From the Commodore Then, Now & Tomorrow

Mainsheet Volume 49, Number 6, June, 2016 Latitude: 30°32’29”N Longitude: 87°54’14”W From the Commodore Then, Now & Tomorrow A couple of months ago I wrote we were going to have lots of excitement at our club and it was and is happening every week. Please! Please! Please sign up for our e-mail blasts, read the Mainsheet, and regularly check our bulletin boards to keep abreast of events and news about happenings at our club. June and July are going to be busy months with regattas, the beginning of our Summer Sailing Camps, our pool opening, Fourth of July celebrations, pri- vate parties,and important changes to access to our club property. First, FOUR things you must know for your safety and convenience!!! 1. WE WILL BE ACTIVATING THE GATE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN PARKING LOT ON JUNE 4. THE GATE WILL The sailing history of the GYA competed in this year’s Opening Regatta! Our CLOSE AT 11:00PM AND REOPEN first club boat, the Fish, gaff-rigged and still sturdy in competition, sailed a tight set of races. The Flying Scots took the Capdevielle role in club races and the AT 6:00AM. MAGNETIC CARDS new boat, the dark-sailed Viper 640s, showed us all why they are set to take ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE GYA sailing to new speeds around the courses in the future. FOR MEMBERS WHO NEED ACCESS AT OTHER TIMES. The GYA Opening Regatta was held at were the three classes of boats showcasing 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY NO the Club May 20-22, and what a week- the evolution of Capdevielle racing in the PARKING IS ALLOWED ON end it was! The weather was perfect for GYA: the Fish Boat which was the 1st EITHER SIDE OF VOLANTA. the approximately 70 boats that compet- Capdevielle boat, the Flying Scot which THIS AREA IS CITY RIGHT OF ed – clear skies and relatively steady is the current Capdevielle boat, and the WAY AND YOU WILL BE SUB- winds of 8-12kts. Viper 640 which will be the Capdevielle JECT TO TICKETING AND Fifteen clubs competed in the boat beginning in 2018. TOWING OF YOUR VEHICLE. Capdevielle (Flying Scot) race, twelve of All in all, it was a great weekend at 3. ANY VEHICLES OR TRAILERS whom also brought a Viper 640, the FYC. And, of course, great events don’t PARKED AT THE END OF newly selected Capdevielle boat, to com- happen without our many volunteers and pete in the GYA Sportboat Interclub our staff. Vice Commodore Randy VOLANTA WILL BE TOWED BY Championship. The Opening was the Fitzpatrick did an outstanding job as THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE AT first in a series of four regattas in which Regatta Chair, organizing everything that OWNERS EXPENSE. Clubs compete in the Viper 640. goes into hosting an event like Opening. 4. With the loss of parking on Volanta Southern Yacht Club finished 1st in the Our dedicated staff worked tirelessly over our parking is going to be tight for a Capdevielle event, and Fairhope, with the weekend to ensure everyone enjoyed short while. The Board and I are work- Kevin Northrop at the helm, finished 1st themselves. I, like all of our members, am ing diligently to relieve this problem. We in the Sportboat Championship. The very proud to be a member of such a are in the process of reserving parking Viper 640 Gulf Coast Championship great club. My thanks to all who had a next to the boat barn for trailer parking. was also held in conjunction with part in making the Opening Regatta a Please be patient as we tackle this chal- Opening. John Dane (Pass Christian YC) great event. lenge. Carpooling is always appreciated. finished 1st in that Championship. Cathy Cromartie Commodore - Continued on Page 2 Of significance on the Capdevielle course GYA Commodore Hurricane Preparedness is everyone’s job. Your boat, your home, your club are all part of the list you have to check when there is a storm in the Gulf. The Harbor committee has procedures you need to download on the website to know your role as a member of FYC. The Mainsheet is published monthly by the Fairhope Yacht Club, a mem- From the Commodore-continued from Page 1 ber of the Gulf Yachting Association and United States Sailing Details of these four items will be com- concern here at the club is you and your Association. Circulation includes all municated through our e-mail blast and children's safety. Fairhope Yacht