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VETERANS HELPING VETERANSAMERICAN LEGION

LEGION - AIRE

ALEXANDER BRADLEY BURNS POST 804000 SARATOGA AVENUE

DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

For Godand Country November 2012

POST INFORMATIONPHONE: (630) 968-9710 WEB: POST80.ORG TWITTER: AMLEGIONPOST80

COMMANDER ..................................................................................TODD HANSONSR. VICE .............................................................................................DONDI NUEVAJR. VICE ................................................................................................... JOHN CRUZADJUTANT .......................................................................................BILL DOWNINGFINANCE ..........................................................................................BERNIE DUDEKSGT-AT-ARMS .............................................................................HOWARD PARKERHISTORIAN ............................................................................... DICK BERNARDINICHAPLAIN ........................................................................................JACK BORDERJUDGE ADVOCATE ..............................................................DAVID D. WISBROCKSERVICE OFFICER .............................................................................. RICH JONESNEWSLETTER........................................... JOE PAPPALARDO & WAYNE MUHS 630-964-0011 630-963-9100

1919....Walter Staats1920....Robert W. Carpenter1921....Jay Allison1922....Dan M. Diener1923....Norman E. Anderson1924....Henry Swift1925....Morris E. Stevenson1926....William E. Hooper1927....Harold H. Clarke1928....George Hannan1929....A.T. Witt1930....Arthur Johnson1931....A.T. Witt1932....A.J. Walter1933....J. Richard Hawkins1934....Melvin G. Binder1935....L.J. Dixon1936....William A. Finger1937....G. Willard McCollum1938....Leslie L. Meyer1939....Charles Dyer1940....Newell Fishel1941....Rollin Whitaker1942....Ivan M. Webster1943....Thomas C. Arndt1944....Wallace S. Whitlock1945....Stanley A. Lynch1946....Louis A. Edwards 1947....Thomas J. Lanagan1948....Eugene Weaver

Italics denotes deceased

1949....Fred W. Lester1950...Harvey H. Kenitz1951....Joseph R. Krepper1952...Gilbert G. Giesler1953....Andrew S. Blaida1954....Herschel Hubbard1955....A.R. Fister1956....Dino Convalle1957....Tony F. Morello1958....W.H. Schenke1959....James L. Newall1960....Edwin D. Wrenn1961....Bernard J. Blaida1962....Louis W. Wrenn1963....James R. Hodous1964....Jerry Kopecky1965....Earl W. Will1966....Leonard J. Voss1967....Gene Kappelman1968....Alois E. Sheber1969....Mason Taylor1970....William Harkness1971....Earl W. Will1972....Steven J. Kadlec1973....Joseph A. Bartels1974...Zedo Oliver1975....Herbert Morrison1976....Chester Kotowski1977....Ed Knickerbocker1978....Elmer J. Mears1979....Dudley E. Smalley1980....Jens P. Vimtrup

1981....Elmer W. Anderson1982....Elmer W. Anderson1983....Frank J. Bulin1984....George R. Novak1985....George R. Novak1986....Bill Johnson1987....A.E. Sheber1988....David D. Wisbrock1989....David D. Wisbrock1990....David D. Wisbrock1991....Gilbert J. Gawin1992....Gilbert J. Gawin1993....Ken Gallagher1994....Richard Bernardini1995....Emery Wolff1996....Curt McCullagh1997....Larry Bryant1998....Larry Bryant1999....John Magic2000....Jack Border2001....Jack Border2002....Bob Isenberger2003....Bob Isenberger2004....Joe Pappalardo2005....Richard Rooney2006.. .Richard Rooney2007.. .Richard Mueller2008.. .Richard Mueller2009....Woody Kawaters2010....Woody Kawaters2011....Rich Greenwald2012....Rich Greenwald

DUES: LEGION $35.00/YEAR / S.A.L. $ 7.00/YEAR

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Commander’s ColumnAs October draws to a close and we prepare for winter, visitors to

our post home will notice some of the improvements we have made and the maintenance items we have addressed recently. The parking lot and driveway have been re-sealed and striped and it all looks brand new. If we take care of the asphalt parking lot it should last us for decades into the future. The exterior lighting around the post has now been replaced and upgraded with halogen fixtures. The new lighting improves the appearance of our facility and greatly enhances the safety of our members, Auxiliary members and visitors to the post during evening hours. This has been a concern of mine and I am grateful to John Cruz, who serves as Jr. Vice Commander and House & Grounds Chairman, for addressing the lighting upgrade so quickly.

