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Hi All, well I was glad to be back for our June meeting. We had a good time at the Phoenix Club. The officers and committees for 2008-2009 have been filled and we are ready to start a new “Legion” year.

I would like to thank our delegates to the Department of California convention John Bartos and Dave Dolce for attending, in Bakersfield. Our Post also was awarded top place in the ‘Youth and Children’s Services’, and was recognized for our ‘Newsletter’ and support of other Legion programs.

John, Bob Garrett and Bob Crebbs also got our fine young men off to attend ‘Boys State’ all of our Alternate Delegates got picked to go, so this years ‘Boys State’ has been very successful. The success can be attributed to these gentlemen. Thank Bob, Bob, and John.

As to our next meeting, it will be Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 11am to 3pm at the Castaways Restaurant, 670 Kendall Drive, San Bernardino. We held a function here back in 2006 that was well received by all who attended. I want to encourage all of you to attend this family meeting. We will inaugurate our officers, present awards, and have a family day. If you are going to attend:

YOU MUST R.S.V.P. TO ME AT (951) 685-5257 OR 2091 RORIMER DRIVE, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92509 OR BY E-MAIL AT Tmloyd@msn.com BEFORE JULY 20th with the number of attendees in your party, your choice of Prime Rib or Chicken. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT miss this date.

I am attaching information about the restaurant. I look forward to seeing ALL of you August 2^nd.

Castaways Restaurant, San Bernardino, California

The Castaway Restaurant - San Bernardino
670 Kendall Drive
San Bernardino, CA 92407

Directions

10 Freeway (West of 215) : Colton, Fontana, LA, Rancho Cucamonga

10 Freeway (East of the 215) : Loma Linda, Redlands, Palm Springs

15 Freeway (North of the 10) : Devore, Hesperia, North San Bernardino, Victorville

15 Freeway (South of the 10) : Norco

210 Freeway (West of the 215) : Rialto

30 Freeway (East of the 215) : Highland & Redlands

91 Freeway : Corona & Riverside

Minutes of Post Meeting on May 29, 2008

(Held at American Legion Post 295, Cypress, CA)

The acting Sergeant-at-Arms closed the doors.

Commander Loyd was excused.

Adjutant Bartos called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m.

Meeting was opened according to the Ritual Manual.

Roll Call - 12 members present. One member out of uniform. $1.00 fine collected.

A quorum was declared.

Minutes of last meeting - Approval of April 24, 2008 minutes deferred because the newsletter was not published.

New members present - None.

Guests present- None.

Committee Reports -

Membership - The Post has 81 members. The transfer request of Pat Gandara has been sent to Department.

Finance - Finance Officer Crebbs gave the report. Moved by Comrade Egan, seconded by Comrade Hesse to accept the finance report subject to audit. Motion passed.

New Member Applications - None

Baseball - Comrade Garrett has provided newspaper articles about the Narbonne baseball team. This is the team which the Post sponsors for American Legion baseball

Boys State - Finance Office reported that there is a strong possibility that the Post’s 3 Boys State alternates will become delegates. Whether an alternate gets to go to Boy State will be determined at the orientation on May 31.

Service Officer - None.

Sick Call - None.

Legion Riders - Comrade Roldan reported that he has received his Legion Rider’s patches.

Web Master - No report.

Elections - The following officers were elected:

Commander Mike Loyd

1^st V C Dave Dolce

2^nd V C Leo Tarin

Sergeant at Arms Ed Howard

Finance Officer Bob Crebbs

Members of the Finance and Executive Committee will be elected at the June meeting.

Adjutant’s report -

Adjutant Bartos advised the Post that it is authorized 4 delegates and 4 alternates to the Department Convention. Commander Loyd and Adjutant Bartos were appointed to be delegates. Finance Officer Crebbs and Comrade Guillermo Chavez were appointed alternates.

Commander’s Report - None

Old Business - Nominations were opened for Commander, 1^st and 2^nd Vice Commander, Sergeant-at-Arms and Finance Officer. There were no further nominations, so the nominations for those offices were closed.

Nominations for Finance and Executive Committee members were deferred because the Adjutant forgot to bring the nominations list. Moved by Finance Officer Crebbs, seconded by Comrade Rocha that elections for Finance and Executive Committee members be deferred to the June meeting. Motion passed.

Motion by Comrade Rocha, seconded by Comrade Egan that the Adjutant cast one vote for each unopposed nominee for Commander, 1^st and 2^nd Vice Commander, Sergeant-at-Arms and Finance Officer. Motion passed with one no vote.

Adjutant Bartos then cast one vote for each unopposed nominee for the above stated offices.

New Business - Motion by Comrade Rocha, seconded by Comrade Roldan that the Post reimburse each delegate to the Department Convention up to $150 for documented expenses. Motion passed with one no vote.

Good of the Legion - None

Chaplain Hesse led the closing prayer.

The meeting was closed by Adjutant Bartos according to the Ritual Manual.

Adjutant Bartos announced that the next Post meeting will be on June 26, 2008 at Phoenix Club.

Adjutant Bartos adjourned the meeting at 6:49 p.m.

Minutes of Post Meeting on April 24, 2008

(Held at Bahooka’s Polynesian Family Restaurant, CA)

Sergeant-at-Arms Howard could not closed the doors because there were no doors.

Commander Loyd called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

Meeting was opened according to the Ritual Manual.

Roll Call - 13 members present. No members out of uniform. No fines collected.

A quorum was declared.

Minutes of last meeting - Moved by Comrade Barnitt, seconded by Comrade Hesse that the minutes of the March 27, 2008 meeting be accepted as published. Motion passed.

