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Our Url: http://www.cgauxdesplainesil.com Vof. XLIV - No. 3 - March 2012

NEXT MEETING:

WEDNESDAY, 21 March 20'12Des Plaines Park District

Prairie Lakes Community Center

515 EastThacker, Des Plaines, ll l inois

Meeting time 1900 for Member Training

AGENDA:(even if you don't do 'em:)

VSC BOOT CAMP

Bob Reczek, Barry Jacobson, Stephanie Crede and Ron Dzigwaat Bass Pro Shop l1 March 2012

FLOTSAMMarch 2fJ12

UPGOMING EVENTS!243lMarch: About Boating Safely classPrairie Lakes Community Center, 2 successiveSaturdays, 8 : 30- I 2 : 3 0. Boat handling, navigation,safe boating, what to do in an emergency. Spreadthe word. Make sure your boating buddies havetaken this class!

19 May: National Boating Safely Week Everyyear the week before Memorial Day is filled withboating safety events. The Open House at StationWilmette occurs this weekend.

2 June: First AIRFAC picnic, Waukegan airport,1200--1500. Food, good people, helicopters, fun.

17 June: I)elevan Armed Forces RemembranceDay: See below

SNAGK SCHEDULEMarch 2012: Chas.April: Jim DavyMay??????THE TIYSTERY OF THE INFLATABLE PFDA few years back, National Education Departmentsent out inflatable PFDs to each Flotilla for use inPublic affairs events and classes. We got six. Afteran assiduous search, Ron Tragasz can only findfive. Does anyone out there have an inflatable whohasn't talked to Ron about it?BE NEIG}IBORLYOne of the things Amy and Bob are trying toencourage is more contact between Flotillas in ourDivision. The Thirly-Niner this month has a listingof our fellow flotillas' meeting days and locations.You're not doing anything that night, right? Popover and visit our fellow Auxiliarists.ARMED FORGES REilIEMBRA]IICE DAYOn 17 June, the Town of Delevan, WI is going tohold a Remembrance Day, with participation byveterans groups and an appearance by the TravelingViet Nam Memorial Wall. It has been suggestedthat those who want to can go up the day before(Saturday) and do a VSC Blitz on Lake Delevan,stay overnight, then participate in the event onSunday. Bob Reczek is going to organize this, sincehe has a vacation timeshare up there.|NFO FOR 7030 FORilIWhen you enter a Mission 10B [Speeches / Talks]or lOJ [Community Relations] on your 7030, you

have the option of entering a figure for attendance atlectures, Boat Shows, VSC Booths. The field isoptional, not a required entry.-Marilyn McBain, ADSO-ISOUR NEW MEMBER

By Robert W Reczek FSO-HRWelcome to our newestmember Louis Muno.Lou is areol mariner:He has a USCG 1600ton CaptainV.and anUnlimited 2oo MateOcean License.During 2010 and 2011Lou was Navigator/Second Mate aboard theA;frica Mercy. This ship

is the world's largest charity hospital ship with amedical staffand crew of 450, all of whom arevolunteers and who help to save thousands of liveseach year in African countries.Lou's other experiences include EPA's 125 ft.. LakeGuardian research vessel, and commercial boats,the most recent being 2nd mate on the TugNickelana. He helped tow a 500 ton boiler that was45 ft. high x 45 ft. long x 35 ft. wide fromEscanaba, MI to Buffalo, NY.Last we heard Lou was undergoing SecurityEvaluation for the Military Sealift Command. Thisoperation operates supply vessels that resupplyNavy ships at sea.Lou is 71, and lives in Rolling Meadows when he'snot at sea. He belongs to the Northwest SailingClub. Lou has a lot of good sea stories. We'relooking forward to seeing him when he gets back.GLASS SGI{EDULEWe are holding no less than five boating classes thisyear: 24 March will be About Boating Safely;28April is Paddlesports; 12 May is PersonalWatercraft; 16 June is How to Read a Chart; and2lJuly is GPS. The Des Plaines Park District isrequiring us to have at least 5 students, or they willcancel the class, so spread the word!KUDOS (or Kit-Kats)...to Barry for organizing and standing watch atBass Pro Shop the last couple of months. This was amajor effort to set up and haul materials. We'll beback up there in May to do VSCs.

