JANUARY 2008
Commander Hunemuller called the January monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 13 officers present, and 8 officers excused.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve January minutes was made by Mattfeld, second by Franny. Carried.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Kammeyer: Excused.
2nd Vice Hagarty: Total dollar amount for the Programs reporting shows June 2007 to November 2007 is $173,250.69. We are planning a Pancake Breakfast for March 8, 2008 with cooperation with the VFW and the American Legion. Anyone interested in a bus trip this summer to watch a Cubs game, get in contact with me.
3d Vice Frohn: Excused. 320 steaks sold in December.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was Don Shellenberger. Moved to accept by Mattfeld, second by Fingeroos. Carried.
Adjutant Remington: No Report
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report.
Judge Advocate Stich: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: Excused.
Editor Mattfeld: No Report.
SOA Advisor Brown: No report.
Service Officer Bruce: Excused.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: We had an Honor Guard breakfast where several items were discussed.
Bugler Stych: Excused.
Historian : No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: No Report.
Parks Jasper: No Report.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Nelson : Excused
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: Excused.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees: The new sign has been installed on the front entrance. We renewed our membership in the Chamber of Commerce. Audit of the Trustees books will be completed this month. The Board will revisit the Saturday night bands issue at their next meeting. They will also receive bids on a new copy machine.
Retirees: Fifteen retirees met. Donated $500.00 to the TEE Tournament.
Riders Hankins: Riders membership dues for 2008 are now due. They are $10.00 for the year and will probably go up next year due to National Riders coming on board. That will wait until National Convention in Orlando. The Riders will be meeting on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1:00 PM during the winter months. The Riders will be doing the steak fry on March 1st and plan to hold a 50/50 raffle that night.
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Motion by Klodt to add to the Post By-laws a committee to be named Veterans Relief fund and to have the Commander, Finance Officer, and the Adjutant be members of this committee and to develop criteria in order to assist veterans. Second by Fingeroos. Carried.
Hagarty moved and Shellenberger second a motion to pay for the Honor Guard breakfast bill of $144.96 and to take this expenditure out of the Honor Guard account. Carried.
Shellenberger made a motion to expend $96.00 to purchase the current version of Quick Books for non-profit businesses. Mattfeld second the motion. Carried.
Motion by Mattfeld to have an account at the Post Office of $200.00 to pay for the postage of the newsletters. The Post Office could then charge that account the cost of the mailing of the newsletters and the post would replenish the account back up to $200.00. Schmidt second the motion and after much discussion the motion was defeated.
Motion to adjourn was made at 7:40.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
FEBRUARY 2008
Commander Hunemuller called the February monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 12 officers present, and 8 officers excused, and 2 absent.
The charter was draped for Howard Hveem.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve January minutes was made by Mattfeld, second by Franny. Carried.
Ron Devoll asked to speak to the body concerning us supporting him when he addressed the city council requesting reduced rates for veterans when they participated at the Water Park and to relocated the plaque on the Hibbs Bridge. No action was taken on this request.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Kammeyer: Excused. Commander Hunemuller gave the membership report as follows. Life – 627; 399 renewals and 48 new; 2 transfers 2 new life and one conversion to life for a total of 1079.
2nd Vice Hagarty: Total dollar amount for the Programs reporting shows June 2007 to November 2007 is $173,250.69. Program valuation YTD stands at $6,483.19 for a total from June 2007 to present of $179,733.88. We are planning a Pancake Breakfast for March 8, 2008 with cooperation with the VFW and the American Legion. Anyone interested in a bus trip this summer to watch a Cubs game, get in contact with me.
3d Vice Frohn: Excused. 385 steaks sold in January.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was Don Shellenberger. Moved to accept by Mattfeld, second by Fingeroos. Klodt stated that in one of the past business meeting there was a motion that carried to do away with the Community Services account. Why is it still being carried on the books? Commander Hunemuller stated that it would be taken care of. Carried.
Adjutant Remington: No Report
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report.
Judge Advocate Stich: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: Excused.
Editor Mattfeld: No Report.
SOA Advisor Brown: Absent.
Service Officer Bruce: Worked on two requests.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: We had 4 funerals with full military rites.
Bugler Stych: Excused.
Historian : No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: No Report.
