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Hot Springs Village Assembly 2316 hosted a 4th Degree Exemplification at Sacred Heart of Jesus on Saturday, April 2.  Seven councils sent 29 candidates to the exemplification with 13 from local Council 10208.  State Master Max Nutt  (Bigelow AR) was assisted by Vice Supreme Master Skip Gentle (Birmingham AL) in conferring the degrees following instruction by the team consisting of Sir Knights Russ Anzalone, Jacob De La Paz, William Durbin, Phil Hahn, Gerald Krawczynski, Frank Letzig, Jimmy McKinnon, Kenny Petty, Bob Wajda and John Bodensteiner.

Coordinating the organization of the event for the Assembly were Sir Knights Mike Kerwin, Gerald Krawczynski, and Bill Patterson with John Bodensteiner as MC. The Ladies' Program, held at Tranquilo Restaurant, was arranged by Pat Widlowski, Cathy Bertrand, Pat Cudworth, Janice Spaniel, and Kathleen Nosek.  The Honor Guard, under the direction of Captain Tom Yerina, and many other sir knights participated not only in the preparations, but also all other phases of the activities, including most of the ministries involved in the 5:00 pm mass concelebrated by Father Bill Elser and Father Vic Bieberle.  

The dinner with three entree choices and three dessert choices was catered by the Home Plate to 175 knights and spouses.   A program followed during which the new sir knights were given their certificates, and Father Bill Elser, a 4^th Degree knight himself, was given special recognition for his long and dedicated service to the Knights of Columbus, including service as State Chaplain and State Friar. The thirteen knights exemplified from local Council 10208 included: Richard Fernald, Deacon John Froning, Robert Heisler, Jim Jendro, Billy Jones, Scott Krantz, Alexander Ladish, Deacon Larry Lipsmeyer, John Lucas, James O'Donnell, Robert Rodgers, Greg Rogers, and Larry Stein.

Check out the photos from the exemplification by clicking on Photos on the top right of the Assembly home page and click on the first photo of the April 2 Exemplification.