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Social, Power or Sail, We Have Something For Everyone Social, Power or Sail, We Have Something For Everyone Social, Power or Sail, We Have Something For Everyone Member Newsletter Member Newsletter Member Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com North East River Yacht Club North East River Yacht Club North East River Yacht Club At The ‘Peake’ of the Chesapeake At The ‘Peake’ of the Chesapeake At The ‘Peake’ of the Chesapeake This Labor Day weekend we have a Club cruise to Kent Island Yacht Club and the Commodore’s Cocktail Party. We will have DJ Robert Cross providing music for the party and if you can’t make it by boat, drive down on Sunday and enjoy the company of your friends. The Annual General Meeting is coming up in October and information packets are in the process of being sent out. Contact the Linda in the Club Office if there are any issues related to not receiving your copy. As usual there will be proposed by-law revisions, a slate of bridge and board positions, biographies and slip request forms. Take time to review the documents and make plans to attend. Jon Fowler We are going full tilt this year with events, things to do, friends dropping by to go boating and just relax. This was just one of those months where it was with careful planning that we got to go on an eight day sailing vacation down the bay. We had a great time and you could too, as summer is not yet over and it is not too late to plan your own escape to ex- plore the Chesapeake. At the beginning of August, we had the Past Commodore’s dinner that was well attended by Past Com- modore’s, members and new members. This year we were lucky to have Richard Kane as our Master of Ceremonies and he did a fantastic job of helping us honor our Past Commodore’s and introduce our new members to the rest of the membership. I also want to thank Steve Somers for the floral bouquets, Laura and Ginny at the check-in table and Lynn for arranging table seating. Thanks also goes to Darlene Hamlin for arranging the music entertainment and underwriting part of the monetary costs. The Members Picnic, held two weeks ago, had a very nice turnout of members who came out to enjoy the day. Members were able to feast on hamburgers and hot dogs and enjoy a temporary respite from the rainy weather. This year it was a low key event, without the glitz and piz- zazz that we were used to in past years. Suggestions on re -inventing this event will be entertained for next year. Crab Feast and live auction took place last week, thanks to the efforts of Joe Reynolds and Ginny Somers. Additional thanks go out to Doug Cain and Joe, who drove all the way to Cambridge, MD, to get reasonably priced crabs for this event. Thanks also to all members who donated items for the live auction. Fund raising like this would not be possible without your support. Commodore’s Report

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Social, Power or Sail, We Have Something For EveryoneSocial, Power or Sail, We Have Something For EveryoneSocial, Power or Sail, We Have Something For Everyone Member Newsletter Member Newsletter Member Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com SEPTEMBER 2009 www.neryc.com

North East River Yacht ClubNorth East River Yacht ClubNorth East River Yacht Club At The ‘Peake’ of the ChesapeakeAt The ‘Peake’ of the ChesapeakeAt The ‘Peake’ of the Chesapeake

This Labor Day weekend we have a Club cruise to Kent Island Yacht Club and the Commodore’s Cocktail Party. We will have DJ Robert Cross providing music for the party and if you can’t make it by boat, drive down on Sunday and enjoy the company of your friends. The Annual General Meeting is coming up in October and information packets are in the process of being sent out. Contact the Linda in the Club Office if there are any issues related to not receiving your copy. As usual there will be proposed by-law revisions, a slate of bridge and board positions, biographies and slip request forms. Take time to review the documents and make plans to attend.

Jon Fowler

We are going full tilt this year with events, things to do, friends dropping by to go boating and just relax. This was just one of those months where it was with careful planning that we got to go on an eight day sailing vacation down the bay. We had a great time and you could too, as summer is not yet over and it is not too late to plan your own escape to ex-plore the Chesapeake. At the beginning of August, we had the Past Commodore’s dinner that was well attended by Past Com-modore’s, members and new members. This year we were lucky to have Richard Kane as our Master of Ceremonies and he did a fantastic job of helping us honor our Past Commodore’s and introduce our new members to the rest of the membership. I also want to thank Steve Somers for the floral bouquets, Laura and Ginny at the check-in table and Lynn for arranging table seating. Thanks also goes to Darlene Hamlin for arranging the music entertainment and underwriting part of the monetary costs. The Members Picnic, held two weeks ago, had a very nice turnout of members who came out to enjoy the day. Members were able to feast on hamburgers and hot dogs and enjoy a temporary respite from the rainy weather. This year it was a low key event, without the glitz and piz-zazz that we were used to in past years. Suggestions on re-inventing this event will be entertained for next year. Crab Feast and live auction took place last week, thanks to the efforts of Joe Reynolds and Ginny Somers. Additional thanks go out to Doug Cain and Joe, who drove all the way to Cambridge, MD, to get reasonably priced crabs for this event. Thanks also to all members who donated items for the live auction. Fund raising like this would not be possible without your support.

