Bilge Pump: November 2010
1. Commodore's Report
October was a month for the newbies: new Rear Commodore Bob Stettner, Board Members Gordy Foote and Barb Wood, Planning and Finance member Mark Weiss and with them came our new budget for the year. We’re in good shape for 2010-2011. We will have the last section of the new Winslow dock in place around February/March and that’s the big ticket item for this year. P/C Doug Obrien was at the outstation recently and remarked how great the clubhouse and docks look. He was part of the crew that built it, so that’s a great compliment to our continued maintenance and vision as to its use.
At the first meeting in October the new commodore selects the Nominating Committee for the year. P/C Ed Jennerich and Board Chairman Tom Johnson automatically move into one of five positions and I select three. P/C Bob Yates, Barb Wood and Mark Vanderwall have accepted these positions. They will make an experienced and diverse committee. This committee will have the opportunity to select the next rear commodore and other openings during the year, so if you have any suggestions please contact one of these members.
November starts out the holiday season and our club will be in full swing. We won’t have a meeting on Nov. 24, as Willie will be in California. If you’re going to the Outstation there usually is a group that puts together a big meal. Barb Wood may be able to tell you who to contact. Our Fleet Capt. Cruise to the Tree Lighting in downtown Seattle is on the 26th, and please come and help decorate the clubhouse for Xmas on the 29th.
December we have Breakfast with the Bridge on the 4th, Special People’s Holiday Cruise on the 5th, Children’s Xmas party on the 11th, Lighted Boat Parade on the 10th and 11th, Xmas on the 25th (with lots of goodies in your stockings, Christmas music and family/friends together), removal of the Xmas decorations on the 28th and Dec. 31 a New Year’s Party (see flyer).
Secretary Eric Wood has agreed to head a committee to research outstations for the club. There are some opportunities and he will present these to Planning and Finance. Our existing Ganges lease will expire next spring and its cost and use is the inspiration for change. Thank you to Ron Dawson, who has previously chaired this position and will be working to provide Eric with the history of these leases. If you have suggestions please email Eric.
The theme for Opening Day 2011 is “Salish Sea” (the new name for Puget Sound and San Juans). Paul Grimm has agreed to assist someone who wants to chair the decorating committee for this event. He says the boat size greatly influences the effort required. I still chuckle about “Cows in Space” from last year. Dave and Michelle, how about this year?
For the “snow birds,” thanks to those who were so helpful this summer and we’ll be thinking of you when it’s cold and rainy up here.
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
George Austin
Commodore
2. Vice Commodore's Report
I would like to welcome all of the new members of the past year to Queen City Yacht Club. If there is anyone I can be of assistance to or answer any questions, please feel free to contact me. Again, welcome aboard!
Fall is upon us and the year’s activities have begun in earnest. The parking lot is emptying out as the snowbirds leave in a rush to get to the warm sunny areas.
The Junior Officer’s Balls have started with a bang this year. Judy and I have represented Queen City at Tacoma and Bremerton already and will be attending Everett by the time you read this. These are three-day events that begin with a Friday night social where we have the opportunity to bond with the other Junior Officers of the Grand XIV and discuss items of interest in regards to our various clubs. Saturday evening is the ball, a costume affair, and then Sunday morning the Grand XIV Vice Commodores and Rear Commodores meet to discuss business. My class is “Sharks” and Rear Commodore Bob Stettner’s is “Porpoises.”
We have not had a Program Chairman for some time but I have great news! Steve Barton has agreed to take on that task for the club. Our goal is to have the first meeting of the month dedicated to the business reports and new member inductions and the second meeting of the month to present programs of interest to all and minimize the business portion of the meeting. If you have any suggestions for what you might like to have as a program contact Steve with your ideas.
Programs: Scheduled for October 27 is a program presented by Jeff Paxton the owner of Marine Detail Specialists, a professional yacht detailing company. He is passionate about his profession and teaching others. He will share his expertise and knowledge and even give away a few detailing secrets. He has been professionally detailing boats since 2001, and his articles on detailing tips have been published in Nor’Westing Magazine.
Scheduled for January 26th 2011. Colleen Eastman from Kenmore Air will explore the routes and services of Kenmore Air. As we all spend time in the San Juan Islands, this should be both interesting and informative.
