9 am, Sat., Jul 15 - Active Duty Reconnect

Corvallis Post #91

Conducts a Active Duty Reconnect

9 am, Sat, Jul., 15

at the Rye Creek Lodge

for active duty personnel

For more information call Ike at 207-1404

6 pm, Wed., Jul 19 - Potluck Picnic Meeting

Members of Corvallis Post #91, Corvallis Auxiliary Unit #91, SAL Terry Nobles Squadron, Corvallis Legion Riders, and KG7SPL

Conduct a potluck picnic, installation of officers and joint meeting

6 pm, Wednesday, July 19

at the Victor Park in downtown Victor, Montana

We will have a picnic, install new officers, brief the group about last year and the upcoming year

Please call your unit leaders for more details and to volunteer

11 am, Sat, Jul 8 - Military Honors: Terry Norton Buckridge (1928 - 2017)

Terry N. Buckridge July 27, 1928 - March 8, 2017 

Terry N. Buckridge was born July 27, 1928 in Hamilton, MT to Freda (Haverlandt) and Harvey N. Buckridge. Terry's life ended 88 years later at his home in Marysville, WA on March 8, 2017. Terry's early life was spent in Montana and Alaska, attending 7 different schools on the way to graduating from high school in Hot Springs, MT in 1946. After a three year enlistment in the Army Air Force, he used his GI bill to attend college. He earned a B.S. in zoology from the College of Idaho (Caldwell), a M.S. degree in fisheries and a Secondary Teaching Certificate from the University of Washington. In 1958, after two years teaching Biology at Kennewick High School, the family -- Terry, Marilyn, and five children -- made their home in Everett, WA, where Terry joined the faculty of Everett Junior (Community) College as an Instructor. His classes were demanding, preparing students for moving on to the university. His enthusiasm for "real biology" was shared on field trips -- including those to Stanley Park Aquarium to see living fish, to Leavenworth to view spring flowers, to Neah Bay for seashore creatures at low tide. After 25 years of teaching zoology, botany, and biology, he retired in 1983. Having remarried in 1972, Terry and Phyllis made their home in Marysville. He was very involved in yard, garden, and remodel projects. In place of a 'garage', he developed a well-equipped wood shop where he spent many hours making sawdust, with the by-products of many very nice furniture pieces. Out-of-home activities of Terry and Phyllis included sailboating in the Larus -- local races, gunk holing in Puget Sound and Canadian waters north, with a fling around Vancouver Island; Alaskan campering in the Pacific NW and up the Alcan to Alaska; building a cabin on a ridge near Republic with associated duties of fencing, logging, brush burning, deer hunting, bird watching, etc.; to Australia -- at Cairns, Alice Springs, Perth flight followed by a renal camper-van trip around the Southwest corner of the continent; and all of the other camping, hiking, skiing, canoeing, and social activities. Life was good. Thanks to all of the friends who helped make it so. Now end the adventures of Terry and Phyllis. To those of you who knew him well, his parting words are "Give them Hell!" Terry is survived by his wife, Phyllis, who has been his companion and best friend for 44 years; his children, Lisa (Rich) Street, Sara Fandel, Kurt (Mai) Buckridge, Amy (Joe) Neal; and seven grandchildren, all residing in the South Puget Sound area; stepchildren, John, Rich, and Julie Prentice of Marysville; cousins, Marylou (George) Glasser and Margaret Mason, both of Hamilton, MT; Robert Lindsey, of Oregon; Barbara Falk of Kelso, WA. Preceding him in death were his sister, Fayette Dohm; and his son, Robert Eric Buckridge. Placement into the Buckridge family plot in Victor, MT will occur later in the spring.

Corvallis Post #91's Chili Feed Fundraiser on July 7th, at Sapphire Lutheran Homes

Here are the details on the chili feed.

We need 10 volunteers from the post.

Volunteers should eat (for free) at 5:30 PM, July 7th and be ready to begin at 6:00 PM. 

Chili Feed is open to the public starts at 6:00 PM.

Corvallis American Legion Post #91 will keep 100% of the profits from the feed, so the more people that come and eat, the more we will make!  

Please spread the word!  

To volunteer, contact: Dominic Farrenkopf at 369-1588

   

    1) Money/Tickets (Collects the money and gives food tickets)

    2) Line Server (serves chili & cornbread)

    3) Line Server (serves chili & cornbread)

    4) Line Server (serves chips & drink)

    5) Line Server (serves chips & drink)

    6) Runner (goes to the kitchen and back for supplies)

    7) Condiment Table (manages the condiments)

    8) Food Court (keeps tables clean, napkins full, polices trash etc...)

    9) Food Court (keeps tables clean, napkins full, polices trash etc...)

    10) Rover (Helps wherever it is needed)

    ALL) Clean-up

   

The FREE concert begins at 7:00 PM and features the band "Big Sky Mudflaps".  

http://www.sapphirelutheran.org/2017-summer-concert-series/index.html

They are a popular jazz/funk band.  

There are raffle tickets for sale at the concert with great prizes. (Proceeds benefit the concert series.) 

There is FREE ice cream after intermission.  

This event should be a good chance for camaraderie and to enjoy each other's company as a Post.  

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.  

