stevens - Jasonville, IN

DISTRICT #6
WINNER - Rumael Dante Whaley - Jeffersonville, IN
Other Finalists:
Andrew Joe Beckort - Seymour, IN
Jessica Ann Brunner - North Vernon, IN
Charles Whitman Gillihan - Columbus, IN
Anne Marie Listerman - Milan, IN

THIS NOTICE IS POSTED AS OF MAY 13, 2008 AS A COURTESY TO THE WINNERS.  PHONE CALLS ARE IN PROCESS TO THE WINNERS AND SHOULD BE MADE BY MAY 16TH.

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS LOCAL TRYOUTS COMING MAY 17TH!
Your Lodge, Crescens #33, is once again getting involved in the community!  This time with the most worthwhile group...Special Olympics.  Their local games are scheduled for May 17th, 2008 at Huffman Field at New Castle High School.  They need 100 volunteers to help!!!!  We can help make a dent in that number.  Volunteers must be there by 8 am for assignments.  You will even be fed lunch!  Call Denny Adams at 765-533-4287 or e-mail at dennyvoiceofandersonspeedway@msn.com if you are interested in helping!  Let's show these Special Olympians that we DO CARE and that the Knights of Pythias CAN make a difference!!  Crescens Lodge voted to purchase all of their t-shirts at a cost of $500.  Will YOU step up to the plate individually?????
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STATE BOWLING TOURNEY COMING MAY 30, 31 & JUNE 1!!
48th Annual Knights of Pythias & Pythian Sisters

Invitational State Bowling Tournament

            On behalf of Grand Chancellor Tim Mace and Grand Chief Pat Butler, you are cordially invited to attend the 48th edition of the Indiana Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters Invitational State Bowling Tournament at the Rose Bowl in New Castle on May 30, 31 and June 1, 2008!  Due to the timing of the latest Grand Lodge Convention, it was forced into 2008.  Many circumstances have occured which have forced the timing of the tournament to be where it is for this edition.  But, we are going to have a fun time and we hope you will come, support the tournament, and be a part of a great weekend of Pythian fellowship!

The fun and frolic of the Mixed Doubles returns to our tournament on Friday, May 30th at 9:00 pm  with the early arrivers treated to some fantastic fun with the “Fanatical Fifth Frame”!  Each 5th frame will feature something crazy and exciting! All bowlers will bowl the same way in the 5th frame with cold, hard cash paid for strikes!!  It should be awesome fun for everyone!  On Saturday, May 31st you will be off to the races with 6 straight games for the doubles and singles beginning at 1:00 pm.  Following that event we hope you will join us at Anderson Speedway for a fun evening of stock car racing off the World's Fastest Quarter Mile!.  Admission cost is just $5.00 for Pythians & families when you present your dues receipt at the ticket window. We will even have a suite to watch from if you don't want to be out on top of the action!  The team event happens on Sunday, June 1st at 12 noon and again at 2:30 if necessary.  There will be full food services available at the bowling alley.

Come and support the tournament!  Meet you old friends!  Make some new ones!  Have some fun!  That is what the Pythian Order is all about.  Let’s bring it back to our bowling tournament before it is too late!  REMEMBER…MAY 20TH IS THE ABSOLUTE  DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES!!!!!  WE MUST HAVE THEM IN OUR HANDS BY THAT DATE!!!!!!!!   See you there!!!!

MOTEL LISTINGS TO ASSIST YOU

Best Western Raintree Inn - 2836 S SR 3 - 765-521-0100

(restaurant - indoor pool)

Holiday Inn Express - 24 E Executive Dr (on SR 3 South)- 765-529-0345

Steve Alford All American Inn - 21 E Executive Dr (on S SR 3) - 765-593-1212

(54 rooms/1 suite/free continental breakfast)

All three motels together, on the south edge of New Castle by Walmart

The Rose Bowl is 2 blocks south of the SR 3 & SR 38 intersection on the east side of SR 3 south.

The whole area is covered with all kinds of eateries for your pleasure. 

THORNTOWN #124 HOLDS THREE RANK DAY! - Several Brethren from central Indiana gathered at Thorntown Lodge #124 on Saturday, March 29th to assist in conducting a Three Rank Day.  Seven new Knights were initiated in all three Ranks of Knighthood!  CONGRATULATIONS to Thorntown Lodge #124 and the Brethren who signed them up for continuing to help build Pythianism here in Indiana! Following the Rank Work, several of the Brothers met in the club room for food and refreshments and a heapin' helpin' of hospitality.....which are ALWAYS in abundance from these great Brothers in Thorntown!  Keep up the good work! 

AL HILAL #33, D.O.K.K. AGAIN PLANNING BALL GAME TRIP! - It was decided at the Dokey meeting on March 31st to plan for another exciting bus trip to see the Indianapolis Indians team.  We usually go on the final home stand in August on Sunday.  It will be the same this year.  As soon as we have all of the information, it will be released.  Cost for bus & ballgame ticket will range somewhere between $25 & $30.  More later.

RATHBONE CELEBRATION HELD AT BROWNSTOWN - The annual Rathbone Celebration, sponsored by the Grand Lodge, was staged at Brownstown Lodge #60 on Saturday, February 16th.  Some 26 Brethren from around Indiana gathered at the Brownstown Castle firstly to observe a Grand Council meeting that morning.  Following the meeting, lunch was served by Brownstown Lodge.  The Rank work began at 1:30 pm and concluded at 5:15 pm.  The three Ranks of Knighthood were conferred upon Bryant Stevens of Crescens Lodge #33.  We say WELCOME to the newest member of Crescens Lodge!  It was a great day of Pythian fellowship and Friendship!

