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ORG Special Interest Articles WOOFStock 6 Flu Shot Clinic 10 MEETING INFO Legionnaire General: 2nd Thursday 6PM Legionnaire E-Board: 1st Wednesday 6PM S.A.L General: 3rd Tuesday 6PM A.L.A. General: 1st Sunday 10:00 AM A.

General.: 3rd Sunday 9 AM House Committee: Monday 6PM Highlights from Inside Commander s Corner 2 A.L.A. Announcement 2 New Members 3 S.A.L. Update 3 A.L.R.

t want to miss! FRIDAY, October 21 st 7PM 8PM Bar Close Haunted Halloween Trivia Scary Karaoke Post 91 Back Lot Campout The fun starts on Friday as the pig goes on the fire around 3PM.

1 1 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER American Legion Post 91 October 2011 Volume 2 Issue 9 Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post 91, 922 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler AZ, (480) Special Interest Articles WOOFStock 6 Flu Shot Clinic 10 MEETING INFO Legionnaire General: 2nd Thursday 6PM Legionnaire E-Board: 1st Wednesday 6PM S.A.L General: 3rd Tuesday 6PM A.L.A. General: 1st Sunday 10:00 AM A.L.A. E-Board: 1st Thursday 6:30 PM A.L.R General.: 3rd Sunday 9 AM House Committee: Monday 6PM Highlights from Inside Commander s Corner 2 A.L.A. Announcement 2 New Members 3 S.A.L. Update 3 A.L.R. Message 4 Club News 4 Sick Call 4 October Calendar 7 Post 91 Sponsors 8 If you attended last year s Halloween Pig Roast and Costume Dance, you know that it s a weekend long event and an event you don t want to miss! FRIDAY, October 21 st 7PM 8PM Bar Close Haunted Halloween Trivia Scary Karaoke Post 91 Back Lot Campout The fun starts on Friday as the pig goes on the fire around 3PM. Bring your tents, campers, trailers, lawn chairs and sleeping bags (and coolers) to stay the night and keep the pig cooker awake. We usually have a fire and roast marshmallows & dogs, play games and as always, have a great time. SATURDAY, October 22 nd 8AM 4-6PM 7PM 10PM 2 nd Annual Halloween Pig Roast & Costume Party Saturday, Oct. 22 nd Net Proceeds go to Boys & Girls State Haunted Bloody Mary Bar Pig Roast Dinner (including Roasted Turkey) Costume Dance Costume Contest Roasted Pig and Turkey will be served as well as Pot Luck dishes prepared by Post 91 members. Wear your costume to the dinner or change afterwards. Costume dance and party starts at 7PM with the contest being at 10PM. Prizes will be awarded. Costume categories will be announced so watch our Facebook page, Quick Announcements and flyers in the Post for details. Is this for Post members only? No. Post members can sign in guests to the event so bring your friends, plan your costumes and we ll see you at the party! Upcoming Events 9 Post Leadership 10

We have made progress on getting the meeting room in shape (Thanks Jerry); the planning for Octoberfest (Great Job Pat and crew); September 11 th memorial; Not So Bingo is fully up and running; the

financing we are going to be able to get; and we had a great appreciation party for Gary Pelkey for bar manager appreciation night. Thanks to all for making all these things happen.

While you are at it, please bring down some friends and family. We are continually looking for new members to grow the Post.

