April 2015 Channel Chatter

c
c
hannel
hatter
MCYC
A monthly publication of Multnomah Channel Yacht Club
April 2015
“The Friendliest Club on the River”
50990 Dike Road
Since 1961
Scappoose Oregon 97056 www.mcyc1.org
Commodore Mike White
First Lady Teri White
From the Commodore
Did March fly by or what? It was
a busy month at MCYC.
First and foremost, the St. Patrick’s Day Party and all of the
preparation
that went into it. Bob Gedde deserves an atta boy for organizing
such a successful event.
Of course he had many helpers
and they all deserve some praise
too.
Visiting yacht clubs were; SHYC,
LYC, TBYC, TYC, HIYC and
DYC.
I’m sure that Bob has a visiting
boat count. The food and all of
the events were great.
Spud races, horse races and the
raffle were well attended.
The food was great, Teri and I
served up about 30 dozen eggs
over the two days!!
And don’t forget the entertainment, perfect.
We have some upcoming cruises
and of course Opening Day is just
ahead.
Teri and I hope to see you at the
club or on the channel.
CC Mike
April 1st, brings
a lot of memories to mind of
all the April
fools jokes that
we have all been
a part of over the years. For me this
April 1st was my last day working
with an incredible team of people
who over the last 6 years have
helped so many unemployed people get back to work. I enjoyed it
immensely, but most of all I
learned so much, especially about
myself. It was quite a journey and
so it is tough to let go, especially
because it is so familiar and feels
safe.
April 6th will be my first official
day with Peace Health as a Talent
Acquisition Supervisor, fancy term
for recruiting. I cannot possible tell
you how excited I am, I really like
new adventures and this is certain
to be a challenging one and that is
a good thing.
Over the years we have faced
change in our club many times. I
am sure we will continue to evolve.
In a card I received this week one
line simple said I believe that hurdles in life are meant to be jumped
over not as something to stop us. I
believe in possibilities. It is a
choice. Well I believe that, we
have choice to be excited about our
club and make it something special
every time we are faced with defining decisions. I believe that we
will.
Ladies a reminder about the ladies
dinners, I have on reservation left
for Rose City’s Mad Hatter Tea
party – Let me know!
Happy Easter
First Lady Teri
Rose Festival Theme : “ BLOOMING GOOD TIME”
2015
OFFICERS for 2015
Commodore
Mike White
Vice Commodore
Pat Senz
Rear Commodore
Gib Colistro
Secretary
Lori Senz
Treasurer
Bob Schultheis
BOARD MEMBERS
Joe Aten , Jim Donaldson,
Brian Hale , Dave Karpeles,
Mike Range, Dan Payne IPC
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Moorage Manager
Brian Hale
Asst. M. Mgr.
Bob Schultheis
Fleet Captain
Gib Colistro
Cruise Captain
Gib Colistro
Port Captain
Pat Senz
Asst. Port Captain
Social Director
Lynne Aten
Roster
Bob Schultheis
Galley Mgr.
Mary Donaldson
Bar Manager Sondra Giacherio
Quarter Mistress
Teri White
Historian B. Clauson / D. Hanhi
Sunshine
Teri White
Daughter of Neptune
Lauren Ellensohn
Channel Chatter
Jim & Mary Donaldson
First Aid
Lynne Aten
Webmaster
Brian Godfrey
Chaplain
Tana Phemester
Clubhouse Mgr.
Membership
Lynne Aten
Calendar
General Meeting Menu
APRIL
Spaghetti & Meatballs
1
Board Meeting
OPENING DAY WORK PARTIES
11-12
Planning Party
24-25
17
24-25
Work Party
General Meeting
Cruise Coon Is. E.
MAY
2
Opening Day
6
Board Meeting
15
General Meeting
23,24,25 Memorial Day Cruise
JUNE
3
19
Board Meeting
General Meeting
20-21 Longest Day of the Year
Cruise and Chili Cookoff at Gilbert
River
JULY
1
Cruise Coon Island
17-19
Bald Eagle Days
General Meeting
AUGUST
BOARD REFRESHMENT LIST
5
21
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Brian Hale
Mike White
Mike Range
Dave Karpeles
Gib Colistro
Pat Senz
Dan Payne
All- pot luck
Board Meeting
General Meeting
SEPTEMBER
2
5,6,7
12
18
Black Russian Cake /Ice Cream
$6.00
Apr. Hanhi/Clauson, Eades,
Clark, Phemester
Hale,Giacherio,Reichen,
May
Mardisich
June Aten, Donaldson, Karpeles,
July Senz, Moore, Greenwood
Aug. Sutherland, Jellum,
Godfrey/Shelton, Cozad/Winters
Sept. Walker, Tabrum, Stallman,
Schultheis
Oct. Colistro, White, Woods,
Crisman
Nov. Westfall, Schneider, Attrash
Dec. Potluck
Birthdays
Board Meeting
3,4,5
17
Salad & Garlic Bread
Board meeting
Cruise Coon Is west
CRYA Golf
General Meeting
Page Two
Toni Sanderson
Teresa Colistro
Lorraine Gedde
Jerry Woods
Pat Senz
Tom Greenwood
Barbara Clauson
Elmira Beeler
Lynne Aten
Terry Lane
Kendra Range
4
5
8
9
10
20
21
24
24
29
29
Anniversaries
Steve and Toni Sanderson 2
Art and Karen Moore
27
Joe’s
AMAZING
FACTS
If you yelled for 8 yrs, 7 mo, and
6 days, you would have produced
enough sound energy to heat one
cup of coffee. ( Hardly seems
worth it )
If you farted consistently for 6
yrs and 9 mo, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an
atomic bomb. (Now that’s more
like it !)
