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TUNA TIMES/ OCTOBER 2014

TUNA TIMES

Forked River Tuna Club Editors: Mike & Mary Wanca, Staff, Bob West PC, Marion Spielberger

BRIDGE OFFICERS

Commodore Ron Tholen OCTOBER 2

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Vice Commodore Jim Candia

Rear Commodore Eric Engard

Treasurer Ron Tholen

Recording Secretary Greg Domalewski

Corresponding Secretary Pat Shulack

Fleet Captain John Howell

Web Master Dan Tholen

Safety Officer Ken Devlin

Chaplin Mike Sowa

Hope all is well. First and foremost, I would like to thank the mem-

bership for the vote of confidence for electing me Commodore. I

would like to "THANK" Jerry for the past 2 years he devoted to the

club, and wish him well as a PC. I'm looking forward to working with

the Bridge Officers, BOG's, the Membership, Holly and the Women's

Auxiliary, to move the club ahead in the next year. At the October

BOG I will be selecting Chairmen to head certain committees. If you

would like to be a Chairman or a member of a committee, please, let

me know.

I was asked to review the criteria for being a Steward for a "Nonmember Rentals”.

Any Full Club Member can be a Steward. He must open the club, help supervise the set-

up of the rental, remain on site during the rental and supervise the cleanup when the

rental concludes. He also must make sure the entire club is as it was prior to the rental.

The rental period is for 8 hours. For this he will receive $75.00.

To be a Steward/Bartender, you must be all of the above, plus, be approved and trained

by the Bar Chairman and/or by a member of his Committee, as well as the Club bartender

as to how to handle drinking guests and bar procedures, including cleanup of the

club. For this he will receive $75.00 for the Steward and $75.00 for bartending.

For more info on this matter please see me, the Vice-Commodore Jim Candia , or the Bar

Chairman, Leigh Brethauer.

In closing, if you would like to see or run a club function/party or have a idea for one, let

me or one of the Bridge Officers know and we will bring it up at the next meeting.


1 Another year on the bridge comes to an end, but next year promises to

offer another opportunity for fun and camaraderie as your Vice Com-

modore. Congratulations to the outgoing Bridge and especially Commo-

dore Felitti who leaves us after 2 years of stellar service, and welcome

to the incoming Bridge who under Commodore Ron Tholen is sure to get

things done in 2015.

As my term as Rear Commodore winds down, there are a few thoughts

I would like to leave you with:

The wonderful natural resource we have in the Barnegat Bay and At-

lantic coastline is not as hearty as we would like to believe. It takes conservation and

watchfulness to ensure this resource will be healthy for generations to come. Recently I

heard about the woes experienced in the Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are mostly gone from

the entire watershed and for the first time ever, crabs cannot be found anywhere around

Annapolis. Keep in mind that the Chesapeake Bay watershed is the primary hatchery for

Striped Bass along the eastern seaboard. Let's remember that nature’s gifts can be

quickly destroyed if we are not careful stewards of our precious and fragile environ-

ments.

This is also true of our club. It always seems to pull through another year, but it also

seems that fewer and fewer members participate in events or step forward to help. It

takes all of us working and having fun together for the club to continue to be successful.

Recently, I sent out notice that the ASMFC is looking for comments on proposed Striped

Bass regulations. After attending the public hearing, I have a better understanding of

the situation and the options available. The stated goal of the new regulations is to re-

duce Striped Bass mortality by 25% to avoid an overfished situation that imperils the

fishery. None of the "A" options have a chance of achieving this goal. All of the "B" Op-

tions have at least a 50/50 chance of achieving this goal in 2015. The "C" Options have at

least a 50/50 chance of achieving this goal, but stretched out over three years. Option C

reduces bag limits or imposes a higher minimum size each year from 2015 - 2017, meaning

a negative impact for a longer period of time. Option D is considered a non-starter since

it requires legislative action in each of the next three years. A legislative delay could lead

to a fishery closure. After listening to the public comments, I now support Option B5 (2

fish at minimum 33"), which is expected to reduce mortality by 29%. Maintaining a two

fish bag limit is an important consideration for our club since a one fish limit threatens

the viability of our Bass fishing tournaments, a significant source of club revenue.

