The Orient of Nebraska Scottish Rite celebrated a unique Reunion this past November 3rd and 4th, welcoming Candidates from the Valley of Alliance, Hastings, Lincoln, and Omaha, as well as the Nebraska Prince Hall Masons. A joint Reunion with the Prince Hall Masons has never been done before . . .

The Supreme Council recently changed the By-Laws, removing restrictions on naming Reunions after Brethren still alive. The Valley leapt at the opportunity to recognize Ralph V. Joos, Jr., 33° for an astonishing 60 year commitment to Freemasonry . . .

The Scottish Rite Foundation hosted the 12th annual Friends of RiteCare Dinner and Auction on Friday, October 28, 2022. 150 guests attended a great evening, enjoying a hosted wine tasting and scotch tasting, and a gourmet dinner catered by Ford Catering. . . .

One of the best-attended meetings each year is the September dinner, welcoming our newest 50-year members and our UNO scholarship recipients. Over 100 Scottish Rite Masons and their ladies and guests came to a great roast beef dinner. . . .

The 24th Annual RiteCare Classic Golf Benefit raised $19,100 for the Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha, with a net profit of $14,000 for our philanthropies. Twenty teams played on a perfect Friday afternoon on August 12th at Dodge-Riverside Golf Club in Council Bluffs, Iowa. . .

Since 1975, Nebraska’s Scottish Rite Masons have funded RiteCare speech and language therapy for Nebraska kids, supporting thousands of sessions of therapy for children in overcoming speech and language disabilities, without regard to a family’s ability to pay. . .