The Commander’s Corner:
I hope all of you can join us up stairs at the Post on March the 9th for our Monthly Legion meeting at 7:30pm.
I want to ask all of you to join in the fun at our Social Quarters. The staff is doing an outstanding job making the club a place we can all enjoy a meal and refreshments at a low cost to you. Please take advantage of this hard work and enjoy. Please, all Legion members come to the meeting on the 9th! We need you to be able to conduct business.
Our Early Bird thank you meal will be on March 20th from 2pm to 5pm. Make sure you bring your dues card.
Don't forget we have the WEB site back up and running. Visit it at www.Legionpost72.org A special thanks to Steve McLeod for his work getting it up and running, Barbara Truitt for putting our News Letter together, and Paul, Donna, and John for their input.
For God & Country
Larry Ritchie — Commander
House Chairman News:
We are still taking steps to try and make the post 72 Social Quarters a place you can come with your family and guests to enjoy a good Lunch or Dinner and some refreshments. If you have any ideas of how we can improve, please let us know.
We now have a Beretta 9mm Series 92 Hand Gun up at the Club for Raffle. Get your tickets at the club for only $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00, the drawing will be on April 24th.
Just another reminder for you members that play the HOGs. I'm sorry to say that we need to hold to the rule that started on February 1st, that you will no longer be able to call into the club to see what the winning numbers are.
Check out the corner as you enter the Social Quarters to the right and take note of our POW/MIA chair and table in honor of POW and MIA. I want to give a big thank you to the ones that made contributions to cover part of the cost. We are thinking of doing some type of drawing to help cover the rest of the cost. Please stay tuned for more information as we get it.
Please note there will be a Bake Sale on April 2nd and 3rd. Anyone that wants to bring in any Bake Goods please contact Donna.
For God and Country
Paul Baker — House Chairman
Auxiliary News:
I hope everyone had a very nice Valentine's Day. We are all thankful for your hard work and support on Sunday breakfasts.
We are having an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 4th from noon to 1:00 pm. We will have a sign-up sheet in the Social Quarters for you to sign your children and grandchildren up. The sign-up sheet will be taken down on March 28th so we can get our goodie bags fixed. There will also be prizes given during the day.
Our next meeting will be March 14th at 6:30 pm. Please come out and join us, weather permitting.
For God and Country
Donna Webb — President
Sons of the Legion News:
At our last meeting we had the State 1st Commander Chip Byers, Robbie Berman, State Sergeant at Arms, and Ted Byers, WWII veteran, which we were glad to have join us.
We also had Paul Baker from the Legion Riders and Larry Ritchie, Commander of Post 72 who we were very glad to see.
The SAL would like to thank Bob Lemon for fixing all the food – great job!
The SAL is hosting a drawing for a Spring Tractor Tune-up to benefit the Child Welfare Foundation. Winner receives an oil change, oil filter, fuel filter & spark plug change, grease all fittings, check belts & pulleys, sharpen blades. Pick up and delivery is included. Compliments of Hamilton Equipment. Tickets are $1. each or 6 for $5. Drawing is March 21st at the Post. See the flyer at the Post for more details.
Thanks to everyone for coming to the meeting — keep coming back!
For God & Country
Johnny Corbin — Commander SAL
American Legion Riders News:
Work continues on the upcoming bike and car show. We've expanded the event to include a SWAP MEET. This is the perfect opportunity for lots of you to clean out those unwanted car or motorcycle parts and accessories, and bring them to the swap meet. A 10 x 10 space is only $5. Don't have enough stuff yourself? Get together with a friend or neighbor, share the space & cost, and turn your spare parts into cash! The date is June 12th (Rain date June 19th).
We'd like to thank everyone for their support at our Sunday breakfasts. Remember, ALR hosts the breakfast the 4th Sunday of each month! Come on out for some good food and a good time!
Our next meeting is Wednesday, March 3rd at 7 pm.
For God & Country
Barbara Truitt — Vice President
Social Quarters:
We will continue to do our best to make your visit to the club a happy event. If there are any ideas or information you would like to pass along to help make the club a better place, to be enjoyed by all, please pass them along to me or any employee here at the Social Quarters.
Our Super Bowl party didn't go off due to the snow but we did draw the winner of the chair on Tuesday the 9th. The winner has claimed the chair. Thanks to all who took part in this event.
Our Valentine Night at the Club was a very nice event and has helped us make the decision to have a steak night each month with music. Please check the News Letter for dates and times. You will be able to get a Steak Dinner for two at a low cost of only $14.00. from 6pm to 8:30pm (cost for one is $9.00). In March it will be on the 13th with music by Papa DJ.
Don't forget our Pot-Luck one Saturday each Month as a Meet & Greet. Please bring a covered dish or dessert to share and join in the fun.
On March the 27th we will have a Post Family Day from 4pm to 10pm up-stairs at the Post. There will be games for the kids with prizes and hot-dogs. Later we will enjoy a BBQ Dinner. There will be music provided by DJ Dillon and an area for dancing. Please let us know how many children you will be bringing to help us with the number of prizes we will need to get. We want to make sure every child gets prizes. Remember this is a Family Day and we want the whole Family to enjoy this event. Also we will need some volunteers to help with the games.
We are planning a Bake Sale on April 2nd & 3rd . Please let Donna know if you would like to bring in any bake goods for this event.
GAMES at the Post: Darts Tournament on Thursday nights at 6:30pm. We have a Pool Tournament on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We are thinking of starting a Bowling Tournament. Please let us know if this is something you would like to do. When the weather is nicer we will start a Horse Shoe Tournament as well.
For God & Country
Paul Baker — Manager