The Leesburg Boat Club

LBC April 2026

Check out the LBC Calendar attachment.

The calendar will be your source for LBC events.

Thank you to David Ohnstad for updating our website each month

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LBC Dues will be due April 1st.

Family Membership – $275.00

Single Membership – $175.00

Mail to: Leesburg Boating Club

P.O. Box 491043

Leesburg FL 34748-1043

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Rentals for April

Saturday, April 4, 2026. Clubhouse and outside area.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 Clubhouse and outside area.

Please refrain from visiting the club area during the above rentals.

Any rentals on Thursdays & Sundays will not interfere with our Tiki time

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Club Events

Every Sunday night- Chill & Grill at 5:30

Bring your meat to grill & a side to share.

Or just an appetizer to share.

Every Thursday night -Thirsty Thursday at 5:30

Bring an appetizer to share.

 ~~~~~

 Thursday, April 2nd  

6:00

The Advisory Council will meet.

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Thursday, April 9th

4:30

LBC Board Meeting

~~~

Karaoke Night

5:30

Thirsty Thursday

Bring an appetizer to share

~~~~~

Karaoke Night

We will be having Karaoke Night at the Tiki on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Come join us for a little fun, and cheer on your favorite singer or sing yourself.

~~~~

Sunday, April 12^th

5:30

Installation Dinner

Low Country Boil by Larry Boyce

RSVP by March 28th was needed to attend this dinner.

so, Larry would have a number to purchase the food.

Anyone who sends an RSVP after that date will be put on a wait list.

Reply to this email to check on cancelations.

Newspapers NEEDED for the Low Country Boil.

They will be used in the Boil Trays.

Please drop them off at the TIKI before April 12^th.

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Thursday, April 16^th.

5:30

Entertainment Night!

Music provided Ed Anderson

Welcome him, it’s his first time at the Tiki.

Bring an appetizer to share. 

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Saturday, April 18th

6:00

Smoke on the Water BBQ

Plus, Bourbon & Whiskey Tasting Experience

$15 for a Three-Pour Flight

Fundraiser for the LBC Flagpole Project.

Tickets must be purchased in advance

SOLD OUT

Email me if you purchased tickets and cannot attend.

We have a Waiting List

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Happy April Birthday to these LBC Members

2^nd Heather Widmann

2^nd Joe Bosbous

4^th Lynne Winker

4^th Joy Stahl

5^th Lee Tatro

7^th Eric Christman

11^th Steve Strong

12^th Martin Boyd

13^th Marian Lyttleton

14^th Judy Coon

16^th Lee Kemp

21^st Jeff Binneveld

22^nd Wendy Breeden

23^rd Karsten Weber

24^th Susan Morrison

26^th Sheryl Murray

26^th Janie Hall

28^th Jack Sergio

30^th Ashton Thomas

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Happy April Anniversary to these LBC Members

1^st Dave & Martha Carson ~ 43^rd

2^nd Doug & Crista Moffett ~ 32^nd

2^nd Tim & Debbie Pittman ~ 21^st

3^rd Rich & Mandie Kelley ~ 11^th

5^th James & Wendy Breeden ~ 40^th

6^th Robert & Carol Bewley ~ 41^st

8^th Joseph & Kerri Cox ~ 26^th

8^th George & Laura Smith ~ 9^th

12^th Jugle & Dianne Smith ~ 52^nd

14^th Rick & Amy Newman ~ 36^th

18^th Tom & Linda Grizzard ~ 46^th 

20^th Jon & Tina Conrad ~ 11^th

21^st Jay & Debbie Bookbinder ~ 21^st

21^st David & Cheri Knowles ~ 47^th

23^rd Drew & Shelly Logan ~ 21^st

28^th Jen & Peggy Herlong ~ 53^rd

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Happy April Birthday to these LBC Deckhands

15^th Jacob Kelsey will be 11 years old. He is the son of Rick & Dawn Kelsey

16^th Parker Haliday will be 13 years old. He is the son of Andrew & Morgan Haliday

24th Maggie Delgado will be 12 years old. She is the daughter of Daniel & Leah Delgado & Granddaughter of Bill & Becky Binneveld

Did you Know?

