1. education
2. school

Sam Ramseur, V-1569
Chef de Gare
Angie Anderson, V-86
Chef de Train
Jim Rovinski, V-977
Chef de Train (West)
George Jeter, V-86
Chef de Train (East)
Ann Robins, V-3
Conducteur
A. R. Dick George, V-1569
Commissaire Intendant
John Schenk, V-86
Correspondant
C. Chuck Medeiros, V-1530
Garde de la Porte
Jay Wilson, V-1569
Garde de la Porte
Jim Burden, V-976
Grand Advocat
George A. Jeter, V-86
Commis Voyageur
Mike Bukowski, V-86
Cheminot National
Jim Brock, V-380
Alternate Cheminot National
Victor Graulau, V-1569
Aumonier
Vacant
Lampiste
Robert Randall, V-86
Historien
Send articles to
John Schenk, V-86
L’Editeur
406 E. Randall Ave.
Norfolk, VA. 23503
Email: [email protected]
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From the Grande Chef de Train
January 2015
I hope all the Voyageurs & Dames of the Grande du
Virginia had a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New
Year.
I can tell all of you are working hard for Grande du
Virginia, in a month we have gone from 63% to 73%.
AWESOME, but don’t stop there.
Food for thought.
Leaders work smarter. According to William
Arthur Ward, “God gives us the ingredients for our
daily bread, but he expects us to do the baking.”
Working twice as hard is hardly ever the solution
to a problem. It usually gets you nowhere twice as
fast.
Leaders look for ways to improve the
process, rather than simply increasing the effort. They understand the negative impact of fatigue on their bodies, minds,
and spirits. So they discern ways to beat the
demonsways to work smarter, not harder. They ask the two most important questions in any enterprise: “Why?” and “what if?”
LEADERS ARE THINKERS.
So think about “Why” you haven’t made 100% yet and “What
If” I read all my emails and don’t just hit DELETE.
Take a
step back and think if you have explored all options to
increase membership and renewal rates. Have YOU invited in a
new member this year?
Now take all the correspondence that the Grande
Correspondant sent out and apply the above to it and you should
see where the leaders are and who they are.
I understand no one likes a soap box letter, keep in mind
our organization is only as strong as the memberships numbers
reflect!
We need 10 to make 75% by the Winter Grande Cheminot
1/31/2015! March on and take the Hill!
I look forward to seeing all of you at the Grande Winter
Cheminot and Grande Chef Sam’s homecoming in January in Lorton,
VA.
Angie Anderson
V.A.V.S.
January 2015
The “Keep the Wheel Chairs Rolling” Contest is an annual contest by which the facilities and our Veterans you
serve may benefit. It’s really simple to enter. Write a short letter of 200 words or less stating what it is our veteran
patients need most. Please include the unit cost, how many, total amount requested and intended use of the project
or equipment in your letter. March 31, 2015 is the cut-off date. 1 Top Prize $1,000, 2 Prize $500, 8 Prizes $250, 8
Prizes $250, 20 Prizes $100.
I ask that you contact your VAVS/SVH Representatives and Deputies ASAP in order for them to get their contest
letters (“needs
list”) on time. All letters need to be mailed to the following address:
Ron Rolfes, Nationale Dir. VAVS/SVH, 5450 Tropic Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34653 Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me @ (727) 267-0371 or e-mail [email protected].
<<<V/L 1312 has established 3 nursing
scholarships at Southside Virginia
Community
College.
Each $300 scholarship is for 2nd year RN
students.
Pictured at the official presentation are: Paul
Doucette, Nurses Training Director, Mary Elkins,
SVCC, Leonard Smith, Chef de Gare and Tom
Queck, Chef de Train.
>>>Grande Chef Passe Bobby Lyles had so much fun
with the big gavel the year he was Grande Chef, that
he tried to get it away from Grande Chef du Alabama Mark Moots. Who said “NO WAY will this
leave my hands and you know why.”
Michael S. Wood
Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer 200809
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
Sandra K. Wood
2015/04
Sous La Presidente National 2009-09
Grande La Presidente Passe
La Presidente Cabane 977
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GRANDE DU VIRGINIE
2015 ROLL CALL OF VOITURE EVERLASTING
20 Apr 2014
5 May 2014
16 Aug 2014
02 Sept 2014
05 Sept 2014
06 Sept 2014
17 Sept 2014
24 Sept 2014
26 Sept 2014
30 Sept 2014
4 Oct 2014
7 Nov 2014
977
977
449
86
934
380
977
449
380
1530
1114
1114
George Machado
Donald A. Helsel
Warren W. Smith
John P. Hilton
Daniel B. Marafino
Jim Kampanos
William E. Glass, Jr.
Donald S. Ikenberry
Walter Podolny
James A. Spivey
Ronald W. Meadows
Clarence A. Bailey
28 years
31 years
7 years
33 years
19 years
10 years
25 years
12 Years
9 Years
23 Years
20 Years
49 Years
January 2015
Greetings Grande du Virginie: here's hoping that you and yours had a very
Merry Christmas and are beginning to enjoy a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.
The holidays provide us an opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends,
and I trust that you carved out some time to share in the many festivities!
Now let's talk about a subject dear to my heart. You got it "Membership." You have heard me say this
before, but it is true, "Membership" is our organization's life blood,
So once again, I am asking each of you to make a concentrated effort to assist us in obtaining 100%
membership for the Grande. Together we can do this if, at a minimum, we do these two things:
Reach out to those Voiture members you know who always renew but wait until the last minute.
