NEW HARTFORD POST 1376 THE AMERICAN LEGION

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1 NEW HARTFORD POST 1376 THE AMERICAN LEGION The AH1 Cobra Gunship The Snake 8616 Clinton St New Hartford, NY (315) OCTOBER Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-12:00 AM Sunday 12:00 PM-12:00 AM NEWSLETTER 2017 DATES 3rd-Board of Directors Meeting-6:30 PM 3rd-Auxiliary Meeting-6:30 PM 4th-Executive Board Meeting-6:30 PM 4th-SAL Meeting-7:00 PM 10th-Tuesday Night Dinner Serving 4:00 7:30 PM 13th-U.S. Navy Birthday th-Columbus Day 15th-Legion Riders Meeting-12:15 PM 16th-Oneida County Legion Leon Roberts Post 161 Holland Patent 7:00 PM 18th-Post Membership Meeting-7:00 PM 19th-Post Color Guard Meeting-6:00 PM 22nd-Sunday Morning Breakfast 8:00 AM-11:00 AM 31st-Holloween THE FRIENDLY POST Lunches Served Daily Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Friday Fish Fry Served Weekly 4:00 PM-7:30 PM *****PROUDLY SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS*****

2 COMMANDER S MESSAGE This past month has been a busy and productive one. The Annual Post Golf Tournament was once again a success, even with the chilly weather they had, and I would like to express my thanks to the organizers. The Thursday Clam Night came to an end but we have continued our Thursday specials with "Sammy's Night" featuring a special menu developed and prepared by one of our cooks Sammy Tantillo. You need to stop by and give it a try, you won't be disappointed. On Sept. 17th the Ladies Auxiliary held another successful Chicken Barbecue, with once again selling out and their Bottle & Can Drive. September is also the restart of our once-a-month Sunday Breakfast which was held on Sept. 24th. If you haven't been make a point to do so, the food is fantastic and is all prepared by volunteers from our Post. The next breakfast will be Sunday October 22nd. The Fund Raiser for the new LED sign for our Legion Post is coming along nicely. I'd like to thank everyone that helped with the mailings and a special thanks to Past Commander Gary Fountain for volunteering to collect all the donations, keeping track of and updating us as to where we stand and the distribution of the flags. And most of all, thanks to all of you that have sent in a donation, it is greatly appreciated. Thanks to all that have paid their 2018 dues and mark your calendars for November 4th. That's the day we will be holding the Early Bird Dinner. Our next monthly meeting will be Wednesday October 18th at 7:00 pm. Hope to see you there. For the Good of the Legion, Rand Kennedy, Post Commander AUXILIARY NEWS The next meeting of the Auxiliary will take place on Tuesday, October 3rd starting at 6:30 PM. The 2018 membership cards are in and you can pay your dues anytime. Our dues remain at $ Dues can be sent to Janice Hurley at 1904 Redfield Ave, Utica, NY They may also be left at the Post in the Auxiliary mailbox in the Lounge area. Any questions call Janice Please talk to your relatives and friends and have them join. Help us reach our goal of 100%. We always welcome new members. If you pay your dues by October 29th, you will be eligible to attend the Early Bird Dinner on November 4th, with no cost to you. Details are found later in this newsletter. Thanks to all who supported the Bottle/Can Drive and the Chicken BBQ. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As women, it is our duty to be aware and take care of ourselves. Please make sure you are up to date with your mammograms and donate to the cause if you can. We all need to help fight Cancer. GO PINK! On October 14th the Auxiliary will be holding a Sip & Paint as a fund raiser from 6:30-8:30 PM. Details are found later in this Newsletter. In the month of November we will be having our 3 rd Annual Holiday Seafood Sale. Look for info on that along with sign-ups for the Children s Christmas Party. Please let us know of any Auxiliary Members who are sick or in nursing homes. Please contact Mary (315) with any information. Visit a vet at home or nursing home. A few minutes would mean so much. Please pray for our service men and women and continue to support our veterans. Joanne Fountain, President COLOR GUARD REPORT The next meeting of the Color Guard will be held on Thursday, October 19th at 6:00 PM. If there are any changes you will be notified by Janice Hurley. During the past month we have taken part in Funeral services for the families of Irene Dzuira and Kenny Hunter. Our deepest sympathies are extended to their families. September has been very busy for the Unit. We participated in Naturalization Ceremonies at the