One of my jobs as the LBC Corresponding Secretary is to

mail Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and Wedding cards to our members.

I’d appreciate you letting me know if you hear of a member or members

that would appreciate a card from the LBC Members.

Thank you, Karen

~~~~~

Closing the Tiki before you leave.

Please follow the checklist posted on the Tiki door.

We appreciate you using your club but we all need to keep it secure

when no one is present. Also make sure the Tiki gate chain is wrapped

around the gate before securing the lock.

Don’t forget to turn off the Lights, Fans & Heaters, if used.

Also, the Mosquito Lanterns if used

Thank you. Sincerely, Your LBC Board Members

~~~~~

For your Information

Remember that only members may obtain beer and alcoholic

beverages from the Tiki.

If you have guests you will have to get their drinks for them

This is a liability insurance issue.

~~~~~~~

Everything in the Tiki is funded by your donations.          

Place your donation for all alcoholic drinks in the black box

on the wall behind the beer kegs.

This includes the Deckhand refrigerator which stores soft drinks and water.

The donation Box is on the wall behind the Deckhand refrigerator.  

^{~~~~~~~~~~~~~}

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, May 3^rd Cinco de Mayo Celebration at the Tiki

Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2026 Weekend at Casey Key

Saturday, June 13, 2026- Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Cruise in Croatia.

Saturday, July 4^th   250^th Birthday of the USA. Flagpole Dedication Day at the new site on Ski Beach.

Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-23, Scalloping at Homosassa FL

Monkey Island Riverside Resort.

Phone Laura 352-628-2474 for reservations.

Saturday, September 12^th   LBC Luau

Tickets will be sold. Watch for an email closer to the date.

Karen O’Brien

LBC Corresponding Secretary

“In God We Trust”

LBC March 2026

Check out the LBC Calendar attachment.

The calendar will be your source for LBC events.

Thank you to David Ohnstad for updating our website each month

~~~~~~~

LUAU- CHANGE OF DATE

Due to the numerous events in the near future at the LBC

 the date for the LULA has been changed to Saturday, September 12^th

~~~~~~~

LBC Dues will be due April 1st.

Family Membership – $275.00

Single Membership – $175.00

Mail to: Leesburg Boating Club

P.O. Box 491043

Leesburg FL 34748-1043

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Rentals for March

Thursday, March 12, 2026. Clubhouse AM

Saturday, March 28, 2026 Clubhouse

Please refrain from visiting the club area during the above rentals.

Any rentals on Thursdays & Sundays will not interfere with our Tiki time

~~~~~~  

Club Events

Every Sunday night- Chill & Grill at 5:30

Bring your meat to grill & a side to share.

Or just an appetizer to share.

Every Thursday night -Thirsty Thursday at 5:30

Bring an appetizer to share.

 ~~~~~

 Thursday, March 5^th  

6:00

The Advisory Council will meet.

~~~~~~~

Sunday, March 8^th

2:00

Cruise in to O’Keefe’s in Tavares + Election of Officers

Please reply to this email if you plan to attend.

Fred likes to give the restaurant a number attending

so, they will be prepared for our arrival.

~~~~

Thursday, March 12th

4:30

LBC Board Meeting

~~~~~

5:30

Thirsty Thursday

Bring an appetizer to share

~~~~~

Karaoke Night

We will be having Karaoke Night at the Tiki on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Come join us for a little fun, and cheer on your favorite singer or sing yourself.

Give Matt your favorite song for you both to dance too.

~~~~

Thursday, March 19^th.

5:30

Entertainment Night!

Music provided by Carol Ann

Bring an appetizer to share. 

~~~~

Saturday, March 21^st

6:00

LBC Euchre Tournament #2

And Game Night

We will also welcome members that would just like to play board games.

It would be open to all LBC members and their guests.

We’ll have some tables set up for regular games, Domino’s, CLR, Yahtzee, Shut the Box, Sequence, etc., but the “Main Attraction” is Euchre!

Bring your favorite Board Game and an appetizer to share.

If you are planning to join in the tournament please reply to this email.

We will need to make up score cards before that evening.

