BUSH RIVER YACHT CLUB

P.O. BOX 499

4001 E. BAKER AVENUE

ABINGDON, MARYLAND 21009

410- 676-1122

http://bushriveryachtclub.org

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BRYC HOLDING CORPORATION – 2013-14 OFFICERS

Chairman of the Board

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

P/C Andrew Anderson

Capt. William N. Baublitz

P/C Roy C. Albert

P/C Frank Abbott

Capt. Norman Moulsdale

BRYC HOLDING CORPORATION – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2013-2014

V.P. Roy C. Albert

Pres. William N. Baublitz

Russell Bowser

Jack Clark

Gus DiPerna

Bob Raber

Ernie Sadera

2014-2015

Sec. Franklin T. Abbott

COB Andrew Anderson

William Corun

Charles Gill

Gary Schlueter

Treas. Skip Moulsdale

Gary Parr

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Commodore Mike Smith 609-929-9994

Vice Commodore Wade Graham 410-836-2405

Rear Commodore Jim Otte 410-459-5180

Secretary Bryan Hendricks 443-371-3293

Treasurer Henry Bahr 410-937-7348

P/C Janis Dice 410-218-9201

Capt Chris Sanford 410-776-3052

P/C Frank Abbott 302-593-8095

Capt P J Longo 410-375-4672

President Holding Corp Ex Officio

BRYC LADIES AUXILLARY

President Ginger Bahr 410-838-7836

Vice President Kim Piercy 410-452-8131

Treasurer Beverly Clark 410-838-1621

Secretary Cheri Whiting 410-679-3618

Co-Secretary Dona Schwandtner 410-838-0711

Sick & Welfare ———————- —————

Concessions Chris Parker 609-828-1236 or

BRYCorders@yahoo.com

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COMMODORE’S COMMITTEES

Power Fleet Captain Captain Ted Parker 609-828-3619

Budget and Finance PC Jim Turek 410-569-4613

Legal Liaison Captain Tim Cook 410-679-1070 Nominating Committee P/C Jack Clark 410-838-1621

Delegate CBYCA P/C Bob Parsons 410-515-2629

Delegate CCC PC Bill Corun 443-987-5904 Delegate YCM TBA TBA

USPS Liaison Captain Tony Van de Wahl 410-676-1549 Photography/Video Donna Los 410-608-7211

Recording Secretary Captain Tim Ryan 443-676-7429 Sick & Welfare Captain Bill Baublitz 443-327-6581

Chaplain Monsignor Thomas Phillips 410-944-2106

Blue Gavel P/C Barney Bonsall 410-382-1537 Fleet Surgeon Dr. Barry Wohl 410-676-8111

Build & Energize Captain Bryan Hendricks 443-371-3293 Town Crier Captain Chuck Ruzicka 410-676-8854

VICE COMMODORE’S COMMITTEES

Aesthetics P/C Bill Corun 443-987-5904 Burgee Kihm Betz 443-206-8374

Entertainment John Bapisteller 443-871-3806 House P/C Deb Noon 410-688-5556

Deputy House Captain Bill Foy 610-745-7390

Bush River Triathlon Captain Greg Bowser 410-538-5760 Membership Michael Kates 410-979-0509

Public Relations Chris Parker 609-828-1236 Web Master Linda Link 410-538-3698

Website Liaison Captain Chuck Ruzicka 410-676-8854

REAR COMMODORE’S COMMITTEES

Communications Tom Groscup 610-223-3159

Fleet Registrar Georgianne Batts 443-484-2507 Grounds P/C Bill Corun 443-987-5904

Children’s Activities Dir. Omar Saei 646-300-2137

Slip Assignment P/C Jack Clark 410-838-1621 Slip Assignment P/C Gary Schlueter 410-707-8673