Congratulations to our 2014 Angler of the Year Tournament winners. I will be giving out

the awards at the Commodore's Cocktail Party on September 27th. (See page 6)

Vice Commodore Jim Candia


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John Howell Fleet Captain Hello, tuna club members (aka chowdaheads) - Wanted to invite you all to the LBI Chowderfest on

Sunday, 05 October.

The LBI Chowderfest is celebrating its twenty-first annual chowder competition this year. The

Event is held on the Beach Haven Fairgrounds. Count on close to ten thousand people (or more) if

the weather cooperates and it turns out to be a beautiful sunny October day. There will be food

tents, beer trucks, live bands and plenty of chowder. The competition pits restaurants on LBI and

the surrounding area against each other as they vie for the coveted title of “Best chowder 2014”

for both the New England and the Manhattan varieties. You will be able to sample their award

winning chowders (as many times as you desire) and then vote for your favorite. You will be

amazed at the difference in taste between the chowders in each category.

A few notes and tips to help with the Chowderfest learning curve, if you haven’t been there

before… You will receive a red token and a white token at the gate when you purchase your fes-

tival entry ticket. You are asked to place the token in the jar corresponding to the restaurant

with the best chowder after completing your taste testing.

This year’s Chowderfest theme is “CLAMICON”. Keep the theme in mind if you are feeling crea-

tive when selecting your wardrobe for the day or when designing and constructing a unique clam

sample palette. There will be judging and awards for the best dressed chowderhead, etc.

The ABSOLUTE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR CHOWDER AND NOT BURNING YOUR FINGERS is

to bring along a muffin baking tin or to purchase, or construct a clam chowder palette.

ReClam the Bay has chowder sampling pallets available at the

event (see insert). You will quickly realize how handy this tool

is after waiting in line for chowder and only being able to

handle two small sample cups. The donations received by RCTB

for the palettes are used to buy clam seed for replenishing/

restocking Barnegat Bay. RCTB has put close to three million

clams in the bay each of the past eight years from the dona-

tions collected at the Chow- derfest. The RCTB palettes are

only $10 and they do sell out. I can arrange a prepurchase of pal-

ettes if there is interest. We will hold your reserved palettes at the RCTB tent.

Tickets at the gate are $20. VIP ticket package includes early entry for tasting and voting along

with this year’s t-shirt for $50.

Please arrange your own transportation to the event (think of it as a raft up).

We will use the ReClam the Bay tent as a rally point.

For more info the link is : http://chowderfest.com/

This is the link to the Chowderfest if you would like more information: http://chowderfest.com/


Corresponding Secretary Pat Shulack

Board of Governor’s Meeting—11 September 2014

2013-14 Membership Allowed:

150 Full, 16 Emeritus, 7 Honorary and 1 Honored // For a total of 174

Currently Enrolled:

85 Full, 16 Emeritus, 7 Honorary and 1 Honored // For a total of 109

Associates: 1

Louis Wegryn

Posted: 15

Kevin Allmann, James Franson, Mark Zuccarello, Jack Johnson, Jeff Jacobson, John Lap-

sley, Leon Checinski, Mark Faille, Edward (Skip) Garlits, Philip Meyers, Craig Tomalo, Jo-

seph Mitchell, John Christie and Ronald Zsoldos are eligible to be become Associate Mem-

bers at the next General Membership Meeting that they attend.

Peter Santero is eligible to become an Associate Member in October.

Total Current Enrollment:

Recent Activity:

Brian Besser to be confirmed at this meeting as an Honorary Member

49 Vacancies

I did not get the minutes from the General Membership Meeting in August that I could

not attend. I am not sure if we swore in any Posted Members. Once I get that report, I

will be sure to update the Roster.

