Marine Corps League
Star of the North #1109
MCL Detachment #1109 — Park Rapids, MN. Marine Corps League Detachment 1109, meeting — Park Rapids, MN.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1109
- Park Rapids, MN
- 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Star of the North #1109. Its detachment has met since 1959 — Park Rapids, MN. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Park Rapids. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Park Rapids, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Park Rapids, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Star of the North #1109. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Park Rapids, MN.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1109 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Park Rapids, MN.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Park Rapids, MN.
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Years on the calendar — Park Rapids
Charter story set in 1959
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Star of the North #1109. The public directory lists it as 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Confirm before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — Park Rapids, MN. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Park Rapids, MN. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Star of the North #1109. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Park Rapids, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Park Rapids
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1109 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Park Rapids.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Park Rapids, MN.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Detachment 1109 — Park Rapids, MN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Park Rapids, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Park Rapids, MN. Star of the North #1109. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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