Swimming Pool BOG PJ Longo 410-375-4672 A Pier Captain Robert Batts 443-454-6871

B-Pier Captain Chris Marschhauser 443-506-4769

C-Pier Captain Dexter Davis 410-459-1534 D-Pier P/C Skip Albert 443-502-2140

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Commodore Mike Smith

November 2014

Here we are November 2014! Long way from

starting the process of running the chairs and represent-ing BRYC from Fleet Captain, Secretary, R/C, V/C to

Commodore. I’ve had the opportunity to meet some of

the best people around the bay; I may be bias but I firmly believe that the Commodores and First Ladies of

2014 are the best of the best! I would like to thank my Fleet Captain Ted Par-

ker and Lady Chris for all of their tireless efforts that

they put forth for our club from Cruises, to entertainment, to the up-coming NY City trip the list goes on and on – our friendship started many years ago and

only continues to flourish. Michelle and I thank you and love you both. To our friends that have supported us here at BRYC you all know who

you are, “thank you” for your friend-ship. Patti Pearce you are one out-

standing lady, you have always jumped

in to make the club stand out for each event/holiday. You also put on one

heck of a Super Raft off, your generosi-ty and kindness to the club never goes

unnoticed we all thank you for all that

you do. We started off this year with a

Princess and came home with the Queen! To Queen Katie, you have made my year as Commodore a wonderful

and memorable one. You are truly a lovely young lady and represent yourself as Queen with such honor. Michelle and I enjoyed spending time with you over

the Ball and Opening Season. Michelle and I wish you success in everything

you do. To my First Lady Michelle, I would like to thank you for your continued

love and support over the years, as this would not have been possible. Now it is time for the next chapter in our lives, I love you.

To the members of BRYC, it really has been a true pleasure represent-

ing our Club around the Bay from Balls, Openings, special events that have tak-en place at our sister-clubs so many memories that will

last a lifetime. As I finish my tenure as Commodore, I would like to remind the members of BRYC that this is

your club and you do have a voice. Try not to let oth-

ers personal agenda’s reflect your thoughts, visions and voice. With that farewell, it’s been a pleasure to have

met and enjoyed your company over the years.

~ Commodore Mike Smith

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Vice Commodore Wade Graham

November 2014

November has snuck up on us and be-fore you know it everyone will be celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends. Of course right after that will be the countdown to Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, don’t forget the tree trimming party on Dec 12, 2014 at 7PM. Bring an ornament to hang on

the tree.

November is a pretty busy month at the club. Nov. 7 is officer elections and on November 21 is the installation of officers, followed by the Princess pageant and the crowning of the new princess. After installa-tion and once the Princess crowning is over

the bell will be rung. I am sure everyone knows what that means…….

November 22nd is the last clean up of the year. This includes winterization of the piers. If you are in need of hours please come out and help the club get the work

done.

November 26th is the Pre-Thanksgiving happy hour. Club will be opened at 6pm.

Monica and I wish you and your family a very Happy Thanks-giving!

See you around the club,

~ V/C Wade Graham

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Rear Commodore Jim Otte

November 2014 Final, Final Greetings from the Rear Commodore: Well; this is it. My final article. Sorry but I don't think that I can do this in one page. As you've probably heard by now, I have decided not to continue to "run the line" and not move up to Vice Commodore next year. There is a myriad of reasons for this and it was a very pains-taking and difficult decision. Ultimately, I had to make the decision that was not only the best for me and my family, but one that was in the best interest of the Club and I think it is the right thing to do at this time for all concerned. But more about that later... When Miss Bessie passed away last year I felt a shadow cross my heart. She was one of a kind. I remember every Friday night bounding down the steps and seeing her across the room sitting at a table in the lounge. I would walk over to say hi and she would grab my face with both hands and kiss me saying something like "You are such a dear sweet boy". She was one of very few people that could still make me feel like a kid at 50 years old and it was endearing. She once beat me in a poker tournament. For three hours, hand after hand, she pretended that she didn't know what she was doing while she strategically disassembled every player at the table. We all knew she was pretending, and she knew we knew, but she did it anyway and it was funny. I truly miss her. I had a trial the day of her funeral and could not make it and I regret that. I hope Mr. Andy understands. Most of you probably never knew or don't remember Al Cald-well. He was a quiet unassuming guy. My first year at the club his boat was right behind mine on C pier. We would often find ourselves sitting in our chairs on the pier talking about anything and everything, but mostly complaining about our boats and the state of the world. Just about every Friday night, regardless of how crowded it was, Al would somehow eventually find a seat at the bar. When he did he would wave me over and buy me a drink. Again we would share a few minutes talking about miscellaneous stuff. When boating season end-ed last year I stopped seeing him around the Club. I just assumed he was busy and didn't think much of it. Around January I heard he died from pancreatic cancer. I don't know a whole lot about this particular type of cancer, but my limited understanding is that it is a slow painful disease that takes a long time to eventually cause death. In all our

