1996

OFFICERS o President Tot Price o Vice President Dale Cozart o Secretary Monnie Pope o Treasurer Pam Price

ENTERTAINMENT o Valentine party and dance

MEMORABLE TRIPS o In addition to regular boating and annual camping trips, the Club attended a hockey game

in Charleston. "Lots of beer and cheering from the fans pulled the local Stingrays through to victory. Fun was had by all"

o Lake time as always

Ann passes out drinks while Fay, Jimmie & Debbie discuss life’s problems

CIVIC ACTIVITY o 4th Annual Poker Run o Participated in Striped Bass Festival, more catfish nuggets on the square in Manning o The club held its 7th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats o Participated in annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o Last year of food sales in Manning on Saturday for the Striped Bass Festival o Had flags made for the pontoons with the GIBC logo

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1997

OFFICERS o President Dale Cozart o Vice President Judy Poston o Secretary Anita Cozart o Treasurer Pam Price

ENTERTAINMENT o Valentine’s party

MEMORABLE TRIPS o Fall camping trips are hard work

o Trip to Savannah by pontoon

CIVIC ACTIVITY o 5th Annual Poker Run o Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep

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o The club held its 8th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o New members voted into the club

Wilson and Betsy McWhite in March Johnny Newsome in July

1998

OFFICERS o President Judy Poston o Vice President Debbie Brumble o Secretary Betsy McWhite o Treasurer Pam Price

MEMORABLE TRIPS o In August the club took a Savannah River Boat Trip. The club trailered boats to

Allendale. The trip began there and ended in Savannah Lots of twists and turns, plenty of birds and gators, not much else Always the life of the party, W.W. Wolf broke his foot while riding a bicycle nude in

the hotel hallway, that’s right nude o The club spent Labor Day at Ladies’ Island where someone fell off their jet ski and had a

fat lip—bruised and battered and knots on her head. Someone else got mad at his camera and threw it across the lake. Names left out to protect the guilty

CIVIC ACTIVITY o The club held its 9th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats o 6th Annual Poker Run o The club participated in the Beach/River Sweep in September

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MEMBER REFLECTIONS

o First all-female officer corps o At the 1998 Poker Run, there was a knifing incident

W.W. Wolf was at it again, the oldest member of the club, actually broke up the fight

1999

OFFICERS o President Debbie Brumble o Vice President Tot Price o Secretary Dale Cozart o Treasurer Pam Price

ENTERTAINMENT o Great Halloween party this year. The theme was a murder mystery/costume party. The

Goat Island Restaurant was transformed into the O.K. Corral o Fun Valentine’s Party held at LT’s. Pictures have circulated of two of the boat club’s

ladies lying on the floor doing the Macarama

Winston toasting the good times, Ron living large

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Pete, Betty and friends

MEMORABLE TRIPS

o In June, the club made a boat trip Up the River o July Holden Beach, NC o September trip to Lake Jocassee was canceled due a hurricane

CIVIC ACTIVITY o 7th Annual Poker Run had 242 participants

Dale, Pete & Jimmie hard at work Allen supervising Winston

o The club held its 10th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats o Sponsored a watercraft safety class in February o The club donated $300 to the Shriner’s Hospital and $300 to the Children’s Home in

Turbeville MEMBER REFLECTIONS

o William Luper asked for email addresses to be added to the roster. It was quickly determined that “Pint Jar” Cozart, the fill in for “Quart Jar” Cozart, was having enough trouble and could not handle a problem of this magnitude

o 1999 was the 20th anniversary of the Striped Bass Festival o Secretary, Dale Cozart, was recognized for his outstanding efforts by President Debbie

Brumble

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The 2000’s THE ROARING TWENTIES

2000

OFFICERS o President Tot Price o Vice President Winston Hinds o Secretary Carolyn Cagle o Treasurer Linda Kane

ENTERTAINMENT o Valentine’s Party at Goat Island Restaurant

MEMORABLE TRIPS o Trip to Charleston in May o Boat trip from Lake Marion to Southport NC, now that’s a haul

CIVIC ACTIVITY o 8th Annual Poker Run o The club cancelled its Annual Christmas Parade of Boats in October due to extremely

low water levels o The club held an annual CPR class o In September, the club donated $550 to DNR to purchase a GPS

