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Cochon de Lait - Member Appreciation Day
The Executive Board of the LCPS hosted the 2008 Couchon de Lait with all the trimmings at the Anchorage on Saturday, July 5th. The event was free to all members to thank them for their participation in the LCPS. It was an extremely successful "packed house" event. The highlight of the day happened, when P/C Ned Dautriel returned under his own power from the Fishing Rodeo. It was the first trip in his boat after it was severely damaged by hurricane Rita.
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July 4th Celebration - Lake Charles
On July 4, the LCPS held it's annual Raftup in the lake. This year we started at the Civic Center sea wall to pick up boatless friends, members and guests. The raft-up started after 7PM. Fifteen boats tied up and watched the wonderful fireworks exploding directly above us. There was a lot of visiting and story telling.
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Sharon's Suprise Party & Social
We moved the dockside social once again! This time we went to Tom Moilanen's house for Sharon's Surprise B-Day party. Tom invited the entire LCPS as well as a few other friends for a great dockside party and river cruise. Sharon was a bit surprised when she drove in from work and notice vehicles parked all over the road leading her home. When she arrived, she found her home filled with our 80 friends to celebrate her birthday. The party was complete with food, drinks and live music from our own Alvin Touchet. The party concluded with a river cruise aboard the L'Attitude on the Calcasieu River.
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Ouiska Chitto Canoe Trip
Here are a few pictures from the 1st Annual Ouiskachitto Canoe Trip. We all had a great time and got plenty of chances to practice our small boating skills. Special thanks to Clyde and Emily for organizing this great event!
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Berry Bay - Maverick Luau
The Berry Bay raftup in conjunction with the MSU Alumni Maverick Luau keeps growing each year. The first year, there was only one boat (Contraband) in the Bay. This year, we had 10 large boats attend plus a small army of dinghies. The weather was absolutely perfect and a good time was had by all. Special thanks to Jim Mistretta and Joyce Patterson for allowing the LCPS to participate in this fundraising event for MSU!
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Contraband Days - Kelly McGuire Concert
The LCPS in conjunction with Mr. Gatti's Pizza and Dupont Sewer & Consulting sponsored the 2nd Annual Concert on the Water featuring the music of Kelly McGuire. Once again, Kelly played to a sold out crowd of VIP guests aboard the M/V L'Attitude as well as a large group of boaters in Lake Charles and a big group of fans on the steps of the Civic Center Seawall. Please take a moment to look through the pictures from our event!
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Contraband Days - Show Your Dinghy
If you cannot guess by the name of our event and these pictures, we had a great time sponsoring the 1st annual "Show Your Dinghy" contest at Contraband Days. The event was very successful and well received by the community. Our goal is to bring water events back to Contraband Days and we are off to a great start! There so many people to thank for making this possible but special thanks to Lt/C Irene Howse for taking on this project from start to finish and Craig Dupont with Dupont Sewer for sponsoring the event.
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Contraband Days 2008
The first weekend of Contraband Days was a huge success under blue skies and relatively calm winds. The Lake Charles Power Squadron held its annual D/21 Raftup and participated in both the "Show your Dinghy" contest and the "Lighted Boat Parade". Our Squadron was particularily honored to have the USPS Chief Commander Creighton Maynard and his wife Glenda join us during the festivities.Thank you and your entourage P/D/C Tom Derden and wife Mary. You looked great dressed up as real pirates accompanied by your wenches.
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Flip to Flops on Pleasure Island
Well, it might not feel like to summer but we officially Flipped to Flops on Pleasure Island on April 10th. We had a great weekend of events with about 90 people attending. We had a great day for Co-Op Charting on Sabine Lake. A few others chose to take a tour of homes on the island and Salsa Dance lessons! We boiled about 450 lbs of crawfish, had a sunset sailing cruise and ended the night with Island Music from Al Touchet. Thanks to everyone that participated and a special thanks to Songa & Ron Gremillion for putting all of this together ... as alwasys ... super job!!
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St. Patrick's - Green Beer & Bingo
The LCPS celebrated St. Patrick's Day and kicked off the new season for Friday evening Dockside Socials with a Bingo & Beer event at the Anchorage. I would like to thank Ken & Denise Savant for helping us with the Bingo and proving all of the equipment. Everyone brought gifts for prizes and we have a gift certificate for the blackout. The bar was a popular place with lots of Green Beer for all. Thanks to everyone for making this a fun event for all!
