Commodores' Words of Wisdom

After the chaos of July with the 4S event, August has been a month of rest and recuperation at the Club. I have had a chance to reflect back and recognize members that helped such as Dan Lively for purchasing, planting and nurturing the ash trees in the RV area and near the volleyball court; Ted Olsen for installing the automatic watering system on our landscaped areas; and Jim Hill for a variety of projects including working with Bill Pato to move and reinstall benches near the fire pit and along the north side of the barbecue structure. A belated thank you for your continued support.

Now I need to talk dirty, but you don't have to send the children out of the room. When the Parks and Recreation Department approached us to take our dredging spoils for a Big Break Park, we were led to believe they were going to take it all. Apparently they underestimated the quantity of our small mountain and have discontinued removal, leaving finish grading and erosion control (hydro seeding) to be completed. The Project Manager for the department claims they still want our soil, but for future projects. Thanks to Roger Mammon for alerting the Parks and Recreation Department to the fact we had this material available.

I had a pleasant drive with Lonnie Gibson this morning. I took him up on his offer to travel to Tomales Bay for the oyster part of our Oyster Shuckin'-Chicken Pluckin' Party being held this afternoon. Other than having to roll out of bed before the sun rose, it was a great way to start the day. I hope the chickens cooperate playing Chicken $#!T Bingo. Thanks, Lonnie.

The next item on the Club Calendar is the Labor Day Cruise-Out to Venice Cut. It promises to be a pleasant and relaxing cruise followed by the Club Picnic. As you know, this event is a crowd pleaser. Maybe due in part to the fact that it is free for our members?

Hello Fellow Sportsmen:

Well, we made it through the 4S. What a lot of fun it was. Great job everyone. We received a lot of compliments on our new look around the Club. The lighthouse is awesome. Great job Alice!

Sorry for not making it to the meeting last month. I had been up for 41 hours with no sleep and struggled to get home safely. Chuck had a great work party, I am sure. I was still sleeping while it was going on, then headed out again for a long night of work.

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the Club. Just wish the weather would change so we can enjoy what is left of the summer we never had! LOL.

As you can all see, the dirt is almost gone! Yeah! Soon we will have our dry storage back and then Lonnie will have to get everything back in place. Thanks to everyone who showed up to help clear the area so the dirt could be removed. Thank you again.