Wednesday, Dec. 28 at Snow King Resort in the Grand Room from 5pm until 9pm.

Our M.C. will be Jackson's Mayor Mark Barron. Entertainment will be provided by the folk duo, Medicine Tree.

Our Anonymous Benefactor has agreed to pay for the meals for all the military attendees again this year, while another donor has agreed to cover the bar for military as well and yet another, will cover our entertainment. Admission for dinner/etc. for all others will be $31.50 per at the door and there will be a cash bar. (While I wish dinners of others such as local fire/police or government workers could be subsidized as well, I apologize that we cannot.  Nor are we able to cover the costs of family members accompanying the military person.)  Children age 6-12 can get a reduced meal ticket of $21., while children 5 & under can be admitted free.
I do have several donations for comp tickets if you can't afford the buy-in for dinner but would like to attend.  Call me at 733.2173 or 690.6909.

The menu will include - 1. Carved roast prime rib au jus. 2. roast turkey w/cranberry-walnut stuffing & country gravy. Also: salad, rolls, sauces, mashed potatoes, peach cobbler & ice cream, coffee, tea, cider, non-alcoholic eggnog, assorted sodas.

This will not be a religious or political event, simply a social appreciation Xmas season party for military here in support of a local resident visiting an undisclosed location.(rimshot)  If last year is a good indicator, we anticipate about 100 military members in attendance.  We hope you will attend, visit with these soldiers, and possibly also donate a holiday gift that we'll raffle to the military members. While the event wasn't generally known to the public last year, it was well attended and a great time was had by all. We're hoping for wider dissemination this year, so tell your friends, & pass on the address of this webpage (www.theastrocowboy.com/MilXmas/05Party.htm).

Below will be some photos from last year's event and a list of anyone who is donating a gift/service/etc. for this year. If you have anything such as a framed photo/painting, books, cds, DVDs, dinners, sporting goods, clothing item, jewelry, trinkets, outings, ski passes, excursions, or whatever that they can take home or use while in Jackson, please call or email Walt Farmer (walt@theastrocowboy.com) at 307.733.2173 or Sandra Bockman at 307.733.3316 or 503.2135 to advise. All gifts will be raffled to the military members only during the event. I need an RSVP of your attendance at the dinner by no later than Dec. 26th, to advise Snow King of how many to plan for, and seating is limited to about 300 including military. (You only need contact Walt to RSVP for the dinner.) Our thank you to anyone who donates or attends in our recurring effort to not only say, but show, that we support our troops and in particular - to our Anonymous Benefactor who jump-started this wonderful event.  (While a gift donation is appreciated, it's your attendance to visit with these military, that is most desired.  Also, I will reluctantly accept monetary donations.  I am not a 501(C)3 & the money will go into my personal account.  From there I will either purchase a gift for the raffle or put the money to a comp ticket for local persons who can't afford the buy-in for the dinner but would like to attend the event.  You will have to trust me for this if you make a monetary donation.  I'd prefer you provide an actual gift to the raffle.  [I knew this would get complicated.]) Walt Farmer