NOVEMBER 2014
VOL. 84 NO. 9
WESTERN NGHT STEAK FRY
Put on your cowboy hats, boots and saddle up and join us
on Saturday evening, November 15th.
Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres from 1830—1930
Dinner followed by dancing to Stella Tunes from 1930 on.
Ticket sales: SOLD OUT!
Our menu for the evening will be:
Assorted Hors d’oeuvres
Salad with choice of Italian or Ranch Dressing
Steak that you “grill your own”
Sautéd Mushrooms & Onions
Baked Potato with Sour Cream
Corn—Baked Beans—Cornbread
Dessert: Peach Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream
Coffee or Tea
Contact Bill & Cheral Armstrong
401-322-0642
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014
1930 (7:30 P.M.)
2015-2016 PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION
THIS MEETING WILL BE CONTINUED ON ELECTION SUNDAY
16 NOVEMBER 2014 AT 1200 (NOON)
ELECTION SUNDAY—16 NOVEMBER 2014
VOTING FROM 1200 TO 1600
The Nominating Committee selected the following applicants (with asterisk *) for the Ballot:
Derek C. McKee*
for Treasurer
Tony Pellegrino
for Treasurer
COMMODORE
VICE COMMODORE
REAR COMMODORE
TREASURER
GEORGE ARMSTRONG, III
ALBERT WHIPPLE
SCOTT HOWARD
SHAUN TINE
EDITOR: RICK MULLER
[email protected]
WEBMASTER: TOM TOSCANO
[email protected]
SMALL STORES
SPECIAL DEALS!
Holiday Specials!
November 7th and 21st!
WYC gear = great gifts!
Don't miss out on this sale!"
WYC DELI
remains up and running with our membership patronizing us every day of operation.
Tiffiny usually provides two special dishes
per day, along with our standard menu,
soup and house salads.
Come into the lounge and read our
“LUNCH SPECIALS’ board.
Our hours of operation are
Monday—Friday
1130—1400
Thanks,
Karen
Robert E. “Chief” Kenehan * for BoD
Archie Walker*
for BoD
Shawn Beck
for BoD
Russell R. LeBlanc
for BoD
Robert Priolo
for BoD
If you need information in the next issue of
the Westerly Current please respect the deadline
above.
If we don’t have your input there will be no
output and your information will not appear.
BINNACLE LIST
John T. Ouderkirk, Jr—Keeper of the Binnacle
At this time the following crew members
have been posted to, or remain on, our
Binnacle List:
PC Joe Reis, PC Mike Lynch, Jim O’Neill,
Bob Longo, Henry Marchesi, Peg Arnold,
Dave Sayles and Elaine Ragaglia
If you know or any member who is ill and
would like to receive one of our big “Hello”
cards, please let us know by phone call,
note, e-mail, or dropping by the clubhouse
and informing the steward. Also, if there
has been a death of an out of town member, we’d appreciate a notification as soon
as possible so we can make our announcement and arrangements.
IN MEMORIAM
Gordon Ainsworth, LM
Westerly, RI
Irene E. Gapit Thorp, LA
Westerly, RI
Wow! Where did the summer
go? It seems like we were just preparing to open the pool and get
ready for Memorial Day, and just
like that, it’s just some beautiful
memories. The functions have
been great and the attendance has
been fabulous.
Speaking of the pool, it is
officially closed for the season. We
kept it open as long as we possibly
could. A big thank you to Joe Trombino for keeping a very close eye
on the pool all summer long. I
heard a lot of positive compliments
about it. Also thanks to Glenn and
Kristin Foberg and their swimming
pool committee for all of their
efforts and time—it really was a
beautiful summer.
On September 27th we held
the Commodore’s Ball and what a
ball it was. Our co-chairs, Tony &
Cheryl Spino with their committee
put together a fantastic evening.
Thank you. The dinner was absolutely delicious and the entertainment provided by the “Dead Blues
Society” kept the majority on the
dance floor until the very end. A
great night and some very fond
memories.
On October 4th Linda Logan
chaired the “Beverly Hills White
Party”. What a great theme with
everyone dressed in white. Great
job! Our dinner, catered by Mike
“Lippy” Lipowski, was delicious and
Stella Tunes kept everyone dancing
until night’s end. Thank you very
much, it was a great evening.
