1963 2015 IHYC FLOATING FRIEND SHIPS FOR 52 YEARS Volume 52 Issue 6 JUNE 2015 From the Commodore Well it s finally time for the dog days of summer. is here and so is the warmer weather. Quite a few people have their boats in and are starting to enjoy them. Please remember to pick up after yourself while using the grounds outside the club house. I would like to congratulate our Fleet Captain Dan Bright and his first mate Kelly for putting on a very successful Flag Raising. It was a perfect sunny day and the Bridge and Board pulled off the ceremony almost perfect. Well at least to the people watching it was perfect. The brunch that followed the ceremony was amazing. The food was so good and the ladies auxiliary did a perfect job taking great care to make sure we were all stuffed. I can t imagine what this club would be without such a strong and supportive Ladies Auxiliary. So I would like to personally thank each and every member of the Ladies Auxiliary for all their help and support. The front foyer project is moving forward slowly but surely. I know that its boating season but we need to get this renovation finished as soon as possible. So let s all pitch in and help our Vice Commodore and myself get this finished. We are a working mans club so lets step up and get this done. Thank you to everyone that has been helping out along the way. Michael Seaman Commodore Inside News Officers Articles p 2 3 Auxiliary News p 4 Birthdays p 5 Get Well p 5 Fish Fry News p 6 Ships Store p 7 Boat Blessing p 8 Calendar p 9 COMING JUNE 2015 05 JUNE FISH FRY 07 JUNE PANCAKE BREAKFAST, BOAT BLESSING & PICNIC 09 JUNE GENERAL MEETING 8PM EVENTS JULY 2015 07 JULY GENERAL MEETING 8PM 10 JULY FISH FRY 12 19 JULY CANAL FEST
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 2 The 2015 boating season is finally upon us! It is so great to see so many boats in the water. I wish everyone a happy and safe boating season. THE VICE S VOICE VICE COMMODORE CAPTAIN KEN BURGIO.Please remember that if you have an event in the clubhouse you are required to clean up after yourself. This includes washing and putting away any dishes, silverware, pots, pans, platters, silverware, etc. that you use; taking any food or condiments that you brought for your event home with you; straightening the chairs at the bar and in the dining room; vacuuming the rug; and cleaning the bathrooms. Thank you for your cooperation! from our club members. There is still a lot of work left to do to complete this project, so please be on the lookout for a future email regarding the next time there will be a get together to work on the foyer. Please come out For The Good Of The Club and help complete this seemingly never ending work in progress. I have to also thank P/C Jerry Hathaway for coming out to assist with cleaning up the garage. Unfortunately, due to lack of help we canceled that clean up, however I do appreciate P/C Hathaway s dedication and willingness to help For The Good Of The Club. V/C Captain Ken Burgio Thank you goes out to P/C George Schieder, P/C Joe Riccio, Joe Burgio, and supervision by Commodore Mike Seaman for helping with the front foyer. I know I sound like a broken record, but this project is coming along incredibly slowly. This is solely due to minimal help NEWS FROM THE REAR COMMODORE JAMIE SCHMITT Ahhhhh, finally some hot and sunny days, it was quite a beautiful May. I would like to congratulate Fleet Captain, Dan Bright on an excellent Flag Raising Ceremony this year where we couldn t have asked for better weather. With Flag Raising behind us, it s great to see the majority of the boats in the water. Hopefully everyone is cleaning up after themselves and keeping safety in mind during the final push to get in the water. I d like to give a great big thanks to everybody that showed up for the Spring clean up. We had a great showing and it was much appreciated. I would like to shout out to everyone individually; however 19 names would be a long list to thank in the newsletter. It was nice to see so many new members stepping forward to help for the good of the club. Please keep your eyes open for an email with a date and time for another outside clean up before the Boat Blessing Picnic now that the yard is almost empty. We will also (hopefully) have the peaks of the side entrance and the pavilion sided. As always, if you see anything outside that needs attention, please make me aware. We are still always looking for good, new members, so keep spreading the word of the best club on the river (creek). From the Rear, Jamie Schmitt
