Welcome from Host Detachment Commandant Ed Falter.

National VAVS Deputy Rep. / Sr. Vice Chief Devil Dog PDD Phil Ruhmshottel, National Legislative Committee,

Bylaws Co-Vice Chair NW Div., MCL Foundation Director Dennis Dressler, National MCL & Kennel Staff

Illustrator. PDD Mike Kneefe, and Kennel Operations Dog, PDD Chuck Foster.

Welcome remarks and Introduction of MCLA National Officers: Pres., MCLA Karen Washabaugh,. SrVice Pres.

Caroline Ruhmshottel, NW DivVice Pres. Rosemary Foster, NW Div. AVice Pres. Sam Dressler. MCLA Department

John Stofiel, John Witham, Phil Ruhmshottel and Denis Dressler

John Stofiel-1998, John Witham-2000, Chuck Foster-2001, Phil Ruhmshottel-2002, Dennis Dressler-2004 and Doug

Shurtleff-2005.

past National Convention expressing their love and friendship for these two and wishing them a speedy

recovery, “You were missed”.

Cmndn’t. Tim Rubertt-Absent, SrVice Cmndn’t Bill McCutchin, JrVice Cmndn’t Ed Falter, Judge Advocate Dan

Abbott-Absent, Adj/Paymaster Chuck Foster, Chaplain George LaFrazia-Absent, Sgt at Arms Rex Hopper and Jr. Past

Cmndn’t Dennis Dressler.

There being no corrections or additions to the minutes as published and distributed, Marine Ruhmshottel made a

motion to accept the minutes. Marine Hopper seconded the motion. Motion passed by voice vote. One Nay vote.

As of 8 October, 007, checking activity, fifteen checks were written for a total of $1570.91. Income from membership

Checking Balance: $ 709.37

Savings Balance: $1330.47

2 Yr CD/4.96 Annual % Yield $1094.24

Total $3134.08

our Supreme Cmndn’t as these minutes were being completed, nor arrangements have been made at this time. Marine

Marshall McCann still trying to get help from the VA, needs our prayers, Maj McClung Det., Marine Dan Abbott

home recovering from surgery – Mt. Olympus Det., Marine Ed Hoover home recovering from surgery and Marine Ed

Asimakoupoiu has cancer please keep him in your prayers – Wenatchee Det., Marine Al Dennison home recovering

from surgery – Lewis County Det.; Marine Bob Allen joined the Supreme Commandant 21 Sept. 2007 – Bruno

Johnson Det. Again please keep all these Marines and families in your prayers.

Pound. Attended Nat’l Convention in Albuquerque, NM, Supreme Growl where our own PDD Phil

Ruhmshottel was elected to Sr. Vice Chief Devil Dog. At the Grand Growl I witnessed the installation of our

own Karen Washabaugh to Nat’l President, Caroline Ruhmshottel to Nat’l. Sr. Vice President and Rosemary

Foster to NW Division Vice President. A great evening for the State of Washington at the National level.

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revised Dept. of WA Administrative forms and instruction hand book, conducted monthly Bingo at the VA

Hospital –Vancouver, attended the Nat’l. Convention, Participate in two Honor Guards funeral ceremonies,

two parades and one Dept. Convention.

Convention my activities have been limited. For the months of July-Sept. I attended Bingo athe the VAMC,

Spokane, here regular business meetings of my detachment, worked with the Young Marines, worked on the

unofficial web site for the Dept. of WA and took care of some MCL Foundation business as one of the Board

of Directors. I did not attend the Nat;l Convention, first one missed since 1999.

in August and a successful Rose Program fund raiser. Our Honor Guard attends Tahoma National Cemetery

ceremonies each month, and we visit Veterans at the VA Hospital each month. We are getting ready for our

Toys for Tots Kick off.

the Benton County PUD Auditorium in Kennewick. In August we shared a booth with the Tri City Young

