The American Legion Department of Maine

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES 2010 – 2011

AIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Tim Flaherty, 82 Depot Rd., Apt. 16, Falmouth 04105 (899-2153)
     e-mail: timkat93@aol.com

AMERICANISM COMMITTEE
Mission: To inspire patriotism and good citizenship through patriotic observances, patriotic and civic instruction in schools, youth activities such as Boys State, Boy Scouts, Oratorical contest, School Award Medals, baseball, flag etiquette and other similar community services.

DEPARTMENT AMERICANISM COMMITTEE
Charles Foss, 270 Sebec Shore Rd., Guilford 04443 (564-2907), Chairman
     e-mail: lworcester@midmaine.com
Larz Nelson, 50 High St., Winthrop 04364 (512-2701)
Donald Chase, Jr., 17 Charles St., Winthrop 04364 (377-8326)
Steve Page, 41 Vista Hts., Winthrop 04364 (446-0387)
Fred Prince, 1241 US Highway 1, Columbia Falls 04623 (483-4703)
George Bean, 327 Pond Rd., Sidney 04330 (547-3505)

ASSISTANTS TO THE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Leroy Welch, P.O. Box 248, Anson 04911 (696-3885)
Donald Robishaw, 288 Old Country Rd., Rockland 04841 (594-5426)
Herb Mann, Jr., 42 Green St., Apt. 3, Augusta 04330 (623-5334)
Joe Wallace, 38 Lakeview Dr., Rockland 04841 (594-5799)
John Weatherby, 487 Peterboro Road, Warren 04864 (273-4216)
John T. Dube, 499 Crash Rd., Jay 04239 (897-5335)

ATHLETIC COMMITTEE (BASEBALL)
Charles Berube, 123 Second St., Auburn 04210 (782-5615), Department Director
     e-mail: chuckberube@myfairpoint.net
Dennis Damon, 256 Oak Point Rd., Trenton 04605 (667-9629), Field Director
Brian Strickland, P.O. Box 1147, Bethel 04217 (824-0973), Advisor
Dave Paul, 1010 Main St., Veazie, 04401 (947-3530), Zone 1
Chad Drouin, 9 Centre Rd., Wales 04280 (375-8684), Zone 2
Bill Brackett, 52 Taft Ave., Auburn 04210 (783-9160), Zone 3
Bob Philbrick, 136 Narragansett St., Gorham 04038 (839-3588), Zone 4
Robert Moody, 256 Buxton Rd., Saco 04072 (282-2144), Zone 5
Al Livingston, 205 Sandy Hill Rd., South Portland 04106 (773-4819), Jr. Legion Commissioner

BEALS HOSPITALITY HOUSE
Robert Wetzler, Jr., 1730 Exeter Rd., Exeter 04435 (379-2449), Chairman
     e-mail: bobde1@tdstelme.net
Robert Emery, Sr., 23 Lynn Rd., Augusta 04330 (622-0947)
Donald Grotton, P.O. Box 189, Whitefield 04353 (549-7585)

BLUE-STAR BANNER COMMITTEE
William L. Ciciotte, P.O. Box 374, Topsham 04086 (725-8543), Chairman
Andrew Olson, 1310 No. Shore Rd., Stockholm 04783 (896-7934)
All Post Commanders

BOY SCOUTS COMMITTEE
Ray Lemieux, 29 Rita Ave., Lewiston 04240 (784-0656), Chairman
     e-mail: boyscout @roadrunner.com
Ken Marston, 58 Cornfield Rd., Buxton 04093 (929-5875)
David Howard, 35 Orange St., Rockland 04841 (596-7827)
Gordon Reynolds, 8 Longrale Park, Apt. F., Bangor 04401 (942-4193)
Roderick Collins, 18 Milliken St., Bridgewater 04735 (425-2120)
Steven Spaulding, P.O. Box 41, Canaan 04924 (474-0857)

