APRIL 2007
COMMANDER’S CORNER: SECOND NOTICE – The election of Post Officers will be held at the Post Regular meeting on May 8th. If you have a desire to run for office, please see W.T. Jones or B.J. Miller, who are on the Nomination Committee. The Annual Carnival at Hampton VA will be on May 16th. Please put this on you calendar and reserve time to help the Post and Unit with this affair. The Commanders and Adjutants meeting will be on April 30th, in building 83. MEMBERSHIP – We are still waiting for our late members to pay their dues, which are now $30.00. Our membership chairman, Byron, has worked very hard to meet “YOUR” Post’s 100% membership goal for 2007, so please give him a hand and “RENEW TODAY.” For God and Country, Mary Lee Lupejkis
FIRST VICE COMMANDER: Membership is at 96% with a total of 1,085 members renewing. Please renew if you have not done so. NOTE: Dart players, the annual Legion Dart Tournament players will have their party on Saturday, April 21st at 8:00 p.m. For God and Country, Byron Pianalto
SECOND VICE COMMANDER: All events have gone well. Thank you to ALL who helped. Our next event is the Memorial Day Picnic May 27th from NOON until 6:00 p.m. For God and Country, Johnnie A. Maples, II
CHILDREN AND YOUTH: Our next event will be the Easter Party on April 8th from 1-5:00 p.m., ages 12 years old and under. Thank you. For God and Country, Johnnie A. Maples, II
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY PRESIDENT: Hello Ladies, April is here, which means spring. Thank you all for getting us our 100% membership. This is the THIRD NOTICE for our elections coming in May. If you plan to run for an office, please see Victoria Carney or Cathy Rook. Our vets will be here April 6th. We need lots of help as well as desserts. Our Friday night dinner will be fish, as well. The Southern Gentlemen will be here April 13th. All proceeds to go to Children and Youth. Congratulations to Don Vtipil for his chili. It was voted the best chili at the Juniors’ chili cook-off. Thanks to all who entered the contest. For God & Country, Dawn Thomas
SQUADRON 327 COMMANDER: I hope everyone enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day. Membership is doing very well. We are at 103%. GREAT job! Thanks to everyone who participated in the “POKER RUN" on Sunday, March 18th. We had 48 riders and 20 volunteers, despite the bad weather. We collected $2,600.00 at this fundraiser for the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. This wouldn’t have been possible if not for the volunteers from the Legion family. Too many names to mention, you know who you are. We need help on our ticket weekend, so if you can come out and help, it would be appreciated. SECOND NOTICE - Elections will be held at the June 11th meeting. If anyone is interested in running for an office, please see any Squadron Officer. For God and Country, Brook Gillespie
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: Post 327 Association House rules state that each member can have a maximum of two bottles behind the bar at one time. Due to the amount of members we will start enforcing this rule effective 15 April 2007. After the 15th, no one will be allowed more than two bottles behind the bar. While I’m on this horse, please make sure your full name and the date are correct on the bottle. Lately, we have had a lot of cigarette butts being placed in the urinals in the men’s restroom. If you must smoke in the restroom please do not put cigarettes butts in the urinal or on the floor. If we cannot stop this by using common sense the next step will be to make the restrooms a no smoking area. I would like to welcome our newest Board Member Ms. Lori Thomas who has accepted the Secretary’s job for 2007-2008. Welcome aboard Lori. For God and Country, Jim Norton
SOFTBALL PLAYERS WANTED: There will be a team meeting, April 1st, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in the Clubroom for anyone interested in playing softball for the American Legion 50 and over team. This is not an April Fool’s joke! You must be 50 or over by December 2007. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to participate, please call the Clubroom at 587-2641 and leave a number where we can call you. For God and Country, Ivan Mims
BOWLING: A great deal of gratitude is extended to all the bowling team participants and supporters in the Virginia State Bowling Tournament held in Woodstock, VA. 3-4MAR07. Of the 15 teams entered from Post 327, our teams placed in the top 5 entries in team events. A special thanks goes to Team 3M-TA3 (Gary & Donna Rodencal, Mandi & Richard Swayze, and Collene Gravitt), who placed first and gave us a chance to bring the tournament back to Tidewater in 2008. The bus riders enjoyed the trip. The activities provided by Post 199 in Woodstock were greatly appreciated. I would like to thank all the bowlers that placed well into the money winning areas and those that supported our efforts (Tony Moore, B.J. Miller, Rose Pearson, Gary Rodencal, Mike Toole and the clean-up crew, Jim Norton and Mike McEntee for computer expertise, Edna Tims for her assistance in paperwork. A list of all the 327 money winners is posted in the Post hallway. The tournament winners and trophy placements will be posted and presented as soon as we receive them. I would like to apologize for those bowlers that didn’t get the opportunity to enter the 327 pots at the lanes. In the 2008 tournament, we will be requesting help in all areas, to make it the best American Legion State Tournament. Again, thank you for all your efforts. For God and Country, Jim PearsonASSOCIATION CLUB MANAGER: Reminder to all members: Only two (2) bottles per member allowed behind the bar. If you have a locker PLEASE put bottle(s) back in locker before you leave the Clubroom. Also, be respectful of each other and Club property. Remember this is your club – membership is a privilege. Johnny Rystl will be returning to entertain us on Friday, April 13th. If you have a dish you enjoy preparing, why not prepare it for one of the charities? We could sure use your culinary expertise. Friday night dinners for April are: 6th – Fish Fry; 13th – Meatloaf; 20th – Baked Chicken Breast; 27th – Pork Chops. The Saturday night Karaoke KJ’s for April are: 7th – Billy Jarrell; 14th – Karaoke Soundwaves; 21st – Walt DeGraaf; 28th – Tootsie’s Karaoke. For God and Country, Sandra Wright
EDITOR: Congratulations to Lori Thomas, our new Post 327 Association Secretary. Recognition goes to our Post 327 Service Officer. Sabrina Smith completed the first session of the 2007 American Legion Department Service Officers School in “Advocacy Skills” before the Department of Veterans Affairs conducted in Washington, D.C., Feb 28th – Mar 3rd, 2007.
HUMOR: Husband to wife - I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that you had quit you job today and that was the last straw. Last week, you came home and didn't even notice that I had gotten a new hair cut, cooked your favorite meal and even ware a brand new pair of silk boxers. You came home and ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore, you act like you don't want me with you anymore. You're either cheating on me or you don't love me anymore, whatever the case is, I'm gone. Your EX-Husband. P.S. Don't try to find me! Your SISTER and I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a Great life!
Wife to Husband - Dear Ex-Husband: Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good man is a far cry from what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining and griping. Too bad that doesn't work, I noticed when you got a hair cut last week, the first thing that came to mind was "You look just like a girl!", But my mother raised me not so say anything if you can't say anything nice. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago. I turned away from you when you had to those new silk boxers on because the price tag was still on them. I prayed that it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning, and your silk boxers were $49.99. After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could work it out. So, when I discovered that I had hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought us two tickets to Jamaica. But, when I hot home you were gone. Everything happens for a reason I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said with you letter that you wrote, you won't get a dime from me. So take care. Signed: Rich and Freee! P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this but Carla, my sister, was born Carl. I hope that's not a problem.
May God bless each of you with good health and happiness? For God and Country, B.J. Miller-Nobles