Civic Groups, Clubs and Organizations within Milnor

The Milnor Community takes pride in it's city and many people become involved with civic groups that take active roles in bettering the city.

The Merchants Club is an organization that advances and helps the various businesses and promotes the local community.  The Merchants sponsor the yearly celebrations: June Jamboree, Crazy Days and their latest project has been large beautiful baskets of flowers that hang along our Main Street.

The City of Milnor is host to a local American Legion & Auxiliary post, a branch of ND Freemasons Anchor Lodge No. 25 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.




      
  
History and background of America Legion, Milnor, ND

The formation and first meeting of Post # 148 was held on January 22, 1920.  The Post was named after First Lt. Lewis M Thune and Cpl. Albert Smith.  The First Commander was David L Vail with a total membership in 1920 grew to 30.  The membership grew to 106 by 1947 and the current membership is 62.  

The first home of the American Legion was built in 1924 with an addition in 1934 and was referred to as the "Legion Hall".  The building was vacated and turned over to the City of Milnor in the late 1980"s and the current home is shared with the Milnor VFW

The American Legion supports the Boy and Girls State programs and holds a chicken supper open to the public each year in September.

Current officers are:
Commander:  Marvin Knutson
Vice Commander:  Lester Ellefson
Adjutant:  James Robbins

In 2006, member of the American Legion and the VFW organized a committee to design and build a veterans monument to honor all the local people who have served their country.  In July 2008 during the Milnor's 125th celebration the new monument was dedicated.  As part of the new Freedom Park on Main Street, we now have a 8 by 20 foot black granite monument with approximately 800 names of former and current service men and women inscribed on it.  Freedom Park is a beautiful setting for a beautiful monument which is a lasting tribute to all veterans of this area.

                                                            

VFW– GIBBON-MILLER MEMORIAL VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST #9069

The VFW post of Milnor was founded in 1947 by 12 local World War II veterans and has remained an active part of the community ever since that date.  Currently the post has over 90 members, all veterans of our nation’s conflicts.

The post has remained dedicated to honoring and supporting the service of our local area men and women.  It does so by actively supporting various veteran recognition events to include Memorial Day activities and veterans day meals.  We also provide honor guards in support of military funerals.

Membership is available to any veteran that meets the service requirements set forth by the National VFW membership criteria and can be gained by contacting any local VFW member or by going on-line to www.vfw.org.  

Current officers are:
Commander:  Jerome Bixby
Quarter Master:  Peter Christiansen
Post Chaplin:  Ray Carlson 
Senior Vice Commander:  Randall Edison
Junior Vice Commander:  Curtis Odegard
Post Surgeon:  Norman C. Brown