Outstations: There have been reports of club members failing to sign in at the Deer Harbor and Ganges outstations. Sometimes we forget but evidently some situations appear to be done on purpose. Come on guys! Where else can you moor for $8.00 a day? Those individuals are cheating all of our club members. Let’s all be sure to sign in and pay your fair share.
The final leg of the dock replacement at the Bainbridge Outstation is under way. The okay from the City of Bainbridge is already in hand. The best guess is that the dock installation will be in February.
The Outstation Committee led by Captain Eric Wood, prior to the expiration of our lease with the Ganges Marina in early 2011, will explore options for an outstation in the Gulf Islands. If you have any suggestions contact Captain Wood.
Membership: We will be calling the Membership Committee back together and looking at some changes that have been suggested and seeing how we can expand our membership.
Moorage: Reminder to all mooring members. You must have your Insurance Certificate and Boat Registration on file in the Queen City Yacht Club office.
I will be working with Captain Frisch about the ongoing moorage issues and actively work to improve those situations.
Docks: Due to unforeseen circumstances the dock inspection was postponed. The offer of your valuable weekend time to help with this important marina maintenance is very much appreciated and the Docks Committee wishes to thank all of the volunteers that offered to help. Please keep your calendars open for the inspection for the next few weeks, as we still need your expertise. The kick-off weekend has been moved to October 23rd and 24th. Please meet at the clubhouse at 0800 for a complimentary breakfast by Willie. We should be done by mid to late afternoon each day. Remember, you need no special skills. We will train you in what is necessary. Can’t make it on Saturday? Can’t work the whole day? No problem… you can work around your schedule and still help Queen City Yacht Club.
House: Captain Jimmy Damery is doing fine after his ankle surgery. He was a bit too active too soon so the doctor has put him in a hard cast for the next four weeks and after that he will be in a walking cast for some time. He is anxious to be back. The House Committee under P/C Jeff Ewell has been doing a great job in his absence.
Don Wilson
Vice Commodore
3. Rear Commodore's Report
Welcome to November. The fall season is on us with its shorter days, grey skies and wet weather. It can also be a reminder for us to shift gears and begin to ready our boats for the months ahead. November is a good time to perform routine maintenance, inspection, and service on our boats. As always, special attention should be given to the batteries and bilge areas, including cleaning bilge pump strainers and the testing of the high water alarms. We need to inspect electrical connections to ensure that they are still tight and not corroded. On-deck areas need to be examined for any changes in the gel-coat, loose stanchions and of course, condition of dock lines. Last but not least, please check your shore power connections regularly (weekly if possible) to ensure connections are properly fastened. If your power connection has the threaded screw-on ring connector make sure that it is tightly fastened and in place at both ends of the shore power cable.
SECURITY: I am pleased to report that all facilities are safe and secure at this writing.
Recently, our Security Chairman, Capt. Rod Hilden, acquainted me with how the in-station clubhouse and our Winslow outstation security systems work. He gave me a behind-the-scenes tour of the clubhouse to show me where all the components for the security system were located. Rod went over the issuance of member gate cards and security codes necessary to override the system. I was also pleased to learn that P/C Scott Grimm has agreed to continue as Rod’s backup and will answer emergency calls when Rod is unable to respond. Our appreciation and thanks to both of these members for the fine job they do.
GROUNDS: Capt. Becky Garvie, Chairperson, continues to do an excellent job of maintaining our clubhouse grounds. Looking forward, Becky made several suggestions on maintaining the grounds and beatification around the clubhouse. One suggestion was to install one or two black wrought iron benches in front of the clubhouse fronting Boyer Ave.
By the time you read this, we will have already completed a very successful Pride of Queen City fall grounds cleanup of our clubhouse on Sept 25. Over a dozen volunteers turned out for the cleanup. We swept the outside decks, removed debris from the driveway, spruced up the bank areas and cleaned up around the dumpsters. We cleaned out the flower beds, planted new bulbs, and all the large pots were repotted with new flowers. Becky and I want express our appreciation to all the volunteers that came out to help. Thank you!
MEMBERSHIP: Our current membership is holding at 355. However, as noted in the last general meeting, our membership numbers will be going down slightly over the next couple of months due to anticipated withdrawals because of member relocations, declining health situations and/or sale of the family boat. On the positive side, it is nice to report that since the June general meeting, Capt. Chris Benson, our Membership Chairman, has added four new memberships and he is currently working on several more new applications. We are off to a good start thanks to the diligence and hard work of Chris and the members of QCYC.