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o The club purchased a storage shed that was located near Lakeside Market o At the September meeting, Winston Hodge gave a special thanks to Alfred for moving

the “stuff” to the new storage shed

2001

OFFICERS o President Winston Hinds o Vice President Ann Kelley o Secretary Carl Cagle o Treasurer Linda Kane

ENTERTAINMENT o Great Murder Mystery Party (Chicago Caper) hosted by Debbie Brumble o Cagles hosted a Luau at their home, the pictures explain it all

Debbie Brumble, Pam, Gene Oldham and Jimmie Ann and Corrille Dewitt Kodak moments for sure o 50s Sweetheart Party brought out some neat period costumes

Happy Days! Bonnie and Clyde? Marlene & Winston Hinds Jimmie & Debbie

MEMORABLE TRIPS o The club decided to finish it’s long trip to NC, by taking a boat by trailer to Southport,

NC and going by water the remaining 225 miles to Nag’s Head One boat, 4 couples. Carl said he learned a lot on this trip to include “sound” and

“ocean” mean the same thing. Not sure if that’s good or bad

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Ann, Alfred and “Cousin Jerry” Relaxing after a long, long ride….

CIVIC ACTIVITY o For the second straight year, the club cancelled its Annual Christmas Parade of Boats due

to low water levels in the lakes o 9th Annual Poker Run

Marian & Ralph Boseman Eddie, Marlene, & Dale Nancy Oldham & Shirley McCollister o First Aid and CPR class held in June

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o Ron McCollister’s letter to the editor in regards to the reassessment of the taxes on his

mobile home should be required reading for all taxpayers. Shazzam! o New members voted into the club:

Ralph and Marian Boseman in April Gene and Nancy Oldham in June

2002

OFFICERS

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o President Ann Kelley

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o Vice President Corrille Dewitt o Secretary Carl Cagle o Treasurer Linda Kane

ENTERTAINMENT o Super bowl Party at Carl and Carolyn’s January 16th o Valentine dance February 15th at the Goat o Christmas party at Goat Island Restaurant

MEMORABLE TRIPS o Trip to Lady’s Island

CIVIC ACTIVITY o For the third consecutive year, the club cancelled its Annual Christmas Parade of Boats

due to low water levels in the lakes o 10th Annual Poker Run o In May, the GIBC bought six pairs of binoculars for DNR at a cost of $100 each

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o In March, Bill and Tina Rumbilus were inducted into the GIBC as Honorary Members.

Bill was our first President and a founding father of the club o In November Shirley Huff was voted into the GIBC

2003

OFFICERS o President Corrille Dewitt o Vice President Ron McCollister o Secretary Carl Cagle o Treasurer Carolyn Cagle

ENTERTAINMENT o Valentines party at Goat Island February 14th o Christmas party at the Goat December 5th

MEMORABLE TRIPS o The club took a boat trip to Beaufort, SC. July 27th

Alfred’s and John Mathis’ boats were left stranded high and dry when the gang stopped for a potty break on a sand bar and the tide receded

Lots of alcohol and hours later, the boats refloated and the trip resumed o Canal State Park March 15th for Oyster Roast “Shucking in the Park”

o Spring Camping May 23rd – 31st o June 21st picnic on the lower lake o July 12th Jet Ski trip around the lake o In October, Ron McCollister lead an eight hour boat trip through Sparkleberry Swamp o Fall camping trip on Ladies Island October 17th – 26th

CIVIC ACTIVITY o The club was finally able to have its 11th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats

Nate Fowler, Corrille, The spirit of Christmas Shirley Huff & Debra Gleaton o 11th Annual Poker Run o GIBC donated $500 to the Animal Shelter of Clarendon County o Beach Sweep/River Sweep September 20th o GIBC purchased four waterproof radios for DNR at $525 per radio. Tim Baxley

accepted on behalf of DNR o GIBC sponsored a hunter education class on June 14th

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o GIBC attempted to move into the tech world. John Roe volunteered to set up and

maintain a web site. We were on line in August o New members voted into the club:

Jody and Candy Moore in February Stacy and Gail Drawdy in July Bob and Ruth Orsell in July

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2004

OFFICERS o President Ron McCollister o Vice President John Roe o Secretary Carl Cagle o Treasurer Carolyn Cagle

