2014 February Beacon

No need to tell those that attended the 2014 Commodore’s Ball what a GREAT time it was. However, for those that unfortunately missed the ball, you missed a real gala event with great NCYC tradition, great camaraderie and loads of fun. Thank you to Commodore John and his wife Bev, as well as to the long list of volunteers that help that made the event possible. It was amazing to personally witness the looks on the faces of the Member of the Year, Harley and Linda Burris, and the Spirit Award recipients, Greg and Yvonne Murray. As with all of us in the NCYC membership, we do not do the things we do to support NCYC for personal attention, we do it for the love of the club and our extended family.

However, Harley and Linda are a hard team to compete with and deserved that honor. Greg and Yvonne took on Fleet for a second time and gave us more rendezvous’ with more boat participants that I have seen for several years. Their spirit created great success, thank you! Winter still has what seems to be a stranglehold on us here in Michigan. However, everyday brings us one day closer to spring and the Elite Brigades, and work (fun) parties. The good news is that many of the think-tank organizations agree that with the tough winter deeper water will be an outcome. Let’s not forget that at the core of NCYC is our volunteerism, sweat equity, and hard working membership. So mark your calendars with the dates for the 2014 activities and events. We still have opportunities for you to help the club by being a week manager, weekend OD, and putting on events throughout the year. Your Board of Directors has started the work of managing the club and stands ready to make the important decisions such as member dockage, guest dockage, and membership levels that will move us into the future.

I continue looking forward to the countdown to the 2014 opening launch date (65 days from the writing of this article, if the ice melts in time), hot sun, deep water and the sound of the bell.

R/C Chuck Stroh