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Next Board Meeting:
Monday, September 13th at 7 PM
Sharky's at North Shore Marina‎

Blessing of the Fleet 2010

The 53rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet was held on August 28th due to high water delaying it. About 248 boats were in the parade and dozens more anchored out to watch. Con Trios Yacht Club gives out an award to the best decorated Member boat. Alan Deutschmann won it again this year. Not only did Alan, Julie and their crew do a great job of decorating the boat but they also wore some outstanding Pirate costumes. Here's a picture of Alan and Julie receiving their award from Fleet Captain Scott Hickey. More pictures and links are available on the Blessing of the Fleet website, www.blessingofthefleetstl.com

Email from Con Trios Member Rod Radke:

Attached are pictures of Eric Ridenhour completing the MR340. This is a kayak/canoe race of 340 miles on the Missouri River from Kansas City to St. Charles, MO.

Sad News to Report:

Dick and Lynn at the 2009 IceBreaker

Lynn Proetz, wife of Con Trios Member Richard (Dick) Proetz passed away on Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. Dick and Lynn have been members since 1989 and were also involved with the Shootout on the Mississippi (DSRA) benefit boat race for Make A Wish for many years. They boated out of Woodland Marina in the boat "Trader Dick". Arrangements are as follows:
Visitation Sunday from 4 PM to 9 PM at JOHN L. ZIEGENHEIN & SONS, South County, 4830 Lemay Ferry Rd. Funeral Monday at 10 AM from Ziegenhein with Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Gravois Kiwanis, 5415 So. 37th Street, St. Louis, MO, 63116 or charity of one's choice would be appreciated.
Click HERE to read Lynn's obituary on STLToday.com

Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Dick and his family.

Posted August 27th, 2010

Sad News to Report:

Shirley M. Kunz, nee White, 88, of Belleville, IL, born May 15, 1922, in Belleville, IL, died Monday, August 16, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Kunz was employed by the U.S. Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, IL. She and her husband, Paul L. Kunz, retired early to travel. They were active in the Sports Car Club of America and Con Trios Yacht Club.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2010, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL

Click HERE to read Shirley's full obituary in the Belleville News Democrat.

Our Condolences and Prayers go out to the Kunz family.

Thanks to Susan Carroll for the information.
Posted August 20th, 2010

Please join us September 11, 2010 at Woodland Marina for a final good bye to
The Woodland Yacht Club

Click on picture or HERE for a printer friendly reservation form.

The Restaurant, Bar and pool was built from a coal barge in 1967, and was a landmark on the Dardenne slough until 2009.
Many a boater has a tale or two dozen of the good times the boat had to offer.

The Party will begin around 3:00 PM in the parking lot of the club.

BarBQ by Mix’n and Grill’n, (Bill and Linda Mixon) served around 6:00 PM in the Con Trios tent.

A flag retirement ceremony will begin at 7:00 PM. Bring your tired flags.

Bonfire Bring lawn chairs and coolers.

Music provided by “The Twins” Greg and Glen Sadowski.

 Boat parking available on a first come
basis contact Con Trios Harbor Master
on Channel 16 for instructions.

Don’t forget to bring Coolers, lawn chairs, bug spray

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTER FRIENDLY RESERVATION FORM

Questions? Contact your Fleet Captain Scott Hickey (314) 614-9917
Email scott.hickey@att.net

Our resident artist, Craig Scheafnocker, at work!

Car Show coming up at Polestar Marina September 18th

A Car Show you can go to by Boat, how cool!
Click on the picture below for a larger version.

Sad News to Report:

NOTE CORRECTION ON FUNERAL TIME, FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM

Floyd Hauhe, Father of Con Trios Member and Sharky's Co-owner Dutch Hauhe, passed away on August 8th.
Floyd was one of the original members of the national auto auction protection group, later to become the NAAA.
Visitation: Schrader Funeral Home,14960 Manchester Road in Ballwin on Thursday the 12th at 4:00 P.M.
The funeral will be Friday AT 1:30 PM.

photo of Floyd Hauhe

Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Dutch and his family.

Posted August 8th, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Adding a new feature, monthly birthdays,
email the webmaster@contriosyachtclub.org to have yours added.

September Birthdays:

7th - Past Commodore Carl Tiemann

8th - Past Commodore John Bicknese

13th - Tim Borchert

17th - David Stegall

22nd - Dan Henderson

24th - Connie Scheafnocker

Con Trios Yacht Club is also on facebook, click here to visit our page.