Encourage them to renew now.
Step up our recruiting efforts and bring in new members.
I would realistically like to see all of the remaining Voitures at 50% by the end of January.
Remember: our 2014 Membership Cards were no longer valid as of January 1, 2015.
You know we have a great Grande, but as I am always reminded that the Grande is made up of individuals,
like you and I. We are a family and like families, we have had our disagreements, concerns, disappointments, and
sorrows but we have also had joy, happiness, and we have a great history. Let's move forward from here. Please
keep all of our Veterans and their families in your prayers.
Merci, Grande Chef de Gare, Sam Ramseur
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Merci Voyageurs — 2015
5 Years
Lauren P. Bands, Sr., V-1530
Willie C. Barr, V-380
Donald W. Bowen, V-1114
Charles Buettner, V-380
Richard Buster, V-1569
James L. Carter, V-829
Jim Clarke, V-53
Daniel J. Condon, V-1569
Ellwood L. Franchey, V-53
W. R. “Bull” Franklin, V-86
Richard J. Groenier, V-1530
Norma D. Halley, V-449
Cecil R. Hodges, V-1312
Wendell F. Hodges, V-1312
Walter Roy Johnson, V-976
Charles L. Kump, V-1530
Mary Lee Lupejkis, V-86
William H. McKaig, Jr., V-977
Brian C. Orlando, V-1569
Ann M. Robins, V-53
Gary K. Schuller, V-977
Alonzo M. Scott, V-86
Gloria E. Sutton, V-977
Peter J. Thomas, V-1312
Leslie E. Timms, V1569
F. “Will” Willis, V-53
10 Years
Alan C. Amos, V-1569
Ronald C. Bantom, V-380
James H. Brock, V-380
Larry G. Carpenter, V-1133
Frank H. Carr, V-1114
Joseph H. Gray, V-977
Frank J. Fritz, V-449
Craig O. Gilkison, V-977
Willie T. Harris, V-1530
George W. Hutton, Jr., V-977
Frank Leonard, V-1133
Samuel Ramseur, V-1569
R. M. “Frog” Randall, V-86
Billie G. Ser, V-976
Arsenius W. Terrill, V-1104
James K. Wright, V-380
15 Years
H. C. Barnum, Jr., V-976
Harold E. Englert, V-449
A.R. “Dick” George, Jr., V-1569
Thomas Guthrie, V-1184
Frederick E. Hendrick, V-977
Gordon W. Holsinger, V-380
Lowell W. Kilby, V-977
Kenneth M. Loomer, V-86
Sam McPherson, V-976
Edwin S. Parrish, V-53
Robert Rightmyer, V-977
J. “Joe” Ser, III, V-976
Douglas W. Stradford, V-977
Charles E. Timms, V-934
Darrell Worthen, V-1530
Michael S. Wood, V-977
30 Years
Tony Cerella, V-976
George G. Honts, V-1530
35 Years
Joseph O. Dazzo, V-380
Robert F. Dry, V-977
Ronald L. Madden, V-829
Gary D. Martin, V-829
Edward F. Smith, Jr., V-1569
40 Years
45 Years
James W. Burden, V-976
Lawrence E. Tudor, V-1530
Basil P. Walker, V-977
60 Years
20 Years
Stephen A. Carr, V-977
Edwin F. DePolo, V-934
Kirk Y. Jefferies, V-86
Edward C. Layton, V-380
Phillip Martin, V-1133
David P. McMaster, V-1569
W. Frank Perkinson, V-1530
John C. Prosch, Jr., V-976
George D. Terry, Jr., V-53
Clifford N. Welling, V-1133
25 Years
Waynard E. Caldwell, V-1104
William E. Glass, Jr., V-977
B. Paul Leidy, V-380
Paul W. Majors, V-829
Roland E. Williams, V-829
A.R. “Dick” George, Jr.
President
40 & 8 Memorial Day Committee
(703) 403-1972- Cell
3384 Monarch Lane
E-Mail: [email protected] Annandale, VA. 22003
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CHEF PASSE CLUB
“The LOCOMOTION NEWS
is our timetable”
Robert C. Mathews (‘60)
Harry P. Graul (‘90)
Arthur LeMire (‘00)
Joe Ser III (‘05)
Dick George (‘08)
Doug Stradford (’11)
Michael R. Bukowski (‘14)
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James W. Burden (‘81)
James R. Jones (‘96)
Michael Wood (‘03)
Rupert Lyles (‘06)
F. Tony Morgan (‘09)
William Englert (’12)
Asa Sawyer (‘86)
W. T. Jones (‘97)
John M. Schenk (‘04)
Otha Newton (‘07)
Crawford Braswell (‘10)
Jim Brock (‘13)
V/M Big Chef
Mike Wood
goes to
Veterans day
in
Birmingham,
AL and rides
in a Bentley
and meets
Miss
ALABAMA
COMPLIMENTS OF VOITURE 976
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
Chef de Chemin de Fer 1990
Home Voiture of Chef de Chemon de Passe
Compliments of
Jim Burden
Jim Burden
a.k.a. “Junk Yard Dog”
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2014/12
JIM PITTMAN
CHEF de GARE
2014/03
W. “BILL” ENGLERT
CORRESPONDANT
Grande Directeur of Americanism
January 2015
Salut Mon Ami;
Salut and Happy New Year from the Grande Directeur Americanism!
