The Gray Catz Band played a variety of music for listening and dancing pleasure that included a special surprise guest appearance by “Elvis!” Cash prizes were awarded for Best Female Costumes, Best Male Costumes (won by “Elvis), and Best Couple Costumes. An assorted spread of complimentary snacks was provided by the Plover VFW Event Committee.

The Plover VFW Post 10262 5th Annual Car and Truck Show held on Sunday, September 21st. Car owners competed in 9 different trophy classes, with a Chevy Belair “Nomad”, ​owned by Jim and Sue Haessly of Junction City, taking a $75 prize for Best of Show. The show also offered basket and 50/50 raffles, and a steak and omelet breakfast was served by the Plover VFW Rifle Squad.

The Save A Lot – Stevens Point golf team foursome of Zach Berard, Chris Trantow, Brody Trantow and Sawyer Krambs captured the top spot by one stroke on Saturday in the 20th Annual Plover Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10262 Golf Scramble.

The winning team was presented with an artillery shell-styled VFW golf trophy in a ceremony at the Post. Team members’ names will be engraved upon the trophy. The winning team also received a round of golf for four, courtesy of Wisconsin River Golf Club, and players each received a dozen golf balls.

Twenty-five teams participated in the fundraising scramble under partly sunny skies at the Wisconsin River Golf Club in Stevens Point, which kicked off at noon with a shotgun start fired from a 105mm Howitzer, courtesy of the Bravo Battery 1/120 National Guard Unit.

The event also featured special hole challenges, a catered banquet dinner and basket raffles afterwards at the Post.

Funds raised will be used for local area veteran needs and community support.

Community Service Team members from Plover VFW Post 10262 and Auxiliary and AMVETS Post 1051 and Auxiliary presented Wheel of Fun Game Show Day at Dimensions Senior Living in Stevens Point on August 28, 2025. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, thirty-one residents formed two teams and competed in friendly fashion to earn points by spinning the wheel and guessing the letters to solve word puzzles. Plover Post member/AMVETS 1051 Post Commander Mike Worzalla made a special appearance to serve as a “guest wheel spinner” and game show contestant. Team Leader Tim Bubla (VFW) and Annie Hazelton (AMVETS Aux) took turns hosting the game show while Sarah Rocha (VFW Aux) and Debbie Manthey (VFW Aux) manned the game show and scoring computers. The residents enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon and look forward to the Community Service Team monthly game show events.

In keeping with the “Recruit Wisconsinbly” membership program for Commander Letto’s “Make It Count” year, Plover VFW Post 10262 sponsored a Membership Recruitment booth at the Celebrate Plover event on Saturday, July 26th. Post members engaged and spoke with veterans who visited our booths and Post member Tim Bubla also circulated throughout the fairgrounds to meet-and-greet those who may not have made their way to the business vendor area.

1.  Display table with recruitment materials and applications.
2.  Plover VFW recruitment booth.
3.  Post member Tim Bubla engages two potential veteran members outside the VFW booth.
4.  Post Commander Barbara McCloy and member Larry Kinyon speak with a veteran who visited our booth.
5.  Member Tim Bubla intoduces Post Commander Barbara McCloy (left) to a veteran who visited our booth.
6.  Member Tim Bubla assists an Iraq War veteran in filling out an application for Post membership.
7.  Post members and Auxiliary member Debbie Manthey (taking photo) setting up the tents/booth at the Plover Pacawa Fairgrounds the evening before the fair.