High Tide January 2008

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1 P.O. Box 51 South Milwaukee, WI High Tide January 2008 Commodore s Comments Inside this Issue: Picture of the Month 2008 Directory Updates Congratulations Entertainment Calendar Football Fans Casino Night Slip Registration Form Celebrators Care & Concern We Remember Welcome Aboard Milwaukee Boat Show Bar Reminder Ice Islands in the Harbor

2 SMYC Board of Directors Commodore Ray Hollnagel Vice Commodore Paula Modlinski Rear Commodore Jon Hemb Corresponding Secretary Genie Steele Treasurer Kyle Brunk Financial Secretary Karen Kilman Fleet Captain Rick Klamrowski Board of Directors Ryan Behling Steve Bowens Rick Klamrowski Tom Hoffa Barb Nowak Paul Ruggles 2008 Committee Chairs Bar Debby Schulz House/Hall Barb Nowak House maintenance Tom Hoffa Grounds Ryan Behling Harbor & Docks Paul Ruggles Membership & Marketing Paula Modlinski Manpower Jon Hemb Finance Mike Gengler Jr. Gas Ben Chadwick Planning Kyle Brunk Health & Welfare Lois Kowalczewski Juniors Kurt Bruck Entertainment Paula Modlinski Public Relations Barb Mueller Commodore s Comments Another year has passed. The 2007 boating season had some high points and some low points. The high points included enough water in the harbor to go where we wanted to go. We had a full season to use our new fish cleaning station and thousands of fish passed through it from cooler to freezer. We also obtained new picnic tables and gas grills that will get lots of use this coming season. Other highlights include our new road along the outer wall, the replacement of the walk-in cooler in the basement and new windows in the clubhouse. And don t forget a successful Pig Roast weekend and other events that brought us together. On the downside, we lost Ron Mueller, a very active member of the club. We also have a handful of members who are battling cancer and other illnesses. Our thoughts and prayers are with those people. Toward the end of the year, we lost a lot of water in the harbor. According to some of our longest-serving members, it is the lowest they have seen the water level since joining the club decades ago. And as water levels drop, gas prices rise. But gas prices are not our main concern now. We will be dredging this year. Our board of directors from 2007 is mainly intact for We did lose a few members, however. I would like to personally thank Mike Gengler, Jr. for his work the past few years. Mike was our vice commodore last year and also served as rear commodore and corresponding secretary. Mike chaired many of our committees, including finance, planning, marketing and rules and bylaws. He spearheaded the task of redesigning our newsletter and making it available on our web site. I m grateful for his input on several club matters. Congratulations, Mike and Katy, on your engagement! I also want to thank Pam Spenner for her three years on the board. She always was the voice of reason at our board meetings and I always respected her contributions. She served on the finance committee and was our LMYA liaison. Gary Gale completed six years on the board of directors and has chaired our grounds committee the entire time. I owe Gary a debt of gratitude for all his hard work. Gary donated his time and equipment to help us spruce up the club during our pavilion/gate/canopy project. The two retaining walls in front of the pavilion and the clubhouse look marvelous. Hopefully, we can get the sign installed for the commodore s parking spot before I m done being commodore! I also want to thank all the others club members who pitched in over the past year, especially the current board members and officers who quietly do their jobs to the best of their ability. See ya at the club, Ray

