Branch 445 Bulletin Royal Canadian Legion 345 Lansdowne St Callander ON P0H 1H0 Office: 705 752-3773 Lounge: 705 752-1322 www.callanderlegion.ca January 2018
Branch Executive 2017-2018 President Marc Picard 705 752-4780 Past President Glenn Bennett 705 752-5923 First Vice Chuck Parr 705 752 1724 Second Vice Nancy Clark 705 752-5689 Third Vice Brian Villeneuve 705 752-1813 Treasurer Kathy Landon 705 752-5365 Secretary Amanda Hiscock 705 471-9469 Elected & Appointed Executive Committee Membership Marc Picard 705 752-4780 Sgt. At Arms and TOD Steve Larocque 705 776-1625 Poppy Chair Nancy Clark 705 752-5689 Bursaries Brian Villeneuve 705 752-1813 Bar Caven Ford 705 752-2951 House and Property Brian Glenholme / Jim Landon 705 840-0705 / 705 752-5365 Banquets Amanda Hiscock 705 471-9469 L.A. Liaison Marion Smith 705 471-6819 Bylaws, Honours & Awards Glenn Bennett 705 752-5923 Seniors Jack Else 705 752-2351 Pipe Major Matt Plant 705 724-6535 Nevada/Lottery Bill Bowman 705 478-9718 Sick and Visiting Tony Gagliardi 705 752-2867 Special Events/ Fundraising Patricia Burton 705 476-4726 Sports Alan Clark 705 752-5689 Service officer Patricia Burton 705 476-4726 Audit/Finance Committee Karen Duquette 705 497-3135 Bulletin Joanna Jacobs 705 752-2951 Website Caven Ford 705 752-2951 Youth & Education Bill Bowman 705 478-9718 1st Callander Scouting Rep Caven Ford 705 752-2951 Public Relations Officer Over 50 Club Liaison Irene Lewis 705 491-2216 LA Executive President Denise Robertson 705 494-5475 Past President Marion Smith 705 471-6819 First Vice Nancy Clark 705 752-5689 Second Vice Lynne Lavigne 705 752-3191 Treasurer / Secretary Amanda Hiscock 705 471-9469 Sports Officer Irene Lewis 705 491-2216 Sgt At Arms Cecile Farmer
PRESIDENT S REPORT November and December were very busy with events, private functions and dine-ins. I hope that over the Holidays everyone had some down time to relax. As I repeat continually, our Branch could not function without our wonderful group of volunteers. During a recent event, a member of our Branch was heard to verbally abuse our volunteers. Let me be clear; abuse of any kind towards our Members and/or Volunteers will never be accepted. If you have an issue with anything at the branch, please feel free to reach out to me directly. I am frequently at the Branch and available by telephone or email. I was very fortunate to help the Colour Party prepare and serve Christmas Dinner for the Ladies Auxiliary. We can't thank them enough for their generous donations of money, time and items for the kitchen. I hope you had the opportunity to attend both the Branch New Year's Eve party and the Annual Levee on January 1st. What a great way to kick off 2018!! I look forward to the new year and the last 6 months of the Legion fiscal year. Yours in Comradeship,
LADIES AUXILIARY REPORT It is now 2018 and as we enter this new year, I would like to share a quote from Neil Gaiman, I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something. I would like extend a huge thank you, once again, to the Legion for serving us an amazing dinner at our annual LA Christmas party. The Ladies' Auxiliary General Meeting has been moved to Jan 8th due to the holiday. Have a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year Yours in Comradeship, LA President Denise Robertson LA President
LAST POST It is with great sadness that Branch 445 would like to report the passing of the following ordinary members: Malcolm Bailey 16-July-1937 17-Dec-2017 James Cotter 19-May-1933 7 May-2017 Raymond Smith WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS!!! Please send in any photos you may have of recent branch events. I would love to display them in the bulletin. Thank you, Joanna Jacobs, Bulletin Editor Jacobs.joanna@gmail.com - If you have not received anything in the mail or had a telephone call from the branch then we may not have your correct address and/or phone number. Please complete the following and mail to the Branch or, better still, stop in and drop it off at the lounge. Thank you. Last Name: First Name: Street Address: City: Postal Code: Phone Number: Email:
MEMBERSHIP REPORT There are currently 387 members in Branch 445 of the Callander Legion. Ordinary 118 Associate 212 Affiliate 47 Life 10 Membership Dues Membership dues are extremely important to the Branch. If you are not up to date, please be sure to stop by the bar to make payment or mail a cheque to the Branch. Letters have been mailed to all members on our branch register who are behind in their dues. Failure to update their membership will unfortunately result in the removal of the member from the Branch register. Total Members Year Paid 12 2014 19 2015 18 2016 149 2017 175 2018 2 2019 2 2020 10 Life 387 Total 387 New Membership Cards for 2018 The 2018 Membership cards have arrived. If you have recently paid your 2018 dues, your card is at the bar. Early Bird Campaign The Legion Early Bird Campaign ended on November 30, 2017. Winners of the free dues will be selected and announed at the General Meeting in January. (the December General meeting was cancelled due to the fact that there was no quorum) Yours in Comradeship, Membership chair, Marc Picard