2 2 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER ` Commander s Corner Post 91Commander Randy Stitch Soutiere commander@azlegion91.org FALL Post 91 Bar Hours Noon Close Mon-Sat 10AM-Close Sunday September has been a very busy month. We have made progress on getting the meeting room in shape (Thanks Jerry); the planning for Octoberfest (Great Job Pat and crew); September 11 th memorial; Not So Bingo is fully up and running; the Honor Guard is forming up nicely; the broaster is fully installed and the Saucy Chicks are cooking up some great Broasteresque chicken; the building committee is ready to find out what type of financing we are going to be able to get; and we had a great appreciation party for Gary Pelkey for bar manager appreciation night. Thanks to all for making all these things happen. Without all your support, they would not have been as successful as they were. October is looking even busier, so please come out and support the Post functions and have a great time. While you are at it, please bring down some friends and family. We are continually looking for new members to grow the Post. We not only need the input of new ideas, but we also need members who will engage and volunteer to help and organize the functions and all that we do at the Post. And speaking of membership, please renew your memberships for the 2012 year. The State has set some ambitious goals for us this year to reach 100%, so please get your dues to Gary and try to bring in some new members. It would be great to achieve 100% by the end of November. It would make for a great celebration at the Early Bird Dinner this year. Thank you again for all your support and participation. You are all making Post 91 a great place to be a part of. You make it fun, and we continue to do great things for our Veterans and Veteran organizations. Yours in service, Stitch Auxiliary Announcements Unit 91 Auxiliary 1 st Vice Gina Soutiere Gina.Soutiere@att.net SUNDAY FUNDAY SHIRTS! Order your Post 91 Sunday Funday Shirt today. Below logo on the back and an option of putting your favorite team logo on the front! Order forms are available at the Post. Various shirt styles are available. Cost $ $ Profits are split between ALA and SAL. Pat asked me to take on this month s article while she was busy putting last minute touches on Oktoberfest. By the time you re reading this, you ll know how successful Oktoberfest was. We had volunteers from all four Post entities as well as other Posts and even non-post members involved. Thanks so much to everyone for all your help! And to Pat Thank you for chairing our Inaugural Oktoberfest Event! I know it wasn t an easy job! September and October are both just crazy busy. This past month we had 8 Post members partner with Post 35 to run bingo at the VA Home. This is something each post in the district does at least once a year. We had a great showing from our Post so thank you! We had a great turnout for our 9-11 event as well! There wasn t even room to walk in the Post! We wrapped up September by attending a luncheon where 2 of our 4 boys that we sponsored for Boys & Girls State last year gave presentations about their experiences. Auxiliary Membership for 2012 is doing very well and we are already at 57% of our goal with 67 members which is ahead of schedule! If you have not paid your 2012 dues, please give them to me or to the bartender and I will get you your card! Don t forget about the A.L.A. recruiting contest as well. Be sure to put your name on the back of any application forms for folks you recruit so you get credit for bringing in a new member! Don t forget about your children and grandchildren! Let s get more junior members signed up as well. They are the future of our Post. A.L.A. will be placing a drop box in the Post to collect items for goodie bags that we will be filling and taking to the veterans in the V.A. Home on Veterans Day. We want to fill at least 50 bags. We need individually wrapped snack items such as nuts or crackers, pudding or apple sauce packs, hats, pins, puzzle books, pens, pencils, any small item that can be placed in 10x10 bags that you feel those in the home would enjoy. Non- Alcoholic beverages like O Douls are a hit as well. Supporting our troops, our family and our freedom, Gina Soutiere 1 st Vice President

Gary Pelkey, Senior Vice Welcome New & Transferring Members Legionnaires * Travis Cain * Ken Travis * Derick Alexander * Gary Neal * Dustin Beasley * Conrad Jonse * Richard Kolb * John Koriner *

3 3 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER 3 Membership Report Membership is growing as normal. We are currently at 110 or 52% of our 2012 legionnaire membership goal which is ahead of schedule. Thank you all for your continued recruiting. We have very nice members at Post 91. Gary Pelkey, Senior Vice Welcome New & Transferring Members Legionnaires * Travis Cain * Ken Travis * Derick Alexander * Gary Neal * Dustin Beasley * Conrad Jonse * Richard Kolb * John Koriner * Patrick Tracey * Ramon Granillo * Eric McGregory * Holly Cranillo * Kenneth Miller * Charles Wade Auxiliary * Tina Hurler * Kathryn Bedient * Nan Taylor S.A.L. * Tom Beresic A.L.R. * Scott Hurler Does anybody know what time it is? S.A.L. Squadron 91 Where did this year go? It is hard to imagine that it is October already. Time for Fall Conference and getting ready for all of Post 91 upcoming activities. Let s start with Fall Conference on October 28, 29, 30. SAL meeting date is Oct. 29, 2011 at the Carefree Resort in Carefree, Arizona and starts at 9:00 sharp. The Post 91 SAL had a great membership showing at the June conference and I hope that we can get even more members to show up for this one. The weather will be cooler and it is important to see all the good things that get done. I ask all SAL members to show up at this meeting and let s show em how Post 91 rolls. If you have any questions please see me or Tim Harvey for details. Put this date in your calendar and I ll see you there. I was amazed with the immediate support from several Post members in regards to the G.I. Josh program. Once the story is told of how we buy these cute little stuffed dogs with camouflage bandanas To hand out to soldiers who are being deployed for their small sons or daughters at home. The dogs become a great talking point when the soldiers get a chance to call home or write a letter. You know How s Josh doin? Is he being Good? Is he keeping you company? etc. I want to say a big Thank You to Ernie, Will and Tina all who stepped up and donated money to the GI Josh program. I hope to take this great cause to the next level soon and have it be a Post wide event. More details will come once I get done with Oktoberfest. (By the time you read this Oktoberfest will be over) I would like everyone know that the G I josh Program has been such a great success that it is now going to become a National program. (Can you say awesome?) I have been watching the last few days and am I m sure you have too. Jerry Willwater has been working on the meeting room and it is starting to take shape. Thank You Jerry. FREE POPCORN NOW AVAILABLE WHEN THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED Membership is always going to be mentioned when I write these little notes. We need to keep our Eye on the ball and always recruit new members for the Post. I also want to remind everyone to renew their 2012 membership cards (You know who you are) and please, please, please contact Tim Harvey or myself to update any contact information. Also there are contact update sheets on the podium at that Post and just fill it out and give it to the bartender. You can also contact me at jeffpost91@gmail.com Until next month I wish you all a Blessed Day. Jeff Slaboch SAL Commander

