The Tigard Post A monthly newsletter of American Legion Post #158 MAY 2015 VOL. 17 ISSUE 5 8635 SW Scoffins Street • Tigard, Oregon 97223 www.americanlegion158.com 503-624-2332 POST OFFICERS Commander Jim Waggoner 1st Vice Commander Kent Erickson Commander 2nd Vice Commander Tom Curran Adjutant Bernie Healy Finance Officer Gary Baldwin Service Officer Tom Startin Sgt. at Arms Dean Johnston Chaplain Dick Gallien Historian Tom Harris Judge Advocate Jim Holton E-Board at Large Amber Stevens Joe Bustos AUXILIARY OFFICERS President Brenda Sherlock Jim Waggoner Greetings! I am honored that the membership had enough confidence in me to lead the Post as Commander for another term. As Commander, I will strive to continue to make your Post a successful as we know it can be. On Saturday May 23rd for your entertainment The Lew Jones Trio band will be performing for you from 9-midnight. I would like everyone to be aware that on Monday nights from 8-close we have a Jam Session that anyone is welcome to join. Bring in your instrument and just have fun! An organization called Camp Courage, who supports our Troops in collecting donations of personal hygiene and stationary supplies, has contacted us and we expect to hear more. Their website is www. campcourage.biz. As more information is received it will be passed along. See you around the Post.. God Bless, Jim 1 Vice President Helen Sullivan st 2nd Vice President Susan Hughes Secretary Nancy Scott Treasurer Phyllis Parent Chaplain Joanne Harris Historian Georganne Dorr Sgt. at Arms Sandy Watson “E” Board Nora Pirrie • Jane Erickson Junior Past President Joanne Harris S ONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Commander Bret Lieuallen April’s E-Board and General Meeting had a guest speaker, Brian Miller (up for Eagle Scout), from Troop 423 Tigard. He is raising Kent Erickson funds and donations locally. We have his flyers at the Post to read and get pertinent facts about what he is doing. Making Eagle Scout is the highest order of the Boy Scouting and a very high honor. My grandson made it 6 years ago in Vernonia. He is now a SGT in the USAF. 1st Vice Legion & S.A.L. I am very proud of him and his accomplishments. These young men are our future Legion members, we should do everything to support them and our Legion family members. We are presently at goal for year 2015 and moving on for membership at Post 158. Thanks to everyone for your support of our Post and our activities. Next month is wear Service logo shirt’s to general meeting. Kent 1st Vice Commander Kent Erickson 2nd Vice Commander Jeremy Howard Adjutant Bernie Healy Finance Officer James Waggoner Sgt. at Arms - OPEN Chaplain Jim Haworth Historian Brent Sherlock 2nd Vice Tom Curran On Mother’s Day, May 10th, the Legion Men will be serving the Champagne Breakfast Buffet from 9am to noon. Tickets for the June 6th Spaghetti feed arrived in your newsletter this month to help defray the cost of mailing them separately. The Spaghetti feed is one of the biggest fund raisers we have. I will be in need of waiters, setup people, cleanup volunteers, etc. Please contact me as soon as possible to help with this event. Be well, Tom The Tigard Post PAGE 2 Adjutant Bernie Healy MAY 2015 OMSI VOLUNTEERS.....Post member Frank Ness sent a message to the post wondering if any of our members would like to be volunteer’s at OMSI, he is a tour guide on the USS Blueback. There are benefits that go along with being a volunteer such as discounts at the OMSI on site restaurants, free parking while at the museum any time and many others. NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS Jim Waggoner Commander Kent Erickson 1st Vice OPEN2nd Vice Gary Baldwin Finance Barbara Davis Chaplain OPEN Service Officer Dean Johnston Sgt. At Arms Tom Harris Historian E Board At Large Amber Stevens and Joe Bustos Wish them well next time you see them! If you’re interest the OMSI contacts are: Laura Kelly, OMSI Volunteer Services 503-787-4596 -oremail: [email protected] Frank Ness - email: [email protected] Important dates to remember in May: Saturday, May 16th District Meeting & Caucus at Hillsboro Post starts at 1:00 Saturday, May 