Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1003

10/22/2026

Basinger/Sone Memorial Post 1003
Veterans of Foreign Wars
105 Irwin Drive Jefferson City MO. 65109
November 2026

DATE EVENT TIME
2 Daniel Boone born 1734
1 Daylight Savings Time Ends 2:00 AM
3 Election Day 6AM/7PM
6 Abraham Lincoln elected 1860
7 F.D.R. elected to 4th term 1944
9 Berlin Wall demolished 1989
10 Marine Corp Established 1775
11 Veteran’s Day 1919
13 Vietnam Memorial Dedicated 1982
17 Suez Canal opened 1869
19 Post and Auxiliary meeting 7:00 PM
22 President Kennedy killed 1963
26 Thanksgiving Day 1621
28 St. Martins Tractor Parade 6:00 PM

BINGO - Friday @ 6:30 PM (KITCHEN OPENS @ 5:00 PM)
POST AND AUXILIARY MEETING – Thursday, Nov. 19th. 7:00 PM

The Veteran’s Day Ceremony sponsored by the Jefferson City Veterans Council will be held on November 11th starting at 11:00 AM at the American Legion Post 5, located at 1423 Tanner Bridge Rd. The Post Honor Guard will fire the r***e salute and sound Taps. Come early to get a good seat and bring your family. Lunch will be served after the ceremony..

The Naval Sea Cadets and Civil Air Patrol just helped us with our recent Buddy Poppy Drive. As always , they did a excellent job. A big thank you to those cadets that helped.

This is the 79th Anniversary of the “Toys for Tots” program sponsored by the USMC Reserve.
This program provides Christmas gifts to needy children and you can support them with donations of toys or cash. Collection points are in many area stores including HY-VEE, the Capitol Mall, American Legion Post 5 and the VFW hall on Friday evenings. For more information contact Jan Crowe @ 573-508-1851or [email protected].

The St. Martins annual “Tractor Parade” will be held Nov. 28th. The rally point will be at our Post. This is a unique event with a lot of decorated tractors and school/church floats. The Post will be open so stop by and join in the Christmas spirit with a country attitude.

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The Post Honor Guard provides, at no cost, Military Honors for deceased veterans. Keep a copy of your DD-214 with your final papers to make this happen.

Please contact our Service Officers for support information on VA medical, disability, financial support and other benefits. Call VFW Certified Service Officers Troy or Mike at 573-814-6007

Scott Englund, Commander. Ph.: (573) 635-3463
E-mail: [email protected]

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10/22/2026

NOVEMBER AUXILIARY UPDATE

The October meeting was called to order by President Lillian Hentges. Secretary Jackie Heiman read the previous meeting minutes. Correspondence was a receipt for our subscription to Veterans Voices Writing Project. Treasurer Sharon Knorr gave the Treasurer’s report.
Reports of Committees- Hospital: Thanks to Judy Bax for her hours and donations of crocheted aphgans for our hospitalized veterans. Chair Eve Ward spent $31.46 for refreshments passed out to patients at the VA Poker Crawl, $17.81 for poker snacks, $85.46 for October meals at Community Living Center, and donated $36.96 worth of chips for volunteer services at Truman VA. Legislature: A reminder with contact information for our elected officials was handed out to members and President Hentges reminded us to vote for bills affecting Veterans. Membership: Chair Sharon stated we will need 5 new members by fiscal year end. If you know of someone eligible or are a member “at large” please furnish them with a membership form. Veterans & Family Support: Veterans Day will be celebrated at the American Legion starting at 11:00 am, November 11th. November 6th the Post and auxiliary will host a Operation Bugle Boy Seminar with desserts instead of having bingo that evening. November 7th is District 2 meeting at Salem 10 am. Scholarships: Applications for Senior Scholarships are available by going on-line to https://vfwauxmo.org or contact Eve at 573/680-6402. Youth Activities: A $100.00 donation will go to sponsor a table at Boy Scout Troop 11 Annual Spaghetti Dinner on December 4th. December 15, 2026 is the new deadline for Illustrating Art Contest for youth K-8th grade. Contact Barb Durham at 573/821-2560 for more information.
Report of Trustees was given by 2-year Trustee Lynn Vineyard.
The next meeting will be November 19th at 7 pm.
Jackie Heiman, Secretary
Eve Ward, Program Coordinator

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10/07/2026

We recently received an inquiry about the VFW Auxiliary and the VFW's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen contests and because it is a question that has come up many times before, we would like to share our response.

The question was about what the VFW Auxiliary DOES when it comes to these two contests, as they are both VFW contests.

