American Legion Post 44

The Lakeville VFW will be closing its doors this summer, right now it appears that will happen sometime after Pan-A-Prog.  The Legion Post will be looking for a new meeting place, the Heritage Center came up as an option we will be visiting that site for more information.  Any ideas on other meeting places please let us know.

Voted in 2014 Officers are:

Commander: Bob Billings

Adjutant: Tom Okeefe

Vice Commander: Vic Morrow

2nd Vice: Steve Buck

Finance Officer:  Arlyn Peterson

Chaplin:  Al Pond

Service Officer: Roy Bressler

Sgt-at-Arms: Larry Lulf

Please feel free to contact us with any questions to be part of the email list send your email to Vic at V2Morrow@yahoo.com

Memorial Day is set aside to honor those who have died in service to the nation. In remembrance and celebration, on Monday, May 26, the American Legion Post 44 and VFW Post 210 of Lakeville will present their annual Memorial Day color guard visits at area cemeteries to honor the military service members buried there.

This tradition of honor has taken place in Lakeville for more than 50 years. The stops on the route will each include a brief presentation, the Color Guard, and the Lakeville North High School band. Residents are invited to attend any or all of these recognition stops at the following area cemeteries (times are approximate).

Monday, May 26 (those in the ceremony will meet at the VFW at 7:15am bus leaves at 7:45 sharp)

8:00 a.m

Orchard Lake (Evergreen Point) Cemetery

16165 Kenwood Trail (CR 5 and CR 46)

8:25 a.m.

West Christiana Lutheran Cemetery

245th St. and Pillsbury Ave., south of Lakeville

8:50 a.m.

Church of St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery

New Market

9:15 a.m.

St. John Farmington Lutheran Cemetery

Webster

9:35 a.m.

Solor Lutheran Cemetery

Webster

10:00 a.m.

Annunciation Catholic Cemeteries, Hazelwood

10:20 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hazelwood

10:45 a.m.

East Christiana Cemetery

Highview Ave. & 267th St., south of Lakeville

11:00 a.m.

Highview Christiana Lutheran Cemetery

26690 Highview Ave.

11:25 a.m.

Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery

South of Lakeville, W. of Cedar, north of 225th St.

11:45 a.m.

All Saints Catholic Cemetery

South of downtown Lakeville on 210th St.

Noon

Lakeville Grove Cemetery

8505 205th St.

12:15 p.m. (approx.)

The last stop on tour will be a brief program at Lakeville Veterans Memorial at Aronson Park.

12:30 p.m.

Lakeville Veterans Memorial

Aronson Park, 8250 202nd Street

Please join the Legion and VFW in honoring our veterans at a brief Memorial Day program.

Posted by Vic Morrow