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2010 01 Yeoman color - Pittsburg Yacht Club
January 2010
Pittsburg Yacht Club—The Yeoman
January 2010
The Pittsburg Yacht Club’s Monthly Publication
PYC Members of the Month
RALPH & JACKIE TOCCI
See page 11
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ROSTER OF OFFICERS 2010
Commodore
Dan O’Connor (925) 427-6540
djodjo@sbcglobal.net
Vice Commodore
Rich Irwin (925) 439-9511
Rich.irwin@hotmail.com
Rear Commodore
Carol Buyvid (925) 427-6540
cbuyvid@aol.com
Port Captain
Carol Promessi (925) 427-6250
cpromessi@comcast.net
Fleet Captain
Benjamin Blair (408) 309-0163
benb408@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Doris Bedford (925) 439-2111
doris@dorisbedford.com
Secretary
Vicki Schoenthaler (925) 252-9006
vicki@tredshed.com
Staff Commodore
Max Gonzales (925) 203-0066
maxgonzales@comcast.net
Director
David Henderson (2009-2010)
(925) 597 1679
dahenderson13@gmail.com
Director
Glen Abrams (2010-2011)
(925) 432-6812
devilsmtn@astound.net
January 2010
2010 COMMITTEES
Membership
(C) = Committee Chair
Dan Braun (C)
Vicki Schoenthaler
Jim Martin
Gary McGrath
Bylaws
Gary McGrath (C)
Joan Marsh-Clune
Max Gonzales
Dan O’Connor
Phil Promessi
Building & Grounds
House & Rules
Carol Buyvid (C)
Estella McGrath
Joan Marsh-Clune
Rich Irwin
Dan O’Connor
Budget & Finance
Doris Bedford (C)
Jim Holmes
Open
Dan O’Connor (C)
Dave Fogleman
Dave Paganelli
Butch Crivello
Supplies
Safety
Dave Henderson (C)
Carol Promessi
Ben Blair
Rich Irwin
Debbie Wagner (C)
925.318.4322
Immaxsgirl@yahoo.com
Max Gonzales
Carol Buyvid
Election
Nominating
Kathy McNichols (C) 707.374.6714
Peggy Huston
Sharon Steinman
Carol Buyvid
PYC Web Site
Debbie Wagner (C) 925.318.4322
Immaxsgirl@yahoo.com
Orientation
Gary McGrath
Ships Stores
Dorothy O’Connor - 925.427.6540
Susan Burkitt - 925.432.6812
Roster & Mailing Labels
Ben Blair (C) 408.309.0163
benb4@yahoo.com
PICYA
Director
Dave McCuen (2009-2010)
(925) 586-6025
dakado@comcast.net
Director
Richard Dillon (2010-2011)
(925) 252-9619
ionedick@sbcglobal.net
Director
Steve Simmons (2009-2010)
(925) 372-7794
stevesimmons1@comcast.net
Director
Lynn Fogleman (2010-2011) Reservations
Lynn Fogleman (C)
(925) 427-4477
Fogie7777@aol.com
Estella McGrath - 925.682.59.39
Joan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607
Sunshine
Mari Block (C) 925.689.3573
Mariblock@hotmail.com
Dave McCuen (C)
Carol Buyvid
Yeoman
Dave Henderson (C)
Carol Teiche
Margo Miyamoto
Phil Promessi
Parliamentarian
Joan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607
RBOC
Joan Marsh-Clune - 925.427.6607
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Mike Mirata
Audit
Steve Simmons (C)
Susan Burkitt
IOBG
Max Gonzales
Social
Carol Teiche (C) 925.432.2436
Rental
Dorothy O’Connor - 925.427.6540
Wanda Dillon - 925.252.9619
Yeoman Advertising/Marketing
Dave Henderson (C)
Club Phone:
(925) 432-1056 
Club Fax:
(925) 439-3128
E-Mail Address: pittsurgclub@sbcglobal.net

Website:
www.pittsburgyc.com
Mail: Post Office Box 971
Pittsburg, CA 94565
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JANUARY REMINDERS
FROM THE BRIDGE
COMMODORE
DAN O’CONNOR
djodjo@sbcglobal.net
925.427.6540
Editor: Debbie Wagner
DINNERS
January 6, 13, 27:: Wed. Night Dinners
January 8, 15, 22, 29: Fri. Night Dinner.
January 20: Birthday/Anniversary Potluck, 7 PM
MEETINGS
January 6: PYC Board Meeting
Happy New Year to all for 2010. By now most of you
have recovered from the holidays and the New Year’s Day
Commodore’s Cruise-Out to Driftwood.
During the joint board meeting held in December, I
outlined some goals and objectives for 2010. It is my intention to assign a couple of major projects to your directors.
