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. Our 10th District John Helgeson Hudson 652 SAUK 7 41 0 Grande Voiture received the bid to host the 2022 National 11th District James Lynn Eagle River 683 DANE 3 44 28 12th District Wayne Hancock Dresser Promenade which will be held once again in Green Bay at the Radisson Hotel. Mike McGary of Indiana was elected 750 JEFFERSON 2 62 44 our Chef de Chemin de Fer. There is a new PASSWORD. 751 WINNEBAGO 6 25 9 Not allowed to print it. 774 BROWN-KEWAUNEE 9 37 23 Our Badger Forty et Eighter received the John Kilgus 804 MONROE 7 50 25 award for the outstanding publication for 2019. Jefferson 821 CLARK 7 19 19* THE BADGER FORTY & EIGHTER STAFF County No. 750 won the Thomas Fay award for the best publication by a Locale. La Crosse County No. 830 won the 830 LA CROSSE 7 96 43 Grand L’editeur Tom Orval award for the most White Collar Wrecks. John Aasen won 831 PORTAGE 8 22 22* Grand Sous L’editeur John Helgeson Grande Cabane Sous L’editeur Mary Orval a number of awards for his efforts in the National Box Car 840 COLUMBIA 2 7 0 Production Manager Berlin Journal Newspapers Association program. 844 ROCK 1 11 1 Committee Members Steve Bradley Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer Ted Compo of California is Beth Laatsch assigned to Wisconsin and will be our National guest at our 856 DODGE 2 44 19 898 WASHINGTON 2 23 13 Headquarters: 312 Hillside Circle, Johnson Creek, WI. 53038-9700 Grande Promenade in Keshena this coming August. National Phone 920-699-5676 Box Car Secretaire/Treasurer & Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer 904 PIERCE 10 45 31 Cell 920-253-3064 Frank Kronen of Ohio has accepted our invitation to be our 986 SHAWANO 8 41 32 Email [email protected] National guest at the Midwinter Petite Promenade in Tomah 1080 SHEBOYGAN 2 15 10 this coming February. REPRESENTING LA SOCIETE FEMME Speaking of Frank; he has been busy attempting to recruit 1121 GREEN 3 5 4 enough new Veterans in Hawaii to become a Grande Voiture. 1139 WOOD 8 7 6 GRANDE CABANE DE WISCONSIN Seems a number of Veterans there are restoring the Merci 1140 OUTAGAMIE 9 19 17 La Grande Presidente Beth Laatsch Phillips Box Car they have at their own expense. With Franks contacts 1156 VILAS-ONEIDA 11 27 18 La Grande Correspondante Mary Orval Johnson Creek in Box Car, one thing lead to another and Frank is working LINCOLN on getting a good number of those Veterans to sign up as Badger Forty et Eighter published bimonthly by Grand Voiture de Wisconsin Voyageurs. Best of luck Frank! 1204 LANGLADE 9 49 47 (USPS #014-222) 312 Hillside Dr., Johnson Creek, WI 53038-9700 1268 RICHLAND 3 52 38 Periodicals postage paid at Johnson Creek, WI and additional mailing Are you a current or past Chef de Gare of your Locale? If office, Berlin, WI 54923. so then you should become a member of the (NPCC) National 1323 JUNEAU 7 36 14 Past Chef de Gare’s Club. Wisconsin has a state Past Chef’s 1372 GRANT 3 9 8 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Club which is $25.00 for a life membership. The National is Grand Voiture de Wisconsin 1434 CALUMET 6 17 1 $10.00 per year and they raise funds for the National Forty et 312 Hillside Circle, Johnson Creek, WI 53038-9700 1455 IOWA 3 11 10 Eighter magazine. Joe Story is our new Grande Deputy. Either 1485 ST. CROIX 10 9 4 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Joe can collect your dues or they can be sent to National. You If you are moving, advise Headquarters of your new address as can download a form from the National website or from Joe 1519 MILWAUKEE 4 40 33 soon as possible before you move. The Grand pays 50 cents for or the Grand Correspondant. You will also receive a very nice pin for joining. 987 573 each newspaper that cannot be delivered to the address as shown. TOTAL 1075 960 The next White Collar Wreck that I’m aware of will be held on November 26th at the Greendale American Legion Post OVER THE TOP * 100% La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux No. 416 and sponsored by the Milwaukee County Voiture No. 1519. PG’s should be there no later than 6:30 P. M. AREA STANDINGS The Voyageurs and At the fall Cheminot, we had a discussion and election for officers for the 2022 National Promenade & Rendezvous. 2019 2020 Percent Dames of Officers elected are Don Emley - President, Jim Bassett - AREA 1 - 2nd Place Dale Oatman Vice President, Jim Vissers - Finance Officer and Tom Orval 6th District 42 10 23.80% Voiture and Cabane - Secretary. Dave Wegener and Steve Bradley are serving as 9th District 105 87 82.85% Locale 986 members at large. 11th District 27 18 66.67% Our Grande Voiture received the “OK” from the American TOTALS 174 115 66.09% Legion to do some repairs on the pavilion at the Rainbow Shawano, Wisconsin Flowage in Lake Tomahawk. A new metal roof is being in- stalled along with a new secure side door and we’ll also be AREA 2 - 1st Place Larry Winger 2nd District 151 86 56.95% Home of Grand Chefs de Gare Passe replacing the broken window. Even though the 40 et 8 built Norman Kelly, Ralph Ricker, the pavilion, it is the property of Camp American Legion and 3rd District 121 88 72.72% Norman Habeck, Roger Oleson, that’s why permission had to be given for this project even 8th District 70 60 85.71% though we are also paying for it. The Grande Cabane is look- Lloyd Koeller, Don Jahnke, & Bob Polaske TOTALS 342 234 68.42% ing in to having roll away screens put on the overhead doors. And La Grande Presidentes Passe Joe Ternes made a permanent gavel for the Grand Chef de AREA 3 - 4th Place John Edelblute IV Gare to use during their term of office. Thanks Joe! Marjorie Ricker, Jermaine Engel, 1st District 50 12 24.00% Rosemary Koeller & Liz Jahnke The Grande Voiture has been checking into purchasing a new Grande Voiture flag. At present time Nationale does not 4th District 40 33 82.50% have a vendor that will do the embroidery on a new flag. If 7th District 242 101 41.73% anyone has any contacts for this project; please let us know. TOTALS 332 146 43.97% Last year at the Forty et Eight Days at Camp American Legion there was some confusion as to times and such due AREA 4 - 3rd Place Dave Behling to the Camp being closed on the weekends for the first time. 10th District 106 57 53.77% As of right now the Camp is supposed to be open six days 12th District 33 21 63.64% Nurses Training Child Welfare POW/MIA Youth Sports Boxcar a week and closed on Sunday. Due to economics and an operating budget that needs to be followed, they are also TOTALS 139 78 56.11% Chef De Gare: Jack Beggs Presidente: Jennifer Enemchukwu Chef De Gare: Presidente: Jennifer Enemchukwu Correspondant: Arien Herminath Correspondante: Kathleen Gramza cutting back to 16 / 17 weeks of being open. In any case we Correspondant: Correspondante: Kathleen Gramza Commissaire Intendant: Phil Nelson Commissaire Intendante: Kathleen Gramza will have a program sent out to everyone as to the times of GRAND TOTAL 987 573 58.05% Commissaire Intendant: Commissaire Intendante: Kathleen Gramza all of the events so there won’t be any confusion as in last -414 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 THE BADGER FORTY ET EIGHTER PAGE 3

