The weekend of August 18-20 is our biggest
community celebration of the year, Quarry Days. We have a number of events
planned. The Parade sets off from the arena at 10:15 on the Saturday; we will
have a float in the parade. Of course everyone is welcome to come on out to our
centrally located Legion Hall to watch the parade go by. And that is not even
our first event of the weekend! On Friday, Aug. 18, at 6:00 our Beer Gardens and BBQ will be open.
Later on, you can groove to the musical stylings of Hallo Jump in the Club
Room. Then on Saturday morning, join us for pancake breakfast in the Hall from
8 a.m. till noon. Our Beer Gardens and
BBQ open at noon, and will be available until about 7 p.m. The annual “street
dance” and Beer Gardens begin at 8 p.m.; you need to pay to get into this one,
folks, and you must have valid ID proving that you are 18 years of age or
older. The entertainment will be provided by the ever-popular DJ, Chris Hofer.
Bright and early at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning the pancake breakfast is up and
running again in the Hall, until noon when the Beer Gardens and BBQ open for
the afternoon, with DJ Tony Letkeman.
We would very much like to put on a barbecue
every Friday afternoon, from about 5:30 until 7:30 or so. In order to do this
we need VOLUNTEERS! Feel free to sign up to help out with one (or more) of
these events. The sign-up sheet is at the bar in the Club Room. If we have no
volunteers, we will have no barbecue!
Dominion Command is requesting all members’
email addresses; simply send an email to dminfo@legion.ca.
Another new thing coming down the pipe is an improved Member Application Form.
Previously, the routine was to fill in the Application, pay your dues, and
attend an initiation in order to become a full-fledged Legion member. Now the
Initiation portion of the process has been included on the Application form, so
you never have to attend at all! Of course we would all like to see you come
out to the Legion and socialize, but the initiation just does not fit everyone’s
schedule. This way, you can more easily become a Member.
President’s Report. Cde. T. Willliams reports that Chase the
Queen recently paid out at over $11,000.00, and the Bingo Lucky Seven went at
over $2700.00. Come on down to our weekly events and take a chance on winning
big! Cde. Williams wishes to thank
everyone who helped at Decoration Day. A thank you is also extended to Cdes. B.
and P. Armstrong for the donation of the poppy picture in the foyer.
In other administrative business, patrons are
advised that there will be a slight increase in drink prices in the Club Room,
to reflect increased costs. Effective July 1, 2017, it will cost you 25 cents
more to wet your whistle. It has further been decided to revisit the Hall
rental rates for community events such as funerals, etc. It has been
demonstrated that what we collect is not enough to pay the janitor to clean up
the space after the event, and get it ready for the next event. I believe that
at one time the events under this umbrella were put on by Members, and were set
up and cleaned up by those same Members. Now the lines have become somewhat
blurred, with other folk wanting to use the Hall at “mates’ rates” but not
doing the set up and clean up that “mates” formerly did.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
July 01 CLUB ROOM CLOSED - Canada Day
July 07 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
July 11 Exec meeting 7,
no General meeting
July 14 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
July 21 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
July 28 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
Aug. 04 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
Aug. 07 CLUB ROOM CLOSED - Civic Holiday
Aug. 08 Exec meeting 7, no General meeting
Aug. 11 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
QUARRY DAYS
Aug. 18 6:00 Beer Gardens open & BBQ
Aug. 18 6:30 Meat Draw
Aug. 18 8:00 Hallo Jump (band) in the Club Room
Aug. 19 8:00-noon pancake breakfast in the Hall
Aug. 19 Noon- Beer Gardens open & BBQ
Aug. 19 8:00 pm Street Dance DJ Chris Hofer – Beer
Gardens
LEGAL ID REQUIRED to get in 18 and 0ver
Aug. 20 8:00-noon pancake breakfast in the Hall
Aug. 20 Noon - Beer Gardens open & BBQ
Aug. 20 1 pm - DJ Tony Letkeman – Beer Gardens
Aug. 25 Meat Draw 6:30-7:30; 50-50 8 pm
Reminders
Bingo – Mon nights at 7
for the Early Birds
Seniors’ Bingo – Tues
afternoons at 1:30
Chase the Queen – Wed
evenings 7:30 – 8:30
Crib – Thursday nights
at 7 sharp
Meat Draw – Friday
nights starting at 6:30
