COMMANDER – Vince Barrett
1. The newly elected offices will be installed at the June 21th general meeting. On July 1, 2014 the elected officers will assume their rolls.
The 2014/2015 elected officers are as follows:
Commander: Dr. G. Vincent Barrett
First Vice: Mr. Craig Pierson
Second Vice: Mr. Al Norton
Finance Officer: Mr. Bill Conklin (Executive Committee Appointment)
Adjutant: To be appointed by Commander
Historian: Mr. Larry Brown
Sgt at Arms: Mr. Bob Acres
Chaplin: Mr. Vince Hadley
Judge Advocate: Mr. Tom Cleveland
Trustee: Mr. Bob Nellis
2. Flag retirement ceremonies will be held June 14 at the Elephant Butte City Hall at 9:30+- AM. The day will start with a parade which will form up on Beach Street next to Hodges at 8:30 AM +-. The parade will start at 9AM and move South along Hwy 195 to Warm Springs then West to Water Street then South one block to the City owned lot across from City Hall where Post 44 will carry out the Flag retirement ceremony. Come and join in the parade as well as the Ceremony. Following the ceremony the Chili Cook off starts at 11 AM at the lake.
3. Bar Update: Lisa our current bar manager/bartender will be leaving us her last day is Friday May 30. Be sure to stop in and say goodbye. She has done a stand up job and we will all miss her.
The newly appointed Bar Manager, Ms. Jennifer Sargent
4. Kitchen Update: As you know we have lost our kitchen cook/manager and are now operating in a volunteer mode. We do not plan to hire a new kitchen manager but rather continue with the volunteer program for the time being. We have all of the Wednesdays in June covered but are looking for volunteer cooks for July and August. The rules are simple if you consider yourself a good cook and would like to produce a special Wednesday evening dinner for the Post members then put together your team and proposed menu on your desired date and run it by Linda Amdahl and/or Kathy Norton for review. If accepted the Post will purchase all supplies. Naturally you may feel free to donate all or a component of your planed meal but this is not necessary. Your team should consist of three persons who will help with the prep, serving and clean up. Direct all questions to Linda or Kathy.
I wish you all well and look forward to serving Post 44 as the new Commander through June 2015.
See you at the Post!
First Vice Commander – Tom Cleveland
I would like to thank all members of the lodge for supporting me in the last 3 years. It has been great.
Finance Officer – Dr. G. Vincent Barrett
The financial condition of the Post continues to remain relatively sound. Although we had a small loss in February we a small profit in March of $1,206.03. However, in April we took a $3,676.54 loss for a year to date (April 30, 2014) loss $7,815.13. There was a significant decline across the board in revenues. Although the bar and kitchen are above breakeven, gaming remains below levels that we hope to see and that are required for the Post to generate a profit Nevertheless, the Post’s overall capital position remains positive and we are meeting all financial obligations on time. Hopefully, the coming months will see a pickup in Post activity and revenues largely from gaming. I am projecting by the end of this fiscal year June 30, 2014 we should see our year to date losses reduced but at this point I do expect that we will end up the fiscal year with an uncomfortable loss.
See you at the Post!
Finance Officer
Activities Committee – Linda Amdal
Congrats to Lisa for winning the I Pad Mini!! (Even if I had to shame her into buying tickets!!) Thanks to Linda Ross for supplying the picnic basket & contents & to Kathy Norton’s idea & for getting the gift certificate from Hodge’s!!
On Father’s Day (Sun June 15th) we will be giving away the Omaha Steak Package – Be sure to buy your tickets @ the bar. $1.00 each or 6/$5.00.
Many thanks to Kathy Norton, Lisa Fasso, Gene Hill & Bob & Fran for stepping up to the plate by cooking our Wednesday dinners! You guys ROCK!! The June calendar will reflect those that have volunteered to cook a Wednesday night dinner. Don’t be shy, let Kathy Norton or Linda Amdal know if you’d like to volunteer for a Wednesday night in July. (Pat O’Berg & Crew have offered to prepare Prime Rib for us on July 9th. More on that later.)
Congrats to Melanie Millsap as Volunteer of the Quarter!! Melanie’s volunteerism & donations have been most welcome & appreciated!! Thanks, Mel, for all you have done for our Post!!
Thanks to all of you that support our Post & we look forward to having you back!!