Military Ball

The sixth annual Military Ball, hosted by the Legion

Family, will be held at the Spring Grove Fest Building on

Saturday, April 17.

Cocktails and photos will be at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 6 and

dancing at 8. One photo is included in the admission.

Cost of the event is $22 per plate. All those attending

must RSVP by March 31.

For more information, go to

houstonmilitaryball@yahoo.com or call 507-498-5440.

Appreciation Rally

The American Legion Family Appreciation Rally will be

held at the Royalton Post on Saturday, March 20. The turnin

will be from 2-3:30 p.m. with the program at 4 and the

dinner at 5:30.

Tickets are available through the district commanders.

There will be a Department Executive Committee meeting

at Royalton at 1 p.m.

Delano Riders Benefit

The 4th annual American Legion Riders 10th District,

Delano Chapter, Benefit will be held at the Delano Post on

March 27 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

There will be food, refreshments and a live band.

Proceeds will benefit children's hospitals and the

Minnesota Veterans Homes. Tickets are $10 in advance and

$13 at the door.

There will be prizes and a silent and live auction.

Sister-Assister

Female volunteers are available to assist those women

veterans at their Minneapolis VA Medical Center appointments.

The assistants are called "Battle Buddies."

If you are interested, call Jaimie Bahl at 612-719-3631 or

email at sr71bbfan@yahoo.com.

Rosetown Events

Rosetown Memorial Post at 700 County Road C in

Roseville will have two events in March. The Booya Feed

will be Sunday, March 7 from noon until gone. Cost for a

16 ounze bowl is $4. Take out available.

On March 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the SAL Bone-In

Ham Breakfast will be held. The cost is $8 for ham, eggs,

hashbrowns, fruit cocktail and toast.

WWII Round Table

The March meeting of the World War II Round Table

will be on the New Guinea Campaign with historian James

Campbell, author of Ghost Mountain Boys. Veterans of the

32nd Infantry Division out of Wisconsin will be present.

The Round Table will meet on Thursday, March 11, at 7

p.m. at the Fort Snelling History Center. Admission is $5.

Rochester Round Table

The Rochester World War II Round Table will have feature

a program on "sonic deception" in Europe with Fred

Lyman who served with a Sonic Deception Company. The

group will meet on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the

Assembly of God Church on 4240 18th Ave. NW in

Rochester. Admission is $3.

Children's Miracle Network

The Miracle Network American Legion Campaign will

be held in April.

Posts that would like to participate can sign up at

www.miracleballoons.org and enter promo code 408165.

They can then order a kit. Posts can then sell Miracle

Balloons.

Any post that raises $200 or more will receive a special

ribbon.

Quilts of Valor

The Quilts of Valor Minnesota Chapter, a group that provides

handmade quilts to wounded or injured soldiers, is

seeking funding. The group is seeking money to purchase

batting and backing for the quilts.

The contact person is Page Johnson who can be reached

at 651-423-5727 or at pagej@frontiernet.net.

All the work on the quilts is donated by more than 20

groups in southern Minnesota. The quilts go to patients at

the Minnesota VA Hospital or at the Minnesota Veterans

Homes.

LZ Lambeau

The LZ Lambeau welcome home will be held at

Lambeau Field in Green Bay on May 21-23. The weekend

is designed to honor Wisconsin Vietnam veterans. All veterans

and family members are invited to attend.

For more information, go to LZLambeau.org.

Antique Arms Show

The Antique Arms Collectors Show will be held

Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eagan

Civic Arena. Admission is $5.

Only legal arms produced before 1945 are allowed.

Turkey Hunt

The St. Cloud VA is accepting applications for the sixth

annual Physically Disabled Veterans Turkey Hunt. It will

take place at Camp Ripley on April 20-22.

It is open to physically disabled veterans who receive

outpatient treatment at a VA Medical Center, or veterans

who are eligible for VA care and cannot hunt during the regular

firearms sale.

For more information, call 320-255-6394.

Project New Hope

Project New Hope, a Minnesota organization that helps

veterans and their families, will be holding a retreat for the

"survivors of suicide" at the organization's McGregor location.

It will only be for family members of soldiers who

have committed suicide.

For more information, contact Bruce Billington at 218-

851-0804 or go to www.projectnewhope.net.

Hastings Wood Shop

The wood shop at the Minnesota Veterans Home at

Hastings is now taking orders for custom work. The shop

can make furniture, display cases, uniform cases and more.

Customers can design a plan, and the wood shop will do it.

The shop provides training and employment for veterans.

Their specialty is still flag cases.

For more information, call 651-428-8559.