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1May 2019Commanders CornerFrom the desk of the Commander Hardin Post 113Being the commander of a post this big is an honor and a challenge andI have enjoyed it. I am always amazed at how many members will step up andhelp in time of need, especially with big things like the Vietnam Veterans dinner. Keepup the good work and volunteer!Memorial Day is coming up and we could use help on Saturday the 25thsetting out flags on the graves of our fallen comrades. We will have help from theScouts, but extra adult supervision would be appreciated. And we need help with therecovery of the flags on Tuesday the 28th. Please contact Brian Knoch to support theMemorial Day event! His phone is: 270.307.8542, email is:Adjutantpost113@comcast.net .We are still working membership through the middle of the month for the 2019year. We start the 2020 year in August. If you know someone who hasn’t renewed orjoined, ask them to do so! On Friday, April 19th I signed up two new members. Let’skeep working on it. We have made 100% the previous two years, and I would like tokeep the streak going. Help us with membership and it is greatly appreciated!I have ambitions to be Department Commander some year. I was told recentlythat this is not my time to be elected Senior Vice commander, it’s the next step beforeattaining my goal. Thank you for your support and if the time comes, I will ask for yoursupport again. Until that time, I will continue my work at the post.Time is quickly approaching for applications for Boys State and Girls State to beturned in. These bright young people are finishing up their Junior year of high school.We sponsor up to 25 boys from the county and Ft. Knox to attend. If you want more information, reach out to me or email me at Cdr hardinpost113@comcast.net, or go towww.kyboysstate.orgThank you for all that you do for God and country!George CardinJohn ChambersJessie CollierJoaquin GarridoEugene HulsmanW. Don TennisonPhillip WeisRichard McGeheeRalph ReeseJohn RickeyMark KennedyCommander, Hardin Post 113Auxiliary Unit 113From the desk of the President Auxiliary UnitMay is a very busy month!! Frst, it’s DERBY Time! Please join us at the Post on Derby Day, 4May, for lots of fun! Our very own Virginia Hobbs has planned lots of activities for us to include: Derby HatContest (2 Divisions); Derby Themed Dessert contest; pull tab sales; Annual Dessert Auction to benefit GirlsState; dinner meal for 8 and music by a DJ that evening after the Run for the Roses!! Members are free andguests are 5. Please have your membership card with you when you come to the Post. There is no betting at thePost, but you can make personal bets only using the Churchill Downs App on your phone or I-Pad. We need volunteers to help, so there is a sign-up sheet at the Legion. If you can help, please sign up for one of the various positions needed.May is National Poppy Month which is a recognized symbol of the sacrifices American Service men andwomen have made since WWI fighting for this country and all it stands for. On May 11th Poppies will be distributed for donations at several area businesses. We need your help to man these tables at these locations. Ifyou can help distribute poppies, please sign-up at the Post or contact Jerilynn Kabel at 270-272-7838. Also, thatevening, we are having another Steak Night. Please sign up for Steak Night at the Post for a gre at meal and a goodtime. Remember, no walk-ins for steak will be accepted that night. Please see flyer in this newsletter.We have two (yes 2) breakfasts in May. Our regular monthly All-You-Can-Eat breakfast on the 11th andthen breakfast in support of Bikes, Blues and BBQ on the 25th. Please volunteer to help for these events! Wecan’t do it without you!!Continued on page 3:

Page 2 BuglerLINE DANCING 3.00Monday NightsBeginners starts at 6:00Intermediate @ 7:00OPEN TO THE PUBLICWELCOMENEW MEMBERS!John DikesIsaac EvansLloyd KelleyJeffrey NippPaul KeysCody RayMichael RayVance SniderTimothy StokesWoodrow WillAmerican Legion Hardin Post 1132018–2019 OfficersCommander, Mark KennedyCdr hardinpost113@comcast.net1st Vice Cdr, Joe Garrett2d Vice Cdr, Randy CoteAdjutant, Brian KnochAdjutantpost113@comcast.netFinance Officer, Randy HarrisService Officer, Al Maruszewskiskiman02@comcast.netChaplain, Homer Wine:270 352-7204 Send an email to:homeandlife4all@yahoo.comChild &Youth Officer, Ivy TaylorSgt-At-Arms, Bob CastleAsst Sgt-At-Arms, Eddie GilmorePublicity Officer, Beverly WatkinsPublicity113@outlook.comHistorian, OPENAthletic Officer, Kat SampfleProperty Book Officer, Mike KabelSAL Cdr, Steve CurrySAL Adjutant: sqdn113@comcast.netALR Director, Rich Ganorhgano@gmail.comPresident Auxiliary, Jan Fulkersonjanf205@gmail.comColor Guard Cdr, Mark Kennedymwkennedy88@yahoo.comManager, Post 113, Stephen StewartManager post 113@comcast.netSons of the American Legion Unit 113The Sons of the American Legion (SAL) are wrappingup our22018-2019 year! Elections for our 2019-2020 officers will beheld at our next meeting (May 9 at 7 pm). If you are interested in serving to help lead the way for SAL and have not talked to anyone on theelection committee, please speak up during the meeting, as nominations will be taken from the floor!SAL will be helping out with the Memorial Day Service atAmerican Legion Park on May 29th! Volunteers are requested to helplay out the grid Sunday the 28th. Please reach out to me for volunteerinformation; seanmkennedy@hotmail.com.Thanks for your support toward a better America!Sean Kennedy, SAL AdjutantWhy not volunteer just once a month for Bingo!Come out on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon and join the fun!Contact Mark Kennedy, 270 300-2111 or emailmwkennedy88@yahoo.com for your preferred time slot!Your support for a successful American Legion is appreciated!MONTHLY DANCESaturday 11 MayWhen you purchase a car fromAndy, he will donate 100.00 to theLegion. Just mention this ad!Garyoke in the Lounge!Sat, 18th andFri, 24 May.The fun starts @ 7pm!Good folks and a fun time!June 20196th Aux Exec Mtg & GenMbr Mtg8th Aux Breakfast / Dance9th NASCAR Party13th Aux & SAL Mbr Mtg18th ALR Exec Mtg20th 8&40 / 40&8 Mtg21-22 Dept Conv - Crown25th Exec Mtg27-30 ALR ROMPDance with DJ Frank,at 7:00pm.Members only.Non mbr is 5.00, as guest.There will be a limited kitchenmenu or there will be a foodtruck provided.July 2019August 20194th Aux Exec Mtg & GenMbr Mtg11th Aux & SAL MbrMtg13th Aux Breakfast/Dance16th ALR Exec Mtg18th 8&40 / 40&8 Mtg21st NASCAR Gathering23d Exec Mtg25th ALR Mbr Mtg1st Aux Exec Mtg & GenMbr Mtg8th Aux & SAL Mbr Mtg10th Aux Breakfast /Dance / ALR Poker Run15th 8&40 / 40&8 Mtg21st ALR Exec Mtg22d ALR Mbr Mtg27th Exec Mtg

