THE AMERICAN LEGION PETER WOLLNER POST 288
Executive Board Meeting 25 August 2026
The meeting was called to order by Commander Kristin Burkart at 1900 hours followed by the appropriate opening ceremonies.
Roll call of officers was taken with present 14 and 2 absent. Quorum present.
Guests: None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1st Vice Jim Lee - Absent
2nd Vice Debbie Gabert – Mary from the News Graphic contacted Debbie to ask if there were any ads we wanted to share with the Fish Fry Ad. Debbie told them to share the Auxiliary Fashion Show ad with the October Fish Fry ad. She also gave them the dates for the Family Picnic and the 9/11 Ceremony which will run in the News Graphic on appropriate dates. She also shared the 9/11 Ceremony date with the Cedarburg Police Dept., the Fire Department, the Ozaukee Sheriff’s Department and the Mequon, Saukville, and Port Washington Posts. She asked the board if it was Okay to have Sarah Albrecht help her with the Facebook posts, permission granted.
3rd Vice Eric Albrecht – No report
Finance Officer Dennis Loberger – Dennis reported the Finance Committee visited with Gentian and year-to-day our investment account has experienced a 9.26% growth. Very good.
Bar Chairman Rick Siefert – Rick reported the following August bar financials: Deposits, Credit Card receipts, Rents and Donations and Bills for the month. Rick reported the beer cooler replacement will begin on October 19th and will take 2 to 3 days. Parties or events at the post should be scheduled accordingly.
House Chair Ed Downey – Ed reported the Post is in good shape, no major repairs required at this time.
Chaplain PJ Glavey – No report.
Assistant Chaplain Janet Radtke – No report.
Judge Advocate Tom Ingram – No report.
Past Post Commander Dennis Jaeger – No report.
George Maumee – No report
Tom Mesalk – Absent
Ray Ronchetti – No report
Jerry Smith – Jerry reminded the board there is a Military Funeral Honors this Sunday, August 30th, he has 6 riflemen and a bugler and all is set.
Adjutant Bob Batty – No report
CORRESPONDENCE
Commander Burkart read the following correspondence:
Thank you letter from Linda Eastland thanking the Post for the Walkthrough and Military Funeral Honors accorded her father and mother, Jack and Joan Neuswanger. A donation check for $1,000.00 was included with the letter.
Thank you note from the Jerry Drzewiecki Family thanking the Post for the Military Funeral Honors presented for Jerry. Included was a donation check for $100.00. Note was signed by: Mary & Virgil McCaslin, Sandra Drzewiecki, and Angela McCaslin.
The Cedarburg Rotary sent the Post an appreciation letter for allowing them to hold their weekly meeting at the Post for the last few years. Included with the letter was a donation check in the amount of $1,000.00. In the future the Rotary will be meeting at the Elbow Room.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Finance Officer Loberger read the bills to be paid totaling $6,603.52. Motion and second to pay all the bills. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
The Auxiliary is asking for a donation of $100.00 for their program 10 For 10. The program supplies bags with school supplies for local schools. The Post donated to this program last year. Motion and second to donate $100.00 to the Auxiliary.
The Greater Cedarburg Foundation (GCF) is requesting $250.00 worth of Fish Fry tickets to go into gift baskets for their silent auction to be held at their next Gala Party. Motion and a second to donate $250.00 worth of Fish Fry tickets to the GCF for their next Gala Party. Motion carried.
Commander Burkart is holding a September 11th Ceremony at the Post as she did last year. She would like a Post Color Guard present at the ceremony. A color guard will be provided.
OLD BUSINESS
None
FOR THE GOOD OF THE LEGION
The Ozaukee County Council will hold its next meeting September 3rd , 7 p.m. at the Belgium Post.
The Family Picnic will be held Sunday, September 6th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers are still needed to help set up and run the event. See Debbie Gabert if you can help. The beer cozies came in and will be sold for $2.00 each, case of 200. The commander reported we will need 5 pop-up tents and asked those assembled if they had any to lend.
September 11th Ceremony, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Police and Fire Department have been notified and will participate.
Maxwell Steet Days parking is September 6th. Contact Jim Lee or Tom Mesalk if you can volunteer.
Coffee at Jim’s Grille Thursdays at 10 A.M.
Next Fish Fry is Friday, September 18th. If interested in volunteering, see Bob Batty. There ensued a discussion on the quality of the baked fish being too dry and hard especially towards the later part of the evening. Bob Batty will look into the matter.
There being no further business the meeting ended with the appropriate closing ceremonies and was adjourned at 1939 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert S. Batty, PDC
Adjutant
Peter Wollner Post 288
Department of Wisconsin