Commodore’s Report

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It is impossible to believe that August 2009 is now his-tory as we are receiving win-ter storage contracts from our various vendors. Again for the 10th straight year I vow to use “Woodland Cruse” more often in 2010. After the Kent Island cruise and commodores cock-tail party, we are all looking forward to last cruise outing, the Frostbite cruise to George-town. If you have had problems with your water craft this year you are possibly in need of an official vessel christening, or name change to correct this problem. Please contact our chaplain for this service. (We need excuses for more parties on the waterfront as the season closes.) As I begin to prepare to wrap up 2009, we will be preparing for the Wassail Bowl and New Years Eve Celebrations. The Bridge and BOG will soon be beginning preparations for the 2010 season. As part of the preparation, I have been talking to anyone who will listen about how the club can serve our membership better in the coming years. Commodore Fowler has set the bar very high in being accessible to lis-ten to concerns and suggestions. I hope that the new Bridge can continue to listen and that eve-ryone contributes in order to make a “great” club even better. Thanks to Rear Commodore Reynolds and Sec-retary Sommers for a very pleasant and enjoy-able Crab Feast and Auction. Linda and I are still polishing brass every morning and it looks like we will be polishing for several days.

V/C Roger Hughes

FROM THE VICE

Labor Day weekend has come and gone and we encourage members to continue support-ing club events. The Members Picnic was a huge success with over 80 members and guests in attendance. This is the one time a year when the club cov-ers the costs of food in appreciation of the support and involvement of all the members. Thanks to the restaurant staff for the work in setting up the buffet for all of us to enjoy. I also thank Lady Laura for being the photogra-pher for the afternoon. By now the Live Auction/Crab feast is behind us and hopefully we are counting the proceeds. The club purchased 10 bushel of Chesapeake Bay crabs right off the crab boats in Cam-bridge, Md and transported directly to the club. Thanks to Doug Cain for the use of his truck making this possible and to Ginny So-mers for chairing the event. The donations are used for general operating expenses as well as to supplement expenses for the Commodore’s Ball scheduled for November 7th at 18:00 hrs. Mark your calendars now and plan on attend-ing. Birthday/ Anniversary/New Member night is scheduled for Friday, September 11th. A free drink for those celebrating the evening, sorry, no rain checks. Entertainment will be pro-vided by Bob Cross for listening and karaoke pleasure. While there, be sure to check out the ship’s store and the great looking apparel man-aged by Renee’ Landon. Renee’ does a great job keeping new and fashionable items and please thank her for all her time and effort. Let’s all continue to make NERYC a fun place to play and enjoy the Chesapeake!

R/C Joe Reynolds

FROM THE REAR

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Last and Best Boating Class of the Season!

Many club members wish to occasionally update their boating knowledge by taking a boating course every few years. This allows them to revisit Federal, State and Local rules and regulations. For those who may be interested, con-sider taking the Northeast River Power Squadron’s Squadron Boating Course. This course is recognized as one of the best public boating classes. The course includes; safety equipment requirements and its use, an excellent exploration of the rules of the road, lights and sound signals, navigation aids, finding your way, adverse conditions, trailering, water sports safety, PWC, boating courtesy, anchoring, marlinespike, and more. Course materials are $35 for the Squadron Boating Course text, Course CD (great for review), and MapTech CD (functioning practice chart plotter). Addi-tional family members who wish certification are $5.00 each. The text also includes expanded materials on piloting, compass, time, GPS, digital charting, practice cruise plotting. The basic boating course for certification takes place: Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 8:30 AM -12:30 PM - and Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 8:30 AM -1:00 PM (Exam on Sunday) The expanded course certification that includes piloting will take place: Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 1400-1630 - and Sunday, October 25 from 1400 -1630 (Exam on Sunday afternoon) Those students who purchase the Squadron Boating Course and take the basic course are entitled to the afternoon course at no charge. Those students who wish to take the afternoon piloting portion only will be re-quired to purchase the course materials at $35.00. Family members are $5.00 additional. To register or for more information, please contact: Bill or June Cooper 302-456-3445 [email protected]

