PUBLISHER: TERRI KING (LOT 25)

Published monthly since 1967 NUMBER 580 — FEBRUARY 2020

The Sea Belle

Saturday, March 7 6:30 p.m. at the

Clubhouse Potatoes, butter & sour cream will be furnished. Just bring side dishes, desserts or toppings for potatoes. Games will be played after the general meeting so bring your dollar bills.

Saturday, February 22 6:30 p.m. at the

Clubhouse

We’ll have Gumbo & Games! Members bring sides and dollar bills to play. There are lots of

great Mardi Gras recipes online.

Saturday, March 7 10:00 a.m.

Please attend the BOD meeting at the clubhouse.

Get involved in your Club!

Daniel and Jillian (Lot 22)

introduce the 4th Gober kiddo and our newest GBC member!

Andrew Daniel Gober

Our club just keeps growing!

January 2, 2020

8 pounds, 14 ounces and 21.5 inches

By email on February 3, you should have received our new Gate Code for Members only. Then on February 13, an

email was sent with the new Gate Code to be given to your

contractors and guests. Please use accordingly.

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Get to Know Your GBC Neighbor

- By Freelance Roving Reporter, Colleen Conner

Vicki and Byron Fry (Lot 85) have been members since 1995 and acquired their place from Vicki’s mom and dad.

Byron went to school with Vicki’s brother, which definitely aided their future together. Their love began developing over time with a mint on the dash, and a borrowed jacket at a football game. They officially began dating at an event in a pasture. (Wonder what that was??)

Byron, with help from Vicki’s brother, had the pleasure of meeting Vicki’s dad before she was able to introduce them herself. Let’s just say some racing “might” have occurred, and someone “may“ have gotten pulled over by someone’s dad. Then, when introduced later as Vicki’s boyfriend, the racing incident came flying back to both their minds.

Vicki and Byron both went to school at Trinity in Euless, Texas and later went to UTA/TCC. For the past seven years, they have been working side by side in their catering business called Horns N Snouts BBQ, and they often cook BBQ for club functions. In Vicki’s spare time she loves to gamble, is a social butterfly, enjoys fishing and family time. Byron loves hunting, genealogy, history and spending time with family.

Vicki loves to vacation where they have good sand on the beach and Byron enjoys the Smokey or Rocky Mountains.

Their Bucket Lists involve travel as Vicki wants to go on an Alaskan Cruise and Byron wants to go to Alsace Region of France to learn more about his lineage.

They both enjoy watching Big Brother and when that is not on, Vicki might be watching Mike and Molly, the Voice, or the Resident, while Byron could be watching Game of Thrones or Goldrush.

Byron highly recommends anyone to go to Sushi Sam in Southlake and Vicki enjoys Rio Mambo in Colleyville…wonder if they serve Margaritas there?

Switching gears to focus on the Lakehouse where they love to fish, Vicki prefers minnows and Byron’s go-to is a Rat-L-Trap, blue and silver. They both stated that their favorite aspects of the GBC are that it’s a safe environment for kids to run around and members are fun to hang out with. They love having family gatherings with their twins, 4 grandchildren and other family members. Their favorite memories are watching kids and grandkids grow up here and putting them to work running jug lines.

A few things you might not know are that Vicki’s dad was a Police Chief, Byron was an Assistant Fire Chief in Euless (we thank them both for their service) and that they were both interviewed in their home by World News about the then-upcoming election between Clinton and Bush Sr. -- how cool is that?

Vicki and Byron Fry

What a wonderful place our club is, and it’s because of

members like…. VICKI & BYRON FRY

DUES & INITIATION FEE INCREASE

On January 30 & 31, the proposal and voting procedure on increasing member dues and the new member initiation fee were sent to members via email. We will count the votes and announce the results for this proposal at the 2020 1st Quarter General Membership Meeting to be held after “This Spud’s for You” on March 7.

Vote at the meeting OR see your email for many different ways to vote before the meeting.

