Montezuma, Deep River American Legions honor veterans, area youth

​    Ron Hensel, commander of the American Legion Blakley Stevens Post 169, presents a Good Citizenship Citation to Sawyer Tindle, the 2021 Montezuma Boys’ State representative. Sawyer shared his experience at the Boys’ State held at Camp Fort Dodge in June with those gathered at the Veterans Day supper and program in Montezuma on Thursday, Nov. 11.

​      Young Mr. Lane Downs is the proud owner of a new commemorative military Daisy Red Rider BB gun he won in an Auxiliary auction using his own money at the annual American Legion Morrison-Schrader Post 296 Veteran’s Day supper and program on Thursday, Nov. 11. The gun was donated by Randy Johnson, pictured next to Lane, American Legion Department Vice Commander and Deep River resident.