Volume 2016 Issue 10 - Oct 2016

Commander Buzz is on vacation. He has asked for everyone’s cooperation and support as we transition into a new leadership team. As most of you know, we regrettably accepted Jack Sheehan’s resignation as stated in the announcement below. Fortunately, our Constitution and By-Laws provide for a smooth transition when such unforeseen situations occur. We all appre-ciate continued support of our Legion and our programs. He assures a more detailed “Commanders Comments” article next month.

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2016/2017 Legion Officers

Commander….Lyle “Buzz” Porter 1st Vice…….Sam Solitto

2nd Vice…….Bruce Dauer 3rd Vice…….Vacant

Adjutant…….Doug Herrmann Finance Officer….Pat Kearney Service Officer….John Terry

Sgt. At Arms…….Rick McCrum Chaplain…….Heidi Heidenreich Historian……..Frank Puettner

Trustees: Ron Amyot Al Yanchik

Brian Sanford

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Cicero American Legion James Harvey Spire Post 787

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“2017 Membership Goal is 693” “2017 Membership Goal is 693” “2017 Membership Goal is 693”

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Membership Stands at 406 or 58.6%Membership Stands at 406 or 58.6%Membership Stands at 406 or 58.6%

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SAL NewsSAL NewsSAL News Ken Stapleton Ken Stapleton Ken Stapleton --- CommanderCommanderCommander Adjutant’s Agitation By Doug Herrmann

Department has assigned us a goal of 693 for the 2017 year. We have reached 406 as of Sep-tember 10 2016 for a percentage of 58.59% so far. We have a Department Commanders Visitation scheduled for October 2, 2016 at the Post. Remember, if you know of a local charity you would like the Post to support, please leave me a note or send me an email giving me the name of the charity, the contact person there, and a short explanation of their mission in the community. We are trying to limit our donations to local char-ities and veteran related groups. We have to do-nate funds from the Bell Jar to charity for our li-cense to stay active. Thank you and hope to see you around the Post. Doug Herrmann Adjutant - Membership Chairman

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new membership card and notify Doug Herrmann new membership card and notify Doug Herrmann

2017 SAL membership renewals are being mailed now. Look for it to arrive by the end of September. Our official 2016 membership count is 284.

Mark your calendar - our annual SAL member-ship/dues Steak Bake is Saturday, October 29th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Sign up included with membership renewal mailer. For SAL Members and their Spouses.

SAL Supported Bingo is the third Wednesday of every month. September 21st and October 19th are our next two supported bingo events. Please find it in your heart to help out, we need kitchen, cash register and serving window volunteers from 4-7pm. Email salciceropost787@gmail.com, if you can help. Thank you in advance!

**Reminder** SAL monthly general membership meetings are held at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Our next two meetings are September 27th & October 25th. We will be having guest speakers join us for both meetings. We have many new members that have joined this summer. Come out and get to know the SAL family. Pizza & Wings will be served to all in attendance. I hope to see many of you at the meeting.

Enjoy the Changing of the Seasons!

Get Involved and Stay Involved

For God and Country Ken Stapleton

SAL Commander

State Liquor Authority RulesState Liquor Authority Rules

The State Liquor Authority has specific regulations in The State Liquor Authority has specific regulations in

accordance with our CLUB LICENSE.accordance with our CLUB LICENSE.

All guests, including members of other Posts MUST sign

in on the visitors logbook.

Bar privileges are limited to Members & Member Guests

only.

If a member leaves the Post, any guest they may have signed in are also required to leave the Post at that time as their sponsor is no longer in attendance. Bartenders are required to request to see your member-ship card and only those current members will be served.

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Auxiliary NewsAuxiliary NewsAuxiliary News Linda Jackson Linda Jackson Linda Jackson --- PresidentPresidentPresident

Dear Members,

I want to start off with our “Let Us Remember” 9/11 Dinner that we held on Sunday, September 11, at the Legion. I would like to thank all who helped make this a great success. We decided to “remember” this day, by thinking of the lives lost, and the sacrifices made of many heroes and their families. Everyone could remember where they were on this day 15 years ago, how our country was effected and how we as Americans pulled together to overcome this hor-rific tragedy. We took the opportunity to thank a local fireman/paramedic from the Cicero area for his unwavering service to our community.

