May 2023 LUNCHEON MEETING:

May's luncheon was held at the Hearth ’n Kettle, South Yarmouth. Guest speaker was Joe Yukna who gave a presentation about Gertrude Lawrence and her ties to the Cape.

April 2023 LUNCHEON MEETING:

April's luncheon was held at the Hearth ’n Kettle, South Yarmouth. Guest speaker was Mr. Andrew Lang, President of the Cape Cod Baseball League who spoke about the 100 years of the league.

March 2023 MEETING:

March's luncheon was held at Scally's Irish Ale House where we heard a presentation from Cape Light Compact

December 2022 MEETING:

December's meeting was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Following our meal and the presentation of Toys for Tots gifts, we were given a presentation: “Know Me - Combat Veterans Tell Their Stories” by Ms. Nancy Curci, author of the 2020 volume Know Me, combat veterans’ tales from four wars told with pride, humor, honesty, emotion, and pain

November 2022 MEETING:

November's luncheon was held at the Hyannis Golf Club. Our presenter was Mr. Don Goss from the CIA who shared tips on how to safely navigate the world of cyber interactions

October 2022 MEETING:

October's luncheon was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Our presenter was Ms Elizabeth York Exc Dir Cape Cod Maritime Museum who spoke about the history of steamships.

September 2022 MEETING:

September's luncheon was held at the Hyannis Golf Club. Our presenter was Sharon D. Anderson, Ph.D., author, The Hyannis Airport 1928-1948 who gave a presentation on the early history of the airport.

July 2022 MEETING:

July's luncheon was held at the 400 East Restaurant. Our presenter was David Crary Jr., National Seashore Fire Management Officer (retired) who gave a presentation on Wildland Fire Training & Opportunities in the 2020s"

June 2022 MEETING:

June's luncheon was held at the Hyannis Golf Club. Our presenter was Mr. Nate Mayo who gave a presentation on the Vineyard Wind I project.

April 2022 LUNCHEON MEETING:

April's luncheon was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Our presenter was retired USCG CAPT Eric Bader who outlined the mission and operations of the Naval War College.

March 2022 LUNCHEON MEETING:

March's luncheon was held at the Hearth ’n Kettle, South Yarmouth. Guest speaker was CDR Nicole Cabana NOAA (ret)Deputy Director Northeast Fisheries Science Center, who spoke on the state of the waters around the Cape.

December 2021 MEETING:

December's meeting was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Following our meal and the presentation of Toys for Tots gifts, we were given a presentation by Major Greg Quilty USMC (Ret) District Director Department Veterans' Services

November 2021 MEETING:

Our member Hank Bertsch spoke of his experience with the case of D B Cooper in a presentation: “Strap on $200K & Jump from an Airliner - Why? A 50 Year Mystery”

OCTOBER 2021 LUNCHEON MEETING:

October's luncheon was held at the Hearth ’n Kettle, South Yarmouth. Guest speaker was Commodore Byron Moe, District Commodore, First Northern District, USCG Auxiliary. He spoke about the formation and duties of the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard

September 2021 LUNCHEON MEETING:

September's luncheon was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Our presenters were Barnstable Detective Katie Parache and Ms. Lois Hirschberg, plus PATH organization's Chair Janice Hank. They explained the workings of Cape Cod PATH, People Against Trafficking Humans. This group attempts to bring to light the evils of today’s slavery by education and by assisting victims of this oppression of the vulnerable.

AUGUST 2021 LUNCHEON MEETING:

August's luncheon was held at the Hearth ’n Kettle, South Yarmouth. We learned about the U.S. Space Force on Cape Cod from the Commander of the U.S. Space Force Station and of the Sixth Space Warning Squadron, Lt Col Timothy “Skip” Sheehan USSF.

July 2021 LUNCHEON MEETING:

July's luncheon was held at DiParma Italian Table in West Yarmouth. Our presenter, Mr. Bill Burke, Cultural Resources Program Manager and Historian, Cape Cod National Seashore, reviewed the history of military activity on Cape Cod.

June 2021 SCHOLARSHIP MEETING:

June's luncheon/Scholarship Ceremony was held at the Coonamessett Inn. Three students received a share of $12,000 in scholarship funds. See photos on Scholarship Page

May 2021 MEETING:

May's luncheon meeting was held at the Falcon Golf Course, Joint Base Cape Cod. Following lunch, a program on the USCG Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center was presented by its Commanding Officer, LCDR Christopher A. Bradbury USCG, a Chapter member. Another in attendance who was asked to introduce himself was Brig Gen Christopher M. Faux USAF (ret), Executive Director, Joint Base Cape Cod.

March 2020 MEETING:

March's luncheon meeting was held at the Falcon Golf Course, Joint Base Cape Cod. Following lunch, we met with 2 officers and 4 enlisted to view the MSST boat, weapons, and enforcement gear.