BOYS STATE COMMITTEE
Gary Purington, 57 Clifford St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-4191), Chairman
     e-mail: gpurington@rsu16.org
Paul Jacques, 59 Oakland St. Apt. 2, Waterville 04901 (873-3570), Director
     e-mail: p.f.jacques@maine.gov
Lloyd Woods, P.O. Box 900, Waterville 04903-0900 (873-3229), Administrator
Ernest Paradis, P.O. Box 922, Waterville 04903-0922 (872-5987)
Scott Paradis, P.O. Box 182, Corinna 04928 (902-2339)
John Hargreaves, 642 Maine Ave., Farmingdale 04344 (623-4142)
Pete Johnson, P.O. Box 697, Greenville 04441 (695-2019)
Robert Jordan, 594 Oyster River Rd., Warren 04864 (273-2097)

CHILDREN & YOUTH COMMITTEE
Mission: To insure that any child of a veteran in need of care and protection will receive that assistance and organize the Legion’s strength in each community in the interest of children in general.

Chairman
Randy Kluj, 448 Dean Rd., Milo 04463 (943-5509)
Jesse Pierce, P.O. Box 165, Buckfield 04220 (336-3601)
Donald Grotton, P.O. Box 189, Whitefield 04353 (549-7585)
Doug Dowling, 279 Marshville Rd., Harrington 04643 (483-4066)
Rod Green, 284 Ellsworth Rd., Aurora 04408 (584-2914)

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Edward J. Roach, Jr., P.O. Box 206, Dixfield 04224 (562-7304), Chairman
     e-mail: eroach1@myfairpoint.net
Gary Purington, 57 Clifford St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-4191)
Royce Knowles, 106 Porter Rd., Skowhegan 04976 (474-3002)
Wilford Barr, 14 High St., Lisbon Falls 04252 (353-4388)
Charles Foss, 270 Sebec Shore Rd., Guilford 04443 (564-2907)
Roderick Collins, 18 Milliken St., Bridgewater 04735 (425-2120)
Carl McGlauflin, 11 Barton St., Presque Isle 04769 (762-6971)

CONVENTION SITE COMMITTEE
David Sanborn, 434 Swain Rd., Rumford 04276 (364-8123), Chairman
     e-mail: dgs@gwi.net
John Cyr, 130 Laplante Heights, Van Buren 04785 (868-5343)
John Hargreaves, 642 Maine Ave. Farmingdale 04344 (623-4142)
Lloyd Woods, P.O. Box 900, Waterville 04903-0900 (873-3229), Advisor
Willard Leeman, 24 Mooers Rd., Milo 04463 (943-7482)
Kenneth Bouchard, 35 Lavoie St, Jay 04239 (897-6739)
Steven Spaulding, P.O. Box 41, Canaan 04924 (474-0857)

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
Dennis Barrett, 36 Belmont St., Brunswick 04011 (725-4234), Chairman
     e-mail: dcbmjb@blazenetme.net
Jerry Greenwell, P.O. Box 4, Bethel 04217 (824-2532)
Robert Emery, Sr., 23 Lynn Rd., Augusta 04330 (622-0947)
Charles Berube, 123 Second St. Auburn 04210 (782-5615)
Richard Grover, 183 King’s Hwy., Mason Twp. 04217 (836-2802)
Marcel Martineau, 298 Spruce St. Apt. 13, Rumford 04276 (491-0150)
Vi Murphy, 254 Northern Ave., Farmingdale 04344 (582-5148)
Herb Mann, Jr., 42 Green St., Apt. 3, Augusta 04330 (623-5334)
Joseph Wallace, 38 Lakeview Dr., Rockland 04841 (594-5799)
Morris Prentiss, 21 Victoria Dr., Waterville 04901 (873-2236)
Geoff Ragsdale, 2 Kimball St., Richmond 04357 (737-2395)
Ashley Rowe, 172 Elm St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-9510)

DANIEL E. LAMBERT SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
, Chairman
Charlotte Forest, 6 Fuller St., Richmond 04357 (737-2884)

EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Responsible for choosing seven winners of the C&Y Scholarship, one from each Legion Area. Recipients must be from the State of Maine, but do not have to be graduating from high school this year. Parents do not have to be a veteran.

