Those who have not paid dues were dropped from the mailing list. If you forgot to pay, renew your 2008-9 Membership dues now. Membership forms are on line, or get one at the next Meeting. Ed.
As the year comes to an end it gets remembered. If your year’s memories include good times on your boat, share them. Write to tell us about them. It is the contributions from our Members that make this rag interesting. The other Members would like to hear how you are using your boat. Also we need photos of SSSS events: races, Cruises, meetings. Take your camera sailing and send us copies. Ed.
Steve Worcester, Star 6932
This print S-t-S, June, is the last newsletter until September. Another year is almost over. Time most certainly does not stand still. It is time to thank those who put out the S-t-S this year. I want to thank the “creative staff”: the 36 people who wrote for us this year. And the 32 who gave us the photos we printed, as well as those whose photos are on the web. If you like what you see and read, and many of you have told me you do, these are the people responsible. Too many people to list here; their names appear on their work. Thank you.
I also want to thank the mailing crew. If not for the mailing crew, you not would receive the S-t-S. These guys are good. They can fold and label a mailing faster than you can drink a pitcher of beer. The regulars, Thom Abbott, the Hansens, the Marrs, the Bergholzs, Jim Findley, Craig Spalding, Thera Black, Don Waterhouse, and Rod Tharp, meet monthly to fold and label your S-t-S. We rely on our Secretary, Bill Hutchinson, to prepare the labels and maintain our data base. He also helps fold. Several other people have helped too. Thank you.
In total, over 65 people worked to bring you the S-t-S this year. It takes that many, and more, to reflect a club as large and diverse as ours. I want to say, thank you to all. I think we have produced a newsletter the club can be proud of. Hopefully they will be back again next year, and we will do even better.
Lastly I want to thank those who ran paid ads in the S-t-S. We appreciate the support. If you are in the market for something they sell, I encourage you to give them a chance to earn your business.
Thank you all.
I will post both photos and letters on the web all summer, as I get them. We still want to hear from you.
Steve Worcester, Star 6932
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are always needed. More so as we can scan them for the net. I’m counting on you to take new ones for us : Member’s boats and Members at SSSS events. Be warned, I can not promise to return those used. See the S-t-S Style Sheet for more details on what I need. Give them to me at the Meeting, or mail them.
keep the S-t-S interesting. We want to hear about your cruise, be it to Desolation Sound, Port Townsend, or Tierra Del Fuego. Any opinions on SSSS, or some other marine related topic, that you want to air? . For information on style, formatting, and conventions, see the S-t-S Style Sheet. Write it up and get it to me.
I need help keeping track of what is going on. What are other Olympia marine organizations up to? Tell me so I can keep our Members informed. I would like to give everyone who goes North to race credit, but I am having trouble keeping track other clubs’ race results. Call me if you can help.
the Thursday before the S-t-Ss are mailed we meet to fold and address them. We have been meeting at the Fish Bowl. We will continue to do so until we go somewhere else. It usually does not take very long and you get your S-t-S early. We can always use more help. Let me know if you want to help and I will call you for the next mailing.
Ed.