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talks, Al never once mentioned having cancer and I'll never know why. I can only guess that he didn't want to burden me with it. I really en-joyed my time with him. Running my law firm is an all encompassing endeavor. Most days I am lucky if I only feel like having a heart attack and manage not to rip my own head off. Taking on the additional responsibilities at the Club often left me in the position of having to choose whether to keep up with my real job or keep up with the Club business. Often there simply was not enough time for both, not to mention trying to make time for all the family activities and obligations. Since I had mentioned in my last article that the Club business is non-income producing, the choice was obvious. Also, I agonized over missing football, soccer games and concerts of my kids. You can't replace that stuff and once it's gone, it's gone. I did the best I could with the time that I had for the Club, but I feel that at this juncture, it is in the best interest of both me and the Club if I step aside as my sporadic involvement does not fulfill the requirements of the office and the membership deserves bet-ter representation. The club will be in good hands the next two years. Both Wade and Henry are really decent people. I have spent a lot of time with them, both regarding Club business and personally, and can attest that they genuinely have the Club's best interest at heart and work very hard and sacrifice both time and money to benefit the membership. We are lucky to have them. I feel the same about our current Commo-dore Mike. I have seen the sacrific-es he has made and how he has represented the Club around the bay and think he deserves some acknowledgement for that. The Club has been a great experience for both me and my family. We have grown close to many other members and enjoy many of the events the Club has to offer. For those reasons, I will still be around as a member and hope that the friendships and relationships I have forged while being here will not be effected by this decision. I sincerely wish the new Board and Bridge the very best and will continue to assist them in any way to keep the Club moving forward. See You Around; Jim Otte; Rear Commodore (RET)

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HELP US KEEP THE CLUB ROSTER CURRENT PLEASE EMAIL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

UPDATES TO CLUB SECREATARY:

Bryan Hendricks bryc.secretary@gmail.com

All information for Birthdays and Anniversaries is collected from the Club Roster.

Greetings from the

BRYC Town Crier

I would like to welcome all of the members who have recently joined Bush River Yacht Club. I try to keep our members informed of the happenings around the club and provide other pertinent information that the Officers and the members who chair our Committees request that I send to the

membership via E-Mail. These messages often contain information that does not appear in our monthly Burgee publication or on the BRYC website. If you are not receiving these periodic E-Mail messages from me, I need your current E-Mail address so I can keep you informed as well. Therefore, please send me a message containing your name, the name of your First Mate if applicable and your current E-Mail ad-dress and I will add you to my BRYC list. My email address is cwruzic@comcast.net.

Thank you and regards,

Captain Chuck Ruzicka

The BRYC Town Crier

410-676-8854

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Burgee Editor Kihm Betz

November 2014

Hot chocolate, snuggly pajamas, pets curl-

ing up on your lap. It’s November for sure. En-

joy family and friends during this month of thanks

and don’t forget to “fall” back one hour this week-

end!

Have a submission for the Burgee? Please

send your materials to me no later than the 20th of each

month. It is very important that you observe the deadline as

I will be quite busy at the end of the next couple of months

and need all the time I can get to make sure the burgee gets

out to everyone in a timely manner. If you are responsible for

sending lists, please send any updates as they become available.