John Schlaack, 1069 Pinkham Brook Rd., Durham 04222 (353-8457), Chairman
     e-mail: deerfishj@aol.com
Steve Page, 41 Vista Hts., Winthrop 04364 (446-0387)
Rod Green, 284 Ellsworth Rd., Aurora 04408 (584-2914)
Larry Newth, 87 Winterbrook Rd., Mechanic Falls 04256 (998-3039)
Ron Cropley, 515 Bangor Rd., Troy 04987 (948-2524)

EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
Jon Guay, 68 Irwin St., Lewiston 04240 (783-9611)
     e-mail: guay-jon@dol.gov

DEPARTMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
John Cyr, 130 Laplante Heights, Van Buren 04785 (868-5343), Chairman
     e-mail: jrcimc@surfglobal.net
Lloyd Woods, P.O. Box 900, Waterville 04903-0900 (873-3229), Secretary
John Hargreaves, 642 Maine Ave. Farmingdale 04344 (623-4142), Finance Officer
Anthony J. Cincotta, P. O. Box 134, Berwick 03901 (698-5537), 1^st Area (2011)
Tom Naragon, 6 Hope St., Lisbon Falls 04252, (576-6790), 2nd Area (2012)
Glenn Paye, 21 Hassan Ave., Newcastle 04553 (586-5220) 3^rd Area (2013)
George Seeley, 281 Poors Mill Rd., Belfast 04915 (338-4050), 4^th Area (2012)
Robert Wetzler, Jr., 1730 Exeter Rd., Exeter 04435 (379-2449), 5^th Area (2012)
Charles Fritz, 466 Chases Mill Rd., E. Machias 04630 (255-3966), 6^th Area (2011)
Roderick Collins, 18 Milliken St., Bridgewater 04735 (425-2120, 7^th Area (2011)

HOMELESS VETERANS COMMITTEE
John Doyle, 111 Ridge Rd., Bath 04530 (443-8816)
Emmett Stuart, 19 Crest Ave., Auburn 04210 (c 333-0852)

HUMANITARIAN AWARD COMMITTEE
Kenneth Bouchard, 35 Lavoie St, Jay 04239 (897-6739), Chairman
     e-mail: kbouchard5@roadrunner.com
Tom Newman, P.O. Box 228, Southwest Harbor 04679 (244-4010)
John Neel, P.O. Box 327, Howland 04448 (732-3496)
Linda Blanton, 21 Garrison Cove Rd., Bailey Island 04003 (833-2980)
Fred Ormezzani, 49 Church St., Limestone 04750 (325-4068)

INSURANCE TRUST
Ernest Paradis, P.O. Box 922, Waterville 04903-0922 (872-5987)
     e-mail: eparadis4@roadrunner.com

INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND POST DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
John Doyle, 111 Ridge Rd., Bath 04530 (443-8816)
     e-mail: monami@suscom-maine.net

2 Members from each District and all Past Department Commanders

LAW AND ORDER COMMITTEE
Kirk Thurston, 425 Maple St., Rumford 04276 (369-0831), Chairman
     e-mail: fuzzyt3@myfairpoint.net
Gil Ormsby, P.O. Box 303, S. Harpswell 04079 (833-6426)
Roderick Collins, 18 Milliken St., Bridgewater 04735 (425-2120)
Larry Newth, 87 Winterbrook Road, Mechanic Falls 04256 (998-3039)
Eric Dickey, 365 Front St., Richmond 04357 (737-8084)
Mike Frelk, 19 Bowman St., Bath 04530 (442-9206)

LEGION RIDERS
Paul L’Heureux, 12 Sherwood Dr., Auburn 04210 (786-2156) (c- 754-6044), Co-Chairman
     e-mail: AFDPAL@aol.com
Mike Gantnier, 183 Main St., Madawaska 04756 (728-4876) (c 436-0160), Co-Chairman
     e-mail: mgantnier@yahoo.com

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Mission: To establish and promote the official legislative mandates of the Department of Maine and the national organization. To establish, maintain and promote proactive grassroots lobbying activities and establish and maintain liaison with elected officials and their staff.

