2023/24 Event Calendar

 

Regularly Scheduled Events

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Open at Noon Daily

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Area's Best Happy Hour
Mon-Thurs, 4-6pm

 

Meat Raffles

Friday, 5:30pm

Saturday, 6:30pm

 

Monthly Breakfasts

Legion Auxiliary
2nd Sunday of Each Month

7:30-11:30am

(May-October)

 

Bar Bingo

6pm, Tuesdays

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Progressive Jackpot Trivia
Wednesdays at 7pm

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Pull Tabs & E-Tabs Daily

 

Poker: Texas Holdem

Free to all. Cash payouts

Cards dealt on Thursdays @ 6:30pm

Register by 6pm & receive bonus chips.

 

E-Bingo

Monday-Friday Lunch Hour Play 11am - 2pm

Monday-Thurs, 4pm - 10pm

Friday 4pm - 2am

Saturday 11am - 2am

Sunday 11am - 10pm

 

Meetings

Post/Auxiliary/SAL
4th Monday

Post Membership, Auxiliary

and SAL Mtgs @ 7PM 

(No SAL/AUX Mtgs in Dec)

 

DECEMBER 2023

• 16th Kids Christmas Party, 11am-12:30pm

• 18th Post Membership Meeting @ 7pm (change due to Christmas)

• 24th Christmas Eve Tom & Jerries, Noon-4pm, Club closes at 4pm.​​

• 25th Christmas Day, Club Closed

 

2024 CALENDAR

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

• 10th Sweetheart Dinner, 4:30-7:30pm

• 11th Superbowl Party

 

MARCH

• 15th LIVE BAND!!! Watch for it on Facebook 

• 16th St. Patrick’s Day party and feed. An Irish meal served all day!

• 23rd Kids Easter Party, 11am–12:30

• 31st Easter Sunday Club is closed

 

APRIL

• 20th SAL Fish Fry, 5pm – gone

 

MAY

• 4th Pre-Cinco De Mayo party

• 11th Minnesota Fishing Opener

• 12th Mother’s Day Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 20th Post, SAL, & Auxiliary Officer Elections

• 25th Eagles Healing Nest Fishing, Tuck-a-Way resort

• 27th Memorial Day Services, Backus at 10 am, Ponto Lake at 11am

  • Club social & luncheon to follow the services.

 

JUNE

• 8th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 24th Flag Retirement Ceremony at 4pm.

  • Abbreviated General Meeting at 5pm

  • Installation of Officers at 5:30pm

  • Potluck dinner at 6:30pm

 

JULY

• 13th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

 

AUGUST

• 9th -11th Cornfest Weekend

• 10th Reception for visiting veterans, lunch, beanbags, horseshoes, Entertainment

• 11th

  • Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

  • Dance 2-5pm, followed by a Chicken dinner!

  • Auxiliary Raffle drawing will be held at 5:30pm.

 

SEPTEMBER

• 2nd Labor Day

• 14th Membership Dinner, 5:30pm Social, Dinner at 7pm

  • No Meat Raffle​

• 15th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 21st SAL Gun Raffle Drawing, Legion at 6:30pm

 

OCTOBER

• 12th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 12th SAL Spaghetti Dinner, Fundraiser for the Backus Fire Department,

  • 5pm – gone.

• 26th Kids Halloween Party, 11am-12pm.

• 26th Adult Halloween party, Hors D’oeuvre 8pm, Costume Contest at 9pm.

 

NOVEMBER

• 8th Deer Opener Reception, Chili & Sandwiches at 5pm

  • Meat Raffle @ 5:30p​

• 9th Bake Sale, Noon-6pm

• 9th Deer Hunter’s Dinner, 5-8pm. Meat Raffle at 6:30p

• 18th Soup Cookoff

 

DECEMBER

• 14th Kids Christmas Party, 11am-12:30pm

• 24th Christmas Eve Tom & Jerries, Noon-4pm, Club closes at 4pm

• 25th Christmas Day, Club Closed

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Scheduled events may change.  Stay updated on American Legion events via this website; the Echoland Shopper; Pine Cone Press, Facebook posts and listen to 97.5 FM radio.

 

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