2014 Club Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

The summer is quickly approaching and the Sakinaw Lake Ski & Board Club is getting ready for another great year!

We’ve posted the annual SLSBC newsletter for 2014, as well as the required waivers for individual & family memberships. You can sign up for your 2014 membership online, and we hope to see everyone at 3PM on May 18th for the AGM at Ken and Cheryl Johnston’s Cabin.

For additional information about club events, you can also follow @SLSBC on Twitter or like SLSBC on Facebook.

Sincerely,

Your SLSBC Executive Committee

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Boardroom Demo Weekend

Hello SLSBC members,

A reminder that our favourite store, The Boardroom will be at the lake this weekend, July 5th – 7th, if you need gear this is the weekend to buy it, great discounts.

If you need anything, please email us at info@slsbc.ca and we will make sure that they bring up the gear for you, delivery right to the lake!

They will have gear at the ski dock and at Brian Welch’s cabin, make sure you visit! The Boardroom is a great sponsor of ours and we want to make sure they continue to support us as a club.

Check out their website www.boardroomshop.com

Sincerely,

Your SLSBC Executive Committee

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A Few Reminders

Hello Everyone,

Just a couple of quick reminders

For all of you who have paid their dues, Thank You! The web process has been going smoothly, thanks to Andrew Ames for all his help!

1. Dues for 2013 season are due now. Click here to pay online.

Family – $130
Single – $75
Social – $50 Family, $35 Single

2. Events for the season have now been posted. Click here to sign up.

Karina Nowlan – July 5th – 7th
**** PLEASE SIGN UP NOW! – ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT! ****

HO Boardroom Demo Weekend – July 5th – 7th – Buy your new equipment at the lake
Joel Perkins – July 26th -28th – Ski/Board or Surf with Joel
Karina Nowlan – August 9th- 11th – PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!
Annual Ski/Board/Surf tournament – Saturday, August 17th

We need you to register to make sure the clinics happen.

3. Host families for our instructors

We are still looking for a host family for Karina on the August 9th – 11th weekend.

4. SLSBC Barbeque

If you would like to host the SLSBC barbeque this year, please contact Ken Johnston at info@slsbc.ca

We have been asked if the barbeque had to be Canada Day weekend, and it does not. It can be any weekend you want and you can pick the theme!

Any questions please email us at info@slsbc.ca

Sincerely,

Your SLSBC Executive committee.

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Club Update

Hello Everyone,

We had a great turn out at the AGM on May 19th, the sun was even shining! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the club, it was a good chance for everyone to re-connect for the upcoming season.

In case you missed the meeting, here are the updates:

1. Dues for 2013 season are due now. Click here to pay online.

Family – $130
Single – $75
Social – $50 Family, $35 Single

2. Events for the season have now been posted. Click here to sign up.

Karina Nowlan – July 5th – 7th – PLEASE SIGN UP NOW
HO Boardroom Demo Weekend – July 5th – 7th – Buy your new equipment at the lake
Joel Perkins – July 26th – 28th – Ski/Board or Surf with Joel
Karina Nowlan – August 9th – 11th – PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!
Annual Ski/Board/Surf tournament – Saturday, August 17th

3. Host families for our instructors

The Campbell Family has volunteered to host Karina July 5th – 7th
THANK YOU CAMPBELLS!

The Welch Family has volunteered to host the HO Crew July 5th – 7th
THANK YOU WELCHS!

The Keresztes Family has volunteered to host the Joel July 26th – 28th
THANK YOU KERESZTES!

We are still looking for a host family for Karina on the August 9th – 11th weekend.

If anyone would like to host the SLSBC barbeque this year, please contact Ken Johnston at info@slsbc.ca

Thanks again to everyone who came out to the AGM and we look forward to seeing you on the lake!

Any questions please email us at info@slsbc.ca

Sincerely,

Your SLSBC Executive committee.

