April 1st 2025
Paradise Bay Sarasota Bay Boating & Fishing Club Meeting Minutes
President: Ron Prieskorn
Vice President: John Hopkins
Treasurer: Jim Bowling
Secretary: George Mullen
The meeting was called to order at 9:00am by President, Ron Prieskorn. There were over 65 members present.
Ron led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and then recited the Fisherman's Prayer .
Ron then asked for a motion to accept the minutes from the membership, motion made by John Hopkins 2nd was Doug Jones, membership voted to approve.
Stan Hellbrand Read of the winners for One Day Fishing contest, One Day Kayak contest, One Day Non Winners contest.
Ron asked everyone to not drain the ice maker when getting ice and be considerate of other people wanting ice.
Scotty Yates gave the dock master report, Scotty thanked Forrest McPherson, Harry Osgood, Stan Hellbrand, John Mattei and Nick for all the repairs on the docks and water front.
Scotty said he is still shuffling boats in the marina and is continuing to assign slips. He then reminded everyone not to lock the tongues or rear wheels on trailers in the boat yard, because they have to be moved. He also said there could be ongoing issues in the marina because of saltwater damage experienced during the hurricanes.
John Hopinks reported the Fish Fry luncheon was a huge success and thanked all the volunteers that made the luncheon happen.
Chris Matteson spoke about the Easter Dinner scheduled for April 20th at 1pm. The boat fish club will be providing the food including the side dishes. Bring your eating utensils and plates. Chris reported the Activities club will pay $300.00 towards the cost of food with our club and the park paying for the ham.
Ron asked for a motion to approve up to $500 for food expense toward the Easter Dinner, motion was made by Chris Matteson and 2nd by Ricky Baer, membership voted to approve.
Ricky Baer spoke about the Coast Guard safe boating class on April 12th 8:30 to 4:30 at the Cortez Baptist church. The Class includes lunch. cost is $40 a person or $55 a couple.
Chris Matteson made a motion for the club to pay the whole fee to attend the safety class, Gayle Noren 2nd it, membership voted to approve.
Stan Hellbrand read the March monthly fishing contest.
Ron told a funny story about fishing buddies and friendships made while fishing.
Jim Elias found a picture with a $100 bill on the back and asked if anyone dropped it, Jim then laughed and said April Fools, it was a joke and he wanted to see if anyone would try to claim it.
Jim talked about the beer can island boat outing, he reported what a blast it was and asked if anyone had a good time and all the hands went up. Jim is planning our next boat outing and is thinking about a trip to Egmont Key, depending on weather.
Jim Bowling gave the treasure report with a final balance of $9021.62
Ron explained that there has been little use of the kayak trailer the club bought last year and asked for a motion to resale the trailer. motion was made by Jim Elias 2nd by Ge Stepansky. Membership voted to approve the sale.
Rhonda Bowling spoke about a contest for next year's club shirt design. She said a simple clear picture is all that is needed.
Ron Presikorn Thanked Kathy Sparks for her artwork that was used in a raffle and on custom club shirts. Ron then gave Kathy a Tervis mug that was personalized with her name.
Stan Hellbrand then read the fishing contest winners for the season.
Chris Matteson got up and Thanked all the volunteers that made our club a success. 50/50 Drawing winner was Donna Matteson she won $44.00
Rhoda Bowling did a drawing for a club hat that won by Martin Esquimaux then Rhonda drew names for a fish towel donated byTerry Buse
there were 5 winners
Rita Foley, Kathy Sparks, Jim Elias, Norm Kitchen and Cheryl Jones.
Ricky Baer finished up the meeting with an auction. Several items were bought at a great price. Ron Dismissed the meeting at 9:55am.
Respectfully Submitted by George Mullen