We are now well into the Winter season. Now is the time to gather around the fireplace and enjoy the warm beverage of your choice. It
seems like I was just composing my Fall article for the Loco Motion News. I guess time does fly when you’re having fun.
Speaking of fun, I certainly enjoyed meeting many of my fellow Voyageurs during Promenade Nationale. If you missed it, you missed a
great time. I’m making my plans to attend Green Bay next year.
The New Year is now here. I hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season with your friends and family. As the years pass, I know I look forward to these times with my adult children and their significant others (read Boyfriends).
Americanism Pins
I am very glad to announce that Grande Du Virginia has committed all of our Americanism Pins. I even had to scrounge an additional 50
pins. I send to you all a big Merci Beaucoup.
If you owe for pins, you can mail me a check at 8028 Rocky Run Road, Gainesville, VA 20155
Flags for First Graders
Flags for First Graders is the 40&8s premier Americanism program. The school year is half over. Hopefully your Locale is well into your
Flags for First Graders program/presentation.
If your Locale does not currently have a Flags for First Graders program and would like to get one started, please contact me.
Upcoming Americanism Events
The biggest upcoming Americanism Event is Memorial Day. If you have not participated in the Grande Memorial Day event, I can
highly recommend that you attend. It is an event like no other for a 40&8’er.
In the 40&8 oath, you swear to hold Memorial Day sacred. Visiting D.C. on Memorial Day gives you the opportunity to be faithful to
your oath and demonstrate to the world how 40&8 pays its respect to this very special day.
January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 19 – Washington’s Birthday/President's Day
A day originally set aside to honor George Washington. Now, other presidents are also honored on this day
March 3 - Navy Reserve Birthday
March 14 - K 9 Veterans Day
March 13, 1942 is the official birthday of the United States K9 Corps, and so it seems only right to annually honor their service on that
date. They served to save, and they deserve to be remembered.
(continued)
Por La Societe, Jay Wilson, 703-505-6764 (cell), 703-808-6209 (work) Email: [email protected]
NPCC = NATIONAL PASSE CHEFS CLUB
Each year there are at least 17 Locale Chefs and one Grande Chef in Grande du Virginia. How many are
members of the NPCC ? Would you believe only 60 Chef Passe from Virginia belong. The object of the organization
of the club are as follows; To honor, thru membership, those voyagers who have served their Voiture Locale
and/or Grand Voiture as Chef de Gare; To directly support the Forty & Eighter Magazine with a $25,000.00
per year donation derived from membership dues, memorial donations, gifts and other special fund raising
projects that the club may undertake; To increase comradery between club members who have common
bonds, and who are "Etiam Servans". (Still Serving). Interested, talk to the Grande Correspondant.
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Grand Cours’pondant
January 2015
Salut: I bring you greetings from the Grande Staff. The agenda items have not changed, just
some of the comments. So, short and sweet – or not so sweet. The hardest part of my job is keeping the
Ads in the Loco Motion News. Please read the paragraph below on the Loco Motion News. There are
still over 400 recipients (too many) receiving the Loco Motion News in the mail. In this day and age of
computers I would think that number would not be more than 125-175 or less. If you can help the Grande save some
money by reading the Loco Motion News on-line, please send me your email address. It’s a new year with new Officers
and Directeurs and hopefully some new ideas.
95th Promenade Nationale: Short and sweet, Promenade Nationale was a success. I believe there were more
attendees here than the last five Promenade Nationales. The Corporation thanks all the volunteers for their time,
effort and camaraderie.
Grand Prom Book: Requests for support will be sent out in the month of April.
Membership: Did you meet the membership team in your area? At Promenade Nationale, it was decided that
anyone who has not renewed by 31 December 2014 is now delinquent. This means that YOU, the membership team,
has to work harder to get your renewals from July thru December.
LOCOMOTION News: The Loco Motion News is starting to suffer! As you look through the News, please
note the number of blank spaces at the bottom of the pages. At one time there were two business card ads per page.
Voyaguers are NOT renewing their ad. The News cannot survive on just the boosters. Are you a new member to the
Grande du Virginia? Would you like to help the Grande save some money? Are you listed in the booster page? If you
are, I want to offer many thanks for enabling the Grande to continue to provide a worthwhile paper to the membership. If not listed, please consider the comments at the bottom of the BOOSTER page. Invalid email addresses
ARE COSTING THE GRANDE MONEY. IT MEANS THAT THE LOCOMOTION NEWS HAS TO HAVE
MORE COPIES PRINTED AND MAILED. HELP!
Cheminots: The Committee on Committee recommended:
Fall Cheminot
Richmond
53
11 Oct 2014
Completed
Winter Cheminot
Lorton
1569 30 Jan 2015
Homecoming Registration included.
Spring Cheminot
Richmond
449 22 March 2015
Registration included.1 p.m.
Memorial Day
Lorton
1569 23-25 May 2015
Included
Grand Prom
Norfolk
86 31 Jul-1 Aug 2015
The Fall and Spring Cheminot will be a one day Cheminot. The Cheminot will start at 1 p.m.. Those that want
to stay in a motel Friday night should read the registration form. I have asked the hosting Locales to get the hotels to
agree that the rates quoted should be good for both Friday and Saturday nights if you imbibe and decide you do not
want to drive home. There will NOT be a Cheminot banquet, but the host Locale will put out a horses ovaries spread.
We will still have our Winter Cheminot as a Homecoming and the Grand Promenade. VOYAGEURS, the hotels are
requiring us to have 20 room rents per night to get the hospitality room/meeting rooms free. If we cannot
do this, then it will cost the hosting Locale extra money. Is this what we want?
