hio “For God & Country” LEGION NEWS Official Publication of The American Legion, Department of Ohio VOLUME 86, NO. 3 July | August | September 2020 2021 MIDWINTER CONFERENCE Department Executive Committee Meeting Saturday, June 27th, 10am • Small Gold #1 Pins: A Small Small District 8 @ 28.57% The 2021 Mid-Winter Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza (Final Meeting) Gold Number One Pin will be Medium District 4 @ 69.23% Hotel North, 6500 Doubletree Avenue, Columbus, OH on the week- The Department Commander presented to each District 1st Vice Large District 10 @ 28% end of January 22-24th. The Legion, SAL and the Auxiliary are all Roger Friend convened the meet- Commander, who leads in their re- housed and have meetings in the same hotel. The Conference is fo- ing promptly at 10am. American spective categories at the time of a 2020 Department Membership cused on training and education of the American Legion and its pro- Legion Auxiliary President Kris- Department Executive Committee Recruiter of the Year – Is award- grams. Anyone is welcome to attend the Conference or any of the ten Little, and Sons of American meeting. (Retroactive for August, ed to the top new member recruiter meetings and classes offered. Closer to the event a schedule will be Legion Detachment Commander December, and April DEC Meet- of membership year as of May tar- available online. Bernie Kessler, brought American ings for 2019-2020) get date. To make reservations please call 614-885-1885 and select option Legion Family greetings. There August: • 1st Vice Commander #2 to receive the discounted group rate of $99.00 plus tax. Please was mention of prayer for our na- - Small Category: District 13 Jean Wilson reference The American Legion or the three-letter code ALM when tion and members due to the coro- Richard Wright 37.94% 2020 Gold Brigade Membership making reservations. navirus, protesting, rioting, injus- - Medium Category: District 2 Award – Is awarded for recruiting DEADLINE IS JANUARY 4TH tices towards the black community, Mike Homan 44.59% 50 or more new members. For more information on the event contact: Christie White at law enforcement, and unruliness - Large Category: District 3 • 1st Vice Commander [email protected] or call (740) 513-5199. amongst the peoples of our union. Betsy Law 36.93% Jean Wilson; December: • 3rd District 1st Vice Commander SEE YOU THERE! Jean Wilson, 1st Vice Com- mander, distributed the Depart- - Small Category: District 8 Besty Law ment Membership Awards that we Harold Smathers 77.74% Department District Commander 2021 DEPARTMENT CONVENTION would have normally honored at - Medium Category: District 4 Quota Award - A Cap Patch pre- Department Convention. The fol- Stephen Foster 83.84% sented to each District Command- The 2021 Department Convention for The American Legion, lowing is what was distributed: - Large Category: District 1 er who meets or exceeds their as- Department of Ohio will be held at The Holiday Inn Cleveland South- • Large Gold #1 Pins: A Large Frank “Joe” Navarre 79.25% signed quota. Independence. 6001 Rockside Rd. Independence, OH 44131 on the Gold Number One Pin will be April: • 4th District Commander weekend of July 9th – 11th, 2021. presented to the District 1st Vice - Small Category: District 8 James Jennings To make reservations please call 216-524-8050 Ext 298 and mention Commander, who leads in their re- Harold Smathers 93.59% Eli K. Jensen Award - Is awarded to the reservation is for The American Legion Department of Ohio Conven- spective category at the end of the - Medium Category: District 4 the District who has the highest per- tion. Rooms will be $109.00 a night plus tax. May lap. Stephen Foster 98.43% centage increase from the previous - Sm Category: District 8 - - Large Category: District 3 – year and met or exceeded member- DEADLINE IS JUNE 7TH, 2021. Betsy Law 93.90% For more information on the event contact: Christie White at Harold Smathers 95.41% ship quota. New District Award: $200 is [email protected] or call (740) 513-5199. - Med Category: District 4- • No winner Stephen Foster 100.10% awarded to the District with the Department Adjutants’ Award - SEE YOU THERE! - Large Category: District 3 highest percentage of quota post in Is awarded to the District 1st Vice Betsy Law 95.66% their respective category. (Continued on page 6) Annual State Golf Tournament held at Circling Hills Golf Course PAID Non-Profi t Non-Profi Why do golfers wear two pair of tendance on July 25th & 26th. The included recognition of offi cers, Organization Permit No. 124 U.S. POSTAGE U.S. POSTAGE trousers? Because there might