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Saturday
October 12, 2024
October Monthly General Meeting:
Join us at 1200 hours (noon if you’ve been out a while.) at Dillon's Restaurant,
20585 North 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308-6821
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to Dillon's.)
Come at 1100 for time to "socialize."
Roadwork will require lane restrictions and full closures on Loop 101, the interchange ramps and cross streets
between 75th Avenue to I-17. Work will occur primarily during overnight hours and weekends to minimize traffic
impacts, thus may affect travel time to future meetings at Dillon's starting September 27, 2024.
Although there is presently no closure scheduled for our next meeting on October 12, you can check
the current status on the ADOT website
HERE.
You can also view the live Loop 101 cameras on the AZ511 website
HERE.
Noon
Friday
November 8
Sierra Verde Static Display
Perch Base will display the USS Phoenix (SSN-702) float at the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy
Veteran's Day Celebration.
(STEAM = Science, Technology,
Engineering And Math)
They have asked us to setup the USS Phoenix from 7 - 7:30 AM.
There will be a breakfast for the Veterans served at 8 AM.
The school will have an assembly to honor the Veterans from 9 - 11 AM.
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy
7241 W. Rose Garden Lane, Glendale, AZ 85308
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy.)
We have done this in the past and the sub is a big hit.
These photos from our 2023 visit shows
how big the event was.
7 AM - 11 AM
Saturday
November 9, 2024
November Monthly General Meeting:
Join us at 1200 hours (noon if you’ve been out a while.) at Dillon's Restaurant,
20585 North 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308-6821
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to Dillon's.)
Come at 1100 for time to "socialize."
Roadwork will require lane restrictions and full closures on Loop 101, the interchange ramps and cross streets
between 75th Avenue to I-17. Work will occur primarily during overnight hours and weekends to minimize traffic
impacts, thus may affect travel time to future meetings at Dillon's starting September 27, 2024.
Although there is presently no closure scheduled for our meeting on November 9, you can check
the current status on the ADOT website
HERE.
You can also view the live Loop 101 cameras on the AZ511 website
HERE.
Noon
Monday
November 11, 2024
Phoenix Veterans Day Parade:
The 28th Annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade presented by the non-profit Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV)
on November 11th, 2024 at 11AM.
This year's Celebrity Grand Marshal will be Baseball Legend Luis Gonzalez.
Organizers anticipate 45,000 spectators along the parade route. Seven Veteran Grand Marshals,
will represent each era of military service from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The parade starts at Montebello and Central runs southbound, then turns East on Camelback
Road, and then turns South on 7th Street and de-stages at Indian School Road.
As in previous years, we plan to stage the USS Phoenix and the "People Trailer" in the
rear parking lot of the Firestone Tire Store at the south-east corner of Osborn and 3rd Avenue at 8:00 a.m.
241 W Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85013-3942
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the Firestone Tire Store staging area.)
We will then load up and ride to the North Phoenix Baptist Church where the parade starts.
5757 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the North Phoenix Baptist Church.)
We expect to be lined up between 9:30 and 10:00 AM and the parade will roll at 11:00 AM.
Don't forget to bring your folding chairs for the "people trailer."
If someone drops you off at the church and you need help finding
the USS Phoenix, there will be several red tents that have parade organizers (and porta-potties)
located within the church parking lot.
Click here to view 2023's photos.
Staging at 8:00 AM,
Roll at 9:30 AM
NOTE: Staging time might be adjusted based on our staging position.
Watch for a Flash Traffic.
Saturday
December 7
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day:
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2023, at the
Wesley Bolin Plaza
Details from the organizers for this event have not been published. Be on the lookout for Flash Traffic with an update and details.
Here's some pictures from the 2023
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony.
REMINDER: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is a "Half Staff" day.
10:55 AM
Perch Base Annual Awards Banquet:
Tickets will be ready to purchase at the December monthly meeting, but the specific price with the Pebble Beach Tuscany Country
Club is not yet set, pending the final menu being set.
Doors open for the Perch Base Annual Awards Banquet at 1800 hrs. (6:00 PM for those retired and away from military time.)
Dinner will be served at 1915 hrs. (7:15 PM).
Dress recommendation is business casual.
The main course choices will be provided soon.
The location is the same as previous years, the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club in the Chianti Room.
16222 Clubhouse Dr, Goodyear, AZ 85395
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club.)
1. Take the I-10 westbound to the “Pebblecreek Parkway.”
2. “Pebblecreek Parkway” northbound to “Clubhouse Drive.” Left on “Clubhouse Drive.”
3. You will come to a manned gate house. Tell the guard where you are going and you’ll be allowed to pass.
4. Continue approximately ½ mile and you’ll see the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club sign.
6. Turn right and you’ll immediately see a parking lot on the right. Enter this lot and continue through towards the far end.
7. Park as available.
8. The building at the far end (north end) of this lot is where the banquet is held.
We will have our Perch Base signs from the float placed to help locate the facility.
Here's some pictures from the last (2024)
Annual Awards Banquet.
6:00 PM
Friday
February 21, 2025
Deadline for First Quarter 2025 MidWatch:
All input must be in by February 21, 2025, to Chris Gahan, communications@perch-base.org,
to be included in next MidWatch Newsletter.
Chris emphasizes that input to the MidWatch is welcome from ALL members, including articles, jokes, etc.
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