Stockton Water Ski Club

Stockton California's Water Ski Club

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Flat Water – May 2021

Memorial Weekend Update

Come help kick off another summer of fun on our island.  Your Board of Directors will provide dinner on Sunday afternoon at about 4:30 (island time of course).  Please note that this is not a potluck as usual, so all you have to do is let us know you are coming .  Please email Shawn Springer by Wed. May 26 and let him know how many are coming so we can purchase the right amount of food.  BYOB  and plan to play volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, and of course water ski or  wakeboard.      Shawnspringer3@gmail.com

 

Island Facilities and Equipment

Thank you to the some 25 members who came out last month and helped with island clean-up.  Due to poor weather we had to cancel the second weekend so there are still repairs that are needed.  We will post a list of “Things to do” on the back clubhouse door.  Please note that the use of the mowers and tractors is reserved for the Island Maintenance crew.  We are asking all members to check with a Board Member if you are in need of one of these.  We have also found the club house left in quite a mess a couple of times recently so be sure kids and adults leave it better than you found it.

 

Guests  

We love having members bring out guests to our island.  We are asking that on busy weekends and events that guests are side tied to the member boat so that our members have space to dock.  Your cooperation will be appreciated by all members.

October 2020 Flat Water

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October 2020

Fall Clean Up Days

We had a great crew of volunteers to help with fall clean-up. We were especially happy to see and get to know many new members. *

Shawn, Teresa, Faith & Byron Springer
Keith, Bree, Reese, Rylee Wells *
Richard and Georgia *
Scott, Nancy & Spencer Irby
Roger & Linda Fisher
Jeff & Nicole Greenberg
Jeff & Denise Sonneberg
Pete Disch
Harv Bisla * Tim Fontaine *
Dale Balcao Sim Risso
Pat Garcia Ben Wiesner
Vic Wagner Jeff Nolan*
Brad Hellwig Daniel Bennett*


New Member Rules & Regs

The Rules and Regs were recently modified (10/15) to read the following:
“A new member will be probationary for 12 months after date of joining and will not be eligible to sponsor a new member during this time.”

Sponsoring New Members

It is important for sponsors to help their new members by introducing them to other members, learning the Rules and Regs, as well as to being a model for and encouraging participation in club events as well as volunteering to help.

GUESTS

SWSC continues to welcome club members to bring guests to the island. Please be responsible for making sure that the Rules and Regs are followed. Guest may not use the island without the inviting member being present. Guest tents must be removed after each visit to leave room for paying members.

RING Found

Someone dropped a women’s ring under the shade trees near the beach on Labor Day weekend. If you are that person, please contact Linda at lkfish47@gmail.com with your name and description of the ring.

Flat Water – May 2020

Memorial Day Weekend

The island is available for recreational purposes this weekend, but due to County Health regulations, we will not be holding our annual Potluck Dinner.  The club will provide charcoal for the grilling area for our members use.  It is important to note that social distancing should be observed outside of family groups on the docks, beaches, campsites and firepits.

Restrooms

The restrooms were sanitized and we ask members to sanitize areas you have used with the sanitizer provided.  Hand washing should be done with only the soap provided in the dispensers. We are on a septic system that can only handle the provided soap.

Life Jackets

Don’t forget we are collecting life jackets (Coast Guard approved) to donate to the Fire Department who loans them to people in need.  You can contact any board member if you have any to donate.

June and July Events

Your Board of Directors and Board of Trustees are monitoring the San Joaquin County Health Dept directives regarding Covid-19.  It is important for all of us to comply with their directives so that our island is not closed to us during this pandemic period.  Please stay tuned regarding events on our calendars as we will send updates as the restrictions are lifted.  We are so lucky to have this wonderful retreat!

Crab Feed on January 19th, 2019

January 19th is the date reserved for our annual Crab Feed.  Your Board of Directors will do the overall planning by we need volunteers for various sub-committees.  Here are the major areas where volunteers are needed:

  • Chairperson for the raffle and silent auction
  • Chairperson for decorations
  • Chairperson for the bar

We will ask all of the chair people to attend the November 14th meeting @ 6PM.  If you are will to serve, please email Linda Fisher and let her know what you can do.  mailto: lkfish@comcast.net.

 

 Special Thanks

We all need to thank Jeff Sonneberger for building and donating the awesome smoker.  We have already used it for the events this summer and it has helped us upgrade our food prep to a new higher level!

Flat Water May 2018

Memorial Day Weekend

This is the first island celebration of the season.  Chef Kelly will be barbecuing some delicious chicken provided by the club and all the members have to do is bring a dish to share. (salad-fruit-pasta-dessert- etc.) and your own drinks.  We still need some volunteers to help clean up.  Email Linda @ lkfish@comcast.net if you are willing to help.

Second Annual Father’s Day Cook-Off:     Chairperson: Teresa Springer
On Saturday June 16 we will honor our father’s with competitive horse shoes and volleyball.  There will also be a rib cook off for any of our brave chefs.  Mark your calendars and watch for details coming from Teresa.

Event Volunteers Needed for Kid’s Day July 21:
Kid’s Day is an event that is highly anticipated by the kids in our club and their guests.  Please talk with your friends and put together a group to run this event.  We have lots of materials and ideas from previous years we can share.   Email Linda if you can help:  lkfish@comcast.net     DON’T LET THIS BE CANCELLED DUE TO A LACK OF ADULTS TO HELP

Spring Island Clean Up: Special thanks to the Springer Family for organizing the Island Clean up weekends this year.  Teresa did an awesome job keeping us all well fed as we worked on our projects.  We also want to thank those wonderful members who came out, rolled up their sleeves, and really got a lot of work done.  Gardening (mowing, weed wacking, tree pruning) was the main focus, but also we worked on the restrooms and deck and saw the arrival of our new tractor.