LESLIE S HEALTHY EATING CORNER Breakfast - CHEESY PEAR OVEN PANCAKE - serves 4 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 1/4 tsp salt 4 eggs 1 tbsp butter or margarine 2 unpeeled medium pears thinly sliced (2 cups) 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp chopped fresh or 2 tsp freeze-dried chives 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (3 oz.) Heat oven to 450 degrees. Spray 13x19 inch (3 quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat flour, milk, salt and eggs with whisk until smooth. Pour into baking dish. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Meanwhile, in 10 inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add pears and chives; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until pears are slightly softened. Stir in sugar. Spoon pear mixture onto pancake. Sprinkle with cheese. bake about 1 minute or until cheese is melted. Lunch - CANTALOUPE AND CHICKEN SALAD - serves 6 1/4 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives 1/4 tsp salt (optional) 5 cups cut-up (1 1/2 inch) cantaloupe 2 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken 1 cup red or green grapes, cut in half 1 medium cucumber cut into 1 1/4-inch strips In large bowl, mix yogurt and mayonnaise. Stir in lemon juice, chives and salt. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until chilled before serving, at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours Supper - THE ULTIMATE CHICKEN CASSEROLE - serves 4 to 5 1 lb. uncooked non breaded chicken breast tenders (not breaded) 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 box of frozen broccoli -thawed/drained 1/2 can sliced water chestnuts, drained 1/2 can condensed cream of chicken soup (5 oz.) 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise 1/2 tsp lemon juice 1/4 cup milk 1/4 tsp curry powder 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1/4 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs 1/2 can French-fried onions 1/4 cup slivered almonds Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in the center. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, layer broccoli spears, water chestnuts and chicken. In small bowl, mix soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, milk and curry powder; pour over chicken and broccoli. Sprinkle with cheese, bread crumbs, onions and almonds.
January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year s Levee 2 Fiddlers 3 Main Hall Booked 8 5 Mens Darts 4 General Meeting 5 Roast Chicken Hurricanes Friday Night Fun Darts 6 7 8 LA Meeting Cards 1pm NDL 9 10 Mens Darts 11 Scouting Group committee 12 Schnitzel Back In Tyme Seniors room booked Friday Night Fun Darts 13 Mixed Darts Tournament 10am 14 Celebration of Life 15 Cards 1pm NDL 16 17 Mens Darts VON Foot Clinic 18 Executive Meeting 19 Roast Beef Timberr Country Friday Night Fun Darts 20 21 Crib 4 Bucks 11:30 22 Cards 1pm NDL 23 24 Mens Darts 25 26 TBA Legends Friday Night Fun Darts 27 Scouting Fundraiser Pub Night in Main Hall Seniors Room Boooked 28 29 Cards 1pm NDL 30 21 Mens Darts
February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 General Meeting 2 Roast Chicken Back In Tyme 3 Gord Evans Memorial Dart Tournament 9am 4 5 LA Meeting Cards 1pm NDL 6 Fiddlers 7 Mens Darts 8 Scouting Group Committee Seniors Room 9 Schnitzel Don & Friends Friday Night Fun Darts 10 Valentine s Day Dinner 11 12 Cards 1pm NDL 13 Main Hall Booked 14 Mens Darts 15 Executive Meeting 16 Roast Beef Blackbirds Friday Night Fun Darts 17 Fishing Derby 18 19 Cards 1pm NDL 20 21 Mens Darts 22 23 TBA Jason Lamoureux 24 Main Hall Booked Friday Night Fun Darts 25 26 Cards 1pm 27 28 NDL Mens Darts
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BRANCH 445 WEBSITE Comrades, as always, if you have any suggestions for improvements or items to add or things you would like to see on the site, please use the link to email the webmaster on the main page of the site at the bottom and let me know. Also, if you are interested in receiving your Bulletin by email, please click the link on the site to let us know. The Website is being updated often so check back periodically and see what s new. www.callanderlegion.ca CALLANDER LEGION PIPE BAND The Callander Legion Pipes and Drums Band is looking for pipers and drummers! For further information, please come to any practice or call me at 705 724-6535. The Band meets every Wednesday evening at at the Callander Legion. Yours in Comradeship, Pipe major, Matt Plant
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