Russell Masonic Lodge #177, Chartered on Oct. 17th, 1878

09/22/2024

Had a very informative meeting at the South Central York Rite Conference in Tulsa Oklahoma yesterday. The South Central is a annual regional meeting of the 3 different bodies ( Royal Arch Masons, Cyptic Masons and Knight Templars) of York Rite Masons from Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri and Louisiana

08/11/2024

Russell #177 Masonic lodge had their annual 3 Gun shoot yesterday at Lasada Lodge. We had a nice turnout and a beautiful day for shooting, light mist and rain off and on (much welcomed) combined with temps in the 60s and completely overcast. The shotgun competion was a standard 50 round sporting clays course, pistol was 30 rounds thru a series if El Presidentia, Bill and Mozambique drills and the rifle portion was 10 rounds at varying distance out to 225 yards ( a basic deer hunting course). Also we had a fun shoot of pistols at 100 yards w/6 rounds (yours truly put 3 of 6 on target with my trusty 1911 45acp) for bragging rights finished up with homemade and hand breadedchicken frys with all the trimmings for dinner prepared by Morgan and Ethan Jones. The day was rounded out by another just for the hell of it fun shoot afterwords with what we call tactical trap.....standard trap shooting but with a twist, tactical/home defense shotguns AKA 18.5 or 20 inch barrells and open or improved cylinder bores. I would like to thank Bro. Ethan Jones and his lovely wife Morgan for hosting and feeding us and Bro. Mark Popp for running everybody and everything around all day as needed in his Polaris Ranger as well as all the brothers and their family's from various lodges who came out. Results as follows;

Pistol

1st. Andy Vanderwig
2nd. Todd Jenkins
3rd. Renya Anschutz
4th. Mark Popp
5th Trey Varner

Shotgun

1st ( tie) Tom Krauss and Erick Bergquist
3rd (tie) Cole Anschutz and Trey Varner
5th. Todd Jenkins

Rifle

1st. Erick Bergquist (shot clean, fastest time)
2nd Andy Vanderwig (shot clean)
3rd Tom Krauss (shot clean)
4th Jacob Long ( shot clean)
5th. G.J. Long

Overall

1st Andy Vanderwig
2nd Erick Bergquist
3rd Tom Krauss
4th Todd Jenkins
5th Trey Varner

Put her on your calenders for next year, 2nd Saturday in August and come join us.

07/21/2024

I was very humbled to be the recipient of the crusader award for service to the Kansas Knights Templar last night at the annual Statewide Commanders Templar Feast.

06/09/2024

A long day but a good day. The Hays and Goodland York Rite Joint Degree Team conferred all 4 Chapter Degrees for the first time in recent memory for 10 Brothers today. I can't thank Gary Mason, Justin Crippen and Andy Mosley enough for traveling to Hays to fill in for Bros. who found themselves unable to and help us confer these degrees today as well Bill Leonard, Gary Strout, John Stanton and Robert Beardsley in their advisory capacity. This has been 2 years in the making to regenerate both Hays and Goodland to the point we are able to do degree conferrals in house once again.

05/28/2024

Russell Masonic lodge #177 has been busy the last month. Come enjoy the activities.

02/07/2024

Brother Todd Jenkins, welcome

12/02/2023

Don’t forget Isis Shrine is having their Feztival of trees. It is a beautiful display and a great fundraiser for the Shrine.

12/02/2023

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving

“Be thankful for everything that
happens in your life;
it's all an experience."

11/07/2023

Today is the 271st anniversary of George Washington's initiation or "making" as a Freemason. He was made an Entered Apprentice Mason at the age of twenty in the Lodge at Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 4, 1752. He paid £2, 3 shillings, which would be approximately $488 today. At the Memorial, we honor him as America's foremost Freemason. Shown here is the Bible upon which Washington took his Masonic obligation, which is still maintained by Fredericksburg Lodge.

10/18/2023

A fun Masonic evening with our Brothers from Texas.