March 2009 2009 Board of Directors & Flag Officers July 18th Family Day Aug. 22nd Steak Roast Sept. 19th Southside Party Sep. 26th & 27th Jet Express to Put-In-Bay Oct. 3rd & 4th Haul-out Dec. 12th Annual Meeting COMMODORE Mary Alderman mmalderman319@sbcglobal.net H # 734-283-0661 VICE COMMODORE Rick Kasza rkasza@ameritech.net H # 734-676-2492 W # 734-466-1572 REAR COMMODORE Rob Ponder onecutponder@comcast.net H # 734-672-7116 C # 313-980-1128 TREASURER Dave Gutowski P/C dguts@wyan.com H # 734-281-3153 C # 734-552-2816 SECRETARY Ray Stewart H # 734-282-2199 DIRECTOR Mike Garf mgarf@uss.com H # 734-671-0367 W # 734-558-8674 DIRECTOR Tom Kovach pipefitter@ameritech.net H # 734-284-7471 C # 313-670-1582 DIRECTOR Rich Fater rfater@sbcglobal.net H # 734-284-9665 C # 313-930-1908 DIRECTOR John Armatis P/C jaarmatis@yahoo.com H # 734-285-2238 W # 734-284-6700 FLEET CAPTAIN Vince Sutherland vsutherl@comcast.net C # 734-635-4411 EDITOR & PUBLISHER Nancy Peter npeter54@comcast.net H # 313-928-9301 C # 313-408-4546 COMMODORE’S CORNER BY: MARY ALDERMAN HELLO MY FELLOW BOAT CLUB MEMBERS, HAPPY SPRING.. FINALLY!!! WE ENDED THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A BOWLING FUNDRAISER AT BEL MAR BOWLING ALLEY. THE FUNDRAISER WAS PUT ON BY OUR OWN V/C RICK KASZA AND WAS A LOT OF FUN. THE NIGHT ENDED AT SEAWAY BOAT CLUB WITH SOME LIGHT FOOD AND DANCING TO THE MUSIC OF D.J RON LOVASZ. THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS SUPERBOWL SUNDAY AND WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT WATCHING THE GAME AT THE CLUB ON OUR NEW 52” FLATSCREEN. TOM KOVACH AND HIS CREW PUT OUT A WONDERFUL SPREAD OF CHILI, SOUP AND SUBS. RALPHY & BARB PENNYBACKER ALONG WITH TOM LEBOUF AGAIN DID A GREAT JOB OF TAKING CARE OF OUR SQUARES. LARRY PETER WAS THE WINNER OF THE 19” FLAT PANEL TV. GO LARRY!! BILL AND I ATTENDED OUR FIRST BALL AS COMMODORE AND GENTLEMAN. WE WENT TO ELBA MAR’S BALL HONORING 2009 COMMODORE MIKE SCHIMENTO AND LADY PAM. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING AND WE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE ALSO ATTENDED THE 2009 AYC COMMODORE’S BALL AT THE CROWN PLAZA HONORING 2008 AYC COMMODORE ROB WOLAS AND LADY CAROL. GLSBC HAD A HUGE TURNOUT OF MEMBERS FOR THE WEEKEND’S ACTIVITIES. WHOA, WHAT A WEEKEND. THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WAS OUR OWN 2009 COMMODORE’S BALL AT ARNALDO’S BANQUET CENTER. OUR BALL WAS WELL ATTENDED AND THE HALL WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE FOOD OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE BALL COMMITTEE FOR PUTTING ON SUCH A GREAT NIGHT AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS FOR COMING OUT TO CELEBRATE. DUE TO AN ILLNESS IN MY FAMILY BILL AND I G.L.S.B.C. Clubhouse # 313-297-3282 Deadline for articles is the 2nd Saturday of the month. Web Site: www.glsbc.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 29073, Ecorse, MI 48229 2009 GLSBC Committee Chair and Delegates GROUNDS----Ralph Pennybacker P/C GROUNDS ASSISTANT ----Rich Fater DOCKS----Rick Kasza QUARTER MASTER----Robert Ponder ENTERTAINMENT----Tom Kovach EDUCATION & SAFTEY----John Armatis P/C HISTORIAN---- John Armatis P/C ILYA DELEGATE----Dave Gutowski P/C AYC DELEGATE----Jack Berry P/C BY-LAWS----Jack Berry P/C BY-LAWS---Mike Garf _ Feb. 1st Super Bowl Partyr Feb. 20th-22nd AYC Party &AYC Ball Feb. 28th GLSBC Commodores Ball April 5th Easter Egg Hunt May 2nd-3rd Launch May 16th Boat Inspections/Pancake Breakfast May 17th Blessing of the Fleet May 22nd-24th GLSBC Poker Run June 12th-14th Smuggler’s Cove Rendezvous July 10th-12th Holiday Harbour Rendezvous 1 Docks WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND FYC’S 2009 COMMODORE’S BALL HONORING ROB RANKIN. V/C RICK KASZA AND LADY MICHELLE WENT AND REPRESENTED OUR CLUB. THANK YOU RICK AND MICHELLE. SPRING IS FINALLY HERE AND LAUNCH IS ABOUT 5 WEEKS AWAY. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHILE PREPARING YOUR BOATS FOR THE BIG DAY AND REMEMBER, SAFETY FIRST. Spring is just around the corner! First I would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s GLSBC Bowling Night that was held on Saturday, February 28th. We filled the lanes to capacity and had a good group of non-bowlers there in support as well. A special thanks to “DJ” and “Lucky Strike” Ron Lovasz for selling tickets and for providing the dancing music at Seaway Boat Club after bowling. A special thanks to “50/50” Linda Armatis for selling tickets all night. Thanks to Stone Pizza for being there with the wonderful food. A special recognition goes to Chuck Kato and Mary, who were the first “High Game” winners, they donated their winnings of a pack of Peanut M&M’s and pack of Skittles back to the club, WOW! Congratulations to Greg Tackett for bowling the only 300 game of the night earning admiration and two bags of Peanut M&M’s. Now for the Dock Information: Check your jack stands as the weather changes as the ground thaws. An early review of your assigned well and surrounding area will most certainly assist in the preparation for any maintenance that YOU need to do this spring. I know that it takes time to get the boat ready but everyone must make sure that their assigned well is also ready. Take a look at your uprights, electric and water supply in addition to the surrounding area. Simply put, you are responsible for the maintenance and up-keep of your well and surrounding area, this includes the uprights and all of the dock and post painting. The club supplies the uprights and the paint but not the labor, bolts or paint brushes. The wood for new uprights will be placed on the side of the small garage. The paint is located in the red paint storage container, located behind the white vinyl fence next to the small garage. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Hello everyone! Could Spring be on the way? Keep the faith and it’ll be here soon (I hope!). I’d like to start out by mentioning what a GREAT time our Commodore’s Ball was! Everything was so beautiful and I’d like to give props to all who were involved. The hall was gorgeous, the masks were a great touch and the band was absolutely fantastic! Another great GLSBC party down on the books! Now on to some business, I would like to extend my thanks to all of the people that attended the Super Bowl Party. It was my first event as your Entertainment Chairman and it was a fun night. My thanks to all who participated in one way or another, by attending, helping out or bringing a dish, we truly appreciated everything! Congratulations to lucky P/C Larry Peter on winning the flat screen TV raffle! Looking ahead, can you believe Launch really isn’t that far off? I am in the planning stages now for the luncheon that will be served. As usual, I’ll need the help of the GLSBC ladies in the kitchen. Contact me for more information. Well my wife Patty and I are looking forward to the boats going in, the warm weather and lots of fun times with our GLSBC friends! As always don’t hesitate to contact me with your comments, suggestions or questions. My cell number is 313-670-1582. Tom Kovach, Entertainment Chairman Please know that all dock painting must be complete prior to the boats going in the water. If you notice any problems with the water or electric, please let me know and I will make sure that it gets some attention. 