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Our Veterans Day Program was well done, with a decent size audience in the Auditorium of Grass Valley Veterans Building. The Union Paper covered our program, before and after. Thank you Union. And thanks to our great speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Josh Tull, U-2 Pilot serving at Beale AFB. Singers, Donna Mattson and Mike Baker entertained the crowd with beautiful, patriotic songs. We honored those Veterans we recently lost, along with others from the past. And after our Honor Guard, headed by Pete Vasilakos, fired three gun volleys, Mike Baker played Taps, followed by Paul McKim on bagpipes. Then Chef Brian Bliss served a delicious lunch in our dining hall, thanks to Melise Munroe and her Auxiliary Ladies. Lunch was free to Veterans, along with free Bloody Marys in the Bunker Bar.

Our next Executive Board/General Meeting will be on the 1st Tuesday, 5 December, at 4:00 PM. Please note the date and time, and do your best to make it.

Thanks to Pete Vasilakos, a great country band, “Robby James and The Streets of Bakersfield,” will provide a dance on Saturday, 16 December, at 6:00 - 10:00 PM, in our auditorium, for only $15. Taco Felix will have food available, as we will have drinks at our bar.

I was recently contacted by Al Delsid, Vice Commander of Sons of American Legion (SAL), Area 1. He asked if our SAL is active. As far as I know, we do not have any active members of SAL since our last active member, Randall Stallings, passed away. I’m reaching out to see if there is any interest in Post 130 SAL? If not, Al will close the unit. So, please let me know.

John Madieros is Still crying out for HELP. He needs a couple more BARTENDERS for Backup. Between himself as Finance Officer and Bar Manager, all he has to help is his assistant, Linda Robertson. We have Bar use by bowlers on Wednesday and Thursday nights, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Besides that, currently, the Bar is used only a couple times a month. So, PLEASE step up and volunteer. All tips go to the bartenders. You may contact John by email: johnmadieros@aol.com, or phone: (530) 273- 4988.

All for now…

Claude

Christmas Open House

Hosted by the Middleton family - now extended due to popular interest. Stop by to honor Dave and our troops.

Join us for the festivities with a great country band, “Robby James and The Streets of Bakersfield,”

Thanks to Pete Vasilakos

Sponsor a Wreath:

• Individual = 1 wreath $17
• Family = 4 wreaths for $68
• Small Business = 10 wreaths for $170
• Corporate = 100 wreaths for $1,700

The deadline for wreath sponsorship is November 28th. You may sponsor a wreath by going directly to:



Wreaths Across America

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day has been officially celebrated here for the past two years. We are one of the few areas in the State honoring our active & current Military. While the event has been successful, we will be looking to make the 2024 event ...OFF SCALE.

The County, City of Grass Valley, The Chamber, Post 130 and the Golden Empire Flying Association have teamed up to stage the 2024 event at the airport.

For now pencil in Saturday, May 18th 2024.

Veterans Day 2023

All the photos are posted on our website.