Grande Sous Chef de Train Special Awards Dale Oatman Ron Pfalzgraf

For those who attended the Fall Cheminot, Box Car Special Awards for the Forty et Eight are very import- Round Up and Testimonial Dinner, I hope you enjoyed ant. Last year was very disappointing. There were only it as much as I had. We also had a great Public Relations three entries for our awards. One for Law Officer of the discussion where we hope to increase our membership. Year, and two for Voyageur of the Year. There were no Many Voiture’s are working hard with their early mem- entries for Hero of the Year, and no entries for city/town bership drives with Voiture 1204 over 100% with the of the Year. Voitures please keep an eye out for people recent wreck on October 26th. I hope La Crosse County Voiture 830 had a successful wreck as well. Early starts that are worthy of these awards. We should have entries mean less work as the year progresses and we want ev- from all or our Voitures. eryone to strive for more than 100% in order to grow our Remember that Wisconsin also has an Award for Hero membership. Keep those memberships coming! of the Year under the age of 18. A plaque will be given I look forward to the upcoming Mid-Winter Petite to the Locale to present to the Hero under the age of 18. Promenade & Rendezvous in Monroe County hosted by Special Awards nominations can be sent to me at any Voiture Locale No. 804. Until then, wishing everyone a time but are due by June 15, 2020. Remember that all Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New nominations must be accompanied by a Participation Year! Reporting Form to be considered. Hero of the Year: Can be anyone that does anything heroic, not only police or firemen. There are so many Voiture Activities heros out that everyday someone is helping and doing Ken Kozubek something heroic. Law Officer of the Year: Recognize outstanding per- formance of duties both past and present, also off duty Fellow Voyageurs, we are starting contributions to community or state. (Must be in Wiscon- a new year in the 40 et 8, and a new round of Voiture Activities. I’m not sin’s Grand, but not required to be in Locale Jurisdiction.) sure whether or not you are aware Voyageur of the Year: All Locales should submit a that last year, Nationale changed the Voyageur of the Year. It is not a requirement that this Locale Report Form. It is broken Voyageur holds an office, or has held an office. We need down by reportable activities. If to honor those hard workers. you haven’t seen the new form, a City or Town of the Year: Recognized for doing some- suggestion would be to go to the thing significant for Veterans in your town or city. Who This Ad is Nationale Website under Forms does a lot of publicity to help promote our veterans and and Petite Communiques, and take great Forty et Eight. Compliments of a look at it. If you do not have access to the Internet, you Important: The Generals Club supports the Special can contact me at (608) 423-4854, and I will send you a Awards Program through their Funds. Which are gener- copy of the form via the U.S. Postal Service, or you can the Following: wait a few months until the Midwinter Petite Promenade, ated by their annual dues of $10.00. I have applications when the Grand Correspondant passes out or mails the if anyone is interested. GRANDE VOITURE DE WISCONSIN Petite Communique Packets, and you can look at it then. Each Locale may enter only (1) candidate for each of GRAND CHEF DE GARE’S PASSE Just a reminder that just about anything that the Voya- the Awards. geurs in your Locale do, involving more than one person, The Special Awards Forms with the rules and regu- is a reportable activity. Last year, of the 35 Locales in this lations are on the Nationale Website. If you have any Grand, I received 17 reports. Let’s see if we can improve, questions or need help in any way please call me at 920- and do better this year. Have an active and fun year. 485-0107 or email me at [email protected]. 1971 Roland H. Moericke 2010 Al Ross Around the State 1972 Robert J. Polaske 2011 Jim Vissers with 40 & 8 1986 Ralph Ricker 2013 John Helgeson November 11th Veterans Day Visit November 16th Dodge County Meat Raffle 1987 Gordon Summerfeld 2014 Lloyd Granberg Horicon American Legion 6:30 – 9:30 P M Grand Voiture November 26th White Collar Wreck Milwaukee Voiture No. 1519 1992 Jerome Warner 2015 Dale Mitchell Greendale American Legion Post No. 416 6:30 PM de Wisconsin December 1st La Crosse Cabane Christmas Party 2001 Roger Oleson 2016 Ken Kozubek on the Web December 6th Tri County Christmas Party Germantown 2006 David Wegener 2017 Rich Ruland December 7th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at 2007 Don Emley 2018 Doug Schaller Compliments of … Rock County 2008 Tom Orval 2019 Joseph Story www.wifortyandeight.com Voiture Locale 844 2009 Ron Pfalzgraf Donald Hilbig Bill Babb Al Funk