~~~~~

Happy March Birthday to these LBC Members

1^st Bill Mann

3^rd Mike Dozier

3^rd Jimbo Mayfield

4^th Dee Boyce

7^th Matt Tutton

8^th Edie Azzopardi

8^th Carol Clendinen

9^th Ted Wolf

9^th George Mahr

11^th Roger Beyers

16^th Mary Ann Brown

17^th Hugh Lyttleton

17^th Lindsey Weber

18^th Chris Ford

19^th Linda Raymond

20^th Dan Abrescia

20^th Brian Sapp

23^rd Jackie Talley

23^rd Rich Kelley

24^th John Snyder

26^th Barbara Tousignant

28^th Mike Wittman

28^th Jim Logan

28^th Brooks Logan

28^th Maria Danckaert

28^th Linda Grizzard

29^th Elizabeth Bollinger

30^th Julie Malik

 Happy March Anniversary to these LBC Members

1st R. Kim & Michele Ethridge ~ 46th.

2nd Rusty & Shannon Young ~ 30th.

12th Peter & Gail Strimenos ~ 28th.

20th Dale & Judy Coon ~ 62nd.

20th Charlie & Felicia Taylor ~ 16th.

26th John & Kim Snyder ~ 21st.

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Happy March Birthday to these LBC Deckhands

5^th Lacie Wittman will be 17 years old

Daughter of Mike & Rhonda Wittman and Granddaughter of Wade & Lynn Winker

5^th Buddy Weber will be 18 years old

 Son of Karsten & Lindsey Weber and Grandson of Ted & Patti Wolf

6^th Anna  Delgado will be 9 years old

   Daughter of Daniel & Leah Delgado & Granddaughter of Bill & Becky Binneveld

8th Roselee Moore will be 10 years old

 Daughter of Bobbie & Sharon Nobles-Moore and. Granddaughter if Rosita Nobles-Poole

11th Emma Dolan will be 16 years old

Daughter of Michael & Dawn Dolan

15^th /10 Lannah  Clark will be 16 years old

Daughter of  Joseph and Brenna Clark

17^th /12 Audrey Grace Logan will be 14 years old

  Daughter of Drew & Shelly Logan and Granddaughter of Jim & Barbara Logan

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Save the Date

LBC Smoke on the Water

BBQ Dinner and Flagpole Fundraiser

Saturday, April 18th.

Welcome 6:00    Dinner 7:00

Dinner Menu

From the Smoker

Texas-style Brisket & Burnt Ends , St. Louis Ribs, BBQ Chicken

Accompaniments

Creamy Mac & Cheese, Classic Coleslaw, Mexican Street Corn, Slow Simmered Collard Greens, Homestyle Baked Beans, Fresh Garden Salad, Sweet Rolls with Honey Butter.

Sweet Finish

Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce

Peach Cobbler with Ice Cream.

 Silent Auction Items will be displayed for Bidding

Tickets will be available Thursday, February 26^th

Members – $50.00   Non-members $55.00

From Dianne Boyd – 352-350-4553

Karen O’Brien – 352-250-3809

Or reply to this email.
Ford Press during Business Hours

The best time to get your tickets is during Tiki Time

On Sunday & Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30

~~~~~~~~~

Did you Know?

One of my jobs as the LBC Corresponding Secretary is to

mail Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and Wedding cards to our members.

I’d appreciate you letting me know if you hear of a member or members

that would appreciate a card from the LBC Members.

Thank you, Karen

~~~~~

Closing the Tiki before you leave.

Please follow the checklist posted on the Tiki door.

We appreciate you using your club but we all need to keep it secure

when no one is present. Also make sure the Tiki gate chain is wrapped

around the gate before securing the lock.

Don’t forget to turn off the Lights, Fans & Heaters, if used.

