Dates to Note

Installation
November 2, 2026

Our Worthy Matron, Cindy Pience, welcomed all 30 members and 24 visitors for our Installation with a "Have a Great
Moo-vember!"  She also showed off her cow socks! 
We were delighted to welcome Peg Reiterman, PGM and Grand Trustee and Scott Riddle, PGP, Chair of Regenerative Medicine Committee, Eastern Star Home Board Chair and WP of Sterling Chapter.  We also were privileged to have two Deputy Grand Matrons, representing District 9, Deb Woodell, and District 18, our own Teresa Pience.  It was exciting to welcome Ann DiNicola, our new Grand Representative of Manitoba. We also welcomed Worthy Matrons and Patrons, our own Past Matrons and Patrons, and 5 Honored Masons, including Larry Perks, the newly appointed District Deputy for Lodge, who is also Worthy Patron of Home City.  

One highlight of the evening was the presentation of a
60-year pin to Doris LeFavour, who came from FL to receive her pin!  Dave Peters paid tribute to their long friendship and the Army/Navy rivalry between himself and her husband Don. We enjoyed hearing of her service to Eastern Star and appreciated her tribute to Caroline Chapter as "her" chapter, since the merger of West Jefferson with Caroline.  

Following a short business meeting which included the appointment of a committee for the Resolutions of Respect for Steve Brown, a recess was called to prepare for installation.  The officers entered, the ladies wearing floral skirts with a light tee and jeans jacket and the men with a tie made with the fabric of the skirts.  Under the direction of Installing Officer, Peg Reiterman, and Installing Grand Marshal, Ginger Huhn, the 2027 officers were installed and took their stations.  They appreciated the prayer of Installing Grand Chaplain, Al Johnson, and the work of Bonnie Stump  and Nancy Robinson, who guarded the door.  Thank you, too, to the 44 Club for taking care of the chairs.  And we especially appreciated the sharing of the "23rd Psalm," by soloist, Jeanne Godden, accompanied by the Installing Grand Organist, Roberta Erwin, as the installation was completed.   

 Our new Worthy Matron, Karen Bodey, gave excellent remarks to our Junior Past Matron and Patron, and their gifts from the Chapter were presented by Teresa Pience.  Karen thanked the chapter for allowing her to serve again, and also explained the reasons for her theme and symbols.   She shared that the gavel she used was her mother's which she had used when she served as the first women president of the Champaign County Farm Bureau.   She welcomed her daughter, Elaine Halterman, who helped serve refreshments.  She thanked all those who served on committees to help the evening flow smoothly.  Our new Worthy Patron thanked the chapter for allowing him to serve again and introduced his wife, Nancy, who serves as our Ruth, which is the honored station this year.  As Karen closed, she encouraged us to "Follow the WORD, not the HERD."

Our PGP, Scott Riddle, had excellent remarks, and reminded us to leave a little space for life to surprise you!

With no further business, we closed and retired to the dining room to enjoy cupcakes, mints and ice cream!  The tables were decorated with flowers and photos of cows.  We also enjoyed the creativity of Karen in her quilled star pin-ons and the quilted pedestal covers and hanging quilt in the east showing her theme and cows!