Valdosta Lodge No. 19 PHA

01/07/2025

12/30/2024

A Closer look at Boaz and Jachin

11/08/2024

The International Peace Garden is a 9.5 km square park located on the border between Manitoba (Canada) and North Dakota (USA), which is the geographic center of North America. It was established on July 14, 1932 and became a living monument that symbolizes the two nations that live in harmony along the longest fortified border in the world. The garden is a non-profit organization that is supported by, among others, several fraternal organizations: Maçonaria; Order of Estrela do Oriente; Oddfellows; Rebekahs; Daughters of the British Empire (IODE), and Knights of Columbus.

The Loja Maçônica International Peace Garden was formed in 1993 with permits granted by the Large Lojas of Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota. Its purpose is to promote and strengthen fraternal relations between the people of North America and to assist in the expansion and maintenance of the International Peace Garden.

The International Peace Garden Lodge association is open to any Mestre Maçom for a tax of U$ 50.00 (dollars) paid once in a lifetime. At the time of writing this article, the total participation is more than 835 with members from Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Norway, Australia and the Bahamas.

The property taxes are only kept in an account and cannot be used for any other purpose other than paying expenses for the operation of the store and other expenses that must be approved by the annual assembly.

11/07/2024

Alert! Sinkhole on St. Augustine

11/06/2024

1 percent sales and use tax for a period of SIX (6) years for roads, streets, bridges, sanitation, maintenance and improvement.

11/01/2024

On December 1st Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was born in 1940.

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor is an American comedian, actor, director, satirist and writer.

Pryor was born in Peoria, Illinois. From the age of 10 he was raised by his maternal grand mother in the brothel that she ran, after his mother had abandoned him.

Pryor spent a short time in the U.S. Military from 1958 to 1960.

In 1963 Pryor moved to New York and began appearing regularly in Night Clubs with artists such as Bob Dylan and performers such as Woody Allen. At the time Pryor was inspired by Bill Cosby and his comedy was more middlebrow in comparison to the material that he would use later in his career.

In 1969 Pryor headed to California and signed with the record label Laff Records. In 1973 Pryor appeared in a documentary called Wattstax, in the film he riffed on the tragic-comic absurdities of race relations in Watts and through out the nation.

In 1974 Pryor would release his third album with the record label Stax that he had signed with the year before. Laff claimed that they owned all of Pryor's material and attempted to block the release. After negotiations the album was released. Pryor's third album would be certified gold by RIAA and won a Grammy for Best Comedic Recording at the 1975 Grammy's.

In the 1970's Pryor also began working in television as a writer and would receive an Emmy for some of his work.

In 1979 Pryor visited Africa and on his return he swore he would never use the "n" word again in his comedy.

In 1986 Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (M.S.). In 2005 Pryor would pass away from a heart attack in Los Angles.

Pryor is listed as number 1 on Comedy Central's list of greatest stand-up comedians.

While living in Peoria in the early 1980's Pryor would join Henry Brown Lodge No. 22.

He would also be an active member in the Scottish Rite as well as an active Shriner.

10/30/2024

1775 Prince Hall Freemasonry

09/26/2024

NOTICE!!!

Storm Update

Shelters will open tomorrow

Park avenue church at 4 pm for anyone there will be a generator

VSU Cont Ed Bldg opens at 2 pm but there is not a generator just a safe shelter

Third shelter Corinth Church at 4pm

Another briefing will take place at 2:30 at the EOC.

05/07/2024

On this date in 1787, African Lodge 459 was established, u.d, and is recognized as the first Prince Hall Lodge.