Reminder: P/C Ed Jennerich always used to say, the most overlooked reason for not signing up new members is because “they weren’t asked.” (Still does – ed.)
Regards,
Bob Stettner
Rear Commodore,
Commodore's Ball 2010
On October 2nd, QCYC was transformed into a tropical paradise in honor of Commodore and First Lady Nancy Austin. George and Nancy first met on Oahu, thus the Hawaiian-themed Ball. The second deck was transformed into an elegant cocktail lounge--aptly named the Salmon Lounge in honor of the Sassy Salmon--replete with surfboard serving table. The third deck became a sophisticated dinner venue with great food and dancing. From all reports from the sell-out crowd, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
It takes lots of creative and physical labor to put on such an event and we had such help in abundance. I'd like to thank the following for all their help before, during and after the event: Vivian and Gary Johnson; John and Louise Alving; Carolyn and Brian Barton; Michelle Bedner; our Office Manager, Deborah Cobain; Rosemary Collins; Gayle Frisch; Renee Kimes; Margaret Krows; Steffie Marcelynas; Bill McGillin and Cammy Mowery; Dick and Teri McGrew; Tracy and Scott McPhee; Bob and Laurean Myers; Bob and Diane Prestebak; Susie Roberts; John and Lynn Sipkins; Lois Stettner; Stephanie Weiss; Crystal Yates; Willie and Peg and their staff for the wonderful food; Andy Gerde and his bartending crew for keeping everyone in a festive mood; and, Kim Cooper for the beautiful vocal solo for George and Nancy's special song. It would be more than fair to say that the ball would not have been nearly as creative or successful without the help of my wife, Elaine. A BIG thank you to each and every one of you!
The Commodore's Ball is a wonderful event. Mark your calendars now for the 2011 Commodore's Ball, October 1, 2011.
Fair Winds,
P/C Ed Jennerich
Docks Committee
It’s autumn. Stuff, (leaves, mostly), is falling down. Maybe that’s why we also call this season “fall.”
While falling leaves may be delightful, falling docks would be disastrous. Look out at our marina and ask, “Why is that there?” It would be tempting to conclude our marina exists because about 50 years ago members sweated and sacrificed to build it. Tempting, but only partially correct. If we had not spent more time and far more dollars maintaining, replacing, and improving portions of that original marina it would be little more than a rotting memory today.
A previous generation of club members created the docks, and generations since have maintained them. Now it’s the turn of current members to do the same. Properly maintained docks are more enjoyable for our immediate use, as well as an irreplaceable gift to the QCYC of the future.
The dock inspection process got a delayed start in October, and is undoubtedly still in progress as this issue of The Bilge Pump reaches you. Plan to turn out on a Saturday and/or Sunday in November to lend a hand. The docks belong to all members, and if we each do our share to maintain them nobody will be individually overworked.
Other projects underway include the replacement of light fixtures to increase visibility on all docks. The Docks Committee is addressing some plumbing problems on Dock 3. The Docks Committee shares several members in common with the exploratory committees examining the issues surrounding a possible rewiring of the marina.
How to get involved: the Docks Committee includes every member of the club. Meetings are the last Tuesday of each month, at 6 PM, on the second deck of the QCYC clubhouse.
Regularly scheduled work parties are the second Saturday of each month. All skill levels from “step and fetch it” to journeyman tradespersons are welcome, and there is always something fun and interesting to do. We meet for a Dutch treat breakfast about 8:30 (lunch is on the club), and are usually done by early afternoon. Dock parties are a wonderful way for new members to become involved with QCYC.
Turn out for Docks Committee opportunities. With sufficient participation, we can prevent our docks from collapsing without requiring the members to do so instead.
Chuck Gould
Fleet Captains Holiday Spirit Get-Together
From The Club Manager
For those of you who have been cruising all summer, the bar has added a few new items in your absence. In the wine department we have added two new reds in addition to the Columbia Crest Merlot and Cabernet that we have always had.
The new red wines are as follows:
Chateau Ste Michelle 2006 Syrah @ $3.00 a glass
Pascual Toso 2008 Malbec @ $3.00 a glass
In the white wine department we have replaced the Foxhorn Chardonnay with Trinity Oaks 2009 Chardonnay from California which is also available for $2.00 a glass.