This is being done to expose these officers to the daily operation of the club and to kindle their interest in progressing through the chairs. After our January board meeting I
hope to outline more of a program of projects for the upcoming year.
As always it’s the Commodore’s responsibility to recognize major contributors to your club. To Debbie Wagner, many ‘Thank You’ for your attention to our Yeoman.
Also your dinner for our joint meeting was outstanding. As
most of you have noticed your club is bustling with rental
activity. When you see Wanda Dillon and Dorothy
O’Connor please let them know you appreciate their efforts.
Reminder to all that the monthly board meetings are
always open to members. If you have anything to contribute or would like to get a front row seat please drop by to
get a feel for your club. As you can tell I’m really recruiting some new faces for upcoming board seats.
All members were very supportive last year to our
board and I’m asking you one and all to continue your sincere support for 2010.
If you see something that needs to be done, do it, or
tell a board member and we’ll get it done.
Dan O’Connor
Commodore
January 12: New Member Orientation Meeting
January 13: PYC-E Board Meeting
CRUISE-INS
January 30: Caliente Isle YC
CRUISE-OUTS
None this month
EVENTS
January 1: PYC Annual Commodore’s Day Cruise-Out
January 23: PYC Annual Commodore’s Dinner
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 7: PYC Super Bowl Party
February 13: PYC Hot Crab Feed
March 13: PYC St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore & Fleet Captain ...... pg. 4
Wednesday Night Dinner Announcement .........................pg. 4
Port Captain & Fleet Captain Reports .............................pg. 5
Membership, Sunshine & IOBG Report ...........................pg. 6
Event Flyers ............................................................... pg. 7-8
Birthdays & Anniversary ................................................... pg. 9
Member Profile of the Month .............................................pg. 10
Mini Mystery ......................................................................pg. 12
Gourmet Galley/Cocktail of the Month .............................pg. 13
Crossword & Cryptograms ...............................................pg. 14
Calendar ...................................................................... pg. 15.-18
Puzzle Answers ................................................................. pg. 19
Sponsors ..................................................................... pg. 20-24
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FROM THE BAR DECK
FROM THE BACK
OF THE BOAT
VICE COMMODORE
RICH IRWIN
REAR COMMODORE
CAROL BUYVID
Rich.irwin@hotmail.com
925.439.9511
I
t's January. That means Monday night football is over already, but we still have Super
Bowl Sunday coming. If anyone would like to over see that
event give me a call 925-858-9145. Carlos and I have done
the halftime dinner for three years and it needs some new
ideals and/or menu.
Alrighty, we've got Big Dan at the helm and Miss
Carol at the back of the boat, so looks like another good
year at PYC.
It's time open your wallets and let the butterflies
out. We have the Commordore’s dinner on the January
23rd, Jim Martin’s Crab feed January 16th, the Super
Bowl Party on February 7th and our Annual Hot Crab
Feed on the February13th… and then on March 13th we
have our St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef Dinner. Boy, I've
got to slow down!
Bars open come by and say howdy,
Rich Irwin
Vice Commodore
January 2010
cbuyvid@aol.com
T
his new year, we begin with the
Club in very good shape. Many
thanks to Dan O’Connor and the
entire 2009 Board of Directors’ for all the hard work!!
We would like to schedule our first ‘Work Party’
for this upcoming March. Your new Commodore has several projects in mind which really do need to be completed
and for which we would solicit help from our Members.
Repair the firewall in the upstairs Board Room. The Side
Yard that needs cleaning (!!) and concrete poured for a pad.
Broken Roof Tiles: These need repair and should you see
anyone at all walking on the Clubhouse Roof, please stop
them or contact a Board Member, as these broken tiles will
surely lead to water damage. We would like to add one
more major task and that is to finally finish the lattice
skirting around the deck. It is at the moment, rather unsightly.
That is it for the moment. Should you see anything that needs attention, please do contact me or another
Board Member.
Carol Buyvid
Rear Commodore
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHEFS
LYNN FOGLEMAN
fogie7777@aol.com
925.200.5307
The will not be a dinner on Wednesday
January 6, 2010. We are giving Rich
Cervantes a break.
We will kick off the New Year
with Wednesday night Dinners on January
13, 2010 with guest chef Steve Simmons.
Steve has graciously agreed to start the
New Year with a great dinner and give Dan Hoffman a break
from his duties.
Please take Steve's lead and volunteer to do just one
or two dinners a year to let our regular chefs have some time
off.
Thank you and I will look forward to seeing everyone
on January 13, 2010 if not before!
