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AMERICAN LEGION FAMILY
June,July,August -2015
Quarterly Newsletter
Commanders Colum
President Colum
Legionaries
Thank you Davies-Crook American Legion Post 76 for
the honor of being your Commander for the 205/2016
Membership year. I have served in the Army from 19681971, truck driver for 40 years, joined the American Legion in 2005, I am a Son’s of The American Legion
member as well I am an American Legion Rider. I would
like to lead our post into a good relationship with the
community and to help with how the community views
our Post, and to boost the numbers in our membership.
Also get more members to be active in our Post. I ask
that everyone help Post 76 be the beat Post in Kansas
as I believe that we have a great Post and as a family,
we can do a great job. I would like ideas from our members on how we can better improve our membership.
Our Auxiliary is one of the beat , and I want to thank
Duwayne Johnson for the great job that he has done for
Our 2014/2015 membership year as Post Commander.
I also want to thank Damon Christensen for the many
years as our Post Adjutant and the many covers that he
wares.
Hello Ladies!
Your Commander Harry Morrison
I would like to thank all of those who have donated their
time and food for bingo & funerals. It will help to make
my year as President a great success.
I’m happy to be your new Auxiliary President for the
2015/2016 membership year. I am looking forward to
working with everyone. Hope to see you at our nest
meeting in June.
Bev Taddiken, Your Auxiliary President
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
June 2015
May 31—June 6 Boys State— K-State—Manhattan
1
Hamburger Night—Post Home- 5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
3
S.A. L. meeting—7:30pm
4
Legion/Auxiliary meeting—7:30pm—lunch to follow
5,6,7 American Legion Leadership College at the Cloud County College
7-12 Cadet Law—Kansas Highway Patrol Academy—Salina, Ks.
8
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to—7pm—South Hall
11 VFW meeting—7:30pm—North Hall & VFW Auxiliary meeting—7pm—South Hall
13/14 American Legion Riders State Rally in Mulvane
14 FLAG DAY—FLY YOUR FLAG
15 Hamburger Night—Post Home—5”30 to 7pm—South Hall
17 American Legion Riders meeting—7:30pm—North Hall
20 Post Home Fireworks Benefit—7pm—Dance at 9pm
21 HAPPY FATHERS DAY
FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
22 Hamburger Night—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
25 Korean War Begins (1950)
29
Hamburger Night—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
JULY 2015
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S.A.L. meeting—7:30pm
Legion/Auxiliary meeting—7:30pm
American Legion Fireworks Display—Sports Complex at Dusk
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY—Have a Safe & Fun Holiday—Clubroom CLOSED—19th Hole OPEN—$1.00 Hamburgers/$1.00 H
Dogs/$1.00 Beer from 11am to closed—Fireworks at Dust– ALL HELP APPRICATED
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
VFW meeting—7:30pm—North Hall & VFW Auxiliary meeting—7pm—South Hall
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
American Legion Riders meeting—7:30pm
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
Korean War Armistice (1953)
other
AUGUST 2015
Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
Vietnam War Begins (1964)
S.A.L. meeting—6:30pm
Legion/Auxiliary meeting—7:30pm—lunch to follow—Legion/Aux/S.A.L./ALR planning meeting 8:30pm for Sept./Oct./Nov at 8:30pm
Dead line for the names to be in for the Legion/Auxiliary/S.A.L. Scholarships & Nurses LPN Scholarship is Aug. 5th 2015. Drawing
8:30pm.
10 Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
13 VFW meeting 7:30pm—North Hall & VFW Auxiliary meeting 7pm—South Hall
14 VJ Day—Japanese Surrender (1945)
17 Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
Ave. of Flags meeting—7:30pm—South Hall
19 American Legion Riders meeting—7:30pm—North Hall
20/21/22 Sixth District Membership Drive in Colby at American Legion Post 363. Membership shirts will be handed out Saturday evening.
22/23 S.A.L. Golf Tournament—three man scramble—Tee off at 9am
24 Hamburger Night—Post Home—5:30 to 7pm—South Hall
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28 to Sept. 3National Convention at Baltimore, MD.
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S.A.L. COMMANDERS COMMENT
Hello, This is Roger Hamilton,
your 2015/2016 S.A.L. Commander. The Fourth of
July is coming upon us very quickly and we need
all the donations and support we can get, so we
can have a beautiful display this year. So, talk to
all of your friends to help out. We still have Hamburger Night every Monday evening starting at
5:30pm, to 7pm. Hope to see you there. Thank
you for your support.
ALR DIRECTOR COMMENT
Greetings to the American Legion Family. ALR
has been busy with a ride on Aril 19th to the Motorcycle Museum in Marquette, Ks. And our dinner
ride to Vining April 25th was canceled dew to bad
weather. Post 76 had a benefit Poker run May 9th
witch the ALR helped with Coming up in May—
June— Saturday, May 30th the ALR will ride to
Wichita, Ks. June 12 & 13 the State Rally will be in
Mulvane, Ks. The Belleville Car/Bike Show is the
19 &20 of June. Our next ALR meeting is June
2015/2016 Officer are: Commander Roger Hamil- 17th and your attendances is appreciated.
ton, 1st Vice Commander Rick Simpson, 2nd Vice
Commander Harry Morrison Jr., Adj. Damon
Christensen, Finance Officer Aaron Wachsnicht,
ALR Director Mark Bounds
Chaplain Caleb Strait, Sgt.-at-Arms Chester Saunders, and Historian Dick Walker. Executive Committee: Mark Bounds, Richard Ramsey, and Jon
Buss. American Legion Advisers are: Damon
Christensen, Rick Simpson and Chad Lowell.
Please welcome these individuals as the officers
for the 2015/2016
S.A.L. Commander Roger Hamilton
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NOTES:
Legion/Auxiliary/S.A.L. sons & daughters only. STAMP
All 2015
The American
Legion SCHOLARSHIPS
HERE
P.O. BoxGraduates
200
High School
who are or will be attending college this fall are eligible for a $250.00 scholarship
Concordia, Ks. 66901-0200
from the Legion, Auxiliary or the S.A.L. To be eligible, parents must have their current 2015 dues paid.
Also, need names for the $250.00 Nurses LPN Scholarship. Names may be given to a Legion, Auxiliary or
S.A.L. Officer or call the Clubroom. Names must be submitted no later then Aug. 5 2015. Drawing will be
Aug. 6th at the planning meeting.