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Trestleboard March 2015Welcome Dusty Lefdal!

On 2-17-15, Orland Laurel conferred the 1st Degree of Freemasonry on our newest member, Dusty Lefdal (center, below).

The degree was very attended by officers and members from 7 local lodges!

FEBRUARY PRESENTATION AT LODGEOur next stated meeting is scheduled for Febuary 3rd 2015 at 7:00pm.

Time permitting, Brother Ed Nelson will be presenting a research paper and/or a video. See you there!

SPOTLIGHT2015 Lodge Officers:

Master: Dennis Hoffman

Sr Warden: James Scribner PM

Secretary: Gary Freeman PM

Treasurer: Ray Golnick PM

Jr. Warden: Larry Donnelley PM

Sr Deacon

Jr Deacon: Bob Thomas

Sr Stweard: TBD

Jr Steward: TBD

Marshal: TBD

FOR THE ENTERED APPRIENTANCE AND FELLOWCRAFT BROTHERS:There is no better time to start learning your proficiency than the present! Feel free to contact me and we can start the process. I word a day…a sentence a week…you will be a Master Mason before you know it.

Ed Nelson, Candidate’s Coach 530-354-4711

Happy Birthday Brothers!

March Birthdays:

ORLAND LAUREL LODGE #245

c/o 146 E. Shasta StreetOrland, CA. 95963

Upcoming Dates:

Mar. 3rd Stated Meeting 7pmMar 15th Deadline for Jan. TrestleboardMar 17th Officers Assn. meeting 7pmMar 17th St. Pats Day!April 7th Stated Meeting 7pm

Shultz, Walter 4th

Thode, Allan E. 15th

Hoffman, Dennis G. 16th

Richardson, Douglas C. 29th

RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES 2014

The Grand Lodge of California recognizes all of the Grand Lodges in the United States published in the 2014 List of Lodges Masonic, which includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the Grand Lodge of California recognizes a number of Prince Hall Grand Lodges and foreign Grand Lodges around the world. The Grand Lodge of California recognizes some, but not all, of the foreign Grand Lodges in the 2014 List of Lodges Masonic as well as a number of foreign Grand Lodges that are not listed therein.

For clarity, the foreign Grand Lodges that are recognized by the Grand Lodge of California are listed below alphabetically by country. For those that are published in the 2014 List of Lodges Masonic, the corresponding page number is provided in parenthesis. Recognized Grand Lodges that are not published in the 2014 List of Lodges Masonic are marked with an asterisk (*). The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of California is responsible for all correspondence with these Grand Lodges and the Lodges under their jurisdiction. Please contact his office for assistance.

ANDORRA: Symbolic Grand Lodge of Andorra*;

ARGENTINA: Grand Lodge of Argentina (122)

ARMENIA: Grand Lodge of Armenia (124);

AUSTRALIA: United Grand Lodge of New South Wales (124), United Grand Lodge of Queensland (127), Grand Lodge of South Australia and the Northern Territory (129), Grand Lodge of Tasmania (130), United Grand Lodge of Victoria (131), Grand Lodge of Western Australia (134);

AUSTRIA: Grand Lodge of Austria (135).

AZERBAIJAN: Grand Lodge of Azerbaijan*

BELGIUM: Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium (136);

BENIN: Grand Lodge of Benin (137);

BOLIVIA: Grand Lodge of Bolivia (137);

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA: Grand Lodge of Bosnia and Herzegovina*;

BRAZIL: Grand Orient of Brazil including its several State Grand Orients1 (139-162); the following State Grand Lodges - Alagoas (AL)(165), Amapá(AP) (165), Amazonas (AM)(166), Bahia(BA) (166), Brasilia*, Federal District(DF) (170), Ceará(CE) (168), Espirito Santo(ES) (171), Goiás(GO)(172), Maranhão(MA) (173), Mato Grosso(MT) (175), Mato Grosso do Sul(MS) (176), Minas Gerais(MG) (177), Pará(PA) (180), Paraíba(PB) (181), Paraná(PR) (182), Pernambuco(PE) (184), Piauí(PI) (185), Rio de Janeiro(RJ) (186); Rio Grande do Norte(RN) (188), Rio Grande do Sul(RS) (189), Rondônia(RO) (191), Roraima (RR)(192), Santa Catarina(SC) (192), São Paulo(SP) (194), Sergipe(SE) (199), Tocantins(TO) (200);

BULGARIA; United Grand Lodge of Bulgaria (201);

BURKINA FASO: Grand Lodge of Burkina Faso (202).

