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7VU& Robert G. Miller
ACCORDING to the Farmer's Almanac, the "probable
state of the weather" for April ranges from fair, at the
beginning, to stormy and windy before the month is out.
I don't know how you feel about it, but as far as I'm
concerned, the winter has been long enough and I'm
rooting for a continuation of that alleged fair weather
so I can get the boat in shape and on the water. After
all, it seems to me, that bright, blue October and November
weather seems to roll around much more quickly
each year—much too soon to suit me.
However those bleak, cold winter months do provide
an opportunity to get something accomplished and one
organization which has been doing just that since last
fall is the Susquehanna Yacht Club along the lower Susquehanna,
at Long Level.
For years this club has been suffering growing pains,
mostly because of the upward swing in sailing interest.
NEW OFFICERS of Flotilla 58, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and their
wives. Back row, left to right: Ivan Good, treasurer; Willard Rausch,
vice commander; Lester Hedrick, commander; Joseph Forrest, training
officer, and Truman Brown, operations officer. Front row, left to
right: Mrs. Anna Swiger, publicity; Mrs. Rausch, Mrs. Hedrick, Mrs.
Forrest and Judy Gunnet, secretary.
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While it began as a power boat organization, I w011 .
venture to say that today the members who own sai' 1
craft far outnumber the others.
This lack of space resulted in a building progr" 1 ^
which should be completed by now, which nea r '
doubles the size of the club house and turns it into °',
of the swankiest yacht club headquarters to be f 011 '
along the Susquehanna.
New building space along the Susquehanna, or *.
place for that matter, is at a premium today but the c '
found room on the up-river side to construct a wing, ne< ir 1
the size of the old club room, while overlooking the ri v
was built a large, glass enclosed sun porch. t
Roy Filmore, of Craley, working with Max Reiss.
York, the building chairman, and Barry Miller, of HeU a
RD, acting in the capacity as liaison man between »jjj
club and contractor said the new wing measures 2"
60 feet. It contains a dining area, ladies' and m e '
lounges, boiler room and locker space.
The entire interior was covered with cherry pane lil»0
a cathedral style ceiling and a huge overhanging I' 1
in the form of a ship's wheel.
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