BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:  You're Invited to Bear's Birthday!   Saturday\, March 16th 11:30-3pm Puget Sound Maritime Buffet Luncheon and Program Celebrating th e 150th Launching Anniversary of The USRC Bear at the Coast Guard Museum  Northwest in Seattle Program: Join us on Saturday\, March 16th\, at the Seattle USCG Base for a special luncheon to celebrate the 150th Birthday of the famous US Revenue Cutter Bear. We'll be gathering at 11:30AM at th e Coast Guard Museum Northwest. Then we'll move upstairs to the Bear Room for a pasta luncheon and program meeting.   Following the meeting\, we wi ll head downstairs to the exhibits gallery where Captain Gene Davis\, Ret. \, the museum director and curator will give us an exclusive tour concentr ating on artifacts from the USRC Bear. As the exhibits tell\, she had man y heroic stories over her long years including her most challenging\, "The Rescue at the Top of the World."   Here is a bit of that story...Winter came early to the Arctic in 1899. The frigid temps made pack ice north of Bering Strait as the North American whaling fleet became trapped\, strandi ng 300 men. Three ships escaped southward to sound the alarm about the cal amity.    Cutter Bear was just returning to Seattle after a full seaso n patrollingover 20\,000 square miles of the Arctic Ocean when a messenger ran up the gangplank with an urgent telegram for Bear's Captain Tuttle.   Three of the crew\, anxious to return to their familiars soon found the mselves headed back to sea\, steaming as far north amidst the ice as possi ble. Then these men debarked and commenced a 1500 mile overland trek\, dri ving 300 reindeer and dog teams carrying supplies for the stranded whalers .   Join us Saturday\, March 16th!   Tickets: Tickets are $30 for Membe rs and Guests\, $35 for non-members. Deadline 8pm March 12th for USCG B ase security clearance. Ticket sales link below. Invite a friend!   Parki ng: Free parking is included. Enter through the main gate\, check in at t he guard booth\, and park near the museum at the north end of the base.   Government-issued Photo ID required. To enter the US Coast Guard Base yo u must present government-issued photo ID. This must match the names you p rovided when you purchase your tickets.  To purchase tickets\, please CLI CK HERE. DTEND:20240316T220000Z DTSTAMP:20261025T211700Z DTSTART:20240316T183000Z LOCATION:Coast Guard Museum Northwest SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Seattle Rotary Mariners Luncheon with PSM UID:b09e0b1e-5920-4661-84cc-2b5878bca940 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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You'\;re Invited to \;< span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; fo nt-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 18pt\; line-height : 36px\; font-family: Helvetica\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-op tical-sizing: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inh erit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; ver tical-align: baseline\;">Bear'\;s Birthday!\n \;\nSaturday\, March 16th\n11:30-3pm\nPuget Sound Maritime
\nBuffet Luncheon and Program Celebrating the
\n150th Launching Anniversary of\nTh e USRC \;Bear\nat the Coast Guard Museum \;Northwes t in Seattle

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\nProgram: \;Join us on Saturday\, March 16th\, at the Se attle USCG Base for a special luncheon to celebrate the 150th Birthday of the famous US Revenue Cutter \;Bear. We'\;ll be gathering at 11:30AM at the C oast Guard Museum Northwest. Then we'\;ll move upstairs to the Bear Roo m for a pasta luncheon and program meeting.\n&nbs p\;\nFollowing the meeting\, we will head downsta irs to the exhibits gallery where Captain Gene Davis\, Ret.\, the museum d irector and curator will give us an exclusive tour concentrating on artifa cts from the USRC \;Bear. As the exhibits tell\, she had many heroic stories ove r her long years including her most challenging\, "\;The Rescue at the Top of the World."\;\n \;\nHere is a bit of that story...Winter came early to the Arctic in 1899. The frigid temps made pack ice north of Bering Strait as the Nort h American whaling fleet became trapped\, stranding 300 men. Three ships e scaped southward to sound the alarm about the calamity. \;
\n \;\nCutter \;Bear \;was just re turning to Seattle after a full season patrollingover 20\,000 square miles of the Arctic Ocean when a messenger ran up the gangplank with an urgent telegram for \;Bea r'\;s Captain Tuttle.\n \;\nThree of the crew\, anxious to return to their fami liars soon found themselves headed back to sea\, steaming as far north ami dst the ice as possible. Then these men debarked and commenced a 1500 mile overland trek\, driving 300 reindeer and dog teams carrying supplies for the stranded whalers.\n \;
\nJoin us Saturday\, March 16th!\n \;\nTickets: \ ;Tickets are $30 for Members and Gu ests\, $35 for non-members. \;Deadline 8pm March 12th \;for \;USCG Base security clearance.\nTicket sales link below. Inv ite a friend!\n \;
\nParking: \;Free parking is included. Enter through the main gate\, che ck in at the guard booth\, and park near the museum at the north end of th e base.\n \;\ nGovernment-issued Photo ID required. \;To enter the US Coast Guard Base you must present government-issued photo ID. This must match the names you pro vided when you purchase your tickets. \;

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To purchase tic kets\, please CLICK HERE.

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