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FresnoHello fellow brothers from a rather HOT and DRYFresno Chapter. since we last talked in March a lot hashappen; exactly what is down right knee slapping, youmight even say mind blowing.what you say is this raretwist of fate that has befallen on our most humble chapter.WE HAVE GROWN, EXPANDED yes increased innumbers, multiplied our membership by three live bodiesunder the age of FORTY.THIS is not a joke, this is real.Today three members took the oath and we have picturesto prove it. With this new infusion many ideas are beingkicked around so watch OUR chapter for fresh excitingevents, speakers, dinners and much more!!!Brosthers Richard, Gary, Richard, Tarjian and M. Stevewas drawn in the raffle. Of course the neon beer signswere among the first to go along with many fine prizesdonated by local companies. thanks again. Our MasterSteve Bedoian, PGM Bob Juskalian, PM Richard Bedoianand many more played a huge role in putting this eventtogether, things just don’t happen a lot of effort went intothis production.Once again we hosted coach DeRuyter, it was a hugesuccess and all that attended had a supper time coupledwith delicious food and a killer salad. What was especiallyexciting was that you got to pick your prize if your numberThe club house is holding its own in that it generatesenough to pay most of the overhead. I think we should bedoing three times the volume and donate surplus monies togood causes. after all that is why I have put eleven yearsin this fine chapter. I am really surprised that more of theother chapters do not use the hall . where are the pancakebreakfast, beer tasting and ice cream socials? Nowthat you got me started WHERE ARE ALL our memberssome of my own cousins have not stepped foot in the clubhouse in eight years!!!! I guess we have to get MOREexiting events, but that takes people, you come to themeeting to do something not just sit. SAY YOUR PIECE!!! we have to get involved, that takes effort. The samepeople always do the work.let’s change that . Cometo the meetings with ideas and what you want to seehappen. anyone can sit at home . real TREXMAN getup and drive to the hall and hang out with the boys.Master Steve Bedoian, 2 new members Minas and Chris.Respectfully,Michael BasmajianAt one of our lively meetings. Brother Jerry, Brother Steve, andBrother Dennis.In the kitchen Frank and Bro. Merlin &Michael.PGM Bob Juskalian, and Bro. BillKandarian and friend at Coaches Nite.6Coaches Nite bartenders: Bro. Arlen, Bro.Richard and PM Gary.

Golden GateTHE GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER brotherscontinue to ROLL in 2015 performing all the usual greatbenevolent events for the Armenian Community likesupporting charities, granting scholarships, and crewingthe great kebab spits at the church picnics but, ADD inthe extra special activities of the mid-term convention andsupporting the cause of the GENOCIDE memoriam, andit’s truly been an exceptional half a year.KUDOS to our PGM Charles Paskerian whoas chairman of the Council of Armenian AmericanOrganizations of Northern Callifornia (CAAONC) headedthe Genocide Centennial Memorial Committee. As a showof support for the Committee and its purpose the GoldenGate TREX chapter donated five thousand dollars to theGenocide Committee, that’s 5,000!PGM Sark Sarkisian Swearing in New BrotherThe Cross on Mt.Davidson SF Maintained byCAAONCBro Master Henry “No-Nonsense” Shishmanian & Bro Vartan“The Tax” HovsepianGGC Treasurer AraKaprielian with BroRalphie Kazanjianand HartleyAppleton(ian) aka “The WildBunch” Is thata walker behindRalph?PGM Garo Mirigian, the four students and Bro Master HenryShishmanianSCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE: Under the leader ship of PGM Garo Mirigian the GGC brothers continuedtheir wonderful tradition of furnishing scholarships toArmenian – American students. This year we awarded 1,000 scholarships to four high-achieving future leaders.GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIPThe GGC continued to expand! Under the leadershipof Bro Hagop Koujakian our roster of venerable brotherscontinues to grow. The latest brother to be accepted intothe fold is Panos Aristakesian, “Tailor to the Stars”.Our Own Auntie Lou all of 109 years old!And it wouldn’t be anupdate without showingoff our dearest Aunty Lou,matron of the GGC TREXClubhouse, with Bro HagopKoujakian and wife Sonia(the Clubhouse Manager)knocking them down on acruise ship.Go Auntie Lou!!!THE MIDTERM CONVENTIONOur lively contingent down at the Midterm conventionincluded several brothers.7