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Change of Watch 2008
The Lake Charles Power Squadron held it's annual Change of Watch on March 7, 2008 at the Graywood Plantation Clubhouse. The outgoing commander Ben Garber,Jr AP was replaced by the new incoming commander Ben Garber Jr., P/C and a new Bridge for 2008. Thanks for his dedication to serve a second term.
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Frostbite Cruise 2008
Several new members did not know what the "Frostbite Cruise" was all about. They knew it was a traditional boating event many years ago and it was held in the middle of January. Well, we had a great turn our for the return of the Frostbite Cruise. Eight boats and 30 members attended the event. We all managed to keep warm and a good time was had by all. The North wind was gusting over 30 knots on Saturday and we woke up to a 29 degree morning!
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Happy New Year!
A big group of boaters gathered together to celebrate the end of a great year and to bring in the New Year! Twelve boats filled up the Civic Center Seawall to enjoy the great weather, fun and friendship. After three days on the Seawall, the weather finally turned cold and the boaters headed for shelter. Thanks to everyone for coming out to enjoy the event. We are off to a great start for 2008!
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Christmas 2007
The annual LCPS Christmas party was held at the Anchorage this year. About 80 people attended the event to enjoy an evening of Christmas cheer, good food, drinks and music. The Anchorage was decorated inside and out with Christmas decor that everyone enjoyed. Special thanks to Songa Gremillion and the Christmas Committee for organizing a fantastic holiday event!
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Helping our Fellow Members
Set it free - Let it Go !
As most of you know, Ned & Sheryl Dautriel lost everything during Hurricane Rita. Their home, camp and boathouse were destroyed. Over the last two years, they have been rebuilding their home and trying to get back to normal life. The boat and boathouse still needed to be addressed so a group of our members volunteered to help. Tom Moilanen donated the use of his heavy equipment and many of our members vowed to help rescue the boat. Thanks to everyone that stepped up to help our fellow members in a time of need!
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LCPS Octoberfest 2007
In 2000 the first Annual Octoberfest was held, celebrating the 2000 LCPS Commanders German herritage. IT was celebrated every year since, except during the 2 years following Hurricane Rita. This year's event was attended by more than 47 members and guests. There were lots of Lederhosen, Bavarian Hats and German Suspendersas well as real and unreal Dirndel Dresses. Needless to say there was also plenty of Bratwurst, Sauerkraut and Potato Salad. Of Course there would not have been an OCTOBERFEST without Kegs of beer and Gallons of Wine to quench the thirst from the Pretzel Man's Salt Pretzels.
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Adventure Cove Volunteers
Numerous LCPS members volunteered for the assembly of the "Treasure Cove" Playground. Work continued throgh rain and shine and was awarded with an end of shift feeding. Volunteers learned also hands on what "Gumbo Muck" is all about.
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Cruise to Lake Arthur 2007
The first weekend of October was filled with boating activities for all of those that attended the events in Lake Arthur. Seven boats made the trip including crew and guests and several others came by car. About 45 people attended the dinner on Sat. night and everyone in Lake Arthur knew the "people on the boats from Lake Charles" were in town! A big lighted sign said "Welcome LC Power Squadron" A major event was the Friday night Crab and Shrimp Boil provided by Jeff Boudreaux and his wife, along with a few trips to the "Red Rose" Bar.
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Anchorage Work Day September 2007
A big THANKS to the cleanup crew that showed up for the Anchorage Work Day. Wow, what a difference a little cleaning makes! The entire place was cleaned from front to back and all of the outdated material and extra "items" were thrown away. We even fixed a few things including the kitchen drawers! Again, THANKS for your help! Cdr. Ben
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Triple Seven Summer Fest 2007
If you missed the Triple Seven Summer Fest, you might have missed the best party in LCPS history! Although the weather was bad all week, we ended up with great weather for all of the events. The Summer Dockside Social was a big hit with a special night of Bingo for a full house crowd. Then on Saturday, 07/07/07, the day was filled with great teamwork, lots of fun and great food. Then when the sun went down, the band started and the party continued. In all, we had over 70 people attend and a good time was had by all!
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Contraband Days 2007
The Lake Charles Power Squadron hosted a D/21 Contraband Days weekend in Lake Charles. We participated in a lighted boat parade, hosted a dockside social and sunset cruise, hosted a concert on Lake Charles featuring the music of Kelly McGuire and had a great raft-up to watch a spectacular fireworks show to wrap up a great weekend. Here are a few of the pictures from the events.