Parks Jasper: Absent.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Nelson : Excused
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: Eight cadet graduates. This means that we will need 8 hats, 8 books and 8 frames for the graduating cadets.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees: The Trustees voted to purchase a new copy machine. Each subordinate will share in the cost. Also voted to build storage rack/cabinets above the cabinets in the office. It was also voted to prohibit buying or selling of the gaming tickets on AMVETS property. We are also requesting a ruling of this from the Department of Inspection and Appeals. We also voted to underwrite a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 towards a deserving ROTC Cadet. The Trustees will fund this scholarship for this year with the Post funding it in future years utilizing funds from the sale of White Clovers.
Retirees: Fifteen retirees met. Donated $500.00 to the TEE Tournament.
Riders Hankins: Excused. Snow bound in Des Moines.
Old Business:
The Post will be the recipient of the Cornerstone Award at this year’s Sturgis Falls Celebration.
Frohn will chair a committee consisting of two AMVETS, Two trustees, two Auxiliary and two SOA members concerning the future of the Saturday Night Steak Fries. He is to bring back a report to the body at the March meeting.
New Business:
Klodt moved that the memorabilia stored in the attic be donated to the Grout Museum for their Veterans Museum if they want the items. Carried.
Commander Hunemuller announced that Vets For Freedom will be hosting a forum on the Iraq War on March 26 at 10:00 AM in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Auditorium.
Frohn moved that the Post accept the $500 from the Trustees for the ROTC Scholarship and that the name of the Scholarship be “Guy W. Iversen ROTC Scholarship.” Lugg second the motion. Carried.
Frohn moved that the Post donate $500.00 to the above named scholarship to make the scholarship $1,000. Ihnen second the motion. Carried.
Ihnen moved that all future ROTC Scholarships to be totally funded by the Post utilizing White Clover money. Lugg second the motion. Carried
Klodt and Ihnen will meet with the ROTC program director and they will decide the criteria for the scholarship and will also decide the recipient of the Scholarship.
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:02.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
MARCH 2008
Acting Commander Hagarty called the March monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 15 officers present, and 6 officers excused, and 1 absent.
The charter was draped for Thomas Turner, Elton Olmstead, and Vernon Nicholson.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve February minutes was made by Stich, second by Ihnen. Carried.
Auxiliary member Diane Kline spoke to the body and expressed her thanks for the flag presentation, flag folding, and posting and retiring of the colors at North Cedar Elementary School.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Kammeyer: Absent.
2nd Vice Hagarty: Year to date programs reporting for the post is $210,394.44. Pancake breakfast is set to go on the 8th of this month. Could still use more volunteers. Bowling report states that there is only 3 weeks to go and that Mr. Hagarty has more pins, 8,497, than Barry Remington, 6,824. It doesn’t matter that Mr. Remington was not able to bowl for 5 weeks.
3d Vice Frohn: Excused. 350 steaks sold in February.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was Don Shellenberger.
Adjutant Remington: No Report
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report.
Judge Advocate Stich: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: Excused.
Editor Mattfeld: No Report.
SOA Advisor Brown: Sons pool tournament was very well received and everyone had a good time. The Sons golf tournament will be held at Pheasant Ridge on June 22 and this year it will be 18 holes. Two person best shot with starting time yet to be determined.
Service Officer Bruce: Worked on one request.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: We had 3 funerals with full military rites. Had a flag presentation at North Cedar Elementary School.
Bugler Stych: Excused.
Historian : No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: No Report.
Parks Jasper: Stated that he had some money for the finance officer and needed to get the disk so that he could update the names on it.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Nelson : Excused
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: He and Klodt met with the LTC at the ROTC office and came up with criteria for the ROTC Scholarship. After discussion it was decided that they would go back and express the concerns that the body has and see if the criteria can be tweaked.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees: The Trustees are still waiting for information from the Department of Inspection and Appeals concerning the gaming machines. There are several questions that have come up that require a ruling from that agency. No response from them and we have not had any response from them in the last three months. Standing Rules were approved and they will be presented to the post body yet tonight. Audit of the Trustees books has been completed and there have been some questions concerning procedures.
Retirees: Thirteen retirees met.
Riders Hankins: 17 people met on the 1st of March for the monthly Riders meeting. We were able to sign up 7 new Riders, 3 new Sons of AMVETS, and 2 new AMVETS. The April meeting will be see nomination of new officers with the election being held in May. Planning has started on the two Poker Runs that will be conducted this year. One to be held in May and the other in September. Future meetings will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturdays for the Summer months.
