37thAnnual Mid-Winter Conference Program
Lakeview Resort, Morgantown, West Virginia
Friday, February 9, 2018Tentative Agenda
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Registration –Grand Ballroom Foyer
Comfort Items – Governor Ballroom #2
10:00 a.m.Department Finance Committee Meeting (Jim Goolsby)Ward Christopher Board
11:00 a.m.Dept. Convention Commission Committee Meeting- Ward Christopher Board
1:00 p.m.Oratorical Meeting- Chairman Frank Nicholson- Ward Christopher Board Room
2:00 p.m.Mouuntaineer Boys State Board of Directors’ Meeting–Ward Christopher Board
3:00 p.m.Membership Meeting- Ward Christopher Board Room
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Opening Joint Session - Miles Epling, Adjutant – Governor Ballrooms 4, 5 & 6
Posting of Colors – Berkley Post 14, Martinsburg
Invocation - Department Chaplain Olen Winfree
Pledge of Allegiance – Shannon Harshbarger, Americanism Chairman
POW/MIA –Shannon Harshbarger and Gary Wofle
Welcome –Edward White, Post Commander Morgantown 174
Robert Ridgway, Post Commander Morgantown Post 2
Kenneth Satterfield, 2ndDistrict Commander
Georgina Smith, Department Vice-Commander
Introductions:
Convention Commission Report – Bill Kile
Trenton Pauley, VFW Senior Vice Commander
Presentation of Ben I. Golden Award –Fred B. Buchanan
Barbara Burdette from Lewisburg, West Virginia
Presentation of Distinguished Service Award – Fred B. Buchanan
Michael Immel from Martinsburg, West Virginia
Presentation of Teacher of the Year Award – Fred B. Buchanan
Dave & Erin Parson, John Marshall High School
Scrapbook and History Awards – Mike Immel
Firefighter of the Year Award – Sherman Baxa
Ralph Bonner from Ronceverte, West Virginia
Police Officer of the Year Award – Sherman Baxa
David Johnson from Martinsburg, West Virginia
Legion Rider of The Year – Brian Tolstyka
Tammy Workman from New Martinsville, West Virginia
Home Front Service Award -Brian Tolstyka
John “Jack” Lauer from Martinsburg, West Virginia
Lisa Cadwallader, Auxiliary President
Matt Bland, SAL Vice Commander
Frank Cooley, Department Commander
Honorable Joe Manchin, US Senator & Mara Boggs, State Director (Invited)
Lisa Cadwallader, Purpose of Introduction
Diane Duscheck, Auxiliary NationalPresident (Wisconsin)
Bill Kile, Purpose of Introduction
Denise Rohan, National Commander (Wisconsin)
Saturday, February 10, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Registration- Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Junior Auxiliary – Governor Ballroom 3
9:00 a.m.Opening Session –Frank Cooley, Commander– Governor Ballrooms 4, 5 & 6 Auxiliary Meeting- Chestnut Room
9:00 a.m.Son of The American Legion –Governor Ballroom #1
9:05 a.m.Denise Rohan, National Commander (Winconsin)
9:35 a.m.Timothy J. Cooke, Director Martinsburg VA Medical Center
9:45 a.m.Tom Willis, Candidate for United States Senate (Martinsburg)
Breakout-Group Session-Reconvene at 11:30 a.m. for overall review and any
other business to be discussed during Mid-Winter Conference.
Table One (1) -Americanism and Children & Youth – Shannon Harshbarger, Chairman; & Frank Nicholson, Oratorical Chairman
Table Two (2) – Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation – Robbie Robinson, Chairman and Doug Robinson, Assistant Chairman
Table Three (3) - Mountaineer Boys State, Jim Davis, Chairman, along with Gary Wolfe and Jacob McCarty
Table Four (4) – Department Judge Advocate, Rick Davison
Table Five (5) –American Legion Riders-Brian Tolstyka
Table Six (6) – Sons of The American Legion, SAL Department Advisor George Sinkewitz and Dan Chandler
Table Seven (7) – Membership, Willaim Combs, Barbara Burdette and Dan
Chandler
11:00 a.m.Baseball Meeting-Commissioner-Bill Burkett-Ward Christopher Board Room
11:30 a.m.Reconvene
1:30 p.m.Department Executive Committee Meeting – Ward Christopher Board Room
(Reception for Past Dept. Commanders follows immediately afterwards)-TBA
2:15 p.m.Legion Riders Meeting – Ward Christopher Board Room
4:00 p.m. Chapel Service- Governor Ballrooms 4, 5 & 6
Four Chaplain’s Program- Berkeley Post 14, Martinsburg
Chapel Services--Chaplain Olen Winfree
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Commander and President’s Reception – Reflection Room
Cash Bar
9:00 p.m. - MidnightDance & Karaoke by Alex Shay– Cash Bar
Hospitality Rooms Ceredo-Kenova Post 93 – Rooms 307-308 Berkeley Post 14, Martinsburg – Rooms 309-310