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2009 CRUISE SCHEDULE Frostbite Oct 10,11 Sassafras Harbor Marina

CRUISE DESCRIPTIONS AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NERYC.COM

The kids are back to school, the days are getting shorter, and soon we will start thinking about storing our boats for the winter. Why is it that winter seems to last forever and summer is here and gone in the blink of an eye? As I write this, we are making final preparations for the Labor day cruise to Kent Island Yacht Club. It's look-ing like this might be our best attended cruise of the season. I'll give you an updated report next month. Our last cruise of the season, the "Frostbite Cruise", will soon be here. As in previous years we will be heading down the Sassafras River to the Sassafras Harbor Ma-rina on October 10th and 11th. You should make your reservations directly with the marina either by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling Susan at 410-275-1144. The fleet Captains Happy Hour will be on Saturday, October 10th, at 5:00pm in the marinas clubhouse. This is our annual "Chili Cookoff Competi-tion", so bring your best chili to be judged for a fabu-lous prize! As usual, if you don't want to bring chili, just bring an appetizer to share, and $8/person or $15/ couple for the fleet captains locker. After you have made your reservations with the marina, please e-mail me so I can have a head count of attendees. Also, if you plan to come by car, I need to know that to include you in the count.

FROM THE FLEET

As published in last months Waterline, the North East River Power Squadron will be holding several boating classes at the club in October. Contact information for these classes can be found in the flyer in this issue. Last but certainly not least, you should have received or soon will receive information concerning our annual membership meeting on October 4th. Please read through this information and come to the meeting pre-pared to vote on the issues. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please feel free to contact me or any other BOG member for answers. That's all for now, see you at the club

F/C Russ Zehnacker

SASSAFRAS HARBOR MARINA GEORGETOWN

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TheYacht Club The State and Future of the U.S. Yacht Club

An excerpt from the new book, Saving Sailing, by one of the most compelling new authors in this sport, Nicholas Hayes. Enjoy and support the sport - order a copy. Yacht club lore is rich with tales of vast wealth, power and elitism, some of it accurate, but most of it greatly exaggerated and some of it patently untrue. A handful of yacht clubs were formed during the Gilded Age by industrial magnates like Car-negie and Vanderbilt. These titans agreed to gather privately near and on the water, not just because they liked their yachts, but because shipping and boat building were among the chief business interests of the members. These were exclusive busi-ness organizations where men in powerful positions gathered to share secrets and trade. They formed, not as communities of sailors, but instead, with missions to further naval architecture and boat building during the peak years of an industrial revo-lution that was transforming developed nations in the Americas and Europe. Water-born shipment of raw materials and con-sumer goods was exploding and speed meant advantage. Clubs also became centers of high stakes gaming because the members felt that competition might drive technological ad-vancement. The first America’s Cup race was won by a founding member of the New York Yacht Club, John Cox Stevens, to mark his wager that his pleasure yacht America was faster than Great Britain’s Royal Yacht Squadron. And it was. Another 20% of today’s yacht clubs popped up in the period between the turn of the century and into the early 1930s, in mostly large affluent industrial cities on the water, intent on imitating the elite clubs of the East. There was a pause in new club development between the depression and the end of WWII. But a small minority of yacht clubs can or should claim such entrepreneurial or elitist pedigree. Indeed, four in five U.S. yacht clubs began as a populist answer to the demand for sailing expressed by a growing, educated pre-boomer and boomer middle-class between 1949 and 1979. Most clubs were formed by teachers, engineers and salespeople so that they could pool resources to go sailing. These were more like member-owned and managed cooperatives than centers of high society or fi-nancial power. Starting in the 1970s, many clubs began to widen their focus to stay in step with their members. Most created training pro-grams for kids. Some built and rented boat-slips and moorings. Most organized races between members. Many created spe-cial annual racing events and invited others from out of town. Some of the clubs added winter outdoor programs like skiing. Some added food and drink services, and some added retail boutiques. Some constructed swimming pools, tennis courts and health centers. Some offered combined memberships with golf clubs. Many of today’s yacht clubs face a tough challenge: They often maintain very expensive infrastructure (80% of US clubs operate a year-around clubhouse with a bar and restaurant) on valuable waterfront land; they have hired staffs and created services to support the changing needs of one age group. But the next age group is smaller and doesn’t appear as interested in what they have to offer. Member growth and program participation are the top two challenges faced by clubs, obviously an outcome of an aging membership. It is not an exaggeration to say that today club members are dying faster than new ones are joining. Simple demographics and economics say that we will have fewer yacht clubs in the United States, and very soon. But it isn’t just demographics. Many clubs have simply lost their way, forgetting the core idea that they exist to make sailing popular by making it accessible. Not easy, because it isn’t. Just within reach. Some still do, and many still can. It turns out that member recruitment is usually not about the money. Surprisingly, the median cost of membership in all yacht clubs in the United States is still only about $50 a month, comparable to or less than the price paid for cable television or cell phone service. Of course, the clubs that have lost the focus on sailing are usually the clubs that cost much more. If you would measure a club’s well-being by the number of family generations that congregate there, it is easy to see that today’s healthy clubs are still the populist ones. These are the clubs that call on members to build self-propagating, multigen-erational sailing activities that hold to the same principles of volunteerism and pooled resources and time that the founders envisioned. Strong clubs create a kind of time bank, where time invested returns interest. So members contribute spare time and get better time back. When clubs insist that members give of their time in order to be members, they develop a sustainable vitality rooted in the commitments made in relationships between the people in them. Of course, this makes it harder for some, but it makes it much better for those that enlist. And better, in turn, breeds popularity. 2009-08-20

