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Westside News Established 1953
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Serving the communities of Hamlin, Clarkson, Kendall, Bergen, Clarendon, Holley-Murray, Brockport-Sweden
September 19, 2021
Issue No. 38
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Sweden’s Jack Tangen elected National Commander of NSVA On Friday, August 20, Sweden resident Jack Tangen was elected as the National Commander of the Navy Seabee Veterans Association (NSVA) in Biloxi, Mississippi. The U.S. Navy Seabees were founded on March 5, 1942 as a result of the WWII need to provide skilled craftsmen to build and repair forward combat installations necessary to help the war effort and defend themselves from the enemy. The Seabees built airstrips, fuel depots, hospitals, barracks, deep water ports, dry docks, anything given to them, using ingenuity and skill, usually in record time. Their motto was “The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer.” The NSVA was formed by Seabee Veterans shortly after the war ended in 1946. This year the NSVA celebrates 75 years of unbroken dedication to our communities and nation.
Jack Tangen
most recent positions were at the National level as Chief Editor of the NSVA CAN DO magazine and the NSVA website. He also donates his time working and maintaining the Seabee Memorial Monument in North Tonawanda. Jack said, “It was a great honor to be elected the National Commander of the NSVA. I feel my experience in assisting, supporting, and providing direction while in other capacities in the NSVA has provided me with invaluable experience from which to draw from and effectively to deliver the results needed to guide the NSVA forward.” Jack is a longtime Sweden resident, having raised his family there with his wife, Donna. They have three daughters who all
graduated from Brockport High School, Laurie Burns, Karen Menser, and Jackie Smith. Laurie and Karen followed their father’s path by joining the U.S. Navy out of high school. Jack retired from the Kodak Elmgrove plant in 2001 after 32 years and continued to work at the site for another 13 years. He then went on to drive bus for Brockport Central Schools. Jack is also a member of the Brockport Lions Club. Any veteran that was or is a Seabee or was attached to the Bureau of Yards and Docks may join the NSVA. Additional information is available on www.nsva.org. Provided information and photos
Jack Tangen was elected National Commander of the NSVA as the group celebrates 75 years of dedication to the nation. Jack joined the U.S. Navy in 1961 while in high school. He was stationed in Davisville, Rhode Island, assigned to Mobile Construction Battalion 7. His first deployment was to Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba, at the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis, followed by deployments to Puerto Rico and Vieques Island. He returned to Brockport upon completion of his military service, taking a position as maintenance electrician at Bausch & Lomb before moving to a similar position with the Eastman Kodak Company in 1969. Jack joined the NSVA in 2004 with the creation of NSVA Island X-12 in Rochester. He has held the offices of Commander, Secretary, and Treasurer in Island X-12 and in the Department of New York. Jack’s
Jack also donates his time maintaining the Seabee Memorial Monument in North Tonawanda.
“On The Canals” fall kayak/bicycle excursions offered in Brockport
Photo courtesy of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
The Village of Brockport has joined the Erie Canal communities of Waterloo, Savannah, Amsterdam, Macedon, and Medina to offer free kayak and bicycle excursions on the Erie Canal. Brockport is offering three excursions each day on four Saturdays and Sundays in September (18, 19, 25, 26) and October (2, 3, 9, 10). The excursion sites were selected and sponsored by the New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation. Brockport’s Paddle/Pedal excursions begin at the Brockport Welcome Center, 11 Water Street, and head west to Holley Canal Park. The 2.5-hour tour comprises
three miles of kayaking (between Brockport and Sans Souci Park in Clarkson) and 6.75 miles of cycling (Sans Souci Park to Holley Canal Park to Brockport). Kayaks and bicycles will be furnished for the tours. Refreshments courtesy of local farms will be provided at Canal Park, and participants will receive a coupon for a Brockport restaurant at the conclusion of the tour. For details and to join a free tour, visit Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/brockport-paddle-pedal-excursionstickets-169157114483. Provided information