Tim Engstrom
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Help me make a book for the department president
It’s time to share all we do.
Joe Bares inducted into Baseball HOF
REDWOOD FALLS — Joe Bares never played baseball. He never coached baseball. At the Div. II State Tournament Banquet in Redwood Falls on Aug. 1, he was inducted into the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame. Wait? What?
What are these hospital ratings?
Here are star ratings of some well-known area hospitals.
Chaplain: Harvest is a good time to give thanks
Harvest season is here. Street corners across our Minnesota landscape will soon have sandwich boards posted inviting us to a church fall meal. I invite you to partake in a church meal that men and women prepared who want to be of good in this world.
VA Minneapolis breaks ground on new Women’s Clinic bldg.
MINNEAPOLIS — Doctors, nurses, federal politicians, veterans and their spouses, VA officials, state officials and media crews gathered on the east side of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on Friday, Sept. 13, to break ground on construction of the long-awaited Women’s Clinic.
VA offers walk-in flu shots for veterans for next 3 Thursdays
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is offering walk-in flu shot clinics for veterans the next three Thursdays at all 15 locations.
Commander: Seeing results of American Legion efforts is key
It saddens me when I hear about a veteran who is asked to join or to renew their membership say: “What’s in it for me?”
Dawson Post 177 presents certificates
Dawson Post 177 Commander Paul Iverson, right, presents 50-year certificates to, from left, Curtis Johnsrud, Merlin Elllefson and Charles Pearson.
Barnum veterans ride in Spring Fever Days Parade
Members of Barnum Post 415 ride on a trailer in the Spring Fever Days Parade in Barnum in June.
We asked 6 baseball moms: “What is it like following your American Legion Baseball team all summer?”
"I like watching the boys develop as players and as people. The ballparks have been interesting. Legion Baseball has some great coaches who support the kids and help them grow as a team."
Lanesboro Post 40 retires U.S. flags
Lanesboro Post 40 carried out their annual flag-retirement ceremony at Bass Pond in Lanesboro.
Belland family finds medallion at Forest Lake Fourth of July
The Belland family of Forest Lake found the 2024 American Legion Post 225 Medallion.