MEDINA COUNTY WOMEN OF THE MILITARY

P. O. Box 1812

Medina, OH 44258-1812

May 2006

Fourth of July Parade

We have not received any information about the July 4^th parade as yet. It is usually held on the 4^th of July with the parade stepping off at Sidney Fenn Elementary School in Medina. Step off is usually at 6:00 pm. We usually meet at 5:30 pm. More information will be sent out as we get more definite information.

Veteran’s Home

Dodie Jewett has booked an outing for our group on Saturday, June 24^th at the Veteran’s Home in Sandusky. We need to arrive by 10:00 am. There is a walking tour that lasts about an hour and a half (Wheelchairs will be available for those unable to walk that long). Lunch will also be available. The cost is $3.50 per person. Please call Dodie to let her know that you are interested. We need to know how many are coming so that they can plan for us. Also, as the time gets closer and we know how many are interested, we can look at carpooling to Sandusky.

Membership Meeting

Our next membership meeting will be on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 1:00 pm at the Baker’s Square in Medina. We hope you can attend. The food is great and the company is exceptional!

There are a lot of events in the upcoming months. Please read your newsletter carefully and note the dates and times of the activities planned for our group. We hope to see more members participate, whether it be in the parades or meetings, etc. If you would like to attend any of the events and are unable because of transportation, please contact one of the officers and they will arrange transportation for you.

Memorial Day Parade

The Memorial Day parade will be on May 29^th at 10:00am Please meet on the square across the street from the courthouse at 9:30 am. Wear your shirt with MCWM logo, uniform, or anything that indicates what branch of service that you were or are a member of and comfortable shoes. Also, prepare for the weather. If it is chilly, bring a light jacket, umbrella if it looks like rain and maybe a bottle of water if it is going to be hot. After the parade, there will be a memorial service at the cemetery. Please plan to attend. It is our responsibility to honor and acknowledge the veterans that have served before us. You should have received your reminder cards about the parade by now. Please return the bottom half as soon as possible so that we can have cars available for those that are unable to walk in the parade. In the past we have had convertibles available and plan to do the same this year.

	MEDINA COUNTY WOMEN OF THE MILITARY 2006 Officers President: Sharon Kiesel 330-723-6479 skiesel@hotmail.com Vice President: Sharon Nicholson 330-416-6517 sharon@nicholson.net Secretary: Kathy Petras 330-722-3613 kathyjeanp@yahoo.com Treasurer: Jennifer Syme 330-769-8393 Please detach the bottom portion and post on your refrigerator as a reminder
	Veteran’s Day Luncheon The Veteran’s Day Luncheon will be held at the Galaxy Resturant in Wadsworth, OH on November 19, 2006. Sharon Kiesel is trying to arrange for a guest speaker from Dayton. More information will follow in later newsletters. Happy Birthday! Sharon Kiesel May 7 Ellen Leidy May 17 Elva Pounders May 26 Germaine Lynch June 9 Lois Cameron July 3 Josie Redlin July 27 Dorothy Godfrey August 8 Susan Howard September 6 Nancy Bender Notarian September 15 Betty Schaefer September 2 This is a list of our members that are having birthdays from May until the end of September. Please let them know that you are thinking of them on their special day. Medina County Women of the Military, Volumes I and II Please contact Sharon Nicholson if you would like a copy of either Volume I or Volume II. We have lot of copies still available. For those of you that still have interviews out for editing, please return them as soon as possible so that they can be included in Volume II.. If you have lost your copy, please contact me so that I can send you another.	TAPS Day is done, gone the sun, From the lakes, from the hills, from the skies, All is well, safely rest. God is nigh. Then good night, peaceful night, Till the light of the dawn shineth bright, God is near, do not fear Friend, good night. Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield Army of the Potomac, Civil War This bugle call was written during the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War in the year 1862 after a battle near Richmond, Virginia which saw a large number of Union casualties. It is said that the tune came to then Brigade Commander Colonel Daniel Butterfield while reflecting sadly on the losses. According to the story, Butterfield, unable to write music, hummed it to his aide who wrote it down in musical notation. It was performed that evening by his bugler, Oliver W. Norton in honor of fallen comrades. In 1874, it became officially recognized by the U.S. Army as an alternative to "Lights Out" and since has been used not only a signal that day was done, but also as means of saying good-bye to a fallen comrade, usually accompanied by the drumbeat, Muffled Ruffles. It is customarily played at military funerals across the land. http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/jimerson/memorial.htm
Upcoming Events Memorial Day Parade May 29, 2006 9:30 am Town Square Veteran’s Home June 24, 2006 10:00 am Sandusky, OH Fourth of July Parade July 4, 2006 TBA TBA Membership Meeting September 16, 2006 1:00 pm Baker’s Square Veteran’s Day Luncheon November 19, 2006 TBA Galaxy Restaurant