1. family and parenting
2. children

Children’s Christmas Party
Sunday, December 7
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DECEMBER 2014
VOL. 84 NO. 10
12:00 Noon
The WYC Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 7th. The day will begin at 12:00p.m.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive with gifts for all good girls and boys ages infant-8.
It will be a magical, old-fashioned, fun filled day that will include Face Painting, Santa’s workshop, and a
bagged lunch for the kids. Raffle tickets and registration forms will be arriving in your mailbox shortly. Please
note that there will be a limit of 120 children this year. It will be on a first come first serve basis, so get your
registration in early.
This is a fun party to work on and many elves will be needed.
COMMODORE
VICE COMMODORE
REAR COMMODORE
TREASURER
GEORGE ARMSTRONG, III
ALBERT WHIPPLE
SCOTT HOWARD
SHAUN TINE
EDITOR: RICK MULLER
wyc.editor@yahoo.com
WEBMASTER: TOM TOSCANO
webmaster@westerlyyc.org
Please contact Cherie Harland @ 860-599-2297 or
Stephanie D'Iorio @ 401-207-4856
Egg Nog Party—see page 3
if you would like to help on the committee.
SMALL STORES HOLIDAY SALE!
New Year's Eve 2014
Small Stores open 7PM to 9PM
December 5th and 19th.
Happy Holidays! Thank You!,
The Westerly Yacht Club will be celebrating New Year’s Eve 2014 with a Formal Black Tie Event on
Wednesday , December 31st, 2014. Ticket sales will be limited to 110 people and tables of 8 please. Tables of 10 only if your group insists! This will allow us room to mingle around the fabulous food stations
planned for the evening. So come join Commodore George Armstrong and his wife Paula to ring in the
New Year with your friends at the Westerly Yacht Club.
An Antipasto Bar and passed hot Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 7:00 p.m. The mingling dinner will
begin at 8:00 pm and will consist of several open stations around the room. You will have a choice of these
items.
Carving Grilled Fillet Mignon Station
With a Horseradish Sauce & Port Wine Demi Glaze
Seafood Station
Seafood Newburg Casserole with Scallops, Shrimp, Lobster meat & Fish
Martini Potato Station served in Martini Glasses
Choice of: Mashed Potato, Red Skin Garlic Mashed, Sweet Potato Mashed
Choice of Toppings: Sour Cream, Bacon bits, Chives, Gravy & Broccoli
Salad Station
Caesar Salad
Mixed Salad Greens with Toppings: Dried Cranberries, Fresh Sliced Pears, Nuts
Rolls and Butter
from the
Small Stores Committee.
WYC DELI
remains up and running with our membership patronizing us every day of operation.
Tiffiny usually provides two special dishes
per day, along with our standard menu,
soup and house salads.
Come into the lounge and read our
“LUNCH SPECIALS’ board.
Our hours of operation are
Monday—Friday
1130—1400
Thanks,
Karen
Dessert & Coffee Station
Served at 10:30
Decaf Coffee/Tea
Assortment of Cookies and Mini Pastries
Champagne Toast at Midnight
Music provided by: Westmoreland Street Jammers
Tickets priced at $60.00 per person will go on sale Friday, November 28 th and Friday December 5th For
Members Only. Tickets for non-members will only be available on December 12 th and December 19th.
Ticket prices are $60.00 per person.
All tickets must be paid for by Friday Dec 19 th, 2014 or your space cannot be held and will be released for
resale.
If you need information in the next issue of
the Westerly Current please respect the deadline
above.
If we don’t have your input there will be no
output and your information will not appear.
BINNACLE LIST
John T. Ouderkirk, Jr—Keeper of the Binnacle
At this time the following crew members
have been posted to, or remain on, our
Binnacle List:
Arthur Smith, Ray Beaudry, PC Mike Lynch,
Jim O’Neill, Bob Longo, Henry Marchesi,
Peg Arnold, and Elaine Ragaglia
If you know or any member who is ill and
would like to receive one of our big “Hello”
cards, please let us know by phone call,
note, e-mail, or dropping by the clubhouse
and informing the steward. Also, if there
has been a death of an out of town member, we’d appreciate a notification as soon
as possible so we can make our announcement and arrangements.
