POST &

AUXILIARY

MEETINGS

3RD Thursday,

both 7 p.m.

Benson VFW Post 2503 DECEMBER 2017 www.VFWPost2503.org

POST 2503 OFFICERS 2017-2018

Commander: Ricky Johnson Sr. Vice Commander: Duke Humphrey

Jr. Vice Commander: Ross Winn Quartermaster: Ryan Sudbeck

Chaplain: Dennis Kerr Surgeon: Terrence White

Judge Advocate: Tom Penke Officer of the Day: Bill Fead

Adjutant: Tom Penke Guard: Ron Karm

AUXILIARY OFFICERS 2017-2018 President: Lynn Krause

Sr. Vice President: Pat Dembowski

Jr. Vice President: Judy Erb

Treasurer: Sue Stark

Secretary: Pat Dembowski

Chaplain: Nora Van Cleave

Conductress: Jan Brown

Guard: Linda Humphrey

Patriotic Instructor: Geri Brown

From the Commander

Greetings!

I hope all of you had a very good Thanksgiv-

ing holiday. We owe a BIG THANKS to the

Post cooking crew: Linda Humphrey and her

volunteers made our Veterans Day dinner a

spectacular success. We had a big turn-out for

the big spaghetti portions that were delicious,

too.

Linda Humphrey and her kitchen crew came

through again by organizing and presenting a

special Thanksgiving menu. The residents of

the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home joined

the Post for this fine meal on Wednesday,

November 15th. Tim Ross and his Cooties

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Honor Guard

Meeting

2nd Thursday

every month

7:00 pm

From the Auxiliary President

Hello Auxiliary Members,

Life and Annual Memberships Cards are in the

Mail Please be advised the process for new Life

or Annual membership cards takes six to eight (6-8)

weeks from the time the payment has been received

at National Headquarters to the card arriving in the

hands of the member. We, as an Auxiliary, no long-

er mail the new cards as before; they all come from

National. So please be patient. When you, as a

member, send your dues in to our Auxiliary Treas-

urer, she marks our records that you have paid your

dues, then she sends the information to the Depart-

ment Treasurer who then submits it to National. It’s

the way National has decided to keep an account of

members paid. —continued on page 2—

EASTERN NEBRASKA

VETERANS HOME

Residents enjoy their Thanks-

giving dinner at Post 2503. The

meal servers in the background

are Tim Ross and his Cooties

crew.

The special Thanksgiving menu

was created and cooked by the

Post 2503 Kitchen Manager

Linda Humphrey and her crew

of volunteers.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please place any paper

suggestions or articles for

the Post Newsletter in the

Post Newsletter Box on the

south wall on the canteen

bar-top or in the Suggestion Box by the

front door.

For those with email access, please email

suggestions/ideas to the

Newsletter Editor

at

editorvfwpost2503@gmail.com

LADIES OF THE AFTERNOON The Post 2503 Sewing Ladies always welcome new members to

create items to be distributed to the Eastern Nebraska Veterans

Home, the VA Hospital, Lutheran Family Service, and other nursing

homes and hospitals.

Assistance is welcomed for various sewing projects: Lap

Robes, Bibs, Fleece Cancer Hats, and Neck pillows.

Donations of cotton cloth materials are appreciated as

well as financial assistance to support the purchase of

needed sewing materials.

Please contact Nora Van Cleve at 402-571-5213 to join

in on the fun. It really is!

ADDRESS or EMAIL CHANGE LATELY?

If so, please send the new information to VFW Post

2503 by letter or email to

editorvfwpost2503@

gmail.com titled

Attn: Post Membership or

Attn: Auxiliary Membership.

Please provide full name and

new address

and new email.

TACO THURSDAY

is December 14th

5:30 PM

STILL ONLY $2.50

PER TACO

What a steal

for a meal!

Nachos too!

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH:

Ross Winn An outstanding vol-

unteer for Post 2503.

Ross can always be

seen stepping up to

volunteer for the good

of the Post whenever

and wherever his as-

sistance is needed.

From the Commander continued

crew helped seat and serve the residents who came all the

way from Bellevue, NE to enjoy such a magnificent feast.

Thanks to all who assisted in making this event great.

The Post is still in need of kitchen volunteers for Hamburg-

er Night and Taco Night. And we are still in need of volun-

teers to become Honor Guard members. Any VFW Post

2503 member who would like to join the Post Honor and

Color Guard, please contact Tom Penke at 402-330-6860.

Finally, it is my wish that all of you have a very

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ricky L. Johnson,

Post Commander

From the Auxiliary President continued

The new Podium Edition By-laws and Ritual for 2018 are

out for order. This manual explains programs we do, how

the Auxiliary works, and helpful information on Auxiliaries

on all levels from Post level to National level. It also ex-

plains the duties of all officers. It is really a helpful source of

information. You can order the Podium either from National

Supply or let our Auxiliary Treasurer know. The cost is

$8.25 plus mailing and handling.

The children’s Christmas party is scheduled for

December 17, from 1-3 in the South room.

Santa promised to make an appearance. Again I am reminding all of you, we, the Auxiliary, are

looking for officers and new members for the incoming year

to be a part of this amazing organization. Be involved in the

rewarding work we do for our Veterans. Our Veterans didn’t

let us down when they were called to duty to defend our

country to keep us free. So let’s not let them down. Become

an active member of the Auxiliary and keep fighting for our

Veterans rights. Remember if we have no officers, the Aux-

iliary will have to close down. So please let’s not let our

Veterans down.