With these members, we totaled 31 people, and were warmly welcomed upon arrival. We will have to have you all come along again sometime.

4 - 4 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER September is behind us and the temperature is dropping. Please help me welcome and support our new officer; Sgt. at Arms, Ernie Ponicki and our newest rider, Scott Hurler. Thank you to the Post members that accompanied us, thru the dust storm, to Post 117 for their Casino night and steak fry. With these members, we totaled 31 people, and were warmly welcomed upon arrival. We will have to have you all come along again sometime. The raffle bike is in our hands and we re selling tickets fast, so don t miss out on your chance to win; only 300 tickets will be sold! Raffle tickets are available from any ALR member, and at the bar. Yes, you can even put it on a credit card! The get to know your post maps will soon be back, and it s fun for all. Buy a map from the bartender and get out, seeing our state and meeting some great folks in other posts. Please buy at least one drink and tip your bartender. Map sale proceeds benefit Veteran Rehab Centers in Tucson, Phoenix, and Prescott. We continue to look for opportunities to serve veterans and their families on the local level, where we can shake their hands and see their smiles, and have some fun along the way! David Baker ALR 91 President A.L.R. Message CLUB NEWS The club is progressing as usual. Our laptop has lots of music on it thanks to Gina. There is a book there for your requests to be entered so come down and enjoy the free music. We are now open at 10 AM on Sundays for our NFL Package. Thank you all for my appreciation party last Sunday. It was a shock to me and I really appreciate it more than you know. Thank you all again. You are great members. Bingo is doing fine and I believe members are enjoying it. Thanks, Tim and the gang. Gary Pelkey Club Manager From the Desk of the Saucy Chicks Broasted Chicken is here!!! That s right, we finally have the broaster working and we re cranking out broasted chicken! A huge thank you to Curtis, Jim and everyone who helped us get the broaster fixed and working. Toni and Kimbo SICK CALL Bob Jordon, Legionnaire, Bob is doing well in the Hospice program and really appreciates visitors and all those Post 91 members who have been picking him up and bringing him by the Post. Dave Moreland, Legionnaire, was in a near fatal motorcycle accident and is still in Osborn Scottsdale Hospital. Another Post 138 rider, Barry, was also critically injured and is in the same hospital. Please keep both of these men and their families in your thoughts and prayers Kitchen News Saucy Chicks Grill & Catering WEEKLY MENU OPEN TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY 5-9 PM FRIDAY and SATURDAY 5-10PM Burgers Hot Dogs Chicken Fingers Chicken Wings Chicken Quesadillas Fresh Salads Fries Onion Rings and more Check out their full menu ON-LINE at