WASHINGTON COUNTY VOITURE 898 TRI- COUNTY CHRISTMAS PARTY WHEN: Friday, December 6th, 2019 Compliments of Cocktails, 5:30pm Dinner, 7:00pm WHERE: Germantown American Legion Post 1 Grande Cabane GRANDE de WISCONSIN Germantown, WI. N120 W15932 Freistadt Rd, de Wisconsin HOME OF Germantown 53022 MENU: A buffet style dinner, Presidente’s SOUS CHEF DE CHEMIN DE FER PASSE - DAVE WEGENER Turkey, beef, mashed Potatoes, corn GRAND CHEF de GARE PASSE - ROLAND MOERICKE HOUSING : Best Western Passé Germantown Post 1 W190 N10862 Commerce Circle Courtney-Carr-Milner Post 19 Germantown, 53022 Lt Ray Dickop Post 36 1-262-502-9750 – Rooms are not blocked Robert G. Romaine Post 384 COST: $20.00 per person which includes Future Grande Promenades Fohl Marten Post 483 Dessert, Tax and Tip & Midwinter Petites S. Sgt. Henry F. Gumm Post 486 DEADLINE FOR YOUR RESERVATIONS Goetz-St. Louis Post 522 Nov. 29th, 2019 YEAR EVENT LOCATION Chef de Gare Mike Nardelli MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO 2020 Midwinter Petite Tomah Correspondant Dave Wegener WASHINGTON COUNTY VOITURE 898 2020 Grande Promenade Keshena Commissaire Intendant Mark Baldwin SEND TO: Mark Baldwin Jr. 2020 National Promenade Sandusky, OH 635 Ridge Dr. Colgate, WI. 53017 2021 Midwinter Petite Appleton 262-623-6068 2021 Grande Promenade St. Croix Falls 2021 National Promenade Springfield, MO SePtember/OctOber 2017 tHPAGEe bADG 4 er FortY et eiGHter THE BADGER FORTY ET PageEIGHTER 11 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 Langlade Voiture No. 1204 Wreck Scenes from the GrandePOW/MIA PromenadeScholarships & Rendezvous Barbara Dotzauer, Nationale and Grande Directeur National Dame of the Year

