Public invited to visit local Masonic lodges

All 518 Ohio Masonic lodges will open their doors to the public during an open house on Saturday. Members and their families, and anyone who would like to know more about Freemasonry or is just curious about area lodges, are invited to attend.

Hours to visit local lodges are as follows:

• Allen Lodge 276, 722 Springfield St., Columbiana, 1-4 p.m. (330) 503-4570.

• Argus Lodge 545, 5050 Shields Road, Canfield, 2-6 p.m. (330) 533-3077.

• East Palestine Lodge 417, 191‚Ñ2 N. Market St., East Palestine, 1-4 p.m. (330) 426-2619.

• Leetonia Lodge 401, 722 Springfield St., Leetonia, 1-4 p.m., (330) 503-4570.

• Negley Lodge 565 state Route 154, Negley, 12-5 p.m., (330) 426-4293.

• New Lisbon Lodge 65, 36192 state Route 172, Lisbon, 12-4 p.m., (330) 424-7245.

• Perry Lodge 185, 788 E. State St., Salem, 9-10 a.m., (330) 332-5552.

• Poland Lodge 766, 7685 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Poland, 12-3 p.m., (330) 533-0665.

• Sulgrave Lodge 696, 8387 Tod Ave., Boardman, 3-5 p.m. (330) 729-0458.

• Western Star Lodge 21, 8387 Tod Ave., Boardman, 3-5 p.m., (330) 729-0458.

• Wick Lodge 481, 233 Wick Ave., Youngstown, 9 a.m.-noon, (330) 743-8415.

Freemasonry is the world’s oldest and largest men’s fraternity in the world. It brings together men of various political, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds to work to improve themselves and their communities in the spirit of brotherly love, relief and truth.There are more than 2 million Freemasons in North America, 110,000 of them are Ohio Freemasons.

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