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 Commander's
Corner
Dave Rice
It’s hard to believe I’ve been in
office two months already, time goes by quickly and a lot of ground has
been covered since our last Legionnaire was published. I think one of the
best parts of this job is that I have had the privilege to meet and talk
to many of you that I didn’t know before. And, I sure have learned a lot
about our organization. Thanks again to all of you who are helping me out,
I appreciate it.
We have made some major changes in our
club operation. Our lounge is once again under Legion management and we
have just hired Mona Arnold as our Club Manager. I hope you will stop down
to the club and welcome Mona to our Legion team.
Our Post needed to take out a mortgage
loan to meet our current commitments. We paid off our remodeling bills and
other debts. Our obvious goal is to turn a profit. We will not do so
without your support. I’m asking for two things: first, periodically use
our bar and restaurant; second, market our facilities to your friends and
colleagues. Area hotels and other establishments are heavily booked with
Christmas parties, for example. We have excellent facilities to host those
types of events, but we have very few of them booked. Please help us
spread the word about our facilities, we would certainly welcome the
business. Thank you.
Dave Rice, Commander
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 Auxiliary President's Message
Barb Nash
Greetings to all! Wow – summer is drawing to a close! There are far
too few summer months. Here’s to a long, warm fall with bountiful fruits
of our labor! Me – I’ll be at the Farmer’s Market enjoying someone else’s
bountiful labor… The Board will be meeting on August 29th to discuss our
plans for the upcoming year. Our September meeting will be held on the
13th. Please plan to attend, as we will be hosting our Girls State
attendees and the Post Commander, Dave Rice. One of our Girls State
sponsorees, Rachel Overboe, was elected Girls State Governor! Commander
Rice will talk about his goals for the Post for the upcoming year. You
will also get a chance to see what construction improvements have been
happening at the Club! It is looking truly awesome! The woodwork and
lighting are beautiful.
Fargo is hosting the Fall District 1 Meeting on September 23, 2005, at
7:30, with dinner before that. Our very own, Past President LaVonne
Matthews, was nominated/elected District Vice President. Plan to attend
and give all the attendees a warm Fargo welcome as well as support to
LaVonne, and District 1 Commander, Ralph Hoff.
Our Music Camp attendees
will be playing at our October meeting on the 11th. Mark that on your
calendars too. For those of you who are internet-savvy, I encourage you
to check out the Fargo Legion web page at
http://www.tristateveterans.com/fargolegion. You will also find links
to other Veteran-related sites. You may also chose to have this newsletter
electronically delivered to your e-mail address – this helps cut copying
and mailing expenses! While there is always a push to recruit new
members, we must take the time to remember our more-tenured members and
all the fine work they have done over the years. This year we are going to
make every effort to recognize our 50+ year members. How we are going to
do accomplish this has yet to be decided. I would envision some sort of
certificate ceremony and dessert, in a non-winter month, wherein the
recipients do nothing except attend! I would appreciate any ideas or
comments.
Finally, a quote I found in a completely different newsletter: “Man’s
mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.”
Oliver W. Holmes. I’ll see you on September 13th.
Barb Nash,
Auxiliary President, Unit #2
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 Message
from the Chef de Gare
Larry Lein
Greetings fellow Voyageurs
It just seems like I wrote my letter for
the summer months and here it is September already. Where did the summer
go? Hope all of you had a very good summer, once we got to it.
I would
like to thank all of those that came down for our Monday night spaghetti
feed. The numbers have been up and the spaghetti is good, so thank you
again. With summer coming to a close it is time to get back into the
flow again with our monthly promenades and working on our programs as well
as membership. If any of you out there have some ideas of how to increase
our membership or our attendance at Promenades, give me a call or a letter
or a note. I am open to all ideas. Let’s see if we can get our Voiture
back on track and have fun doing all that we do.
Our first Promenade of
this new year will be Tuesday September 27th and the fourth Tuesday of
each month there after till June. Hope to see a good turn out in
September. Larry Lein,
Chef de Gare
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The Capital Campaign
The Capital Campaign is moving into its next
phase. The initial committee currently is being expanded and changed. The
new members from among the membership are being asked to give up a minimal
amount of their time. Through their position in the community they have
the ability to meet with the decision makers from the business community.
Their duty is simple. All they have to do is make an introduction for
someone to meet with them to explain the capital campaign program. If
anyone is interested in serving on the committee they should contact the
Post #2 office or call Keith Kerbaugh at 866-6700.
Keith Kerbaugh, Capital Campaign Chairman |
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September 6th, 2005,
Post Meeting Program (7:30 pm)
Richard Ferdine, Chaplain, Fargo Veteran’s Administration
Hospital, will discuss living wills. |
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October
4th, 2005,
Post Meeting Program (7:30 pm)
Dick Walstad and General Alex
MacDonald will discuss the impacts of the
BRAC focus on our area
bases. |
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Steak Night
The Lighthouse Café will be serving
steak every Saturday night in the Voyageur Lounge starting on
September 10th, at 5:30 pm, immediately after Bingo. |
Dart and Pool Leagues
The Legion will be sponsoring 4 teams
and we need Dart and Pool Players for these teams. Come on down and
join a team. |
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Oktoberfest
Come on down to the American Legion and
celebrate Oktoberfest with brats, German potato salad, sauerkraut and
of course, German beer. The festivities begin at 5:30 pm on October
14th. We hope to see you there!!! |
Beer Bust
The American Legion will being having a
beer bust starting September 9th every Friday night. For only $6.00
you will receive free tap beer from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and there will
also be free food, door prizes and drawings. Karaoke will follow at
8:00 pm. |
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First District Meeting
The Fargo American Legion will be
hosting this years 1st District Meeting on September 23rd. A social
will commence at 6:00 pm and Sloppy Joes will be served at 6:30 pm and
the Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band will be performing.