IN MEMORIAM
Daniel L. Matson, LM
Preston, CT
Alice Felice, LA
Westerly, RI
ELECTION RESULTS
16 November 2014
Treasurer:
Tony Pellegrino
Derek McKee
223
109
Board of Directors:
Bob Priolo
“Chief” Kenahan
Archie Walker
Shawn Beck
Russell LeBlanc
161
138
123
105
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2014-2015 WYC Activities
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DEC 07
DEC 13
DEC 15
DEC 25
DEC 31
JAN 17
FEB 01
FEB 11
FEB 14
FEB 22
FEB 28
THANKSGIVING—CLUB CLOSED
DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
EGG NOG PARTY
EMPLOYEE PARTY
CHRISTMAS—CLUB CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S EVE
BEACH PARTY
SUPER BOWL PARTY
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SWEEETHEART BALL
DAYTONA 500 PARTY
COMMODORE’S LAST SUPPER
Welcome to the holiday season at
your club. By the time you’re reading this article, my wife Paula and
her committee of talented volunteers will have decorated the
whole clubhouse. I urge you to
stop by and check out their
efforts. On October 25th Tony and
Denise Pellegrino co-chaired the
70’s Night Dance Party. It was well
attended and the food was prepared by Tiffiny and Karen – job
well done! Some of the outfits
were unbelievable. We’ve had a
lot of compliments about the night
– thanks!
The next day Cherie Harland
and Karen Vogel co-chaired the
Annual Children’s Halloween Party. What a lot of work and effort
goes into that function. They had a
great committee that worked
incredibly hard all day from early
in the morning till late in the afternoon. The “Vaz” has performed at
this function for years and does a
great job with the kids. Thank you
to the huge crew of volunteers
that help out, so our children and
grandchildren can have an enjoyable afternoon to celebrate Halloween.
The following week there was
another incredible feat accomplished – our annual Fall Dock Day.
Organized by Jeff Hetu and Louis
Misto – the day went smoothly –
even though Mother Nature wasn’t so cooperative. It was cold,
windy, and rainy, but that didn’t
stop the troops. So much work
gets completed that day – inside
and out – it’s unbelievable. It
wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t
for the volunteerism of well over
100 of our dedicated members; a
huge thanks A special thanks to
Junie Woycik and Frank Torre for
using the tractor to put all the
picnic tables away before dock
day. Also, I would like the membership to know how much we
appreciate the cooperation of all
of our boaters for moving their
boats out in a timely fashion,
thanks!
Shaun Tine held another very
competitive pool tournament on
November 8th. The pot luck supper
was great. Speedy Gonzalez kept
us entertained till well after the
tournament was over. Good time,
good job, and a good crowd.
On November 15th we enjoyed another ‘western steak fry’
co-chaired by Uncle Bill and Cheral
Armstrong. The committee did a
good job decorating the back
room. The function was a complete sell out and if you went away
hungry – I don’t understand how.
“Stella Tunes” kept the dance
floor full all evening. It was like
being in a “western town” without
leaving R.I. Great job – lots of fun
– thank you!
On November 12th we had a
general membership meeting.
Paul Read and Rick Traskos presented the finance report and the
Budget and Assessments for next
year. It was very informative and
well done. Thanks to the Finance
Committee.
The GM meeting continued
on November 16th – Election Sunday. The polls were open from
12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. The results of the election were as follows:
Al Whipple – Commodore
Scott Howard – Vice Commodore
Shaun Tine – Rear Commodore
Tony Pellegrino—Treasurer
Bob Priolo – Board of Directors
Bob Kenahan – Board of Directors
Thank you to Sal Parise (PC)
who was our Election Sunday
Committee Chair. Together with
his helpful committee, he organized a very smooth running election process.
Also, I give a sincere thanks
to the successful candidates and
those members who did not win
an elected position. I encourage
them to stay involved and consider future elections.
Thank to PCs Alex Houston
and Dave Miguel and their fabulous kitchen crew for providing us
with delicious pizza pies all afternoon. Very well done!
Coming up on December 17
we will have the Children’s Christmas Party. Cherie Harland and
Stephanie D’Iorio are co-chairing
this huge event and always make
sure that our children have an
enjoyable day. I’ll comment on the
event in next month’s Current.
On December 13th we will
have our “Annual Egg Nog Party”.
Please make it a point to stop by
your club that evening. It is always
very well attended and it’s a great
opportunity to get together with
your fellow members before the
holiday season is over.
New Year’s Eve is being cochaired by Tony and Cheryl Spino.
They have a great menu planned
and I’m sure this function will sell
out very fast – so get your tickets
early. This year we will be going
back to a “formal night”. So suits,
ties, gowns, tuxes, etc. will be the
attire. Thank you.
