THE POST AUGUST 2017 Reisterstown American Legion Post 116 1090 Westminster Road Reisterstown, Maryland 21136 410-833-9605 Website: www.post116.org 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2003, 2000 & 1999 Winner of the Department of Maryland John Sloan Newsletter Award COMMANDER S MESSAGE Did you know our National Commander along with others from his Staff witnessed President Trump sign S. 1094, a (VA) Veteran s Affairs Accountability Whistleblower Protection Act Of 2017 into law. This law increases VA s authority to remove employees at all levels of the Department. This will help in keeping the VA running like it should. Thank you to Doug Lawrence who attended the Boys State program. He spent a week at camp working with High School Juniors. They organized little cities within to promote Government Instruction. The activities included Legislative, Court, Law Enforcement Presentations, Assemblies, Bands, Chorus, and Recreational Programs. A fine example of our Legion at work! We are going to miss our members Dave and Sharon Burrows who moved to Delaware and Bill and Kathy Finch that are going to South Carolina. Thanks Guys for your contributions to the Post over the years. Please keep in touch. James Marchinke Barton Post #189 Department Commander Alta Glotfelty Unit #71 Department President Dave Hullihen Squadron #195 Detachment Commander These are our newly elected Maryland leaders! Don t forget the Auxiliary Golf Tournament August 4 th, the SAL Luau August 5 th, and the Post Crab Feast 23 September. Next time you see a Veteran on the street take the time and thank them for their service. John Hurtt, Commander 443-507-6017 Email: hurtt3417@comcast.net Thursday, August 3 Friday, August 4 Saturday, August 5 Thursday, August 10 Thursday, August 17 Friday, August 18 Thursday, August 24 ALR Mtg. 7:00pm Aux Golf Tournament SAL Luau 7:00pm SAL Mtg. 7:00pm Post Meeting 7:00pm Reporter Cut Off Unit Meeting 7:00pm (Cut this out or mark your calendar)
2 THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 Greetings, President s Message I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer. We ve had some hot days and more to come. I want to thank Robin Miller and Phyllis Outten for attending the Department Convention in OC. This a great start to our new year for the Unit. I also want to thank Allan and Gail Wright for their generous donation to Unit for their time of need from the passing of Allan s father. Reminder on upcoming events: 08/04/17 -Golf Tournament I know it will be a great success. 08/05/17 SAL Luau I am sure a good time as always. 09/09/17 Reisterstown Festival- come join us in the parade and the motorcycle show. 09/23/17 Post Crab Feast $45.00 per person plenty of tickets available. 12/02/17 Unit Dance for Soldier Angels Band-Gary and the Groove $10.00 per person 7 pm -11 pm. More info to follow. Please continue to recruit, retain / renew membership. Early Bird $20.00 at the Legion location only until 09/01/17.. On line renewals full price $ 22.00 and please print confirmation of payment to get your card. Department will not update their list for two months (Sorry no early bird for online payments ) Come to the Post to pay your dues and watch the O s game or chat or chill for a while. Be Proud to be a Member of the Worlds Largest Woman s Patriotic Organization. All Gave Some and Some Gave All Sharon Hurtt Auxiliary Unit President Phone 443-694-1108 Email:mtwoman1@comcast.net Georgette Hill Secretary Greetings Everyone Hopefully by the time you read this, our Squadron was able to have a successful Luau and Pig Roast. We were able to secure an earlier date in August which seems to work with family schedules a little better. You can t beat the food and price, so I hope you were able to attend. I want to thank Roy Harris for the use of his pig box again this year along with his DJ services. He always plays a little something for everyone. I want to thank those Ladies who helped us with our delicious menu. You know who you are. A successful event can t happen without volunteers and working together and of course the attendees who supported the event. This is always