On June 25th, we held our second Cupertino and True Fellowship Kanikapila – Burger Fry, at the Cupertino Lodge. This event combined the Hawaiian music from Cupertino and the monthly True Fellowship burger bbq. It was great working with the True Fellowship team in running the event. Our attendance wasn’t that great, so we’ll need …
For the past couple of months, Mountain View 244 has been hosting a new club, led by local resident Julia Peterson. Her group is actually a book club, except that lately they’ve also taken to doing crafts together. They’re friendly and social and open to anyone, so when they asked the Mountain View Odd Fellows …
Castro Street Window Display, June 2025 Mountain View Lodge #244 is very fortunate to be located on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View (the main street) where we put up different windows displays each month. Our June display is dedicated to LGBTQ Pride Month, that commemorates the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer …
I was happy to help make flyers and a poster and bring these to promote the Cave Degree Weekend during Grand Lodge Sessions and more recently at the Three Links Camp. I have learned that when I spend time with Odd Fellows, the things that are important to me, are often important to others. Live …
On Monday, June 30, 2025 the Cupertino Initiatory Degree Team met to welcome 3 new candidates into the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The evening began with a light dinner of vegetarian pasta, salad, sausage, and garlic bread. After dinner we got down to business by introducing from True Fellowship #52 Katy Crockett and Sam …
The second degree was held on July 1st at Bay View 109 in Redwood City. We had 6 candidates, representing True Fellowship 52 Cupertino 70 and host lodge Bay View 109. I’ve done a lot of degree work at this point, and I will say that the one we did July 1st was the best …
Yee-haw! Bolos were back big time at Western Wear Day at the 2025 Grand Lodge Sessions in Reno, Nevada! And True Fellowship Lodge no. 52, IOOF met this need, raising over $1,000 as it sold dozens of True Fellowship Bolo Ties to Odd Fellows from across the state (and even the nation), selling bolos to …
A Meritorious Service Jewel is considered the highest award in Odd Fellowship. By Sovereign Grand Lodge code, they can only be awarded by a Grand Lodge, Grand Encampment, or Department Council. And grand bodies are limited in the number they can award based on their number of members. It is reserved for those who render …
This year, we had several members of our district who took the step of running for one of the elected offices at Grand Lodge. Each of them was invited to share a little about themselves and what they hoped to accomplish. Adam Potolsky, our new Grand Warden, has a separate article. Connie Hall: Rebekah Childrens …
The first years as a member of the Independent order of Odd Fellows I spent focused on my lodge and what I could do as a member. Because the lodge, like many in the great state of California, was small and lacked the membership to build from, I was quickly put into the line to become noble …