Sudoku
Lynn Fogleman
PYC Director
Answers on page 22
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FLEETING MOMENTS
FROM THE PORT
FLEET CAPTAIN
BENJAMIN BLAIR
PORT CAPTAIN
CAROL PROMESSI
benb408@yahoo.com
408.309.0163
cpromessi@aol.com
925.427.6250
Well, I hope everyone had a Happy
and Safe Holiday Season. As I write
this, it is just before the Lighted Boat
Parade and the weather forecast doesn’t look too good. I’m hoping it will get a little better as
we get closer, but….
As you are reading this, we should have also completed
our Commodore’s Cruise out to Driftwood and I’m sure we
had a good time. This month we don’t have any other
cruise outs. Our first one of the years is in February when
we go to Vallejo. Look for more information in the club
and next month’s Yeoman.
Below is the cruise out schedule for 2010 and everything
is confirmed. The only one I’m not 100% sure of is Sacramento, but 5/27-31 is Memorial Day weekend when it
should be. I also don’t have anything down for September,
if anything changes with The Seafood Festival, I will
schedule something if time allows.
Feb. 19-21 Vallejo - confirmed
Mar. 12-14 Caliente - confirmed
Apr. 16-18 Petaluma - confirmed
May 27-31 Sacramento Jazz Festival
June 18-20 Stockton - confirmed
July 23-25 Marina West - confirmed
August 20-22 Napa - confirmed
October /8-17 Down Bay – confirmed and a
work in progress
Again, just a note, to all you folks who don’t have a
boat, be aware that you are more than welcome to join us
on cruise outs by driving to where we are. I just need to
know to schedule your dinner reservation. So come on out
and play with us. Also, I’m always looking for crew, so if
you want to come with me, just let me know, first come
first serve.
It will be a pleasure to once again
serve PYC as your Port Captain,
and thank you for continued support.
I have already confirmed the following dates for the following yacht clubs to cruise in to PYC in 2010:
January 30th: Caliente Isle YC
February 5 - 6th: Bridge Marina YC
February 19 - 21: Benicia YC
March 5 - 6: Dos Rios
March 19 - 20; Sacramento Bayliner
April 16 - 17; Solano YC
May; Open
June 11 - 12: Delta Marina
July: Club Rentals
August 6: Coyote Point YC
Sept 10 - 11: Ox Bow YC
Oct: Open
Nov. 12 - 13: Bridge Marina
Dec. 11: Lighted Boat Parade?
I look forward to meeting with some of our new members
and getting involved with our cruise-in's. As you know we
need to have function chairman's and help for each cruise
in.
Please contact me if you would like to sign up for a function and help, remember each member is required to put in
at least 8 hours per year. It is fun and you get to meet new
members and get involved with the cruise in people.
Come share and enjoy the camaraderie!
Carol Promessi
Port Captain
That’s it for now, remember, keep the mossy side
down and the shiny side up and I’ll see you on the water.
Ben Blair
Fleet Captain
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
COMMITTEE
DAN BRAUN, DIRECTOR
dan@dtbraun.com
1.888.DTBRAUN
L
ast month the end was near, well now the end is here. I want
to thank all of you for allowing me the opportunity to serve this
club and hopefully make some progress.
I will be around the club and on cruise outs, so I’ll still
see you all. For 2010 I will be busy though. I have been accepted to the Project Management Institute Project Management Professional course so I can work towards getting my credentials. It’s a very intense course and I’ll be doing that for first
six months then go for my certification. Then I can put those
letters ‘PMP’ after my name on my business cards (and hopefully
a few more $ signs to my paycheck). I also want to spend more
time being involved with my daughter’s equestrian competitions.
I believe she has a shot at the 2016 Olympics if she keeps on
track, so I want to be there to help out.
January 2010
SUNSHINE REPORT
MARI BLOCK
Home: (925) 689.3573
Cell: (925) 383.4185
Carol Promessi is at home recovering from shoulder sur-
gery she had several weeks ago.
Ron Block is finally back home after a seven week
hospital stay. He is still on oxygen, but is gaining strength
each new day. We will truly have a very Merry Christmas
because he is alive and at home.
Glen Abrams and David Fogleman both had surgery and are recovering and getting back to normal.
Samantha Fox’s son and daughter-in-law had a baby boy
in Thailand at 9:30 am Monday December 14, 2009. Congratulations Grandma!
This is all the news I have at this time.
Hope everyone had a beautiful holiday and hope
the New Year brings you happiness and good health.
Until next month stay healthy and happy,
Mari Block
Expiring on Dec 31
The Renewal Reduction Voucher incentive program.
Still in Affect
If you sponsor a new member, you can receive either
Drink/Meal tickets.
Valuable Information for All Members
For all new and current members, Gary McGrath gives an informal, informative and interesting presentation on the history
of the Pittsburg Yacht Club. He does the second Tuesday of
every Month at 7 PM, pending an audience for that evening. To
let Gary know you’ll be attending, please call him at 925-6825939 or email him at gmac6262@aol.com. You’ll enjoy it !!