Charles Mann, 345 Main St., Winthrop 04368 (377-2108), Co-Chairman
     e-mail: themanns@fairpoint.net
Rodney Jennings, 92 Fish St., Leeds 04263 (524-3851), Co-Chairman
William L. Ciciotte, P.O. Box 374, Topsham 04086 (725-8543)
Charles Mann, 345 Main St., Winthrop 04364 (377-2108)
Jesse Pierce, P.O. Box 165, Buckfield 04220 (336-3601)
Violette Murphy, 254 Northern Ave., Farmingdale 04344 (582-5148)

LIAISON TO BANGOR TROOP GREETERS
Peter Johnson, P.O. Box 697, Greenville 04441 (695-2019)
William Dean, Sr., 40 March St., Bangor 04401 (299-7977)
Ross Freeman, 25 Back Winterport Rd., Winterport 04496 (223-5950)

LIAISON TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
Omer Dionne, 278 Maine St., Grand Isle 04746 (895-3538)
Bill Follis, 14 Mitchell St, Eastport 04631 (853-9496)

MAINE BLIND CAMP COMMITTEE
Brian Knowlton, P.O. Box 494, Dexter 04930 (924-3222), Chairman
     e-mail: brian_knowlton@hotmail.com
Donald Dinsmore, 54 Mt. Ephraim Rd., Searsport 04974 (548-2204)
Brenda Dearborn, 97 Spring St., Gardiner 04345 (582-8209)
Frederick England, P.O. Box 127, Weld 04285 (585-2479)
Gary Bulger, 14 Crummett St., Benton 04901 (872-6250)
Vi Murphy, 254 Northern Ave., Farmingdale 04344 (582-5148)

THE MAINE LEGIONNAIRE
Elroy Belanger, 179 12th Ave., Madawaska 04756 (728-6560), Chairman
Lloyd Woods, P.O. Box 900, Waterville 04903-0900 (873-3229), Editor
Leland Millett, 139 Crockett Ridge Rd., Norway 04268 (743-2565)
George Bean, 327 Pond Rd., Sidney 04330 (547-3505)
Charlie Fritz, 466 Chases Mill Rd., E. Machias 04630 (255-3966)
Edward Roach, Jr., P.O. Box 206, Dixfield 04224 (562-7304)

MAINE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY
George Bean, 327 Pond Rd., Sidney 04330 (547-3505), Chairman
     e-mail: gbean@gwi.net
Steven Spaulding, P.O. Box 41, Canaan 04924 (474-0857)
Brian Knowlton, P.O. Box 494, Dexter 04930 (924-3222)
Violette Murphy, 254 Northern Ave., Farmingdale 04344 (582-5148)
Rodney DuPerry, 96 Richards Rd., Benton 04901 (238-9498)
Fred Ormezzani, 49 Church St., Limestone 04750 (325-4068)
Donald Chatman, P.O. Box 705, Caribou 04736 (498-3766)

NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE
Mission: To promote the programs of The American Legion in regard to national defense in all of its phases, to include programs such as Blood Donor and ROTC, for example.

Raymond West, 10 Pinewood Dr., Topsham 04086 (729-8551), Chairman
     e-mail: raywest@comcast.net
John Schlaack, 1069 Pinkham Brook Rd., Durham 04222 (353-8457)
Lucien Marcoux, 302 Russell St., Lewiston 04240 (782-9820)
Robert Jordan, 594 Oyster River Rd., Warren 04864 (273-2097)

ORATORICAL COMMITTEE
Bill Barr, 14 High St., Lisbon Falls 04252 (353-4388), Chairman
     e-mail: bbarr27@roadrunner.com
John Schlaack, 1069 Pinkham Brook Rd., Durham 04222 (353-8457)
Paul Neal, 62 Chestnut St. #3, So. Portland 04106 (767-0874)
Kris Crawford, 2 Barbie Ln. Apt. 3., Lisbon 04250
Mike Frelk, 19 Bowman St., Bath 04530 (442-9206)
Robert Emery, Sr., 23 Lynn Rd., Augusta 04330 (622-0947)
Frank Butler, 405 Fletcher’s Landing Rd., Ellsworth 04605 (667-6582)
George Bean, 327 Pond Rd., Sidney 04330 (547-3505)

