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Three Nights, One Heartbeat: How Our Shrine Clubs Opened the Season with Energy, Legacy, and Vision
Written By Noble Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Assistant Rabban, Al Shamal Shriners There are moments in Shrine life when you don’t just talk about energy. You feel it. You feel it in the quiet pride of a Noble standing a little taller as his collar is straightened. You feel it in the hush of a room during Cold Sands. You feel it in the weight of a 50-Year Jewel resting against a Brother’s chest. You feel it in the laughter that follows tears. And you feel it on the drive
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Nov 285 min read


The Service That Shapes Us
Written By Noble Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Assistant Rabban, Al Shamal Shriners The Story That Brings Us Together The mall concourse was already full when I arrived—cadets in pressed uniforms, aging veterans in berets, families holding coffee cups against the November chill. A small crowd gathered around the cenotaph display as the last post echoed through the open space. Then I saw him. An older veteran sat quietly in a wheelchair, medals arranged neatly across his ches
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Nov 118 min read


The Measure of a Noble: Lessons from MW Bro. Chris Batty
Written By Trevor Eliott (Mr. Fancy Fez), Assistant Rabban, Al Shamal Shriners. MW Bro. Chris Batty. Mentor. Builder. Brother. Proof that the heart of Freemasonry beats strongest through service and faith. The Visit I was sitting quietly in a chair inside the door of a room in the 5E Surgical Unit of the Misericordia Hospital, waiting for MW Bro. Chris Ba
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Oct 259 min read


The Printer’s Ink That Never Dried: Jim Edgar and the First 40 Years of Al Shamal
Written By Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Assistant Rabban - Al Shamal Shriners Walk into an old print shop and you’ll never forget the...
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Oct 1010 min read


From the Sidelines to the Spotlight
Written By Trevor Eliott ( Mr Fancy Fez ) - Al Shamal Shriners A Silent Sideline Rick and Rykker share their family’s story of hope and...
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Oct 67 min read


Drafting More Than a Player
Written By Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Al Shamal Shriners A Fez at Center Ice — making the Shrine visible, one conversation at a time....
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Sep 225 min read


Where the Heartbeat Begins - A Tribute to Michael Andrew “Mike” Ledig
Written With Love and Respect - Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Al Shamal Shriners Noble Mike Ledig, Al Shamal Shriners, remembered for...
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Sep 1815 min read


Legends as Protest: Finding Voice in Song
Julia and I usually make the Edmonton Fringe a summer ritual. The long lines, the neon wristbands, the smell of green onion cakes...
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Aug 297 min read


Fezzes Across Borders: A Canadian Visit to Medinah Shriners
Wrtitten By Trevor Eliott - Mr Fancy Fez Opening Scene – A Brotherhood Welcome Fezzes Across Borders: A Canadian Visit to Medinah...
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Aug 1212 min read


🕯 Brotherhood Without Borders: A Masonic Pilgrimage Through Baja California
W ritten By Bro. Trevor Eliott - Mr. Fancy Fez They came from ten different lodges across Alberta—but in Baja California, they stood...
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Jul 2121 min read


🕌 Imperial Session 2025 Recap: Reflections from Al Shamal Shriners
📍 Location: Atlanta, Georgia 📅 Date: June 28 – July 4, 2025 ✍️ By: Trevor Eliott, Assistant Rabban & Delegate 📘 Table of Contents...
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Jul 178 min read


Echoes of the Fez: Reviving the Heartbeat of Al Shamal, 20 Years Later
𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮, 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝘼𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡...
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Jun 2613 min read


Hope in Every Step: A Centennial Celebration of Healing, Humanity, and Shriners Children’s Canada
EDMONTON, AB — June 19, 2025 By Trevor Eliott, Assistant Rabban - Mr . Fancy Fez Leaders United for Children’s Care - Members of the...
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Jun 209 min read


🌸 A Century of Purpose: Edmonton Ladies Auxiliary Launches Centennial Celebration in Support of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada
EDMONTON, AB – June 19, 2025 Written By Trevor Eliott - Mr. Fancy Fez In the warmly lit and memory-rich setting of Biff’s Lounge at the...
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Jun 208 min read


Cookies, Camaraderie, and Caring: The Legacy of Illustrious Sir Robert M. Lee
By Trevor Eliott / Interview conducted May 22, 2025 In a time when fraternal organizations are searching for fresh energy and relevance,...
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Jun 910 min read


🔥 Standing Inside the Fire
A Return to Fort McMurray—and the Leadership Lessons I Never Expected. What Garth Brooks, old schools, and the EMVP framework taught me...
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Jun 69 min read


🎙️ From Stroke to Stand-Up: Tim Seefeldt’s Wild Ride Toward Purpose and Punchlines
Written By Trevor Eliott Prologue: Why Tim’s Journey Matters to Me I didn’t know Tim Seefeldt before his stroke. By the time we met, he...
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May 304 min read


𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘬: 𝘈 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘊𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦
By Trevor Eliott If there’s one experience that captures the electric soul of Mexico City, it’s not a museum or monument — it’s a...
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May 213 min read


Two Fezzes, One Brotherhood: Reviving Freemasonry Through Unity
Introduction: A Fez of a Different Colour On a crisp May evening, in a hall filled with laughter, ritual, and the rhythmic clink of...
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May 177 min read


From Tragedy to Triumph: A Grandfather’s Promise and How Imperial Sir Richard Burke Revives the Heartbeat of the Shrine
By Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez)| Reviving the Heartbeat Series When we consider great fraternal leaders—those who not only wear the...
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May 128 min read
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