American Legion RidersFrom the Saddle Bags of Hardin Post 113 ALR DirectorKICKSTANDS UP3As May approaches there are many events and rides that the riders are focusing on. The main ride isthe Run The Wall in Washington D.C. This year there is a large group that will make that ride!Elections will be conducted on 16 May for officers for the 2019-2020 timeframe. Anyone wanting to runfor an office are to contact Tom Folsom, at 270 213-0591 or email: tfolsom@gmail.com or John Crow to be puton the nominating list of officers.The ROMP is heading into the final planning phase and June will start the set-up and final ride rehearsalsbefore the event kicks off on 27 June. Jim Beam will be creating an ALR 2019 Annual ROMP CommemorativeBasil Hayden Bourbon Bottle, which will be for sale at the Jim Beam Distillery during the ROMP.Safety Day was a huge success and it ended with a bonfire and grilling of burgers, steaks, etc. and a greattime for camaraderie. Thank You to Bobby Castle for setting up the classes and for an all around fun day! TheRide Captain also hosted the 2nd quarter ride-planning meeting, April to June, during the safety day, and rideshave been planned to certain destinations during that time. Stay safe when riding and we are looking forward tosome great rides in the future!The fire pit area has been cleared of all briars and dead trees have been cleaned up to make that areamore accessible to having events outdoors and to make the area look great for the ROMP. Anyone that wants tovolunteer for the ROMP can sign up for it on the sheet that is posted on the Riders Bulletin Board.A big thank you to Hardin County Jailer, Big Josh and his grounds crew, for cleaning up the briar patches and bush hogging the areas on the backside of the Legion. We will post a date in June where the Riders willmake a final cleanup of the area prior to the ROMP kicking off. Here’s to a great riding season of fun, camaraderie, and many new roads to explore.Richard Gano, ALR Director, Hardin Post 113Memorial Day ServicesTo honor those American men and womenwho died in service to our country.May 27th, Monday, 1100 hrs.American Legion Park, 801 No. Miles St. Elizabethtown, KY 42701If inclement weather, ceremonies will be held at American Legion Hardin Post 113, 1251 Ring Road,Auxiliary Unit 113From the desk of the President Auxiliary UnitContinued from page 1:The Auxiliary Unit 113 voted to have a raffle again this year to help raise funds for our scholarship program. Please pick up some raffle tickets to sell at our next meeting! If everyone sold 20-25 tickets, it will go a longway in helping fund our scholarships. Our unit offers a 750 scholarship for each of the 5 area high schools, for atotal of 3,750. The raffle drawing will be held at the July 4th celebration at 4:00 PM. The prizes are: 1st Place 500; 2nd Place - 250 and 3rd Place - 100.Election ofUnit Officers and their installation is 9 May at our next general membership meeting. Please come out for thepotluck at 6:00 PM with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM. Join me in the election process and support our futureleaders in making a difference in our community!So, remember: 4 May: Derby Festivities; 9 May: Meeting/Election of Officers; 11 May: Breakfast; PoppyDistribution, and Steak Night; 25 May: Breakfast for Bikes, Blues and BBQ.I want to thank everyone for your support this past year and ask for your continued support this comingyear. There is no “I” in Team. It takes a team to get everything done, and I have a great one! THANK-YOUJan Fulkerson, President, ALA Hardin Unit 113

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 113STEAK NIGHT!!4OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTSMay 11th, SaturdayServing from 6 – 7:30 P.M.Reservations Required!Sign up in the lounge no later than Thursday, May 9, 2019!Steak (12oz NY Strip & cooked to order), baked potato with the fixings, fresh Caesarsalad & warm roll - 16 per person (includes tax)Proceeds to benefit the Hardin Unit 113 Scholarship Fund.Hosted at: American Legion Post 1131251 Ring RoadElizabethtown, KY270-737-9949Questions? Contact Donna at: 270-268-3296donnathurman113@yahoo.comIt’s NASCAR Sunday at the Legion!Join us for Charlotte Party!May 26, Sunday, 1400 hrs!It will be a pot luck so bring your favorite dish to share! It becomes one of thebest buffets in town! There will be door prizes! Camaraderie and good times!The American Legion - your home town place to go!Easter Breakfast Celebration!Poppy Day is May 11,2019 from10:00 to 4:00.This is the day wehand out our remembrance flower, thepoppy. Volunteers areneeded to man severallocal stores. There is asign-up sheet in thelounge. Point of contact is Jerilynn Kabel,@ kabelgal@hotmail.com.