My charity for 2014 -2015 is Movember which supports Canadian research into prostate cancer, men’s health awareness and other illnesses peculiar to men. All funds raised stay in Canada and less than 10% of funds go towards administering the charity. We will be raising funds year round but the month of Movember (November) is of special significance for those that […]

Despite what you’ve seen depicted in popular culture involving strange symbols, mysterious rituals, and men clothed in curious regalia, the Freemasons are not a secret organization, says Guy Olsson, a member of the Cloverdale Masonic Lodge, which has been around for more than 50 years. A better word than secret might be “private,” says Olsson, a past […]

Freemasons in midst of popularity, membership boom. IN LOS FELIZ, across from a 7-Eleven on North Vermont Avenue, a few dozen men in their early 20s to late 80s share a dinner behind closed doors. Some wear full tuxedos with bow ties and jeweled cuff links, some have shoulder-length hair, and others wear open-collared shirts that reveal […]