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 3 FROM THE FLEET CAPTAIN DANIEL BRIGHT Well, it looks as though the weather is starting to cooperate so I guess its time to polish the ole girl and put her in the water for another year. Remember to check that all your safety gear is current, easily reachable in case of emergency and that your IHYC burgee is flying high. May's Flag Raising Ceremony was a great success and well attended by many P/C's and members a like. The weather was perfect as well as the food prepared by the Women s Auxiliary and steaks on the grill by Jay Rowland and his behind the scenes helpers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make this event a huge success. THANK YOU. Upcoming Events: Sunday 7th Pancake Breakfast Boat Blessing w/picnic at the Club CANAL FEST July 19th thru 26th See sign up boards at the Club. Your Fleet Captain, Dan Bright 2015 OFFICERS Commodore Michael Seaman 909 4213 Vice Commodore Kenneth Burgio 208 3004 Rear Commodore Jamie Schmitt 912 7226 Fleet Captain Daniel Bright 628 4354 Dockmaster Bill Vaughan 445 4917 Recording Secretary P/C Jack Luksch 691 8712 Corresponding Secretary P/C Joe Riccio 874 6582 Treasurer Rick Kivler 541 7077 Please visit our web site at: http://innerharboryc.com ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS P/C Marty Siminski Eric Mowry Jay Rowland P/C Jerry Hathaway. P/C George Schieder P/C Kelly Brown. Jim Ortiz APPOINTED OFFICERS Steward William (Bill) Vaughan 445 4917 Chaplain George O. Clarke, Jr. 694 4404 Marina Operator Bill Vaughan 445 4917 Newsletter Editor George O. Clarke, Jr. 694 4404 Supply P/C Jerry Hathaway 693 1739 Kenneth Brown 692 2159 P/C Joe Riccio 874 6582
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 4 AUXILIARY NEWS From Your President It s official the 2015 boating season has kicked off! We had beautiful weather for our annual flag raising. Thank you to all the auxiliary members that volunteered to make a great day for the men. Please mark your calendars for the following events, fish fry 5 th, pies are always welcome. Boat blessing 7 th, pancake breakfast in the morning, and a picnic in the afternoon. Ladies dig out your favorite/famous summer recipes as this is a dish to pass party. will be our last meeting before our summer siesta. Please plan on attending the meeting. We will have pizza, wings and salad at 6:30 and our meeting afterwards.. 2015 Auxiliary Officers President Phyllis Kivler 541 7007 Vice President Nicole Burgio Rec. Sec. Arlene Hathaway 693 1739 Corr Sec. Nancy Myszka 877 0131 Treasurer Donna Sherwood 228 5288 Fleetmates Linda Capan Claudia Rowland Chaplain Arlene Manth 695 1264 Board of Directors Kathy Brown Kelly Bright Pon Siminski Mary Riccio See you around the club, Phyllis John Horvatits
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 5 Happy Birthday to: 02 Vincent Motto 05 Rich Jones 05 Larry Smith. 14 Bill Wolf 19 Peter Gfroerer 20 P/C Joe Riccio 23 Thomas Freund 23 Larry Smith Jr. 24 John Pawlik 27 John Horvatits 29 David Mussell Auxiliary Happy Birthday to: 03 Priscilla Clarke 24 Arlene Manth 27 Norma Stallone The IHYC Ladies Auxiliary thank the following individuals who provided desert donations for the May Fish Fry. Pon Siminski Krista Knipler Priscilla Clarke GOOD AND WELFARE Special prayers and get well wishes go out to the following members: P/C Jim (Kiwi) Kwiatkowski, Rick Jones, Vince Motto, Lou Campieri, James Osborne (Ozzie), Bob Blow, Ken DiBenedetto, Ken Brown, James Pfeil, Hank Russell, David Mussell, Norma Stallone, Etta Glasshauser, Joan Maher, Mary Riccio, Kathy Brown. George A. Thomson Life Member of IHYC 5116 Willard Norris Rd. Milton, FL 32570 (850) 623 2748 Visitors Welcome
