Gilbertville Legion Post 714

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

Each week the Black Hawk County Veterans Affairs has a Veteran cookout. This week's cookout is being put on by our very own local American Legion Nugent-Demuth Post 714. All Veterans are welcome to come to the cookout.

06/07/2026

Thanks to all of communities of 2026 RAGBRAI for their incredible hospitality and warm welcomes this week. You are what make Iowa the best state in the nation, and we can't wait to share that with the world in just over a month.

Onawa RAGBRAI 2026 Turin Ragbrai 2026 Soldier • Ragbrai 2026 Dunlap RAGBRAI 2026 Earling Ragbrai 2026 Westphalia RAGBRAI 2026

Harlan RAGBRAI 2026 Elk Horn Ragbrai 2026 Exira Ragbrai 2026

Guthrie Center Ragbrai 2026 Ragbrai Panora Ragbrai Yale 2026 RAGBRAI Perry 2026 Ogden

Boone RAGBRAI 2026 GilbertRagbrai2026. RAGBRAI Nevada 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙍𝘼𝙂𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙄 Ragbrai 2026 - Splash into State Center

Marshalltown RAGBRAI Green Mountain RAGBRAI 2026 Ragbrai Beaman 2026 𝖦𝗋𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗒 𝖢𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖱𝖠𝖦𝖡𝖱𝖠𝖨 Morrison Ragbrai 2026 Reinbeck Ragbrai 2026 Washburn Ragrbrai Gilbertville Jesup IA RAGBRAI 2026

Indee RAGBRAI Ragbrai 2026- Winthrop, IA Manchester Ragbrai 2026 Earlville Ragbrai

Dyersville RAGBRAI The Field of Dreams Movie Site Heart of the Cornbelt - Farley RAGBRAI Epworth Ragbrai 2026 RAGBRAI Centralia Dubuque RAGBRAI

06/07/2026

Be on the look out for things happening at the Legion.

Here is a recap of the second half of Day 5 and Day 6 of the 2026 RAGBRAI Route Inspection.

Yesterday we rode from Reinbeck to Washburn, City Of Gilbertville, Jesup IA RAGBRAI 2026, and in to Indee RAGBRAI. On Day 6, we started in Independence and rode to Ragbrai 2026- Winthrop, IA, Manchester Ragbrai 2026, Earlville Ragbrai, and on in to Dyersville RAGBRAI.

Today, Murph and AP are joined by Scott Sumpter of BIKEIOWA.com! Kathy Murphy Andrea Parrott

https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/day-6

06/07/2026

Beat the heat and come in our legion and cool down while you munch on some breakfast fixings. Stop at the bar and get that secret recipe Bloody Mary, Mimosa, or Fuzzy Navel ($4 a glass), other beverages available for sale.

06/07/2026

Ditch the heat and sneak into our Legion where it’s ridiculously cool and score some breakfast (free will donation), maybe wash it down with a secret recipe Bloody Mary, Mimosa or fuzzy navel these adult drinks are $4 a pop, we’ve got other drinks for sale too, come hungry.

06/07/2026

June 7, 1776 — Virginia Calls for Independence of a Confederation of Free & Independent States

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia rose in the Second Continental Congress and formally proposed what many Americans had been building toward for years:

“That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States…”

The resolution was not a sudden leap into revolution. It was the culmination of years of petitions, protests, congresses, local conventions, militia musters, and armed resistance. Across the colonies, Americans had gradually taken control of the levers of government themselves—forming provincial congresses, committees of safety, local militias, and new assemblies operating outside royal authority.

By the spring of 1776, many Patriot leaders no longer believed liberty could survive under British rule. An army had been raised to defend American communities. Colonial governments were being replaced with governments grounded in the authority of the people. The question was no longer simply resistance, but whether Americans would create a durable system of self-government based on law rather than royal command.

Lee’s resolution reflected that broader reality. It called not only for independence, but also for foreign alliances and “a confederation” to unite the colonies under a common political framework. Independence alone would not sustain the Revolution. The colonies would need armies, diplomacy, trade, and constitutional government to survive.

Not every colony was ready to approve the measure immediately, and debate was postponed. But the direction was now unmistakable. The Revolution was no longer only a struggle against British policies. It had become an effort to build a new nation.

And that’s the way it was, June 7, 1776.

06/06/2026

82 years ago today, U.S. Soldiers alongside Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to preserve freedom. Today, we remember their sacrifice. 🇺🇸

We want to hear from you: Do you have a family member who served during WWII, or a specific story of military bravery that inspires you?

Share the story in the comments.