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Fri - Sat: 6 pm to 2 am Sunday: 4 pm to 8 pm

(except special events)

Membership Meetings: First Wednesday of the month

@ 7:30 pm

Address: 28043 N. Gibraltar Rd

Gibraltar, MI 48173

Phone: 734-672-6543

http://ssbc.us

Highlights

Letters from the Bridge

Notes from the Editor

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Photo Collage

Reminders

Fun Facts

New Members

Membership Updates

August 2020

SSBC 2014 Past Commodore Al Drew passed away on July 25th

Our deepest sympathy to Lady Carolyn

A full Memoriam will be featured in the

SSBC September Newsletter

COMMODORE: Jim Ryan 734.891.3324 jameslryan@live.com

Can you believe it’s August already? And the heat is on!! We had a great outing at the club this past month and plenty of opportunities to raft off and enjoy each other’s company! Sadly, because of the social distancing requirements and restrictions around COVID we have canceled our 2020 Regatta. However, we have been a club for 30 years, so check out our SWAG for a commemo-rative T-Shirt! So, we still have five months left this year. And opportunities for completing your work hours have been limited because of the COVID-19 restrictions. One great way to satisfy your work hours requirement would be to make a donation toward the YETI of CHEER RAFFLE. A Ten-dollar donation gets you an hour towards your WORK HOURS. See Kathy Hogan or any Bridge member for details. In July Lady Terri and I represented SunSeekers at the River View Yacht Club Commodore’s Reception Honoring Commodore Trent Ziemkiewicz. RVYC restricted invitees to just the 2020 Class Commodores and their guest, so the group was relatively small, and it was held indoors. It was great to see our class members! We also were happy to represent SunSeekers on July 25th at the Monroe Boat Club, celebrating their 75th year. The reception was open to our SSBC Club Bridge and Past Commodores. Jerry Church, Sergeant at Arms, VC Teri Upholzer and PC AYC/RC Jeff Upholzer represented the SSBC as well. The Commo-dore’s reception honoring Commodore Fred Hoitash and Lady Celeste was followed by an afternoon of entertainment and a Chicken/Steak Fry. We had a chance to stay for the festivities and helped out a bit for our good friends and watching the sunset over the harbor. I can’t believe it . . . we have all but sold out our docks for 2020! What a huge accomplishment for Sun-Seekers! Kudos to Dockmaster, Scott Boyd, and Lori Boyd for the outstanding job they are doing. Finally, the annual YETI of CHEER RAFFLE is underway. Tickets available at the club bar or from Ball committee members are just $10 and proceeds go towards the annual Commodore’s Ball in February. Be Safe and enjoy the Sun! A Pirate’s Life for me! Your 2020 Commodore, Jim Ryan

VICE COMMODORE: Teri Upholzer 248.884.0306

Hello SunSeeker’s! My heart is extra heavy writing this month’s newsletter. PC Al Drew was an amazing person whom I am so fortunate to have known. Al always had a smile on his face and his warm heart flowed through to you when he spoke. Al loved SunSeeker’s. He especially loved wearing his black Carhartt overalls that had his title and Commodore year embroidered on them. ☺ I will forever miss seeing him when we visit Big Al’s. Lady Carolyn, your SunSeeker’s family is always here for you. We love you both. In July, AYC RC Jeff and myself attended:

· Commodore Cocktail Parties at Monroe Boat Club and Riverview Yacht Club

· Pinckley Cup races at ORYC

· Class of 21 Get Together at TYC

· Burgee stealing with Fleet Captain Lenny, Lady Tracey, PC Sue Pitock & Gentleman Wayne

As we continue to slowly accustom ourselves to the new norm, we hope you enjoyed the Open Mic ses-sion with Acoustic Man Drew. Drew is a member of SSBC and provides this entertainment to us free of charge. When you see Drew, please let him know how much we appreciate all he does to get these ses-sions ready for us. A new band to SSBC, Caught in a Zipper, entertained us this month as well. It was a perfect night out for our first big event since reopening. We worked hard to ensure social distancing was available. The set up allowed an area for dancing, tents or umbrellas covering all the outside tables, and a tent was put up over some of the green space. The remainder of the green space was enjoyed by those who brought their own lawn chairs and some even brought their own hors d'oeuvres. With receiving positive responses from members, we plan to have this band back again in the near future, so stay tuned! MANY MANY thanks to ALL who helped set up, take down or jumped in to help out during the event. I know who you all are and wow, you are amazing! Also, a special shout out to Tamey Gorris, for lending SSBC tables and chairs from the Gibraltar Community Center. In keeping safety of our member’s first priority and the Governor’s mandates/restrictions the auction and regatta will not take place his year. An apology to our member’s who were holding on to items to donate. We sincerely regret feeling a need to cancel these events. For 2021, we are looking to fill a few Bridge positions; Rear Commodore, Fleet Captain and Sergeant at Arms. If you are interested in a running for one of these positions but would like further information, please see me or one of the bridge officers. Let’s keep those raft-offs going! It is so fun to join in on them and to see all the pictures! Stay safe on and off the water. VC Teri

