- Details
- Details
April 2, 2019
President, Carl Shaver
Vice President, Gary Armor
Treasurer, Joyce Stepansky
Secretary, Sheila Gilstrap
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by President Carl Shaver, 60 members present. Opening prayer was observed, Treasurer report & Secretary minutes were read and approved.
Vice President Gary Armour: Sign up sheet for November 4, 2019 PB Coffee Hour was passed around. Hats and T shirts available for sale.
Fish Contest awards were presented. Discussion regarding Contest Rules but no motions to modify were made.
Boat Assist List: Gene Severson 810-499-2698 will be updating the list. Carl thanked Don Domrose for keeping this list current for many years. Contact John Mattei if you need your name posted by your boat dock.
Dockmaster’s Report: John Mattei reported 7 docks were awarded this season with 20 names being contacted for those spaces. The channel markers are done, thanks to John Jelinek, Chris Smith, Don Vogel and Tom Billings for their help installing the lights and signs. When you leave please do not lock your trailer tongue have your name on the trailer and please avoid blue tarps as they disintegrate in the summer and make a mess of the storage lot.
Sal Mangro 941-345-6419 with the Coast Guard Auxiliary is available for Boat Inspection outside of the January Inspections.
Easter Dinner: Susan Miller still needs a few more volunteers to serve during the Easter Dinner April 21, 2019.
Carl thanked Jim Waller for the Fish Fry Dinner where 105 people were served. Norm Kitchen will coordinate this next season.
Summer Newsletter deadlines for Paradise Bay are the 25th of each month. Sheila Gilstrap will be submitting information during the off season. Newsletters and Boating & Fishing Club documents are always available on PardiseBay.info.
We will be ordering new tickets for the Frank & Bean dinner, please consider submitting art work and ideas at our November 5, 2019 meeting.
Gary Armour discussed the need for a double fish fryer for our dinner. We may submit a request to the Activity Club for this purchase next fall.
MOTION: Club to buy materials for heavy duty extension cords to be custom fabricated for the fish fryers. Passed
RAFFLE: Doug Fisher is the winner of a new hat.
Meeting adjourned 9:47 AM
- Details
March 5, 2019
President, Carl Shaver
Vice President, Gary Armor
Treasurer, Joyce Stepansky
Secretary, Sheila Gilstrap
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by President Carl Shaver, 72 members present and 3 guests from the Coast Guard. Opening prayer was observed, Treasurer report & Secretary minutes were read and approved.
Vice President Gary Armour: Coast Guard Boat Inspections today, signs up sheets for Boat Inspections, Easter Dinner volunteers, November 4, 2019 PB Coffee Hour and Fish fry Dinner being passed around. Also passing Get well cards for Don Domrose and Sympathy card for family of Don Farthing.
Discussion regarding new FWC Fishing regulations.
MOTION: Continue awarding full prize amount for Contest tie’s. PASSED.
Boat Assist List: Gene Severson 810-499-2698 will be updating the list.
Dockmaster’s Report: John Mattei reported the waiting list is posted on the board down by docks. Please shut off shore water after cleaning your boat. Store trailers without locks, have name, phone numbers on trailers. Don Vogel reported the pilings are here, Quality Marine will begin installation in a few days. He, Jim Gath and Dan Wilder met with neighbors and received donations that will be given to Paradise Bay Estates for the channel installations. These donations do not go toward our club.
MOTION: An additional $359.22 needed above the $1,600.00 already voted on for the costs of the lights and bird spikes for the new channel markers. PASSED.
Bob Schooks representing the Coast Guard recommended electronic flares which do not have an expiration date, he brought one for an example.
Ted Wilcox thanked the club for the donation to the Sarasota Bay RV activity club, a thank you card was read.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Carl Shaver announced Tom Dick will be serving as the Membership Chairman next year.
MOTION: Elect current officers PASSED.
Carl asked for a volunteer for a Chairman to handle sales of Shirts, Hats and Soap, Beth Case volunteered.
Easter Dinner: Susan Miller only 6 people signed up to help with dinner, more volunteers needed.
Fish Dinner: Jim Waller announced 100 people have signed up, so more fish are needed for the dinner. This will be his last year, Norm Kitchen has agreed to take over next year.
Carl reported he wants more committee involvement in our club, please volunteer for a committee.
RAFFLE: Betty Trader is the winner of a new hat.