For those members who have
not had the opportunity to join us
at any of our events, I urge you to
try and stop by. We have a very
energetic group of individuals that
have been providing us with some
fabulous entertainment. You owe
it to yourselves to come down and
enjoy YOUR club. If you have
friends that aren’t members,
please invite them to join you at
your club. All you have to do is sign
them into our guest book located
on the podium in the lounge, and
then enjoy!
BY the time you are reading
this article, we will have enjoyed
another new event for this year,
the “70’s Night Dance Party”
co-chaired by Tony and Denise
Pellegrino. I’ll fill you in on the
details in next month’s edition.
Remember Sunday, November 16th, which is Election Sunday.
The polls open at 12 noon. We
have several great candidates so
please come to the club and vote
for your choice. Thank you in advance.
2014-2015 WYC Activities
NOV 01
NOV 08
NOV 11
NOV 12
NOV 15
NOV 16
NOV 21
NOV 22
NOV 27
NOV 28
DEC 07
DEC 13
DEC 15
DEC 25
DEC 31
JAN 17
FEB 01
FEB 11
FEB 14
FEB 22
FEB 28
DOCK DAY
POOL TOURNAMENT
VETERAN’S DAY
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
WESTERN NIGHT STEAK FRY
ELECTIONI SUNDAY
TURKEY SHOOT
BINGO NIGHT
THANKSGIVING—CLUB CLOSED
DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
EGG NOG PARTY
EMPLOYEE PARTY
CHRISTMAS—CLUB CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S EVE
BEACH PARTY
SUPER BOWL PARTY
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SWEEETHEART BALL
DAYTONA 500 PARTY
COMMODORE’S LAST SUPPER
On November 15th, Uncle Bill
and Cheral Armstrong will be cochairing our annual “Western
Steak Fry”, so get out your western
garb (hats, boots, etc.) and come
on down and have a feast. I hope
you to got your tickets early because this party is SOLD OUT!
Please mark your calendars
for Wednesday, November 12th
which is our next General Membership meeting beginning at 1930.
The 2015-16 budget will be presented by our finance committee.
If you’re able, we would appreciate
your attendance for this very special and informative meeting.
My wife Paula and I will be
looking for a lot of volunteers to
Friday, November 28th, the day
following Thanksgiving. This day is
our annual holiday decoration day.
Please contact Paula if you are
able to help decorate. Thanks!
That’s all for now, so ‘til next
month, “See ya’ later, bye!”
George Armstrong, III
Commodore
BINGO!
Saturday, November 22
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
$1.00 per card
Prizes Include:
Beverage tokens
Bottles of Wine
Cash Prizes
(ALL MONEY WILL BE AWARDED)
Please bring an appetizer to share.
No one under 21 can participate even if accompanied by an adult per Commodore
FROM THE WETSIDE OF THE CLUB
Dock Day this year will be on Saturday November 1st from 8:00am to finish.
The more members that participate the
faster the work gets completed and bringing
extra tools is always a plus.
We will continue to use the card system used
in the spring to record participation. Make sure
to slide your card at any of the doors at the
club between 7:00am -9:00am to record your
attendance. I look forward to seeing you there
and thanks in advance for your help.
I also want to thank everyone who lent a hand
over the summer with various projects.
Jeff Hetu
Dock Committee Chairman
Children’s Christmas Party
Sunday, December 7th
12:00 Noon
The WYC Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 7th. The day will begin at 12:00p.m.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive with gifts for all good girls and boys ages infant-8.
It will be a magical, old-fashioned, fun filled day that will include Face Painting, Santa’s workshop, and a
bagged lunch for the kids. Raffle tickets and registration forms will be arriving in your mailbox shortly. Please
note that there will be a limit of 120 children this year. It will be on a first come first serve basis, so get your
registration in early.
Pool Tournament
Pot Luck Chow
& Entertainment Night
Saturday
08 NOVEMBER 2014
Pot Luck starts @ 1800
Registration starting @1900
Pool Tournament begins @ 2000
Life sized Jenga
Entertainment begins @ 2000
Dave “Speedy” Gonzales
Tournament Stipulations:
$10.00 entrance fee;
16 slots available;
First Come, First Served.
Sign-up sheet in the main lounge.
for Tournament & for Pot Luck
Chow
If you sign up in advance, a slot
will be reserved for you.
