June 2015

Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club

IVY LEAF

Luau & Pig Roast Saturday, June 27, 6pm

We actually roast a pig at the Club the night before. Volunteers to sit with the pig are greatly appreciated, and we smoke that pork all night long!

Join your friends for cocktails at 6:00, with a dinner buffet being served at 7:00 and live music at 8:00. Items on the buffet will include mixed green salad with Asian style dressing, pineapple glazed Mahi Mahi, spicy backed black beans, spam fried rice, sweet potato salad, jicama orange salad, jalapeno corn casserole, fresh snap peas, King’s Hawaiian Bread, Polynesian ambrosia and other dessert favorites. Enjoy all this for $19.95 per person. Please call for reservations. Island Attire Welcome

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For reservations, please contact Paul or Anita at 682-5419.

Treat Dad to a great day at the IVY Club! Sunday, June 21, noon to 2:00Join all our working Fathers at the club for our Smokehouse Barbecue.We will be smoking beef brisket, pork ribs and fresh chickens. We’ll have lots of sides, salads and delicious des-serts to go with the Barbecue.$19 for adults, $9 children 5-12. Age 4 and under are free. Please call for reservations. Casual Attire

Sitting Service will be available for kids & grandkids during the Luau. For $10 per child, IVY will provide a sit-ter, a kid’s meal and entertainment. From 6pm until 10 they will enjoy dinner, a movie, games and fun with other kids. (You must make reservations by Wednesday, June 18th).

Saturday, June 13, 7:00 “Second Saturday”Enjoy a casual summer night with the band ‘Even Steven’, a local favorite. There will be bar service at the Tiki Bar. This is a great time to bring a guest! We take advantage of the patio by the pool, enjoy some live music, maybe a little danc-ing, a couple of cocktails and the most amazing view in the area. We’ll have appetizers for $6 and pizza will be available at regular prices from 6 to 7:30.

Second Sunday Funday! June 14 2 to 4pmThis is new for the Club so bring the entire family and help make this Family Fun Day a success!3:00pm - a magician will be here for your entertainment!There will also be Bags, Bocce Ball & Croquet on the front lawn, and water games at the pool! Fun for all ages!

Gourmet Four-Course Dinner Thursday, June 18Appetizer- Jicama carrot slaw topped with grilled fresh water prawns in sweet chili glaze.Salad of mixed greens tossed with ginger, soy dressing & topped with toasted almonds, water chestnuts, and mandarin oranges.Entrée is Tournedos au Poivre - Tender medallions of beef topped with a rich demi-glace with a hint of green peppercorn. This is served with roasted asparagus and gourmet twice baked potato. The Dessert course is a tart & fresh Key Lime meringue with caramel drizzle.The Gourmet Dinner is $45 per person. Attire - jacket required for gentlemen. Reservations required.

Tim Ward Chuck Sanders Nancy ScottCommodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Snack Bar Hours11:30 to 2:00pm, Tuesday thru Friday

11:30 to 5:00 Saturday and Sunday (Closed Monday)

Gas Dock - Open 8am to 6pm daily

Notes from the Bridge

Welcome to the “official” first month of the 2015 season, al-though many of us have already been taking full advantage of our Club. May had some wonderfully attended events, and it was great to see several new faces (along with many of the “old” ones…..).

Make sure you have the June events on your calendar, including swim meets, Second Saturday at the Tiki Bar, Father’s Day Lunch and the Luau/Pig Roast. There is something for everyone to enjoy, even if it is just sitting on the deck watching the river go by - an activity we highly recommend!

Our Club continues to do well financially, given the diligence of our management and staff, and the efforts of our members to come down to enjoy the club. We budgeted conservatively, and are happy to see better than expected performance. We couldn’t do that without each and every one of you, so thank you.

We, on the Bridge, also like to point out, from time to time, the hard work and efforts of the Board members. Each provides so much value to the Club, much behind the scenes, and we would encourage the members to share our sentiments.

