MERGER CEREMONY

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

If your going to make a mistake and send it out to everyone be sure it's a big one!

The following invitation should have said that EVERETT #222 is the one merging into Alderwood #185.

Sorry about the error, but you are still invited!!!!

You all are invited to the Merger Ceremony, performed by the Pace Setter Grand Family, of Alderwood Chapter #185 into Everett Chapter #222.

Ceremony will take place:

Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

Everett Masonic Center

234-C Olympic Blvd

Everett 98203-1900

Please come and help us celebrate the union of these two chapters and support their/our members!

Sandra K.

Sandra K. Henry, Grand Secretary
Grand Chapter of Washington
Order of the Eastern Star

Update on PGM Marilyn Hoots

Hello dear family and friends,

I came home from the hospital Wednesday afternoon and I am doing very well. I have very little pain, a good appetite and am taking it easy. I have two drain tubes and empty them twice a day. They can be removed when I get less than 30 ccs in a 24 hour period. I can go to the clinic on Bainbridge for that. They called from the surgeons office this morning with the pathology report. The tumor was .8 centimeters and all of the edges were clean. They could not find lymph nodes since they took them all out 27 years ago. I have an appt. on May 17 to see the medical oncologist. I doubt that I will have to have serious follow up. I had a private room in the hospital with a beautiful view of the city. You would have thought that I was in a hotel. I can shower, wash and dry my hair and do as much as I feel like doing without any heavy lifting.

Thank you all so much for your cards, flowers, prayers and good wishes. It is wonderful to have good support. I thank our daughter Kris for being there with us and sending an e-mail from the hospital and our friends Barb and Mark Russell who supported Bill and Doug and Mary K for stopping by. I have to say that the doctors, nurses and all involved did everything possible to make me comfortable. They were all so caring, thorough and under the circumstances it could not have been better. I cannot say enough about the care at Virginia Mason.

Love to all,
Marilyn and Bill

June 2, 2010 - Good news on June Lee

Hi to All,

7 weeks and 10 hours from when I took June in to the Ephrata Emergency, I brought her home from Ephrata Rehab. She passed her therapy this morning and the Dr. Checked her over this afternoon and decided it was time. I kind of think it's time too. Sure am glad to have her back home. There's no place like Home.

Can't thank all of you enough for all the prayers, cards and good thoughts. I believe that got her through all this. Me too. She is still weak but will be going in three days a week for out patient rehab. and will be taking it easy for a while to come.

Ken

Great Washington news from Australia

Well, now that it is all said and done with - the 'secret' is out!

I have been installed as District Grand Esther, of the South Brisbane District Grand Chapter of Queensland. It has been quite the journey for this PM of Laurel #47 (and former June Bug Deputy Instructor!). After 2 years in the east of my local chapter (Mizpah #12) here in the Grand Chapter of Queensland, the District Grand Matron of the district we are in has seen fit to appoint me to my favorite (and original position!) star point. Some of you may get the joke about having someone of my stature as queen - with 'lesser' mortals being in the other star points, but in this case (at least height wise) it was true!

It was a wonderful day in Toowoomba, QLD with lots of great food and even a bit of rain in this drought-stricken area. Who would have thought that the sound of thunder would bring so many smiles to the star members assembled for our WDGM Rosalie Ruddick's installation? To top it off, I had a wonderful ride up there (a 2 hour drive from here on the Gold Coast) with a PDGM and PDGP (Margaret and Bruce Barringer) - as well as a fellow star point (DG Electa - Lydia Webster)! We even made it home with most of the traffic clogs all going the other way.

There are a few members from Queensland going to the US for an extended visit, and I believe some of them may even end up in Seattle before they come home. So - if you hear some Aussie accents between now and December around chapters in the Seattle-area, introduce yourself and think of me. While I may have lost some of my web-footing from the west-side, I will always be a Washington OES member!

Star Love,

** Linda A. Lorentz Fletcher, PM - Laurel #47, Washington Grand Chapter *and* ,PWM Mizpah #12, District Grand Esther, South Brisbane District Grand Chapter, Grand Chapter of Queensland, United Grand Chapter of Australia

WooHoo! Congratulations Linda! Washington is proud of you!

(Reprinted from the Stars of Washington - thanks Connie!)