Blue Hills Masonic Lodge #234

07/25/2026

Brother Scott Roberts presented two $1000.00 scholarships to Rice Lake HS graduating seniors Jack Pisa and Mindy Barta this past May.

It is the greatest honor for the Brothers of Blue Hills Masonic Lodge #234 to help in raising funds for such worthy programs as High School Scholarships.

Every year the local Lodge holds two fundraising dinner events to help support our scholarship donations. A special thanks also goes to the Grand Lodge of WI Freemasons for secondary support in the scholarships through the matching funds/angel programs.

Congratulations to both Jack & Mindy and we wish both of you the greatest success in your scholastic endeavors in the fall of 2026 and beyond.

07/25/2026

Brother Greg Tinker recently presented a $500 check to the Benjamin House of Rice Lake. It is a sincere honor for the Brothers of Blue Hills Masonic Lodge #234 to help in raising funds for such worthy programs as the Benjamin House. Every year the local Lodge holds fundraising events to help support our local community neighbors.

03/15/2026

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12/24/2025

Monday evening the Brothers of Blue Hills Lodge performed the last step in welcoming our two new Master Masons to the Lodge with the Exam Posting of Brothers Rob Snell and Michael Mears.

All of their dedication in learning about Freemasonry and memorizing the history and ceremony has now been completed. Congratulations Bros. Snell & Mears!

12/24/2025

Recently at the Blue Hills Lodge Christmas Party the Brothers celebrated many “Milestone Anniversaries” of brothers who have reached 25, 50 and 60 years of being a Freemason. One Brother unable to join in the festivities was Bro. Ernest Forward.
Bro. Forward celebrated his 68th year as a Master Mason having been raised on May 27th, 1957. The Lodge wanted to be sure that although he was not able to join in at the party, he was recognized for his milestone. Reaching 60 years is quite a feat and one that the Brothers of Lodge #234 shared with him.
Lodge WM, Bro. Mike Volkert was able to set aside some time during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season to pay him a personal visit and present him with his plaque, card and commemorative coin. Congratulations Bro. Forward!

12/19/2025

Blue Hills Masonic Lodge was proud to support the Rice Lake School District's "School Snack Program" again in 2025-26. Together with the Masonic Grand Lodge of Wisconsin they were able to donate $1500 towards the nutritional needs of school district students.

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Wisconsin offers a dollar for dollar matching funds program to their local Lodges for community activities just like this and Blue Hills Lodge was thrilled to be able to support this matching funds program with money raised through their "Meal With A Peel" dinner held each fall.

Shown in the picture from L to R are Randy Drost (RLASD Superintendent), Bro. Greg Tinker, Jackie Healy (Snack Program Chair), Bro. Mike Richter, Bro. Duke Thurs

12/19/2025

Blue Hills Masonic Lodge #234 recently held their Annual Christmas Party, this time at their home Banquet Hall. There were roughly 45+ members, “Ladies” and family members in attendance this year….a great turnout!
A delicious meal of grilled chicken and “cheesy” potatoes was enjoyed by all in attendance and catered by Burdy’s Catering of Weyerhaeuser. A big thanks to Bob and Lynda Burdorf for putting together an awesome meal! They were great to work with and they didn’t disappoint.
One area of this year’s party to draw significant applause was the Christmas decorations and tableware. All of the items used were donated by Al Schneider, father-in-law of Bro. Mike Richter upon the request of Lady Amy Richter. It was always her mom’s desire to decorate to the “max” especially Christmas…that was her favorite holiday. A big thanks to them for their support and generosity, Bev would have been very proud.
Also, a big thanks goes out to this year’s Christmas Party Committee for putting in the hours of decorating, arranging and getting the word out to our members. Those folks include: Jane and Bro. Bob Olsen, Bro. Duke Thurs and Amy & Bro. Mike Richter. Well done team!
Finally, along with celebrating Christmas was a celebration of several Brother who achieved milestone anniversaries of 25, 50 and 60+ years with the Masons. A good number were able to attend and be recognized by our special dignitaries: Danny Bourassa – Grand Lodge “District Deputy” and Jeff Schoenfeldt – Grand Lodge “Worshipful Grand Master”. It is a special honor when they are able join us, especially for evenings like this. Thank you Brothers!
Thank you to all who were able to attend, and we are already looking forward to 2026!

12/13/2025

Blue Hills Lodge Raises Three to Master Mason

Monday, December 1st, Blue Hills Lodge had the honor of hosting the raising of three Brothers to the degree of Master Mason. After many weeks of diligent work with Counselor, Bro. Larry Ganske and Bros. Snell and Mears: Sterling Nieman, Josh Murley and Gary Larson were welcomed by the Lodge and bestowed the grip and aprons of a Master Mason.
The evening could not have been a success without the help of many Brothers from other Lodges in District 1. It is with their continued support that Blue Hills Lodge 234 has been able to successfully raise several new Brothers to Master Mason in recent years. A sincere and heartfelt “Thank You” goes out to them.
We look forward to adding our newest Brothers’ contributions to the Lodge and Rice Lake community. Welcome Brothers!...

***New Master Masons (front row): Sterling Nieman (grey shirt), Josh Murley (white shirt/black tie), Gary Larson (yellow shirt/tie)***