Albert C. Kean Post 149 General Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: September 16, 2025 Time: 1800
Roll Call of Officers: (P =Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, V = Vacant. F= Fill In)
Commander: Dave Marsland- P
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1st Vice Commander: Dr E. Lee Felder Jr- P
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2nd Vice Commander: Dave Booth- P
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Finance Officer: Carl Johnson- P
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Adjutant: L. “Willie” Nelson- E
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Jr. Past Commander: Dave Garrett- P
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Chaplin: Dick Topness- A
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Sgt-At-Arms: Ernie Williams-P
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Historian: Dave Riley-P
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Sr. Jr Color Bearer: VACANT
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Service Officer: VACANT
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Guests:
Position/Post Representing:
NONE
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Draping of the Charter:
N/A
Opening of the Meeting:
The meeting was opened in the normal manner by Commander Dave Marsland @ 1800 .
13 Members, including Officers, 0 Guests
Minutes of previous meeting:
Motion to accept the reading of the minutes made by Carl Johnson, seconded by Ernie Williams, motion carried.
Finance Officer’s Report:
Finance Officers report read, Motion to accept made by Ernie Williams, seconded by Lee Felder, motion carried.
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Statements from Guests:
N/A
Sick call:
None
New Members and Transfers:
New Members-1. Transfers- 0. Motion By Dave Marsland to accept all was seconded by Ernie Williams, Motion carried
Membership (Goal 447 ): ( Lee Felder Jr )
- 185 Traditional + 71 PUFL = 256 (57.2%_) as of Transmittal 26-08 dtd 09/12/2025.
Motion to accept by Lee Felder, Seconded by Ernie Williams . Motion recorded. Buddy Check progress? 75% completed
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Activities: ( Dave Booth)
- Wednesdays. 3-ball pool games starting at 3PM
- Every other Thursday is “Booze Bingo” game 6PM
- Fridays Post has King of Clubs 6PM, the progressive pot is growing.
- For Sept Steak Night, E-Board is hosting, this is also the Commanders birthday. A button up shirt is
asked to be worn
- Beginning Sunday Sept 9, the post will be open for football. Please come in and support
-Sep 20, Randy’s H/Chas a customer appreciation day. Burgers and dogs available at the post and is a
membership drive.
Building: (Larry Phillips Primary/Rick Baker Secondary)
- Determination that the window will be filled in to match the wall, and the front East Door, plywood
from the window will go behind the glass on the inside.
- Looking for a volunteer to either assist Rick Baker (if still interested) or take over as Building Manager
Legion Riders: (Dave Garrett)
- September 9th, the Vietnam Traveling Healing Wall was in Port Townsend. Debrief on this
- The 9/11 Run final update.
- 2025 ROMP was be held in Tombstone Sep 17-21, 2025
- Chapter Holiday Party will be January10
- 911 Run for 2026 will be possibly Vancouver to Bellingham.
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Historian: (Dave Riley)
- Book is still a work in progress, there is still difficulty transferring images
Old Business:
- None
New Business and Correspondence:
- None
Good of The Legion:
- CDR Marsland- Need a lot more member participation to keep the doors open. How can we do this?
- The “Goal Meter” in the lounge is for the purchase of heaters for the back deck
- King of Clubs winner.
- There will be a price increase of $.25 - $.50accross the board by November 1st
- Dave Riley- Mentioned about the Canadian Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Nanaimo. He is
looking for members to accompany him
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Dave Garrett, seconded by Ernie Williams . Therefore, being no further business to come before the membership, the meeting was adjourned @ 1835 .
