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May 30, 31, and June 1, 2014
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Spring Hill, TN, on Watts Bar Lake
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102 Countryside Dr
Johnson City, TN 37604
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598 Trillium Trail
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 956-1690
"Take your choice"...Trailer your boat to Concord Marina in
Knoxville, launch there and spend the night; OR trailer down to
Concord on Friday morning; we'll be cruising down the
Tennessee River to Terrace View Marina on Friday. OR you can
drive down to Terrace View by car. The Marina has a motel.
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2014 Calendar of Events (Expect Changes)
Date
Event
Location/Contact/Sponsor
Jan 4, 2014
Change of Watch
Peerless Restaurant
Jan 24-26
Shadrack Boat Show *
Meadowview, Kingsport
Jan 28 - Feb 2
USPS National Annual Mtg *
Jacksonville FL
Feb 19
Start Seamanship Course
Northeast State CC
March 20
EXCOM Meeting
Bonefish Grill, Johnson City
April 4 - 6
District 17 Spring Conference *
April 12
Spring Dinner Meeting
April 17
EXCOM Meeting
April 26
Boone Lake Clean-up *
May 8
EXCOM Meeting
Boone Lake Marina
May 13 & 15
TWRA Boating Course *
Northeast State CC
May 17 - 23
Charter Trip to BVI
May 17 - 23
National Safe Boating Week *
May 30
Partner in Command class
May 30-June 1
District 17 Watts Bar Rendezvous *
Watts Bar
June 10 & 12
TWRA Boating Course *
Northeast State CC
Clarke Lucas
June 14
Poker Run
Boone Lake
Ray & Kath Bouch
June 19
EXCOM Meeting
July 4
July 4th Fireworks Raft-Up
Boone Lake
Bob Young
July 12
“Captain Bill’s” Memorial Fish Fry
Dad’s Pad on Boone
Mitch Meredith
July 17
EXCOM Meeting
July 25 - 27
South Holston Lake Rendezvous
Aug 8 - 9
Watauga Lake Rendezvous
Aug 21
EXCOM Meeting
Aug 23
Holston Home Event
Boone Lake
Fred Pinney
Sept 6
Dragon Boat Race*
Boone Lake
Ellen Johnston
Sept 10
Piloting Class starts
Sept 13
The Ridges Resort & Marina
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TWRA Boating Course
Lake Chatuge, GA
Empire Buffet, Johnson City
Clarke Lucas
Greg Robins
Mitch Meredith
Football / Dinner Mtg / Low Country Boil
Sept 18
EXCOM Meeting
Oct 16
EXCOM Meeting
Oct 17-19
D1 7 Fall Conference *
Nov 8
Commanders Chili Cook-off & Auction
Nov 20
EXCOM Meeting
Dec 13
Christmas Party
Dec 18
EXCOM Meeting
Pigeon Forge, TN
Blackthorn Club at the Ridges
Please check each new issue of your Dockside News for changes and additions to the schedule,
and be sure to notify the person(s) responsible for the event regarding your attendance.
*Not a JCSPS Sponsored Event
VIEW FROM THE PILOT HOUSE
Cdr Gary Millington, SN
One hundred years ago, Roger Upton and
his buddies at the New York Yacht Club
looked at the increasing popularity of power
boats and saw the need for an organization
to foster boating education, fellowship and
civic service. Their mission was "to promote
high standards of navigation and
seamanship.” A lot has happened since the
United States Power Squadron was formed
in 1914, and I am proud to see the original
goals of the organization being met so well
in 2014 by the talented men and women in
the Johnson City Sail and Power Squadron.
We are fortunate to have a strong Education
Department under the capable leadership of
P/C MITCH MEREDITH, and you'll read
about the educational accomplishments and
plans elsewhere in this edition. Our
civic service mission is being well executed
via Vessel Safety Checks, plans for National
Safe Boating Week May 17-23, the
upcoming Holston Home event and plans to
support the dragon boat races in September.
C h e c k o u t E x e c u t i v e O ff i c e r R I C H
MOAKLER'S report for more details.
One of our challenges as we seek to
become more relevant in the local boating
community is simply telling people about our
organization and the good things we are
doing. I learned about the Power Squadron
at an early age. My Dad built a 15-foot
molded plywood runabout in our driveway
when I was seven years old. The boat was
powered by a 35 hp Evinrude outboard with
a pull-cord start. (The 35 hp engine was
traded in on a 40 hp electric start model the
following season, after many laborious
attempts to start the manual version.) As we
cruised down the lake we would invariably
see some display of poor seamanship such
as a violation of the rules of the road, not
having life jackets or an overloaded boat. As
a proud Squadron member, Dad was quick
to say, "That guy needs to take a Power
Squadron class."