And thanks to all for this year’s successful Craft Sale.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAVE A SAFE

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Loyally submitted,

Lynn Krause

President Zeta Anderson Auxiliary

Thank you to all the dedicated Honor

Guard members for their participa-

tion. We are still looking for more

members for the Honor Guard.

All Post members should be signed

up with the VA. This is a benefit we

have all earned.

If you need information on how to

sign up, ask one of the Honor Guard

members. We will help you.

Thank You for your service.

Ricky Johnson

Honor Guard Captain

HONOR GUARD

SAVE THE DATE!

SONS of AMVETS DART TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th 2018

Sign in at 12:30 pm at

VFW Post 2503

$7 per person

Luck of the draw teams

COME OUT AND HAVE FUN!

*Dart League starts Tuesday, January 16, 2018 TAKE THE NEXT STEP

UP YOUR LADDER OF

COMMITMENT

JOIN THE

HONOR GUARD

Call Tom Penke

at 402-330-6860

AMVETS

is looking for new members.

To join, please contact

Commander Beverly Butcher

At

402-250-2159

Remember VFW Post 2503

In your will

VETERANS DAY THANK YOU

A BIG thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the

Veterans Day Spaghetti Dinner. Hy-Vee on Cass Street donat-

ed the dry pasta and spaghetti sauce. Orsi’s Bakery donated the

bread, and Rotella’s Bakery donated the breadsticks. CASH

donations were received, which made it possible for veterans to

have a complimentary meal. THANK YOU to those who do-

nated cash. You were all very generous for donating your time

and money to make the spaghetti dinner a success.

ACTION NEEDED!

Volunteers are needed

for the kitchen crews

to assist in the kitchen

and the dining room

for a few hours each month.

To volunteer please contact

Tom Penke

at

402-330-6860

CRAFT SHOW THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time

to make the Craft Show a success. We had volunteers

from the Post, the Honor Guard, Am Vets, the Auxiliary,

friends, and relatives. Many hands make less work.

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FLY YOUR FLAG

A BIG Thank You to all who donated food and

money for the Veterans Day pie and cake sale and for the baked

goods sale at the Craft Show. It was a success

Everyone was so generous. We couldn’t have done it without

your help. Nora Van Cleave

Kids Christmas

Party at Post

2503 on

December 17,

from 1 to 3pm.

AUXILIARY MEMBERS!

If you have any news regarding an Auxiliary

member’s illness or death, please notify the Auxiliary

Chaplain, Nora Van Cleave at 402-571-5213

OR Lynn Krause at 402-553-7562. Thank you.

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NOTICE:

All articles should be in the Newsletter Box, IN WRITING, at the Post no later than December 23rd, for the November newslet-ter. If articles are not submitted by the dead-line, they will have to wait for the next news-letter.

From Your Honor Guard Captain

Ricky Johnson

MILITARY RITES: October, 2017

Military Members

Deceased Cemetery # Hours

10/02/2017 Donald Carter Forest Lawn 11 33

10/03/2017 *Michael Calder Woodbine, IA 3 9

10/05/2017 Lawrence Neal Omaha National 11 33

10/06/2017 William Rogers Omaha National 7 21

10/06/2017 Anthony Becker Calvary 6 18

10/09/2017 *Arthur Swope Hillcrest 8 24

10/10/2017 Lawrence Koneck Calvary 8 24

10/12/2017 Robert Sohlmann Omaha National 9 27

10/12/2017 Edmund Micheels Omaha National 9 27

10/15/2017 Dr. Milton Simonds Beth El 3 9

10/16/2017 Mertin Burrell Christ is Lord Church 10 30

10/17/2017 Terry Sparks Omaha National 8 24

10/21/2017 Robert Catron Hillcrest 12 36

10/25/2017 Charles Heise Forest Lawn 8 24

10/26/2017 Rolland Baumgarner Omaha National 10 30

10/30/2017 David Degroff Evergreen 9 27

10/31/2017 Donald Lamphere Forest Lawn 10 30

*Post Member

Month Total: 17 Funerals, 142 Member Participation, 426 Hours

CANTEEN HOURS

Monday Closed

Tuesday thru Thursday 4:00 pm—10:00 pm

Friday 4:00 pm—10:00 pm

Saturday Noon—10:00 pm

Sunday Noon—8:00 pm

PHONE: 402-571-8397

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Checks Only—No Cash Return this form to the Post

The Post is selling Memorial Bricks around the

memorial walk and flag. Memorial Bricks are being sold by Post 2503 to be

put around the outside of the Memorial flag pole.

These bricks will cost $60.00 each. They will be for

VFW, Auxiliary, AMVET & Auxiliary members,

their families, and people they sponsor. They will be

memorials for living or deceased people. They will

be ordered once a year on April 1st, for installation

by Memorial Day each year. Max 16 spaces per line,

3 lines, and cost $60.00 per brick.

SEE INSIDE FOR:

Kids Christmas Party

2018 Dart Tournament

Taco Night

ROOM RENTALS Please keep in mind that the Post is available for your

meeting/party plans, Monday through Friday during

the day. Contact Geri Brown at 402-943-9067 to

reserve your date. Spread the word to your friends

and family. The Post looks great decorated for

weddings, birthdays, and graduation parties, too.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP UP YOUR LADDER OF

COMMITMENT. . . . . JOIN THE HONOR GUARD

Call Tom Penke at 402-330-6860