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Inside this issue
From the Bridge ...................... 1
Coming Up............................... 5
FYI ........................................... 6
Committee Updates ................ 8
Calendar of events .................. 10
Event Flyers ............................. 11
Classifieds ................................ 12
Volume 17, Issue 8 August 2019
The newsletter of the Crescent Boat Club
River Currents
Hello! Happy Summer!
Hoping all of you and your families are enjoying the summer boating season.
In less than 3 weeks, the island will be transformed to accommodate our Labor Day Weekend. This is a major
undertaking that requires lots of member participation. Scheduling for work is divided into segments so that
everyone has time to enjoy the festivities. However, if you need hours, it’s your opportunity to get them. Not
only is it a fun tradition, it is our major fund raiser. Along with our other events, it helps keep the dues and
dockage at their current rates. Hope to see you there!
Following a non-member launching their boat, it was decided to add a chain with a padlock across the launch
ramp. An additional camera will be added facing the causeway and boat launch area.
When you are at the clubhouse, check the bulletin board for potential probationary ... (continued on page 2)
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membership applications. If someone stops and would like information about joining, take the time to tell
them a little about the club, show them around and tell them how to obtain an application from the website
if there are none available in the clubhouse.
The Board has been meeting all summer and our insurance and liquor license renewals are well underway.
We are also exploring upgrading the cash register, scanner and credit card machine.
See you at the Membership Meetings which will resume on September 8.
Our best ideas come from our membership. Do not hesitate to contact me with any ideas, comments or
concerns you have [email protected] or call me at 518-209-2209!
Here’s to many great adventures!
Laura Ziegler, Commodore
Parking on the hill
During the boating season, members are allowed
to park their boat trailers and water craft only on
the hill.
Mowing under this stored equipment is
responsibility of the owners, not the grounds
committee.
NOTE: For the Labor Day weekend, items on the
hill need to be removed and taken home.
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Labor Day Planning Labor Day is only a couple weeks away and we are still needing a lot of help! As you know, the Labor Day Weekend event is our largest event and a big money maker for the club. Please take a few minutes to flip through the volunteer sheet on the bulletin board in the clubhouse and sign up for one or two spots. This is a great opportunity to make up some hours towards your yearly obligation. As mentioned before, we going to have a Chinese Auction and therefore, we need donations of "like new" items (preferably boat/marine related) for the "gifts." Take a look through your boat and home to see if you have any items to give. Please let Nikki Shakerley know if you drop off anything at the club so she can collect them, wrap them, and take inventory. Reservations are needed soon in order to get an accurate head count and order enough food. Please email [email protected] with your family's RSVP. If you would rather, there are paper reservation forms that you can put in the Monte Carlo on the bulletin board in the clubhouse. Members may pay when you arrive for the event. Don't forget to let us know if you want lobster or a dozen steamed clams for $10 each! Ed Pearson is organizing a grounds clean-up the weekend of 8/24-8/25. If you are around, he could use your help!
Rich Shakerley
Vice Commodore
2019 Officers and Board
Laura Ziegler: Commodore
Rich Shakerley: Vice Commodore
Ian Coulthard: Rear Commodore
Mike Lisuzzo: Secretary
Dottie Felitti: Treasurer
Barb Hensler: Financial Secretary
Bill Bryans: Director
Jerry Felitti: Director
Andrew McFarland: Director
Michelle Hernandez: Past Commodore
Work Hours Work hours have been rolled up into the July report and have been posted in the notice board just inside the clubhouse door and in the Member Content area of the web site. If you have carried out work at the club and not logged it, please do so during your next visit. Remember that your work hours obligation of 25 for singles and 50 for families is a minimum and not a limit or all you can do! It takes a lot more than the 3000 hours minimum to run and maintain the club and a number members put in many more hours—we have exceeded the 3000 by end of July, demonstrating it takes a lot to run your club. We’re all busy and want to make the most of the boating season but please consider opportunities to contribute more hours towards the club. It doesn’t take much to add up but has a big impact. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
Ian Coulthard
Rear Commodore
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Notes From the Bridge:
• Another busy month getting ready for CBC’s Labor Day Event.
