(Atlantic, Iowa) – Masonic Pymosa Lodge Number 271 AF & AM recently held an evening meal for the 2024 Scholarship recipients and their families. Lodge officials say 2024 Scholarships were presented to graduating Seniors from Atlantic and CAM high Schools. Obedience Lodge No 380 in Anita merged with Pymosa Lodge in 2023.

Scholarship funds from Pymosa Lodge come from the generosity of the community. Each year a St Patrick’s Day stew feed is held at the Lodge in Atlantic with proceeds going to the Scholarships. In addition, the Lodge has set up can collection points at the Lodge, Cass County Landfill and Boes Repair in Atlantic. With the donated cans and bottles, the Lodge sorts and redeems them.

This year the Lodge presented ten $500 scholarships, seven to Atlantic Seniors and three to CAM Seniors. The recipients are Wyatt Simons, Bennett Whetstone, Alyssa Neal, Riley Wood, Korbin Johnson, Nichlas Bennett, Maylynn Ferrell, Jenna Platt, Bradyn Burmeister-Bohnsack and Natalie Behnken. Every year Masonic Lodges around the state of Iowa and across the United States donate Thousands of dollars to high school graduates through the generosity of their communities.

Pictured left to right with members of the Lodge are: Bennett Whetstone, Donnie Drennan, Nicholas Bennett, BJ Hart, Bradyn Burmeister-Bohnsack, Joh Bricker, Wyatt Simons, Rob Clausen, Emily Bicker, Natalie Behnken, Dave York Maylynn Ferrell, Jenna Platt, Corey Elliott, Alyssa Neal, Rick Mericle, riley wood, Dave Wright, Mike Blevins, Gary Warwick and Randy Aggen. Not pictured Korbin Johnson.

Emily Bricker, a Senior at Exira-EHK Schools was also present. She was a recipient of a $5000 scholarship from the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The Grand Lodge of Iowa, in 2024, awarded fifteen $5000 scholarships and eleven $2500 scholarships.

Pymosa Lodge officials say they are “Proud to present these scholarships to help in the further education of these amazing young people. The Lodge also wants to thank the community for there [sic] generous support of all our projects.”