In Closing
Hope it’s a great 2010 for everyone.
IOBG REPORT
MAX GONAZLES
IOBG DISTRICT 19
Starting a new job is difficult, especially
when the last meeting was in October 2009 and the next meeting
scheduled for February 2010 has been cancelled. I will continue
to gather information as new things come up I will report them
to you via this article and at the General Meetings.
Max Gonzales
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YEOMAN DEADLINE
The Deadline for articles, ads and for sale ads for the Yeoman
is the Tuesday after the PYC General Meeting each
month at 6 PM. Although early submissions are greatly
appreciated. Are you interested in submitting an article or
pictures, please contact Debbie Wagner at
immaxsgirl@yahoo.com.
I email the Yeoman to our club members who have
provided us with their email addresses as soon as I am
done creating it and just before it is sent to the printer.
This is a great way to receive your Yeoman early. All
the graphics and photographs are in color. They look
spectacular!! The only way to see them in color is by
email or on our website.
If you would like to be on the mailing list please send
an email request to me at:
immaxsgirl@yahoo.com Or go to:
http://www.pittsburgyc.com/yeoman_main.htm
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Commodore Dan O’Connor
And the 2010 Officers of the Pittsburg Yacht Club
Request the Pleasure of Your Company at the
Annual Past Commodore’s Banquet
Saturday January 23, 2010
Pittsburg Yacht Club
3 Marina Boulevard
Pittsburg, California
No Host Cocktails: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Presentations and Awards after dinner.
2008 110% Award
Awarded to Carol Promessi
Dinner Menu
Catered by Englund’s Catering
Appetizers
Tri-Tip
and
Chicken
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Ambrosia
Dessert
$35.00 Per Person
2008 Yachtsman of the Year Award
Awarded to David & Lynn Fogleman
Contact Lynn Fogleman
for reservations.
Home 925.427.4477
or
Email: fo2008 Spark Plug Award
2008 Commodore George Iaconis
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Awarded to DebbieEnjoy
Wagner
2009 Commodore Max Gonzales
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January 2010
Benefit Crab
Feed
For
The Johnny Filbeck & Michael Becker
Scholarship Funds
Saturday
January 16, 2010
Good Sheperd Church Hall
3200 Harbor St
Pittsburg, CA
6:00 PM: No Host Cocktails
7:00 PM: Dinner
8:30 -11:00 PM: Dancing
John Filbeck
1965—1983
Dinner
&
Dancing
Silent Auction
Michael Becker
1961—1981
Menu
Donation
Salad
$40.00
Each
Homemade Sauce
with Pasta
Steamed Clams
Dungeness & King Crab
For Tickets Call: Jim Martin: 925.348.4698  Bill Filbeck: 925.458.0793  Dora Becker: 925.432.6322
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JANUARY CELEBRATIONS
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20, 2010
Our hostess this month is Carol Teiche This month's
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Birthday/Anniversary
Dinner Potluck
party is on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7 pm.
We hope to see many new faces for the first party
of the year. Come to the club and celebrate with your
friends from PYC. Just bring your favorite dish to share
The club opens at 4:00 pm. Dinner is at 7 pm. Thank you
to our December Hostess Kate McCuen
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
1/3
1/3
1/6
1/11
1/13
1/14
1/17
1/23
1/24
1/25
1/26
1/31
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
Andy Crivello
1/28
Susan Esse
1/28
Kandy Simmons
Allan Marsh
Gary McGrath
Walter Hill
Josie Van Fleet
Richard Stinchfield
Jess Palomino
Evie Dopart
Stephen Voeth
Dorothy O'Connor
Jerry & Karen Kosmala
Lee & Priscilla Coleman
The Third Wednesday of
Every Month at 7 PM
Bring your favorite
dish to share!
Let’s all celebrate together! And
if it’s your birthday or
anniversary you will receive a
free well drink from the bar!
WOULD YOU LIKE….
…to receive Monday, Wednesday and Friday Night Dinner
Menus?
...to receive information on upcoming club events and activities?
…to receive the Yeoman by email? Doing so would get it
into your hands sooner than waiting for the mail. You will
also be able to see all the pictures in color.