• The phone booth has been converted to a display case for club clothing. Thanks to Barb Hensler and Laura Garrison for managing the clothing inventory and Chris Hensler and Jerry Felitti for making the renovations.
• Work parties for the grounds are scheduled for August 24 and 25 from 9 to noon.
• Dock repairs will also be scheduled for repairing the mains prior to Labor Day.
• Repairs to fingers are the responsibility of the member. If an entire dock board on a finger needs replacing, contact Greg Jordan dockmaster.
CBC Poker Run 2019 The 2019 Poker Run held on Saturday July 20th had nearly 100 CBC members and guests sign up for poker hands and dinner and from all accounts was a successful and fun day. It was a hot and humid day and many thanks to our floating stations hosted by Ed and Mary, Will and Stephanie, new members Dave and Deb, Keith and Christine as well as Bob and Mary as our and station in their RV in the parking lot. 11 hands were created and the winning hands were:
First place - $50 Second Place $30 Third Place $20
Bill Bryans Bob Norton Jeff Leighton
Gordie Engel Bob Norton Kim Bryans
Nyefia Vettor Shirley Prince Chris Hensler
Denise Leonard George Johnson Mel Gibson
Kathy Gauser Beth Ryan Jim Crescenzi
Amy McCarthy Mike Johnson Don Springel
Ray Schaap Scott Ganser Joyce Maloney
Trish Schaap Ellen Ganser Devon/Ron Patterson
Otto Madsen Stan Liebert Theo Bove
Anthony Browe Colleen Krause Nate Tater
Andrew McFarland Jean Engel Colleen Krause
George Johnson won the 50-50 and Gordie Engel won the certificate for McGreivey’s donated by Adirondack Basements. Congratulations to all winners. Many thanks to those that helped out on the day preparing and serving food, especially to Dutch, Bill and Rich for cooking on a day when more heat wasn’t ideal! And a special thanks to Tania with getting supplies, preparing and helping me run the day
Ian Coulthard
Rear Commodore
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Coming up..
Labor Day Weekend
Friday August 30th to
Monday September
2nd
See the flyer in the
newsletter and posted
in the clubhouse.
All You Can Eat Breakfast,
Sunday, August 18th
8:30am to 11:00am
Sunday’s Breakfast
Features:
This month’s special:
Pancakes!
Also:
Eggs to order, home fries and
sausage.
Board Meetings
Board of Directors meetings take
place at 7:00pm in the Clubhouse
on the Wednesday preceding the
monthly Membership meetings.
Individual members wishing to
address the board should contact
the Commodore to be added to
the agenda.
Membership Meeting
Next meeting: Sunday, September 8th
3:00pm
The after meeting meal menu will be advised via email the week prior to the meeting.
Membership Meetings are held on the
2nd Sunday of every month at 3:00pm
in the Clubhouse, everyone is
encouraged to attend to stay
informed and on club business, events
and member interests.
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FYI….
BoatU.S. are excited to announce the brand new launch of their new BoatUS.com
website! https://www.BoatUS.com
BoatU.S. membership offers many discounts and incentives, including West Marine™
West Advantage Gold Rewards level. To see a complete listing of member benefits,
go to www.boatus.com
Once again the BoatU.S. Cooperating Group Program has been renewed which gives
you reduced individual membership pricing.
See the Member Content area of the website for the discount code for reduced dues
of $15.00 and any towing service a discount of 10%.
Crescent Boat Club Apparel
Crescent Boat Apparel is here! Many members have requested CBC logo clothing. Awards By Walsh has created a portal https://abwcrescentboatclub.itemorder.com with items that were selected by CBC members. It is available at all times and items will be created in approximately 10 business days. Laura Garrison and Barb Hensler have also worked with a local vendor offering good quality and pricing. An inventory has been created and available at the clubhouse as well as items you can order. See the flowing page. Thanks to Barb Hensler and Laura Garrison who have volunteered to be the points of contact. Laura Ziegler
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FYI…. Crescent Boat Club Apparel—even more!
