Weekend of Friendship and Brotherhood

This weekend was Oregon DeMolay's annual WOFAB campout. We spent two days and nights at Champoeg State Park, between Portland and Salem. 

Bryan led the boys in several games, including softball and capture the flag. Saturday night was a big BBQ, followed by a campfire. 

Today the kids started classes at the University of Portland, and Bryan attended his last Boy Scout meeting.

Milwaukee

 We toured downtown Milwaukee on Monday. 

We took a boat cruise down the Milwaukee river and out onto Lake Michigan.

We drove around the city a bit, seeing the sites. Above is Milwaukee's Shrine Temple. Yesterday we flew back to Oregon.

Jobie Jamboree

On Friday, we headed to the Green Lake Conference Center for the annual Jamboree of Wisconsin's Job's Daughters.

Saturday morning we attended the Grand Bethel meeting where the new Grand Bethel officers were chosen, and Saturday night a new Miss Wisconsin Job's Daughter was selected at the annual pageant. Jennifer visited with a past MWJD and the new Miss International Job's Daughter.

Today we attended the Grand Bethel installation. Bryan met the new Supreme Bethel Honored Queen and MIJD.

And visited with Wisconsin's State Master Councilor and Sweetheart.

Ohio Rainbow & Carthage College

After Bryan got home from DLC, we got up early and caught a plane to Milwaukee Wisconsin. After dinner with friends, we drove east, stopping in Indiana for the night.

Wednesday morning we drove through Notre Dame, then continued east to Maumee, Ohio, where we met the Rainbow Assembly of the Ohio Grand Representative to Oregon for dinner.

On Thursday headed back west to Wisconsin, stopping to visit a Cheese Castle. 

We then took a tour of Carthage College, located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

DeMolay Leadership Conference

We traveled down to Salem twice in late July. The first time was for an Amaranth Reception. Bryan presented the Grand Royal Matron and Patrons with gifts from Oregon DeMolay. 

The second time was for a Masonic Youth Night. Each year, a Lodge in Salem rents the AC Gilbert House and invites all the Masonic Youth to visit the museum and holds a BBQ. Bryan and the other heads of the Oregon Youth Groups addressed the guests.

Yesterday we drove up near Mount Rainier in Washington to drop Bryan off at a camp for DeMolay. After that we met friends in Seattle for dinner, then headed home.