DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2024

   Join us for

NEW YEAR'S EVE

in the Stonewall Legion Club Room

8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

SCOTT HUNTER AND THE URGE

Tickets $10.00 at the Legion

Lunch and Party Favours provided

For further information phone 204-467-2261

 

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. # 52
459 Veteran’s Way (Main St.), Stonewall, MB
Phone 204-467-2261or contact us by email at  rcl52@shaw.ca
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  Here at last is a new Newsletter, based on the Minutes of meetings in October and November 2024, kindly passed along by Comrade T. Taplin.

  President T. Williams reported that last year’s donation to cadets of 20% of Poppy Fund worked out to $4700.00 and recommended a donation of $4500.00 this year.

  At the Quarry Days wrap up meeting it was discussed that the Legion started Quarry Days and yet has no presence on the advertising brochures, etc. [Editor’s Note:  this has come up at Quarry Days meetings in the past. Apparently quite a few people are unaware of the Legion’s contributions to the town, past or present. ]

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Membership – Cde. C. Fedon – five new memberships and two transfers.  2025 membership cards are available; prices to November 30 are $40 and $35; after November 30 they go to $45 and $40

Sports – Cde. B. Howe – The curling bonspiel has been confirmed for Feb 14-16, 2025. Darts are on Saturday nights with 12 players.

Building & Maintenance – Cde. G. Deprez – Plumbers put in new line for washing machine to correct flooding in the mechanical room. Inspected and cleaned the cooling unit for bar. There is a bearing gone which needs to be replaced; insulated the lines. The compressor was replaced in 2013 and is in good working condition, repairs should not exceed $5000.00. More-Lite Electric was in to fix the switch in the display for the Queen. Biff’s will come and clean the grease traps. We can now continue with the new doors for the cooler.

Entertainment/Special Events – Cde. B. Brennan and Cde. G. Goresky – Vintage Groove played for Vets Dinner – looking at a local band for New Years, Scott Hunter and The Urge.

Catering – Cde. T. Taplin – Thank you to all who helped with the lunch for Remembrance Day. We ran out of food - made a note to make a little more for next year.

Sgt. At Arms – Cde. H. Hillstrom – Color Party attended the Vet’s Dinner and Remembrance Day Service and attended services at Rosewood Lodge and Stonewood Place. Cde. H. Hilstrom also attended the Remembrance Day Service at Bobby Bend School with Cde. Yves Pruneau and the Centennial School service with Cde. K. Power

President – Cde. T. Williams – Thank you to everyone who helped with the last Saturday of the month dinner, Vet’s Dinner and to those who helped with dropping off and picking up the poppy boxes. Chase the Queen is holding, going up by approximately $100.00 per week.

Nominations for Executive

President. Cde. K. Power – Accepted

1^st Vice – Cde. Y. Pruneau – by Acclamation

2^nd Vice – Cde. C. Fedon - by Acclamation

Sgt. At Arms- Cde. H. Hilstrom - by Acclamation

Other executive:  Bonnie Boon, Gord Goresky, Bonnie Brennan, Shaun Drake

  Thank you for your service to members of the outgoing executive, and best wishes and thanks to the members of the 2025 Executive.