On the beer taps Redhook ESB has been replaced with Manny’s Pale Ale. This is a very popular local beer brewed right here in Seattle.
So come on down and try the new items. We look forward to seeing you.
Andy Gerde
Club Manager
In Memoriam
Rolstad Sr., Ronald M. 1938 - 2010
Past Commodore Ron Rolstad crossed the bar on September 14th at the age of 72. Ron was born in Minneapolis, MN, on Feb 22, 1938, and lived in South Dakota until the age of three, when his parents moved the family to the West Coast. They settled first at Seabeck, then moved to Seattle where jobs were plentiful. Ron was the oldest of eight children. Ron went to local schools and graduated from Franklin H.S. in 1956. As a boy he sold newspapers in downtown Seattle. He rode the bus to town to play ice hockey from the age of ten, becoming a "rink rat," which allowed him more access and time on the ice. He played hockey for Elks 92 back in the '50s and he continued playing hockey into his 40's when he signed up and played with the "old men's league" for a season. As a boy he was active in his Lutheran Church.
In high school he also worked at the Lakewood Boathouse during the summers. He actually lived there part time since he'd be at work from early morning till the end of the day. He was responsible for boat rentals and maintaining and repairing outboards. He also rescued boaters when they went adrift or overboard. On one occasion an article was published in the newspaper about a rescue Ron made of three UW students who capsized a sailboat and were in the water clinging to the boat.
Ron spent some time at the UW but couldn't afford to continue so he went to work in an upholstery shop. He was heavily into drag racing and a lot of his time and resources went into the sport. He made his way to AA Fuel (nitro-methane) dragsters and gained national attention, setting records while driving well known cars including the Green Dragon and Saturn V. He always said that he felt lucky to have lived in that era when you could "race out of your hip pocket," because today the ordinary guy could never afford to be competitive without a major sponsor. After drag racing, he moved out to Maple Valley and got into river boat racing on the Cedar River. This was also a highlight in his life, which he remembered fondly because of the many enduring friendships he made. As always Ron got involved. The Cedar River races and Maple Valley parades were great fun for him and he poured a lot of energy into helping with promotions and anything else needed.
After his Maple Valley days Ron moved back to Seattle. He was working for Durham Upholstery and hanging out with his Hungry Turtle pals. The adventures continued and around this time Carolyn came on the scene. A couple of years went by and Ron turned his attention to again having his own business. He left Durham and opened up Ron's Fairview Upholstery on Fairview Ave N. He charged full speed ahead and poured his energies into starting a business from scratch. A year later, Carolyn joined him in the business and in marriage. In 1983 they purchased the property on Westlake Ave N and Ron's Fairview became Ron's Lake Union Upholstery. Twenty-eight years later it was time for Ron to hang up the hog ring pliers and relax. But, of course, that wasn’t his style.
He was a member of Elks 92 for 26 years, a member of Queen City for 24 years and also enjoyed 26 years of very active & involved membership in Hidden Harbor YC, where he developed many lasting friendships.
Ron joined Queen City in January 1986 after good friends hounded him for at least two years, finally convincing him it was time to join the Club. Ron felt that his upholstery business was rolling along okay so it was time to spend more time on the water. Thus a new epic phase of life for Ron began and started an extraordinarily active membership in the club. A month later in February of that same year Ron participated in our QCYC skit in the famous Bremerton YC Skits competition! The second year of Ron’s membership he was the 4th of July Cruise Chairman and was also on the Photography Committee. The third year of Ron’s member ship he was the 4th of July Cruise Chairman as well as the Photography Committee Chair. In the third year of Ron’s membership (1989), he was Fleet Captain, Memorial Day Cruise Chair, on the Photography Committee and was awarded the Commodore’s Trophy by Commodore Lynn Montgomery.
Impressively, after only three years of Ron’s membership, P/C Paul McTaggart, Nominating Committee Chair, walked in the door of Ron’s shop and had hardly said "Hello" before Ron said “Okay I'll do it" - the beginning of his "going through the chairs," culminating in his being Commodore and Board member in 1992. Carolyn remembers that he always said it was a lot of time and hard work (and fun of course!), but one of those things you only do once. "Been there-done that" was his response thereafter, but he loved (almost) every minute of his time spent serving the Club. He loved the Club and all the friendships that developed.
