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FRIDAY, JULY 7
Join us for Ed and Nancy’s Stuffed Pork Chop Dinner with all
the fixin’s. Stay for music by “Good Times” band playing your favorites and at
8:15 welcome the spectacular “Toe Tappers” performing their show just for you.
All these events will be in the Main Hall for your pleasure. Service will be to
your table for all your beverages. |
Cook
your own Steak
Special Rib Eye Steak Dinner
Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, & Homemade French Onion Soup. Peach Cobbler for
Desert
$10.00
Saturday, July 15th - 4 to 6 PM
Live Music from 5 to 7
PM
American Legion Riders
Surf and Turf Poker Run
through Del Dios, Del Mar, Coast Hwy, Vista, to Post 149
Registration Starts at 9:30 AM
at Dalton’s Roadhouse, Nordahl Ave, San Marcos |
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POST AND
MEETING NEWS
Commander Martin Nielsen called the monthly meeting to order on Tuesday, June
19, 2006 at 7:00 PM. Following the opening, officers and committee chairmen made
their regular reports.
Joe Petsche submitted his resignation as 3rd Vice Commander. He was then
nominated and elected to the vacant position of 2nd Vice Commander. Nominations
were opened for the now vacant position of 3rd Vice Commander. No nominations
were received. If you are interested in being considered for this position,
please attend the next regular meeting.
Commander Nielsen announced that Fred Sidebottom would
continue as chairman of the Clubroom Committee for the coming year. He also
named Howard Haworth, Fred Sidebottom, and Art Lubben as the Audit Committee.
Commander – Martin Nielsen
The new-year has started and there is lot of work to
do. Independence Day at Grape Day Park is just around the corner and it will be
a long but fun day. We will have another planning meeting Sunday July 2nd at 12
noon. We have committees to fill for the coming year, finance, building, By-Laws
and clubroom, just to name a few. If you have some time, please, please jump in
there and help out. Joe Petsche has moved up to Second Vice, so we will need a
“Third Vice” to work children and youth. We’re off to Fresno for convention,
next year convention will be back in Palm Springs. As we get any new word, we’ll
get it out. Rumors! They run wild at the bar, let’s stop, enough said! If you
have questions or concerns, ask me, I will give the straight poop.
1st Vice Commander – Rene Cortez
We welcomed 10 new members to our Post this month. Our membership is just over
1050 at this time leaving us less then 100 short of our goal for the year.
Jr. Past Commander – Art Lubben
The schedule for the Post Officers/Past Commanders
breakfasts for the coming year has been posted on the bulletin board in the
hallway outside the Clubroom. Please check the schedule and if you cannot carry
out your duties on the scheduled date, please arrange to swap with someone else
on the list.
Fireworks – Martin Nielsen
The plan is coming together; we’ll need your help to
work the food booths on the 4th. Contact myself of Linda Lopez to sign up. We
have spent some extra money on 4th of July supplies and replacing worn out flags
and tables that we use for the 4th and thought out the years. Joe Watt and I
will be buying the food so come on by and help out.
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American Legion Auxiliary
President – Linda k. Lopez
Congratulations to all the newly elected officers of
both the American Legion Post 149 and the Auxiliary Unit 149. I am very proud to
be your President this year, and thank all the Auxiliary members for their faith
and support. I will do my utmost to fulfill my duties as President of this
Auxiliary, and am looking forward to a stellar year.
I would be remiss if I didn’t extend a big ‘THANK YOU’ to Irene Gustafson for
the wonderful job she has done as President these past two (2) years.
Poppy month was a success this year thanks to all of
you who graciously donated. We surpassed last year’s donations. The Mayor handed
out certificates to the Poppy Poster contest winners on May 10th at the
Escondido City Hall Council Chambers.
June gloom is upon us, the convention was June 22 – 25,
and 4th of July is around the corner, it will be here and gone before you know
it or before you get this newsletter. The Auxiliary will be helping the Post at
the July 4th festivities at Grape Day Park by selling light bright necklaces,
hats, magnets, etc and food. Come join the fun.
I am looking forward to working with our new Cmdr. Marty Nielsen and Post 149.
He has some great new ideas for this coming year. I am especially excited to be
working with all the ladies in the Auxiliary and know that Cmdr. Marty Nielsen
and I can count on them to help make this year successful.
Have a Safe 4th of July, Remember the Red, White, and
Blue, and may God Bless.
Affairs to Remember
July 2nd – Auxiliary Breakfast with Linda
July 4th – Independence Celebration at Grape Day Park
July 6th – Auxiliary Organizational meeting at 6:30 PM
July 12th – Tacos, beans and rice with Nancy
July 12th – Army Air Corp Birthday Celebration
July 14th – Stand Down
August 3rd – Auxiliary meeting
August 6th – Auxiliary Breakfast with Linda
Chaplain – Elda Jones
We are off to a good start for our New Year. We had a
great installation of officers and good food afterwards. Thanks for all of you
who made the meal a success.
God has been good. We haven’t had to drape the charter
in quite some time. I hope everyone keeps well.
I want to thank Irene for all her help and patience with me this past year. Good
luck Irene and may Gods grace shine on you in the coming year. Remember, “If you
want to leave footprints in the sand of time, wear work shoes.”
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Sons of the American Legion
Adjutant - Martin Nielsen
Congratulations to the new SAL officers, Ray Bradford
was re-elect as Squadron Commander, Jeff Flynt is the new 1st Vice and Dave
Amsbary is the new 2nd Vice. We have not even started the new-year and we have 2
new members signed up for 2006/2007. A big congratulation goes out to Edward and
Trevor Morawski. They were picked by the membership to be the SAL reps for the
color guard for the fourth of July. Until next month, God bless AMERICA!
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American Legion Riders
President – Martin “Uncle Marty” Nielsen
We will be working on the “Department By-Laws for the
ALR” in Fresno. Jake Jacobsen and I are Department appointed officers and look
forward to putting the wheels in motion. The riders have grown to about 25
members the last two months and have a good time cooking burgers and riding. Put
this on your calendar, we will be having a cook you’re our steak night at the
post on Saturday, July 15th at 4pm. We plan on starting a ride at Daltons Road
House at 9:30 am, enjoying a ride to the coast and ending up at the post for
dinner, come join us. Ride Safe with the shinny side UP
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Editor - Art Lubben
I still need an assistant to help print the newsletter
each month. If you can only give me two or three hours of you’re time during the
weekend following the Post meeting it would be a big help.
Thank you to all the new officers who got me their
articles before the 15th of the month deadline and to those of you who did not;
please try to make it on time next month.
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