Club members and posted on the bulletin boards in the club. On the lighter side we have lots of fun GYA affiliated clubs. The Mainsheet, Schools are out and we expect our pool and learning experiences over the summer Fairhope Yacht Club, P.O. Box 1327, to be very busy throughout the Summer months. We host our annual Children's Fairhope, AL 36533, or e-mail to months. Our pool Policies have been Regatta in support of the Children's [email protected] updated and will be communicated Hospital of Alabama on June 11. Come by the 20th of the month prior to through our e-mail blast, posted on the race your sailboats or kayaks, support the publication. club bulletin boards and in printed form silent auction, and enjoy the sounds of BRIDGE in the club and at sign-in at the pool. Doc Rogers under the club. There will Commodore Gary Garner Please review the changes. They are a also be great food available to support Vice Commodore Randy Fitz- condition of having access to the pool. this wonderful charity. The following day Wainwright Remember, No Glass containers are ever we will host our monthly porch social. It Rear Commodore Chris Dabney allowed within the pool fencing. will be early this month so our staff can Fleet Captain Ray French Hurricane season officially take off early on Fathers Day to spend Fleet Surgeon Dr. Margaret Meyers- opens June 1 and continues with their dads and families. Selby through November 30. All slip Summer Sailing Camps begins June 6. Secretary Joe McIntosh Treasurer Brian Snider holders affirm in their slip appli- This will be our first year with our new cations that they have read and Sailing Director, Holly Murray. Details BOARD OF GOVERnORS will comply with our Hurricane and registration forms are available on Sabe Fink Preparedness Plan. This plan is available our website. Joe Comer IV on our website. Please take a few minutes Finally don't forget our annual Scott Douglass to review it and make your own plan of Fourth of July festivities. We Kevin northrop action to comply if conditions warrant will have two water slides and Raymond Long action on your part. the snow cone machine for John Adams Martha Payne We will also be increasing our security at members and kids to enjoy. least on the weekends to ensure only club As always please share your suggestions COMMITTEE ChAIRS members are enjoying our boat launch and comments about our club with our Memorial Pat Colvin and pool. Don't be surprised if there is Bridge, Board, and Committee members. Water Front Director holly Murray someone welcoming you to the property. Enjoy the Summer!! Entertainment Gwen Ledger They are working for you. Gary Garner Building/Grounds harvey I apologize for devoting my column this Commodore Cunningham month to such serious notes but our first Food & Bev Chair John nelson Insurance/Marine Safety David Barr harbor Don Faircloth Crawfish under the club beats munchies on the Porch! Associates PC Barbara Brown Sarah Johnston-Cox The only question we’re asking is why didn’t we do this a long time ago! Record- Membership Mike Landers breaking crowds showed up for the Crawfish Boil under the Clubhouse and everyone Offshore Randy Fitz-Wainwright had an opportunity to fill plates with the delicious mugbugs, corn & sausage and Cruising Tere Mills shrimps when the bugs ran out! We need to do this again! Adult Sailing John helmstadter Race & Regatta Chris Dabney Junior Commodore Camille McGriff Juniors Advisors Elizabeth & Kelly McGriff historians PC Barbara Brown Sarah Johnston-Cox Guardian John Adams GYA Coordinator Randy Fitz- Wainwright Mainsheet Editor nancy Fitzpatrick Mainsheet Photo Jacque McCants Long Range Planning ICRC FYC Auxiliary C.Y. Fitzpatrick

Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00, 1:30-4:30pm Phone: 251-928-3276 Fax: 251-990-8602 Adult Sailing Email: [email protected] Did you know several FYC Boats are available for member use? You just Club Office: 101 Volanta, Fairhope AL 36532 Mailing Address: Box 1327, Fairhope AL 36533 need to become "certified" to use them. Did you know you can learn to Web address: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com sail for free? Contact the club office to schedule a class. Opening sails and ceremonies

Photgraphs for this issue were con- tributed by Ed Marty, Sarah Johnston Cox, Martha Payne and Dawson Morgan

