Croteau-Coutts Post 24 installed their new slate of officers for the 2019-2020 Legion year on the 9th of April 2019 at the Marlborough Community House. Representatives of the American Legion, Department of New Hampshire, District 1 were on hand to conduct the Installation Ceremony. Installed for the upcoming year were Trent Boehmler (Commander), Michael Ball (1st Vice Commander), Jerry Branch (2nd Vice Commander), Leo Plante (Chaplain), Charlie Seaver (Service Officer), Barry Furnival (Judge Advocate), Brian Durocher (Sergeant at Arms), and Dana Whitehouse (Adjutant/Historian). Congratulations to this year’s officers – the Post looks forward to a productive year with several community based initiatives ready to be executed.
Prior to the Installation of Officer Ceremony, the Post sponsored April’s Grandma’s Table monthly community meal. As always, this event was well attended and Main Crust Pizza prepared the menu which was served by members of the Post.
When the Post left the building on RT 101 and relocated to the Marlborough Community House, many items of historical interest which were on display had to be moved to storage. Thanks to Main Crust Pizza which provided space, many of those historical items are once again on display. Special thanks to Sarah Long whose eagle eye, from behind the bar, played an instrumental role in the final layout. So, the next time you’re in the restaurant for a meal, check out some of those items hanging on the back wall. Who knows, you might even find a picture or two of a relative. For more information on the Post history, check out the Post website https://legionpost24nh.org. We’re extremely proud of the fact that we finally have a website, but this is a work in progress and there is still an awful lot of work to do.
There is still time to apply for the 2019 session of American Legion New Hampshire Boys State. Boys State is a non-partisan program that is now in its eighth decade of providing classroom and practical instruction in civics to New Hampshire’s high school students. The program this year will take place from Sunday, 23 June through Friday, 28 June on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester. The only cost to the student is a nonrefundable application fee of $25.00. Croteau-Coutts Post 24 will be responsible for the tuition fee of $335.00 for each student attending Boys State that designates this Post as his sponsor. The Department of New Hampshire requests that all of the applications are processed and received in Concord by the application deadline: Friday, 24 May 2019. Please contact the Post Adjutant at post24americanlegion@gmail.com for more information.
The American Legion Croteau-Coutts Post 24 proudly announces the availability of scholarship applications for the school year 2018 – 2019. This scholarship was initiated by former post member Linwood Croteau in whose name the scholarship is dedicated.
Two $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded in each of the following eligibility classes:
Community Award: Students currently residing in the towns of Marlborough, Dublin, and Harrisville who have successfully completed their current studies and have been accepted as an undergraduate or has plans to continue their undergraduate study at an accredited institution of higher education within the United States.
Legacy Award: Students who are children, grandchildren, or step-children of a member in good standing of Post 24, past or present, who have successfully completed their current studies and have been accepted as an undergraduate or has plans to continue their undergraduate study at an accredited institution of higher education within the United States.
Scholarship applications can be requested by writing to The American Legion, Croteau-Coutts Post 24, Attn: Linwood Croteau Memorial Scholarship, PO Box 24, Marlborough, NH 03455 or by email at post24americanlegion@gmail.com.
Finally this month, the Post would like to thank all of the Marlborough residents who submitted changes/corrections to the Adjutant in order to update the Roster of Veterans for this year’s Memorial Day Services. The Post Color Guard, Officers, and community gathered at the Pine Grove Cemetery at 12 noon on the 26th of May to celebrate those residents of Marlborough who dedicated a portion of their lives in service to our country. It was a solemn ceremony beginning with a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace followed by the recognition of the many deceased veterans who served our country in the wars of the 20th and 21st century. Commander Boehmler delivered a Memorial Day speech which was followed by a volley from the Post Color Guard and taps.
The annual Memorial Day parade stepped off from the Frost Free Library at 2PM. Led by the color guard and the Monadnock High School Marching Band, the column moved west along
RT 101. After a short pause at the bridge for a wreath ceremony, the marchers continued moving west finally ending behind the Marlborough Fire Department. At this point, the Monadnock Band performed a selection of patriotic numbers which finally brought the day to a conclusion. Many thanks to all participants as well as our neighbors who took the time to attend the day’s festivities.