He was a school teacher and 12 year member of the city council before being elected mayor.
Each year members of the town council elect a mayor for the town.
The chapter's daily duties are carried out by a group of second and third year members who serve as Mentors.
Work parties are regularly scheduled; last year members put in 6,824 hours to maintain the trail.
Most of the year members lead their own lives.
Once every year members from all across the state gather at a single location.
Several times a year members invite ladies to share both the dinner and the entertainment - sometimes as performers.
It was surely significant that this year several members of he public asked if thy could join in.
That same year members from the former parish organized to preserve the church building.
For £15 a year members receive as many tapes as they want.