The American Legion
American Legion Post 31 Lake City
Legion Post #31 — Lake City, IA. A post since 1920 — Lake City, IA.
- Legion Post #31
- Lake City, IA
In 1920 a handful of veterans chartered Post 31 — Lake City, IA. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Lake City. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lake City, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Lake City, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Lake City, IA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Lake City, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Lake City
Charter story set in 1920
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
39
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 31 Lake City, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Lake City, IA. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 31. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 31 Lake City. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Lake City, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Lake City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 31 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 — Lake City.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post 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 the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Lake City, IA.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 31 — Lake City, IA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Lake City, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake City, IA. American Legion Post 31 Lake City. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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