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Bay City Rowing Club
Bay City, Michigan

ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER DO WE HAVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS? This may be your first, but it is actually the second BCRC newsletter to be sent both electronically and by regular mail. It is hoped that we can eventually reduce the regular mailing costs by electronic distribution - and the use of our website. If you haven't been to the website lately, take a look at it! If we don't have your address and you would like to get on our distribution, please send it (or any other name/address updates) to BCRC Web Master

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DOOR MAKES

Thanks to Frank Starkweather, Scott Hardy, the City of Bay City, and a HUD grant, significant improvements have been made to the boathouse. Two new overhead doors make it MUCH easier to get boats in and out. Other improvements include repair/replacement of rotted wood, and ceiling replacement in the locker rooms.

BOATHOUSE PAINTING PARTY Saturday, June 28 - 9 am to 2pm. This is it. The boathouse is finally going to get the painting that it deserves. Bring your own brush and a dish to pass. Please come!

NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD Don't forget to submit your nominations for the BCRC Board of Directors. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 13.

From the editor: To submit an article for our next newsletter or for electronic posting or distribution, or if you have any suggestions regarding the newsletter, please Greg Dickson at gdickson@dow.com. Better yet - how would like to be on the committee?

BAY CITY ROWING CLUB UNISUITS

Have you always wanted a Club UniSuit! Now's your chance! We'll be placing an order for custom-made suits from Sew Sporty. The colors of the suits will match the new paint job on our oars (royal blue and yellow). The design is half yellow and half blue (diagonally) for the top, with the logo BCRC and two crossed oars on the front, and blue for the shorts. The suits are made of quick drying Lycra blend material. If you would like more information, check out their website at www.SewSporty.com..

If you are interested in ordering please contact Lora Brehm (e-mail: Lbrehm@dow.com or 989-839-2146) with the following information: Name, Phone number and e-mail address and size information. For Women - Bra size or Chest measurement, Woman's pant size or hip measurement, Height and Weight, and any special comments (e.g. long waisted, short waisted, large thighs, small shoulders, etc.). For Men - Top size or chest measurement, waist measurement, Height and Weight, and any special comments (e.g. long waisted, skinny legs, big shoulders, etc.).

The deadline for the 1st order is June 29th. The cost of a UniSuit is $50.00. Please send a check for $50.00 to:

Lora Brehm
5300 Plainfield ST
Midland, MI 48642-3406

If there is enough interest another order will be placed at a later date, so if you miss the deadline don't despair still send in your information.

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ANOTHER "LEARN TO ROW DAY" SUCCESS We had another great turnout at our 3rd Learn to Row day, held on Saturday, June 7. Many club members, and about 25 - 30 prospective rowers, including a large contingent of adaptive rowers, all enjoyed the sessions. To read more about the day, and see some pictures, click here.

New member Amy Pobanz after her third time rowing

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL CREW

The commitment of the Bay City Central High School Crew and parents, coaches, volunteers and supporters is enormous. Look at these facts: high school rowing requires seven months a year, 12-15 hours a week, 30 hours of practice over spring break, and includes 6 weekends for regattas, 3 Saturdays for erg races.

The cost is equally challenging. This past year it cost $336 per student to participate (not including money paid by the parent). It cost $6,000 to run the complete 2002 -03 program for 12 rowers, and the budget from BCCHS Athletics for 2004-04 is $0! Somehow, between training and racing, the Crew managed to raise $6,600 through fourteen fundraisers, including cookie walks, pop can collections, Arby's sales, Younker's sales and the River of Lights.

SHORT STROKES Frank Starkweather, Kathy Cozad, and Julie Jordan will not be seeking reelection to the Board. Thanks for all of their time and effort, particularly Frank, who returned to serve (again) as President for the last couple of years. The club just ordered a set of quad riggers for the Kaschper 4+. This should be great fun and an excellent training aid for scullers. If you have an idea for a new Club logo, please submit it to Scott Hardy by Sunday, July 13th. Don't miss the recognition of our charitable contributors on Wednesday, July 16 at 7:30 pm. Hors D'oeuvres will be provided. We will also be rededicating the "Sue - Peter Franz". Anyone having trouble with his or her sliding seat installation should contact 12-year veteran, Brenda McCauley for technical assistance.

SWEEP ROWING

Drop in sweep rowing every Wednesday at 6 p.m. And, if you are interested in getting more sweep rowing and perhaps attending some regattas on July 12 (Grand Rapids) and July 26 (Ann Arbor), and in the fall, please sign up on the fluorescent yellow poster in the boat house located just inside the door. If you're not sure about racing, still sign up just don't fill in the boxes to indicate when you want to race. All abilities are welcome!

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CATCH THESE IMPORTANT DATES !

• Saturday, June 28 - Boathouse Painting Party, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring your own brush and a dish to pass.
  
  
• Sunday, June 29 - Deadline for submitting club UniSuit order with Lora Brehm.
  
  
• Saturday / Sunday, July 5-6 - USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 Regatta, canoe and raft races.
  
  
• Saturday, July 12 - Club participation in the Grand Regatta, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  
  
• Sunday, July 13 - Deadline for nominations for BCRC board of directors.
  
  
• Sunday, July 13 - Deadline for new club logo design submittals.
  
  
• Wednesday, July 16 - Charitable Contributor Recognition, 7:30 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres provided.
  
  
• Saturday, July 19 - Club participation in Midland River Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., On the river demo, 3 p.m.
  
  
• Sunday, July 20 - Board of Directors meeting, 7 p.m. at the boathouse.
  
  
• Saturday, July 26 - Club participation in the Michigan Club Invitational, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
  
• Friday, August 8 - Deadline for submittal of ballots for Board of Director election.
  
  
• Wednesday, August 13 - Grill-out at the boathouse, 7:30 p.m.
  
  
• Sunday, August 17 - Board of Directors meeting, 7 p.m. at the boathouse.
  
  
• The boathouse is open every weekday evening from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS This is an exciting time every year. It's the time when we see a lot of new faces around the boathouse. At the time of publication, we had 20 new members, most of whom are new to rowing. Please welcome:
Logan Dean Roxann Evans Holly Estabrook Evan Griffiths Caity Hodder Melissa Huffman Renee Jill	Mike Jones Paulette Keefer Ted Matherly Suzanne McKinley Dana Mika Judy Navarro Matt Norton	Jim Osowski Amy Lynne Pobanz Adie Marie Roof Shane Salinas Toni Jo Sapyak Deidra Velasque
STILL WAITING TO RENEW ? As you know, this is the transition year to move membership renewal to April each year. We currently have 25 that have renewed and 25 that have not yet, including:
The Anuszkiewicz Family Andy Christ Paul Cormier Thomas DePrekel Linda Ferguson Carrie Ford Kay Harley Charles Kapplinger Nikole Kehr	Gay Landenberg The Lazarowicz Family Sarah Lewendowski Elizabeth Moore The Noftell Family Stephanie Olson Zach Prior Stephanie Ricker Laurie Schulz	Shannon Sequin Kristin Shaw Damien Sheppard The Skillman Family Starkweather Family Lucy Waechter Rob Monroe

Click here for pictures and more details on Learn to Row Day.