American Legion Post 199
St. Helena
American Legion Post 199 located in Saint Helena is a thriving Post with over 115 members and an active Auxiliary Unit. The three primary purposes of Post 199 are to provide social engagements, volunteerism, and donations back to Veteran’s Organizations and the community. Post 199 hosts monthly dinners available to all members and their families. Additionally, Post 199 provides a community wide Memorial Day Ceremony with a lunch. The Post focuses their volunteerism and donations to the Yountville Veteran’s Home along with financial support to college scholarships, youth sports, police, and the fire department. Members of Post 199 are proud to have served their country. The friendly Post members welcome new veteran’s to join us on the second Wednesday of the month with social hour starting at 6 PM and dinner to follow at 7 PM.
Affordable Hall For Rent
The Post Hall is located at 1291 Madrona Ave on the corner of Oak Avenue. Post 199, in 1929, purchased the building from Seventh Day Adventist Church. The building dates to 1880. Post 199 continues to improve the hall; moreover, providing a reasonable rental opportunity to the community.
Right in the middle of the Napa Valley consider renting our Hall for your social events such as wedding receptions, birthday parties, baptism parties.
We can accommodate up to 100. Our rental fee includes use of our tables and chairs and a fully equipped kitchen.
For information, please contact Rick Crebs by email at rickcrebs25@gmail or give him a call (707) 580-0418.
Our Monthly Meetings
Please join us at our monthly meeting.
We meet the second Wednesday of every month.
Social hour 1800 hrs
Dinner 1900 hrs
Hope to see you there.
American Legion Post 199
1291 Madrona Ave,
St Helena, CA
94574
Newsletter
The Post dinner is Wednesday May 8, 2024. We will celebrate Ocho de Mayo with Azteca chile rellenos, beef and chicken tacos, rice, beans, guacamole, chips and salsa. Our dessert will be the fabulous Villa Corona homemade flan. We will have our Margarita station up and running and a Mariachi band during the social hour. Social hour 1800, dinner 1900.
For reservations please email. If unable, you may leave a voice message on the Post phone: 707-967-9344.
The Board will meet at 1600 prior to the dinner meeting.
Members are invited to the bar at 1845 prior to dinner to elect the Post Officers for next year. If someone would like to be added to the list of candidates please advise, otherwise we’ll be voting for the following candidates for the Post 199 Officer positions:
Commander…Michael Flood
1st Commander….Scott Whitacre
2nd Vice Commander….Rick Crebs
Finance Officer….Allen Price
Member….John Muhlner
Member….Rodney Green
Member….Craig Pina
The Post Auxiliary will meet at 1800. Plans will be made to have a booth at the St Helena Farmer’s Market. The Summer meeting schedule will also be discussed. All Auxiliary members are welcome to attend the meeting. Not a member… see Marilyn Albright for an application.
Landscape company, Mr Paver, along with Bob Covey from St Helena have looked at our back lot. The Board will discuss the different options and price points to create a safe and attractive space for both parking and events. Landscape architect Jonathan Plant also visited but has yet to submit any plans.
We will be working with the Kiwanis Club to dress Main Street with American Flags for the Memorial Day Weekend. The flags will go up Thurs May 23rd and come down Tues May 28. Those interested in helping are asked to show at 0700 in the back lot each of those two days.
Spring has sprung, it’s beautiful around here:)