MARCH 2006
COMMANDER’S CORNER: Hello again. Membership is very important to the goals of the American Legion, and we are running short of our goal. Please look at your card. If it has 2005 on it, it’s time to renew. Please help us reach our goal of 100%. SECOND NOTICE: Elections in May – if you’re interested in running for a Post office, please submit your name to the Adjutant B.J. Miller, First Vice CDR Byron Pianalto, or the Post Finance Officer Larry Turner. For God and Country, Jim Dunning
FIRST VICE COMMANDER: Our membership is currently at just over 80%, and we are still behind in getting renewals in for 2006. If you know of anyone that has not renewed their membership, please remind them to do so as soon as possible. For God and Country, Byron L. Pianalto
SECOND VICE COMMANDER: No input. For God and Country, Todd Baitis.
ALA UNIT 327 PRESIDENT: Hello Ladies! March is here, and we have a lot going on. We have dinner on the 3rd. Please call the club for menu. The St. Patrick’s Day parade will be on the 18th. Meet here at the club by 8:00 a.m. if you plan to march in it. Our State Convention will be March 24-26 at the Virginia Beach Resort. I look forward to seeing you there. This is the FIRST NOTICE for election of officers that will be held in May. If you plan to run for office, please see Pat Gotta, Donna Cline, or Margaret Young. Thanks to all who showed for the C&Y Valentine Dinner/Dance, and a big thanks to all who helped. Membership is going slow. Please help us meet our 100% goal. For God and Country, Dawn Thomas
SQUADRON 327 COMMANDER: Hello Members!! Membership is doing well, but please try to renew if you haven’t done so. This will help the SALs meet their 100% goal. The conference will be held in Virginia Beach March 24th –26th. The SAL meeting will be held on Saturday, March 25th at 1:00 p.m. Hope to see you there. We will have a dinner on Friday, the 31st. Everyone can use help with the weekend ticket sales. Please try to spare a couple of hours of your time. Spring is coming, so plant those veggies! SECOND NOTICE: Elections in June – if you are interested in running for an office, please submit your name to an Executive Board Officer for nomination. For God and Country, Dave Samson
Weekend Tickets: Thank you to all of you who have helped with the ticket sales. You’re doing a great job, and your time is greatly appreciated. For God and Country, Mary Lee Lupejkis
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: Well, another month has passed as we move forward into 2006. I want to thank each person who showed up for the Association election of officers – ALL TWENTY-THREE. Your new board members are Vice President W.T. Jones, Secretary John M. Schenk, Sr., and Treasurer Leonard Frederick. Two-year term: Larry Perez, Jim Martin, Otha Newton, and Luther “Smitty” Smith. One-year term: Pat Felce. Returning for one year are Dave Birch, Adam York, and Jim Pearson. All of us are looking forward to serving you during the coming year. We have a drop off box for OLD glasses and hearing aids in the hall room right outside the Manager’s Office. The Ocean View Lions Club will pick them up. If you have any old glasses or hearing aids, please bring them on down. Thanks. For God and Country, Jim Norton
CLUB MANAGER: The Friday night dinner schedule is: 3 Mar – Chili (ALA), 10 Mar – Oriental Dinner, 17 Mar – Corned Beef & Cabbage, 24 Mar – Meatloaf, and 31 Mar – Pork Chops. Our Karaoke schedule is as follows: 4th – Mary Frost, 11th – Mike & Linda Rios, 18th – Walt DeGraaf, and the 25th - TBD. For God and Country, Sandi Wright.
EDITOR: A special thank you to my husband, Ken Nobles, and CDR Jim Dunning for helping with the dinner last month. Also, a special thanks to Sandi Wright, Joyce Kelly, Levi Smith, Lori Thomas, Victor Howard, Dave Samson, Pat Major, Mary Snere, Harlean Shook, Rose Pearson, and thanks to John Donohoe for helping me with the Post dinner. You all did a great job. Our apologies to Senator Allen for having sold out prior to his arrival. This was our best “sell out” dinner yet! Thanks to everyone who came out for the dinner. The proceeds support our charity fund. REMINDER: Please see one of the Post Officers for “Busch Race” raffle tickets. The cost is $5 per ticket. Win a weekend at the Richmond “Busch” auto race. Ten lucky winners will receive the following: 2 tickets for Friday, May 5th, 2006 Busch race; 2 nights stay (Friday & Saturday) at the Richmond Days Inn; and $250.00 cash spending money for the weekend. The ten winners will enjoy a race weekend the 5th and 6th of May in Richmond. The drawing will be held at our Spring Conference in Virginia Beach on Saturday, March 25th, 2006.
EDITOR: Just a reminder to our Legion officers, I have received the Administrative report forms from the Department of Virginia. Please see me to get a copy so you can get a head start on preparing them. I want to send them to the Department in a timely manner. Thank you.
HUMOR: A “White Lie” Church Cake: Have you ever told a white lie? You’re going to love this – especially all the ladies who bake for church events. Alice was to bake a cake for the church ladies’ group bake sale, but she forgot to do it until the last minute, so she baked an angel food cake. When she took it from the oven, the center had dropped flat. She said, “Oh dear, there’s no time to bake another cake.” So, she looked around the house for something to build up the center of the cake. Alice found it in the bathroom…a roll of toilet paper. She plunked it in and covered it with icing. The finished product looked beautiful, so she rushed it to the church. Before she left the house, Alice had given her daughter some money and specific instructions to be at the bake sale the minute it opened, and to buy that cake and bring it home. When the daughter arrived at the sale, the attractive cake had already been sold. Alice was beside herself. The next day, Alice was invited to a friend’s home where two tables of bridge were to be played that afternoon. After the game, a fancy lunch was served, and to top it off, the cake in question was presented for dessert. Alice saw the cake, she started to get out of her chair to rush into the kitchen to tell her hostess all about it, but before she could get to her feet, one of the other ladies said, “What a beautiful cake!” Alice sat back in her chair when she heard the hostess (who was a prominent church member) say, “Thank you, I baked it myself.” May God bless you. For God and Country, B. J. Miller-Nobles