be tournament was held at Circling 1st Vice Commander Jean Wilson, Mailed From 53818 a hole in one! Hills Golf Course, an 18-hole pub- Adjutant Suzette Heller, Historian A big thank you to Yeager-Benson lic golf course, opened in 1984 in Al Beyer, Assistant Historian Greg Post 199 of The Fabulous Fourth Harrison, Ohio. Teams made up of Elsbernd, invocation by Depart- District for hosting the Annual De- 9 posts registered with Past Depart- ment Chaplain, Melissa Fowle partment of Ohio Golf Tournament ment Commander, Jerry Wilson with the group recital of the Pledge 2020. Also hosted by Post 199 was and Al Buxton, assisting. Greetings of Allegiance. A beautiful day to the Saturday Chicken Dinner and by 2nd Vice Commander & Post golf, tee times started at 12 noon on Entertainment with 15 teams in at- Activities Chairman, Brad Teis, the course designed by Greg Guy- man, which measures 6250 yards from the blue tees and has a slope rating of 124 and a 70.5 USGA rat- ing. 2nd Vice Commander Teis and Craig Whitham took advan- tage of the options offered, such as the course feature of 3 sets of tees for different skill levels. The greens are bent grass and the fair- ways are bluegrass. The back nine holes were added in 1997, com- pleting a beautiful layout. It was not clear whether Adjutant Heller PO Box 8007 • 60 Big Run Rd Delaware, OH 43015 LEGION NEWS LEGION hio birdied or bogeyed, but a fun time was had by all. We certainly appre- Department Golf Tournament Winners Piqua Post 184; Craig Miller; ciated PGA pro Roger Pollock and Past Department Commander, Jerry Wilson; Department 2nd Vice course staff for their hospitality Commander, Brad Teis; Team Captain Randy Adams; Joe Taylor and and courtesies offered Offi cial Publication of The American Legion, Department of Ohio Offi Adrian Curtner. (Continued on page 5) PAGE 2 OHIO LEGION NEWS July | August | September 2020 Americanism Crossword Summer OLN Crossword Ohio Legion News Complete the Crossword Puzzle below 1 The American Legion, Department of Ohio 60 Big Run Road • Delaware, Ohio 43015 2 3 4 Phone: (740) 362-7478 Email: [email protected] • www.ohiolegion.com 5 6 The OLN is published 4 times a year; non-member subscription price is 7 $2.00; member subscription is $1.20 per year and included in annual dues. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Submit Member ID with change of address to Department Headquarters via mail, email, or phone. Mail To: The Ameri- 8 9 can Legion of Ohio, 60 Big Run Road, Delaware, OH 43015; Email To: [email protected]; Phone: (740) 362-7478. ADVERTISING: Published by Vision Printing & Graphics, LLC for The 10 American Legion, Department of Ohio. Advertising Rates available upon request. The Ohio Legion News reserves the right to refuse any adver- tisement. 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Please submit all articles in accordance with the following schedule: 14 2020 Fall Edition (October - November - December) 15 Due to Department Headquarters: October 26, 2020 Press Date: November 17, 2020 • Last week of November 16 2021 Winter Edition (January - February - March) Due to Department Headquarters: January 25, 2021 Press Date: February 18, 2021 • Last week of February 17 2021 Spring Edition (April - May - June) Due to Department Headquarters: April 26, 2021 Press Date: May 19, 2021 • Last week of May THE AMERICAN LEGION,Across Across DownDown DEPARTMENT OF OHIO4. A fight between two opposing4. A fi ght between forces. two opposing forces. 1. The1. U.S.The offi ciallyU.S. entered officially World entered War II following World a Warbloody II following a bloody attack on 6. the quality of will that enables a person to confront fear or danger attackPearl on Pearl Harbor Harbor in in this this state. POINT OF CONTACTS 6. The quality of will that enables a person to confront fear 2. regardless of the consequences;or danger bravery. regardless of the consequences; bravery. 2. VeteransVeterans Day is observed Day isas observed__________ as Day __________ in many parts Day in many parts of DEPARTMENT HQ STAFF FIELD SERVICE7. the OFFICE part ofSTAFF a nation's military organization that is concerned with Europe. 7. The part of a nation’s military organization that is of Europe. Department of Ohio Cleveland VAROwarfare on or over the sea. 3. holding or bearing weapons. concerned with warfare on or over the sea. 3. Holding or bearing weapons. 60 Big Run Rd Department Service8. a ceremony, Offi cers custom, or public structure to honor a dead person or 4. The poem 'In Flanders Field' was written in the midst of intense Delaware, OH 43015 1240 East 9thpast St Rm event.