a great event and fundraiser, so thank you. Don t forget to renew your membership if you haven t already. The early bird dues are just $20.00 by November 11, 2017. New member s dues are $22.00. If you would like to renew please mail in your membership check or drop off at the lounge to your new membership chairman, who is Cleve Armacost. Remember the Ace of Diamonds ticket is drawn weekly. This game continues to grow and drawings are every Friday at 8:00PM. Stop by the lounge to get your tickets. Our next meeting will be on August 10th at 7:00 PM, Please consider making a meeting and getting involved. Thank you for your continued support! Kenny Shipton Squadron Commander...from the Squadron
Title: The Post Reporter Issue: Vol.XXVII No. 8 Frequency: Monthly Organization: Reisterstown Post 116 American Legion 1090 Westminster Rd. Reisterstown, MD 21136 Cost: Free OFFICERS 2016-2017 POST Commander...J.Hurtt 1V Cmdr....M.Morton 2V Cmdr...A.Kaplan Adjutant....M.Morton Finance Officer...T.Clarke Sgt at Arms....R.Kuter Chaplain... Judge Advocate.. Service Officer.M.Simon Sr. Color Bearer...C.Hare Color Bearer...B.Scruggs Historian... D.Burns S.A.L. Commander....K.Shipton 1V Cmdr..C.Armacost 2V Cmdr...C.Piper Adjutant.M. Morton Finance Officer..B. Stem Chaplain.....L.Wolff Sgt at Arms......A.Wright Historian.....J.Quick Judge Advocate..M.Morton AUXILIARY President...S.Hurtt 1V Pres...R.Miller 2V Pres...P.Outten Secretary...G.Hill Treasurer......M.L.Griffin Chaplain...C.Carder Sgt at Arms...F.Insley Historian.....P.Wills Exec. Committee.....J.Gately.....T.Shipton...T.Armacost LEGION RIDERS Director...A.Wright Asst. Dir...C.Piper Secretary & Chaplain...S.Hurtt Treasurer...T.Miller Sgt at Arms...R.Wilkerson Road Captains...O.Green...E.Bouloubassis THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 3 Chaplain s Corner If you know of anyone who is hospitalized or has passed away, please let your organization know so that appropriate remembrances may be sent. You can call the Post at 410-833-9605 or call your Chaplain. It is sad to report the passing of Gene Wright, Father of Allan, our ALR Director and SAL Member. SAL member Victor Wennersten also Lost his sister-in-law in a tragic accident. Our prayers to your family. Just heard that Don Gerkin (SAL) Is in the hospital. Hope you re feeling better soon. Our apologies to anyone we have missed, we want to have everyone remembered. We can also help when someone needs a medical device from crutches to wheelchairs to walkers or even a cane. Often times networking can solve that need. Your Chaplains Unit Chaplain Carole Carder carolecarder@gmail.com Squadron Chaplain Leo Wolff 410-356-4720 ALR Chaplain Sharon Hurtt mtwoman1@comcast.net POST MEMBERSHIP 2017/2018 A big right hand salute is offered to the 73 members who have already paid their dues for 2018. I m pleased to say that we are off to a great start in membership. Let s keep it going! I want to remind our members the regular dues rate for 2018 is $30.50. If you pay before Veteran s Day your card will receive an early bird stamp and you may even take a $2 discount. Currently $25.50 of your dues is shared by the National and Departmental Organization. This helps fund the administrative, promotional and charitable programs of this valuable Organization. Yours in Legion Service Moe Morton Membership Chairman American Legion Eligibility Dates: WWI : 4/6/17-11/11/18 WWII : 12/7/41-12/31/46 Korean War : 6/25/50-1/31/55 Vietnam War : 2/28/61-5/7/75 Lebanon/Granada : 8/24/82-7/31/84 Panama : 12/20/89-1/31/90 Gulf War/War on Terrorism: 8/2/90-Present