All you have to do to receive these announcements is to
email Debbie Wagner at:
immaxsgirl@yahoo.com
Yeoman Articles and Items Due
January 12, 2010 6 PM
Send to:
Debbie Wagner at Immaxsgirl@yahoo.com
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PITTSBURG YACHT CLUB
M
EMBER P ROFILE OF THE M ONTH
R ALPH & J ACKIE T OCCI
When he left
home at the age of 15
to make his way in the
world, Ralph Tocci
found himself working
on a commercial fishing boat. And that
was the beginning of a
life-long association
with boating. At 17,
he opened a boat repair business. And eventually began yacht sales in Jack London Square in Oakland, where he
operated several businesses over
18 years during the late 60’s, the
70’s and 80’s, including Embarcadero Boat Works, yacht sales,
and The Spice Box. During that
time, Ralph was active with the
Oakland Metropolitan Yacht Club,
where he served as Commodore
during the 1980’s. On the side,
he ran off shore races in Alameda, and started off shore races
at Lake Tahoe in the 1980’s.
He also opened an associate office in Marina Del Rey
in southern California during the 1970’s, where he rubbed elbows with the movie industry. His business chartered boats
for the film companies and movie stars, like movie Lucky
Lady, and ol’ blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. He even did
TV commercials! When the economy turned bad in the early
80’s, Ralph was not one
to sit around. He spent
3 years traveling around
the world serving individual clients who had
large yachts built and
then delivered. He then
returned home and
opened a Carver California dealership. He
sold that and in 1987 opened
a yacht sales office and a
marine parts store at the Antioch Marina. In 1998 a terrible fire erupted, caused by a
short in the wiring on the
docks, and in minutes,
burned the marina and Ralph
lost 13 boats and his business.
But, some influential folks from Pittsburg saw an opportunity, and invited Ralph to open a yacht sales office at the
Pittsburg Yacht Club marina. And when you are at the club, if
you look out the window, you’ll see Tocci Yacht sales office
still there, after 11 years.
In 1980 Ralph met his anchor, Jackie, by pure coincidence. Jackie was invited on a boat by friends for a cocktail.
When the friend’s husband went to get ice, he came back with
ice cubes and Ralph. That began their relationship which
eventually led to marriage in 1988. Jackie
worked for years in the
office of a sanitary district. So, when they got
married, Ralph, always
creative, thought it
would be fun if they
rode to their wedding in one of the garbage trucks! Well,
Jackie thought that idea stunk and nixed it! Ralph and Jackie
live in Moraga, and have for many years, with the deer, including the one that makes a bed in the bushes outside their bedroom window, the raccoons, wild
turkeys, and nearby cows. And
they love every minute of it. Except, of course, when they are in
the Golf Stream RVing, heading
to Palm Springs, Arizona, and
Mexico. Between the two, they
have 5 daughters and 4 grandchildren--and, not the least, Vin-
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nie, their dog. Vinnie considers himself chairman of the hospitality committee for the PYC, and serves as the official PYC
greeter to cruise-in boats!
Ralph stops by the Club regularly. He and Jackie like
to attend the Friday night dinners when they can. You hear
Ralph’s auctioneering skills at the annual auction/dinner in
November, and you can enjoy an occasional Wednesday night
dinner cooked by the Tocci’s. When you see them, stop and
chat with Ralph and Jackie Tocci, January 2010 members of
the month.
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YEOMAN
EARLY BIRDS!
T
hank you to all
the Early Birds
who were able to submit
their articles early! It is
such a huge help to me when the articles and pictures
arrive early. I greatly appreciate it!
Thank you! Thank you!
(in order of receipt!)
Lynn Fogelman: Wednesday Night Dinner
Dan Braun: Membership Report
Mari Block: Sunshine Report
Dan O’Connor: Rear Commodore Report
Kathy McNichols: General Meeting Minutes
Carol Buyvid: Calendar
Max Gonzales: Commodore’s Report
Rich Irwin: Vice Commodore’s Report
WORD OF THE DAY
Sturm und Drang • \shtoorm-unt-DRAHNG\ • noun
: turmoil
Example Sentence: The new film deftly captures the
Sturm und Drang of growing up as it chronicles the turbulent lives of two teens in postwar Germany.
Did you know? “Sturm und Drang” comes from German, where it literally means “storm and stress.” Although
it’s now a generic synonym of “turmoil,” the term was
originally used in English to identify a late 18th-century
German literary movement whose works were filled with
rousing action and high emotionalism, and often dealt with
an individual rebelling against the injustices of society.
The movement took its name from the 1776 play Sturm
und Drang, a work by one of its proponents, dramatist and
novelist Friedrich von Klinger. Although the literary
movement was well known in Germany in the late 1700s,
the term “Sturm und Drang” didn’t appear in English
prose until the mid-1800s.
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TWO MINUTE MYSTERY
"THE DEAD DETECTIVE"
By Guy Belleranti
“Pretty fancy for a P.I.'s office,"
Sergeant Dawson commented. "Hay did all right since leaving the
force."
"Until now," said Lieutenant Molly Mulroy. She took in the plush
furnishings, the huge oak desk, and the expensive artwork adorning the walls. But the effect was ruined by Harry Hay's crumpled
form bloodying the carpet beneath the window. The summer
morning sun poured through the single, open window. It was
warm, but the room felt cold with death.
