OUTBOARDER. Commodore s Report: Larry Olsen. Issue Number Sixty-Four. Commodore Larry Olsen. Hello TOA

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1 OUTBOARDER A Publication of the Tacoma Outboard Association P.O. Box Tacoma, WA April 2018 Commodore Larry Olsen Vice Commodore Don Winnett Rear Commodore Dave Dolhar Recording Secretary Roberta Dolhar Corresponding Secretary Dave Hoover Treasurer Cindy McKeen Membership Athena Gomez Social Sharnel Di Vona Trustees Donna Hoover Amanda Jordan Hello TOA Issue Number Sixty-Four Commodore s Report: Larry Olsen I hope that your March was great! TOA has been very busy this last month with a great dryland cruise to Rest-A- Way RV park, thank you Randy and Athena. Sherri and I are thinking about getting another RV so we can spend the weekends on future dryland cruises. Our Jr. Past Commodore Dave Hoover and his committee, First mate Donna, Paul & Shar Di Vona, Dave & Berta Dolhar, Todd & Leslie Marker and Sam & Audrey Passarino really out did themselves with decorating the Day Island Yacht Club for the Commodores Ball. We had great attendance by members and non-members alike. The Michael Crain band played great music all night and of course Scottie set a wonderful table of food. I am honored to be Your TOA Commodore this year, and humbled to have had such a successful Ball in my honor. Thank you Please see the flyers for all of the upcoming events. There are also registration forms for Fox Island Commodores ball, and the South Sound opening at Des Moines Yacht Club. See you at the meetings and events! Commodore Larry Olsen Jr. Past Commodore Dave Hoover

2 Vice Commodore Report: Don Winnett Hello Toa It looks like spring is finally starting to show up. We had our spring camper cruise at Rest a while campground in hoods port and was a great success. The turn out from campers to drive in was awesome we had over fifty people sign the cruise book. We had 16 Rv s and 6 drive ins. The Saturday dinner was a great one we had a good variety of different foods and deserts there was not much left afterwards. I would like to give big thank you to Randy Pauley and Athena Gomez for chairing this cruise great job by everyone thank you all for coming out to share the weekend with us. Our next cruise is the TOA Spring opener cruise to lake bay which is chaired by our past Commodore Dave Dolhar and his first mate Roberta the dates for this is May look for the flyer in the Outboarder. Let s keep all the cruises going strong. I love the participation that everyone is showing with all of the functions let s keep building a great club. Thanks and hope to see you at a cruise or meeting Thanks, Vice Commodore Don Winnett PC 2011

3 Rear Commodore s Report: Dave Dolhar Awaiting Picture Hello TOA, Well I think the weather is starting turn for the best. Daffodil is right around the corner April 13 thru 15, and we have started making plans on how to demonstrate this year s theme Traditions in Bloom, with our theme boat. Calling all music and nautical wizards!!! We are requesting your help and are seeking a new volunteer to be this year s token, along with 5 other assistants to assist with the trivia game. TOA has always been well represented at this event and I know we have some ringers in the club, that could put us up for first place. We will be decorating the boat on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Also we will be decorating the flagship at that time too. Besides setting up the props we have 2,000 flowers to install so as you can imagine your helping hands will be needed. Ahh thanks again to Dave & Donna Hoover for volunteering their boat for our float boat and, Paul & Shar Di Vona for volunteering to be our flagship. After Saturday lunch time the festivities continue with all the daffodil participants marching into the TYC Dome of Mariners! If you want to have a great experience please come down to Tacoma Yacht Club and cheer on TOA All The Way. PS. Don t forget about the Dining, Dancing and lots of Enjoyment both Friday and Saturday nights. Why not rub elbows with your fellow boaters throughout the evening and swap a good boating story or two. Several of us will have our RV s in the parking lot supporting our boat crews stop by to say hi. Safety note: don t forget to check your flares and all your safety equipment before you head out on the water. Be safe and prepare Rear Commodore Dave Dolhar P/C 2012 Calendar of Events: Apr 05: 7:00pm. General membership meeting. Location Tacoma Eagles, 4810 S Tacoma Way Apr 13-15: Daffodil Marine Parade weekend. Location Tacoma Yacht Club Apr 21: Fox Island Commodore Ball Apr 24: 7:00pm Board Meeting Location TBD May 03: 7:00pm General membership meeting. Location Tacoma Eagles, 4810 S Tacoma Way May 4-6: Seattle opening day weekend May 11-13: South sound opening weekend at Des Moines Yacht Club May 18-20: TOA spring opener cruise at Lakebay Marina May 22: 7:00pm Board Meeting. Location at Johnny's in Fife