Fortunately, the Tri-Cities Boating Club/
JCSPS is doing a great job of getting our
message out to the local boating community.
RAY WALKER'S excellent press releases
have been picked up a number of times by
local media. MITCH MEREDITH did a great
TV interview with the help of STEVE
BRUMIT, and JOHN WHITEHEAD was
interviewed about VSC’s. All this is excellent
publicity, and we can see the results in
multiple ways including attendance at our
boating education classes.
There is another important element of our
squadron--having fun--as MARSHALL
HERRON frequently reminds us. Boating
season is just getting cranked up, and we'll
have a number of opportunities for on-water
events. GREG ROBINS has orchestrated
what should be a great trip to the British
Virgin Islands May 17-24. That will be
followed by the Watts Bar event May 30June 1, our always-popular poker run on
Boone Lake June 14, and then a July 4th
fireworks outing, and the biennial Meredith
fish fry. Look for more details soon. And,
“See you on the water!”
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Lt/C Rich Moakler, AP
Since our last newsletter, the Executive
Office has been busy.
Our squadron
attended the District 17 Spring Conference
at the Lake Chatuge resort and was well
represented with eleven members attending.
If you would like to know more about district
meetings, do not hesitate to ask any bridge
member or, better still, plan on attending the
next meeting this fall.
Our VSC Chairman JOHN WHITEHEAD has
activated our squadron’s Vessel Safety
Examiners, and last I’ve heard they have
completed over 80 Vessel Safety Checks so
far this year. Many of these Vessel Safety
Checks were performed at Winged Deer
Park in support of the annual Boone Lake
Clean-up Day.
These examiners usually
meet on Saturday mornings for breakfast
before descending on a local boat ramp to
offer their services performing VSC’s.
Check the event calendar on our website for
upcoming VSC locations and dates.
If
anybody would like to get involved and
become a Vessel Safety Examiner, please
contact John; and he’ll be glad to show you
how.
National Safe Boating Week will be May
17-23 this year; and our squadron plans on
participating by issuing press releases,
performing VSC’s, and teaching a free
TWRA Safe Boating Course to the public.
It’s important to make the public aware of the
many hazards of boating and how they can
protect themselves and others while on the
water.
Our squadron voted at the last Executive
Committee meeting to support the “on water”
activities of the Mountain States Health
Foundation’s annual Dragon Boat Festival.
This will include providing patrol boats during
the practices and on race day, as well as
setting up the race course. This will be our
squadron’s first year supporting the “on
water” activities and promises to give us
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The
Dragon Boat Festival
itself is on September
6; set-up of the course
and practices will be
during the week
leading up to that.
ELLEN JOHNSTON
has graciously agreed
to chair this event, so
please consider helping
her out if you can.
Our squadron is lucky to have many
sponsors, and that is the result of the efforts
put forth by several of our members. Our
Sponsor Relations chairperson STEVE
BRUMIT has been busy renewing
relationships with previous sponsors as well
as encouraging new sponsors to come
aboard.
KATH BOUCH, with some
assistance from NORMA MARTIN, has
also been busy renewing the many sponsors
of our newsletter.
If you know of any
business or organization that would like
to make a donation to our squadron, in
exchange for a display ad in the newsletter,
now would be the time to have them contact
Kath Bouch.
The bottom line is that our squadron is doing
what it can to be relevant in the community
when it comes to boating safety and
education.
The results of these efforts
seem to be our growing membership.
EDUCATION CORNER
P/C Mitch Meredith, AP
Our pre-boating season educational efforts
are well underway. JOHN WHITEHEAD'S
Seamanship course wrapped up a couple of
weeks ago. Although we haven't received
the test results back from HQ, a cursory
review of the students answers indicate they
all passed. Congratulations to BILLY AND
SUE BECKER, MARC NACHMAN, ALAN
NOVAK, DOUG RYMER, BILL SMITH AND
"DECK BOAT BOB" YOUNG. Also, a big
thank you to JOHN WHITEHEAD and his
instructor team of ED LOCKETT, BOB
RUSSUM, GREG ROBINS, HENRY AND
CHELE HARRIS, GARY MILLINGTON and
CLARKE LUCAS.
