The Cyclops American Legion Dewey Lowman Post #109 November / December 2017 - Our 84th Year Commander s Message The holiday season is upon us once again! As always, the post will be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Years Day so our paid staff and volunteers can spend time with their families. We will have our yearly Christmas Party from noon till 6pm on Dec. 24th and we will be holding a New Years Eve party complete with a band, so come out and celebrate with your fellow Legion members! Veteran's Day is shaping up to be a busy day at 109. Flags go up at 8am and down at 5pm, our annual Veteran's Day Flagpole Ceremony is at 10:30am, and this year, Dewey Lowman Auxiliary Unit 109, in conjunction with Post 109 is hosting "A Salute to Vietnam Veterans" from 1-4pm. We are proud to have this opportunity to host such an event and thank a generation of service members that didn't receive the appreciation and respect they deserved when they returned from serving our country. There's a lot going on at our Post over the next couple of months, so if you have not yet signed up for our weekly emails, now is the time to do it! Simply send an email to: cyclops@americanlegionpost109.org to opt in. Also, our Post Facebook page is constantly being updated, and a great way to find out about upcoming events, weekly bands and so much more! "Like" Dewey Lowman American Legion Post 109, and you will receive Post info right in your newsfeed! Attendance for our monthly "GI Party" has dwindled significantly. We meet the first Monday of each month at 7pm. We use this time to take care of minor maintenance issues and deep clean areas of the bar that don't usually get much attention. Please consider helping, as I have said before, the upkeep of our post shouldn't fall on the shoulders of a few. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season! For God and Country Alicia Knecht, Commander Veteran's Day November 11 Arbutus Flagpole Ceremony at 10:30 am Post driveway flags go up at 8 am, down at 5 pm Canteen News New - All Day Every Sunday 50 Cents off all beer, wine and drinks. Bucket of beer $10 The Bucket Special other days is 5 Domestic Cans all day for $11.00. Friday night dinners from 5 to 8 pm and Karaoke at 8. Every Saturday night live bands start at 7 pm and the 50/50 raffle and Queen of Diamonds progressive drawings are around 9:20. Stay Connected With What s Happening at Post 109 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dewey109/ Email:Cyclops@AmericanLegionPost109.org Website: http://www.americanlegionpost109.org/ Visit our Facebook Page or subscribe to the weekly emails and stay up to date on everything happening at Post 109. Email your name to our address (above). We use a secure service and you can unsubscribe at any time. Hall rental, contact info etc. can be found on the inside of the back cover. Pg. 11 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 1
Membership Our membership drive is progressing. We have another new member and 11 members transferring to our Post. Please welcome them to Dewey Lowman Post 109. New Member: Deborah Hood Members Transferring into Post 109: Raymond Kursch, Robert Kamaka, SFC James Little, Donald Deskins, Jeffrey Choyce, Vince Glorioso, Jason Mager, Kenneth Wayland, Edward Deltuva, Karl King, and Howard Jones. Yours In Service, Clyde Thomas, 1 st Vice 443-917-9821 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 2
Chaplain s Report Nov. / Dec. I Corinthians 13 Remember to show love to one another this holiday season. Loyalty cards for post members. 10th dinner FREE. $2 from every meal sold goes to the legion. Nov. 3 - Chili Night served with cornbread $10 Nov. 10 - Open face Roast Beef and gravy served with mashed potato and veggie $12 Called To Post Everlasting Norman J. W. Corrieri Recuperating At Home Blaine R. Irvin, Ronnie Stallings In Nursing Home or Hospital George Litz Caritas House, Room 237 Kenneth Hedrich Room 212A, Catonsville Commons Nursing Home Anyone having information about a Post member entering the hospital or a nursing home; recovering at home from an illness or surgery; or being called to Post Everlasting, is asked to please notify the Chaplain. Contact the Chaplain directly by phone or email to schedule a Memorial Service. Please send your email address to me so that I may send notifications for Memorial Services and any other important information from the Chaplain s office. Tonya Green, Chaplain 301-732-9109 PostChaplain@AmericanLegionPost109.org Nov. 17 - Thanksgiving Turkey Feast (salad, green beans, mashed potato, sauerkraut, cranberry sauce, stuffing, Turkey, sweet potato and dessert) $15 Nov. 24 - No Dinner Dec. 1 - Lasagna served with garlic bread $12 Dec. 8 - Pork Tenderloin served with roasted potato, sweet potato, apple medley and veggie $12 Dec. 15 - Chicken Pot Pie $11 Dec. 22 - Salmon served with rice and veggie $12 Dec. 29 - No Dinner We welcome dinner suggestions at: GetFoodGo@Gmail.com Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 3
