January 2007
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY OAK CREEK!
This summer marks the 40th birthday of Oak Creek Swim Club!
The Club was incorporated in 1966 and opened in the summer of 1968.
We’ll be doing several things to help celebrate this milestone, starting with a look back at the world our first members lived in – 1968.
1968 was a big year for the Beatles with Magical Mystery Tour, Hey Jude and the White Album. Elvis received a gold record for “How Great Thou Art”. The Fifth Dimension won record of the year for “Up, Up and Away”. The Rolling Stones released “Jumping Jack Flash”, and Simon and Garfunkel released “Mrs. Robinson”. The top country song was Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by your Man”.
In the sports world, the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl and The Ohio State University was preparing to play against Heisman Trophy winner O.J. Simpson and USC in the Rose Bowl for the National Championship. The Cincinnati Bengals inagural season was 1968. The average salary of a baseball player was $20,000 as the Detroit Tigers won the World Series.
Technology took leaps ahead in 1968 with the first heart transplant, the
introduction of the 911 emergency telephone system, oil was discovered in
Alaska, Intel was founded in what became the Silicon Valley, Boeing rolled out
the first 747, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon, and H-P introduced the first
programmable hand-calculator.
What were people watching on TV? How about the premiers of
Rowan & Martin’s
The
Key cultural icons were born in 1968.
The first Big Mac was sold (for .49 cents), the first SUV was the launch
of the Chevy Blazer, and Roy Jacuzzi invented the first whirlpool bath
On a national level, 1968 was one of the most difficult
years in our nation’s history. It was
the height of the Vietnam War, including the Tet Offensive,
Locally,
People celebrating their 40th birthday this year,
along with
Congress established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May – creating the three day weekend that we now enjoy as Opening Weekend for OCSC. Mark it on your calendar and stay tuned for more on our 40th birthday!
Chuck Havener
THE
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Happy
New Year and only 130 days until Opening Night!
Let me
call your attention to several things in this newsletter. First, this is
Finally, many of you know that the City
of
Happy
40th Birthday
GENERAL
MANAGER’S REPORT
The pool has
received 2 fresh coats of epoxy paint, the motor and pump have been serviced,
and 3 new lifeguard chairs are ordered and will be ready for opening day!! These three items alone cost over $15,000 and
are included as 2007 expenses.
We had problems
last season with the blowing the large 100 amp fuses in our main power line
& fuses in a smaller fused sub-panel supplying power to our vacuum
motor/pump, both will be replaced with breaker disconnects prior to opening day
which completes our electrical upgrade project for the facility. (Need an electrician, call Aaron from
Advantage Electric, he has responded immediately to our urgent repair needs
& deserves a plug!)
We hope to order
some new chaise lounges (125.00 each!) as opening draws closer, but will delay
that purchase until we see how many stocks are added to the sell list. Likewise, the front wooden fence at the
entrance & the front office countertop are also on my radar for replacing
if funds are available.
Several trees near
the back of our property may need removed, Ackerman Tree service has handled
our tree trimming needs in recent years, and we will be guided by their
professional opinion in determining a plan of attack.
Mark Whisman
Membership
2007 Temporary members 1 thru 33 have
been offered the opportunity to purchase stock.
As stocks become available, letters will be sent to Temps 34 and above
as stocks become available, you will have 2 weeks to decide to purchase before
we go to the next person. If you decide against
purchasing stock, you’re family info is deleted from our records and you’ll not be permitted a second year Temporary
membership for the 2008 season.
2007 Temporary members that are not offered the opportunity to
purchase stock prior to May ’08 will be permitted a second year Temporary membership. They will be placed in numerical order based
on your 2007 membership purchase date to stay in correct “seniority” order.
Anyone
wishing to sell his or her stock should e-mail markwhisman@sbcglobal.net.
Employment
Most of our 2007 Staff will be returning, however
anyone desiring to work at the pool for the 2008 season should e-mail Mark. Include date of birth, grade level, and a
list of experience if applicable. The
minimum age for snack bar jobs is 14 years old as of
MEMEBERSHIP
DUES
Dues
for the 2008 season are $315.65 (295
dues plus 20.65 sales tax) and must be post marked no
later than
Temporary membership dues are $337.05 (315 dues plus 22.05 sales tax). Temporary members from 2007 must purchase a full membership (when offered) to be members in 2008.
Please
send your dues, along with a note about any family changes to:
Oak Creek Swim Club, Inc.
SWIM
TEAM
First, I would like
to say a huge Thank You to all the parents who helped make
the 2007 season a huge success!
If you're looking
to get your swimmer in the water prior to the start of the season, the South
YMCA (at Marshall & David) offers a pre-team swim program. The
sessions are four weeks and you can start any time. The goal of pre-team
is for summer swimmers to work on stroke technique, starts/turns and build
endurance. There are two groups of swimmers,
6&U
and 7&older.
Practice is Mondays
Contact Jenn
Fullenkamp if you would like additional information.
The cost for
the 2008 season will be $40 per swimmer, with an $80 family cap.
Suits & caps*
will only be available for purchase at the pool on May 21 & 22
ONLY, from
*The suit style has
not changed from 2007. Caps will also be for sale on Opening Night
and at practices until we sell out of
them.
We are looking into
OCSC T-shirts/sweatshirts, which would be available for pre-order.
More details to
come.
Additional
information on coaches, practices, meets and parent volunteers will be provided
in the next newsletter.
Jenn Fullencamp
OAK
CREEK BOARD
2007 was an
outstanding year at OCSC. The Annual Steak dinner was a huge success,
over 100 people enjoyed this fantastic menu, many thanks to Ed Bush! We
added a new event, Mid-School Madness, championed by Diane Conroy and her
committee! What a riot, this one will surely return in 2008.
I can't wait for the 2008 season begin!
With all our usual events and some new ones, I hope to make this the best
Social year yet! I'm always looking for new ideas so please feel free to
contact me with your ideas! Also, if you'd like to champion an event
please let me know, as I can really use your assistance!
Happy New Year!
George Speidel
There is one administrative task that the pool membership needs to do to set the 2008 Oak Creek Board. Chuck Havener and John Steiner have both been members of the OCSC board for three (3) years. They both wish to continue to serve in their respective capacities in 2008. Based on our current bylaws the pool members must vote to allow both Chuck Havener and John Steiner a fourth consecutive year.
Assuming that the members vote to allow Chuck and John to serve for a fourth year, your 2008 Oak Creek Board membership will include the following:
Chuck Havener – President
(must vote in)
George Speidel – 1st
VP/Social
Jenn Fullenkamp – 2nd VP/Swim team
John Steiner – Treasurer (must vote in)
Lee Hilty – Secretary
Please complete the following voting ballot and mail it by February 15th to:
Oak Creek Swim Club, Inc.
Lee Hilty