Ravens Roost #44 Beach Life: Weekly Poop 9/1/21

Roost #44 Poop

· Frank’s note: All items subject to change/cancellation

· From the Prez –

Greetings to All…please mark your calendar for next weeks meeting at the Ocean City American Legion.. Come early for food and drinks.. Meeting will start at 7:30..

Also the Booze Cruise for September 8th is sold out.. See Gary Miller’s report.

Ron Apperson and Donna Chaplinski will have updates about the Christmas party at the meeting. .See Ron/Donna’s report

I hope all had a good summer so far (not over yet folks) and all have a safe and

enjoyable Labor Day weekend..

GO RAVENS

· Dates to Remember:

o 9/8 – Booze Cruise

o 9/9 – Monthly Roost Meeting

o 10/16 – Crab Feast

o 12/18 – Roost Christmas Party

· Membership: Membership rolls have been updated and I’m pleased to announce we have 135 members. Thanks to all!

Applications for membership continue to be received, and introductions/votes will be made at the September meeting.

· Wellness: Please contact Carol Munroe at carol.munroe@hotmail.com if you know of a Roost member in need of a message of encouragement or a sympathy card for a family member.

· Entertainment:

o Road Trip: The trip is sold out.

o Christmas Party 12/18/21: There will be Christmas Party Registration forms available at our next meeting 9/12 at the American Legion.. If you intend to go to the party, please fill them out during the meeting and return them to Donna or Ron before leaving.

No money is to be paid at this time! We have assurance that Mio Fratello is capable of meeting all the conditions we desire but the cost has not been finalized. If the member cost ends up more than last years $40, you may remove your name from the list if you desire.

If you cannot complete the forms at the meeting (preferred) you will need to mail them to Donna as stated on the form or bring them to the October meeting. Please remember to make ALL the choices including steak temperature and your desired seating group. Anyone who turned in a previous form, must also complete a new one. If you do not attend the meeting you should download the form from the Poop attachment and get that to Donna or Ron as required.

o Annual Crab Feast

§ DATE; Sat. Oct. 16 TIME; 12:00 to 2:00 pm

§ LOCATION; The Shrimp Boat; 9724 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West OC

§ COST; $45/PP Checks made payable to; “OC Ravens Roost #44”

§ INCLUDED; All you can eat Md. Blue Crabs; Local Sweet Corn on the Cob; Fried Chicken; Hush Puppies; Draft Beer (Miller Lite, Coors Lite, HH prices on craft beers); Fountain Soda; Fresh Brewed Iced Tea; Service Fee

§ LAST DATE TO SIGN UP; Oct. 1st

§ We only have 17 members signed up for the Crab Feast. Last time we had over 40 attend. Remember this is a Roost Members and their guest ONLY affair. Please let me know if you are interested in attending

· Roost #44 Football Sweepstakes 2021 – Last Chance September 2! Ravens Roost #44 – Let’s bring it on for August! We have sold 90 tickets thus far – Let’s shoot for 150 for the season! This is one of our major fund raisers to support our activities and donations to the community. And it is FUN!

Have you purchased your chance to win yet? Do you want to include your family and friends? Let me know if you want a block of tickets to sell, or we made it easier by offering an electronic way to get your game cards – Check out our website at: https://www.charitymania.com/give/ab015. Share it with family and friends to boost our fundraiser totals!

The details:

· Sweepstakes run for 17 weeks – From September 2 thru December 26

· Last day to get game cards for the 17-week season  September 2

· Late ticket deadline  October 24 (not eligible to win for any prior weeks)

· We will have at least one guaranteed winner each week – It could be you!!!!

· Prizes are awarded each week to the highest 25 game cards that score the most points

o First place - $400

o Second Place - $200

o Third place - $100

o Next 22 Runner ups - $25

· Prizes are awarded each week for the lowest scoring 5 game cards

o Lowest score - $50

o Next 4 Runner ups - $25

· Grand Prize Season ending

o Highest Valued Card of the Season - $1000

o Lowest Valued card of the Season - $200

Cash Prizes will be awarded at the Monthly Meetings or by mail.

If you have any questions, please each out to Michele by email, text, or phone:

Michele.brill@aol.com 443-928-8286

Come on and join the Football Sweepstakes Fun!

· Season Bus: Individual Game Bus Tickets will be sold online this year. Here is the link: Ravens Roost Bus at Bus to Ravens Games event tickets from TicketSource

This will make it a lot easier for folks that want to go to single games.

Thanks, Billy

· Penguin Swim Team:

o Bar Hop (Booze) Cruise

§ Wednesday, Sept. 8th, 6 - 10 pm

§ $35/pp includes boat ride to 3 waterfront bars and 5 raffle tickets for prizes drawn at each stop.

