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American
Legion Post 56 Monthly Bulletin
July 2009
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Commander's
Message
By the
time you receive this flyer the installation of officers will be over and the
new board will be in place for the coming year. I would like to thank past
Commander Dave for the great job he has done this past year. I will be counting
on his assistance and advice in the coming year.
I would also like to thank all the people who have agreed to serve on the board
this next year. Without their time and effort our organization would not
survive.
Another key player is our Club Manager, Todd Utpadel. His efforts to
promote and manage our club are beginning to payoff. As evidenced by our
improving financial condition and the many activities being held at the Legion.
A big Thank You to our bartenders, servers, kitchen and gambling staff. Without
them our club would not continue to function. In the coming year we would like
to encourage our members to participate in as many activities as possible. Feel
free to contact myself or attend a post meeting held the 3rd Monday of every
month with suggestions to improve our operation.
Our appreciation goes out to Ed Shannon for his years of service to the
Legion as historian and editor of our Newsletter. Ed has indicated he will be
stepping down this year to pursue other interests. We will be looking for
someone to replace Ed. Anyone interested please contact me.
Thanks and Best Wishes go out to Bernie Priebe who has been our Adjutant
for many years. Bernie has done an excellent job in fulfilling this role and has
decided to relinquish his duties as Adjutant and concentrate on membership. We
are happy to have Bernie in this position and I have appointed Arnie Mulso
as Adjutant. Arnie has been assisting Bernie with the Adjutants duties for some
time now and I am sure will be calling on Bernie for advice.
We are proud of our Honor Guard and the excellent job they have been doing.
Billy Christenson puts in many hours of planning and phone calling. Thanks
Billy.
We have a lot of activities scheduled for the month of July. Consult the
calendar in the flyer and Todd will give us more information in his letter.
I would like to thank everyone for your confidence in electing me as your Post
Commander for 2009-2010. I will do my best to represent Post 56 as we continue
to move ahead.
For God and Country
Rex F Stotts
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Club
Update
Summer is Upon Us;
First, a huge thanks to Dave for all of his support and hard work. It was
greatly appreciated. Next, congrats to Rex, I am looking forward to our year
together.
July, is going to be a busy month the club will be open with our regular menu on
July3rd. The club will be closed on the 4th. Enjoy, the fireworks. We will
again be at the Farmers Market on the 15th of July. A huge thanks everyone who
helps with that.
The first of June I held an employee meeting to talk about the club, handle a
few rumors and watch a movie called “Taking Chance”, this movie made
quite an impression on the staff as it was a true story about a soldier killed
in Iraq, and his journey home. I feel that this movie has a huge story to tell
so I asked a couple of board members, Arnie Mulso and Dave Olson
to watch the movie and they agreed. So, on Sunday July 19th we are going to host
a movie night. We will be watching the movie, then Rex, and I will talk a little
about a vision for the club in his year at the helm. And, Rex will unveil his
commander’s project for the year. So, if you want to watch a great movie, and
see where the club is going please try to attend. Please, call the club if you
are planning on attending.
On Friday the 24th of the month the Historical Museum will be holding a Swiss
Steak supper to help raise funds for the museum. I want to ask everyone to try
to attend and support the museum with this project.
We will be having 2 breakfasts, the first is hosted by the VFW on the 19th. This
will also be the kick off for the Korean War Veterans tribute. This event will
be the same as the one for the Vietnam Vets that was co-hosted by the VFW and
Post 56. The display will be up from July 19th thru August 1st . The second
breakfast will be the 26th of July, so please support the VFW and Post thru
these breakfasts.
And, finally the S.A.L. golf tourney is set for the 1st of August at Green Lea
Golf Course. You can sign your team up. It will be a 4 man best shot format.
So as you can see we are very busy. Please continue to support the club by
attending a few of these events.
Todd Utpadel
Club Manager
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Club
Happenings
4th - Club Closed
19th - VFW Breakfast
19th - Popcorn and a movie
24th - Historical Museum Swiss Steak Feed
26th - Post Breakfast
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F.Y.I.
Sometimes events at the Legion come up in a hurry and thus can’t be publicized
in this publication. An excellent example is the Honor Flight Supper on Friday,
June 26, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Despite the fact that this event was scheduled just prior to June 11, there’s a
good chance this newsletter will be delivered by the postal carriers before June
26. Anyway, we certainly tried to promote this event.
Here are more details about this special supper: The burger basket will
include a 5 oz hamburger and french fries. There will be a condiment table to
top off your burger -- cheese, tomato, onion and so on. The cost of the basket
will be $7.00 with the Honor Flight receiving all profits from the meals.
Of all the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our
very existence as a nation. Now, with over one thousand World War II veterans
dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is
running out.
Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor
America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. We transport our heroes to
Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. HONOR FLIGHT Network
is our way of paying a small tribute to those who gave so much - a memorable,
safe, and rewarding TOUR of HONOR!!!
