March 2009 - Bay View Yacht Club

March 2009
419-729-0731
Bay Views Newsletter
The Official Publication Of Bay View Yacht Club
3902 N. Summit St. Bay View Park Toledo, OH 43611-3000 http://www.bvyc.org
Report from the Commodore
I would like to thank Maury and Connie Gingrich for the leadership and Ideas that
has brought a much-needed update to the Commodores Room. The room was totally
redone from the floor up. There is new carpet, the walls have been painted, new
ceiling tile was put in, and the wall hanging light fixtures were painted to bring new life
to them. Included in the renovation project was the Auxiliary meeting room, which
was also painted, and new carpeting put down. I would like to acknowledge every one
who helped and spent a Saturday or Sunday or both working on the project. For fear
of missing some one I will say THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!
As most of you know our membership is down and the Vice Commodore Is mounting
a membership drive to try and reverse this. If you have family or friends who are
boaters or are just looking for a friendly place to join, bring them out to the club. We
have a lot to offer everyone, and until the end of June the club is waving the initiation
fee.
I have as a result of the passing of several members over the last year decided to
implement a contact protocol. After the initial contact to any club member is made, if
not the Commodore, the person contacted should call The Commodore as soon as
possible. The commodore will call the bridge, the board chairman, and the president
of the Blue Gavel. Once this is completed these individuals will begin calling other
members so as to pass the word as quickly as possible.
F. Lee Omey
Special Events
! Auction fundraiser
! 4-Club Ball
! St. Patrick Day
Party
! Safe Boating Class
! New Member
Open House
Commodore
Individual Highlights:
Commodore Report Rear Commodore Report Fleet Captain Report
Vice Commodore Report Auxiliary Report AYC Report

Report from the Vice Commodore
The pieces of
a ship taken by
themselves will
sink. But
when combined
together, will
take you
anywhere you
want to go.")
Hi Guys,
Spring can be felt in the air. By spring there is hope of many new members
enjoying our club, as our club is going in a new direction to fill the membership
ranks. Thanks to my membership team for their ideas and help in getting the
membership drive off on the right track. Soon there will be a new pamphlet
handed to each applicant, which will outline the benefits of joining the club.
The pamphlet will be available to members to give to prospective applicants.
There will be an Open House on Saturday, March 28, 2009, 2-5pm in hopes of
attracting new members. BVYC members are encouraged to attend and to
bring interested family and friends.
The interview committee and I have been busy interviewing new applicants.
Applications have been received from Melinda Delvaux, Lindsey Collins, Carl
Cochenour, Scott Aldrich, Christopher Kristenak, Jim Hamblin, William
Seyfried Jr, Terry Obliske, Patty Heigel, David Scardina, and Dennis Czesak.
Thank you Rear Commodore Greg Snyir for the great time at the Super Bowl
Party. You cook a great hot dog!
Middle Bass Island Yacht Club visited BVYC on February 7 th . Thank you
Fleet Captain Ben Davis and RC Greg Snyir for a great job organizing the
event. Thank you Bay View members for attending and welcoming our
visitors.
Deb and I are attending the AYC Commodore’s Ball at the Crowne Plaza. We
are hoping to see you there. Since the ball is after the deadline for this article, I
will report on it next month.
I want to remind everyone that the Winter Ball will be held on March 20,
2009, at Graystone Banquet Hall. As we know from the past, this will be an
elegant affair. Tickets are available at the bar. Hope to see you there.
Last but not least, I would like to encourage all members to involve themselves
in the membership drive through actions and words. This is an important part
of our club for which we should always strive to achieve. Please forward to me
any suggestions you may have. And remember, it’s YOUR club!
See you at the club.