ENTERTAINMENT o Marion Boseman hosted a Super bowl party at her home on February 1st o Valentine’s party at the Goat on February 14th o Redneck Golf Tournament held in March and again in September. Marlene presented a

trophy to the winning team of Gene Barber, Marion Boseman, Ted Broughton, Karen Vause and Gail Drawdy

o Christmas party December 3rd

Jim Taylor “cuddling his prize”, Eddie Gleaton and Jimmie, aka Santa

Carolyn Cagle admiring the love birds Winston and Marlene

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Our friend and Honorary Member Ron McCollister

MEMORABLE TRIPS o Trip through the locks on Lake Moultrie in April

Debra and Pam getting a buzz on

Mister can I ride with you?

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Gail Drawdy, Ann & Debra Hanna On a Pontoon! o Several members went to Charleston in June to see the tall ships in the harbor o In November several hardy souls again ventured with Ron McCollister through the

Sparkleberry swamp

Dan Smith, friend, Ron, Jim, Alfred & John Mathis Think they’re looking for buried treasure?

Hey, I got to go to the bathroom!!

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CIVIC ACTIVITY o The club held its 12th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats o 12th Annual Poker Run o Beach Sweep/River Sweep on September 18th o Ron McCollister presented Glenn Davis a hand carved paddle thanking him for the work

he did with DNR and congratulated him on his retirement o Allen Walters was presented a hand carved paddle for the 13 years of work he has done

for the boat club o GIBC presented the Clarendon County Animal Shelter with a donation of $1000

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o During the January meeting Alfred discussed the dangers of the Christmas parade on the

big water. He made a motion to drop that parade from future events. Motion was seconded and carried

o Stacey Drawdy was the winner of the O’Shit award. Largest one ever presented by Ron McCollister

o New members voted into the club: Jimmy and Glenna Tomlinson in January Tap and Fay Tapley in May Eddie and Debra Gleaton in July Ted and Vickie Broughton in July Joe Campbell in August Keith and Rebecca Foxworth in September Bob and J Miller in November Gene and Joan Barber in November

2005

OFFICERS o President John Roe o Vice President John Mathis o Secretary Carl Cagle o Treasurer Carolyn Cagle

ENTERTAINMENT o Stacy Drawdy arranged a Valentine’s party at the Plantation Restaurant

Elvis was in the building and sang love songs to the ladies

Gentleman Nate and Lady Corrille

o Joe Campbell hosted the GIBC for an oyster roast at his house on February 27th

Wonder what Winston has in that jar?

o Clemson vs Carolina party at the Gleaton’s

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Don’t be sad Vicky, the Cocks can’t win every year

o Hay ride at Stacy’s for Halloween, great party afterwards

Ann, Marlene and Debra Doing the Dead Bug or Ladies version of YMCA? o Annual Christmas party was great as always

Vicky Broughton and Joe Campbell Would you buy a car from this man?

MEMORABLE TRIPS

o Boat trip to Charleston

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Now where did those girls go?

Taxi…..Headed downtown, drinks in hand o Canoe trip down the Edisto River planned by Dale Cozart in August. Lots of fun in the

sun and water for 20 folks

Shirley looks a little skeptical going down river with Joe

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How do you make this thing go?

o GIBC took a trip to Lake Jocassee in October Rented two houses and pontoons to see the lake

We’re off to see the waterfalls

Bob & J Miller, Carl & Carolyn, Eddie, Winston & Marlene Any guess who’s taking the picture?

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CIVIC ACTIVITY o The club held its 13th Annual Christmas Parade of Boats, Ron McCollister was the

chairman giving Alfred a break

Nice o 13th Annual Poker Run

Carl slinging mustard, chili and slaw o Collected 2,800 pounds of trash during the Beach Sweep/River Sweep o Donated $1750 to the Hurricane Relief Fund victims of Hurricane Katrina

$1000 was donated to 9 DNR officers $500 was donated to Tot Price’s sister $250 was donated to the National Animal Shelter

MEMBER REFLECTIONS o Jim Taylor was voted into the club in April o The GIBC recognized Ron McCollister for his work for the club and presented him with

a $100 gift certificate to the Bass Pro Shops o Redneck golf outing at Foxboro in May

Winner was Marian Boseman

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