Send articles, ads, and other information for the Burgee to: editor-

burgee1@gmail.com. Please feel free to send any suggestions and

feedback!

~ Editor Kihm Betz

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Beacon President Ginger Bahr

November 2014

The LAX has had an exciting Fall sea-son! The children’s Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat on October 25th was a great opportuni-ty for the children to enjoy Bush River. Thank you to Karissa Otte for heading up this activity which always brings a lot of smiles to our

youngest members. Thanks to all of the generous members who came out to bring the children goodies at the Trunk-or-Treat too! We are so lucky to have Katie Lindsay as our beautiful Queen of the Chesapeake this year. She is so energetic, charming, and positive at all of the events around the Bay especially the various openings and balls of our sister clubs. We have had two young ladies apply to be the princess representing Bush River Yacht Club next year. Ashley Lindsay and Julianna Hamilton are both lovely and it will be difficult for our judges! We will have the princess pageant to choose our representative and honor them both at the Cocktail Party immediately following the In-stallation of the officers on November 21st. This takes place after the Gen-eral Membership Meeting at 7PM. We will need donations of appetizers for this event. The new bridge will be elected on November 7th. In December, the Children’s Christmas party is always a hit. This year it will be held on December 13th. We are usually very fortunate to have Santa and even Mrs. Santa come and hand out gifts. The adult Christmas Tree Trimming Party is on Friday evening, December 12th. The LAX will again ask members to be generous to those less for-tunate. Karissa Otte will provide a list of needs for young people who are residents at Sheppard Pratt Hospital. They will be spending the holidays at the hospital so we urge all members to be generous. We will let those who are lonely know that someone does care. Again, we thank our mem-bers for all that they do and we will have this list as soon as possible. The LAX is searching for a Vice-President and Concessions Chair. Thanks so much to Kim Piercy and Chris Parker for their work this year. The Sick and Welfare position has been accepted by Debbie Sanford. We thank Debbie for helping us to support those club members experiencing difficulties. This means a great deal to our members. Hope that your November is a special time for family and friends as we give Thanks for all our blessings. I feel blessed by the friendships that have been made at the Bush River Yacht Club! Peace,

Ginger Bahr

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“ELECTIONS”

THE BRYC NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Submits the Following Slate for the

2014 / 2015 Boating Season Officers and Board of Governors

The Nominating Committee would like to thank all those members who expressed inter-est and look forward to them doing so again in the future We also ask the membership to attend the ELECTIONS, to be held on November 7, 2013 at 2030 hours, and to support the above slate of nominees.

Respectfully submitted, BRYC 2014 Nominating Committee

“OFFICE “NOMINEE” Commodore V/C Wade Graham Vice Commodore Treas. Henry Bahr

Rear Commodore Sect. Bryan Hendricks Secretary Capt. Tom Grosscup Treasurer Capt. Chris Sanford BOG—2 years P/C Bob Raber BOG—2 years Capt. Chris Davidson BOG—1 year P/C Frank Abbott

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Requirements for

Life & Distinguished Life Members

1.) Ten years prior to eligibility for Life Membership must be served

as a regular member.

2. ) Upon the recommendation of the Commodore, the BOG by a

vote of 7 affirmative, may elect a life membership to any member of

the club whom they deem worthy as a result of outstanding & contin-

uous service to the club, provided however that the member shall

have, at least 25 yrs. of seniority & attained the age of 65 years.

3.) All past commodores of the club will automatically become a life

member, provided however, that the P/C shall have, at least 25 yrs.

of continuous seniority or reach the age of 65 yrs. & have been a P/

C for at least 10 yrs. This membership will become effective at the

beginning of the next club year following completion of the require-

ment.

