Bud Wethered 

I moved to Nampa from Washington state in 1965 after graduating High school. I joined the masonic lodge in 1967 Initiated on June 30th 1967, fellowcraft, Nov. 9th, 1967 raised on Nov 11th, 1967. I passed my Master Mason proficiency on the 14th of November 1967. I worked my way through the chairs and was the worshipful master of Ashlar # 90 in 1976 and 1977. I worked various jobs in the Nampa area until I got hired by Hewlett Packard in1977 where I worked 24 years. After Hewlett Packard outsourced all of their facility maintenance, I went to work for the subcontractor and continued to work on the HP site for another six years.

I belong to and am active in the following:

Ashlar #29
Mt Moriah #39
York Rite / Royal Arch/ Council/Commandery Scottish Rite
Amaranth Boise Basin Court #3 Red Cross of Constantine
Holy Knight Templar Priest Knight York Cross of Honour
Knight Mason
Tri Valley College
Allied Masonic Degrees

And I am now in the Grand Lodge as the Grand Sword Bearer.