3 Federal Court House and at our Legion Golf Outing at Stonebridge Golf Course. We also presented Colors for the Sitrin Run and Walk, Memorial Stair Climb and the Silent 9/11 Walk in New York Mills. We are always looking for new faces to join our Color Guard Family. If anyone is interested please contact Capt. Nelson Pohoreskey, Rd. Cdr. Larry Winfield or Lt. Duane Clark at the At this time we have participated in 51 Functions and have amassed 420 hours of service given back to our community. As always, we are very proud of our record. Donald Wisnoski-Historian QUEEN OF HEARTS UPDATE The Search for the Queen is on. The drawing for the Queen is held every Wednesday at 8:15 PM. As of September 20th the pot for Queen is now at $4930 with 36 cards left. You can purchase tickets any day at the Bar and at the SAL table Wednesdays in the Lounge. All Post 1376 members and bona fide guests over the age of 18 may play The Queen of Hearts. One ticket will be drawn each week; except the first and twenty-sixth week, when three will be drawn, until the Queen of Hearts is found. Tickets will be a series of two part-sequentially numbered raffle tickets. TICKETS WILL COST $1.00 EACH, and you may purchase as many tickets as you want. Each player shall write their name and phone number and card number you would like selected if you are not present at the drawing on the Posts part of the ticket, which shall be deposited into the raffle box. The purchasing player shall retain the other portion of the ticket as a receipt for verification purposes. The player holding the winning ticket stub shall be declared the winner of the drawing and shall be entitled to Search for the Queen of Hearts. Each winner shall select one of the facedown playing cards, which shall be turned over by the member in charge. If the card turned over is the Queen of Hearts, the holder of the winning ticket selecting that card shall be awarded 60% of the grand prize pool. If the card selected is not the Queen of Hearts, the card shall be defaced and be returned to the game board face up. Bill Brucato, Manager SONS OF THE LEGION REPORT The next meetings of the Son s of Post 1376 will be held on Wednesday, October 4th starting at 7:00 PM. The 2018 dues are now $ You can leave your dues in the S A L Mailbox at the Post or you can also send them to Bob Byrd, 4 Foxcroft Rd. New Hartford, N.Y If you pay by check, make it out to S.A. L. Post If you pay by cash, please enclose your name and address. Thank You. If you pay your dues by October 31st you are eligible for the Early Bird Party scheduled for November 4th. As always the Sons thank you for supporting our Post, our Veterans, and the Sons. Robert Byrd, Adjutant Happy 242nd Birthday UNITED STATES NAVY October 13, 1775 THIS DATE IN MILITARY HISTORY On March 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered men between the ages of 45 and 64, inclusive, to register for nonmilitary duty.

4 EARLY BIRD PARTY We will hold our annual Early Bird Party on Saturday, November 4th, starting at 5:00 PM. A sign up sheet will be available at the bar and when you sign up you will need to show your 2018 membership card and leave a $10.00 deposit. When you check in the night of the dinner you will receive your $10.00 back and two drink tickets to be used at the upstairs bar. The cut off date to sign up is October 29th. Remember, you must be a currently paid up member of our Post to attend this event. There are NO guests! If your spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend are not members of the Legion, SAL or Auxiliary they can not attend. We thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter. Your Post 1376 Executive Board BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT We will once again be starting our Tuesday Night Dinners back up on the second Tuesday in October. The date is October 10th. It will be a Turkey Dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, rolls, coffee and tea. The time will be from 4:00-7:30 PM. Thank you Your Post 1376 Board of Directors DAVID WILLIAMS I recently attended the Memorial Service for Dave Williams. Dave was very much involved with the American Legion. He held several positions with both his Post in Holland Patent and Oneida County. As a past commander of his Post and also Oneida County Dave was very much respected for his knowledge and commitment to the plight of the veteran and the programs of the American Legion. Dave was a US Navy veteran serving in Viet Nam. I came to know Dave some twenty years ago, shortly before I got involved as an officer with my Post and when I first became Post Commander in 1999, Dave was one of the first to help me get acquainted of how the Legion works. We remained good friends through out the years and along with his family and many friends we lost a good man and he will be truly missed. Our sincere sympathies go out to his family. Rest in peace my friend. Fred Williams PC OCTOBER S **TUESDAY NIGHT DINNER** ROAST TURKEY DINNER Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls, Coffee & Tea TUESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2017 Serving from 4:00 7:30 pm Donation $11.00 LEGION GRAVE MARKERS Veteran Grave Markers with Flag are available to any Legion member or family of a member. If you desire a patriotic marker for a deceased member, contact the Post in person or call (315) The Commander or any officer can assist you with your request.