Las VegasMt DiabloOur January meeting was held at Past Master Mesrop'shome. He put out a delecious dinner with all the trimings.Grand master Ron Shanoian and Past Grand Master JerryPoochigian were our guests of honor.At one of our unscheduled dinner meetings our masterPeter Boghossian put on a dinner at his home in Sun City.The dinner was outstanding and we had a very shortmeeting that evening.As all our meetings are dinner meetings our Marchmeeting was held at the Shish Kebob House; fine dinningand good food.In April we changed our meeting place. We needa private room for our dinner meetings and we foundanother place. It is called Angelinas Pizzeria.In April we donated 1000.00 to the ArmenianGenocide monument.As of this date we have an honorary consul of theRepublic of Armenia here in Las Vegas. Bro. AndyArmenian was the promoter of this event.Our May meeting was held at Angelinas Pizzeria andso was our June meeting. July meeting the brothers aretalking about Los Angeles Convention. And we have apotential new member coming in that evening.Greetings Brothers and Friends.This year we moved our meeting location to AlborzPersian Restaurant in Walnut Creek. Although not typicalArmenian cuisine, Alborz serves the purpose for goodfood and a good location.Brother Jeff Apkarian and Jerry Tusan represented theChapter at the Mid-Term dinner and meeting at the FresnoClubhouse in March. As always, the Selma Brothers puton an extraordinary meal. It’s worth the trip to Fresno justfor the food!Our Charity committee consisting of Brother GaroKeadjian, Ray Chiljan and Al Kaljian decided to donate tothe Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee this yearas our only charity as the event marked an important year.The members voted and agreed.This year Mt Diablo celebrated its 40th Anniversary.On May 24th, 1975, Brother Ed Minasian formed theChapter for the newly growing Contra Costa County.Although there were 3 rejections from Grand Chapterpreviously, then Master Charles Hazarian of Oaklandagreed to sponsor the Chapter. There were 25 members.The following Brothers were Charter members of MtDiablo and still active today: Brother Charlie Kezerian,Myron Konjoyan, Tanil Matosian, Vic Vasgerdsian(current Master), Steven Noroian and Al Kaljian. Wecelebrated with a beautiful dinner at Zio Fraedo’sRestaurant in Pleasant Hill on June 28th with over 30 inFraternally,Chuck Parigian, PGM8

attendance. Widows of the charter members were alsoinvited. In attendance were Mrs. Margit Hazarabedian(Brother Art), Mrs. Carol Rustigian (Brother George) andMrs. Evelyn Boyd (Brother Armen). Unfortunately due tohealth concerns Brother Ed Minasian nor his wife Goldiewere able to attend.Looking forward to the Los Angeles Convention in afew months.Respectfully Submitted;Brother Jerry Tusan, Associate EditorBro. Jeff Apkarian & Jerry Tusan at Mid-Term in FresnoMt Diablo 40th, Bro Jeff & Jen Apkarian, Jerry TusanMt Diablo 40th MemoriesMt Diablo 40th, Bro Lou Aronian & Susan, Jack & ArmikMooradian, Al & Mae Kaljian, Master Vic & Hasmig VasgerdsianMt Diablo 40th-Bro Ray Chiljan, Ann, GM Ron & Janice Shanoian,Garo & Pat Keadjian, Kevork & Grace HagopianMt Diablo 40th, Bro Ed & Bonnie Hazarabedian, PGM ShavarshHazarabedian, Myron & Arax Konjoyan, Margit Hazarabedian,Carol RustigianMt Diablo 40th, Bro Steve & Louise Noroian, Tan & MarilynMatosian, Seno & Dickie Garabedian, Evelyn Boyd9

OaklandParev Brothers,Greetings from Oakland. It’s been a busy andproductive six months since we last wrote an article forthe Trex News. Oakland Chapter is alive and doing well.We continue to grow in membership with the additionof two new members and one more in the investigationperiod. In March we swore in Bro. Tyler Pinomaki, son ofBrian Pinomaki and in April we swore in Darren Michaelswho joins an old and long line of Michaels in the OaklandChapter.In April the Oakland brothers got together at BrotherVartkes Avakian’s home for an evening of cigars, foodand liquid refreshment. This is an event that is held twicea year and is growing in popularity. Over 30 membersand guests were in attendance. A selection of three cigarswas provided for those members who had signed up forthe smoking part of the evening. (Some of us burnedour clothes when we got home to get rid of the smell.) Aselection of food was provided by our host and severalbrothers supplied heavy hors d'oeuvres. It was really agreat evening with a lot of comradely and fellowship. Aspecial thanks to Bro. Vartkes for the use of his beautifulhome and back yard where we all gathered.In May a good group of brothers took off for golf andfishing weekend in the Sierra’s near the town of Arnold,Ca. Bro. Craig Bazigian chaired the event. Many of theparticipants played golf three days in a row and a few ofus fished. The food was great and the accommodationswere special. We watched the championship welter weightfight on Saturday night. Bro. Craig has chaired this eventa couple of times in the past. He always steps up whenneeded. A special thanks to Brother Craig for a job welldone.At our May meeting PGM Jack Bedoian and his crewcame up to Oakland and put on a gourmet dinner for ourBro. Avakian & Koojoolian at Cigar NightOakland Bro’s at Crab FeedTrex Bros. At Oakland Joint MeetingOakland Bro’s in Arnold.10

