2023 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

 

Bar Bingo

6pm, Tuesdays

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Progressive Jackpot Trivia
Wednesdays at 7pm

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Pull Tabs & E-Tabs Daily

 

E-Bingo

Monday-Friday Lunch Hour Play 11am - 2pm

Monday-Thurs, 4pm - 10pm

Friday 4pm - 2am

Saturday 11am - 2am

Sunday 11am - 10pm

 

Dances

See schedule in months below

 

Meetings

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Post/Auxiliary/SAL
4th Monday

Post Membership, Auxiliary

and SAL Mtgs @ 7PM 

(No SAL/AUX Mtgs in Dec)

 

Annual Schedule

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JANUARY

• 14th Karaoke, 8pm
   

FEBRUARY

• 11th Sweetheart Dinner, 4:30-7:30pm, DJ Music

• 12th Superbowl Party
   

MARCH                          

• 17th St. Patrick’s Day party and feed.

  • An Irish meal served all day!

• 18th LIVE BAND!! Watch for it on Facebook​

 

APRIL

• 1st Kids Easter Party, 11am-Noon (Drive Through)

• 7th 15th Good Friday SAL Fish Fry, 5pm – gone

• 9th Easter Sunday, Club is closed
   

MAY

• 14th Mother’s Day Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 13th Minnesota Fishing Opener

• 22nd Post, SAL, & Auxiliary Officer Elections

• 28th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

• 29th Memorial Day Services, Backus at 10 am, Ponto Lake at 11am
  Club social & luncheon to follow the services.
   

JUNE

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

• 26th Flag Retirement Ceremony at 4pm.

  • Abbreviated General Meeting at 5pm

  • Installation of Officers at 5:30pm

  • Potluck dinner at 6:30pm
     

JULY

• 9th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am
   

AUGUST

• 11th -13th Cornfest Weekend

• 12th Reception for visiting veterans, lunch, beanbags, horseshoes

• 13th

  • Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

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

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

SEPTEMBER

• 4th Labor Day

• 10th Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 14th SAL Gun Raffle Drawing, Legion at 6:30pm

• 16th Membership Dinner, 5:30pm Social, Dinner at 7pm
   

OCTO8ER

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

• 14th SAL Spaghetti Dinner, Fundraiser for the Backus Fire Department,
  5pm – gone

• 28th Kids Halloween Party, 11am-12pm. Drive-up Event (Outside)

• 28th Adult Halloween party, Hors D’oeuvre 8pm, Costume Contest at 9pm.
   

NOVEMBER

• 3rd Bake Sale, Noon-6pm

• 3rd Deer Opener Reception, Chili & Sandwiches at 5pm, 10-round
  Meat Raffle at 5:30pm

• 4th Deer Hunter’s Dinner, 5-8pm

• 18th Soup Cookoff.
   

DECEMBER

• 2nd Christmas Customer Appreciation Party, 4-8pm.
  Meat Raffle 6:30p

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

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

• 25th Christmas Day, Club Closed

• 31st New Year's Eve Dinner at 4:30pm​​

• 31st Karaoke 9:30 to midnight
   

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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