Volume 72 Number 3 March 2019 March 12th Luncheon Speaker Mary Ryan, Curator, U.S. Naval Underseas Museum Kitsap Golf and Country Club (NEW!) McClouds Grill House (NEW!) Alloy Capital Management AMI International Bradley W Orser CPA Inc PS Bremerton Historic Ships Assn BMI Hospatility Columbia Hospitality Corinthian Wealth Partners Evergreen Mayflower First Command Financial Planning General Dynamics NASSCO Kitsap Bank Kitsap Sun Navy Federal Credit Union Navy Museums NW Olympic College Foundation Our Place Pub & Eatery Pacific NW Defense Coalition Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Safe Boats International Suquamish Clearwater Casino Community Affiliates US Government workforce & retirees can participate in CFC by pledging online at https:// cfcgiving.opm.gov or using a paper pledge form available at http://cascadiacfc.org/mat/ 508-2017_CFC_Retiree_Pledge_Form_ 4.pdf . Our code is CFC # 19117. State workers can donate to our Navy League Council via the State Combined Fund Drive, using CFD # 1137270 Good News!! Mary Ryan, Curator of the Keyport Naval Underseas Warfare Museum has agreed to speak at our March Luncheon. Snow caused the cancellation of our February Luncheon where he was scheduled to speak. She will be giving a presentation titled "The Marine Mammal Program." We expect this rare look into the employment of mammals will be facinating. Please RSVP as soon as possible so we have an accurate guest count and time to process approval for members to gain base access. Our social hour begins at 11AM with the meeting starting at 11:45 in the Bangor Conference Center, Trident Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor. For lunch registration, please call Realty Station at 360 377-5699 as soon as possible. For members without base access, processing can take some days. We will take that job on if you call. When registering provide your name as it appears on your Driver's License and date and city of birth. Members without an Enhanced Drivers license must have a base escort.
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Volume 72 Number 3March 2019
March 12th Luncheon SpeakerMary Ryan, Curator, U.S. Naval
Underseas Museum
Kitsap Golf and Country Club (NEW!)McClouds Grill House (NEW!)Alloy Capital ManagementAMI InternationalBradley W Orser CPA Inc PSBremerton Historic Ships AssnBMI HospatilityColumbia HospitalityCorinthian Wealth PartnersEvergreen MayflowerFirst Command Financial PlanningGeneral Dynamics NASSCOKitsap BankKitsap SunNavy Federal Credit UnionNavy Museums NWOlympic College FoundationOur Place Pub & EateryPacific NW Defense CoalitionRaytheon Integrated Defense SystemsSafe Boats InternationalSuquamish Clearwater Casino
Community Affiliates
US Government workforce & retirees can participate in CFC by pledging online at https://cfcgiving.opm.gov or using a paper pledge form available athttp://cascadiacfc.org/mat/508-2017_CFC_Retiree_Pledge_Form_4.pdf. Our code is CFC # 19117.State workers can donate to our Navy League Council via the State Combined Fund Drive, using CFD # 1137270
Good News!! Mary Ryan, Curator of the Keyport Naval Underseas Warfare Museum has agreed to speak at our March Luncheon. Snow caused the cancellation of our February Luncheon where he was scheduled to speak. She will be giving a presentation titled "The Marine Mammal Program." We expect this rare look into the employment of mammals will be facinating.
Please RSVP as soon as possible so we have an accurate guest count and time to process approval for members to gain base access.
Our social hour begins at 11AM with the meeting starting at 11:45 in the Bangor Conference Center, Trident Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor. For lunch registration, please call Realty Station at 360 377-5699 as soon as possible.For members without base access, processing can take some days. We will take that job on if you call. When registering provide your name as it appears on your Driver's License and date and city of birth. Members without an Enhanced Drivers license must have a base escort.
