STMYC SOCIAL & CLUB-NEWS PAGE

Short Bio of Candidates

Tom Chalkley - Commodore
Residence: St Marys/Camden for 7 years
Education: BS Engineering, MBA
Professional: Electric Utility -20 yrs, Gas turbine industry 5 yrs
Boating: Active boat owner 40 years
Goals: Have fun, Help other boaters, Promote education, Attract boaters to SM
Committees: Budget and Planning, Assist all committees

Bob Meador - Vice Commodore

Residence: St Marys - since summer '08
Education: barely
Professional: Not anymore
Boating: Whenever, where ever I can. Sailor for over 50 years.
Goals: Cruise, when the admiral permits. Help St Marys create a boater friendly waterfront, help build a network of boaters in this community for mutual support and fun.
Committees: Fleet, (When necessary to get the job done.)

Bob Winter - Rear Commodore

Residence: St Marys - 6 years
Education: BS Criminal Justice
Professional: Police Chief, College instructor
Boating: Many many years
Goals:
Committees: Education, Fleet

Bob Morrison - Treasurer
Residence: St Marys/Camden for 4 1/2 years
Retired from AT&T with 32 years network service
Electronics education courtesy of U.S Army and AT&T
Active boater for 3 years
As Treasurer of the club since July 2008, it remains my goal to assist in the successful establishment of an active club

Vinson (Woody) Straub - Secretary

Residence: St Marys 3 years
Professional: Ky State government
Boating: Lifetime active boat owner
Goals: Safe and responsible use of our marine resources for sport and pleasure
Committees: Membership

Vinson "Woody" Straub is a Kentucky native who moved with his wife, Beth, and youngest daughter, Julie, to St. Marys the summer of 2007. Vinson retired from Kentucky state government in 1997, having spent most of his career as a legislative analyst for that state's General Assembly. His wife Beth is a physical therapist who works for the local hospital.
Vinson is a lifelong boater and fisherman, having been unofficial pilot of the family houseboat on the Ohio river at age 10, and proceeding from there through one skiff and two runabouts. His present Boston Whaler has been a family member for 40 years, and is alone in not giving him any advice. An Olde Towne square stern canoe and five horse Evinrude completes Vinson's answer to the competitive life and overindulgence in wine, women, and song.

Ken Knerr - At-Large

Residence: s/v Sparrow, moored at the St Marys GA waterfront
Professional: Not anymore. I used to develop software.
Boating: I prefer offshore racing and sailing but a quiet day fishing
from a boat is good, too. I own 7 boats, including Radio controlled
sailboats, a wooden canoe, Sparrow and an old Soling.
I also like SCUBA diving reefs with a camera, working on boats (for
hire!) and cooking. No time spent messing about with boats is wasted.

Goals: I have 4 things I'd like to see this club do in the next year:
1. get free, reliable WiFi for the entire basin and waterfront park,
2. put on a sailboat race,
3. teach a few kids (not already in the club) how to sail,
4. and put on a fishing tournament (We aren't just sailors...)
Committees: as few as possible. Let's keep things as informal as possible and get
stuff done.

Paul MacDonald - At Large

Residence: St Marys - 8 years
Education: - BS Mechanical Engineering
Professional: - Factory Manager, Mfg Company Owner, Tour Guide
Boating:
Goals: Promote safety and education, a social atmosphere and achieve goals in the By-Laws
Committees: Race, Social years of experience on both at Edgewood YC in RI
YC: Member of Edgewood YC 25 years, served in all flag positions including 2 as commodore and Board of Governors for 12, participated in over 450 races
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Richard Rose - At-Large

Residence: Native Michigander, recently moved full time to St Marys
Boating: Lifelong boater
Goals: StMYC can make a positive impact in the community by promoting and offering family boating activities. These activities can include education, family boating excursions (using members' boats), fishing trips and boating forums.
Committees:

General Notice:

It is the season when cruisers head south.  The following Club-members are not at "home port".

Mary & Christian Verlaque on "I Wanda" are somewhere south along the coast of Florida.

Ken Hix and female companion Belinda (who for the first time gets to experience what it is like to be Admiral), on "Duet" are now sailing with

Ed & Ann Jacks on "Windswept Dreams" somewhere in the southern Bahamas.

Chuck Shoemaker & Ally on "Kairos" seem to have to endure the Georgian Winter at Lang's East marina, until Chuck's tooth is fixed.

Bud & Tess Hinckley are in West Palm Beach and unfortunately Bud has some health problems.

Bob Roche's boat "Tamata" is on the hard for repair after a collision with a drifting boat.

Tom Chalkley aka Commodore & Sibille on "Gorilla" managed to return to home port after an Odyssey around the Abacos combined with a race against time, about which I'm sure we'll be reading in upcoming blogs.

That brings me to the next point. The website is more and more functional. The next step is to set up members who wish to entertain their own blog with that option. Some more tweaking is necessary, but as soon as the service is running you will be informed by email as to how, what, when.

Meanwhile Paul McDonald is entertaining us with stories of "Boater's Wisdom". Just follow the "Seagull$^%#"- link on the website and read his story. You can comment.

If there are any other members who like to contribute to "Seagull$^%#'s" please email Sibille Chalkley at sibilleherrin@earthlink.net.

Membership:

At long last, let me announce that "Richard Rose" is accepted as regular member into the Club. Welcome Richard.

Ann Jacks social membership is under consideration for upgrade to regular member. Any member who has a desenting opinion please address it to one or all of the board-members via email, prior to the decision making by the board which would be in two (2) weeks.

Let me also remind the membership to refer parties interested in becoming members to the website (stmyc.org) where under the Membership-link they can read up on the Bylaws, Membership-classes and print out the Application with instructions.

Elections for the "Board-members" is coming up and the "Nominating committee"  consists of "Bob Mackley, Bob Roche & Ann Jacks".

Finally the Club is "legally" accepted under the tax-status of C7. Meaning: except for 35%, all income must come from members. Also we're non-profit and under this tax-status donations are not tax-deductible for the doner.

Socials: The social activities enjoyed a rest period, but will resume starting this month.  The Friday morning gathering at "Cedar Oak Cafe" from 09:00 until noonish, enjoys growing popularity and the owner "Joe" is happy to have us.

Don't forget the day-sail with "Steelaway" on Friday the 13^th. I believe it will also function as a "Birthday Party" for a couple of members.

The end of the month Social will be a "Chili cook-out". Appropriate for the season. The place will be announced, just keep checking the website.