Our kids Halloween party is on Sunday, October 23rd from 1 pm -4 pm. The sign-up sheet will be in the bar area next to the kitchen. Deadline for signing up is October 21st.

The Auxiliary’s adult Halloween party is Saturday, October 29th from 7 pm – 11 pm. Latezia and the Z band will be performing. Advance sale tickets are $12 and may be purchased from the bartenders or an Auxiliary member. These tickets will go on sale Oc-tober 1st. Cut off for advance sale tickets will be Oc-tober 22nd. Admission will be $15 at the door which includes food, desserts and goodies. Please bring a travel size toiletry for distribution to our troops and the VA Hospital 9th Floor women’s center.

Last but not least, the Auxiliary is making Thanks-giving pies again this year. The order forms will be near the bar on the counter beginning October 1st. Pies are $12 each. You have a choice of either apple or pumpkin, baked or frozen. There is a limit of 100 pies so place your orders early. November 18th is the last day orders will be accepted. Atten-tion all auxiliary members, please bring 2 pounds of butter before November 1st to the Legion to help de-fray the costs of the pie crusts.

Thank you for all you do.

For God and Country,

Linda Jackson, President

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American Legion

College Report

This past June, in Morrisville, Rick McCrum and I attended: - About 100 Legionaries and SAL throughout the state attended. - The smallest post represented was from inner city Buffalo who has less than 20 members and meets in a church basement. Oddly one of their members who never played a pull tab won $150.00 on the first pull at the Oriskany Falls Legion Post, and also won the shuffleboard tournament as well - a lucky night for her. - One of the largest posts was from Chinatown in NYC. They are planning a parade down Fifth Avenue in NYC to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the AL next year, they told us we would be invited to march. - We stayed in a dorm on the Morrisville campus, all private rooms in a suite. - The food was terrific at the student cafeteria, good chow and abundant, steaks served on night one. - The curriculum consisted of what is expected of each officer position, history and traditions of the AL, AL courtesies, and the four Pillars of the AL, they kept us very busy going from group to group. - The final exam was a case study in problems a local post may face, each group presented a different case in any manner they wished, one group made a movie on their computer with end credits and a soundtrack! - The faculty was excellent, and very dedicated. The same facul-ty will teach at Boys State the following weekend. - On Saturday Night the Oriskany Falls Post hosted a get to-gether, a good time was had by all, they bussed the group to it so no driving involved. - Would recommend AL College to anyone interested. I would like to go to the National College in Indianapolis in the future. Stay well, John Terry, Post Service Officer

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American Legion Riders American Legion Riders Bruce R. Dauer Bruce R. Dauer —— PresidentPresident

Greetings fellow Legion members, The great weather continues as well as the riding season. Membership stands at 80, refer to our web site www.alr787.com for any information. Our scheduled rides are winding down for 2016. We will be attending the Clear Path Ride soon. Our next meeting will be nominations for Officers to serve in 2017. We recently do-nated $150.00 to the PGA's Folds of Honor program for Vets, $400.00 to the Nirelli Cancer Care Endowment, and $400.00 to the Naval Sea Cadets Program. Our next meeting is October 11th at 7pm. Remember that freedom is not free. Support our Troops. Bruce

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From the Chaplain: Dear members, You are in distress when a loved one becomes ill, have sur-gery, get injured or passes away, that is understandable, but please let the Chaplain know as soon as possible so our Legion can take appropriate action. I check the obituaries each morn-ing, but if no mention of military service or being a Legion mem-ber, the family may think we don't care which is never the case. Please email or call Chaplain Heidenreich with infor-mation at Akoalah@aol.com or 315-345-0702 or 315-458-3895.

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Community Service ReportCommunity Service Report

The Great NEW New York State Fair 2016

Hello to All!

Once again the Community Service Committee was at

the NYS Fair raising funds for our Holiday Food Basket Program.

We were blessed with “fair” weather and phenomenal

results.

Special thanks to the 174th Attack Wing for allowing us

to be part of their military exhibit.

Through the support of Major Sandra Staquert, MSgt

Daniel Olmstead and our “go to guy” and friend Chief Chris

Cushman, we were able to set record sales for our Community

Service Programs. We cannot “Thank You” enough!