LA SOCIETE
DES 40 HOMMES et 8
CHEVAUX
Compliments Of
Rupert “little bee” Lyles
Julius J. “Joe" Ser III
Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer 2006-2007
Grand Chef de Gare du Virginia 2004-2005
Voiture Locale 976
Newport News, VA
2013/10
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Garde de la Porte National 2006-2007
Grand Chef de Gare Passe 2005-2006
Grande du Virginie
and
Dolly Lyles
La Cabane 934
2014/11
VOITURE 86 TIDEWATER
LA SOCIETE DES 40 HOMMES ET 8 CHEVAUX
CLAY AARON
PHILLIP M. ASKEW
BRIAN BELL
BOB GRAMPS BRANYAN
MIKE BUKOWSKI
JIM CAUDLE
DAVID L. DAVIS
RODNEY DRUMMOND
JOE EVANS
H. E. GUENTHER
KIRK JEFFERIES
GEORGE JOHNSON
KEN LOOMER
W. G. JERRY MASON
ROGER T. MORROW, SR
EUGENE NIEDHOLDT
JIM PULLEN
ASA SAWYER
ALONZO SCOTT
CLYDE R. STEPHENSON
MIKE TOOLE
DARYL VAN HORN
WILLIAM T. WALKER
TOM WILSON
ANGIE L. ANDERSON
MARLON C. BAKER
RALEIGH BENTHALL
CRAWFORD L. BRASWELL
CARL CARNEY
JIM CEVORA
JOHN W. DEVER, III
JAMES V. DUNNING
M. D. FALKNER
ROGER HARNER
JEROME JENKINS
W. T. JONES
MARY LEE LUPEJKIS
GARY A MOON
OTHA NEWTON
JIM PEARSON
R. BOB RANDALL
JOHN M. SCHENK, SR.
MARVIN R. SMITH
AL STEWARD
JAMES P. TUCKER
THEODORE VAN HORN
E. BLAINE WEBSTER
MIKE WOODS
2014/12
Voyageur Militaire Jim Brock accepting an award from the Manassas City School Board for his work with the Flags for 1st Graders program. Pictured L to R: V/M Jim Brock, School Superintendent Catherine B. Magouyrk, and Tim Demeria, School Board
Chairman.
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GUS ANDERSON
KEN BARNARD
DAVE BIRCH
CURRY J. BROOKS
EDWIN T. CASEY, JR
BILL CRAIG
MIKE DORSEY
DAVID L. EVANS
WM BULL FRANKLIN
DAVID E. HILL
GEORGE JETER
EUGENE KLEINFELTER
JAPHETH B. MAROTE
TONY T. MOORE
DAVID NIEDHOLDT
CHARLIE PERDUE
JEFFREY RYAN
JOSEPH A. SCHENK
STEVE SOKOLOWSKI
JIM F. TAYLOR
LARRY R. TURNER
JOHN CHAS W. VINCENT, SR
JOHN J. WILLIS
V/M Jerry Martin, V/L-380, donating a
check to the House of Mercy for children in
need at Christmas. This is what Voyageurs
do - Help children!
Grande Cabane Reporting
January 2015
Dear Dames and Voyageurs,
I wish you each a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Safe New Year!
Sincerely,
Beth Smith, Grande Presidente
Bill Judson
Senior Hall of Fame Nominee
Award 2014
Chesterfield County
<<<Steve Elswick presenting.
<<Chef Ann congratulating.
>>Post 186 Randy Lofland
congratulating.
>>>Proud son Kevin with Dad.
Grande Chef de Train (West)
January 2015
Salut Voyageurs
Well by now everyone has had there fill of Turkey and Stuffing. And now most of you have gotten your
X-Mass shopping done.
Now!!! The most important for all of us to do is to get our Membership in shape of the End of 2014 year. I
know that their are several reasons that one can come up with they haven't renewed yet. Please note that everyone
is a membership person for their Local and should be trying their hardest to renew everyone. Then and only then
should we go out and get New members.
This is very important for us organization, so that we can support the very important
Programs that we support with our dues.
At this time I would like to send my best wishes for a Merry X-Mass and a very Happy New Year.
For La Societe, Jim Rovinki, [email protected]
La Grande Cabane de Virginie
Beth Smith, President
Linda Edwards, Correspondant
Sandy Wood, Commissaire Intendant
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We do it ALL for YOU
Compliments of;
SOUTHSIDE VOITURE LOCALE 977
Norbert Arlt
Robert Becker
Stephen Carr
John C. Day
Craig Gilkison
Joseph Gray
Fred Hendrick
George W. Hutton, Jr.
Art LeMire
Art Long
William H. McKaig, Jr.
Manuel Pinel
Gary K. Schuller
Doug Stradford
Pat Walker
Mark W. Winecoff
Oscar Bailey
Daniel Benka
Newton L. Clements
Robert Dry
William Glass, Jr.
