Shrine Clubs

Rapid City Shrine Club

Meets: 4th Monday of every month, except  July and August

The Rapid City Shrine Club is governed by the Rapid City Shrine Club Board composed of the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, six Directors and an Office Manager.

The present Rapid City Shrine Club building was constructed in 1978 by members Naja Nobles. The Club includes a large dining room with a stage and kitchen facilities, a small meeting room with four adjoining offices. The dining room and kitchen facilities are available for rent by member and the public for special events throughout the year.

The property also includes a garage for storage of Naja Shrine, Naja Shrine Hospital Division and local unit equipment.

The Club’s annual functions include the President’s Party, Shrine Masonic Night, Naja Shrine Easter Egg Hunt, Summer Picnic and of course the Christmas Party. In addition, the annual fall Naja Shrine Hospital Division screening clinic is held at the facility.

The Club also plays a major role in the annual Rapid City Shrine Circus held at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and takes an active part in all of Naja Shrine Events.

For further information regarding the Rapid City Shrine Club and/or becoming a member, please call the Office Manager at 605-343-4076 or ask any member.

Northern Hills Shrine Club

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month, except July or August

The Northern Hills Shrine Club is small in membership but high in “esperit de corps.” With no designated building for activities, the group holds regular dinner meetings comprised of Nobles and ladies to facilitate membership in the Belle Fourche, Newell, Lead, Deadwood, Spearfish and Sturgis areas.

The club raises money to send local nurses to the Shrine’s Galveston Burn Center for a week of training. The club is encourage by the recipient’s enthusiasm for the Shrine miracles that witnessed while in training.

Southern Hills Shrine Club

Meets: 2nd Thursday of the month, November – May

The Southern Hills Shrine Club is composed of Shriners who live in the Southern Hills area. The club meets monthly in Pringle at the Hitch Rail.

The Southern Hills Shrine Club manages, purchases, and sells novelties at the annual Rapid City Shrine Circus, which nets $8,000 to $10,000 for the Naja Shrine each year. In recent years, the Southern Hills Club has also helped Nobles in the Northern Hills with novelty sales for the Northern Hills Circus in Deadwood.

The club also supports youth soccer programs with an annual golf tournament in the Southern Hills, to provide uniforms for teams in Hot Springs, Custer, and Hill City.

Four Rivers Shrine Club

Meets: At the call of the President

The Four Rivers Shrine Club is located in West-Central South Dakota and consists of members from the White, Bad, Cheyenne and the Missouri River areas. The club was organized in 1974.

The group host several club activities during the year, starting with the President’s Ball in February or March. The Foster Bay camp out and fish fry is held on the third weekend in June each year, followed by a family picnic in late summer, a pot luck supper and card party in November, and a Christmas visitation with caroling and gifts to local nursing homes in Philip, Wall, Martin and Kadoka in December.

The club has three parade units, the Four River paddlers, the Johnny Poppers and the Old McDonalds Brigade.