5 These markers have been provided to the Post through the generosity of Stanley Stash Babiarz. Bob Rothdiener, Post P.R. Chairman MONTHLY HUMOR New Hartford American Legion Presents Our THE MAN RULES At last guys have taken the time to write this all down. We always hear 'the Rules' from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note... these are all numbered '1 ' ON PURPOSE! 1. Men are NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down. 1. Sunday sports It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be. 1. Crying is blackmail. 1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for. 1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself. 1. Christopher Columbus did NOT Need directions and neither do we. 1. If we ask what is wrong and you say 'nothing,' We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle. 1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear. 1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really. 1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape! 1.Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, we have to sleep on the couch tonight. But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping. Serving 4:00 7:30 PM All Dinners include a Garden Salad & Fresh Baked Bread Fresh Haddock Fried or Baked, Served with a choice of Fries Mac Salad, or a Baked Potato Sea Scallops Mouth-watering Fresh Sea Scallops, Deep Fried to a Golden Perfection. Served with a Choice of Fries, Mac Salad, or Baked Potato Combo Plate A Full Fish Fry & Scallops Combined Smaller Combo Plate Half Piece of Haddock & Smaller Portion of Scallops Chicken Riggies Our Home Town Favorite, Chicken, Peppers, & Onions served in a Thick, Creamy Vodka Sauce, Served Mild or Hot For the Kids Chicken Tenders & Fries Or Hot Dog & Fries Please call ahead for parties of 6 or more

6 SUNDAY FOOD SPECIALS Don t forget, every Sunday from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Chef Tim Creaser will prepare and serve a variety of delicious affordable food choices. Chef Tim will have Chicken Wings, cooked just the way you like them. Other items available are Haddock Fish Sticks, Scallops, Fried Shrimp, Burgers, Onion Rings, Cheese Sticks, French Fries and more! The Menu will vary from week to week. Come join us and enjoy!! I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure which is: Try to please everybody. HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE American journalist ( ) AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS REPORT The next meeting of the Riders will be held on Sunday, October 15th 12:15 PM. A Ride usually follows our meetings. The Riders have the following Membership totals... Riders 29 Supporters 16 We are always looking for new members. The only requirement for membership in the Riders is that you have to belong to New Hartford Post. If you know of anyone that may be interested in joining us have them contact any officer for a application. October's ride is our annual community run and this year it will be held for the Abraham House. We will also participate in the Whitesboro's Veteran's Day Parade in November and our last meeting before our winter break will be held also in November. A special thank you to our Supporters for all that they do to keep this chapter going. Feel free to visit our facebook site New Hartford American Legion Riders or the State or National at For the Good of the Legion, Tim Converse, President A book of maps is called an atlas because early editions commonly featured a picture of Atlas, carrying the world on his shoulders, on the cover. We are still looking for someone who would be interested in being our Post Activities Director. Some of the activities our members may be interested in are bus trips to different events such Saratoga Race Track, a ball game or a trip to New York City, Canada or Washington DC to name a few. Even a trip to a Casino might be interesting or special occasion events at our Post. These are some of the things our Activities Director could look into and arrange for us. If you or someone you may know has some time and interest in doing this for our members give us a and leave your name and number and we will get back to as soon as possible. Thank You.

