Angus turns 100

Though the current location of American Legion Post 54 “just across the bridge” has been a fixture since 1991, the Post itself has held a location in Saratoga for 98 years and it turns 100 this year. In celebration of reaching its centennial mark, the American Legion will be holding the North Platte River Poker Run at 10 a.m. on Aug. 3 followed by Stockwell-Wilcoxson Chicken Burn.

American Legion Post 54, also known as Angus England Post 54, is named after Saratoga resident and World War I sharpshooter Richard Angus England. England was born on Dec. 17, 1893 to Richard England and Mary...