Here’s to what should be a wonderful summer, look forward to seeing you at our Club!

The IVY Club rocked the Race for the Cure!

Kim Sanders, Carol Straub, Kim LeHew, Anne Ford, Nancy Scott, Jenna Sanders, Diane Rickard, Sue Ward. Jo Huber and Jane Bertolino have volun-teered for 30 years, serving as co-chairwomen in 2001 when a record-setting 27,000-plus partici-pated. They were co-chairwomen of the survivors’ tent this year.

Bar Hours 11:30 to 10:00pm - Tuesday thru Saturday / 11:00 to 8:00pm on SundaysFood service available in the bar Tuesday thru Saturday 11:30am - 9pm

Taco Tuesdays - 5:30 to 7:30 - $1.50 per taco

Dining Room Hours 11:30 to close, Tuesday thru Saturday, Pub Menu served - burgers, sandwiches, pizza, etc….

Saturday - Sailor’s Buffet - 11:30-2:00 - $9.95

Dinner - 5:30-9:00pmWednesdays & Fridays - Patio grilling will be available throughout the summer boating season. Seating is on a first come, first served basis, starting May 28th.

Thursdays - Pizza, wings, grilled chicken breast and salads for $10,

including swim meet nights.

Sundays - 4:00-7:00pm - Chicken / Pasta Buffet $13.50 adults, children ages 5-12 $6.95. (Starts May 31st)

Thursdays -Come to the club, havelunch and play euchre.Lunch at noon,Euchre at 12:45If interested, callJoe Butler at 696-5558.

Men’s Euchre Player’s Club

Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring... “How to Build a Boat”.’ Steven Wright

Wednesday Night Specials• June 3 - Walnut crusted Tilapia with pesto cream sauce, with fresh vegetable and wild rice• June 10 - Roasted half chicken with fresh vegetable and mashed potatoes• June 17 - Meatloaf pepper rings topped with tomato demi –glace served with fresh vegetable and

potato of the day• June 24 - Seafood platter - catfish fillet, shrimp and clam strips served with fresh vegetable and fries

Pool NotesWarm days are here with many more ahead. The pool will be ready to go for all members on Saturday May 23rd at 10:30 AM if “Mother Nature” continues to cooperate! Many thanks go out to the dedicated individuals who worked so very diligently to ready the pool during our Dock Days on May 2 & 3. We could not be ready to open this year without the great support of our “pool people” who have been doing the grunt work to prepare our pool for opening over the past several years. Again, thank you for all of your help! A special thank you goes out to Pam and her “crew” for making it all take place again this year.

Swim team practice will begin on Monday, June 1, 2015. Those 11 and up will practice from 9:00 – 10:00 AM, and those 10 and under will practice from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. This is a flip of times from last year. If you want to find out more informa-tion on swim team, team suits, apparel, and other pool fun, please check the IVY Club website at www.ivyclub.org click “on the water” then click on “Pool”.

Swim lessons are also set for this summer. Monday & Wednesday afternoons Foggy Froggy Swim School will take place. More information is also available on the new IVY Website.

We hope to again offer water aerobics at 11:00 AM on Fridays throughout the summer for a very affordable fee. Be watch-ing the IVY Leaf and our website for more information as it becomes available.

Don’t forget to bring your cans to the pool (for recycling of course!) We are always collecting soda and beer cans for re-cycling to help the pool and swim team afford those little extras. The summer sun has also taken its toll on several of our old plastic Adirondak deck chairs and small white plastic tables so we will have a few less available for member use. If you would like to help out with the effort to replace some of those items, please contact me or speak to one of the pool staff.Hope to see you at the pool on opening day! John Meisinger

Did You Know?• “Taco Thursdays” are now “Taco Tuesdays”! A full Taco

Bar is in the IVY Club Bar every Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30. Tacos are $1.50 each.

