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Grand Chef De Gare's Message THE BADGER VOL. 53 NO. 5 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 AMERICANISM GRANDE VOITURE DE WISCONSIN Grand Chef 2020 MIDWINTER PROMENADE & RENDEZVOUS Proudly Hosted by Monroe County Voiture No. 804 BADGER BOYS STATE February 7th – 8th de Gare’s REGISTRATION - $10.00 Per Voyageur CARVILLE STAR Name _________________________________________ Message BOOSTER CLUB - $2.00 Per Name Jim Bassett CHILD WELFARE Name _________________________________________ Saturday Evening Banquet NATIONAL BOX CAR BANQUET RESERVATIONS - $23.00 Per Person Buffet Style Name_________________________________________ NURSES TRAINING Chicken and beef tips, mashed potatoes and gravy, California style vegetable mix, coffee, milk, rolls and dessert. Fellow Voyageurs, as I write PROMENADE BANQUET AND HEADQUARTERS POW/MIA this article winter has made an to be held at Best Western early visit to Wisconsin: stay 1017 E. McCoy Blvd., Tomah, WI 54660 warm and stay safe. My travels 608-372-3211 PUBLIC RELATIONS began with a trip to Portage, WI, Mention the 40 ET 8 when making reservations for the opening ceremonies of Room rate is $89.99. Please Book your room well in advance, Vietnam Traveling Wall at the cut off for discounted room rates is January 7th. Perkins is connected SPECIAL AWARDS Wisconsin American Legion’s to the hotel so you can eat there for your other meals. Celebration of Freedom event in Portage, WI. Aid de Camp Jim PROGRAM BOOKLET AD FORM VAVS Vissers and I joined Jim Chapin FULL PAGE $80.00 in representing the Grande de HALF PAGE $50.00 Wisconsin at the ceremonies held QUARTER PAGE $30.00 YOUTH SPORTS on September 5, 2019. We even BUSINESS CARD $15.00 joined in on a Native American The Grand Chef de Train or Grand TOTAL _____________ dance. The Grande de Wiscon- Correspondant will provide the CAMP AMERICAN LEGION sin and Jim Chapin sponsored results. You can email digital ad copy to: [email protected] the wall for the celebration. Jim The Fall Grand Cheminot was PLEASE SEND AD MONEY ASAP Chapin and other Veterans re- held on October 19, 2019, at Make checks payable to Voiture No. 804 mained with the wall as guides American Legion Post 38, Ap- Mail to: Melissa Guthmiller and 24 hour guards. pleton, WI. Joe Ternes presented 326 W. Milwaukee St., Tomah, WI. 54660 On September 7, 2019, Jim the Grand Chef with a fine box he Vissers and I joined Joe and Carol had built and a permanent gavel Ternes for a road trip to the 100th for Grand de Wisconsin. Reports Mid-Winter Petite Rendezvous Promenade Nationale held in from the National Promenade and Paid February 7 & 8, 2020 Offices hurricane prone Myrtle Beach, were presented followed by a Additional SC. Wisconsin was well repre- discussion of using Public Rela- Dame Registration - $ 5.00 per Dame Periodical Rate Johnson WI Creek, sented at the Promenade, so much tions to present La Societe to the so that there were not enough public with a goal of recruiting Name: _______________________________________ seats allocated on the main floor. new members. Cabane No.: ______________________ I participated in the C. Frank The Grand Chef’s and La Martin Memorial Walk, attended Grande President’s testimonial Saturday, February 8th Luncheon - $ 15.00 per person the children’s party, the VAVS dinner was also held on October seminar, the Cheminot Nationaux 19, 2019, at Post 38, in Appleton, Dame Luncheon will be held in our meeting room. 2019, a number of committee WI. I was honored by the partic- Roast beef/ham on a hoagie bun with condiments, meetings including Membership, ipation of WI American Legion cheese (American & Swiss), and Potato cheese soup Time and Place, Nurses Training, Commander, David Wisher. His with choice of beverage, tax and tip included. POW/MIA, Voiture Activities, theme for the year is to reduce DEADLINE JANUARY 17, 2020. the opening and general sessions Veteran suicides. I applaud and Make checks payable to: Grande Cabane de Wisconsin of the Promenade. The general support his efforts. We all need to Mail to: Carol Ternes sessions included reports from the be aware of the needs of our fel- 332 South Heritage Drive, Oostburg, WI 53070 national officers, trust chairmen, low veterans. I would like to thank and committees. The Banquet all who attended for making the was held Friday evening. The evening very enjoyable. I would closing session including the also like to thank the La Societe Voiture No. 236 Assists Fire Victims election of National Officers was de Femme and individuals for all held Saturday morning along with the presents. the Cheminot Nationaux 2020. On October 26, 2019, Sherry Appointments were made at the and I headed back to La Crosse for Cheminot. Congratulations to the another UWL football game. The three National Directeurs: John weather was great and they beat Helgeson, Voiture Activities; Joe