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The River Skipper A publication of the St. Paul Sail and Power Squadron a unit of District 10 United States Power Squadrons ® America’s Boating Club ® Volume 47, Issue 11 November 2010 Holiday Gathering Time to meet old friends and reminisce about the latest boating season. Our annual Christmas Holiday Party will be at the: Cherokee Steak House in West St Paul (886 Smith Av S) 5 December 2010 We will be having a fantastic menu, as usual, from this restaurant. Social and meeting 1:00PM-2:00PM (1300-1400) Meal 2:00PM-3:00PM (1400-1500) Meal Choices: Cost: $20.00 includes * 6oz Steak tax and gratuity * Stuffed Chicken Breast (served over rice, no potato) * Small Broiled Orange Roughy Includes a Cherokee House salad with homemade dressing, baked potato with sour cream, fresh rolls, butter, choice of beverage (coffee, tea, iced tea, soft drink or milk) and dessert. In This Issue Contact P/C Bob Schmit at 952-435-3362 with questions. Calendar 2 Register online indicating meal selection at our website Squadron Leadership 2 (stpaulsquadron.org) under Events or send meal selection Commander’s Message 3 and a check payable to SPSPS to : Executive Officer’s Message 3 De Educational Officer 4 adli ne: Bob Schmit 28 N Camporee 4 ovem 10651 175 St. W. ber 5 Out and About Pix Lakeville, MN 55044 Member News 6 Rowing Girls 6 Please remember to bring in a non-perishable food item to BVI Cruise 7 donate to food shelves at this critical time of the year. Schneider Carpet One Ad 8 Thank you. www.stpaulsquadron.org ® 2010 Leadership Commander Cdr Nancy Anderson, AP 651-433-3247 [email protected] Calendar of Upcoming Events Executive Officer Lt/C Dale Perry, AP 651-437-8867 2010 [email protected] Administrative Officer October 25 District 10 Fall Conference Registrations Due Lt/C Eric Fotsch October 30 Final Fling BINGO/Membership Meeting @ Sunnyside Marina, Stillwater 651-690-1462 [email protected] November 5-7 D-10 Fall Conference, Green Bay, WI Educational Officer November 8 1900 (7PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. Lt/C David West, AP 651-429-3840 December 5 1300-1600 Holiday Party @ Cherokee Steak House, W St Paul [email protected] December 13 1900 (7PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. Asst. Educational Officer 1st/Lt Pat Sheehan, AP 612-706-0972 2011 [email protected] Secretary January 7 1800 Bent Prop and Annual Meeting @ Officer’s Club, Ft. Snelling Lt/C Dale Anderson, AP January 10 1900 (7PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. 651-433-3247 [email protected] February 2-5 USPS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL Treasurer Lt/C Greg Holmen, AP 651-739-4502 [email protected] Members-at-Large Lt Jerry Brings, SN Thanks to the following contribu- Lt Mark Hafner, AP tors to this issue: Nancy Ander- Lt Nicole Mercil son, Dale Perry, Dave West, Art Past Commander Mollica, Kathleen Stenerson, Joni P/C Bob Schmit, AP Hasper, Bob Schmit, and Jenny 952-435-3362 Mollica who mails your River Skipper to you. Nominating Chair Lt Mark Fotsch, AP 651-402-9852 Rules Chair Lt Steven Seivert 763-416-4471 Flooding at the Squadron beach on the St. Croix this fall after heavy September rains. Notice the beach fence and the port-a- Audit Chair potty under water. Photo courtesy of Nancy Anderson Lt Jane Bakken, S 952-423-5315 Budget/Finance Chair www. stpaulsquadron .org Lt Don Anderson, P 763-588-8578 The Executive Committee meets monthly (Bridge Meeting) at 7:00PM at Davanni’s Restaurant, I-94 & White Bear Avenue on a date noted above. All members are welcome, invited, and are encouraged to attend. USPS® and United States Power Squadrons® are registered trademarks of the United States Power Squadrons, Inc., Boat Smart® is a trademark of United States Power Squadrons, Inc. for their public boating safety course. Contents and graphics are the property of the USPS and should not be reproduced without permission by groups other than squadrons and districts of the United States Power Squadrons, Inc. The River Skipper is published monthly for the members of St Paul Sail and Power Squadron Inc. Opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the policy of, nor imply agreement with the Editor, St Paul River Skipper Editor Sail and Power Squadron, Inc., District 10 or USPS. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject or revise sub- Lt Karen Schmit, S mitted articles. Deadline for submission of articles is two days after the bridge meeting preceding month of publi- 952-435-3362 [email protected] cation. 