High Tide June 2018

Inside this Issue:

• Commodore’s Comments

• Summer Parking

• Port Washington

• Celebrators

• Letter to the Commodore

• Throw Back Pictures

• Coleen's Recipe of the

Month

101 Marshall Avenue

South Milwaukee, WI 53172

South Milwaukee Yacht Club

Photos of the Month

Don and Chico in Port Washington

2018 OFFICERS

COMMODORE Bryan Gahan VICE COMMODORE Ryan Rybka REAR COMMODORE Ron Ilk CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Jayne Wisniewski TREASURER Mary Karwacki

FINANCIAL SECRETARY Paige Hans

FLEET CAPTAIN Mike Herington

BOARD MEMBERS

Tom Billingsley Michael Cieczka Rick Klamrowski Karen Kilman John Erickson Randy Kempowski

2018 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

BAR, HOUSE AND ENTERTAINMENT Paul Mozejewski (Bar Manager) Cheryl Rybka (House/Hall Managers) Tara Billingsly Kris Herington CRUISE TBD FINANCE Mike Gengler FLEET CAPTAIN Mike Herington GAS Paul Rozinski GROUNDS Harry Brunette HARBOR & DOCKS Randy Kempowski HEALTH & WELFARE Kurt Bruck HOUSE MAINTENANCE

John Erickson JUNIOR ADVISOR Ryan Rybka L.M.Y.A. Linda Daly & Jim Rothschadl MANPOWER Mike Cieczka MARKETING Karen (Kiki) Kilman MEMBERSHIP Karen (Kiki) Kilman PLANNING Tom Schulz AUDIT TBD LAUNCH AND HAUL OUT Bob Smith RULES AND BYLAWS Bryan Gahan

Hello everyone, Well, it appears that we are off to a beautiful spring. Oh, wait it only it’s only a

few days to summer and it feels like April. So, I guess we are not off to the best

start, but I was down at the club last night and the weather was fantastic. I even

saw 5 or 6 boats leave the harbor with plenty of fish being caught. Hopefully the

switch has been thrown and it’s time to start our boating season.

Thank you to everyone that was able to make it out for the blessing of the fleet.

Tara and Tom have been sponsoring this event for several years now and it is al-

ways a great time. I would also like to give a shout out for the people that came

out to help clean up the grounds, planted the flowers and went to pick them up for

us. One final thanks to the lift crew who managed to get all the boats in over this

long drawn out weather ridden spring.

With the summer season hopefully approaching fast I would like to encourage

everyone to come down to the club to have a good time. If you are a new member

don’t be bashful, we have a good group of people and everyone will be more than

happy to hang out with you and answer any of your questions. When I joined the

club the way I got to know everyone is to bribe them with drinks. For some reason

around our club that seems to work well. If you are in the mood to put in some

hours there is a book behind the bar with projects but remember it isn’t all about

work the primary focus of the club should be the play side.

I would like to apologize for the recent interruptions in fuel service, the gate oper-

ation, electrical, etc. While to some it might feel as if nothing is moving forward,

in the background we have a lot of people trying to determine the best course of

action to move forward with the proper repairs to not only serve our immediate

needs, but to also provide the club with a long term solutions that will benefit its

members for years come. When dealing with some of our older infrastructure,

there are items that many may not realize need to be considered, codes, costs, etc.

While some of our decisions might not give us instant gratification, the delayed

gratification of working toward a sustainable infrastructure should be well worth

the wait. By the way I hate the word sustainable and love instant gratification.

Unfortunately, as I get more involved with this position, I realize the party can’t

go on forever if somebody isn’t setting up the occasional beer run.

Well enough ranting for this month

See you at the club,

Bryan Gahan SMYC Commodore (c) 906-369-4098 (e) smyccommodore@gmail.com Past Commodore Comments quote of the Month.

I have one of those low swim platforms on the back of my boat. I

noticed a hen mallard with seven cute little ducklings in tow, pad-

dling around our harbor. They will grow up to be adult mallards

in a couple months. Check out my swim platform then!

Commodore’s Comments

SUMMER PARKING

Areas designated for summer parking are as follows:

1. Outer Wall Parking (Far East parking area)

a) Parking on outer wall is permitted in designated area only, on a first come first serve basis.

b) Only one car per boat is allowed to park on the outer wall and during peak times is

restricted to occupants of the outer wall.

c) All other parking, along the outer wall is limited to fifteen (15) minutes (loading/

unloading).

2. All Other Parking Areas

a) Regular and Family Members are limited to two vehicles during daylight hours.

b) Associate Members are limited to one vehicle.

c) Junior Members are limited to one vehicle.

d) Designated parking for Members on vacation is along the West wall.

e) There is no parking allowed directly in front of the gas dock area or on the gas dock itself.

f) There is no parking in front of the fuel storage filler pipe cover.

