Belgium American Legion, Snow Runners make donations

The Melvin Wester Belgium American Legion Post 412 in Belgium and Snow Runners LTD snowmobile club recently made donations. The Belgium Fire Department received $1,000 from the Snow Runners and $500 from the American Legion for self-contained breathing apparatuses. The Snow Runners’ donation came from its annual Moonlight Meltdown run, and the Legion donation was raised from the a fish and crayfish boil at Kyotes Bar & Grill in Belgium. Accepting the checks were (top photo, from left) Fire department Assistant Chief Engineer Bryan Schmidt, Snow Runners member Kyle Schueller, Assistant Fire Chief Pat Wester, Lt. Bob Makoutz, Snow Runners member Casey Frey and American Legion Post Commander Al Poull. Above left photo: Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, Inc. founder Joe Dean (center) accepted one $500 donation each from the Snow Runners and American Legion to the nonprofit organization that takes veterans on trips to war memorials in Washington, D.C. Pictured are (from left) Schueller, Carl Huenink of the American Legion, Dean, Poull and Frey. Above right photo: Ozaukee High School alumnus Brooke Bares, pictured with Poull, was the winner of the $1,500 Robert H. Dorr Medical Scholarship. Money for the scholarship is raised through the Legion’s annual Green Bay Packers Tailgate Party.                                                 Photos by Sam Arendt