Publicity   Hello ECSC Members and Friends,   Planning for a great 2017 is underway.  Please check out all of the articles in this and next months Telltales to learn more.  Geoff Endris has some exciting changes in store for the racing program. The Social events promise to be even better than last year. Kenny and Dennis have plans to keep our club looking and running smoothly. It promises to be a great year. Your board of Directors has put a new Grounds Committee in place to oversee the maintenance and care of our grounds.  Their responsibility is to oversee the many duties that our caretaker was responsible for. They will contract the needed lawn care, trash service, porta potties, dumpsters, plantings and much much more. This committee includes the Vice Commodore as its chair (Mark Walker), the Harbor Master (Kenny) and the Treasurer (Tom Moore). As publicity chair I am excited to see our club continue to move into the digital age. Several years back we began publishing our newsletter, The Telltales, only in an electronic format.  It has recently moved to a published blog format. ECSC Trivia fact #1- Our newsletter was originally published in 1972 under the name Telltails. The following year it was changed to Telltales. Prior to 1972 it was a sporadic mailing entitled ECSC News. Our membership and all communications (excepting dues statements and payments) have become electronic.  We are looking at the possibility of moving or dues and payments to electronic format also.  We maintain both an ECSC Facebook page, and a website.   ECSC Trivia fact #2  our inlet off of the Reservoir was known as "Shoal Creek Inlet" on early maps. Click here to see Full blog article for Picture   What makes our club tick? The following is a reprinted answer from the May 1972, Volume 1, issue no.1 of The ECSC Telltails,  Tom Heirmonimus - Editor

NEW PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED

MEMBERS URGED TO GET INVOLVED

Anytime there is a large organization there are complaints. Why are they doing that?  They should be doing more! Can't we get better ------. Well, the answer doesn't lie in the above statements; it lies in your involvement.

The club is run by a relatively small segment of the membership. It is not run that way by choice. It is because all of the committees depend on volunteers. In order to have a better club YOU must participate. This is not the time to be bashful. Ask yourself, "what can I do to help". You don't have to be a professional. Just be willing to pitch in. Call any of the committee chairman listed on page two and volunteer your service. We can make this a very exciting and fun filled club if we all do what we can.

Very true words that were written 45 years ago!  Seems to this current Telltales editor that these words apply not only to our lovely Sailing Club, but to many aspects of life... So, the only change I would make to the previous  text is to bring it into the 21st century and suggest that you email your committee chairs if you can find the time to volunteer. Visit the Racing Page and sign up for Race committee duty. Come to the Race Meetings and Learn how to help the racing program. Email Kenny and volunteer for our many work projects  and work parties planned for 2017. Contact our Social Chair and take on chairing a social event. These activities are not only fun, but you earn valuable work credits to apply to next years dues.

While we are a private sailing club, we have always accepted all comers regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or even sailing ability. Follow a few of our basic rules, help out when you are able  and you are welcome to enjoy the hidden gem that we call our oasis - Eagle Creek Sailing Club.   Rick Graef Publicity