On November 23, 2025 some 30 California Odd Fellows travelled through time and space to arrive in London on December 24, 1856 – the perpetual date frozen in time and sentiment at the charming Great Dickens’ Christmas Fair, located at the Cow Palace in South San Francisco, CA. The yuletide Odd Fellows came dressed in our …
Members of True Fellowship 52, Sara Bruce, Kat Powell, Scott Spence, and Debbie and Mason Wolf, decorated a tree in the Enchanted Forest at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park. This was our second year participating, and again we decorated out tree with Odd Fellows symbols, a triple-links chain, and a skeletal Santa. Our location …
This month our window was given over to Fall, Thanksgiving and an Art Show. Passersby could look in the window and try to answer the thanksgiving puns! Would you be able to answer any? · The police arrested the turkey… They suspected fowl play · We didn’t cook a turkey… because we didn’t have thyme You get …
The Mountain View Odd Fellows launched the holiday season with a three-day art pop-up art sale that packed the lodge with color, creativity, and enough foot traffic to make Castro Street wonder if we’d started giving away free parking. Fourteen artists showed off paintings, stickers, ceramics, postcards, jewelry, embroidery, and even comic books (for anyone …
On November 18th, the Grand Master of California, Rita Cooper, visited Gilroy 154 for her official visit. We had a delicious steak and shrimp dinner, cooked by Mark Ellender of Emerald Bay 50. For the visit itself, Grand Instructor Zoe Timmerman acted as Marshall, with Donna Miller (Secretary of the Rebekahs), Debbie Shuler (Past Grand …
The Sheikhs and Samaritans of Xanadu #321, AMOS, normally of Mountain View, instead had their November meeting on location in Knights Ferry, generously hosted by Stanislaus Lodge #170. The change of venue meant a LOT of driving for those coming up from the Bay Area, but it also meant the chance to view (and ride) …
On Thursday, November 13th, Barnes Encampment #77 hosted Grand Patriarch, Wendell Watson, and Grand Marshall, Shirley Watson. The evening kicked off with a delightful dinner with a Thanksgiving theme. The beautifully decorated room and table scape put everyone in a festive mood to welcome all of our guests. A chicken-centered potluck dinner was enjoyed before …
The 22nd annual Festival of Trees returned once again to the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in Morgan Hill on November 22nd. This is the premier fundraiser for Rebekah Childrens Services of Gilroy, and the gala is always a veritable who’s who of the business and political leaders of the area. Local Morgan Hill business owner …