Mark Wiesner, Post Historian
The Henry G. Fix Post 23 meeting was held on February 6th with 24 members present. The meeting was opened by Commander Brian Siemonsma. Special guests were Jim Frerk, Jayden Clark, Tana Clark, Ruth Sarar, and Carrie Moritz. The minutes of the previous meeting were presented and approved. The routine reports were presented and approved. Bills were approved for payment.
Jayden Clark presented her District winning oratorical contest speech. The speech was on the Constitution and the freedoms and privileges granted, and also about the obligations we have as citizens. Jayden will compete at the State level on February 23rd. Jayden’s mother Tana and her former teacher Ruth Sarar also listened in on the speech. Carrie Moritz spoke on the Garretson City Park Bench Project.
twenty-eight benches have been sponsored. Legion members discussed where one of these benchs would be placed on our dugout grounds.
Jon Schmidt, the Service Officer, reported that a card was sent to the families of Norm Benson and Nels Benson, both of whom recently passed away. A get-well card was sent to Harlow Sundem and Ronald Lyngen. Nancy Grady reported that the membership goal is the same as last year at 220. We now have 220 paid memberships, putting us at 100% of our goal. Congratulations to our members and GoGetter staff for reaching this goal so quickly this year!
Americanism Officer Bob Bennett reported that seven high school juniors have expressed interest in Boy’s State this year. This is great news, since last year we did not send any boys to Boy’s State. Paul Evenson gave the Legislative Report. Legion Legislative Day will be February 10th. The Boy’s and Girl’s State Governors will attend and meet with the Governor and Senate and House Chambers. For the Baseball Report Mark Williamson reported that Cody Linneweber will move up to coach the 15 to 16 year old team.
We still have 100th Anniversary books available for sale at the Treasure Chest or by contacting Owen Wiese or Marty Luebke. Raffle tickets are out and need to be turned back in no later than the March meeting. Please help support our major fundraiser by buying or several raffle tickets! We appreciate your donation.
Next post meeting will be March 5th, with the meeting at 7 pm. This is our Past Commander / Post History night. A light meal will be served after the history and comments. The next Legion breakfast is April 5th from 9 am to 1 pm serving french toast with biscuits and gravy. The next county meeting will be February 25rd in Hartford.
The next District meeting will be April 3rd in Baltic. The 2020 State Mid-Winter Conference is February 21-23 at Ocoma, SD. The Garretson High School will have Military Appreciation night on February 18th during the double header game. The Color Guard will present the Colors around 6:15 pm prior to the Girls Varsity game. The Honor Guard welcomes new member Charlie Agnew. The Commander presented Honor Guard pins to all members. Post 23 received a thank you note from the Blue Dragon Academy for the 2019 donation of $2,000.
The Post received a thank you note from the Garretson Food Pantry for last month’s $1500 donation. Our post is proud to support the local community. The daycare will be hosting a fundraiser at the Legion on Saturday, March 21st and will be serving sausages and pancakes. Legion volunteers were needed. Tara Hough, Gary Lyngen, Andy Lyngen, Tony Grandy, and Nancy Grandy volunteered. Rave Uhlich will be presenting his senior project to the Legion membership during the April meeting. Rave is doing his project related to raising money for Veterans.
The raffle drawing was held. Winners this month for $150 were: Ryan Danforth, Lance Gibson, Lyle Van Hoven, and Ward Denning. The meeting was closed by the usual closing ceremony at 8:57 pm.
