You must sign up by Monday, July 13th to attend the event
60th Anniversary Dinner/Dance
Saturday, July 25th, 6:00pm - Spates Hall Ballroom
This summer, instead of our usual picnic, we will be hosting a Dinner-Dance, in the Ballroom at Ft. Myer's Spates Hall (the same venue where we held our March and April club meetings), to celebrate the club's 60th Anniversary. Enjoy succulent Surf and Turf, Chicken Piccata, or a Vegetarian Pasta dish, while sipping on carafes of red or white wine. Hors d'oeuvres will be served prior to the dinner, which will be followed by a dance.
The evening will feature music by the Day Job Blues Band. Started in 2008 "by four guys with day jobs who wanted to play rock-n-roll and blues," the band includes PSC club member Glenn Mickelson.
Registration Required - by July 13th
The event is open only to current, dues-paying club members and their guests. Registration, including entree selection, is required no later than July 13th. Entree choices include:
- Surf & Turf: Petite Filet Mignon & Grilled Jumbo Shrimp
- Breast of Chicken Picatta - Served with a light Lemon Butter Caper Sauce
- Vegetarian Pasta Primavera
When signing up, you'll also be offered an opportunity to apply for long-term (1-year) Ft. Myer Visitor Access (more below). Here's the link to a map showing the location of the Spates Hall on Ft. Myer.
Bringing a Guest?
If you plan to come to the celebration with someone else, there are two ways to confirm:
- If your companion is a club member in their own right, they can log in with their credentials and register for the event much as they would do if signing up for a trip or a regular club meeting.
- Whether your companion is a club member or not, you can simply include them in your own registration by clicking on the Add guest button before submitting your registration.
If Your Plans Change
If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please let us know by Monday, July 13th, so we can adjust our catering order, and possibly allow someone who might be on our waiting list (if invoked) to attend. You may do this by:
- Calling (301-579-2749) or emailing Dave Olsen
- Cancelling your registration yourself:
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- log into your account
- click on your name at the top
- click on My Event Registrations
- click on your meeting registration
- click on the Already registered link
- click on the Cancel registration button
Entry to Ft. Myer
REAL ID Requirement
Ft. Myer has implemented a REAL ID Requirement (click for the full explanation on their website). Briefly:
- All occupants of a vehicle should be prepared to present a REAL ID at the security checkpoint.
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Any occupant who does not have a REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license will need to provide a second form of identification. We suggest you check Ft. Myer's website for the list of acceptable ID.
- You should be able to enter the base as normal if you have an active duty, retired, or dependent military ID, or a DoD-issued Common Access Card (CAC).
- One-Day Access: You might consider instead applying for a temporary/one-day access online at this website:
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- Select Other and indicate Pentagon Ski Club Meeting as your Reason for Visit
- If approved, you'll receive a text notification on your phone that links to your ID credential.
- Your application must normally be submitted at least four days in advance of your visit, but might be approved almost instantaneously depending on your footprint in various online systems.
Long-Term Ft. Myer Visitor Access
You may recall that we offered an opportunity, when signing up for several of our regular membership meetings, to be sponsored for obtaining long-term (1-year) access to Ft. Myer. We're able to offer that opportunity again in conjunction with the event:
- When you register for the event, indicate your desire for long-term visitor access.
- We'll include you on the list that we'll send to our contact at Ft. Myer (Ms. Helena Hollo) to request her sponsorship.
- We'll send you an email (on July 14th or soon after) confirming that your name has been forwarded by Ms. Hollo, and that you can go to Ft. Myer's Visitor Control Center (VCC) to apply for your long-term access.
- Go to the VCC during their normal hours (see below) sometime before the event.
- When you arrive at the VCC, tell them that you're part of the Pentagon Ski Club group that is being sponsored by Ms. Hollo, the Business Manager at Spates Hall. They'll have pre-printed Installation Access Request Forms with her sponsorship. All you'll need to do is present your REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license and complete their form with your DOB and SSN.
- Assuming you pass their vetting process, you should be able to be approved for year-long access during your visit to the VCC.
- Note that Ft. Myer is no longer issuing physical visitor passes. Instead, they will link your access approval to your REAL ID. Then, they will simply scan your REAL ID at the gate. If your state driver's license is not REAL ID compliant, they will link to it, but you will still need to provide a second form of identification (discussed above) each time you enter.
VCC Operating Hours: Ft. Myer's Visitor Control Center has shortened their hours:
- They were previously open 0600-1700 Mon-Fri and 1000-1500 Saturday
- Their current hours (as of September 2025) are 0700-1530 Mon-Fri ONLY.