First of all, let me congratulate Grande Cabane de Wisconsin for taking third place nationally in the POW/ Langlade County Voiture 1204, 40 et 8 held a Wreck MIA program. Thank you, Dames, for your work. Saturday October 26, 2019 at American Legion Post #3 The purpose of the National POW/MIA Program is in Antigo. to raise funds in honor of servicemen and women who From the left are Joe Story, National Directeur were prisoners of war or are considered missing in action Membership; Don Emley, Chef de Chemin de Fer while serving in the defense of the USA or its allies during 2016, newly Wrecked Voyageurs Militaire Mike times of armed conflict. The funds go into a scholarship Wiley and Gary Kluwe; Dale Oatman Grand de trust fund for the direct descendants of verifiable POW/ Wisconsin Sous Chef de Train and the Wreck- MIA servicemen and women. To get full information on ing Chef. the program and view the scholarship application, check the Forty and Eight website, fortyandeight.org./powmia. In my position as Directeur Nationale, I have already Grande Voiture de Wisconsin national guest ted lang receives an award from chefreceived de chemin a request de Fer for p aasse scholarship Don emley application and Grand from chef rich ruland. Illinois. I urge you to promote the scholarship program Gold Chapeaus For 2019-2020 though your local schools. Awareness is the key to all national president Joyce Willis giving greetings Dale Mitchell - National Recorder programs so let’s get the word out. This is the least we from cabane nationale. Tom Orval - National L’editeur can do to show our appreciation for family members of Ron Pfalzgraf - National Historian those who made sacrifices in the name of freedom. Do you have your new POW/MIA pin yet? It is avail- Compliments of Joe Story - National Directeur Membership able for only $3.00. Contact me and I will send you as Steve Bradley - National Directeur Ritual many as you need. Pin sales help immensely to fund the John Helgeson - National - Directeur Voiture Activities scholarships. Another way to raise money is “Pennies for ELEFSON - zUESKE Ken Laatsch National - Sous Directeur Americanism POW.” Just pass a hat, piggy bank or bowl around at your Jim Vissers National - Directeur Nurses Training rendezvous and put the money collected toward POW/ Post 117 Jim Bassett National - Secretaire/Treasurer POW-MIA MIA scholarships. Each pin bought and penny collected Dale Oatman National - Sous Directeur Special Awards provides benefits to deserving scholarship recipients. Shawano, WI Joe Ternes National - Sous Directeur Youth Sports We are currently working on adding a clothing line to John Edelblute IV - National Sous Directeur VAVS further support the program. I will provide more infor- Lisa York of Dodge County Cabane No. 856 Doug Schaller - National Cheminot received the 2019 National Dame of the Year. mation on this as it becomes available. Joe Story - Alternate National Cheminot Let’s get out there and have a banner year; we can do this! She is shown here showing her certificate Let us not forget, and plaque/trophy recognizing Lisa for her Don Emley - Chairman of Committee on Committee many achievements. Advisor of POW-MIA and Special Awards Committees New Officers of the Chef de Gare Passe Club. All gave some, Join us Some gave ALL. The Gateway to Langlade County OUTAGAMIE COUNTY Milwaukee County DANE COUNTY VacationVOITU RE LOCALE Land 1140 Voiture and Cabane 1204 In the Great Fox River Valley Voiture 1519 tom MatucheskiVoiture & CabaneMarie 683 schuh The Year Around Chef de Gare GRAND CHEF DE GARE PASSEPresidente Home Of Dan Kamps Joyce Federwitz Member of the Mighty 4th District Correspondant Correspondante Jim Bassett Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe Reginald C. Golden 1961 Tom Borman 1999 Jim Vissers Lloyd Richardson 1968 Rich Ruland 2017 HoMe oF Grand Chef de Gare Jim Wages 1988 Grand Chef de Gare Passe national Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe Don emley Chef de Gare John Marr Tim Baranzyk Grand Commis Voyageur Dale oatman nationalCHEF Drapeau DE GARE CORRESPONDANTJack eaton Grand Chef de Gare Passe & national sous Directeur ritual steve Bradley Jim Vissers Jim Vissers Gerry Scalissi Keith Lovell Grand Chef de Gare Passe 2005 Dick schuh Correspondant Grand ChefPRESIDENTE de Gare Passe 2007 CORRESPONDANTEDon emley Grand Chef de Gare Grande Cabane Presidente 2005 Marie schuh Correspond ant Jim Bassett Linda Pfeiffer Doug and mary and family getting ready for the Grande CabaneChris Schaefer Directeur nurses training SandyMarie Lovellschuh hospitality room.