Junior Commodore’s Report Junior Calendar Happy summer, everyone! I think I can speak FYCJR MEETING for all of the juniors when I say that we are 1ST WED-6:30PM ready to kick off the summer sailing season! The summer sailing program starts on June 6. We are so excited to begin! The juniors JUNIOR RACING have been preparing all spring with counselor training and boat maintenance to get every- June 4-5 School’s Out PontYC thing off to a good start. We are so excited to GYA c420 Circuit have Ms. Holly Murray, our new Waterfront June 13-17 Director, in charge of the program this year! We will also be having sailing practice this c420 Clinic LBYC summer under Holly as well. Green fleet prac- July 1-3 Junior Olympic tice begins on Tuesday, May 31 and all Tuesdays thereafter from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Festival PYC Advanced Optis will practice on Wednesdays clinics for Opti, Laser, c420 with time to be announced. Summer 420 and come). Flying Scot practice will come soon after, with The Opening Regatta on May 21-22 was a GYA c420 Circuit dates and times to be announced. Please call huge success for our juniors. I was pleased to July 5/10 US Sailing our Waterfront Director, Ms. Holly Murray, at hear many reports of our juniors’ continual 228-363-0073, for further information or success in the races. Carter Smith was the Jr Womens’ Doublehanded with any questions. overall Optimist winner and first in blue fleet. Championship BWYC Sara Boyd and Max Morgan, two of our cer- Joe Comer came in second in white fleet, with tified counselors, held an Opti clinic this past Chandler Taloney in third in white fleet. In c420 month, with a great turnout. the 420 non-spinnaker class, Samuel Koser July 9/10 Meigs Regatta Last weekend, Carter Smith and Chandler and Liam Bishop took first place, with Nathan Taloney took their Optis to Juby Wynne Valentine and Connor Cobb in second. Parker FWYC Regatta at Southern Yacht Club (results to French took second in Sunfish. GYA c420 Curcuit My brother and I returned from Europe July 16/17 Summer Regatta recently, and we have lots of burgees for the club, including the latest addition from MYC Compagnia della Vela Venezia in Venice, Italy. GYA c420 Circuit We are so excited to bring them back to the club! We also finished up our training at Club July 16/22 Texas Race Week Nautique de Nice in Nice, France. As much as US Sailing Junior Olympics we enjoyed training, it is good to be back on home water! July 23/24 GYA Junior Lipton It’s good to be back just in time for the sum- Chaampionship MYC mer sailing season—I know it’s one of our most favorite times to get out on the water! July 30.31 Weatherly Regatta Pete and Camilla McGriff exchange I’ll see you out there!! GYC burgees with Venice Yacht Club with Camille McGriff, more to show later at the meetings! Junior Commodore GYA Laser Circuit FYC Juniors score at GYA Opening! Clockwise from Center: Opening Regatta 420 (non- spinnaker) 2nd place winners, Connor Cobb and Nathan Valentine; 3rd place in The Opti fleet races to the first mark. Optimist White Fleet (and present holder of the "Boat" Cohen award), Chandler Taloney; Overall Optimist First place winner at Opening Regatta, Carter Smith with 2nd & 3rd place winners; Optimist Green Fleeters receive their medals at Opening Regatta, including FYC Juniors Emma Grace Turner, Haydon Turner, and Joseph Smith.

Please LIKE us on Facebook at Fairhope Jr. Yacht Club! Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation (251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT! Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 11am-8pm 4-9pm(Bar) 4-9pm(Bar) 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm June~2016 1 Pasta Buffet! 2 3 4 6:30 JrYC 7:30 M’ship Meeting 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 6pm PotLuck Taco Tuesday! Membership Movie Night Chidren’s Comm. 6:30pm Cup Regatta 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6pm PotLuck Taco Tuesday! Sailstice Porch Social Beer & Bingo Seafood Jubilee 6-8pm Flag Day

19 Father’s 20 21 22 23 24 25 Dogwood Day 6pm PotLuck Taco Tuesday! Regatta Caribbe an Night! 26 27 28 29 30 Dogwood 6pm PotLuck Taco Tuesday! Regatta