Marine Unit, they were recruiting for their upcoming boot camp. We made contact with thirty-two Marines

and joined a new member, we also sold six tickets to our Marine Corps Ball and we generated $220 in

donations. In Sept. we had a booth “Time of Remembrance”, to show support for our troops and joined two

new members and collected $20.00 in donations. This quarter we joined five new members. We will be

working on a “Mission for the Detachment”, small college scholarship for dependents of Veterans, YM

Scholarship to offset uniform cost, transportation of Veterans to the VA Hospital and our Toys for Tots, Honor

Guard and financial support through corporate donations, and organizing members for welcome home for

returning service members at the airport

Cpl. Shawn Seely, wounded by an IED in Iraq and medically retired. Marie Swanson is our Toys for Tots

coordinator. We sold all of our raffle tickets and took in over $5500.00. The drawing is on 10 November.

monthly breakfast with a good turn out, three new members joined, had a successful coffee stop an held bingo

for Vet’s. at the VAMC. Our Auxiliary has been busy shipping packages to Marines in both theatres. Had a

Devil Dog Growl, elections of new officers and gave out awards. We had a dear and devoted Marine join our

Supreme Commandant Marine Arden Howey, he will sadly missed by our members. We are getting ready for

Anniversary of the Dept. of WA Convention, we managed to have fun and stay in the black. Our membership

has grown by ten and we continue to be active in the community with the following organizations and

beds to Vets who need them; VAVS Nine of our members now drive the shuttle cart at the VAMCVancouver,

providing rides to 40,000 Veterans last year. We also have one member working the information

desk one day a week. We attend monthly luncheons at a VA contracted nursing facility; Honor Guard We

provide Colors Guards and Flag folding ceremonies for memorial services at Portland/Vancouver VA Chapels,

Barracks cemetery and to other organizations in the community; Key Volunteer Network (KVN) we provide

with Color Guards/Flag Folding at their Blue & Gold dinners and Courts of Honor. Marine Corps

Coordinating Council (MCCC) The Council was formed by the various USMC Active/Reserve/

Veterans organizations to support Marines and their families and to coordinate our various activities in our aor.

We support the Annual Semper Fi Golf Classic which receives donations for Corps related charities. This year

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at our golf tournament we raised over $28,000.00; Young Marines: we are actively involved with the Lewis

and Clark Unit, of which many graduates of the program are now serving in the Corps, and our sister services,

we also assisted in bringing on a new Young Marine Program – Oregon Cascade Unit located in Beaverton,

OR; Recruiters: We continue to support our local recruiters and they are an integral part of our family; Clark

County Historical Museum – we provide support in opening up the museum one night a week for local

families and support the Annual Harvest Day celebration.. Clark County Chamber of Commerce – As

members of the Chamber we have opened doors for our Marines returning to the community seeking

business meetings. Our members participated in six Honor Guard funeral ceremonies for Veterans and a

special ceremony for one of our own, Marine Don Benton, with a special presentation to his two daughters.

We provide bingo the first Thurs. each month at thee VAMC-Vancouver. We have a League shooting team,

parade and the Kelso Highland Festival parade. We participated in the “Gifts for the Troops” program with

over 3,000 lbs. of gifts going to the troops thanks to the Coweeman School kids that were involved. We

presented them with a certificate of appreciation. In July we had our annual picnic with a good turn out. We

now have our own Service Representative and a new Adjutant/Paymaster. Visit our web site:

http://www.mcleague.com/mdp/userpages/MOUNT_ST_HELENS-338.php

Down’ at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on 4 Dec. 2007. In addition our detachment has been working to

bring a CBOC Primary care VA Clinic to port Angeles, we circulated petitions, gathered signatures, manned

an information booth and wrote letters to the public officials. Our hard work paid off, in Aug. Sen. Patty

Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks opened the new clinic in Port Angeles and our Detachment were publicly

recognized for their part in this lengthy campaign. In addition our own Toys for Tots Marine Tom Keown and

