June  16th marked our annual Strawberry Festival. Forty brother and family members gathered for the potluck dinner and BBQ hot dogs and hamburgers. As always the dessert was strawberry shortcake made in the lodge kitchen. Many younger brothers showed up with their families, a good sign of involvement and hopefully of things to come.

     Also that evening we handed our annual Clarence Burden Music Award. The scholarship was presented this year to Matt Curley, a music education major, from New Milford High School.  RW Robert Burden, whose father the scholarship is named after, was on hand to assist WM Tim McMullin in presenting the award.