New members present - David W. Smith

Guests present- None.

Committee Reports -

Membership - The Post currently is at 92.05% of Department goal for this Legion year. The Post still needs 7 more dues paying members to make the Department goal of 88. Pat Gandara of Post 14 has requested at transfer to the Post. Bert Heywood is sponsoring him.

Finance - Finance Officer Crebbs gave the report. $1088.00 was sent to the Baseball coach to cover various fees for the Baseball Team. He also sent $1460.00 to the District 17 Boys State chair to cover delegate fees and transportation charges for four delegates. Moved by Comrade Barnitt, seconded by Comrade Hesse to accept the finance report subject to audit. Motion passed.

New Member Applications - None

Baseball - The baseball team is preparing for its new season.

Boys State - The Post is sponsoring 5 delegates and 3 alternates to Boys State. The orientation will be on May 31 at Hathaway-Sycamores Child & Family Service, located at 840 N. Ave 66, Los Angeles, Ca. 90042. The delegates are Albert Aguilar, Roy H. Gin, and Angel M. Rodriguez of Narbonne High School in Lomita and James Lee, and Tyler Kleizo of Kennedy High School in La Palma.

Service Officer - None.

Sick Call - Comrade George Newland is still on oxygen.

Legion Riders - No report.

Web Master - No report.

Nominations Committee - Nominations were announced:

Commander Mike Loyd

1^st V C Dave Dolce

2^nd V C Leo Tarin

Sergeant at Arms Ed Howard

Finance Officer Bob Crebbs

Finance Committee George Barnitt, Guillermo Chavez, Bob Garrett, Dan Hesse, Bert Heywood, Josh Moreno and Preston Ober.

Directors Ed Egan, Sal Malgioglio, Felix Rocha, and Ralph Roldan

The election will take place at the May meeting. Nominations will be taken from the floor before the election.

Adjutant’s report -

1. Adjutant Bartos present the Post with an early bird banner for the 2008 membership year.

2. The Post will be authorized 4 delegates and 4 alternates to the Department of California Convention in Bakersfield. The Convention runs from 18 through 22 June. These delegates should be elected or appointed at the May meeting.

Commander’s Report - Commander Loyd reported that he had received a card from Gwen Fortner. She thanked the Post for those officers who attend Jack’s memorial service in Desert Hot Springs and who were present at RNC. She also thank Michael Loyd for arranging the Military Honor Guard.

Josh and Diane Moreno are putting old Post pictures onto a disc. Some go back as far as 1966. These discs may be ready for publication by next meeting.

Old Business - Finance Officer Crebbs will need a head count for the next post meeting. It will be held at Cypress Post 295. The menu will be prime rib. Directions to that location are published elsewhere in this newsletter.

New Business - Motion by Comrade Harris, second by Adjutant Bartos that nominations be opened and then closed accepting the nominations committee report as the Post’s first nominations. Motion Passed.

Commander Loyd then initiated David W. Smith into the Post

Good of the Legion - None

Chaplain Hesse led the closing prayer.

The meeting was closed by Commander Loyd according to the Ritual Manual.

Commander Loyd announced that the next Post meeting will be on May 29, 2008 at Cypress Post 295.

Commander Loyd adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Adjutant’s Adjustment

I suppose that one can chalk up last month’s newsletter snafu to experience. I took it in early so that everyone would know to call the Finance Office with an RSVP since we were meeting at Post 295. So what was my mistake? I attached two pages of color photographs, but to save the Post money, I told the printer to copy them in black and white. Well, this request apparently constituted a “special” job for the workers. The newsletter got left in a special place and remained there, never to be worked on again. I am hoping to get a discount for this month’s newsletter.

On May 31, District 17 hosted its annual Boys State orientation. This year it was held at the Hathaway-Sycamores Child & Family Service Center. Lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers and other fixings was served from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Our 5 Delegates and 3 alternates all showed up as requested.. There is a possibility that at least 2 of the alternates will become delegates as two delegates from other Posts did not show up. A third boy was excused because he had been hit by a car that week and had a broken leg.

The delegates will depart from the Hathaway-Sycamores Center on the evening of Friday June 20. They are expected to arrive by 6:30 p.m. Post members who want to participate in the send off should also be there by that time.

The Department Law and Order Commission met on May 3 in Fresno to consider nominations from Area Commissioners for Law Officer of the Year for Valor, Law Officer of the Year for Community Service, and Public Safety Officer of the Year. Awards were also made for Area Law Officers of the Year in all three categories. Five Commissioners and the Technical Adviser were present.

The nomination of Police Officer Randel Simmons by Los Angeles Police Post 381 was considered separately because Officer Simmons was killed in the line of duty in February while attempting to rescue hostages from a barricade situation. He was considered because of his extensive community activities as well as his work as a police officer over many years. Based on his background, the Commission decided to issue a special award to Officer Simmons for both Valor and Community Service. The award will be presented to his family on June 20 during the Department Convention at Bakersfield.

DUES ARE OVERDUE

Post records show that only five members have not yet paid their dues to the post. You can determine whether you are one by looking at your address label. If it has an 07 on the same line as your name, you still own $25.00 dues to the post for this dues year. Please send your check made out to Anthony L. Oneto Post 812 to the Post P.O. Box 5864, Buena Park, CA 90622-5864 by March 30. Otherwise, you will not be listed as a Post member on the National Roster which is issued in early April. In effect, that means you are no longer a member of the American Legion. As your Adjutant, I sincerely hope that each of you eight renew your Posts membership. Thank you very much. JBartos Post 812 Adjutant

If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments please let me know: Phone (951) 685-5257 or E-Mail Tmloyd@msn.com.