Compliments of JeFFerson coUntY JEFFERSONcompliments COUNTY of Voiture locale no. 750 DoDGe coUntY Trempealeau County ricHlAnD coUntY VVoitureoitUre LocaleAnD cAb No.Ane 750 856 Voiture No. 260 GrAnD cHeF De GAre pAsse VoitUre 1268 GRAND CHEF DE GARE PASSE Grande Voiture de Wisconsin Art minninG 1957 ART MINNING 1957 JoHn moDel 1973 lA societe Des 40 JOHN MODEL 1973 cHArles lenZ 1985 Hommes et 8 cHeVAUX CHARLES LENZ 1985 tHomAs J. orVAl 2008 ricHlAnD center, Wisconsin 53581 grand chef de gare Passe Wayne Faber THOMAS J. ORVAL 2008 DAle mitcHell 2015 grand chef de gare Passe ron Pfalzgraf grande PresidenteDALE MITCHELLPasse Joyce 2015 Kiel grande PresidenteKEN KOZUBEK Passe mary 2016 buschke GrAnD oFFicers 2017 grande Presidente Passe gloria Faber Dale mitchell cheminot National grandeGRAND Presidente OFFICERS Passe bea greiner 2020 Pat Sukowski Directeur Nurses training grandeDale PresidenteMitchell PasseDirecteur Judy VAVS Pfalzgraf 2O20 OFFICERS ron Zambriski Directeur Public relations grandePat Sukowski Presidente PasseDirecteur Lisa Nurses York Training Chef de Gare Walter Weier Sous Directeur ritual grandeDave Presidente Behling PasseGrand CommisJackie m Voyageuritchell Dave behling aide de camp 2nd District Cheminot Gavin J. Johnson tom Orval correspondant chefTom de Orvalgare Grand CorrespondantFrederick Veling correspondant Directeurronald POW-MIA Pfalzgraf Correspondant VoitUre locAle oFFicers Charles Hizer chef de Gare correspondant AmiD tHe scenic Hills commissaireVOITURE Intendant LOCALE tom OFFICERS meyer David behling tom orval Chef de Gare Correspondant oF soUtHWestern Presidente micki Polster Commissaire Intendant commissaire intendant David Behling Tom Orval correspondante Judy Pfalzgraf Dennis Moe Dale mitchell Commissaire Intendant Wisconsin commissaire Intendant Lisa York Teamwork and Having Fun Make the 40 et 8 No. 1 Dale Mitchell NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 THE BADGER FORTY ET EIGHTER PAGE 5 Shawano La Crosse County No. 830 Wreck County No. 986

Six new Voyageurs were initiated into the ranks of La Societe on October 26 in West Salem. Grand Correspondant Tom Orval served as the Wrecking Chef with assistance from Cheminot National Doug Schaller, Grand Chef de Train John Aasen, Les Brown, Dennis McGrath, Al Johnson and Ray Kline.

Thank you for the past 100 years of support!

La Crosse CountyCabane No. 830 Voiture 986 Chef de Gare Jack Beggs spoke with one of the Voiture’s first nurses training graduates at the 2019 Sha- wano County Fair. Gail Williams (Voght) was the recipient of a one-time $500 grant from Voiture 986 during her nurses Christmas Party training program from 1970-1973. Gail also worked at West Salem American Legion Bellin Hospital during her nurse training. After graduation, Gail worked as a nurse in hospitals and nursing homes in Shawano County for forty five years. She is recently retired Sunday, December 1, 2019 and stopped in at the 40/8 fair stand to say hello. TOP: Roger Oleson and Jack Beggs with assistance from Jim Vissers work the Shawano Coun- ty No. 986 food stand at the Shawano County fair. Social Hour 5:30 P. M. ABOVE: Chef de Gare Jack Beggs and retired Dinner 6:30 P. M. nurse Gail Williams. BUFFET STYLE DODGE COUNTY VOITURE LOCALE NO. 856 We have been helping people with their Health insurance options since 1974. As credentialed agents with many Baked Chicken & Meatballs fine insurance companies, we can provide personal Mashed Potatoes & Gravy MEAT RAFFLE local service at the same cost as applying or enrolling directly with our companies! So call for a no-obligation Vegetable – Salad th Saturday, November 16 appointment at our office or in your home. Desert Coffee & Milk 6:30 P. M. – 9:30 P. M. JOE STORY Horicon American Legion Post No. 157 Cost $15.00 735 S. Hubbard St. 715-966-0261 [email protected] Please Call Mary Schaller to make Steaks • Pork Chops • Ham reservations by November 27, 2019 Turkey • Brats • Sausage Dunn Financial Services, LLC www.dunnfins.com Door Prizes 102 W. Wisconsin Ave., Tomahawk (608) 786-2398 37-1 DUN200 E

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Wisconsin’s Only Compliments of WINNEBAGO COUNTY Nurses Training Grand Chef de Gare Passe Wayne Faber VOITURE 751 Grand Chef de Gare Passe Ron Pfalzgraf Scholarship LET’S ALL BE GREAT IN THE BADGER STATE Grande Presidente Passe Joyce Kiel Grande Presidente Passe Mary Buschke Forest Grande Presidente Passe Gloria Faber Grande Presidente Passe Bea Greiner Grande Presidente Passe Judy Pfalzgraf Grande Presidente Passe Lisa York Grande Presidente Passe Jackie Mitchell CHEF DE GARE CORRESPONDANT Voiture Locale 804 Everett Burdick Jim Frisch Chef de Gare Dennis Bruesch Monroe County Correspondant Ronald Pfalzgraf Commissaire Intendant Tom Meyer Chef de Gare Correspondant David Linenberg Melissa Guthmiller Presidente Micki Polster PRESIDENTE CORRESPONDANTE Correspondante Judy Pfalzgraf Nancy McCullick Cynthia Bomber Get Wrecked With Us Commissaire Intendant Lisa York PAGE 6 THE BADGER FORTY ET EIGHTER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019