Also, the Mosquito Lanterns if used

Thank you. Sincerely, Your LBC Board Members

~~~~~

For your Information

Remember that only members may obtain beer and alcoholic

beverages from the Tiki.

If you have guests you will have to get their drinks for them

This is a liability insurance issue.

~~~~~~~

Everything in the Tiki is funded by your donations.          

Place your donation for all alcoholic drinks in the black box

on the wall behind the beer kegs.

This includes the Deckhand refrigerator which stores soft drinks and water.

The donation Box is on the wall behind the Deckhand refrigerator.  

^{~~~~~~~~~~~~~}

SAVE THE DATE

April 12th. LBC Installation of Officers Dinner,

Low Country Boil & all the trimmings.

Please RSVP to this email if you are planning to attend.

 Larry Boyce needs a number to plan the dinner.

Saturday, April 18^th. LBC Night Out. Flagpole BBQ  Fundraiser

`Lakeside “Smoke on the Water” BBQ.

Tickets will be sold. Available February 26th

Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2026 Weekend at Casey Key

Saturday, June 13, 2026- Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Cruise in Croatia.

Saturday, September 12^th   LBC Luau

Tickets will be sold. Watch for an email closer to the date.

Karen O’Brien

LBC Corresponding Secretary

“In God We Trust”

LBC February 2026

Check out the LBC Calendar attachment.

The calendar will be your source for LBC events.

Thank you to David Ohnstad for updating our website each month

~~~~~~~

Dick & Maria Danckert have a Courtyard Room at Casey Key from May/15-17/ 2026

reserved, but can’t attend this year.

Please call them at 586-764-2452

to make arrangements to use their room for this year.

*****

LUAU- CHANGE OF DATE

Due to the numerous events in the near future at the LBC

 the date for the LUAU has been changed to Saturday, September 12^th

~~~~~~~

LBC Dues will be due April 1st.

Family Membership – $275.00

Single Membership – $175.00

Mail to: Leesburg Boating Club

P.O. Box 491043

Leesburg FL 34748-1043

~~~~

Rentals for February

Friday, February 6, 2026. Clubhouse

Please refrain from visiting the club area during the above rentals.

Any rentals on Thursdays & Sundays will not interfere with our Tiki time

~~~~~

Closing the Tiki before you leave.

Please follow the checklist posted on the Tiki door.

We appreciate you using your club but we all need to keep it secure

when no one is present. Also make sure the Tiki gate chain is wrapped

around the gate before securing the lock.

Don’t forget to turn off the Lights, Fans & Heaters, if used.

Also, the Mosquito Lanterns if used

Thank you. Sincerely, Your LBC Board Members

~~~~~

For your Information

Remember that only members may obtain beer and alcoholic

beverages from the Tiki.

If you have guests you will have to get their drinks for them

This is a liability insurance issue.

~~~~~~~

Everything in the Tiki is funded by your donations.          

Place your donation for all alcoholic drinks in the black box

on the wall behind the beer kegs.

This includes the Deckhand refrigerator which stores soft drinks and water.

The donation Box is on the wall behind the Deckhand refrigerator.  

~~~~~~  

Club Events

Every Sunday night- Chill & Grill at 5:30

Bring your meat to grill & a side to share.

Or just an appetizer to share.

Every Thursday night -Thirsty Thursday at 5:30

Bring an appetizer to share.

 ~~~~~

 Thursday, February 5^th  

6:00

The Advisory Council will meet.

Here are the names of the AC members at the LBC.

Bill Mann, Peggy Herlong, Dale Coon, Ed Azzpardi, Margaret & George Bolton,

 Patti Wolf, Matt Tutton, and Alice Coleman.

If you have any suggestions or improvements for the LBC, get in touch with one of these members.

~~~~~~~

Sunday, February 8^th Super Bowl Sunday

5:30 and the game begins at 6:30

Bring an appetizer to share.

********

Thursday, February 12th

4:30

 LBC Board Meeting

~~~~~

Valentine’s Day Celebration

5:30

Hosted by the Boyd’s, Herlong’s, Danckert’s, Taylor’s & Stepnitz’s

Come enjoy the evening

Bring an appetizer to share

Special Valentine drinks and Treats.

