May 2010 Newsletter
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May 2010 Newsletter
Sam DiPaolo American Legion Post 1985 P.O. Box 661 Firestone, CO 80520 PRST STD US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO 408 LONGMONT CO Insert photo or something RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED The car show was another success Special thanks to Nick and Karen for a job well done. Look for all the winning cars in the Newsletter The 4 M’s were absolutely amazing as usual. Everyone please take time to thank Roy and the rest of the band when you see them. (Dwight Eisenhower) 2 M T 4 3 W 5 Joann Kidd Dinner 6pm TH F 7 6 Post Meeting 7pm Officer S 8 Poker at Noon Spaghetti Dinner/6pm Elections 9 10 Mother’s Day 16 Darts 6pm 18 Darts 6pm 24 Darts 6pm Newsletter Deadline 30 Darts 6pm 19 20 1 26 27 28 Executive Board Meeting 7PM Poker at Noon 3 Breakfast from 7-11am July 17th Luau! Details coming soon 22 National Auxiliary Officers Breakfast 9am Scholarship Dinner 6pm Chicken Fried steak 2 Poker at Noon 21 The Fourth at Firestone! Scholarship Breakfast 8-12pm Poker at Noon Poker at Noon Who wants to make dinner? 6pm 31 Memorial Day Poker at Noon Poker at Noon 25 15 14 Who wants to make Dinner/6pm Darts 6pm Noon Carole Wassinge Dinner 6pm 23 13 Poker at Cindy Daum Dinner 6pm 17 12 11 IN JULY Mustang Jubilee! Date yet to be determined Our famous “saw horse” races are coming back to town! C’mon in for a really fun day! Race time 1:00pm, betting windows open at 12:30pm. $2 bets, bet winners receive 50% (the other 50% goes to Post 1985). No “place” or “show” payouts. Want to be IN the race!? Just pay a $10 entry fee and you name your horse and jockey. Entries for the first race are due by 11:30am on race day. Attention Ladies (and men if you’re so inclined!) be sure to enter the Derby Hat Contest! Food will also be available for purchase. Pick up your entry forms and rules at the Post! Questions? Contact Karen Hicks at 303828-3417, [email protected] Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. S One of the big winners 29 Dinner/ 6pm Veteran’s Memorial 6pm Boulder 5 4 Dinner/ 6pm Rocky Mtn Oysters Karaoke by Randy Indicates hall rented for an event Auxiliary Membership Update! We’re at 94% ! Only 7 more to go before the June 16th deadline for 100% membership! Please renew today! Dec 30, 2009 – 75% - Goal Achieved Mar 31, 2010 – 85% - Goal Achieved June 16th, 2010 – 100% Total Members (includes new) - 124 Total renewed – 108 Senior Members - 113 Junior Members – 11 Life Members - 4 The winner of the Monthly Newsletter Contest is…… Shelly Crispin! She wins her very own custom brick for the Post 1985 Memorial Wall! CONGRATULATIONS Shelly! MAY Newsletter Questionnaire We are looking at sending the Newsletter to some folks electronically. We would like to get some input from all of you. We would appreciate all thoughts and we will not make any changes without all of you involved. Please PRINT legibly! Or email [email protected] Name_______________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________ Phone_________________Email________________________________ Input________________________________________________________ Welcome New Members! David Bayne, Joseph Taylor Do you know a Veteran that is not a member of Post 1985? Please bring him/her in and let’s show them what we do and how much we give to fellow Veteran’s and the community. The more Veteran’s, SAL members and Ladies in the Auxiliary that we have the better we will become!!!! Membership Renewal! Renew at any time by mailing your dues in to the Post. American Legion Post 1985 P.O. Box 661 Firestone, CO 80520 Or see your membership representatives! Legion – Bill A’Hearn Auxiliary – Dale A’Hearn S.A.L. – Steve Kidd Chaplains Corner John Boysen - Chaplain ►Sincere belated condolences to the family of Max Cooper who joined our heavenly ranks Jan 15th 2010. “ May He Rest in Peace” Sincere best wishes for Jim Burbank, Carl Schliner, Jerry Portz, Rodger London, and Larry Anderson. Sincere thoughts and prayers to all comrades and loved ones in distress. May 9th Hayy Mothers day to all moms. May 15th Peace officers Memorial day, Armed Forces Day. May 31st Memorial Day “Post Happenings” Auxiliary Notes LEGION NOTES ROGER LONDON COMMANDER Carole Wasinger – President All these April showers will bring many May flowers. Make sure to take time and walk around our city to see the beautiful gardens. May looks like a busy month. May 1st is the District 4 Convention in Estes Park May 15th is the Scholarship Breakfast at the post. May 22nd is a breakfast for National Auxiliary Officers 9a.m. at the post. All auxiliary members are welcome. Nominations for our new officers went real well. Please check out our updated website by Tim Sons. It is a work in