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Summer 2009 was amazing I had so much fun working at our beautiful club as one of the sail camp counsel-ors. It gave me such a good feeling to see the children’s faces on the first day they got out on the boats. The best part was watching them learn and improve their skills out on the water.

Other then work I enjoyed my summer relaxing with my best friend Kayla. She is the biggest goof ball I know. We enjoyed the summer by doing everything from laying out by the pool, to going to the movies, and staying up all night laughing at each other.

Sadly my summer has ended I’m back in school. All good things come to an end, but it will come back around soon enough. I like all my new classes: they consist of Geometry; English; World History; Human Growth & Development and Honors Biology. Right now my favor-ites are World History and Honors Bio.

Ball season is getting ready to start soon. This year Queen Kimberly has decided all the princesses of CBYCA will be doing 50/50s at our commodore balls to raise money for another camping trip this spring. I’m hoping all of you will help me out by purchasing a ticket at this year’s Commodores Ball. This trip means so much to all of the Princesses of the Chesapeake Bay. We would appreciate your help so very much.

I can’t wait to see you all around the club and at the Men's D'Lo Beer and Ladies A' High Time this fall.

Princess Gabriella

FROM YOUR PRINCESS

Hello members, cool air is on the way but there are still plenty of good weekends to get out on the water. All members will receive a mailing in the next week or so that contain important informa-tion about your slip intentions for the 2010 season. It is important to fill out the slip request form and signed slip contract by September 25th and return it to the club as noted on the form. This will insure that you can retain your current slip if that is your inten-tion. Slip assignments will be available at the annual meeting. Mark your calendars for a small crew that will be needed on Sunday, September 13th to put the finish-ing touches on the dockmaster shed. As long as Frank Wile and a small crew are available we should be able to button up the shed for the winter months. If anyone is interested in a winter slip for November 1 through March 31st of next year, please contact me directly for availability and rates.

Enjoy the rest of your boating season and stay safe!

Steve Hogan

Dockmaster

FROM THE DOCKS

PHOTO CONTEST for 2010 birthday cards

Deadline fast approaching –SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2009

ANY PHOTO TAKEN DURING 2009 THAT SHOWS THE SPIRIT OF NERYC You can submit as many photos as you want!!!!

THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP WILL VOTE ON THE PHOTO TO BE ON THE 2010 BIRTHDAY CARDS.

PLEASE E-MAIL, MAIL OR DROP OFF PHOTO IN THE OFFICE MARKED MEMBERSHIP CHAIR.