Last month in this column I took a moment to recognize some of those who work to make the poker events and weekly bingo a success and I neglected to mention the A Team. The A Team is an elite group of members who allow us to open the doors to bingo players in the late afternoon every Tuesday by showing up in the early afternoon to set up the hall with the tables and chairs we need to have a successful event. Some A Team members stay around to work bingo or become bingo players themselves. It all begins with the A Team on Tuesdays and those gents are to be duly recognized.

In November we will keep busy at Post 80 by serving as a polling place on election day, which reminds me to encourage everyone to vote on that first Tuesday. The following Sunday, November 11th, is Veterans Day and we will have our usual ceremony in front of the post beginning at 11am. The dedicated service of the country’s veterans, from 1775 until today and every day in between, has given us and preserved for us our rights as free citizens including the right to elect the country’s leaders. I hope as many people as possible will vote on election day and join us a few days later to commemorate our service and the service of those veterans who have come before.

Have a restful and good Thanksgiving.

Todd Hanson Commander

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4000 Saratoga Ave.Downers Grove, IL 60515

WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS & CRUTCHESPost 80 lends out wheel chairs, walkers and crutches to anyone that may need them. For more information, call Rich Jones at 630-964-2434.

Anyone who has borrowed a wheelchair, walker, or crutches and no longer needs

them, please return them to Post 80 so they may be available for other veterans.


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Auxiliary News – Nov 2012SPECIAL NOTICE – VOTE ON CONSTITUTION AND

BYLAWS at 11/12/12 MEETINGRecommendation to Unit for Action: There is a request for a vote by unit members to revise the Unit Bylaws to reinstate the elected Unit Officer position of Second Vice President and move to fill that officer position for the 2012-2013 Auxiliary year. This is an option within the National

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS. The Purpose for Change is to Re-activate the unit officer second vice president position which will provide immediate assistance to the Unit President in meeting the Unit’s program goals. In addition, reactivation of this position will provide a clearer path for preparing and assisting Unit members to move upward as Unit officers and provide expanded opportunities for leadership training. This recommended Action is supported by vote of the Unit Executive Committee on 9/6/2012. The Unit will vote on this proposed change at our November meeting.

BOARD MEETINGThere will be an Auxiliary Board Meeting on– November 1, 2012 at 6 pm, Post 80. All Unit 80 officers and committee chairs are requested to attend.LEADERSHIP CLASSThere will be an American Legion Auxiliary Leadership Class on November 3rd starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Post.GIRLS STATEOn October 8, 2012, our Girl State Representatives reported on their experiences this summer. We are proud that our Girl State Representative, Celeste Aguzino was elected to the Secretary of State. Celeste provided a wonderful presentation on all of the activities that went on at Girls State.

90th Birthday Donations Already at Work - OSOTILOn October 12th, President Rosemary Collins and Birthday Committee Chair Karen Greenwald visited the offices of Operation Support Our Troops: Illinois to present a check from Unit 80 for $1003 to Sue Liston, Administrative Director. She gave us a tour of the facility and showed us how each box is carefully packed to maximize the amount of items that are shipped. Our donation will help OSOTIL to meet its goal of shipping over 5000 packages to active military stationed overseas in time for Christmas.

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Auxiliary News....cont. from pg 3....