Clarke and Mitch demonstrating the Bowline
The public boating team just completed our
second TWRA Safe Boating course May 1
with all 13 students passing with very good
or excellent marks. The participants included
a higher-than-average number of adults
which I attribute to the excellent public
relations work RAY WALKER is doing. We
cover a lot of material in four short hours, but
the instructors are efficient and effective in
their delivery of the material. Special thanks
to CLARKE LUCAS AND MARSHALL
HERRON for the coordination and
administration of the class and to their
instructor team of WALT BRUMIT, KEN
FARST & GARY MILLINGTON. RICH
MOAKLER and JOHN WHITEHEAD ably
served as proctors. I believe we may have
added two or three member families as well.
See elsewhere in the newsletter.
The classes are held at NE State's library
and begin at 5:30 PM and end about 8 PM.
Pre-registration can be accomplished at
h t t p : / / t w r a . s t a t e . t n . u s /
BoatingEducationStudentRegistration/.
We are tentatively planning on conducting a
USPS seminar titled, "Partner In Command.”
The aim of the seminar is to teach nonskippers what is needed to handle many of
the skipper duties should the need arise and
to give skippers the tools to train potential
"first mates and crew." We will help the lessexperienced boaters gain confidence so that
they can contribute to the operation of a
boat. As skill develops through further
training, reading, and hands-on experience,
the participant will ultimately be able to
handle many aspects of boating in an
emergency or shared responsibility situation.
To p i c s o f t h e s e m i n a r i n c l u d e
communications, safety and safety
equipment, first aid, operating engines,
emergencies, leaving and returning to the
dock, man overboard, anchoring, and more.
The seminar will consist of two hours of
classroom presentation and three to four
hours of hands-on "on the water" training.
The seminar will be limited to four
individuals. Pre-registration is required on or
before May 15. Course fee is $55. Contact
me at mgmcpa@gmail.com or 423.794.7179
if you have an interest. Tentative date is
Friday, May 30, on Boone Lake.
Finally, if you know of someone who would
benefit from some hands-on, on-the-water
training, we have the programs available.
Give ASEO Steve Brumit (423.737.9922) or
myself (423.794.7179) a call for more
information.
NEW MEMBER CORNER
P/D/C Marshall Herron, SN
The next TWRA Safe Boating Classes will be
held on May 13 and 15 and June 10 and 12.
The membership roster of our squadron
continues to grow! While our focus is not on
membership numbers, increasing our
membership improves our ability to impact
safe boating and boating education on our
waters. The more we interact with our
community through boating activities,
education, and community support, the safer
our water activities and the more fun we will
have!
Please welcome our newest members:
GLENN & VICKIE FRESHOUR
MOSHEIM
TIM & CHRISTINE ZAJONC
JOHNSON CITY
SPRING DINNER MEETING
Empire Buffet – April 12, 2014
It was so good to have JIM AND BELLE
CROWDER with us. It had been quite a
while since we had seen this delightful
couple! They had recently returned from
their annual winter stay in Florida.
We
learned that they have recently moved to
Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson
City.
We wish them the best and look
forward to seeing more of them this summer!
After dinner, COMMANDER GARY presided
over a brief meeting. He reported that our
squadron had 11 representatives at the
recent District 17 Conference at Lake
Chatuge in Hiawassee, GA. Gary presented
the Distinctive Communication Award, which
was given at the conference for our
Dockside newsletter, to NORMA MARTIN,
P/C Norma Martin, P
OK, first of all I HAVE to have crab legs…oh,
and I love this sesame chicken…oh my,
oysters on the half shell, but they’re almost
gone…oh, great!
Here comes another
whole tray…and coconut shrimp…and some
rice…and some egg drop soup…HELP!!
MY PLATE NEEDS A SIDEBOARD!!!
After a nice social hour and the blessing,
about 45 members and guests enjoyed
going through the generous buffet at
EMPIRE BUFFET for our Spring Dinner
Meeting on Saturday, April 12. The food
selections were many, including numerous
desserts and hand-dipped ice cream!
who accepted the award and acknowledged
the contributions of SUE LOCKETT,
publisher.
It was also announced that
JCSPS received their 29th annual award for
contributions to the Education Program, and
Gary presented MITCH MEREDITH with that
award. Reports were given by Education
Officer MITCH MEREDITH, and Executive
OFFICER RICH MOAKLER, who outlined
upcoming events, and Treasurer WALT
BRUMIT.