Dues notices should be in the mail next week.

Including // Full Members, Emeritus, Honorary, Honored, Associates and Posted // 125 in

good standing


Recording Secretary Greg Domalewski Highlights of the September 11, 2014 BOG Meeting

Called to order by commodore Jerry Felitti.

Monthly Reports

Recording Secretary Greg Domalewski—Motion passed to approve min-utes of August 2014 BOG meeting.

Treasurer Ron Tholen—Total cash on hand $17,595.58.

Commodore Jerry Felitti—Ron Tholen has done a great job heading the Building and Grounds Committee. The Tournament Committee could use some help from membership with the upcoming tournaments, see Guido if you are available. The Commodore’s Cocktail Party is coming up on September 27, bring a dish to share and come out to the Club.

The Change of Watch will occur on October 4 and Commodore Felitti would like to see

participation rise at these events. This past weekend, PC Lenzo held a wedding at the Club

and the Club cleaned up very nicely, pictures of the event will follow. In regard to the ABC

violation, Lieutenant Di Bella called and informed the Club that the violation was referred

back to the LTPD and they have decided to pursue no further charges.

Vice Commodore Ron Tholen - Please refer to calendar, flyers and website for upcoming events. Rentals were approved for the following dates: October 25, 26, November 8, 15 and December 13. The Club dodged a bullet with the ABC. Membership helped smooth the situa-tion over with the Police Department. The Club has been enacting a policy regarding rentals being required to have a Steward, and if alcohol is being served, then a bartender as well. See Ron Tholen for details.

Rear Commodore Jim Candia—reviewed Angler of the Year results. (See page 10)

Fleet Captain Dan Tholen—Absent. Fluke trip September 20, $100 pp, see Dan for info.

Corresponding Secretary Pat Shulack—No report.

Committee Reports

Safety—No report.; Bar—$653.41 profit for month.; Web—No report.; Building/Grounds—

Maintenance—Bob Lukowski will be the next Building & Grounds Committee Chairperson.

Thank you from Ron to all who have helped. Especially to Paul for the landscaping; to the

construction guys— Chris Sullivan, Guido Giffoniello, Doug McCarron for all their help. The

Chit Chat room will be the next big project.; Tournament—The Tuna Tournament is coming up.

The Annual Tournament went very well with an uptick in anglers. The Captain’s Meeting for

the Tuna Tournament will be Friday, September 19. The following Monday thru Thursday

members will be present for late signups. The Tournament will run from September 26– 28.

The Bass & Blues tournament is also coming up. The Flea Market will be in October. We

already have 16 inside tables and 1 outside table signed up.; Budget/Finance— The Club

dropped almost $7,000 last month, but is in a safe position to make it through the year.;

By-Laws—No report.; Scholarship—The Committee received thank you notes from all

recipients.; Recruitment—No update. Commodore thanked the Committee for a job well done.

Old Business—Clubs in the area are seeing if they can use our outside grill and seeing if they can finance it. The Pig Roast turned a profit of $67. The outside rental fee is $475, with $325 going to the club, $75 to the Steward and $75 to the bartender.

(con’t page 6 )


The next Friday Night Dinner will be an Italian Buffet, September 12. The Change of Watch

menu was reviewed. The German butcher cancelled his Octoberfest , so he won’t need to

borrow our tent.

New Business—Motions made and passed to renew membership to the JCAA for $500, to do-

nate $50 to the Lacey PBA and purchase a new phone for the Galley. There is a current copy

of the By-Laws in the library. Leigh Brethauer received a call from the Lacey Historical Soci-

ety. They were looking for volunteers to help unload pumpkins and apples for the Festival.

See Leigh or call the Historical to help. A gentleman pulled up before the meeting and said he

had an anchor similar to the one on the front lawn and wanted to know if we would be inter-

ested in purchasing it. The Club has no interest in making the purchase.

