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POST AND MEETING
NEWS
Commander Martin
Nielsen called the
monthly meeting to
order on Tuesday,
August 15, 2006 at
7:00 PM. Following
the opening,
officers and
committee chairmen
made their regular
reports. We were
privileged to have
one of our Boys
State attendees who
was selected to Boys
Nation speak to us
about his
experiences.
The by-laws changes
were presented for
review. These will
be voted on at the
September meeting.
It was announced
that a special
ceremony will be
held commemorating
the 9/11/01 attacks
at 5:00 PM on
Monday, September
11, 2006 at Grape
Day Park. We have
also been invited to
attend POW/MIA
ceremonies at Camp
Pendleton on Friday,
September 15th.
Due to the
scheduling of the
Patriots’ Day
ceremonies, the
September Board of
Directors meeting
will be held on
Thursday, September
14th.
Commander –
Martin Nielsen
First of all, I want
to thank all of you
for coming down to
the post for my
retirement party. A
special thanks to
Cathy, Joe, and all
those who helped put
this together. We
say good-by to Bobby
Lane and Miss Kitty,
I know they will be
very much missed.
Thanks to all of you
that have stepped up
and cooked a Friday
night dinner. The
meals have all been
wonderful and I know
that they are
provided at a good
price for all of us
to enjoy.
September 11 is
“Patriots Day” and
the city of
Escondido wants us
to come down and be
part of its
celebration by
helping to read all
the names of those
Firemen and
Policemen at the
World Trade Center
and the Military
from San Diego
County who lost
their lives on that
day and since. We
will move the
E-Board meeting to
Thursday, September
14 at 7 PM.
Membership, we are
off and running. We
have submitted nine
transmittals to
Department to the
tune of about 450
members that gives
us a renewal rate of
45.6%. God bless
AMERICA!
Chaplain – Louis
Miller
Two members, Larry
McCormick, and Bobby
Lane transferred to
Post Everlasting
last month. Please
let me know if you
know of any members
who are ill, or have
passed away.
Adjutant – Joe
Watt
It's the time for
Legion year 2007
renewals. I am in
the process of
working on
approximately 560
renewals sent in
within the last 30
days. We are
computerizing our
master Post list and
gathering
information about
our members as we
process renewals.
You will be
receiving a form to
fill out about
yourself, Please
fill in all the
information that you
want us to know. We
will not share this
information with
anyone for
commercial purposes,
it is for Post use
only. Thank you for
your patience.
Remember your 2006
Membership card is
good until December
31st.
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American Legion
Auxiliary
President – Linda
k. Lopez
At our August 3rd
Auxiliary meeting,
we welcomed our
District President,
June Coatney, and
District First Vice
President, Pacita
West. We had a
feast. Thank you
ladies for bringing
all the food and
beverages. June and
Pacita had nothing
but nice things to
say about Unit 149,
its members and
meeting
organization. It was
a pleasure having
them join us.
On Wednesday, August
9th, the Auxiliary
met with Marty and
Joe to discuss
upcoming events at
the Post. One such
event is the annual
Yard Sale on
September 23rd, from
7 am to 4 pm. Please
bring your items to
donate, such as
clothing, toys,
books, and food.
Bring them no
earlier than one
week prior to the
event, or the day of
the event, and place
a price tag on your
items as to how much
you want them to
sell for. This is a
huge fundraiser for
the Auxiliary, so
please join us. We
can use some help
selling as well.
Contact Elda Jones,
Irene Gustafson, or
myself or leave us a
message at the Post.
From now on, the
Auxiliary is not to
leave any leftover
food in the
refrigerator unless
it is dated and in
the same container
it was bought in.
Take everything
home. Clean up
everything after
use. Gus put a list
in the kitchen as to
what needs to be
done after kitchen
use and the back
patio use. We will
do a check off list
prior to and just
after our events and
turn them into Joe
Watt. This will be
the responsibility
of the Chairperson.
Please give me a
copy of this
checklist for our
records. I have
instructed Angel Ho
to buy a few larger
containers for our
use for leftovers.
Thank you to all the
ladies who helped on
the Sunday, August
6th breakfast. They
are: Doris, Marie,
Mary, Francis,
Angel, and our
newest helper Elise
Chavez. Elise will
be helping out at as
many of our
functions as
possible. Please let
me know when you
need her and I can
give you her phone
number.
Thank you to the
ladies who signed up
so far for the
upcoming events such
as Sunday breakfast,
Wednesday burgers,
and refreshments for
our meetings. If you
haven’t done so, and
would like to,
please contact me to
sign up for one of
these functions, or
just let someone
know you would
rather just help
instead of chairing
it.
Marie is our next
refreshment
chairperson for the
September 7th
Auxiliary meeting.
Irene is our next
chairperson for the
September 3rd
breakfast. For our
September 13th
burger night, our
chairpersons are
Carolyn and Frances.
The Auxiliary is to
bring desserts for
refreshments
following the
September 11th
Patriots Day
ceremonies.
Auxiliary
Membership – Irene
Gustafson
At the annual
Convention in
Fresno, District 22
won 158 awards. J.
B. Clark Unit 149
carried away
approximately 50 of
them. Unit 149 was
awarded First Place
for the Best Unit
Activity Report &
Supplemental in the
State of California.
The Colleen Award
plus $100.00 is to
be used for the
Education Program.
This activity report
showed participation
in our major
programs -
Americanism,
Children & Youth,
Education,
Legislative, Poppy,
and VA&R. Also, our
Legislative Chairman
got 1st Place for
her report. It is
being sent to
National for
judging. All the
awards would not
have been possible
without the help,
input, and
cooperation of all
the Unit members.
Thank you for all
you accomplished,
donations, volunteer
hours, and miles
Due to a snafu at
Department, I have
not yet received the
2007 membership
cards. As soon as I
get them, I will
mail you your card.
