| Cape Fear Men's Club |
CFMC Celebrates USA Semiquincentennial in Style
When a guy turns 250 years old, someone should throw him a big party. And that’s exactly what the Cape Fear Men's Club did to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. On May 7th, over 180 Men's Club members and guests gathered at Long Leaf Park for an afternoon of games, music, eating and socializing in honor of our country’s milestone birthday.
The Crowd
Over 180 party goers were in attendance, enjoying a day of fun, food and | With such a large crowd some brought their own chairs. |
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Mark Carkhuff and “Gomps” Gomperts trying to rein in the crowd and get the festivities started.
The Games
First heat in the “Egg Relay”: Joe Hutsell and Allan Bierschenk hoping desperately to avoid getting beat by a couple of ladies  | Joe saves his honor & sprints to the finish in 1st place.  |
Steve Diffley wins the “innovation” award for his “CETS” device (Chicken Embryo Transport Spoon). His invention did not win favor with the American Dental Association, however. | Taking home the 1st place ribbons in the Egg Relay were Marco (Vip) Vialpando and Nick Roberts. |
Plenty of spirited competition in the corn hole toss as well. Loretta Tarter and Maria Pesek using the proper technique to intimidate the guys. | And the winner of the corn hole toss competition…Frank Amoroso & Rhonda. |
There was some less strenuous competition as well: Greg Bar and Alzira break out the cards with Stan Prushik and Barbara for a game of canasta.
The Music
Live music was provided by the Therapy Sessions Trio. Long-time Men's Club member Ladd Smith was joined by Stacy Schultz and Greg Blund as their group entertained the crowd for over 3 hours.
The Food
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The prep: You know those delicious baked beans you devoured at the picnic? They were lovingly prepared by Mens Club member Brent Achee at home using a time-honored family recipe that included onions, bell peppers, bacon, BBQ sauce and then smoked for an hour on Brent’s 800 lb egg. 
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Traditional picnic fare was the menu for the day: hamburgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato salad, chips, Brent’s baked beans and lots & lots of cookies for desert. |
Dick Hyatt about to enjoy his plate full of picnic food.
And while we’re talking about food prep, lets give an absolute loud and great shout out to the cooks, food preppers, game managers, food line replenishers, and Dave Sunberg, our awesome events manager. This was the largest picnic ever and our country's 250th birthday deserved it.
The Names & Faces
Jeff Pensak and Kathleen
| Marty Weinberg and Ellen
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Mark Bono and Karen
| Bob Grissom with Enza Engle and Barbara Thorn
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Dave Sundberg and Diane
| John LaSala with Toby and Joyce
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Lee Bishop and Nickie
| Fran Onofrio, observed eating his bratwurst with a spoon???
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