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MEMBER NEWSLETTER, NOVEMBER 2017 This newsletter is to provide information and inform Branch 241 members of current and upcoming events happening at the Branch! Good day Comrades! I have some sad news to report...The Branch has lost our Ladies Auxiliary President, Carol Ford. Carol passed away after a short illness and we send our condolences to her family and friends. She will be missed! NOVEMBER REMEMBRANCE & POPPY WEEK EVENTS We see poppies showing up everywhere around town! Poppy Chairman Mike Schram has done an excellent job getting our poppy boxes out. Pick up a Poppy and Remember! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5th - ANNUAL LEGION CHURCH SERVICE to be held at St. Andrews United Church, Main Street, Comber. Starting at 10:30 a.m. All Members should attend if possible. Meet at the Branch at 10:00 a.m. Legion Dress if available. ANNUAL BRANCH BANQUET to be held at the Branch Hall Broasted Chicken Dinner. Starting at 12:30 p.m. Limited Tickets available. Call the Branch at 519-687-2201 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH - REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AT CENTENNIAL CENTRAL SCHOOL All members available to attend..meet at the Branch for 10:00 a.m. Legion Dress if available. BRANCH LADIES AUXILIARY PERCH DINNER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH - ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE COMBER VETERANS MEMORIAL GARDENS starting at 10:45 a.m. Please be at the Branch by 10:30 a.m. if marching. Legion Dress if available. Can someone out there please help me find the months of September and October? I seem to have missed them! August went by pretty quickly too! Another great Comber Fair Weekend for the Branch! The Ladies Auxiliary Perch Supper and Steak Bar-B-Que were both well attended and the Food Booth by the Saturday Truck Tug-of War did well also. Thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary and the volunteers who worked the food booth. Your efforts were excellent! The Harold Reid Memorial Golf Day turned out super!! A full slate of golfers tore up the Tilbury Golf Course and returned to the Branch for a Steak Bar-B-Que. One of the best golf days we have had and topped off by a generous donation from the Reid family. Thank you so much! Special thanks to Comrades Mike Tetreault, Remi Gagnier, Josh Reid, Doug Lee, Sandy Steinhoff, Mark Labadie, Ellen Labadie for their efforts. If I missed anyone, I apologize to you! Special thanks to Comrade Jim Jensen for his work on the Golf Day trophy...it looks great! MEMBERSHIP DUES RENEWAL - Your Legion Membership is due now! $50.00 for the year helps your Branch, Provincial, and Dominion Command to continue on. Early Bird Member renewals have their names placed in a draw to receive the cost of their membership back. If you pay your dues in September, October, or November.your name will be included in these one per month draws. September Early Bird Winner was Matt Reid. Congratulations Comrade Matt! To this date, over 50% of the Comber Branch membership are Early Birds! Thank you Comrades. September brought Legion Week activities to the Branch. Special Price Steak Bar-B-Que for Branch Members and Branch Supporters was well attended. As was the Toonie Burger and Fries afternoon of the Elimination Draw. Thanks to Comrades Mike Schram, and Dave Dalgleish for their hamburger flipping skills! Congratulations to Comrade Jeff McKeen for winning the September Elimination Draw! Thanks to all that purchased tickets. Next draw will be January 1, 2018! "Sandys Breakfast" served 38 people last month. Thanks to Sandy Steinhoff, Doug Lee, Ellen Labadie, Richard & Jamie Tellier for their efforts. Watch for the next breakfast coming up! October brought our "Extra Prizes" Meat Draw plus "Peameal on a Bun" Sandwich from the Branch kitchen. Enjoyed by all! Thanks Comrades Mike Schram, Doug Lee and Sandy Steinhoff for you kitchen efforts! The Branch was filled with all kinds of costumed children on Halloween evening! Kids 12 years and under enjoying free hotdogs, chips and pop plus entering for a mystery draw. Thanks so much to Comrades Kim Demers, Mike and Vicki Tetreault, and Kathy McKeen for all their efforts! A very enjoyable event from what I understand! Monday night Mens' Darts has started again! If you enjoy some friendly competition with a great group, come out and join them. Consider this you invitation for Dan Yurke 60th Birthday Party to be held Saturday, November 18th starting at 2:00 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Comber Legion Building Fund so please come out and enjoy yourself. Upcoming events at your Branch: Saturdays - Weekly Meat Draws - Loonie & Toonie Draw - Starts at 3:30 p.m. 3rd Saturday of the Month "Extra Prizes" Meat Draw Monday Night - Men's Darts Friday Nights - Weekly Mixed Fun Darts - Register to play at 7:30 p.m. Things are happening! Don't miss out! "See you at the Branch!!" Dan