Grande Presidente Cabane Americanism Voiture 830 Helps Beth Laatsch Mary Schaller Victims of La Crosse Though we had been assured all Happy fall, Dames! After serv- was well in Myrtle Beach after Hur- ing two consecutive years as your Apartment Fire ricane Dorian blew through, we were Grande Presidente, I was finally doubtful that a storm with that much able to pass the gavel and this power could be cleaned up quickly year will serve as your Directeur We needn’t have worried, though. Americanism. Upon our arrival there was little sign First of all, I would like to con- of the natural disaster that had rav- gratulate the Cabanes that earned aged the coastline the week before awards in Americanism for 2019: and Rendezvous Nationale went on 1080, 986, 830 and 856. The 2019 as planned. One waitress referred to total amount reported for Americanism was $102,079. the seven-day hotel closure as a “hurrication.” Clearly, the Well done, Dames! local people take those weather events in stride, just as we A special congratulations goes to Cabane 830 (inciden- do snowstorms. tally, that is my Cabane!) for winning the Helen Payne The highlight of Nationale for me is always the children’s Americanism Award at Rendezvous Nationale. This tro- party on Wednesday. This year 175 second graders were phy is awarded to the Cabane Locale that sends in the best bussed in for lunch and a little bit of fun with the Hobo Clowns. The Wisconsin clowns, originally just two, are now report on Americanism. Cabane 830 had never previously seven in number: Beebo, Bubbles, Daisy, Rosie, Spikey, applied for any national awards, but decided to try it just Sweet Pea and Violet, proving that lunacy is contagious. once, and won! So, Dames, don’t be afraid to fill out the I congratulate the Wisconsin Cabanes that received na- forms for the national awards; you just might win one. tional awards, proof of their dedication to supporting the At our Midwinter Rendezvous we will have a workshop programs of the Forty and Eight. Also, to Lisa York, the third centered around the filling out of reports and I hope the Wisconsin Dame to be awarded Dame of the Year Nationale! Dames will find it helpful. As for your Americanism October 19 was our Fall Cheminot in Appleton, followed report, keep track of community service activities your by Grand Chef Jim Bassett’s testimonial dinner. I know It Cabane participates in, such as donations of flags to was a memorable evening for Jim, shared with family and groups, classes held in the proper care and respect of the friends. Since It’s my second go-round as Grande President American flag, and assistance to people in their efforts to and I will not be having a separate one, Jim was kind enough become American citizens. It also includes the Flags for to include me in the program for the evening. First Graders program. Any hours of work in assistance On August 26th in La Crosse, an apartment fire affected That night I told the Grand Chef that he could count on to the Voiture such as placing flags on graves for Memo- three families with children. Voiture No. 830 assisted the Grande Cabane to help him fulfill his mission to “Soar rial Day, Veterans Day parade functions can be counted. those three families by taking them to the local J. C. Pen- to 100 percent.” So, I am asking all the Dames of Wisconsin Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will count if such activity is ney’s where they purchased new clothing for the children. Fourteen school age children were involved in the fire. to work extra hard on membership this year. It’s imperative Voiture-sponsored. that we reverse the downward trend if our organizations Shown are members of the La Crosse Voiture No. 830 And don’t forget to purchase the program pin, just and one of the families from the fire. are to survive. Talk up our programs to potential members. $3.00. It’s the simplest way to participate in the program. Explain the ways we touch many lives by providing schol- Contact Mary Schaller at 608-786-2398 or maryschaller- arships to nurses, clothes to children of disasters or uniforms [email protected]. I would be happy to send pins your way. to young athletes. And don’t forget to tell them about all the Veterans Day is November 11. I hope everyone ob- fun we have! serves it by thanking a veteran. We live in the greatest Remember, any female age 18 or older with an affiliation country on earth – and our freedom is made possible by NOVEMBER - DECEMBER to a veteran is eligible to join La Societe de Femme. the brave In closing I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday VOYAGEURS season. Charitable opportunities abound this time of year: food drives, giving trees, Toys for Tots and many others. I ROBERT “BOB” THOMAS V- 236 hope each Cabane does something to help those less fortu- AMEL BOLYARD V- 410 nate. I guarantee it will be the greatest gift you ever receive. CHARLES A. 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Grande Cabane Correspondante Cabane National Box Car Cabane Child Welfare Mary Orval Harriet Robson Judy Pfalzgraf, Child Welfare Directeur