progress but coming along great. www.Americanlegion1985.com Thanks to everyone that helped to make the tool sale very successful. They had a great turn out. S.A.L. Notes Marc Wood –commander As spring has finally sprung, I want to thank everyone who supported me as commander during my time. It is now time for me to move on. The meeting in May will be the voting for your new S.A.L. officers. Please give them all the support that they deserve. Thank you! Marc Wood The veterans memorial in Boulder will be dedicated May 29 6:00pm at Christ Cemetary off the diagonal hwy. The ceremony is expected to be about 40 minutes in length. Post 10, 111, and 1985 have contributed to this memorial. Please plan to attend. Thanks Jerry Congratulations to the 2010- 2011 unit 1985 Auxiliary Officers Reminders via email! If you are interested in receiving weekly emails of upcoming Post 1985 events, please submit your email address to [email protected] Please put “Post Happenings” in the subject line, and your first and last name in the body of the email. If you have any questions contact Karen Hicks at 303-828-3417 Privacy: Your provided email address will be used solely for the purpose of “Post Happenings” reminder announcements and will not be shared with anyone. President: Joann Kidd 1st Vice president: Jackie London 2nd Vice President: Bobbi Reh Secretary: Cindy Daum Legion Riders Notes Treasurer Donna Lane, Chaplin Dorothy Ulmer, Historian, Cheryl Sears, and SGT-at-Arms Mary Kelly NEWSLETTER - Are you moving? Know someone who has? Do you spend the winter at a different address? Please be sure to inform us to ensure our records are accurate and we can make sure you get your newsletter! Thank you! Jerry Hedke - President The American Legion Post 4 of Fort Collins/ LaPorte hosted the American Legion National Commander Clarence Hill on April 7th. The dinner was very good and we had a informative talk with the national commander. Commander Clarence Hill is also a Legion Rider and we shared some of our accomplishments. We presented Clarence with a Navajo patch of the rider logo. Many posts were represented at the dinner. Barb Day took some good pictures and these are some. Barb Day with the National Commander and legion riders with the National Commander, from left, Tony DuMosch,Tony Abbott, Robb Smith, Crystal Hedke, Patrick Reinhart, National Commander Clarence Hill, Jerry Hedke, Barb Day, Dan Diefenderfer and Chris Day. On April 1st American Legion Riders District 4 escorted soldiers of the 3/157 who have been in Iraq for 13 months from Buckley ANG Base to Broomfield for a Welcome Home Ceremony. The Air Display the Legion Riders are involved in is getting along very well and will be held at Loveland/ Fort Collins Jet center. This event will have on display B-17, B-24, B-25 Bombers and Fighter planes including a P-51 Mustang. This event will start July 9th 2010 at around noon with a USO type Hangar Dance beginning at 6:30pm lasting until 10:00pm. July 10 and 11 will have all aircraft on display and flying when anyone wishes to pay for a ride. The Bombers will offer rides along the front range for $400.00 and a ride in a P-51 will be $3500.00. We will also have a Motorcycle show on July 11 from 1:00pm till 5:00pm with the first place prize for the best vintage (WW-11) motorcycle earning a ride in a B-17 or B-24. On April 23 The Legion Riders District 4 will escort the Honor Flight from Embassy Suites Loveland to D.I.A. Denver. Please contact our Chaplain's and the Post if you know of someone who is ill or has lost a family member. Legion Chaplain- John Boysen 303-833-2575 Aux. Chaplain- Dorothy Ulmer 303-833-3379 S.A.L. Chaplain – Herb Turner 303-833-7310 Your Service Officer is always here for you! If you need any help please call me. Jim Burback 303 774-1930 Thanks Jerry Legion - Commander, Roger London Sr. Vice Comdr, Bob Williams Jr. Vice Comdr, Andy Brueggeman Adjutant, Bill A’Hearn Finance Officer, open Chaplain, John Boysen Sgt-at-Arms, Nick Martinez Historian, Barb Day Service Officer, Jim Burback Auxiliary - President, Carole Wasinger 1st V.P., JoAnn Kidd 2nd V.P., Chris Harvey Secretary, Teresa Cravotta Treasurer, Dale A’Hearn Chaplain, Dorothy Ulmer Sgt-at-Arms, Francis Green Historian, Cheryl Sears S.A.L. – Commander Marc Wood Sr. Vice Comdr, Mark Loftesness Jr. Vice Comdr, Gary Ulmer Adjutant, Steven R. Kidd Chaplain, Herb Turner Historian, Bob Ulmer Sgt-at-Arms, Larry Dowdell & Kelly Arke Riders - President, Jerry Hedke V.P., Tim Cornett Secretary, Elise Cornett Treasurer, Crystal Hedke Chaplain, Bill Thompson Sgt-at-Arms, Larry Cleapor Asst. Sgt-at-Arms, Crystal Hedke Committee Man, Roger Wingerberg Historian, Barb Day Road Captain, Tony Abbott New Canteen Hours Open every day 12:00am - ? Phone 303-833-3878 Bar Manager – Bobbi Reh