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Happy New Years!
"CHIEFS’ "Night Out"
Sterle's Solvenian Country House
Thursday,
28 January 2010
Social Hour: 1800 |
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January:
CPOs: Frank Carr, Carl Kuester, Catherine Owen, Robert Wolfe
Spouses:
Wedding Anniversaries:
Last Month's Dinner Summary
Dinner was held at the
We had almost 100 people attend the Christmas dinner. A good time was had by all! There were a lot of prizes this year—a “share the wealth” raffle which took in a total of $336.00. Half of that went to the CPOA ($168.00). The other half was split various ways: two prizes of $16.80 each to Shanon Blind and Chief Chris Shell; two prizes of $33.60 each to Alison Ross and Chief James Holmes, and one of $67.20 to Chief Catherine Owen. There was a challenge coin from USS NEW YORK (ship contains part of the World Trade Center towers) donated by Jerry Murphy. This was won by Senior Chief Skip Tusa. Chief Bob Pallat made two commemorative bricks from the old Navy Reserve Center (NOSC Cleveland). These were raffled off. The first winner: Chief Judd, did not want the brick so he asked the CPOA to auctioned it off. The bidding started at $5. Captain Dillon wanted that brick and was not going to lose. He succeeded with a top bid of $50. Chief Judd donated $40 of that back to the CPOA. The second raffled brick was won by Chief Galland, who also wanted the CPOA to auction it. That brick was bought by Chief Catherine Owen after another spirited round of auctioning also with a top bid of $50. Progressive raffle was not held, so the pot remains $25.00. We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wish all a Happy New Year!
Your presence made it a success. It's always great to get together!
Progressive raffle winner:
Not Held .
Remember, your dues must be paid up to win the progressive.
to the following members or spouses as they recover from illness/sickness/surgeries: James Henderson, David Stahley, Conrad Syroney, Mrs. JoAnne McCarthy, Beth Murphy (Jerry), Wilbert Berry |
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Announcements page for more information on upcoming events.
The CPOA picture page is now active. If you have any digital pictures, and |
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1) First person with the most correct answers wins. 2) Duplicate prizes will not be awarded because there are none! Decisions and answers of the Legal Beagle are final, since I do all the research.
1. According to the 1944 Bluejacket’s Manual, where are all clothes and other effects found adrift placed? |
No questions last month.
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1913 - The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the Chapel of Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1914 - School for naval air training opens in Pensacola, FL. 1944 - Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft 1968 - USS Pueblo seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan 1968 - Tet Offensive begins in Vietnam 1973 - Paris Peace Accords signed, ending U.S. participation in the Vietnam War 1986 - Space shuttle Challenger explodes killing CDR Michael Smith, USN, and 6 other astronauts 1991 - Operation Desert Storm, liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, begins
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DUES DUE - FY10 Dues ($60) are due. DD-214 - For those who were previously on active duty or mobilized there is a new online service to allow you to get a copy of your DD-214. Also if you are the next of kin of a deceased service member you can use this link to get a copy of the deceased member's DD-214. vetrecs.archives.gov BALL CAPS - CPOA Ball cap cost is $10 per cap.
NEW CPOA WEB ADDRESS - New web address for the Cleveland CPOA web site:
SUGGESTED DINNER LOCATIONS – If you have a restaurant you’d like to suggest that we have the CPOA monthly dinner at, please send an email, drop a line or call one of the board members/trustees to make that suggestion.
TRICARE FOR GREY-AREA RESERVISTS - A new program will offer "gray area" reservists the opportunity to purchase TRICARE health care coverage. The new provision allows certain members of the Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60, called "gray-area" retirees, to purchase TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra coverage. The new program will differ from TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) in its qualifications, premiums, co-payment rates and catastrophic cap requirements. The program is tentatively called TRICARE Retired Reserve. Premiums for the new gray-area retiree program will be announced after program rules are published in the Federal Register. For more information about TRICARE benefits, visit the TRICARE website at tricare.mil
MILITARY LOGO ON LICENCSES - Ohio Veterans and service members now have the option of displaying the U.S. Armed Forces symbol on their driver license or state identification card through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). There is no additional cost to have the symbol added, other than the normal fees associated with applying for or renewing a DL or ID. The Armed Forces symbol can be added to the DL or ID at any Deputy Registrar. The applicant must submit a copy of his/her DD-214 displaying their military service or honorable discharge from the U.S. Armed Forces. For more information, visit the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles website. bmv.ohio.gov
DFAS RELEASED 2009 TAX STATEMENTS - Military service members, military retirees and annuitants, and federal civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) via myPay should be able to retrieve their tax statements electronically up to two weeks sooner than those relying on regular mail delivery. Retiree Annual Statement (RAS) & Retiree 1099R were available on Dec 10 & Dec 15. If you receive it via the US Mail, it should be mailed by DFAS by Dec 31st.
UNIFORM PIECES/PARTS - Looking for uniform pieces/parts? Try usmedals.com
NAVY MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS ONLINE - Looking for older navy training manuals? Check out hnsa.org
NAVY MEMORIAL STORE - For those of you looking for a USS New York coin the Navy Memorial store has them on sale right now, along with a lot of other interesting items. navymemorialstore.com
USS New York Challenge Coin
navymemorialstore.com/coin
CPOA BOARD & TRUSTEE MEETING - Planning a board & trustee meeting in the month of January to plan out/finalize monthly dinner meeting locations and to discuss CPOA issues such as the upcoming 2 year election cycle.
UPCOMING 2 YEAR CPOA ELECTION - Anyone wishing to run for a CPOA Officer position or as a Trustee, please contact the CPOA Secretary, LNCS Karen Pallat.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS – MJ sent out an updated Customer Service phone numbers listing that is a great reference tool. For your convenience, It can also be found in the “Members Area” section of the CPOA web site.
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Make CHECKS payable to:
Family Style Dinner:
$22.00
Wienerschnitzel Roast Pork Chicken Potatoes, Vegetables Coffee/Tea, Strudel
Cash Bar
Please reserve ____ dinners for $_______ TOTAL DUE = _______
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