The Gang at Port Washington

Debbie Brunk 7/2 Carol Dufek 7/2 Kiki Kilman 7/3 Marc Rybka 7/6 Linda Zoltak 7/6 Lisa Olson 7/9 Dan Flaten 7/10 Jim Spiess 7/12 Anita Weinzatl 7/12 Amy Gil 7/13 Larry Burss 7/14 Debra Haley 7/14 Jan Ruggles 7/14 Colleen Hansen 7/16 Bob Smith 7/16 Barb Robish 7/18 Steve Steinhaus 7/18 Susan Finco 7/18

Jessica Schmus 7/21 Jackie Felden 7/21 Jeannine Blaser 7/23 Coleen Martin 7/23 Rich Ilk 7/23 Fred Barclay 7/24 Cathy Juriewicz 7/24 Katy Steinhaus 7/24 Kevin Klusman 7/24 Jason Schmus 7/25 Linda Smukalla 7/25 John Forberger 7/26 Rick Nuyttens 7/27 Carol Baltutis 7/29 Stacey Wegner 7/30 Harry Brunette 7/31 Sandra Kilman 7/31

Tara Withington & James Borne 7/1 Keith Randolph & Zayda Randolph 7/1 Jeff & Mary Dess 7/09 Dan & Sue Flaten 7/12 Mike & Katy Gengler 7/12 Ryan & Rachel Behling 7/16 Darrin & Jennifer Eubanks 7/16 Brian & Julie Fleming 7/17 Paul & Lindsey Keppler 7/17 Seth & Julie Yust 7/18 Steve & Darla Mezera 7/20 Michael & Tia Esser 7/23 David & Barbara Pieper 7/27 Jeff & Kelly Eaton 7/28 Dean & Bonnie Schoenike 7/30

Celebrators Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary!

If you don’t see your birthday here, please email

smycmembership @gmail.com

SMYC Events Upcoming

(Cut and save for reference…don’t forget to update from High Tide as events and times may change)

June 1 Club Event TBD Club 4 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 10 Blessing of the Fleet 1:00pm Billingsley 16 Fishing Contest 5-11am Moshinski 18 General Membership 7:00pm Club July 2 Board Meeting 6:30pm Club 4 Independence Day!! 6 Club Event TBD Club 14 SMYC Summer Picnic 1:00pm-??? Haags 16 General Membership Meeting 7:00pm Club 17 Happy Father’s Day!! 24-26 Fishing Contest- Return to harbor- 9:00pm-26th Moshinski 28 Fish On/Off SMYC vs SSYC 4:30am-12pm Moshinski Just A Few Reminders: Come Down And Enjoy Some Cold Drinks At The Bar!!! Thank you to everyone who put their time and energy into helping clean and beautify our grounds!! *Calling all our Sheepshead players, join us on Wednesday Nights at 6:30pm for a fun game of skill. *We are always looking for new ideas for club events. If you have any ideas, need hours, or would like to sponsor or help with an event- Please Contact Me!!! Dates are filling up quickly.

Entertainment Chairperson Cheryl Rybka.

If you’d like to sponsor an event or have an idea, Please contact Cheryl at

(C) 414-530-8770 or email: rybkaC@yahoo.com

Greetings, Congrats on becoming Commodore and the start of yet another boating season @ SMYC! Having read several High Tide newsletters, I really enjoy the "throwback" picture of the month as well as other included images. My brother and I loved coming to the club during the 80s as kids. We were members of the Juniors, set up and cleaned up after parties, even ran to the basement getting ice and took out garbage for the bartenders during events. Oh, yep - we had plenty of fun too! I witnessed the new hall (1989) under construction. Although I was not around when the gas dock new piers went in, I'm glad to see you have a travel lift bay - only a dream back in the 80s. So, I sent you a "throwback" image of Price Erecting lifting Gracious Lady (our family's wood 42ft Richardson) in the late 80s. She is likely one of the largest lifts in club history. Your newsletter honored lifetime members the Brucks and Muellers - wonderful people. The very year of Gracious Lady's inaugural launching at SMYC the Brucks let us use their large water pump to keep her from sinking until the wood swelled the next day. The prior owner had her stranded in outside storage for many, many years so the wood was quite dry. Here are some of the names I recall from my time at the club (I move away back in 1998): Thompson, Bruck, Mueller, Stienhaus, Klamrowski, Pasniak, Hudzinski, Gilmore. Darlene Pasniak is the mom of a friend of mine from the college years. I did not know her from the club. Small world. Also attached are several images of the new harbor entrance being constructed. My father (club member at the time) won the bid and completed the job on time and on bid. I believe the guy with the cutting torch is Jim Kruse. One image shows boats double and triple "parked" during some summer popular party. Have a happy and safe summer! Chris Schumacher safebetsecure@live.com P.S. Trivia Qustion: See how many members know what the club "Flintstone" was.

Letter to the Commodore

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Skillet Chicken Jalapeno Popper Sliders

These sliders were made in a Presto electric skillet. The cooking time may vary in different skillets.

1/3 cup cream cheese spread (about 3 ounces)

1/2 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

½ jalapeno, seeded and minced

½ tsp garlic salt

¼ tsp black pepper

1 cup cooked shredded chicken

6 slider buns

1 Tbl butter, melted

• Cover skillet and preheat for 10 minutes.

• In a bowl, stir cheeses, jalapeno, garlic salt, and pepper until well mixed. Stir in chicken; set

aside.

• Cut buns horizontally in half; place bottom halves on a piece of aluminum foil. Spread with

chicken mixture; cover with top of buns. Wrap excess foil around sides of buns.

• Drizzle butter over sandwiches.

• Place in skillet, cover and bake for 15 minutes or until filling is heated through. Watch carefully

so the bottom of the bun doesn’t burn.

Notes: Recipe may be doubled One large chicken breast cooked should yield about 1 cup shredded. Use store-bought rotisserie chicken. For added heat, add 1 tablespoon of hot sauce to chicken mixture.