Army 240th Birthday Party Sunday In Rochester

This Sunday is Flag Day and the 240th birthday of the U.S. Army. Sunday, June 14 the VFW in Rochester will be celebrating the Army’s 240th birthday from 8:00 AM to closing.

They will be hosting a breakfast from 8:00 to noon of the Army’s favorite dish, SOS (chipped beef on toast), along with made to order omelets, eggs, sausage links, juice coffee etc for a cost of $10.00

From 1:00 to 6:00, or until gone, they will have various snacks of hot dogs, brats, beans, sweets and chips. There will also be a short program by the Elks Lodge remembering Flag Day at the Veterans Memorial at 1:00.

Starting at 3:00 there will be attendance prizes given each hour with a grand prize of a diamond necklace from Hight & Randall Personal Jewelers given at 7:00 PM.

The raffle drawing for the top prize of $1,000.00 will be drawn at 5:00 PM.

There will be a short ceremony of posting the colors, remembering our fallen and a cake cutting ceremony at 6:00 PM.

The public and our Military, past and present are encouraged to attend. If you'd like more info, call Chad Stowers at 507-271-5806. (Press release from Wayne Stillman)