Masons Donate to Local 

Food4Kids

​Ilwaco Masons recently donated a

check to Food4Kids, an all-volunteer

program on the Long Beach Peninsula

which provides backpacks of nourishing

food supplies for 240 children in the

school district. The packs are assembled

by a team of volunteers at the Long Beach

Elks Lodge every Thursday morning and

sent home with children on their school buses. Pictured are volunteers Natalie Hanson, left, and Dotty Lopetich, receiving the check, which consisted of a $100 donation from Occident Lodge No. 48 and an equal match from Washington Masonic Services.

​The Masons Lodge, Occident 48, honors Ocean Beach and                       Naselle kids for their exemplary behavior

These smiling faces belong to Naselle schoolchildren who earned Citizenship Awards from Occident 48, the Masons Lodge, in Ilwaco. Students in the lower grades were honored for what the group’s Master, Mike Carmel, called “doing the right thing when no one was looking.”

They are captured in this memorable photo with our esteemed guest speaker, Daniel Garcia, the Pacific County Sheriff.
The Masons Lodge, Occident 48, honors Ocean Beach and Naselle kids for their exemplary behavior

These smiling faces belong to Naselle schoolchildren who earned Citizenship Awards from Occident 48, the Masons Lodge, in Ilwaco. Students in the lower grades were honored for what the group’s Master, Mike Carmel, called “doing the right thing when no one was looking.”

They are captured in this memorable photo with our esteemed guest speaker, Daniel Garcia, the Pacific County sheriff.

From left to right, in the back row, we have Margrit

Engelson, Jake Erickson, Dakotah Williams,

Marvin Tucker, and Karsen Green. In the front row,

we have Grace Brown, Quinn Bergman, Shealean Genn,

and Oscar Rangila.

All these students, from third through eighth grades, were selected by their school administrators for their outstanding behavior. The event, attended by a heartwarming contingent of 145 parents and grandparents, was a testament to our strong community support. The students were presented with certificates and then treated to delightful giant ice cream sundaes. 

                                                               The Ocean Park students who earned Citizenship                                                                  awards are pictured with Sheriff Daniel Garcia and                                                                 Mike Carmel, master of Occident 48 in Ilwaco. They                                                            are rear, Austin Jackson, AJ Novak, and Aylin Lopez                                                              Mendez. Front, Kayden Kleffner, Alyson Lopez                                                                         Mendez and Allison Blaylock. 

This group from Hilltop School in Ilwaco earned 

the Masons’ Citizenship awards. At the rear with

Sheriff Daniel Garcia are Ashton Michael Cherry

and Jaxsen R. Pedersen. At the front are Isabella

Gomez, Sunday Zinsli, and Katelyn Sterling.

Not pictured is Caleb Anderson.

Welcome

Ilwaco Masonic Lodge No. 48 F&A.M.

Occident Lodge  No. 48 Ilwaco Washington

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Ilwaco Masons Install Officers for 2024

Jim Mack of Ocean Park was the Installing Master for the installation of officers of Occident Lodge No. 48, Free and Accepted Masons of Washington. Back row, left to right, Jerry Bruner, Marshal; Ron Robbins, Treasurer; Curt Morris, Junior Deacon; Dobby Wiegardt, Chaplain; Dick Rodlun, Senior Steward; Nick Michaud, Senior Deacon; and Patrick Webb, Secretary. Front row left to right, Mike Thornton, Senior Warden; Jim Mack, Installing Master; Mike Carmel, Master; and Dwain Jarman, Junior Warden. Not pictured, Del Murry, Junior Steward; and Ed Cox, Tyler. The Installing Marshal was Mike Turnerur.