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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the GRAND Du TEXAS, the FORTY Et Texas Voyageur News OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND du TEXAS, THE FORTY et EIGHT Winner of the Arthur McDowell Award 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 for the Best Grand Voiture Publication in the Nation without Advertising January – April 2008 The Grand Chef Speaks…by Jim The La Presidente Speaks...by Kathy Wheeler Salute Voyageurs This will be my last newsletter to you Hello Dames: all. It has been a learning experience for me to be Grande Chef de Gare du Texas. I wish This is it. I want to see a good turn out for Grande we could have done better on getting membership in June. It’s time to elect officers. Please up to 100%, with a little work we can make it. participate by holding an office never held. You I had the pleasure of visiting V-1185 and V-1055 are what make this an organization of support for to present their Chef de Gare’s with a membership the Voyaguer’s. Please bring $1.00 gifts that you award for 100%. They were both graceful hosts might have just laying around the house and rap and I thank them very much. I also mailed out them in brown paper and bring them to the Grand two awards to V-231 in La Feria, Texas and V- in San Antonio. We are having a grab bag for a 1095 in Odessa, Texas. I have one more award contribution of a dollar or more if you choose to for V-980 and I will present it or mail it to them as donate more for anything in the bag you pick out. soon as we get an updated mailing address for Proceeds go to the support of La Grande Cabane. their Chef or Correspondent. I also had the We really need to put our heads together and pleasure of attending the Central States support our organization. I don’t know if we will Promenade. What a party. We were well make 100% on membership but, what we’ve done represented and all had a good time. The Grande so far is not to bad. La Cabane 939 is 100%, La du Oklahoma took care of everyone very well. Cabane 980 is 100%, La Cabane 1031 is 89.29%, Kansas next year and then 2010 it will be Grand La Cabane 1055 is 100%, La Cabane1185 is du Texas’s turn. Lanny Givens has said that he is 91.67% and La Cabane 1601 is 80%. Please going to need a lot of help to make this Central continue the good work. Remember a woman 18 States a success. The fact that you may live and years or older who is associated with a veteran work someplace other than the Dallas/Fort Worth and are good solid people should be invited to area does not mean that you cannot help. The 010 join. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Central States Promenade will be in Irving, Texas. the La Femmes for all there support the last two We were disappointed that Voyageur Jerry Brady years of my office. A special thank you goes to did not get the “nod” for Chef de Chemin de Fer Voyegeur Paul and Dame Myra Chevliar for the for 2010. He put a lot of time and effort in his hospitality, kindness, friendship and support they quest for the position. I wish the best for the have given to me and my husband Voyegeur incoming Grande Chef de Gare and the Officers Ronnie L. Wheeler. I don’t know what we would that will direct the Grand for the coming year. I have done without them. To end this report I also want to thank all the Officers of the Grand would like to thank Passe Nationale Presidente who did their job to make this Grand a success. Berta Henderson for accepting our invitation to Also, I cannot forget the Dames, without you we install our officers at the last minute after our couldn’t do the job that we do. Thank you all very present Nationale Presidente canceled. much. Kathy E. Wheeler James (Jim) W. Fowler kedhw@earthlink.net 1417 Camilla Rd. Home: (254)690-7389 Killeen, Texas 76540 Cell: (254)289-9124 (2154) 526-3998 1 Texas Voyageur News Around The State with the 40 et 8… If you would like to let Voyageur Militaires throughout Texas know what you are doing then send me a copy of your news letter. Or just write and article. The cut off will be 5 September 2008. (Date to me) V-605: This Local received the LaVerne Eccleston Award from National. This award How to use Your IRS Rebate check... is presented to the Voiture Local for Note: While the below is not totally true, some of it is and the author makes a point… Excellence in Promoting the 40/8 Programs and fostering effective communication with “As you may have heard, each of us will be the Community during the year. Fore their getting a tax rebate check to stimulate the newsletter The Train 2007. The La Editor economy. was Renslar “Renny” Keagle. Also the Governor has named John McKinney to the If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all Texas Veterans Commission. the money will go to China. Congratulations If we spend it on gasoline, it will go to the Arabs. If we purchase a computer, it will go to India. If we purchase fruits and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. V-1031: This Local has given out 3400 flags If we purchase a good car, it will go to to first graders. Last year they gave out Japan. 3100. They have been making improvements to their Chateau and it should be ready for If we purchase useless stuff, it will go to the Fall Cheminot. The Local still sponsors Taiwan, and none of it will help the bingo at the VA the 4th Friday of the month. American economy. We need to keep that money here in America. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at yard sales, since those are the only businesses still in the US!” V-1123: This Local is doing great. Their support in putting out this copy of the TVN is greatly appreciated. With out them this copy of the TVN would not have gotten out. 2 Texas Voyageur News “A Word form the Texas Membership L’Editeur” May 1, 2007 I would like to thank V-1123 for paying for Voiture Locale 2007 2008 this issue of the TVN. Without their help this issue would have only gotten to a few. 1st Division A BIG THANKS 939 20 19 1123 23 19 If you remember the last issue was paid for 1185 50 48 by V-1031. 1601 20 16 Total 113 102 We should give both of these Locales a big thanks when you see them. 2nd Division 163 41 30 Sometimes I feel that we are just spinning our 266 35 38 wheels, and that we are a lost cause. Then 312 (new) 0 15 something good happens and I can see that 980 27 36 we have a lot of Voyageurs that want to see 1031 65 58 Grand du Texas get bigger and better. Total 168 177 You always have that few that wants to wait 3rd Division till the last minutes to pay their dues. Here 175 14 14 we are the first of May and 33 Voyageurs 231 19 19 have not paid their dues. What is the hold 542 39 36 up. We need those 33 plus for this Grand to 1077 9 6 grow. 1134 14 12 Total 95 87 The Grand has not had any fund raisers in the past few years. This year we are having 4th Division a raffle and the support is low. The Locals 605 36 21 that have supported it have done really great. 1055 21 25 That’s only 7 Locals out of 18 that’s not even 1096 16 16 half. Please support this effort and order Total 73 62 some tickets. You can order them from me. We cannot support our programs and __________________________________ expenses if we don’t make some money. Grand Total 449 428 Thanks for all the support that I have gotten As you can see we only need 33 more to over the past year. be at 100% Ronnie L. Wheeler L’Editeur TVN Never tell people how to do 6209 Lolly Loop things. Tell them what to do and Killeen, Texas 76542 they will surprise you with their H – (254) 690-7389 ingenuity. Gen. George Patton: C – (254) 291-4706 3 Texas Voyageur News Directeur Disaster Relief I have tried to get our disaster relief funds up. From the Correspondant’s Desk But the only time we make any money is when the star is passed. I will not accept the The last membership update showed the Directeur of Disaster Relief next year. Grand about 30 members shy of last year. Thanks for the support I have gotten this past Some Locales only need one, or two, or three year. I hope the new Directeur has better renewals to make 100%. Grand Chef luck at getting this fund up. Jim Fowler sure would like to make 100% for the Grand again this year. You locale Ronnie L. Wheeler chefs and correspondants hit the phone lines and call your members and say hey buddy we need you to renew your membership.
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