Creating a Community, Maintaining Traditions, Building Memories….
Kettles Association
President’s Message
Spring 2015
Newsletter
Happy Spring Kettles members!
I am sure you are looking
forward to returning to your
cottages on a more regular
basis. In the meantime, your
volunteer Kettles Board has
been working hard to provide
you with a full summer of
Kettles activities again this
year, including the Opening
BBQ, Junior Program, Sailing
Club, Regatta and Socials.
2015 Dates
Spring Clean Up
Saturday, June 20th
10:00AM-noon
Jr. Program Registration
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The Junior swimming, sailing and craft programs are once
again under the outstanding leadership of Troy Comish
and his capable and experienced group of instructors.
Registration is on June 27th at the Kettles docks, with the
first session starting on June 29th.
The Annual Regatta, a highlight of the summer for many
Kettles families, will be on Saturday August 1st with
Mark Noakes as Commodore. Please contact Mark if you
can help organize and run the Regatta. No
special talents required!
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Saturday, June 27th
11:00AM-1:00PM
AGM + BBQ
Saturday, June 27th
5:30PM
Annual Family Regatta
Saturday, August 1st
Keep
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Kettles Annual FAMILY
Regatta….2015
So much to do …swim
far and fast, swim in a
nightgown, swim with a
flutterboard, eat a
burger, paddle around
Shaw Island, paddle
with your spouse,
paddle standing up! The
list goes on and on. It’s
always a wonderful day of
fun competition and family
fun, please be sure to join us!
BBQ !
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Picture YOURSELF here!
You can have even
more fun and meet
more people be being
a member of the
Regatta Crew.
You can judge
swimming or
canoeing, help
prep lunch, tally up
scores in the comfort of
the pontoon boat, help
set up on Friday night – so
many little ways to be a part of the
Regatta Crew.
Contact commodore, Mark Noakes,
[email protected], to sign up.
Mark Warren was new to the Regatta
BBQ team in the summer of 2014 and
bravely agreed to lead the intrepid
group! Not only did he and many
volunteers do an awesome job but
afterward, Mark said
“Sign me up for next year!”
You TOO can be part of the Kettles
“BBQ dynasty”. It’s a perfect job to
get more involved since it’s just 1 day!
JOIN the Welcome Back BBQ Team
for the AGM
We have shopping lists and equipment
all ready for you!
Please send an e-mail to:
[email protected].
Get Involved…it’s great!
As the incoming President of the Kettles it is such a pleasure to have the opportunity to give back to
the organization that has provided my children with sailing, swimming, the Regatta and other social
events.!
Having first arrived on the Kettles scene 7 years ago, I never would have
thought I would be in this position.
You can help make the Kettles a better Association, for your kids and
grandkids or just use it as a way to meet more people. No matter your
age or experience the Kettles is now looking for new members that want
to get involved and help provide more events and activities.
Lisa Matlock
Text me any suggestions: 705-645-5342!
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Kettles
Sailing Club
Kettles JUNIOR Programs
All programs are available for 8 weeks.
1. Swimming The Kettles swimming program
offers:
• Red Cross Preschool
• Red Cross Swim Kids (levels 1-10)
• RLSS Swim Patrol (Rookie, Ranger and
Star)
• Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion and
Bronze Cross.
The weekend sailing
is always fun, always
interesting,
sometimes crazy and
you’ll be glad you
came….
Classes are 30 minutes to 60 minutes
depending on the program and are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
ALL boat classes and sailors welcome!
Summer 2015 Schedule
Check the website for updates! Below is the
proposed schedule, there can be changes due
to weather and there may be a couple more
cocktail parties….
2. Sailing - The
Kettles offers 2
different sailing
programs :
All sailing class
enrolment will be
limited – please
pre-register!
Sat July 4 - KSC Early Bird
Party hosted by Doug & Stephanie Clark
Sat Jul 11 - KSC Race # 1
Party hosted by Bruce Clark/Lisa Matlock
• Junior Sailing Program
(7-10 years of age) – Tuesday & Thursday
mornings, 9:00-11:30AM
• Regular Sailing Program
(10 years of age and up) – Monday,
Wednesday & Friday mornings, 9:00AMnoon
Sat Jul 18 - KSC Race # 2
Sat Jul 25 - KSC Race # 3
Sun Aug 2 – MLA Sailing Regatta
@ Beaumaris
Sat Aug 8 - KSC Race # 1
Party hosted by Betty Ann & Brian Jarrett
Sat/Sun Aug 15/16 - Ontario Laser Masters
3. Crafts - The Kettles Crafts
program gets kids applying
their artistic talents towards
a wide variety of craft
projects:
• Monday & Wednesday mornings
• Class sizes are limited for each session.
• 5-7 year olds from 9:30-10:30
• 8-10 year olds from 10:30-12:00
Sat Aug 22 - KSC Race # 2
Party hosted by Janny & John Beare
Sat Aug 29 – KSC Race #3 + End-of-Season Sailing Awards
Party hosted by Chris & Carolyn Horan
Race Day Details:
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Location: East Bay
Start time: 2PM
2-3 consecutive races
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Thank YOU
Paul Doolan, Chair of The Church of the Kettles, and Paul Huyer, President of The Kettles Association
are very proud to announce the extraordinary success of the fundraising campaign. The donors in this
community have contributed $56,136 in donations. $5,400 of the total came directly from the proceeds of
the 2014 Silent Auction. Thank you to all those who contributed to the auction and to the Silent Auction
Co-Chairs Gayle McGraw and Lindsay Hutton.
The funds have been or will be used for the following:
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East dock replacement (2014)
Reinforcing rods for the church building (2014)
New church foundations (2014)
Repairs to the West dock, West dock arm and ramp to the church (2015)
Congratulations and thanks to all!
All campaign funds will be maintained in a separate
fund, not only so that donations to the fund and
expenses for maintenance and repairs may be itemized
and reports made to you on a regular basis, but in the
event that you wish to support the capital fund on a
periodic basis there will be a discreet fund into which
the funds can be placed.
We plan to publish a list of donors to the
campaign in the 2015 edition of the Kettles
Handbook. If you did not have an opportunity to
make a donation to the campaign last summer, we
hope that you will now consider donating to our
wonderful community to ensure that the future
generations will enjoy the benefits that mean so much to all of us.
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President’s Message (continued)
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Thank you to all of the members who donated to the very successful joint Church of the
Kettles and Kettles Association fundraising campaign.
Please be sure to pay your annual membership dues either on-line or by mail as soon as you read
this newsletter. Membership dues go towards the Regatta, Handbook, dock maintenance and
insurance.
This is my final year as President and it has been my privilege to serve you. I’m pleased that the
creative and energetic Lisa Matlock will be nominated at the Annual General Meeting on June
27th to take over as President. I look forward to handing over the reigns to Lisa and seeing many of
you at the BBQ following the AGM.
Cheers!
Paul Huyer