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The Breeze 1 March 2014

TOLEDO SAIL AND POWER SQUADRON

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A Unit of United States Power Squadrons®, District 29

TOLEDO, OHIO Sail & Power Boating www.toledopowersquadron.org March 2014

General Membership Meeting

Tuesday March 4, 2014

at

Toledo Yacht Club

1730 - 1830 Social Hour

1830 - 1930 Dinner

1930 - Meeting/Program

Program will be commentary by Matt Markey, the Toledo Blade Outdoors Editor, who will speak about his background (one of 10 children) and various nature subjects.

Dinner will be a buffet catered by TYC’s Kelly’s Catering

Roasted Sirloin, Chicken Marsala, Cheesy Potatoes, Pecan Brown Rice, House Vegetable

Table service and coffee will be provided.

Cost will be $15.00.

Please have your reservations in by Tuesday, February 25th.

For reservations call Lt/C JoAnn Scott, S at (419) 304-1118

Or send an e-mail to [email protected]

Reservations not canceled 24 hours in advance will be charged.

mailto:[email protected]


TOLEDO SAIL & POWER SQUADRON

2013 BRIDGE

Commander ………………….. Debra Shaulis, S

H 734-848-2806

Cell 419- 351-1914

Email [email protected]

Executive Officer……………... John Mather, P

H 419 878-2426


Educational Officer ………….Chris Hoover, AP

Cell 419 343-0251

Email [email protected] Administrative Officer………..... JoAnn Scott, S

H 419 878-2426


Secretary…………………………….…Joyce Mease, P

H 419-382-4401

Cell 419– 290-4401


Treasurer ……………………. Ray Gall, AP

H 419-304-2944


2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Cdr Deb Shaulis, S P/C Felicia Evans, AP

Lt/C John Mather, P Lt Leonard Buck, AP

Lt/C Chris Hoover, AP Lt Joseph E. Schaller, AP

Lt/C JoAnn Scott, S Lt John M. Miga, P

Lt/C Ray Gall, AP

Lt /C Joyce Mease, P

“THE BREEZE”

This official publication of The Toledo Sail & Power

Squadron is published 11 months per year. Deadline

to submit articles is the 1st of the month. Send

articles to Breeze Editor.

Editor: D/C Larry D. Cole, SN

Cell 734-755-7252


District/National Editor Shirley Zawodni, AP


Distribution Cdr Felicia Evans, AP

Advertising Fran Tesorero, S

Dale Overly, AP

Printer Office Depot

Articles, opinions and advertisements do not

necessarily reflect USPS® policy or endorsement

unless so designated.

Websites

Toledo www.toledopowersquadron.org

District 29 www.usps.org/localusps/D29

National www.usps.org

The USPS® Mission

To promote recreational boating safety

through education and civic activities while

providing fellowship for our members.

Squadron Meeting Dates and Times

Sun. Mar 4 - General Meeting @ Toledo Yacht Club 1730 Social hour, 1830 Dinner, 1930 Meeting Tues. Mar 25 - Executive Mtg. 7:00pm @ Point Place Library Tues. Apr 1 - General Meeting @ Monroe Boat Club

1730 Social hour, 1830 Dinner, 1930 Meeting

Tues. Apr 29 - Executive Mtg. 7:00pm @ Toledo Yacht Club

PLANNED GIVING

If you would like to include the Toledo

Sail & Power Squadron in your estate plan

or provide another kind of gift, please

contact P/C Haynes Lee, Jr., AP.

March Birthdays

2013 Distinctive Communicator Awards

Each year the USPS Commnications Committee reviews publications and websites

and considers organizations for the Distinctive Communicator Award. Criteria for

this award can be found on the national website and they are different for each cat-

egory; publications and websites. Those districts and squadrons recognized in either

or both categories reflect an effort that meets or exceeds these criteria and all

members of each district and squadron who supported these efforts are to be con-

gratulated for their work and dedication throughout the year. Their efforts not only

serve to inform their membership but also other USPS members and, of course,

members of the public. It goes without saying that every member of each district

and squadron so recognized should feel proud of their organization's accomplish-

ments.

Toledo has received both awards.

