JUNE 2010

Post Commander, Frank Molina
Auxiliary President, Deirdre Nye
SAL Commander, Jim Bugg
ALR President, Michael Smith
Lead Bartender, Jeff Sweet
Bingo Chairman, Michael Stout
Adjutant, Don Aiton
Editor, Karen Goodman

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Meetings
Auxiliary Meeting, June 2, 6:30p
E-Board Meeting, June 9, 7p
ALR Meeting, June 12, 9a
SAL Meeting, June 16, 6:30p
Post Meeting, June 23, 7p


Officer Installation and Dinner, Post, Auxiliary, Sons and Legion Riders…
Sunday, June 6, 2010, 1p. All are welcomed. Dinner will follow the installation ceremony. Slingo will be held as usual.

June Pot Luck, Monday, June 7, 6:30pm - Bring a dish to share.

ALR Pig Roast, Saturday June 12, join the after-ride roast and dance. Mata will provide the music. For more information see Michael Smith or posters at the Post.

Shuffleboard Night, every Monday night @ 6p. Entry fee, $5.

Pool Night, Every Tuesday @ 6:30p. Happy hour drink prices for all players. The entry fee is $5.

Karaoke, Every Thursday @5:30p. And it’s Taco Night too!!!

Bingo, Every Friday, Doors Open @5p, Early Birds @6:30p, Regular Games @7p. Enjoy the Post 24 Kitchen’s Friday Fish Fry!

Play SLINGO, Saturday 3-5p, sponsored by the SAL and Sunday 3-5p sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary!

The Post 24 Kitchen is now open on Thursday thru Sunday. Come in and enjoy the food. We have a new menu and lower prices….and we have many items that are not deep fried!


FROM THE COMMANDER
Frank Molina

Well members, this will be my last newsletter. As your Commander it was an honor to serve you these last 3 years.
A special thanks goes to Don Aiton and his membership committee. Thank you to our Finance Officer, Jim Burns, for keeping our post finances and for keeping us going. Also thank you Barbara Klein and your bingo staff. Thank you Barbara. Thank you Diedre Nye, President of our Ladies Auxiliary and to its members, for your great support of our Post. Also, to Commander Kim Scott and the Sons of the American Legion, keep up the good work and thank you.
June 6th will be the installation of our new officers. So members, support your new Commander, Mike Stout, 1st Vice David DuBois and 2nd Vice Mike MacFarlan. Join your new officers to help make it through the night.
Thank you for all your help and support through the past years.
For God and Country…Frank Molina


FROM THE AUXILIARY PRESIDENT
Deirdre Nye

Unit 24 Report June 2010.
Here’s wishing you all a wonderful Summer Legion Family. In years past Unit 24 went “dark” for the summer, not this year, as there are many programs in effect that have to be addressed frequently. We will soon be having regular E-Board meetings so that the general meeting will not be so lengthy. We indeed have accomplished so much with our programs and we need to continue to be successful.
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday the Second of June and Pot Luck will be on Monday the 7th of June.
To all of our members that volunteered with the Poppy Program thank you, our Poppy Chairman Susan Schubert has informed me that Tombstone and its visitors were most generous this year.
As you may have heard or seen in the Tombstone Gazette the Legion’s bar tender Mickey Filinuk has a son that was recently deployed. Before his departure, The American Legion Auxiliary presented Cody Filinuk, a graduate of Tombstone High School a promissory certificate for a Garmin Forerunner GPS watch with heart monitor. On Thursday the 27th of May, the watch was given to Mickey to send to his son.
On the 15th of May, Armed Forces Day the Southern Arizona Veterans Health Care System brought their “Blind Vets” for another visit to Tombstone. It is always a pleasure to take them to their favorite places. The OK Corral, the Tombstone Trolley tour and The Bird Cage Theater. This time they had to forgo the Trolley to save their energy for a trip to Davis Monthan later in the day.On the 21st of May, graduation day at Tombstone High School, Joshua Wills received a scholarship of $1,000.00 from Unit 24 Auxiliary, well done Joshua. The wind was blowing hard and the outside seating was full to capacity, 86 young men and women graduated that day.
On Sunday the 6th of June, our newly appointed Officers will be installed. There will be lunch and then at 3pm the Auxiliary will host Slingo.
On Saturday the 12th of June, The American Legion Auxiliary has been invited to march in The Buffalo Soldier Parade behind The American Legion, as we are always proud to be. So look for the sign up sheet in the bar.
On the 17th of June the American Legion yearly Convention is once again being held at Glendale. I look forward to seeing you there. For those members that cannot make it this year, please put it on the calendar for next year. We always return home with great ideas and renewed spirit.
God Bless. Deirdre Nye President Unit 24 Roy Fourr Tombstone

POST AND UNIT NEWS AND VIEWS
Minutes of Executive Committee, 12 May

Ø 1900: Commander Frank Molina called the meeting to order.
Ø Roll taken, all present.
Ø Minutes of the last meeting, Posted and approved.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to pay $25.00 more per month to the cleaning ladies for them to check the trash on a daily basis in the back room and check cleanliness of the hall after the monthly pot luck.
Ø Discussion; Report from house committee chairman, First Vice Commander, from meeting the second Monday of every month at 0900. The Auxiliary is having Bizarre Bizarre Oct. 2nd, no breakfast on the 13th of June, Memorial for Sherrie will be on May 19th from 1730 till 2000, Baloon pop on the 4th of July, shot gun drawing will be on the Sunday of Helldorado, Howard is volunteering to man the Weenie Wagon on Memorial Day, Silver Rose presentation and ride on 9 October.
Ø Discussion/Action: motion made and passed to give the head bartender a $50.00 per week raise.
Ø Discussion; Finance Officer gave a brief on the state of the legion finances, Bingo is on the verge of losing money that issue will be dealt with at the next meeting. The kitchen is losing money, need to keep track of that for another period of time and take action as required.
Ø 2010 motion to adjourn, Commander Frank Molina closed the meeting


Minutes of Regular Meeting, 26 May

Ø 1900: Commander Frank Molina called the meeting to order.
Ø Roll taken, All officers present, with the exception of Kenny.
Ø Minutes of last meeting approved, posted on bulletin board.
Ø Finance Officer briefed on state of A.L. accounts, finance report approved subject to audit and posted on bulletin board.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to accept transferring members.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to give $45.00 for Buffalo Soldiers Parade.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to continue giving $200.00 per month to the food bank for the next year or as necessary.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to pay $200.00 for music services to Mata, for the ALR “Pig Roast” on June 12th.
Ø Discussions; Members thanked for their support by outgoing commander Frank Molina. Memorial Day activities 0730 ceremony at the cemetery after the placement of flags at 0630, Ceremony in front of the legion at 1100. There will be a ceremony at the Veterans Cemetery at 1400 in Sierra Vista with a reception at the VFW to follow. There is a golf tournament in the planning stages with the Marine Corps League to support Wounded Warriors in the fall. The “Boots for the Troops” campaign will be over on Memorial Day.

Ø 1955 Commander Frank Molina closed the meeting.

Happy Birthday

Susan Schubert, James Fought and Carol Ramsey June 3, Julia Goodman June 4, Kathy Smith June 6, Steve Phillips and Gene Simpson June 10, Tom McClure June 12, US Army (1775) June 14, William Charon and Ron Rogers June 15, Jake Gessner June 16, Elaine Perry June 22, Dick Bauer June 23, George Jones and John Escarcega June 25, Sharon Harris June 28, Cathy Traywick June 29