The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday June 20 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery.
You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting. The general public is welcome.
A reception will begin promptly at 5 p.m. followed by a meeting at 5:30 p.m. with dinner afterward. The cost is $25, all-inclusive if an entree is ordered, or $20 for the dinner salad featured that evening. There is free entry without food. The meeting will conclude no later than 8 p.m..
The after-dinner speaker is Mr. William M. Roth, curator of the Aurora Air Classics Aviation Museum (ACM) at the Aurora Airport. His topic will be “The Past, Present, and Future of the Air Classics Aviation Museum” wherein he will discuss the history of the ACM, its current operations, visiting hours, and its vision for the future.
Bill Roth grew up in Peoria, the son of a career U.S. Navy man who served during WW II on LSTs and after the war in the Naval Reserve for a total of almost 25 years service. In part, his father’s military service gave him a love for military history. Roth was graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and moved to St. Charles in 1995. He joined the Air Classics Aviation Museum in that year and became its treasurer in 2000.
—Aurora Navy League Council 247