Click here to preview the current Hailer

More Sad News to Report

Eleanor Bicknese, Mother of Past Commodore John (Little John) Bicknese passed away at 3 AM this morning (July 31st). Eleanor lived a long and full life in Oxford Junction, Iowa. More information to follow as it becomes available.

Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Little John and his family

Posted July 31st, 2010

Sad News to Report

Thomas Eudaley, father of Con Trios Member Terrie Bert passed away. Services: Memorial visitation on Saturday, July 31, 5-9 p.m. at KUTIS CITY CHAPEL, 2906 Gravois, Interment was private.
Brian and Terrie Bert boat out of Lake Center Marina in the cruiser "Gulliewash"

Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Terrie and her family

Posted July 30th, 2010

Pirate Party report from Fleet Captain Scott Hickey:

The Pirate Party turned out great, except for the part about not having the Blessing of the Fleet. The attendance was very strong considering the high water conditions.
Here are some of the statistics.
Grafton Harbor Rented more than 30 slips Friday night and 67 Saturday night.
Big Kahuna served more than 110 people and supplied 5 gallons of Rum Runners
D.J. Ray cranked out a great mix of fun music for about 9 hours
Con Trios had 45 Pre Paid Reservations, 28 Phone in Reservations and 43 Walk ins.
Our hosts Joe, Jan, Sally and their crew of dock hands tied up a lot of boats and kept ahead of any of the issues that popped up for all three days of the party. They all made me feel like they really wanted to have this party.
Waking up Friday and Saturday morning on A dock in the “Ching” really made me want to head up river for a week or so. Grafton Harbor is to me the Best Transient destination in the Alton Pool.
Tom and his friendly staff did a Great job feeding our group for all three days.
The party was called off and back on no less than 4 times in one week while the river and the forecasters sat back and laughed at Tom and I as we grew new grey hairs. Friday night’s power failure sprouted a few more. The good Breakfast and outstanding Pirate feast make me want to be a regular at the Big Kahuna. They are up to the challenge
D. J. Ray controlled the volume and tempo until Mother Nature made him quit. He would have played all night.
When you have a group of people like this to work with you can’t go wrong! It’s going to be a Party! To all the members and their guests who supported this event, even the friends who just stopped by for a visit. I want to say Thank You for coming. All of you make Con Trios events fun and I love to see all the boats.
Scott Hickey Fleet Captain

Pirates of the Mississippi Party photos are up!

Click HERE or on the picture above to see all the pictures.

Fleet Captain Scott and First Mate Lisa put together a great party at Grafton Harbor on Saturday, July 24th. Pool party with music by DJ Ray, great food prepared by the Big Kahuna. Dozens of boats braved the high water and fast current to be there! Angie and Craig had some special "Pirate" themed shirts and accesories to sell. Party started Friday afternoon as people began showing up and continued even after the storm about 9 PM Saturday, it just moved into Big Kahuna. Many Thanks to all that came and helped. Joe and Jan of Grafton Harbor were wonderful hosts as always and Tom of Big Kahuna kept the food coming.

Debbie Weidinger also posted some on her FaceBook page, here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=19690&id=100000363844775&ref=mf

And a Big Con Trios "THANK YOU" to Member Bill Kelley of www.RiverBills.com for posting pics as the weekend went on!

Con Trios Yacht Club Charitable Donations:

Added a new page to the website to inform our members of the Con Trios Yacht Club's Charitable Donations. Go to the "Club Donations" page for all the information.

Donation requests for 2011 can be applied for by contacting Con Trios Yacht Club's Vice Commodore after January 1st, 2011

Sad News to Report:

Con Trios member Terry W. Bachman's daughter has passed away unexpectedly July 2, 2010 at age 44.
Kristina A. Bachman
August 21, 1965 - July 2, 2010
Visitation is Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 4 pm to 8 pm at:
Baue Funeral Home
3950 West Clay
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-946-7811
www.baue.com
Funeral service will be held at Baue Weds. July 7, 10 am
Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Terry and his family

Posted 7/3/2010

Click HERE or on the picture above for more pictures of the day.

Congratulations to Con Trios Member Ruthie Durmeier on the Grand Opening of her new business, Ruthie's Closet, on June 30th, 2010. Most of you know Ruthie as our wonderful raffle ticket seller at most of the events. The business is a resale shop at 15 Hawks Nest Plaza in St. Charles, Telephone 314-578-6059. Best of Luck to Ruthie and Ted on their new venture. Here's a couple of pictures of the ribbon cutting with the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce.

