JUNE 2007
COMMANDER’S CORNER: Elections were held on May 8th. Your 2007-2008 Post Officers are: Johnnie A. Maples, II (CDR), 1st VCDR Byron Pianalto, 2nd VCDR Gary Rodencal, Adjutant B.J. Miller, Chaplain Robert C. Edwards, III, Finance Officer Victoria Bell, Service Officer Angela F. Ellis, Sgt-at-Arms Michael H. Toole, and Historian Michael R. Bukowski. The JAG will be appointed at will. Currently, John Schenk is filling the position. Executive Board: Jim Taylor, Ray Steckman, Lori Thomas, and Tony “C”. Installation of officers will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 June 2007 with Past Post CDR Otha Newton as the installing officer. The Second District Convention will be held at Post 327 on Sunday, June 10th at 2:00 p.m. All Post officers and members of Post 327 should attend and support the District. Flag Day Ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. on 14 June at the Post. Please support this event. As this will be my last newsletter, I would like to thank all of you who supported me throughout the year. It has been an experience I shall never forget. As always, if I can be of help to any of you, you know where I am. Go Johnnie, go! For God and Country, Mary Lee Lupejkis
FIRST VICE COMMANDER: Membership is at 99% with a total of 1,124 members renewing. Please renew if you have not done so. For God and Country, Byron Pianalto
SECOND VICE COMMANDER: Thank you for all your support. All events went well. Please support your incoming 2nd Vice Commander Gary Rodencal. Our next event is the annual Flag Disposal Ceremony on Thursday, June 14th at 6:00 p.m. Next picnic will be July 4th. There will be a meeting of all newly elected Post Officers and Exec Board on Thursday, 7 June at 7:00 p.m. Children and Youth: Thank you for all your support for the past two years. Let’s do the same for the new C&Y Chairman. For God and Country, Johnnie A. Maples, II
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY PRESIDENT: Hello Ladies. Thanks to all the ladies who came out for the election. Your new 2007-2008 officers are: President Dawn Thomas, Vice President Nancy Bell, Secretary Cheryl Loyko, Treasurer Maryemma Brown, Chaplain Caroline McLean, Sgt-at-Arms Rebecca Smith, Executive Board: Anne Starke, Donna Rodencal, and Jean Lewis. Our dinner for Friday, 1 June will be steamed shrimp. We will have initiation at our June meeting. If you haven’t been initiated, please come to this meeting. Our District meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on 3 June in our meeting hall. On Friday, 8 June, we will have our Children and Youth “skit”. Our Spaghetti dinner is from 6:00-8:00 p.m., show starts at 8:00 p.m. Please support this worthy cause. The juniors’ breakfast will be on Sunday, June 24th, as well as a bake sale. Please come show your support for our future leaders. Installation of officers will be Tuesday, June 26th at 7:30 p.m. For God and Country, Dawn Thomas
SQUADRON 327 FIRST VICE COMMANDER: Hello Members! Hope everyone had a good time at the picnic. Elections will be held at our next meeting on Monday, 11 June at 7:30 p.m. Please try to attend and vote for that “right” person to hold office. Don’t let a handful of members decide. The Squadron’s 2nd “Poker Run” will be on 10 June 2007. Anyone wishing to ride in this event, please contact Steve Gower, Sr. or Jeff Evans. For God and Country, Dave Samson
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day picnic. Hopefully, summer is here to stay. We have put a suggestion box in the foyer on top of the bookcase so you can write your suggestions down and put them in the box. We, the Board of Directors, will take action on your suggestions. I would like to congratulate the new Post Commander, Legionnaire Johnny A. Maples, II and his new Post 327 Officers. Best of Luck in 2007 – 2008. By the time you read this, I hope the new roof will be done. We have contracted to do some repairs in the meeting room, so look for this to happen soon. For God and Country, Jim Norton
ASSOCIATION CLUB MANAGER: Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers! The Saturday night Karaoke KJ's for June are: 2nd = Tootsie’s Karaoke; 9th – Billy Jarrell; 16th - Karaoke Soundwaves; 23rd – Walt DeGraaf; 30th – Mike & Linda Rios. Other Entertainment: 8th – Dawn’s “All Star Review”. 15th - Johnny Rystl; 22nd – Jennifer Kravassi; 29th – Premium Blend. Friday night dinners are: 1st – Steamed Shrimp; 8th – Spaghetti; 15th - Pork Chop Dinner; 22nd – Meatloaf; and the 29th – London Broil Dinner. For God & Country, Sandra Wright
HUMOR: Billy Bob and Rufus worked together in a Kentucky clothing factory, and when both were laid off, they went to the unemployment office together. When asked his occupation, Billy Bob said “Panty Stitcher”, I sew elastic onto ladies’ cotton panties.” The clerk looked up “Panty Stitcher” in the book, and it was listed as unskilled labor, so she put him down for $300 a week unemployment pay. She asked Rufus his occupation, and he said, “diesel fitter” which was listed as a skilled job. She put him down for $600 a week. When Billy Bob found out, he was furious. He stormed back into the unemployment office to find out why his co-worker got twice the money. The clerk explained, “Panty Stitcher” is unskilled laborer, and diesel fitter is a skilled job. “What skill?” yelled Billy Bob, “I sew the elastic on the panties, and Rufus puts ‘em on his head and says, “diesel fitter.”
EDITOR: Thank all of you for your votes and Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers. Thanks to everyone who helped me during the year, especially Sandi Wright, Mike & Sharon Bukowski, Lori Thomas, Daryl Van Horn, Dave Samson, and anyone else who’s name I failed to mention. For those (local) legionnaires that were not able to attend our Awards night on the 8th of May, you may pick up your “Continuous Membership” award certificate or Letter of Appreciation at Post 327 when you attend our Installation of Officers on Tuesday, the 26th of June. We would sure like to see you here. May God bless each of you with good health and happiness. For God and Country, B.J. Miller-Nobles