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Page 1 of 9 October 2016
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The summer of 2016 is now officially
over according to the calendar. The
Branch now has to prepare for the
months ahead. October and
November are an extremely busy time
for 258. We have parades and also
the Poppy Campaign is just around
the corner. The Branch needs its
members to step up both with Poppy
tagging and the work that needs to be
done inside. The Branch is always
looking for ideas to raise money and
members suggestions would be most
welcome but, please do not offer a
suggestion unless you are prepared to
help.
Yours in comradeship,
Richard Viles. President Branch 258
EDITORS NOTE This Newsletter will be available in Hardcopy at the branch and an online copy will be on our web site
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BRANCH OFFICERS President Richard Viles Past President David Adamson 1
st Vice President Irene Stevens
2nd
Vice President Doug Stevens 3
rd Vice President June Viles
Secretary Ellery Hollingsworth Treasurer Douglas Flower
BRANCH EXECUTIVE Bryan Bennett Ellery Hollingsworth Neil Leggatt Phil Richmond
BRANCH HOURS Monday CLOSED *** Tuesday 2:00pm till MIDNIGHT Wednesday 2:00pm till MIDNIGHT Thursday 2:00pm till MIDNIGHT Friday 2:00pm till MIDNIGHT Saturday NOON till MIDNIGHT Sunday NOON till 7:00pm
NOTE 1: The branch will be open on the night
of the General Meeting at 6:00pm
NOTE 2: The branch may be closed early at
the discretion of the Bar Steward.
GENERAL MEETING The next General Meeting will be on Monday October 3, 2016 at 8:00pm.
HIGHLAND CREEK - BRANCH 258
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ENTERTAINMENT Dance Party With Victor Shim
Saturday Oct. 1 7:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Carlo
Sunday Oct. 2 3:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Burt
Friday Oct. 7 7:00pm
Dance Party With Sea Breeze
Saturday Oct. 8 8:00pm
Pub Sunday Dance Party with J & J
Sunday Oct. 9 3:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Burt
Friday Oct. 14 7:00pm
Dance Party With Pepper Shakers
Saturday Oct. 15 8:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Carlo
Sunday Oct. 16 3:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Burt
Friday Oct. 21 7:00pm
Dance Party With Bob Pettos
Saturday Oct. 22 8:00pm
Pub Sunday Dance Party with TBA
Sunday Oct. 23 3:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Burt
Friday Oct. 28 7:00pm
Dance Party With Rob Martine
Saturday Oct. 29 8:00pm
Karaoke Dance Party With Carlo
Sunday Oct. 30 3:00pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Colour Guard Dinner / Dance Friday October 28 Doors Open 6:00pm Dinner 7:15pm
DJ Steve Wellman $2o per person
Fish & Chip Dinners
will be served from 5:00pm – 7:00pm for $7.00 on the following Fridays Friday Oct. 7 Friday Oct. 14 Friday Oct. 21 Friday Oct. 28 (NO FISH & CHIPS)
MEMBERSHIP – EARLY BIRD The Early Bird Campaign Started September 1
st and
ends on November 30th
.
If you renewed your membership in September,
your name is in the draw. At the October General
meeting, 3 names will be drawn.
If you renew in October, your name is added to the
draw and at the November General meeting, 2 more
names will be drawn.
If you renew in November, your name is added to
the draw and at the December General meeting, 1
final name will be drawn.
If your name is drawn then you will have your
membership fee refunded, so it is worth the try.
What a poor turn out for the L.A. Western Night
Dinner dance. The Ladies deserve a showing from
the members.
I will admit that I was somewhat skeptical of Roast
Beef on a Bun, But it was great.
French fries and in keeping with the Western theme
“Chuckwagon Beans”. The food was top drawer.
It was a fun night and Bob Pettos’ music was right on
the money.
Those who didn’t attend missed a great evening.
Ellery Hollingsworth Self appointed Entertainment Critic
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WEEKLY SPORTS ACTIVITIES Tuesday Shuffleboard 7:30pm Wednesday Mixed Darts 8:00pm Wednesday Shuffleboard 1:30pm Friday Darts (Blind draw
doubles) 7:30pm
Sunday Darts (Blind draw doubles)
2:00pm
PARADES Mark your calendars for the 2016 parades.
