RiverWebCam by RiverBills at Two Branch UMR MM 231.5
Click on photo for more RiverWebCam photos
Message from Con Trios Member (and one of our biggest supporters) Bill Kelley of www.RiverBills.com:
"It's official! Thursday, February 9th, 2012 has been named RiverBills Night at the St. Louis Boat and Sportshow!
The RiverBills Girls will be there in full force, RiverWebCams.com will have a webcam setup in the RiverBills Lounge area uploading pictures to the web, RiverBills shuttle vans will be picking up people on Lacledes Landing and transporting them to the show.
Please wear your RiverBills gear !"
Discount coupons and parking information:
St. Louis Boat and Sportshow RiverBills.com Free Shuttle Service to the Laclede's Landing Parking Lots.
There are several parking lots and ramps available all around America’s Center & Edward Jones Dome. Typically those lots cost between $7 and $10. More economical parking options are available on Laclede’s Landing. RiverBills.com provides free shuttle service between these lots and the Progressive Insurance St. Louis Boat & Sportshow. Many of these lots require payment on the way in. Please bring your parking ticket with you on the free shuttle and the driver will direct you to validation counter. Bring the validated parking ticket back to your lot and show it on your way out to receive your cash discount of $2. The Laclede’s Landing lots that are serviced by the RiverBills.com free shuttle are located on Washington Ave (Arch Garage), Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. Martin Luther King Drive and North Second Street.
Click HERE for $1 off coupons for Wednesday and Thursday admission.
Click HERE for $1 off coupons for Thursday, RiverBills Day at the show.
Click HERE for a map of available parking lots with RiverBills shuttle.
News Flash from Past Commodore (2004) John "Little John" Bicknese:
The Little John's Motorsports Team received the 2011 Top Eliminator High Points Champion award at the St. Louis Drag Boat Association banquet on Saturday January 21, 2012. We were also awarded the 2011 Top Eliminator High Points Runner Up in the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. Thank you to everyone who came to the banquet with us and to everyone who has supported the team this past season. Stay tuned, we have the Kentucky Drag Boat Association awards banquet coming up in February and a bit of motor work to do to get ready for the 2012 drag boat racing season.
Randy Bicknese
Driver of Little John's Motorsports Kwitchabitchin
January Birthdays:
1st - Greg Colletta
4th - Peggy Colletta and Debbie Weidinger
20th - Lisa Hickey
27th - Past Commodore Bill Mixon
Posted pictures from the Con Trios Holiday Party, click on the picture below to see them all.
Many Thanks to Mary Beth and Maureen for the pictures.
Compliments to Chef Mark and his Crew at Duck Club for a Great Job!
Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie closed out their year on a high note!
Sad News to Report:
Dick and Lynn Proetz
Richard "Dick" Proetz, longtime Con Trios Yacht Club member, passed away this morning about 9 AM due to complications from pneumonia and other ongoing medical problems. Dick and his late wife Lynn boated out of Woodland Marina in the "Trader Dick". Dick was always a supporter of Con Trios and the DSRA's "Shootout on the Mississippi". He and Lynn were regulars at many of CTYC events.
Arrangements are as follows:
Visitation: Sunday the 23rd from 3 PM to 8 PM at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons, 4830 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63129, Telephone: 314-894-8444
Funeral from Ziegenhein on Monday the 24th at 10 AM to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Luncheon immediately following at Royal Orleans Banquet Hall, 2801 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, MO 63125
Click HERE to read Dick's Obituary on STLToday.com
Our condolences and prayers go out to his family at this time.
Thanks to his daughter, Carla Obrien, for keeping us posted.
Posted October 20th, 2011
The Membership Party at Sharky's was a blast. Great BBQ, Country Fusion Band, Good Friends!
Here's a sample of what you missed if you weren't there:
Sad News to Report:
Charles J. Fumagalli, Brother of Con Trios Yacht Club Member Peggy Fumagalli-Colletta, Brother-in-Law of Con Trios Board Member Greg Colletta, passed away. Visitation is Friday, September 16th from 4 to 8 PM at Pittman Funeral Home, 1545 Wentzville Pkwy., Wentzville, MO. Services will be Saturday, September 17 at 11:00 AM from Pittman Funeral Home. Click HERE to view Charles' obituary on the Pittman Funeral Home website.