Franklin R. Harrison
Dennis Hubbes
Ike Kelley
Chris LeMire
Lundy Lowe
Phillip Morini
Robert Rightmyer
Frank Sifuentes
Gloria E. Sutton
Curtis White
Michael S. Wood
James E. Rovinski
Chef de Gare
Leslie Barsby
John Bowers
Jerry Day
J. Ray Edmundson, Jr.
John L. Gray
Betty Hendrick
Patsy Ann Hudson
Lowell Kilby
Jessie Lockhart
George Machado
Norma Jean Newman
James E. Rovinski
Ronnie Stinecipher
James Wakefield
Jimmy E. Wilcox
Norbert M. Arlt
Correspondant 2015/07
Newsfund Patrons & Ad Contributors
The Loco-Motion News is supported through the generous contributions of Newsfund Patrons and the
sale of individual Ads. A $2.50 contribution is recognized by having the contributor’s names listed in
the newsletter for one year. Pay in advance ($10.00) for four years, receive credit for five. $25.00 buys
business card size Ad appearing quarterly for one year in the newsletter. Longer or larger Ads are
negotiable. Please make your checks payable to ‘Grande Voiture du Virginia” and mail to: The Grand
Correspondent.
! NOTE ! The date at the bottom of your ad or to the right of your name is the last printing and
the ad is due for renewal. If the date has passed, this is the last issue where your ad will
appear!
2013/11
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Grande Directeur POW/MIA
Jan 2015
Salute Voyageurs Militaire
Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday, we were hosting the Promenade Nationale in Virginia Beach.
Then came Halloween, then Veterans Day and Thanksgiving with Christmas coming with the speed of a charging
locomotive. I hope everyone has had a great start of the new year?
Looking at a recap of the end of year reports, I noticed that nine (9) Voiture Locale turned in a POW/MIA report and
(7) Voiture Locales did not. I have a couple questions to ask. Of the none reporting, did any of you hold a Locale Promenade
during the year? Who in your Locales prepares and submits the end of year reports to the Grande Correspondant? If you
are holding your promenades the person who prepares the POW-MIA report can report time and mileage from their home to
the Promenade and return to home, if any expenses are incurred that is also reportable. To the Voiture Locales that did
submit a report last year, THANK YOU and keep up the good work.
This year I have available the following POW-MIA merchandise for sale for the Scholarship Program.
2015 POW-MIA Eagle pins for $3.00 each, POW-MIA 25th Anniversary Coins for $10.00 ea, and black POW-MIA
ball caps with all lettering and emblems embroidered directly on the cap (no patches), these caps are made in the U.S.A.
and sell for $18.00.
This merchandise can be purchased from me, providing the item name, quantity, unit price and total price. Payments can be
made by check or money order, made out to the POW-MIA Scholarship Fund. Orders and money can be mailed to me at Bill
Englert, 40 Rexford Dr., Newport News, VA. 23608. My email is [email protected], tel 757-753-0186
For the La Societe
Bill Englert, Grande Directeur POW-MIA du Virginia
Grande Directeur Youth Sports
January 2015
Salut, Voiture Locales.
The Holiday season is upon us, and I’d like to wish everyone a Joyous and Merry
Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
It would be great to report that the emails and phone calls are coming in non-stop for Youth
Sports assistance. However, that is not the case. I feel like the Maytag repairman. I still encourage
you to actively seek out local sports teams where there is a need to fulfill financial shortages that
would allow children to participate in an organized sport.
Merci, For La Societe, John Ronkartz
“STILL SERVING YOU’
John M. SCHENK
Conducteur Nationale 2014
Virginia Grand Chef Passe 2004
&
Nancy G. Schenk
Cabane 86
2014/12
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COLONIAL HEIGHTS VOITURE LOCALE 1530
Supports the “Locomotion News”
George F. Ahrend
Charles F. Birdsong
Lester Brewer
Thomas Colletti
William A. Davis
William S. Feasenmyer, Jr.
Thomas Goudrealt
Richard Heckel
Richard L. Jordan
Craig A. Marsch, Jr.
Charles E. Medeiros, Sr.
Richard C. Oertel
C. David Pinelli, Jr.
Charles E. Puckett
John Ronkartz
James A. Spivey
Robert W. Tatum
John E. Wills
Laurence Amiss, Jr.
Milton S. Bolton
Ronald D. Brooks
Jeffrey Constantine
Donald W. Duncan
Charles T. Ferguson
Sammy Granderson
George G. Honts
Kenneth S. Knight
Jack Mayer
Nicholas J. Milano, Sr.
W. Frank Perkinson
C. David Pinelli, III
Roger A. Puckett
Andrew H. Sheffield
Lloyd M.Strasser
Larry Tudor
Darrell F. Worthen
Lauren P Bands, Sr. Robert C. Barrett
John C. Bowden III Terry K. Brentlinger
Hugh P. Cahill
Jerry A. Chenault
Sterling L. Cummins Edward F. Currier
Donald W. Dobrick
David N. Fleet
Felix Gonzalez
Richard J. Groenier Willie T. Harris, Jr.
Robert W. Huffman Edmond W. Jones
Charles L. Kump
Francis J. Lucas
C. Keith Mc Murdo Michael R. McCann
F.H. “Tony” Morgan James E. Nestor
Howard L. Perross, Jr.
Charles D. Pruett, Jr.
Donald W. Purcell Royice Rasnake
William B. Shill
M. Gail Smallwood
David C. Stephens Lloyd M. Strasser
Louis M. Vallette
Herbert G. Williams
Johnnie M. Wright James C. Yule
JOHN RONKARTZ
Chef de Gare
R. C. “RICK” Oertel
Correspondant
2015/01
Louisville High School
inducts V/M Jim Burden into the
Male Hall of Fame.
COMPLIMENTS OF
Howard Perross, Jr.