Joe Glorioso
Vice Commodore
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Report from the
Rear
Commodore
HAPPY MARCH
EVERYONE,I'LL START
OUT WITH A GREAT
BIG THANK YOU TO
ALL WHO CAME OUT TO THE SUPER
BOWL PARTY AND BROUGHT ALL
THAT GOOD FOOD TO EAT.WE HAD
ABOUT 60 PEOPLE THERE TO CHEER
ON THERE FAVORITE TEAM AND
EVERYONE SEEMED TO HAVE A
GREAT TIME.THANKS TO EVERYONE
WHO HELPED ME OUT.COULDN'T
HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.ON
FEBRUARY 7TH.WE HAD AND EARLY
MORNING VISIT FROM MIDDLE BASS
ISLAND YACHT CLUB.THANKS TO OUR
MEMBERS AND BRIDGE FOR COMING
OUT TO GREET THEM AND BRINGING
A DISH TO SHARE. THANKS TO BARB
FOR THE BLOODY'S AND MOMOSA'S
COMING UP SATURDAY MARCH
14TH.WILL BE A ST.PATRICKS DAY
PARTY.WE WILL BE SERVING A JIGS
DINNER PREPARED BY CHEF STACY
MCSLICKER FROM 5:00 TO 7:30PM.
ENTERTAINMENT WILL START AT 7:30
PROVIDED BY P/C BILL MCLENZ. COST
WILL BE $8.00 PER PERSON. DON'T
FORGET FRIDAY MARCH 20TH. THE
FOUR CLUB WINTER BALL PUT ON BY
B.V.Y.C-T.Y.C.-T.S.C.-M.R.Y.C. AND
SATURDAY THE 21ST. THERE WILL BE
AN AUCTION HELD AT THE CLUB FOR
LEE'S COMMODORES BALL. COME ON
OUT AND PLACE YOUR BIDS. THINK
SPRING AND WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND
THE CLUB...GREG MCSNYIR - REAR
COMMODORE
Report from the Fleet Captain
Greetings fellow members and boaters.
On Feb 7 th about 46 guests from MBIYC
arrived at BVYC as their first stop of a
day long bus trip and were all warmly
welcomed by our Members and Officers.
Many thanks to all
who brought food to share and a very
special Thank You to Carl Butler for
suggesting they kidnap Patti & I to join
them for the afternoon.
This was a first for us and I must admit
we had a nice time and met a
Lot of wonderful people.
" A few changes to the proposed
schedule published last month
Kelly’s Island Cruise – July 31,
August 1 & 2
Put-In-Bay Cruise – The Crew’s Nest
has changed their annual weekend
to October 2 & 3, but due to
schedule conflict with our Color
Cruise we will plan on the PIB
cruise September 25, 26 & 27.
Color Cruise – October 3
The Big Splash weekend in
Sandusky will be August 21 & 22 with
the Raffle being held on the 22 nd . For
those interested visit
www.bigsplashraffle.com to view
details including prizes,
entertainment, etc.
The Opening of the Port Ball (formerly
the 4-club Ball) is less than a month
away. See Joe Glorioso for your tickets
before March 15 th .
Respectfully, Ben Davis

Bay View Auxiliary News –
March 09
Bay View Auxiliary
News – March 09
Auxiliary Report
Auxiliary Report
March 2009
Auxiliary President
Next meeting date:
March 11, 2009
- 7:30 p.m. Board
- 8:00 p.m. Members
Agenda
# Easter Party
PlanniApril Meeting
reminder
AUXILIARY OFFICERS
PRESIDENT/JOLENE WAGNER
VICE PRESIDENT /CHERI HAND
SECRETARY/CHRIS LALONDE
TREASURER/BARB VERMETT
Board Members:
Deana Butler-Board Chair Jane
Combs, Joann Rouse, Kris Sager, Judy
Omey,
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
MARCH 11 - AUX MEETING
APRIL 5CHILDREN’S EASTER
PARTY
Lunch at Launch
The Auxiliary will be serving lunch
during April and May. More
information will be posted at the club
and on the website!
TUESDAY APRIL 7 TH
INITIATION OF NEW
MEMBERS: NORMA MATHIAS,
SUSAN MEYERS, MIKE GERRIE,
JEAN KERR AND DEB
LAWRENCE. MEETING TIME
7:00 P.M.
Membership
If you are interested in becoming
an Auxiliary member please contact
any Auxiliary Member.
Membership is open to members
and spouses of active, social and
provisional Bay View Members.
Regular meeting are held the
second Wednesday of each month.
Annual dues are $15 payable each
January. Membership chair; Deb
Lawrence at 419-865-6230.
Auxiliary Children’s Easter
Party, April 5 th at 2:00 p.m.
children and grandchildren 9
and under are invited! Snacks
and desserts will be served.