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Club Wear

Ladies

This is the ladies T  ( Black, Light Blue, Red shown in stock)

Ladies raglan baseball T ( 1 Navy lg shown , 1 Light Blue xl in stock)

 

 

 

This is the Mens Zip Hoodie (1 Orange lg, 1 Burgundy lg , 1 Forest Green lg & 1 Black lg-  still in stock)

 

This is the Pullover Hoodie  ( 1 White lg (shown) & 1 Choc Brown lg in stock)

Mens
This is the mens T (Black- 4 med & 1 lg, Light Blue – 3 med & 2 lg in stock)

This is the Ladies Zip Hoodie  – shown in Bright Pink ( 1 lg in stock)

Popular Items to think about for the re-order in the spring

Ladies Flowy Racer Back top in Heather Grey or Black.
Unisex Triblend Light Weight Hoodie in Black and Light Grey.
The popular Crew Neck Hoodie shown in Light Pink. Many more colors to choose from.
The Sweat Pant with pockets and elastic bottom ( also without elastic bottom) in Black, Grey or Navy.

 

Come Shop!

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SLSBC Annual Ski/Board/Surf Competition

The annual competition and barbeque turned out to be a great day!  The colour this year was Orange, I continue to see the orange around the lake and our community.  Great colour choice Trina!  Don’t forget to check out the lake gear, the new stuff with the logo looks amazing.

 

A great big THANK YOU to the SLSBC executive for arranging the day and to all the volunteers who helped run this event!  The amount of support we had was fantastic, thank you!

We also want to acknowledge the fantastic sponsors that made this event a huge success!  We have updated the “Friends of SLSBC” tab on the web site to show all our great sponsors.  Please visit their establishments and let them know how much we appreciate their generosity!

The results from the tournament are as follows:

Skiing

Boys Open                 1st place          Callum Dye

Girls Open                  1st place          Ashley Johnston

2nd place        Stephanie Johnson

3rd place         Tessa Johnston

Women’s Open         1st place          Tracy Michael

2nd place        Tessa Campbell

Men’s Open               1st place          Dan Russell

2nd place        Andrew Ames

3rd place        Ken Johnston

Wakeboarding

Girls Junior                 1st place          Tessa Johnston

2nd place        Jesse Newell

Girls Senior                1st place          Ali Bell

2nd place        TessaCampbell

3rd place         Coral Newell

Men’s Intermediate   1st place          Ryan Foxall

2nd place        Pat Bell

Men’s Advanced       1st place          Kevin Keresztes

2nd place        Mark Keresztes

Wake Surf

Girls Open                  1st place          Tessa Campbell

2nd place        Ali Bell/Ashley Johnston

3rd place         Nicole Dye

Open Advanced        1st place          Mitch Newell

2nd place        Coral Newell

3rd place         Kevin Keresztes

Men’s Old                   1st place          Pete Newell

2nd place        Mark Aplas

3rd place        Ken Johnston

The winner of the draw prize for the Rockstar fridge was Jane Keresztes!

The winner of the grand prize for the go Pro camera was the Ames Family!

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

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SLSBC Annual Tournament Volunteer List

The annual ski/board and surf competition is this Saturday.  Please see below for the list of volunteers, thank you to everyone that has volunteered.  We still need a few spots filled.  Please email info@slsbc.ca if you would like to help.
 
Ski – 7:00 am start
 
Boat and driver – Ray Grant
Judge – Ken Johnston
Spotter – Gord Cameron
Dock starter and registrar – Jane Keresztes
Pick up boat dock end – still required
Pick up boat end of course – Zimmerman
 
Wakeboard – 9:00 am start
 
Boat and Driver – Harry Grimm
Judge – Mark Keresztes
Spotter – still required
Dock starter and registrar – Karen Dye
Pick up boat dock end – still required
Pick up boat end of course – still required
 
 
Surf – 11:00 am start
 
Boat and Driver – Brian Welch
Judge – Gord Cameron
Spotter – Mark Aplas
Dock starter and registrar – still required
 
 
Barbeque – 1:00 pm
 
Head Chef – Zoltan Keresztes
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Annual Ski/Board & Surf Competition

The Annual Ski/Board & Surf competition is this Saturday, August 18th.  Everyone is welcome, we have categories for every age and ability!

We will start the day with water skiing in the morning, followed by wakeboard and then the surf competition.  The day will be concluded with a barbeque and awards ceremony.  The event times are as follows:

7:00 am – Water skiing, all ages, first come, first serve

9:00 am –  Wakeboarding, all ages, first come, first serve

11:00 am – Wakesurf, all ages, first come, first serve

1:00 pm – Barbeque followed by awards ceremony

Please note all times are approximate(other than the 7:00 am start time), as it will depend on the number of participants.

 

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