WWII

90th Birthday Time Capsule – World War IIDecember 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946

Unit 80 found our focus for the decade of the thirties not only on our veteran’s but on their children. It was hard times for everyone, but we took care of the orphans and destitute families of veterans, supplying everything from milk, eyeglasses, TB testing and even paying for doctor visits and a tonsillectomy. Things were looking up by 1940. The Legion and Auxiliary looked forward to the completion of our new Post home at 1035 Burlington Avenue. As always, Unit 80 offered assistance with $600 to help pay for the plumbing fixtures, heating equipment, floor coverings and drapes. But with the dawn of December 7, 1941 all of our efforts became focused on all of the young men entering service. We helped sell war bonds and stamps, helped with blood drives, helped with draft registration, took home nursing courses and gave thousands of hours to the Red Cross, serving wherever we were needed. Our juniors helped with the many scrap and rubber drives. Sadly, the number of Gold Star Mothers grew in Downers Grove and in June, 1945, our President, Minnie Lester learned her son Fred had died on Okinawa after risking his life to save a wounded Marine. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery.

Respectfully submitted,Rosemary Collins

Unit 80 was honored to have the following American Legion Auxiliary Department of Illinois officers as our guests at the 90th Birthday luncheon: Department President, Patricia (Pat) Sienkiewicz, 1st. Vice President, Judy Simmerman, Membership Chairman, Luella Buske, and Department Chaplain, Anna May Mann. We owe the success of our Unit 80 90th Birthday celebration to the hard work of our Birthday Committee: Karen Greenwald, Chair, Marge Pavich, Arlene Guest, Rosemary Collins, Theresa Schey, Donna Rosenkranz, Norma Border, Bonnie Bonnecarre, and Joey Klingbiel! (See pictures on pages 12-13).

Next Auxiliary Meeting – November 12, 2012 at 7 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!!


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New Bronze Plaque

The new Veteran’s Plaque for 2012 will be installed on the obelisk in our Veteran’s Memorial Park by November 11th (Veterans Day). There will be a brief ceremony following our regular Veterans Day Ceremony to dedicate the new plaque. Come join us on November 11th at 11 a.m. for the Veterans Day Ceremony and view the new plaque.

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YOUR 2013 ANNUAL DUESARE DUE NOW!Let’s keep Post 80 #1

with continued strong membership.Any questions, call 630-968-9710.

Bill Downing, Adjutant

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We are going to open the bar on

Friday, November 9th & Friday, December 14th to Legion members and their family and friends.

When it’s cold outside, come spend some time with us by the fire enjoying your

favorite beverage. The jukebox will be providing the tunes.

Pizza slices from Papa Passero’s will be for sale.

We are hoping for a good turn out so we can continue to do this more frequently in the future.

Bar opens at 6:00 and pizza will be there by 6:30.Special bar prices!

Any questions, please call John Pavich at 630-712-1834.

Time To Change Your CloCkDon’t forget to turn your

clock back one hour before turning in on Saturday, Nov. 3rd.

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 am

Sunday, Nov. 4th.


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2012 2013 Nov. 24 Team 1 Jan. 5 Team 1 Dec. 8 Team 2 Feb. 2 Team 2 Mar. 9 Team 1 Apr. 6 Team 2

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American Legion Riders – Chapter 80 Update

Legion Rider Candlelight Bowl – October 20thOur thanks to everyone who joined us for the Legion Rider Candle Light Bowl on Oct 20th at the Strikes & Spares Lanes in Lockport, IL. Your support and participation are appreciated.

Morris Corn Fest Parade – Sept 30th

At the invitation of the Legion Riders from Post 294, Morris IL, the Legion Riders participated in the Annual Corn Fest Parade. This is a major event for the town and there were over twenty motorcycles representing Legion Rider chapters from all over northern Illinois.

2012 LEGION RIDER EVENT CALENDARThe Legion Riders continue to build their event schedule for 2012. We have the following events tentatively scheduled. PLEASE NOTE UPDATED EVENT DETAILS:

Nov. 4, 2012 Utica Veteran’s Day ParadeNov. 10, 2012 Legion Rider Monthly meetingNov 30, 2012 Legion Rider Holiday Party – Location TBD

COME JOIN US FOR THE FUN, SERVICE TO VETERANS AND THE RIDES!!Legion Riders – Chapter 80 meets monthly on the second Saturday of each month at 10 am in the Post 80 Library. The next Legion Rider meeting will be on Sept. 8, 2012. Legion Rider membership requires membership or affiliation with the American Legion and ownership of a 350cc or larger motorcycle. Please check the Post 80 web site and Legion Rider page for all of the 2012 meeting and event dates, http://www.post80.org/

Please check with Steve Collins, Director, (630 968 8147), John Pavich, Treasurer (630 541 5710), or Norma Border, Secretary (630-336-3422) to confirm meeting locations for any given month.


