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American Legion Post 219 and Auxiliary
March 15-17, 1919
The American Legion is founded in Paris at the first caucus by members of the American Expeditionary Force.
May 9, 1919
Caucus meeting in St. Louis adopts “The American Legion” as the organization’s official name. The Legion’s draft constitution is approved, and so is its preamble, which begins: “For God and Country, we associate ourselves together. . .” The preamble, with its heartfelt dedication to freedom and democracy, is still recited today at official gatherings of The American Legion.
June 15, 1923
The first “Flag Code” is drafted during a conference called by The American Legion in Washington, D.C. The code eventually was adopted by Congress in 1942. Today, the Legion is at the forefront of efforts to gain a constitutional amendment to protect the American flag from physical desecration.
July 17, 1925
American Legion Baseball program is created. Today, more than 60 percent of professional baseball players are graduates of The American Legion Baseball program. About 89,000 high-school-age youths play on Legion-sponsored teams each year.
Suggested site and more information go to www.legion.org
Parkers Prairie Lions Club
The Parkers Prairie Lions Club has been a service organization in Parkers Prairie since 1963. Their main purpose in the community is to serve others.
Since being chartered in 1963, the Lions have supported local, national, and international projects. The main fund raiser every year is the Smelt Fry followed by a Fall Festival Parade, Classic Vehicle Show, raffle and Food Booth, winter snowmobile fund raiser for youth projects, and more recently a four-wheeler fund raiser for youth.
Locally, Parkers Prairie Lions donate toward school projects, the community’s youth programs, and those in need of medical assistance. Sight and hearing service projects and fund raisers are high on the Lions’ agenda every year.
Over the years the Lions have contributed to the building of Lake Adley Park, helped fund the football field lights, lead the push for a future Event Center, which we have supported with over $50,000. We have sponsored the Athlete of the Year award, built several park shelters, and restored the Case Steamer for the City Park display.
The Lions are sponsors of the Boy and Girl Scout troops in the community. When the City built a new City Hall following the 1995 gas explosion, the Lions, through a L.C.I.F. Grant, contributed $75,000 to the building of the new City Hall.
The Lions motto is “We Serve.”
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact any Lions member.
Parkers Prairie Pride of Lions Club
To all the dynamic ladies of the Parkers Prairie area - young, old or in between:
If you have something to give back to your community, would like the opportunity to network with key people in the community, or if you are interested in meeting people and having fun, then join us for the opportunity to learn more about what the Lions organization can do for you.
The first meeting of the Pride of Parkers Prairie Lions was December 22, 2006. District governor Carroll Kukowski and her husband Adolph were present, past District Governor Rodger Palmer-District Membership Extension Chairman, and Lions members Jim Arvidson, Bob Harris, Tom Myers, Clayton Skoglund and Roger Froemming were present to help present the idea.
There was a delighted amount of interest which resulted in scheduling another meeting. January 19th, 2007. Approximately 18 women showed, and 15 became members.
The Pride of Parkers Prairie Lions Club was official during the January 29, 2007 meeting with 18 ladies present.
If you are interested in becoming a Lion member, please contact any of the above officers. We would enjoy your presence to keep this community growing and vibrant. All it takes is You!
We Will Make it Happen!
The Lions motto is “We Serve.”
Parkers Prairie Sportsman’s Club
The Parkers Prairie Sportsman’s Club has been a community organization in Parkers Prairie and Miltona since 1952. The main purpose of the Sportsman’s club is to promote and maintain area fish and wildlife with strong consideration of conservation.
The Sportsman’s club has sponsored and funded many projects since its inception in 1952. In the 1960’s the club blocked the runoffs into Lake Adley to clean up the lake and built a damn on the South end of Fish Lake to keep the water level high enough for fish to survive the harsh winters.
More recently the club has donated a boat landing and dock at Lake Adley Park. They have also donated public docks on Lake Vermont and Fish Lake. They also developed and maintain a public rifle range Southwest of town.
The Sportsman’s club has purchased and maintains aerators for Lake Adley and Fish Lake. The aerators have been in the lakes since the early 1980’s and work to maintain open water to provide ample oxygen for the fish to survive.
The club is funded in part by an annual “Ladies Night” fund raiser and proceeds from the sale of pull tabs in local establishments. Half of the money they raise is donated to Charity and they also support the Deer Hunters Association, Ducks Unlimited, Wild Turkey Federation and other wildlife programs.
Monthly meetings are held at the Parkers Prairie Community Center at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month. Membership dues are $10 annually.
Parkers Prairie Senior Citizens
The Parkers Prairie Senior Citizens have been meeting in the Prairie Event Center. The building is owned and maintained by the city.
Noon meals are served every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, also the 1st and 4th Thursday of every month.
Nutrition Services Incorporated (NSI) provides the personnel, food, licenses permits, etc. to offer this program. Bids are sent out yearly to counties to bid for the program for annual expenses.
The program is designed for seniors over 60 years old with no income guidelines. Suggested meal price, which includes a beverage and dessert, is $2.75 - $3.00 with consideration for those with income difficulties. Menus are sent to the site 90 days in advance. Each meal provides all nutrition and vitamins needed for the day. A large part of the meals are made from scratch daily with no salt added and a diabetic menu available also. If someone is unable to come to the senior citizen building frozen meals are made and dated with a variety available. County nurses, relatives or seniors can pick the frozen meals up for shut ins or themselves.
Monthly nutrition information is given. Speakers are provided to offer medical, financial and educational advice and help. Watch for advertisements for dates and time.
Volunteers are a big part of this program. There are meals on wheels volunteer drivers who deliver a hot meal to the shut ins every day. A volunteer greets people at the desk and assists with ticket sales and counting money. At meal time two volunteers are required at each table who assist with sanitizing the tables, setting the tables, dishing the food, preparing meals on wheels food for delivery and clearing and cleaning the tables. Without these dedicated people the program would not work as well as it does. All able persons are welcome to volunteer. In the past there there have even been grandchildren and they have done a great job.
Average daily serving is 40 meals, 20 meals on wheels and 20 frozen each day the center is open.
The seniors meet once a month, usually the last Friday of the month, when officers are elected. They coordinate two fundraisers each year, a bingo stand at the annual Fall Festival in August and a bazaar in December. Proceeds help with janitorial and replacement expenses at the senior center.