7 Post Legion member, Philip Rolchigo will be going on the Honor Flight out of Syracuse on September 30th. He will be escorted on this flight to Washington DC to visit the World War II Memorial. Phil is a U.S. Marine and served during the Korean War. All of us here at New Hartford wish him well and hopes he enjoys his trip. Phil s wife, Diane is the young lady who bakes all of the cakes for the special occasions at our Post. The New Hartford American Legion will host our Sunday Morning Breakfast on October 22nd from 8 to 11 AM at the Post. The menu will be: Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage Hash, Sausage Gravy, Home Fries Pancakes, French Toast Toast, Coffee, Tea, Orange Juice Fruit Cocktail Donation: Adults: $10.00 Children 5-12: $5.00 Children under 5-Free SAL MAKES DONATION The Sons of the Legion recently presented a generous check to Commander Rand Kennedy to be used towards our new LED outdoor sign. Pictured above from the left are: Bob Byrd, SAL Adjutant, Don Wisnowski, SAL Commander and Tim Converse, SAL Vice Commander. Our sincere appreciation goes out to all the SAL members for their commitment to our Post. New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS Along with the SAL, our American Legion Riders also stepped forward and joined the SAL in making a generous donation to help with the new LED sign. Pictured from the left are: Tim Converse, Riders President, Bill Brucato, Riders Chaplain, Tom Liesch, Riders Treasurer and Bob Hobin, Riders Vice President. Also pictured is Rand Kennedy, Post Commander and Vic Gazzilli, Post Adjutant. This presentation was made at the Legion Membership Meeting on September 20, Again, our sincere appreciation to the Riders for their generosity in helping our American Legion Post. New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 The New Hartford American Legion will be conducting a new member solicitation drive in October. We will have a table set up at the Sangertown Mall from 10 AM-3 PM on the following dates: Tuesday, October 10th, Friday, October 13th, Saturday, October 14th, Tuesday, October 17th, Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st. This will, hopefully help us to get the word out about the American Legion and our Post. Our membership in the Legion has declined over the past few years and with a lot of eligible veterans out there this is a good way to get them to join. We have some volunteers already, but if you can assist please feel free to sign up at the Bar or contact Vic Gazzilli at (315) We also invite any SAL or Auxiliary members to participate. We only need two members per day to help solicit new members. We will have applications for membership for all units available. Thank You in advance to all of our members that help to make this the very best Legion Post it can be. Eligibility rules for the Legion, SAL and Auxiliary are listed on the next page along with how to obtain a copy of a DD 214 form.

8 LEGION ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for membership in The American Legion you will have had to serve at least one day on active duty during any of the dates listed below in any branch of military service. A DD214 separation paper is required along with your application when joining showing that you honorably served. Eligibility Dates: Dec. 7, Aug. 15, 1945 Merchant Marines (only eligibility) Dec. 7, Dec. 31, 1946 (World War II) June 25, Jan. 31, 1955 (Korean War) Feb. 28, May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War) Aug. 24, July 31, 1984 (Lebanon/Grenada) Dec. 20, Jan. 31, 1990 (Panama) Aug. 2, to the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States (Gulf War/War on Terrorism) SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ELIGIBILITY SAL members include males of all ages whose parents, step parents or grandparents served in the U.S. military and were eligible for American Legion membership. Membership age eligibility begins with the date of birth. Although Sons has its own membership, the organization is not a separate entity. Rather, SAL is a program of The American Legion. Many Legionnaires hold dual membership in SAL. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ELIGIBILITY A woman who is eligible for membership in The American Legion is also eligible to join the American Legion Auxiliary. The woman may be a member of the American Legion Auxiliary without being a member of the American Legion. However, her female relatives cannot be members of the American Legion Auxiliary unless she is a member of the American Legion. The mother, wife, daughter, sister, grand-daughter, greatgrand-daughter or grandmother of members of The American Legion and deceased veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during the listed war eras. Eligibility Dates: Dec. 7, Aug. 15, 1945 Merchant Marines (only eligibility) Dec. 7, Dec. 31, 1946 (World War II) June 25, Jan. 31, 1955 (Korean War) Feb. 28, May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War) Aug. 24, July 31, 1984 (Lebanon/Grenada) Dec. 20, Jan. 31, 1990 (Panama) Aug. 2, to the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States (Gulf War/War on Terrorism) Step relatives are also eligible. OBTAING DD-214 FORMS We have had several inquires about how to get a copy of service records, namely the DD-214 form (discharge papers) that is required when joining the American Legion. Below is one way to obtain a DD-214. The DD-214 can now be requested online, but ONLY BY: A military veteran, or next of kin of a deceased, former member of the military. The next of kin can be any of the following: surviving spouse that has not remarried, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother. Persons fitting one of these two categories can request military records online from the evetrecs Website. Be sure to read all instructions before beginning the request process. If you are not the veteran or next of kin, you must complete the Standard Form 180 (SF 180). You must then mail it or fax it to the appropriate address on the form. Or you can call the Veterans Administration office New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 On October 14th, the Auxiliary will be holding a Sip & Paint as a fund raiser from 6:30-8:30 PM. This is a great time to come with a friend for an evening of painting and sipping wine. Even if you never painted, you are sure to have fun. The cost per person is $ This will include instruction, painting materials, and wine to sip on. A $20 deposit is required for the material. You may sign up at the Bar or call Joanne Fountain at Deposit may also be sent to Joanne at 4 Allport Place, New Hartford, NY Registration cutoff date is October 7 th. We hope to see you and your bestie

