Marine Corps League MEDINA COUNTY DETACHMENT #569, INC. PO Box 1405 Medina OH 44258-1405 Apr 2018 Commandant Al Liebenguth 330-730-7478 Sr. Vice Haywood Riley 330-721-0721 Jr. Vice Mike Liebenguth 330-304-2891 Judge Advocate Roger Fowler 330-722-5781 Paymaster Bob Sukel 330-336-7877 Adjutant Nancy Notarian 330-760-3881 Chaplain Ray Notarian 330-730-5325 Sergeant-at Arms Tom Fe nske 330-416-6574 In Memory of Edward Liebenguth 30May1942 1April2018 Dates of service 1961-1965 He was a member of Detachment 569 1984 1996 Semper Fi Honors to be rendered behind the VFW Post 5137 prior to regular meeting
Upcoming Events League 17 Apr 2018 1900 hrs. @VFW Post 5137 MCLA 17 Apr 2018 1845 hrs Pat O Brien s League 15May2018 1900 hrs. @VFW MCLA 15May2018 1845hrs. Pat O Brien s Honor Guard Duty 17May2018 TBA OWRNC Decorating of Cemeteries 26May TBA various Parade 27May TBA York Parade 28May TBA Medina Golf Outing 14 Jul 2018 0630 Hrs Reg 1300 Hrs Food/Raffle TBA Bunker Hill Golf Course
* MINUTES OF MEETING OF 20 March 2018* * Meeting called to order at 1902 hrs. Roll Call of Officers: All present except Sgt-at-Arms; Bob Compondu Acting S-a-A. Total of 22 members present. Application for Membership: None Minutes of Previous Meeting: Rick Pethel moved, Bob Compondu seconded, to accept as printed in newsletter; approved. Buzzard s Day: Bob Compondu thanked those who appeared and advised did receive some donations. Paymaster: Bob Sukel handed out reports and went over them. Roger Fowler moved, Haywood Riley seconded, to accept subject to audit; approved. Bob Sukel went over our insurance and reported he updated name on the policy to our detachment s official name; next meeting Tom Fenske will update us on his findings re coverage. County has again offered $500.00 to offset our Memorial Day costs. Bob Compondu moved to accept; Heywood Riley seconded; passed 21-0 with one abstention. Bob advised he has not received any requests for funds at this time but expect one from VFW as in the past; we spent $134.40 on patches for honor guard (Sports World of Medina donated the hats and sewing on the patches). Chaplain Report: Mike Kirk, State Vice Commandant, is undergoing rehab following surgery. Brian Morningstar is doing a little better. Dick Whelan, knee is better, but looking at more surgery. John Dague is in a lot of pain following his fall and broken L-4; signed card. Dave Yates has undergone a biopsy; not feeling well. Al & Mike Liebenguth s father is in hospice in Florida. Rick Williams is in rehab following his quadruple by-pass surgery. Discussed volunteering to help any members, such as John Dague; offer was made. Report of Officers: Commandant: Called Ron Kesek and Wally Ronsky to come forward; congratulate them and hand out gold cards as life members. Also thanked those who showed up at Buzzard s Day; good time; some of the event has been moved to townhall. Sr. Vice Commandant: Updated on golf outing; registration at 0630; golf & dinner is $75.00; dinner only is $35.00. Approximately 1300 will be dinner, awards, raffle. Discussed sponsorships, putting contest, ball drop, etc. Dave Sterrett (detachment member) is again making signs at no cost to us. Connie Riley is sending out flyers to let past participants know about the location change. Will advise on final details next meeting; need more participation from detachment members. Rick Pethel advised he can get a new car rental from Medina Auto Mall for Hole-In-One contest; Bob Compondu suggested Hole #7, near pavilion.
Minutes 042018 cont. State Meeting in Painesville: Rick Pethel advised much of what was discussed was regarding treasury; our paymaster is up-to-date on all of it. Rick mentioned our upcoming golf outing. Rick Pethel, President of local Vietnam Veterans of America, advised re updating Vietnam memorial; receiving state grant for $60,000; holding fundraisers; taking donations for rest of expense. Once improvements complete, will be turning it over to the VSO for upkeep. Jack Forester: At the IX Center event, raised over $8,000 for Wags for Warriors. Wags found 12 veterans who have prescriptions for dogs; and 19 others have inquired. Wally Ronsky advised having ground breaking for Fisher House next week near Wade Park. Good of the League: Jack Forester re upcoming Coalition Meeting; member of our detachment will attend. Meeting closed to official business at 1945 hrs.; to reopen at 1900 hrs on 17 April 2018. Notes, etc. from the officers * COMMANDANT * To All Marines: I wish to thank all for your thoughts and prayers. Semper Fi AL * SR. VICE COMMANDANT * I trust that all had a good Easter. As our golf outing is rapidly coming up, we need to work on our sponsors. Also, remember that all checks are to be made out to Bunker Hill Golf Course. * JR. VICE COMMANDANT * To All Marines: I wish to thank all for your thoughts and prayers. Semper Fi Mike * JUDGE ADVOCATE * No report. None submitted * SERGEANT AT-ARMS * From your editor Looks like spring is upon us. Soon we ll be swinging the clubs. It is time to get in the mood for our golf outing Roger
* CHAPLAIN OFFICE * If you want to experience lasting change in your life, you need to refocus your mind. Specifically, you need to change your thought patterns from focusing on what you don t want, to focusing on what you do want. And this is why: Whatever you focus on is what you move toward. How does this happen? The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:22-24 to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness (NIV). This means you are going to have to do some putting off and you are going to have to do some putting on. And the putting off has to happen before the putting on. It s just like trying on clothes in a department store. Before you can try on the new stuff, you have to take off the old stuff. You re going to have to let go of the old attitudes, the old thought patterns, the old images that you ve been living with so you can put on the new garments God has for you as he changes and renews your mind. PRAYER LIST: Ed Robnett, Howard Osborne, Ron Kesek, Brian Morningstar, Dick Whelan, Len Sobie, Steve Eggleston, Redman, Lyle Roberts, Randy and Liz Schmidt, John Dague, Haywood and Connie Riley, Al and Mike Liegenguth's Father, Laura Oluich, Rick Williams and Sr. Vice Commandmant, Dept of Ohio, Mike Kirk. Call me to add to list (330-730-7325) GOD BLESS Ray Notarian, Chaplain Ed. Note. Mike had his right leg removed below the knee due to medical complications. Those wishing to brighten his day can send a card to: Mike Kirk 1066Lizabeth Circle Heath, Ohio 43056