Extra special thanks go to co-chairman Al

Yanchik, Dave Keegan, Sue Murray and our weapons display

man, Gene Pierson who were there everyday support our pro-

gram. The important volunteers who devoted

their time and efforts were: Frank Puettner, Jim Taylor, Dave

Wencek, Lyle & Stacy Curtis, Brian Sanford, Tim Tabor, Jen Pi-

tre, Sue Pierce, Rob Wescott, Ted & Michelle Martin, Gordon

Spooner and Sam Solitto.

As a result of the weather, the

174th and our dedicated volunteers, we were able to achieve a

record level of sales. I am extremely proud to announce this

year’s Fair sales in the amount of ………… $ 16,069.

Because of all this hard

work, our Legion will be able to help many more of the less fortu-

nate in our community.

Thank you—God Bless!

Mark Adams - Chairman Community Service

Syracuse Athletics Military Pass:Syracuse Athletics Military Pass: Syracuse University Athletics Military Appreciation Program is expanding for the 2016 Football season. The Military Pass provides all active military and veterans the

opportunity to receive complimentary tickets to a game each month; Two (2) for Virginia Tech on Oct. 15th and Four (4) for NC State on Nov. 12th. Please register online (www.cuse.com/military). The tickets are available in a reserved area with very limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to order tickets is 5 days prior to each game. Please read the FAQ List as to how you will receive your tickets. If you are unable to sign up for the Military Pass due to the limited seating and or deadline, you will have the opportunity on game day only to purchase discounted upper level corner/end zone seats for $10 each (limit of 4) to any of our 6 homes games in the Carrier Dome, as available. Must present Military ID to receive the dis-count. Please read the FAQ List as these $10 seats will not be seat-ed with the complimentary tickets.

Football: 1.) Verify your Troop ID by clicking the Verify with Troop ID button above. 2.) Complete and submit Syracuse University Military Pass applica-tion online. Request ONLY two (2) complimentary tickets for each game (up to 4 for NC State). Tickets will not be available for pur-chase near your complimentary tickets (this is a limited and re-served area only). 3.) Two tickets will be emailed prior to the game (up to 4 for NC State). Present military ID upon entrance with your printed E-tickets. Show a photo ID at the dedicated window at the Carrier Dome Box Office Gate B (inside the Carrier Dome) with your ticket. For additional information or questions about the Syracuse Ath-letics Military Pass, please review the FAQ List. To request tickets for Virginia Tech on Oct. 15th 2016 the deadline is Oct. 10th 2016 To request tickets for NC State on Nov. 12th 2016, the deadline is Nov. 7th, 2016

NY American Legion

Department Commander Visitation

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Social Hour - 6 PM

Dinner & Program - 7 PM

See a Legion Officer if you are

interested in attending

John B. Sampson is a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the U.S. Navy.

He leads New York State American Legion, which consists of more than 113,000 members and some 900 posts spread throughout 62 counties. With the affiliated organizations of the Legion Auxiliary

and Sons of the American Legion, the total jumps to nearly 200,000.

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County Commander’s Corner The last County held in Cicero was not very well attended. Being in this part of the County and not to have a very good showing, even from our Post – 787, was very disappoint-ing. Very few committee reports were given. I am looking for a good response to the requests being sent regarding the Department Visitation on October 2, 2016, being held at the Cicero Post 787. If anyone has questions you may call me at 676-3753 or the Post, 699-0786. I am in hopes of having a good representation from our Post. The next Onondaga County American Legion will be held on October 13, 2016 at the Robert J. Hydon Post #0239 at 7:00 PM in Skaneateles. Dave Plato - Onondaga County Commander

CICERO POST COLOR GUARD The Color Guard has kind of had a slow summer compared to most. We recently worked the Bingo kitchen on August 31

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thanks to all that helped. We will be needing help for the Department Visita-tion, not only for the Posting of Colors but for the reception in front of the Post for the Commander and his party when they arrive. The are several other things to discuss and they will be brought at our next meeting – SUNDAY, September 25

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2016 at 6:00 PM. I encourage all members to attend. Re-member, anyone interested in joining the Color Guard you are encouraged to attend this and any meeting. Dave Plato Color Guard Coordinator

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