American Legion Post 1776 June 2017 Volume 1, Number 6 Commander Carla Tappainer 952-240-7849 Commander@Post1776.com 1st Vice, Dave Riha 651-308-1719 2nd Vice, Bob Nelson Adjutant, Gary Odegard 651-332-2250 Finance Officer Gary Odegard 651-332-2250 Chaplain, Bill Weiss 612-242-2802 Historian, Tim Liffrig 651-307-6613 Service Officer Bill Nygaard 952-393-1441 Sergeant at Arms Tami Riha 651-900-2166 Operations Chair Wayne Brinton 612.889.5888 message from your Commander Greetings!! I hope everyone had an awesome Memorial Day Weekend!! I know that this holiday means more to me and my family than most others. It s a time to remember and reflect on our lost loved ones and make sure no one ever forgets the sacrifices that were made for us and our freedoms!! We honor the sacrifices of prior generations. We honor the sacrifices of the men and women next door who have served or continue to serve our country. And we pledge never to forget the true meaning of Memorial Day! I think that this is a real problem in our country today. It seems like our younger generations don t care about the past and where their freedom came from. I bought poppies for all my co-workers and only 2 out of 20 even knew what the meaning of the poppy was...how sad. We must step up and teach the generations to come how important that these sacrifices are and how they should pass this knowledge to their children lest we forget As Veterans, we pledge never to forget the true meaning of Memorial Day. We would not have the privilege of celebrating this day and honoring so many memories without the sacrifices of those who gave their last full measure of devotion. Flag Day is coming up on June 14 th! We plan on having a ceremony out back by the pavilion. I ve invited all the local boy scouts and girl scouts to come help us and learn more about the history of our flag and the proper destruction of the old, tired flags. Please come and join us!! We are starting a new American Legion Post 1776 Riders group!! I know it s been awhile since we had our own group but please pass the word!! We have a ton of motorcycle riders in our post and I think it would be great to get it going again. If you are interested please contact me and I will put your name on our list for the first meeting!! - Commander@Post1776.com Remember that our flag does not fly because the wind moves it it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it Commander Carla American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 1
Membership Director, John Lenvik Membership@post1776.com Club Manager Linsey Green Manager1776@post1776.com 952.431.1776 Office Manager Joan Guse 952-431-1776 Gambling Manager Marv Jarvis 952-432-4452 Web Site & News Gary Shade 952-891-1537 Newsletter@Post1776.com Post1776.com Visit our web site today for more articles and features If you have access to a computer, please subscribe ot our digital version of this newsletter. We re moving more and more of our communications to the PC and our web site. Contact Us http://www.post1776.com info@post1776.com THE GAMBLING BOOTH Hello again Fellow Legionnaires and Legion Family! Looking like we can finally kick into gear for summer. Gambling has been doing really well thanks to the great employees we have. Wednesday Bingo has been a real success. Currently I am checking with Three Diamond Corporation about purchasing a new Bingo machine and Bingo boards. It s getting to the point we can no longer afford the cost of Duct Tape to keep it functioning. No Veteran requests this month, but we are working well the Community of Apple Valley Donations for Month: 1. BURNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL COMPETION 2. FAMILY OF CHRIST CHURCH EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT 3. APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ROCKET TEAM 4. APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WOMENS GOLF 5. APPLE VALLEY SPEECH NATIONAL TOURNEY 6. DESTINATION IMAGINATION SCHOLARSHIPS HELP Have you attended a meeting lately? If not you are missing out on a lot of information that is presented to the Post Member Ship. Do you know who is being elected on your behalf, if not don t complain. The voices at the meeting are doing their job to keep our Post running as smoothly as possible. Don t forget the 4 th of July; it is one of our most important fund raisers. Well until next month, still serving Veterans and Community! Marv Jarvis, Gambling Manager Post 1776 General News-Web Site - Post1776.com April saw 4,721 unique visitors to the Post 1776 web site. Up from 4,527 in March. You can always find the full restaurant menu online on the Post web site as well as the events for the current month. Be sure to check it out. Google us - Review Us You can also write a review for Post 1776.com on Google. Just Google Post 1776. And you will see us on the right hand side of the screen. Click on GOOGLE REVIEWS and then WRITE A REVIEW. The more stars the better! American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 2
Memorial Day Post 1776's Memorial Day Program was well attended and saw a variety of speakers and community leaders all pay tribute to those who have fallen and those they left behind. Program speakers included Bruce Bigler (Sons of the American Legion Commander), Gorda Olsen (Auxiliary President), and our guest speaker Colonel James W. Goodman USAF Retired. See Post1776.com for more photos and more about this day of remembrance. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network (BTYR) June 2017 Upcoming Events: (Our full report is online at the Post1776.com web site) 1. June 1 st : General and Board meeting, 6:30 pm at the AV American Legion Post 1776 2. No dinner in June 3. No meetings or dinner in July 4. August 3 rd : General and Board meeting, 6:30 pm at the AV American Legion Post 1776 5. August 17 th : Military Appreciation Dinner at the AV American Legion Post 1776 Please join us as we proudly serve our Veterans, their families, and currently serving military members. Submitted by Glenn Sonnee, Secretary, AV BTYR American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 3