The THIRTY-^{il\{ERNewsletter of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Chicago - Wilmette Division 39, g'h Western Region

DCDR:Volume3. No.2

Amy Seeley VCDR: Bob Allen SO-PB: Chas. HagueMarch 2012

UPGOUIilG EVENTSo 15 April: l00e anniversary of sinking of

Titanic. 19 May: National Safe Boating Week. l8 June: 200tr anniversary of War of l8l2

OTHER EVENTSAs of this date, the traditional Station WilmetteOpen House may have been postponed, becauseof conflicts with the NATO summit which will beheld the following week. (The G-8 summit wasmoved to Camp David) We will keep theMembers informed as to if /when an event will beheld this summer.There will be joint Auxiliary / Navy Leaguepicnics at the Coast Guard Air Facility atWaukegan Airport again this summer. Barry issetting up the schedule (BZ Barry!) Plan oncoming to one of these, and meeting some Kewlmen and women.There is also a small hope that there will be aSAR exercise this summer, involving as manyAuxiliarists as can be worked in. This is ascheduling nightmare, though, and may not comeoffls your Flotilla doing an event that other membersof the Division may be interested in helping?Spread the word to the Flotilla Commanders andPublications officers of the other Flotillas:

39-02: Chas. Hague, SailnRails@aol.com.39-04: Open (somebody volunteer! !)39-06: Michael J Fallaw, mfallaw@amert.net39-08: Richard A Grinius,skydogl 959@sbcglobal.net39-10: Brent Barker,brentbarkerch i ca go@yahoo. com.

FROTI THE BRIDGEDivision Commander's message:Greetings Shipmates!Well we're a few months into the year and thingsare going great! Our flotillas are in the process ofteaching classes such as ABS and the WeekendNavigator, and we had a great turnout of Division39 members at the Chicago Boat Shows. TheAirdales of Flotilla 39-8 are doing missions andcrew training is going on at Wilmette. So as youcan see, our members have been very active!There are numerous training opportunitiesavailable to you. To find out what is being offeredaround the District I highly recommend youcheck out the Member Training page on theDistrict website athttp : //www. c gaux9wr. com/members/mVmem ber-training-classes.htm. If there is an area that youare interested in and don't see training listed on it,let myself and Bob Allen know and we'll see if wecan set something up.Keep up the great work that you are all doing, andthank you so much for your time and effort. Don'tforget to fill out your paperwork so that youractivities can be counted.

Vice Division Commander's Message:As Vice Division Commander, I serve as theChief of Staff. Our division staffofficers are avital link to all of the flotillas in our division.Flotilla staffofficers can look to their FlotillaCommanders and Vice Flotilla Commanders forinformation about their specialties. But they canalso look to their division staffofficers for supportand guidance on their respective offices. As Ishared with our division board at the FebruaryDivision 39 meeting, our success in20l2 dependson "collaboration." By working together, we canaccomplish great things.

Our division has been a leader in the 9th WesternDistict in member training courses in the last fewyears. This is because we have so manycompetent and qualified individuals whocontributed to developing our teammates. Followtheir lead and help us move forward lrl'2012.Very Respectfully,Bob AllenvcDR (3e)IIATIO]IAL SAFE BOATIilG WEEKBy Barry Jacobson, SO-PANow is the time to start planning your NationalSafe Boating Week(NSBW) activities. Workingwith your FSO-MA, you should make sure thatboth you and your FSO-VE have enough materialfor Flotilla activitries that will take place.Besides the materials available from AuxiliaryNational Supply Center (ANSC), there are othergood resources:

o USCG Boating Safety Resource Centerwww.uscgboating.org This site has articles,radio PSA's, powerpoint presentations andother useful material.