Old Business:
Frohn reported that the meeting to be held concerning the Saturday night steak fries had to be cancelled due to the weather. A meeting will be held this month.
New Business:
Bob Hagarty moved that the post pay for its share of the new copier, $260.81. Schmidt seconds the motion. Carried.
Acting Commander Hagarty requested a motion to name the nominating committee with Barry Remington, Chair, Jim Kleinmeyer, and Marv Ihnen. Mattfeld moved and Shellenberger second the motion. Carried.
Remington read the changes to the Standing Rules. They will be brought back on to the floor next month for a vote on the changes.
Ron Devoll spoke to the body again concerning reduced rates for veterans at the swimming pool, and recreation center. He also spoke concerning a trip to the Minneapolis VA Hospital to visit the brain injury center for vets.
DeVoll moved that the Post support his movement to have reduced rates at the swimming pool and the recreation center. Mattfeld second the motion. After much discussion, all of it against the motion, it was voted on and was soundly defeated.
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:35.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
APRIL 2008
Commander Hunemuller called the April monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 19 officers present, and 2 officers excused.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve March minutes was made by Stich, second by Ihnen. Carried.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Kammeyer: Excused. 627 Life members, 408 renewals, 3 transfers, 3 new life, 1 coversion to life, and 48 new for a total of 1,090
2nd Vice Hagarty: Last year at this time our reporting total for programs was $344,833.97 and this year during the same time frame the total is $222,994.86. We are approximately down $121,000 from last year. Let’s get our programs reported so that we can surpass last years total. Pancake breakfast was held on March 8th, and the split of the money between the VFW and the Legion will be made later on in the meeting.
3d Vice Frohn: A total of 376 steaks were sold during the month of March.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was given by finance officer Sullivan.
Adjutant Remington: No Report
Provost Marshal Schmidt: Requested that someone volunteer to take charge of the Color Guard for the Sturgis Falls parade since he would not be available to do this. Marv Mattfeld will be in charge after volunteering.
Judge Advocate Stich: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: No Report.
Editor Mattfeld: A total of 1,258 newsletters were sent out. 185 went to the auxiliary, 147 to the SOA.
SOA Advisor Brown: The SOA voted to sponsor a softball team this year.
Service Officer Bruce: Had no requests this past month. Announced that the Department of AMVETS has a National Service Officer in the Federal Building in Des Moines and his name is Harold Wiggins.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: We had 1 funeral with full military rites. Had a flag presentation.
Bugler Stych: Excused.
Historian: No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: No Report.
Parks Jasper: No Report.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Nelson: Had a very good steak fry when they had the kitchen.
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: He and Klodt met with the LTC at the ROTC office and established the criteria for the ROTC Scholarship. This will be presented under Old Business. Need 6 volunteers for the books at the award ceremony.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees: We established a new record last month for utilities for the Home. $2,652.16 was our bill. We are looking for a new janitor. Will be taking bids on new partitions and doors for the ladies restroom. A committee has been set up to look at kitchen expenses and revenue.
Retirees: Fourteen retirees met. They voted to donate $300.00 towards the purchase of new jackets for the Honor Guard.
Riders Hankins: Friday the Riders will be holding the meat raffle. I attended the NEC meeting in DC and met with several different Rider groups from several different states. Attended the Riders NEC meeting where we voted to approve a new National Constitution and By-Laws, which will be ratified at the upcoming National Convention. Displayed the official Riders uniform. The Riders will be holding their first Poker Run of the year on May 3rd starting at 10:00 AM. We will also be holding the steak fry that Saturday night. Our next meeting is April 12th, at 1:00 PM and I would hope that all of the members of the Riders attend this meeting, which includes those of you that a support members since this will be nomination of officers.
Special Report:
The second blood drive of the year was held on March 24th. Thirty-one donors showed up and 29 units of blood were collected. Thanks to the Auxiliary for supplying the cookies and staffing the recovery area. Thanks to the post for the juice and a special thanks to Don Neese for covering the registration. The drawing of the $25.00 gift certificate to Peppers was won by David Hubbard from Parkersburg. Our next blood drive will be May 19th and July 21st.
Old Business:
Remington moved and Hagarty second the motion to accept the Standing Rules which were distributed at last months business meeting. Carried.
