Vets invited to free spaghetti dinner
The Sequim Valley Lions Club is putting on a spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Hall, 107 E. Prairie St., on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 4-7 p.m.
All veterans eat free, other guests are $5 a plate. Children younger than 5 are free. There also will be random veteran appreciation raffles. Come out and enjoy a great dinner and the camaraderie of fellow veterans and their families.
If you have questions, contact Commander Carl Bradshaw at 775-1477.
Fete vets at the fair
Monday, Sept. 15, is Military Appreciation Day at the Puyallup Fair. All active, reserve and retired military and National Guard and their dependents, plus disabled veterans receive free gate admission with a valid military ID at any fair gate.
Take advantage of this great offer and enjoy the Washington State Fair!
Calling all quilts
Last year on Veterans Day the Mount Angeles Detachment of the Marine Corps League was asked to distribute lap quilts to veterans in a local care facility. This was a wonderful experience and they would like to expand and repeat this again on Veterans Day 2014.
They are in need of lap quilts to distribute. If you are a quilter, or know a quilter, consider making a quilt to be given.
Call or e-mail Commandant Sid Gerling at 417-3710 or sidjean6@gmail.com if you can help.
Form help
If you are a veteran and need help with VA claim forms or information about benefits, call American Legion Service Officer Carl Bradshaw at 775-1477 to get an appointment. His office is in the American Legion Post at 107 E. Prairie St., Sequim. He is available to help all veterans.
Don’t worry and wonder; call Carl and ask so you can get the straight answer.
DAR meeting set
The Michael Trebert Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its Wednesday, Sept. 17, meeting at the Monterra Subdivision Clubhouse, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be a potluck with a charge of $5.
The program will be presented by Charlotte Abbott from the Washington State DAR speaker’s staff. Her talk is titled “Our Guiding Light — Prologue to the Constitution.”
Sept. 17 is the first day of Constitution Week and is the 226th anniversary of the signing of the document. Contact Janis Flanagan at 457-1446 for directions and to make a reservation.
The chapter is active at the state level with two chapter members attending the State DAR Board of Management meeting at the end of September in Olympia which is hosted by the Sacajawea Chapter.
Attend a chapter meeting to get more information on the local and state programs or e-mail Joyce at n7jpw@juno.com.
Contributors: DAR, Joyce Stroeher,n7jpw@juno.com; American Legion and MOAA, Lorri Gilchrist, cdrlgilchrist@gmail.com; VFW Commander Tristan Ryan, celtic_princess_17@rocketmail.com; Marine Corps League, Sid Gerling, sidjean6@gmail.com; Korean War Veterans, Jerry Rettela, eletteor@msn.com; Fleet Reserve Association, Marty Arnold, martinarnold2001@yahoo.com; Operation Holiday Stockings, Sue Rambin, ramsddj@aol.com
