Post 136 Family,
From our monthly meeting April 1 2013:
New Legion Officers for 2013-2014
- Commander: RG Reser
- 1st Vice Commander: John "Moe" Metz
- 2nd Vice Commander: Rob Brown
- Adjutant: Warren Johnston
- Finance Officer: Diana Nelson
- Chaplain: Monta Plank
- Sgt. at Arms: Steve Coberly
- Service Officer: Ron Herndon
- Historian: Doug Lehman
- At Large E-board: Del Kenneson and Rick Babinger
New Ladies Auxiliary Officers for 2013-2014
- President: Lorie Metz
- 1st Vice President: Deb Lynch
- 2nd Vice President: Judy Doty
- Secretary: Joyce Galvin
- Chaplain: Jean Horstman
- Treasurer: Nancy Johnson
- Sgt at Arms: Connie Evans
Everyone listed above is doing something that few ever sign up for. They have agreed to lead our post over next year the rest of the membership has the obligation to support them and back the decisions they make. The membership can disagree, but if you want it to be taken seriously, it should be done in a forum such as a meeting, or in person. We cannot allow ourselves to undermine or in any way jeopardize the work these fine people have agreed to do. Please join me in congratulating your Post officers for the coming year.
Upcoming in April: Karaoke this month is on Friday the 19th starting at 8 pm! Please note the time change from the previous months. Also, since WSU is in the Final 4, we will be pulling down the big screen for the game on Saturday, April 6. Tipoff is scheduled around 5pm. Bring a party dish to share if you like and enjoy the game in the bar, or on the 12' screen in the non-smoking back room.
Post 136 Scholarship: For the first time, we had five outstanding candidates for the Post $1,000 scholarship. It's unfortunate we could only pick one, but it had to be done and this year's winner is Hunter Dewald, of Mulvane HS. Hunter will be attending Washburn University in the fall and is a previous had attended the 2012 American Legion Boy's State. We will be contacting him and hopefully we can get him to our next meeting so everyone can meet him.
Patriot Guard Highway cleanup: Our ALR adopted the Patriot Guard Highway a couple of years ago and 2 times a year, the members walk and pick up trash along a 2 mile stretch of the highway just west of town. So as to not let the rest of the post members feel left out, everyone is invited to assist on Sunday, April 21. Supplies are provided and anyone wanting to help, we will meet at the post in the morning. Times will be announced later.
5th District Convention is scheduled for April 27 in Newton. We are still looking for a few people that can attend and sign up as delegates. This allows Post 136 the highest vote total in the District and we can have the biggest say at the convention, but only if we have the full compliment of delegates. This year, the convention will only be one day long, so it will not take the whole weekend. If interested, please get back to me and I will forward as needed.
Memorial Day Ceremonies: We are trying to get a jump this year on the Memorial Day participants. We need people for the Honor Guard, Rifle squad, possible bugle, and this year, someone to perform the Soldiers Cross dedication. Please contact me if interested.
Garage Sale: The Mulvane city wide garage sale is being held May 4. We are planning on having our own at the post and we need as much stuff as we can get. With our membership we should be the biggest show in town and we want to take advantage of this opportunity to help our general fund. It is too early to bring stuff by, but in a couple of weeks we will be asking for everyone to please look around the house for items you would normally sell at a garage sale, put a price on it, and bring it up to the post. We will of course need help on May 4 to set up tables, place items and work the event. If you let me know you are willing to help out, I will start a list. Hours are not finalized but like most garage sales, it will probably start early, so we need people at different times of the day.
Finally: Until Commander Reser gets his address list loaded, I will be maintaining all the post communications. Building a list of almost 450 names can take awhile. Please respond to me for the time being with any issues or things that need to be published and I will forward as needed.
I has been an honor to serve as your Commander again and I wish to thank the membership for allowing me to do so. As long as we continue to support our leadership, I can honestly say we are in good hands with the those who have taken on the role to guide us for the next year.
Rick
