American Legion Post #43
PO Box 4 Naperville, Illinois 60566


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THE AMERICAN LEGION, DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS

 

DU PAGE COUNTY INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS FOR 2010-2011

On Sunday, August 22nd,  Naperville Post 43 will host the 2010-2011 Du Page County Installation of Officers at Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, 908 West Jackson, Naperville, IL.  

The Social Hour will begin at 3pm; Dinner at 4pm; with the Installation to follow. 

The dinner will feature Prime Rib prepared by the Kendall Cooks.  This Installation will be conducted by Department of Illinois Commander, Richard Groharing and he will be assisted by Past Department Chaplain, Len Prescott, and 2nd Division Past Commander, Paul Gardner.  At this Ceremony Bob Bohr, Post 43 Past Commander will be installed as the Du Page County Commander.  Bob represents the 7th Du Page County Commander to come out of Post 43.  As you may recall, in 2007 Wayne Fischer was installed as the County Commander and before that it was Vern Blum in 1987 accepting the role. Other members of Post 43 stepping up to County Commander were Win G. Knoch in 1927, Leroy Rechenmacher in 1953, Theodore Miller in 1958, and Daniel Simmons in 1969.

Bob served as our Post 43 Commander in 2007 and 2008 and was also the Du Page County Sgt-at-Arms prior to going thru the County Chairs as Jr. Vice and as Sr. Vice Commander and currently holds the position of 11th District Finance Officer.  Bob also serves as an Alternate Board Member of the Du Page County Veterans Assistance Commission.  Then in his spare time he actively volunteers at Operation Support our Troops, Illinois and attends many of the Welcome Home Ceremonies for our returning servicemen and women as a representative of our Post 43 and The American Legion.
At present there are 15 Du Page County American Legion Posts with a combined membership of about 3200 Legionnaires.  The County meetings that Bob will be overseeing are held the second Wednesday of the month and rotate from Post to Post throughout the year.  The meeting schedule for these can be found in the calendar of events in upcoming issues of Keeping Posted.
Members of Post 43 and Posts throughout the County are invited to attend this Special Installation Ceremony on August 22 to welcome Bob as Du Page County Commander.  If you are planning to attend and to insure that we have planned properly on food, confirmed reservations are required prior to AUGUST 18th and can be made by contacting Wayne Fischer at 630-240-8868; or by email at wayne.l.fischer@gmail.com.   We look forward to seeing many of you there.
                                                            Wayne Fischer

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Premier Boys State will be held from June 5 – 11, 2010 and Illini Girls State will be held

from June 13 – 19, 2010 at Eastern Illinois University in Charlestown, Illinois.

Boys and Girls State is a seven-day hands-on experience in the operation and

fundamentals of government.

The Program together the best and brightest high school students – during the summer

before their senior years – to help lead them down the path of individual success and

leadership through doing, not just learning.

This is a wonderful experience for all who attend. If you know of someone who is

completing their junior year of high school please let them know about this program.

They can find out more by going to www.illinoisboysstate.org and www.eiu.edu/~girlstate/ respectively or have them contact Terry Jelinek at 630-357-5366 for more information.

Naperville Post #43 will cover enrollment and transportation costs.

  
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To Members and Friends of American Legion Post 43,
The Jan 09, 2010 results are in and the 11th District Oratorical Contest has been won by a Home School student from Naperville, Matthew Schuhriemen.  Second Place was won by Melissa Lam from Bolingbrook, again a home school student.  Third place was Ryan Macwan, of Naperville, and 4th place, Robert Lauzen of Aurora.
See photo gallery for pictures.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO AN EVENING NO MILITARY FAMILY, VETERAN OR FRIEND SHOULD MISS!!   

 

Dr. Col. Janet Kamer, USAFR, will speak on:

 

 "MILITARY FAMILIES' POST DEPLOYMENT CONCERNS AND SOLUTIONS"   
WHEN: Friday, January 15   7-9PM
WHERE: Naperville Municipal Center - City Council Chamber 
                    400 South Eagle Street, Naperville, IL 60540
ADMISSION: Free!!
(OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SO SHARE THIS INVITATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS.)
Note: Dr. Janet M. Kamer is a clinical psychologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Director of Psychology for DuPage Medical Group since 2006, with experience and expertise in military psychology.  She has worked in both our VA system (Jesse Brown VA) and maintains a private practice in Wheaton. Dr. Kamer is a Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves, and Command Consultant for Psychology, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command since 2007.
HOSTED BY:
Operation Support Our Troops - Illinois, Inc. - Family Resource and Support Team (FRST) 

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Paramount Arts Center in Aurora would like to offer free admission to any active duty military personnel for any of their shows.   If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Val Devine at (630) 723-2470 to make the arrangements.  

The Event Schedule can be found at www.paramountaurora.com 

 

Operation Support Our Troops-IL, INC

 

1807 S Washington St 

 

Suite 110, #359

 

Naperville, IL  60565

 

630 971-1150 OSOTIL Office 

 

Website:  www.osotil.org

 

Calendar:  www.calendar.yahoo.com/osotil_03

 

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