Molly studied the dead private eye one more time. "Looks like the
killer smashed in his skull from behind."
"Yeah," Dawson agreed. "And that bloody hammer beside him is
what did the job
"Probably. It might also be what was used to stun Patrolman
Grove. Let's go out to the waiting room and see what Grove can
tell us."
Policeman Artie Grove gingerly pressed an ice bag to the lump on
the back of his skull. "I'd stopped at the café across the road for a
cup of coffee. When I came out, I heard a loud cry. It seemed to
have come from this building, so I hurried over and pounded on
the door. No one answered, but I noticed the door wasn't quite
latched, so I gave it a push. The door to the inner office wasn't
closed, and across the room...Well, you know what I saw."
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pulled up."
"It wasn't?" Molly glance out the window to the photographer's
studio across the parking lot. "What door did you use to come in
this morning?"
"There's only one--on the other side of the building."
"Thanks. Uh, one more thing. The weapon--"
"Was it that hammer? If so, it wasn't Harry's. But I saw Jim Lacey
using one like it yesterday out in front of his store."
"Jim Lacey?"
"Yes. He owns that photo place. He and Harry didn't get along at
all."
Molly and Dawson went to question Lacey.
"I don't know what you think I can tell you," Lacey complained.
"Then you know why we're here?"
"Sure. When I saw the cop cars and ambulance I popped outside to
check what was happening
"I understand you were repairing something with a hammer yesterday
"Yeah. An awning. So what?"
"May I see the hammer, please."
"Can't. Forgot to bring it inside. I was just looking for it now,
but...Damn! You're not saying my hammer was used
"Sure looks that way, Mr. Lacey."
"Well, it wasn't me. Though Hay's getting murdered doesn't surprise me. I developed a few pictures for him when he first started
up. Bad stuff. Told him to take his business elsewhere. How he
"We do," Molly said. "But that's not the end of your story."
could follow people around and pry into their lives like he
Grove frowned and shifted his big frame in the chair. "No, I guess did...What a sleazeball!"
it isn't. I did a dumb thing. Without thinking, I started toward
"Anyone could have done it," Dawson said, as he and Molly rehim. A shadow fell over my shoulder, but before I could swing
turned to the murder scene. "Anyone could have picked up that
around...." He lifted the ice from his skull, wincing.
hammer and killed Hay." He motioned toward the open window.
"So you didn't get even a glimpse at the perp.," Sergeant Dawson "If the window was closed, like Ms. Falcone said, then she must've
scowled
driven up while the killer was still inside. This was the escape
"'Fraid not. I blacked out for a couple minutes. Next thing I knew route."
Hay's secretary was standing over me screaming."
Molly nodded, frowning, then stared at Dawson as he bent over
Molly glanced at Dawson. "I think it's time we question the secre- the bloody mark on the carpet. "Of course! Why didn't I see it before. Sergeant, I think I know who the killer is."
tary. Meanwhile, Grove, have one of those paramedics take another look at your head."
Marie Falcone wiped her eyes with a red handkerchief. "Harry
Who does Lt. Molly Mulroy suspect?
asked me to marry him. Just yesterday. And now--" She twisted
the handkerchief with her nail-bitten fingers
Patrolman Grove
"Did Mr. Hay usually arrive at the office before you?" Molly asked
Marie Falcone
gently.
Jim Lacey
The petite woman nodded. "Harry liked to come in early--even
when he wasn't busy."
"Then business was slow at the moment
"Yes. Nothing he was working on could have led to this." She
sobbed softly.
"Maybe it ties in with a past case?" Dawson suggested. "He
must've made some enemies in his profession."
"I suppose. Harry didn't give me all the details when he worked on
a case. He only told me what he thought was safe for me know."
What clues attracted her attention?
Answer on page 19
"We'd like to look through his files, Ms. Falcone."
"Of course. Whatever. You know, that window wasn't open when I
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GOURMET GALLEY
COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH
B ARBECUED B EEF S HORT R IBS
C OFFEE & C REAM M ARTINI
PREP TIME: 25 Minutes
COOK TIME: 5 hours
YIELDS: 8 servings
These tender, slow-cooked
ribs with a tangy sauce are a
cinch to make.
INGREDIENTS
• 4 pounds bone-in beef
short ribs, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 large sweet onion, halved and sliced
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) chili sauce
• 3/4 cup plum preserves or preserves of your choice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet, brown ribs in oil in batches. Place
onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker; add ribs. Cover and cook
on low for 4-1/2 to 5 hours or until meat is tender.
In a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4-6 minutes
or until heated through.