3 2008 Directory Updates Entertainment Calendar The 2008 Member Directory will be available after April 1st. Please review your personal information in the 2007 SMYC Directory and submit any changes or additions by February 15th to our Corresponding Secretary: Genie Steele Via By phone: Cell Phone Entries: Provide a cell phone number(s), if you would like this information made available and be sure to indicate which member of your family will answer each number! Congratulations The Board of SMYC congratulates Gordon Conant on achieving Life Member status. May you and Donna continue to enjoy boating and all the friendships formed through your association with members past, present and future, for many, many years to come! The second of two weddings in three months had Chuck and Pam Cottrill mugging for the camera one more time with proud smiles. Son Justin wed Jennifer (Jenny) September 8 th and Nick married Rebecca (Becky) on December 14 th. Wedded bliss to parents and newlyweds alike. January Installation of Officers & Gen Membership 19 Mtg. 5:30pm Dinner ticket order forms available in High Tide and at the bar $35 pp advanced sale price available thru 1-13 G Bruck / Nowak Cocktails 5:30/Dinner 6:30/Band, Rhythm Method, starts at 8 pm 26 5th Street Yacht Club Installation 5:30pm 5th Street February 1 Hors d' oeuvre Night 6:00pm Club 3 Super Bowl XLII 6pm EST 4 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 17 Chili Contest TBD Krall 23 Casino Night 7-11pm Hurulas March $20 of real $$ gives participants $30k in Play Money Black Jack, Texas Hold'em and Craps tables Prizes at the end of the night for biggest winners! Volunteers needed - contact John Hurula 3 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 7 Hors d' oeuvre Night 6:00pm Club 8 Pier Bidding 12:00pm Klamrowski 17 General Membership 7:00pm Club 23 Easter Volunteers needed to sponsor kid's party in March April 4 Hors d' oeuvre Night 6:00pm Club 7 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 21 General Membership Meeting 7:00pm Club May 2 Last Hors d oeuvre Night until 10/08 6:00pm Club 5 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 10 Launch/Lunch 6:30am Club - / P Modlinskii Have a new idea for a club event you'd like to sponsor, or a date in mind to reprise an entertaining activity previously enjoyed? Make a plan to earn manpower hours to post to your account! Please contact Paula or to wordart@wi.rr.com

4 Football Fans Thanks to all the Football Fans who showed up in mass for the last two regular season Packer games against the Bears 12/23 and the Lions 12/30 - as well as for the UW Badgers playoff game so early on New Year's Day. The upgraded Entertainment System, including the new HD TV's and sound system, certainly enhanced the experience and brought forth lots of positive feedback. There was an abundance of food available, thanks to all the members who shared their surplus of holiday cookies as well as other wonderful hearty snacks. Bob Smith's donation of a 1/2 barrel of beer was generously consumed and enjoyed by most, appreciated by all. Thanks to Deb Brunk and Paula Modlinski for making available hot Italian Beef Sandwiches and Pasta Salad during half-time. We enjoyed the addition of all our guests from South Shore Yacht Club who've been stopping by and, fortunately for us, feel welcome and at home among the SMYC crowd. Casino Night 2nd Annual CASINO NIGHT will be held Saturday, February 23rd 7pm to 11pm Your $20 will provide you with $30,000 in Play Money and hours of Entertainment. Play your choice of Blackjack, Texas Hold em, or Craps. Prizes awarded to those holding the most Play Money at the end of the evening. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, especially Dealers, to make this a success! Contact John Hurula or Right: Casino Night 2007 was a lot of fun...make sure you don t miss this one!

5 Happy Birthday!!! Mike Trock 2/1 Fred Roeseler 2/2 Linda Daly 2/6 Ralph Michaels 2/6 Sue Schlichting 2/7 Cathy Bruck 2/8 Celebrators John Hurula 2/8 Judy Lindemoen 2/8 Neal Modlinski 2/8 Steve Krall 2/9 Joe Tarnowski 2/9 Tim O Neill 2/11 JJ Reifschneider 2/12 Mary Oudeans 2/13 Don Green 2/14 Kenny Sierszen 2/15 Swifty 2/19 Shirley Tarnowski 2/19 Mike Gengler Jr. 2/23 Dave Schiel 2/23 Bob Spenner 2/23 Happy Anniversary!! Jerry & Lois Kowalczewski 2/26 Steve & Sharyn Hock 2/29