David N. Rathke 1

Jack O. Militzer Jr. 3

Richard Gajewski 4

James R. Wilhelm 5

Scott R. Lee 8

Robert L. Cryderman 12

Patsy A. Militzer 19

Dale L. Overly 27

Arthur F. Raker 29




From 2014 Commander

Cdr Debra Shaulis, S

H 734-848-2806

Cell 419- 351-1914


TSPS Members,

“THANK YOU” to all of you who were able to attend the Change of Watch. There were 67

adults and 2 children. I hope I didn’t miss greeting everyone at some point. It turned out the

weather cooperated and everyone had safe road conditions. The food was delicious, good

service, and lots of great conversation. I did get one complaint. D/C Larry Cole was at the last

table to be served and the last person to get served. OOPS! Guess I’ll be paying for that one all

year. HA! HA! I had a great team of people to help make it a perfect day for me. Thank you

again Felicia and Nelson Evans, Clyde Shaulis, Mary Jo Price, Bob Hardesty, Larry Cole, JoAnn

and Charlie Scott, and Jean Balogh. Our newly elected secretary, Lt/C Joyce Mease, was kind

enough to be the photographer and write the news article for The Toledo Blade. They are always

there to help and answer questions for any squadron member.

As your new Commander and the new Bridge in place were off to a great start. The new year

will be starting with the February 4th meeting being held at Jolly Roger Sail Club. Shirley

Zawodni will head the program for Founders Day. Next is the winter rendezvous at South

Haven, MI. I understand the Inn is full and we will have more accommodations at an Inn next

door. How wonderful. There is still time to make reservations. For information contact Jan

Leutz, 419-841-6979. Lt/C Chris Hoover has been hard at work getting classes and teachers set

for the 2014 year. Watch the Breeze for up coming rendezvous and class schedules.

Can you believe all the snow we have had. I think the weather is trying to make up lack of

snow from last winter. The arctic temperatures, 29 inches plus of snow, and wind for the month

of January have been relentless. Buurrrrr!!! If we were ever looking forward to Spring and the

boating season this has been one of those winters. Not much longer to wait and Spring will be

here. In the mean time stay warm and looking forward to seeing you at Founder’s Day, February

4th, meeting.

Commander Debra Shaulis, S


P/C Hal Joe Schafer is residing at Masonic Community Center, 8883 Browning Dr, Waterville,

OH 43566. Call 419-878-4055 and get code to enter building if you would like to visit. Cards

and visitors are welcome.

Keep all members and families in your prayers daily as we continue on.

Please check out the list of classes below, more will be added soon. Squadron Educa-tion Cards are out which promotes our education department, classes and seminars. Please take and pass out as much as possible. Upcoming Boating Classes; St. Charles Hospital (basic class) Date: Wednesdays starting February 12th thru March 12th 2014

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 (5 nights) Toledo Rowing Club (basic class) Date: Tues/Thurs - March 11th, 13th, 18th, and 20th 2014 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 (4 nights) Perrysburg Township Fire Department (basic class) Date: Saturday - May 10, 2014 Time: 8:00 - 5:00 (one day) Advanced Courses;

Seamanship Location: Jefferson Jr. High (next to Whitmer H.S.) New Date No charge to members Date: Thursdays starting March 27th thru May 22nd 2014 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 (7-9 nights?) Piloting and Advanced Piloting – T.B.A. Upcoming Seminars; Cold Water Seminar (Toledo Rowing Club) Date: Thursday - March 6th 2014 Time: Call or email for time and location

Kayak Seminar Date: Saturday – May 31st 2014 Time: T.B.A. Partners in Command/ On water boat handling Date: T.B.A. (late spring/early summer) Lead by Example!

Lt/C Christopher Hoover, AP

[email protected]

Cell: 419-343-0251



Administrative Officer’s Report The deep freeze of January is hardly conducive to writing about our first meeting in March which will be held at Toledo Yacht Club with Mark Markey, outdoor edi-tor of the Blade, as our speaker. But just knowing that warmer days are ahead and we again will be enjoying nature on the Great Lakes brings us out of our den to roar at the ice and cold. We are looking forward to a delightful evening with Matt Markey and hope for a great turnout to greet him. Our buffet menu is hearty so bring your appetite.

Again, contacting me for your reservations: If by computer: [email protected] If by cell phone: 419-304-1118 If by land line: 419-382-3456 (ask for JoAnn Scott)

I successfully survived a year as Administrative Officer with a lot of help from my

wife Barb. I am now 'promoted' to Executive Officer. Unfortunately no one ran

against me so you are stuck with me again.

I want to thank everyone involved in the Christmas party again. That is sort of a last

hurrah to bring the year and the AO job to a close. I also want to thank the almost

80 people who showed up for the party. We would have been over 80 but for a cou-

ple of no shows due to illness or other issues. That is to be expected I suppose as

not everyone stays healthy. Without you people in attendance the party doesn't

come off. In addition to a really good dinner, we had lots of nice prizes for people to try and win. Despite the fact I

left almost empty handed I am not starting any rumors the bidding was rigged. Darn!