Communications—The following communications were received—thank you for our donation to

the Captain Jeff Stearman Memorial; notification to renew membership to the JCAA and a

request for sponsorship; request for a donation to the Lacey PBA; thank you letter from

Sarah Jakowitz for the scholarship she received; thank you from Heroes on the Water for

our donation of $728 from the Armed Forces Dinner; thank you from the Wounded Warriors

for our $200 donation from the Armed Forces Dinner.

Good of the Order—General Membership Meeting, September 26. Board of Governor’s Meet-

ing, October 9. Dues notices will be going out in the next month. Latin Night will be held next

month. Yacht Clubs of America cards are in. A round of applause for Commodore Gerry Felitti

on a job well done during his two year tenure.

Highlights of the September 11, 2014 BOG Meeting (con’t from page 5)


Women’s Club President Holly Candia Well, I don’t know what it is; but I am going for year number three.

I want to thank Jerry and his men for a great two years. It has been a

pleasure to serve with all of you. And I am looking forward to a new

year working with Commodore Ron Tholen and his new bridge.

To the ladies officers a big “THANK YOU”. The same ladies will serve

on the board from October 2014 through September 2015; Vice Presi-

dent and Chaplin Jean Sullivan, Secretary Teresa McCarron, and

Treasurer Barbara Tomalo.

A special thank you to ALL Ladies Club members: we are a team and we

get the job done. Thank you for all your participation in the past and I look forward to

working with all of you again.

Remember ladies your yearly dues are due by September 30th 2014. You can see Teresa

with your dues and she will have your new membership card for you. All ladies are wel-

come to join us. Please sit in on a General Meeting and see the fun we have.

The Commodore’s Cocktail/Past Commodores/Past Presidents party is September 27th.

This is always an exciting event. The formal Change of Watch is October 4th. Be sure to

attend and honor the folks that make your club run.

Mark your calendars for November 9th at 1:00PM. Teresa has made arrangements for a

Pampered Chef party. You won’t want to miss this one. And as always you’re welcome to

bring a guest.

Shop Rite gift cards are always available. Please see Karen Brethauer. This is an easy way

for the ladies to earn a few dollars for our tournament. You can use these gift cards at

any Shop Rite or purchase other gift cards from the large selection at Shop Rite. So help

support YOUR club and our tournament.


No Jeans Please!

2014


CHIT CHAT CORNER

OCTOBER 2014 Celebrations

Anniversaries

Birthdays

If you don’t see your Birthday or Anniversary listed or it is incorrect,

Call or E-mail Mike at [email protected]

“Sick Bay” As most of you know, our President, Holly Candia, underwent extensive surgery a few weeks ago. All went well and she is now on the long road to recuperation. It was nice to see her at the Club on Friday looking much better than the first time I saw her after she came home. Lets keep praying for her continued mending to go smoothly. Lina Kazala had heart surgery. After spending some time in Deborah Hospital post-op, she was transferred to a facility for cardiac rehab. Unfortunately, while there she suffered a set back and was rushed back to the hospital, this time Community Hospital. I spoke with her and hear that the doctors were hoping to send her back to cardiac rehab soon. She can, certainly, use all the well wishes and prayers that we can send her way. She will be, once again, undergoing the cardiac rehab at HealthSouth Hospital in Toms River. As if the Candia family has not had enough, Nick Candia, Jim and Holly’s son, had a health scare. He was rushed to the hospital after suffering some nausea and tingling in his extremities. Blood tests and EKG were done and the results prompted the doctors to suggest Nick see a cardiologist. Nick saw the cardiologist last week. Since the doctor saw something concerning, Nick will be wearing a heart monitor this week to give the doctor well needed info. We certainly hope the results will put Nick back into his regular routine with a clean bill of health. Let's keep Nick in our prayers. I will keep you posted as I get updates. Megan Ostovich was recently injured at work. She was setting up for a charity run and while testing an ATV that would be used to respond to emergencies, she was thrown from it. Megan sustained a severe concussion and a ruptured ear drum. Let’s keep her in our prayers for a speedy recovery.