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Friday Night November 2nd., Showtime 7:30 PM

$10 Cover Chargeat

American Legion (Post 80)4000 Saratoga Ave. , Downers Grove

Post 80 - Ph. 630.968.9710

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Many Thanks To All of You Who Contributed

To The Success of the 90th Auxiliary Birthday

Celebration Day!

Bonnie Bonnecare, Marge Pavich, Norma Border, Joey Klingbiel, Rosemary Collins, Donna Rosenkranz,

Karen Greenwald, Therese Schey, & Arlene Guest.

Unit 80 Past Presidents, Karen Greenwald, Rosemary Collins, Midge Zielinski, Department President Pat Sienkiewicz, Leora Novak, Therese Schey. not shown

Evelyn Fredericks

President Rosemary Collins, Deprtment, 1st Vice-President Judy Simmerman, Department President, Pat Sienkiewicz

Department Membership Chair Luella Buske &Chaplain Anna Mae Mann


Sue Liston, administrator from Operation Support our Troops America, President Rosemary and First Vise President Norma Border, are getting a tour of the Operation

Support Our Troops America warehouse. Approximately it takes $25 to ship a box overseas to our soldiers, which contains food and

comfort items. Unit 80, is sending 40 boxes for Christmas to our soldiers. If interested in giving items for our soldiers wish list, Operation Support Our Troops, go to their

web page - osotamerica.org

Bonnie Bonnecare, Marge Pavich, Norma Border, Joey Klingbiel, Rosemary Collins, Donna Rosenkranz, Karen Greenwald,

Therese Schey, & Arlene Guest.

Many thanks Again,

to our wonderful

committee,

who helped pull this event

together and made this day

so very successful.

Sue Liston & Pat are receiving a check today, 10-12-12 for $1000!

Looking forward to our next 90th Spring Celebration at our Legion Hall!

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PRESIDENT ...........................................................................ROSEMARY COLLINSVICE PRESIDENT ........................................................................ NORMA BORDERSECRETARY .....................................................................................PAM QUEDNAUTREASURER .................................................................................JOEY KLINGBIELCHAPLAIN .........................................................................................LEORA NOVAKHISTORIAN ..............................................................................BEVERLY PARROTTSERGEANT-AT-ARMS ...................................................................... DIANE FISHERASST. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS ........................................................ARLENE GUEST

DUES: AUXILIARY $13.50/YEAR JR. AUX $3.00/YEAR

PAST PRESIDENTS1920..... Margaret Bebb1921..... Jessie Straub1922..... Matilda Uhlorn1923..... Myra Hawkins1924..... Clara Nash Hawkins1925..... Emily Sanders1926..... Daisy Swift1927..... Florence Johnson1928..... Mary Pfaff1929..... Esther Binder1930..... Beulah McCollum1931..... Viola Vix1932..... Bernice Goltry1933..... Mae Jones1934..... Bernice Hannan1935..... Marie Finger1936..... Evelyn Walter1937..... Josephine Mitchell1938..... Lorraine Edwards1939..... Ethel Margison1940..... Vera Iehl1941..... Mabel Webster1942..... Muriel Fischel1943..... Ruth Karvatt1944..... Emily Mrkvicka1945..... Flossie Dreuttel1946..... Minnie Lester1947..... Esther Weaver1948..... Myrtle Kraft1949..... Vivian Harkness1950..... Christine McGarvieItalics denotes deceased

