One Nation, Under God
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The Casualties of War List of the State of Montana lists the following Servicemen from Phillips County. WWI: William Boettcher, Paul Burnham, Harold Clark, Chrision Kerp, Oscar Larum, Fred McGillis, Lawrence Rawdon, Carl Schultz, George Swanke, and Gust Swanson. WWII: John Albus, Thomas Appelhans, Mathew Armstrong, Carl Brun, Benjamin Chopwood, Kenneth Combes, Pete Demarais, Norman Deo, Ralph Freburg, Howard Hayes, Willard Holmquist, Byron Hurley, Merle Kaasa, Edward Kuntz, Glen Lyden, Arthur Newton, Clifford Pehlke, Harold Piper, Lancer...
Welcoming Veterans and guests to the VFW Club are two benches which have a refreshing and bright appearance with a touch up. The benches are in memory of Veteran Mike McEwen and were recently anonymously treated to fresh paint and upgrading. The VFW extends their appreciation to the skilled and talented craftsman for the time and generosity shared to make the welcome to the Club a warm one. The Club is open at this time on Tuesday to Saturday from 4 til 8. The Club hosts a Jam Session the first...
American Legion groups donated towards upgrades needed by Phillips County 4H Shooting Sports. James Barnard and the other instructors of the Phillips County Shooting Sports presented a list of repair parts needed, consumable items needed, archery products wanted, and new guns wanted to purchase so the kids could better compete against others at the state competition. Both the Post's and the Squadron's members voted to support their needs. Even though the Post's Annual Garage Sale this past spring was canceled due to Covid 19, we received some...
As the Thanksgiving Day gatherings are over and the Christmas season festivities approach, American Legion Post 57 (and other Veterans Associations) gratuitously gives thanks to the community for its support of our goals and the monetary help in our donations to community functions. Many people see the combined Legion, VFW, and Sons of the American Legion members as we provide Honor Guard duties at a veteran’s funeral, and/or at other various patriotic events: but we also support many other projects. Like in many earlier years, this past y...
As has been the normal for several years there is no meetings scheduled in July and August. The next meeting of Post 57 and Squadron 57 will be on September 17th at the VFW Club. District 2 and Post 57 commander Vincent Schmoeckel attended the 100th State convention in late June at Polson, Mont., where our Post's display of information on the history of the 1st State Convention held in 1919 in Malta took the 3rd place prize in the state post's Anniversary contest. Both Post 57 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 57 are open to requests...
Recently Post 57 supported the local baseball team by paying over $500 to cover their insurance / entry fee into the regional American Legion Baseball League. Along with 40 to 60 other spectators at Trafton Park, I really enjoyed their play on June 6th's double-header against Wolf Point. They won the 7 inning first game by 13-10 and were leading 5-1 in the second game when it was rained out. The players occasionally swap positions as several of them are pitchers, and the rules apparently limit...
A two-year project to update the maps and lists of veterans in all Phillips County locations (cemeteries and other areas ) is about 50% complete. Ninety to 100% of the veterans buried in Malta, Zortman, Landusky, Forks, Sun Prairie, Sunny Slope, and as much info as time permits of the Saco, Dodson, and Rietan Cemeteries will be on display on Memorial Day on May 27th. Please plan on taking the time to review then or soon after to be sure your relatives and past community members are listed in the forthcoming updated lists. Other displays will...
We've just completed our annual garage sale fundraiser so we can support more community projects. The Post 57's recent and future activities include - donations to - old "stagecoach" restoration, plans to sponsor 1 or 2 local boys to attend Boys State activities, planning a bigger Memorial Day celebration, and supporting with help or donations to other community groups and projects. SAL Squadron 57 are planning {along with Legion Auxillary Juniors ) to inconspicuously clean grass overgrowth on veterans markers in the original edition of the...
It was a mournful community as several well known members who were Veterans and other long time residents of the area are no longer with us. The composite Honor Guards of Sons of the American Legion, Legion, and VFW did or will do their part in military honors for these Veterans. The Auxillary helped also. Our condolences to all. Several people from the local Legion groups attended the District 2 Spring meeting at Saco on Saturday March 30th. Next week there will be a more detailed report on the upcoming state celebrations during the 100th...
Although the Sons of the American Legion has only been active in the Malta/ Saco area for less than 3 years, they have been in existence elsewhere for a lot longer. The Veterans of WW II and earlier conflicts encountered many individuals and relatives who patriotically supported all veterans. To offer the non-veterans a group to channel their energy into the Sons of the American Legion was organized. The club is open to male descendants, adopted sons, and step-sons of Veterans of military service. These so called (Squadrons) are sponsored,...
January's Veteran's Holiday meal was super delicious and the approximately 65 attendees had a great time and some took home some door prizes which were purchased by the Post and Squadrons. The Malta Garage Sale at the VFW is scheduled for April 20th and larger/ valuable item locked storage is available now if needed. Contact Jay Southwick 390-2198, Vince Schmoekel 301-1040, Ken Ruzicka 654-7243 for transport/ help. The spring meeting of District 2 will be held in Saco on March 30th. A partial display honoring the 100th Anniversary of the...
All Veterans are invited to the Christmas Party on January 12th. Great food, memories, and $400 in door prizes will be enjoyed. On December 18th the Raffle tickets were shuffled and 4 names drawn. The camo Remington Model 7 .243 rifle donated by Vince Schmoeckel was won by Don Dalby. The spa package at Studio Styles was won by Kari Hould. Hobbles donated by Swede Uphaus were won by Don Dalby. The Birdhouse donated by Gary Faydo was claimed by Vince Schmoeckel. A total of 23 members of the...
In our February meeting, we were given a presentation by two students from Malta High School on their planned trip of 13 students to Washington D.C. to view how government works as promoted by the Close - Up org. We subsequently voted to donate $500.00 towards their trip of one week in mid-April. In our May meeting, they provided us a report on the knowledge gained and other highlights of their trip. Among the more recent donations are $1000.00 to the Shooting Sports Program, $500.00 to The Boys and Girls Club, $100 to Malta's Walleyes...