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THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 139
703 GREEN MEADOW ROAD
P. O. BOX 2187
BAY ST. LOUIS MS 39521

GEORGE PIAZZA, Commander

Bill Moran, Adjutant

(228) 467-9000

or

(228-467-7100)

EMAIL:  legionpost139@aol.com  

WEB:  www.al139baystlouis.org/

Dept:  www.legionms.org/

Bill Moran Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:41:00 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3806786/ Ruling from the Mississippi Gaming Commission http://legionpost139.blog.com/3806786/ Mississippi Gaming Commission
POB 23577
Jackson Mississippi

August 26, 2008


CHARITABLE GAMING INDUSTRY LETTER NO 2008-01

To:  All Charitable Gaming Licensees

Fe:  Fair play for patrons of electronic bingo and pull-tab machines

Effective immediately, the playing of an electronic bingo or pull-tab machine
by a worker or relative of a worker will be prohibited.  There also can be
 no patron of the bingo hall being a "house player" and playing bingo for any
 worker in the bingo hall.

Any licensee violating the above industry letter will be subject to fines, loss
of electronic machines and possible revocation of license.  The Charitable
Gaming Division is tasked by law to insure that games are fairly played and
operated in accordance with the provisions of the license.  An unfair advantage
can be established by someone reading the electronic meters and then playing
that machine. Bill Moran Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:45:20 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3417742/ Your assistance is requested in updating National Files http://legionpost139.blog.com/3417742/
ATTENTION ALL POST 139 MEMBERS:

THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN
INDIANAPOLIS HAS ASKED THE
ADJUTANT TO UPDATE THE RECORDS
OF MEMBERS OF THEIR POST.

I ASK EVERYONE  TO PLEASE VERIFY
AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING
DATA ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

FULL NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL,
LAST, JR. SR. ETC.)
AND CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS
INCLUDING  ZIP CODE.

TELEPHONE NUMBER:  (???) ???-????

DATE OF BIRTH:    (MMDDYY)

VERIFY YOUR CONTINUOUS YEARS
OF MEMBERSHIP:

EMAIL ADDRESS (IF YOU HAVE ONE)

WAR ERA:  WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC

BRANCH OF SERVICE:     NAVY, AF, ARMY,
ETC.

INCLUDING DATES YOU JOINED THE
SERVICE AND DATES YOU WERE DISCHARGED.
 
DATE YOU JOINED THE AMRICAN LEGION:
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE THE YEAR.

I ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE TAKE A
MOMENT AND EMAIL THIS DATA TO THE
POST. 

WE WILL UPDATE THE NATIONAL
FILES AS I RECEIVE THE DATA.

THANKS
 Bill Moran Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:31:55 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3476971/ Post Picnic http://legionpost139.blog.com/3476971/ THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS REINSTATED
 THE ANNUAL POST PICNIC.

THE PICNIC WILL BE HELD AT THE
LEGION HOME ON SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 18, 2008 FROM 11:00 AM
UNTIL 3:00 PM.

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH
ARRANGEMENTS PLEASE CONTACT THE
POST COMMANDER AT (228) 216-1784. Bill Moran Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:45:24 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3435018/ September Calendar of Events http://legionpost139.blog.com/3435018/ SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 7 -  GRANDPARENTS DAY

SEPTEMBER 9 -  LEGION RIDERS MEET AT 7:00 PM
                            LEGION CLUB HOUSE.

SEPTEMBER 11 -  REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING FOR
                              MEN AND WOMEN AT 7:00 PM.

                             SAL MEETS AT 6:00 PM LEGION CLUB
                             HOUSE.

                           9/11 CEREMONIES BEFORE REGULAR MEETING

SEPTEMBER 12 -  HAPPY HOUR 4 TO 6 PM.

                            (THE PRICE OF ALL BEER SOLD IN THE
                            CLUB HOUSE WILL INCREASE IN PRICE
                            BY $ .25 EFFECTIVE AT 2:00 PM TODAY).
                           

SEPTEMBER 18 - VFW POST 3253 MEETS AT 7:00 PM.

SEPTEMBER 19 - STEAK NIGHT  
                             STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT,
                             SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 THE
                             COST OF STEAK DINNER WILL 
                             GO FROM $10.00 TO $15.00. 

                            WE CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT
                            DISTRIBUTOR, WHO IS
                            PROVIDING A BETTER MEAT 
                            PRODUCT.

SEPTEMBER 22 -  LEGION BULLETIN GOES TO PRINT

SEPTEMBER 23 - VA LUNCHEON HELD AT POST HOME
                             FOR BILOXI VA.  CHIEF OF
                            VOLUNTARY SERVICES WILL BE ON
                            HAND TO RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS. 
                            VOLUNTEERS TO REPORT AT 10:30 AM.

SEPTEMBER 26 - HAPPY HOUR LEGION CLUB HOUSE
                             4 - 6 pm.

 Bill Moran Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:44:00 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3402376/ Upcoming Events for OCTOBER 2008 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3402376/

ADVANCED NOTICE OF UPCOMING

EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 2008:

OCTOBER 2, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
                       7:00 PM

OCTOBER 3, HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6 PM

OCTOBER 7, 2008:

       CRUSIN' THE COAST - BILOXI VA

       10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.  (PLEASE NOTE:

       WE NEED BETWEEN 8 TO 10 VOLUNTEERS

       TO HELP.  THIS YEAR WE WILL ONCE AGAIN

       SERVE ICE CREAM FLOATS.  ALSO, ALL 

       VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PRESENTED

       T-SHIRTS,

       SO WE NEED TO KNOW YOUR T-SHIRT

       SIZE ASAP.
 
