Written By Noble Trevor Eliott - Assistant Rabban, Al Shamal Shriners A reflection from the December 6, 2025 Balmoral Lodge No. 185 Installation The Smallest Man in the Room — Until He Stands There’s a moment at almost every installation when the room shifts. Sometimes it’s during the procession, when the officers take their places. Sometimes it’s during the charge, when the words land with unexpected weight. And sometimes, like today, it happens at the Festival Board — after

Written By Noble Trevor Eliott - Assistant Rabban, Al Shamal Shriners The first thing you notice at a year-end awards night is not the certificates. It’s the sound . Not just the concert band tuning up, not just the clink of plates and chairs scraping the floor as folks find their seats. I mean the sound underneath all of that. The low, steady hum of people who know each other. The kind of room where you can shout “Hey! Over here!” and four heads turn because you’ve been sayi

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

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

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

Written By Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Assistant Rabban - Al Shamal Shriners Walk into an old print shop and you’ll never forget the...

Written By Trevor Eliott ( Mr Fancy Fez ) - Al Shamal Shriners A Silent Sideline Rick and Rykker share their family’s story of hope and...

Written By Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Al Shamal Shriners A Fez at Center Ice — making the Shrine visible, one conversation at a time....

Written With Love and Respect - Trevor Eliott (Mr Fancy Fez) - Al Shamal Shriners Noble Mike Ledig, Al Shamal Shriners, remembered for...

Julia and I usually make the Edmonton Fringe a summer ritual. The long lines, the neon wristbands, the smell of green onion cakes...

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

W ritten By Bro. Trevor Eliott - Mr. Fancy Fez They came from ten different lodges across Alberta—but in Baja California, they stood...

📍 Location:  Atlanta, Georgia 📅 Date:  June 28 – July 4, 2025 ✍️ By:  Trevor Eliott, Assistant Rabban & Delegate 📘 Table of Contents...

𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮, 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝘼𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡...

EDMONTON, AB — June 19, 2025 By Trevor Eliott, Assistant Rabban - Mr . Fancy Fez Leaders United for Children’s Care -  Members of the...

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...

By Trevor Eliott / Interview conducted May 22, 2025 In a time when fraternal organizations are searching for fresh energy and relevance,...

A Return to Fort McMurray—and the Leadership Lessons I Never Expected. What Garth Brooks, old schools, and the EMVP framework taught me...

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...