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 is having our Cinco de Mayo celebration on Wed May 14, 2025. Social hour with Mr Vice manning the Margarita station and Mariachi music begins at 1800. The dinner meeting follows at 1900. The fare is Chile Rellenos, beef and chicken tacos from Azteca, and Villa Corona’s home made flan for dessert. Please RSVP to this email.
The following nominees will be voted for in the bar prior to the May dinner meeting:
Commander- Rick Crebs
First Vice- Michael Flood
Second Vice- Ross Sullivan
Adjutant- Dennis Hansen
Sergeant at Arms- Rodney Green
Board Members- John Muhlner, Craig Pina, Rodney Green
Sean Collins’s memorial service is Monday May 5, 2025. 1100 at the St Helena Catholic Church followed by military honors at the St Helena Cemetery (1200) and a reception at the Hall (1245) afterwards. Please email for the reception.
The Auxiliary will meet at 1800 for a short meeting. They are in need of a Secretary for the unit. If you are interested please attend the meeting.
Memorial Day preparations are continuing. We will dress Main St with flags on Fri May 23 meeting at the Hall at 0700. Cemetery flags will be the next day Sat May 24 beginning at 0900.
When we have a date for Bill Savidge’s service we will advise.
All the best….