30 LadiesWeekly at the dinner specials: Wed: Fried Catfish; Thurs: Country-fried Steak; Helm! 31 Fri: Prime Ribs; Sat: Baby-back Ribs 6pm PotLuck WHAT’s Happening at the Club! MEMBERSHIP MEETING June 11: CHILDREN'S CUP an a regular basis with the Mobile NIGHT Pasta Buffet! Chef Rob has REGATTA: The 7th symphony. put together a special Pasta Buffet on Annual Children's Cup June 18: SUMMER SAILSTICE: meeting night so you can enjoy a meal Regatta is coming up on Get out on the water with your friends prepared for you before attending the Saturday, June 11! Kayak on the longest day. Cruise to Middle meeting. For $10, you can choose the races start at 9am, Sailboat BAy Light with friends or just enjoy pasta, sauce and ingredients you like. races start at noon! We need your the sun and water together. THURSDAY & SUNDAY Fun help! You can enter your sailboat and June 25/26: DOGWOOD REGAT- Races: Join us! Sign in at the bar to compete (adult, youth and rookie cate- TA REVISITED: know your handicap. Join the after gories), become a sponsor, volunteer rescheduling the regatta sailing fun at the bar to talk about that day, donate a silent auction item, due to the weather your race. or simply tell your family and friends makes it hard to corral Monday night Pot Luck: 6:00, Bring and come enjoy some great BBW, live the volunteers. Please a dish and enjoy the evening with FYC music, kids activities and a fun day at help the Race Committee put on a members. the Fairhope Yacht Club! We've got great experience for the sailors. Tacos on Tuesday: Sunset on the Bay some awesome items in the auction so June 25: CARIBBEAN NIGHT fea- and tacos. What could be better! come check them out! If you'd like to turing Tony Bowers and his Steel 3rd Wednesdays: BEER & BINGO get involved call 610-4969, check out Drums! 6-9 p.m. Come dressed in 2nd Fridays: Movie night and supper our Facebook page, or go to your favorite Island clothes and dance for our young members while you http://give.childrensal.org/regat- the evening away with us! The Chef enjoy the service in the Dining Room. ta2016! will feature special Island foods! This 3rd Fridays: Seafood Jubilee: Local June 12: PORCH SOCIAL: Larry band was new to the club for Dance Crab, Oysters, Fish and Shrimp for a Carter will be the entertainment. He Night last month, but a hit with all great meal. plays all kinds of instruments and plays members who were present. Restaurant & Bar Hours Of Operation (251-928-8888 for Dinner Reservations) Happy Hours 4-7pm EVERY NIGHT! Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 11am-8pm 4-9pm(Bar) 4-9pm(Bar) 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm July~2016 12 Family Weekend at the Club! Water slides, Snowcones, picnics, sun, water, beach and fireworks after dark! It’s your club, use it!

3 Independence 5 6 Pasta Buffet! 7 8 9 Day Taco Tuesday! 6:30 JrYC 7:30 M’ship Movie Night Meeting 6:30pm 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6pm PotLuck Taco Tuesday! Membership Seafood Comm Jubilee

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31 Don’t forget the Pasta Buffet Special for $10 on Meeting Wednesday! Weekly dinner specials: Wed: Fried Catfish; Thurs: Country-fried Steak; Fri: Prime Ribs; Sat: Baby-back Ribs More Happenings at the Club! Casino Night pics July 4: FOURTH OF JULY FAMILY WEEKEND We Playing at gamble- will have two water slides and the snow cone ing with play money machine for members and kids to enjoy. Spend but with a chance to bid on prizes at the the holiday weekend and the big day at your end if you’re suc- club with your friends, picnic, swim, play in the cessful? It’s a real water or on the beach, watch the Fireworks win-win situation from the safety of our beach on Monday night! and a lot of fun! July 16: MARTINI NIGHT There will be specials on Don’t miss the fun martinis, and music to match the Rat Pack era! next time we set July 17: PORCH SOCIAL will feature Kathryn Scheldt. this up! FYC Auxiliary News We enjoyed a lovely and an essay. Much planning went spring luncheon with into this. Kirksey McIntosh led the flowers, favors and several project along with Martha Payne and guests. Many beautiful hats were worn was assisted by Anne Nix, Kate by the ladies. Our winner of the Most Gibson and CY Fitzpatrick. Megan Beautiful Hat contest was Kathy gave us a few words on her plans for Lambert – the people’s choice! the future. She also read her essay the theme of which was Let Freedom It was with great pleasure that we Ring. We wish her the best at the awarded our first collegiate scholar- University of Alabama. ship to Megan McCrory at our May Our