More than a bar: VFW Post 4690 brings a community together

  • VFW Post 4690 officals and staff all agreed they enjoy serving their members and auxiliary members but also welcome the public and would love to see new faces at the bar. Pictured from left to right: Dan Kroll, Beth Mirlo, Barb Gronke, Perry Fischer, Megan Torrence and Blake Torrence. Additional staff not pictured: Greg Rydberg, Jeff Bauer, Tanner Christianson, Renae Howe, Kristen Marko, Cindy Hanson, Jodi Pearson and Brooke Vogl.
    VFW Post 4690 officals and staff all agreed they enjoy serving their members and auxiliary members but also welcome the public and would love to see new faces at the bar. Pictured from left to right: Dan Kroll, Beth Mirlo, Barb Gronke, Perry Fischer, Megan Torrence and Blake Torrence. Additional staff not pictured: Greg Rydberg, Jeff Bauer, Tanner Christianson, Renae Howe, Kristen Marko, Cindy Hanson, Jodi Pearson and Brooke Vogl.

    For more than 80 years, VFW Post 4690 has been a gathering place for veterans, families, and friends throughout Day County. Founded in 1945 and located in its current building since 1951, the Day County post remains the county’s only Veterans of Foreign Wars organization – and according to Quartermaster Blake Torrence, every drink, event and membership helps support local veterans and community ca…