Congratulations” to Joe and Marlene Cleveland on the birth of their new grandchildren. Son Joseph and Stephanie had a baby boy, July 28. Baby Joseph Declan weighed in at 10 lbs 1 ounces! Joseph was deployed at the time and came home August 26 and met his new son. A very special homecoming that was!! Daughter Kelly and husband, Rob Stevenson had a baby boy on July 29. Blake Allen weighed in at 10 lbs 5 ounces! Best wishes to all.

“Ladies, let’s do lunch” will meet at Via Napoli, 510 Rt. 9, Lanoka Harbor, on Tuesday, October 14, at 12 noon. Call Millie and let her know if you will be attending.

Contact the Sunshine Lady Pat Engard with news you’d like to share,[email protected].

3 Allen & Carol Mc Caffrey

5 Bill & Mary Ellen Tallman

15 Ken & Millie Devlin

17 John & Ellie Bidwell

28 Ken & Bonnie Carmelia

1 Mike Moro

2 Art Rone

6 Jeanet Dolack

8 George De Vaney HOH

10 Patricia Barry

10 Ron Tholen

12 Skip Malick

16 Mike Sowa

20 Linda Quinn

21 Tom Mackie

23 Grellet Tochterman

26 Jim Candia

26 Carl Sterling

27 Arlene Sulack

28 Bob Abel

28 Megan Ostovich


No jeans , please !


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

Yom Kippur

4 Change of Watch Dinner

& Ceremony

6:00 PM

5 Tuna

Tournament

Awards

6 7 8 9Finance

Comm.Mtg.7 PM

BOG Mtg.

7:30 PM

10 Friday

Night Dinner

5:30—8 PM

11Sportsman’s

Flea Market

8 AM

12 Flea Market Rain Date Columbus Day

13

14 Ladies’

Lunch Noon

15 16 17 Bass &

Blues Capt.

Mtg.

18

19 Open

House

20 21 22 23 24 Gen. Mtg.&

Women’s Club

Mtg. 7:30 PM

25 Private

Rental

26 Private

Rental

27 28 29 30 31

October 2014

Save the Date ! December 6 Christmas Party

Watch for details in the TT

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 Daylight Savings Time Ends

3 4 Election

Day

5 6 7 8 Private

Rental

9 10 11 Ladies’ Lunch Noon Veteran’s Day

12 13 14Friday Night Dinner 5:30-8 PM

15 Private

Rental

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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November 2014


Ladies’ Tournament Fundraiser

For All F.R.T.C. Members

Shop Rite Gift Cards

We have sold over $10,000 worth of gift cards, that’s a profit for us of $500! Thanks to all who have

been participating. Hope this encourages more members to join in this easy fund raiser. Gift cards are available in $25,$50 and $100 denominations.

See Karen Brethauer any Friday night or on Meeting Night. Checks should be made out to “Ladies’ Catch of the Day”.


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Flexable appointments to fit your schedule

Free initial telephone consultation

Anyone having items for sale or needs to buy something, call

Mike Wanca. @ 609-971-0704or e-mail at [email protected]

609-693-9797, 555 Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ

October 10, 2014 at the Forked River Tuna

Oktoberfest

Sauerbraten Jaeger (Pork) Schnitzel Red Cabbage Potato Pancakes Apple Sauce Rye Bread

Includes Dessert and Coffee

Dinner served from 5:30 to 8:00 PM

14.00

Dinner is catered by Blue Collar Catering Co. Reservations are not necessary. You may come in and order your dinner at the kitchen any time between 5:30 and 8:00. There will only be a limited number of dinners available so it would be best to come early

to avoid being disappointed. Please return drink containers to the bar and put any garbage from your table in the trash.


OCTOBER, 2014

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