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Thank you Gary and Jo Carr, and committee, for a wonderful Salmon Bake September 13th! The food was delicious and the portions were ample. The price was just right. This was our first major event around the club after one of the best summer's I can ever remember. Events of this size don't just happen by themselves. They take months of planning and cooperation among a long list of volunteers and committee members. Please take the time to thank those that made this event such a success: JD Weiner, Don Sherwood, Ray and Arlene Gorski, Mike and Cora Harrington, Don and Flo Floyd, Mike and Mona Lisa Ryan, Jan Cordodor, Bob and Marva McWaid, and Marty Morken. Right behind the Salmon Bake was our first ever Margarita Madness Friday night social. Mucho Gracias to Lynetta and Brett Halffman for chairing this event! It was as expected, a delightful evening with lots of food, beverages of your choice, and many well-made margaritas. Most everyone dressed in Caribbean fashion and enjoyed music, the likes of Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffet. This HUGE success can be credited to the team of Lynetta and Brett and their committee: Mark and Roxanne Miller (great decorations), new members Mike and Fran Stitcher, Brian and Kathy Shawley, and Charlie and Sharon Billings. By the time you get this Towline, "Octoberfest" will be upon us. This event scheduled for October 2nd is chaired by Jytte and Bob Wheeler, and as always will be a treat with The Happy Wanderers Accordion Band entertaining and a menu of Bratwurst, Big and Juicy Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, Hot German Potato Salad, Black Forrest Cake, and Beer and Wine. Please be sure to SIGN UP for the upcoming Halloween costume party October 31st! Mona Lisa and Mike Ryan will be chairing this event and we all know what a great party they can throw. This event will have LIVE MUSIC performed by Classic Ride, a band including two of our own members, Kevin McStay and Cal Ormiston. It's been a while since we've had a Halloween party around the clubhouse so don't miss out on this revival. It promises to be a lot of fun! This year the bridge is doing its best to provide our membership with lots of social opportunities. An adequate level of participation will in great part determine the success of our agenda. If we get good turnouts, or even enough to cover a low overhead, the events will likely continue. If participation is too low though, we will have to revisit our schedule to consider adjustments. In the end, we are here to serve you. We will do our best to keep pricing and costs to a minimum. In most cases all we aim to do is break even. We see making money on these events as no more important than avoiding losses. Breaking even is our target! So… if prices seem to be creeping up, please keep it in perspective. After all, when was the last time you went anywhere for the cost of what you are paying to attend a Bremerton Yacht Club event? We absolutely have the very best deal going and will work diligently to keep it that way! The new BYC annual is out (or if it's not at the time of this publication it will be imminently). Our many, many thanks to Leslie Hunt who has taken on this enormous task and who produced an annual that we can all be extremely proud of! This year we have gone back to the spiral binding because we believe it looks better, is easier to handle, and is easier to keep for years to come (no more having to discard last year's annual to make room in the three binder for the coming year). The distribution process will be to have each household pick up their annual from the club store. There were a few extra annuals ordered for those that would like a second one. The cost for these extra annuals will be $15 per. As a bridge officer and member of the Bremerton Yacht Club I am interested in assuring that new members become involved in our boating and social activities. After all, this is a club, not a marina. Sponsors, please provide your new recruits with an orientation of the club and introductions to existing members. Reach out by inviting them to a social event or a cruise-in. There is an expectation that these new members will make a contribution to the welfare of our club, but this won't likely happen if they haven't received our welcome. Let's remember the words from the BYC new member obligation, "you were appraised as one whom we would welcome into out home as a permanent friend and member of our Yacht Club Family." Safe Boating, John Rosendale Vice Commodore |