1951..... Shirley Wrenn1952..... Letitia Mrkvicka1953..... Corabelle Krepper1954..... Christine McGarvie1955..... Elsie Niedner1956..... Kathleen Hotchkiss1957..... Marian Lacey1958..... Evelyn Fredericks1959..... Shirley Schenke1960..... Margaret Morello1961..... Marian Ruzicka1962..... Margaret Edwards1963..... Alice Pechinski1964..... Alice Pechinski1965..... Anne Creel1966..... Evelyn Jenkins1967..... Dorothy Nied1968..... Eleanor Bartels1969..... Alice Pechinski1970..... Helen Beck1971..... Jeanette Foster1972..... Dorothy Kadlec1973..... Margaret Morello1974..... Ann Hodous1975..... Ann Hodous1976..... Eleanor Bartels1977..... Alice Pechinski1978..... Mildred Mueller1979..... Catherine Smalley1980..... Frances North1981..... Anne Creel1982..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek

1983..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek1984..... Anne Creel1985..... Genevieve Kotowski1986..... Genevieve Kotowski1987..... Ethel Clark1988..... Bonita Wisbrock1989..... Eleanor Bartels1990..... Bonita Wisbrock1991..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek1992..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek1993..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek1994..... Midge Zielinski1995..... Boneta Wisbrock1996..... Leora Novak1997..... Leora Novak1998..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek1999..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek2000..... Lorraine Vimtrup2001..... Leora Novak2002..... Henrietta Gerz-Zurek2003..... Midge Zielinski2004..... Bonnie Wisbrock2005..... Bonnie Wisbrock2006..... Bonnie Wisbrock2007..... Bonnie Wisbrock2008..... Bonnie Wisbrock2008..... Bonnie Wisbrock2009..... Bonnie Wisbrock2009..... Rosemary Collins2010..... Rosemary Collins2011 ..... Karen Greenwald2012..... Karen Greenwald

DIRECTOR ................................................STEVE COLLINSSECRETARY ........................................... NORMA BORDERTREASURER ..................................................JOHN PAVICHCHAPLAIN ...................................................JACK BORDERHISTORIAN .......................................................... KIM CRUZSERGEANT-AT-ARMS ..................................... JOHN CRUZ

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Bingo 6:30 pmDoors Open

4:30 pm

Board Meeting 7:30 pm


4:30 pm

County MeetingRoselle

Post 1084

CoffeeDonuts &

Conversation8:30 am


4:30 pm

November 2012Bingo 6:30 pm

Doors Open 4:30 pm

CDC8:30 amLegion Riders10 am

Business Meeting 7:30 pm

Auxiliary Meeting 7:00 pm

CoffeeDonuts &

Conversation8:30 am

VeteransDay

Ceremony-11am

FlagRetirement-7pm

CDC8:30 amPOWERPOKER

1pm - 1am

BILLY CROFT

$10 Cover

Veterans’ Celebration

@ DG North HS 7:30 am-1:30pm

FRIDAY NIGHT FUN - 6pm

11/6 Kitchen: JOEY K., BARB G. & THERESE S. Tickets: LEORA N. & LORRAINE D.

11/13 Kitchen: KAREN G., NANCY C. & DEE H. Tickets: RADIKA J. & PAM Q.

11/20 Kitchen: KIM C., JULIE I. & CHARLETTE U. Tickets: EVELYN F. & ELEANOR R.11/27 Kitchen: MARGE P., ARLENE G. & GLORIA P. Tickets: JANE B & PAT M.

Hostesses for November 12 meeting:JOEY K., THERESE S. & DIANE

Bingo Workers

ELIGIBILITY DATESWORLD WAR I APRIL 6, 1917 - NOVEMBER 11, 1918 ● VIETNAM FEBRUARY 28, 1961 - MAY 7, 1975WORLD WAR II DECEMBER 7, 1941 - DECEMBER 31, 1946 ● OPER. JUST CAUSE IN PANAMA DECEMBER 20, 1989 - JAN. 31, 1990 ● KOREAN WAR JUNE 25, 1950 - JANUARY 31, 1955 GRANADA & LEBANON AUGUST 24, 1982 - JULY 31, 1984 ● PERSIAN GULF AUGUST 2, 1990 - cessation of hostilities

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