chapter. We had also invited our sister chapters GoldenGate, Mt. Diablo and Peninsula. We had an excellentturnout and all the brothers ate and drank well. PGM Bro.Jack has done this for a few years and it is one of thehi-lights of our year’s activities. Good fellowship, goodfood, lots of talking, mixed with some gin rummy andtavloo playing make for a fun evening.In July Bro. Dan Riley organized a day at the ballpark to watch the Oakland “A’s” play a game. About 30members and guests attended the outing which startedoff with a great tailgate party where everybody ate anddrank their fill. The weather was great but the A’s werenot. Hopefully next year will be a better season. A specialthanks to Bro. Dan for his efforts in getting the tickets,organizing the event and putting together a great tail gateparty. These coed and family functions are always a lotof fun.Our committee for the 2017 Trex Convention is hardat work putting together a convention that will not beforgotten for a lot of years. Under the leadership of Bros.Gregg Chorbajain, Stuart Arakelian and James Taylor Jr.,the group is planning a memorable and exciting venue forthe event. You will hear a lot more about this event at theconvention. Stay tuned for more info to follow in the TrexNews in future articles.Respectfully submitted,Bro Harry SherinianAssociate Editor, Oakland ChapterThree Generations of KaljiansOakland Bro. Enjoying LifeOakland Bro. at Arnold OutingOakland Bros at Cigar Night.11

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Palm DesertThe Palm Desert Chapter would like to welcome newmember Brother James Atamian Towery, who passed hisinterview at our May meeting.Everyone is looking forward to attending the upcomingDear Brothers,The last several months have been busy for the PalmDesert Chapter. In addition to our monthly meetings,members and guest have enjoyed getting together forseveral charitable and social events.This year, our annual “FAMILY DAY AT THEFAIR” was held on February 21st, at the RiversideCounty Fair and National Date Festival. Several desertmembers, along with visiting Los Angeles Seniors andJuniors, and Orange County Chapter members enjoyedArmenian Mezza and drinks, which were hosted by PGM.Nick Nigosian and his wife Carolon, in the comforts ofthe hospitality suite and VIP tent provided by the FairBoard. Later, in the evening, everyone enjoyed the nightlymusical pageant, which was followed by the musical rockband “The Commodores”.Our Palm Desert Chapter was very proud to join inwith other community members to increase our donationby presenting 2,000 in scholarship money to deservingjunior livestock exhibitors at the Fair.The “DESERT GOLF OUTING” was held this yearon May 2nd. Several Brothers from Los Angeles andPeninsula chapters, joined in on a great weekend of golf,dining and socializing. Golfers enjoyed a day of golfon a popular desert course, the Classic Golf Course. Awonderful cocktail/dinner party followed golf on Fridayevening, where our annual 50/50 reverse raffle drawingwas the entertainment for the evening. Thank you toChairman PM Gordon Chuchian and committee members,Bro. Blaine Carian, PGM Greg Avedesian, PM GeorgeKirkjan, PM Rob Carian and PM Bobby Melkesian whodid a great job in coordinating a great weekend and thissuccessful annual event.Golf Tournament. PGM Greg AvedesianGolf Tournament - Brother Larry Johnson and PM Neil HuetherDay at the Fair. The Palm Desert Brothers with the Date Festival Queen and Princesses14

2015 XXX Convention in Los Angeles, where brothersand their families can enjoy the many exciting events thathave been scheduled by the Los Angeles Chapter.The Palm Desert Chapter has secured the five starJW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert for the 2016Convention, and plans are in the works for anotherfantastic desert convention. We are proud to support ourown PM Greg Safoyan for Grand Master in 2016. BrotherGreg is a hard working and dedicated Trexman.Thank you to Master, Steve Afetian, who did a greatjob in leading our chapter. The successes, accomplishmentsand growth of our Chapter are a direct result of the greatleadership of our Master and officers, and the support ofour brothers.We welcome all visiting brothers to attend ourmeetings, which are held on the 3rd Wednesday of eachmonth and hope that you will also visit the desert with youfamilies for our many social events through the year.Fraternally,PGM Nick NigosianCorresponding SecretaryGolf Tournament - PM Greg Safoyan and GuestsGolf Tournament - Golf Chairman, PM Gordon Chuchian andGuestsMeeting - PGM Nick Nigosian swears in new member Bro. JamesToweryGolf Tournament - PM George Kirkjan with William DeVane andGuestsMeeting - PGM Greg Avedesian and Sponsor PM Greg Kirkjan,congratulating new member Bro. James Towery15