Our Condolences and Prayers go out to Peggy and her Family at this time
Posted September 15th, 2011
Con Trios Yacht Club Board Member Rick Flier emailed the following on 9/15/2011:
"I was on vacation last week and had the opportunity to visit the Sacramento Yacht Club and the Benecia Yacht Club, in the San Francisco Bay. I had a few cold ones with some of the members and had nice tours of their clubs. I brought home a Burgee from Sacramento, for our collection, and due to Benecia being out of Burgees, they will send us one."
Thanks Rick! Just one more reason Con Trios Yacht Club is affiliated with Yachting Club of America (http://www.ycaol.com), when you visit another Yacht Club you are welcomed the same as a regular member.
August Hailer is up, click HERE or on the Newsletters button.
Tom Stolze, brother of Con Trios Member Dave Stolze, is a storm chaser / weather guy. Tom has set up a full blown weather station at Polestar Boating Center that will provide boaters with current weather conditions on the Mississippi River in the Alton Pool area. His website is www.riverweather.com . The data is available on the following websites at this time in the form of a small graphic that links to Tom's RiverWeather site (see sample below or at top right of this page)
Con Trios Yacht Club www.contriosyachtclub.org
Con Trios Yacht Club News for Smartphones http://www.contriosyachtclub.org/news.html
Polestar Boating Center www.polestarboatingcenter.com
RiverWebCams www.riverwebcams.com
Blessing of the Fleet www.blessingofthefleetstl.com
And soon RiverBills www.riverbills.com
Many thanks to Tom and Con Trios Member Pete Tully at Polestar for providing this service.
The Con Trios Yacht Club Alton Getaway pictures are coming in.
What a FUN weekend! Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie put together another great party. It started Friday afternoon after Alton Marina Manager Karen Brncic, harbormaster Jeremy Fowler and the rest of their wonderful staff got the early birds checked in and docked. Some partied on the dock, some ventured around Alton, all had a great time. Saturday was mostly pool party time due to the heat while Bill (Past Commodore 1989) and Linda Mixon cooked up some great food. Dinner was served about 5 PM and then we were treated to the tunes of the Ralph Butler Band. Seems after the band wrapped most of our group continued on the dock. Many Thanks to Karen and her staff for the wonderful hospitality and help they always provide. Check out the pictures HERE.
Sad News to Report:
Roy Wurdack, Father of Con Trios Member Kirk Wurdack, passed away on Sunday, July 17th. Mr. Wurdack lived in Chattanooga Tennessee but was a longtime boater on the Mississippi River. Kirk and Jeannie boat out of Yacht Club of St. Louis. Our Prayers and Condolences go out to Kirk and his family.
Thanks to Past Commodore Gary Meinershagen (a good friend of Roy) for the information.
Posted 7/19/2011
2011 Blessing of the Fleet Winners are posted on the Blessing of the Fleet website.
Click HERE or on filmstrip below to go there.
Cruiser - "Storm Treasure", Royce and Gayle LaMarr
Houseboat - "Sandy M", Gary and Sandy Mincher
Runabout - "The Shark", Greg and Peg Colletta
Sailboat - "Gypsy Rose II", Tim Woodson and Martha Ifland
Pontoon - "Ginger Bell" no names or photo available at this time
Con Trios Yacht Club Member's Boat Winner - "Storm Treasure", Royce and Gayle LaMarr
Congrats to Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie on another FUN Event. The Grafton Getaway was a perfect weekend all around. Joe and Jan at Grafton Harbor were wonderful Hosts as always. Pretty sure you couldn't have gotten a canoe in the harbor once all the Con Trios boats were docked. Also pretty sure we tested the occupancy limit on the floating pool! Great friends, great weather, great time. Pictures are coming in, check the Photo Galleries page.
2011 Champagne Brunch Donors:
Angie Tredway and Peg Colletta collected over $7500 worth of donations for the raffle at the Champagne Brunch!
Here is a list of the donors, many Thanks to all!