Courtesy of
Fairfax County Voiture
Locale 1569
Voiture Locale Chef 1530 Passe
“Caboose
Chateau”
2018/07
12
Alan Amos
Sam Ramseur
Chef de Gare
Correspondant
2013/11
GRANDE DIRECTEUR OF CHILD WELFARE
Ann Robins
(804) 639-7388 or email: [email protected]
Jan 2015
As we come upon the holidays, it brings out the kid in all of us. What better way to revisit your Children &
Youth programs. Here is a list of items that come directly from the reports we do each year. It may help you think of
ways you can or may already be supporting this program in your area:
1. Direct money assistance to children and families.
2. Food, Clothing, Rent, and/or Fuel.
3. Health care (medical, dental, surgical, hospital, etc.)
4. Parties, toys, gifts, etc.
5. Participation in Boys State, Girls State, other Programs involving children.
6. Donations - Salvation Army, health care & other charities with services for children.
7. Flags for First Graders.
8. Sports organizations (AAU, Little League, etc.).
9. Activities in state training schools.
10. School Lunches or other Feeding Services.
11. For Services for Children in Facilities including Hospitals, State Training Schools, Nursing Homes, Probation Placement, etc.
12. Transportation (Children to and from Clinics, Immunization Centers, Hospitals, etc.)
Please also remember to send me your Pin consignment money. I would like to get this done and over with, since there are no
more pins available, we just need to pay for the ones we received. Mail your payment to Ann Robins, V53 PO Box 186, Midlothian, VA
23113-0186
I wish all of you a blessed holiday with your family and friends and look forward to bringing in the New Year with a strong Grande
Du Virginie Children & Youth program.
Remember, I am available if you need help with your program and I appreciate all you do.
Merry Christmas and a truly Blessed New Year
Ann Robins
((Americanism continued))
March 29 - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
A day set aside to show honor and respect to our Vietnam Veterans and to say "Welcome home."
April
Month of the Military Child
An opportunity to recognize military children and youth for their heroism, character, courage, sacrifices and continued resilience.
April 5 - Gold Star Wives Day—A day set aside to recognize the sacrifices of Gold Star wives.
April 14 - Air Force Reserve Birthday
April 23 - Army Reserve Birthday
Compliments of
Compliments of
Richard Rooney
Commissaire Intendant
Jim Brock
Ruth Rooney
Past President
Voiture and Cabane 934
2015/05
Grand Chef de Gare Passe’
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2014/09
Grande Voiture du Virginie, Winter Cheminot & Home Coming Registration
Theme: Southwestern - January 30th & 31st, 2015
Voiture Locale 1569, Lorton, Virginia
Name(s):______________________________________Voiture:_____Cabane:_______
Street or P.O. Box___________________City:________________State:____Zip:______
Phone: Home (______)_____________Work(______)_____________
Reg. Fee (Voyageurs) @$10.00 ea $__________
Nr. Banquet Tkts ______@$30.00 ea $__________
Total Amt
Enclosed: $__________
Make your check for Registration and Banquet Tickets payable to: Voiture Locale 1569 and mail nlt January 15,
2015 to: Dick George, 3384 Monarch Ln., Annandale, VA. 22003, 703-403-1972
Hotel Information: Make your own reservations directly with the Hotel.
Room rates are $89.00 plus tax. Room includes breakfast buffet. Deadline for hotel
reservations is JANUARY 1 2015. Comfort Inn- Gunston Corner
8180 Silverbrook Rd., Lorton, VA 22079, Call 1-703-643-3100;
Mention 40&8/ American Legion for special rate.
<<<Promenade Nationale President Jim Burden
presenting Presidents Awards to Secretary John
Schenk, who also accepted an award for Raffles
Chairman Angie Anderson.
>>>Corporation President Jim Burden presenting a
check to Committeeman Mike Bukowski.
Grande Voiture du Virginie, One Day Registration
Spring Grande Cheminot - March 22nd, 2015 @ 1300 - 1800
Hosted by Voiture 449
@ Holiday Inn Richmond Airport,
445 International Center Dr., Sandston, Va. 23150 - 804-236-1111
Name(s):______________________________________Voiture:_____Cabane:_______
Street or P.O. Box___________________City:________________State:____Zip:______
Phone: Home (______)_____________Work(______)_____________
Reg. Fee (Voyageurs) @$10.00 ea $__________ Registration includes sandwich platter, non alcoholic
drinks and desserts in the back of the meeting room. There will be no Banquet.
Make your check for Cheminot Registration payable to: Voiture Locale 449 and mail nlt 30 September 2013 to:
Voiture Locale 449, % Harold Englert, P.O. Box 70687, Henrico, VA., 23255, Phone: 804-288-9173,
[email protected]
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and get your name listed for five in 3 editions of
the Loco-Motion News)
! NOTE !
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expiration date. This date is the last issue
that your name will appear.
Clay Aaron, ................V-86...
Alan Amos..................V-1569
Ronald C. Banton.......V-380.
William E. Bishop, Jr. ............
George T. Blume .......V-1104
Henry Brabham..........V-1104
William Bradshaw ......V-1184
Crawford Braswell......V-86...
Terry Brentlinger ........V-1530
Jim Brock ...................V-1569
Janice Brock ..............C-934.
Barbara Burden.....................
Jim Burden.................V-976.
Gary Claybaugh .........V-1312
Bert C. Cohee ............V-53...
Sterling Cummins.......V-1530
Charles L. Davis.........V-934.
Paul A. Doucette, Jr. ..V-1312
Michael T. Doyle ........V-976.
Edna Eagle ................C-934.
Roscoe Eagle.............V-934.
Linda Edwards ...........C-977.
William D. Englert ......V-976.
