Voiture Locale 99

VBMA's January Military History Talk
2017-01-19 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Reminiscences of a Military Historian
Speaker: Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis deployed to Southwest Asia in 2002 and from 2003-2004. He worked as a military historian, both authoring reports, as well as going from base to base interviewing soldiers about their experiences in the Global War on Terrorism. While respecting the privacy of those he interviewed, Jeff will share some of the mostly humorous, often ironic experiences he had during his deployments.
Jeff Davis joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 1979 at the Vancouver Barracks, and served over 30 years of active and reserve military service. He has served in Italy, Bosnia, and Southwest Asia, and two deployments with Operation Enduring Freedom as a military historian. Major Davis’ final assignment was as the Command Historian for the 104th Division, where he was the defacto army historian of the Vancouver Barracks. Jeff Davis was also the principal author for the book “Weird Washington” and co-author of “Weird Oregon”.
The presentation will last about 60 minutes, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Marshall House, on Officer’s Row. This no admission fee. The Marshall House is located at 1301 Officer’s Row, Vancouver, WA 98661. To get there from Interstate 5, take Exit 1C. Head east on Mill Plain Blvd to the first light, then go south (right) on Fort Vancouver Way to the traffic circle. Take the third exit, east on Evergreen Blvd to the second parking lot. The Marshall House is on the north side of Evergreen Blvd.

Members & Guest Coffee
2017-01-19 08:30 - 10:00, 2017-01-12 08:30 - 10:00, 2016-12-29 08:30 - 10:00, 2016-12-22 08:30 - 10:00 | WA

Cheminot-Cancelled due to Weather
2017-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
CANCELLED
DUE TO WEATHER
Monthly Voiture Business meeting held on the third Tuesday of every month.
Dinner 5:30 pm, Cost $8.00
Meeting 6:30 pm (Members only during meeting)

Richard "Put" Putkamer memorial
2017-01-15 13:30 - 14:30 | WA
Richard “Put” Putkamer memorial will be hekd on Sunday January 15th in the Box Car Room at Voiyure 99 in Vancouver, WA Time is 1:30 pm.

Steak Night
2017-01-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
STEAK NIGHT – (Rescheduled from January 7th)
Chateau Hours: 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Lunch Menu: Turkey Noodle Soup &
Garlic Bread
Grill closes at 3:00 pm.
Dinner: Steak Night – NEW YORK STRIP
$18.00
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
We will buy 40 steaks first come first served
CALL 360-936-5505 TO RSVP

Members & Guest Breakfast
2017-01-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
February 17th (Friday)
Members & Guest Breakfast
Menu: Breakfast off the Grill and eggs to order
7:30 am to 9:00 am
Cost $8.00

Steak Night
2017-01-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
This STEAK NIGHT
CANCELLED
DUE TO ICE STORM
RESCHEDULED TO JANUARY 14TH.
CALL 360-936-5505 TO RSVP
STEAK NIGHT
Chateau Hours: 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Lunch Menu: Turkey Noodle Soup &
Garlic Bread
Grill closes at 3:00 pm.
Dinner: Steak Night – NEW YORK STRIP
$18.00
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
We will buy 40 steaks first come first served

2017-01-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
January 2nd (Monday)
V99 Prom /C99 Rendezvous
Chateau opens at 4:00 pm
Dinner at 5:30 pm
Meeting 6:30 pm
Menu: Taco Bar
Cost: $8.00

NEW YEARS EVE BINGO SPECIAL
2016-12-31 16:00 - 22:00 | WA
No reservations. First come, first served.
Gate AND Doors will open at 4pm. Bingo starts at 6pm.
FREE spaghetti, salad & garlic bread dinner with buy-in, until gone.
Packets prices-
$25 for the 1st packet, $10 each additional
Machine prices-
Double Package 5, $80.00
includes 5 packets/5 throwaways for games 7-12-17
Double Package 6, $106.00
includes 7 packets/7 throwaways for games 7-12-17
Double Package 7, $131.00
includes 9 packets/9 throwaways for games 7-12-17
Double Package 8, $158.00
includes 11 packets/11 throwaways for games 7-12-17
Packet Games PAY – $1000
Throwaways PAY-
Game 7-12-17 – $1199.00
Game 22 – $1000
Game 23 – $2017 PLUS a one night stay for TWO at Lucky Eagle Casino.
(dinner & breakfast included!)