POW/MIA COMMITTEE
Charles Bennett, 1200 Fairbanks Rd, Farmington 04938 (778-2340), Chairman
     e-mail: CHBEN48@yahoo.com
Rodney Anderson, 190 Libby Ave, Gorham 04038 (318-5290)
Bill Follis, 14 Mitchell St, Eastport 04631 (853-9496)
Darrell Savage, P.O. Box 34, W. Enfield 04493 (732-5400) (c 794-5400)
Richard Butters, 720 Mariaville Rd., Ellsworth 04605 (479-5645)
Ross Freeman, 25 Back Winterport Rd., Winterport 04496 (223-5950)

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Arthur Frederiksen, 16 Depot Rd., Falmouth 04105, Chairman
     e-mail: falmouth164@aol.com
Lloyd Woods, P.O. Box 900, Waterville 04903-0900 (873-3229)
Ken Marston, 58 Cornfield Rd., Buxton 04093 (929-5875), 1^st Area (2012)
Lee Millett, 139 Crockett Ridge Rd., Norway 04268 (743-2565), 2^nd Area (2012)
Robert Doyle, P.O. Box 194, Rockland 04841 (354-0567) 3rd Area (2013)
Brenda Dearborn, 97 Spring St., Gardiner 04345 (582-8209), 4^th Area (2013)
Willard Leeman, 24 Mooers Rd., Milo 04463 (943-7482), 5^th Area (2012)
John & Susan Sims, P.O. Box 174, Jonesboro 04648 (497-5483), 6^th Area (2012)
Elroy Belanger, 179 12th Ave., Madawaska 04756 (728-6560), 7^th Area (2013)

RECONNECT COMMITTEE
Peter Rogers, 30 High St., Augusta 04330 (784-6969)

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
William L. Ciciotte, P.O. Box 374, Topsham 04086 (725-8543), Chairman
Carl McGlauflin, 11 Barton St., Presque Isle 04769 (762-6971)
Anthony G. Jordan, 6 Fairway View Dr., Unit #131, Vassalboro 04989 (622-9286)
Gary Purington, 57 Clifford St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-4191)
John Hargreaves, 642 Maine Ave. Farmingdale 04344 (623-4142)
Richard Bowden, 239 Central St., Bucksport 04416 (469-3295)
Dan Boland, P.O. Box 40, Bailey Island, 04003 (833-5583)
Bobby Richardson, Jr., 2 Crescent St., Mexico 04257 (369-9679)
Donald Grotton, Jr., P.O. Box 189, Whitefield 04353 (549-7585)
Robert Owen, P.O. Box 3411, Augusta 04330 (623-5726)
Andrew Olson, 1310 No. Shore Rd., Stockholm 04783 (896-7934)

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION COMMITTEE
Rodman Green, 284 Ellsworth Rd., Aurora 04408 (584-2914)
     e-mail: comrodgreen@yahoo.com
Paul L’Heureux, 12 Sherwood Dr., Auburn 04210 (786-2156)
John Mercurio, P.O. Box 874, York Harbor 03911 (363-8574)
Gary Purington, 57 Clifford St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-4191)
Robert Rossignol, 101 Jefferson St., Apt. 101, Van Buren 04785 (868-5710)

SPECIAL OLYMPICS/CAMP TALL PINES COMMITTEE
Mission: To promote and support all Special Olympics Maine programs at the local, state, national and international level that have been approved/endorsed by The American Legion Department of Maine.

