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. Continue reading →

COMMANDER – Vince Barrett

 It is with deep sorrow that I must report, as most of our members already know, Post Commander Roy Lucero passed away on Monday April 14, 2014. Services were held in Albuquerque on April 18, 2014. Our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Ginny. Ginny has requested that Post 44 hold a memorial for Roy on May 3^rd at 3pm. The memorial will be officiated by First Vice, Tom Cleveland.

On the April 17, 2014 Executive Committee elected me (Dr. Vincent Barrett) to serve out Roy’s remaining term through June 30, 2014. This was accepted by the General membership without objection on Saturday April 19, 2014.

The newly elected offices will be installed at the June 17th general meeting. On July 1, 2014 the elected offices will assume their rolls.

The 2014/2015 elected officers are as follows:

Commander:        Vincent Barrett

First Vice:            Craig Pierson

Second Vice:       Al Norton

Finance Officer: Roy Lucero (To be filled by Executive Committee Appointment)

Adjutant:             To be appointed by Commander

Historian:          Larry Brown

Sgt at Arms:      Bob Acres

Chaplin:             Vince Hadley

Judge Advocate: Tom Cleveland

Trustee:            Bob Nellis

 

I wish you all well and look forward to serving Post 44 as the new Commander through June 2015.

See you at the Post!

Commander

Vincent Barrett

Vice Commander – Tom Cleveland

To Ginny and the family of our fallen Commander, Roy Lucero, I would like to express my deepest sympathy at their loss. He will be sorely missed. It was my honor and privilege to have served as his Vice Commander for the past two years. A memorial and celebration of life will be held at the Post on Saturday, May 3rd at 3:00 pm.

Post elections for officers in the upcoming 2014-2015 year were held at the general meeting on Saturday, April 19th.  In addition, Vincent Barrett was selected to fulfill the remaining two months term of our Post Commander.

Traditionally, the late Spring and Summer months are our most difficult revenue generating months. Please come into the Post as often as possible and participate in the many fun filled activities that have been planned by your Activities Committee.

Thanks for your continued support and hope to see you at the Post soon.   Continue reading →