San DiegoFor the San Diego Chapter of the Triple X Fraternity,the Winter of 2014 and Spring of 2015 included somefun events and our monthly meetings were lively andentertaining, as always, under the leadership of our newMaster, Bro. James Sahagian.On Saturday, December 6th, we held our annualChristmas Party, which was organized by Master JimSahagian and took place at The Grenadine Restaurant inPoway, CA. Brothers and their families enjoyed greatMiddle Eastern food and spent much of the evening“catching up” and enjoying each other’s company duringthe Christmas season. As always, the evening includedour annual gift exchange, which resulted in a fun timefor all, as well as a visit from Santa Claus (thanks Bro.George Banerian for arranging his visit).Our March meeting included a visit from GrandMaster Ron Shanoian and was held at the AlbhorzPersian Restaurant in Del Mar, CA. We enjoyed ourtime together with Bro. Ron and it was great to have himattend our meeting. It was also a very special treat tohave him administer the oath of office to our new Masterand Treasurer/Secretary as well as the initiation oath toour new member, Jack Deuzjian. We are very happy towelcome Bro. Jack into our San Diego Chapter.The brotherhood recently recognized Vahan Serpekianfor his many years of membership and service as anofficer in our Chapter. We bestowed lifetime membershipon Vahan in recognition for all that he has contributedover the years. Recently, Vahan’s wife and daughter havebeen ill, which has made him unable to attend our monthlymeetings.Jack Deuzjian Initiation by GM Ron ShanoianIn April, our Chapter supported the Armenian studentsat UCSD in their organization of a 100 year GenocideMemorial event. Many of our Brothers also attended theGenocide Memorial Services at the Armenian Church.PGM Bro. Joe Kellejian was one of the guest speakers atthe event.On Sunday, July 26, 2015 the San Diego brothers arelooking forward to our Summer Picnic, which will be heldat the picnic grounds in Fairbanks Ranch and should bea lot of fun under the sun. We are also preparing for our7th Annual Wine & Cheese Tasting event at the beautifulRancho Bernardo Courtyard, to be held on Saturday,October 10, 2015, which raises funds for our StudentScholarship Program.PGM Joe Kellejian and MasterJim Sahagian with Mayor ofGlendale16

Los Angeles JuniorsBrothers:The LA Juniors are excited to attend Convention2015 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel hosted by the LosAngeles Seniors.2015 has been a very exciting year and for the firsttime ever the LA Juniors will be hosting a special privateevent at convention. The event will take place Saturdaynight, September 5th at 10:30pm, at The SPiN Loungeat the Standard Hotel. The event will be 21 and will beheld at a Sleek Downtown Lounge complete with PingPong, Beer Pong, Open Bar, and a Lounge Area perfectfor a late night rendezvous with old and new friends. Formore information please email the Los Angeles Juniorsat LAJuniorTrex@Gmail.com.The Juniors look forward to hosting a few parties,planning several entertainment outings, and supportingL.A. Juniors – Verdugo Park Family Picnic 2015our Senior Chapter in the coming year!Fraternally,Bro. Patrick KevorkianJunior Master of the Los Angeles JuniorsSequoia JuniorsGood evening brothers, tonight we celebrate.We celebrate the many accomplishments and acts ofphilanthropy by the Sequoia Jrs. And celebrate o’plenty.We had a hoot hosting last year’s convention in ourstomping grounds of Visalia, CA. We gained two morebrothers that weekend: Stephen Babagian, and GarabedKalanjian. Last October, we successfully hosted our firstannual Steaks and Cigars Under the Stars dinner in benefitfor Orran in Armenia. Come Christmas time, we pickedup a jolly sack of build-a-bears and presented them tothe children at Valley Children’s Hospital for the secondconsecutive year. In June, we helped the students at theCreative Center in Visalia celebrate their birthdays byserving them root beer floats. The Creative Center is aschool for mentally challenged adults. We are currentlyplanning our second annual Steaks and Cigars Under theStars this October. The event was a huge success lastyear and we anticipate tickets will sell out fast this yearso stay tuned for details. Our c

ron.shanoian@comcast.net Jr. Grand Master Bryan Yahnian (sequoia Chapter) 14997 Lipson Ave. Visalia, CA 93292 (559) 280-7621 - Cell (559) 798-7316 - Res imnuts00@yahoo.com Grand seCretarY Gerard Garoian (sequoia Chapter) 928 Mountain St. Visalia, CA 93277 (559) 967-1905 - Cell (559) 733-8153 - Res gkgyro@comcast.net Grand treasurer