• You may set up auto pay for your bill so that it is paid electronically once a month. Contact Office for more information

• Water Aerobics for the summer. Get fit at the IVY pool! $5.00 - 11am on Fridays

• The new IVY Log & directory will be available at the office if you didn’t get on one Memorial Day.

IVYSAILING SCHOOL

Sailing classes will again be offered to IVY members and to the general public. We are offering discounts to members! Registration can be at the club or at the Peoria Park District office. In order to get the IVY member discount, you must register at the club. • Adult classes will begin June 1st on Mondays,

Tuesdays & Thursdays until June 18th.• Youth Classes will begin June 8th on Mondays,

Tuesdays and Thursdays until June 25th.• Adults are from 5 to 8pm, while Youth classes

are from 1 to 4pm. The registration fees are:Student & Adult Registration Fee - $100IVY Members - $25 discount per student.To Register at IVY, call 682-5419

Friday, June 5 Oysters on the half shell. $9.95 a half dozen Blue Points.

Sailboat Racing NewsThe IVY Club sailboat racing season has gotten off to a hurried start. NOAA - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service had predicted that the river would flood and come up to 18+ feet by the first Saturday race. The sailors scrambled to get their boats launched while the hoist was still above water. As it turned out, NOAA’s estimate was in error and the river never came above the launch area, but the sailors were ready to race. Some of these sailors did not get their boat bottoms prepared and now face the task of pulling the boats out again, and finishing them properly. In the meantime, these sailors may sail a little slower because of the dried on algae, slime, and barnacles from last year.

Boat bottoms are not the only factors that slow down the early season racers. The crews are also a little bit out of practice, and so their response to situations, wind, and competition may be a little rough. To compensate, the skippers may leave a little more room between them and the other boats, which shows up in the racing results. Take heart though, the crews learn fast and so do the skippers, and soon we will again be racing in very close formation.

The river is high, and that gives back the advantage that the deep keel boats have over the Capri boats. ESCAPE was able to sail with the keel all the way down, but with only the skipper and one crew, sail handling was a problem. This allowed the Capri boats to stay close, and downwind pass and go ahead. If the river stays up and the crew number improves on ESCAPE, they may again be able to show its capabilities in high water.

The rest of the fleet was in pretty good shape. The boats had their full crews and Norm Astwood “Phoolish” experimented with new sails. Patrick Gudat was sailing the Capri previously owned by Patty Cirilli, and renamed “Zephyr”. Roger Huber will skipper Zephyr during the Wednesday evening races, starting in June 2015. May Roger find fair winds and good fortune in his sailing and racing adventures, and may Patty find joy in her new environment.

Many thanks to the Race Committee, who again come out and support the racing sailors in their struggles and triumphs to win the sailboat races at the IVY Club. I’ll see you on the water! Adam

• Silent Auction July 4th

This was so much fun last year!

We’re having a silent auction at the club on the 4th of July to raise money for the entertainment committee.• Are you creative?• Do you have a hobby making things?• Are you artistic?• Do you have some fun stuff around the house?Bring these things down to the club so we can put them on the Silent Auction.Contact Susi Butler with any questions - 696-5558.

Please contact Anita and give her your email address. Only the IVY Club office will have access to it and it is only used for correspondence and weekly news. It will not be shared with the membership or with outside sources.

Pets are Welcome! Please be sure they are on a leash or held at all times and that the grounds are policed when walking them.

CORRECTIONFoxhole membership is $37.50 for the summer season, NOT per month.

Ryan Rochel and his daugh-ter Elsie enjoy the view on a Friday night. It’s hard to see, but Elsie’s dress has little blue anchors on it!

Jet Ski Fun!Have a jet ski or planning to get one?

We have a group of ladies who go out for a ride, usually on Fridays, and then they have lunch.Couples or singles go on occasional jet ski trips to Chillicothe, Lacon, etc, have lunch and then ride back to IVY. Interested? Call Susi at 696-5558.

for the Alzheimer’s Association, Central Illinois Chapter

Labor Day, 2015

Anyone can enter a cardboard boat in the race!

