High Tide March 2018

Inside this Issue:

• Commodore’s Comments

• Capital Improvments

• Event Calendar

• Celebrators

• St Patty’s Day Feast

• Children's Easter Party

• Throw Back Picture

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Photo of the Month

Final Pier Bidding Results

2018 OFFICERS

COMMODORE Bryan Gahan VICE COMMODORE Ryan Rybka REAR COMMODORE Ron Ilk CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Jane Wisniewski TREASURER Mary Karwacki

FINANCIAL SECRETARY Page Hans

FLEET CAPTAIN Mike Herington

BOARD MEMBERS

Tom Billingsley Michael Cieczka Rick Klamrowski Karen Kilman John Erickson Randy Kempowski

2018 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

BAR, HOUSE AND ENTERTAINMENT Paul Mozejewski (Bar Manager) Cheryl Rybka (House/Hall Managers) Tara Billingsly Kris Herington CRUISE Katy Stienhaus FINANCE Mike Gengler FLEET CAPTAIN Mike Herington GAS Paul Rozinski GROUNDS Harry Brunette HARBOR & DOCKS Randy Kempowski HEALTH & WELFARE Kurt Bruck HOUSE MAINTENANCE

John Erickson JUNIOR ADVISOR Ryan Rybka L.M.Y.A. Linda Daly & Jim Rothschadl MANPOWER Mike Cieczka MARKETING Karen (Kiki) Kilman MEMBERSHIP Karen (Kiki) Kilman PLANNING Tom Schulz AUDIT TBD LAUNCH AND HAUL OUT Bob Smith RULES AND BYLAWS Bryan Gahan

Commodore’s Comments Hello all ye seafarers and landlubbers,

What another great month, with our expanding membership, the harbor is getting

very tight and the way I look at it we couldn’t have asked for a better Pier bidding.

Unfortunately not all of the boats were assigned a slip but we will end up with

very few on the waiting list once the temporaries are assigned. The membership

once again did a great job, working with one another, to make certain everything

went down on a fair playing field. On a side note, the membership also did one

fantastic job of spending money across the bar. I think one or two of us may have

felt a little slower than usual come Sunday morning. With that, I would like to

thank Mike Herrington, Rick Klamrowski and Mary Klamrowski for the excellent

job they did during and the weeks leading up to pier bidding. After hearing Mike

on the microphone, I think he is a natural and I look forward to him running this

event for years to come. I would also like to thank Tom Curlic, Meg Curlic and

Donna Conant for sponsoring the luncheon. One last thanks to Page Hans and Bob

Jepson for helping me to get all of the payments and harbor use forms up to date.

Now with some great opportunities for hours, I have to get down to the ones that

really matter to us.

1) Spring is coming quickly and it is almost time to sound the harbor and

think about dredging. Remember, no matter how soon the new fleet cap-

tain wants to put in boats, it won’t happen until we do are due diligence

and make certain that the water levels are sustainable for boating. If you

are interested in helping please contact Randy Kempowski.

2) We will make the harbor navigable and then comes Launch. As always we

will be looking for help on the lift crew. If you are interested, please con-

tact Mike Herrington.

3) Have your boat ready to go in the water…

If we have enough interest, Linda and Jim would be willing to sponsor a Boating

safety class On April 21 and 22nd. The class would be 4 hours each day and is

open for ages 11 and up. I would suggest if your name starts and ends with a “G”

and you happened to hit the boat parked right of you last season, that you serious-

ly consider this class. All kidding aside I think this is a great opportunity for all of

us to receive a DNR approved certification. Please contact Linda Daly as soon as

posable so we can get things rolling.

See you at the club,

Bryan Gahan SMYC Commodore (c) 906-369-4098 (e) smyccommodore@gmail.com Past Commodore Comments quote of the Month.

Think Spring! I always feel like I can begin to think spring with the unofficial beginning of our 2009 boating season at Pier Bidding! Mike Gengler, Jr

Capital Improvement Approved Projects for 2018

Repair to harbor Electrical – All electricians on Deck. The first meeting for this Project will be March 8th at 7:00 PM.

The goal is this project is to make our harbor safe while adding components that can be reused in our future harbor

electrical updates.

Replacement of the Lumber on the Fuel Dock – Many of the dolphin poles were damaged during the low water con-

ditions. The intent of the project is to make fueling safe.

Improvement of Exterior Lighting – This will go hand and hand with the building exterior project. The goal is in-

crease efficiency’s with LED lights, to provide the necessary light without light pollution and to increase the overall

esthetics of the grounds.

Replacement of the Decking on the front Deck – Josh doesn’t want his chair to fall through anymore.

Repair of the Wing Dam in the SE corner of the harbor – This is an improvement to the harbor gap with the inten-

tion of reducing silting around slip 1A. This dam has been in disrepair for some time. Some rough days you can hear it

clanking away.