Well it was another wonderful, As Grande Directeur Box Car, let me tell you a little The Forty et Eight founded the Child Welfare Program in exciting successful Rendezvous Natio- of the history of this association of the Forty and Eight. 1923 to help children whose parents never returned from the nale 2019, which was hosted in Myrtle In 1947, American newspaper columnist Drew Pearson war. Today the program has grown to include all children with Beach, South Carolina. was so moved by the conditions in war torn Europe that Five Wisconsin Dames received emergency needs. The Forty et Eight’s efforts amount to over he called on Americans for donations of food, clothing, eight million dollars annually. Nationale appointments: Barbara medical and other supplies to aid the plights of France Dotzauer, Sheboygan County Cabane Voitures and Cabanes are well known for helping children and Italy. He proposed a plan for a train to cross America 1080 - Nationale POW-MIA, Judy under the age of 18 who have been victims of fires or other collecting carloads of donated supplies as it went. Pfalzgraf, Dodge County Cabane disasters. Voyageurs take them shopping for clothes and shoes 856- Nationale Child Welfare, Lisa The “Friendship Train”, as it was called, left Los Ange- les on November 7, 1947 with eight empty boxcars. The to replace those they lost. Your Cabane can help by getting York, Dodge County Cabane 856-Co- a gift card for the family for other things they might need. Chair of Trophy and Awards, Mary Orval, Sheboygan County response from across America was overwhelming and There are many other ways we can help. Just make sure that Cabane 1080-Nationale Rules & Orders Chairmen, and Gail eleven days later, November 18, 1947, the “Friendship Reed, Sheboygan County Cabane 1080 - Nationale Amer- Train” arrived in New York with some 700 boxcars loaded your Voiture helps out or donates some money to whatever icanism Chairmen. Congratulations & Good Job Dames!! with donated goods worth $40 million. The supplies were you do. Remember, any activity reported under child welfare Congratulations to Lisa York for Nationale Dame of then shipped to Europe. must be Voiture-sponsored. the Year!! As the aid began to pour in, a French Veteran of WWI At this time of year many Cabanes and Voitures donate Congratulations to the Wisconsin Grande de Wisconsin, we and railroad worker named Andre’ Picard was so grateful nonperishable food and paper products and personal hygiene received the Joyce Wiseman POW-MIA Award - Third Place. for America’s outpouring of generosity that he formulated items to food pantries in their areas. Dodge County Cabane 856 received (3) three awards, a response and joined with the French Veterans Associ- If there is a shelter for battered women or homeless families they were Audrey O’ Keefe Youth Sports Award-First ation to reply with a 49-car “Merci Train” of WWI era in your area, you can donate to them to help the children. Place, Mary Magurno Child Welfare Award-Second Place boxcars, each filled with mementos from the French and Gail Davis Aid to the Voiture - Second Place. La Get in contact with your local schools, police departments people to be sent to America. and churches and give them the name of your group and a Crosse County Cabane 830, they won the Helen Payne The boxcars arrived in New York Harbor February 3, Americanism Award - First Place. contact person. Oftentimes they are aware of situations where 1949 and as the “Gratitude Train”, as came to be called in Wonderful news for all and super cool too! children need help. Go to your Voiture and ask them to donate America, crossed the nation, one boxcar with its contents This is from our Grande Rendezvous and Rendezvous just a small amount, thus making your work Voiture-spon- Nationale 2019: was donated to each of the 48 states, with one shared by the District of Columbia and the territory of Hawaii. sored. One of the Wisconsin Cabanes helped a young mother Congratulations to La Crosse County Cabane 830 for by purchasing diapers for her newborn baby. membership of 104.55% Today these “Box Cars” stand in their respective states as This is also the time of year when you can help children by Dane County Cabane 683 and Juneau County Cabane a testament to these two incredible displays of goodwill. 1323 at 100%. They all received awards from Rendezvous The National Box Car Association was founded in taking names off Christmas Giving Trees or donating to local Nationale for their outstanding membership percentages 1965. The Forty & Eight. and the National Box Car toy banks. These are great ways to put smiles on the faces of Penny Haigler from North Carolina was elected La Association raise funds annually to support charitable children who otherwise might have nothing at Christmas time. Presidente Nationale. Her theme this year is: LFUN programs in communities across the nation, including If ever you have any questions about what you can do to means: La Femme United Nationale. Her project is: Aid making contributions to hospitals, children’s homes and help our youth, just please email me at [email protected], to the Voiture. orphanages. or call me at 920-485-0107. I will try to help you and answer Membership: Now is the time to renew your member- The NBCA also supports special projects at the annual any questions you have. ship and get new ones. The main topic talked about they Promenade Nationale. A party for school children is held Remember to keep track of all hours, time and money spent changed the expiration date for membership to December in the host city where the children and their escorts are 31 of the current year. This is active as of the end of Na- on what you do for Child Welfare. This year alone nationwide treated to lunch and entertainment by the NBCA Hobo the Cabanes from all states recorded a total of $267,674 worth tionale this year. Omit the date on your new card, (if you clowns. have one for this year). Please change the old date on of hours, time, and money. This is amazing! Dames, please In addition, a monetary donation is made to the host your card to state: December 31, 2020. Please keep track keep up the good work. Remember, the youth are our future. of who and how many Dames you have sent in for paid city’s veterans’ hospital or clinic. Other donations go to the various programs of the Forty and Eight. All funding membership. Make sure you receive your membership Compliments of... cards, if not. Please call Carol Austin-Nationale (317- raised by the NBCA is distributed in the same year it is 639-1879) if you have questions regarding membership raised. Le Chefs de Gare Passe Club or problems. Let’s spread the word on what we are all Funding comes through the sale of Box Car Pins, Crew of Wisconsin Cards, and Associate Cards. Crew Cards are sold only to about and on all the programs and how they help people. ORGANIZED TO HELP Voyageurs Militaire or members of the 40&8 while pins Great news for Grande de Wisconsin. Congratulations THE GRANDE VOITURE to Dane County Cabane 683, Sheboygan County Cabane and Associate Cards can be sold to anyone wishing to 1080, Juneau County Cabane 1323 and Grant County donate to the NBCA. For More Information Write To: Cabane 1372 already at 100% membership. That is (4) As Cabane Directeur Box Car, I have pins and Associate four Cabanes - AWESOME!! Cards for sale. The pins are $3.00 each and the cards are President Vice President Secretary Membership as of October 24, 2019 $1.00 each. Please let me know if you need some of these Les Brown Chuck Cooney Al Johnson Cabane 2019 Renewals Nationale Short- Percentage and I will make sure that you receive them. You may No. Goal Nationale Goal contact me at [email protected] or 920-202-4202. Sgt-At-Arms - John Aasen 526 9 0 10 -10 0.00% If I don’t answer my phone, please leave a message and 683 15 15 15 0 100.00% Sgt-At-Arms - Wayne Hancock 830 23 0 23 -23 0.00% I will get back to you. 856 31 9 31 -22 29.03% 904 10 0 10 -10 Disband Compliments Of 986 20 18 20 -2 90.00% Clarence bean – Warren George 1080 13 14 13 1 107.69% Langlade County 1204 5 0 6 -6 0.00% Lake Mills American legion Post No. 67 1323 13 18 13 5 138.46% Voiture 1204 1372 4 5 5 0 100.00% Nationale 143 79 146 -67 54.11% Reporting is important-remember to keep track of ev- La Verne Yonkee Dan Kamps erything you do for the programs of La Societe de Femme. Make sure you record your hours, tasks, miles and monies Chef de Gare Correspondant spent. You can receive an award for all your hard work Bingo Occasions the 1st, 3rd & 5th you have done for the good of La Societe de Femme. But Fridays Starting at 7:00 P.M. 129 South Main, Lake Mills, WI. 53551 first, you must fill out and send in the award application. HOME OF Fall Cheminot was held in Appleton, WI at the La Quin- ta Hotel & Suites. We attended the Testimony Dinner for Legion Bar open every Friday Don Emley starting at 3:00 P.M. Jim Bassett and Beth Laatsch at the Appleton American Chef de Chemin de Fer 2016 Legion Post No. 38. A wonderful time had by all! Thank you Dames for all the great reports from Na- Home of the World Famous Dale Oatman American Legion Hamburger Stand tionale. Our bid for Nationale 2022 in Green Bay, WI Grand Sous Chef de Train has been accepted by National. All Day Friday Don’t forget our website: www.wifortyandeight.com May through 1st Friday in October Jack Eaton “SLIDERS” Mid-Winter Cheminot and Rendezvous will be held at National Lampiste Passe the Best Western in Tomah, WI on February 7 & 8, 2020. Please plan to attend Dames’ registration will be ($ 5.00). Steve Bradley The luncheon will be ($15.00). Deadline for luncheon is: National Directeur Ritual January 17, 2020. For hotel reservations call: (608) 372- 3211. The Cheminot will start at 9:00 AM on Richard Schuh February 8, 2020; the Workshop will follow after National Cheminot Passe Cheminot. This was done to make sure everyone gets a chance to ask questions or get their questions answered Marie Schuh on their reports on activities. Post Meetings 2nd Monday starting Grande Cabane Presidente 2005 A very heart felt thank you to everyone. We wish you at 7:00 P.M. a happy and healthy holiday season. PAGE 8 THE BADGER FORTY ET EIGHTER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 100th National Promenade in Myrtle Beach South Carolina

