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American Legion Menzo Widle Post 381
511 Main Street
P.O. Box 415
Lost Nation, IA 52254-0415
Phone: 563-678-2447
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Commander . . . . . . . .
Vice Commander . . . .
Finance Officer . . . . . .
Adjutant . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Officer . . . . . .
Membership Chair . . . |
David Burmeister
Harold Hansen
Al Schroeder
Don Bartels
Harold Hansen
David Burmeister |
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| Legion Hall Rental
The hall can be rented for family get-togethers, weddings, meetings, and many other events. Most cooking utensils are available with the rental. For further information, please call 678-2124.
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| Attention Legionnaires and SAL:
Because of Labor Day, the SAL will meet on the same night as the American Legion Post, September 9. The SAL have food from the Appreciation Dinner. We plan to eat at 6:30 p.m. The meetings will start at 7:30 p.m. See you at the meeting.
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It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning when the Lost Nation American Legion Post #381 members set up the cememorative flags. Each year the Legion members set up the "Avenue of Flags" in the Lost Nation Cemetery in memory of all of the deceased area servicemen. What a beautiful sight!
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| Post 381 Calendar of Events: |
January: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast
February: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast
March: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast; Last Friday Catfish Fry
April: 1st Friday Smelt & R.M. Oyster Fry; 2nd Thursday Post Meeting@ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast
May: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; Memorial Day Memorial Day Ceremony
June: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm
July: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm
August: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm
September: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast; Last Friday Catfish Fry
October: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast
November: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast; Veteran's Day Veteran's Day Chili & Oyster Stew Supper & Program; 3rd Thursday Annual Game Night
December: 2nd Thursday Post Meeting @ 7:30 pm; 2nd Sunday All-you-care-to-eat Breakfast
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American Legion Menzo Widle Post 381 in Our Community
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| Post 381 is a veteran's organization which assists veterans in time of need. It can help the veteran secure financial help, medical assistance, and social assistance.
Presently Post 381 has 94 members, of which about 30 are active, local members. Because the American Legion was designed to be a declining membership, if no more wars were started, the age of the Legionnaire would grow older.
To assist with the upkeep of the building and help the Legionnaires, the Sons of the American Legion has been established. Thanks to their help the following has been accomplished:
- a generator was purchase and installed
- At the present, the post has been designated as a warming site for the community of Lost Nation in case of an emergency. If the city loose
 s electricity, the post now has a generator to supply heat and light for up to 100 people. With money-raising projects such as breakfasts and grants, it is hoped that the building can be expanded in the future to include more toilets and showers and a new kitchen.
- a new grease exhaust fan is being installed
- new deep fryers are in the works
- Flag burning ceremonies are held for proper flag disposal
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American Legion Menzo Widle Post 381 History
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On January 26, 1920, the Lost Nation Legion Post was chartered. It was given the number of 381 as the 381st post chartered in Iowa and was named after Menzo Widle, an area soldier who was killed in France during WWI.
Regular meetings were held in the room above the old post office until 1929. The post then met above the Balster Furniture Store until 1936 when it purchased the Gilroy Store at 501 Main St. The post met there until 1981 when it built a new building at 511 Main St. The new hall was named The Straudouskis Hall after John Straudouskis, who was killed in action in the Viet Nam War. Post 381 is one of two Clinton county posts that still maintains its own building.
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Activities of Post 381:
- In 1928, Post 381 located and marked all veterans' graves in the nearby area.
- In 1985 the Avenue of Flags was established at the Lost Nation Cemetery. Flags of
 Veterans are flown on Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and on special occasions. Nearly 90 flags are now flown for these events.
- In the 1970's, 80's and 90's the Post held weekly bingo sessions. These sessions helped pay the mortgage quickly and assisted some community organization such as the public library, the food pantry and Meals-on-Wheels.
- The Post now sponsors American Legion Boy's State, Cub and Boy Scouts, and the American Legion Oratorical Contest.
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