Yurke President MEMBER NEWSLETTER, AUGUST 2017 This newsletter is to provide information and inform Branch 241 members of current and upcoming events happening at the Branch! Good day Comrades! WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Saturday, August 12 at the Comber Fair, the Branch is operating a food booth and running a 50/50 Raffle near the Truck Tug-of-War. Opening by 11:00 a.m. and finishing by 6:00 p.m. We need 15 volunteers to give this a good effort and raise funds for the Branch and the community. Positions include set-up, handling and serving food, selling food tickets, and selling raffle tickets. As an added incentive, we will purchase your steak dinner Saturday evening at the Branch to reward your efforts for the day! So if you can help, please call the Branch at (519) 687-2201 and leave your name and phone number. Sandy Steinhoff is the Chairman of this project and she will contact you. Did you hear that we almost had an indoor swimming pool at the Branch! The main water line into the Branch sprung a leak and the Town of Lakeshore shut-off behind the Branch had been damaged sometime in the past. With the water unable to be turned off, Comrades Remi Gagnier and Tom Dunlop spent a bit of time repairing the line while being soaked in water. Thank you Comrades! Also, thanks to bar steward, Comrade Tim Rowsom, for his eagle-eye in spotting the water line leak. The 3rd Annual Branch Pig Roast Fundraiser was a great success! Over 100 meals served and over $3,000.00 donated to the Branch! Plus the following volunteers that worked or donated the pork, salads, potatoes and desserts: Also, to the following Businesses and families that donated prizes for this evening: The Branch is extremely grateful for all of your generosity! Thank you again! Have you been to the Branch Ladies Auxiliary Monthly Fish Fry? Keeping the Branch in shape takes some effort and spending funds on upkeep is part of this. One of our deep fryers in the kitchen decided it had enough and would not get up to temperature during the last Fish Fry! Thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary for their donations, we have replaced this 30 year old fryer with a new one. New LED lights have been installed on the Branch wall murals providing a cleaner and more efficient light. The Branch Executive has agreed to have the outside of the Branch painted. Howies Custom Coating Applications from Leamington will be doing the painting. Their are still some open spots for the Annual "Harold (Jeff) Reid Memorial Golf Day" Sunday, August 20. Please call the Branch at (519) 687-2201 to register! The Branch sends our condolences to Comrade Jim Boyle and Patti Bedard and their families on the loss of Comrade Clarence Boyle. Clarence was the last veteran from World War II that was a member of this Branch. We will Remember Them! Also, the Branch lost a former Bar Steward recently. Comrade Madeline Branquet passed away suddenly in July. Our deepest condolences to Comrade Marcel Branquet and his family for their loss! Upcoming events at your Branch: ''COMBER FAIR WEEKEND" Friday, August 11 Sunday, August 20 Tuesday, September 05 "LEGION WEEK" Saturday, September 16 Sunday, September 23 Saturdays Friday Nights Things are happening! Don't miss out! "See you at the Branch!!" Dan Yurke MEMBER NEWSLETTER, JULY 2017 This newsletter is to provide information and inform Branch 241 members of current and upcoming events happening at the Branch! Good day Comrades! HAPPY CANADA DAY July 1st!! 150 Years and still strong, glorious and free! Town of Lakeshore Canada Day events will take place in Woodslee at the Millen Centre ending the day with fireworks at dusk! This is my first newsletter and I felt that it was time to send greetings to you! I feel that it is important to let you know what is going on at the Branch. Since becoming interim Branch President last November, numerous events and functions have been held at the Branch and I would like to thank the previous Executive members for stepping in and taking charge of various projects. Comrades Mike Tetreault, Jeff McKeen, Dorothy Dalgleish, Bob Hornick, Jim Boyle, Vicki Tetreault, Kim Demers, Sandy Steinhoff, Mark Labadie, and the late Diane Dietrich deserve many thanks! I also wish to thank Comrade Glenn Baird for all his efforts over the past two years serving as Branch President. Comrade Glenn did a very good job keeping the Branch maintained and up to date while handling the various duties of being President. He set up the Branch website and Facebook functions for the Branch and chaired the Comber Fair Foodbooth, which is a big summer fundraiser for the Branch. Thanks again Comrade Glenn! Your efforts did not go un-noticed! The Branch Ladies Auxiliary also stepped in to support the Branch by preparing two Friday night meals per month donating proceeds back to the Branch. The monthly Perch Fish dinner has turned into a quite a large event, recently serving over 80 meals for the evening. Thanks