4 Membership Report: Athena Gomez Hello TOA, So we had two past members re-join. I would like to welcome back Ron and Joann Mills and the other member is Ed and Cindy Duncan. Sitting right now we have 36 paid memberships that have paid their dues for We still have 3 more members that need to pay their dues. I hope to bring more members to the TOA Club so please let family and friends know about us. And just a little reminder that dues are due by the April meeting. Please me at Athenagomez81@gmail.com or call and text me at if you have any questions about the membership. I hope we have a great year and hope to see great things in 2018 for TOA. Thank you for your time. Athena Gomez Sunshine Report: Athena Gomez Hello TOA, Hello from Sunshine! I sent four cards out this month, one to Cindy and Dave McKeen for the loss of their dog. The second was to Marty Larsen for Marty s mother being in the nursing home the third one to Larry Olsen for the loss of his brother. The fourth one to Scott and Karen Douglas for the loss of their dog. If you hear of any TOA members that gets sick, hurt, has a loss of a family member, or has a new addition to the family, please let me know either by , text or phone call so that I can get a card out to them. I can be contacted at athenagomez81@gmail.com or my cell phone number is (253) You can either call me or text me. If I missed anyone for this last month I do apologize. Athena Gomez

5 Social Report: Sharnel Di Vona Hello, everyone! Welcome Spring! By the time this April issue of the Outboarder hits the stands; our Kids Easter party will have come and gone. I m sure the kids, young and old, had plenty of fun and tons of candy to munch on and share. Big shout out to Amanda Jordan and her crew for putting this event together and keeping the tradition alive for the kids of TOA! Our baseball Night at the Rainiers has been secured. Unfortunately the July dates wouldn t work but we are all set for Thursday, August 16 th. What could be a better way to spend a balmy Thursday evening than with your TOA friends and family watching a home-town, all American game of baseball?! Tickets will be in the $14-$20 range to include a hot dog meal and the option to score a Rainiers baseball cap. Watch for the flyer in upcoming issues of the Outboarder, or contact me directly to reserve your spot now. I m working on a downtown Pub Pedal with Big Rig Peddler and toying with a cruise down to the LeMay car museum or a field trip to Emerald Downs. Keep your eye on the Outboarder for this and more coming down the pike. Let s have fun! Sharnel Di Vona

6 Hello TOA! Well we had an awesome commodores ball honoring Larry and Sherri. We had 108 people in attendance. The food was outstanding as always and we danced the night away I would like to thank all of my committee members for all of the hard work they put in. I would also like to give a special shout out to my lovely first mate Donna. She always keeps in going in the right direction. Thanks to the Di Vona s The Marker s the Dolhar s Don Winnett, the Passarino s. Also my kids Athena and Bryan along with their Capt/ first mate Burt and Angela. I will have a full report at the next meeting. Regards Dave Hoover JPC-2017 and PC-2013

7 Join us in celebrating Easter with our annual Easter party and Easter egg hunt with TOA! Children of all ages are wel- March 31 from 11:00 t0 1:00pm Please be sure to bring a treat for all to share and a beverage. Also your Easter basket for the egg hunt th Street E., Tacoma, For questions or more information, please call/ Amanda Jordan at or Amanda327Jordan@hotmail.com

8 Please join us on Saturday, April 21, 2018 for the Fox Island Yacht Club Commodore's Ball Honoring Commodore Tracy Butzko Cocktail Hour: Introductions: 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Dinner: Dancing: 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Catering by Spring Lake Cafe - Chef Clements Music by The Michael Crain Band Dress is Black & White, semi-formal: Dress Whites for Bridge & Past Commodores Included is the Reservation Form for you to complete. Please remit $40.00 Per Person and make check payable to Fox Island Yacht Club, on or before April14th. Send Form and Dinner Preference to: Kristi Thigpen th Ave Ct NW Gig Harbor, WA For questions regarding the Commodore's Ball, please contact Lisa Isaacs at LVIsaacs@comcast.net or (253)

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10 Des MoinesYacht Club Opening Day Registration Form May Club Name Captains Name Flag Officer? Which Position Captains Captains Cell Phone # First Mate/Crew Members Events: Friday night social hour: Appetizers/ Bonfire/Music at DMYC Attend? Yes/No Saturday Morning Breakfast on the dock in city cabana Attend? Yes/No Saturday Opening Day Ceremony at DMYC Attend? Yes/No Officers are encouraged to participate in ceremony in your dress whites Saturday Dinner/Dance Attend? Yes/No $30 per person mail check to DMYC, PO Box 13044, Des Moines WA I will arrive by boat I will drive to this event Estimated arrival time? Friday Saturday Boat Type Boat Name Overall length Beam Special accommodations? For Moorage at Des Moines Marina please call Joe McCaslin or joe@cj-marine.net DMYC has 30 spots reserved for this event, Questions/Concerns Contact Joe McCaslin or joe@cj-marine.net

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12 Good Websites and contact for all boaters Weather and wind information: Marine Forecast: Marine Forecast for Point Evans: &site=sew&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en#.WfyCy1tSyos Tacoma Narrows Airport: NOAA tide predictions home page: NOAA tide predictions Narrows Bridge: id= &legacy=1 Sun and Moon info: Gig Harbor cam: Anacortes cam: zcode=z6408&camera_id=ancts&lid=bhtcen Fishing info links: Point Defiance Boathouse When you call, They have a report that is regularly updated.

13 2018 Dues Notice Please complete and return with your dues payment of $ before 05 Apr 2018 PC s and Lifetime members please update and return. (PLEASE PRINT) Last Name: TA#: First Name : Spouse: Home Address: City: State: Zip: Contact Phone: Address: The Outboarder is now on line only. An will be sent out to all members stating when the Outboarder is posted on line at our Website.