North Central Regional Recorder’s Meeting – April 22, 2021
Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International

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Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom
On April 22, a conference call was held with the North Central Regional Recorders. A summary of the call is below.
Iowa
- Grand Conclave for Commandery – June 3-5, 2021 Des Moines, IA
- Line will stay in place due to COVID
- GC unable to travel and wants to help each Commandery
- Grand Chapter and Grand Council – August 5-7, 2021
- Website up and running
- Will protect the Page
- Not the proceedings
- Using Quickbooks online
- Gives good checks and balances
- OPEN – with social distancing practiced by some
- Festival scheduled for Fall 2021
- Grand Master one day class May 8, 2021
- (New York has an augmented ritual for Social Distancing)
Minnesota
- Councils have begun to meet
- Some in person
- Some Virtually
- Planned sessions June 24-27, 2021
- Chapter and Council Friday Morning
- Banquet Friday Evening
- Commandery Saturday
- Registration on website
- Governor order to wear masks in Public
- Social distancing
Nebraska
- Sessions went well.
- Officers all advanced
- All sessions were under 2 hours each
- 91 at Banquet
- Basically back to normal
- Next year scheduled for April 7-9, 2022
North Dakota
- Council degrees held in Grand Forks and Bismark
- Working through Commandery Orders
- Sessions will be held in July 8-10, 2021 at the Ramada Inn, Bismarck
- Open – No Restrictions
South Dakota
- Sessions 3rd Thursday in September
- Meeting in Person (some)
- May scheduled for Chapter degrees
Wisconsin
- Sessions Virtual
- May 1, 2021
- Chapter and Council will meet together
Clerk
- Need Awards in ASAP
- Engraver is BUSY!!!
CMMRF
- Please remind Companions that we have a goal of 500K!
- We met the early goal of 50K
General Grand Council
- Companion Rodney Middleton, Kansas, Passed away in a car crash yesterday.
- The Marketplace is coming along.
- We are working on single sign on for all of the sites
- Job Board will be up soon (generalgrandcouncil.org)
- Friday August 13 First Recorder/Treasurer session (Morning)
- First day of Triennial Session
- CMMRF session also (Afternoon)
- First session will be in August 2021, in person. 2nd session should be virtual in August 2022, third session (Triennial) will be in Branson MS 2023
- Youth Advocate Award
- First Responder Award
- Fireside Chat This Sunday