Frohn presented checks to the VFW and the American Legion for their participation in the pancake breakfast. Each received $963.00
New Business:
Ihnen moved to accept the Memorandum of Understanding between AMVETS Post 49 and the UNI ROTC unit at UNI for establishing the criteria for the Post 49 ROTC Scholarship. Carried.
Mattfeld moved that the Honor Guard be authorized to purchase new jackets for the Honor Guard and that the funds be taken from the Honor Guard account. Second by Nelson. Carried.
Mattfeld moved that the Post pay for the embroidering of the jackets. Second by Kleinmeyer. Carried.
Jasper moved that $500.00 be donated to the ROTC Scholarship and the money be taken from the paper recycling account. Mattfeld second the motion. Carried.
Jasper moved that $500.00 be donated to the Auxiliary and the money be taken from the paper recycling account. Nelson second the motion. Carried.
Commander Hunemuller announced that April 26th was Community Day at College Square Mall and that we can set up a booth. He will ask Hagarty to take over this project.
Nominations for officers 2008-2009 were made:
Commander Tom Hagarty
1st Vice Commander Bob Frohn
2nd Vice Commander Vacant
3rd Vice Commander Vacant
Finance Officer Bob Sullivan
Adjutant Barry Remington
Provost Marshal Glenn Lugg
Judge Advocate Reino Stich
Trustees Rick Fingeroos
Steve Hunemuller
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:15.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
MAY 2008
Commander Hunemuller called the May monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 14 officers present, and 5 officers excused and one absent.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve April minutes was made by Frohn second by Kammeyer. Carried.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Kammeyer: We have 630 Life members, 410 renewals, and 51 new members for a total of 1097 members.
2nd Vice Hagarty: Total volunteer hours donated to our post add up to $259,439.85 year to date. We are $85,394.12 behind last year at the same time frame. Theme for this years Sturgis Falls Parade is “Hometown Heroes”. I want to thank everyone who has assisted me this past year as 2nd Vice Commander.
3d Vice Frohn: A total of 417 steaks were sold during the month of April.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was given by finance officer Sullivan.
Adjutant Remington: Passed around the sign-up sheet for delegates to the State Convention June 6-8 in Marshalltown.
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report
Judge Advocate Stich: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: No Report.
Editor Mattfeld: Excused.
SOA Advisor Brown: Absent.
Service Officer Bruce: Had two requests this past month. Have attempted to contact the new National Service Officer in Des Moines have not been able to do so.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: Excused. We had 2 funerals with full military rites.
Bugler Stych: No Report
Historian: No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: No Report.
Parks Jasper: Excused.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Nelson: Announced that Ben Kline is the new Juniors President.
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: The Commissioning ceremony for ROTC will be held this Saturday morning. Meet at the Post at 7:30 AM for the ceremony beginning at 8:00 AM. The cadet selected to receive the First ROTC Scholarship is Matthew Nielson.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees Klodt: We will be interviewing for the janitor’s job this week. A committee has been formed to review and make recommendations on the kitchen operation. The letter received from the American Legion has been forwarded to the Executive Committee for action. At a special meeting of the Trustees held May 5th, the Trustees voted to increase the per plate charge from $1.05 to $1.60 per plate effective June 1st, 2008. This same committee is now reviewing rental agreements from other entities to determine what our course of action should be.
Special Reports:
Chad Leur was presented his Eagle Scout Award that has been received form AMVETS National Headquarters. Gary Klodt made the presentation to Mr. Leur with his parents in attendance.
Jim Kleinmeyer displayed the new Honor Guard coats that have been purchased by the Honor Guard. The coat had been embroidered, however, the coats that were received were different than the coat embroidered. If any member of the Honor Guard wishes to have their name embroidered on it, the cost will be $5.00 to the member.
Klodt reported on a new scholarship that will given in 2009. The funds for this scholarship were donated to the Post by Howard Hveen in a form of an IRA with Post 49 as the beneficiary. A scholarship committee will be formed by the incoming Commander to establish the criteria for this scholarship with input from the Hveem family.
Klodt announced that he had tendered his resignation from the Board of Trustees effective May 16th, 2008.
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Kemp moved and Ruble second a motion to place in our newsletter at no charge to the owners of the Embroidery Shop an advertisement for their work on the coats for the Honor Guard coats. After discussion it was decided to place the advertisement with no mention of what they do, just a phrase, “Honoring our Veterans.” Carried.