Individuals, businesses, organizations and clubs can make a boat and paddle it to victory at the great race!

Get a group together, come up with a crazy theme and join us for one of the wackiest races on the river!

Get an area business to sponsor your boat, plaster their name on it and - boom - a floating billboard!

Find the Rules at www.IVYClub.org.

There are a variety of ways you can receive your IVY Leaf:

• Receive the IVY Leaf through the conventional Postal Mail• Read the IVY Leaf (in color) from our link on the IVY home page through the internet• Have the IVY Leaf (in color) emailed to you each month

The club saves 60 cents per person when you use our home page or email

To receive the Leaf using the home page or email only, please contact Anita at - ajoffice1@comcast.net.

Saturday, July 4th• Flea Market 11-2:30 on the front lawn

• Silent Auction

• Picnic 12:00-2:00 (no regular lunch served)• We will serve a grilled buffet including ham-

burgers, hot dogs, chicken breasts, buns, vari-ous salads, chips, fruit salad and sweet treats. Adults - $9, Kids 5-12 - $5.

• Chicken-To-Go 4:00-6:00pm. Order at the Snack Bar (no regular dinner served)

2 pc chicken - $4.25 & meal is $7.25 (add $2 for all white meat)4 pc chicken - $7.25 & meal is $13.75 (add $4 for all white meat)8 pc chicken - $13.75 & meal is $23.00 (add $6 for all white meat)16 pc chicken - $26.00 & meal is $36.00 (add $8 for all white meat)Meals include biscuits, slaw & potato salad. Pre-orders are appreciated. This is great for dining on your boat while watching the fireworks!

The bar will be open following the fireworks.

Welcome New MembersT

Thomas E Jester and Sally JesterVictor Flores and Lori FloresGary Adler and Amelia AdlerDave Pufahl and Tara PufahlDan Reusch and Beth ReuschJosh Waite and Nikki Waite

We’re Glad You’re Here!

The council worked with florists, tobacconists, stationers and men’s clothiers across the United States to promote Father’s Day. Their slogan? “Give Dad Something To Wear!”

President Calvin Coolidge had originally recommended that Father’s Day become an official observance in 1924. But it took YEARS, until 1972, when President Nixon signed a proclamation proclaiming the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.

In 1938, the Associated Men’s Wear Retailers of New York City set up The National Council for the Promotion of Father’s Day.

Steak Night was a big hit!Chillin’ & Grillin’ at IVY

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Illinois Valley Yachtand Canoe Club

(309) 682-5419Paul Kelley, General Manager u ivyclub@comcast.net

Anita Johnson, Office Manager u ajoffice1@comcast.netRon Johnson, Harbor Master u ivyharbor@comcast.net

Chef Kelly Long u ivychef@comcast.netwww.ivyclub.com

Give the IVY Club a Trial Run - You’ll be Glad you Did!The IVY Club (Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club) is offering trial memberships this summer and fall.

Spread the word!These memberships run for 3, 4, 5 or 6 months (your choice). It starts at the time of sign-up and payment of the first month’s dues. Monthly dues depend on age:

$182 for age 35 and up u $103 for ages 30 to 34 u $72 for ages 18 to 29Trial members receive the same privileges as regular members - keeping a boat in the harbor, enjoying the dining room and bar, swimming in the pool, attending parties, kids eligible for the Swim Team, etc. (Note that most of these club services involve ad-ditional charges).

Joining the IVY Club normally involves an initiation fee. ($1250 ages 35 and up, $350 ages 30-34, $75 ages 18-29). This initiation fee is waived for trial memberships, if the trial member converts to a regular full membership at the end of the trial period, and maintains a full membership for one year.

A person or household may only have a trial membership one time.

To learn more about the Trial Membership, contact Paul Kelley, General Manager - ivyclub@comcast.net, or Anita Johnson, Office Manager - ajoffice1@comcast.net / 682-5419.