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District 1 News
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Findlay Post 3 lends
a helping hand with holiday webcast to
Iraq
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On Monday, Dec. 21, a wife with four
children ranging in ages from 5 months to
the 6th grade had her computer quit
working. One the major purposes of the
computer was to allow the children to
webcast to their Dad, who is his on second
tour of duty in Iraq. This is especially
important because the parents wanted for
each of them to be able to watch the
children opening Christmas
presents.
The computer had only a few day's left
on the warranty and Best Buy attempted to
make repairs locally, but it was
determined that the computer needed to be
returned to the manufacturer. It was at
this point Andy Meiure stepped in and
explained to management that it would take
4 to 6 weeks to get a replacement. He
suggested that why not replace it and they
did. Special thanks to Best Buy of Findlay
and Andrew Meiure for making an active
duty serviceman and his Hancock family a
very Happy Christmas.
Rick Walter, First Vice Commander of
Ralph D. Cole Post 3 of Findlay, visited
with Mrs. Clark on Christmas Eve Day to
make sure everything was working. He had
the computer up and online when the other
members of Post 3 arrived. The mother was
speaking with the Father in Iraq. So we
hope that A Happy Holiday was had as best
could be. And according to the mother it
was.
Now the second half of the story as
"Paul Harvey says," is that the 6th grader
Emily suffers from MCD and needs a special
exercise bike to keep her muscles from
deteriorating more. A special account has
been set up for her at the 5/3 Banks under
Michael Young for Emily Clark. Post 3 is
working to raise $4,000.00 to purchase the
bike to help this young lady lead as
normal a life as possible.
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Long-term Legionnaires at Post
240
At the annual membership dinner of
Troy-Webster Post 240 in Luckey members
were given certificates and pins for their
continuous membership. Pictured above are
four of the six 65-year members. From left
are Wayne Young, Luther Moenter, Arlington
Helm and Marvin Moenter. Members George
Brinker and Harold Evans were unable to
attend.
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Luckey Boys Stater to All-American
Bowl
Kevin Rahrig, a 2009 American Legion
Buckeye Boys Stater and senior at Eastwood
High School, was one of 97 seniors picked
from over 1,000 to play in the
All-American Bowl Marching Band at the
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Pictured
with Kevin is Luckey Post 240 Americanism
Director Joel Davis.
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Post 63 recognizes Kalida
students
Ottawa Post 63 Americanism Chairman
Dennis Hanneman congratulates Kalida High
School winners of the A & G Test.
Pictured are Hanneman, freshman Rob
Kleman, sophomore Austin Roebke, freshman
Carrie Gerding, sophomore Alexis Wurth,
juniors Alyssa Verhoff and Andrew
Warnecke, seniors Jeff Gerding and
Stephanie Verhoff and Post Commander Dave
Yoder.
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Perrysburg sponsors Boys Nation
delegate
Ohio Boys Nation delegate Jonathan
Elder was recognized at the October
Perrysburg Board of Education meeting for
being one of the two young men from Ohio
selected to participate in the Boys Nation
program out of the 1,200 attendees at
Buckeye Boys State. Perrysburg Post 28
sponsored Jonathan. Pictured from left is
Post 28 Boys State chairman Joe Stockner,
Jonathan Elder and School Board member Dr.
Walter Edinger.
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Weston dedicates Post
Weston Post 409 dedicated a new
facility on November 11, 2009.
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Ottawa Post 63 congratulates A&G
winners
Ottawa Post 63 Americanism Chairman
Dennis Hanneman congratulates
Ottawa-Glandorf High School winners of the
A & G Test. Front row: sophomores
Megan Warnecke, Matt Stechschulte,
freshmen Cassie Hermiller and Casey
Morman. Back row: Hanneman, senior Kirsten
Maag, Ross Dietering, juniors Liz Maas,
Nathan Kruse, and Post Commander Dave
Yoder.
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Perrysburg Post
speaker's series
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American Legion Perrysburg Post 28
began its 2010 speaker's series on January
25. All the series begin at 7 p.m. in the
Schaller Memorial Building, 130 W. Indiana
Avenue, Perrysburg. The series is open to
the public and there is no charge.
American Legion Post 28, 2010, Lecture
Series and Dinner includes:
- January 25: Ernie Weaver, retired
dean of the U.T. College of
Engineering, WWII USN. Weaver served
aboard the USS Bronson, a Fletcher
Class destroyer in the Pacific,
including the Battle of Leyte. He spoke
on the "History of Destroyers" and his
own experiences.
- February 22: Mel Barger, WWII USN
Naval Historian will speak on the fate
of the USS Pueblo, a 176-foot patrol
craft seized by Soviet ships January
23, 1968, beyond the territorial waters
of North Korea. It is still a
commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy but
is being held near the Pyongyang area
on the Taedong River. It is used as a
tourist attraction and an insult to the
U.S.A.
- March 22: Hollis Merrick, M.D.,
professor of surgery at U.T. Medical
Center, will speak on his experience
with the U.S. Army Evacuation Hospital
in Korea, 1965-66.
- April 26: CDR. Janet Schofield,
Commanding Officer of the Naval
Operational Support Center Toledo, will
speak about her military service,
including that as a Navy pilot.
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