Bill Feasenmyer .........V-1530
Rita Feasenmyer ..................
David N. Fleet ............V-1530
David C. Fogg, Jr. ......V-1312
Frank Fritz..................V-449.
Dick George ...............V-1569
Patti George...............C-934.
Cleve Hall ..................V–1312
Thomas A. Hamilton ..V-1312
Roger Harner .............V- 86..
Willie T. Harris............V-1530
Hodges Hastings........V-449.
Allan C. Heller ............V-1312
Eff Hendrick ...............V-1312
Edgar Hicks................V-934.
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Abe A.. Hildebrand ... V-1184
Cecil R. Hodges ........ V-1312
Wendell R. Hodges ... v-1312
Lennart Holmberg ......V-934.
George G. Honts ........V-1530
Robert W. Huffman ....V-1530
Jimmy Jones ..............V-934.
W. T. Jones ................V-86...
Richard L. Jordan.......V-1530
William Judd...............V-934.
Joan Judd...................C-934.
W. J. Leonard.............V-380.
Bob Lyles Jr. ..............V-934.
Dolly Lyles..................C-934.
Ronald L. Madden......V829 ..
Daniel B. Marafino......V934 ..
Craig A. Marsh, Jr. .....V-1530
Samuel T. McNeny.....V53 ....
C.E. Chuck Medeiros .V-1530
Richard C. Millard.......V-1312
F.H. Tony Morgan ......V-1530
Dennis E. Morris.........V-1312
Otha Newton ..............V-86...
R. C. “Rick” Oertel......V-1530
Chet Parzych..............V-53...
Howard Perross .........V-1530
C. David Pinelli, JR. ...V-1530
Vincent C. Post
V-1569
Roger A. Puckett ........V-1530
Thomas J. Queck, Sr. V-1312
Brett Reistad ..............V-934.
Ann Robins.................V-53...
Cliff Robbins...............V-976.
James A. Robinson ....V-1312
Brian Rodney ........................
Chris Rodney ........................
Marv Rodney..............V-1569
Sara Rodney .........................
John Ronkartz ............V-1530
Richard Rooney .........V-934.
Ruth Rooney ..............C-934.
Asa Sawyer ................V-86...
Regina Sawyer...........C-977.
John M. Schenk .........V-86...
Billie G. Grieble-Ser .. V-976 .
Joe Ser, III..................V-976.
Joyce B. Willis
M. Gail Smallwood .... V-1530
Leonard E. Smith, III.. V-1312
Randy Shrader .......... V-1569
Edmund J. Sokoloski. V-934 .
Robert A. Stewart ...... V-1184
Robert W. Tatum ...... V-1530
Peter J. Thomas ........ V-1312
Wally Timmons.......... V-86 ...
Seline Todt ................ C-977.
Dorothy Tucker.......... C-977.
Louis M. Vallette........ V-1530
Mike Wood ................ V-977 .
Sandra Wood ............ C-977.
Garland M. Woods .... V-1184
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804-502-5233
2015/03
MEMORIAL DAY IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
The Forty and Eight Memorial Day Ceremony is an annual event hosted by the 40 & 8 Memorial Day Committee. Planning for the weekend starts in October for the next year’s Memorial
Day Ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery. The Sunday evening banquet includes the Calvin
Kain Memorial Service. Monday is a solemn occasion when we attend and participate in the National Memorial Day Ceremony at the Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. At this
event, Voiture Nationale and Cabane Nationale Drapeaux are marched into the Amphitheater.
After Memorial Day addresses are given by the President of the United States and the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chef de Chemin de Fer and La Presidente Nationale are invited to
present a wreath at the tomb of the Unknowns. This is the only time that the 40 & 8 and La
Femme leaders are recognized publicly by the US Government.
In 2001 we started a tradition of giving a US Flag to everyone entering the amphitheater.
Because this requires about 10,000 flags, the committee requests donations. If you can help,
please send your contribution to the Committee (as shown on the registration form). All donors
will be listed in the Program Book. This is truly a weekend to remember and it is OPEN to everyone who would like to attend. Because of limited space, we recommend you register early.
The weekend is largely financed by the Memorial Day Program Book, so even if you are
unable to attend, please consider purchasing an ad or being a booster.
Alvin R. “Dick” George, President
Forty and Eight Memorial Day Com
FORTY AND EIGHT
MEMORIAL DAY
May 23rd – May 25th 2015
PROGRAM
REGISTRATION & RESERVATION
(Please Print or Type)
NAME:_______________________VOITURE: ____TITLE:______________________
ADDRESS: __________________CITY:___________STATE: ____ZIP:__________
PHONE: ____________________________
IF REGISTERING FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON, PLEASE LIST NAMES BELOW
_______________________________
Event
Cost Per
Registration: $25.00
_______________________________
How Many
Total
____
$_____
(Please note registration covers hospitality room and
transportation to Cemetery)
Banquet:
$30.00
Donation for Flags:
____
$_____
$_____
Program Ads: Full Page - $70, ½ Page - $40, ¼ Page - $25
(Please provide copy and size of Ad. Cutoff date May 8, 2015)
Boosters - $2.00 per name, or $4.00 For Mr. & Mrs.
1._________________________
2._________________________
Ads/Boosters:
$__________
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $__________
Attendees must make their own hotel reservations prior to April 23, 2015. Room rates are $109.00, Gunston Corner Comfort
Inn; 8180 Silverbrook Road; Lorton, VA 22079. Call 1-703-643-3100, mention 40&8/American Legion.