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6 6 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER CALLING ALL POST 91 DOG LOVERS!! Are you looking for new ways to support vets? Do you want to get outside for some fresh air? Tired of leaving your dog at home when you re fund raising at the Post? Post 91 will have a booth at this this year s Woofstock event in Chandler! We are looking for volunteers to work in the booth and participate in the fun! We will be selling doggie Support our Troops T-Shirts and bottles of water to help raise money for the G.I. Josh Dog program. We will also be recruiting new members and seeking business sponsors who might want to help support our Post and our Programs in the future. A volunteer sign-up sheet will be on the Guest Book podium or you can Betsy Jo at fairnuff@aol.com to let her know you want to help. The City of Chandler gives all proceeds from the Woofstock event to the American Service Animal Society, a 501 (c) 3 dedicated to enabling disabled veterans to live a more productive life through the use of service animals. What a great cause! There is registration for the event on-line at You and your dog (or team of dogs) can participate in the fund raising walks and stop by the Post 91 booth as well! There is a $20 advance fee per walking team ($25 day of event) for one of 3 distances: 3.5k, 1k or 400 meters. Hope to see you and your Fido's!

Ken Smith Cindy Vail Ron Wurtz Greg Hauersperger Lesa Matthews Cindy McKenzie 1 OKTOBERFEST!! NOT SO BINGO 3:00-5:00PM 2 Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games! 3 $1.

Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games ALA General Mtg. 10am Honor Guard Mtg. 3PM 10 $1.75 Domestics 12-6pm FOOTBALL!! 11 12 13 General Mtg. 6pm 14 BIRTHDAY BASH!

7 Calendar 7 AMERICAN of Post LEGION POST Events SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER October 2011 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Carol Brown Nell Gray Chris Helvoight Sheila Pelkey DeAnn Rawson Pat Slaboch Becky Sotack Marie Gibb Gibney Danielle Isch Henry Ivey Donald Kulig Kermit Ludwig Kenneth Miller Joe Remeika Mike Simon Ken Smith Cindy Vail Ron Wurtz Greg Hauersperger Lesa Matthews Cindy McKenzie 1 OKTOBERFEST!! NOT SO BINGO 3:00-5:00PM 2 Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games! 3 $1.75 Domestics 12-6pm FOOTBALL!! 4 5 Legionnaire E-Board 6PM 6 A.L.A. E-Board 5:30 A.L.A. 7 Karaoke 8PM-Close 8 NOT SO BINGO 3:00-5:00PM 9 Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games ALA General Mtg. 10am Honor Guard Mtg. 3PM 10 $1.75 Domestics 12-6pm FOOTBALL!! General Mtg. 6pm 14 BIRTHDAY BASH! Karaoke 8PM-Close 15 NOT SO BINGO 3:00-5:00PM 16 Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games A.L.R. Mtg 9am 17 $1.75 Domestics 12-6pm FOOTBALL!! House Committee Mtg. 6pm 18 S.A.L. General Mtg Karaoke 8PM-Close POST 91 BACK LOT CAMP OUT 22 HALLOWEEN PIG ROAST 4-6 COSTUME DANCE 7-? 23 Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games 24 $1.75 Domestics 12-6pm FOOTBALL!! American Legion Fall Conference Karaoke 8PM-Close 29 American Legion Fall Conference NOT SO BINGO 3:00-5:00PM 30 American Legion Fall Conference Sunday Fun Day! Hot Dogs, Potluck, Football & Games

8 8 Business Ads are now on the Website as well! AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER American Legion Post 91 family members, please show these sponsors our support and let them know you re showing your patronage due to their willingness to place an ad on our newsletter! Free Basic Home Warranty or Appraisal on Close of Escrow when you mention this Ad. Century 21 Platinum Real Estate 2141 E Pecos Rd Chandler, AZ Packaging, Shipping, Janitorial and Food Service Leader in Custom Packaging. YOUR AD COULD BE HERE AND ON THE WEB!! See Bar Tender for Details. See these ads also at:

Please keep these things in mind as you start planning your holiday shopping! Thanksgiving Pies A.L.A. and S.A.L. will be selling certificates for Village Inn Pies for the holidays to raise money.

You buy the certificate from us and take it to any one of several Christmas Tree lots to select and pick up your tree! Operation Home Front Ad

Inaugural Beer Olympics (CANCELED) Texas Hold em Tournaments Saturday, November 12th AND Saturday, December 17th Country Style Line and Couple Dance Lessons tentative Specific November dates

Come in for a great country style home cooked meal and wear your cowboy gear! We ll be two-stepping and boot scootin all night long!