4.) Upon the recommendation of the commodore and (2) sponsors,

in writing, the BOG, by a vote of 7 affirmative may elect any P/C life

member to the honor of distinguished life member…

P/C Frank Abbott, dis. life

P/C Norm Parslow dis. life

P/C Skip Albert, dis. life

P/C Bob Raber, life

P/C Andy Anderson, dis. life

P/C Charlie Richeson, life

P/C Barney Bonsal, life

P/C Bill Saddington, life

P/C Russ Bowser, life

P/C Chuck Browning, life

P/C Doug Sarver, life

P/C Robert Gavlinski, life

P/C John Stepp, Jr., life

Capt. Ernie Sadera, life

Capt. Charlie Gill, life

Capt. John Tipton, life

P/C Jim Turek, life

P/C Don Letourneau, life

Congratulate our Members who have attained that honor!

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PIERS END

FALL HOURS

Beginning September 4th

Kitchen Hours: Fridays:

Grill - 5 PM with last order tak-

en at 8:45 PM

Fryers - 5 PM with last order taken at 10:45 PM

Pizza - 5 PM with last order taken at 1:15 AM

Saturdays:

Grill - 12 PM with last order taken at 6:45 PM

Fryers - 12 PM with last order taken at 8:45 PM

Pizza - 12 PM with last order taken at 9:15 PM Sundays:

Grill - 12 PM with last order taken at 5:45 PM

Fryers - 12 PM with last order taken at 6:15 PM

Bar/Captain Lounge Hours: Fridays 5 PM to 2 AM

Saturdays 12 PM to 10 PM (WILL STAY OPEN LATER FOR

SCHEDULED CLUB EVENTS)

Sundays 12 PM to 7 PM

Please note that the bartenders

may close the bar early

Proposed change to BRYC Constitution:

Annual Dues and Fees—Article VIII, SEC. 1 - Appendix

Currently reads: Coupon Books: All members except Associate and Youth members and So-

cial members in good standing on January 21, 1994 are required to purchase one coupon book of up to one hundred and fifty dollars to be used throughout the year from January 1 through December 31. All payments for the coupon book will be payable in advance. One hundred dollars is for food and drink at Piers End. Fifty dollars is only for the admission fees to onsite club events. No more than two admissions per event can be paid for using coupons. The Board of Governors may designate specific events and meals ineligible to be paid for with coupons.

Proposed Change: Eliminate Event coupons Coupon Books: All members except Associate and Youth members and So-

cial members in good standing on January 21, 1994 are required to purchase one coupon book of up to one hundred and fifty dollars to be used throughout the year from January 1 through December 31. All payments for the coupon book will be payable in advance. One hundred fifty dollars is for food and drink at Piers End. The Board of Governors may designate specific events and meals ineligible to be paid for with coupons.

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BRYC Annual

Tree Trimming Party Friday, December 12th

Beginning @ 1800

We will have 2 separate Hay Rides:

Families and Children are invited for the first ride beginning at 1800.

Our second ride will begin around 2000, after we decorate the tree!!

On both rides, sing some Carols as you ride thru our neigh-borhood!! Bring warm clothing and some warm beverages!

Tree Trimming will begin at 1900, in between our hay rides, so bring an ornament to share, and watch as our new Princess tops the tree with the Angel.

New this year, we will get to enjoy the wonderful acous-

tic sounds of Cameron Street, who will join us from 8 PM to

12 AM, singing carols and

other songs.

The LAX will be setting tables out of treats (after the

tree trimming), so please bring something to share! And Piers

End will have some special Holiday Drinks too!

Captain Greg Ensor will be bring-

ing the tractor and hay wagon!!

