Mariner’s Boat Club
SIREN
Direct from the Commodore…
Two months ago we had a crew of volunteers correct a major safety hazard in front of the exit door leading to the dock area. The concrete was cracked and uneven, causing people to trip. The volunteer group cut the concrete with a diamond saw broke out the old concrete with sledge Hammers and had it removed. Tony Rea had the new cement delivered and led another volunteer group that poured and finished the new concrete. In recognition of the volunteers that worked so hard to improve our club I would like to list the individuals so the membership can walk by shake their hand Commodore
and say thank you for a job well done. Roger Mateyak, Tony Rea, Jim GermanoJohn Leslie ( non member Tony’s friend), Tony’s son Brent and his friend, Al Christy, Dennis Hawkins, Leon Karpinski , Carl Kelke , Jack Lobaido, Dennis Luedtke, Les Mateyak, Don Seed, Tony Flore ( non member hauled away the broken concrete). Thank you all for a job extremely well done.
Ken Zajac, President of the Blue Gavel, hosted a tiki that had the river front
rocking and rolling. The river traffic know there was a party at the Mariners.
The 3 “B’s”, Barb Hanley, Barb Burns, and Barb Couto hosted a tiki party last week end that gener
ated a good crowed which in turn helped the bar sales for that week end. Thanks Girls.
The Boat Club is looking for more volunteers to host tiki parties. We (the Members) should generate
all the activity we can on that river front. This helps bar sales and attracts new member, everyone
likes a good party.
VICE COMMODORE, Jack Lobaido
June was a very busy month at the Club. Bar sales continue to increase. Another new product was added to our line of beer products, Bud Light Lime. When you are at the Club try one. During the month we had a couple of Tiki Parties that were very good. We are trying to add a Tiki Party on Thursday nights. I need some volunteers to help me with this. Tiki Thursday’s we will also have the grill open so we can have Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. Thanks to the Blue Gavel having there Tiki Party and Lisa Zerilli bringing a birthday party to the club at the end of the month,
helping our bar sales.
Jack Lobaido Look for July to be a extremely busy month also. July 12th the Bouys Belle are having there New Member Party. We are also a stop on the MacRay Dingy Run on the 12th also.
June also brought the leaving of Anna. We are sorry to see here go, we wish here the best. Thanks Anna for all your hard work and dedication. If you see a new face behind the bar, I have hired Christy. Please come to the club and welcome her aboard.
WHO DO YOU CONTACT IN 2008
Commodore John Leslie 586-917-1620 j-leslie@att.nett Vice Commodore Jack Lobaido 586-263-3166 jacklobaido@comcast.net Rear Commodore Harvey Karpinski 586-468-7221 hkarpinski3856@wideopenwest.com Fleet Captain Don Ruma 586-273-7745 druma07@comcast.netj Treasurer Jacqui Nickol 586-781-0128 Jacqui@nickolandassociates.com Secretary Linda Gerstenberger 586-463-4517 lagerst1988@woway.com Past Commodore Scott Lucas 586-979-0205 lucan@comcst.net Chaplain Ed Maluchnik 586-463-9054 colleen.newdim@wwnet.net Board Members: Roger Mateyak 248-627-8129 rogermateyak@hotmail.com
Wayne Polachowski 586-630-2475 racksinc@hotmail.com Don Seed 248-651-6334 donseed123@yahoo.com Mark Malaspina 586-292-3462 mark513@comcast.net Joe Merem 248-360-5333 jmerem@comcast.net
Health & Welfare Mary Ann Rish PC 586-270-6366 maryarish@comcast.net Membership Joyce Kaatz 586-268-9442 chubbers38@comcast.net Siren Editor Harvey Karpinski 586-468-7221 hkarpinski3856@wideopenwest.com
Wednesday Dinners
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
July 2 — BBQ Country ribs July 9— Fried Chicken July 16—Pasta July 23—Meatloaf July 30—Pork Cutlets August 6—Meatloaf August 13—fried chicken August 20—BBQ Ribs August 27—Meat Loaf September 3—Spaghetti
Harbor Hill Rendezvous
“CANCELLED”
Tiki Bar & Steak Roast Saturday July 19
REAR COMMODORE , Harvey Karpinski Page 3
UPCOMING EVENTS :
July 18,19 & 20 Rendezvous at Harbor Hill “CANCELLED”
July 19th Tiki bar & Steak Roast
July 26th TIKI BAR
August 2nd Parade of lights (OPEN HOUSE) Entertainment & Chicken dinners
Dockage for members only!
August 9th Tiki Bar following the Muscamoot raft-off
Rear Commodore
August 10th Physically Challenged & Senior River Cruise
Harvey Karpinski August 15,16 &17 Sarnia Rendezvous August 23rd Dinghy Run August 31st Buoys Belles Sunday Breakfast on the river
The rental of the club to members for Birthdays, Retirements and Showers will follow our current standing rule on page 10 & 11. Contact Rear Commodore Harvey Karpinski for the scheduling of member club rentals.
On the first page of our web it is stated “The Friendliest Club on Lake St. Clair” if we consider this to be true. Then why do we have members, Flag Officers, Board Members, spouses and significant others -BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in the club, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. This is far from the Friendliest Club on Lake St. Clair !
At Mariners we have many issues Mortgage Payments, Membership, Membership Retention and Club Maintenance. These are real issues and the Flag & Board are addressing all these issues and are working for the whole Mariners Boat Club to resolve these issues and not individual issues of Harvey, or Jack or Don or Jacqui or Linda or the board!
I tossed my hat in the ring for this position of Fleet Captain to help our club succeed. But it seems that there is a group that does not want this to happen and they believe the bar crowd runs the club, this is totally absurd. We need to work together. The members elected the board and flag at our annual November election to run the club by working together. We need hard work and cooperation from all members to be the Friendliest Club on Lake St. Clair.