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Costume Party
The Legion will be having a costume
party to celebrate Halloween. A prize will be awarded to the customer
with the best costume. |
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Recognition Banquet for
Don Schwinden
Grand
Chef de Gare du North Dakota
Saturday October 8th 2005
Social Hour 6:00 pm
Banquet 7:00 pm
Upstairs of the Fargo, ND American Legion
Cheminot meet 2:30 pm Saturday |
Son’s of
the American Legion
Post # 2
is hosting an organizational meeting for the Son’s of the American
Legion (SAL) at 2:00pm on Saturday, September 10th, 2005. SAL members
are men and boys of all ages whose parents/grandparents are eligible
for membership in the American Legion. The meeting will be at the
Fargo American Legion, 505 3rd Ave N, Fargo. Please help us spread the
word and invite all those who are eligible to join. |
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Charity Donations for July & August 2005
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| VAVS |
$ 55.00 |
| Community Service Color Guard |
$ 1,567.35 |
| Disability Access (Otis Elevator Co.) |
$ 128.68 |
| Bike Shop |
$ 63.85 |
| American Legion Baseball |
$ 2,750.00 |
| FM Sertoma Flag Program |
$ 105.00 |
| Roger Maris Cancer Fund |
$ 1,000.00 |
| Vet's Visits on TV |
$ 100.00 |
| Flags for First Graders |
$ 600.000 |
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Spaghetti Workers |
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September |
Team |
October |
Team |
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09/05 |
5 |
10/03 |
2 |
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09/12 |
6 |
10/10 |
3 |
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09/19 |
7 |
10/17 |
4 |
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09/26 |
1 |
10/24 |
5 |
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10/31 |
6 |
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Bingo Workers |
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September |
Team |
October |
Team |
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Sept. 3 & 5 |
2 |
Oct. 1 & 3 |
2 |
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Sept. 10 & 12 |
3 |
Oct. 8 & 10 |
3 |
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Sept. 17 & 19 |
4 |
Oct. 15 & 17 |
4 |
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Sept. 24 & 26 |
1 |
Oct. 22 & 24 |
1 |
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Oct. 29 & 31 |
2 |
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September and October
2005
Legion Schedule of Events
We now have $25 Blackjack every Friday, Saturday,
and Monday night.
Bingo is every Saturday at 3:00 pm and at 7:00 pm
every Monday.
Spaghetti is every Monday at 6:00pm and is only
$3.00 per person.
Steak Night is every Saturday at 5:30 pm.
Beer Bust is Friday night from 6 to 8 pm.
Karaoke is every Friday night at 8 pm.
Sept. 6 Post Meeting 7:30 pm
Sept. 13 Past Commanders Luncheon 11:30 am
Sept. 20 Executive Committee Meeting 7 pm
Sept. 23 First District Meeting
Oct. 4 Post Meeting 7:30 pm
Oct. 11 Past Commanders Luncheon 11:30 am
Oct. 18 Executive Committee Meeting 7 pm
POW/MIA Recognition
Day, September 16th
A POW/MIA program
will be held at the Fargo VA Center, in the third floor lounge at 10:00am.
Navy & Marine Corps
Ball, October 8th
Fargo Air Museum, Fargo, ND
Pre-Registration Required
See the
Fargo Area CPO Association Web Page for more information |
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Have Your Wedding, Anniversary,
Christmas or Any Party Here
The American Legion has rental space available for a wide variety of events at a very reasonable price.
To Schedule an Event please Contact our Office at 701-293-3930. Click
here for additional information.
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Al Zimmerman, Post #2
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, and a member of the North Dakota Army National
Guard, will soon be sent to Ft. Hood, Texas for advanced training prior to
being deployed to his assigned theater of operations. We wish
Al and his family the best, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. |
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In Memorium
Richard McFarlane, Earl J. Birkeland, John (Jack) M. Wilson DDS,
and Lloyd M Anderson |
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Website and E-mail List
You can access our Web page and sign-up for our e-mail list by going to the Fargo American Legion Gilbert C. Grafton Post # 2 Web Site at: http://www.tristateveterans.com/fargolegion
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Upcoming Veteran's Events
See the TriStateVeterans Calendar
of Events for veteran and military events in the near
future. |
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The Fargo Legionnaire
Official bi-monthly publication of the Gilbert C. Grafton Post No. 2 The American Legion, 505 3rd Ave N., Fargo, ND 58102.
Commander: Dave Rice
Editor: Ralph Hoff
Legionnaire Staff: Boots Anderson, Sarah Kim, Vetta Loveland, Barbara Useldinger
Attention: In accordance with North Dakota Charitable Gaming Regulations, American Legion Club notifies its membership that the organization's cash profit; cash long or short; net proceeds expenses, if any; reimbursement of excess expenses, if applicable; and a list of eligible use contributions is available for review. The information is available at the American Legion Club, 505 3rd Ave N,. Fargo, 8am - 4:30pm, Mon.-Fri. (701)237-4013
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Fargo American Legion Home Page
E-mail: veteran18@earthlink.net
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