We, like many others around the country are great fans of the Green Bay Packers. As you well know, no matter where you go in this USA, you'll always find Packer Fans gathering to watch the Pack play. The Green Bay Packers, unlike most teams, have a die hard following of fans everywhere. You have found us in the great northwest, as we celebrate our 20th year together. Each Sunday or Monday night during football season, you can find us at our Packer bar, The Mustard Seed Grill & Pub in Newport Hills, WA with our fellow Packer Backers rooting for the team. Come on by and have a great time with the best Packer Fans in Washington!! Watch our video taken at the Packers - Seahawks Tailgate Party during the preseason game in Seattle. You'll see how much we have! Until then, thanks for visiting and GO PACKERS!!
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CHECK OUT THE CLUB'S FACEBOOK PAGE
The Northwest Packer Backers are now on Facebook! Join us on our interactive online community and be a part of the West Coast's largest gathering of Packer Fans! Click the image below!
CYNDI APPELHOFF'S OFF SEASON ADVENTURE
Club Member Cyndi Appelhoff had a very exciting adventure during the off season, she traveled to Romania to build homes with the habitat For Humanity organization. Sounds like she had fun! Watch her video below!
PACKER - SEAHAWK PRESEASON TAILGATE PARTY
The Packer - Seahawk Preseason Game Tailgate Party was a blast and a huge success! We had a bunch of rabid Packer Fans show up and had a great time. Fans from all over the country were on hand at the pre game festivities! Lets give Jerry Garner a big hand for organizing the event. He did a great job! Have a look at the party photos posted at the NWPB Flickr page soon!!!
JERRY KUBLY December 17, 2009
A celebration of Jerry Kubly's life was held on January 30th at the Mustard Seed. There was a fantastic turn out of friends, family, and co workers that celebrated his wonderful life. Since he had passed away a week before Christmas, the family decided to hold a silent auction for his gifts. All the proceeds went to the Donald Driver Foundation. All but one gift was taken! There is also an online memorial set up for Jerry with his biography, photos, and guest book for sharing your thoughts should you wish! It can be accessed by clicking here! Jerry was a great guy and was always at the Mustard Seed. He was even there Sunday, the day before he was stricken! His absence from game days will be noticed. We will all miss you big guy and hope you are at rest now! So long good friend!
A DRUMMER AMONG US
Check out Brad Tessen banging on his kit at the The Showbox Sodo Lounge during a recent gig. Brad has been playing a long time and is quite good! He plays with a band called Somar (pronounced summer). They play at local venues in the Puget Sound area and are in the studio working their debut CD due out in January 2010! Check out their website here and if you see them playing near you, go check them out and watch our Brad wail on his drums!!
NWPB GEAR
The 2009 NWPB T-Shirts are here and they look great! They are available for purchase for $15 (sizes are small, medium, large, and 2X). Club patches are available for $10 each, license plate frames and window clings are also available at $3 each or 2 for $5. See the head table for all of these items!
RESERVED SEATING
The Club wants to make certain that we can accommodate as many Packer Fans as possible. Last season, many fans new and old were left standing or simply left because they could not find a seat. It is understood that you would like to sit with your guests especially if you are with a large group, but please have them arrive by game time. Once it is kick off, reserving tables/booths will not be permitted afterward. It is frustrating for those who are standing to see empty seats that are being held for people who sometimes do not show up until after half time. You might be asked to share your booth or table. We understand circumstances arise and we will be flexible to a certain extent but also ask for your flexibility and cooperation in helping provide a great game experience for all who show up on time!
THE PACKER SHRINE
When stopping by the main table, visit our "Packer Shrine" and give the helmet a slight rub for good luck! The shrine was created by Brad Tessen!!! Very unique and interesting there Brad!!!!! I am sure we'll be seeing some new things popping up down the road around the shine!
KIDS TABLE
It is great that the kids can come along with Mom and Dad to watch the Packers play. Now if the kids get a little antsy, they can head over to the kids table that Galen Richards has set up and keep occupied while the game is on. There will be coloring, origami, board games, puzzles, and more. Check out the table in the far corner by the windows to see what Galen has set up for the kiddies each week!!!
MEMBER INPUT WANTED
If you have anything exciting, important, jokes, pictures, etc. that I might be able to add to the site just send me an email to that effect and I'll post your info as soon as I can. Also members, if you are going back to the Mother Land this summer and see an item that would make a great third quarter raffle, by all means bring it back and make a donation to the Club! Items would be preferably non clothing things such as keepsakes, key chains, posters, knickknacks, etc. This site is for all of us Northwest Packer Backers, so let's all get involved!!!!