This board has addressed issues from the membership to run the club in a business like manner. We have amended our By-Laws as per membership requests, our By-Laws are considered a living document. Our Club is Governed by the Constitution, By-Laws and Standing rules which are all on the web page for your review.
We all need to be on the same page, Mariners is a 12 month club, the only club that is similar is JYC They have a Pool and we are located on the Clinton river. They have a full time Club and Kitchen Manager, We have Officers and Committees that manage the club and Kitchen, may I mention we don’t get a paycheck for this service.
Since our acquisition of Bumpers and Mariners Landing in 2005, MARINERS has a JEWEL on the Clinton River, we have an excellent view and boat dockage plus additional car parking that was needed.
This is not a rag tag operation like the Little Rascals Clubhouse. We all need to be part of the solution not the problem. Let’s work together and make Mariners the “The Friendliest Club on Lake St. Clair” Continue
| Continued The last Board meeting points of interest to the membership ♦ Sam Bileti was sworn in as the board member to finish the board opening this year. ♦ We received a complaint on the kitchen cleanliness also the Health department received a complaint on the cleanliness of the kitchen. ♦ The June bar gross revenue is lower than the projected June budget for 2008. If you have any helpful l Ideas Please Contact Vice Commodore Jack Lobaido. ♦ Next years Commodores ball will be held at the Mirage hall again. Harvey & Mary Karpinski and Jack & Cindy Lobaido are working on a date for the Commodores Ball. ♦ The Board has received complaints on the caterer, from the board and members. The board appointed a committee to review , our food catering agreement and the possibility of a new caterer. The Committee is Chairman John Leslie and Linda Gerstenberger, Don Seed and Wayne Polachowski. ♦ The KENO license with the State is approved. We are waiting for the State inspection. ♦ Our Finance committee is in current negotiations with our mortgage holder to give us some relief on our payments for one year. See you at the Club! |
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| TIKI BAR Saturday August 9th Following the Muscamoot Bay Raft Off |
| Flabbergasted by the Fleet Don Ruma... We had a great turnout for the Mardi Gras Shakedown Cruise at the Algonac Harbor Club. In spite of the thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon, there were 29 boats and 79 people participating in the rendezvous. Additional boats and members showed up, but did not participate. As new members to the club last fall, this was not only the first rendezvous that we hosted, it was the first rendezvous that we had ever been to. Denise and I would like to thank those that provided support and assisted us during the rendezvous. Unfortunately, not enough boats or people signed up for the Caribbean Christmas in July at Harbor Hill Marina, so we have decided to cancel the rendezvous scheduled for July 18-20. However, Barb Hanley will be hosting a Steak Out on July 19TH at the club. The Sarnia Rendezvous will be reviewed August 1st to see how many boats have interest in going. I know the gas prices are $5 a gallon and that has a lot to do with rendezvous participation. If you have any Ideas to help please contact me. Don Ruma Fleet Captain |
MARINERS CARP TOURNAMENT June 6th
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DRAFT EPA PERMIT OPENS PANDORA'S BOX
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OF COMPLIANCE PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS
Citizen Lawsuits and Uncertain State Requirements Loom
ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 1, 2008 - In response to a federal court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft permit for millions of recreational vessels for "normal operational discharges" that could open a Pandora's box of compliance problems and unfairly subject recreational boaters - including those who own canoes and kayaks - to potential nuisance lawsuits.
The EPA draft puts boaters and anglers squarely under new Clean Water Act regulations that go into effect September 30, 2008. The permit requires boaters to comply with a set of worrisome national requirements as well as additional state requirements "to be determined." Penalties carry up to a $32,500 daily fine for each violation.
Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) is urging all boaters and anglers to contact their federal lawmakers to bring corrective legislation to the Senate and House floor for a full vote as soon as possible. The Clean Boating Act of 2008 - S. 2766 in the Senate and H.R. 5949 in the House of Representatives - would restore the federal exemption for recreational vessels for "normal operational discharges" that has been in existence for the past 35 years until the federal courts recently determined otherwise.
"Boaters want clean waters and want to do their fair share, but the draft EPA permit unfairly burdens them with needless regulation," said BoatU.S. Vice President of Government Affairs Margaret Podlich. "The federal courts required EPA to draft a permitting regime that puts individual boaters under the same penalty system as corporate industries even though discharges from a rowing dinghy or motor boat are quite different than those from a large commercial ship with ballast water," said Podlich.
The draft permit would allow the EPA, the U.S. Coast Guard, a state authority or some private contractor to inspect a boat and take discharge samples. If requested, a boater would be required to provide such government officials with information to determine permit compliance.
"What may appear quite simple on the surface will be anything but in reality," said Podlich. "What happens if a neighbor - who perhaps may not appreciate boats - decides that you use too much biodegradable soap to wash your boat, witnesses an accidentally spilled orange juice draining out of the scuppers, or sees you wipe algae off the scum line? Under the present draft permit guidelines, all of these instances may be deemed a violation of the Clean Water Act," added Podlich. "Even topping off a fuel tank, which is recommended for winter storage of today's ethanol-laden gasoline, could be considered a violation," she added.
Also included in the draft EPA permit is the onerous requirement that every state must approve the federal permit before this September 30. Each state may add on its own regulations, potentially creating multiple requirements for boaters cruising between states. After the initial permit this fall, the EPA will then outline for the states how they can implement their own permit systems, which could result in additional state modifications of the permit requirements as well as fees for boaters.
To contact your federal legislators, learn more about the Clean Boating Act of 2008, or to make comments on the draft EPA permit by August 1 go to http://www.BoatBlue.org or http://www.BoatUS.com/gov
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