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7:00
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The Commodore called the meeting to order, and introduced the club officers. The Fleet Captain was absent. The Commodore mentioned the pre- and post-meeting dinners.
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7:08
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The Commodore Emeritus spoke on changes in the Club America website structure, and noted that the club needed to make some minor changes to it’s website as a result.
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7:10
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The Commodore called for volunteers to host pre-meeting dinners, and to make suggestions of restaurants where we might meet.
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7:11
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The Newsletter Editor showed how to access the archive of old club newsletters (40 years) and mileage logs (11 years) that he has uploaded to the website.
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The Purser gave the club financial report, showing that we were a bit ahead of our budget for the year.
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7:25
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The Boatswain gave the membership report. Kent Walters introduced his wife, a first-time visitor.
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7:28
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The Commodore, acting as Fleet Captain, called for reports on recent trips:
- March 12; Buffalo Bayou Regatta; Terry Herdlicka
- March 19; Poling on the upper Guadalupe River; Bob Naeger
- March 21; Lake Charlotte and Trinity River bottoms; Joe Coker and Dave Kitson
- March 31 - April 3; BTNEP Bayou La Fourche paddle; Kent Walters
- April 2-3; Texas Trash Bash, Cagle Recreation Area; David Risch
- April 9; Turtle Creek; David Portz
The Commodore then asked for announcements of future trips:
- April 15-16; East Texas Adventure; Paul Woodcock and Kent Walters
- April 16; Hidalgo Falls Festival
- May 28-30; Sabine River; Philip Matticks
It was announced that the Kemah Triathlon needs safety boaters on April 24th.
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7:58
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The Vice-Commodore introduced Joe Coker, who gave an interesting presentation on “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Alligators”. Chomp, chomp.
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Joe Coker & Fran Wilcox |
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8:50
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The meeting dissolved. Some of us went to Jax's.
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