Happenings

December Board Meeting Wednesday, December 7 LaConner/Swinomish Yacht

Club Holiday Boat Parade December 10 Commodore’s Christmas Party Friday, December 16 Orcas Island Lighted Boat Parade, December 17 San Juan Island Santa Ship

and Lighted Boat Parade December 17

Commodore Lane Langford 468-4581 Vice Commodore Paul Henriksen 468-4822 Rear Commodore Brian Krantz 468-4508 Secretary, Dee Dee Lozier 468-2742 Treasurer, Wendy Mickle 468-2925 Trustees Jim Ghinazzi 468-4292 Doug Cram 468-4877 Membership Chair Gayl Beller 468-2977 Web Wench Judy Welker 468-4007 Reciprocal Chair Dave Welker 468-4007 Sailing Chair Russ Johnson 468-2655 “Newsline” Editor Shanley Lett 468-3990

december 2016

COMMODORE’ S CORNER

Hello, Everyone, This will be my last Commodore’s Corner. What a wonderful year this has been, so full of friendship and joy, water and fun, adventure and mishap. I have had a great time at the helm this year, watching our yacht club move forward with strength and solidarity. We have a great leadership in the wings for next year, with Paul Henriksen, taking over as Commodore, Brian Krantz as Vice Commodore and Mike North as our new Rear Commodore. To have Mike join the board is really perfect. He will be wonderful in helping to guide us through the year ahead. That brings me to our Commodore’s Christmas Party at the Community Center on Friday, December 16th, beginning with cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. (See page 3 for the official reservation form for you to complete with your menu choices.) This is an important and joyful party—important because we pass the baton to our next group of officers, and joyful because we’re all together and it’s Christmas! Here’s my last song for the year, by the “Good Lovelies”. They’ve been to Lopez twice. If you haven’t seen them, it’s well worth it.. I hope to get them here again next year. Click on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmUkTehdSyc

See you at the party !

Lane

Your most humble Commodore

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

COMMODORE’S CHRISTMAS PARTY

December 16, 2016

LOPEZ COMMUNITY CENTER

6:00 pm Social Hour 7:00 pm Dinner Catered by The Galley

Music by Hawk Arps and Colin Doherty

See page 3 for reservation form

NOTE: All reservations must be made by December 9th

NEW MEMBERS ACTIONS: John and Susie McLeod were welcomed as new members by Commodore Lane Langford at the November General Membership Meeting. John and Susie hail from Seattle and have recently become “part timers” on Lopez. John has been sailing all his life and met Susie as crew members preparing for the Olsen 30 Nationals back in 1993. They bought their first sailboat together even before their first home. As John puts it, “We traded up from ‘beautiful bright work’ to ‘performance plastic’ and have sailed Tribute our Erickson 38 from South Sound to

Barclay Sound, the Broughtons, Desolation and pretty much all points in between.”

Both John and Susie are still working, Susie as an IT Consultant and John as an analyst for the commercial nuclear power industry. John has been active in CYC Edmonds including serving as Commodore. They have two grown sons and are looking forward to meeting LIYCrs, developing friendships, and sharing boating fish tales.

Jim Lombard of Whiskey Hill fame has applied for LIYC mem-bership. Jim has been sailing his Pearson Vanguard 32 named Vivian for about three years and says he is still learning.

NOVEMBER’S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING featured

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Potato Chips and a yummy fall inspired dip as appetizers provid-

ed by hosts Mike and Juli North. Gary Zerbst’s program presentation was both enter-

taining (with beautiful pictures) and thought provoking (as in, “Name These Places”.)

< May Lou Hestad, Catherine Mecray, Judy Welker, and Barbara Reiswig >> Hosts Mike and Juli North << Gary Zerbst and Bill Pugerude >> Jim Lett and Karen Bistrin >> The 50/50 Raffle was won by George Leboutillier << Nancy Butte, Randall Dickson, and Lauren Stephens

SLATE OF OFFICERS ELECTED FOR 2017

The November General Membership Meeting was also the scheduled election of officers for 2017. Mike North stepped in at the last minute to complete the slate. New officers will be: Commodore—Paul Henriksen Vice Commodore—Brian Krantz Rear Commodore—Mike North Secretary—Dee Dee Lozier Treasurer—Wendy Mickle Staff Commodore—Lane Langford Trustee—Doug Cram The 2017 Board of Trustees will be installed at the Commodore’s Holiday Party on December 16th and they will officially assume job responsibilities on January 1, 2017. The following appointed committee chairs have agreed to serve another term: Sailing Chair—Russ Johnson Reciprocal Chair—Dave Welker Membership Chair—Gayl Beller Web Master—Judy Welker “Newsline” Editor—Shanley Lett

MERRY

CHRISTMAS,

HAPPY HANUKKAH,

KWANZAA

GREETINGS

And

A VERY HAPPY,

HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!