- November 7, 2024
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From a height of 80 to 90 members years ago, the Flagler County Shrine Club has “dwindled down to nothing,” said Steve Johnson, who was named president of the club at a Jan. 19 ceremony in Jacksonville. Today, only about five or six members attend the monthly breakfast meetings at Golden Corral, in Palm Coast, he said.
To be a member of the club, he said, you have to be a Master Mason. Johnson finds fulfillment in being a member of the club, especially because of its philanthropic work: Shriners Hospitals for Children provide care in 22 cities.
He also suspects that there are many snowbirds in Flagler County who participate in Shrine clubs in their northern residences but haven’t yet discovered the Flagler County club.
To attend the next meeting, visit Golden Corral, at 225 Cypress Edge Drive, at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Call Johnson at 437-6809.
In other club news ...
For the past 25 years, Bud Tanis has been the president of a club of woodcarvers. The club started with six members and created projects such as carving eagle-head canes for disabled veterans returning from Iraq, a Christmas display of carved Santas at the Palm Coast Library, a carving show at the Community Center of Palm Coast, a 9/11 memorial carving for the Palm Coast library.
On his 86th birthday, Tanis announced to the club, formerly known as the College Carvers and now known as the Palm Coast Woodcarvers, that he would be stepping down. The new club president is Howard Hawrey.
“This club is such an asset to the city of Palm Coast, and I am happy to say that I have been part of giving back to the community,” Tanis wrote in an email. “With Howard as president, I am sure he will continue to carry on the wonderful craft of wood carving and, with my help, this group will continue to grow and provide a great hobby for anyone interested in the craft.”
For more information on the club, call Hawrey at 503-9542.
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