[email protected] 188 West Main Street, Newark, DE 19711

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Hello Racers Our Fall Series races have been plagued by extremely light conditions this year, begging me to ask, “Where has all the breeze gone?” We have moved the Series start time to 2pm and this has, at least, helped us avoid those deathly midday doldrums. Now that the days are feeling a little more fall like; however, I am hopeful that racing weather conditions will improve for the remain-der of the Series. NERYC proved to be the dominant fleet at the 2009 GRF Bay Jam Race, which means we secured the inter-club challenge trophy once again. Congratulations to Rick Hanson and crew on Born 2 Run, who took home another 1st place in PHRF B. This past Labor Day weekend had our own Blofish crew competing in the Farr 30 North American Championship in Annapolis. The team battled it out in a highly competitive one design fleet, and managed to fin-ish with a 9th place overall. Happy Birthday and congratulations Dailey. The next away race will be the HDGYC Fall Invitational on October 3rd. The race rendezvous is at Region One Mark RG’A’ near Turkey Point, and they really do put on the great post race party. I encourage all NERYC racers to participate. This Saturday NERYC will host the Charlestown Cup Pursuit Race. This is a fun event open to all. No certifi-cation or experience is necessary. Each boat will be as-signed their own start time according their handicap. The first boat to cross the line is the winner. The race will be followed by a great BBQ dinner ($20p.p.) on the club picnic ground which is open to all members. Dinner RSVP’s are required. Come watch the fireworks cour-tesy of the Charlestown Colonial Fair. Sailors, you still have time to enter, so stop procrastinating and go to neryc.com to register. Entries are due by September 10th. For information please contact Barbi Taylor. See you all out on the water.

Sharlene Wilkins & Gill Louw Sail Race Co-Chairs

FROM THE RACE COURSE

Two weekends ago, we of the small boats, endeavored to have a race similar to the Governor's Cup (our short hull length prevents us from making the time cut for the "real" Gov. Cup). Our race was to be corinthian in spirit and a shorter, closer-to-home version of the over-night race from Annapolis to St. Mary's. The start was at 6pm Friday evening, at a mark on the North East River; the finish was at a mark at the mouth of the Sev-ern. Each boat was to take their own finish time. Two boats competed: "Whimsey", a 1971 Venture 22, and "Pegehiwime", a Precision 23. Various preparations delayed our start, and at 7:50pm we left Red #10 and sailed for Annapolis. Winds were good at the start, light through the night, and then great for our sail under the Bay Bridge and into the harbor. We fin-ished around 1pm on Saturday. Dockage was reserved at Annapolis City Marina, where they welcomed our small boats and were kind and helpful. Both boats brought items to cook on the ACM grills, and we en-joyed an evening of good friends, cold drinks, and good food. If you own a small sailboat (25' or less)and would like to try sailing through the night, contact us in June of next year - we plan to make the "Sippy Cup" an annual event.

Dobbs and Suzanne Fryberger S/V Whimsey

[email protected]

SIPPY CUP ’09

Way to go you guys!

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Dear Members and Family, The North East River Yacht Club has been a signifi-cant supporter of the American Cancer Society's Re-lay By The Bay since Relay came to North East 5 years ago. Our team, Cruising For A Cure, has been one of the top fundraisers all 4 years. Josie Dallas and Claudia Ferguson co-captain this year's team and are looking for your support once again. Relay By The Bay will be held September !8th and !9th in the North East Park so it's time to get our team together to raise money. Last year we raised over $10,000. Josie and Claudia have raised over $500.00 already but we need your help. For those of you who are not familiar with Relay, it is the American Cancer Society's main fundraising ac-tivity. The money is used for research, education as well as helping to support folks with cancer and their families. It is a fun- filled overnight (not mandatory) event that celebrates cancer survivors while remem-bering those we have lost. Many camp overnight, some of us walk all night, others come to watch the opening ceremony or participate in the very moving luminary ceremony. But we all come to enjoy the entertainment that comes with Relay. Cruising For A Cure serves fresh omelets as the sun rises over the North East River to make Relay By The Bay extra special. This is how you can support Cruising For A Cure, our NERYC team. Join by going to www.relaybythebay.org and press "join a team". Look for Cruising For A Cure. Registration is free until the end of May. Each team member is asked to raise, donate, or help to raise $100.00. You can just DONATE!!! We, once again, have raffle tickets for a trip to the beautiful Luquillo Sunrise Beach Inn in Puerto Rico. These tickets went fast last year. Only 100 are sold at $25.00 each so call

Claudia at 410-287-8968 ASAP. COME JOIN SUPPORT

For more information call Josie Dallas at

410-287- 7242 or Claudia Ferguson at

410-287-8968

RELAY FOR LIFE

My daughter, Laura was married at the club on August 8th. The weather cooperated and everyone had a great time . We had many compliments about the club, the food and the setting. April and her staff did an excel-lent job. It was very much appreciated. It's an ideal spot for a wedding. Tom Talling S/V One Shot