Make checks payable to: Forty and Eight Memorial Day Committee, and mail to:
Alvin R. George, Jr.; 3384 Monarch Lane; Annandale, VA 22003 Phone: 703-403-1972
(Ad copies can be emailed to: [email protected] in Word Document NLT May 8, 2015).
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Grande Directeur Carville Star
January 2015
Salut,
I trust that everyone had a joyous holiday season and am wishing you a healthy and prosperous new year. Hopefully, we will all
start this year with renewed vigor and energy in promoting our important 40&8 programs and activities. I certainly am looking forward
to a great year working our Carville Star (CS) program with you.
As you know, we accepted 150 CS pins at the September 2014 Promenade Nationale and I am pleased to report that all 150 pins
have either been purchased or distributed to our various Voiture Locales (VLs) on consignment. To date, we have sent Nationale the
money for over half of these pins and I fully anticipate that we will end the year purchasing all of these pins – merci to all for your tremendous support.
By now most of our VL CS Directeurs have probably sent correspondence to local fraternal organizations and/or businesses
soliciting support for our Buy a Country or Buy a Clinic – some responses have already been received and I expect more in the next
couple of months. This aspect of our CS program provides the biggest “bang for the buck” in our campaign to support eradication of
Hansen’s Disease (formerly Leprosy). I ask all Grande du Virginie Voyageurs to please consider donating to this cause.
There is one other aspect of our CS program that requires more attention and participation and that is buying a subscription to
The Star. At only $2.00 per year per subscription, The Star provides you with a great deal of informative articles on Carville history, the
40&8, and Hansen’s Disease treatment. What an inexpensive way to learn about the latest efforts and technology involved in our overall
CS program. Your Locale CS Directeur can help you subscribe to this publication if you need assistance.
All-in-all, I am very pleased to report that our CS program is alive and well and accomplishing its intended purposes. I attribute
this success to the active participation of our Locale CS Directeurs. As always, you can contact me at email address: [email protected]
or via my cell at 703-328-3052 if you have any questions or need any assistance. I close with a huge merci to all who further the goals
and objectives of our 40&8 programs!
Pour La Societe,
Marv Rodney, Grande Carville Star Directeur
Voiture Locale 1114 member,
Lee Mayberry, was the guest of Grace
Design Church’s pre-school classes in
honor of Veterans Day.
Mr. Mayberry spoke to students about
what it means to be a veteran and the
students were each given an American
flag provided by Locale 1114.
Shown are: teacher, Deborah Quinn
and Sharon Denny with a class full of
energetic students surrounding V/M
Mayberry.
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Salute Grande du Virginia Membership Team:
As you work contacting your assigned Locales and their membership officers I know from experience that you will often hear the excuse that they will send the membership in when the get around to it. Well, I am attaching a round tuit with this email and the next time
you hear this excuse send them the round tuit and tell them that now you have a round tuit so get the membership in. It may help, you
never know. It may at least get a chuckle and open a door of communications for you with your Locales. If you don't care to use it,
Yours in Service
Mike Wood
Chef de Chemin de Fer
Newsfund Patrons & Ad Contributors
The Loco-Motion News is supported through the generous contributions of Newsfund Patrons and the sale of Ads. A $2.50 contribution
is recognized by having the contributor’s names listed in the newsletter for one year. Pay in advance for four years, receive credit for five.
$25.00 buys business card size Ad appearing quarterly for one year in the newsletter. Longer or larger Ads are negotiable. Please make
your checks payable to ‘Grande Voiture du Virginia” and mail to: The Grand Correspondent.
! NOTE ! The date at the bottom of your ad or to the right of your name is the last printing and the ad is due for renewal. If the
date has passed, this is the last issue where your ad will appear!
Space to let—$25.00 per year. Proceeds to help offset
cost of printing this newsletter.
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PROMENADE NATIONALE
DID WE HAVE FUN AT THE GERMANY PARTY?
^2015 Madame President
>^ Madame President
^< BoB Marley & Hells
Angie
<Dolly Parton, Madonna and
Tina Turner showed up?
>Hell’s Angie and Grande
Correspondant John “Did we
really do that last night?”
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Non-Profit Org.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Newport News, VA
Permit No, 23
Grande Voiture de Virginia
La Societé des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux
John M. Schenk
406 E. Randall Ave.
Norfolk, Virginia 23503
GRAND DU VIRGINIE MEMBERSHIP
December 31, 2014
NATL
VOIT ZONE LOCATION
RENEW NATL
15 GOAL
VA
VA
PLM
2015 % 15 GOAL 15 GOAL % of 15
SHORT
86 EAST
NORFOLK
72
61
84.72%
73
83.56%
4
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BULL RUN
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90.00%
61
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15
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11
18.18%
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DANVILLE OLD '97
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12
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14
85.71%
2
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CHARLOTTESVILLE
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33
63.46%
53
62.26%
1
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National GOAL
1530 EAST
COLONIAL HEIGHTS
70
64
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71
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4
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w e need
53 WEST RICHMOND
34
31
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35
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449 WEST RICHMOND
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31
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934 WEST NORTHERN VIRGINIA
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26
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5
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976 WEST NEWPORT NEWS
36
29
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37
78.38%
8
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12
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15
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7
1133 WEST JAMES RIVER
10
10
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11
90.91%
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1312 WEST SOUTH HILL
12
13
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0
1569 WEST FAIRFAX
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55
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78
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460
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603
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West
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257
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East
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