THE TIDES OF CIRCLE BAY Published monthly by the Circle Bay Yacht Club Condominium Assoc. Inc. Phone--772-287-0990 e-mail office@circlebay.net Fax 772-287-1002 Web site circlebay.net Editor Ginny Gande Co-editor Eric Gande March 2014 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1:00 PM 8:15 AM 1:00-3:00 PM Bridge Men's Breakfast Yoga 1:00-3:00 PM Yoga 1:00-3:00 PM Painting 5:30 PM Social Hour BYOB March Events Friday, 7th 1:00 PM Crafts & Needlework Clubhouse Wednesday, 19th Noon Salad Lunch & Fashion Show Clubhouse Friday, 21st 1:00 PM Crafts & Needlework Clubhouse Thursday, 20th 10:00 AM BOD Meeting Clubhouse Thursday, 20th 7:30 PM CBYC Meeting Clubhouse Friday, 23rd 5:30 PM Fine Arts Showing Clubhouse March Birthdays 1 - Dorothy Kurtz Anna Pappalardo 5 - Paul Berson 12 - Dorothea Loos 17 - Pat Lally 20 - Gene Faust 22 - George Kay 30 - Carole Weiland March Anniversaries 3 Mark & Suzette Pietrzak 23 Paul & Shirley Berson Board of Directors Frank Campbell has survived his first meeting as President of The Board of Directors here at Circle Bay. His approach to the former President s Letter in the Tides will be to publish Briefs on various issues being worked on by the BOD as identified at monthly meetings. WHAT S HAPPENING BRIEFS FROM BOD Declaration update approval is at 55%. We need 67%. Please vote via proxy form and place in box at the Clubhouse. Last info session was held February 27th in the Clubhouse. Driveway and parking lot patch/seal in bid process. Remaining flower boxes/structure replacement in bid process.
Carport roof repair/gutters under review. Jim Arnold (landscaping) passed the baton to Carol McCall. Thanks Jim. Larry Beachy (Director) passed the baton to Clem McGrath. Thanks Larry. Depth measurements being taken in channels for future dredging planning. Landscaping upgrades ongoing. Job description for potential Community Association Manager (CAM) being developed. Clem McGrath, Director FROM: The 2014 Circle Bay Yacht & Sailing Club Bridge The Officers and Directors of the 2014 Circle Bay Yacht & Sailing Club Bridge are excited and feel privileged to embark on this year s journey. We have both high expectations and great enthusiasm for the many social events and boating activities the Bridge has scheduled for this coming year, as well as for the activities that are still in the planning stages that will be added to the Club s 2014 calendar. 2014 Circle Bay Yacht Club Scheduled Events Sunday, February 2 nd 2014 Super Bowl Party in the Clubhouse We had thirty six in attendance at the Super Bowl Party. The club provided spiral hams and beer, wine and soft drinks. Everyone that attended generously brought appetizers, snacks and side dishes to share. Saturday, February 8 th 2014: Blessing of the Fleet followed by a luncheon on the Circle Bay Deck. Sixty five were in attendance with nine boats from Circle Bay. After the Blessing we enjoyed a fabulous Italian luncheon on the deck. Thursday, February 20th 2014 7:30pm Yacht Club Meeting in the Clubhouse, guest speaker, Larry L. Beachy Friday, February 21st 2014 Boat-A-Cade to Shrimpers Fifty five people and a parade of five boats attended the Boat-A-Cade to Shrimpers. GREAT FOOD, GREAT FUN, GREAT WEATHER, but most important of all, GREAT PEOPLE! A GREAT time was had by all! Bernie Beauchemin won the drawing for $25 Shrimpers gift certificate for boat captains participating in the event. Saturday March 15th 2014 Poker Run Wednesday, March 19 th 2014: Ladies Fashion Show and Luncheon Thursday, March 20th 2014 7:30pm: Yacht Club Meeting in the Clubhouse (Speaker TBD) Thursday, April 17th 2014 7:30pm: Yacht Club Meeting in the Clubhouse (Speaker TBD) Sunday, May 11th 2014 9:00am 11:00am: Mother s Day Breakfast on the Circle Bay Deck Friday, January 9 th Auction 2015: Annual CBY&SC Saturday, January 10 th 2015: CBY&SC Rummage Sale Thursday, January 22 nd 2015 7:30pm: Yacht Club Meeting in the Clubhouse Tuesday, January 27th 2015: The 2015 Commodore's Ball and Change of Watch Proposed Events Currently Under Discussion April 2014 Proposed: Bingo Night April/May 2014 Proposed: Yacht Club Event at Jonathan Dickinson State Park where we will take a two-hour tour of the river on the new 50- passenger Loxahatchee Queen, with a stop at the restored camp of Trapper Nelson, the "Wildman of the Loxahatchee," followed by a picnic lunch at the park. April/May 2014 Proposed: Yacht Club tour of the Elliott Museum or the Navy UDT/SEAL Museum followed by a luncheon June 2014 Proposed: Boat-A-Cade for the year round Circle Bay residents 2