2 or third, an enhanced driver’s license issued at the Sec. of State - cost $45. For all three options I will have more information in the clubhouse on how to acquire one. One last item, your old shrink wrap; wrap it up as tight as possible, use the old webbing and tie it up into as small of a bundle as possible. Do not put it in the dumpster but behind the dumpster, in between the dumpster and fence. This area is for shrink wrap only, not old poly tarps, canvas tarps or wooden supports, ONLY SHRINK WRAP. We have a company that comes up from Ohio and recycles the shrink wrap. Yes, finally I’m done, I know BLAH-BLAH-BLAHuntil the next Channel Marker! Your Fleet Captain, Vinnie V/C & Dock Chairperson - Rick Kasza 734-676-2492 Home 734-466-1572 Office rkasza@ameritech.net GLSBC EASTER EGG HUNT Sunday, April 5TH 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Treats will be served. Please RSVP by March 30th TO: Richard or Stephanie Fater @ rfater@sbcglobal.net or 734284-9665 Hello to all the members of GLSBC and to all the ships at sea!! Spring has finally arrived! (maybekinda-well darn it the calendar says the 20th of March Spring begins, so it has to be here finally!!) OK now with that out of the way (insert trumpet fanfare) what everyone has been anxiously waiting for- DATES- and not the ones you eat! I mean actual dates that members can put in their calendar and schedule vacation around. So here they are: May 17th Blessing of the Fleet nd P.S. If you would like to donate treats or time please call. th May 22 thru 24 GLSBC Poker Run June 12th thru 14th Smuggler’s Rendezvous July 10th thru 12th Holiday Harbour Rendezvous August 14th thru 16th “Secret” to be announced at a later date Labor Day weekend/ still in discussion Now before the mad rush begins and panic sweeps the club - sign up sheets and times will be in the club house on the weekend that we drop, or I mean splash, no not that either - how about - gently set the boats upon the water, yea, that sounds better. Also one more note, as of June 1st to go to Canada you must have a passport. Whether by land or by sea - now there are 3 ways to acquire one. First there’s the original passport, second there’s the passport card, both of these are good for 10 years Hello everyone, this is Richard Fater formerly director of Entertainment. This article is about our Easter Egg hunt at GLSBC. The event will be Palm Sunday (April 5th) at 2 O’clock. Everyone should bring a basket for the kids to gather their eggs. We will have some paper bags for those who do not have a basket to bring. Our flyer 3 asks for help and donations. The problem we’ve had in the past is that a lot of people donate, but bring too much of one thing and not enough of the other. To solve that problem I have a list of things that will help make sure that doesn’t happen this year. Please call Rich or Stephanie @ (734) 284-9665 or E-mail rfater@sbcglobal.net and we can let you know what anyone can do or donate to help. This event has gotten to be very nice. It caters to the kids. There will be a special visitor for them (Peter the Rabbit). It really is nice to see the kids enjoying the day planned just for them. We look forward to Sunday and hearing from you. APRIL BIRTHDAYS: 5 Laura Spath 9 Betty LeMay 16 Virginia Exner 16 Vinnie Sutherland 18 Rick Martin 22 Geraldine Gutowski 28 Judy Garf APRIL ANNIVERSARIES 8 March Birthdays: 10 Don Delozier 12 Patrick Denardo 15 Michelle Kasza 21 Ashlee Spanitz 23 Lacreta Curylo 26 Larry Peter 28 Una Bonner 30 Kathy Millen 30 Jean Homenick 31 Nancy DeVoe Lorin & Pat Fisher 19 Dave & Prapti McTaggart 20 Greg & Maria Kowalski 24 Bernard & Loretta Owens Belated Birthday Wishes! Belated birthday wishes go out to Scott Bell, who celebrated his birthday on February 22nd. Our records are now updated and you should receive a timely birthday wish next year!! March Anniversaries: 14 Rob & Sabrina Ponder 18 George & Dorie Meyers 19 Tom & Kathy Millen (If anyone notices that we have not included your birthday or anniversary, please contact me at so I can update our records. Thanks!) npeter54@comcast.net 4 2009 Commodore’s Ball Commodore Mary and Gentleman Bill Our famous Welcoming Team What a fine looking receiving line! Can you guess who our masked ladies are?? 5