Nelson moved and Schmidt second a motion to purchase for $3.50 plus shipping and handling caps with the Marine Corps emblem on them to give to the Marine Corps Band when they perform during the Sturgis Falls Parade. Carried.
Kemp moved and Klodt second a motion for the post to pay for two nights at the State Convention for the outgoing Commander. Carried.
Klodt moved to give cash awards to the winners of the Americanism contests instead of the Savings Bonds. National AMVETS has done this to get away from requesting Social Security numbers from the winners, which has become identity theft problem. Carried.
Cash Awards are:
1st Place: $50.00
2nd Place: $37.50
3rd Place: $25.00
Election of Officers:
Commander: Tom Hagarty
1st Vice: Bob Frohn
2nd Vice: Steve Hunemuller
3rd Vice: Bob Wise
Finance Officer: Bob Sullivan
Adjutant: Barry Remington
Judge Advocate: Joe Nelson
Provost Marshall Angelo Schmidt
Trustees Rick Fingeroos – 3 year term
Del Carolus – 3 year term
Bob Hagarty – 1 year term
Motion to adjourn was made at 9:00 PM.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
JUNE 2008
Commander Hagarty called the June monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 15 officers present, and 7 officers excused and one absent.
Charter was draped in honor of Howard “Bud” Hall. Captain Monica Hall and granddaughter Jenny were present for the draping.
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve May minutes was made by Frohn second by Kammeyer. Carried.
Department of Iowa National Service Officer Harold Higgins was in attendance and spoke to the body for a few minutes.
New member Norm Stewart was welcomed to the post and meeting.
David Lindley from Post 31 in Evansdale was present and spoke about a book he is writing about World War II vets. He requested that any WWII vets contact him with their stories about WWII.
SOA Squadron Commander requested that the Post give a donation to the Hospitality Room at State Convention.
Awards from the Post Recognition Dinner were presented to Caleb for the AMVETS Junior AMVET of the Year and the Commander’s Award was presented to Jim Kleinmeyer.
Marc Flanscha showed his Shadow Boxes to the members and would be taking orders if anyone desired to order one.
Officers Reports:
1st Vice Frohn: We have 630 life members and 399 annuals. We received 7 new members this week.
2nd Vice Hunemuller: Programs valued at $259,439.85 are on file with National Headquarters.
3rd Vice Wise: During the month of May 381 steaks were sold with an average of 76 per week.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was given by Finance Officer Sullivan
Adjutant Remington: Need more delegates to State Convention. Passed around the delegate sign-up sheet.
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report
Judge Advocate Nelson: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: No Report.
Editor Mattfeld: Excused.
SOA Advisor Brown: Absent.
Service Officer Bruce: Had two requests this past month. Have attempted to contact the new National Service Officer in Des Moines have not been able to do so.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: Excused. We had 2 funerals with full military rites.
Bugler Stych: No Report
Historian: No Report.
PRO Mattfeld: Excused.
Parks Jasper: N o Report.
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Niederhauser: Excused. Next meeting will be in July.
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: No Report
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees Carolus: The Board of Trustees elected their new officers for the year. President, Del Carolus; Vice President, Jim Kleinmeyer, and Secretary Rick Fingeroos; Treasurer, Ed Kemp. On July 12th there will be live music after the Saturday Night Steak Fry.
Special Reports:
None
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Frohn introduced the Rental Agreement that had been presented to the Board of Trustees and accepted by them. This Agreement does not allow the post home to be rented to non-members. Frohn moved and Klodt second the motion to accept the rental agreement effective June 1, 2008. Also, that all of the bookings that had been booked prior to June 1, 2008 are exempt from the deposit that is required in the Rental Agreement. Carried.
Commander Hagarty announced that Airgas will train and hire Iraqi and Afghan veterans and will retain them locally.
Sartori Hospital needs volunteers to load trucks for victims of the tornado.
Ed Reed spoke to the body concerning a memorial for the Merchant Mariners who served during WWII. Would like to add this monument to the Veterans Park on Waterloo Road. Commander Hagarty appointed John Jasper to assist him.
Klodt moved and Bruce second a motion to donate $100.00 to the Sons of AMVETS for the Hospitality Room at State Convention. Carried.
