By Lyman Penning, PM—Master Our Stated Meeting in November will be an important meeting for the lodge. We will be holding our Annual Election of officers for 2026, as well as getting positions filled for the Hall Association and other lodge positions that need to be taken care of at this Stated Meeting. So please make sure to put in your reservations for November 6, 2025. I would like to encourage everyone to try and come to the Castro Valley DeMolay Installation of Officers

By Alex Von Stade, PM — Sr. Warden Brethren: November is now upon us and as such, the 2025 calendar year is slowly coming to a close. November is derived from the Latin word “novem” meaning the number nine. In the early Roman calendar, November was the ninth month; however as the Roman calendar was revised over time, November became the eleventh month. Notable holidays this November include: November 2nd when Daylight Savings time ends, November 11th when we celebrate Veteran

By Andrew Hawes, PM — Jr. Warden We have all heard the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" It is meant as an encouragement towards optimism, towards staying positive and "soldiering on" despite things being difficult.  My personal favorite way of expressing this is "every cloud has a silver lining" - no matter how dark or bleak things look, there is always something positive that can be focused on instead of the woes or stresses in our lives.  A singer that my