Building beatification project, AKA Designated Smoking area – This project is designed to increase the overall es-

thetics of the grounds while providing an area for smoker in inclement weather.

Update the back hall ceiling and lighting – The intent is to match the look of the ceiling in the front bar.

Reconfigure and Update the Hal kitchen and Storage – The kitchen team is working hard on this project

and have asked for feedback on the counter tops and hardware as soon as possible.

The planning committee is also working on long term infrastructure goals. Just to name a few, upgrading all

electrical service at the piers, upgrading the fuel pump and tanks, interior sea wall repair, the west retaining

wall and landscaping. You did all notice that the pool and hot tub are still not on that list and will still have

to wait for another decade or so. No need to bring it up, LOL again.

Tim Vanselow 4/1 Mike Oshea 4/1 Laury Saxler 4/2 Amanda Kachar 4/3 Scott Wallis 4/3 Todd Sivak 4/4 Al Peterson 4/7 Pete Dufek 4/7 Robert Gerstner 4/7 Bob Antczak 4/8 Warren Kruse 04/8 Matt Kachar 4/9 Dave Lucht 4/9 Jill Gestwicki 4/10 Darlene Pasniak 4/10 Judy Trock 4/10 Robin Gerstner 4/10 Jim Zorn 4/11

Lanny Goodman 4/13 Michael Klein 04/14 Dean Schoenike 4/15 Paul Mozejewski 4/16 Rachel Sorce 4/16 Mary Klamrowski 4/17 Peter Russo 4/19 Bruce Wendling 4/19 Todd Treder 4/20 Aaron Raap 4/21 Tina Jepsen 4/22 Ray Hollnagel 4/24 Wendy Sleight 4/25 Tom Ziesemer 4/25 Patricia Lelinski 4/26 Denise Schell 4/27 Greg Molthen 4/28

Dan & Heidi Moshinski 4/5 Doug & Stephanie Wandler 4/8 Nick & Ela Cardarella 4/10 Kyle & Kristen Nichols 4/11 Matt & Amanda Kachar 4/14 Sal & Maria Purpora 4/15 Ben & Amy Gil 4/21 Josh & Lisa Haase 4/24 Kristie & Mark Sobolewski 4/24 Steve & Julie Kunda 4/24 Jon & Stacey Wegner 4/25 Ellen & Wally Wojtyra 4/26 Charles & Patricia Lelinski 4/28

Celebrators Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary!

If you don’t see your birthday here, please email

smycmembership @gmail.com

SMYC Events Upcoming

(Cut and save for reference…don’t forget to update from High Tide as events and times may change)

March 2 Hors d’oeuvre Night 6:00pm Club 3 Pier Bidding Noon TBD 5 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 11 The Stuffing of the Sausage CANCELLED 17 St. Pat’s Day Dinner 4-7:00pm Ilks 17 Rendezvous To Port- Bus Trip-Sign-up @ the Bar 11-8:30pm Steinhaus 19 General Membership Meeting 7:00pm Club 25 Children’s Easter Lunch & Egg Hunt Noon JRS/Daly April 2 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 6 Hors d’oeuvre Night 6:00pm Club 7 Pub Crawl- Club Event 2:00pm Barclays 16 General Membership Meeting 7:00pm Club 21/22 Boating Safety Classes Noon-4pm Daly 28 Club Event TBD Club Just A Few Reminders: *Calling all our Sheepshead players, join us on Wednesday Nights at 6:30pm for a fun game of skill. *We are always looking for new ideas for events and activities. If you need hours and have an idea why not sponsor an event? It’s easy just give me a call!

Entertainment Chairperson Cheryl Rybka.

If you’d like to sponsor an event or have an idea, Please contact Cheryl at

(C) 414-530-8770 or email: rybkaC@yahoo.com

S M Y C

ST. PATTY’S FEAST!!

SATURDAY MARCH 17th 4-7 PM 2 CHOICES:

SANDWICH SPECIAL:

CORN BEEF ON RYE, PICKES AND CHIPS

$5.00

DINNER SPECIAL:

CORN BEEF N’ CABBAGE

PARSLEY BOILED POTATOES

RYE BREAD AND DESSERT

$10.00

BUY DINNER TICKET IN ADVANCE AND RECEIVE A FREE GLASS

“ST. PATTY’S TAPPED BEER”

SMYC Children’s Easter Party

Sponsored by SMYC Juniors

March 25, 2018 at 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

$7 per child (includes egg hunt and lunch)

$5 for adults who want lunch

Please sign up with bartender so we can get a head count

Name

Oak Creek’s Premier Gift Shop 9549 S Chicago Rd Oak Creek, WI 53154

Kris Herington Randi Fritsch

414-301-4578 sales@krickettes.com

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Throwback picture of the month