To all who attended the Midwest Shrine Association Summer Session (MSA2024). Zor Shriners are glad you attended and trust that you enjoyed yourselves in LA Crosse August 7-10, 2024. Zor will leave this link active for the foreseeable future so the next MSA Summer Session host may refer to it in their plan
(Events and times subject to change)
Wednesday, August 7th
Noon - ?
2 pm - 5 pm Marketplace Set-up – Radisson Hotel - Ballroom
6 pm - 10 pm Welcome Reception
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Thursday, August 8th
8 am - 4 pm
7:30 am - Imperial & MSA Officer Breakfast – Radisson Three Rivers Restaurant.
8 am - 4 pm Marketplace Open – Radisson Hotel - Ballroom
8 am - 1 pm MSA Golf Outing – Forest Hills Golf Course
9 am - 3 pm Amish Bus Tour - Ladies Tour Activity - Bus loading in Front of Radisson (riverside doors)
All Day Poker Run - Walk the block to local businesses
11 am - 3 pm Axe Throwing & Escape Rooms - Driftless Axe & Arcade
2 pm – 3pm Chief of Staff meeting – Radisson 2nd Floor Iowa Room
4 pm Parade Line-up – Onalaska, WI
6 pm Parade Step-off
7 pm - 10 pm Oasis – The Omni Center, Onalaska, WI (with A/C & Restrooms)
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Friday, August 9th
7 am - 4 pm Competition as established:
8 am - 4 pm Marketplace Open – Radisson Hotel - Ballroom
9 am – 11 pm A Shuttle Bus will run between MSA Hotels and Radisson/La Crosse Center.
10 am - 4 pm Poker Run - Walk the Block to Local Businesses
10 am – 3 pm Camel Herders Degree – Radisson 2nd Floor
10 am - 2 pm Ladies Luncheon - La Crosse Center - South Ballroom
11 am - 3 pm Axe Throwing & Escape Rooms - Driftless Axe & Arcade
Noon - 4 pm Badger Smoke-Out (Cigars) Cash Bar - La Crosse Center - Riverside Terrace
2 pm - 4 pm Packerland Hillbilly Clan (Moonshine Tasting) - Radisson 2nd Floor.
2 pm - MSA Chanters Performance - La Crosse Masonic Center - 118 8th St. South, LaCrosse, WI
5 pm - 11 pm MSA 2024 Shrine-a-Rama - La Crosse Center - South Hall - A chance for Divans & PP to Meet & Greet!
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Saturday, August 10th
9 am Parade Line-up – La Crescent, MN
10:30 am Parade Step-off
11 am Grab n Go Lunch, Soda or Water.
Gary Cuskey and Lady Judy
Spooner, WI
Gary served Zor Shriners as Potentate in 2018 with his Lady Judy close by his side. His Masonic journey reached fifty (50) years in June of 2023. Gary has served as Master of Spooner Lodge which has now merged with Keystone Lodge and is currently Chaplain. A member of Hayward Musky Shrine Club for nearly twenty (20) years and has served as President of the club for four (4) years. He rides a cycle in the historic Musky Cycle Patrol participating in parades throughout northern Wisconsin. He was selected in 2020 to represent Zor Shriners in the Midwest Shrine Association as Fourth Vice President. On March 01, 2024, Gary was elected as Midwest Shrine Association President.
He and his Lady Judy have worked in student transportation for forty (40) years owning and operating Badger Buses in Spooner, WI. Gary continues to be active in Spooner’s city government since first becoming an Alderman in 1980. Currently, he serves the city as Mayor since 2008. Gary and Judy have two sons and one daughter and are blessed with nine grandchildren.
Roger Keller and Lady Tammy
New Richmond, WI
Roger was raised a Master Mason in April 2009 in Collins-Spring Valley Lodge #192, Baldwin, WI, where he served as Master in 2016. He is a dual member of the North Star Lodge # 187 in Star Prairie, where he is currently serving as Master. Roger joined Zor Shrine in June 2012 and is an associate member of Osman Shrine as of March 2015. He is a member of the St. Croix Valley Shrine Club and served as President in 2018-19, he is also a member of the Indian Head Shrine Club. He enjoys driving go carts for the St. Croix Valley Roadrunners, is a founding member of Zor Yoshi, and he is the Chairman of the East-West Shrine Game Potentate’s dinner and UW River Falls homecoming parade.
Roger met Lady Tammy in 1993 while playing darts. After having lost touch for several years, they reconnected and started dating in 2012. They were married in 2018. Together they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
Tammy serves as the Chairman of the St. Croix Valley Women’s Auxiliary and assists Roger with the UWRF homecoming festivities.
Roger is self-employed, and Tammy works as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant for an eye clinic in Woodbury.
Joseph B. (Joe) Harker and Lady Mary
New Berlin, WI
Joe served as Grand Master of Masons in Wisconsin in 2010. He has been Zor’s Chief of Staff and Housing Chairman for Zor for many years. He has been a member of the famed Zor Shrine Camel Patrol since 1985 serving as Captain from 1991-1993. Joe was a project engineer working for Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Automation for over 40 years. In his retirement years, he has enjoyed working golf course maintenance on a local course. Joe and Mary have two daughters, a son-in-law, and three grandsons.
Monte Steiber and Lady Ann
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Monte served Zor Shriners as Potentate in 2015. He actively transports Shrine patients from Southwest Wisconsin to Shriners Children's Twin Cities and Chicago. He is currently the secretary/treasurer for the Southwest Shrine Club, the La Crosse Shrine Club, and the Firehouse Jesters parade unit. He parades with the Firehouse Jesters as a clown riding his miniature fire truck. Monte retired from 3M Company after 40 years as an engineer. His favorite pastime is golfing, gardening, and traveling.
Todd A. Wohlert
La Crescent, MN
Todd joined Zor in 2008 and served as Zephyr editor and lead writer from 2010-2015. He served on the Zor Divan in 2016. Todd is the past president of both La Crosse and Vernon Shrine Clubs. He is past captain and parades with the Firehouse Jesters clown unit. Todd has worked on multiple fundraisers for Zor. He also directs and performs in the Zor's infamous Ritual Divan. Todd is also active in his Blue Lodge and is a 33° Scottish Rite Mason.
Housing Chairman - Al Brueggen, PP brueggenal@gmail.com
Registration – Brian Dunham, Chief Rabban
Treasurer – Larry Hanson, PP
Recorder - Bob Gorsuch, PP
Marketplace - Penny Brueggen
Motor Corps – Rod LaBlanc, PP https://motorcorps.org/
Clown – Randy Webb rkwebb1@charter.net
Lady Luncheon – Judy Cuskey, Tammy Keller & Ann Steiber
Thursday Bus Tour – Penny Brueggen
Great Shrine Smoke-Out – Brian Dunham, Chief Rabban
Golf – Monte Steiber, PP
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