4 THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 Legion Family VETERAN VICTOR & VETERAN VICTORIA BENEFITTING AMERICA S VETERANS I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Legion Family at post 116. On June 24th my Dad passed away and at that time you find there's so much to do in a short amount of time. Well, the Post helped my family with the use of the Hall, and what the Ladies of the Auxiliary did to help my family is beyond words Thank You so very much. You are an Awesome group of Ladies!!! The Riders are packing their gear and will be hitting the road for the 12th annual Legacy Scholarship ride; lets hope they have a safe and successful ride. The Bulldogs really put it to the other teams this year. They came out on top and finished it off by Winning the Championship. Congratulations Bulldogs! We finally had a group ride in July, a little late for our first, but a good ride never the less. Now a reminder, the ALR will not be serving Breakfast in August, the next breakfast will be served on September 16th, see you then. Saturday September 16th 7:30am 10:00am Last month we made it known that we would have a surprise announcement this month. We will be getting an new look in November which will be the 5th anniversary of this column. We hope you are finding this column to be informative. It will be our objective to keep things relevant and informative for our veterans and their families. Editors note: Mark has had some personal issues and was unable to provide a column this month. It is his goal to be back on track in September. Sincerely and Respectfully, Mark Simon thespider121@gmail.com KEEP ALERT! Come on out for an early morning Breakfast prepared for you by your very own American Legion Riders Breakfast for children under 10 is just $4.00 and all others are $8.00 Menu includes; Unlimited Scrambled eggs, Pancakes, Biscuits, Gravy, Bacon, Sausage, Dessert, Coffee, & Juice Remember - Members make it happen and you do not have to be a Legion Rider to take part. Allan Wright Legion Rider Director We re getting to that time of the year when children will be heading back to school. Please watch for them as they cross streets and pay attention when school busses are STOPPED!
THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 5 THE POST DEADLINE The deadline for the September Newsletter is: Friday, August 21st Please e-mail your article or information to me on or before the deadline date. Thanks to the students of The Forbush School at Hannah More who stuffed and folded the June Reporter, and Michelle Kremen who addressed them, so I could get it to the Post Office on time. Also thanks to Squid for keeping the mailing labels up to date. (It s a difficult task) I will be addressing the Newsletter on Sunday, July 30 at 12:30 p.m. If you can be there, your help will be appreciated! Doug Lawrence (Editor) 410-833-8404 (home) 443-858-3046 (cell) dougl315@verizon.net Boys State/ Boys Nation At Boys State/ Nation, participants learn the rights, privileges and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments. As many of you know, I spent a week at McDaniel College in June as counselor for Maryland Boys State. Boys State is a program where boys who have just finished their junior year in high school can spend "a week that can shape a lifetime". We tell them they will learn more in this one week than they will learn in three years of high school. From what I have learned from boys at the end of their week, is that we told them the truth. Boys Nation is going on as I write this article. It is happening at Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia. There are two boys representing each of 49 departmental Boys State programs. One of their requirements to attend is to write a bill to be presented to the legislature to be considered by Boys Nation. Let me tell you what an honor it is to work with these young men at this stage of their life. They are our future. This program tells me our future is in good hands. During this year's Boys State program, I spoke to one of our Senators from last year. He was to report to the Naval Academy the following week. Being involved in this program makes me proud to be a Legionnaire! If you know a boy in his junior year in high school, who might be interested, please have him contact his school counselor (or me) about attending Maryland Boys State beginning on Father s Day next June. Doug Lawrence Boys State Counselor, Past Post Commander The 100 Club will restart when # s are sold Reserve your numbers now 2 Winners each week for 10 weeks! Still $20 per number. Fridays at the Post Don t forget the SAL s Ace of Diamonds precedes the 100 Club at 8:00pm (The Pot is growing!)