ON FILE ON FIL
Willie Nelson Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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Meeting Date: August 19, 2025 Time: 1800
Roll Call of Officers: (P =Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, V = Vacant. F= Fill In)
Commander: Dave Marsland- P
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1st Vice Commander: Dr E. Lee Felder Jr- P
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2nd Vice Commander: Dave Booth- E
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Finance Officer: Carl Johnson- P
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Adjutant: L. “Willie” Nelson- P
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Jr. Past Commander: Dave Garrett- P
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Chaplin: Dick Topness- E
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Sgt-At-Arms: Ernie Williams-P
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Historian: Dave Riley-P
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Sr. Jr Color Bearer: VACANT
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Service Officer: VACANT
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Guests: Position/Post Representing:
None
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Draping of the Charter:
N/A
Opening of the Meeting:
The meeting was opened in the normal manner by Commander Dave Marsland @ 1800 .
12 Members, including Officers, 0 Guests
Minutes of previous meeting:
Motion to accept the reading of the minutes made by Paul Nelson, seconded by Dave Riley, motion carried.
Finance Officer’s Report:
Finance Officers report read, Motion to accept made by Dave Riley, seconded by Rick Baker, motion carried.
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Statements from Guests:
-N/A
Sick call:
Tom (Driller) Huckabee- ongoing scans for blood cell numbers
Larry Meyers- S.A.L. Adjutant- had a pacemaker installed
New Members and Transfers:
New Members- 3. Transfers- 0. Motion By Adjutant Nelson to accept all was seconded by Ernie Williams, Motion carried
Membership (Goal ??? ): ( Lee Felder Jr )
- 173 Traditional + 71 PUFL = 245 ( %_) as of Transmittal 26-06 dtd 08/12/2025.
Motion to accept by Lee Felder, Seconded by Dave Riley. Motion recorded. Lee Felder will be conducting Buddy checks with the help of 2nd Vice Booth
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Activities: ( Dave Booth)
- Wednesdays. 3-ball pool games starting at 3PM
- Every other Thursday is “Booze Bingo” game 6PM
- Fridays Post has King of Clubs 6PM, 8K+ is the amount
- AUGUST 30- Post Picnic at the Bremerton Elks on Pine RD. Side dishes are Pot Luck. Please see
Chrissy and Dave Booth to help in the planning. There will be a high dollar drawing at the picnic that
will be revealed at the picnic.
- For Sept Steak Night, this is also the Commanders birthday. A button up shirt is asked to be worn
- Beginning Sunday Sept 9, the post will be open for football. Please come in and support
Building: (Larry Phillips Primary/Rick Baker Secondary)
- Waiting final eval on front broken Window. Sep E-Board Meeting
Legion Riders: (Dave Garrett)
- September 9th, the Vietnam Traveling Healing Wall will be in Port Townsend. Meet at the post at 1030
for a brief and then meet up with the truck. Escort is only approximately 15 minutes long. On Sep 10,
at 830, they are asking for volunteers to help set up the wall (breakfast for those volunteers), also
they are looking for volunteers for the information booth.
- The 0/11 Run will be from Bellingham to Bremerton, going up on Friday (9/12) and returning on
Saturday.
- 2025 ROMP will be held in Tombstone Sep 17-21, 2025
- Chapter Holiday Party will be January10
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Historian: (Dave Riley)
- Book is still a work in progress, there is still difficulty transferring images
Old Business:
- None
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New Business and Correspondence:
- None
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Good of The Legion:
- CDR Marsland- If any members have some suggestions for getting more membership participation,
please let him know.
- The “Goal Meter” in the lounge is for the purchase of heaters for the back deck
- Sep 13- Department Headquarters is looking for a work Party to help clean up the area. 8AM at
Department HQ at 3600 Ruddell Rd SE, Lacey.
- Rick Baker- Noted that the rear entrance steps have been pressure washed and the leading edges
have been painted for visibility. Thank you to Jason Keller for this.
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Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Dave Riley, seconded by Pete Gould. Therefore, being no further business to come before the membership, the meeting was adjourned @ 1825.