* MILITARY ORDER OF DEVIL DOGS * The Fun and Honor Society of the Marine Corps League * PAYMASTER * APRIL 2018 The government should apply a 1% stupidity tax. The national debt would be paid off in a matter of days. slapix.com CONGRATULATIONS to Peggy and Bear on celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary! They make a cute couple! If you are a member of our Detachment and want a copy of the Paymasters report, just ask for it. I can either email or snail mail it to you. The year-end end report for FY2017 is also available. Remember to send dues or any Paymaster related correspondence (including changes of address, email, phone number, etc.) to: Bob Sukel, Paymaster MCL Medina County Detachment 853 Eastview Ave Wadsworth OH 44281-1910 (Note: you can also reach me via email to RMS1722@gmail.com or phone call to (330) 336-7877). SEMPER FI, MARINES MARINES! STAY HEALTHY! BE SAFE! The Military Order of the Devi Dogs is the Fun and Honor Society of the Marine Corps League. Its purpose is to provide added strength to the League, to promote camaraderie among all members, and to help make the experience of being a member of the Marine Corps League memorable in every respect. Northeast Ohio Pound #164 164 is looking for a few good dogs. If you have an interest in becoming a Dog within the Order, contact Bear Garnsey (330.435.6141) or Bob Sukel (330.336.7877) for more information. We have several League Detachments represented in our pound and looking g for more members from our Detachment (especially since we meet in Medina). FYI, Pound #164 meets quarterly and dues are $15.00 per year. Any monies raised go directly to benefit children at local hospitals. Our next growl is: SUNDAY, 20 MAY 2018, @1400 1400 (2:00 PM) Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall 620 North Broadway Street Medina, Ohio WOOF! WOOF!
Incorporated August 2012 Medina County Unit, Marine Corps League Auxiliary April 17 will be our next regularly scheduled meeting at Pat Obrien Chevrolet dealership at 6:45 pm. We will need to discuss other events to make money so we can continue with our regular donations. So far we have only received one Scholarship application. Thank you for the check to help with expense in attending the two National meeting. It is greatly appreciated. I haven t worked on an ad to put in the Post and Gazette as yet. I will check on the cost of the ad and work on the ad hopefully this week If anyone would like to submit an idea to me for this please do. At our February meeting we briefly discussed doing a Raffle based on the Ohio Lottery 3 numbers for the evening. The cost or payout is $1850. To break even you would need to sell 370 tickets. The Land of Legends Unit so far has cleared around $2000 to pay for the hospitality room in June. The hard part is selling tickets. How many tickets do you think you could sell for this? At the June Convention in Newark on Friday night while the Devil Dogs meet we will be having wine and cheese while being instructed on how to do and American Painting. This is something I have seen done at different bars and it sounded like fun. We do not have much preparation to put this on. Just provide the wine and cheese. We Care in Medina is in need of the following items: toilet paper, disposable razors, laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner, shave cream lotion, paper towels, tissues, cleaning supplies, body wash, deodorant and feminine hygiene items. These are items people cannot purchase with food stamp program. Please bring to the next meeting or send with someone else. We can do this for two months so it isn t a hard ship on anyone. We need your support in any way you are able. Even if you can t attend the meetings your membership helps us. Or if you can t be at events but can donate towards that event in some way that is support also. Of course finding new members for us is a great support. Hope all of you are doing well and look forward to seeing you this month at our meeting. My phone is always open for phone calls. For any one that hasn t heard John has follicular non Hodgkin s Lymphoma. His first chemo was three weeks ago this Tuesday. He did fine the first week, then his white cell count virtually disappeared and he has been battling with a cough and a lot of mucous. He was on three round of antibiotics before chemo to no avail. After Chemo he started running a fever and his white cell count. While in the hospital for 6 days they gave him IV antibiotics, glucose, breathing treatments, oxygen and nulstant to bring up his white cells. It took six days to accomplish this but he was too weak to make the trip to Michigan. He was in the Hospital Saturday and then again this morning. He was running a temperature of 102.5 and having breathing problems. I will continue to do the best I can for our Unit, but John will come first at this time. I may call on you to help if need be. Semper Fi Lynn Harkness, PDP Medina County Unit, Marine Corps League Auxiliary, President
229 Harding St B, Medina, OH 44256 330-722-0818 usa@zoominternet.net This is our unofficial shirt shop. They are located about half way down the North/South building just east of the bowling alley. They have the shirts but we have to provide the patches to be put on.