"Yacht Club of St. Louis, Alton Marina, CaptainWeil Computer Services LLC, Revolution Embroidery & Promotions, Tubby's, St. Charles Boat & Motor, Sundowners Drink. Eat. Boat., Harry & Linda Steele, Jon Don Jason Leitner, Duck Club Yacht Club, Don's Body Shop @dennis Carroll, Shamel Tire & Auto, Little Johns Motor Sports, Favazza Florists, Northwest Tire & Auto @Mark Foppe, The Great Frame Up, Overlook Farm B & B, Miller Flooring Steve and Lorie Miller, AAA Caryl & Karlan Kastendieck, Baronwood Kennel Brian & Terrie Bert, Bogey Hills Country Club, Hilton Airport Hotel Jon & Kelley Klipp, Peg Colletta (not just for her fabulous Avon basket but for everything she did to make this so awesome!) Cindy Fritchel, Pole Star Marina, Beacon Virtual Assistants @Barb Nelson, Kelly Gamblin, Sharky's, Walter's Jewelry, Mid Towne IGA, Frontier IGA, Boschertown Bar & Grill, Baha Rock Club, Riviera 2, Roger & Kathy Thompson, Jeanie & Rodney Radke, South 94 Bistro, DW & Maureen, North Shore Marina, Carla Arrigo with Freezn, Michelle Dow with Dow Environmental, All American Painting Christa Leone & Ricky Phillips, Dance Pizazz David Thompson, Heartland Hearing Royce LaMarr, Woodland Marina, Block Marine, Big Muddy & Luttrell Marine"
WOW! What a fantastic day it turned out to be, the weather and river Gods definitely gave us a major break to get the party in. Beautiful setting at Duck Club, gorgeous Derby hats worn by the Ladies, Daves Not Here Band played some fine music, Two Mikes and a Beer (Past Commodore Mike Tremmel's guys) whipped up some awesome B-B-Q Ribs and Chicken, Past Commodore Tom Anderson did the corn and salad, Past Commodore Jim Svoboda was the Cookie Monster with dessert, Past Commodore's Sonny Robbins, Kenny Whitney and Ken Caen kept the complimentary beer and wine going, Chef Mark and his staff at Duck Club were superb and all the rest of the Past Commodores (21 of the 24 active Commodores were present!) pitched in serving the food, setting up tables and on and on. Over 160 members and guests were treated to one of our best parties ever. Many Thanks to Past Commodores
Fred Akers Thomas Anderson John Bicknese Ken Caen Denny Galkowski Scott Hickey John Kitchin Jr. Derrill Machens Gary Meinershagen Jim Missroon William Mixon Web Morrow Mike Ramirez Sonny Robbins Richard Shamel Jim Svoboda Carl Tiemann Tim Tighe Mike Tremmel Darryll Weil Ken Whitney
AND ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL MEMBERS AND GUESTS THAT MADE THE PARTY FUN, FUN, FUN!
Go to the Photo Galleries page for links to all the pictures
Past Commodores Party planning is well underway, Thanks to all the Past Commodores for their help.
Burgee added to our virtual collection and the meeting room wall at Sharky's
Thanks to Past Commodore Denny Galkowski
Click HERE to see all the burgees
The Con Trios Yacht Club 2011 IceBreaker at Pere Marquette Lodge was a great time. Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie put together a "Sock Hop" themed weekend with lots of great 50s decorations, food, beverages, music, a hot tub, dancing, "Mr. Bubbles" and the fun of partying with our fellow members and guests! Click HERE or on the picture below to see more.
Con Trios Yacht Club new products showcase:
Con Trios Properties Division headed by Director 1 Angie Tredway and her Assistant Craig will have some new designs available at the IceBreaker and throughout the year.
Last year was a recurring "Pirate" theme, this year they have decided on a "Mermaid" theme. Here's a sample of the "Mermaid"!
Another Fun Get Together put on by Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie!
DJ Ray kept the tunes going, Big Muddy kept the food and drink coming, looked like everyone was having a good time! Pictures of the day are coming in, check the "Photo Galleries" page for links to all of them.
Fleet Captain Alan and First Mate Julie threw a great party Saturday at Baha Rock Club. Their January Get Together was a fun time, good friends, good food, good music and cold beverages.
Pictures are starting to come in, here's links to some of them:
Links to all event pictures can be found on the "Photo Galleries" page.
PROPOSITION H UPDATE:
Past Commodore Gary Meinershagen received a letter from Senator Claire McCaskill in response to his concerns about Proposition H. I have posted a scanned in copy of it along with all previous postings on a separate page in order of newest to oldest entry, http://www.contriosyachtclub.org/Prop_H/Proposition_H.html
and will add additional information to that page as it comes in.
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
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.
Con Trios Member Bill Kelley that does the very informative website about all things river and boating related has greatly expanded his river levels and climatological data on his website to keep us better abreast of the river conditions affecting our boating. Check it out at www.riverbills.com
He also provides us with the mobile device summary near the top of this page.
Thanks Bill, keep up the great work!
Changed the Traditional Club Calendar to a web calendar. This will make it easier to update and keep current. Click here to check it out. Note: this little marker means more items on that date, see detail column
means more items on that date, see detail column