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Boat Smart
We just completed our first Boat Smart class of the season on Saturday, March 10, 2007. We had a great turnout with 50 students attending. Several members offered to teach and help out. The next course is scheduled for May 18, 2007. Contact Stan Chapman for more information (jpvstan@aol.com).
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Deep Water!
For many years we have talked about addressing the shallow water near the Anchorage dock. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Harvey Kuttner, our dream of deep water is now a reality. Harvey obtained all of the required permits, obtained permission to use the land north of the canal for a spoil area, coordinated funding with all of the boat clubs and interests along the canal and finally found a contractor that specialized in type of work with the right equipment to get the job done.
Once again, we all say "Thank You Harvey" for a job well done!
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Labor Day BBQ
On Monday September 4, 2006 the Administratibe Officer Lt/C Irene Howse and husband Geoffrey invited the LCPS members to a Labor Day cookout at their house on the Calcasieu river west fork.There was plenty of food, drinks and good conversations to last until the evening hours. The weather was wonderfull and boats, waterskiers and Personal Watercrafts passed by the dock on their way up and down the river.
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Contraband Days 2007
The second weekend of Contraband Days - for the scheduled "Seawall Raftup" - started out with blue skies and sunshine galore. Saturday May 13 was a great day for Cdr Tom Moilanen and Sharon to host the event on their boat "Latitude".Many members and many boats came out to enjoy the BBQ and the Contraband Day activities.
Who would have guessed that the following day the rains came back.
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Progress at our Anchorage after Rita
Some of the pictures were taken in early October 2005. The Anchorage was flooded by six feet of water, causing the dock to be lifted up and moved 20 feet to the east. Floating benches destroyed much of the screened porch and few shingles remained on the roof. After a lot of weekend clean-up parties major progress was made by Easter 2006. A new blue metal roof was installed,the porch was rescreened, doors replaced, the bathrooms reworked, new Air conditioners installed at higher elevations and the dock was replaced by with stronger better pilings.
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Anchorage Repair
Repairs are underway at the Anchorage. Hurricane Rita dealt us a major blow but everyone has been working together to bring the Anchorage back to mint condition. Many of the repairs are complete but there are still many more to go. A new dock and A/C units are next on the list. Take a look at the pictures in this section and let us know if you can lend a helping hand!
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Armin's Boat Review (After Rita)
Leaving my essentially intact home during the first few days after Rita hit, revealed devastation to most boats everywhere. Some were luckier than others. Bowtie Marina and Olmsted's Shipyard received major damage.Many areas were still flooded on September 25 and 26, 2005 and some pictures were taken a week later.
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Hurricane Rita
Everyone in Southwest Louisiana knows about hurricanes and now everyone knows about the destruction that a hurricane can inflict on our area. On September 23, 2005, Hurricane Rita came ashore in Southwest Louisiana packing winds well over 120 Mph and a 20 foot high storm surge.
Locally, most of our homes were damaged and some of our boats and docks. Over time, everything will be repaired and will return to normal but no one around here will ever forget the name Rita.
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Gilligan's Island
Several members of the Lake Charles Power Squadron took a boat trip to Gilligan's Island. Okay, so it really was at the Billy Becker's Boathouse in Orange, Texas but anyone who was there might still think they were on Gilligan's Island! The event was a big success and everyone had a great time. Special thanks to Billy Becker, the Orange Power Squadron and all of our members that helped make this a memorable experience. Please take a look at the cast members and the treasures that they found on Gilligan's Island.
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Winter Co-Op Charting
It was a cold morning in Southwest Louisina but the dedicated troups arrived early for a day of Co-Op Charting. The group focused on the Black Lake Area south of Lake Charles. Several members arrived and despite the cool weather and a good time was had by all. By the looks of things, the ladies appeared to have the best time and stayed warm aboard the Lu-e-Lueze!
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Poker Run
The 2004 Poker Run was a big success! There were 8 boats that made the trip up river and almost 40 people that attended the event that ended up at the Wilkinson dock. Chris Nelson did a great job coordinating the locations for the poker run. Linda Dessommes was the big winner with an unbelievable 4 Aces to take home pot. I am sure everyone is looking forward to next year's event.
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