o BOAT/US: www.boatus.com Several goodhandouts that can be ordered or downloadedfree. They also have items for sale.

o National Safe Boating Council:www.safeboatingcouncil.org Numerouspamphlets can be ordered here in packs of 100.Can be ordered several times through thesummer.

o American Canoe Associationwww.americancanoe.org Both free and low-cost items available. Discounted pricing toACA members.

Another idea is to check with your local mediaoutlet to see what their requirements are forsubmitting articles or radio PSA's. Send theDCDR or the SG.PB I copy of each submittalBEFORE sending to the media outlet.Now is also the time to submit a request for aNSBW proclamation to your local government. Ittakes time for a municipality to process thisrequest and to bring it up for a vote. Find outwhen that meeting will be so that Flotillamembers can be there IN LINIFORM.

THEM OTHER FLOTILLASThe purpose of this issue of the 39er is toencourage you to visit other Flotillas in theDivision. If a member knows what is going on atthe Division level, or next door at a neighboringFlotilla" the whole Auxiliary experience will bebetter.

DTVISION 39:Meetings are held the First Tuesday of the monthat 19:30. They are at the 39-06 "clubhouse" underthe office building at4709 Golf Road, Skokie,Illinois. Members are always welcome. Stafffrequently goes out for pie at the Baker's Squarejust north of the meeting room.

Flotilla 3Y02, Des Plaines:FC: Chas. Hague, SailnRails@aol.comVFC: Ed Seigel, edsi2@yahoo.comMeetings are at 19:30 on the third Wednesday, atPrairie Lakes Community Center, 505 EastDempster in Des Plaines (l/2 block west of WolfRoad on Dempster/Thacker St). This Flotilla isbig on Member Training.

Flotilla 39-04, ChicagoStephen T Georgoules, FCsteve@docable.com.Frank MNimesheim, VFCfnimesheim@gmail.com.Meets at Diversey Harbor Yacht Club on the 2ndSaturday at 0900. Real boats! Real water!!

Flotilla 39-06 Wilmette HarborJohn Mukoyamq FCmukoyamausc ga@ gmai l.comJeff Gilmore, VFC ieff. gi lmore@l ive.commeets on the Third Thursday of each month. 1900hrs pre- meeting fellowship and refreshments.1930 Call to order and the meeting begins. Wemeet in the basement at4709 Golf Road, Skokie,Illinois. In the lobby there is a sign stating Flotilla39-6 lower level with arows showing the way.

Flotilla 39-08, "Airdales"Richard Grinus, FC skydog 1 959@sbc global.net.Dale Polak, VFC airplane40@comcast.net.The Airdales meet at the Signature Flight Supportoffrce at 800 Patton Road, Chicago,Illinois,60666-- just offBessie Coleman Avenue oppositethe Parking Lot *E" exit on the northeast side ofO'Hare Field. Meetings are the third Monday ofthe month, at 1930. The Flotilla does air Searchand Rescue, ofcourse.

Flotilla 39-10, *Ten Chicago'Shelly Markle FC, shelley@markle.com.VFC position open. Meets at 1930 on the SecondThursday at the Chicago Learning CenterAdministration Building, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd,Chicago, fr- 60646