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Service Officer s Corner MD DRIVERS LICENSE: Do yourself a favor. Get a copy of your DD214 and take it to the MVA and get the word "VETERAN put on your MD Driver s license. There is no cost for this service. You don't have to wait until the expiration of your present license. AND! This could help you out in any future brushes with the law you just might encounter. Cell Phones: As you all know by now we (Post #109) have exceeded the 1,100th Cell Phones for Soldiers. Thanks to all of you who have donated. Keep the cell phones coming in and I will see that they get mailed to the proper people. When you bring the cell phones to the post just bring the phones. I do not want any of the following: batteries, headphones, chargers, connecting wires for the chargers or the instruction booklet that came with the phone. Just the Cell Phones. McVets: We are now getting into the Winter Months. I just made a trip to McVets and the lady that I give the donations to asked me to relay the following information. McVets is in dire need of warm clothing such as hats, gloves, sweaters, jackets, hoods & scarfs. As you do your "Fall Housecleaning" please remember our homeless veterans. Spaghetti Dinner $8.00 3rd Thursday of the month. November 16 & December 21 4 pm to 7 pm Good Food at a Great Price. Every 3rd Thursday of the month. Includes Spaghetti, Meatballs, Sausage, Salad and bread. Beverages and Dessert Available. Carry Out Dinners too! No doggy bags please! Magazines: Again, thanks to all of you who have donated magazines. McVets asked me to relay the following information. We are looking for the following magazines: American Legion, V.F.W., F.R.A., Hot Rod & Car mags., National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, any Hunting & Fishing Magazines. McVets Tour: If any of you are interested in taking a tour of McVets please let me know. I would really like all of you to see how the place is run for the veterans and how clean they keep it. God Bless You All Yours in Legion Service, Wild Bill Ganz (410)418-5597 Sons of the American Legion (S.A.L) Contact: Jim Sullivan S.A.L Commander JamesSullivan.Jr@comcast.net Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 5
~ November 2017 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5p-7p 50 Cent Wing Night Band - Dirty Secret 5 6 7p-8p Canteen cleanup party. Free beer for helpers. 7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day Arbutus Flagpole Ceremony 10:30a Band - Never Too Late 12 13 14 7:30p-8:30p Auxiliary Meeting 15 16 4p-7p $8.00 Spaghetti Dinner. Good food at a great price. 17 18 Band - West Side Rocks 19 20 21 8p-9p Legion Members Meeting. Free Food after meeting. 22 23 Thanksgiving Day - Post Closed 24 25 Band - Dodson Creek 26 27 28 29 30 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 6
~ December 2017 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Band - Assorted Nutz 3 4 10 8 am Car Show and Breakfast 7p-8p Canteen cleanup party. Free beer for helpers when done. 11 5 6 7 5p-7p 50 Cent Wing Night 12 7:30p-8:30p Auxiliary Meeting 8 13 14 15 9 Band - South Paw 16 Band - 4 on the Floor with Overdrive 17 18 19 8p-9p Legion Members Meeting. Free Food after meeting. 20 21 4p-7p $8.00 Spaghetti Dinner. Good food at a great price. 22 23 Band - The Hounds 24 25 Christmas - Post Closed No Monday Bingo 31 8p-12a New Years Eve Party with Blue Line. 8 pm - 12:30 am 26 27 28 29 30 Band - Switch Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 7
Dewey Lowman Unit # 109 Auxiliary Auxiliary Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month except July & August It is a busy time of year filled with holidays that require gratitude, love, shopping, cooking, decorating, wrapping it s quite a list when you think about it. On top of that, there is a lot going on with the American Legion Auxiliary Dewey Lowman Unit 109! On Veteran s Day, Saturday, November 11 th, we are holding A Salute to Vietnam Veterans. At this luncheon we will honor those who served during the Vietnam War Era, between November 1, 1955 through May 15, 1975. Wayne Gilchrist, a decorated Vietnam Veteran and former Congressman will be our guest speaker. There is no cost for Vietnam Veterans and their one guest. Others are welcome to join us for only $10.00 per person for an All American Lunch and a memorable event. Everyone who is interested in attending should sign up soon, the seats are filling up. There is a sign-up sheet in the Canteen or you may call Sharon Knecht at 410-227-0169. Visit this webpage or click on the following link to download the flyer. http://www.americanlegionpost109.org/ wp-content/uploads/2017/09/vietnam.pdf Be on the lookout for the Fall Cash Calendar Event coming to your mailbox soon! Purchase the three tickets (or more) to support the Auxiliary projects, and keep your fingers crossed that you will be a lucky winner just in time in January to pay the bills for all those Christmas gifts. Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 14 th, please mark your calendar and plan to attend. At the Meeting on Tuesday December 12 th, we will get through the business meeting as quick as we can and enjoy the potluck treats provided by the members as we celebrate the season together. There are several celebrations to enjoy over the next two months. But the first holiday on Saturday, November 11 th is the day we celebrate all veterans for their service and sacrifice. Freedom is never Free, and who knows the truth of that more than a veteran and his or her family? I take pride that I can thank Vietnam Veterans at the luncheon on that special day. I will remember and acknowledge family and friends, here and gone, who served. Without the guardianship of our veterans, we would not have the freedoms we enjoy today. As Elmer Davis said: This Nation shall remain the land of the free, only so long as it is the home of the brave. If you are able, please begin Veteran s Day by attending the service at 10:30 a.m. at the flagpole in Arbutus. Please remember, Auxiliary members, your participation is important, and I hope to see you at an upcoming meeting. If you are not receiving an occasional email with Auxiliary updates and information, please call me at 410-789-2019 or email auxunit109@gmail.com. I wish you and yours a safe and happy Veteran s Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, and New Year. Margaret Henn, President auxunit109@gmail.com. 2017-2018 Unit 109 Officers President: Margaret Henn 1st Vice President: Sharon Knecht 2nd Vice President: Elaine Lucy Sears Treasurer: Jean McElroy Secretary: Laura Foerster Puglisi Chaplain: Darlene Cline Sergeant at Arms: Patricia Calvert Historian: Deneen Blair Executive Committee: Judy Ganz, Donna Hayes, and Ann Ross Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 8
VA and R Make the holidays brighter for Veterans at Perry Point Hospital The Dewey Lowman Auxiliary Unit 109 is working to make the holidays brighter for veterans at Perry Point Hospital. Your help is needed to fill eighty homemade Christmas stockings with requested items. There is a big blue container sitting on the table top in the canteen with a flyer listing the needed items. Click here to download a flyer with a list of items to donate. If you wish to donate items and need them to be picked up, or if you have a question, please contact Darlene Cline, 410-455-0580 or email: pookey1050@yahoo.com. Please make any donations by Saturday, December 9 th. The members of Unit 109 thank you for your generosity, in advance. Sharon Knecht, Chair 410-227-0169 NonnieK@verizon.net Membership By now most of you have received your 2018 renewal notice. If not, it should be arriving in the next few weeks. Please remit your dues as soon as you can to avoid getting another renewal notice. We are over the 50% mark for membership and have added two new members and two transfer members! Don t forget if you send in your dues by the end of December 2017 you will get the added benefit of having an Early Bird stamp on your membership card. If you want to pay your dues without mailing them you can drop them off at the Post Canteen and ask the bartender to put them in the Auxiliary Membership Envelope. Please if you are paying cash get a receipt for our benefit and yours too. Or can mail them to me at 6 Bray Court, Catonsville, MD 21228 Yours in service, Sharon Knecht 410-227-0169 nonniek@verizon.net Open to the Public 12:30 pm every Monday in the Post hall Bingo Every Monday with lunch, refreshments and lots of fun and prizes. Lunch served from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm. $4.00 for soup and a sandwich. 3 packages - $6, $11 and $16. A total of 25 games. $20 to a winner of a regular game. Progressive Jackpot Every Week. Auxiliary Chaplain Please notify me as soon as possible if you know of an auxiliary member who is sick, hospitalized, recovering at home or has sadly passed away so that the appropriate remembrance may be sent. The auxiliary offers a funeral / memorial service upon the family request. I wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Darlene Cline Auxiliary Chaplain Unit 109 410-455-0580 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 9