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR DINNER/DANCE APRIL 6TH! The 5th Annual Volunteer of the Year Dinner/Dance will be held in the Crescens Castle on Sunday, APRIL 6th. (PLEASE NOTE DATE)  The evening will begin at 6:30 pm with a catered dinner furnished by the lodge. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY APRIL 1st!  Following dinner will be the selection crowning of the 6th Volunteer of the Year as we crowned two last year.  We hope you will be there to honor this most deserving Knight for his dedication to Crescens Lodge!  Following the ceremony will be fellowship and dance music until we decide to end the evening.  RESERVATIONS at 533-4287,  by mail with the form in the Crescens Crusader or by e-mail to: dennyvoiceofandersonspeedway@msn.com

CRESCENS MEMBERS BECOME PART OF NEW CASTLE HISTORY
Crescens Lodge and the Knights of Pythias were once again invited to the corner of I avenue and 18th Street for the re-burial of the Maxwell/Metaldyne time capsule as we were in 1907.  PGC Denny Adams, Secretary of the Lodge, was invited to attend to represent the lodge in a very small ceremony on Monday, October 22, 2007.  Pythian relics deposited were a minted coin from Supreme Chancellor David Mead, a commemorative ribbon donated by PSR Robert A Simmons, Jr, a Crescens Lodge old style lapel pin donated by the Adams family which belonged to Maridene's father Robert Crandall and a complete membership list with all members's names, addresses and their rank as of the day of the burial.  Sooo, YOU are part of history!  Tell someone in your family so if age will prevent you from being there, you can have a family representative there on October 22, 2057 when the time capsule is opened again!

SPECIAL ONE DAY GRAND LODGE SESSION: The special on day Grand Lodge session was held Saturday, September 15th.  It was held at the Holiday Inn in Columbus, Indiana..  Some 44 voting members of the Grand Domain of Indiana were present to guide the Domain of Indiana into the future and begin a long healing process for our beloved Order!  It was a great day of Pythian fellowship and camaraderie as the differences of opinion were all voiced and the betterment of the Order was served. ALL of the Brethren in attendance are to be commended for a job well done in acting a true Knights of Pythias in a very difficult time in our history.  It was really nice to see the friendship shared after the meeting was over and well wishes being shared among the Brethren for safe travel home.  THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT!  FRIENDSHIP!! 
     CONGRATULATIONS to Brother Tim Mace of Brownstown on his elevation to our highest office...GRAND CHANCELLOR!  We are 100% behind you and hope you have a great term leading us!  Also congrats go to JAMES SMITH, JR as our new GRAND VICE CHANCELLOR; TIM LOUGHMILLER as our new GRAND PRELATE; LLOYD VENCEL on remaining our ever faithful GRAND TREASURER; to STEVEN BREEDLOVE as the new GRAND INNER GUARD and to MICHAEL DEATON of Brownstown as the new kid on the block as the new GRAND OUTER GUARD.   We are EXTREMELY proud of the fact that our own RALPH WILLIS was elected and installed as the new GRAND SECRETARY.  We know you are very capable and we look forward to your office being in New Castle in the Crescens Castle.  The official address for all communications will be: GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF INDIANA, 1204 BROAD STREET, NEW CASTLE, IN 47362.  Most of the legislation passed in tact with only a few documents receiving amendments. 
     Finally, our hat is off to PGC's RONALD G. MURPHY, LARUE CROSS and DAVID SELL for doing a superb job in a very difficult situation.  CONGRATULATIONS on a job WELL DONE!  You certainly make us all proud to be your Brothers!
     And now, may the peace of God encompass us all as we all work together to rebuild our beloved Order back to the prosperity that the ORDER deserves.  TOGETHER, as a mighty fraternity, IT CAN BE DONE!
May success and prosperity reign in each and every lodge now and forever more!

HOWARD AND ANGIE WOODS MAKE HISTORY! New Castle Is once again honored to re=write the Pythian history books!  On Wednesday, August 8th, several of us traveled to Cleveland, Ohio for the installation of Howard Max Woods as the Imperial Prince of the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan for the United States and Canada and his wife Angie Woods was installed as the Most Gracious Maharani of the Nomads of Avrudaka for the United States and Canada for the next two years.  This is the first time in the two Orders histories that a husband and wife team have simultaneously led both Orders. We had a marvelous banquet with scrumptious food and delightful entertainment.  It was a great evening of Pythian fellowship.  Those who did not attend lost out!  We are VERY PROUD of Howard and Angie and will do all we can to see that they have a very successful term.  CONGRATS!!

CRESCENS LODGE IS A

"USA HONOR LODGE"!!
Crescens Lodge #33 had the distinct HONOR of having Supreme Chancellor David E. Mead and his lovely wife Nancy visit with us on April 1, 2007 for our Volunteer of the Year Dinner/Dance.  Crescens Lodge was VERY HUMBLED and HONORED when Supreme Chancellor David asked Chancellor Commander Jack Kimble to come forward and then presented him with a plaque naming Crescens Lodge #33 as THE FIRST "USA Honor Lodge"!  WOW!!  What an honor!!  Thank You Supreme Chancellor David and CONGRATULATIONS to the Officers and Members of CRESCENS LODGE#33... an HONOR LODGE!!!!!!!!  YOU WORKED FOR IT!  YOU DESERVE IT!!

VENUS TEMPLE MEETINGS!! Venus Temple #50, Pythian Sisters, will hold their next meeting on March 26th at the Crescens Castle.  We will making plans for the year.  We  have an application to read.  Please try to attend!  until then, have a warm winter!