       LAST YEAR WE SERVED 45 GALLONS

       OF ICE CREAM FLOATS.

OCTOBER 9 - REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
                        7:00 PM

OCTOBER 10 - HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6

OCTOBER 14 - LEGION RIDERS MEET
                         7:00 PM

OCTOBER 16 - VFW MEETS 7:00 PM

OCTOBER 17 - STEAK NIGHT 5 - 8 PM
                         HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6

OCTOBER 18, 2008 - POST PICNIC FROM
                                   11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM,
                                   AT THE POST HOME 
                                   703 GREEN MEADOW ROAD

OCTOBER 24 - HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6
                                  

 OCTOBER 25, 2008:

       FALL CARNIVAL - BILOXI VA

       10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM.

THE VA LUNCHEON NORMALLY SCHEDULED
FOR THE FIRST TUESDAY IN OCTOBER AT THE
POST HOME WILL BE CANCELLED  - WE
ASK ALL VOLUNTEERS TO REPORT TO THE
BILOXI VA AT 9:00 AM FOR ASSIGNMENTS.
VOLUNTEERS WILL MAN A BOOTH AND PASS
OUT $500 WORTH OF CANTEEN BOOKS
TO VA PATIENTS.

OCTOBER 31 - HALLOWEEN 
                         HAPPY HOUR 4 - 6



 Bill Moran Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:43:00 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3801255/ National Commander Incentives http://legionpost139.blog.com/3801255/

Below are several incentives from National Commander Dave Rehbein that can be earned throughout the year.  These can also be found on our website.  Here is the link that can be accessed.  http://www.legion.org/members/officers/nationalcommander

These incentives are going to be published in incoming articles of the Dispatch as well. 

 Bill Moran Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:14:09 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3357037/ 2009 Membership Turn-In http://legionpost139.blog.com/3357037/ AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2008:

MEMBERSHIP TURN IN STANDS AT:

287  (66.28% towards 2009 ending).  2008

ending was 433.  Goal for 2009 - 500.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TURNED

IN YOUR 2009 DUES EARLY. Bill Moran Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:35:00 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3790654/ Iowa Veteran Elected Leader of The American Legion http://legionpost139.blog.com/3790654/

Iowa Veteran Elected Leader of The American Legion

        PHOENIX (Aug. 28, 2008) – A research metallurgist and U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era has been elected national commander of the nation’s largest veterans organization.

             Delegates to The American Legion’s 90th National Convention here chose David K. Rehbein of Ames, Ia., to lead the 2.7 million-member organization of wartime veterans for a one-year term. 

             Rehbein served as an infantryman with the 4th and 1st Armored Divisions in Germany from 1970 to 1971. After leaving the Army, he attended Wayne State College and Iowa State University, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in physics and a Master’s degree in metallurgy. Following graduation, he accepted a position as research metallurgist at the Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, a position he held until his retirement in July 2008.

A member of Ames Post #37, he served as its commander and adjutant as well as 12 years as finance officer.  He has been district commander and state vice-commander and represented Iowa on The American Legion’s National Executive Committee.  He served on many department committees, including Membership, Oratorical, Strategic Planning and Junior Shooting Sports.  During his term as department membership chairman, Iowa achieved target membership three times in 1991, 1992, and 1993.  He was appointed by Iowa Governor Vilsack to a position on the Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs.

Rehbein served on the National Americanism Commission 1989-99, with service as an

instructor on the National Information Conference staff, conducting the judge’s briefing for the National Oratorical Contests and as Match Director of the Junior Shooting Sports national finals.  He has served as chairman of the National Foreign Relations Commission, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission and the Legislative commission.

        Cmdr. Rehbein took the oath of office along with five other national officers.  Serving as national vice commanders are Michael J. Landkamer of Columbus, Neb., Harley W. Ray of Albany, Ore., Tracy D. Simmons of Vidor, Texas, James W. Davis of McMechen, West Virginia, and James A. LaCoursiere of Old Lyme, Conn.   

        National Historian Charles J. Zelinksy of Champaign, Ill.; National Sergeant at Arms Randy L. Freel of Nevada, Iowa; and National Chaplain Lawrence L. Vollink of Ypsilanti, Mich., were appointed to their positions by Cmdr. Rehbein following the close of the national convention.

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 Bill Moran Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:05:16 +0200 http://legionpost139.blog.com/3764279/ Mileage Reimbursement Rate http://legionpost139.blog.com/3764279/ MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE:   Service members and federal civilian employees who drive their own cars on official business now are being reimbursed 58.5 cents per mile, an 8-cent increase, effective 1 AUG. The General Services Administration announced the increased rate to match the private business rate approved by the IRS that has been in effect since 1 JUL. GSA also increased reimbursement rates for motorcycles, from 30.5 cents to 58.5 cents per mile; and for airplanes, from $1.07 to $1.27 per mile. [Source: NavyTimes Gregg Carlstrom article 21 Aug 08 ++]

 Bill Moran Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:35:01 +0200