The effective date would be July 1st. If the dues increase passes, then on July 1st, Tracey will send out a supplemental 2020 billing for $150, which is $25/month for the 6 months remaining in the year. Please note that the annual Savings Fund Fee of $150 would remain the same.

• The last dues increase was 2003 when dues increased from $60 to $75 (25%) – 17 years with no increase!

• Average annual inflation during these 17 years was 2.07%; $75 in 2003 = $104.16 today; $3,000 in 2003 = $4,166.14 today.

• Operating expenses continue to consume more of our dues income making it more difficult to cover ongoing projects and maintenance.

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ATTENTION PARENTS: If your child, age 16 or up, will

be using the Fitness Center, they must contact Donita

Densmore (903) 815-9501 for a short briefing on the equipment

safety. This equipment is different than the average gym

equipment or at school.

Please remember the Fitness Center is for Members only and that no children under 16 are allowed in there without an

experienced adult. It is not a hang out place. The club does not want anyone to get hurt.

Users enter at their own risk, and must observe

the posted rules.

The Biggest Celestial Event of the Century Could Happen

Tomorrow

(... or, well, maybe not for 100,000 years)

Sometime this week, you might walk outside in broad

daylight, look up at the sky, and see a luminous orb

as bright as a full moon. Only it wouldn’t be the

moon. It would be something far more explosive: the

dazzling aftermath of a cataclysm hundreds of light-

years away. You’d be seeing the light from a

supernova—the final, powerful flash of a dying

star.

Or … you might see the regular old sky. Supernovas

are nearly impossible to predict. But astronomers

have recently started discussing the rare possibility

with a bit more enthusiasm than usual, thanks to some odd behavior elsewhere in the Milky Way.

If the supernova did show up tomorrow, it would be the celestial event of the year, perhaps even

the century, leaving a cosmic imprint in the sky for all to see.

In the night sky, the constellation Orion is most well-known for his belt, a row of three luminous

stars. For the last few months, though, astronomers around the world have been particularly

interested in his right shoulder, the home of a star called Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in

the sky. Betelgeuse—which, yes, is pronounced like Beetlejuice—has been dimming more than it

ever had before. Astronomers have long known that Betelgeuse is aging and, like many old stars,

is bound to explode sooner or later. Could this mystery dimming mean that a supernova might be

imminent?

The view would be mind-boggling, day or night. Orion can be seen from nearly everywhere on

Earth, which means nearly everyone could see the exploding star. It would easily cut through the

artificial-light pollution that prevents 80 percent of the world—and a staggering 99 percent of the

United States and Europe—from experiencing a clear view of the night sky.

Even more spectacular, the display would stick around. The gleaming orb would remain visible for

more than a year, perhaps even longer. How strange it would be to witness day in and day out, to

understand, for the most part, that the blaze is simply a natural wonder of the universe, but still

feel, on a deeper, more primitive level, that the sky looks very wrong.

The supernova wouldn’t harm Earth. Betelgeuse isn’t the sort of star whose demise would produce

radiation that could roil the planet’s atmosphere. At about 650 light-years from here, Betelgeuse is

nearby on a cosmic scale, but thankfully not close enough to cause any damage.

The most recent nearby supernova appeared long before people could panic about it on Twitter, in

1987, but it could be seen only in very dark parts of the Southern Hemisphere, far from artificial

lights. Other examples are found even deeper in history, in 1604 and 1054, but these other stars

were thousands of light-years from Earth, rather than hundreds.

The question is, of course, when. Scientists can’t predict Betelgeuse’s end because they have

never witnessed the lead-up to a supernova, only the glowing aftermath, with the help of powerful

telescopes. This is why astronomers have been saying Betelgeuse could go supernova “any day

now” for years. The star might explode tomorrow or in 100,000 years, says Stella Kafka, the

executive director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers and an astronomer who

studies Betelgeuse and similar twinkling stars. It’s even possible the supernova has already

happened, and the light from the explosion is still making its way to Earth.

