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District 22 on Florida’s Gulf Coast FALL 2019

13 – 15 February 2020 USPS Annual Meeting Ponte Vedra, FL https://www.usps.org/php/reservations_new/meetings.php?mtg_id=37

3—4 April 2020 D/22 Spring Conference & COW Charlotte County Event Center Punta Gorda, FL

22-25 October 2020 D/22 Cruise & Rendezvous Pier 22, Bradenton, FL

United States Power Squadrons® • District 22

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Commander

D/C Edward (Ted) Reiss SN-CN

[email protected] 239-213-8722

Executive Officer

D/Lt/C Samuel A. Bonilla, AP


Educational Officer

D/Lt/C John Nason, SN


Administrative Officer

D/Lt/C Clifford L Schmidt, JN


Secretary

D/Lt/C Peggy E. Reiss, JN-IN


Treasurer

D/Lt Andrea K. Battaglia, SN


Assistant Educational Officer

D/1/Lt Melissia Butler, JN


Assistant Secretary

D/1/Lt Gene C. Burson, JN

[email protected]

Assistant Treasurer

D/1/Lt Kathryn Considine, JN


D22 Website: http://www.usps.org/localusps/d22/

Beacon 22 Staff:

P/Stf/C Robert A. Stein, AP– EDITOR

P/C Terry L. Green, JN– ASSOC. EDITOR

Lt. G. Stubbs, S-PHOTOGRAPHER &

GRAPHICS SUPPORT

The BEACON 22 is the Official Newsletter

of the United States Power

Squadron® District 22.

Published four times a year

in individual squadrons

newsletters.

Please send information to

P/Stf/C Robert Stein, AP, Editor:

[email protected]

District Commander 2019-2020

D/C Edward (Ted) Reiss, Jr, SN-CN Marco Island [email protected]

Welcome back members from the North.

Here on Marco Island it seems the population has

tripled since the summer. Must be something to do

with a cold spell up north. Marinas are busier,

more boats are on the water, more people are in

restaurants/food stores and traffic much heavier. Time to

WINTERIZE your vessel for southern Florida – check batteries, fuel,

oil and water, clean off the summer dust and have some fun.

By now merit marks were received, vessel safety checks and

co-operative charting data were submitted, nomination committee

selections for bridge year 2020 were identified for vote by squadron

membership and Fall/Winter/Spring education schedules were

publicized. Have you checked America’s Boating Channel lately?

During the past weeks members and friends from Venice and Marco

Island were filmed for portions of four of this year’s Coast Guard

sponsored topics.

What is in the future? Squadron Change of Watch ceremonies

are scheduled during January and February. For many squadrons

this means new leadership. Forms OD-2 and ED-80 are needed from

each squadron to identify members assuming leadership roles for the

next watch year. Both forms are on-line. The Annual USPS meeting

in Ponte Vedra, Fl, will be 13 – 15 February 2020. This conference will

include the appointment of Mary Paige Abbott, SN, as the first female

Chief Commander of the United States Power Squadrons. If possible

let’s come out and honor her and then support her over the next two

years. For the next year expect to see new faces in many of the

national positions.

(Continued on page 4, COMMANDER)

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The BEACON 22 the Newsletter of the United States Power Squadron’s District 22 on Florida’s West Coast FALL 2019

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER

D/Lt/C Sam Bonilla, AP [email protected]

Hope everyone had a

great Thanksgiving! After

you’ve gotten over the great

meals and family gatherings,

and gave some thought to Black Friday shopping,

your attention turns to preparing for the upcoming

holiday season. No rest for the weary! Whether it’s

Merry Christmas or Hanukkah, may you and your

family have a wonderful holiday season! A big welcome back to many of our

snowbirds. We missed you and look forward to

enjoying together many of the fun activities this

organization has to offer. Know that the D22 Bridge

and many of your leaders are diligently working on

keeping our organization vibrant and interesting.

We need your involvement to make a difference! If you were able to attend our

D22 Conference held on 4-5

October, you may have noticed

some changes. Our awards

sessions were shortened and

photo taking better

coordinated, a Keynote

Luncheon instead of an Awards Luncheon, and the

roundtable topic choices were based on your

feedback. Overall the Conference was a success.

However, we recognize that there are still some

areas we need to improve and are working to get

those done in time for our upcoming Spring

Conference 3-4 April 2020. Many thanks to

Conference Chair R/C Myles Gee, SN and P/D/Lt/C

Sandy Krupa, P, together with their many dedicated

volunteers, that work hard at putting together this

very complex Conference program. As I reflect on the past year,

one of the things that I’m most

impressed with is the vast amount

of resources that are now available

to you with just a couple of clicks.

