Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25

SEPTEMBER 2018

DISPATCH

Royal Canadian Legion Br. 2596 Great Northern Rd

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6B 4Y5Phone: 705-945-8721

Fax: 705-945-6372Ladies Auxiliary: 705-256-2941

Lounge: 705-256-6921E-mail: rclbranch25@shawbiz.caWebsite: www.branch25rcl.org

Battle of Britain Parade

Sunday Sept. 16Sault Air Port

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Quote of the Day

1. Finish each day and be done with it…..tomorrow is a new day – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2. Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it. Anon

President’s Report – Respectfully submitted by Wilma Oliver

Summer is almost over and it has been a busy one with many fun events happening over the holiday. I’m sure you will read about them in other reports in this issue.I hope you all enjoyed the great weather and are ready to move forward and share in all our fall activities.In September, several of our regular programs are startng up again. I am looking forward to attending the Service Officer seminar in Hailebury on September 8th and 9th. An evening of “pickling” led by new member Margaret Ann Petalia – the first evening (Tues. Sept. 11th) we will be making Steak sauce; the Zone H4 fall Council Meeting in Blind River on Saturday Sept. 22; Ladies Auxiliary Dart tournament takes place here on Sept. 22nd. The annual “Battle of Britain Parade” will be held at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport on September 16th – step off at 12:45 pm to be in front of the Cenotaph for 1:00 pm. These are only some of our upcoming events. I encourage you to come out and support your Legion activities.We are beginning to prepare for Remembrance Day program. We are looking forward to some special

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program changes this year to celebrate 100 years since the end of WWI.

Our “Early Bird” campaign begins after the Labour Day weekend. If you submit your 2019 dues early, you will have 15 chances to win back the cost of your dues, or pay for 2020 – your choice.Fall is a busy time here at the Legion. Please consider taking a more active role in the events ofyour Legion.Finally, I know everyone is anxious for news of the disposition of our building and property. We are moving forward and each step in the process must be approved by Provincial Command and I’m happy to say they are pleased with our process. It seems to be taking a long time, but we must go through an established process.

HOT NEWS!!

We have finally secured FREE PARKING at the Group Health Centre for Veterans beginning September 4th., 2018. The following criteria is in place.a) The free token is for the Veteran only. Does not

include family members.b) Veteran must have an appointment, or see a provider.c) The Veteran must park in the gated area, there will

be no reimbursement for metered parking.d) The Veteran must present his/her Veteran card to the

receptionist who will register you on the computer. Susequent visits then should not require you to present your card to acquire a token.

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Ladies Auxiliary President Report – Respectfully submitted by Gail Carter-Hill

Welcome back to the new season. The Ladies Auxiliary will be very busy in September:

a) Hosting Euchre on September 15th

b) Hosting Team Darts on September 22nd

c) Hosting singles & doubles darts September 29th

d) Bingo starts Thursday Sept. 6th – 1 PMe) Family Pasta Supper – Wednesday September 26th

from 5 PM – 7 PM. Cost is $10/adult – Children 5-12 are $5 and children 4 and under are free. Includes all you can eat pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, tea/coffee and desserts are avaible for purchase. See you there!

The following ladies will be attending the Provincial Convention in Frankford:Elva Marshall, Lynn Herriman, Rosemarie Colasacco, Wendy Phillips, Pat Steward and Jean Snell.

1 st V-P/Honours & Awards/Sgt @ Arms Report – Respectfully submitted by Ernie BremnerSgt@Arms - If there is anyone out there interested in and willing to march with the colour party this season, please contact myself (Ernie) at the office 705-945-8721.Hard to believe, but true – preparations will be taking place soon for the upcoming Remembrance Day service at the GFL Memorial Gardens on Sunday November 11th., 2018. This year’s event will be a huge – lots of new things – make arrangements to attend and bring your family. More information as the preparations are going forward.