On top of that, astronomers don’t have any proof that the mysterious dimming is a precursor to a

supernova. Although Betelgeuse has never darkened this much, it’s known for periodic fluctuations

in brightness, and there might be a nonexplosive explanation for the latest extreme dip, like nearby

clouds of dust crowding out the light.

While a Betelgeuse supernova would eventually fade, its mark on the planet would remain, and

not just within the ether of the internet. When stars explode, they release a cascade of newly

forged elements into space. These elements glide across the universe inside particles of dust,

settling on whatever they encounter. Astronomers have detected this stardust all over Earth, inside

mud on the ocean floor and snow in Antarctica. It is these explosions and the cosmic droplets they

unleashed that helped give rise, over eons, to other stars and planets. -- The Atlantic

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The constellation Orion, with Betelgeuse glowing orange

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GBC BOD Meeting February 1, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Nineteen club members and all board members were in attendance

Opening • Commodore Jann Shobe served as moderator

and offered the opening prayer.

Secretary's Report (Terri King) • The January minutes were approved via email. • Gate code has changed. See Page 1. Please

only give the Contractor and Guest code to non-members.

Treasurer's Report (Tracey Childress) • Beside our normal expenses, we paid our an-

nual property tax which was down about 6% from last year.

• 2020 budget is ready and will go out with the January financials later this month.

Park Chairman's Report (Brett Densmore) • Clubhouse changes - We started with the pan-

try and have moved the water heater to under the sink. It has a switch if you need hot water. Next, we will be painting the inside of the clubhouse.

• Approved Shobe (Lot 80) to remove tree. • For safety reasons, NO GOLF CARTS within

10’ of the shoreline. Barricades will be in place. DO NOT REMOVE. This goes for the entire shoreline from Jo Ann’s house to the fishing pier.

• We put new gravel around dumpsters. • Will sealcoat on Lake Shore road in February

or March to look like the rest of the club’s roads.

• Getting pricing on water flow meters for gar-den and pavilion. It’s a little more than we thought because they are 2” and 1-1/2” lines, respectively.

• Added a new light at the mailbox area. It has a photocell and motion detector.

Committee Reports • Membership (Jane Samsel)

Pam & Clare Edman (Lot 12) have moved to a retirement home in Denison. They are remaining members of GBC and keeping their home here for the foreseeable future.

Get your clickers and stickers from Jane. • Activities (Jann for Kathy)

See Page 1 for Mardi Gras on February 22nd and “This Spud’s for You!” on March 7.

• Safety (John Shobe)

At the Neighborhood Watch meeting, Mor-gan Simpson, the only animal control officer in Grayson County, informed attendees of what animal control does. She just has 1 part-time helper. They don't come out for bark-ing dogs but will come out for a pack of dogs or if dogs are attacking. Dogs running at large have a low priority. If your call to her is not an emergency you can leave a mes-sage. Her reaction time is dictated as to where she is in the county. She did say that bobcats are really helpful; they eat the stuff we want to get rid of, so try to just leave

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them alone. Happy to say that several GBC members were there.

Had a couple of individuals breaking into cars, but not inside the club. Jann has ques-tioned 2 or 3 guys driving around in the club who don’t belong here in the last month.

If you would like to make some money, Cen-sus takers are needed! It pays $20.50 per hour plus $.50 per mile. See John Shobe for details.

In Sherwood Shores, some kids were stand-ing up riding a golf cart and had a wreck. Two were seriously injured. Do not stand up in golf carts!

The next Neighborhood Watch meeting is March 2 @ 7 p.m.

New Business

• Gary and Brett met with our Corps Ranger, a Corps environmentalist, and the Hagerman representative. A big culprit in our shoreline loss is water flowing over the shoreline edge. We want to work up a plan to make a test case of the shoreline near the pavilion. It would include creating a berm to channel all water flowing off the pavilion roof and direct it away from the edge of the shoreline and planting the native grasses 10’ from the edge. We must stop all golf cart traffic near our shoreline.

