Hi Comrades,
What a great turnout of members at our monthly meeting. We had 17 members present considering the bad weather. It is great to see that many members are interested in what our chapter is doing. We did have a very short meeting as we did not have much unfinished or new business to discuss. As normal for this time of year, not much happening to take action on. We did gain 1 new members again this month, Dean Johnson of Haugen who is transferring in from North Carolina. Welcome aboard; hope to see you at one of our next monthly meeting in March. We still need one more fully paid up member to be 100% for the year.
If you missed out on our Annual Christmas Party on 19 December you missed out on some great food and fellowship. We had 24 attend the party and all had a great time. Past Department Commander Roger Dorman was present and provided all members with the latest details of what is currently going on at the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. It appears there might be some storm clouds starting to appear over Madison after the firing of Secretary John Scocos, happenings at King and some of the members who are currently on the board. We will know more in the next few months. If you want more details, please contact our Adjutant and he can fill you in on the particulars.
Remember that our December meeting is the last meeting of the year. Our next scheduled meeting for 2010 will be on 08 March 2010. At that meeting, we will be discussing and nominating officers for the upcoming 2010 – 2011 membership year. Election will be held at our April meeting. Where did the year go?
We are still trying to resolve the issue of mailing out Scuttlebutts to all members who do not have computers. We could possibly do a bi-monthly or quarterly newsletter, but that decision has not yet been made. We will be discussing it more at our March meeting. For now, we will be posting the monthly newsletters and calendars on the Rice Lake Veterans Center Website. Any member who has a computer can go to www.rlvets.org, click on the DAV logo and it will display all the information about our chapter. Click on scuttlebutt and you will be able to view all or selected issues. The VFW, Legion, AMVETS and auxiliaries will also have the same type of information available online. If you have any other information you would like posted, please let our adjutant know.
If you know of any member who is sick, please contact our Adjutant. Our Chaplin Bill Dent is one of our snowbirds and should be down south enjoying the sunshine until spring. Congratulations to Bill & Gail Dent on their 50th anniversary. Enjoy your winter down south.
Remember all our men and women serving all over the world to keep us safe. Say a big prayer for each and every one of them. May they all come home safe. God bless each and every one of you.
Upcoming Events:
- January & February - NO MEETINGS
- March 08 2010 - Monthly Meeting (Nominations)
- April ?? - 4th District Meeting (Ladysmith)
- April 12 2010 - Monthly Meeting (Election of Officers)
God Bless, Love Ya
Yours in Comradeship,
Ben (Walking Eagle) Anderson