One of these is BoatLive365. This

program aims at creating a safe

boating culture by providing topics

that make boating serious fun, not just one week a year,

but 365 days a year! Here’s a link to the website: http://

www.boatlive365.org

Another great resource, and

you may have noticed we had this

as a continuous loop at one of the

tables at the conference, is

America’s Boating Channel ™. This

website features safe boating videos

and boater education digital media created especially

for boaters, by boaters. Some of these “by boaters” are

some of our very own members demonstrating their

boating skills to the public. You can view these videos

at: https://americasboatingchannel.com/

And finally, 30 November 2019 not

only marked the end of hurricane

season (yippee)!, but also the end of

the VSC fiscal year. D22 had another

remarkable year with a grand total of

3,627 decals issued by 145 VSE’s as of

27 November 2019. Crystal River Sail

and Power Squadron once again led the pack with

1,428 decals, Cape Coral Sail and Power Squadron 630

and San Carlos Bay Sail and Power Squadron rounding

off the top three at 342. Congratulations and a great job

keeping our boating community safe on the water!

Enjoy the rest of your season, have fun and stay

safe!


http://www.boatlive365.org/

http://www.boatlive365.org/

https://americasboatingchannel.com/


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ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICER

D/Lt/C Clifford L. Schmidt, JN

[email protected]

I hope you all have had a

great summer and enjoyed boating,

in Florida or in some other great

location.

A lot has been happing with USPS both in our

district and at national. In our district the bridge has

been working on a new and vibrant web site for D22,

we hope to have the new web site completed this

spring. The D22 Spring Conference is in place for 3-4

April 2020 at the Charlotte Harbor Event and

Conference Center, Punta Gorda, FL. The two

nearby hotels have blocks of rooms available — see

the announcement in this addition of the Beacon.

Please make your reservations as soon as possible for

this event. The spring conference has a lot going on

starting out with the Friday, which has meetings for

the Commanders and Squadron Bridge Officers and

then District Council Meeting. On Saturday are the

seminars. After a lunch with friends is the

District Meeting, a short recess allowing you to take a

break, we then reconvene for the 2020/2021 change of

watch where we have a change of leadership from

our outgoing D/C Ted Reiss, SN to the new incoming

D/LT/C Sam Bonilla, AP. Please join us for this USPS

tradition as we celebrate. Lastly, the 2020 D22 Cruise

and Rendezvous is scheduled for 22-25 October 2020

at Pier 22 in Bradenton, FL on the beautiful Manatee

River.

National is working on the DAN Boater

Implementation; an issue with not having correct

date of births for members is slowing this down. I

recommend you log onto the national USPS site —

www.usps.org go to the members site on the tool

bar, log in and click on MANAGE PROFILE blue

button, it is in the lower right side of the screen —

review your profile and make any personal changes

needed. Also, I want to reminded members that

USPS has NEW updated logos available also on the

member site, look at your correspondence and try to

use the new logos as some members are still using

logs that are outdated.

EDUCATIONAL OFFICER D/Lt/C John R. Nason, SN

[email protected]

At the Louisville Governing

Board meeting, a number success

stories were discussed about

squadrons conducting the Jump

Start program. Jump Start is an on the water training

program for new boaters. Apparently there is a

significant public demand for this kind of training

and squadrons that provide this training have good

results for attracting new members.

The new Boat Handling course that replaces

Seamanship should be available at this time. It is

comprised of six topics that can be taken as

individual seminars or together as the Boat Handling

course. Student and instructor materials were

scheduled for availability in October in both e-book

and printed form. Power Point slides are included

with the instructor materials. Students that pass the

course will get credit for the course and any seminars

they attended.

A new Cruising Boats and Systems seminar

was also to be available in October.

E-books are being worked on, but no schedule

was presented, for all other USPS courses. Check the

Ed Dept web page for availability.

This is the fourth season for America’s

Boating Channel. Eight new subjects are now

available.

Boater Education – makes people safer

and better boaters

Engine Cut-Off devices – new federal law,

retrofitting boats

Life Jacket Labels – new classification

Life Jacket Care – cleaning, testing,

disposing of

Cold Weather Boating – preparedness,

running techniques

Introducing ATONS – types and usage

Dispelling BUI Myths – comparison with

car driving and penalties

(Continued on page 4, EDUCATIONAL OFFICER)

(Continued on page 4, ADMINISTRATVE)


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The first America’s Boating Club Learning Center is

now open. It is located at the Fisherman’s Cove Marina in

Tavares, FL, about 45 miles northwest of Orlando.

