Dear Fellow Comrades,
Post Commander Anderson, my wife Betty and I all had a great time at the VFW Mid-Winter Conference in Appleton. A lot of information was gained by attending the various training meetings that were held during the conference. I would be more than happy to discuss what information was learned if anyone is interested.
It was a very quiet month with not a lot of action items to discuss. I have talked to the Auxiliary members and they are planning on holding a Loyalty Day Banquet at the post on 01 May 2010. Current plans are to honor our posts Yearly Honoree (name not yet released), Chuck Stene (Teacher of the Year) and Madison Glaze (First Place Winner of the Patriot Pen Essay Contest). We are still in the planning stages and I will hopefully have more information at our March meeting. I did hear that both Herb Zimmer and Denny Leuthner are doing great but I have not talked to them lately.
Patriot Pen Essay judging has been completed, Post Winners are as follows:
- First Place - Madison Glaze
- Second Place - Grace Schock
- Third Place - Jordan Lundberg
At our March meeting, we will be holding nomination of officers for 2010-2011 and will hold elections at our April meeting. Any member who would like to hold an elected office, please attend our March & April meetings.
We are still working on the Scuttlebutt issue, we are still working on the exact cost to print and mail each copy. We are still discussing it and we believe it will be a bi-monthly mailing. We will discuss it more at our March meeting. We are continuing to update the web site for the Veterans Center. The web site is www.rlvets.org
**** If you know of any member who is sick or could use some sunshine, please contact Steve Clark at 715-719-0218.
Upcoming Event:
- 16 March 2010 - Monthly Meeting (Nominations)
- 10 April 2010 - 9th District Meeting (Chippewa Falls)
- 20 April 2010 - Monthly Meeting (Elections)
John L. Fredrickson
Jr. Vice Commander