ABOVE: Grande de Wisconsin Voyageurs after the Friday afternoon session.

LEFT: Ken Laatsch and Milt Harrison of Louisiana working the Americanism table. CENTER LEFT: Joe & Gerri Story before the Friday evening banquet. CENTER RIGHT: Don & Faye Emley, Dale Oatman and Steve Bradley enjoying the Friday evening festivities. RIGHT: Mary Orval with new Nation- al Presidente Penny Haigler of North Carolina.

Dames at Myrtle Beach, twelve members of the Grande Cabane de Wisconsin between session in Myrtle Beach South, Carolina. Scenes from the Fall Cheminot

LEFT: Grande Presidente Beth Laatsch presents Grand Chef Jim Bassett with a personalized mug. RIGHT: Wisconsin’s three National Directeurs. Joe Story Membership, John Helgeson Voiture Activities, Steve Bradley Ritual.

LEFT: Joe Ternes presents Grand Chef Jim with the new Grande Voiture gavel that Joe made. CENTER: National Ritual Directeur Steve Bradley presents Les Brown with their National Ritual Award for conducting White Collar Wrecks. RIGHT: Grand Chef Jim Bassett presents American Legion Depart- ment Commander David Wischer with a plaque and shirt from the Grande Voiture for his outstanding work for the Veterans organizations of Wisconsin.