KEN FARST introduced our guest speakers
from the TWRA, George Birdwell and Matt
Swecker, who had a very interesting
program regarding boating accidents on our
lakes. They noted that accidents and DUI’s
have been reduced in our district in the past
few years, which
they attributed to
enforcement and
education. George
thanked
our
squadron for our
to be fulfilling the dream they’ve been talking
to us about for quite a while!
It was good to get together again after the
cold winter, and we all look forward to being
out on the water again soon!
JCSPS members since 2006, Tracy and
Kathy have contributed to our squadron in
many ways. One of the most notable is their
“hosting” our annual chili cook-off the last
four years at Misty Waters Clubhouse. They
have also participated in our Watauga Lake
rendezvous, again “hosting” much of the
activity at their houseboat/boathouse. They
also have provided a great Poker Run stop
at the Misty Waters dock. (I remember those
jello shots well!) But I would say that their
largest contribution has been their
wonderful, fun-loving personalities! We will
surely miss them!
T h e Ha r t s
(along with
t h e i r
miniature
schnauzer
“Sophie, of
course) will
be moving
later this
month to
O c e a n
Springs, MS.
They have a
house there,
a houseboat
and a deep-sea fishing boat! So they are all
set to enjoy “the coastal life,” as Tracy calls
it. By the way, he also told me that they
have two extra bedrooms at the house just
for company. (The line forms BEHIND Bud
and me!)
“GETTING READY FOR THE
COASTAL LIFE!!”
Thank you, Tracy and Kathy, for all you’ve
done for us and for your friendship. We wish
you all the best in your new home!!
George Birdwell
contribution in
education.
There
was considerable
Matt Swecker
discussion regarding
the “Noah Dean and
Nate Bill,” which has been introduced in our
state legislature as a result of two young
boys being electrocuted by stray electrical
current while swimming at a marina in
Cherokee Lake in 2012. We appreciated
George and Matt taking the time to speak to
us! We were also happy to have George’s
wife Monika with us.
A big thank you to BELINDA DAVIDSON,
who took photos for us!
P/C Norma Martin, P
I don’t really want to write this article,
because it means saying “Farewell!” to our
friends and fellow members TRACY AND
KATHY HART. But, as much as we hate to
“lose” them, I think we are all happy for them
(P.S. Their boathouse on Watauga Lake and
their condo at Misty Waters are still for sale.
Let them know if you or someone you know
might
be
interested!
(hart2hart214@yahoo.com)
WATTS BAR INVITATIONAL
MORE INFO!!
(Continued from front page)
If you have email, you should have received
the two email “blasts” sent out on this fun
event. But time is getting short...We need to
be making our plans!!
MARSHALL HERRON is chairing our
squadron’s participation in this event. He
emphasizes that this is not just for cruisers.
It will work for smaller boats as well!
Everyone can have fun!! Please contact him
if you would like more information or if you
plan to go
(marshallherron@att.net or
423.791.2660). Besides letting Marshall
know you’re going, you need to be sure to
contact Marbeth of the Knoxville Squadron if
you will be participating (tdietric1@aol.com
or 865.657.9190).
And contact Paul at
Terrace View Marina (423.367.6060) if you
need to reserve a slip or a room. Do this
ASAP as there are only a few slips and a
couple of rooms left.
rights! Who will be the most proficient in
using a GPS???
At 5 o'clock we shall have a cocktail party on
the pool deck, where we shall have a
"Squadron Challenge." Then we shall all
depart aboard Mike Scher's beautiful
houseboat, "Seaduction," for a cruise to
Chandler's on the Lake at Euchee Marina for
our dinner.
Both restaurants need to have an accurate
count for our dinners. Friday night's dinner is
$22.00 per person, and Saturday's is $24.00
per person. Both include the meal, dessert,
tea, tax, and tip. Beer is sold at both
restaurants, or you may bring your
own wine. Please have any members of your
squadron who are planning to attend let me
know if they will be joining us for the two
dinners.
Hope to see you there,
Marbeth Dietrich, Knoxville Power Squadron
SAVE THE DATE!!!
“Locking
through”
on the way
to last
year’s
Invitational.
POKER RUN
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Hosted by Ray and Kath Bouch
Here’s what Marbeth has to say about the
activities they have planned for us:
Friday night we will be having dinner at the
restaurant at Terrace View. The next
morning you can join us for coffee, juice, and
pastries around the pool. Although lunch will
be on your own, we will have games
and activities going on throughout the day.
Our "on the water" event will be for bragging
Always one of our most popular
events!
Details are “in the works”!
2013 Poker Run Winners!
Casual Fine Dining
Steak House
with a Gourmet Twist on
Home Cooking
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