April 2024

General Membership Meeting

Mark Cobey was introduced to the club as a new member. He was not able to be at the last meeting because he was in a large bass tournament where he finished 12 out of a very large field. Congratulations!

New Boat Clubs hats are now available with the boat club logo stitched on the front and stitching commemorating the club’s 75th anniversary stitched on the back. Cost is $20.00. We also have children’s t-shirts available as well as adult t-shits and sweatshirts. Check with the bar personnel to purchase these items. Help support the club!

Mike Caponio got 3 bids for a new AC unit for the east room of the club house. The bids ranged from $17,000 to $8,000. After much discussion on whether we need one that extensive or just go with wall units, the members voted and by a majority vote and went with the $8,000 bid from Woodland Heating and Air. It is a very efficient and long lasting unit mounted on the roof. Very little noise and will handle even the hottest evenings.

The membership voted to donate $500 to the May Fair for their Bid for Kids program to support the livestock auction.

We are on a holding pattern right now for both work days and fish derbies until the weather improves.

Rosie thanked all the members who stepped up to help her and Sherman at their Mexican dinner. We had a great turnout and the food was fantastic.
Next dinner is APRIL 20th. Manny and Brad are doing their smoked baby back pork ribs. It will be busy so get there early. The dinners are always great fun and Ed puts on a great raffle.
Members if you are interested in what is going on at the club, please come to the general meetings to add your input.

Jessie Sanchez lost $110 in the poker chip drawing.

Board Meeting

Bob reported that the deck is moving very slightly each month. We will have to address this issue in the future. He is still working on a conveyor to help with the water hyacinth problem. Bob had the gate motor looked at and it is “working great now.”

75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

2024 Marks the 75th anniversary of the Dixon Boat Club. The board would like to celebrate this occasion with a Club function on Saturday September 21. We would like the members’ input on the type of celebration you would like. WE are talking about either having a day of activities with an afternoon BBQ for the entire family or an evening dinner for adult members only.

If we decide on the day time BBQ, with family members, we would like input on activities you are interested in, i.e fish tournament, kids’ fishing, poker tournament, horse shoes etc., please let us know.

If we have an evening event, it would be for adult members only. For both choices, the club is willing to pay for it. Please let us know and we would like volunteers to help set this up.
I have been searching old Dixon Tribunes for Boat Club articles and have included one from the Tribune of Oct. 7, 1949
 

“DIXON BOAT CLUB INCORPORATES”

“Dixon Boat Club has incorporated with the following officers: Ed Ray, present; Lester Peters, vice present; Lowell Morris, sec-treas; Earl Hayes, Arnold Grussendorf, Austin Hedges and Ed O’Bay directors.


A site has been obtained from the California Packing Corp. on Hastings Island through C.L. McGranahan, manager of the property. Location is half a mile north of Hastings ferry on the west bank of Cache slough.


Present plans call for landing floats, unloading ramp for boat trailers, picnic tables, and other recreational facilities. The site is one of the finest in the area for fishing, boating, racing and sailing, as there is a three-mile straightaway from 200 yards to a half mile wide. Boat trips can be taken around the island waterways for long distances. Anyone interested in membership should contact one of the above officers.” Tribune October 7, 1949