Monthly Post Newsletter
THE AMERICAN LEGION
CAMPBELL COUNTY POST 42
JUNE 2026 POST NEWSLETTER
COMMANDERS CORNER:
I would like to thank everyone for the support they have shown me as we transition into new leadership. I look forward to working with the Post 42 family in the coming year!
A HUGE thank you to Past Commander Clarence Barry for everything he has done for the Post. We have come a long way thanks to his leadership, and I hope that I am able to fill the rather large shoes that he leaves behind. I know that he will be there to help even if he is not the acting Commander.
Thank you to Rod Warne for being our 1st Vice and his work with Boys State. He did a wonderful job! I would like to welcome Craig Spiers as he transitions into the role of 1st Vice and know that he will do an amazing job!
Thank you to Bill Sinclair for his continued role as 2nd Vice. Bill does an amazing job and is always willing to help!
Please welcome Bryon Schultz as our new Finance Officer. Bryon and his wife Sandy have become a fixture at the Post. Jumping in to help during Mid-Winter and Friday night dinners. Welcome to you both and thank you!
Please thank John Wayne for all he did as Adjutant. Not only in that role, but everything that he and Brenda do at and for the Post. Amy King has graciously accepted the role as Adjutant. She is also going through training to become our Post Resource Officer. She has a great deal of knowledge when working with the VA. She is a welcome addition to the team!
Thank you to Bernie, Dusty, Moses and Steve for their work on the E-Board. We welcome Atlas Frost to the E-Board. Not only is Atlas on the E-Board, but he will continue as Co-Chair for the Club Committee along with Fred Riddle. Both are a constant presence at the Club and will be great!
Thank you!
Terra D. Price, Commander - American Legion Campbell County Post 42
POST 42 Officers for 2026- 2027 year
Commander - Terra Price
First Vice Commander - Craig Speirs
Second Vice Commander – Bill Sinclair
Finance Officer – Bryon Schultz
Adjutant - Amy King
Chaplain - Kevin Knutson/John Wayne
Sergeant at Arms - Mark "Moses" Stines
Executive Committee
Steve Gauthier - 2026 to 2028
Atlas Frost - 2026 to 2028
Dusty McClintock - 2025 to 2027
Bernie Anderson - 2025 to 2027
Club Committee Chairmen - Atlas Frost and Fred Riddle
Post 42 Scholarship recipients:
CCHS Shaytlen Potter and Brylee Styvar
TBHS Quincy Springer, Marli Nannemann, and Jerzey Fiedor
Wright Jocelyn Umiker and Danielle Barnhurst
LEGION DEPARTMENT CONVENTION 2026 - June 19-21 Powell
SAL NEWS:
We are getting ready for Christmas in July up at the Veteran’s home in Buffalo. The first workday is 6/27. This year we are adding picnic tables and a shelter over the large concrete pad.
We are still selling raffle tickets for the Henry .44 mag American Legion commemorative rifle. They are $20 a ticket and only 300 are being sold. Make sure you ask a SAL member or stop at the post to get your ticket.
We held elections on 5/3/2026. The SAL officers for the 26’-27’ year will be as follows:
Rick McCabe Commander
Joe Lahr First Vice President
Phil Wagner Second Vice President
Tim Martin Treasurer
Bill Kern Adjutant
Bill Languemi Chaplin
Mike Thomas Sargent at Arms
We will meet again on June 14 at noon at Post 42.
We hope everyone had a very special Memorial Day. That is a great day to reflect and celebrate the lives of whom we have lost. We want to wish everyone a safe and wonderful summer. Hope to see all on the 4th of July for the American Legion festivities. Remember, the club is a great place to come quench your summer thirst.
Respectfully submitted, Bill Kern, Adjutant, Squadron 42, Gillette, Wyoming
WINDRIDERS:
We went to Buffalo Home and the VA in Sheridan on Saturday for Armed Forces Day.
AUXILIARY NOTES:
2026-2027 Auxiliary UNIT 42 Officers
President: Lisa Wagner
Vice President: Char Kirkendoll
Secretary: Crystal Golston
Treasurer: Kris Thomas
Chaplain: Sandy Cook
Historian: Stacy McCabe
Sargent at Arms: Randi Peyrot
E-Board: Peggy Bacca, Lynn Gauthier, Vicki Worman
Summer hours for the Post will be open 12:00 to close all week.
11 May at 1700 - Dinner provided by Auxiliary. Installation of Post Officers at 1800.
There will be a Father's Day potluck on June 14th.
Lisa Wagner, Unit 42 President
CLUB HAPPENINGS:
SUMMER CLUB HOURS:
Monday - Sunday 12 pm 'til close Happy Hour 4pm - 6pm
June 9 and 10 POST CLOSESD:Campbell County Comminisers approved $19,000 for the plumbing. Be sure to THANK them.
June 5th,12th, 19th and 26th Polly's Karaoke 7pm -10pm
"Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." Theodore Roosevelt
POINTS OF INTEREST:
American Legion Post 42 Honor Wall
Please turn in a Photo in uniform and information sheet to Post Home
MORAL INJURY - Michelle Panchard (307-359-2402) is selling homemade Banana Bread for fund raising for Moral Injury (invisible wound to the soul) more information is available at Post Home.
PATRIOTIC BASKETS: Entities in the community are making Patriotic baskets for Independence Day. Vote with raffle tickets $1 each or 6 for $5 People’s Choice will win for bragging rights.
MAY
29 Friday Night Dinner - Parade committee hosting Gluten Free Meal Green Pepper Tacos
JUNE 2026
3 July 4th meeting - 5:30pm
5 Polly's Karaoke 7- 10pm
9-10 POST CLOSED for the plumbing.
7 - 13 Wyoming Boys and Girls State at the University of Wyoming, Laramie
11 1700 - Dinner provided by Auxiliary. Installation of Post Officers at 1800.
11 Post meeting 7pm
12 D-Day: Allied Invasion of Europe (1944)
12 Polly's Karaoke 7- 10pm
14 Flag Day
14 Happy Birthday Army
14 Father’s Day Potluck 1pm
14 SAL meeting 12 pm
14 Family Fun Games 1pm
15 Marine Corps League meeting 1900 hours
17 Primrose Veterans get-together 11:15am
17 Windrider meeting 7 pm
17 CC Veterans Council 6pm George Amos building
19 Polly's Karaoke 7- 10pm
19 -22 Wyoming Department Convention - Powell
22 Pledge of Allegiance Recognized by Congress (1942)
22 GI Bill Signed into Law (1944)
26 Polly's Karaoke 7- 10pm
27 SAL Christmas in July first workday is 6/27
30 Veterans Breakfast 8am Senior Center
Upcoming events:
July 4 Friday Independence Day Activities
Independence Day Parade will take place on Second Avenue starting at Osborne Avenue to Burma Avenue. The parade will start at 10:00am: The event commemorates the nation's 250th birthday with the theme "America, 250 Years in the Making," featuring floats, prizes, and a military flyover.
Contact: Darla Cotton at Darla.Cotton@campbellcountywy.gov1 307-682-8527
Parade: 10:00am From Osbourne Street headed WEST
11:00 Hamburgers, dogs & brats for donations after the parade at Post Home
Patriotic Baskets drawing 4pm
Live bands - 12:00 - 6pm
BARSTOOL COWBOYS & HAYDEN JAMES
July 8 Reading of the Declaration of Independence
July 11 The Sons Christmas in July at the Veterans Home, Buffalo.
July 20 Blood Drive