9 9 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER Weekends are Fun at Post 91! Kick start your weekends with... Friday Night Karaoke 8PM Continue the party on Saturday with... Saturday : Not So Bingo : at 3PM : Keep the party going with... Sunday Funday 10AM-Bar Close HOLIDAY NOTES It s hard to believe but the holidays are upon us! Please keep these things in mind as you start planning your holiday shopping! Thanksgiving Pies A.L.A. and S.A.L. will be selling certificates for Village Inn Pies for the holidays to raise money. What better way to save you time this Thanksgiving and support the Post at the same time! Christmas Trees A.L.A. and S.A.L. will be selling certificates for Christmas Trees to raise money. You buy the certificate from us and take it to any one of several Christmas Tree lots to select and pick up your tree! Operation Home Front Adopted Military Family AND V.A. Hospital Christmas Gift Store We will have an Angel Tree and a drop box for items for both of these causes. Keep this in mind as you plan your shopping. OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS American Legion Fall Conference Weekend of October 28th, 29th &30th Refer to the last page of August s Legionnaire Newsletter for registration information. Many Post 91 members already have hotel rooms reserved so reserve your room today! Inaugural Beer Olympics (CANCELED) Texas Hold em Tournaments Saturday, November 12th AND Saturday, December 17th Country Style Line and Couple Dance Lessons tentative Specific November dates to be announced Early Bird Dinner and Boot Scootin Country Dance Saturday, December 3rd Event to raise money for the Operation Home Front Adopt a Family Holiday Program. Come in for a great country style home cooked meal and wear your cowboy gear! We ll be two-stepping and boot scootin all night long! *Post 91 VOLUNTEER REPORT From May 1, 2011 thru September 15, Post 91 Members donated a total of ~3,000 hours, ~14,000 miles, and ~$16,000 to veteran and community related programs. Thank you! *Totals based on amounts logged by volunteers in Volunteer Log Books located on the side of the Guest Book Podium and\or submitted by Post Entity Officer prior to publishing this newsletter. Are you reporting your hours? 9

10 10 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post N. Alma School Rd. Chandler, AZ (480) October 2011 Newsletter LEADERSHIP Legion Officers Commander: Randy Soutiere Senior Vice: Gary Pelkey Jr. Vice: Curtis Sherwood Finance Officer: Donald Burnham Dave Baker Chaplain: Mike Simon Judge Advocate: Glenn White Adjutant: John JD Geiser Past Commander: Glenn White Elected E-Board Members: Jim Faltermeier Joe Remeika Will Hemphill Service officer: Bryant Laning Historian: Marie Gibb Gibney Auxiliary Officers President: Pat Slaboch 1 st Vice: Gina Soutiere 2 nd Vice: (Vacant) Secretary: Sharon Chapman Treasurer: Barb White Historian: Ashley White Chaplain: Kim Scianni Arms: Brenda Freeman Elected E-Board Members: Sheila Pelkey Mary Grant (Vacant) S.A.L.Officers Commander: Jeff Slaboch Senior Vice: Tim Harvey Jr. Vice: Jimmy Freeman Finance Officer: Gary Barros Chaplain: James Fuller Historian: John Anderson NEW Adjutant: James Fuller Arms: Chris Balsley Jr. Past Commander: Bob Hath A.L.R.Officers President: Dave Baker Vice President: Ron Andrews Treasurer: Chuck Chapman Secretary: <Vacant> Arms: Ernie Ponicki Road Captain: Everett Ward Membership Chair: Gary Pelkey Chaplain: Terry Schroeder Historian: Marie Gibney Gibb WAYNE V. MCMARTIN AMERICAN LEGION POST N. ALMA SCHOOL RD CHANDLER AZ CUSTOMER NAME CVS Pharmacy has partnered with Post 91 and will be holding a Flu Shot Clinic here at Post 91 on Saturday, October 15 th from Noon 4PM. Those with Medicare Part A & B or Tricare can get the shot for FREE. If you have other insurance, there may be a minimal fee. ASK THE BARTENDER FOR A FLU SHOT PACKET so you can fill out your insurance information and get pre-approved to save time. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. Other Leaders: Club Manager: Gary Pelkey Post Communications: Gina Soutiere Kitchen Coordination & House Committee Chair: Curtis Sherwood

October 2012 Volume 3, Issue 10

October 2012 Volume 3, Issue 10 Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post 91, 922 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler AZ, 85224 (480) 855-3268 WWW.AZLEGION91.ORG MEETING INFO Legionnaire General: 2nd Thursday 6:00