What is the Preamble and What Does it Mean? TO CONSECRATE AND SANCTIFY OUR COMRADESHIP BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS... (Part 3) When the New Deal Program was being developed, the government planners took a look at what The American Legion, through its vast rehabilitation program, had done for the veteran of World War I and they decided to do the same thing for all American people. So out of the rehabilitation brain child of The American Legion, there came the Social Security System, with its retirement benefits and old age assistance programs for all the people. The planners took a look at the American Legion program of temporary emergency aid to needy children of veterans and there was born, with the support of Legionnaires, the state and federal program of aid to dependent children - all children. This is how we can hail The American Legion today as an unparalleled force in these United States for social betterment. American Legion concepts and its ideal of devotion to mutual helpfulness warmed up the whole social climate of America. Today, America is extending its helpful hands all over the world through our assistance programs of foreign aid. It all came about because the veterans of World War I came home enriched with wonderful ties of friendship and gave those ties a meaning by consecrating them to the ideal of mutual helpfulness. The American Legion Preamble has been the beacon light of the American Legion for more than 90 years. It has been amended only once in all that time. That amendment consisted of adding the letter "S" to the word "war." It makes the Preamble read today "Great Wars," so as to embrace all wars. And NOW you know the rest of the story. Paul Harvey Be Proud! We are the American Legion! ~ Submitted by Tim Liffrig ~ Post 1776 Historian Mail CALL While the Marines are fond of saying Leave no man behind, it's the Air Force that actually has the perfect record. The Air Force has never left someone up there. Air Force Truisms: Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you. The only time you have too much fuel is when you re on fire. Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers. Airspeed, altitude, and brains: Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight. Legion Riders Chapter to start up Stay tuned! We will have more information on the Post 1776 Legion Riders shortly. American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 4
Hours of Operation Mon-Thurs 9am-12am; Fri-Sat 7am-1am; Sun 7am-11pm Event Highlights! See our Web Site Post1776.com for a full list of monthly events Sunday June 4th Sunday Brunch $10.95/adult $5.95/child 5 & under 08:00am 12:00 (noon) Includes Eggs Benedict to order! June 6th ~ Ray Evangealista - Music on the Patio 6pm - 10pm June 10th & 25 th ~ MN Carry Permit Class 8am 11pm June 9 th ~ Woody Music on the Patio 8pm - 11pm June 19 th ~ Line Dance 1pm - 4pm June 23 rd ~ Daina Perez - music on patio 8-12pm June 24th Bean Bag Tournament 11am June 26 th ~ Line Dance 1pm - 4pm June 27 th Denny McGovern - music on patio 6-10pm June 28 th Old Time Music 1pm - 4pm Board Meetings: Gambling - 1 st Tues, 7pm Operations - 2 nd Tues, 3:30pm Executive - 2 nd Tues, 5pm S.A.L. - 3 rd Tues, 6pm General Membership, Post & Auxiliary - 3rd Tues, 7pm ~ 40/8-4th Thurs, 10am Happy Hour! Monday-Thursday 3pm-8pm, 9pm-12am Friday 3pm-8pm Saturday-Sunday 12-6pm Club calendar and Highlights Monday - Challenge Coin, Texas Hold em 7pm, Meat raffles & $2 Build-a-burger 5:30pm, Late night Apps & Pizza Tuesday - Taco Tuesday, $1 Domestic Tap Beer 12-8pm, Music on the Patio 6:30-9:30p (Summer Only) Late night Apps & Pizza Wednesday - $2.50 McGregor s Scotch 12-5pm, Bingo 7pm, Late night Apps & Pizza Thursday - Grumpy Old Men 9am, $2.50 Bacardi Specials 12-5pm, Meat Raffles 4:30pm, Late night Apps & Pizza Friday - Breakfast 7-10am, $2.50 Brandy Friday 12-5pm, Fish Fry all day & all you can eat 5pm - 10pm Saturday - Breakfast 7-11am, Bloodies & Screwdrivers $3 8-12, Prime Rib 5pm, Karaoke 8pm Sunday - Breakfast 7-12pm, Bloodies & Screwdrivers $3 8-noon, late night pizza special American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 5
American Legion Post 1776 14521 Granada Drive Apple Valley MN 55124 RAFFLE TICKET SALES FREE MEMBERSHIP A bundle of 75 white tickets must be checked out in the name of each member seeking a 2018 free membership. You must be a current 2017 Post 1776 American Legion Family member to qualify. Turn in ticket stubs and money by Monday, July 3 rd, in order to insure proper credit. If you can sell more than 75 tickets, please check out additional yellow general sales tickets. Call our Manager Linsey for more information at 952-431-1776 GENERAL SALES Please check out yellow general sales tickets if you are not seeking a free membership. Thank you very much for supporting the American Legion with this important effort. The cost of printing and mailing out the newsletter keeps going up and up...we are over $500 per month in costs! If you would be willing to receive your newsletter via email, we would greatly appreciate it. Please contact Gary at Newsletter@Post1776.com to have your name transferred to the email list. American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley MN 55124 Page 6