6 THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 Last chance! Coming 0n August 5 TH ANNUAL $75.00 entry fee per golfer Team play, Captains choice Greens Fees Cart Coffee Donuts & Bagels prior to event Hot Dog & Beverage coupons at course Beer & Soda with luncheon after event at American Legion Post 116 7:00pm TIL 11:00pm At our post home Still only $25/person Roast Pig, Pork Loin & Sauerkraut Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Salads, Corn on the Cob, Desserts, Beer, Wine & Set-ups Specialty drinks will be on sale at the tiki bar Music by Rockin Roy Best Hawaiian Outfit Contest For more information contact Kim Piper 443-605-8984 Sponsored by Unit 116 Everyone Gets lei d Tickets are available at the post or contact The Post at 410-833-9605 or Kenny Shipton at 410-371-0457
THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 7 OWINGS MILLS FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO. SALES SERVICE INSPECTIONS CRAIG S. NELSON 410-356-3118 15% Discount to Members John & Scarlett HALLSMITH Fred k s eloc v a H Our Frames Aren t Ugly! Single Vision Normal Rx FREE TINT 11949 Reisterstown Road Reisterstown Shopping Center (across from Franklin High) Bring This Ad with your eye doctor s prescription 410-833-1910 DENNIS L. COLSON ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE 2900 SPLIT RAIL DRIVE WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND 21157-7668 410-840-9300 EMAIL: dlctx@comcast.net SHIP© C E N T E R A Mandara Enterprises Company SHIPPING COPIES FAX MOVING BOXES Joe Mandara shipncopy@verizon.net Cherry Valley Center 11620 Reisterstown Rd. Reisterstown, MD 21136 www.shipncopy.com Phone: 410-526-6600 Fax: 410-526-7687 WKDAYS 9-6 SAT 10-4
8 THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 Some time when you are out and about and don t have something to do, how about stopping by the Post Lounge for a refreshing beverage? We have a good selection of regular and premium beers, a nice selection of liquors, wines and sodas. We also have some friendly bartenders to serve you. We have a limited selection of food (pizza, sandwiches, snacks) when you need a bite. While in the lounge, please be mindful of others with your language. Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 3:00pm to 9:00pm* Thursday, Friday, Saturday Noon to 9:00pm* Sunday Noon to 8:00pm* *or later at the discretion of the bartender Has been rescheduled Saturday, November 4 th, 2017 A Touch of Elvis Starring Mike Hurst w/ Miss Jennalyn Yon Dinner 5:30pm Show 7:00pm Beer & Set-ups included BYOB Only $25/person Here at our Post Home Make your plans now! Watch for availability of tickets. Whitcraft Transmission We ve made some improvements and we think you will like our new look. If you haven t been to the Post in a while, it s time to stop in! 144 WESTMINSTER RD REISTERSTOWN, MARYLAND 21136 RICK SHANEYBROOK PRESIDENT
THE POST REPORTER AUGUST 2017 9 SAL MEMBERSHIP 2018 Greetings All, The 2018 membership cards are in! Dues are $22.00 for squadron members and $12.00 for junior members and dual members. If you pay prior to Veteran s Day, November 11th, you may deduct $2.00 for your Early Bird discount. Mail your check to the post or stop by the lounge and pay your friendly bartender. I will try to get your cards to you quickly. Thanks for your continued support. Regards, Cleve Armacost 1st Vice Commander Patronize our Advertisers, as they help produce this publication. STEVEN A. WOJOCIECHOWSKI 16200 Four Points Bridge Road Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727 Cell: (410) 294-8614 EMAIL: WOJOBAM@GMAIL.COM
AMERICAN LEGION POST #116 1090 Westminster Road Reisterstown, Maryland 21136 Return Service Requested Dated Material U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 20 Owings Mills, MD Non Profit STD AUGUST 2017 Get your tickets NOW! Post 116 Annual Crab Feast Saturday, September 23rd at the Bucs Club 3050 Bird View Road Westminster, MD 21157 Only $45/person Crabs, Beer, Chicken, and more! Good Times with Friends Contact John Hurtt for tickets 443.507.6017 or the Post 410.833.9605 5pm til 9pm