6 Welcome Aboard We Remember The board of SMYC introduces new members, William "Stan" Crawford, wife Oana, and two year old daughter, Christina. Residents of St. Francis, Stan reports they are happy to be putting down permanent roots in the area. He is a safety engineer for WE Power. The Crawfords have a 34' Silverton, the Adoua Casã (Romanian for "second home"). SMYC Member James J. Gilmeister, formerly of Oak Creek, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm on December 10 th at the age of 66. He left behind his best friend and devoted wife of 47 years, Anita, his children Jackie (Jeff) Milosch, Sue (Collin) Running, and Jim (Shari) Gilmeister; also seven wonderful grandchildren, Mindy, Tony, Kristen, Stephanie, Rebecca, Chandler and Kara, and one sister Bonnie Wanta (Gordy Krogwald). Known as "Gentlemen Jim" in his early years, he played accordion and performed at weddings and special occasions. After retiring from Milwaukee Forge in 1995, Jim and Anita moved to Mesa, AZ where he started performing, known as "Jimmy Hookum", where he kept many people entertained until his death. Services were held in Oak Creek on Saturday December 15 th. Bar Reminders South Milwaukee residents, Jeffrey and Sue Popp, submitted their application for an Associate Membership, January 7th. The bar will be closed Mondays that are not meeting nights and all Tuesdays Milwaukee Boat Show Care and Concern The following members of our SMYC family appreciate your continued thoughts, as we pray for their strength to cope and recover. Dave Pasniak Jan Ruggles George Gilmore, Re: friend Joanne Jim Gilmeister Family The finest displays of the newest boats retailed in the region will be on display at the one Boat Show that all boating enthusiasts know to attend. This is Wisconsin's largest boating exposition with over 300 boats from over 100 manufacturers Friday, January 18th - Sunday January 27th Adult $8 Children 12 & under free with paid adult. Milwaukee Expo Center State Fair Park (

7 Chili Contest Coming.February 17th Hey Hey Hey, Think that your chili is good? Or better yet, think your chili is bad????? Don t be hesitant to enter this year s chili contest. Exotic offerings of spicy deer meat chili, white chicken chili, and once and only once, Pat Murray won with an offering of Hormel Chili (I think we cleansed our pallets between samples with copious amounts of wine that year). It is all in good fun, and we eat well and have some fun. It was our custom to have the contest on Super bowl Sunday, but we made a change. By a unanimous decision of the Chili Contest Committee, we will be competing for the South Milwaukee Yacht Club Chili Championship on February 17 th. In addition to the contest on that day there is a NAS- CAR event. I know it s not the Indianapolis 500, but its close. It may be Daytona right now it s a mystery, just as the winner of the chili contest is always a mystery. Above: 2006 Chili Contest: Dan Krall and 2006 Contest Winner Dona Cieczka Join us for a fun, interesting, and sometimes surprising event. There will be plenty of food, and I doubt the club will be short on beverages. Entry fee: $5.00 for the prize fund, collected from participants and spectators, which includes judging privileges. Everyone gets to eat too, if they want to Bring your antacids just in case. Did you know? There is an International Chili Society. They are a not-for-profit organization that sanctions chili cookoffs. These events are worldwide and benefit charities or nonprofit organizations. ( Most chili recipes are a secret and even in some successful restaurant franchises the cooks are not privy to the ingredients. ( The origins of Chili are shrouded in mystery. The consensus, though, is that it first appeared in San Antonio, Texas around the beginning of the 19th century. ( recipes/kitchentips/chili.html)

8 P.O. Box 51 South Milwaukee, WI As in all organizations, active participants are vital to the success of any program. Please consider volunteering to serve SMYC on any of the following Committees. For Committee Description, refer to the Operating Committees section of the Rules, pages of the most current handbook (5/9/06)). In need of Chairs and Committee Members: Cruise Committee LMYA ( Lake Michigan Yachting Association) Rules & By-Laws Please consider helping the newest Committee Chairs: Ryan Behling Grounds Committee Planning Kyle Brunk Membership & Marketing Paula Modlinski