Vaughn Mercier, 28 Glendale St., Madison 04950 (696-5885), Co-Chairman
Geoff Ragsdale, 2 Kimball St., Richmond 04357 (737-2395), Co-Chairman
Mickey Boutilier, 324 Flaggy Meadow Rd., Gorham 04038 (939-2503)
Jesse Pierce, P.O. Box 165, Buckfield 04220 (336-3601)
Bob Wright, P.O. Box 4004, Portland 04101 (761-0791), Camp Tall Pines, Chairman
     e-mail: bwright36@gmail.com
Gary Purington, 57 Clifford St., Mechanic Falls 04256 (345-4191), Camp Tall Pines
Steve Page, 41 Vista Hts., Winthrop 04364 (446-0387), Camp Tall Pines
Fred Kennedy, 83 Skillings St., So. Portland 04106, (761-8063), Camp Tall Pines

TASK FORCE FOR THE FUTURE
Mission: To develop goals and initiatives that will support the mission of the Department of Maine over the next five years.

Patrick Eisenhart, 49 Eight Rod Rd., Augusta 04330 (632-3807), Chairman
     e-mail: pat@theopcenter.com
Anthony G. Jordan, 6 Fairway View Dr., Unit #131, Vassalboro 04989 (622-9286)
Scott Paradis, P.O. Box 182, Corinna 04928 (902-2339)
Ernest Paradis, P.O. Box 922, Waterville 04903-0922 (872-5987)
Bobby Richardson, Jr., 2 Crescent St., Mexico 04257 (369-9679)
Andrew Olson, 1310 No. Shore Rd., Stockholm 04783 (896-7934)

VA&R COMMITTEE
Mission: To assist veterans in obtaining needed medical assistance in the pursuance of claims and in obtaining other veteran’s rights and benefits through the general supervision of the Department Service Officer.

Mike Frelk, 19 Bowman St., Bath 04530 (442-9206), Chairman, 3rd Area (2011)
     e-mail: am4pack@gwi.net
Robert Owen, PO Box 3411, Augusta ME 04330 (623-5726), Secretary (2012)
Tim Flaherty, 82 Depot Rd., Apt. 16, Falmouth 04105 (899-2153) 1st Area (2012)
Tom Naragon, 6 Hope St., Lisbon Falls (576-6790), 2nd Area (2011)
Vaughn Mercier, 28 Glendale St., Madison 04950 (696-5885), 4th Area (2013)
Willard Leeman, 24 Mooers Rd., Milo 04463 (943-7482), 5th Area (2012)
Ike Hubbard, 1561 Mason Bay Rd., Jonesport 04649 (497-5949), 6th Area (2013)
John Cyr, 130 Laplante Heights, Van Buren 04785 (868-5343), 7th Area (2012)

VAVS COMMITTEE
Lu Lamoreau, 171 Johnson Lane, W. Gardiner 04345 (588-6270), Chairman
     e-mail: Arglen@gwi.net
Dan Boland, P.O. Box 40, Bailey Island, 04003 (833-5583)
Vaughn Mercier, 28 Glendale St., Madison 04950 (696-5885)
Mary Stoddard, 65 Easy St., Litchfield 04350 (268-4361)
Joe Wallace, 38 Lakeview Dr., Rockland 04841 (594-5799)
Susan Sims, P.O. Box 174, Jonesboro 04648 (497-5483)
Eric Dickey, 365 Front St., Richmond 04357 (737-8084)

VETERANS HOME VOLUNTARY SERVICE COMMITTEE

Augusta
Robert Emery, Sr., 23 Lynn Rd., Augusta 04330 (622-0947), Chairman

Bangor
Jim Settele, 658 Wiswell Rd., Holden 04429 (989-3202)

Caribou
Raphael Guerrette, 21 Garden Circle, Caribou 04736 (496-2671)
Donald Chatman, P.O. Box 705, Caribou 04736 (498-3766)

Machias
Ralph Flood, 233 Cooper Hwy., Meddybemps 04657 (454-3347)

South Paris
Robert Sessions, 159 Pikes Hill Rd., Norway 04268 (743-2197)
Leland Millett, 139 Crockett Ridge Rd., Norway 04268 (743-2565)
John Kezal, P.O. Box 254, Rumford 04276 (364-7430)
Joe Cooney, 16 Crescent St., Norway 04268 (743-9494)

Scarborough
Paul Neal, 62 Chestnut St. # 3, So. Portland 04106 (767-0874)

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