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2 nd V-P/Museum/Service Officer Reports Respectfully submitted by Ron Rouleau

I am submitting for the approval of the executive the “Assistance for Veterans Guidelines” to be followed by bar staff for travelling or homless veterans seeking assistance from the Branch. This guideline should be followed in the absence of the servie officer or other executive member.

1. Provide them with a soft drink or coffee (no alcohol)

2. Contact Ron Rouleau (Service Officer) at 705-942-2238 or Don Oliver at 705-254-1835, or any executive member for assistance.

3. We can ONLY assist veterans – not their dependents

4. Check the “NO ASSISTANCE” list for the veteran’s name.

5. Record their name, service number and discharge status on form provided.

6. Lodging: Algonquin Hotel 705-253-2311. Provide veteran with the form letter signed. The hotel will bill the Legion $66.67 including tax (2018 price)

7. Gas: Provide veteran with a gas card in the amount of $50.00

8. Food: Provide veteran with a maximum of $25 for food; $10 for breakfast and $15 for dinner. Fill out a “Chit” for this amount and ring it in as “Paid Out”

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Thank-you for following this standard.

Reports Respectfully submitted by Mary Anne Martin

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my comrades for all of the words of sympathy bestowed on me on the death of my son Gordon. It is nice to know that comradeship is still alive and well at Branch 25.I also apologize for the July report being repeated in August Dispatch, it was not removed before being printed.

Entertainment

The Saturday night dances went well all summer despite other throughout town. I apologize for the duplicity on the band line-ups, but some did take the summer off. The bands for September. Music starts at 8 PM and goes until 11 PM – good dance music.

1st – Full Circle 8th – Full Circle

15th – RF Wave 22nd – Nostalgia Live

29th – RF Wave

There will be free draws on September 15th. – you must be present to win.

Sick & Visiting

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At present we have close to 90 veterans and spouses in the six nursing homes and one at Sault Area Hospital and we have two new visitors to help out. Thank-you.I do need a couple of visitors to help out during the fall and winters, as my helpers are Florida bound. The homes are Collegiate Heights and Mapleview.

Seniors - The senior’s programs begin with Carpet Bowling on September 10th and dance to the big band sounds of The Happy Days Band begins on October 10th.On October 19th, 2018, there will be a Harvest Moon dinner dance. Dinner will be ham and scalloped potatoes and dance to the sounds of Full Circle. Tickets will go on sale September 1st - $20 for members and $25 for non-members. This dance is open to anyone, not just seniors, and is a fund raiser for the Branch.

Car Show and BBQ

Once again we had a very successful car show and BBQ on July 7th. There were 39 cars registered, six dozen hot dogs and six dozen hamburgers served.My bouquets go out to Jimmy Jr., Eddy, Bonnie Miron, Kathy Glemnitz, Lorraine Ralph, David St. Jean, Marion Predum, Marty White. Also would like to thank the 49th Regiment for the use of the tents, which was great this hot, sunny summer. Kudos to Dusty Roads for the great music. Thank-you to all. We even had two more volunteers that signed up for next year.

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Public Relations – Respectfully submitted by Debbie Rouleau

It has been a great summer, and hopefully the nice weather lasts well into fall. Ron and I have been fortunate to have a wonderful trip to Ireland and Scotland this summer – long on our bucket list. We are glad to be back to our family safe and sound.

The Legion is hosting a new event this year, which we are quite excited about. On Saturday November 24 th

we are hosting a Christmas Dinner/Dance, which is ideal for small businesses who want to celebrate with their staff, but don’t have enough people to rent a hall etc. Leave the planning to us!! Call the office to book a table or two, for the reasonable price of $50.00 per person, which includes: ham, chicken picata, perogies, cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, relish tray, dessert and even 2 bottles of win on each table. Dancing to the band SoundCheck will start at 8:30. Cocktails are at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30. Please get the word out; we have posters that we can send to any small business, or even a group of family and friends who want to get together.

Tickets must be ordered and paid for by November 16th. Please help us make this a success!!

