2022 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

Aux & SAL Mtgs., 7pm

Post General Mtg, 7:30pm

(No SAL/AUX Mtgs in Dec)

 

Annual Schedule

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JANUARY

• 1st, Karaoke, 7:30pm

• Every Sunday, Cribbage Tournament, 1-3pm

• 15th, Karaoke, 8pm

 

FEBRUARY

• 6th, 20th, & 27th Cribbage Tournament, 1-3 pm

• 12th Sweetheart Dinner, 4:30-7:30pm

• 13th Superbowl Party

 

MARCH                          

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

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

  • Shepherd's Pie & Guiness Stew meal served all day!

  • Shenanigans begin at 6pm with game show night.

• 20th District 6 E-Board Meeting Backus Post​

 

APRIL

• 9th Kids Easter Party, 11am-Noon (Drive Through)

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

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

• 17th Easter Sunday, Club is closed

 

MAY

• 7th Backus Fire Department Smelt Fry Fundraiser (Backus Fire Hall) 4pm

• 8th Mother’s Day Auxiliary Breakfast, 7:30-11:30am

• 13th Auxiliary Sandwiches start up, 4pm – gone

• 14th Minnesota Fishing Opener

• 21st Gary Dawson's Services, 11am

• 22nd Leo & Sue Elyea Memorial Luncheon, approximately 2pm

• 23rd Post, SAL, & Auxiliary Officer Elections

• 29th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

• 30th Memorial Day Services, Backus at 10 am, Ponto Lake at 11am
  Club social & luncheon to follow the services

 

JUNE

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

• 19th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

• 27th Flag Retirement Ceremony at 4pm.

  • Abbreviated General Meeting at 5pm

  • Installation of Officers at 5:30pm

  • Potluck dinner at 6:30pm

 

JULY

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

• 17th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

• 30th Legion Riders, Ride for Vets. Post visit at 1pm

• 31st Backus Lions Fly-In Breakfast at the Airport

 

AUGUST

• 5th Backus Lions Peach Sale at the Liquor Locker, 7:30am

• 12th -14th Cornfest Weekend

• 13th Reception for visiting veterans, lunch, beanbags, horseshoes

• 14th

  • 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.

• 23rd American Legion Legacy Run arrives. SAL serving Breakfast​

  • AL Educational Scholarships ​to kids of deceased or disabled Vets

 

SEPTEMBER

• 5th Labor Day

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

• 15th SAL Gun Raffle Drawing, Legion at 6:30pm

• 17th Membership Dinner, 5:30pm Social, Dinner at 7pm

• 18th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

 

OCTOBER

• 2nd Vikings Game in London. We open at 7:30am!

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

• 15th SAL Spaghetti Dinner, Fundraiser for the Backus Fire Department,
  5pm – gone

• 16th Frankie Lamb Dance, 2-5pm

• 29th Kids Halloween Party, 11am-12pm. Drive-up Event (Outside)

• 29th Adult Halloween party, Hors D’oeuvre 8pm, Costume Contest at 9pm.

 

NOVEMBER

• 4th Bake Sale, Noon-6pm

• 4th Deer Opener Reception, Chili & Sandwiches at 5pm, 10-round
  Meat Raffle at 5:30pm

• 5th Deer Hunter’s Dinner, 5-8pm

• 19th Chili Cookoff.  Details coming soon!

 

DECEMBER

• 3rd Christmas Customer Appreciation Party, 4-8pm.
  Meat Raffle 6:30p - prizes to be announced, stay tuned!

• 17th 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 and Dance, Dinner at 4:30pm, Dance 5:30-9:30pm.

 

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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