PAGE 12 - September 5, 2007
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Internal Strife Forces Shutdown       Inglis Couple Celebrate 50 Years
of Inglis VFW Post By State
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent
Frank and Olive Herrick celebrated their 50th anniversary September 4th. The "young
at heart" couple married in 1957, left Lincolnville Center, Maine and moved to Lakeland in 1960
The Gilley, Long Osteen VFW Post 8698 on Hwy 40 East
where Frank won many awards as the Lakeland Fire District #1 Communications Engineer.
Inglis is temporarily closed due to dissension between some
Olive was busy as homemaker raising their 3 girls: Mary Cooper, Dorothy Reinhart and Julie
of the members and the governing officers. The State Com-
Cooper. Olive's mother had moved to Cypress Marina in Yankeetown and in 1977 Frank and
mander for the VFW of Florida stepped in and closed the
Olive moved into the wood frame house with the large cactus in the front yard across the
building for 60 days according to his letter which went out
street from her mother, Dorothy Hall. Frank, laughing said they were told by everyone that the
to the 155 members. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will meet on
marriage would never last. Olive related her first trip to Florida with her husband. She said as
September 19 at 7:00 PM in the Our Pub dining room.
they came into Auburndale, the water tower was painted orange and had a stem and green
Jack McDermott - Commander, Dept. of Florida Veterans
leaves painted on it and looked like a big orange. Frank, a well known jokester, told her in
of Foreign Wars had this to say to the members of post 8698:
Florida that sinks had 3 faucets. There was hot water, cold water and orange juice. When they
"I have suspended the charter of the VFW Post 8698, Inglis,
arrived at the house, she went in the kitchen to check it out and wanted to know where was the
FL for a period of sixty days. I took this action after careful
orange juice faucet. Olive said she had actually believed that story.
consideration and upon the recommendation of District 7
One of their amazing stories is their miracle in the 1993 Storm of the Century. Frank
Commander Wayne Carrignan and after a meeting attended
by the District Commander, State Adjutant/Quartermaster, This notice was posted at the
said on that morning, wind woke him up in the early predawn and he saw the water coming. He
Post Commander, Post Sr. Vice Commander, Post Quarter- VFW Post
said he waded next door to get a neighbor's boat and brought it to the porch. There was no
way to get his wife up into the boat nor her mother, who was in a wheel chair. Olive said
master and several members of the Post.
everything was floating east down Riverside Drive but their miracle was a set of steps off a
It was my determination that the Post was unable to govern the operations of the Post and
mobile home across the street which floated right across their yard and up on the porch. Frank
to keep the charter in effect was not in the best interest of the Veterans of Foreign Wars or
said he helped Olive up the steps, onto the handrail and into the boat followed by himself and
members of this Post.
then pulled up Mrs. Hall into the boat. According to Frank, the recipe for a long marriage is
Under the suspension, VFW Post 8698 is closed until further notice and the Post has been
"communications." Olive believes the secret is "give and take and keeping things in the
put under a trustee committee. Pursuant to a written grant of powers and limitations, the
open."
trustee committee shall carry on the business and affairs of the Post during the period of
suspension. The trustee committee actions are with the approval of my office.
The chairman of the trustee committee, John Hahn, will conduct a Post meeting on
Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. for the sole purpose to discuss the cause, effect
or removal of penalty and the actions necessary by the membership for the Post to resume
operations. If you are interested in the future of Post 8698, then I urge you to attend this
IMPORTANT meeting. By working together, we can find the solutions to these issues and
ensure that this Post continues to work on behalf of the members and veterans in Inglis."
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