crowds are growing into the mid to upper 40 s. We even toped the 50 player plateau so which increased the prize money across the board. Our players will participate in a survey over the next few weeks to get their perspective on how we are doing, and if they would like to see any changes in our Bingo program. These results will be shared with the Post Commander after 1 st of the year. If there are any changes, they will take effect February 5 th. Bingo players recently ran two 50-50 raffles with the proceeds going to the American Legion National Emergency Relief Fund. A total of $173.00 was collected. A big thanks to the players. It s Back Cash Calendar January Back by popular demand our Cash Calendar Fundraiser will take place January. Look for your tickets in the mail arriving mid November. Please take the time to fill out the ticket stubs and return them along with your money in the envelope provided. Make your check out to Dewey Lowman Unit 109. Also, if you do not wish to participate, please return the unwanted tickets so they can be circulated to others. Your participation is going to help fund our auxiliary projects for the coming year (Veterans Projects, Children s Christmas Party, Community Services, etc.) without your help our funds are limited in what we are able to do! So please help in this endeavor. Additional tickets will be available if needed and also in the lounge. Thank you for your help! Again this year Bingo will be having a Holiday Food Drive starting on Monday November 8 th and running through December 18 th. Players will receive 1 ticket for each non-perishable food item. The winner will receive a Giant Gift Card for $25.00. Over the past 2 years this food drive has averaged over 160 items a year for the needy in our Community working with the Southwest Emergency Services. Bingo will be closed on Monday December 24 and Monday December 31 so that the workers can enjoy the holidays with their loved ones and families. We will reopen for business on Monday January 8 th. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at the number below, or better yet, stop by on Monday s for a 1 st hand view of how we do Bingo at Post 109. The Commander and Finance Officer have stopped in for a quick look. By the Way, the jackpot is growing. Who needs Christmas shopping money???? Mark Sprucebank 410-761-0127 For further information you may contact Lucy Sears at 410-747-7477. Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 10
The Original 27 Flags The 27 Flags Unit honors our flag at events throughout the year. Memorial Day at the Arbutus Flag Pole, July 4th and other parades, Labor day and other occasions. If you are interested in joining a great group of people honoring our flag and its history we meet at 7 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. For info contact John Calvert, Director of the Original 27 Flags at: 410-370-7629. Post 109 Hall Rental Our hall can accommodate both large and small events with ample parking. Call Dot for competitive hall rental prices and the best service around. Dot Meile 410-299-2788. Post Hours Sunday & Monday 1 to 7 pm Tuesday 6 to 11 pm Wednesday & Thursday 12 to 11 pm Friday & Saturday 12 to 1 am 2017-2018 Officers Commander Alicia Knecht 443-554-9754 1st Vice Clyde Thomas 443-917-9821 2nd Vice Gregory Miller 410-247-8681 3rd Vice John Henn 410-789-2019 Adjutant Dick Paronto 410-353-0333 Judge Advocate Pat Miller 410-802-7587 Finance Officer Paul Black 410-788-1588 Chaplain Tonya Green 301-732-9109 Historian John J. Henn 410-789-2019 Service Officer William Ganz 410-418-5597 Sgt.-At-Arms John Calvert 410-370-7629 2017 Flag Raising Schedule The Original 27 Flags Unit along with help from additional post members raise and lower the flags on the poles lining the post driveway. When all the flags are up it is a very impressive site. Please consider taking a little time to meet us at the Legion and help us accomplish this duty. It usually takes less than 30 minutes. Thanks in advance for your help! Flags go up at 8 am and down at 5 pm on the following days: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lincoln s Birthday, Washington s Birthday, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day, American Legion Day, Constitution Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day. Contact Us 1610 Sulphur Spring Road Halethorpe, Maryland 21227 Phone Number: 410-242-5781 Email: Cyclops@AmericanLegionPost109.org Website: www.americanlegionpost109.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/dewey109 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 11
Dewey Lowman Post 109 Department of Maryland 1610 Sulphur Spring Road Halethorpe, MD 21227 Time Dated Material Please Do Not Delay Deliver by November 1 PLACE STAMP HERE IN GOD WE TRUST The American Legion FOR GOD AND COUNTRY AFFIX LABEL HERE The Cyclops November / December 2017 The bimonthly newsletter of American Legion Dewey Lowman Post 109 Bingo Every Monday Lunch At 11:30 am Bingo at 12:30 pm Refreshments Progressive Jackpot Questions? 410-761-0127 27 Flag Meetings 3rd Tuesdays 7 pm. Nov. 21 & Dec. 19 Questions? 410-370-7629 Membership Meetings 3rd Tuesdays 8 pm Nov. 21 & Dec 19 Attend the Meetings and be part of Your Post. Questions? 410-242-5781 Spaghetti Dinners On the 3rd Thursday Nov. 16 & Dec. 21 4 pm to 7 pm $8 includes Spaghetti, meatballs, sausage and salad. Questions? 410-242-5781 Cyclops November / December 2017 Page 12