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 6 FISH FRY ERIC MOWRY May was a bit of a light month for us but we still managed to turn a profit, so that is positive news. I want to thank Marty and Pon Siminski as well as new member Jamin Butcher for helping fill in on a shorthanded Team 1. Team 4 (April, August, December) is in need of cooks (fryer, middle fryer, and broiler) on a permanent basis. If you are not on a team yet, please consider joining and help fill out this roster. Our next fish fry date is 5th and Team 2 is up. Be sure to bring family and friends and help support the club. TEAM 2 NEEDS CAPTAIN JOHN BARRY FRY P/C JERRY HATHAWAY SERVE ARLENE HATHAWAY SERVE P/C TOM MALONEY BROIL CHERYL MALONEY BUS/SERVE VINNIE MOTTO DISHWASHER ROOM MARSHA MOTTO DISHWASHER ROOM JIMMY PFIEL FRY DEBBIE PFIEL PLATE HENRY RUSSELL BUS/SERVE DIANE RUSSELL BUS/SERVE LARRY SMITH SE BUS/SERVE BARBARA SMITH BUS/SERVE Thank you, Eric Mowry Director & Fish Fry Chairman
INNER HARBOR NEWS JUNE 2015 PAGE 7 Thank you!! SHIPS STORE Theme Tray Fleetmates Linda and Claudia would like to thank each and every one of you who contributed in making the 2015 Theme Tray Auction such a success. We had 49 baskets, together with 5 special baskets. If you were not able to attend this year, please consider placing this event on your calendar for next year. We had a wonderful membership participation. Flag Raising Well ladies, we served 52 men at the Flag Raising Ceremony on Sunday, May 3 rd. Fleetmates Linda and Claudia would like to thank each of the ladies, our grill masters (Fran, Tom and Jay) and Larry Smith Jr. for assisting us in making this steak breakfast for the men so special. The weather even cooperated. Gentle Reminder: If you run an event at the club (even a personal event) and use towels and aprons, please remember to take those items home, launder them and return them as soon as possible. This is your responsibility. Leaving all that laundry in the kitchen sink for the next person well please be considerate. Thank you. We have entered into a partnership with The Queensboro Custom Embroidery Company and will be selling IHYC Logo wear on line to our members; The unique thing about our store is the Queensboro Guarantee behind it. The Queensboro Promise: At Queensboro, we promise everything you buy from us will fit you well and be of good quality, plus your order will be on time and error free. You will be able to order on line worry free, pay by credit card, and get items delivered to you at home. The delivery time averages 2 to 3 weeks. The store will have a rotating series of discount offers available to you via an advertisement on the store's home page. You never have to pay full price! Many of the products are the same brands we have been dealing with Port Authority, Gildan, etc, and other brands are more upscale i.e. Nike. For now the product line has been trimmed to about 40 items. As we see how sales are doing, we will add the more popular items to our store. If you don't see something you might like, contact me, and I will see if we can add it. So visit our store: http://ihycshipsstore.qbstores.com/ Sign in, Shop, and Enjoy! Inner Harbor Logo Wear Visit the IHYC Clothing Web Site Take 10% off your order of $40. or more! http://ihycshipsstore.qbstores.com/ Delivery time averages 2 to 3 weeks. P/C Joseph J. Riccio for IHYC Supply Committee IHYCSO@gmail.com
INNER HARBOR YACHT CLUB 7, 2015 @ 2 PM Sharp At the South Terminal Wall of the Erie Barge Canal, East of the Delaware Avenue Bridge at the IHYC Courtesy Dock. Meet at 1:30 PM at the East River section of the Niagara River opposite the Byblos, Grand Island. We will then cruise down the canal where the blessing will take place. Father Joseph Porpilia will officiate the ceremony. Monitor Channel 68 for information. ON THE BRIGHTSYDE will be the lead boat. It will fly the Fleet Captain Burgee. For questions, contact: F/C Dan Bright H 695-2998 C 628-4354 ALL BOATERS WELCOME!
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