A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 min.
( OMG )
A cockroach will live 9 days without it’s head before it starves to
death. ( I’m still not over the pig)
Banging your head against a wall
uses 150 calories an hour. ( Don’t
try this at home; maybe at work)
Elephants are the only animals that
cannot jump. ( OK, so that would be
a good thing !)
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its
brain. ( I know some people like
that ! )
Starfish have no brains. ( I know
some people like that, too. )
Humans and dolphins are the only
species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about the pig ? Do dolphins
know about the pig ? )
Cruise
Captain
Gib Colistro
Apr. 25
Coon Is East
May 23-25 Memorial Day Cruise
Martin Island
June 20 -21 Longest Day of the
Year Cruise and Chili Cookoff at
Gilbert River
Butterflies taste with their feet.
( Something I always wanted to
know .)
July 3-4
The strongest muscle in the body
is the tongue. ( Hmmmmm…..)
Sept. 5-7
A cat’s urine glows under a black
light. (I wonder how much the government paid to figure that out ! )
Oct. 16-18
Spook Cruise
Sand Island, Upper Dock
July 17-19
Nov.7
Dec.
The flea can jump 350 times its
body length. It’s like a human
jumping the length of a football
field. ( 30 minutes ! Lucky pig ! Can
you imagine ?)
Coon Is East
Bald Eagle Days
Cathlamet, WA
Labor ay Cruise
Coon Is West
Veterans Day Cruise
Coon Is East
No Scheduled Cruise
Remember this ?
Some lions mate over 50 times a
day. ( I still can’t believe that
pig…quality over quantity)
Page Three
Go to crya.us to sign up and pay
Page Four
St Pats Work Detail
March 7, 2015
Page Five
Page Six
Page Seven
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Social
Director
Hello MCYC members:
We just finished with our largest MCYC social occasion, the
St. Patricks Day celebration
and it was a great success.
Many of our members spent
hours working on this event
and they were all noticed and
appreciated. Also noticed
was that some of the members
were not there to help. Some
have good excuses, some
don’t. My goal this year is to
encourage….maybe even nag,
our members about participation. A successful club has
events that give members a
chance to have fun and interact with each other. This
doesn’t happen if you are not
there. Joining and belonging
to a club certainly gives the
impression that you are interested in participating in group
activities.
We have a full schedule for
the rest of the year coming up
and they are all planned in advance so that you can mark
them on your calendar. Opening Day is coming up soon,
Saturday, May 2nd. Planning
and work parties are scheduled
starting April 11th. We will be
having a dinner and party after the boats return on Open-
ing Day. It is a “bring your
own steak” (or something to
barbecue) and we will furnish
salad, bread, and dessert. Bar
will be open. Since Opening
Day is a mandatory occasion I
am assuming you will all be
there.
As of now I have a member
planning a possible June party,
Duff’s Beach Party July 25th,
Casino night and Hot August
nights in August, CRYA golf
tournament and the MCYC
Ladies dinner in September,
Civil war football party in November and the Christmas
Ship party/dinner in December. We need a party host in
October if someone wants to
step up and sponsor something. We will have exact
dates for all the upcoming parties by next month.
The monthly cruises need
more participation. If you
haven’t been to a cruise you
should try it……they are fun!!
All the dates are on the calendar and in the Channel Chatter. With a social occasion
and cruise each month, everyone should find something
they want to attend!
Please remember: hosting or
helping with a planned party is
a requirement of membership.
Except for October the parties
above all have a host but they
will be needing help. We
have a yearly calendar in the
clubhouse with dates of parties
and cruises and scheduled
Page Eight
events are also published in
the Channel Chatter.
Hope you took the time to
read all this……..see you at
MCYC.
BAR SERVERS NEEDED !
There is no better way to
get to know your fellow
members than by tending
the bar !
You don’t have to know
anything about making
drinks, all you need to
know is the OLCC rules. (
Easy !)
Online classes are available at
www.aplusservereducatio
n.com at a cost of $24.99.
BUT WAIT !
The club pays you back !
Pass the test, send a copy
of the receipt to Bob
Schultheis and you’re done
!
Seriously, we really do
need servers, especially for
each dinner meeting.
Every Monthly Dinner Meeting
needs to have a bar tender.
If you are in charge of a monthly
dinner , please find a bartender if
there are none in your group.
The licensed servers that we have
love to tend bar…. But NOT at
every function !
Please get your servers permit !