Members of the 40 & 8 are overcome with the smell of home cooking as they walk through the doors of the VFW on the third Thursday of the month. The meal is prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591.
“Anytime the post wants to do a fundraiser, the ladies usually cook. We do all the cooking for American Legion Post 16 and the 40 & 8,” said Barb Erickson, auxiliary president.
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