GREAT NEWS! ***** EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY***** NEW MEETING LOCATION!!!
We will be meeting at the Elks Lodge #2755. It is located at 15 North Colorado St, Kennewick, WA. Look forward to seeing everyone there Dec 3rd @ 1830!
TriCities Marine League #337 will no longer meet at American Legion, Benton City, Wa.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
MONTHLY MINUTES: NOVEMBER 05, 2012
MCL DETATCHMENT #337
November 5, 2012
Meeting was called to order by Commandant
Kyle Southwick at 1840 hours.
Roll call of officers:
Commandant:
Kyle Southwick
Sr.
Vice Commandant: Byron Carlson
Jr.
Vice Commandant: Mike Ridgel
Judge
Advocate: Anthony Tonda
Jr.
Past Commandant: Glen Carter
Members Present:
Diane
Tonda, adjutant, JJ Haeg, Sol Freeman.
Minutes from October 1, 2012 were read by
adjutant, Dianne Tonda. Motion to accept
the minutes read by Glenn Carter. 2nd
by Tony Tonda. Motion Passed.
Correspondence: Kyle Southwick reporting. Letter from Departmental commandant saying
that this month is education for everyone in the detachment.
Office of Paymaster
Commandant
Kyle Southwick is appointing Anthony Tonda as paymaster for Tri-Cities
Detachment #337 of the Marine Corps League.
Former paymaster Migel Pineda and Pamela Pineda is to be removed from
the account. The address for all correspondence
will be as follows:
Tri-Cities
Detachment #337
Marine
Corps league
P.O.
Box 5092
Benton
City, WA 99320-5092
Paymaster’s Report:
Current
Balance $3, 369.74
November
2, 2012 deposit $240
October
29, 2012 $2,100
Check
for $71
Deposit
of $395
Check
for $396.80 for glasses for birthday ball.
Withdrawal
of $500. Paid to Glen Carter.
Purchase
from Glendale Parade for $560.40
Deposit
of $142
Ending
Balance: #3,566.75
Report of member or member’s family
sick or in distress:
Elmer
Baily is experiencing back problems; also his wife is slowly recovering from
surgery.
Officers Report:
Commandant
Kyle reported on the fall department staff meeting.
Sr.
Vice Commandant Byron reported on the Columbia River Young Marines.
Jr.
Vice Commandant Mike Ridgel reported visitation to veterans in the area nursing
homes. Placing of memorial markers.
Judge
Advocate Tony Tonda reported on the current roster, attendance at Highland
Middle School for Veterans Day assembly.
Will be attending Veterans Day assembly at Rivers Edge High School November
6, 2012. Information given on Veterans
Day Parade this Saturday in West Richland.
Standing Committee Reports
Toys
for Tots: chair, Glen Carter. October donations: $13,034. Purchase of toys this month $12,400. Facebook page for the Tri-City Toys for Tots
has list of all activities. Thank you to
the Columbia River Young Marines for raising $900. And collecting about 400 toys last
weekend. On target for fund
raising. List of events posted on
Facebook
Birthday
Ball: Report given by committee
member Tony Tonda.
No Unfinished Business.
New Business
Glen
Carter reported on the status of standing grant of $2,500. Must be spent for ceremonial items used for
funeral duties. Have spent $900. Must spend the balance by the first of the
year. Discussion for ideas followed.
Syd Haase reported concerning 6- items
could be purchased from Best Buy for a fraction of the cost.
Meeting adjourned until next month’s
meeting on December 3, 2012.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dianne Tonda, Adjutant
MONTHLY MINUTES: OCTOBER 01, 2012
MCL DETATCHMENT #337
October 1, 2012
Meeting was called to order by Sr.
Vice Commandant Byron Carlson at 18:40 hours.
Roll call of officers:
Sr.
Vice Commandant: Byron Carlson
Jr.
Vice Commandant: Mike Ridgel
Judge
Advocate: Anthony Tonda
Jr.
Past Commandant: Glen Carter
Sargent-at-Arms:
Sydney Haase
Chaplain:
Dave Bantam
Also attending: Adjutant Dianne
Tonda. Visitor: Sol Freeman.
Application for Membership: Sol Freeman.
Sponsored by Kyle Southwick.
Motion to accept for application Sol Freeman: Glen Carter, 2nd:
Tony Tonda. Motion passed.
Minutes: From September 10, 2012 meeting was
ready by Adjutant Dianne Tonda. Motion
to accept minutes as read: Syd Haase, 2nd Tony Tonda. Motion passed.
Correspondence:
Received a fund raising catalog from Carlson William Schmidt, which was
passed around to the members.
Officers Reports:
Byron Carlson reported the Columbia
River Young Marines had their car wash last Saturday. During this month they will have their open
house for recruiting.
Judge Advocate: Tony reminded the members of the
Departmental Staff meeting to be held this coming weekend Friday & Saturday
Oct.5th and 6th, at the Yakima Oxford Inn. The spring Departmental Staff meeting will be
held on April 5th and 6th, 2013. The updated member roster for the detachment
was given to each member present.
Standing Committee reports:
Toys
for Tots: Glen Carter. Hanford is
donating 1,000 bicycles this year.
Assembly will be December 9, 2012 at the Benton-Franklin County
Fairgrounds, Building 2. Distribution
for toys will be December 15, 2012.
Anyone willing to volunteer for Toys for Tots can do so online at www.toysfortots.org
Birthday
Ball: Syd Haase.
Color
Guard: Tony Tonda. Members volunteering: Tony Tonda, Glen
Carter, Syd Haase, Mike Ridgel, Byron Carlson.
Unfinished Business:
Syd Haase reported the previous Web
domain is still available. Motion to
redo our Web site was made by Mike Ridgel.
2nd by Tony Tonda.
Motion passed. Desirae Haase, Syd
Haase’s wife, to be Web master.
Detachment # 337 to participate in
the West Richland Veterans Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 by motion o
Syd Haase, 2nd Glen Carter.
Motion passed. Tony Tonda will
send in our application.
New Business:
Mike informed members of the Fall festival
on October 27, 2012 at the Red Lion Inn on Columbia Center Boulevard. This event honors all veterans.
Glen Carter suggested that we send
our representative from our detachment to the Tri-City Veterans Coalition.
Funds to be paid on the loan of
$500.00 to Glen Carter. Motion to do so
by Tony Tonda. 2nd by Syd
Haase. Motion Passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 1958 hours.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane Tonda, Adjutant.
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