I hope all
members are enjoying the beautiful fall weather! Now is the
time to check the house for any leaks that will cause the
loss of heat during this coming winter. Also, be sure to get
your vehicle checked and ready for the cold, wet winter
weather.
Be sure to
mark your calendars for our Toys for Tots program, call Ken,
or Don with the time you are available to help.
Also, remember
the dates of NOV 10th, and NOV 11th. These are for the cake
cutting ceremony at the VA Hospital, and for the Veteran's
Day Parade. I am hoping for a large turnout of members for
both events.
Semper Fi,
Michael Miller
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Opening Ceremony
Officially Opened on Tuesday
October 2,2018 at 19:30.
2018 Detachment
Officers:
Commandant:
Mike Miller
Senior Vice
Commandant: Don Enea
Junior Vice
Commandant: Marcel Nino de Guzman
Adjutant / Paymaster: Ken Santor
JAG: David Walker
Chaplain / Sgt at
Arms: Richard
Olsen
Web Sergeant:
John Glatthar
Members and Guests
Present:
David Walker
Jame Tiernain
Karl Rodriguez
Ken Santor
Kimberly Wood
Marcel Nino de Guzman
Michael Miller
Paul Weller
Richard Olsen
Russ Wyant
Applications, Balloting,
and Initiation
of Membership:
None
Minutes
from the Previous Meeting:
Richard Olsen made a motion
to have the minutes of the September 2018 meeting accepted as
published. The members voted to approve the minutes
Correspondence:
Ken Santor
reported that he had received a letter informing him that
Ron Mosner had passed away while on a trip to Chicago. Ron
Mosner was a long time member of the Black Mountain
Detachment in Henderson.
Paymaster's Report
Ken Santor
reported to all members that Total Income for September 2018
was $1580. Total Expense was listed as $405. These numbers
do not list the income check to be received from John
Pinocchio (“JP”) for our detachment work at the Reno Air
Races. Ken will report the income when JP's check is sent to
us. Any member wanting more info on finances, please contact
Ken. The members voted to accept Ken's report as given.
Report of
Member/Family in Distress:
David Walker
reported that his wife had been in the hospital with a
broken wrist. She is now home, and doing better. All members
wished her a speedy recovery.
Report of
Officers:
Ken Santor
spoke about the Gun Show to be held at the Convention Center
on October 13-14. Setup will be on Friday, October 12th, at
13:00.
Don Enea spoke
about the Horseshoe Tournament to be held in Pahrump, later
this month. Don will attend as a participant, he also
advised this event is approved by the National Board. He
will be in about 5-7 games, with each game having 40
horseshoes thrown by each person. We wish Don good luck in
his games.
Unfinished Business
Ken Santor
again briefed all members on the National MCL rules
concerning annual dues for members that are not Life
Members. Our detachment has 49 Life members according to the
National roster, sent to Ken dated 06/30/2018. There were 9
unpaid annual members listed. Discussion followed, with
various suggestions given by members on how to get all
members dues paid to be current.
In the past,
each member paid his dues for one calendar year, and the
year could start on any month. Now, the new rule states the
annual membership should be the same date for all annual
members, and this is causing some problems on how to pay for
this correction to the same date.
New Business
Ken Santor and
Don Enea both briefed all members on this year’s Toys for
Tots Program. The start date for TFT is October 1stof
each year, and the program ends about 15-18 DEC of each
year. Volunteers are needed to place and collect collection
boxes at various locations throughout Reno/Sparks.
Items to be
collected are new toys, books, small "stocking stuffers",
small dolls and stuffed animals for children. Members having
a full sized truck are needed to collect full boxes from
locations around the area. Usually, most collections are
done on the weekend, but not always.
The warehouse
for this year is on Moana Lane across from the Reno Paint
Mart, and is just east of the Popeye's fast food restaurant
on Moana. Any member could also work in the Moana office, by
answering the phone, etc. Please contact Ken or Don if
available.
Good of the
League:
Nominations
were held for the detachment officers to be voted on for the
year 2019.
Commandant: Mike Miller, and Marcel Nino de Guzman
Senior
Vice Commandant: Russ Wyant
Junior
Vice Commandant: OPEN
JAG: David
Walker
Paymaster:
Ken Santor
Chaplain:
Richard Olsen
Obituaries
Ron Mosner
On Friday, 28
September, 2018, we lost our dear friend and mentor, Sgt.
Ron Mosner. A highly decorated Marine in the Korean War, Ron
had remained on active duty for a total of eight years. He
then returned to the Chicago area and became a
highly-regarded master carpenter and family man. Ron and his
wife, Nancy, retired to Nevada in 1996 and he was the
driving force in reviving the Black Mountain
Detachment (Henderson) of the Marine Corps League.
Over the next two decades he
served in every capacity within the detachment, and when
called upon, served as paymaster and commandant for the
Department (state) of Nevada. He was a driving force in
raising funds for his beloved Devil Pups of Southern Nevada
and served on the board of the Youth Leadership Authority.
Ron's dedication and unwavering efforts led to his selection
as the Nevada Marine of the Year. He will be sorely missed
by his family, friends, and fellow Marines.
U.S. 4×4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP)
Mine-Resistant
Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are designed specifically
to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and
ambushes. From 2007 until 2012, the Pentagon’s MRAP program
deployed more than 12,000 MRAPs in the Iraq War and War in
Afghanistan.
There is no
common MRAP vehicle design, as there are several vendors,
each with its own vehicle. MRAP vehicles usually have
“V”-shaped hulls to deflect explosive forces from land mines
or IEDs below the vehicle, thereby protecting vehicle and
passengers. MRAPs weigh 14 to 18 tons and are 9 feet high.
The next
meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 1930 at the VFW Post 9211
located at 255 Burris
Lane, Reno, NV 89509
Meeting recording minutes transcribed by
Richard Olsen Newsletter created by Web Sergeant John Glatthar
