Tim Engstrom
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There remains time to sign up for Boys State
We are still welcoming registrations of high school junior boys to the 75th session of Minnesota’s American Legion Boys State. St. John’s University will host us June 9 through the 15. All information needed to register can be found at www.mnboysstate.org.
Auxiliary Department of Minnesota presents $16,430 check
Auxiliary President Sharon Cross presented a check on behalf of the Department of Minnesota for $16,430.
4 posts will host training for suicide prevention
BLOOMINGTON — Veterans and their supporters are invited to receive suicide-prevention training at four metro posts in June.
Sports betting bill, charitable tax relief fail to pass Legislature
ST. PAUL — The sports betting bill containing tax relief for charitable gambling failed to pass the Minnesota Legislature on Sunday night. Also failing to get over the finish line were increased values for the disabled veteran market value exclusion.
Here are the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Div. I Preseason Rankings
Find out who the committee thinks will be good this year among Div. I teams
Video: The importance of Be the One training
Tracy Levay, Adjutant of American Legion Post 451 in Michigan City, Ind., is proud of they way The American Legion Family has embraced the Be The One mission, and is thankful for how the Columbia University training, “Saving Lives of Veterans, their Families, and Communities with the Columbia Protocol”
People will see the good we do and want to join Legion Auxiliary
How are your membership efforts coming along? We need every member to be a recruiter!
Sports-betting bill makes it through the Ways & Means Committee
ST. PAUL — The sports-betting bill containing tax cuts for charitable gambling remains alive and well at the state Legislature after surviving the House Ways & Means Committee on Friday, May 10.
Veterans omnibus bill signed into law
ST. PAUL — In all of the hubbub at the State Capitol, one piece of business got done early.
Meet the new national adjutant for The American Legion
Marine Corps veteran Rodney K. Rolland addressed The American Legion National Executive Committee after they unanimously voted to appoint him the 14th national adjutant. Rolland's appointment followed the announced retirement of his predecessor, Daniel S. Wheeler, who had served in the role since 2008.