first yacht club visit this sum- meeting. Megan is the granddaughter mer will be June 3rd to Grand Lagoon of Janet White. There were five appli- Yacht Club. Plan to meet at FYC by cants for the scholarship. The schol- 11:00 to car pool. Keep the next two arship was based on grades, recom- dates of July 8th and August 12th on mendations, extra-curricular activity your calendar. Know Your FYC - Sabe Fink Welcome Water Front Director Holly Murray The morning breeze com- importance of being aware of their surround- some lessons and some organized kayak ing off the bay as we sat on ings. If we can spark an abiding interest in excursions and activities. She will also focus the yacht club porch was some of them, we will have sailors for the on keeping the fleet of club boats in top matched by the breath of future – for life.” shape, and will work closely with the volun- fresh air that is Holly Holly will also work closely with the teers who give so much time to make the Murray, our new Fairhope High School Sailing Team, and with club’s sailing programs function. “Fairhope Waterfront Director. Holly the future St. Michael Catholic High School Yacht Club has a great pool of sailors and is brimming with enthusi- team, which could become a reality as soon as other volunteers who have proved they can asm for our club, for our next year. “High school sailing is a great activ- make things happen. I just want to help take members and the potential she sees in the ity – any number of schools can practice and that to the next level,” she says. youth and adult sailing programs, and with train together, a school can field a team with Holly began sailing as a child in Long Beach Fairhope life in general. “I’m happy to be as few as two sailors, and it’s a coed sport in MS, and took up racing as a young adult. She here,” she says. “I think, out of all the GYA which girls has been involved in sailing competitively, clubs that took a hit from Hurricane Katrina can compete with boys on a level playing teaching, and coaching for many years, most ad had to rebuild, Fairhope Yacht Club did field. And it’s a sport that can become a life- recently at Southern Yacht Club in New the best job by far. It’s a beautiful, elegant, tra- long pursuit.” Orleans. She looks forward to relocating to ditional club, and it seems to have great pro- Adult sailing lessons and programs will also Fairhope from her home in Long Beach MS grams and lots of active members.” come under Holly’s purview. “I certainly don’t as soon as she can. She has two daughters – Holly was able to get her feet wet, literally want to interfere with programs that are in Lyda, who recently graduated from the and figuratively, at the GYA Opening Regatta place, like the Thursday and Sunday Fun Race University of South Alabama and is looking here late last month. “I got to see a lot of the but there is room for more adult participa- forward to grad school, and Madelyn, who juniors in action, and work with them on and tion. There is a huge opportunity for adult will soon be a freshman at Eastern Kentucky. off the water, and I am impressed with the small boat But she won’t be an empty nester, exactly, potential and the level of interest.” She will sailing lessons and programs, and a pathway because she has two dogs, Taz and Ricky, who begin working in earnest with the club juniors to big boats and competitive sailing.” Holly will move to Fairhope with her. We’ll be see- – and other kids – during summer sailing plans give sailing lessons to members at what- ing a lot of Holly Murray around the club, camp, which has just begun. “I think this is a ever level is appropriate, and to encourage starting now, so please make her welcome – great opportunity to engage kids of all ages in more adult members to get involved in pleas- and take advantage of the great opportunity the sport of sailing. We can teach them the ure sailing, fun races, and regattas. She has to learn to sail, or to join a kayak outing, or basics, and make it fun. They learn about some experience as a kayak instructor as well, just sit on the porch and get to know her. weather, and safety, and the and is open to starting a kayak program with A pre-race clinic for the new Vipers was held to introduce the boats to the sailors who would be getting on them for the first time. Each boat had a coach on board for the races Learning about the new boat!

