The Winter Solstice
The word solstice comes from the Latin words for "sun" and "to stand still.” In the Northern Hemisphere, as summer advances to winter, the points on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets advance southward each day; the high point in the Sun’s daily path across the sky, which occurs at local noon, also moves southward each day. At the winter solstice, the Sun’s path has reached its southernmost position. The next day, the path will advance northward. However, a few days before and after the winter solstice, the change is so slight that the Sun’s path seems to stay the same, or stand still. The Sun is directly overhead at "high-noon" on Winter Solstice at the latitude called the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice days are the days with the fewest hours of sunlight during the whole year.
Christmas (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), is the last day of the year, also known as December 31. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year's Day).
The island nations of Kiribati and Samoa are the first to welcome the New Year while Honolulu, Hawaii is among the last.
New Year's Day, also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar.
In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus, which is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church.
In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone. Other global New Year's Day traditions include making New Year's resolutions and calling one's friends and family.
Below is the info for the BEACHFRONT rooms for our annual. Date for the annual is 12/11/2021. The window for our group rate is 12/3-12/19/2021 for anyone who wants to use our reduced rates to take a vacation on beautiful Treasure Island, FL. CUTOFF TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM IS NOVEMBER 2ND!! Don't forget and miss out!
We are using the Bilmar Beach Resort, and as anyone who stayed with us last year can tell you, it is a great hotel with an amazing location! Beaches, Bars, restaurants, shopping.... You name it, Treasure Island has it! Bilmar Beach Resort - Treasure Island Beach Resort
Beach view room (window, no balcony) (K or 2Q) $99/night
Balcony Beach front room- $109/night
Balcony Beach front suite with kitchen- $129/night https://reservations.travelclick.com/131442?groupID=3189550#/guestsandrooms
Friday 12/10- At 1800 Meet and Greet at the Sloppy Joe's Bar and Grill attached to the hotel, followed by bar hopping over to Ricky T's, CJ's on the Island and other great local bars all within walking distance of the host hotel.
Saturday 12/11- Tons of great places to get breakfast around if you do not want the hotel breakfast. Starting at 11 am Shuttle service to/from the main venue provided by the host chapter, with the main event starting at 1200 and running until 1700, at which point we head back to the island for dinner and more bar hopping!
Also, shameless plug to advertise our chapter men's and women's t-shirts. Info attached!
OVERFLOW HOTEL INFORMATION: As some of you have found out, the host hotel is officially out of rooms that our rates apply to. With this being said, we have secured a group rate at the Thunderbird Beach resort directly next door to the Bilmar.
The room is $119/night plus taxes and fees for a total of $164.57/night.
Hotels number is 800-367-2473 address is 10700 Gulf Blvd Treasure Island, FL 33706
GROUP CODE IS "VETSMC"
Open House will be the second Wednesday of the Month starting at 1900
Location: 201 Wyler Ave Warner Robins GA 31093
All Chapters should arrive at about Noon for a nice Lunch and some Brotherhood.
Bevricks Char House Grille 1055 Fortner Road Metter GA 30439.
Bevricks is conveniently located right off I-16 at exit 104.
ND State is having our Christmas party on December 4, 2021 starting at 7:00. It will be held at the clubhouse 813 Main Avenue West, West Fargo, ND 58078.
We are having a potluck for dinner. After dinner we have a white elephant gift exchange for those that wish to participate. Nothing fancy, limit is $25, but should be fun.
PA-4 Brother Sticks' celebration of life
DEC 3rd for celebration of life at VFW post 7374, West Manchester, 4800 West Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17408 starting at 1800 will be celebration of life for Sticks.
We will be doing another one next year as we lay his ashes to rest up at LZ Independence located in Reeds Gap, PA. Date TBD.
There is a Wyndham Garden, which is the closest decent hotel near the VFW. Their address is 2000 Loucks Rd. York, PA. 17408. Ph: 717-846-9500.
GA-2 New Year's Eve Party
Location:102 N 2nd Ave, Chatsworth, GA 30705, USA
we are having a
retirement dinner for Slow Hand on Sat 18 Dec at Long Horn Steakhouse at
1700 hrs. All are welcome to join.
1375 Riverstone Pkwy
Canton, GA 30114
Brother Slow Hand was the first Probate our Chapter had after we Chartered. He
has served our Club as Secretary and Treasurer, twice each. He has
decades of experience and knowledge of motorcycles and the MC world and
he has put the Club before himself on countless occasions. He's a true
Brother. He will be missed.
We will have our clubhouse open New Years Eve. It will be our normal
Christmas/New Years Eve party. We will have a gift exchange with a lot
of football on the TV and the bar will be wide open. Plenty of room in
clubhouse for over nighters. The following morning, we will get up and
ride to Metter, GA for the yearly get-together with all the brothers and
sisters.