River Currents Crescent Boat Club Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 6 June 2018 Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all enjoying this boating season so far. We got off to a rocky start with low water levels, but they have since risen. Hopefully, we can get out there and get some cruising in! Here s something that might be interesting to see; the Corning Museum of Glass Glass Barge and the replica Canal boat, Lois McClure, will be traveling the New York State Canal System this season to mark the 150 th anniversary of Corning Incorporated s move to Corning, NY via the Hudson River and New York s Canals, and the 100 th anniversary of the opening of the New York State Barge Canal. Both will be at the following locations: June 23 & 24 Port of Waterford June 25 Lock E-7, Niskayuna See you around the club! Michelle Hernandez Commodore Membership Meeting Sunday, June 10th 3:00pm Membership Meetings are held on the 2 nd Sunday of every month at 3:00pm in the Clubhouse. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Regular general meetings of the Club shall not be held during the months of July and August as a convenience during the boating season. Inside this Issue: Member News 2 Commodore s Dinner Pics 3 Events 4 Recall from Kidde 5 Committee Reports 6 Classified Ads 7 1
2018 OFFICERS Michelle Hernandez Commodore Tom Richardson Vice Commodore Rich Shakerley Rear Commodore Laura Ziegler Secretary Imran Siddiqui Treasurer Joyce Maloney Financial Secretary Bill Bryans Jerry Felitti Andrew McFarland Board of Directors Board Meetings Board of Directors meetings take place at 7:00pm in the Clubhouse on the Thursday preceding the Monthly Membership meetings. These meetings are open to all members. Interested in doing sugar shack? There are hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken available in the freezer (the chicken just needs to be thawed), and buns/condiments are already there. If someone has a specialty, you are welcome to cook that as well but, we would like to get a head count so you have enough. Also, a reminder that you can sign up for any weekend this summer on the bulletin in the clubhouse. If you have any questions, please email Rich Shakerley at rich.shakerley@gmail.com Ed Pearson Past Commodore Looking Ahead July 7th Poker Run August 4th Kayak Races September 1st - 3rd Labor Day Weekend Please welcome our newest members: Paul Beaudry and Donna Kraizia Otto and Joan Madsen Tim and Jean Lawson 2
Commodore s Dinner 2018 Congratulations to Ed Pearson, Past Commodore, for a job well done! We all had a lot of fun celebrating this event with you. Thank you to all who came out and joined in all the fun! 3
Father s Day Breakfast June 17 8:30 to Noon Menu Eggs to Order Steak & Sausage Potato Casserole & Stuffed French Toast Fruit & Pastries Coffee & Juice $6.00 without Steak & $12.00 with Steak RSVP to Greg Jordan at 518-365-3956 or gregg1110@aol.com Friday Night Clam Bar June 22nd 5-7pm Menu 1 Dozen Steamers or 1 Clam Rolls Mac Salad Corn on the Cob $10 Per Person Additional Dozen Steamers $5 Additional Clam Roll $5 PB&J Provided for those who do not like clams. R.S.V.P By June 15th Be Sure to RSVP to ensure you get a plate. Extras will be minimal if not ordered in advance. RSVP to Stephanie Bryans Bryansstephanie@gmail.com (518)810-1748 4
Kidde Fire Extinguisher Product Safety Recall Notice. You may have heard through the media that there is a recall issued for Kidde manufactured fire extinguishers. But did you know that it s not just the Kidde brand but others sold under a different brand name and the list and date range is quite extensive? The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement as well as the Kidde Product Safety Recall landing page for full details of the makes and models affected involves two styles of Kidde disposable fire extinguishers: Plastic handle fire extinguishers Plastic push-button fire extinguishers If you have one of the types indicated as a recalled item you can enter the details through the web site to confirm if your unit is subject to a recall or not and have replacements sent to you. However, the web site is not without error; I entered the details of the 4 units we have (2 home, 2 marine) and it indicated they were not subject to the recall. Being of the style, model and date range affected, I was skeptical and called the toll free number 1-855-262-3540 to check. Sure enough they are subject to the recall and new units are being shipped. So check your fire extinguishers at home and on the boat, car, RV etc. so see if you have this type of extinguisher and verify with Kidde its recall status. If your boat is wrapped or inaccessible until spring, set a reminder for opening up season to check the first time you get onboard. The chances are these will work as designed - but who wants to only find out it doesn t if it s actually needed? Www.kidde.com 1-855-271-0773 5
Committee Reports House (Tammy St. Louis) Grounds (Ed Pearson) Membership (Anne Baumann) Docks (Greg Jordan) Finance (Kevin Koval) Bar (Mike Johnson) Calling Committee (Winn Huntley) Good & Welfare (Nikki Shakerley) Weeds (Jerry Felitti) Council Representatives (Jean & Gordie Engel) Bee Master (Steve Prescott) Bell Jar (Jim Young) By-Laws (Andrew McFarland) Newsletter (Michelle Hernandez) If you have any information you would like to post in the River Currents newsletter, please be sure to send it on to gr8tdane04@gmail.com. There is plenty of space to fill! Facebook (Michelle Hernandez) Check out our Facebook page! Go to Crescent Boat Club on the Mohawk River. Club activities will be updated frequently. If you would like something posted to our FB page, please send me an email with your information. I can create events, post photos, etc. Web Master (Ian Coulthard) I am looking for some high quality, high resolution photos of the club, events or members (with their permission) that we can use on the site for both background and gallery use. Email Ian at icoultha@nycap.com if you have some to share. Kids Club (Nikki Shakerley) 6
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