Dispatches From the Campaign Trail

by Cub Reporter Locksmith M. Hoshport (88832) In an effort to curry favor with our many Members of the Order, the Candidates for Leadership have taken to the trail. From time to time, we will check in with our six Candidates as they travel across the globe from Lodge to Lodge. June 16 – Lodge […]

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Summer Member Discounts

When making a purchase via an online retail establishment, enter the offer code “LOCK” for up to 20% your order. If that doesn’t work, try offer code “MARON.” While at any beach this summer, catch the eye of a Grand Lock of a lower rank, and point at their face. They must now apply sunscreen […]

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Upcoming Beach Reads from TOGL Press

A Love By Any Other Name by E. Hayes What happens when a prominent member of The Grand Lock Naming Committee in charge of selecting appropriate names for newborn babies falls in love with a dashing young woman with the unorthodox name of Erin (a misspelling of a boy’s name!) Can they put their differences aside […]

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Upcoming Summer Events

Self-Improvement Seminar – The Benton St. Temple in Rockford, IL will be running a free self-improvement seminar on June 23rd. It is free to any interested member with advance RSVP. Topics include: “Let’s Dish! Radical Ideas for Potato Pot Lucks,” “How a Bill Becomes a Law: For Real, Though,” and “The Power of Positive Thinking When […]

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A Message From the High Key (Vol 871, Iss 31)

Welcome to the latest edition of the Locksmith newsletter. We hope that you are finding ways to remain cool whether that be your geographic location or the chilled sensation of recycled air. I will keep my remarks brief as this particular installment of the newsletter is packed to the rafter with tips to keep your […]

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Yugioh Cards is Heir Apparent to the Bridge Card Crown

by Barron B. Hoffbeck (no. 12513) Ye olde Grand Lock samurai had a saying of their katana blades: “a sword is forged through 10,000 cuts.” So too are the foundations of friendship and brotherhood built upon the myriad blocks of Grand Lock tradition. Even a cursory glance around Lodge 129 is enough to see tradition simply dripping down […]

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A Message From the High Key (Vol 871, Iss 30)

Good Tuesday to You. I trust we all had a productive and entertaining Horse Day. In the spirit of 2017 being The Year of The Order of the Grand Lock’s Technological Awakening, we are attempting something new and electronic. We humbly request to “crowdsource” from the “hive mind” any of your Horse Day 2017 Memories from this year’s celebration. Kindly forward […]

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Horse Day 2017

Ladies and gentlemen of the Order: Horse Day 2017 is upon us. This year’s celebration will fall on June 9th, leaving you with precious little time to ready yourselves. To aid you in your Horse Day 2017 prep, we have devised a brief Question and Answer (or Ques. & Ans.) to answer the most frequently asked Horse Day […]

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