For any of you who couldn't make it to the Post last week, it was nothing short of amazing. We had the Ukrainian Cultural Forces performing live at our Canteen on Halloween, Steak Night on Friday with the first test of our new kitchen receipt printer (orders at bar = order to kitchen, no second line), followed by the 7th Annual Dr. MRE Competition... and capped on Sunday with the Auxiliary's Superb Sunday Brunch!

The music and storytelling by the Ukrainian performers was phenomenal and we hope you all enjoyed the evening. Thanks to our karaoke crowd for starting a little late last Halloween night.



Here's a picture of Stu and Susan pointing out how to use the kitchen receipts:



The MRE competition is fierce. Teams select a random MRE and then head off to the "Black Market" to doctor their meals up. Mock military script is available for a donation and that's what contestants use to "buy" their black market foods and spices.

Here is Omega "Black-Market" getting the store ready-



The rain kept many of you away, but not Cruisin Al



All but two teams bowed out. But the Marine Brothers were there and so was the Auxiliary Team (Logan Roy, President)

Here are the two rivals getting prepared; Logan Roy the minimalist



and Shawn Handlin (our Post Quartermaster) with his shock and awe tent



Then came the judging (with a big thanks to Kelley, Kathi and Karen!)



The judges decided to move inside to deliberate leaving our competitors to wait



and wait...for over 25 minutes

A bottle of champagne sat on the bar shelf in anticipation of victory by the Reigning Champions.



But it was not to be. This year the Post Auxiliary team took First Place in a stunning upset against the Post! Of course Shawn's entry did win Best Presentation. Congrats and thanks to all who came out to support our Post.

Tags: MRE, Ukraine, Kitchen

Over the next few days we have a lot going on at our Post and I hope many of you can come down and join us.




On Thursday (Halloween) we will be hosting the Ukrainian Armed Forces musical group from 6-8pm. These are combat veterans of the war in Ukraine and they are touring the United States to say Thank You to America. There is no admission charge, so please join us if you can. More information and the poster is available here.

Ronnie Ray and karaoke will start right afterwards this Thursday Night.

Friday is steak night!



Stu will be cooking 60 ribeye steaks, with baked potatoes, corn on the cob and salad. We have reduced our prices to $20.00 in case you haven't joined us lately. Those long lines are down and we have a new kitchen printer that sends your order straight to the cooks. Your name will be called in the hall as soon as your order is ready!


Dr. MRE 2024!

This coming Saturday will be the seventh year of our Dr. MRE contest. Our 'Marine Brothers' have won every year. Is this the year someone will displace the reigning champions? It's only $25.00 to compete (max 2 cooks per team) and $5.00 to taste (you get brats to eat--we wont serve MREs to our members and guests!)

The flyer is under Events and also available here . Ever wonder what's in an MRE? Find out here
Curious how the judges rank meals? Example judging sheet is here.

Last but not least by a stretch, I want to thank CL and Logan Roy for getting us a little closer to opening the canteen bar wall to the outside. The sink closest to the entrance door has been leaking for years and it was also too long to allow us to do our cut out.

Step 1: Remove old sink




Step 2: Replace old sink with second sink in Social Hall.
Now there is room to do our cut out:



That was a pretty big job--time for a cold one

Tags: Ukraine, Halloween