VOODOO NEWS American Legion Post #4 News Summer 2014 Published Quarterly Issue # 18 From Your Commander Kenneth Miller Summer has finally arrived and I want everyone to make a note that our August General Membership Meeting will be held on August 18th, due to officers attending the American Legion National Convention. On June 8th we had our annual flag retirement at 1:00pm. The Naval Sea Cadets performed the ceremony with great pride and dignity. We had a nice crowd at this years ceremony thanks to the article in the Macomb Daily by Linda May. A special thanks to the guys who helped to set up and take down the equipment. It took Rich Poole, Dan Lentz, Art Miller, Bill McInnis, Bill Stacy, Chuck Frederick, Scotty Hudolin, Lee Gunter, Dave Martinez, Duanne Oakley, Mike Poole and myself three hours twenty minutes to drape all the flags. Thank you Mike (Sarge) Parr for all the time you put in cutting the grass on our 6.75 acres. See you at the post, have a great and safe summer! May God Bless all of you and our Troops. Kenneth Miller Commander 2014-2015 Post 4 Officers Commander Kenneth Miller (248) 762-4134 1st Vice Commander Art Miller 2nd Vice Commander Vacant Finance Officer Dave Martinez Adjutant/ Membership Chairperson August Miele (586)202-0646 Chaplain Vacant Historian Tim Shosey Sgt. At Arms Mike Parr Service Officer Byron (BY) Sheats Judge Advocate Vacant Executive Committee Therese Wrobel Carl Krager Rich Poole Squadron 4 Commander Steve LoCicero (586)-419-3048 Legion Rider Director Tim Shosey (586) 808-2580 American Legion Post 4 401 N. Groesbeck Hwy Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: Lounge (586) -469-9271 Hall (586) -465-7825 Website: www.mtclemensamericanlegionpost4.com Email: Info@americanlegionpost4mi.com 1
From the Lounge Cold Beer anyone? Come check out our daily specials. 4th Saturday of each month RED SOLO CUP DAY *Every Saturday Night FREE JUKE BOX* Food is available every day until 8pm Support your Lounge and enjoy all that it has to offer. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Sunday: $1.50 Domestic Beer $1.50 Wine and Well Drinks $1.00 draw night Check lounge for food specials $1.00 Domestic Beer $1.50 Domestic Beer ** All functions are for members and their guests unless otherwise noted** Sponsored by: American Legion Post 4 401 N. Groesbeck Hwy. Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Upcoming Events 13th Annual Toys for Needy Kids Car and Motorcycle Show New Unwrapped Toy Donation Appreciated! Vendor Space and Swap Meet Space Available for $20.00 September 6, 2014 Rain or Shine Registration 9:00am - 12:00pm $10.00 Non-Refundable Pre-Registration fee until September 1st $15.00 Registration fee the day of the event Awards 3:00pm Entertainment and food available, Lounge open to the public. For more information please contact: Tom Mattas (586) 463-7092 or Cell (586) 248-2585 2
Upcoming Events 2014 American Legion Post 4 5th Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser Friday August 22, 2014 Hickory Hollow Golf Course 49001 North Avenue, Macomb MI 48042 8:00am Scramble Shotgun, Registration at 7:00am. $55.00 Per Person Includes: 18 holes of golf with cart Hot Dog, Chips and Pop at the turn Steak Dinner at Post 4 after Golf ($20.00 additional for dinner only) Closest to the pin / Longest Drive Optional Events Include: Games on the course Skins Games Raffle and Prize tickets on the course 50/50 ings and prizes Awards after dinner at Post 4 For more information, contact: Sharon Kassin (586) 709-0913 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Saturday October 11, 2014 Starts at 5:00pm Food and Entertainment. Save the date! 3
American Legion Riders: Summer is finally here and we have started another great riding season. We have a lot of exciting and fun rides and events scheduled for this 2014 riding season to participate in. Check out our calendar on our website at : www.americanlegionriders4mi.com for details on our complete schedule of events. For more information on the American Legion Riders, please feel free to contact me. Tim Shosey Director 586-808-2580 From the Web Coordinator: Please keep sending your e-mail addresses. This has helped cut the cost of our snail mailing of the Voodoo News. We are in the process of creating a new website, we will have it up and available as soon as possible. The new website address will be: www.americanlegionpost4mi.com. If you have any suggestions for the new site, please e-mail us at: Info@americanlegionpost4mi.com News from the