Northwest Regional Recorder’s Meeting – June 3, 2021
by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International

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Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom
On June 3, a conference call was held with the Northwest Regional Recorders. A summary of the call is below.
Alaska
- Grand Lodge –
- Quiet for a year – at own discretion via Government
- No limitations in place as of May.
- Festival in
- Anchorage May 20-21, 2021 – 3 Companions
- Fairbanks: May 18, 2021 – 3 Companions
- Dark for Summer – Resume in September
- Grand Sessions
- Anchorage
- March 10-12, 2022
- Side Bodies and KYCH
- (Tentatively) Crowne Plaza Midtown
- Still working on the hotel – they just opened up.
- Grand Lodge
- February 3-4, 2022
- Anchorage
- Some Lodges are doing a hybrid session at meetings for those that are uncomfortable.
Colorado
- Easing off in Colorado
- No government restrictions at mass gatherings.
- Private business do sometimes require masks or social distancing.
- Sessions 2021
- Hybrid – Zoom for each body
- Only the Order of the High Priesthood
- KYCH
- In person – Saturday 11th
- Installations
- 2:30 – Chapter
- 3:30 – Council
- 4:30 – Commandery
- 5:30 – Cocktail Hour
- 6:30 – Banquet & Awards
- No Comps
- Zoom
- Includes Business,
- September 7 – Grand Chapter
- September 9 – Grand Council
- September 10 – Grand Commandery
- Festivals
- Chapter June 5, 2021
- Grand Lodge
- Budget Session – August 6, 2021
- Colorado Springs
- Annual Communication
- Colorado Springs – Elegante Hotel
- January 20-22, 2022
- Budget Session – August 6, 2021
Idaho
- Sickness and Distress
- Robert Farrow, Surgery for shoulder.- Recovering – looking forward to meetings.
- Open for business
- Getting officers and meetings going.
Montana
- Grand Sessions
- June 5, 2021
- Virtual – Zoom
- 112th Annual Assembly
- Finally opening up.
Oregon
- Sickness and Distress
- MIC David Fuller – Hospitalized for COVID
- MIC CB Brooks
- Out of the hospital, convalescing.
- Lady Passed May 21, 2021
- Opening up –
- Vaccinated gives you openness.
- 60-69% Vaccinated
- Looking to be fully open by EOM
- Grand Lodge
- Can meet, if not vaccinated – wear masks/social distancing
- If everyone is vaccinated – start doing degree work (everyone vaccinated)
- Sessions
- April 7-9, 2022
- Mill Casino, North Bend, OR
- 7th – Chapter, 8th – Council, 9th Commandery
- Banquet 8th Evening
- All else is TBA
- Grand Lodge Annual Communication
- June 3, 2021
- Minimal – In person
- Salem OR
- Festivals
- Just recently allowed from Grand Lodge – Nothing scheduled.
Washington
- Open
- Provisions for cases rising, etc. by State/County
- Restrictions, masks and social distancing
- Grand Lodge
- Can meet in person following state guidelines.
- Annual Communication
- June 11-12, 2021
- By Invitation only
- Grand Sessions
- 2021
- Successful Grand Sessions
- 2022
- May 4-7, 2022
- Honorariums on 5th
- Grand Chapter and Grand Council on 6th
- Grand Commandery on 7th
- Rooms – 4th – 7th – special rate $99.00++
- Banquet – 6th in the evening
- LaQuinta Inn, Tacoma, WA
- 2021
- Meetings
- Starting up
- Degrees
- Starting to look at timing/possibilities.
- York Rite – One Day class pending in honor of the Grand Master
- Resolutions passed for Hybrid Meetings
- In planning, structuring, etc for implementing.
- Remote attendance to Zoom meetings has been high.
Wyoming
- Open for business
- Sessions
- September 16-19, 2021
- Council 18th – 0800-1200
- Awards 19th – 1800
- Meetings
- Open – Councils are doing Installations in June
- MMS – Down to 423 members (expect to drop) 10/13 not reported yet.
- Anticipated new Grand Recorder – ramping up and training.
- Festivals
- Marbleton, WY – March 2021 – 7 new Companions.
Northwest
- York Rite Conference
- Boise ID
- October 15-16, 2021
- Chapter/Council on 15th
- Commandery/York Rite Leadership 16th
CMMRF
- April 30, 2021 – 103K – shooting for 500K this year.
General Grand Council
- Please use GGC emails for requests.