Sunday November 06, 2016 Remembrance Day Service Scarborough Civic Centre, Blues & Greys Colour Guard Form up 2:00pm Move off 2:30pm
Friday November 11, 2016 Remembrance Day Service Cornell Public School, Colour Guard Form up 10:00am Move off 10:30am
Friday November 11, 2016 Remembrance Day Service Toronto Zoo, Blues & Greys Form up 10:30am Move off 10:45am
Friday November 11, 2016 Remembrance Day Service Branch 258, Blues & Greys Colour Guard Form up 1:00pm Move off 1:30pm
Friday November 11, 2016 Remembrance Day Service Legion Village, Blues & Greys Colour Guard Form up 6:30pm Move off 7:00pm
Tentative dates – subject to change
Two Irishmen, Patrick and Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic rescue from a burning freighter.
While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth.
This particular genie however, stated that he could only deliver one wish--not the standard three.
Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness Beer!"
The genie clapped his hands with a deafening clash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
Simultaneously, the genie vanished.
Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances.
Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke:
"Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat!"
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SENIORS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE MEETING WEDNESDAY OCT. 5, 2016 @ 10:30 AM
GENERAL MEETING Tuesday Oct. 11, 2016 @ 1:30 pm
LINE DANCING Wednesdays at 1:30pm
Yoga Thursdays at 2:00pm
LUNCHEON Wednesday Oct. 26, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
COLOUR GUARD Well September has come and gone and all the
kids are back at school. Your Colour Guard has
enjoyed a rather busy summer representing the
branch. On September 11th
we marched with our
Blues and Greys at Pine Hills Cemetery in order the
honour all of the Veterans buried there.
We also marched in the parade to commemorate
the Battle of Britain on Sunday, Sept. 18th
at the
York Cemetery at 160 Beecroft Road, Toronto.
On Sunday, October 2nd
your Colour Guard will be
celebrating our 50th
year at our Mess Dinner. Then
on Friday, October 28th
you are all invited to join us
for the Annual Colour Guard Dance. Tickets will be
available at the Bar and from any of our members.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Bryan Wm. Bennett, Chairman, Branch 258 Colour Guard
POPPY CAMPAIGN Poppy Season is fast approaching and we must get prepared. This will be my first time working on the
inside and we will need all the volunteers we can
get. There are many positions to be filled.
We need to get set up in the Memorial Room. The
poppy boxes must be delivered to the schools and
stores that are willing to accept them. The signup
sheets will be placed in the lobby, so we can all pick a
station and time to do our poppy tagging. Lists for
volunteers will be posted on the bulletin board. The
memorial room must be ready to receive all the
poppy boxes that will be returned. Finally, all the
boxes that were delivered to the schools and stores
must be picked up.
I will certainly miss getting out and doing my share of
tagging, but Ian can’t do all the inside work on his
own. Also, I must learn to help out inside and there is
nobody better qualified to keep me on the straight
and narrow.
I also have to thank Ian and Richard for all the
guidance and assistance they have given me so far in
getting prepared. So please keep our Veterans
welfare in the priority position that it deserves and
we will be looking forward to our Poppy Tagging and
Remembrance Day with renewed anticipation.
Bryan Wm. Bennett Branch 258 Poppy Chair
SERVICE OFFICER I would like to thank Rob Burridge for volunteering to
assist me with my duties visiting our Veterans. Rob is
one of our newer members and he will be visiting
some of the Veterans that are living in the Long Term
Care Facilities in the 258 area. Any other volunteers
would be greatly appreciated, as there are 60
veterans residing in homes close to the branch,
thereby keeping me rather busy.
Rob has turned in two reports so far and I am pleased
to tell you that they are top notch! I’m not at liberty
to mention the details, but I can say he doesn’t miss a
thing and I am very grateful for his support.
At this time we have a good supply of assistive
devices in storage to supply to our veterans. So don’t
be afraid to call and we will do our best to help you, if
we possibly can. This also goes for any of our
members that can use a hand. If we don’t have
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exactly what you need, maybe we can assist you in
finding it. I’m making a lot of good contacts during
my travels.
Bryan Wm. Bennett, Branch 258 Service Officer
SPORTS OFFICER Branch 258 won the 2016 District Shuffleboard and
therefore will be the host for the 2017 District
Event to be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017,
Congratulations!
There was a Zone Sports Meeting held at Branch
345, that I was unable to attend and I thank Larry
French for attending in my place.
There will be a District D Sports Meeting held on
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Br. 1/42 (243 Coxwell
Ave.) at 11 a.m. Larry French and I will be
attending.
The Tuesday Ladies Dart League has donated a new
Dart Board and Flights for the Darts for our use in
the sports room. We take this opportunity to thank
the Ladies for their very kind donation.