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PAST COMMODORES

Paul Seward * 1939-40, 41, 42

William Damesyn * 1943, 44

Paul Seward * 1945, 46F

Nelson Smith * 1947

K.B. Smick * 1948

R.C. Thompson * 1949

Paul Seward * 1950

Robert Tarring * 1951

Dewey Bowman * 1952

W. Lester Davis * 1953

John Lenhoff, Sr. * 1954

T. Leo Sullivan * 1955

Lee Kursewicz * 1956

Henry White * 1957

James O’Keefe * 1958

George Pensell * 1959

Aaron A. Anderson * 1960

T. Tracey Preston * 1961

Garfield Caudill * 1962

Charles Ritterhoff * 1963

H. Edward Wheeler * 1964

Norman E. Parslow, Jr. 1965

William S. Creager * 1966

Gerald H. Bow * 1967

Ralph Brown * 1968

Edward Sears 1969

Ellsworth Orem * 1970

Andrew Anderson 1971

Richard C. Ryan * 1972

J.H. Arnold Bands * 1973

Charles H. Keck, Jr. * 1974

John H. Heath * 1975

Steve Arnold * 1976

Roy C. Albert 1977

Russell Herbert * 1978

David J. Moxey * 1979

Robert Warder 1980

George Myers * 1981

Charles M. Richeson 1982

Vernon Hill * 1983

Robert E. Raber 1984

Stephen Burdette * 1985

William Craver * 1986

Norman E. Parslow, Jr. 1986

Robert Gavlinski 1987

William G. Saddington 1988

John L. Stepp, Jr. 1989

Douglas Sarver 1990

Thomas B. Ryan * 1991

Gary Gfrerer 1992

Michael Cabry, Jr * 1993

Russell Bowser 1994

Ray Littleton * 1995

Frank Abbott 1996

Barney Bonsall 1997

James Wilson * 1998

Chuck Browning 1999

Gary Parr 2000

Jim Turek 2001

Bill Corun 2002

Don Letourneau 2003

Jack Clark 2004

Kevin Noon 2005

Deb Noon 2006

Jack Fitzgerald 2007

John Dittus 2008

Tom Dice 2009

Mathias Piercy 2010

Gary Schleuter 2011

Ken Peddicord 2012

Janis Dice 2013 * denotes deceased P/C

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Birthdays

Jeanette Smith Nov. 01

Elizabeth Ensor Nov. 02 Thomas Hart Nov. 02

Cathy Fitzgerald Nov. 03

Warren Weeks Nov. 03 Brian Hendricks Nov. 04

Michael Kates Nov. 04 Kenny Bemiller Nov. 06

Cathy Bennett Nov. 06

Richard Frank Nov. 06 Maureen Saei Nov. 06

Brad Bowser Nov. 08 Dahlia Hirsch Nov. 10

Marge Parslow Nov. 10 Ray Dobe Nov. 11

Jason Schmitz Nov. 11

Kim Sokoloski Nov. 11 Beth Hudson-Tuck Nov. 11

Kate Cook Nov. 17 Steve Oest Nov. 17

Pete Hogan Nov. 20

George Mann Nov. 22 Tony Van DeWall Nov. 22

Mark Pelesky Nov. 22 Joy Waida Nov. 23

Elizabeth Hart Nov. 24

Marge Harman Nov. 25 Kevin Heikkila Nov. 25

Carl Bemiller Nov. 26 Barbara Browning Nov. 26

Davis Smith Nov. 26 Madeline Day Nov. 27

Pam Gable Nov. 28

Peggy Burkholder Nov. 29 Mary Grider Nov. 29

Kevin McCarty Nov. 29 Bill Foy Nov. 30

Phil & Rosemary Cianelli Nov. 01

Kenny & Karen Struthers

Nov. 04

Charlie & Sandy Gill Nov. 06

Skip & Carol Albert Nov. 10

Victor & Rosemarie Moxey Nov. 12

William & Kobie Byers Nov. 14

Harry & Susan Echtermeyer

Nov. 15

Richard & Vicki Frank Nov. 17

Don & Nancy Schlissler

Nov. 20

John & Ruth Tipton Nov. 21

Tony & Kim Hamilton Nov. 24

Sean & Cathy Bennett Nov. 28

Steve & Amy Oest Nov. 29

John & Pat Stepp Nov. 30

November 2014 Anniversaries

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The Officers, Board of Governors,

and Ladies Auxiliary

of the

Bush River Yacht Club

wish you

a very . . .