Category Archives: General Meeting

General Meeting, Thursday, May 4, 6:30pm

Please join us for our General Meeting on Thursday, May 4, 6:30pm, at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Marina. At the General Meeting, we will celebrate Cinco de Mayo early. Chicken tacos and Spanish rice will be the main dish provided by the club, and we ask members to bring Mexican inspired sides and desserts. We will have a piñata and the bar will be stocked with Margaritas.

Besides celebrating Cinco de Mayo, we will install our new board of directors and also have a raffle with prizes. Estar allí o ser cuadrado!

General Meeting, Thursday, April 6, 6:30pm

Please join us for our General Meeting on Thursday, April 6th, 6:30pm. The meeting will be at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura Harbor. This will be our first BBQ of the season, and we ask each person to bring an appetizer or side dish to share. Please don’t bring a dessert as we will be providing cake in rememberance of Fred Jordan (see below)

April is considered our Annual Membership meeting and we will be taking nominations for Board Positions and voting in our new board. Anyone is eligible to be on our board and position descriptions can be viewed at: https://lospadresskiclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LPSC-Board-Position-Descriptions-March-2022.pdf. The board is always looking for new blood with fresh ideas and we greatly encourage you to consider being on the board.

We are postponing Bingo night to a later date as we have a full meeting planned.

Finally, at our next meeting we will also celebrate our long time member, Fred Jordan, who passed away on February 12.  If you have any fun Fred stories or photos, please share them with us!

General Meeting, February 2, 2023, 7:00 pm

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Our own Jim Graves, a longtime interpretive guide with the National Park Service, will give a presentation on the Channel Islands. And remember to bring a snack to share!

We still have room on our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Details of the trip can be found here: Mammoth Trip Information There’s lots of snow at Mammoth, conditions should be great!

General Meeting, Thursday, January 5th, 7pm

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Steve will be providing a cool presentation on skiing trends, then and now. And remember to bring a snack to share!

Bryan will be discussing our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Details of the trip can be found here: 2023 Mammoth Trip. There may be space still available, so if you are interested in going on this trip, click and complete the Mammoth Trip Form. We are starting a waiting list and spaces may open up. There’s lots of snow at Mammoth, conditions should be great!

Tour of the Nethercutt Museum & Collection, Thursday, January 12, 9:30am

Carol A has set-up an exciting trip to the Nethercutt Museum & Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, CA, and we need you to click here (RESERVE SPOT) if you plan to go so we can ensure we reserve enough spots. These places are highly recommended by Ralph Brasacchio so we know either they are fantastic or just another of his tall tales (LOL)! More information on the trip can be found here: Nethercutt Museum Trip.

A TGIT has been set for January 19th. Stay tune for details!!

Finally, we have setup tentative dates for 2023 Club events, which can be found here: 2023 Planning Calendar.

See you Thursday!

General Meeting and Holiday Gift Exchange, Thursday December 1st, 7pm

Our General Meeting will be Thursday, December 1 at 7 PM at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club in Ventura Harbor. We will have our annual Holiday Gift Exchange. All participants should bring a nicely wrapped gift (new and valued at ~$20). Each participant will get a number and then the fun begins as we choose gifts from the table of wrapped gifts or gifts are “stolen” from those who have already chosen one. Don’t worry, rules will be explained at the meeting. Also bring a snack to share and the bar will be open for purchases.

General Meeting, Thursday November 3, 7:00pm

NOTE: We are now in our winter hours General Meeting mode so this meeting starts at 7:00pm

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Janie will be showing us how to do simple line dances in preparation of our Fall Dinner on Saturday. Also, Bryan will be discussing our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip and providing more details on lodging and costs. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Will be a fun trip!

Also, if you haven’t already, please bring your membership renewal form and dues payment. Dues can be paid by check or cash; we also accept Zelle and Venmo.

Hot out of the kiln & made especially for LPSC — Handmade ceramic logo mugs by club member Rebecca Catterall will be available for sale at the November meeting. This is a club fundraiser – and you get to have your daily coffee or tea and help support the club activities. Each mug is $25 and can go in the dishwasher and microwave. (A spoon rest and coasters will be available too.)

General Meeting and Chili Cook-off, October 6

Please join us for our General Meeting on Thursday, October 6, 6:30pm, at the PBYC clubhouse, 1363 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura Harbor.

Instead of a BBQ, each person is invited and encouraged to enter the LPSC Great Chili Cook-off and bring a pot of your special chili for folks to sample. First Prize is $25 and Second Prize is $10. The club will provide little cups and spoons for tasting of each entrant’s chili. The club will also provide some chili so no-one goes hungry. Whether you bring chili or not, please bring a side dish or dessert to share!

So start researching recipes and thinking of a descriptive name for your chili, and be ready to start cookin’ next week!

We have some exciting fall events coming up that we will discuss, including a trip to the Getty Museum, arranged by Carol A., and our upcoming Fall Party.

We hope to see you there!

General Meeting, Thursday, September 1, 6:30pm

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 6:30pm. It is our last BBQ of the year, so we will provide the burgers and chicken and you please bring a side dish or dessert to share. It will be game night and we will bring games Rummikub, Mexican Train, Skipbo, and others to share.

We will be starting membership renewal and a renewal form will be available at the meeting. So bring your checkbook or cash to pay dues; we also accept Zelle and Venmo.

General Meeting, Cinco de Mayo, 6pm

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For our General Meeting on May 5th, 6pm, we will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a taco bar in lieu of our usual BBQ. The meeting will be at our usual spot, the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club at 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor. The club will set up a Taco Bar with tortillas, ground beef and turkey, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa and chips. Mexican beer and Margaritas will be available at the bar. Mexican music will be provided by Steve.

Each member is requested to bring a Mexican-inspired side dish or dessert. Mexican clothing/costumes are encouraged.

At 6pm , we will be down at the Bocce ball and Pétanque court (just west of the clubhouse) where Rebecca and Carol A will explain the rules for those who wish to play. Later, we will have a piñata to play with!

For the business part of the meeting, we will have an election of LPSC Board members and a discussion of upcoming events.

Come join our Fiesta on Thursday!