by Admin | Jan 20, 2023 | Shriners
On Saturday, January 14, El Riad Shrine installed all of our new Divan members, committee heads, unit and club leaders, and welcomed all of our families and nobles to the 2023 leadership team. Congratulations to Potentate Leo Baumgart and First Lady...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2022 | Shriners
What a wonderfully terrific evening in Pierre at the Christmas at the Capitol! The South Dakota tree was decorated by the South Dakota Shriners to observe the organization’s 150th anniversary. Pretty...
by Admin | Nov 28, 2022 | Interview
Hometown: Meckling, South Dakota. What keeps you in Sioux Falls? I have been in Sioux Falls for the last 45 years, it is just home now. Who was your Masonic sponsor, when did you join, and why did you become a Master Mason? My sponsors were Sid Pederson and Mike...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Shriners
by Matt “Doughboy” Johnson, Shrine Football Game Chairman Player/Coach Banquet We kicked off with our annual player/coach banquet on Monday, August 15, at the Shrine. This was sponsored by the Fife and Drum. The meal consisted of pulled pork sandwiches and all the...
by Admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Shriners
by First Lady Penny Slater Ho ho ho…Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your time with family and friends during this holiday season!! The Fall Ceremonial was absolutely amazing with so many Fall colors for decorations, thank you to all the Ladies...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Potentates
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. WOW, what a year 2022 has been, we hit the year running and never stopped! Fife and Drum had fantastic Johnny Holm Valentine’s Dance and a Beer Pong event on St. Patrick’s Day. Chanters had a successful ROCK the Shrine, El Riad was...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2022 | Interview
Hometown: Toronto, SD What keeps you in Sioux Falls? I can’t think of any place better to live. The seasons are great (except for several weeks in January and February). The community offers all the amenities Sue and I enjoy. And most important, our family is in...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2022 | Potentates
WOW, how did the summer go by like a speeding train carrying El Riad into Fall. What a year so far with a great circus, all the units parading, Imperial being close by in Minneapolis and Midwest in Green Bay, WI. El Riad is a very busy Temple of Fun and Fellowship....
by Admin | Oct 8, 2022 | Potentates
By Charles Brown, PP We had 46 people make up Team El Riad at the 2022 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, PGA Golf Tournament in Law Vegas, NV. I would like to specially recognize some people this year…Julia Brown (my daughter) formatted the shift schedules in a...
by Admin | Oct 2, 2022 | Shriners
by Gale Pifer It seems fitting that in this 150th year of the creation of the Shrine, that we take a moment or two to reflect on our own temple and one of its oldest units, the El Riad Big Band. Shriners International was founded in 1872 and the Shrine Hospitals for...