Oshkosh by a significant margin. Story, Membership; Steve Bradley, We were able to meet with our Ritual and to the National Sous grandson and his girlfriend. Directeur’s and National L’editeur. With the upcoming Holidays, The rest of Saturday and Sunday don’t forget our Veterans in nurs- was devoted to the return trip. ing homes or serving away from On September 19, 2019, I par- home. They need our support and ticipated as a committee member best wishes. I plan on attending in a Ducks Unlimited banquet. the Tri-County Christmas party On October 11, 2019, Sherry and in Germantown. I traveled to La Crosse, WI, to Other upcoming events include meet her brother and cousins to UWL football games and the watch our grandson play foot- Grand Midwinter Petite Prom- ball for UWL. It was cold, wet, enade. Note the date is the first and windy. On Sunday Sherry’s weekend in February. Pictured left to right: Cora Sower, Carter Johnson, Caden brother joined us in Winneconne Remember to have fun while and Kari Green, Don Anderson, Roland Mortenson, Wayne for a week. helping La Grande Presidente Hancock and Terry Hendricks. The Box Car roundup was held Beth and me accomplish our Members of Polk - Burnett No. 236 with two school age children on October 19, 2019, at American theme for the year: Soaring to who lost their belongings in a house fire. Items purchased were from Grande Voiture de Wisconsin Grande Voiture 312 Hillside Circle Johnson Creek 53038-9700 Legion Post 38, in Appleton, WI. 100 percent. the Pine City Minnesota Walmart. PAGE 2 THE BADGER FORTY ET EIGHTER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 year. From what I gather is that we won’t be having breakfast on Sunday morning at the Camp. Already a number of out GRAND VOITURE GRAND CORRESPONDANT of state Voyageurs and Dames are planning on coming to Thomas J. Orval enjoy the camaraderie we in Wisconsin always share with OFFICERS 2020 our fellow 40 et 8 family members. Voyageurs and Dames Finally, Jim Vissers has his Letter of Intent in for running Grand Chef de Gare Jim Bassett Winneconne How many of you are not receiv- for Chef de Chemin de Fer. Depending on whether or not Jim Grand Chef de Train John Aasen Whitehall ing any emails from Grande Voiture receives the “NOD”, we can expect to assist Jim in hosting a Sous Grand Chef de Train Dale Oatman Antigo Headquarters that used to get them? “MEET and GREET” hospitality room in Sandusky Ohio this Grand Conducteur Larry Winger Richland Center More than likely your spyware is set next September in conjunction with the National Promenade. Grand Garde De La Porte John Edelblute IV Cudahy too high and the emails are being sent Grand Commis Voyageur Dave Behling Lake Mills We wish Jim the best. Bill Simpson of South Carolina is also Grand Aumonier Ken Laatsch Phillips to spam! Your spyware needs to be running for the same position. Two outstanding Voyageurs to Grand Avocat Dave Wegener West Allis lowered. Also you can (through your choose from but of course we are rooting for Jim! Grand Historian Dale Mitchell Eagle provider) have the wigrandvoiture@ See you around the State Grand Commissaire Intendant Jim Vissers Appleton tds.net be allowed to have you receive Faith – Family – Forty & Eight Grand Sous Commissaire Intendant Al Johnson Onalaska Grand Sous Commissaire Intendant Phil Nelson Shawano it. Grand Headquarters is going back Cheminot National Doug Schaller West Salem to that email address since my provider got everything Alternate Cheminot National Joe Story Tomahawk straightened out. Questions on this; call me at 920-253-3064. Grand Correspondant Tom Orval Johnson Creek And yes the other email address still works. Grand Voiture Membership 2020 Sous Grand Correspondant John Edelblute IV Cudahy The National Promenade proved to be another outstanding OCTOBER 31ST, 2019 time for the Grande de Wisconsin. For the first time ever! GRAND CHEMINOT 2020 Wisconsin has three National Directeur’s. They are Joe Story VOITURE COUNTY DISTRICT 2019 2020 National Directeur of Membership; Stave Bradley National 236 POLK-BURNETT 12 33 21 1st District Jim Schmidt Burlington Directeur of Ritual; and John Helgeson who is the new Na- 260 TREMPEALEAU 10 41 19 2nd District Dave Behling Horicon tional Directeur of Voiture Activities. Our Grande Voiture 3rd District Keith Lovell Madison 410 KENOSHA 1 15 0 4th District Ray Pasbrig Racine received a total of (14) gold chapeaus. John Edelblute is a 6th District Dean Larson Omro first time member of the VAVS Committee and Joe Ternes 497 RACINE 1 17 8 7th District Melissa Guthmiller Tomah is a National Sous Directeur on Youth Sports. Jim Bassett is 525 EAU CLAIRE 10 11 3 8th District Arien Herminath New London the new POW-MIA Secretaire/Treasurer. Don Emley is the 526 WALWORTH 1 7 3 9th District Jim Vissers Appleton Chairman of the National Committee on Committee.
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