Post Adjutant/ Membership Chairperson This is my first official article as your Post Adjutant. Thank you for electing me to this position. Andy Knapp s Tribute was well attended. He was truly moved by your expressions of appreciation. I received the 2015 membership cards in late June. In an effort to save you and the Legion postage fees, I will be at the Legion on Tuesdays in July from noon until 4:00 to take care of your membership needs. I am also asking all PUFL and Earned Life to pick up their cards at that time. You must have a 2015 membership card by January 1 st, or your lounge privileges will be revoked. Don t let that happen, be an Early Bird. As always, you can drop or mail your dues to the Post. It would also be helpful for me, if you have a change in address, to please call me or mail the information to the Post. Another concern is keeping the records current of deceased members. We sometimes only know if a family member notifies us. Keep me busy, pay your dues. Please use your Lounge privileges and support the Post. Semper Fi, Adjutant Augie Miele 4
July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Activities 3 4 Lounge Hours 12:30pm 6:00pm 5 Juke Box Saturday night 6 7 8 9 Activities 10 11 12 Juke Box Saturday night 13 14 Executive Board Meeting 7pm 15 16 Activities 17 Patriot Team Honor Guard Meeting 12:30pm 18 Karaoke Burger Night 19 Juke Box Saturday night 20 21 SAL Meeting 22 23 Activities 24 25 26 Juke box Saturday night Red Solo Cup Day. 27 28 General Membership Meeting 7pm 29 30 Activities 31 5
August 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Burger/ Karaoke Night 2 Free Juke 3 4 5 ALR E- Board Meeting 6 Honor Guard Spaghetti Dinner 11 to 7:00 pm Activities 7 8 9 Free Juke 10 11 Executive Board meeting 7pm 12 13 Activities 14 15 Burger Karaoke Night 16 Free Juke 17 18 General Membership Meeting ALR / SAL meeting 19 20 Activities 21 Patriot Team Honor Guard Meeting 12:30 22 23 Free Juke Red Solo Cup Day. 24 25 26 27 Activities 28 29 30 Free Juke 6
Post 4 Patriot Team Honor Guard Mike Parr Commander E-mail: clinton586@aol.com Greetings: Post 4 Patriot Team welcomes U.S. Navy veteran Larry Carr to the Honor Guard. Anyone wanting to join, our meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 12:30p.m. at Post 4. 401 N. Groesbeck Hwy., Mt. Clemens 48043. We also, want to let everyone know that our annual fundraiser will be held on 06 August 2014 at Post 4, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Donations can be made at the lounge or by check made out to "American Legion Post 4 Honor Guard". Anyone needing our services please call or send an e-mail. Contact is Mike (Sarge) Parr 586-612-9780 or clinton586@aol.com. You can also call the lounge at 586-469-9271 / Mike Parr at Post 4-586-469-9271 Mike (Sarge) Parr, Commander. Sons of the American Legion You may be eligible to join the Son s of the American Legion if your father, grandfather, stepfather are members of the American Legion, or if they have served their country and are deceased. If your interested or know of anyone that may be interested have them give me a call for more details. Membership cards may be picked up at the lounge, please ask the bartender if your cards are available. Check the calendar for our upcoming events. Steve LoCicero Squadron 4 Commander 586-419-3048 Let Post 4 be the host for your next event! Our newly redecorated halls can accommodate from 20 to 150 people. Call for our hall rental and catering prices 586-465-7825 or 586-907-9809 We now have Keno and Wi-Fi Come try your luck on Keno and bring your laptop or tablet and enjoy one of our daily lunch specials while searching the web. 7
American Legion Post 4 401 N. Groesbeck Hwy Mt. Clemens, Michigan 48043 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit #390 Mt. Clemens, MI Or Current Resident Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat American Legion Harry Ollrich Post #4 401 N. Groesbeck Hwy. Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 September 2014 1 Labor Day Lounge Hours 12:30pm 6:00pm 2 ALR E- Board Meeting 3 Spaghetti Dinner 11 to 6:30 pm Activities OR CURRENT RESIDENT 4 5 Burger / Karaoke Night 6 Juke Box Saturday Night 7 8 Executive Board Meeting 7pm 9 10 Activities 11 12 13 Juke Box Saturday Night 14 15 SAL / ALR Meeting 16 17 Activities 18 Patriots Team Honor Guard Meeting 12:30 19 Burger / Karaoke Night 20 Steak out 5:00pm 8 21 22 Membership meeting 7pm 28 29 30 23 24Activities 25 26 27 Juke Box Saturday night Red Solo Cup Day.