Sad News to Report:

Past Commodore (2002) John Kitchin

Francis Hollman, Father-in-Law of Past Commodore John Kitchin (Johnny O') and Father of Carol Kitchin passed away this morning about 2:30 AM after a battle with Congestive Heart Failure. Francis was 75 years old and lived in Beaumont, MO. He retired from Key Equipment after driving 110 miles each way, each day from Beaumont to Bridgeton for many years. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted as soon as available.
Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Carol and her family.
Posted 6/25/2010

Drag Boat Races at Creve Coeur Lake

Fleet Captain Scott and First Mate Lisa did a great job setting up everything at Creve Coeur Lake so our members could enjoy a fun weekend of Drag Boat Racing. Past Commodore Tim Tighe originally came up with this idea and the last two years have shown what a great idea it was! May have been a little HOT, but no hotter than the racing we got to see. Check the "Photo Galleries" page to see some pics of the weekend. Many thanks to the "Tent Take Down Crew" of Craig Tredway, Mark Miles, Charlie DeClue, Carl Tiemann, Mary Beth Tiemann, Craig Erb, Sharon Stone, Darryll Weil, Scott and Lisa Hickey.

click on photo to see the rest of the pictures

2010 Drag Boat Races - Setting up the tent on Friday - photos by First Mate Lisa Hickey..
Thanks to Past Commodores Sonny Robbins, Mike Ramirez, Gary Meinershagen, Denny Galkowski, Members Craig Tredway, Mark Foppe, Bill Brueggeman, Charlie DeClue (brother of member Ray DeClue), Commodore Darryll Weil, Fleet Captain Scott Hickey and First Mate Lisa Hickey for setting up the Con Trios tent on Friday!

Added some more photos from the Champagne Brunch by Gary Dill and the Past Commodores Party by Gary Meinershagen. Check the "Photo Galleries" page to see all the pictures.

The Champagne Brunch was a tremendous success. Fantastic food prepared by Mark of Duck Club, Music by the Rhythm Watch Band, Champagne served by the Con Trios Board Members, a huge pool party, great raffle prizes collected by Judy Meinershagen, fun, friends and a terrific party put on by Fleet Captain Scott and First Mate Lisa! Posted the first batch of pictures from myself, Lisa and Shelley, more are on the way. Go to the "Photo Galleries" page for links to all of them.

Next Event is the Creve Coeur Drag Boat Races at Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday and Sunday, June 19th and 20th. VIP passes are available for Con Trios Yacht Club members. We will again be setting up our tent on Friday the 18th at 9:30 AM. Any help would be appreciated and you can watch the race teams practicing and tuning as well.

Duck Club Yacht Club is having their Margaritaville Poolside Party on Saturday, June 19th. Here is a link to their FaceBook page for more information on the event:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Charles-MO/Duck-Club-Yacht-Club/300990306109?ref=nf#!/event.php?eid=126015490765767&index=1

Many Thanks to Duck Club Yacht Club and their chef Mark for hosting our Champagne Brunch!

Sad News to Report:

Received the following email from Bill Kelley of RiverBills.com.  I can’t find any record of Jim being a member.  If anyone knows otherwise please let me know.
Thanks, Darryll

Bill,
Jim Charbonneau, long time friend to many boaters passed away on Wednesday.  Jim lived aboard his boat the Bradana both at Woodland and Lake Center. 
Here is a link to his obituary.
Jim Charbonneau

Sad News to report:

Click here to read the Eulogy given by Bill's dear friend Lynn Sansone at his memorial.

Bill at the Past Commodores Party May 1st, 2010

Bill Brasses 12/1/1928 - 5/19/2010

Bill was a man that loved to live life and enjoyed every moment of it.
He and "Skipper" were the best of pals and were inseparable.
Bill's favorite times were being with friends and being on the river, not to mention drinking a Miller Lite.
He was a member of Con Trios Yacht Club and a friend to everyone he met.
Bill will truly be missed.

Bill hailed out of North Shore Marina in the boat "Footloose".

Please come and celebrate the life of Captain Bill Brasses.

We will gather at Sharkys on Sunday May 23rd at 3:00.

Here's a quick slideshow of Bill in happier times at many Con Trios events:

Past Commodores Party at Sharky's was a great time. The theme was Kentucky Derby and the ladies displayed some beautiful hats. Pictures are coming in. Check the "Photo Galleries" page.

Sad News to report:
Received the following text message from Con Trios Member Bill Kelley:

Laura Kelley

Laura Kelley's Grandmother has passed away. Emily Kindler spent her golden years in Atlanta, Georgia and will be buried this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. She was indeed a Grand Lady and Good Friend. Bill

click HERE to view Emily's obituary on the AccessNorthGa website

Our Condolences go out to Laura and her family.