5:30

Karaoke Night

We will be having Karaoke Night at the Tiki on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Come join us for a little fun, and cheer on your favorite singer or sing yourself.

Give Matt your favorite Sweetheart song for you both to dance too.

~~~~

Sunday, February 15^th

2:00

Cruise in to Lake Eustis Waterfront Grille

Please reply to this email if you plan to attend.

Fred likes to give the restaurant a number attending

so, they will be prepared for our arrival.

~~~~

Thursday, February 19th

5:30

The Highlight of the Evening will be the LBC Flagpole Kickoff.
We will have some wonderful Silent Auction items, so bring your cash.

Entertainment Night!

Music provided by Kevin Baker

(a new singer to the Tiki. He sometimes performs at Two Old Hags.)

Bring an appetizer to share. 

~~~~

Happy February Birthday to these LBC Members

2^nd James Breeden

2^nd David Hass

2^nd Sissy Shaw

6^th Ed Azzopardi

7^th Jan Tindall

9^th Joseph Clark

9^th Romain Spell

10^th Ruth Ann Key

10^th Andy Slater

11^th Margaret Bolton

11^th Sherry Stewart

12^th Billy Tweedle

15^th Jay Bookbinder

16^th Tommy Neal

16^th Cindy Yox

16^th Mike Spradlin

18^th Dianne Simmons

20^th Rick Kelsey

20^th Lita Sergio

21^st Janice Kemp

25^th Bill Jeffs

25^th Jane Ruemke

28^th George Morrison

28^th George Smith

 Happy February Anniversary to these LBC Members

6th. Christopher & Jane Ruemke ~ 40th.

7th. Bobbie & Sharon Nobles- Moore ~ 12th.

14th. Vince & Dixie Fechtel ~ 34th.

14th. Andy & Susan Slater ~ 38th.

18th. Douglas & Suzanne Colson ~ 31st.

21st. David & Carol Haas ~ 45th.

28th. Rob & Amy Bowersox ~ 39th.

~~~~~

Did you Know?

One of my jobs as the LBC Corresponding Secretary is to

mail Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and Wedding cards to our members.

I’d appreciate you letting me know if you hear of a member or members

that would appreciate a card from the LBC Members.

Thank you, Karen

~~~~~

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, March 8th at 2:00. Cruise in to O’Keefe’s Election of Officers

March 21^st Euchre Tournament #2 at 6:00

April, 12th. LBC Installation of Officers Dinner,

Low Country Boil & all the trimmings.

RSVP’s will be requested

Saturday, April 18^th. LBC Night Out. Flagpole BBQ  Fundraiser

`Lakeside “Smoke on the Water” BBQ.

Tickets will be sold.

Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2026 Weekend at Casey Key

Saturday, June 13, 2026- Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Cruise in Croatia.

Saturday, September 12^th   LBC Lula

Tickets will be sold. Watch for an email closer to the date.

Karen O’Brien

LBC Corresponding Secretary

“In God We Trust”

LBC January 2026

Check out the LBC Calendar attachment.

The calendar will be your source for LBC events.

Thank you to David Ohnstad for updating our website each month

~~~~~~~

Rentals for January

Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Club & Outside area.

Thursday, January 8, 2026. AM Club only.

Thursday January 22, 2026. AM Club only.

Saturday, January 24, 2026. Club & Outside area.

Remember that all rentals have permission to use the outside area.

Please refrain from visiting the club area during the above rentals.

Any rentals on Thursdays & Sundays will not interfere with our Tiki time

~~~~~

Closing the Tiki before you leave.

Please follow the checklist posted on the Tiki door.

We appreciate you using your club but we all need to keep it secure

when no one is present. Also make sure the Tiki gate chain is wrapped

around the gate before securing the lock.

Don’t forget to turn off the Lights, Fans & Heaters, if used.

Also, the Mosquito Lanterns if used

Thank you. Sincerely, Your LBC Board Members

~~~~~

For your Information

Remember that only members may obtain beer and alcoholic

beverages from the Tiki.