The Legion Band will be back practicing on Monday Aug 27th in the hall upstairs after a short break during the summer. We are still in the process of rebuilding and recruiting, but did manage to do Battle of the Atlantic, Korea Vets ceremony/parade, and the Goulais

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River parade. We will be participating in the Battle of retain at the Sault airport on Sunday September 16th. Our numbers are small, but we welcome anyone who can play an instrument and is able to march with us. Please contact myself at: rouleaulegion.deb@gmail.com to inquire about joining the band.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the meetings – it’s only by participating that we can obtain objectives!

Do you live in an apartment building? If your landlord allows posting information on a community bulletin board in your building, we would appreciate being able to put posters up regarding upcoming Legion events. We would be willing to e-mail you a poster, if you can post it for us. Please e-mail us at rclbranch25@shawbiz.ca if you can participate in this.

Membership– Respectfully submitted by Helen Stewart

Please remember, the Early Bird campaign starts September 4th. Betty has been calling our list and we have had an incredible outcome. It isn’t enough just to join – we need you to help with some of our endeavours.

If you are willing to give a few hours/week or per month that would be a tremendous burden off the shoulders of your Executive – come on in and offer your services.

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LET’S GET SAUCED

Tuesday September 11, 20187:00 – 9:00 PM

Upstairs at the Branch$30/person which includes:

Instruction/recipe on how to make “Margaret-Ann’s Steak Sauce” All the vegetables and spices required Plastic container/glass jars The space to make your sauce

This sauce is excellent on any kind of meat, has been used on toasted bologna sandwiches, home fries & eggs, quiche, and pasta.Contact the Branch at 705-945-8721 – very limited space.

“ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT”

If there is enough interest, we will host another night.

We have had numerous applications for membership over the summer and I can’t be more pleased. We have Ordinary members, Associate Members and Affiliate members all joining for their own reasons and we welcome them.The pancake breakfast starts again on Sunday September 30th from 9:30 am – Noon. $10/adult, $5/child (5-12 years), Children 4 and under are free. Includes: plain or blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs,

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breakfast sausage, fruit cup, coffee/tea/juice/milk. Hope to see you there.

There will be a silent auction at the Branch beginning Thursday September 13th to Thursday September 20th – we are looking to our membership for those things you would like to re-gift.

POKER RUN

A valued member of the White River Branch is terminally ill. The Branch in Marathon is organizing a Poker Run as the member’s last wish. The poker run will happen on Saturday September 22nd. The cost is $30/hand - $5 for each extra card. If you want to run in this segment of the Poker Run, you would start off here at the Branch and drive along a specific route to get your cards, ending in Marathon. This includes a BBQ at the Marathon Legion.

Please get your friends together and support this man’s final wish.

Track & Field and Cadet Report – Respectfully submitted by Pierre Breckenridge

Cadets – The Sr. Corps had cadets away throughout the summer and I have asked the CO’s to send me some highlights of the camps. I will try to include their submissions in my report for the next two months.

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Capt. King from 2310 Army Cadet Corps reports that he had 17 cadets attend a number of courses in various training camps across Canada.

In particular he wasnted to recognize the following cadets:MCpl Johnston was the top cadet in his platoon on the three week marksmanship course.WO Newman attended Pipes and Drum in Borden as a staff cadet Sgt. She had a very successful summer and was paid to instruct Jr. Cadets.

WO Assignack attended the Leadership and Challenge course in Banff Alberta. She reports

seeing some of the most beautiful country of her life.WO Breckenridge attended the full-bore marksmanship phase 2 course in Connaught. She had a number of awards and medals throughout the summer winning some matches outright in the ORA (Ontario Rifle Association) and National competitions. She placed 8th

in National competition overall and earned a spot on the 2019 National Rifle Team. As a result, she will travel to England next summer as part of the Canadian team to shoot in the Bisley Competition.

