By Sophia R. Young
American Legion Post 173, 1305 Canterbury, Hays, has revamped their dinner menu and added more than 20 food choices, which includes Panini style sandwiches, shrimp pesto pasta, hog wild wings, flat iron steak salad, a children’s menu and dessert.
Although the new menu is available only to members and their guests, the community is invited to Sunday breakfast, Stag and Stagette buffet and Monday night burgers.
The all-you-can-eat Sunday morning breakfast buffet is from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, March 6, April 3 and May 1 in the ballroom. It costs $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children under 5.
The buffet includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, pancakes, toast, biscuits, gravy, coffee and juice.
The Stag and Stagette buffet is every first Thursday of the month, and the next one is Thursday, Feb. 4, in the ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m.
February’s Stag and Stagette buffet features bierocks, green bean dumpling soup and ribs. Each month the buffet includes bull fries and raw burger. It costs $13 per person and children are at a discount.
Burger night is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every second Monday of each month in the ballroom.
“Community members can come and order a hamburger or quarter pound hotdog with fries for $5,” said Ron Bennett, director of the American Legion Riders. “To-go options are available.”
Post members and its volunteer leadership host the community breakfast and burger night each month. All proceeds help fund the post, which in return helps homeless veterans and veterans in need.
“Anyone that is a veteran; son, daughter or spouse of a veteran, or a grandson or granddaughter of a veteran, can become a member,” said Vance Chartier, commander of Post 173.
Members have access to the full bar, kitchen, dartboards, Touch Tunes jukebox, Keno, and cable televisions. Anyone can rent the meeting hall and ballroom.
Those interested in becoming an American Legion member can fill out an application after 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday or by calling (785) 625-3813.