A flock of dark and metal-bright sails filled the race course for an exciting learning day on the new Viper 640s. Saturday morning, the boats were rigged and mast stepped and the crews got to meet the coaches who would ride with them as they became familiar with the ways to tune and sail these boats. In addition to the Sportboat Classs that these boats will race in until turnover year, 2018, we hosted the Viper 640 Gulf Coast Championship, scored separately, though sailed at the same time. FYC and Kevin Northrup won Sportboat, ceeding the Championship to Olympian John Dane of Southern. Club Sailing - the John Helmstadter Report You may have seen him working but Rick 10 knots of breeze 4 boats racing and a that everyone use GPS for the finishing times Byrne did a fantastic job of getting the club's BEAUTIFUL SUNSET. It doesn't get any as that is what is used to determine place- Rhodes 19 in very good shape. He repaired better than this. I'm told the Mobile Yacht ments and points. the broken deck gunnel, re-enforced the star- Club gets out about 10 boats for their It was a fine Spring Series with 8 races and board deck, repaired the nose, replaced the Thursday Night Races. What do they know 11 boats participating. And the Winner's are: trim, repaired the traveler, painted the bottom that we don't? 1st Place-Miss Grace, skippered by Mike and even test sailed it. It’s in the best shape Sea Dragon lead the pack to take the win. Weirszalowski: 25 points; 2nd Place-White that I have seen it in the last 7 years. A very Way to go John (Hirsh). Glad to see you still Hawk, skippered by Ben Batchelder: 21 friendly easy to sail boat is now up and run- know how to drive a boat. Dagnabit was 2nd points; 3rd Place-Damn Yankee, skippered by ning and ready for use and Lady Jay 3rd. (Also nice to see you on Rick Byrne: 20 points. by members. the water Henry.) Nepenthe rounded out the CHANGE IN START-FINISH RULES At present we are pack. It has been decided to simplify the Start - looking for better sails SUNDAY 5/15/16 Finish Rules as follows: and someone whose Above the 12 to 15 knot breeze, you could STARTING WITHOUT A COMMITTEE duties could include hear the Fat Lady sing as we finished our 2016 BOAT - Adding “To Start, the Bow of your making sure the bat- Spring Series. 8 boats enjoyed a great day of boat must go between the buoy and Start tery is charged to run sailing and racing. Quite an exciting Finish Mark or come within 50 feet of the Starting the electric motor. with the first SIX BOATS FINISHING Mark after her Start Time.” Note you could The latest sailing WITHIN A MINUTE !!! Gypsy Wind was start on either side of the Start Mark. class on the repaired 1st with Damn Yankee 2nd and Skedadle 3rd. FINISHING - Changes how to determine boat with John was for There was some confusion at both the start your Finish to “Each boat's Finish is deter- new member, Zach Gonzalez. While photo- and the finish (More about this later.) and mined when her bow goes between the buoy graphing the boat, dolphins put on a show with some finish times. The Score Keeper and Finish Mark or gets within 50 feet of the right on the beach. About 10 of them in all. appreciated everyone's help in sorting things Finish Mark.” Note this would be a 50 foot You never know what you might experience out so I feel comfortable that the finishing circle around the Finish Mark and would on Mobile Bay! placements are correct even though some of allow going by the Mark on either side of your John goes to Minnesota for the summer and the times may not be accurate. It is important boat. will be gone this year from 5/31/16 until 8/30/16. Anyone wanting instruction should contact one of the Rhodes 19 sailors or Ray Marine Safety & Insurance - David Barr French, Fleet Captain THURSDAY NIGHT 5/12/16 FYC Juniors to the rescue We finally got the Thursday Night Races The Valentine family had just completed dinner at FYC going and what a beautiful night it was. 8 to on May 19 before sunset. Then their two sons Nathan and Gavin noticed a white plume of smoke rising above the shrubbery behind the dumpster. The Valentine Membership Report brothers identified the fire as incipit and class A. They May 2016 knew that they could extinguish it; and they rightly chose water rather than an ABC Fire Extinguisher. So they proceeded with a water filled ice chest and two Invited to Associate: pitchers to pour water onto the fire. Access was difficult James Burdette as the Class A fire was between the steel dumpster and the wooden fence surrounding it, and one of the dump- Rowell Saunders ster top doors was open. They extinguished the fire con- Dr. Frederick Miller sisting of leaves, trash, and cardboard before it spread to Linda & Martin Reeves the wooden fence. The ignition source of the fire was Drew Brantley found to be a cigarette. GREAT job Junior members! And congratulations to their parents Gretchen and Jeff Martin Myrick, Sr. for rearing two fine responsible sons and supporting Leslie & John Hamrick them in their endeavor. Betty Huff So smokers please extinguish your cigarettes and cigars, use an ash tray, a dumpster has combustibles in it and Invited to Transitional: around it. It is most definitely not an ashtray or recepta- Eddie Adams cle for buts. Try to be a responsible adult please. Members invited to Equity: And while we are talking about manners, what goes with smoking? Right, drinking and if you are drinking at the pool it cannot be in a glass container; just can’t have it. Brad Camp And last but by no means least June 1 is the beginning of Hurricane Season! 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