23rd Meet at post 9:00 to load flags for Crescent Grove Cemetery and downtown Monday, May 25th Memorial Service at Crescent Grove Cemetery starts at 11:00. After the ceremony there will be a potluck at the post starting at 12:30. Sign up sheet for helpers for the flags and the ceremony will be posted at the end of the bar. Delegates for the department convention that were elected at the April meeting. The adjutant has confirmation numbers for the 10 rooms the post has, it is suggested to make your reservations early, the rooms are under Tigard American Legion, Post #158. All have double queen beds. Rooms are for Wednesday, Thursday & Friday nights. MEMORIAL DAY EVENT Tigard Post 158 does an event on Memorial Day at Crescent Grove Cemetery. Tigard Post 158 puts up flags at Crescent Grove Cemetery and along the streets of downtown Tigard on MAY 23, 2015. We have a local Boy Scout Troop assisting but need Post members to help. We start loading flags at 9am at the Post. MARK your calendar for this. There will be a sign up sheet at the Post bar so please check this date and we will see you there. Thank you, Dean Johnston Post 158 Sgt of Arms, Tigard American Legion Post 158 POPPY DAYS For over 70 years the American Legion Auxiliary has sponsored Poppy Days to remind Americans that millions have sacrificed their lives and health to keep our nation strong and free. The Poppy, which grew wild on the battlefields of Flanders, became in the minds of the doughboys of World War I, a symbol of the sacrifice which they endured. It had flourished among the shelled buildings and bomb-scarred landscape. Its brilliant red bloom, so much like blood which had been shed there, became a sign of hope and renewal for those who lived and walked away. For those who would never leave, those who had sacrificed their lives, it was a perpetual memorial to their bravery. American veterans brought home that image and planted it with the Auxiliary, where it has bloomed every year for the benefit of those who served America. All proceeds from the Poppy sale must and is used for Veterans and/or their families. Elizabeth Olds, Poppy Chairman Welcome NEW MEMBERS! Larry R Smith Warren L Ryland David M Whiteford Harry C Thomas Tomas J Vincent Hunter Schildt Richard Hiltunen Robert W Disney Jack G Kaady Ronald A Ashley Jerry H Vahl and Marvin S Gerr Welcome to the Post! 50/50 WINNER: Harlan E. Roth The #158 LOSERS: George E. Davidson Donald R. Perry Robert W. Wattenburg and Lyle G. Foreman MAY 2015 News From The Auxiliary Auxiliary President Brenda Sherlock PAGE 5 May is Poppy Month. The funds from Poppy purchases go to our restricted fund to be used for Veterans and their families. This is an important piece in our ability to serve our Veterans and their families. So, buy some Poppies this month. You’ll be receiving poppies in the mail. Please help us out. Saturday evening, May 9th, Judy Harris will be cooking a special Enchilada dinner as our Auxiliary meal. Come and enjoy some fabulous Mexican food that evening. Sunday, May 10th is Mother’s Day. The Legionnaires have graciously offered to host a Mother’s Day breakfast for all the ladies from 9am-12pm. Please come and treat your Mom, Wife, Daughter or just yourself to a wonderful breakfast cooked and served by our great Legionnaires. NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS We are also holding a plant sale on Saturday, May 16th from 10am-4pm. It will be held in the Gazebo at the Post. There will be lots of vegetable plants that Sharon Bowen, our resident green thumb, has been growing just for this event. Come and buy some great quality plants at great prices for your garden. Don’t forget Memorial Day on Monday May 25th. Our Post will be holding a memorial service for our fallen Veterans at Crescent Grove Cemetery. If you have not been to this service I would highly recommend it. Please come and show your support of the Post as we honor those service people who have died for our freedom. There will be a potluck afterwards at the Post. Sunday, May 31st, is the Auxiliary Breakfast. We traded with the guys so they could cook breakfast for us on Mother’s Day. Come join