SANTAQUIN
LEGION AUXILIARY HONORS VETERANS
by
Helen Kester
The Santaquin
Veterans / Senior Citizen Center was packed to capacity Wednesday
evening as American Legion Auxiliary #84 honored 61 Veterans and
their partners with a prime rib dinner in recognition of Veterans
day.
The crowd was
entertained during the evening by Heather Hunt on the piano.
A talk was
given by Col. Ronald S. Jensen, US Army Ret. , who spoke on his
military experiences and the differences in the different wars over
the years.
Chris Richins,
Auxiliary President, announced that due to the Auxiliary's fund
raising this year, they were able to donate a check to the Fisher
House at the VA Hospital in SLC. for one thousand dollars, to be used
as needed. The Auxiliary also donated five hundred dollars to
Santaquin American Legion Post #84 for new flags and maintenance at
the Santaquin Cemetery Memorial.
An Americanism
Quilt was raffled off and the winner was D. Frandsen of Leamington,
Utah
Next up was
Andy Goudy,who entertained the crowd with cowboy poetry.
The American
Legion presented “ Special Recognition “ awards to Ted Jones
and Clement “Jake” Kester for their work for the unit over the
years.
The Auxiliary
were honored to have the Mayor of Santaquin and council members in
attendance.
Last but not
least, the Auxiliary celebrated its 60th anniversary
since becoming a unit. Charter member Bonnie Kay (Olson), was present
to celebrate the occasion.
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