JoAnn Scott is the new AO and has Founders Day scheduled for the February meeting at Jolly Roger Sailing Club. A

roast beef dinner is on the menu which I will unfortunately miss as we will be in a warmer climate working on our

tan during that time.

For those of you who were on committees last year I will be contacting you about this year. If you have any ideas

on someone who might want to serve or would be good please let me know. Last year I tried to get a few fresh fac-

es on committees.

Now that I am not responsible technically for the whole calendar of events and specifically the monthly general

meetings I will be scratching for ideas for articles. Maybe by mid year I will have it figured out. So watch out for

those monthly meetings and speakers and consider taking a course Chris Hoover is overseeing or volunteer in one.

In the interim I will try to figure out where to have the next Change of Watch.

John Mather, XO



A Mouse In The House…

When we depart for a summer of boating I always leave the house clean and tidy, no food or plants are left behind and everything is shut off including most of the electrical items which are unplugged (due to possible lightening strikes). The first thing we take off and bring home after our trip is our cat, Dolly, then comes the food, clothes, and sacks of mail. The house becomes an upheaval of piles and mystery bags of stuff to be sorted, cleaned, and put away, the tidy home is long gone. It was during this time, when I went to put some items in the bathroom; I noticed there was about ten feet of toilet tissue neatly piled beneath the dispenser on the floor. For some odd reason I went upstairs and checked the other bathroom only to find the same strange pile of tissue neatly on the floor yet still con-nected to the roll. Upon closer examination I noticed tiny little holes running down the middle of the tissue. I thought our cat had taken up a new hobby but a second examination found that the area around these little perfora-tions could not have been done by her.

That evening Phil called me into our den and putting a finger to his mouth, motioned me to be quiet. He showed me the opened bi-fold closet doors; on the floor sat our cat looking up to the top of the door between the two-hinged sections. I carefully looked and saw a mouse tail dangling down from the top of the door panel. Our cat was like a pointer staring at this mouse with amazing intensity, she would not move or become distracted. My idea was to get a tall waste paper basket and knock the mouse into it. Then dumping it outside, a good distance from the house. But no, the mouse jumped into the closest and disappeared into all our belongings. We were not going to unload the closet just to lose this little critter in, what would be, another mess. Instead we just walked away knowing our cat was ready and willing to do her duty.

After unloading, what seemed like a ton of stuff into the living room, we had a quick meal and went to bed. Our bedroom is quite dark but after a while your eyes do get accustomed to it and can pick up on the ambient light from the alarm clock. Around 03:00 A.M. I felt the cat jump on our bed and begin to climb up on my chest. I opened my eyes and saw Dolly standing with her front feet on me, seeing her profile clearly. There she was holding a mouse by the scruff of its neck, meanwhile the beastie was still alive and moving.

I was shocked and amazed, then my natural reflexes finally kicked in. “EEYOUU!!!”, I shrieked and threw off the co-vers. My cat was thrown one way and the mouse went the other, everyone scampered away including me. Then Phil woke up and asked what was wrong.

The following morning we wondered about the mouse and if we should set some traps. Phil found that it would not be necessary, Dolly proved diligent in her job as he discovered an expired mouse by her food bowl. I figured this mouse probably snuck in while we were bringing in our bags. The good thing was that there was no more mouse in the house; while the best thing was our cat never did that little nighttime surprise thing again.

Philip and Boni Thibert SN(s)

Ojibway Princess

Issue XXV

Household Hints for the Boat…

One of the things that drives me crazy is tracking dirt and grit into the boat, especially while in storage. We winter our sailboat indoors and the floor is concrete but outside the ground is gravel. If the ground is wet you track this grit into the building on your tires or shoes. Here is a simple solution, put a scrap piece of carpet or throw rug down at the base of your ladder. This stops 95% of the dirt that just loves to chew into your wood and Gel-Coat…and it works for me.


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BETTER BOATING THROUGH EDUCATION Toledo Power Squadron

P.O. Box 498

Toledo, Ohio 43697-0498

Toledo Yacht Club

Home of the Mills Trophy Race

Memberships Available

~ Deep Water Docks ~ In-ground pool ~Tennis ~

Restaurant~~Bar ~Banquet rooms ~Shelter House~

Small boat storage ~Monthly events

www.toledoyachtclub.com

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