• The Corps held 2 Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) meetings, one in Pottsboro and one in Kingston. We had several members attend one or both of these meetings: Jann & John Shobe, Brett Densmore, Gary & Terri King, Eddy & Brenda Carter, Mark Turner, Larry Bruce, and Jack Adler. There were no presentations, but just materials. The Corps is looking for com-ments from the public before they update and change the existing 1996 Plan. The SMP ad-dresses the rules and guidelines that govern private shoreline uses, such as private boat docks, vegetation modification, and similar private uses of government property, as well as specifying where certain private uses are al-lowable. Go to: https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Shoreline-Management-Plans/. There you will find links to the Texoma Public Comment Form and the Texoma Comment Instructions. Also, under “Lake Texoma” click on the link to “Shoreline Management Plan” to see the exist-ing 1996 Plan. (They seem to make it as diffi-cult as possible!) It is imperative that we have members review these things and figure out what the Corps is trying to do and to provide input to protect our club interests. The Corps lease that we have now is known as a “Limited Development Area” or LDA. It was shocking to see how FEW of these there are on the lake. This LDA is how we have our courtesy docks, boat ramp, fishing pier, pavilion, playground, flag pole, gravel roads, etc., and is even how we are able to mow the Corps land! We must follow the Corps rules and procedures and re-spect Corps decisions.

After asking if anyone had anything else to say, Jann adjourned the meeting at 10:55 a.m.

Respectfully submitted, Terri King GBC Secretary & Sea Belle Editor

Notice: Board meetings are recorded for accuracy purposes.

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GBC Quick Reference

Dues Effective (1/1/2003) Monthly $75 Quarterly $225 Semi-Annual $450 Yearly $900

Annual Savings Fee $150 Membership Fee: $3,000

Mail dues to: Gainesville Boat Club, Inc.

38 Elm St Gordonville, TX 76245

Treasurer Email Address: gbctreasurer3@gmail.com

2020 Board of Directors

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Cabins for Sale

The 2020 club calendar is available in the

clubhouse for your use in reserving the CH, PAV

or RV spots. After posting your booking on the calendar OR if you can’t go to the clubhouse, please

contact the club secretary with the following details:

1) Date(s) needed 2) Facility name

(CH, PAV or RV1, RV2, or RV3)

3) Has reservation been posted on CH calendar? (Yes or No)

Send your email to gbctexoma@gmail.com

or text/call (405) 627-3089.

Lot 20 (113 Lake Shore Rd) - 2 bedroom, 1 bath, half trailer/half modular home w/ new windows, hardy board, and French doors. Includes boat house next to ramp (rebuilt in 2016 for $50K). Price: $275,000. Contact Dale Anderson at (214) 587-3730.

To Buy or Sell property in

the Boat Club, refer to the

step-by-step instructions

on our website:

Any Member that sells Improvements to other Members (homes, dry

storages or wet slips) must use Form #04 to advise the

board immediately so we can keep our records up to

date. Thank you!

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For Sale - Boat House - For information contact Danny Cogdell

(940) 391-6345.

STANDING RULE #4 C. Transfer of Ownership

of Floating Boat Houses

and Dry Storage Buildings

1) Floating Boat Houses

and Dry Storage Buildings (except those

being sold with a dwelling) must first be

offered to Members who do not currently

own one. Floating Boat Houses and Dry

Storage Buildings placed on the market

for sale shall be listed in the Club Sea

Belle or on the Club website to allow

Members who do not own one an

opportunity to purchase them. If a sale is

not made to a Member not owning one,

within thirty (30) days after the Sea Belle

is published, the owners may sell the

Floating Boat House or the Dry Storage

Building to any other Member.

JOIN NOW! We have 3 Facebook

pages.

The Gainesville Boat Club page

for members to share club photos,

memories, and upcoming/current/

past activities;

The GBC Buy, Sell, Trade &

Advertise page;

The GBC Fitness Center page.