Altogether, Ron’s service and contributions to the club were extraordinary. He was: Skit chair five times; a Holiday Cruise chair four times; on the photography committee four times; Fleet Captain once; member of the Board of Trustees two times; on Grounds twice; chair of Entertainment Night twice and participated in the program many years; Nominating Committee five times; Planning & Finance seven times, once as Chair; Bar Captain/Chair ten years; Ladies Night chair once; New Member Reception chair or co-chair five times; Christmas Lighted Boat Parade chair three years (for many more years he was the “VOICE” of that event); New Year’s Party chair in 2000 and Club Manager for six years. He was awarded the Commodore’s Trophy in 1989 & 2002 and named Member of the Year in 1996! He chaired many events, but especially liked cooking the omelet breakfasts on holiday weekends at the outstation in Winslow. In addition to his offices and committee activities, Ron was constantly working around the club doing anything that needed doing, whether painting, fabricating, helping volunteers at socials, etc.
Shortly after joining Queen City, predicted log racing became a challenge and a passion. Laying out the charts and drawing the lines was the most fun to him. He became an excellent predicted log racer and usually finished in the top percentiles for the years he competed. Between 1989 and 2003, records show that Ron participated in 44 contests often finishing with hardware. He won the Bryant Trophy in 2000 (IPBA Championship). He was QCYC Skipper of the Year in 2001 and was overall winner of the International Cruiser Race (ICR) in 2000 & 2002! He competed in the PCYA Barusch (west coast championship) and the NAI (nationals) in 2001. Ron also was often one of the QCYC team members in the annual Challenge Log Race with Seattle Yacht Club.
Ron and Carolyn participated in most of the club socials and almost all of the holiday weekend cruises and have countless friends in the club. They cruised often with Dean and Kathleen Lentgis, Dave and Peggy White and Carl and Stephanie Weiss. During Ron’s years as a member, he owned the Brass Tacks, a 41’ Hatteras that he refurbished, modified and improved over the years into the handsome and comfortable boat that he and Carolyn called home.
Ron’s wife Carolyn and his children Kathy (Dan), Ron Jr., Ronell, Doug, step-children Lynne, Monica, Ken, and Cameron; grandchildren Ryan, Laura, Alex, Tyler, Nick, Katy, Tim, Trisha, Tory, Nicole, Travis, Heather and Aron will always remember what a wonderful, loving husband, father and grandfather he was and will hold him close to their hearts all of their lives.
Carolyn writes: “God be with you, dear love.”
And she adds:
No words can express the heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all our friends who came to the aid and support of us and our family during this difficult time. So many rallied around us and enveloped us in love and concerns that I am
overwhelmed. I don't know how I can ever thank everyone for the outpouring of love and concern that has been bestowed upon us. It is at times like this that the true meaning of the "Queen City Family" is most apparent.
On behalf of myself and our family, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Carolyn Rolstad
Kid's Holiday Party
Labor Day Report
The Labor Day “Fun in the Sun” Cruise (Sept. 4th – 6th) lived up to all the hype that preceded it. It was guaranteed that we would have sun. With the exception of some early morning fog on Saturday – we had sun everyday! Guarantee delivered!
It was guaranteed that we would have great food. The feeding frenzy started on Friday night - we had a well-attended pot luck dinner – boy, there are some really good cooks in this club! The Rutledge Team provided an excellent Saturday morning breakfast – poached eggs w/hollandaise sauce & salmon hash. Next up, the Yates Team came through with another fantastic Saturday night Clam Bake with chicken, potatoes, and some killer corn-on–the-cob. True to fashion, the Rolstad Team provided their famous Sunday morning made-to-order omelets. Not to be outdone, on Sunday night, the McPhee Team served up a Southern Jambalaya that required seconds. Last, we had another full breakfast (eggs, sausage, and hash browns) prepared on Monday morning by a team led by Jess Hill & Jerry Zuvich. And if this weren’t enough, large quantities of hors d’oeuvres were consumed both Saturday and Sunday afternoons on the upper deck. Because there were quite a number of people staying over into the following week, we even had 33 people participate in a pick-up dinner on Monday night! No question about it - guarantee delivered!