Thanks!  ~Dominic 369-1588

   

PRESS RELEASE

Corvallis, MT - Corvallis American Legion Post #91 and the Ladies Auxiliary will host the 97th annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 29, 2017. This year the parade theme is “Remembering World War I Centennial.” The Parade Grand Marshall is Diane Bowden Stoner.

            World War I, the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, began on July 28, 1914. The Congress of the Unites States of America did not declare war on the Central Powers (German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria) until April 6, 1917. Three factors caused the United States of America stop its policy of non-intervention.

First, the unrestricted submarine warfare by the German Empire, starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 where 128 citizens of the United States of America were lost. German U-boats continued patrolled the shipping lanes of the Atlantic Ocean, and by 1917 several more US merchant ship were lost due to these attacks.

Second, the United Kingdom intercepted the Zimmermann Telegram. This telegram was sent from the German Empire’s Foreign Minister Zimmermann to the Mexican government. The telegram stated that the German Empire wanted Mexico to join the war on the side of the Central Powers. If Mexico would become an ally, the German Empire would help finance Mexico’s war to take back Texas, New Mexico and Arizona from the United States of America.

Third, President Woodrow Wilson, felt that the only way to end all wars in the future, was to win the “War to End All Wars.” His main argument stated that, if the United States of America wanted to have a seat at any peace conference, it better be involved in the fighting in Europe. The United States of America never officially became an member of the “Allies,” but fashioned itself as an “Associated Power.”

At its high water mark the United States of America had a total strength of 4,743,826 combatants. Of nearly 5 million, 24 of them started the Corvallis American Legion Post #91. Here is a list of their names: R.D. Giesy, G.E. Chaffin, Isiah P. Pile, William Hay, George A. Lairy, Earl L. Hall, Ed Johnson, Earl Younker, George O. Rasmussen, Sidney A. Johnson, Willard Hall, Maurice Holloron, D.F. Bowden, Robert W. Poll, Frank Thompson Crow, Paul H. Knaak, William Riewodlt, George B. Korman, D.C. Seely, Archie Comstock, Earl W. Gilleland, Bonniaventura Coleman, Andrew Estrada, and Eldon Stoltenburg. D.F. “Dud” Bowden was the first post commander. This year’s Grand Marshall is Dud’s daughter Diane Bowden Stoner, through her we are honoring all of our charter members and all of the veterans of World War I.

            After the parade, at the Corvallis Cemetery at 12:00 pm Post #91 will conduct its annual memorial ceremony. Post members will name all the veterans buried at the cemetery dating back to the Mexican War (1848). After the cemetery ceremony, post members will move to the Woodside Cutoff Bridge and place a wreath in the Bitterroot River for all those who died at sea.

            Events start off early on Memorial Day with the Corvallis Community Events Center (CCEC) serving breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Corvallis High School Lunchroom located off the Eastside highway.

            After the completion of the parade there will be food booths and games in front of the Corvallis High School. This event is put on by the Corvallis High School Performing Arts. The food booths and games will be open until 1:00pm.

            For 97 years the Bitterroot Valley has enjoyed this rich tradition of honoring those active duty personnel and veterans who have died. Today, we honor all of the United States of America‘s war dead -- those who died that freedom might live.

            World War I veterans started the Corvallis Memorial Day parade after they returned from Europe. The first parade consisted of a color guard and veterans, staging in the alley to the west of Main Street. 97 years ago the first annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade started south down a dirt Main Street.

            Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. The holiday was first proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan and was observed on May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. Until World War I many people in the South refused to acknowledge Decoration Day. Memorial Day is now celebrated on the last Monday in May. To pre-register online go to: http://corvallispost91.blogspot.com/

For more information call Doug Mason at 546-4244, or email corvallispost91@gmail.com.

            

Corvallis Memorial Day Parade Registration Form

Instructions:
1) Copy and Paste this form to your email compose page.
2) Fill out the parade registration form 
3) Type: "Parade Registration," your name or organization's name in subject line
3) Email the completed form to: corvallispost91@gmail.com

This year's theme is:
Remembering World War I Centennial

2017 Corvallis Memorial Day Parade

10:00 a.m., Monday, May 29th

Staging begins at 7:30 a.m.

PLEASE COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS

Name of entry / sponsoring organization:____________________________

Contact Name:_________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________

City, State:________________________________Zip:_________________

Phone:________________________________________________________

Email Address:_________________________________________________

INDICATE THE CATEGORY YOU WISH TO ENTER:

100 – Horse Drawn,   200 – Single Riders,   300 – Group Riders,  

400 – Other Animals,   500 – Novelty (clowns & politicians),  

600 – Clubs & Organizations,   700 – Antique Machines,   1000 – Vehicles

Please give a specific description of your entry, individual who is responsible for the entry, who will be siging release form, the approximate number of people involved, vehicles that will be used, etc…

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Special announcement that you want mentioned as you pass the announcer:

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All entries must report to the registration booth between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on the day of the parade to sign liability release and to get their parade number.

May Membership Update

We are at 100% of our goal of our 2017 goal of 118.

As of today 5/3/17 here are our membership numbers:

147 members

14 unpaid members

So Post #91 current membership stands at 133.

Keep up the good work membership committee. Let's see if we can make 150 current members in 2017.