PICK 8 guaranteed $500
Bonanza guaranteed $500

Members & Guest Breakfast
2016-12-30 07:30 - 09:00, 2016-12-23 07:30 - 09:00, 2016-11-04 07:30 - 09:00, 2016-10-28 07:30 - 09:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
Menu: Breakfast off the Grill and eggs to order

Christmas Day
2016-12-25 | WA

Saturday at the Chateau
2016-12-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
CHRISTMAS EVE
Grill is closed
Chateau closes at 5:00 pm

Cheminot
2016-12-20 17:30 - 20:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
Monthly Voiture Business meeting on the third Tuesday of every month.
Members Only
Dinner 5:30 pm
Meeting 6:30 pm (Members only during meeting)

Toxic Exposure Town Hall
2016-12-19 13:00 - 16:00 | WA
Saturday, November 19 at 1 PM – 4 PM

VA Portland Health Care System
3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, Oregon 97239

This is the 3rd annual event hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America and supported by VAPORHCS at the Portland VA Medical Center. The goal is to help inform veterans, family members and anyone else about issues and conditions that may be a result from toxic exposure to veterans during the performance of their military duties, regardless of location.

Children's Christmas Party
2016-12-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Armed Forces Reserve Center, 15005 NE 65th Street , Vancouver, WA, United States
More information to follow.

Voiture 99, 2016 Passé Chefs’ Christmas Dinner.
2016-12-13 17:30 - 21:00 | WA
Respond by December 4th 2016. You must have a reservation and a 2017 membership card to attend. Remember to include your phone number and email address with your reservation.
COST IS $25.00 per Person
AFTER DECEMBER 4, COST IS $35.00 per Person
All meals are served with potato, asparagus, dinner salad and roll. The La Femmes will set up a potluck style dessert table.
Cocktails will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m.
Guest speaker is Lt Col Scottie S. Redden.

Passé Chef’s Banquet
2016-12-13 17:30 - 20:30 | WA
Please note that personal invitations will not be sent out as was done in the past. Download the reservation form from this page, cut out the form in your Boxcar Newsletter or pickup a copy at the Chateau and return it to Phil Yasson. Please note that your RSVP is due before December 4th. If you register after that date, your fee is $35.00.
Cocktails at 5:30 pm.
Dinner at 7:00 pm.
Guest speaker is Lt Col Scottie S. Redden.

Women’s Vet Connect – Christmas Luncheon
2016-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 | WA
All women veterans are invited to attend a women vets connect meeting. This is a support network. Meetings are confidential.
MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE 40 & 8 ( except for special events) in the boxcar next to the chateau. It is located at 7607 NE 26th Ave. Vancouver WA. (The chateau is located across 78TH Street from Probuild and across 26th Avenue from the Cowlitz Tribal Health Care Center).
Any questions contact: Dixie Lee Hotaling (360)910-8434 or at rebel2@comcast.net .
Event sponsors:
Healing On the Home Front
Pointman: Women’s Outpost
LINKS
40 & 8
THE TIME IS NOW FOR WOMEN VETERANS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