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Lot 40 (121 Oak St) - 2 bedroom, half trailer/half wood construction. Includes some furniture and two dry storage buildings (#66 above 645’ & #55 below 645’). Price: $50,000. Contact Travis McAdams at (316) 640-5422.

Storage Building Addresses

Jane Samsel has obtained the 911

addresses for our storage buildings. The address for the original storage building area is 179 Sycamore Road along with the dry storage door number, and for the storage buildings down by Pawnee, the address is 428

Pecan Tree Drive along with the door number.

For safety reasons, NO GOLF CARTS within 10’ of

the east shoreline. Barricades will be in place.

DO NOT REMOVE.

Air Conditioning/Heating Repair Hesse-Schneiderjan Heating & A/C - 940-612-4328 Lake Aire Heat & Air - 903-786-2737 (Pottsboro) Webb’s - 903-893-4436 (ref P Edman)

Animal Control County Pick-up - 903-465-2878, Ext 240 (no charge removal of stray animals)

Auto Repair Cairl Tims' Bumper-to-Bumper Auto Repair Shop 903-523-5459 or 903-818-1735 (c) Gover’s Garage, Matt Gover (Pottsboro) - 469-688-8463 (ref L Rickets)

Beauty Services Katie's Beauty Barn - 903-523-5555

Cable TV Sparklight - 877-687-1332 (formerly Cable One)

Carpet Cleaning Kessler Cleaning Svs - 940-665-4556 (ref Sandy Pool) ChemDry (Ray Croteau) - 903-893-4898 (ref H Calvert)

Chimney/Fireplace Cleaning & Repair Chimney Sweeps (Tommy) - 903-465-9741 (Denison)

Concrete Robert Daniels - 903-815-5618 (ref B Childress)

Construction/Remodeling/Repair A+ Solutions (Sammy) - 940-395-0849 (ref A Wilburn) Bob Alexander - 903-564-5559 Greg Tate - 903-744-3279 Nick Raborn - 903-815-4691

Detailing

Electrical Webb’s Electric - 903-893-4436 (ref P Edman) King Julian Electric - 903-819-5079 (ref B Densmore)

Emergency Services Subscription-Based Air Ambulance Ph: 1-800-793-0010 Website: www.lifeteam.net

Fishing Guides Double R Guide Service - 817-307-5443 Four Seasons Guide Svc - 903-465-5262 (ref E Carter)

Foundation Repair/House Leveling H & S House Leveling - 903-782-4347, 903-784-1849 (ref Lance Rickets)

Golf Cars (Sales & Maintenance) All-States Sales & Svc (Custom Acc) - 940-665-1700 Bettis Garden Ctr Dennis - 580-564-9222 (pickup & delivery) (ref H Greene, G King) Doug's Corner - 903-564-9050 (ref L Mead) Durant Golf Cars Sales & Svc - 580-924-8549 Golf Cart Solutions (we come to you) - 940-665-8118 (ref D Moore)

Gutters, Downspouts & Drains Rescue Rain Gutters - 903-814-2766

High Speed Internet Sparklight - 877-687-1332 (ref anyone who has it!) Frontier Comm (DSL) - 800-921-8101

House Cleaning Sherry Weaver - 903-523-5910 Angela McClenden - 580-263-9568 (ref Sherry Weaver)

Landscape Stone & Rock Double C Stone Co - 940-580-3008 (ref B Densmore)

Lawn Mowing Chris Bilderback - 903-821-8667 (GBC Mbr) Twin Peaks Water Works - 580-564-5129 (ref J Holson)

Marine Services (service & supplies) Mike Cooper Marine - 903-523-9305

Newspaper Delivery Herald Democrat - 903-893-8181

Notary Public John Shobe - GBC Lot 80 - 214-212-2568

Painting/Wall Repair/Sheet Rock/Other Jobs Chase Padgett (Whitesboro) - 903-267-4376 Julio Mendoza - 940-597-8978 (ref Brett Densmore)