Remove ribs from slow cooker. Skim fat from cooking
juices. Return ribs to slow cooker; pour sauce over
ribs. Cover and cook on high for 25-30 minutes or
until sauce is thickened.
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons course sugar
1 teaspoon finely ground
coffee
Ice Cubes
1 1/2 ounces Vodka
1 1/2 ounces Kahlua
1 1/2 ounces Irish Cream
Liqueur
Chocolate Syrup, optional
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle sugar and coffee on a plate. Moisten the rim of a
martini glass with water; hold glass upside down and dip
rim into sugar mixture.
Fill a mixing glass or tumbler three-fourths full with ice.
Add the vodka, Kahlua and Irish cream liqueur; stir until
condensation forms on outside of glass.
Drizzle chocolate syrup on the inside of prepared martini
glass if desired. Strain vodka mixture into glass; serve
immediately.
Printed from http://www.tasteofhome.com
NUTRITION FACTS
One serving: 6 ounces cooked beef with 1/4 cup sauce. Calories: 351; Fat: 14 g;
Saturated Fat: 5 g; Cholesterol: 55 mg; Sodium: 858 mg; Carbohydrate: 38 g;
Fiber: trace; Protein: 18 g
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Cryptograms
CROSSWORD
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(also called "cryptoquip" or "cryptoquote")
is text that has been disguised by changing its letters. Crypto! uses a simple substitution cipher, for example all of the A's might be replaced with
Q's, all of the B's with W's, etc. To solve the cryptogram, you must figure
out which ordinary letter each letter in the puzzle stands for.
MOVIES & TV
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
THE GIFT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME
A MESSAGE FROM MARLEY
SOMETHING’S BREWING HERE
Answers on page 19
Answers on page 19
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Sat
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2
Commodore’s
Cruise-Out
No Dinner
January 2010
3
4
No First Sunday Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
5
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
6
7
11
6 PM Yeoman
Article’s due
12
7 PM New Member Orientation
17
18
19
Non-Member Memorial
9
8PM PYC General
Meeting
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
10
8
6:30PM Dinner
13
7PM Dinner w/
Dan Hoffmann
14
7 PM Dinner
15
16
22
23
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
20
7PM Birthday/Anniversary
21
7 PM Dinner
Commodore’s Ball
Potluck
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25
26
27
7PM Dinner w/
The Guys
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29
7 PM Dinner
30
31
Caliente Isle C-I
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
Wed
2
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
Thu
3
Fri
4
7PM Dinner
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
February 2010
7
No First Sunday
8
11
15
16
17
Presidents’ Day
6 PM Yeoman
7PM BirthArticles due
day/Anniversary
18
BMYC C-I
First Sunday
14
6
Bridge Marina C-I
10
7PM Dinner w/
7 PM New Mem- Dan Hoffmann
ber Orientation
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
Super Bowl
Party
9
Sat
5
6:30PM Dinner
12
8PM PYC General
Meeting
13
PYC Annual Hot
Crab Feed
19
20
7PM Dinner
Potluck
Vallejo Yacht Club C-O
Benicia Yacht Club C-I
21
VYC C-O
22
23
24
7PM Dinner w/
The Guys
25
7PM Dinner
BYC C-I
28
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Non-Member Rental
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Wed
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Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
2
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Thu
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
Fri
3
4
March 2010
7
8
9
7 PM New Member Orientation
DRYC C-I
14
15
6 PM Yeoman
Article’s due
16
5
7 PM Dinner
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
First Sunday
Sat
6
Dos Rios YC C-I
10
7PM Dinner w/
Dan Hoffmann
11
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
12
6:30PM Dinner
8PM PYC General
Meeting
13
PYC St. Patrick’s
Day Dinner
Caliente Yacht Club C-O
17
7PM Birthday/Anniversary
18
19
7 PM Dinner
20
Potluck
CYC C-O
Sacramento Bayliner C-I
21
22
23
24
25
7PM Dinner w/
NYL HOA Mtg
7 PM Dinner
The Guys
28
29
30
31
7PM Dinner w/
The Girls
26
27
SB C-I
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Easter
First Sunday
4
5
Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
6
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
7
8
April 2010
18
12
19
13
14
6 PM Yeoman
7PM Dinner w/
Articles due
Dan Hoffmann
7 PM New Member Orientation
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
20
PYC C-O
6:30PM Dinner
3
9
10
