SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2018

NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2018

  Here it is, summer already!

  During the summer months of July and August, the Membership has given permission to the Executive to continue carrying on the business of our Branch without General Meetings. The General Meetings will continue in September. The Executive will meet at 7 p.m. on July 10 and on August 14.

  August brings our biggest fundraiser of the year – QUARRY DAYS! As has been the case in the past, festivities will kick off on Friday, August 17, with Beer Gardens outdoors north of the Legion Hall from 6:00 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Inside the Legion Club Room, Meat Draw will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the 50-50 draw. Then there will be entertainment by Sunny and the Hurricanes. Saturday morning there will be Pancake Breakfast in the Hall from 8:00 a.m. until noon; at noon the Beer Gardens open, until 8 p.m. At 8 p.m. D J Chris Hofer will entertain at our annual “street dance”; admission is charged at the gate, and ID is required to prove that you are of legal drinking age. Sunday morning from 8:00 a.m. until noon there is another Pancake Breakfast in the Hall, followed by Beer Gardens from noon until 6 p.m., with entertainment by D J Chris Hofer. Come out and join in all the fun! Quarry Days is a homecoming event for many Interlakers; come out and see all your old friends.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

July 06 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

July 10  Exec Meeting 7 pm

July 13  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

July 20  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

July 27 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

July 28  Last Saturday of the Month MEAT DRAW at 3 pm

Aug  03 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

Aug  10  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

Aug  14  Exec Meeting 7 pm

Aug  17  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow

Aug 17-18-19 QUARRY DAYS

Aug  17  Beer Gardens 6pm-1:30am

Aug  17  Sunny & the Hurricanes is playing in the clubroom at 7 pm

Aug  18  Pancake Breakfast 8-noon; Beer Gardens noon-8 pm

Aug  18 Street Dance 8pm-1 with DJ Chris Hofer; ID is required

Aug  19  Pancake Breakfast 8-noon; Beer Gardens noon-6pm with DJ

              Chris Hofer

Aug  24  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

Aug 25 Last Saturday of the month MEAT DRAW at 3 pm

Aug 31 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30

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

Meat Draw – Friday nights starting at 6:30; last Sat. of each month 3pm

BBQ – Fridays at 5:30 p.m. starting May 25

Decoration Day Photos 2018

     Branch No. 52 in Stonewall is celebrated Decoration Day on Sunday, June 3. We formed up at the Legion marched off at 1:30 to the 2:00 ceremony at the cenotaph .

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SPRING NEWSLETTER 2018

  Spring has sprung! Mother’s Day approaches, birds are singing, and Branch No. 52 in Stonewall is getting ready for Decoration Day. This will be held on Sunday, June 3. We will form up at the Legion between 1:00 and 1:15 p.m. and march off at 1:30. The ceremony at the cenotaph will begin at 2:00 p.m.

  Another rite of spring – the Friday Night Barbecue – will begin on May 25, unless we get a volunteer group to run it on the Friday of the Long Weekend. Barbecue will be from 5:30 until about 7:30, overlapping the regular Friday Night Meat Draw which has ticket sales beginning at 6:30.

  Over the past few months we have been having a Saturday Afternoon Meat Draw on the last Saturday of each month, at 3:00 p.m. These have been well-attended and will continue on May 26 and June 30. Come out and win some meat! And have a nice social afternoon with other Members.

  Crib winds up for the season on Thursday, May 10. See you all again in the fall! Thanks to the organizers for all their time and effort – these events do not convene themselves you know!

  At the General Meeting on May 8, 2018, the Membership voted to discontinue the sale of cigarettes in the Club Room. There is very little demand; product is more likely to go stale than to be sold, and it is a drain on resources to keep inventory on hand to no purpose. There are many other nearby venues for the purchase of cigarettes.

  As is customary, in June the Branch 52 executive will ask the membership for the power to conduct business over July and August without General Meetings. If you want to get to another General Meeting before September, you had better come out to the one on June 12. See you there!

  Chase The Queen is on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. At last report the pot was at $2402.50 – not too shabby! Come out and try your luck, and spend some time with your neighbours and fellow Members.

  Jim Gray is doing a fine job of Visiting those who are Sick as well as sending cards to those who are ill or bereaved, hence his title of director of Sick and Visiting. If anyone is aware of a Member who is sick or has passed on, please contact Jim at 204-467-9696.

  Now when you call the Branch at 204-467-2261 you will be speaking with Chelsea, as our long-time office manager Jane has retired – good luck in future endeavours Jane, and welcome Chelsea.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
May 04 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
May 08  Exec Meeting 7 pm; General Meeting 8
May 11  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
May 18  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
May 25  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
May 25  BBQ starts 5:30
May 26  Last Saturday of the Month MEAT DRAW at 3 pm
June 01 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30
June 03  Decoration Day; form up 1-1:15, march off 1:30, ceremony 2 pm
June 08  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30
June 12  Exec Meeting 7 pm; General Meeting 8
June 15  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30
June 22  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30
June 29  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow; BBQ starts 5:30
June 30  Last Saturday of the month MEAT DRAW at 3 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
Meat Draw – Friday nights starting at 6:30; last Sat. of each month 3pm
BBQ – Fridays at 5:30 p.m. starting May 25

  

YOUR 2018 EXECUTIVE

President: Tim Williams

1^st Vice: Teresa Taplin

2^nd Vice/ Sick & Visiting: Jim Gray

Sgrt @ Arms: Howard Hilstrom

Service Officer: Ron Chercoe

Poppy: Rev. L . Oracheski

Entertainment: Bonnie Brennan

Gord Goresky

Membership: Glenn Brennan

Sports: Bill Howe

Main. & Building: Gord Deprez

Sec/Treasurer: Chelsea Felske

 

Is it Spring Yet?

   The sun is in the sky longer now, and there is even a bit of warmth in it. Surely it must be spring? No, I don't think so. But we will not let that dampen our enthusiasm -- join us in the Club Room on March 17, St. Patrick's Day, to enjoy the musical stylings of The Marvels, from 7:30 till midnight.

  We are adding another Meat Draw to our schedule -- ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN! This one will be on the last Saturday of each month, starting at 3:00 p.m. There will be three drawings, and for each drawing 5 tickets cost $5.00. It's a good chance to get out and visit with friends, have some fun, and take a chance on winning some meat! Of course our regular Friday Night Meat Draws will continue, except on March 30 which is Good Friday (Club Room closed).

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   Here's what's happening in the next couple of months:

Mar 02  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Mar 09  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Mar 13  Exec Meeting 7 pm; General Meeting 8
Mar 16  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Mar 17  St. Patrick’s Day; live band The Marvells at 7:30 in the Club Room   
Mar 23  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Mar 30 CLUB ROOM CLOSED
Mar 31  Last Saturday of the Month MEAT DRAW at 3 pm
Apr 06 MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Apr 10  Exec Meeting 7 pm; General Meeting 8
Apr 13  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Apr 20  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Apr 27  MEAT DRAW starts 6:30; 50/50 to follow
Apr 28  Last Saturday of the month MEAT DRAW 3 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; last Sat. of each month 3pm