1 Bill Carmichael Post 52 Sierra Vista, AZ Legion News Sons of the American Legion Hello everyone, my name is Grover Norton, the new Commander of Post 52. I want to introduce myself to anyone who does not know me that well. I retired from the U.S. Army in 2010 here at FT. Huachuca and have lived here ever since. I have been a member of Post 52 for 13 years and have held a couple of positions on the Executive board; Sergeant of Arms and most recently, Adjutant for the last two years. I am looking forward to expanding on the previous Commander s ideas to help our Post. I have plans to explore new possibilities for fund raising and Post improvements. If you have any questions about Post 52, please attend one of our General Membership meetings the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30. I m looking forward to working with the new Board and with all of our members. --CMDR Grover Norton Greeting from the Sons. We are proud to say that this year s SAL officers have been installed and are ready for duty. We take our commitment to our post and our members very serious and are proud to serve. Our first big event of this year will be to raffle a 50th Anniversary Vietnam Commemorative Thompson machine gun. (Tommy gun) The tickets are 10$ a piece with only 700 tickets being sold. The drawing will be held on Nov. 11th Veterans Day. All proceeds will go to help with our charities and post donations. We appreciate your support and wish you good luck!! We look forward to serving our post our community and most of all our veterans. VR Ryan Harris, Squadron 52 Commander Photo: Swearing in of our Legion and SAL Officers.
2 American Legion Riders Auxiliary News Events we supported in the month of July were: Our General Membership meeting was delayed a week and held on 12 Jul due to the 4 th of July holiday. We voted on and approved our By-Laws and Constitution which will be presented to the Post Commander for signature; On 7 July we had a short fun run to Bisbee where we met a few interesting people. We stopped in Lowell for lunch at the Bisbee Breakfast Club and did a little shopping and returned home. On July 14, we supported the SAL with their breakfast and as training in our preparation for cooking breakfast on the 3 rd Saturday of each month; On July 16, we provided escort services for MSG Claudie Johnson from St Andrews the Apostle Church in Sierra Vista to the Southern Arizona Memorial Cemetery; 18 Jul, we attended the Post 52 General Membership meeting in support of the installation of new officers. However, installation was delayed until the next meeting. We look forward to working with the new leadership and great expectations. 19 Jul participated in and supported the Southern Arizona Harley Riders (SAHR) bike night. 20 July attended the Post Annual Dinner. 21 Jul supported the post by cooking and providing breakfast for its members and their families. We look forward to an increase in attendance, money and new members. Upcoming events: 18 August, the annual ALR Post 52 Birthday Bash will be held. Bill Halford ALR Post 52 Secretary Preacher Come join the Auxiliary on Sundays for our Meat Raffle! Come before 4:00 to get your Early Bird tickets! The raffle begins at 5:00 pm Next ALR meeting 6:30 pm Thursday, August 3, 2018 ALR Dues = $12 A YEAR OR $1 A MONTH PRO-RATED FROM JAN-DEC PLUS LEG, AUX or SAL Membership
3 Pima Salon #164 8 and 40 is extremely grateful to all the Post 52 Legion Family. Special Thanks to Keith Wilson for his cooking expertise and willingness to cook our banquet meal and to all his helpers that night. I m not positive who all was helping so I will just say thanks to everyone rather than try to name them all and miss someone. It was all great and the ladies who were in town just for the convention were duly impressed and full of compliments during and after the convention. Special KUDOS to Grover Norton, Ryan Harris and Chris Katzenberger who took the time to represent our Legion Family well by each bringing greetings to our 8 and 40 guests. I hope everyone had a chance to get a glimpse of the FUN and FELLOW- SHIP our 8 and 40 had during their Departemental Convention. Because New PARTNERS are WANTED! See www.8and40.org or ask a current partner for details. Sherrie Tucker, La Chapeau 8 and 40 Salon Pima 164 As my year as Chef De Gare of Voiture 987 comes to an end, I look forward to my now position as Grande Commis Voiture. We will have our installation of officers and picnic August 18 at 11:00 am at Keith Wilson s house. Please see myself or another officer for directions. I wish the best of luck to our new Chef de Gare, Grover Norton, and the rest of the incoming officers. --Chef de Gare Magnuson Starting September 10th! The kitchen will be open serving typical tailgate food! Come join fun! Check out the flyer attached to this email to see the details about winning this beautiful Tommy Gun!!
