Sons of the American Legion - Morristown

08/01/2018

August 2018 Newsletter -

     It has been said that the Morristown American Legion was built on our monthly steak fry.  There is quite a bit of truth to that statement, but as times have changed, our local club has become heavily dependent on gambling income to maintain the building, help pay salaries, and keep us finan...

07/01/2018

July 2018 Newsletter -

   The Roy Lieder Post 149, Morristown, Minnesota was formed in Morristown, Minnesota in 1919 with 23 charter members.  The Charter members were Clark Smith, Dean Kanne, George Adams, Marten Schwictenberg, Harry Calkeus, Jesse Miler, James Thayer, George Gudridge, H.L. Bunges, M.A. Murphy,William...

06/01/2018

June 2018 Newsletter -

The weather has finally turned warm so we hope people stop into the Legion for a drink to stay cool this summer. Parade and event season is upon us starting with Dam Days and Bullhead Days right after. Then the Hog Roast is a few weeks afterward then July 4th will be here in no time. Arnell has been...

05/28/2018

Memorial Day 2018

05/01/2018

May 2018 Newsletter -

The April meeting was short and sweet. Arnell is settling in as Gambling Manager, still some learning to do but he's getting the hang of it. He went with a few other Legion members to Waseca to meet with M Peters, our gambling supplier, and to see how gambling is conducted in a few different establi...

04/01/2018

April 2018 Newsletter -

March has come and gone but nobody told spring, not only are we looking forward to better weather we're looking forward to the spring events with the Legion. We have Memorial Day coming up so we've started planning that, I'm on the lookout for a speaker and Chuck already secured the WEM band to play...

02/28/2018

March 2018 Newsletter -

Even with the snow and cold in January we had a good month. Hoping that February is as good or better. Arnell Anderson is taking over the Gambling Manager position, he has done the training and should be in place March 1st. A big thank you to Gene Lindahl for his 19 years of service as Gambling Mana...

02/01/2018

February 2018 Newsletter -

We had a busy meeting in January and we've decided there are some important decisions that need to be made. We still need a Gambling Manager and it has been discussed if we lose a gambling we might as well shut the club down, this is how important it is to the Legion. The club hasn't been as profita...

12/30/2017

December 2018 Newsletter

We had a busy December meeting. First discussion item was Gambling Manager. The person that was going to do it had to back out due to family reasons. We need a Gambling Manager - Without one we cannot run any games like pull-tabs, bingo, or paddle-wheel. This is our main source of donations for co...

11/01/2017

November 2017 Newsletter

A lot was discussed at the October Meeting. The Legion Ruck March is October 28th, marching groups leaving Waseca at 7:00 am and Faribault at 8:00 to converge at the Morristown Legion at Noon with a luncheon and short program to follow. We are looking to install automatic doors at the main entrance…

10/01/2017

🇺🇸 October 2017 Newsletter

We had a good turnout for the membership dinner and several good comments about the El Molino Tacos that were served that night.  It was something different and something interesting.  Who knows what we'll try next! After the dinner, we had 21 Legion members stay for the meeting.  Several things wer...

09/11/2017

🇺🇸 September, 2017 e-Newsletter

Maynard Schroeder is on sick call. Our condolences to the Witte and the Rasmussen families' for their loss.  Marv Velzke was the bar tab winner(again) for our monthly meeting.  Important news for this month - Membership dinner is September 18. It is being catered by El Molino's of Waseca (build your...