Veterans of Foreign Wars

  and Auxiliary’s

VFW Post 1859

Volume VIII, Issue  IV

 July & August 2011

Commander & Auxiliaries  Message:

Comrades, Auxiliaries and friends, 

     As of the June state convention I am now the new Post commander.  For those who don’t know me I’m Wm. (Bill) Theaker I was your commander a few years back and am glad to serve you again as post commander.  Any questions about the post or veterans affairs feel free to see me or one of the post officers. 

     The summer is upon us so enjoy the fireworks, your

vacation trips, cottages, boating, fishing, and other get away trips.  Don’t forget to stop down and relax to in the air

conditioned club for a beverage to two and bring your friends along for a fun, happy time. 

     I’ll list a few reminders for the months of July and August so highlight your calendar for the following…..July 4th we’ll have our chicken BBQ starting at noon until about 6 pm take outs are available, but bring down your friends and enjoy a beverage or two at our club while enjoying your dinners.  Dinner is $8.00 and includes 1/2 chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, bake beans, dinner roll, dessert.  The two

manning the grill as usual are Ollie and Duane, Doc is

cooking your corn, Ladies & Men’s Auxiliaries are

providing all the extra fixings.  

      In August we’re trying something new on Tuesday and Thursdays - the Ladies auxiliary will offer sandwiches and fries for $3.50 and they’ll be available from 4:30 to 7pm. 

     We’re also going to offer a “breakfast/supper” on Wednesday August 3rd from 4:30 to 7 pm.  This will include pancakes and sausage if you want eggs it’ll be an extra 50₵ .   The dinners will run $2.50 to $3.00. 

      We’ll start selling Men’s Auxiliary steak dinner

tickets for September (Sept10th) and will start selling steak dinner tickets the first of August until third of

September.  Remember you must have a ticket in

advance to get a steak dinner.  No dinners sold at the door on the 10th.  The usual price is $10.00 and includes a NY strip steak cooked the way you want it, potato, vegetable, roll, dessert, etc. Dinner is from 1-5 pm  Saturday the 10th of  September.

      We’re  always looking for volunteers to help around the Post whether its changing light bulbs, plumbing, cutting the grass, trimming around the buildings, etc.  If you want to donate some time see one of the officers and we’ll set you up with a time and a project as needed.   

3169 Carrollton Rd.     Saginaw, MI  48604    (989) 752-8826                                

VFW POST 1859 WEB SITE:   www.vfw1859.com

                     God Bless you and God Bless America,

      Wm. Theaker, Commander, 

Presidents, Arloa Richter and

Andy Pegley

 

     Let’s keep our families, friends and other loved ones in our thoughts and prayers.  God bless our veterans for without them, where would we be?   Remember to keep this

newsletter for two months. 

Post 1859 has two email addresses to contact us, they are:

                vfwpost1859@vfw1859.com

                                       or

                vfw1859@gmail.com

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4th of July BBQ chicken dinner -  $8.00 -  noon until gone.  Take outs available.

     1/2 chicken, corn on the

cob, potato salad, baked beans, roll, etc. dessert.  

Steak dinner tickets go on sale from August 1st until September 3rd— $10.00 Must have a ticket to eat on Saturday September 10th  No dinners sold at the door on the 10th.

Quotable Quotes 

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.  ~Elmer Davis

      You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies and ants die from happiness.  You may think you have overeaten, but it is

patriotism.     ~Erma Bombeck   

     If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.     ~Hamilton Fish