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President's CornerSteve Westover
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March 2019 Presidents Corner
Hopefully everyone has recovered from the snowmageden in February. We felt it wise to cancel our February monthly luncheon, and as it turnout, Bangor was closed that day. Since I last wrote you we have welcomed the USS Carl Vinson, CVN-70 back home. The Vinson called Bremerton her homeport about 10 years ago. Although the Navy has not officially been announced, we expect Bremerton to be the USS Carl Vinson’s CVN-70 homeport for the next several years, taking the place of the USS Stennis, CVN-74. The Carl Vinson is finishing a deployment to the Middle East and will end up in Norfolk, VA. She is the next aircraft carrier in line for a service life upgrade.Our March Luncheon’s speaker will be Mary Ryan, Curator of the US naval Underseas Museum on what should be a fascinating topic, The Marine Mammal Program. Thanks to Mary for giving it another try. We hope the weather is more cooperative.We are also soliciting judges for the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, March 29 & 30. See the write-up on the Fair in the newsletter. It is a really fun event to judge. Some of the projects that these young men and women create will blow your mind away!
Steve
Silver and Gold Charity Auction March 2thThe Submarine Officers’ Spouses’ Charitable Association along with the Chief Petty Officers’ Spouses, will be hosting the annual Silver and Gold Auction on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Bangor Plaza Ballroom on Naval Base Kitsap–Bangor. This annual event is held to raise money for local charities benefitting our sailors and their families and the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. The Dolphin Scholarship Foundation was founded over fifty years ago to provide financial assistance for college education to the sons and daughters of members of the submarine service.For more information go to https://sosawa.org/silver-and-gold-auction-2019/
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Navy League Armed Forces Day GalaSaturday, May 18th
Tickets are available now at The Admiral Theater Web Site
Space is limited. Reserve now to ensure you can join us at this fun and inspiring event that caps off the Armed Forces Day celebration.
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Bremerton - Olympic Peninsula Council Activities Calendar Feburary Through July
A listing of Navy League and Navy League associated events:
March 2 - Silver and Gold Dolphin Charity Auction, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - BangorMarch 5 - NL Board, Kitsap Golf and Country ClubMarch 9 - 2019 Military Appreciation Day and Informational Fair, Kitsap Sun Pavilion, Kitsap FairgroundsMarch 12 – NL Luncheon, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor - Mary Ryan will speak (See Page 1)March 14, 10 AM - IMF Bangor Tour Details to follow about security info required & transportationMarch 22 – Change of Command, UUVRON-1March 29 - 30 Washington State Science and Engineering FairApril 2 – NL Board, Kitsap Golf and Country ClubApril 9 - NL Luncheon, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - BangorApril 16 10AM - Museum of Flight & P-8 production tourMay TBD - TTF & Trident tourMay 6-8 - Sea-Air-Space 2019, National Harbor MDMay 7 - NL Board, Kitsap Golf and Country ClubMay 11 - Armed Forces Day Culinary Arts FestivalMay 14 - NL Luncheon, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - BangorMay 14 9:20 AM - TTF and Trident Details will be provided to registrants.May 18 – Navy League Gala, The Admiral TheaterMay 30 - Memorial Day at the Turner JoyJune 4 - NL Board, Kitsap Golf and Country ClubJune 11 – NL Luncheon, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - BangorJune 19-22 National Convention, Norfolk VAJune TBD – Everett Naval Base & ship tourJuly 2 – NL Board, Kitsap Golf and Country ClubJuly 9 – NL Luncheon, Plaza Ballroom, Naval Base Kitsap - BangorJuly 23-25 – Astoria CG facilities tour & Columbia River Bar Pilot AssociationJuly 31 - August 5 - Seattle Fleet Week Look for updates and more activities in future newsletters and on our web site: http://bremolympicnlus.com
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Every spring, the City of Bremerton and Bremerton High School host the finals of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF). Last year there were 647 student participants with representatives from every County in Washington.
Navy League is proud to support the event this year as it has for many years in the past. We provide judges and sponsor awards. Our own Helen Miller is the Council coordinator for judges and is looking for people willing to serve as judges. No experience or particular expertise is required. We can't have too many judges.
Each year the people who serve as judges give glowing accounts of how rewarding the experience was. Please consider volunteering. If you want to volunteer, please contact any board member, including our president at [email protected], Alan Beam at [email protected] or me at [email protected] and we will take it from there.
