MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear Fellow Comrades,
We had a short meeting this month as not a lot of lengthy business items to cover. We will once again provide our local National Guard Troop Families with some Christmas goodies. We are just waiting to get information from the FRG Coordinator (Jeannie Malsom) regarding a list of families in the Rice Lake area.
We decided at the meeting that we would once again hold our Christmas Party on our meeting night of 15 December. The party will be for ALL VFW Members and spouses & VFW Auxiliary Members. Members are asked to bring a dish to pass. The VFW will provide all refreshments. Cocktails are from 6:00 – 7:00PM and we will eat at 7:00PM. I hope all members can make it, as it is always a fun party.
The annual Rice Lake Christmas Parade will be held on 03 December. Larry Anderson is asking for members to march and to meet at the Veterans Center by 5:30PM. You can also meet at Larry’s house at 6:00PM. Parade starts at 6:30PM.
The entries for Patriots Pen and Teacher of the Year Awards have been judged and our winners have been forwarded to district for judging. Teacher of the Year for Rice Lake is Mr. Chuck Stene. This years winner in the Patriots Pen are; Grace Schock, Jordan Lundberg and Madison Glaze. Final placement will be determined once we get the results back from district. I want to thank the VFW Auxiliary, Sam & Deeann Samshal and my wife Betty for judging the entries.
As was mentioned in the last Scuttlebutt, we will no longer be mailing it out to all members after this issue due to the high cost of printing and mailing the paper. Maybe we will mail a quarterly letter but not yet sure. We are continuing to update the web site for the Veterans Center. I have asked all the veterans groups to provide us with updated information on meeting times and current officers. Thanks to my son Scott for updating the site. We will be posting a monthly calendar and all the articles that currently appear in the paper will be on-line. We will also have an archives section so members can look at back issues if they need. The web site is www.rlvets.org and has links to many other sites. If anyone has any questions, please contact me.
I continue to work on a list of members who have special skills and would like to be available to help Deployed NGU families if the need would arise. (Plumbing, electrical, auto repairs, etc) Please let me know if you are willing to assist. I now have three people who have volunteered. We sure could use some other help.
**** If you know of any member who is sick or could use some sunshine, please contact Steve Clark at 715-719-0218.
Upcoming Event:
- 03 Dec 09 - Christmas Parade
- 15 Dec 09 - Christmas Party, Dinner at 7:00pm
- MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
John L. Fredrickson
Jr. Vice Commander