SESOSTRIS FLYING FEZ

                     Flying Fez 2005 officers

             Commander                       Ill. Sir Jack Lorenzen

              Vice-Commander             Noble Darrel Crose

              Secretary-Treasurer        Noble Roger Chamberlin

              Operations Officer           Noble Steve Green   

              Flight Commander          Noble Ronald Edwards

                                            Genesis

On April 24, 1981, an organizational meeting was held at Sesostris Activities Building to form the Flying Fez Club. In attendance was Noble Jack Copenhaver, Commander, Central States Flying Club from Omaha, to provide information necessary to form the Flying Fez club. Noble Dean VanZandt, a Past Master of Liberty Lodge #300, was the person responsible for the new club. Dean was then retired from the FAA where he was a Air Traffic Controller. Twelve Nobles from Sesostris Shrine Temple, all pilots, met in May 1981, to form the club and the by-laws were signed on June 1, 1981 by Dean VanZandt, Commander, and Warren Gus Swanson, Potentate, who just received his 50 year pin in Liberty Lodge #300 in 1999. Charter Members were, Nobles Jack Anderson, Darrel Crose, (Past Master Liberty Lodge #300 and Air Traffic Controller), Steve Green, P.P. Rollie Johnson, John Klein, Ivan Lamb, P.P. Jack Lorenzen, Ward Reesman, Jim Scharton, Vinton Metzger, P.P. Fred Swihart, Phil Steinman, Dave Williams (Past Master of Liberty Lodge #300 and Flying Officer in Nebraska National Guard), P.P.  Bill Cook, Bill Easton, Earl Hawks, P.P.Bill Keller, Harry Kumpula (member of Liberty Lodge #300), Kenneth Laughlin, Leslie Myers, James Russell, Phil Seefeld, Roscoe Malick, (Liberty Lodge #300), J. Boyd Beebe, Pete Tuin, and Dean Van Zandt.

The club was originally formed to transport our kids to the hospitals in Minneapolis and Galveston and home again in one day but the cost of aircraft, insurance and pilot profiency gave way to transporting by van.  Our latest venture is using parade planes in parades and making it possible to provide planes to other temples by  the efforts of our present Commander, Stacy Stasenka .   

Dates and Notes:

                                Next Meeting to be announced.

There will be a dinner meeting of the Flying Fez on May 18th, 2005 at the Shrine Activities Center at 6:00 p.m. Contact Ill. Sir Jack Lorenzen for further details.

   FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE FLYING FEZ AT THE LEGION CLUB

On February 20th, 2002, The Sesostris Flying Fez met at a Dinner Meeting at the Legion Club. Nobles and their Ladies were invited to attend. Past and upcoming events were discussed and Noble Stacy Stasenka discussed the Airplane Patrol. Our Divan Representative, Noble Niel Henry, said a few words and introduced our Illustrious Sir Alex Borchardt, Potentate of Sesostris Temple, who gave us a rousing statement on Membership.  The meeting was enjoyed by all.    

Our Flying Fez Past Commander, Noble Ronald Edwards leading the meeting

Visit the Home Page of the Flying Fez at Sesostris Home Page at http://www.sesostrisshrine.org/ and   by clicking on Clubs and Flying Fez

Commander -  Past Potentate Noble Jack Lorenzen - Ph. 402-423-0909

Sesostris Shrine Center - 402-474-6890 

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