We are excited to announce that apparel from Unique Tees have arrived at the club! Initial delivery includes the screen-printed logo on shirts and embroidered on hats and other item per the sample below. T-shirts will be available in assorted sizes, colors and styles - short sleeve ($10) and long sleeve ($12). We will be selling initial stock and taking orders for additional personalized items as product is made available. Barbara Hensler and Laura Garrison
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Committee Updates Docks (Greg Jordan)
All extinguisher are in place on docks that is all blue lights have extinguishers. Extinguishers will be tested in
April next year and put out with dock in.
I plan a work party in August to work on repair of mains. Fingers are the responsible boat slip member unless
that person talks to me and it has to come out.
Water lines are still leaking most are leaking from the blue fittings working on getting a replacement for that
fitting.
House (Tammy St. Louis)
The Ice Machine has been cleaned and is now re-producing ice in the machine. Once is it full we may wish to
consider bagging ice and loading it in the outdoor freezer. Thank you to Mark and Chris for cleaning it.
I am looking for volunteers to assist with house duties. I could use assistance with inside bathrooms (no one is
signed up for August) and with house floors.
Grounds (Ed Pearson)
The fire temporary fire pit still has not been used. I haven't gone further with it. I am not sure it is something
that will be used.
The playground status: I am waiting for Kevin to let me know when he has the time to get it.
I have had two folks mention interest. I have purchased 10 blocks to get started. I will follow up with them
regarding a plan. Up
The status of the hill is a couple of the large boats have been removed allowing me to rearrange things up
there to get all of the equipment on the west side of the hill. I will be asking anyone able to remove their items
prior to the general cleanup the weekend prior to Labor day.
Membership (Gordy Engel)
Finance (Scott Kuhne, Kathy Powers)
Bar (Mike Johnson)
Good & Welfare (Nikki Shakerley)
Please let Nikki Shakerley know of any member or family health status changes that the membership should be
made aware of.
Calling Committee (Winn Huntley)
Weeds (Jerry Felitti)
Council Representatives (Jean & Gordy Engel)
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Committee Updates
Bee Master (Steve Prescott)
Bell Jar (Jim Young)
By-Laws (Andrew McFarland)
Newsletter (Ian Coulthard)
Always looking for articles or photos you would like include in the monthly newsletter including links of other
items of interest. Thank you for the contributions supplied this month.
Web/IT/Technology (Ian Coulthard)
The new thermostat has been installed that controls the boiler and main A/C comes with an occupancy sensor
so that temperature setpoints are changed to cooler (winter) or warmer (summer) setting when no one is in the
clubhouse. I am still fine tuning the system and it also has some self learning but you can control the setpoint
up and down as you wish like the old thermostat. While the sensor will detect no occupancy, it’s always good
practice to revert the setpoint back to 68/78 as you leave the building as the last out. Note however the
thermostat on the wall near the office controlling the supplementary A/C (the 2 ceiling mounted units) is
specific to the unit and cannot be linked to another smart thermostat so remember to check and set this back
when leaving.
Facebook (Kyle Bisnett)
Kids Club (Nikki Shakerley) I am collecting new and like new items for the Labor Day Chinese Auction. With people Spring Cleaning and
getting their boats ready, you may come across things you don't want anymore that would be ideal to provide
for the auction.
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2019 Calendar of Events
February 3rd Superbowl Party
March 16th St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
April 6th Dock Building
April 13th & 14th Dock In
April 19th Fish Fry Dinner & Egg Hunt
May 12th Mother’s Day
May 18th Commodore’s Dinner
June 1st Blessing of the Fleet
June 16th Father’s Day
July 20th Poker Run
Aug. 30th -Sept. 2 Labor Day Weekend
October 19th Dock Out
October 26th Kids Club Trunk or Treat
November 16th Worker’s Appreciation
November 30th Craft Fair
December 14th Annual Elections
December 15th Breakfast with Santa
More information for each event will be provided via email and posted on the website.
There will also be Friday Night Lite Fare dinners scheduled for the first Friday of each
month. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you are interested in hosting.
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Crescent Boat Club Inc
142 Old Canal Rd
Halfmoon NY 12065
Mailing:
PO Box 4520
Clifton Park NY 12065
Phone: (518) 371-9864
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.crescentboatclub.com
Classifieds
Do you have a business you’d like to advertise?
Or perhaps something to sell?
Send me your business card, send a flyer or
simply an email with the details and I will post
here for you.