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ON FILE ON FILE
Willie Nelson Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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Meeting Date: July 15, 2025 Time: 1800
Roll Call of Officers: (P =Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, V = Vacant. F= Fill In)
Commander: Dave Marsland- P
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1st Vice Commander: Dr E. Lee Felder Jr- P
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2nd Vice Commander: Dave Booth- P
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Finance Officer: Carl Johnson- P
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Adjutant: L. “Willie” Nelson- P
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Jr. Past Commander: Dave Garrett- P
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Chaplin: Dick Topness- P
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Sgt-At-Arms: Ernie Williams-P
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Historian: Dave Riley-P
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Sr. Jr Color Bearer: VACANT
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Service Officer: VACANT
Guests: Position/Post Representing:
Chris Bates Post 245 3rd District Vice Commander
Kathy Bates Post 245 Post 245
Larry Phillips Squadron 149 Commander
Draping of the Charter:
Joseph Baglio
Opening of the Meeting:
The meeting was opened in the normal manner by Commander Dave Marsland @ 1800 .
18 Members, including Officers, 3 Guests
Minutes of previous meeting:
Motion to accept the reading of the minutes made by Paul Nelson, seconded by Dave Riley, motion carried.
Finance Officer’s Report:
Finance Officers report read, Motion to accept made by Paul Nelson, seconded by Ernie Williams, motion carried.
Statements from Guests:
-Chris Bates- Is the chair for the Internal Affairs Committee. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, let him know, also he will send the Department Operation Procedures to the Adjutant for dissemination to the post
Sick call:
Tom (Driller) Huckabee
New Members and Transfers:
New Members- 4 Transfers- 0. Motion By Adjutant Nelson to accept all was seconded by Dave Riley, Motion carried
Membership (Goal ??? ): ( Lee Felder Jr )
- 33 Traditional + 72 PUFL = 105 ( %_) as of Transmittal 26-02 dtd 06/14/2025.
Motion to accept by Lee Felder, Seconded by Ernie Williams. Motion recorded.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Activities: ( Dave Booth)
- Wednesdays. 3-ball pool games starting at 3PM
- Every other Thursday, Boozy Bingo at 6PM, The other Thursday is “Show Me the Money” game 6PM
- Fridays Post has King of Clubs 6PM,
- AUGUST 30- Post Picnic at the Bremerton Elks on Pine RD. Please see Chrissy to help in the planning.
Building: (Larry Phillips Primary/Rick Baker Secondary)
- Waiting final eval on front broken Window
Legion Riders: (Dave Garrett)
- September 8th, the Vietnam Traveling Healing Wall will be in Port Townsend. Looking to escort it from
Tacoma and security shifts while on display. Will get more information as it gets closer
- 2025 ROMP will be held in Tombstone Sep 17-21, 2025
- Chapter Holiday Party will be January10
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Historian: (Dave Riley)
- Book is still a work in progress, there is still difficulty transferring images
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Old Business:
- None
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New Business and Correspondence:
- Installation of 2025-2026 Officers. By 3rd District Vice Commander Chris Bates
Commander: Dave Marsland 1st Vice Commander: DR. Lee Felder
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2nd Vice Commander: Dave Booth Finance Officer: Carl Johnson
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S-A-A: Ernie Williams Historian: Dave Riley
- Chaplain: Dick Topness
Good of The Legion:
- CDR Marsland- If any members have some suggestions for getting more membership participation,
please let him know.
- The “Goal Meter” in the lounge is for the purchase of heaters for the back deck
- Award presentation to Rick for dedicated and faithful service as Finance Officer
- Report on Convention- First Convention with the Constitution and Bylaws in place. One motion to
place the original OP’s back in until they can revamp. IN case of conflict, Constitution and Bylaws take
precedence.
- EBS is starting a pilot program for 2 years to have a CO-ED boys/girls state.
- 2026 Convention in Pasco, Jul 13-19, trying to secure rooms @ $109 per night.
- Ernie Williams attended for first time and was a learning experience. Highly recommends for others to
attend to see how the Legion operates
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn made by Rick Baker, seconded by Paul Nelson. Therefore, being no further business to come before the membership, the meeting was adjourned @ 1838.
ON FILE ON FILE
Willie Nelson Dave Marsland
Adjutant Commander
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