By William M. Ferrell Lakeshore Lodge No. 551 of Oakland is a “neighborhood Lodge” in every sense of the word. As its historian, Past...

While we mourn the loss of every brother in Crow Canyon Lodge, “Coach” Gary Frisvold was an inspiration as a master candidate’s coach...

By Brian Ross — Master Fall is certainly upon us as the air gets cooler and reminders of Halloween adorns yards around Castro Valley. ...

By J. E. C. Rafisura — Sr. Warden As we enter the last quarter of the year, we look back and reminisce about all the wonderful things...

By Andrew Hawes — Jr. Warden November is a month that starts with Halloween, and ends with Thanksgiving. That’s always the way I’ve...

By William M. Ferrell What I found most interesting was that John C. Fremont, a Master Mason, was the military Governor in California...

By Brian Ross — Master Fall is in the air which reminds me that we are closing in on our 100th Year! J and the Centennial Committee...

By J. E. C. Rafisura — Sr. Warden Greetings everyone! I hope all is going well at this time of the year. As we are entering the 4th and...

By Andrew Hawes — Jr. Warden October is, from my personal Masonic officer perspective, a relief. Up through now, we’ve been working hard...

By William M. Ferrell Of the eight lodges that comprise Crow Canyon 551, Bay View 401 is the oldest. You might ask, if it was chartered...

By Brian Ross — Master By the time you read this we will have conferred a third degree for Brother Jesse Bridgeman. What a wonderful...

By J. E. C. Rafisura — Sr. Warden Greetings, brethren. It is a pleasure to be back in the States after being away for 5 weeks. While in...

By Andrew Hawes — Jr. Warden "Time flies." It is a saying we have all heard. "Where did the time go?" We ask ourselves, and "Wow. That...

By William M. Ferrell The centennial committee has started to gather information for our 100 year celebration. As a part of that I was...

By Brian Ross — Master I hope all of you are having an enjoyable summer. Things around the Lodge slow down during this part of the year...

By J. E. C. Rafisura — Sr. Warden Brethren, I am writing this article halfway around the globe in the Philippines. My lady and I had to...

By Brian Ross — Master My year as Master of the Lodge is now half over and the officers are now looking forward to their proficiencies...

By J. E. C. Rafisura — Sr. Warden Entering the month of July almost feels like a warp speed. It seems like it was just recently that we...

By Andrew Hawes — Jr. Warden Independence.  It’s a strangely polarizing topic.  On the one hand, everyone claims to want their...

By Brian Ross — Master I hope you enjoyed our new Stated Meeting Dinner (May 5th) format this month. For the rest of my year as Master...