Mustard Seed Bar & Grill
5608 - 119th AVE SE
Newport Hills, WA
(425)603-9001
Ken and Bert and all the wait staff has been great and the Northwest Packer Backers will continue to meet at The Mustard Seed for game days! Now that Anheuser-Busch is the official beer sponsor of the NFL, it will also be the beer of choice at The Mustard Seed. There will be Budweiser beer specials on game day. Look for some new food specials coming this upcoming season and Ken will be bringing in smaller sizes of brats and also the brats in a blanket! Also check out the new game day buffet, only $8.99 for Sponsors and $9.99 for non Sponsors. If you haven't tried it yet, you are really missing some great food at a great price. There will also be unlimited free refills on non-alcoholic beverages. Coming for the new season will be brand new big screens and a new sound season. Ken is also working on setting up a new point of sale system for faster service and better customer receipts. Looks like we will have a great season at the Seed!!!!
Finally, be kind to your wait staff. They work hard for us, so tip generously!
WINNER'S CIRCLE
SPONSOR RAFFLE WINNER
winners will be announced soon!
TRIP RAFFLE WINNERS
winners will be announced soon!
Please see our past winners by visiting the archive page!
THE PACKER BACKER KIDS
A GOOD LOOKING BUNCH!
WEEKLY RAFFLE
Keep buying those raffles tickets each week as they help fund the Club's ability to purchase prizes and helps us support our charity. The tickets are, as always, just $1 each. The drawing for prizes will be held at the end of the third quarter. Approximately one third of the items available for prizes. If you are out and about and see great Packer merchandise on sale, buy it and bring it in to the Club for the raffle. You will be reimbursed with receipt of purchase. Just be smart in your shopping please!
The 2009 season, the Club made two donations to two separate charities, a $500 donation went to Food Lifeline , and $1500 went to the Christmas House.
Food Lifeline is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in Western Washington. Food Lifeline makes every penny count. 93% of the food they receive from local, state and national contributors is donated, allowing them to provide nine dollars worth of food to hungry people for every donated dollar.
The Christmas House provides children in need gifts and clothing during the holiday season. Last year, they served 10,000 needy children and will do so again this holiday season. The Club has donated over $10,000 in the past to Christmas House and we were glad to help them again! Thanks again to all who are generous in these endeavors! We are always looking for Member input and suggestions on other organizations to help out. Let the Club know your thoughts!
This years Trip Raffle prize is airfare, hotel, and a package for a Packers regular season game in 2010 ($1500 maximum value). The winner get the game of their choice. Runner up prizes will be valued at $200, $100, and $50 respectfully. Winners will be drawn after the last game of the season on Sunday, January 3rd and need not be present to win. Click the pictures below for a larger version and check out the offerings on a typical game day!!
FEATURED FAN
Our first featured fan of the season is webdue aka Snoqualmie Joe aka Joe The Dummy! I was on an Alaskan cruise and was picked by the ventriloquist Brad Cummings to join him as the "dummy". I had a good time with it!
See past featured fans and more videos at our YouTube Page!
SOME PACKER HUMOR
Ole and Sven Go To Hell.......
Ole and Sven die in a snowmobiling accident, drunker than skunks, and go to Hell.
The Devil observes that they are really enjoying themselves. He says to them 'Doesn't the heat and smoke bother you?
Ole replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve're from nordern Minnesooota, da land of snow an ice, an ve're yust happy fer a chance ta varm up a little bit, ya know.'
The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat even more. When he returns to the room of the two guys from Minnesota , the devil finds them in light jackets and hats, grilling Walleye and drinking beer.
The devil is astonished and exclaims, 'Everyone down here is in abject misery, and you two seem to be enjoying yourselves?'
Sven replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve don't git too much varm veather up dere at da Falls, so ve've yust got ta haff a fish fry vhen da veather's dis nice.'
The devil is absolutely furious. He can hardly see straight. Finally he comes up with the answer. The two guys love the heat because they have been cold all their lives. The devil decides to turn all the heat off in Hell. The next morning, the temperature is 60 below zero, icicles are hanging everywhere, and people are shivering so bad that they are unable to wail, moan or gnash their teeth.