Posted 4/15/2010

Sad News:

Mary Frichtel, Mother of Con Trios Member Jim Frichtel, passed away on Friday, April 2nd at the age of 84. Arrangements for Mary's funeral are as follows:

Wednesday April 7 Visitation 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Schrader Funeral Home 14960 Manchester Road in Ballwin
Funeral Mass Thursday April 8 11:00 a.m. Ascension Catholic Church 230 Santa Maria Dr. Chesterfield

Jim and Cyndi boat out of Yacht Club of St. Louis in the "Big Easy"

Click HERE to view Mary's obituary on the Schrader Funeral Home website.

Our condolences go out to Jim and his family

Posted April 3rd, 2010

Past Commodores at the Past Commodores Party planning meeting at Sharky's

Con Trios Yacht Club Past Commodores tradition.
Some of you may wonder what is the deal with the Past Commodores Party and why do they get preferential treatment at many of the Con Trios events.
Here's how it works.
To become a "Past Commodore" you must have been a Commodore first. The Commodore is the head or leader of Con Trios Yacht Club during his tenure as such.
But, there's a catch, to become a Commodore you first must have been a Fleet Captain. The Fleet Captain is the one that has to plan and put together all of the official Con Trios events with the exception of the Past Commodores Party.
But, there's a catch, to become a Fleet Captain you must first be a Con Trios Board Member. There are many other positions that make up the Board of Directors and all of the qualifications can be seen in your Con Trios Roster By-Laws section near the back of the roster.
In actual practice most that have made it to "Past Commodore" have filled not only the roles of Fleet Captain and Commodore but in most cases have also handled Properties and many of the other roles as Board Member or Committee Chair. So you see it takes quite a bit of involvement over a period of years before one reaches the position of "Past Commodore".
Now what's the deal with the Past Commodores actually working the party they are putting on? Well here's how it came about. All the Past Commodores are well aware of the effort put forth as Fleet Captain because they have all "Been There, Done That". So this was their way of giving the current Fleet Captain a break and a chance to enjoy a party like the rest of the members.
Over the years the "Immediate Past Commodore" (previous year's Commodore) has evolved as the Chair of the Past Commodores committee to plan the party and co-ordinates dates and such with the current Fleet Captain. This position used to be a Past Commodore a few years removed from being Commodore.
We are fortunate to have quite a number of Past Commodores still active in the organization. Besides always being there to assist the current Commodore and Fleet Captain many have done repeated stints on the Board in various capacities.
I look forward to being called a "Past Commodore" and being a part of this group that has done so much to make our club what it is today.
So when you greet one of our Past Commodores do what they do and address them as Commodore (insert name here). They are the living history of your Yacht Club.
Darryll Weil, Commodore 2010

Update on Ray Abert Funeral Arrangements:

Con Trios Member Ray Abert passed away.

Arrangements are as follows:

Visitation
Thursday, March 25, 2010 4 pm - 8 pm
at Weber & Rodney Funeral Home Edwardsville, IL
Services
Friday, March 26, 2010 Time 11 am
at Weber & Rodney Funeral Home Edwardsville, IL

Click HERE to go to the Weber & Rodney Funeral Home website

Tim Tighe, John Biondo and Dutch Hauhe

Congratulations to Con Trios Members Tim Tighe and Dutch Hauhe on the opening of their new restaurant and bar, "The Original Sharky's On The River" at North Shore Marina. Check out their roster ad and their website:
www.sharkysontheriver.com

2010 new members in attendance, Bob White, Rick Phillips and Christa Leone, Fleet Captain Scott and First Mate Lisa, Mindy and Dave Stegall, Kelly and John Eisele

The 2010 IceBreaker at the Embassy Suites was a great time! Congrats to Fleet Captain Scotty and First Mate Lisa on putting together a great Pub Crawl on Friday night and then a terrific party on Saturday night. Good food, drink, fun and friends enjoyed the music of the Rail Band and then the party continued in the Hospitality Room until the wee hours of the morning. Pictures are coming in, go to the "Photo Galleries" page to see them all.

Click here to see a preview of the Past Commodores poster that will be on permanent display in the meeting room at the new Sharky's On The River.

Sad News to Report:

Mary Phillips, Mother of Con Trios Member Christa Leone's Significant Other, Rick Phillips passed away Friday evening, February 26th. Christa and Rick boat out of Eagles Landing in the boat "Little River Girl". Arrangements for Mary Phillips will be Monday March 1, 4-8 at Bucholz Funeral Home in Florissant/Service at Sacred Heart Church in Florissant 11am with burial at Jefferson Barracks.Thanks to Past Commodore Carl Tiemann and First Lady Maureen for this information.

