December 2024

GET READY FOR SANTA AT THE
CHRISTMAS DINNER

The Christmas dinner is coming on Dec. 21. The club will provide turkey and ham for the main course. It is then a potluck with members and guests bringing a side dish or desert for at least 12. Please, if you are bringing several guests either bring an extra side or have your guests bring something. We like to have plenty of food! We stress this is for the entire family, bring your kids.

Santa will be making his appearance. If you are bring your children, please wrap a small gift for them and sneak it under the tree and Santa will hand them out after dinner. We hope to have a few activities for the kids to do before dinner. If anyone would like to help with activities for the kids, please let me know (wildwind@cal.net)

We will need help on Saturday morning at 8:00 setting up the Xmas tree and getting the club
house decorated for the dinner. This is a way to get a jump start on next year’s work hours.

There is no charge - just bring a side and reservations are not needed.

Thanks to Bob for the great Pork Loin dinner he put on last month. The fish starters were the
best!

Fish Derby Winners

The fish derby held on Nov. 30 had 22 participants. Gil Ehresman won the large slot and
Brandon Ehresman won the small, each winning $110.00. Congratulations to those two as only 5 fish were weighed. Next fish derby is Dec. 28. Last chance to win big in 2024!

Board and General Meeting Minutes

Justin Noutary introduce Josh Ruiz as a perspective new member. There are now 13 new
member applications.

Bob reported that Pat is finding an engineer to look at the deck slippage.

Bob has spent hours removing the remaining hyacinths.

Craig Gnos has donated two tires for the tractor.

Bob is looking into getting a price quote from

Sheldon gas to deliver our propane.

Thanks to Matt Mustard for removing and replacing the flooring in the bathrooms. Further
work has be done to refurbish the bathrooms.

During the Xmas dinner, the docks will be closed off to all participants
.
At the general meeting Bill Griffiths and it was followed up by Victor Lazezzera with info saying that if you want to launch a boat in Lake Berryessa ( and most all lakes) you will not be able to unless it is inspected, decontaminated and verified that it has been out of the water for 30 days. There is a new invasive muscle found in the water by Stockton and they are trying to stop the spread of it in waterways and lakes. For more information go to the web site- https://scwa2.com/lake-berryessa-mussel-prevention-program/ and you can get more info on the restrictions. Victor was going to look into getting certified to have a decontamination station at the boat club. Sounds like fishing on lakes will be very restricted.

Reminder that by Jan. 1, 2025 everyone will need the California boater license to operate a
motor boat. There are several web sites that offer the course – shop around as the price seems to vary.

Merl Nunes lost $40.00 by not being present when his poker chip was drawn.

I included the following in the last newsletter but just to remind everyone –

Important Year End Dates

Membership dues will be mailed out in December with payment due in full by February’s
General meeting (Feb. 6, 2025) or your membership will be terminated. The board meets
the second Thurs. of Feb. and will finalize the membership roster and will determine the
number of new members invited to join the club. The prospective new members will be notified and must attend the March General meeting where they will be introduced