The devil smiles and heads for the room with Ole and Sven. He gets there and finds them back in their parkas, bomber hats, and mittens. They are jumping up and down, cheering, yelling and screaming like mad men.
The devil is dumbfounded, 'I don't understand, when I turn up the heat you're happy. Now its freezing cold and you're still happy. What is wrong with you two?'
They both look at the devil in surprise and say, 'Vell, don't ya know, if hell iss froze over, dat must mean da Vikings von da Super Bowl '
The Cheeshead Prayer
Now I lay me down to bed, A wedge of cheese upon my head.
Allegiance to the Packers I promise to keep, and cheer them on while I'm asleep.
If I should die, don't let me wonder, Just bury me 'neath, the frozen tundra.
But, Lord, before you take my soul, Let me see the Pack in one more Super bowl.
Forgive me Lord, for those I've hated, The Lions and Vikings, they're overrated.
The streets of heaven, so I've been told, Are paved for us in green and gold.
If I get to heaven I'll have but one wish, A big screen TV with a satellite dish.
I pray for this Lord, for only one reason, To cheer on my Pack to a winning season.
I'll close this prayer by thanking you Lord, For listening to me and the time you afford.
But one more thing........please remember da Bears, Because that's a team that hasn't a prayer!!
Amen.
God's Country
John Madden was in Dallas to announce a football game one weekend when
he noticed a special telephone near the Cowboys' bench. He asked
QB Tony Romo what it was used for and was told it was a hotline to God.
John asked if he could use it. Tony replied, 'Sure, but it will cost you $200.
John scratched his head, then thought, what the heck, I could use some
help picking games. He pulled out his wallet and paid $200. John's picks
were perfect that week.
The next week, John was in Indianapolis when he noticed that same kind
of phone on the Colts bench. He asked what the telephone was for and
Manning told him, 'It's a hotline to God if you want to use it, it will
cost you $500.' Recalling the previous week, John pulled out his wallet and
made the call. John's picks were perfect again that week.
Last weekend, John was in Green Bay , when he noticed the same kind
of telephone by the Packers' bench. He asked Brett Favre 'Is that the
hotline to God?' Brett said, 'Yes, and if you want to use it, it will
cost you 50 cents.' John looked incredulously at Brett and said, 'Wait a
second, I just paid $200 in Dallas and $500 in Indianapolis to use the
same phone to God! Why do the Packers only charge 50 cents?
Brett replied, 'Because in Wisconsin, it's a local call...
In an effort to get the Club off to a good start each season, you are encouraged to become a Club Sponsor. This helps the Club raise money in advance to purchase raffle prizes, pay for the web site hosting, and start the fund to donate to the charity. The Club Sponsor Family Memberships means all persons residing the the same address. This coming season, the Club is doing something different for Sponsor Memberships. We are introducing tiered memberships! What does that mean, see below!
Tier A Memberships - Single Membership - will receive name badge, two free tickets for the Trip Raffle drawing, 10% off on purchases at Just Sports when you show your Sponsor Badge, 1 NWPB Patch and 1 NWPB Chevron, and entry into special Sponsor Only events. This membership will not receive a clothing item!
Tier B Memberships - Family Membership - will receive name badge, two free tickets for the Trip Raffle drawing, 10% off on purchases at Just Sports when you show your Sponsor Badge, 1 NWPB Patch and 1 NWPB Chevron, a NWPB logo'd long sleeve button down shirt, and entry into special Sponsor Only events.
Tier C Memberships - Family Plus Membership - will receive name badge, two free tickets for the Trip Raffle drawing, 10% off on purchases at Just Sports when you show your Sponsor Badge, 2 NWPB Patches and 2 NWPB Chevrons, a NWPB logo'd long sleeve button down shirt, and entry into special Sponsor Only events.
Sponsor Sign up Drawing - We will be having a drawing here in the near future for a set of Packer Bobble heads (4) from the 60's Packer teams. It is really nice and this will to one lucky sponsor who will be drawn from all of those who have become sponsors this year! So if you like a chance to get those, please become a sponsor.
Thanks to all who signed up!!!! Club Sponsors will have a more active role in the running of the Club by attending Sponsor Only Meetings and voting on issues that will affect the Club. So, do you want to sign up early? Just click here for a downloadable and printable form. Just mail it in to Gary at the address provided! You can also sign up during any game at the Mustard Seed and see Jerry or Gary to do so!
Hey Fellow Packer Fans, 
