COVID-19

Joseph W. Diehn Post 468   Post 468 Family,   In response to the developing public health situation with COVID-19 and following the Directive of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on avoiding large gatherings, the Canteen has been closed and most Post activities and events have been canceled or postponed to a later date. We will continue to monitor the situation and make adjustments as needed.   We understand that many members will be impacted financially as a result of this. We are exploring options and financial assistance programs available to our members. If you have a need please call the...

December – Happy New Year!

Seasons Greetings! The month of December has been extremely busy with lots of things happening at the post! Speaking of activities at the post, during our regular meeting this month – we decided to begin the process of transitioning our current Doughboy newsletter to a 100% electronic form. Due to the rising cost of postage and printing, combined with the need to update our members on a more frequent basis – we will be delivering the newsletter on a monthly basis to your email. If we do not already have your email, please send it to one of your respective...

November – Hurry Up and Wait

Hello friends! This past month has been full of excitement and anxiety as Jennite Paving and Cousino Electric waited for good weather to break ground. Unfortunately, there was about a foot of water underneath the asphalt due to our soil consisting of predominantly clay on top of bedrock. According to Jennite, this would make for a sloppy job of our new parking lot, and we wouldn’t be happy with the results. The tear-off and new parking lot will be installed next April. If you’ve been to the post lately, you’ve probably seen the beginnings of our new islands and light...

October – Building Improvements, Galore!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to our first “Doughboy Update” for the month of October. This is where you can find monthly updated information between our full-sized Doughboy’s. Our next newsletter will be in your mailbox soon, so this will be brief: As you can see in the pictures above, we’ve installed a new handicap-accessible door off the parking lot on the south side of the building! Funds were raised by members and the proceeds from the Spaghetti Dinner we had last month. Although this was a team effort, Tony Roemmele was the “man behind the scenes” as he organized the efforts!...