2 THE RIVER SKIPPER— November 2010 From the Cdr Nancy Anderson, AP Commander’s Desk You may be thinking that the boating season and activities have come to a close. However, there are $3,000 full sail some great opportunities on the horizon: the Final th Camp Thanks to all who Fling Fundraiser October 30 ; the District Fall have contributed to St Croix date. Conference Nov. 5-7 in Green Bay; the Holiday Party/Membership Meet- Full Sail ing hosted by Past Commander Bob Schmit , AP on December 5 th ; and the Scholarship Bent Prop/Annual Membership meeting arranged by our 2010 Bent Prop Fund Winner, Joni Hasper . And you can keep in touch with your boating friends as Oct. 15, 2010 well as improve your boating skills by taking a class or seminar. Check our 0 00 1, $ Squadron website or the River Skipper for further information. I’ll look for- ward to seeing you at our future activities and/or classes. Don’t forget your donation to the Y Camp Scholarship Fund. Help us to reach YMCA Camp St Croix our goal by sending a check to Greg Holmen, Treasurer, 1031 Sunrise Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125 made out to the YMCA Camp St. Croix. Executive Officer Lt/C Dale Perry, AP Last month’s by Dave and Pat will lead to re-launch teachers to our base of experienced River Skip- of ABC classes next March. instructors. per reported on the progress and contributions our Instructor Certification Calling All Members squadron members are making via StF/C Art Mollica , SN will bring ex- So this is a call to all members – new the vessel safety check (VSC) pro- perienced instructors up to speed and abiding – to aid our educational gram. The outlook for sustaining our through instructor recertification ses- effort. If you are a certified instruc- good work in VSCs is enhanced by the tor in need of recertification, sign up flow of new members (with new ideas with Art Mollica. I ask our members and energy) onto the base of experi- who want to become certified in- America enced examiners. Now is the time for ’s structors to join me in signing up for Boating focused effort to replicate VSC pro- Course the Instructor Development course. gress in the area of safety education Follow this link to register http:// for the boating community. www.stpaulsquadron.org/wrappers/ pages.php?ID=15&classid=13 , pay Community Ed Classes the $24 fee, and then qualify to pro- Education Officer Dave West , AP and mote boating safety as an SPSPS Assistant Education Officer Pat Shee- instructor. han , AP are currently solidifying plans with the community education depart- sions like the one he will lead at the ments of local public school districts District 10 Fall Conference this month to accelerate our safety training of the in Green Bay. In order to build on the boating public through America’s foundation that Dave, Pat and Art are Boating Course (ABC) classes. Work strengthening, we need to add new THE RIVER SKIPPER— November 2010 3 Educational Officer Lt/C David West, AP Educational Opportunities ABC net. As this course is approved by the public Your squadron is in the process of all 50 states as well as the U.S. classes and setting up at least two America’s Coast Guard, it requires a proctored seminars by taking Instructor Develop- Boating Course classes to be taught test to certify success. ment. For those of you who have com- early next year. We are working pleted ID, your certification expires every with Community Education programs We Need You 4 years. A recertification session is re- in the metropolitan area and interest And now the recruiting message: quired and there will be one at the Dis- is high. This course is the mainstay Instructors for America’s Boating trict 10 Fall Conference in Green Bay pre- of our Public Education Mission and a Course must be certified. To get sented by StF/C Art Mollica, SN. prime recruiting tool for the Squad- certified most of us must take the ron. I urge every member to look at Instructor Development course. AP this course and talk it up with fami- Now is the time for that to happen if Advanced Piloting started 14 October lies and boating friends. A unique we are to successfully teach the pub- 2010. We have course materials avail- feature of this lic next year. able immediately if you want to join. course is that it The class is small and meeting at the can be taken in Knowledge to me is information that Mollica’s house. a classroom I continually refresh by using. A lot setting, self- of us took classes in the past and Please look at the course offerings on studied with gained knowledge that we might our Squadron website and add your course materi- infrequently use but still consider name to the class you would like to take.