REAR COMMODORE: Jennifer Gracia

Hello SunSeekers! I am so thankful for all of you SUNSEEKERS! YOU ALL ROCK! Want to say you all are important to me and we never know what tomorrow brings, with that said sincere prayers to Lady Carolyn and the whole family in this time. PC Al Drew, my dear Marine brother you will be dearly missed by us all. It was yet another interesting month and I am hopeful that you are all safe and healthy. We need to stay positive and strong to support each other and be kind. I am glad to say we are still open and stocked and ready to roll, come in and enjoy a cold beverage. The same routine for this month please clean up your area and put bottles and cups in designated areas inside both doors. The bartender schedule is slowly getting filled and I thank each and everyone of you that have volunteered to sling drinks to our thirsty membership. Special thanks to Rob, Ross, Rocco you three gentlemen are a huge help and so appreciated for all your hard work behind the bar. To all the other volunteers thank you as well, really cannot say this enough. Please make sure you say hi to our bartenders and say thanks for helping as well. If you are interested in

bar tending, please let me know or sign up on the website because we have open days for August Last, we have been sanitizing and deep cleaning each Monday evening at 1830 and could use more help if you need work hours let me know. Stay healthy and stay safe. Happy Rear Happy Year Thank you, Jennifer Gracia Rear Commodore 2020

FLEET CAPTAIN: Leonard Bradburn

No updates this month

Recording Secretary

KATHY HOGAN Treasurer

SUE PITOCK

Sergeant At Arms

JERRY CHURCH

Membership Secretary

RITA ROBBINS Newsletter Editor

LORI STODDART Jr. Sunseeker’s

ANGELA STEPANIAK

Building Committee

RICK MARCUM

Regalia

SANDI LAFRANCE

Dock Master

SCOTT BOYD

2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman

KEITH WADDLE

Secretary

PC SUE CISCO

Bar Operations

PC JERRY HOLLIS

Event Management

PC DERRICK BALL

By Laws Chairperson

PC SUE CISCO

Regalia Management

PC JEFF UPHOLZER

Docks Management

KEITH WADDLE

Facility Management

KEVIN TOWLE

Financial Secretary

STEVE DETERS

2020 AYC DELEGATES

PC JERRY HOLLIS

PC SUE PITOCK

FC LENNY BRADBURN

ALT—C JIM RYAN

ALT—PC SUE CISCO

ALT— PC JOHN HOPPER

2020 I-LYA DELEGATE

PC DENNIS NIEMIEC

No New Members this Month

Huge Thank You to

Those who have volunteered in anyway to support the club!

Reminders

There will be a general membership meeting on August 5th Be sure to complete and input your work hours for the upcom-

ing year. Enter your work hours online at the SSBC.US website under the Members Only section (Work Hours) or obtain a work hours slip from a bartender.

Stay in touch via the Sunseeker’s Scoop (private Facebook group)

REMINDER: if you would like to submit articles/announcements/stories/pictures for the newsletter, please send an email to Lori Stoddart at lakeaffect@att.net. All submissions must be received by the 25th, for the following month’s newsletter! Thanks!

If you are interested in bartending please contact Rear Commodore Jennifer Gracia. Training will be provided. It’s a great way to meet members, visiting club members and fulfill your work hours.

SSBC Membership meeting

Wednesday, August 5th, 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming events will be announced as they are scheduled

Watch for announcements in the SunSeeker’s Scoop and

membership emails

Commodore Jim Ryan and Lady Terri, P/C Jeff Upholzer and V/C Teri Upholzer and Sgt at Arms Jerry Church attended MBC Commodore Reception

Commodore Jim Ryan and Lady Terri attending Riverview Yacht Club Commodore Reception

A Visit from Middle Bass Island Yacht Club