Sorry for the delay.
Thanks for the
Memories!
Chaplain – Elda
Jones
I guess everyone
knows that Kitty
Boronda has passed
away. We draped the
charter on her
behalf. She will be
greatly missed.
We were dark the
months of May and
June, but I called
on several sick
members and sent out
get-well cards. I
also helped with the
memorial for Kitty
and helped with
serving the food.
Thanks to the Post
and all the ladies
for all the help.
Thanks to you, the
memorial went well
and the family was
very pleased.
“God allows trials
in our lives, not to
impair us, but to
improve us.”
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Sons of the American
Legion
Adjutant - Martin
Nielsen
Membership is off
with a bang. We just
sent our first
transmittal for the
year with 26
renewals and new
members. Our goal
for 100% is 66. I
know we’ll get there
and then some.
Legion members, I
know your dad or
grandfather was in
the military, sign
up for the SAL and
be a dual member.
September 1st is
Cook your own Steak
night. Cathy has her
hands in it, so you
know it will be
good. September
23rd, we’ll be
having a “Chili Cook
Off,” see Dave
Amsbary our 2nd Vice
and give us your
best crock of chili.
For God and Country,
always.
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American Legion
Riders
President – Woody
“Gunny” Harris
The Chapter was
informed of the
untimely passing of
our Brother Larry
"Ghost" McCormick.
Ghost suffered a
heart attack and
passed on July 15,
2006 at Tri City
Hospital. Ghost was
a former Marine and
Vietnam Era Vet. He
will be sorely
missed by all who
knew him. A Memorial
service was held in
Oceanside with a
full Marine Honor
Guard.
July 15th was our
1st Annual "ALR Surf
and Turf Run.” The
Chapter members and
guests rode through
scenic areas of the
San Diego Coast
stopping at the
Encinitas Legion
Hall and other
spots. We owe a big
thanks to the
Encinitas Post. They
made a huge effort
to feed us and
quench our thirst on
a hot Saturday. Post
members and guests
were all invited for
the steak cookout
with all the fixings
on our patio that
night. A Hearty
thanks to all of our
Legion Brothers and
Sisters who
participated.
August 4, 2006 will
be a day to
remember. The
Chapter Riders rode
to the USS Midway to
attend CWO4 Martin
“Uncle Marty”
Nielsen’s formal
retirement from 31
years active duty in
the United States
Navy. We were all
awestruck with the
history and
traditions of the
Navy. Marty's
daughter Heather
sang the Star
Spangled Banner
better than I have
ever heard it, and
she also read “Old
Glory” with such
feeling and spirit I
wanted to go off to
protect our
cherished freedoms
ASAP! Marty's middle
daughter Christina,
who is also in the
Navy, attended as a
Side Boy and I know
his youngest
daughter Tiffany,
was with her Dad in
Spirit as she is
serving in Iraq.
After the
formalities,
everyone came back
to the Post for a
feast prepared by
Marty's friends.
I would like to
thank Marty, Art,
Jerry, Joe, Cathy,
and all of the
members, families,
and friends who help
make our chapter so
successful. Until
next month Semper Fi,
Gunny
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Proposed changes
to the By-laws
This is only meant
as a short summary,
the complete by-laws
and changes are
posted on the web
site and available
in hard copy at the
Post. These changes
will be voted on at
the September
general meeting of
the Post.
Change 1 Corrects
the titling in many
places to define the
members of the Board
of Directors. The
individually elected
members are known as
the “Executive
Committeemen.” The
entire body of
officers and
individually elected
members constitute
the “Board of
Directors.”
Change 2 Article V,
Section 3 - Grammar
correction.
Change 3 Article VI,
Section 1 - Allows
the Board of
Directors to vote on
financial
expenditures without
first going through
the Finance
Committee.
Change 4 Article VI,
Section 1 - Allows
the Board of
Directors to set a
spending limit (to
be added to the
standing rules) that
may be spent by the
Commander, Finance
Officer, or by
majority vote of the
Post without first
being approved by
the Board of
Directors.
Change 5 Article
VIII, Section 3 -
Grammar correction.
Change 6 Article X,
Section 9 - Changes
the format of the
name of “The 149’er”
to “The One Forty
Niner.”
Change 7 Article XI,
Section 6 and
Article XIV, Section
3 -
Adds to the duties
of the Finance
Officer to make him
the Chairman of the
Finance Committee.
Change 8 Article
XII, Section 1 -
Deletes the
restriction on the
amount of annual
dues that may be set
by the Board of
Directors. The
actual dues amount
will be part of the
standing rules.
Change 9 Article
XII, Section 4 -
Deletes the section
referring
specifically to the
scholarship fund and
applies the same
procedure to all
restricted funds of
the Post in that
they may be
transferred by 2/3
vote of the Post
after advance
notice.
Change 10 Article
XIV, Sections 3 and
4 - Allows, but does
not mandate that
appointed officers,
other then the
Adjutant to be a
member of the
Finance or Clubroom
Committee. This
includes the
Historian, Chaplain,
Service Officer, and
Judge Advocate.
Change 11 Article
XIV, Section 6 -
Deletes the section
pertaining to the
specific operation
and financing of the
Major Building
Repair Fund. This
does not remove
restricted funds
from that category.
This change affects
the following
sections.
Change 12 Article
XVIII, Section 2,
Para. A - Allows
changes to the
by-laws to go into
immediate effect
pending approval of
the Department.
Currently, changes
to the by-laws do
not become effective
until reviewed and
approved by
Department. This is
in compliance with
Dept by-laws Article
V, Section 15
Change 13 Article
XIV, Section 1 -
Adds approval of the
Board of Directors
to the appointment
of all officers. |