If you have guests you will have to get their drinks for them

This is a liability insurance issue.

~~~~~~~

Everything in the Tiki is funded by your donations.          

Place your donation for all alcoholic drinks in the black box

on the wall behind the beer kegs.

This includes the Deckhand refrigerator which stores soft drinks and water.

The donation Box is on the wall behind the Deckhand refrigerator.  

~~~~~~  

Club Events

Every Sunday night- Chill & Grill at 5:30

Bring your meat to grill & a side to share.

Or just an appetizer to share.

Every Thursday night -Thirsty Thursday at 5:30

Bring an appetizer to share.

 ~~~~~

 Thursday, January 1^st  

No Advisory Council meeting

Next meeting will be held on February 5^th

Here are the names of the AC members at the LBC.

Bill Mann, Peggy Herlong, Dale Coon, Ed Azzpardi, Margaret & George Bolton,

 Patti Wolf, Matt Tutton, and Alice Coleman.

If you have any suggestions or improvements for the LBC, get in touch with one of these members.

~~~~~~~

Thursday, January 8^th.

4:30

 LBC Board Meeting

5:30

Special LBC Members meeting

***

Following the meeting  

Karaoke Night

We will be having Karaoke Night at the Tiki on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Come join us for a little fun, and cheer on your favorite singer or sing yourself.

~~~~

Sunday, January 11^th

Cruise-in to Hurricane Dockside

2:00

Please reply to this email if you plan to attend.

Fred likes to give the restaurant a number attending

so, they will be prepared for our arrival.

~~~~

Thursday, January 15th

5:30

Entertainment Night!

Music provided by Ivan J. Music

Bring appetizers to share. 

~~~~

Saturday, January 24^th

6:00

The First Ever LBC Euchre Tournament

We will also welcome members that would just like to play board games.

It would be open to all LBC members and their guests. 

We’ll have some tables set up for regular games, Domino’s, CLR, Yahtzee, Shut the Box, Sequence, etc., but the ” Main Attraction” is Euchre!

Bring your favorite Board Game and an appetizer to share.

If you are planning to join in the tournament please reply to this email.

We will need to make up score cards before that evening.

~~~~~~  

Happy January Birthday to these LBC Members

3^rd Lani Boost

4^th Laura Braun

4^th Bill Leware

7^th Carol Hass

7^th Pam Mahr

8^thThomas Keene

9^th.Jackie Williams

9^th Mandie Kelley

10^th Melonie Henderson

11^th Iris Robuck

12^th Grover Keeney

13^th Beverly Ohnstad

14^th Linda Tucker

15^th Dody Davison

18^th Paul Baker

18^th Bethany Burge-Bosbous

19^th Fred Mottle

20^th Fran Sullivan

21^st Susan Neal

21^st Dianna O’Kelley

23^rd Shelly Logan

24^th Barbara Logan

24^th Nita Sacco

27^th Kerri Cox

28^th Jane Medley

30^th Sharon McCabe

30^th Tina Conrad

31^st Rick Newman

31^st Susan Parker

31^st Nancy Humes

31^st Cheri English

 Happy January Anniversary to these LBC Members

1^st Harry & Toni Hawes ~ 30^th

1^st Lee & Janice Kemp ~ 48^th

15^th Joseph & Brenna Clark ~ 26^th

~~~~~

Did you Know?

One of my jobs as the LBC Corresponding Secretary is to

mail Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and Wedding cards to our members.

I’d appreciate you letting me know if you hear of a member or members

that would appreciate a card from the LBC Members.

Thank you, Karen

~~~~~

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, February, 8^th at 2:00 Cruise in TBA

Sunday, March 8^th at 2:00. Cruise in to O’Keefe’s Election of Officers

Saturday, May 9, 2026, Luau at the LBC.

Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2026 Weekend at Casey Key

Saturday, June 13, 2026- Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Cruising  in Croatia.

One cabin is still available. Contact Matt Tutton for information.

Karen O’Brien

LBC Corresponding Secretary

“In God We Trust”