We would like the membership to weigh-in on the proposed events. Your comments will act as a compass for the Bridge and help to guide us to create an activities list that will best meet your interests. Additionally, this Bridge is here to serve the club s membership and to help make the community a great place to live and play. The activities listed in this letter, both scheduled and proposed, are by no means an exhaustive and final list. We want to hear from you. We encourage your thoughts, ideas, suggestions and, of course, your enthusiastic participation. Please feel free to approach any member of the Bridge with your suggestions. I assure you any and all suggestions will be seriously discussed and considered for inclusion into the Yacht Club s 2014 Calendar of Events. Finally, I would like to recognize our Bridge members and volunteers who continue to serve the Yacht Club and its members. Because of their time, talent, dedication and passion, the Yacht Club adds a quality of life component to our community we all enjoy so much. Help us to make 2014 fun, interesting and educational. With best regards and high expectations for a successful year of safe and fun boating activities, Joe Salenetri and the 2014 Circle Bay Yacht & Sailing Club Bridge WELCOME There were no sales reported during the month of February. However, Barbara Ann Wentzel has leased unit 6-210 from 4/1/2014 to 4/1/2015. Please welcome her to the community. There were three annual lease renewals reported during this period. March Dates 5th Ash Wednesday 9th Daylight Saving Time Begins 17th St. Patrick's Day 20th First Day of Spring Salad Luncheon and Fashion Show WEDNESDAY, March 19th 12 Noon at the Clubhouse Fashions by The Gauze Shop shown by Circle Bay's Top Models members $10.00 non members $12.00 plus 4 cup accompaniment for salad in an attractive bowl for buffet table Example: tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, carrot sticks, olives, etc. Come join us. For reservations Call Elizabeth Fine (223-1610) 3
Checks to Clubhouse payable to CBY & SC Bring your friends. All are welcome and the more, the merrier! Social Activities The February 13th Ladies Luncheon was outstanding both in food and attendance. We had thirty women turn out to Manero's. The lobster sliders were a big hit and a lot of them were served. Next month we will have our Salad Luncheon and Fashion Show in the Clubhouse on Wednesday, March 19th. Note that the date has been changed from the 20th to the 19th. See your bulletin boards for further information. Thanks to Building 8 for a super job as hosts for February. The Valentine Party was great and thanks to Jim Reid we had a wonderful Friday Night Social filled with music. The Clubhous was packed and the dancing went on for hours. A GREAT TIME was had by all. Hosts for March will be Building 9. The Circle Bay artist group are having a showing of their works on March 21st. Be sure to come and see the amazing talent displayed. I am tentatively planning a Wine Tasting. The plans are incomplete at present, so please watch for details on Channel 43 and a poster on your bulletin boards. The last one was a BALL and everybody went home happy. So come and join the fun. Happy St. Patrick's Day Lourie (O'Day) Markarian Too much to drink and not enough restrooms What is Irish diplomacy? It's the ability to tell a man to go to hell so that he will look forward to making the trip. What do you call a Cubic Zirconia in Ireland? A sham rock Knock, Knock Who's there? Irish Irish who? Irish you a happy St. Patrick's Day Some Irish Humor How did the Irish jig get started? 4
Erin Go Bragh! 5