CANADA: Grand Lodge of Alberta (203); Grand Lodge British Columbia & Yukon (204); Grand Lodge of Manitoba (205); Grand Lodge of New Brunswick (206); Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador (207); Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (207); Grand Lodge of Canada - Ontario (Canada, Province of Ontario) (208); Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island (213); Grand Lodge of Quebec (213); Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan (214);

CHILE: Grand Lodge of Chile (215);

CHINA: Grand Lodge of China (217);

COLOMBIA: National Grand Lodge of Colombia (217); Grand Lodge of Colombia Bogota (218); Grand Lodge of Serenisima of Columbia (219); Grand Lodge Occidental of Columbia (220); Grand Lodge Oriental of Colombia (221);

COSTA RICA: Grand Lodge of Costa Rica (221);

CROATIA: Grand Lodge of Croatia (222) ;

CUBA: Grand Lodge of Cuba (223);

CYPRUS: Grand Lodge of Cyprus (226)

CZECH REPUBLIC: Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic (227);

DENMARK; The Danish Order of Freemasons- Grand Lodge of Demark (228);

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic (229);

ECUADOR: Grand Lodge of Ecuador (230);

EL SALVADOR (CUSCALAN): Grand Lodge of “Cuscatlan” (350);

ENGLAND: Grand Lodge of England (231);

ESTONIA: Grand Lodge of Estonia*

FINLAND: Grand Lodge of Finland (280);

FRANCE: French National Grand Lodge (282);

GABON: Grand Lodge of Gabon (291);

GERMANY: United Grand Lodge of Germany (291);

GREECE: Grand Lodge of Greece (296);

GUATEMALA: Grand Lodge of Guatemala (297);

GUINEA: National Grand Lodge of Guinea*

HONDURAS: Grand Lodge of Honduras (299);

HUNGARY: Grand Lodge of Hungary (299);

ICELAND: Grand Lodge of Iceland (300);

INDIA: Grand Lodge of India (300);

IRAN (in exile): Grand Lodge of Iran (303);

IRELAND: Grand Lodge of Ireland (304);

ISRAEL: Grand Lodge of Israel (307);

ITALY: Grand Lodge of Italy (308);

IVORY COAST: Grand Lodge of Cote d’Ivoire (313)

JAPAN: Grand Lodge of Japan (314);

LATVIA: Grand Lodge of Latvia* ;

LUXEMBOURG: Grand Lodge of Luxembourg (314);

MACEDONIA: Grand Lodge of Macedonia*;

MADAGASCAR: Grand Lodge of Madagascar (315);

MALI: National Grand Lodge of Mali*;

MALTA: Sovereign Grand Lodge of Malta (315);

MAURITIUS: Grand Lodge of Mauritius (316);

MEXICO: Grand Lodge of Baja California (317); Grand Lodge of Baja California Sur (318); Grand Lodge of Benito Juarez (320); Grand Lodge of El Potosi (322); Grand Lodge of Nuevo Leon (323); Grand Lodge Occidental Mexicana (324); Grand Lodge of Sinaloa (324); Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas (325); Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico (327); York Grand Lodge of Mexico (329);

MONACO: Regular National Grand Lodge of the Principality of Monaco*.

MOROCCO: Grand Regular Lodge of Kingdom of Morocco (331);

MONTENEGRO: Grand Lodge of Montenegro*.

NETHERLANDS: Grand East of the Netherlands (331);

NEW ZEALAND: Grand Lodge of New Zealand (333);

NORWAY: Grand Lodge of Norway (336);

PANAMA: Grand Lodge of Panama (337);

PARAGUAY: Grand Lodge of Paraguay (338);

PERU: Grand Lodge of Peru (339);

PHILLIPPINES: Grand Lodge of the Philippines (341);

POLAND: National Grand Lodge of Poland*;

PORTUGAL, Regular/Legal: Grand Lodge of Portugal (344);

PUERTO RICO: Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico (345);

RUSSIA: Grand Lodge of Russia (349);

SAN MARINO: Grand Lodge of San Marino (350);

SCOTLAND: Grand Lodge of Scotland (351);

SENEGAL: Grand Lodge of Senegal (358);

SERBIA: Regular Grand Lodge of Serbia (359);

SLOVENIA: Grand Lodge of Slovenia*;

SOUTH AFRICA: Grand Lodge of South Africa (360);

SPAIN: Grand Lodge of Spain (361);

SWEDEN: Grand Lodge of Sweden (364);

SWITZERLAND: Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland (365);

TURKEY: Grand Lodge of Turkey (368);

UKRAINE: Grand Lodge of Ukraine (370);

URUGUAY: Grand Lodge of Uruguay (371)

VENEZUELA: Grand Lodge of Venezuela (372);

WEST AFRICA: Grand Lodge of Senegal (335)