8PM PYC General
Meeting
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
11
7PM Dinner
Sat
2
15
16
7PM Dinner
Petaluma Yacht Club C-O
Solano Yacht Club C-I
21
22
7PM BirthNYL HOA Mtg
7PM Dinner
day/Anniversary
23
Potluck
SYC C-I
25
26
27
28
7PM Dinner w/
The Guys
17
29
7PM Dinner
30
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Fri
Sat
1
May 2010
First Sunday
2
3
Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
4
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
5
6
7
7 PM Dinner
8
PYC Cinco de Mayo
Party
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
Mother’s Day
9
10
6 PM Yeoman
Article’s due
11
7 PM New Member Orientation
16
17
18
12
7PM Dinner w/
Dan Hoffmann
13
14
15
6:30PM Dinner
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
8PM PYC General
Meeting
19
7PM Birthday/Anniversary
20
7 PM Dinner
21
22
28
29
Potluck
23
24
30
Memorial Day 31
25
26
7PM Dinner w/
The Guys
Mon
Sacramento Jazz Festival C-O
NYL HOA Mtg
Sac. Jazz Festival C-O
Sun
27
Tue
Wed
1
7 PM Dinner
Thu
Fri
2
3
7
8
9
Bay Harbor Park
7PM Dinner w/
HOA Meeting
7 PM New Mem- Dan Hoffmann
ber Orientation
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
10
14
15
16
Presidents’ Day
6 PM Yeoman
7PM BirthArticles due
day/Anniversary
17
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
Sat
4
5
11
6:30PM Dinner
8PM PYC General
Meeting
12
7PM Dinner
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
June 2010
First Sunday
6
13
Delta Marina C-I
18
7PM Dinner
Potluck
DMYC C-I
19
Loch Lomond YC C-I
Stockton Yacht Club C-O
20
21
22
23
24
7PM Dinner w/
NYL HOA Mtg
7PM Dinner
The Guys
27
28
29
30
7PM Dinner w/
The Girls
LLYC C-I
VYC C-O
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Thu
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Sat
2
7 PM Dinner
3
PYC Annual Rock the Dock Party
4
July 2010
First Sunday
5
Bay Harbor Park
HOA Meeting
6
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
7
8
11
12
6 PM Yeoman
Article’s due
13
7 PM New Member Orientation
18
19
20
10
Non-Member Rental for
80 people
16
17
Non-Member Rental for
100 people
8PM PYC General
Meeting
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
Rock the Dock
9
6:30PM Dinner
14
7PM Dinner w/
Dan Hoffmann
15
7 PM Dinner
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
21
22
7PM BirthNYL HOA Mtg
7 PM Dinner
day/Anniversary
23
Non-Member Rental
24
Potluck
Marina West Yacht Club C-O
25
26
27
28
7PM Dinner w/
The Guys
29
30
7 PM Dinner
31
MWYC C-O
Sun
First Sunday
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
3
7PM Dinner w/
Rich Cervantes
Thu
4
Fri
5
August 2010
15
7
Coyote Point C-I
Friday Only
7:30PM PYC
Board Meeting
8
7PM Dinner
Sat
6
9
10
11
Bay Harbor Park
7PM Dinner w/
HOA Meeting
7 PM New Mem- Dan Hoffmann
ber Orientation
7:30PM PYCE
Board Meeting
12
16
17
18
Presidents’ Day
6 PM Yeoman
7PM BirthArticles due
day/Anniversary
19
6:30PM Dinner
13
14
8PM PYC General
Meeting
Barbary Coast C-I
20
21
7PM Dinner
Potluck
BC C-I
Napa Yacht Club C-O
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23
24
29
30
31
25
26
7PM Dinner w/
NYL HOA Mtg
7PM Dinner
The Guys
27
NYC C-O
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Saturday & Sunday - 4 PM until…
Friday: 4 PM until…
urs
a r Ho
B
C
PY
Monday - Thursday
4 PM to 8 PM
(until 10 PM if busy)
NEW WEEKEND HOURS!
Crytogram Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
It is not well for a man to pray
cream and live skim milk.
Kind words can be short and easy
to speak, but their echoes are
truly endless.
He who has not Christmas in his
heart will never find it under the
tree.
Women are like teabags. We
don’t know our true strength until
we are in hot water!
Mini Mystery
Who does Lt. Molly Mulroy suspect? Patrolman Grove
What clue has attracted her attention?
When Dawson moved toward the bloodstained carpeting, Molly noticed his
shadow and saw the truth. Grove said his assailant’s shadow fell over his shoulder as he approached Hay’s body, but that wasn’t possible. The morning sun
coming in the window would throw all shadows behind a person, not in front of
him.
Caught in the lid, Grove confessed. “If you think Hay’s fancy office came
from great detective work, think again. He was nothing but a slimy blackmailer.
He’d been bleeding me for a stupid mistake I made when we were partners years
ago.
“I spotted that hammer laying outside and saw my chance. But as I was
about to leave, I heard that secretary’s care door slam. I didn’t think I could
squeeze my big frame through Hay’s office window. So I hit myself with the hammer and came up with my story.
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