Meeting adjourned 9:57 AM
- Details
JANUARY 29, 2019
MINUTES OF PARADISE BAY BOATING & FISHING CLUB MEETING
Club Officers:
President, Carl Shaver
Vice-President, Gary Armour
Treasurer, Joyce Stepansky, Assistant Treasurer Tom Dick
Secretary, Sheila Gilstrap
The 26TH Annual Chili luncheon meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM by President Carl Shaver, 85 members present and 2 Coast Guard Auxiliary. Opening prayer was observed. Member count is 186 with 45 new members in January.
Vice President Gary Armour announced Boat Club hats and t shirts are available for sale in the Computer room following our luncheon. Signups for the Fish Fry on March 22 and CPR/AED classes March 1.
Minutes were read and approved after corrections. Treasurer’s Report read and approved.
Fish Contest Awards were presented. Upcoming contests Women’s Only February 7th, One Day February 21st.
Thanks to everyone for another successful Frank & Bean Dinner. Ken Huizinga and John Kalman have agreed to host again next year. Joyce Shaver thanks for handing ticket distributions and counts. The Raffle handled by Jim Waller, Jerry Brooks and Lenny Matinen rewarded the club with $422.00 A huge thank you to all the volunteers.
Boat Assist List: New updated list today, several members have been rescued by volunteers on this list.
DOCKMASTER: John Mattei reported docks cost $423.72 per year; the waiting list is at the end of 2nd street. Rules are currently being revised and will be out next season. The Code for locks is 5555 for the ramp and storage area. We are getting quotes for the new Channel markers. Don Vogel gave a presentation to the PB Board and it was a unanimous vote to have all 20 markers installed.
Coast Guard Boat Inspections following today’s luncheon, Sal Magro will return if needed.
Tom Dick reported on a Coast Guard App for your phone, Norm Kitchen reported this app does not work if you are very many miles away from shore.
All minutes, calendar, pertinent information for our club is on Paradisebay.info web site.
MOTION: Donate $250 to Paradise Bay Activity and $250 to SaraBay Activity, discussion followed, Motion was amended to donate $450 to PB and $250 to SaraBay, Motion PASSED.
March is election of Officers, Carl asked for volunteers for a Nominating Committee, no one volunteered.
We will continue the Hat Raffle at the next Meeting March 5th.
Meeting adjourned 11:44 AM.
- Details
January 8, 2019
MINUTES OF PARADISE BAY BOATING & FISHING CLUB MEETING
Club Officers:
President, Carl Shaver
Vice-President, Gary Armour
Treasurer, Joyce Stepansky, Assistant Treasurer Tom Dick
Secretary, Sheila Gilstrap
The meeting was opened at 9:00 AM by President Carl Shaver with 95
members present. Carl thanks everyone for hosting Coffee Hour. A
plaque with a Lifetime Membership for Frank Chan was presented and
card sent around for signatures.
The minutes and Treasurer’s report were read and approved.
Vice President Gary Armour has hats and t shirts available. The CPR
Class will be held in March, signup sheets passed.
Jim Wahler brought the natural soap guaranteed to remove fish smell from
your hands. We will have this for sale at each meeting.
Boat Assist List passed around; please make any corrections or additions
to your information.
Fish Awards were rewarded. Discussion regarding adding Permit,
consensus was NO.
DOCKMASTER REPORT: John Mattei reminded boaters to check your
ropes at the docks. Trailers in storage need to have your name on them.
There are currently 50 people on the wait list.
Don Vogel reported we are waiting on Board approval for the channel
posts, permits are ready. The estimated cost is $12,500, lights $1,600.
Ten markers are planned for replacement but there are twenty needing
done. Volunteers will be needed to put signs and lights on the new
markers. Quality Marine will be doing installation of the channel markers.
January 26 is the Frank & Bean Dinner, volunteers are still needed.
March 1 the CPR/AED Classes will be held in Paradise Bay Hall.
Jim Waller has a signup sheet for the upcoming Fish Fry Luncheon.
Discussion on having a raffle at each meeting, it was decided to continue
and the winner receives a Hat.
MOTION: Jerry Kozminsky the Club should award President Carl Shaver a
New Boat Club T shirt, PASSED.
Ed Bolander reported that George Hubner passed last Friday.
Meeting was adjourned 9:56 AM