This Week at Walter Rhoades Post 111
Announcements, news, events, and other information about your American Legion Post.
From the Commander
The Constitution and Bylaws committee has done a great job updating the post’s guiding documents to align with and reflect changes made to our newly reformed Department’s Constitution and Bylaws. We’ll be reviewing those changes at an upcoming meeting and voting on them as a general membership. To support this effort, I am asking for maximum participation at our upcoming general membership meeting. We have well over 150 members on our books. There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t have 30-40 Legion members at every general membership meeting. If you are committed to ensuring this post lasts another 100 years, please make every effort to attend.
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Chuck
Announcements
Vietnam War 60th Anniversary: The Veterans Museum Broomfield (aka Broomfield Veterans Museum) and The City and County of Broomfield is sponsoring a VIETNAM WAR 60th ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 9 am to
4 pm. It is a FREE ADMISSION event and will be held in the Broomfield
Civic Center Auditorium.
Membership: The easiest and best way to renew your membership is through https://mylegion.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Membership/Renew. If you have any questions, please direct them to our Adjutant.
Help Wanted: The positions for Senior Vice Commander and Junior Vice Commander remain open. These are great positions to fill if you one day want to serve as post commander. If you are interested in filling either of these positions please contact the Commander or any member of the Executive Board.
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News
VA reverses course after putting some Veterans Crisis Line hires on hold
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on March 1 with new details from VA.
The Veterans Affairs Department is fixing a mistake that left potential new hires for its Veterans Crisis Line in limbo.
After VA sent emails earlier this week to candidates withdrawing formal job offers, a VA spokesman said these positions are exempt from the federal hiring freeze and layoffs after all, and the agency is hiring for all open mission-critical positions.
“Due to an administrative error, job offers for some Veterans Crisis Line positions that were scheduled to be filled later this month were mistakenly rescinded. This issue has been addressed and VA is in the process of reissuing these offers,” the spokesman said in an email to Federal News Network on Saturday. “VA is working with the Office of Personnel Management to ensure hiring for excepted roles during the freeze is as efficient as possible and in line with the president’s priorities.”
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Upcoming Events
Sons of the American Legion Meeting (March 5, 2025): There will be a Sons of the American Legion Meeting at 6:00 PM at the post.
Auxiliary Unit 111 Meeting (March 8, 2025): There will be an Auxiliary Unit 111 Meeting at 9:30 AM at the post.
General Membership Meeting (March 11, 2025): There will be a General Membership Meeting at 6:00 PM at the post. The lounge will be closed during this meeting.
Blarney Bingo (March 15, 2025): Join us March 15th, 2024, at 1:00 PM for Blarney Bingo! Hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 111, this event will include bingo, raffles, a silent auction, and 50/50. This event is open to the public. All funds raised support veterans and programs in the local community. This event is open to the public.
Poker (Every Sunday Afternoon): Join us for poker every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. This is a great chance to try your luck while socializing with friends.
Bingo (Every Monday Night): Join us for bingo, every Monday night starting at 6:30 PM. All proceeds support Veterans and Veterans' Programs.
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Hours
Monday 4-8 PM
Tuesday 4-8 PM
Wednesday 4-8 PM
Thursday 4-8 PM
Friday 1-9 PM
Saturday 1-9 PM
Sunday 12-8 PM
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Walter Rhoades American Legion Post 111
1150 Pine Street
Louisville, CO 80027
(303) 666-6314
