The American Legion
American Legion Post 329 Pressman Kosters
Legion Post #329 — Orange City, IA. American Legion Post 329, meeting — Orange City, IA.
- Legion Post #329
- Orange City, IA
In 1919 a handful of veterans chartered Post 329 — Orange 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Orange City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Orange City, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Orange City, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 329 Pressman Kosters. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Orange City, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Orange City, IA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Orange City, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Orange City
Charter story set in 1919
40 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
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 329 Pressman Kosters, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Orange City, IA. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 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 — Orange City, IA. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 329. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 329 Pressman Kosters. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Orange City, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Orange City
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 329 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 — Orange 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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Orange 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 329 — Orange City, IA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Orange City, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Orange City, IA. American Legion Post 329 Pressman Kosters. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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