FLOTILLA STAFF 2l'12DCDR Amelia C Seelev cqaux amy@ameritech.netVCDR Robert J Allen uphiqh63@aol.comFC 39-2 Charles H Hague sailnrails@aol.comFC 394 Stephen T Georooules steve@docable.comFC 39S John H Mukoyama mukovamauscqa@qmail.comFC 39-8 Richard A Grinius skvdoq19S9@sbcqlobal.netFC 39-10 Shellev E Markle shelley@markle.comIPDCDR Dale W Polak airplane40@comcast. netSO-NS MichaelJ Raith m4Sford@qmail.comSO-CM Greqorv E Kmiec w9wiz@vahoo.comSO-CS Scott F Miqaldi nB116b@qmail.comSO-FN Ronald W Traoasz traoasz@aol.comSO-HR Larrv N Libauer libauer@comcast.netSO-IS Robert W Reczek rireczek@sbcqlobal.netSO-MA Stephan L Olson olson782O@sbcqlobal.netSO-MS Nicholas G Milissis milissis@aol.comSO-MT William C Russell captainwcr@qmail.comSO-OP Alan H Jannev auxiannev@aol.comSO-PA Barry J Jacobson bjjacobson60016@aol.comSO-PB Charles H Haque sailnrails@aol.comSO-PE Robert J Auchinleck Jr watchconv@aol.comSO-PV Jay R Katzman mediamanjay@comcast.netSO-VE Shellev E Markle shellev@markle.com

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Flotifla 39-02, (gth WR) Monthly meeting, 15 February 2012,20:10ATTENDEES: Barry Jacobson, Robert Reczek, Chas. Hague,

Ron Tragasz, Ed Seigel, Jerry WarychGUESTS: DCR Amy Seeley, John Mukoyama, FC39-06MEMBER TRAINING: Barry presented update for Vessel Safety ChecksDIVISION REPORT: Sector Lake Michigan Operation Planning Directive aligns CG leadershipstrategies into a single document to plan and execute missions. Some of the things they want theAuxiliary to do are: Increase VSC's by 15o/oi Increase Public Education courses by 10o/oo Conduct PFD awareness to a minimum of 5 schools per station AORo Distribute safety literature to hotels in major recreation areas along Lake MichiganDivision Budget committee formed with Ron Tragasz as chair and Chas. as member. Fingerprint classwill be held April 7 at 39{6. There will be no spring conference with training, only a DCDR and DSOmeeting.There is a Hospitality Cabin available up by Two rivers, Wl. Have to call no more than a week inadvance to reserve it.STAFF REPORTS:Finance: Ron Tragasz Total balance in account .$/;6il.24. See spreadsheet.lnformation Svc: Bob Reczek: 0l-Jan to 13-Feb 2}l2reported in AUXDATA: 299.7 fusTotalActive Members 18Public Affairs

108 Speeches/Talks 0 for 0 hrs10J COMREL 14 for 84 hrs10K Other PA 1 for 3 hrs10L Pubs/Member Comm 2 for 12 hrs

Other MissionsCG Administrative support 1 for 2 hrsCG Recruitment support missions 8 for 16 hrs

Materials: Jerry Warych - Nothing to report

Member Training: Barry Jacobson{lasses for Ops requirements posted on Whats Nera/'. lT andVE workshops upcoming.

Operations: Virginia Haase-- Station Wilmette will hose an Operations Workshop Sat 17March 0900-1200 in the 39-6 meeting room. lf you plan on working at the Station this isrecommended.

Public Affairc: Barry Jacobson - Our World Underwater cancelled. Preparing for Bass Pro SpringFishing Classic in-store event, and Paddlesport class. Cookout scheduled for Traverse City.

Publications: Chas Hague - Still looking for articles about Flotilla and division activities.

Public Education: Chas. Hague- Scheduling Nautical Chart and GPS classes

Human Resources Bob Reczek- Contacted or worked with 8 potential members2 New members in process or added to Flotilla

Program Visitor: Ed Seigel-5 Marine Dealer Visits so far in 2012.

Vessel Exam: Jim Davy - No ReportOLD BUSINESS: No Station Open House due to G-8 summit, NATO.NEW BUSINESS: Anderson Grant for banner, table cover.

AWARDS: NoneOpen Forum:Meeting adjoumed 2A25. Chas provided gluten-free cupcakes.