9 POST LOTTERY REPORT AUGUST 2017 LOTTERY NUMBERS DATE-NUMBER Disclaimer: Every effort is made to accurately report these numbers. The official numbers are those recorded on the Post Lottery Payment Log Book by the Fund Raiser Chairman. The Post will not be responsible for typos in the newsletter. Terry Johnson PC, Lottery Chairman MEMBERSHIP REPORT Our next membership meeting will be on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 starting at 7:00 PM. We currently have 469 members paid so far, which includes 11 new members. This gives us 57% of our quota of 810. The 2018 Membership Cards are in. You can renew anytime. Dues remain $ Thank You. NOTICE PLEASE READ!! "If you pay your Legion membership online, you will have to send the Post membership chairperson proof that you paid your dues. There is a receipt at the bottom of your online confirmation to send to the Post. I cannot send your membership card until I receive this confirmation. Please send this in as soon as possible." New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 would like to welcome the following new member to our Post. Please welcome: Eugene J. Bianco As always, we truly appreciate your continued support of our Post and we look forward to your continued support in the future. Janet Keesler & Dick Fountain Post Membership Chairpersons Results of Voting On September 20, 2017 at our monthly Membership Meeting, an extensive list of proposed By-Law changes were presented to the members present at this meeting, in which a quorum was present. The proposed By-Law changes were approved by a 2/3rds vote of the members present. All of the changes approved had to do the eliminating all references to the Board of Directors and changing them to read Executive Board so that there will be only one board governing our Post. These changes will be sent to the Oneida County American Legion and on to the Department of New York for their review and approval. These By-Laws will take affect when we received notification of such. For the Good of the Legion, Rand Kennedy, Post Commander APPEAL FUND DRIVE : LED SIGN For those of you that donated $50.00 or more for the new sign you are eligible to received a 3x5 American Flag. Those of you that live in central New York can pick up your flag at the Post. Just tell the bartender that you are here to pick up your flag. Your name will be on a list. If your name is not on the list at the bar tell the bartender and we will rectify the problem. For those of you that live far away or in another state your flags are in the process of being mailed. If your flag is being mailed please be patient as it is sent 4th class. It may take awhile. If you don't receive it please contact the (315) and we make sure you get one. Our sincere appreciation goes out to you for your generous donation! Gary Fountain PC

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11 NEW HARTFORD AMERICAN LEGION POST 1376 Rand Kennedy, Legion Commander Joanne Fountain, Auxiliary President Don Wisnowski, SAL Commander Tim Converse, Riders President TAPS New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 regrets to report that the following members have left us: THEODORE S. REMMER JOSEPH P. PULEO RICHARD R. PEXTON DENNIS DEE LOUIS MIGLIACCIO GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST O LORD