AUGUST 2016 BEACON

Commodores Comments…

It is hard to believe that we are at the halfway mark of the season. But what a better time to be there than with the dog days of August. This is the best boating weather that we have had for a few years. The water is high and warm, what more could we ask. Father Steve’s blessing truly paid off. July was another great month packed full of fun and comradery. With Diane French putting on the 4 th of July picnic lunch, the Ancient Mariners putting on the Spaghetti dinner and Meat Mania. Sandi and I won a nice roast to bring on our boat for the Commodore’s Cruise. We also enjoyed a great trip to Maumee Bay State Park with the Nixon’s. Lake Erie treated us great both on the trip there and back. The Nixon’s and their number one helping team of Ken Lipowski and Julie Delauter fed us like kings and treated us to a great bonfire with yummy smores. It was great fun and extra great food. Supplies/Bar revenue is well ahead of last year’s record pace. That tells me that the membership is at the island enjoying the summer in big numbers. Hold on tight, even with all of that fun behind us there is still tons more fun to be had. We have the Golf outing with PC Rick and Jill Romatz, the Commodore’s Cruise with 82 people heading to Lake Cumberland on 8 houseboats. I am sure that some great life long memories will be made. Then we come back to the island for the Karaoke weekend and our third and final rendezvous to St Clair Harbor. I wouldn’t miss a minute of any of it.