American Legion Post 290

06/08/2026

06/07/2026

We would like to thank all 22 donors who donated this past Friday for the Blood Drive. Our next Blood Drive will be on. Friday, August 7th. 10-3pm come out and help save a life

05/26/2026

A few pics of our Auxiliary from Memorial Day parade. Showing their dedication to our fallen with their RED WHITE AND BLUE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡🫡

05/26/2026

The Sons are selling raffle tickets for a $2,500 Vacation Package with TLC Tours. Only $10 a ticket. Selling only 500 tickets will be sold. Winner does not be to be present when drawn. Drawing will be done when the last ticket is sold.

05/25/2026

Thank you to the Post 290 auxiliary for the flower planting and making our post patriotic for the 250th !! Lots of hard work transformed this space into a breathtaking display of RED WHITE AND BLUE! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks to all the businesses who donated flowers , mulch , soil and to Comumbiana NHS for the flags.
Pat Almasy and her ALA crew outdid themselves !
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05/22/2026

Remember the reason for this weekend.

"Memorial Day was never meant to just be a long weekend.It is a sacred pause.
A moment to remember that freedom has always cost somebody something.

It is the sound of children laughing in a country men and women died protecting.
It is the silence at dinner tables where a seat never got filled again.
It is folded flags pressed into trembling hands.
Dog tags tucked away in old wooden boxes.
Wedding rings still worn by widows decades later.
Parents who kissed their child goodbye one last time without knowing it would be the last.

Memorial Day is not about those who served only.
It is about those who never made it home.
The ones who gave birthdays, anniversaries, future grandchildren, quiet mornings, ordinary Tuesdays… all of it… for a country they believed was worth protecting.

Somewhere this weekend, a mother is still grieving a son who died in uniform.
Somewhere, a child only knows their father through photographs and stories.
Somewhere, an old flag hangs carefully folded because it is all a family has left to hold onto.

And yet here we are… living the very life they fought for.

The freedom to gather.
To worship.
To raise our children in peace.
To laugh loudly on porches under an American sky.
To argue, dream, build businesses, fall in love, and live ordinary lives without fear.

Those ordinary moments we so easily rush through were paid for by extraordinary sacrifice.

So yes, enjoy the sunshine.
Hold your babies close.
Laugh around the grill.
Watch the fireworks.
Wave the flag proudly.

But before this weekend ends, stop for a moment and remember the men and women who laid down their lives for people they would never even meet.

Because Memorial Day is not just the celebration of freedom.
It is the remembrance of the people who gave everything so America could still have it. 🇺🇸"

05/22/2026

The Car Show that was scheduled for this Saturday 5/23 has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Thank you for understanding.

05/21/2026

The next Blood Drive is on Friday, June 5th 10-3pm. Donate & you’ll have a chance to win a $35 gift card to Giant Eagle. Come out and help save a life.

05/17/2026