CHRISTMAS AT FORT VANCOUVER
2016-12-10 10:00 - 15:00 | WA
Experience the sights and sounds of the 1840s Victorian-era winter holiday season at the annual “Christmas at Fort Vancouver” special event on Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 10 am to 3 pm, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
At the fort, visitors will hear caroling by the Madrigal Singers as they enjoy warm holiday wassail, games, craft making, and music with historical dancing. In addition, the festive ambiance at Christmas at Fort Vancouver will provide a memorable historic holiday scene where visitors with cameras can capture photos of friends and family with costumed reenactors. Popular blacksmithing and black powder demonstrations will also be held throughout the holiday event. The park will provide craft materials needed for attendees to make wooden toy tops, wreaths, tassels, and potpourri ornaments which families can use to make their own Victorian-era holiday treasures to decorate their homes or to give as gifts.
“For the diverse fur trade community that lived here in the 1840s, the holidays were a time to come together and celebrate,” said Acting Chief Ranger Bob Cromwell, “For many years, this event has been bringing together our diverse modern community. We hope that everyone who comes to Christmas at Fort Vancouver will not just learn about history, but will also find new ways to celebrate this season of togetherness.”
In conjunction with holiday activities at the reconstructed fort, visitors are invited to join in “A Celebration of Birds,” hosted by the Friends of Fort Vancouver at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Current featured artist Joy Pomaika’i Hou’oli O’Hearn, will be demonstrate the traditions and techniques of Hawaiian feather art for the public from 10 am to 3 pm. Free children’s activities will also be available: through a generous donation from Home Depot, children will be able to build and take home birdhouses (supplies limited), and volunteers will help children make pine cone bird feeders. The Friends of Fort Vancouver Bookstore at the Visitor Center will also be open, and is a perfect spot to find a unique gift.
Also at the Visitor Center, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest will have a beautiful noble fir on display in the lobby. Gifford Pinchot National Forest is selling personal use Christmas tree cutting permits at all forest offices, including the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Permits are $5.00 and there is a limit of five permits per household. Christmas tree permits include a map of cutting areas and special instruction for cutting Christmas trees on the national forest. Additionally, as part of the national Every Kid in a Park initiative, all fourth grader are eligible for a free national forest Christmas tree permit. For more information call the US Forest Service at (360) 891-5001.
Schedule of Events at the Reconstructed Fort (1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA)
10:30 AM: Blast of Black Powder! Historic Weapons Demonstration
11 AM- 1 PM: Christmas caroling by the Madrigal Singers
10 AM – 3 PM: Ongoing hands-on activities (while supplies last):
-Build your own toy top
-Taste apple wassail
-Craft your own holiday wreath
-Make your own Victorian handcrafts
-Winter themed story telling
-Play games of the 1840s
-Pose for a holiday photo with costumed reenactors
-Visit the Historic Kitchen and watch a cooking demonstration
-Visit the Blacksmith Shop and talk with volunteers demonstrating the lost art of blacksmithing
1 PM – 3 PM: Learn a holiday jig and sing along to carols! Participatory music and dancing in the Counting House
2:00 PM: Blast of Black Powder! Historic Weapons Demonstration
Cost: $5 adult, youth aged 15 and under are free
When: Saturday, December 10, 2016. Activities at the reconstructed fort are available from 10 AM – 3 PM
Where: Reconstructed Fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA), Pearson Air Museum (1115 East Fifth Street., Vancouver, WA), Visitor Center & Bookstore (1501 East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA).
Contact Info:
Contact: Park Ranger Bobby Gutierrez, (360) 816-6247, Bobby_C_Gutierrez@nps.gov
More at http://go.usa.gov/x8Xpf

Promenade
2016-12-05 17:30 - 20:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
General membership meeting held on the first Monday of each month.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
2016-11-24 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We are CLOSED all day.

Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver
2016-11-05 11:00 - 13:00 | The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row , Vancouver, WA, 98661 , United States
Fort Vancouver National Site
10:00 a.m. Ceremony | 11:00 a.m. Parade
Join us for the Lough Legacy Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver! The parade begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the community celebration honoring Veterans of all service branches. This is a free, community event that is open to the public!
The ceremony preceding the parade, beginning at 10 a.m. on the Marshall House lawn, will feature a keynote speaker, local veterans, and honor the 2016 Grand Marshal of the Lough Legacy Veterans Parade.
Vancouver honors veterans of all branches of service with this annual parade, which begins at the east end of Officers Row at East Reserve Street. The parade attracts more than 120 entries with approximately 2,500 individuals marching or riding in the parade. The public is encouraged to attend and support veterans and troops at one of the largest Department of Veteran Affairs-sanctioned veterans parades on the West Coast.
For more information about the parade, please visit our website at www.fortvan.org/veteransparade
The Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver is proud to partner again with Race to Remember. There will be 5K and 11K run that will lead out the parade, and continue over the land bridge and the Columbia River trail. For more information, please visit their websitewww.racetoremember.com
We hope to see you at the parade – rain or shine!

CDM Symbol of Freedom
2016-11-03 11:00 - 13:00 | WA
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Keynote Speaker is Joe Torrillo, a 25 yr. Lt. (retired) with the New York City Fire Dept.

On the tragic day of September 11, 2001 (9-11), while Joe was assisting his Brethren Firefighters and First Responders with rescue operations, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, burying him alive. Having been successfully rescued, and in transit to be treated for his critical injuries, the North Tower collapsed, burying Joe alive for a second time that day. Joe miraculously survived the collapse of both World trade Center Towers and has had to learn to live with his lifelong injuries.

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Wreck
2016-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Voiture 99 Chateau, 2809 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0637, United States
Goofs need to arrive at 09:30 am
Wreck begins at 10:00 am