Picture Above: Course Cadet Assiginack in Rock Mountain, Alta.Below: Course Cadet Breckenridge – National Rifle Team,

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155 Air Cadets Sgt. Ethan Irwin earned his Glider Pilot Wings. Flight Sgt. Pipe Major Tyler Duncan earned his Level 5 piping degree and ?????? Sean Newman earned his Level 4 piping degree.

Congratulations to all and we wish them luck in their next endeavour.

Building & Sports – Respectfully submitted by Rick Pihlaja

Building - On-going. No major concerns at the moment. Currently, there are quotes being hunted for snow removal and also for the replacement of the rooftop heater, both are very costly, but necessary. I will be returning in time for the September General Membership meeting and may have more to report at that time.

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LAST POST – WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Veteran Joan PoitevinVeteran Donald Aaltonen

L.A. Comrade Iris Middleton

Ways & Means Respectfully submitted by Betty Irvine

The 2019 Calendar is being approved by City Hall now, we should have them ready mid-September. Remember, they make the perfect gift – Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary.

September Veteran Birthdays

Ronald Armstrong, Allan Cudlipp, J.D. Entwistle, Ian MacKenzie, C.J. O’Brien, Harold Quick, Charlie Hamilton, Joseph Lauzon, Clarence McBride, Phil Miller, Alan Platt, C.M. Richards, D.H. Craig, Michael Dupuis, G. Gibson, R.H. Klassen, L.W. Legault, D.A. McKenzie, James Patterson, Raymond Smith, Richard Witty, Neil Stocker,

MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY

August Monthly Draw Winners

$2000 – Mike Palanychlea (sp) – Ticket # 202$1000 – Jeff Goulay – Ticket # 5007

$500 – Peter Petainen – Ticket # 7096

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August 2018 winners of calendar lottery(at time of printing)

Terry Tweedle, Bill Stewart, Mike & Yvonne McWatters, Andrew & Caleigh Pihlaja, Debbie Poliquin, Sharon Wasylinuk, Barb/Doug Bowman, Tony Temporao, Clare Borguese, Edmund Dubois, John Findlay, Nancy Murphy, Arlene Eddy, Nadine Perlini, Guy Renault, Claude Noel, Wayne Venture, Buddy McBride, Norma & Ernie Poirier, Gord Sharp, Josh Findlay & Kayla Bumbacco, Bill & Marcy Vanboerdonk, Mandie McGregor, Kelly Jackson, Joanne Peer, Mike Piper, Heather & Clint Baic, Cindy Pierre, Howie Smith, Judy O’Neil, Desmond Duffney.

DON’T FORGET WE STILL COLLECT

1. Pop Tabs: Every tab you bring in is gratefully received. Please continue to bring them.

2. Pop cans for the Shriners to compact and sell the scrap metal for donations to their children’s hospital projects.

3. Canadian Tire Money is used for the children’s Christmas Party.

4. Used eyeglasses are shipped to third world countries.5. Lock City Milk Bags . All of the money must be used

for youth activities so we basically use it for our children’s Christmas party.

Keep those bags coming in!! We can only recycle Lock City Milk bags, all other brands are discarded.

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The monies we collect stay locally. None of our pop tab, milk bags or Canadian Tire money goes out of town. Strictly local.

UPCOMING EVENTS

1. Bingo returns Thursday September 6th - 1 PM2. September 9-14 – Veteran’s Week.3. September 11, 2018 – LET’S GET SAUCED – see

the poster attached.4. Battle of Britain – Sunday September 16/18 – step

off at Airport 12:45 PM5. Legion Week Sep 16-22/186. Silent Auction in Lounge – Sept. 14th – 20th. Bid

high or lose out.7. Pancake Breakfast returns Sunday September 30

from 9:30 am – Noon.

If there is anything you would like to see in the Dispatch, please contact the Office, leave your suggestion and we can see if it will fit. If any Branch of the Military (cadets and family support group included) would like us to advertise something in our Dispatch – please do not hesitate to ask. We are here to serve our Veterans, Members and our Community – please help us to do that.

