MAY 2007
COMMANDER’S CORNER: THIRD NOTICE – Nominations and election of Post Officers will be held at the Post’s Regular meeting on May 8th at 7:30 p.m. with awards and snacks to follow. Step up and nominate your comrade of choice or either see John Schenk or B.J. Miller, who are the Nominating Committee. Please take this event serious and show up for this meeting, it is “YOUR” Post, you know. Due to the busy schedule of the May meeting, there will be neither post everlasting nor initiation. We will catch up in June. It is with regret that I announce that W.T. Jones has resigned as JAG and nominating committeeman. Thanks W.T for all your service to Post 327. I have appointed John Schenk to fill this office until the end of the year. Thanks John. For God and Country, Mary Lee Lupejkis
FIRST VICE COMMANDER: Membership is at 97% with a total of 1,095 members renewing. Please renew if you have not done so. 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 on Sunday, May 27th from NOON until 6:00 p.m. The menu will include hot dogs, hamburgers, sausages, and chicken. Please come out and join us for a great time. For God and Country, Johnnie A. Maples, II
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY PRESIDENT: Hello Ladies, May is here and you know what that means-- warm weather coming. We would like to thank everyone for helping us with all of our functions that we had this past year. Thanks to all of the Officers that worked very hard as well. Our meeting will be May 1st. This is the election, so please bring your membership card in order to vote. Awards night will be the 2nd Tuesday of this month (8 May), so come join us. We have the Friday night dinner on May 4th. Please call club (587-2641) for menu. For God and Country, Dawn Thomas
SQUADRON 327 COMMANDER: Membership is doing very well. We are at 105%. Great Job! THIRD NOTICE: Elections will be held at our meeting on June 11th. If anyone is interested in running for a squadron office contact any squadron officer. For God and Country, Brook Gillespie
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: Well, we got the new carpet down and it sure looks great. If you are a smoker please do not drop your ashes on the new carpet. I want to take this time to wish each Mom out there a “Happy Mothers Day”. If you have an idea about something that you feel needs to be done in the clubroom please write it on a piece of paper and leave it behind the bar for me. Thanks, For God and Country, Jim Norton
HUMOR:
MALE VS.FEMALE AT THE ATM MACHINE - A new sign in the Bank Lobby
reads: "Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through
ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving
their vehicles. Customers using this new facility are requested to
use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts."
"After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE Procedures have
been developed. Please follow the appropriate steps for your
gender."
MALE PROCEDURE: 1. Drive up to the cash machine. 2. Put down
your car window. 3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN. 4. Enter
amount of cash required and withdraw. 5. Retrieve card, cash and
receipt. 6. Put window up and drive off.
FEMALE PROCEDURE:
Unfortunately, most of this part is the Truth!!!
1. Drive up to cash machine. 2. Reverse and back up the required
amount to align car window with the machine. 3. Set parking brakes
put the window down. 4. Find handbag, remove all contents onto
passenger seat to locate card. 5. Tell person on cell phone you will
call them back and hang up. 6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its
excessive distance from the car. 8. Insert card. 9. Re-insert card
the right way. 10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN
written on the inside back page. 11. Enter PIN. 12. Press cancel and
re-enter correct PIN. 13. Enter amount of cash required. 14. Check
makeup in rear view mirror. 15. Retrieve cash and receipt. 16. Empty
handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside. 17. Write
debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of
checkbook. 18. Re-check makeup. 19. Drive forward 2 feet. 20.
Reverse back to cash machine. 21. Retrieve card. 22. Re-empty
handbag, locate cardholder, and place card into the slot provided!
23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you. 24.
Restart stalled engine and pull off. 25. Redial person on cell
phone. 26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles. 27. Release Parking Brake.
ASSOCIATION CLUB MANAGER: I want to wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day! The Saturday night Karaoke KJ's for May are: 5th- Walt DeGraaf; 12th - Karaoke Soundwaves; 19th - John Wilson; 26th -Tootsie's Karaoke. Other Entertainment: 11th -Johnny Rystl. Friday night dinners: 4th - Call Club for menu; 11th - Pasta Dinner; 18th - Call Club for menu; and the 25th - Steak Dinner. For God & Country, Sandra Wright
EDITOR: Happy Mother’s Day. As you probably know, a lot of time, effort, and cost goes into the preparation of (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years) of “Continuous Membership” award certificates and Letters of Appreciation for service to the community and to Post 327. It’s a job I enjoy doing as your Adjutant. Please take the time to attend the Post meeting on Tuesday, 8 May at 7:30 p.m. and receive your recognition in person. We will serve snacks after the awards are presented. We would sure love to see you here. It has been a rewarding experience serving as your Adjutant for the past two years. May God bless each of you with good health and happiness. For God and Country, B.J. Miller-Nobles