Please keep in mind that 16 Albert Lea and three Glenville World War II veterans
went to Washington, D.C., on May 2. Hopefully, more area veterans will be going
on the next Honor Flight in October.
This is an activity worth our support!
Ed Shannon
Editor
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Super Salute
Paul J. Andrejewski was born Aug. 9, 1924. He died June 4, 2009.
Despite his participation in many Post 56 activities, he wasn’t listed as a
member of the Albert Lea Legion. That’s why he isn’t part of TAPS this month.
Yet, this World War II Army veteran was a member of the Legion and VFW up in
Waseca. A Legionnaire, he was Legion Post 228 Commander, 1st District
Commander, State Commander and National Vice Commander.
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Auxiliary
News
First a correction. In the last newsletter I switched the names of our
scholarship winners. The Citizenship winners were Kevin Zogg and Alexander Ciota while the scholarships went to
Joseph Hubly and Emily Peterson.
We also were notified by the Department Office that Christianna Johnson of the
class of 2009 has been awarded a $1000 scholarship from the Department Education
committee. There were 139 applications and 7 scholarships awarded.
On June 19th the 2009-2010 officers will have been installed. They are:
President - Pat Johannsen
1st Vice - Janet Scherb
2nd Vice - Bonnie Schneider
Exec Board - Angi Larson and Karen Cibert
Sec - Vonnie Oftedahl
Tres - Rita Anderson
Chaplain - Dorothy Snider
Sgt @ Arms - Isy Lee
Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Commander Rex Stotts and his officers.
The National office will be mailing the 2010 dues notices out in August. Unit
56 will be hosting their annual free luncheon late in August but your dues can
be mailed or dropped off anytime.
Our first
meeting will be Sept. 2.
Enjoy the summer. Come and enjoy the many activities our club has to offer.
President Pat
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Taps
OSWALD S. “OZZIE” EVENSON
Born Feb. 17, 1919. Died June 9, 2009. He served in the U.S. Army during World
War II and was a member of the American Legion and VFW.
STUART E. EVENSON
Born Nov. 7, 1916. Died May 25, 2009. He served in the U.S. Army and was a
member of the American Legion, the VFW and the Honor Guard.
PHILIP H. KERMES
Born Feb. 20, 1931. Died May 22, 2009. He was a member of the U.S. Army during
the Korean War and a member of the American Legion.
CHARLES L. ROCKWELL
Born April 6, 1925. Died June 9, 2009. He served in the U.S. Army during World
War II and was a member of the American Legion.
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Dollar-A-Month
(D.A.M.)
Karin Mattson In Memory of Oswald Evenson
Karin Mattson In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Howard and Eileen Flugum In Memory of Maynard Johnson
Howard and Eileen Flugum In Memory of Friends
Jim and Linda Gries In Memory of Paul Andrejewski
Ruth Strand In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Ruth Strand In Memory of Oswald Evenson
Don and Elaine Ehrich In Memory of Paul Andrejewski
Don and Elaine Ehrich In Memory of Phil Kermes
Don and Elaine Ehrich In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Dave and Sue Olson In Memory of Oswald Evenson
Dave and Sue Olson In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Clayton and Polly Slater In Memory of Jeanne Ulve
Ray and Mary Keating In Memory of Bob Bonnerup
Vonnie Oftedahl In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Honor Guard Donations
Dorothy Harty In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Dick Ulve In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Dale and Donna Heilman Donation
Myrtle Nelson In Memory of Stuart Evenson
M.L. Lake In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Family of Maynard Johnson In Memory of Maynard
Vern and Shirley Strand In Memory of Stuart Evenson
Bill and Lavonne Christenson In Memory of Stuart Evenson
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SAL Golf Tourney
4 Person Best Shot
August 1st
1:00 Shotgun Start
$50.00
Call club for details
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Please consider supporting Leo Carey American Legion Post 56 with a contribution
to the Dollar-A-Month (D.A.M.) fund. Whether it’s a dollar a month, or a
larger donation, these funds are used to support the Post 56 club facilities,
maintenance & continued growth of our organization.
If you would like to make a donation to the Post 56 D.A.M. fund, please complete
the form in this newsletter and return it to Leo Carey American Legion Post 56.
You can recognize someone special by naming that person in their memory or
honor. Your contribution will be listed in the Post’s monthly flyer and
on the website.
Judi Olson, D.A.M. Account Manager
To make a donation, click on the link to our D.A.M.
Fund Account Page.
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The deadline for the August issue will be the Wednesday following the
post meeting. This will
be the deadline policy in the future!
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Post
447 VFW and Auxiliary meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every
month at the American Legion Post 56 Clubrooms @ 7:00pm. Come and
join VFW Post 447.
Veterans
helping Veterans.
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