Greetings Companions and Sir Knights,

I hope that you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and are currently enjoying this short spell of mild weather before we slide into Winter. We’ve finally received some rain before the ground freezes up, which should be a blessing to those of you who may have a dug well for yourselves or your livestock.

It appears that we are in for another round of Covid. How drastic it will be remains to be seen, but regardless, keep yourself safe and follow the guidelines as much as possible. I know that I’m getting tired of it all, especially the masks. Difficult to breathe, probably from too much smoking when younger and too many Fire Dept calls before SCBA’s became commonplace. Besides, it makes my whiskers tickle my nose. Since my face has only seen daylight @ 5 times since ’75 shaving it isn’t an option.

Any activity (Degrees) are currently back on hold. Commandery (including Meetings) until Spring, Chapter and Council (just Degrees) until January, when it will be re-evaluated. Blue Lodge is currently scaled back to with Caution, but still all open. This shouldn’t really bother us, as we are normally Dark in December, January and February anyway.

The Grand York Rite Bodies currently are holding various online activities. They have returned to a once monthly educational offering of various aspects of the York Rite. I would recommend that you like the “NH York Rite – Members Only” Facebook page and keep apprised of the various offerings. Our Recorder/Secretary, Companion and Sir Knight Earl Cole, does an excellent job of keeping us all informed of upcoming events, but by liking the page you’ll have another opportunity to see the announcement in case we forget to send it out, or think that we did when we really didn’t (that would be yours truley).

This Sunday at 14:00 (2 pm) the Grand Commandery will by holding their Annual Christmas Observance. It will be an online, virtual offering this year and Earl sent out the notice and link to it the other day.

Our next scheduled event will be the March Meeting on March 16th, which will also be our Annual Meeting. If anything comes up between now and then we’ll let you know either directly, or in the monthly Trestleboard. Until then I wish you all a Happy Hanukkah, a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a Safe, Covid free Winter.

Fraternally,
Dennis Tuttle, Sr

Excellent High Priest Trinity Chapter
Illustrious Master Horace Chase Council
Eminent Commander Mt Horeb Commandery