Paula and I would like to wish
all of you and your families a very
happy and healthy holiday season.
Please make it a point to stop by
your beautiful “Yacht Club” and
say hello.
Till next month – see ya later,
bye!
George L. Armstrong, III
Commodore
ANNUAL EGG NOG PARTY—Saturday, December 13th
The WYC annual Egg Nog party is being held on Saturday, December 13th at 1900.(that’s 7:00 p.m. for you
landlubbers).
Once again we will follow the tradition of the Flag
Officers serving our own special “spiked” Egg Nog for
all to enjoy. For those who do not wish to have alcohol there will be non-alcoholic Egg Nog available. Also, as traditional, there will be lots of hors
d’oeuvres served throughout the evening.
Music will be provide by Straight Ahead, so bring
your dancing shoes.
This is one of the most popular functions of the
year and, weather permitting, is usually well attended. With the extended guest parking area now available there should be ample parking for everyone. Attire
is normally semi-formal but casual attire is also acceptable. However, jeans and other informal wear are
not appropriate for this function which will be utilizing
both the function hall and the lounge This is a house
function and so there is no cost to attend. Your dona-
tions to the raffles would however be most appreciated
and will be sold on site the night of this event.
As a reminder, because of the large turnout for
this event it is a “MEMBERS ONLY” affair. We just
don’t have the room for guests on this particular
night. This restriction does not apply to “significant
others” as they are certainly welcome. Please refrain
from bringing a casual friend, business associate or
other non-member guest on this evening.
Thank you all for your cooperation. We’re looking
forward to seeing you all at this event to celebrate the
Christmas Season.
Happy Holidays to all.
DINE AND DANCE AWAY THE WINTER BLUES
Music by “The Cartells”
Catering by Casa Della Luce
Saturday, January 24
Presented by the Hubbard Street Gang
Cost: $17.00 per person
Sign-up, Fridays: December 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, January 2nd, 9th, 16th
Non-member sign-up: January 9th and 16th
Payment required by January 16th
Contacts: John & Mary Rotter: 401-315-0311, Cell: 203-322-6400
Ann Ericson: 401-694-1291
We are looking for more Friday
night Munchie Table volunteers
to fill out our upcoming schedule,
so if you are interested in assisting us put out a few goodies
for the gang, please sign up on
the sheet provided on the lectern
in the lounge.
We still have December
through February to go.
Thank you,
Darryl and Shirley Marth
WESTERLY YACHT CLUB
2015
KAYAK RACK APPLICATION
Name:_________________________________
Address:_______________________________
_________________________________
Phone Number:___________________________
Email Address:____________________________
Number of Kayaks_________________________
Length of Kayak
#1_______ #2_______
Signature:_________________________ Date:______________
Please note that each space will accommodate 2 kayaks.
Send check for $25 made out to: WYC
MAIL APPLICATION & CHECK TO:
David Larson, 108 long Hill Rd., Middletown, CT 06457
FOR office use: __________________________________________________________
Assigned space number by Kayak Committee Chair
Space #___________
Approved by : David Larson
Signature:___________________________ Date:______________
Date Payment Received:______________ Check #______________
A Personal Thank You Note
I would like to thank everyone who supported and voted for me for a seat on the WYC Board of Directors in the recent election. The future of our organization remains in every member’s hands and with all
of your input and support we will continue to grow and prosper.
Again, thank you.
Robert F. “Bob” Priolo
DECEMBER 2014
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 30
DECEMBER 01
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KICKBACK DUO
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CHILDREN’S
CHRISTMAS PARTY
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING
1930
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THE VAZ
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EMPLOYEE
CHRISTMAS PARTY
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EGG NOG PARTY
STELLA TUNES
STRAIGHT AHEAD
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2ND AVENUE
STELLA TUNES
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WINTER SOLSTICE
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CHRISTMAS EVE
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CHRISTMAS DAY
CLUB CLOSES AT 1700
CLUB CLOSED
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CARTELLS TRIO
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NEW YEAR’S EVE
PARTY
JANUARY 01 2015
NEW YEAR’S DAY
WESTMORELAND
STREET JAMMERS
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FULL SAIL
Yep, Winter is on the way!!
The solstice will occur this year on 21 DEC 14 @ 2303 UTC//1803 EST
INFO-BITS
Pitch League
The Pitch League begins Thursday, January 29, 2015. Anyone interested in playing on a team
or being a substitute player, please call Roberta Hublard @ 401-637-7960.
(All games are played weekly on Thursday @ 7 p.m.)
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