Post 136 Family,
The American Legion monthly meeting was held
Monday Sept. 12. Highlights follow:
NEW OFFICERS/ BOG:
With the recent resignation of Commander Art
Beale due to health, Jake Defrees is now Commander. The following have been elected to serve the
open positions:
1st Vice Commander – Rick
Babinger
2nd Vice Commander – Chris Hummel
BOG – (Replacing Jake until Dec. 2012) – Rick
Johnson
BOG – (New 2 yr term ending Oct/ 2013) – Doug
Lehman
CANTEEN FINANCES:
Specific financial data will not be put in an
e-mail, but a lot of discussion was generated over the financial health of the
canteen. This will be looked into and
recommendations made. Our full support
of the dining room and bar is one way to help.
Remember we have grilled fired steaks every Friday, and breakfast every
Sunday. Come out, eat, then test your
liver at the bar.
LIFE INSURANCE:
If you are signed up for the free $1000 life
and dismemberment insurance offered through the American Legion, you will need
to re-enroll in order to stay valid until 2016.
Forms are available at the Post.
POST IMPROVEMENTS:
You may or may not be aware, but there have
been plans in the works over the past few months to begin a post improvement
phase. The general idea will be a three
part plan, and will be completed as funding is available.
Phase 1: Covered patio off the bar, outside
the N wall. A door will be put in where
the TV is now, to a covered patio with half walls.
Phase 2:
Expand the meeting room by taking out the storage area and
fireplace. At the same time, re-model
bathrooms in bar area and make them ADA
approved.
Phase 3:
Expand the meeting room out the back and have a split room with a new
room going out the back. The present
dining bathrooms will be made into storage and new ones, ADA approved, will be added out the
back. This will allow smoke free
meetings for the Auxiliary while making the back room expandable.
We are close to taking action on the
patio. We have a fund raiser for the
patio scheduled for Sept. 24. (Will
discuss shortly). The Legion Riders have
donated $5,000, and we have a number of contribution offerings for material and
labor. Once plans are drawn up, we can
proceed after final membership approval.
ELVIS WILL BE IN THE HOUSE:
Mark this one down. Sept 24, 7:00 PM, Little Joe Elvis
Impersonation will be performing at the Post.
Cost is $10/head. This show will
be approximately 2 hours long and has been customize for us. Tickets will be sold at the door or if you
see me, I have early tickets to sell.
This is a great time to bring a guest sit and enjoy a professional Elvis
impersonator. A door prize will be
awarded after the show. ALL proceeds
will go towards the new patio and we need to fill the house. Improving our Post and services for our
members is a high priority and this is a fun an inexpensive way for you to
help!
VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY:
The 3rd annual Veterans Appreciation Day is
scheduled for Oct. 22. As we get closer,
more info will be provided. While the
ALR sponsors the event, it is for all Veterans and free. The horseshoe tournament alone is worth the
free admission.
Rick Babinger-Vice Commander