to Auxiliary President Carol Ford, the Fish Dinner crew, plus all members of the Auxiliary! Every Saturday afternoon, our weekly meat draws plus the Loonie and Toonie Draws take place. I want to thank Comrades Ellen Labadie, Bill Loma, and Dorothy Dalgleish for their time and efforts in taking care of these draws. Keeping the Branch in shape takes some effort and spending funds on upkeep is part of this. New raised high-efficiency toilets have been installed in all Branch washrooms. New member Syl Gagnier was able to obtain a grant towards replacement of existing lighting with new energy-efficient fixtures. Wow...is it bright! Quite a change...thank you Comrade Syl. The most expensive item was the purchase and installation of a new glass-washer into the canteen area. While this was a sizeable expense, it needed to be done since the original was from the 1970's as far as we know. Other projects are in the works...time and money permitting. Special thanks to Comrades Tom Dunlop, Mike Tetreault, Doug Lee and Mark Labadie for their efforts in repairing various building issues around the Branch. The Branch went through a rough patch this spring with the passing of Past-President Bruce Dietrich and his wife, Diane Dietrich. They were both long-time members and volunteers that cannot be replaced. Our condolences go out to Greg Dietrich, the Dietrich and Houston families. Also, losing long-time Comber and Branch supporter, Comrade Tom Mosey. To Joan, Tom Jr., Dawn and your families, we send our condolences to you. We will keep them in our thoughts! Elections were held in May with Comrade Joan Atkinson presiding. It was great to see so many members interested in the Branch and we are fortunate to have them be involved. Thank you Comrades! The following are the Branch President and Executive for the next two years:
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Branch # 241 World War Two Veteran Clarence Boyle who recently celebrated his 99th Birthday!! Special thanks to Comrade Sandra Steinhoff for her efforts as Branch Secretary and bookkeeper. Plus starting the "Breakfast with Sandy" project on one Sunday morning each month. I thank both Sandy and the group of volunteers that have been involved. We are taking a break currently but should start again in the fall. Did you know that Branch #241 is celebrating its' 85th anniversary this year?? Come out and celebrate with us Saturday, July 8th at the 3rd Annual Pig Roast fundraiser. Bar-B-Q Pork with all the fixins for only $20.00 per person. Serving from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Door prizes and raffles. Help support your Branch! We are sorry to say that Bar Steward Danielle Pomainville has moved on from the Branch. We are sad to see her go but wish her well in her future endeavors. At this time, we welcome Diane Lapos as a new Branch Bar Steward. Upcoming events at your Branch: Friday, June 30th - Summer Cold Plate Meal - $10.00 per person Saturday, July 8th - 3rd Annual Pig Roast Fundraiser $20.00 per person Friday, July 14th - Ladies Aux. Perch Dinner $15.00 per person Friday, July 28th - Ladies Aux. Dinner - "To Be Announced" ''COMBER FAIR WEEKEND" Friday, August 11th - Ladies Aux. Annual Fish Dinner 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. $15.00 per person Saturday, August 12th - Ladies Aux. Annual Steak BBQ 5:00 to 7:00p.m.$20.00 per person Sunday, August 20th - Harold Reid Memorial Golf Day - $65.00/Person Saturdays - Weekly Meat Draws - Loonie & Toonie Draw - Starts at 3:30 p.m. Friday Nights - Weekly Mixed Fun Darts - Register to play at 7:30 p.m. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! The Branch runs a food booth at the Comber Fair for the past few years which is a major fundraiser for this Branch. It was decided that we would run this booth for the Friday and Saturday of the fair this year in a location near the Car Show and the Truck Pull. If you can spare some time during this weekend and help us out, we could do well in this new spot. Please call the Branch at 519-687-2201 and leave your name and number if you can help. In closing, I again would like to say thank you to all members and non-members that have helped keep this Branch running and still be an important asset to the Village of Comber and the surrounding area. Dan Yurke President 14 May 2016 I am in the process of updating our 'We Remember' page on our web site by adding a new section,"Post War Era".
We are looking for the names of any and all Comberites who has served in the Canadian Forces or the Reserves at any time after World War II.
Their names will be commemorated in our book as a reminder to us all that our freedoms are protected by those who have and still serve.
Thanks
Glenn Baird
... it is in their service we now serve them...
14 May 2016 We are looking for old and recent pictures depicting the Comber Legion, the events and sport held through out the years. The higher the resolution the better. Thanks Glenn Baird 15 April 2015 |