February President’s Update

  1. The semi-annual Council meeting will be at Doug Bomarito’s office at 1000 on Saturday 24 February 2018.  You do not need to be a member of the Council to attend the meeting, but please let either Doug Bomarito or me know if you are not a member and plan to attend.  In this connection, we need someone who would be willing to be the chapter secretary.  Pete Crystal served well past the end of his term, but he would really like to be relieved.  Also, my term as president will be coming to an end, and Mike Carmichael, my VP, will take over.  I believe that John Adams has agreed to stand for election as VP/President-elect. If you are interested in running (probably unopposed!) for Secretary, please come to the meeting.
  2. Our February meeting will be an evening Valentine related meeting.  Remember: This will be on 7 February rather than what would be our regularly scheduled meeting on the 14th.   Cocktails will start at 1830 with the meal commencing at 1900.
  3. The March meeting will be a lunch meeting on 14 March 2018.  We now have confirmation that we will have a representative from the VA for the annual VA update as the program.
  4. Please check out the links to the Portland LCI and PT Boat organizations if you are looking for an opportunity to be involved with naval history preservation in the Portland area.
  5. Don’t forget that the USS Portland (LPD27) is being commissioned in Portland in April 2018.  If you want more information, check out the website for the Portland that is listed in the links on our chapter website.
  6. We have been informed that the Navy Concert Band is coming to Portland for a free concert at Cleveland High School (3400 S.E. 26th Avenue, Portland) at 7:00 p.m. on February 17th