Welcome

The Leon Mandrake Assembly #95 of the Society of American Magicians, orginally founded as the Carl Hemeon Assembly in 1987, meets the first Tuesday of every month with the exceptions of July and August.  We meet at the homes of various members who risk their marriages to invite us in for an evening of magic and fun.  Out of town SAM members are always welcome.

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Meetings

Meetings of the SAM #95 are held the first Tuesday of the month at members homes.
Here’s the list for 2024

January 2, 2024 – Michael Likey

February 6, 2024 – Rod Chow

March 5, 2024 – Jens Henriksen

April 2, 2024 – Jens Henriksen

May 7, 2024 – Juan Garcia

June 4, 2024 – HIDDEN WONDERS – Shawn Farquhar

September 3, 2024 – Trevor Watters

October 1, 2024 – Michael Glenister

November 5, 2024 – Lon Mandrake

December 3, 2024 – Dave Watters

January 7, 2025 – Mike Likey

February 4, 2025 – Rod Chow

Membership Roster

SAM #95 MEMBERSHIP

EXECUTIVE 2023

President – Chris Yuill

Vice President – Dave Watters

Secretary Rod Chow

Treasurer – Jens Henrikson

Dean of SAM #95 – Shawn Farquhar (Installed to office in 2011)

Immediate Past President – Lon Mandrake

Society of American Magicians

Rod Chow

Reg Donnelly

Shawn Farquhar

Juan Garcia

Michael Glenister

Jens Henrikson

Dennis Hewson

Billy Hsueh

Glen LaBarre

Mike Likey

John Macmillan

Rick Mearns

Lon Mandrake

Kelvin Ng

Ray Roch

Paul Romhany

Alex Zander

Ed Silva-White

Henry Tom

Dave Watters

Trevor Watters

Ray Wong

Anthony Young

Chris Yuill

 

Awards

Mandrake and Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence

In an effort to document the history of the Leon Mandrake Assembly of the Society of American Magicians, formerly the Carl Hemeon Assembly, we are listing the previous recipients of our three awards offered to the magic community.

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Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence
(Chosen by President and Past 2 recipients) Survey of members to assist in choosing. Performing excellence and service to the club including regular attendance and hosting a meeting within the past 2 years. 

Past Recipients:


1988  Ray Roch
1989  Shawn Farquhar
1990  Lon Mandrake
1991  Julianna Chen
1992  Anthony Young
1993  Ed Silva-White
1994  Rod Chow
1995  Craig Peloquin
1996  Juan Garcia
1997  Lon Mandrake
1998  Ambrose
1999  Not Awarded
2000  Reg Donnelly
2001  Rod Chow
2002  Lon Mandrake
2003  Michael Glenister
2004  Ray Roch
2005  Trevor Watters
2006  Shawn Farquhar
2007  Henry Tom
2008  Jens Henriksen
2009  Shawn Farquhar
2010  Ray Roch
2011  Steve Dickson
2012  Rod Chow
2013  Dennis Hewson
2014  Tony Chris Kazoleas
2015  Rod Chow
2016  Jeff Christensen
2017  Lon Mandrake
2018  Dave Watters
2019  Anthony Young
2020  Chris Yuill
2021  Rod Chow
2022  Glen LaBarre

Lottie Hemeon Award for Best Assistant

(Chosen by President and past 2 recipients) Nominated by club members and can be an assistant or partner to someone outside the club.

Past Recipients:


1989 Julie Peloquin
1990 Linda Mandrake 
1991 Shannon Purcell 
1992 Carol Roy 
1993 Not awarded
1994 Lori Farquhar 
1995 Sylvia Chow 
1996 Not awarded
1997 JoAnne Medway
1998 Not awarded
1999 Not awarded
2000 Ann Eng 
2001 Teresa Midbo 
2002 Linda Mandrake 
2003 Hannah Farquhar
2004 Lorena Paradon 
2005 Melody Choi 
2006 Sylvia Chow 
2007 Teresa Midbo 
2008 Lorena Paradon
2009 JoAnne Medway 
2010 Lorena Paradon 
2011 Linda Mandrake 
2012 Lorena Watters 
2013 Not Awarded
2014 Chloe Crawford 
2015 Not Awarded
2016 Teresa Midbo 
2017 Linda Mandrake 
2018 Hannah Christensen
2019 Ann Eng 
2020 Not Awarded
2021 Not Awarded
2022 Lorena Watters

Leon Mandrake Award for Magical Entertainment

(Chosen by Mandrake family in consultation with executive and past two recipients) Recipient must display excellence in showmanship and creativity in performance. It is helpful if they have had some national or international recognition as well.

Past Recipients:


1993  Shawn Farquhar
1994  Julianna Chen
1995  Ray Roch
1996  Lon & Linda Mandrake
1997  Julianna Chen
1998  Shawn & Lori Farquhar
1999  Rod Chow
2000  Shawn Farquhar
2001  Gary Savard
2002  Murray Sawchuk
2003  Shawn Farquhar
2004  David Wilson
2005  Ray & Joanne Medway
2006  Rod Chow
2007  Lon & Linda Mandrake
2008  Trevor Watters
2009  Shawn Farquhar
2010  Trevor Watters
2011  Henry Tom
2012  Ray Roch
2013  Tony Chris
2014  Trevor & Lorena Watters
2015  Jeff Christensen
2016  Shawn Farquhar
2017  Rod Chow
2018  Chris Yuill
2019  Rick Mearns
2020  Kelvin Ng
2021  Henry Tom
2022  Rod Chow
Steve Dickson – Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence
Ray Roch – Mandrake Award
Tony Chris – Mandrake | Dennis Hewison Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence
Chloe Cloud (Crawford) – Lottie Hemeon Award | Tony Chris Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence
Jeff Christensen- Mandrake Award | Rod Chow Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence
Shawn Farquhar – Mandrake Award

Anthony Young – Carl Hemeon Award of Excellence