Pest Control Phoenix Pest Solutions (Brad Hackbart) - 940-372-9154 (ref JoAnn Holson and others) Neighborhood Pest Control - 903-564-6831

Plumbing Nabors Plumbling - 580-795-2795 or 580-795-6197 (ref K Moran)

Power Washing N Texas Power Washing - Greg Riddles - 903-891-1411 or 903-267-0180 (c)

Propane Enderby Gas Company - 940-665-3457

Realtor Gary Dale Lewis (The Real Estate Co) - 940-736-6072 (c), 940-668-8523 (ofc) Sue Cogdell (Ebby Halliday Realtors) - 940-390-3264

Red Cross Bobby Jells - 903-821-7313 (c), 903-523-9103 (h)

Rock, Gravel, Sand, Septic Jason Knight - 903-267-0884 (sand, gravel) (ref B Bilderback) Jack Bush - 903-523-6026 (sand, gravel) Justin Clements - 903-815-3731 (gravel work only) Jerry Johnson - 903-564-6720, 903-267-0618 (c) Mark Malone – 903-815-7195 (ref J Shobe)

Satellite TV DirecTV Local Tech - Ronnie - 817-726-0798 (ref S Grove) Steve - 214-733-6881 (ref B Densmore) Dish Tech - Chuck Conner - 405-301-4941 (ref D Robison)

Screen Printing Red River Screen Printing - 903-465-5111 (ref E Carter)

Septic Cowboy Septic - 903-815-9685 (ref Marie Bramlett) Advantage Septic - 903-814-9244 (ref K Moran) Texoma Vacuum - 903-564-3374 Thurman Ballard - 903-821-8501 / 903-821-1323

Storm Shelters Flat Safe.com - 866-520-FLAT (3528)

Towing (Boat) TowBoat U.S. - 903-267-0767 (Capt. Joe Winner)

Tree Cutting Bruce Alexander (GBC Mbr) - 469-386-5839 Chuck Pembleton - 817-723-4773 (On-Site Log Cutting. Buys & Sells Lumber) (ref J Osborne)

Upholstery- Boat Canvas, Bimini Tops, Interiors Reynolds Upholstery - 903-523-5356, 903-819-6625 (c)

Utilities GCEC - 903-482-7100 (Automated Response: 903-482-7111)

Window Screens - Installation & Repairs Brent Ivie - 940-443-2326 (Brent_Ivie@yahoo.com) (ref P. Edman)

Jan Water Usage

141,700 gal (12/22 - 1/20) Daily Avg: 4,723

Dec 2019 - 139,660 gal

Nov 2019 - 164,290 gal

Jan 2019 total - 164,490 gal

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The club’s AED and supplemental oxygen are located in the Clubhouse.

GBC Service Directory (as of 12/15/19)

The Service Directory is for the convenience and private use of GBC Members, and each provider listed is not necessarily

endorsed nor recommended by the club. Please ask for references and check them. The Sea Belle reserves the right to

remove any listing for any reason. If you have a contractor you would like to see listed, or you don’t have a good

experience with one listed here, please contact the Secretary.

Lake Report — Tuesday, 2/18/20

Elev: 617.81 ft (up 0.81)

Water Temp: 50o

Lake Information: laketexoma.com

Corps Web Site:

www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/DENI.lakepage.html

3/2 - Jim Gale (#66) 3/5 - Penny May (#74) 3/7 - Cheri Greene (#63) 3/7 - Travis McAdams (#40) 3/10 - Terri King (#25) 3/15 - Brandi Elder (#1) 3/15 - Anastasia Pool (#54) 3/19 - Karla Hutcherson (#7)

3/19 - Amy Boggs (#94) 3/20 - Kathy Miller (#46) 3/23 - Courtney Brown (#46) 3/24 - Barbara Bilderback (#73) 3/24 - Debbie Craig (#62) 3/28 - Erma Yokley (#7) 3/29 - Frank Conner (#71)