Eventually there will be three Learning Centers. The other

two will be in Texas and California. The centers will use

USPS training material with professional instructors.

At the D22 Fall Conference, we presented a free

seminar on Automatic Identification System (AIS). It was

well received and we will probably offer additional

seminars at future conferences.

COMMANDER, Continued from Page 1

Several speakers are being considered for the

Keynote Lunch at our Spring Conference on 4 April.

I’ll let you know who and the topic as soon as the

speaker is confirmed. At the Spring Conference we

will again try to shorten the business meeting by

reducing pictures taken during the meeting (but

taken after the meeting), reducing officer

presentations, and making awards only to members

present. Focus of roundtable topics is aimed at

members more so than leadership.

As we move forward to install a new district

web site with additional features, please check on

how it helps members interact and learn more about

the organization. Once the district web site is

operational our plan is to make it available for

squadrons to modify and use as a squadron web site.

One capability is to allow members to register and

pay for activities. Another is a method to

communicate with squadron members. Keep tuned.

EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, Continued from Page 3

ADMINISTRATIVE, Continued from Page 3

Lastly the national meeting is in Ponte Vedra, FL 9

-15 FEB 2020. One of our D22 members will be installed

as the Chief Commander, V/C Mary Paige Abbott, SN-IN,

a personal friend and a great friend of D22. Lets get as

many D22 members to this event and welcome her in as

our new Chief Commander. I look forward to seeing you

at the D22 meetings .

Season’s Greetings and a Happy New Year to all

our D22 friends.

DLT/C Cliff Schmidt, JN

SAFE BOATING

Wear your PFD, Carry a 406EPIRB and keep an eye on the weather


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Fall 2019 Award Summary

The following awards were distributed at the D22 Fall Conference. Congratulations to all the squadrons and individuals.

50 Year Membership:

William M. Barnett AP Peace River S & PS 1 Merit Mark William Hammond III AP Cape Coral S & PS 41 Merit Marks P/D/C Paul C. Jaynes JN St. Petersburg S & PS 3 Merit Marks D/LT/C John R. Nason SN Naples S & PS 45 Merit Marks Lt/C Charles P. Richardson JN San Carlos Bay S & PS 35 Merit Marks P/C Fred L. Rudisill SN Marco Island S & PS 26 Merit Marks Robert B. Vartdal P Sanibel Captiva S & PS 38 Merit Marks

Membership Growth Awards

The following national membership growth awards are presented to the D22 squadrons which have grown with more than 15 new members for the year ending 31 July 2019.

Cape Coral Sail and Power Squadron – 100 new members

Sarasota Sail and Power Squadron – 80 new members

Peace River Sail and Power Squadron – 18 new members

Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron – 17 new members

District 22 and National Youth Poster Contest Award

Presented to the youth judged to have the best poster entry at the USPS Governing Board in Louisville.

2nd Place Nationally, 6 – 8 Age Category: Renee Bigham, Manatee Sail and Power Squadron

2nd Place Nationally, 9 – 11 Age Category: Ava Richardson, Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron

SEMINARS / ROUNDTABLE PRESENTORS/ D22 OUTSTANDING SERVICE APPRECIATION

Town Hall – V/C Harry Hebb, SN & D/C Ted Reiss, SN

Instructor Re-Certification – D/1/Lt Melissa Butler, JN

Is AIS right for you? – Lt/C Joseph Barnette, SN

New Info Educators Need to Know – D/Lt/C Jack Nason, SN & P/R/C Steve Abbott, SN

Marine Surveying – D/Lt/C Cliff Schmidt, JN

Use Member Benefits for Membership – P/D/C Sue Lomastro, AP

Skipper Saver – Bill Spenser, SN

Conference Photographer – Lt/C Ronald Jones, AP


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Prince Henry the Navigator Award

In the Early 1960s the government of Portugal, at the embassy in Washington D.C., discussed creating an award in

honor of Prince Henry the Navigator commemorating the 500th year of his death. In 1965, the Portuguese government

awarded an alabaster replica of Prince Henry to each of the Districts of USPS at that time. District 22 is proud to be

among those Districts.

This award recognizes the squadron having the highest percentage of conversions of Advanced Pilots to Junior

Navigators during the year ending 30 June. This year’s winner of the Prince Henry the Navigator Trophy is:

Sanibel Captiva Sail and Power Squadron

Charles Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching

This award is presented to the instructor who out of all the squadrons in District 22 represents the best in

educating students in boating skills. The District 22 2019 Charles Chapman Candidate for National Excellence in

Teaching Award is:

P/C John W. Fridlington, AP, Sanibel Captiva Sail and Power Squadron

USPS Full Certificate Award

The Full Certificate Award is presented to members who have completed all of the grades and achieving the grade of SN.