It was also guaranteed that laughter would be heard coming from QCYC during the weekend. You be the judge. On Saturday, Mike Hillman’s crew hosted the fish races. The races had everyone lining the rails on the deck to watch contestants immerse their faces in the water to urge their fishes on to victory. If you saw George Austin and Jess Hill blowing bubbles – you were howling! Saturday night Tim & Nadeane Rutledge showed the movie Blazing Saddles in the clubhouse. The laughter coming from the clubhouse could be heard on the docks! Sunday was no different. During the day, Chuck & Jan Gould’s crew put on one funny dog show. Again, there was standing room only on the upper deck! I don’t know what was funnier – the dogs – or their owners! Both Larry and Dorothy Dubia had the crowd in stitches. And again Sunday night the Rutledges showed another movie – this time it was The Blues Brothers – same result, laughter heard coming from the clubhouse all the way down on the docks! Again - guarantee delivered!
Oh, there was also a little raffle held over the weekend. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000 to 3000 tickets were sold! Yes, you read that right – 2000 to 3000 tickets! There were 14-15 prizes awarded after Sunday night’s dinner, and a Grand Prize awarded after Monday morning’s breakfast. In the future, I think we have decided to call this type of raffle THE LAURIE ZUVICH RAFFLE! Laurie won at least half of the prizes – out of a few thousand tickets! Unbelievable!
Cruising into Winslow on Thursday afternoon my mind was racing - I didn’t have someone to do this. I had forgotten to ask someone to help me with that, etc. To say I was worried would be an understatement. Heck, when we arrived, the first person that walked up to me asked me what we were going to do for decorations. Decorations? I had to do decorations too? And to make things worse, another boat came in – blocking any thought I had of a last second departure from the dock! Well you know what - before my last cigar was smoked on Thursday, I had more help than what I knew what to do with. Members that I had rarely or never spoken to before came up to me to offer their assistance - I was overwhelmed with support. There are so many people to thank – I want to publicly acknowledge each and every person for helping with the weekend. And I want to publicly apologize to each and every person that I forget to thank – there were so many people jumping in and lending a hand that I kept having to rewrite my lists over and over again.
One example: After Monday’s breakfast I announced that we would take a short break and meet back in the clubhouse and divide into teams to perform the cleanup of the entire facility. So I ran back to the boat and counted monies, paid out some monies due, then got back to the clubhouse with minutes to spare – only to find that the cleanup was done! Not in progress, but done! And most of the people had already left – so I don’t even know who to thank. I even double-checked the work because I didn’t want to incur the wrath of the Outstation Managers [they’re tough, you know] - but we passed with flying colors.
So I thank everyone for helping me to do my job over the weekend,.including George & Nancy Austin, Terry & Marge Baker, Jim Bailey, Kyle Bixby, Bill & Mary Brunkhorst, Tim & Carolyn DeCook, Larry & Dorothy Dubia, Bill Field, Kathy Fish, Andy Gerde, Chuck & Jan Gould, Millie Grayson, Paul Grimm, Scott Grimm, Gary & Elaine Halverson, Jess & Linda Hill, Bob Hillmann, Mike Hillmann, Ed Jennerich, Tony & Marcia Johnson, Dean & Sistee Lentgis, Doug Lindal, Dick & Teri McGrew, Scott McPhee, Jack Miller, Lynn & Kathy Montgomery, Bob & Laurean Myers, Russ & Arlene Oberg, Bob & Diane Prestebak, Sue Ellen Purvis, Craig Ranta, Denny & Joie Roehl, Carolyn Rolstad, Tim Rutledge, Greg & Heidi Scott, Bob & Lois Stettner, Jim Van Wagenen, Carl & Stephanie Weiss, Mark & Lupe Weiss, Sherry Whitworth, Bob Yates, and Jerry & Laurie Zuvich.
A couple of very special thank yous go out to Tracy McPhee, Nadeane Rutledge, Crystal Yates, and the late Ron Rolstad. As Labor Day approached, questions kept popping up and I was becoming increasingly nervous that something would be forgotten. So I was on the phone to these individuals – often - surely driving them crazy! But every time I threw something at them, they eased my concerns and assured me that everything would be taken care of.
I also want to thank my wife Karen. Thank you for helping me carry out the trash late at night, thank you for reminding me that I had to get up early, thank you . Finally, thank you QCYC for allowing me to chair this event for you. Personally, I got a lot out of the weekend. I was able to get to know some people that, going into the weekend, I didn’t know very well – and I was able to build stronger bonds with some people that I already had a relationship with.
Stephen Coughlin