WEDDING NEWS

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After a beautiful afternoon of sailing last Sunday, Nancy and I enjoyed a burger in the lounge and then went out to watch the sunset. There, tied up to the “B” dock, was TowBOAT/US. It seems one of our members had also been out enjoying the water, but his afternoon had not ended as well. He and his crew had gone down toward Turkey Point and anchored for the afternoon. When it was time to start the boat, it just went “click”. Thus his need for TowBoat/US. In talking with him, I heard the same story I have heard too many times. He has dual batteries with an OFF-1-2-BOTH switch. When he started his engine at the club, he set the switch to both and left it there as he ran down to Turkey Point to recharge the batter-ies. Once there, for what ever reason, he left it on both. He won’t know until later this week, but it is possible he ran both batteries down while he was an-chored out. Unfortunately, this seems to be a common occur-rence. It was just two weeks ago that I was talking to a long time boater with a 36' trawler who operated his battery system much the same way. If he remembers, he will turn it to 1 or 2 once he gets to his destination and back to both to start the engines to go home. There are at least two potential problems using the system this way. First, you need to remember to switch the switch and secondly, combining a nearly dead battery with a good battery can cut the cranking power of the good battery. An additional problem is most likely you are using dual purpose batteries that are a compromise between a starting battery and a deep cycling battery. A better way to manage your batteries would be to use “1" as the starting battery to begin the trip and use it while you are anchored for the day. When you are ready to go back to the club, switch it to “2" and start the engine. To charge the batteries while en-route, instead of switching to “both”, install an auto-matic charging relay (ACR) between the batteries. This will allow both batteries to charge but will not discharge the battery held in reserve to go home.

Battery Management Even better would be to use an ACR and three separate switches, one for each battery and one to “jump” both batteries. This is what I installed on WindWalker. It allows me to have a high power cranking battery as a dedicated starting battery and a good deep cycle battery as my house battery. Properly designed batteries used as designed will last longer and give fewer problems. The happy ending to the day was our member had just upgraded his membership with TowBOAT/US so it didn’t cost him to be towed. A better ending would have been better battery management. For further in-formation or recommendations, contact me at Tim’s Toolbox 609-364-4712 or on WindWalker slip #4? on the B dock.

Tim De Haan

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SEPTEMBER 2009 MEMBER NOTES

If Sept. is your birthday, or anniversary month, or you are a new member, we’d like to celebrate with you!

Please come and enjoy a cocktail compliments of the Club. You must be present on FRIDAY 11th, to receive your free drink.

Featuring Entertainment by Bob Cross

Birthdays

Wedding Anniversaries

James & Shirley Duckenfield 16 George & Audrey Barnard 7 1941 David & Eleanor Mathias 1 1956 Rocco & Judy D'Armiento 14 1957 Ira & Eileen Black 25 1964 Thomas & Susan Talling 3 1977 Charlie & Lynn Kopishke 10 1983 Dailey & Jessica Tipton 12 1986 D. Scott & Susanne Miller 16 1990 Charles Paris

& Cynthia Hoffman

12 1992

Kent Wenger

& Jolie Chylack

13 1997

David & Susan Andrews 12 1999 Mike & Melissa Kuzma 9 2000 Steven & Virginia Somers 3 2005 John & Susan Sheldrake 27 2008

Julia Kauffman 2 Catherine Cameron 2 Robert Molloy 4 Dailey Tipton 5 Bill Dallas 6 Thomas Trainer III 9 Frank Wile 9 Richard Kane 12 Vanderlyn Downing 13

Jerald Uber 13 Andrew Adair 17 Charles Rupert 27 Debra Rosier 30 Shirley Duckenfield 7 Ardell Hoffken 11 Cheryl Stevenson 18 Spence Ostertag 21 Virginia Somers 26 Gail Smith 27 Bonnie Koresko, ESQ. 29

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September 11th – Birthday Night Featuring Bob Cross

Get those end of season gifts at the Ships Store

September 12th – Pursuit Race (Picnic Immediately Following; Restaurant Closed)

Every Friday Happy Hour 17:00 – 19:00 (Except B – Day Night)

$2 Yuengling Drafts, $2 Land Sharks, $3 Rail Drinks, &$3 Wine

Every Saturday – Shrimp Night $10lb $5.501/2lb

Every Sunday – ½ Priced Burgers 16:00 – 19:00

The Restaurant will be closed September 12th

I would like to thank everyone for a great season fàxÑ{xÇ WÉâz{xÜàç

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