Our next blood drive is Saturday, July 2nd from 10am to 4pm. It takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton during CONvergence. You can sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org using the keyword "CONvergence". There are many appointment times available as of this writing. Make sure to tell your friends at the con to make a life-saving donation, too.
Mary
Our next packing event is on July 19, a Tuesday, at the Eagan location at 990 Lone Oak Road in Eagan, Minnesota. It starts at 6 pm and goes until 7:30 pm, and then we'll find a nice place for dinner. Join us - it's fun! Sign up online at www.fmsc.org under our group: USS Nokomis.
Mary
This year’s anniversary picnic (and camp out) will be held at Loren and Carol Evers’ property. We own approximately 11 acres about 10 miles north of Stillwater (about 10 miles northeast of the old Madline farm). So there is plenty of room for all the fun-filled activities people would like to participate in.
For those that would like to camp out, you can show up any time after 5PM on Friday. If you come any earlier than that, chances are we won’t be home. There is plenty of open space for tents and/or camper’s so bring which ever you would like to sleep in. For those people that bring campers and would like power, please let us know in advance so we can plan for that need. If you do come on Friday please bring something to grill and something to share. Please pray for NO rain, otherwise we’ll all be living in the garage.
If you want to stay the night with the Evers, they are renting their very comfortable upstairs room for $50. If you are interested in this fundraiser and warm bed, contact Carol and Loren directly.
The anniversary picnic will again be a potluck. So please bring something to grill and something to share. It will also be a BYOB event. We don’t have an extra refrigerator, but we’ll have cooler(s) available with plenty of ice. If anyone has a large cooler they can loan to the cause, please bring that along as well. We’ll be providing plates, napkins, cups, and utensils (of the paper and plastic variety).
Juana's family has gifted us with her Star Trek collection and costumes. There will be a silent auction during the meeting, see the accompanying article.
Also, feel free to bring along your toys as long as you don’t mind them getting lost in the weeds or the lake.
For those of you who want to know where you will be headed, our address is: 11357 142nd St. N, Stillwater, MN 55082. We are exactly 8.5 miles north off 36 off of Manning Ave/Trail.
Loren and Carol Evers
Our second Nokomis Beer Crawl! On Saturday, May 7, 2016, we're going to see what Minnesota’s burgeoning craft beer industry has to offer. This year we visit the Eastern Blocks, in and around Saint Paul.
On March 5th, members of the USS Nokomis hosted our 11th annual MarsCon blood drive. Thanks to many hours spent by Jane before the weekend on phone recruitment, we went in to the day with nearly 20 appointments. On Saturday, Jane and Roxanne spent the afternoon greeting donors in the hotel lobby, while Pam and Mary roamed the convention recruiting additional donors. In the end, we collected 26 units of blood, which can save up to 78 lives. A bunch of those donors were our own generous club members, and they are the real heroes! Great job to everyone, and congratulations on a great, life-saving day!
Mary
Emma, Shannon and Harrison just keep getting better and better every year! The Valentine Dinner was enjoyed by twelve lucky attendees on February 20th. The menu included:
The dessert stole the show, as it was a presentation dish in which a globe of white chocolate was melted by hot fudge to reveal triple chocolate cake within. It was really awe-inspiring!
The event raised almost $125 for the club. It was a lovely evening of visiting and enjoying the company and the culinary creativity. Thanks to the chefs for another incredible evening!
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Come to the 13th beer tasting and completion on March 19th, 2016. From home to barn to hotel to other hotel, the event has traveled around over the years. This time it will be at the Residence Inn Marriott in Roseville, where it's been for the last few years. Check it out at https://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/mspro-residence-inn-minneapolis-st-paul-roseville/ . or through our site link at Residence Inn
To enter the tasting you should bring 4-6 bottles of your entry. All types of beer, hard cider, malt beverage, near beer, maltini, non-alcoholic beer or malternative are welcome. You can even enter a soda if you'd like to, as you never know what will win. We are competing in a blind taste test for fabulous prizes, and sometimes the cheapest, most unlikely beer has won. There is also the USS Nokomis Bad Beer Board, which has sometimes gone to the most well-known and expensive beer. You never know!
Bring food to share with the group, from a main dish to side dish to dessert. Another thing that goes well with beer is hot-tubbing, and happily there is a tub in the hotel. Feel free to bring your suits and towels and to change in the two bathrooms in our suite. Some games and good conversation will round out the evening.
Please join us for the fun. If you're planning to come, drop a note to me by email or in the comments on the website. If you know what you're bringing for food, add it to your comment so other folks know, too.
Mary
will be held at the UofM Field House, 1800 University Ave SE, Minneapolis on
February 26-27, 2016
We've helped out every year since 1994, please help us help the Kids Create the Future.
Setup starts at 9AM on the 26th. The kids start checking in at about 1PM, with judging starting at about 4:00pm. With luck and work we'll be done by 10:00PM.
On Saturday the award ceremony starts at 10:00AM and goes until about noon, followed by takedown and a little lunch at Khan's.
Please join us, and come to the February Meeting to find out more!
Because the Needs of the All outweigh the Needs of the One....
We've survived the Deep Cold Nine, so it's time to Voyage the Next Congregation.
We'll find out about
We're meeting at Noon at the Augsburg Library, see below.
On January 16th we are going out for a nice evening of dinner and a play. The play is The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee, a Tony Award winning play that is supposed to be a hoot. Guests under the age of 14 are not allowed, so no little kids (isn't that intriguing?)! You may go online at www.lyricarts.org for more information. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 763-422-1838, and you'll want to reserve early in case they sell out the evening performance. Specify that you're with the USS Nokomis so they'll seat you by the group.
Dinner will be at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano in The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes. Our reservation is for 4:00 pm. Check it out at www.biaggis.com.
If you didn't sign up at the November meeting, make sure to let a board member know to sign you up for the dinner reservation. We want to get the numbers right for this fun evening.