Postings are on the board in the sports room for
Zone Cribbage and District Snooker. All interested
members are asked to register as soon as possible,
so that the paper work can be processed.
Bryan Wm. Bennett Sports Officer Branch 258
Patrick died. His will provided $40,000 for an elaborate funeral.
As the last guests departed the affair, his wife Kelly turned to her oldest and dearest friend. "Ah, well, Patrick would be pleased," she said.
"You're right," replied Shannon, who lowered her voice and leaned in close. "So, go on, how much did this really cost?"
"All of it," said Kelly. "Forty thousand dollars."
"Aw, No!", Shannon exclaimed, "I mean, it was a very grand affair, but $40,000?"
Kelly answered, "The funeral was $6,500. I donated $500 to the church. The whiskey, wine and snacks were another $500. The rest went for the Memorial Stone."
Shannon computed quickly.
"Sacred Heart of Jesus! For the love of God Kelly, $32,500 for a Memorial Stone? How big is it?"
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LADIES AUXILIARY President Brenda Butt Past President Shirley McMurter 1st Vice President Ann Butterfield Treasurer Wilma Snelgrove Secretary Yvonne Tracey Membership Yvonne Tracey Sergeant-at-Arms Verna Heath Kitchen & Social Convener
Irene Stevens
Kitchen Convener Sandy Degear Hostesses TBD Sick Convener Audrey Maher Chaplain Margo Hallikainen Sports Convener Jackie LePage Standard Bearers Kathleen White Connie Marshment Margaret Pearson Nancy Clark Exec- Gratuities Vera Roy Exec- Sandwiches TBA
ngs will be held on the same Thursday of the month. Execug at 7:00 and General at 7:30 ngs will be held on the same Thursday of the month. Execug at 7:00 and General at 7:30 ngs will be held on the same Thursday of the month. Execug at 7:00 and General at 7:30 ngs will be held on the same Thursday of the month. Execug at 7:00 and General at 7:30 Meetings will be held on the same
Thursday of the month. Executive
starting at 7:00 and General at 7:30.
LA EXECUTIVE MEETING
NO MEETING IN OCTOBER
LA GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY OCT. 20, 2016 @ 7:30 PM
LA SPORTS
Dates for sports are:
Darts Singles/ Doubles o Oct. 1st 2016 o Branch I/42 – 243 Coxwell Avenue
Cribbage o Dec. 4th o Branch 258 – 45 Lawson Road
Team Darts o Feb 4th 2017 o Branch 614 @100 Solome Drive
Everyone must be registered 2 weeks before the date and the paperwork in. These are all Zone Functions. yours in comradeship Jackie
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Address :
Highland Creek Legion Branch 258 45 Lawson Road West Hill, On M1C 2J1
Phone :
416.281.2992 Telephone extensions 21 – Office 22 – President 23 – Banquet Hall 24 – Bar 26 – Kitchen 30 – Membership 28 – Entertainment
Fax :
416.281.8114
e-mail :
Website:
www.rcl258.com
Highlandcreeklegion
BRANCH CONTACTS Bar Chair Doug Stevens Board of Management Chair Doug Stevens Cadet Liaison Phil Richmond Chaplain TBA Colour Guard Liaison David Adamson Entertainment Chair Irene Stevens Executive Committee Chair Irene Stevens Honours and Awards Chair David Adamson House Chair Doug Stevens Ladies Auxiliary Liaison David Adamson Legion Week Chair Phil Richmond Lottery & Nevada Licensing Chair Richard Viles Membership Chair June Viles Memorabilia Les Goodwin Poppy Chair Bryan Bennett Public Relations Chair Ellery Hollingsworth Regalia Chair June Viles Resolutions Chair David Adamson Service Officer Bryan Bennett Sgt-at-Arms (Parades, Transportation)
Phil Richmond
Special Events Chair Irene Stevens Sports Chair Larry French Track and Field Chair Doug Stevens Training and Organization Development Chair
Phil Richmond
Tribute Services TBA Walkathon Chair Doug Stevens Ways and Means Chair Irene Stevens Webmaster Phil Richmond Youth Education Chair Phil Richmond Youth Education Co-Chair Neil Leggatt
STANDING COMMITTEES Banquet Hall Coordinator Ann Storrar Colour Guard Chair Bryan Bennett Colour Guard Captain Al French
EXTERNAL GROUPS Seniors Association Irene Stevens
