Mobridge York Rite Club

09/05/2026

R:.I:. Deputy Grand Master Derek Runge of the Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Dakota representing the Grand York Rite of South Dakota and showing the flag of the State of South Dakota at the 49th Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Washington, DC.

09/05/2026

M:.I:. Grand Master Tony M. Larsen and R:.I:. Deputy Grand Master Derek Runge of the Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Dakota represented the Grand York Rite of South Dakota at the 49th Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Washington, DC.

09/05/2026

M:.E:. Grand High Priest Derek Runge and R:.E:. Grand King Tony M. Larsen of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of South Dakota representing the Grand York Rite of South Dakota and enjoying the 73rd Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Washington, DC.

09/05/2026

M:.E:. Grand High Priest Derek Runge and R:.E:. Grand King Tony M. Larsen of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of South Dakota represented the Grand York Rite of South Dakota at the 73rd Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Washington, DC.

09/02/2026

M:.E:. Grand High Priest Derek Runge of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of South Dakota and M:.I:. Grand Master Tony M. Larsen of the Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Dakota attended the Triennial Sessions of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International and the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International in Washington, DC, Saturday, August 29, through Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

09/02/2026

Congratulations to the newly elected and installed officers for the General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International, who were installed on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Triennial Session in Washington, DC.

The officers elected are:
Most Puissant General Grand Master:
M:.P:. William Keith Powell
Right Puissant Deputy General Grand Master:
R:.P:. Mark Irwin
Right Puissant General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work:
R:.P:. Sean McNorton
Right Puissant General Grand Treasurer:
R:.P:. Mark Megee
Right Puissant General Grand Recorder:
R:.P:. Kevin Sample

09/02/2026

Congratulations to the newly elected and installed officers for the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International, who were installed on Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Triennial Zession in Washington, DC.

The officers elected are:
Most Excellent General Grand High Priest:
M:.E:. Chadwick Burks
Right Excellent General Grand King:
R:.E:. Piers Vaughn
Right Excellent General Grand Scribe:
R:.E:. Patrick C. Carr
Right Excellent General Grand Treasurer:
R:.E:. John Logan
Right Excellent General Grand Secretary:
R:.E:. Dick Browning

07/06/2026

The Grand York Rite of South Dakota was well represented during the Mobridge Sitting Bull Stampede Parade on Friday, July 3, 2026! Pictured are Companion Derek Runge, Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of South Dakota; Companion Tony M. Larsen, Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of South Dakota; and Sir Knight Gary Waack, Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Dakota. These Companions & Sir Knights gave out mini frisbees with the York Rite logo and QR codes for yorkrite.org/wp/become-a-member & beafreemason.org

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day and 250th Anniversary of the United States of America!

07/02/2026