The answer is that the level of involvement is different from one Post/Auxiliary to another, so there is no "one size fits all," but Auxiliary members have long helped by distributing information to schools, collecting entries from students, arranging the judging or helping to find judges, contacting local media to promote the contest and/or to announce the winners, assisting in holding recognition celebrations for participants, raising money for prizes awarded on a local level and more.

In short, each individual VFW Auxiliary promotes the VFW Voice of Democracy and VFW Patriots Pen contests while supporting their Post in whatever ways the Post finds most helpful - sometimes this means taking a more active approach and sometimes this means taking a quieter background role - but no matter what you do, make sure to report your participation and fundraising under Scholarships.

And spread the word about these scholarships and contests today!

09/30/2026

Any kind of snacks and Buddy Poppies for all!

09/30/2026

Great Poker Crawl at Truman VA Community Living Center today!

09/24/2026

Basinger/Sone Memorial Post 1003
Veterans of Foreign Wars
105 Irwin Drive Jefferson City MO. 65109
October 2026

DATE EVENT TIME
3 Berlin Wall torn down 1990
6 Honor Guard Meeting 6:00PM
6 Yom Kippur War 1973
7 Afghanistan War Began 2001
9 Columbus Day Established 1934
13 U.S. Navy Established 1775
15 Post and Auxiliary meeting 7:00 PM
25 VFW Post 1003 Founded 1922
25 Grenada invasion 1983
31 Halloween 1929

BINGO - Friday @ 6:30 PM (KITCHEN OPENS @ 5:00 PM)

Post meeting 7:00 PM October 15

Every Wednesday, Chapter 17 of the Disabled American Veterans, 5054 Monticello Road, hosts a “Veterans Coffee Talk”. All veterans are invited to join in, have coffee, meet new friends and visit with old ones. It’s a lot of fun to sit around and brag about your grandkids and complain about the government.

Post 1003 and the Auxiliary worked together and helped sponsor the Show Me State Air Show last month. The show was free to veterans. We had a booth that handed out information on joining the Post and Auxiliary, took referrals for the Veterans Service Officers and took donations for the Buddy Poppy Drive. We also handed out information on Veterans VA benefits information and the many patriotic programs we sponsor. Thanks to those who spent their weekend promoting the VFW!



The Post 1003 Honor Guard quarterly training and social meeting will be on Oct. 6th starting at 6:00 PM. The Honor Guard is open to all veterans who are willing to provide the Final Honors for our fallen comrades and ready to stand in formation through rain, sun, and cold. It’s not an easy thing to do but it’s important that these honors are given. Come to the meeting, (pizza and refreshments) find out who we are and decide if this is for you. Contact Al Nichols @ (573) 353-4964.

The Live Life Mission is a new wellness campaign that makes working on your overall wellness easier. People choose a wellness area, pick a few of the Small Steps activities that work for you, and add them to your daily routine. Overtime, these Small Steps can help you build healthy habits and feel better in your daily life. Visit https://dmh.mo.gov/veterans

Bingo is going good. The Joker Raffle is over $12,000. The crowds are getting big. We’re still needing more support from our members so give me a call if you’d like to become one of the Post’s Worker Bees.

Scott Englund, Commander. Ph.: (573) 635-3463
E-mail: [email protected]

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09/22/2026

OCTOBER AUXILIARY UPDATE

The meeting was called to order by President Lillian Hentges. Secretary Jackie Heiman read the previous meeting minutes and correspondences; 2 thank yous from the VA Hospital for food donated to the Community Living Center for August & September. Treasurer Sharon Knorr gave the Treasurer Report.
Reports of Committees: Hospital- Food for patient special meals for the month of September was $90.86. The auxiliary approved up to $50.00 for the Community Living Center Poker Run at Truman VA Hospital 1:30 -3:30 on September 30th. Membership- Sharon reported that we will need 4 new members to make 100% for 2027. National Home- We will donate $100.00 to the Dept. of MO National Home Fund. The $100.00 approved last month was for President and Commanders joint project; the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Veterans & Family Support- Purchases for Jefferson City Homeless-Connect items were $309.33. Operation Bugle Boy will receive a $200.00 donation to the Veterans Appreciation Dinner and a $500.00 donation to Leon’s Tree for the Mid-MO Family PX.
For the Good of the Order: New copies of the auxiliaries updated Standing Rules were distributed to members. District 2 Sr. Vice President Rebecca Wischmeyer visited our meeting for the yearly inspection. She approved of all we have been doing and made a few suggestions in dealing with donations and reporting.
The next meeting will be 7 pm October 15th. Quarterly audit will start at 6 pm.
Jackie Heiman, Secretary
Eve Ward, Historian

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