BRANCH 245 WINS ZONE CRIBBAGE
We would like to extend congratulations to following Legion members that won the Zone CribbageTournament on Oct.15 Leanne Pritchard, Johnathan Moffatt, Graham Little and Gloria Gordon. Welldone and our Branch gets to host this tournament next year.
WHO DO YOU REMEMBER?
Do you have a relative, friend or someone that you know who was a Veteran that is buried in aCemetery in our community and would like to knowledge them. Please submit any info to Poppy ChairRose Lamingman by email rlamingman@hotmail.com or you can call me at 613 269-4402. We will tryour best to place a […]
DID YOU KNOW?
October Legion Early Bird Membership Campaign/RenewalsOctober 2-8 National Family WeekOctober 2-8 Mental Illness Awareness WeekOctober 10 World Mental Health DayOctober 10 ThanksgivingOctober 14 Van Doos Anniversary (1914)October 17 International Day for the Eradication of PovertyOctober 24 Anniversary of United Nations (1946)October 28 Poppy Campaign starts
CANADA DAY PARADE
The Canada Day Parade will start from the retirement home. All those members who are marching in the parade are asked to be at the retirement home no later than 1130 am. It is expected to be hot that day so it will be white shirts and tie. Don’t forget the “Potluck” lunch after the […]
Br245 Merrickville Legion News for July/Aug
July 1 st Canada Day is a time to celebrate and a time to reflect on our Freedom.Legion members are asked to be in dress uniform (if possible) to march in Paradeon Canada Day. The parade starts at Hilltop Manor so please be there for 11:15am. As parade starts at noon. The Legion will host […]
IN MEMORIAM – Charles Allison Hardie (Al)
Family, friends, colleagues and Legion Comrades attended the Legion Memorial Service and Celebration of Life event Saturday June 18th 2022 at the Merrickville Legion Br 245. The event was well attended and it was nice to see and meet so many who knew Al. Charles Allison Hardie (Al), 79, of Merrickville, Ontario, passed away peacefully […]
LEGIONS NEWS
Our elections for the next 2022/2023 Executive took place at the Generalmeeting on May 10. The following Executive were acclaimed and installedPresident Lee Horning, 1 st Vice President Rose Lamingman, 2 nd Vice PresidentJamie Forysth, 3 rd Vice President Fern Miner, Treasurer Robert Hadley, Executivemembers Mary Horning, Pauline O’Brien, Ryan Salter, and Bill Currie.We have […]
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Did you Know that…June is Pride MonthJune 3-12 Memorial CupJune 4 Miracle at Dunkirk (1940)June 5 Canadian Armed Forces DayJune 6 Normandy Invasion (D-Day) (1944)June 14 World Blood Donor DayJune 19 Father’s DayJune 21 National Indigenous Peoples DayJune 27 Canadian Multiculturalism Day Submitted by Rose Lamingman 1st Vice-president
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Legion News – May 2022
Our deepest sympathy is extended in the passing of Comrade Al Hardie (Lt. Colonel Ret’d) to his wife Pat and their family. We will miss him and his sense of humour and wit. Al’s wish to everyone “Make the best of what life you have yet to live”. Al used to write the articles for […]