EUROPEAN UNION RE-EVALUATES DEFENCE CAPABILITIES (excerpts from the Legion Magazine)

Canada has reaffirmed its support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) while the

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European Union weighs its limited options after the President of the United States (POTUS) launched double-barreled criticisms of both the 69 year old military alliance and the EU.In a recent column for the National Post, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan reaffirmed previously announced plans to increase defence spending by 70 per cent over 10 years. He also touted intentions to shore up Canada’s NATO undertakings.‘Canada’s commitment to NATO is about much more than just dollars,’ Sajjan wrote, citing decisions to renew its support for Europe’s forward defence for another four years, boosts its Latvian presence by almost 20 per cent to 540 troops, and take command of a new NATO training mission in Iraq.The EU, meanwhile, is re-evaluating is reliance on the United States after the president took NATO’s recent summit in Brussels by storm, calling its members ‘delinquent’ in their defence spending and targeting German dependence on Russian natural gas, accusing it of being “totally controlled by” and “a captive of” Russia. He’s also called the EU a ‘foe’ of the U.S.

Read more at: https://legionmagazine.com/en/2018/08/european-union-re-evaluates-defence-capabilities/?utm_source=Cyberimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Canadas-Final-100-Days-of-the-First-World-War Copy & paste to browser

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‘Tis the Season.(unfortunately)

If you are contemplating snow removal for your home or office/apartment complex, please consider this local business.

This is a subsidiary of J&B Rubbish who is now doing our waste removal at the Branch for significantly less money than the company we were using.

TRIVIA

1. What was developed during the Manhattan Project?2. What name is horror actor William Henry Pratt

better known by?3. What does Mein Kampf mean in German?4. What newspaper do the Flintstones read?5. A nulliparous woman hasn’t done what?6. How was the Sword of Damocles suspended?7. On what part of the body would you wear puttees?8. Who fought the 100 years war?

181. Atomic Bomb 2. Boris Karloff 3. My struggle 4. The daily slate 5. Given birth 6. A single hair 7. Legs 8. France and England

Joke

1. A friend and his wife were considering traveling to Alaska – a trip that the husband long dreamed of taking. He kept talking about how great it would be to stay in a log cabin, without electricity, to hunt moose, and drive a dog sled instead of a car. “If we decided to live there permanently, away from civilization, what would you miss the most? He asked. She replied, “you”.

FUN FACTS

** Errol Flynn worked as an inspector for a soft drink company before he became a major film star

** If you toss a penny 10,000 times. It will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom more often.**Perspiration is odorless. It is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.** The first time an enormous amount of clothing was needed all at once was during the Civil War when the Union needed hundreds of thousands of uniforms for its troops. Out of this need came the ready-made clothing industry.**Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to photograph Mars** The world’s largest Gothic cathedral is in New York City. It is the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam Ave. and 112th St.

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2017-2019 Officers/Executive & Committee Chair

President – Wilma OliverPast President– Wayne Paulencu

1st. Vice/ Sgt. @ Arms & Honours & Awards and T.OD. – Ernie Bremner

2nd. Vice – Ron Rouleau – Service Officer & Museum Curator

3rd. Vice – Wm. Bennett – Cenotaph & Donation Review

Secretary/Poppy Chair – Rob Gardner Srs/Entert/Sick & Visiting – Mary Anne Martin

Treasurer – Carol PiperYouth Education – Pat Vardy

Branch Padre(s) Rev. Phil MillerCapt. Pat Vardy

Mrs. Helen SmithBar Chair – NONE

Building & Mtce. and Sports – Rick PihlajaBursary – Warren Pihlaja

Membership – Helen StewartPRO – Debbie Rouleau

T&F and Cadet Liaison – Pierre BreckenridgeBurial – Elane Turner

Ways & Means – Betty Irvine If there is anything any one of us can do, please do not hesitate to contact the office (705-945-8721). The Legion is here to help, please help us to do that.

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