JANUARY 2019 BEACON

Sheila and I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We hope you all had a good holiday with family and friends. Congratulations to outgoing Commodore Randy Pagel and his wife Linda for a very successful 2018. Much progress was made in 2018 toward expanding our membership and building a very financially healthy Club. While it is always a team effort, Randy and Linda's leadership and tremendous time and effort invested this year has helped to put our Club on a path to success. Congratulations also to incoming Commodore Ian Blackburn and his wife Marie Peppin. I have no doubt Ian and Marie will lead our Club with care and diligence and further advance the outstanding results we all have accomplished in growing and improving our Club. Please everyone take the opportunity to attend the upcoming Commodores Ball to join in the celebration of our new Commodore and his Lady. Thank you to all the members leaving the board at the end of this year - P/C Pat Carroll, Scott Greenfelder and Tom Martin. Fleet Captains: Ken Lipowski and Julie Delauter, Board Recorder Greg Brigman and Harbormaster Leslie Leitch. Your hard work and contribution to the Club is greatly appreciated by all. Thank you also to incoming board members Tom Altobelli, Frank Corcoran, Tom Huntley and John Sweier for volunteering your time and skills for the betterment of the Club. I am honored to serve as your Rear Commodore for 2019. I look forward to working with the Board and Flag to keep the positive momentum going and continue to make NCYC the best Club on the Lake.

R/C Glenn Nixon