4 August 16th Post 52 Sierra Vista for the 8 & 40 DID YOU KNOW you must register to take advantage of many benefits offered to Auxiliary members? There are many excellent deals from buying new cars to insurance to travel and event savings. Go to www.alaforveterans.org/member -Benefit-Discount-Program/ to read more and register based on your membership number! (On your membership card) It s simple, painless and takes just a few minutes. DON T WAIT! ALSO --DID YOU KNOW if you apply for and use a USAA Credit Card through the American Legion Auxiliary, a percentage of every purchase will be given to the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation. Pain free giving! Our Booster Club is now supporting our Post website. It allows us to share news of our post and information for veterans and their families! It also helps offset the cost of mailing a few newsletters to those few members who still do not have computer access and requested continued mailing. Join now for just $10 per year! Your support is appreciated. We definitely need a MANY MORE members. Check the listing on page 6 to confirm your membership is current as many have expired. 520-458-7150 Coleen Thrasher 520-515-3651 520-533-3807 Since 1999, daily clicks from visitors like you have helped GreaterGood contribute more than $45 million to charities around the world. On The Veterans Site, these quick and free clicks help provide critical assistance to homeless and hungry veterans in need. To help out click on the link below. https://theveteranssite.greatergood.com/clicktogive/vet/ homegg_source=ctgtabs&gg_medium=sitenav&gg_cam paign=vet
5 Would you like to promote your business to your Legion Family and friends? ADVERTISERS WANTED Your business card 12 months $100! 6 months $60 3 months $45 INFO for Post 52 and the other organizations in our post (SAL, AUX, and ALR.) A good place to tell everyone who you are and what you do and to see and hear what all the other clubs are doing in Sierra Vista and other organizations who don't know who you are. Joint Services Club of Greater Sierra Vista (JSCGSV) meets at 10:30AM VFW hall and Southern Arizona Veteran's Memorial Cemetery Foundation (SAVMCF) meets at 9AM VFW hall on the 1st Friday of the month ~ Bob Herne 2017-18 WEBSITE/NEWSLETTER BOOSTER CLUB New Members Welcome Just $10 per year Charles Armentor 9/18 Al Waller 8/18 Tommie Waller 8/18 Kathy Paulson-Smith 5/21 Jeff Smith 5/21 Gary and Nancy Phillips 3/19 Bob Herne 4/19 We offer our Post hall for rent for Holiday Functions, Office Functions, Family Functions, Weddings, etc. For information/inquiries, please see the Post 52 Social Room/Canteen manager. The hall, of course, is always available if calendar dates are available. SICK CALL TAPS LEST WE FORGET Janice Lee Thank You for your support!
6 American Legion Bill Carmichael Post 52 12 Theater Drive Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Official Publication of The American Legion Post 52 Published Monthly http://post52.site/ Compiled by Kim Tomlin Post Phone Number 520-459-6050 Canteen Operations Canteen Manager Kathy Smith Hours of Operation Sunday 12:00 PM- 9:00 PM Unless Special Event Mon-Thurs 12:00 PM-10:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM- 1:00 AM Saturday 08:00 AM- 1:00 AM ANNUAL Membership Dues Information 2017 Legion Dues $40.00 S.A.L. Dues $30.00 Junior S.A.L. Dues $10.00 (Under 21 years of age) S.A.L. Dual Member $10.00 (Also a Legion Member) Auxiliary Dues $30.00 Junior Auxiliary Dues $7.00 (Under 18 years of age) New Newsletter Compiler Kim Tomlin kimekev@yahoo.com Tim Wilson, Marty Lodge, or Cary Foy 2017-2018 POST 52 OFFICERS Commander Grover Norton Sr. Vice Cdr. Bruce Callaghan Jr. Vice Cdr. Keith Wilson Adjutant Frank Hirrill Finance Off. Rachel Habitzreuther SJA Marty Lodge Chaplain Brian Jacks Historian Larry Stewart Sgt. at Arms Kevin Glass Service Office Dan Thrasher Third Year Mike Magnuson Second Year First Year Dean Lawrence We reserve the right to edit any submissions for the purpose of publication. All articles should be turned in NLT the 23rd of each month. E-mail: post52.legion.news@cox.net ORGANIZATION OFFICERS AUX: Pres. Vacant SAL: Commander Ryan Harris ALR: Director Kurt Obermeir 40/8:Chef de Gare Grover Norton COLOR GUARD: Vacant