Jim Graham were recognized for their part in getting this clinic for Port Angeles. Our monthly ‘Bell Ringing’

ceremony, two parades and Veteran’s funerals we have been involved in a VFW training seminar for Service

Officers, POW/MIA ceremony, Veterans’ Day ceremony at the County Fair, and now preparing for the Annual

Veterans Day ceremony at the USCG Air Station in Port Angeles, and the exhibition of Marine Richard B

Anderson’s ‘Medal of Honor’ at the High School he attended before joining the Corps. We awarded two $500

scholarships to local High School students and $150. in grants to the NJROTC Cadets in Port Angeles schools.

Our detachment Membership stands at 31 Regular members and 13 Life Members.

Details for six funerals, we received a $2,000. grant from the Legends Casino to purchase uniforms and

accessories to outfit our Honor Detail. We installed our new Officers for 2008, and recruited five new

members. We had a hot dog fundraiser at our local grocery store and netted $410. in sales and donations Co.

Tots program. We presented ‘Good Citizenship Awards’ to ten Eagle Scouts at the Annual Scouting Awards

dinner. Cmndn’t Ed Falter and his wife Sandra, Pres of the Auxiliary Unit attended the Mt. Rainier Memorial

Service in Enumclaw, and we provided Honors at a Marine wedding, provided the Arch of Swords and

serenaded the new couple with the only song we knew, The Marines Hymn. We ended September with the

marshalling of the Sun Fair Parade, and fina; preparations for the Fall Staff Meeting.

County Fair, Made $200. in donations. Our Marine Corps Ball will be held at the Northern Lights Casino in

Anacortes on 10 Nov. If you would like to attend call me, Tony, Adj/Pay at 360-730-1890, All are welcome.

Attended Memorial Services for 4 Veterans who joined our Supreme Commandant, and we donated $100. for

phone cards for Marines in Iraq.

Marine Ed Falter led those present in the singing of The Marines Hymn.

from the Dept. to Detachments, and in September our PR person, Marine Stofiel published the first one, a well done to

Marine Stofiel.

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sending of the Minutes to all Past Department Commandants.

with 3 hotels, and as soon as we have one we will get the information out to the State and also to the NW Division

Vice Commandant Bob Gilmore.

You can send me an email or give me a call if you would like to serve. At the Spring Staff Meeting a slate of Officers

will be posted for 2008.

may still mail your nominations 5 days prior to the Spring Staff Meeting, or you may now hand carry your nomination

to the Committee Chairman or Secretary no later than 1200 on the day of the Spring Staff Meeting, under no

circumstances will a nomination be submitted via email. Nomination forms will be sent to all Commandants in

December, follow instructions and return as directed.

Director of the Nat’l. VAVS Program. He informed me we could have as many VAVs Deputies or Representatives as

we could sign up. To hold special clinics for Veterans I have the paper work and phone numbers to call. Anyone

wishing to help with the VAVS, we need to be sure they are credited to the Marine Corps League.

Break for Lunch 1130 Meeting re-opened 1300

1) Marine Foster went over new forms with Paymasters.

2) Marine foster discussed the new electronic filing requirements for IRS, starting in Jun 2008

3) Spring Staff Meeting 11-12 April 2008 in Yakima, WA

Sr. Vice McCutchin presented the Charter, re-naming the Whidbey Is. Det. To the “Maj. Megan McClung Det.” In

honor of the first Female Marine killed in action in Iraq.

1) 11-12 January 2008 Quin Division Conference at the Double Tree Hotel, St. Louis at Westport, 1973

Craigshire Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146 Room rate: $75. + tax, w/continental breakfast Reservations: 314-434-

0100

Orlando, FL 32819 Room Rates: $89. = 13.5% tax per night w/breakfast.. Reservations: 407-996-0950

3) Pack Growl following the meeting.

Semper Fi

Respectfully submitted

Charles A. Foster

Adj/Paymaster

Dept. of WA, MCL

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