A full certificate is awarded to:

Lt/C Dean May, SN Manatee Sail and Power Squadron

USPS Certificate of Educational Proficiency Award

The Educational Proficiency Award is presented to members who have completed the grade of Advanced Pilot and

have also successfully completed three elective courses.

Gary Bulinski, AP Peace River S & PS

Kimberly Bulinski, AP Peace River S & PS

Philip C. Devon AP Manatee S & PS

Marcia J. Ling, AP Peace River S & PS

Lloyd F. Sammons, AP Sarasota S & PS

P/Lt/C Richard Walshaw, AP Sarasota S& PS

District 22 Flags of Excellence

The Flags of Excellence Award is presented to each Squadron achieving the three of the four standards of

educational excellence, number of boating students, number of students in elective courses and number of students

in advanced courses. The following Squadron will receive this flag:

Lakeland Sail and Power Squadron


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Friday, 3 April

Squadron Officer Meeting

District Council Meeting

Saturday, 4 April:

Roundtables - Keynote Luncheon

District Conference Meeting

Change of Watch Thank You D/C Ted and Welcome D/C Sam

Hotel Info:

Four Points Sheraton – 941-637-6770

$109.00 + $9.95 resort fee + taxes (normal senior rate - $257) - cutoff date 3/10

State you have the special “Power Squadron room block” – so need to make reservation directly

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Springhill Suites by Marriott – 941-347-4224

$139.00 + taxes (normal senior rate - $196) - includes breakfast - cutoff date 3/12

Link to book your room online: Book your group rate for America's Boating Club

Rate is good for one day prior and a day after the conference dates

*Must mention United States Power Squadrons and book for 2 nights for these rates *

If you have any issues making reservations, please make sure to contact Myles Gee at 941-518-2475


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USPS Governing Board— Louisville, KY


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To: District 22 Bridge

From: Nomination Committee

Subject: 2020-2021 Watch Year Nominations

Date: 1 December 2019

In accordance with the District 22 Bylaws, Article 2, Section 2.9.1, the United States Power Squadrons District 22 Nominating Committee submits the following proposed slate for election under Article 4, Section 4.3.1 at the 2020 Spring Conference.

BRIDGE OFFICERS

District Commander D/Lt/C Samuel A. Bonilla, AP Ft Myers

District Executive Officer D/Lt/C Clifford L. Schmidt, JN Manatee

District Educational Officer D/L/C Melissa A. Butler, JN San Carlos Bay

District Administrative Officer D/l/L Gene C. Burson, JN Marco Island

District Secretary D/Lt/C Peggy E. Reiss, JN Marco Island

District Treasurer D/Lt/C Andrea K. Battaglia, SN Marco Island

ASSISTANT BRIDGE OFFICERS

Asst District Educational Officer Stf/C Gordon L. Bloom, Jr., SN Venice

Asst Secretary P/Lt/C Patricia J. Lyne, SN Sarasota

Asst Treasurer D/1/Lt Katherine A. Considine, JN St. Petersburg

GENERAL COMMITTEES

AUDITING COMMITTEE 3 of 3 - Cdr Peter P. Losi, AP Clearwater

2 of 3 - Lt Jeff Eckhart, AP St Petersburg 1 of 3 – P/D/C Barry Rush, SN Sarasota

RULES COMMITTEE 3 of 3 - Cdr Peter H. Ward, JN Crystal River

2 of 3 - P/D/C Thomas F. Krupa, AP St Petersburg

1 of 3 – P/D/C Daniel L. Flinn, SN-CN San Carlos Bay

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

3 of 3 - P/D/C Susan L. Lomastro, AP Sarasota

3 of 3 - P/D/Lt/C Sandra S. Krupa, P St Petersburg

2 of 3 - P/D/C Donald K. Cook, SN, Manatee

2 of 3 - P/D/Lt/C Carol Musco, AP, Peace River

1 of 3 – P//C Edward H. Reiss, Jr., SN Marco Island 1 of 3 – Cdr Nadene C. Cornell, S Manatee

NOTE: 2nd and 3rd year members were previously elected.

All nominees have indicated that they are willing and able to serve in the positions noted, if elected. The nominees for District Educational Officer and Assistant District Educational Officer have been approved by the National Educational Officer. /s/ Warren S. Maciag, SN Co-chai /s/ Susan L. Lomastro, AP r /s/ Sandra S. Krupa, P /s/ James H. Strothers, SN /s/ Donald K. Cook, SN /s/ Carol Musco, AP

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