us for breakfast on the last day of the month. I’m sure Beth Dahl will have a wonderful special to tempt us with. Brenda Sherlock Helen Sullivan Susan Hughes Secretary President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Nancy Scott Treasurer Chaplain Historian Sgt. At Arms E Board At Large E Board At Large Phyllis Parent Joanne Harris Georganne Dorr Jane Erickson Mary Hess Nora Pirrie 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Helen Sullivan Susan Hughes Welcome new members, Martha Granda, Sherrie Harrison and Lisa Henretty. We have a great Auxiliary and would love to have you help us out as we carry out our programs. Our membership is now 231. We need 43 to reach goal by June. Don’t forget that the big spaghetti dinner is coming on June 6th. It is the biggest fund raiser for the Post and we all need to help. So, if you’d like to help out on that day, please call me at 503-684-7836 or e-mail me at [email protected]. We will find a place for you to help. Let’s make this the best spaghetti dinner yet! April was a very busy month with our Auxiliary dinner put on by Sharon Bowen and her crew. The following day, Sunday, our Auxiliary breakfast was put on by Beth, Nancy, Nora and Betty. Sorry I missed it, heard it was great both days. May has changes. The Legion has offered to do the Mother’s Day breakfast and we are changing our breakfast to May 31st. We will still have our dinner on the 9th with Judy Harris in charge. We are also having a plant sale Saturday, May 16th, the same day as the Caucus. There will be a potluck after Memorial services at the cemetery on May 25th. Hope you all have a great May. Buttons, Buttons Who’s Got the Buttons? Buttons, Buttons who’s got the buttons? The donations of buttons is coming along nicely. I still need more to have a profitable sale, for the Auxiliary Emergency fund to be held in the fall. Please search your attics and so forth for buttons you can part with. I so appreciate all who are participating in this fund raiser for the AEF. Jane Erickson Joanne Harris, Chaplain As Auxiliary Chaplain, please let me know of any sickness or distress. You can send me e-mail at [email protected] or call 503 625-5143. American Legion Post #158 Post Office Box 23482 Tigard, Oregon 97281-3482 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND OREGON PERMIT 435 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED May Events May 5 - E-Board Meeting - 7pm May 6 - S A L Meeting - 7pm May 10 - Legion Mother’s Day Champagne Buffet - 9 am to noon May 12 - General/Auxiliary Meeting - 7:00 pm May 21 - Legion Riders Meeting - 7:00 pm post 158 tigard, or ATTENTION! Do you have a male or female relative that is interested in Law Enforcement? If so there are applications for Law Enforcement Career Camp at the Post. Camp dates are August 9-14, 2015. Applications must be received before June 15, 2015. The cost is $222.00. Space is limited to 25 applicants so if interested, stop by the post or call and an application can be put out for you to pick up. The applicant must be between 15-17 years of age during the Law Enforcement Career Camp. The Tigard Post A monthly newsletter of American Legion Post #158 MARCH 2015 VOL. 17 ISSUE 23 8635 SW Scoffins Street • Tigard, Oregon 97223 www.americanlegion158.com 503-624-2332 How do you want to receive your next Post newsletter?? Return this form if you wish to have your newsletter emailed to you. Name:___________________________________________ I would like to have my newsletter emailed to me Email address:_____________________________________ LEGION RIDERS I wanted to get this in last month and ran out of time. We had a great time at the Sock Hop at the end of February. Judy Harris did an outstanding job on this event. Everything was donated by area businesses. I was going to list them but there are just too many. The Hop was to raise money for the American Cancer Society and we raised a whopping $1700 for them. We have already started planning for our fund raiser for next February so plan ahead. Have a great summer and ride safe. Scott Clark, Director Legion Riders Post 158
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