Information will be posted at
the club and at www. bvyc.org
March Birthdays
Chris LaLonde 7 th
Jane Combs 9 th
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Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
Happy March Birthdays!
2 Jeffery Newton
2 Larry Warnke
3 Melinda Delvaux
3 Bruce Tuttle
4 Richard Gajewski
5 Heather Lear
6 Roger Hoffman
7 Carl Haas
7 Jeffery Simenski
8 Ronald Kilburn
8 Jerry Russell
9 Jeffery Goehring
16 Dennis R. Kinney
16 Paul Senkel
17 Charline Gary
17 Timothy Krell
18 William Conley
18 Monica Pedersen
21 Susan Blank
22 Mike Gerrie
22 Brian Rogers
24 Robert Kneisel
24 Bradley Sicha
30 Jack Militzer, Jr.
30 Stephan Splan
A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The
audience would be different each week so the magician allowed
himself to do the same tricks over and over again. There was only
one problem: the captain's parrot saw the shows each week and
began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he
understood he started shouting in the middle of the show: "Look,
it's not the same hat". "Look, he is hiding the flowers under the
table". "Hey, why are all these cards the Ace of Spades?" The
magician was furious but couldn't do anything; it was, after all, the
captain's parrot. One day the ship had an accident and sank. The
magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle of the
ocean with the parrot, of course! They stared at each other with hate,
but did not utter a word. This went on for a day and another and
another. After a week the parrot said: "OK, I give up. Where's the
boat?"
Winter Bar Hours
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday – 3 pm to 11 am
Thursday – 3 pm to 11 pm
Friday – 3 pm to 1 am
Saturday – 1 pm to 1 am
Sunday – 1 pm to 11 pm
R & H Painting & Power
Washing & Roofing
Ron – Owner
Specializing in
Alumni & Vinyl Siding
419-350-2203
419-726-4872
FREE ESTIMATE
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OFFERED HERE AT
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6:30 PM UNTIL 9:30
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7:30 AM UNTIL12:30
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USCG APPROVED CERTIFICATE
SPECIAL NOTICE
The family of John Gaertner would
like to sincerely thank the members of
BVYC for all their kind words of
sympathy, the beautiful floral
arrangements, cards, and donated
dishes for the wake. The community
celebration of his life was a sight to
behold and the grand toast in John's
memory was a special moment we will
always remember.
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Bay View Yacht Club
Easter Egg Hunt!
Sunday April 5, 2009
2:00 pm
Open to all children and grandchildren ages 9 and
under of Bay View Yacht Club members.
Easter Egg Hunt
Snacks
Games!
All I Need to Know About Life I Learned from the Easter Bunny
!Don't put all of your eggs in one basket.! Walk softly and carry a big carrot.!
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.! There's no such thing as too much candy.!
All work and no play can make you a basket case.! A cute little tail attracts a lot
of attention.! Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.! Let happy thoughts multiply
like rabbits.! Some body parts should be floppy.! Keep your paws off other
people's jellybeans.! The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.! An
Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare.! To show your true colors you have
to come out of your shell.! The best things in life are still sweet and gooey!
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HAPPY ST. PATTY’S DAY
JIGS DINNER
MARCH 14, 2009
5:00 TO 7:30
ENTERTAINMNET BY
DJ P/C BILL LENZ
$8 PER PERSON
Two Irishmen, Patrick Murphy and Shawn O'Brian grew up together and were lifelong friends. But alas, Patrick developed
cancer, and was dying. While on his deathbed, Patrick called to his buddy, Shawn, "O'Brian, come 'ere. I 'ave a request for
ye." Shawn walked to his friend's bedside and kneels.
"Shawny ole boy, we've been friends all our lives, and now I'm leaving 'ere. I 'ave one last request fir ye to do."
O'Brian burst into tears, "Anything Patrick, anything ye wish. It's done."
"Well, under me bed is a box containing a bottle of the finest whiskey in all of Ireland. Bottled the year I was born it was.
After I die, and they plant me in the ground, I want you to pour that fine whiskey over me grave so it might soak into me
bones and I'll be able to enjoy it for all eternity."
O'Brian was overcome by the beauty and in the true Irish spirit of his friend's request, he asked, "Aye, tis a fine thing you
ask of me, and I will pour the whiskey. But, might I strain it through me kidneys first?"
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