Washington State Science FairMarch 29-30
Military Appreciation Day
Come out and Celebrate, Honor, and Recognize our Men and Women in uniform, past and present, at our annual Military Appreciation Day and Carnival on Sat March 9, 2019. Check-out military vehicle display- Enjoy Children's activities. Browse 100 local business booths. Sample FREE food and
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What does our Navy League do? A partial list
We adopt ships & commands, which means that we provide financial & logistical support to those units. Included has been getting a signed NFL football by Pete Carroll of the Seahawks to both the USS Bremerton & the USS Washington, getting a special Seahawks 787 jersey for the USS Washington, obtaining 787 logo stickers and merchandise for the USS Washington.
- We support youth activities: South Kitsap High School NJROTC, Bremerton High School NJROTC, Port Angeles High School NJROTC and Scorpion Battalion Navy Sea Cadets
- Helen Miller supplies refreshments for the quarterly Port Angeles Coast Guard meeting. - We donate to the FRG or MWR organizations of the adopted units (within the guidelines
of the JAG requirements.)- Council members attend Changes of Command for our adopted units.- We provide welcoming receptions for ships coming into port.- We support and participate in the nation’s largest & longest running Armed Forces Day
celebration, including the parade in Bremerton & the Gala banquet.- We sponsor a senior enlisted dinner at Kiana Lodge during Armed Forces week.- We support the county’s Veteran’s Day program at the Kitsap Fair Grounds.- We sponsor the Memorial Day remembrance at the Turner Joy- We support the Navy’s CORE program, which is very helpful to senior military wives in
learning to cope with the issues that help them support our military families. With our financial support, they recently have also been able to include more junior officer’s wives.
- We hold monthly luncheons at the ballroom at Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor, where we give Sailor/Marine/Coast Guard of the Quarter or Year awards and we host speakers who keep us informed about local and national sea service issues
- We Provide judges and scholarships for the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair
- We provide gift cards for the children at unit Christmas parties.- Host military families for dinners and other activities- Support local commands at community forums and speaking out in support of the Sea
Services- Provide meals & gift baskets for families of service members at Thanksgiving &
Christmas- Donate books, Pillowcases and Baby supplies- Provide gifts to local commands, such as a pool table for one of the barracks, coffee
makers & microwaves for other barracks, Ferrari & Corvette rides for military members
- We arrange tours of many various submarines, aircraft carriers and local commands, as well as some distant commands like San Diego base, Seal Training facility, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, and Astoria Coast Guard commands.
Navy League Bremerton - Olympic Peninsula Information
Upcoming ToursTours for 2019 are shown in the Council calendar and on page 4 of this newsletter. For the most current information and to sign up for tours, go to our web page https://bremolympicnlus.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/tour-planning-2/ or contact Byron at Email: [email protected] or phone:Home: 360-638-1235Cell: 360-434-1144
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President - Steve Westover 360 [email protected] President - David EllingsonSecond Vice President - Byron FaberTreasurer - Larry TellinghuseinSecretary - Joe HulseyJAG - Robert BattinPast President - Alan Beam
Pat FaberTim KatonaRon KirklandPatty LentCarol MeteneyHelen MillerGeorge Rose
Larry SalterKevin StaubGuy StittMark WestoverKarin ZwolferTom Zwolfer
2018 Navy League Bremerton - Olympic Peninsula Council
Board of Directors
2018 Navy League Bremerton - Olympic Peninsula Council
Officers
Bremerton - Olympic Peninsula Council Adopted Units
USS Bremerton SSN-698USS Henry M Jackson SSBN-730USS Washington SSN-787US Coast Guard MFPU BangorUS Marine Corps MCSFB BangorUS Coast Guard Port AngelesSWFPAC Bangor
Supported Youth Activities
South Kitsap High School NJROTCBremerton High School NJROTCPort Angeles High School NJROTCScorpion Battalion Navy Sea Cadets
CFC Code # 19117CFD Code #137270
US Government workforce & retirees can participate in CFC by pledging online at https://cfcgiving.opm.gov or using a paper pledge form available athttp://cascadiacfc.org/mat/508-2017_CFC_Retiree_Pledge_Form_4.pdf. Our code is CFC # 19117 State workers can donate to our Navy League Council via the State Combined Fund Drive, using CFD # 1137270
