THE FRANK E BOOMA POST 6

 NEWSLETTER

Founded 1919

AUGUST 2006

 Commander -- Elliott Antequera

COMMANDER’S MESSAGE

Congratulations to Richard Brooks our newly elected Junior Vice Commander, Bill Decker our Post Historian and Jim Minot, Audit Committee member.  Welcome.  Our Children’ Outing was a success.  I wish to thank all the volunteers, Sons of the American Legion and a special thanks to Grant Bergeron for organizing and leading the group, making that day special for our children and family.  Our Post Color Guard is no preparing for competition at our National Convention.  They were National Champs in 2004 and stand a good chance of doing it again.  As you all are aware there is a cost factor associated with this event.  We invite you all to come out and visit our Fish Fry on Friday, August 3, 2007 and help us fray this cost and of course enjoy a good meal.  Our Adult Outing is schedule for September 1, 2007 at Stratham Hill Park.  Arrangements are still in the making.  For more information, contact Junior Vice Commander Richard Brooks at 1-603-436-7575.  Lastly, our Post meetings are scheduled for the first and third Thursday of every month at 6 p.m.  Attendance has been low, motions are made, subjects discussed and voted up with minimal attendance.  This is not a good practice.  Get involved and know first hand what is happening, rather than speculate and complain after the fact.  This club belongs to its membership. “Get Involved!”  Yours in friendship and service,

Elliott Antequera, Post Commander

 Reminder – If you are interested in being on the Grille Committee (5 members needed), please contact me 1-207-450-5868 before Thursday, August 16, 2007.

 JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER’S MESSAGE

 We are in the planning stages for the Adult outing this year. The menu is still undecided due to the cost of the event and the lack of a Vice Commander until last week. We will be deciding at our next Post meeting the final decision on having the event. At the last meeting it was decided that the tickets will be sold to be able to avoid any cost to the Post with no refund. The cost of the ticket will be dependent on the menu and the event will not be held if there is insufficient numbers of tickets sold or lack of volunteers to assist with this. If you have any input on this issue, please attend our next executive board meeting at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday August 2, 2007.

 Richard “Brooksie” Brooks, Junior Vice Commander

 PEASE AIR SHOW

On August 18 and 19 there will be an air show at Pease International Tradeport. The Post 6 family is presently planning to have a food booth at this event. If you are interested in helping by working the booth, please sign up in the grille or contact “Brooksie”. The hours of the air show are from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Vendors and volunteers start at 7:00 A.M.  If you are attending the air show, please look for our booth and support our endeavor and to say hi to the people working.  Thank you, 

Richard “Brooksie” Brooks, Food Committee Chairman

 ADJUTANT’S MESSAGE

 Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Department of New Hampshire.  The list of officers are as follows: Commander – Charles Lewis; Vice Commanders – Bill Roy, George McCall, Charles Cook and Robert “Gunny” Brewster; NEC – John “Jack” Neylon; Alternate NEC – Roland Patnode; Historian – Deb Demers; Auditor – Daniel Webster; and Judge Advocate – Robert Bournival.  The State Baseball Tournament will be held at Concord Memorial Field August 4-8, 2007.  The Host Post is Post 21 Concord.  The SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE 24 Hour POW.MIA Vigil will be held at the Tilton Nursing Home September 8 and 9, 2007.  Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to attend.  For more information, call Butch Leel at (603)878-2407.

 George McCall, Post Adjutant

 BYLAWS CHANGE

 On Thursday August 16, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. we will be having a vote on the change to the Bylaws of the Post.  We will be voting to change the hours of the Post meeting from 7:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.  This was done previously but due to a ruling by the Judge Advocate after much research, it was found to have been done improperly so it has to be revisited to make it a legal change.  Please come out and vote for this change so that we may correct this error.

 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS’ MESSAGE

 The Post Color Guard will be holding its monthly Fish Fry on Friday, August 3, 2007 from 4 - 7 p.m.

 Dan Yoder, Sergeant-At-Arms

 SURF & TURF SCHEDULE

August 4th – Post

August 11th – S.A.L.

August 18th – Unit

August 25th – Post

 SQUADRON COMMANDER’S MESSAGE

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Leo Peters, SAL Commander

 SQUADRON ADJUTANT’S MESSAGE

 The 2008 SAL membership cards are in.  Come in and get your card and get an early bird stamp.  Dues are still $20 per member, $9 for juniors and $8 for duel members.  Make checks out to Sons of the American Legion. We need HELP with the SAL Surf and Turf, the second Saturday of each month.  Anyone wishing to help, please talk to Commander Leo Peters. There is no SAL meeting in August.  See you all in September at our next meeting.  I wish everyone a happy and safe summer.

Bob Prendergast, SAL Adjutant

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Looks like the spring weather has finally ended, maybe summer will stick around for awhile.  If you have any memberships questions or to pay your 2007 dues, please see Shirley Calvert.   2008 membership cards are in. Shirley is ready to process those as you send in your 2008 dues. She is always willing to do the paperwork. The Post #6 Family planning of a concession stand at the Air Show at Pease on August 18 - 19th is coming along. Anyone interested in seeing the Air Show and willing to work for a couple of hours on the Post #6 Family food concession stand see either Junior Vice Commander Richard "Brooksie" Brooks or myself to let it be known. The Children's Outing at the Newcastle Commons was quite the success. Congratulations to Grant, Janice and their crew. Job Well Done!! Thank you. Remember that the third Saturday of the month is the Auxiliary's Surf N' Turf. Come in and play. Monies raised help fund the Unit's projects. Thank you Carol Tuley for all the baskets you make and donate to be raffled off. We really appreciate them.  On a personal note, US Navy ships will be at the Maine Lobster Fest in Rockland, Maine. The Lobster Fest will be from August 1 - 5. My husband and I are going to be going so as to see our daughter, a member of Frank E. Booma Post #6. We are told that if there is a group of Legion family members, a special tour can be arranged. She would love to see members that she knows as well as meet those she does not know yet. (We haven't seen her in 3 years.) She will be returning to the Persian Gulf for her 3rd tour in a few months.

Sheila Brooks, Unit President

 GRILLE STEWARD’S MESSAGE

 Hello again, I would like to say we had a good July; the barbeque on the 3rd was a success thanks to everyone who came to the post to support us. Thank you for the cake and fresh fruit, Lindsie! .On Friday August 10th we will be having Karaoke from 8pm to 12pm with DJ Darlene so come in and show us what you got because on August 25th we will be having an American Legion Idol Contest with DJ Darlene.  There will be a buffet, drink specials and a prize to be awarded to the winner of the contest. So mark your calendars for those dates it's sure to be a great time! Watch for your September newsletter we have quite a line-up for bands that month. The Ron Jones Band will be here and they are fantastic if you already didn't know that.  Remember we always have Surf N Turf every Saturday afternoon and live entertainment Saturday evenings. Stay safe and well.

 Sue Desper, Grille Steward

BAND SCHEDULE

August 4th – Classic Invasion

August 10th – Karaoke with Darlene

August 11th - Bill Vendasi

August 18th – Miraj

August 25th – Karaoke with Darlene