Schmidt moved and Klodt second a motion to take $500.00 from the Veterans Benefit Fund and give to Bob Sullivan for assistance to any veterans who suffered from the tornado. These veterans can come from Parkersburg, New Hartford, and/or Dunkerton.
Carried.
Hunemuller moved that the remaining $500.00 may be utilized when the need arises and that the money can be distributed based upon the judgment of the Commander and the Finance Officer. Carried.
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:20 PM.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington
JUNE 2008
Commander Hagarty called the July monthly meeting of AMVETS Post 49 to order at 7:00 PM. Invocation was given and the Pledge of Allegiance and recitation of the Preamble was conducted.
Roll call of the officers was conducted with 15 officers present, and 1 officer excused and 5 absent.
Charter was draped in honor of members who passed away during the last month
Adjutant read the correspondence and will post on bulletin board.
Motion to approve June minutes was made by Hunemuller second by Schmidt. Carried.
Reece Caslavka from the Auxiliary asked questions concerning the Auxiliary’s role in the upcoming Disaster Relief Fundraiser.
Officer Reports:
1st Vice Frohn: We have 631 life members and 418 annuals. Paperwork for deceased members is being processed.
2nd Vice Hunemuller: Programs valued at $290,979.09 for the period ending June 2008 have been recorded at National Headquarters. Last year at the same time frame, the valuation was $173,501.65.
3rd Vice Wise: During the month of June 211 steaks were sold with an average of 70 per week.
Finance Officer Sullivan: Finance report was given by Finance Officer Sullivan.
Adjutant Remington: No Report
Provost Marshal Schmidt: No Report
Judge Advocate Nelson: No Report.
Chaplain Nelson: No Report.
Editor Mattfeld: Excused. Adjutant read his report
SOA Advisor Kemp: Sons are recommending a dollar increase in the price of steaks during the Saturday Night Steak Fry.
Service Officer Bruce: Has tried to contact the National Service Officer on a number of occasions and has had no return phone calls.
Honor Guard Mattfeld: Excused. The Honor Guard participated in 11 different functions: 6 military funerals; 1 flag presentation; 2 flag retirement ceremonies, and the Sturgis Falls Parade
Bugler Herter/Stych: Absent.
Historian Haskins: Absent.
PRO Mattfeld: Excused.
Parks Jasper: Absent
JR. AMVETS Coordinator Niederhauser: Absent.
ROTC Coordinator Ihnen: Absent.
Auxiliary Liaison Lugg: No Report.
Trustees Carolus: Trustees voted to give a grant to the Post in the amount of $10,000 towards the Disaster Relief Fundraiser to be held on July 20th. Two picnic tables were purchased for the use of smoking outside. Trustees passed an amendment to the Rental Agreement which adds $50.00 to the deposit if the kitchen is to be utilized.
Old Business:
Frohn moved and Carolus second a motion to accept the amendment to the Rental Agreement which adds $50.00 to the deposit if the kitchen is utilized. Carried.
Jerry Marsh gave a report on the steak fry held for the Marine Corps Band. Served 45 band members plus 9 guests. The band will be back next year, and he requested that no other party be scheduled at the same time as the Marine Band will be here.
New Business:
Hunemuller moved and Bob Hagarty second a motion that the Third Vice Commanders from the Auxiliary, Sons of AMVETS and the Post meet and come back with a recommendation of the cost of steaks and the type of meat that would be sold at the Saturday night Steak Fry. Carried.
Carolus moved and Frohn second a motion to take $2,000 from the Newsletter account and donate it to the Disaster Relief Fundraiser. Carried.
Commander Hagarty stated that he had received a design and cost for the Merchant Marine emblem to be placed at the Veterans Park on Waterloo Road. He will give it to the committee people who are working on this project.
Larry Walters announced that the VFW was holding its annual Golf Tournament at the American Golf Course on July 12th. All proceeds from this golf tournament will be donated to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Hunemuller challenged all Past Post Commanders to donate $100.00 to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Commander Hagarty announced and presented the following awards won by Post 49 or members of Post 49:
Hospital Award Marv Mattfeld
RJ Douglas Award Ben Kline for the Junior AMVETS
Community Service Post 49
Americanism Post 49
AMVET of the Year Barry Remington
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:35 PM.
The colors were retired and the benediction was given.
Respectfully submitted,
Barry Remington, Adjutant
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