HOWEVER
if you are not here by 7:00 p.m.,
then you lose your slot and it becomes first come, first served, so
make sure you show up.
Questions?
This is a fun party to work on and many elves will be needed.
Please contact Cherie Harland @ 860-599-2297 or
Stephanie D'Iorio @ 401-207-4856
if you would like to help on the committee.
We are looking for more Friday
night Munchie Table volunteers
to fill out our upcoming schedule,
so if you are interested in assisting us put out a few goodies
for the gang, please sign up on
the sheet provided on the lectern
in the lounge.
We still have December
through February to go.
Thank you,
Darryl and Shirley Marth
NOVEMBER 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 26
27
28
29
30
31
NOVEMBER 01
DOCK DAY
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
POOL TOUURNAMENT
THE VAZ
SPEEDY GONZALEZ
14
15
WESTERN STEAK FRY
1830
CHRISTINE COONEY
STELLA TUNES
21
TURKEY SHOOT
22
BINGO NIGHT
09
10
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
11
VETERAN’S DAY
16
ELECTION SUNDAY
1200—1600
17
18
12
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
1930
19
13
20
BEN KANE
23
24
25
26
27
THANKSGIVING
28
DECORATE CLUB
FOR HOLIIDAYS
29
CLUB CLOSED
JOHN PAOLILLO
30
DECEMBER 01
02
03
04
05
KICKBACK DUO
INFO-BITS
A reminder to all kayakers:
Your kayaks must be removed from the racks for the season no later that Dock Day , Nov. 1st.
New application for 2015 will be out in January.
Many thanks,
Dave Larson"
Pitch League
The Pitch League begins Thursday, January 29, 2015. Anyone interested in playing on a team
or being a substitute player, please call Roberta Hublard @ 401-637-7960.
(All games are played weekly on Thursday @ 7 p.m.)
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Westerly Yacht Club
2015-2016 Assessment Summary
Building & Facility Needs (Target Items):
Members will be asked to approve the 2015 Assessment at the November 12th 2014 member’s meeting. The
assessment will be due with dues payments on March 1st, 2015. The motion is to approve assessment money
of $49 per member to fund items included in the Five Year Plan (copies available).
Patio Furniture
Camera, Computer
Lounge Carpet
Roof
Building Foundation
$1,000
$4,700
$18,000
$7,500
$10,000
Total Assessments
$41,200
We anticipate the above list to be target items for the year but other items may expire prematurely. Assessment money
may only be used for Five Year capital expenses. We have 1,076 Members and approximately 849 Members pay assessments and 630 members pay full dues.
$41,200 divided by 849 = <$49.
New Year's Eve 2014
The Westerly Yacht Club will be celebrating New Year’s Eve 2014 with a Formal Black Tie Event on Wednesday , December 31st, 2014. Ticket
sales will be limited to 110 people and tables of 8 please. Tables of 10 only if your group insists! This will allow us room to mingle around the
fabulous food stations planned for the evening. So come join Commodore George Armstrong and his wife Paula to ring in the New Year with
your friends at the Westerly Yacht Club.
An Antipasto Bar and passed hot Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 7:00 p.m. The mingling dinner will begin at 8:00 pm and will consist of several open stations around the room. You will have a choice of these items.
Carving Grilled Fillet Mignon Station
With a Horseradish Sauce & Port Wine Demi Glaze
Seafood Station
Seafood Newburg Casserole with Scallops, Shrimp, Lobster meat & Fish
Martini Potato Station served in Martini Glasses
Choice of: Mashed Potato, Red Skin Garlic Mashed, Sweet Potato Mashed
Choice of Toppings: Sour Cream, Bacon bits, Chives, Gravy & Broccoli
Salad Station
Caesar Salad
Mixed Salad Greens with Toppings: Dried Cranberries, Fresh Sliced Pears, Nuts
Rolls and Butter
Dessert & Coffee Station
Served at 10:30
Decaf Coffee/Tea
Assortment of Cookies and Mini Pastries
Champagne Toast at Midnight
Music provided by: Westmoreland Street Jammers
Tickets priced at $60.00 per person will go on sale Friday, November 28 th and Friday December 5th For Members Only. Tickets for non-members
will only be available on December 12th and December 19th. Ticket prices are $60.00 per person.
All tickets must be paid for by Friday Dec 19th, 2014 or your space cannot be held and will be released for resale.