Posted February 27th, 2010

Sad News to Report:

Earl E. Meinershagen
March 1923 - February 24th, 2010

Earl Meinershagen, father of Past Commodore (2008) Gary Meinershagen, passed away this morning, February 24th, 2010.

Visitation: Friday, February 26th, 4 PM to 8 PM at Hutchens Mortuary, 675 Graham Road, Florissant, MO 63031

Services: Saturday, February 27th, 10 AM at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church

Internment: Memorial Park Cemetery

Click here to go to the Hutchens website to view Earl's obituary and for maps and driving directions to the mortuary, church and cemetery.

Our heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to Gary, Judy and their families.

Posted, Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

February Get Together photos are up, click here to see them. Thanks to Maureen and Gary Dill for the great pictures.

Fellow Con Trios Members Mark Miles and Tim Tighe have recently opened the Bridgeton License Office at 11977 St. Charles Rock Rd., Suite 111, in the Orchard Bend Plaza (314-298-0127). Mark brings over 10 years experience at running a license office and has partnered with Tim to put together a strong management team. Mark boats out of Yacht Club of St. Louis in the houseboat "Miles II Go" while Tim is at Duck Club Yacht Club, having recently sold his cruiser "Patience". They are able and ready to help with your boat, car, truck or any other licensing issues. They will bring a "friendly boater" approach to the office. Congratulations and best of luck to Tim and Mark. Look for their ad in the 2010 Roster!

Sad News:

Con Trios Member Jim Farr passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2010. Jim was a long time Con Trios member, boater and friend. Past Commodore Bill Mixon sent an email saying "He wanted to go to the Miami Boat Show – he was able to spend his last day on the beach enjoying the sun and ocean. Mark Galati was with him to the end. He was a good friend – he will be missed." Jim often helped Bill with the cooking at Con Trios events and I had the pleasure of working with him for many years on the DSRA Shootout.
Jim's obituary and funeral arrangements:

James Farr
1/27/1954 to 2/6/2010
A good Friend
Jim Farr is survived by his mother Madeline.
His family consisted of several cats and his friends. Jimmie loved being an active member of Con Trios
Yacht Club and The Royal Order of The Knife. The boating community in St Charles was his family.
His building skills as a contractor / developer were without compare from Single family starter homes to
high end luxury homes. Jimmie always gave his all to anything he did. He will be missed
Eulogy Services will be held
Thursday February 11th, 2010 from 4:00pm to 9pm
At
John Calvin Presbyterian Church of Bridgeton
12567 Natural Bridge Rd
Bridgeton, Mo. 63044
314 298 1100
gathering immediately following
food & refreshments
Donations may be sent to
Joan Gieson Ministries of Love
http://www.jgmol.com
12567 Natural Bridge Rd
Bridgeton, Mo. 63044
314 488 4750
Funeral
Bismark, Mo
February 12th, 2010
posted February 7th, 2010

Sad News to report:

Katy Lorenzen, mother of Kathy Morrow, Mother-In-Law of Past Commodore (1995) Web Morrow, passed away yesterday in St. Petersburg Florida. She had recently suffered a stroke and a fall that lead to her passing.

Memorial Service arrangements:

A Memorial Service for Katy will be held at the Elks Holiday Isles Lodge 1912 at 14111 E Parsley Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708 on Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Click here to read Katy's obituary in the St. Petersburg Times

Our condolences to Web, Kathy and their family.

Thanks to Past Commodore Mike Tremmel for the information and Patty Richardson for calling me with the Memorial arrangements.

Posted 1/20/2010

More sad news:

Edna D. Willbrand, mother of Con Trios member Jan Eddington passed away on Monday, January 4th, 2010. Visitation will be Saturday, January 9th from 3 PM to 8 PM at Baue Funeral Home, 620 Jefferson St., St. Charles, MO 63301 and then on Sunday from 1 PM to 2 PM. Services will Sunday at 2 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church
4795 North Highway 94, St. Charles, MO 63301
Click here to view Edna's obituary on Baue's website

Our condolences go out to Jan and her family.

Thanks to Past Commodore John Bicknese for the email on this.

Sad News to report:

Mary C. Patti, mother of Con Trios member Ernie Patti, passed away on Wednesday, December 30th. Visitation will be Monday, January 4th at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois Road. Funeral will be from Kutis Affton Chapel at 9 AM on Tuesday, January 5th to Cure of Ars Church and then internment at Cavalry Cemetery.
Click here to view Mary's obituary on STLToday.com

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Patti family.

Thanks to Joan Shamel for the email on this.

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