§ Starts at MR Ducks. Board boat The Explorer at 5:45pm

· 1st Stop; Fishtails

· 2nd Stop; De LAzy Lizard

· 3rd Stop; Sunset Grill/Teasers

§ The Cruise is currently SOLD OUT. Contact Gary to get on a wait list should anyone cancel. For those that have signed up already, please be sure to send Gary a check made out to "Ravens Roost #44" and mailed to; 15 Windward Ct., Ocean Pines, 21811.

· Good of the Roost:

o Hey Ravens women, let's get together and meet for lunch at a local restaurant or picnic at a park. Some of our guys have been doing this pre pandemic for a while so I thought it'd be good for us women to get to know each other and to have a "girls day" out. Contact Donna at 410-627-7697. If we have enough interest, we can pick a date and time. Thanks.

o Weekly Bowling Leagues and Fun, Ocean Lanes Bowling Center. Join the weekly bowling fun at Ocean Lanes Bowling Center on 72nd Street in Ocean City, Maryland. All leagues are starting in September and October.

§ Monday:

Monday Ladies Early Bird

Monday Afternoon Mixed (seniors)

Monday Night (adult/youth)

§ Tuesday:

Tuesday Afternoon Mixed (seniors)

Tuesday Night Mixed

§ Wednesday:

Wednesday Night Ladies

§ Thursday:

Thursday Afternoon Mixed (seniors)

Thursday Night Mixed

§ Friday:

Friday Afternoon Mixed

Friday Evening Mixed

Call 410-524-7550 or stop by to sign up

Ravens Poop

· Good daily dose of Ravens news notes and nuggets here. I can hardly stand ESPN, but you can go here to stay up to date with all of the AFC North news.

· Out and about and can’t watch the game? You can listen to the Ravens on the radio! (I know, right?) Go here: https://www.baltimoreravens.com/game-day/coverage for the list of affiliates.

· Follow all the Orioles news @ MLB here, and on MASN here, from columnist Roch Kubatko.

· Into Maryland Terrapins basketball? Get your Terps fix here.

Local Poop

· Today thru September 6^th - Santa Maria Tall Ship, 15th Century Christopher Columbus Replica, Between 3rd and 4th Street. Travel back in time, the 15th Century replica tall ship, Santa Maria of Christopher Columbus will be in Ocean City, Maryland from August 11 to September 6, 2021!

The Santa Maria is a replica of the 15th century ship that was the flagship of Christopher Columbus' three ship fleet. It will be docked bayside between 2nd and 3rd Street and will be open for public tours. Walk the main decks and explore the ship with a tour of the vessel. It's a rare opportunity to experience a vital piece of maritime history.

Admission: $15 for adults, $6 for children (6 - 12); Family Package - $35

· Friday thru Sunday - JellyFish Festival - Get Your Tickets Today, North Division Street Beach. The core of Jellyfish is the main stage, right off the Boardwalk in beautiful downtown Ocean City north of the pier, stretching to North Division Street, which will host three days and nights of top-level regional and national music acts. We also will be using the historic Ocean Bowl Skatepark as a music venue, with our tentacles also extending throughout Ocean City to private participating venues. We will be making future announcements along the way as our music and entertainment lineup takes shape.

Jellyfish is more than just music. Located beside the main stage, you’ll find the Jellyfish Village. It will be five blocks of interactive, family-friendly activities and fun. It will include a fitness challenge, a skateboard and bicycle zone, a secondary music stage, as well as vendors and artists.

Weekend and daily passes will be available for the three day event or for individual concerts. Offerings will include VIP, reserved, and general admission seating for the concerts. Included in the price of admission, you will have access to participating entertainment (with your souvenir lanyard), as well as a “TBA” discount at those participating venues on food and beverage.

Check out the eclectic group of musicians playing at this music festival.: The local and regional acts consist of Ray Wroten, Troll Tribe, Rockoholics, Crosstown Walkers and Never Ending Fall. Anthony Gomes, the Master of the Blues; Derek Woods Band acclaimed folk rockers and Ted Bowne of Passafire Reggae Rocker

· Saturday - Shore Craft Beer Fest - Buy Your Tickets Now, North Division Street Beach. Get your feet in the sand.. for the first annual Shore Craft Beer Fest; Beer on the Beach at the Jellyfish Festival Labor Day weekend. Enjoy your feet in the sand, live music by a bunch of great bands and unlimited 4 ounce pours of 25 plus kinds of beer at the festival. VIP tickets: $65; General Admission: $45; Designated Driver: $10.

Arrive early; the first 1,000 ticket holders to arrive will receive one of the limited edition souvenir glasses at the door!

· Sunday – Sundaes in the Park, Sunday nights 7 - 9 pm Northside Park, 125th St. Bayside. Bring your chair and your sweet tooth on Sunday nights all summer long. Sit back and enjoy your favorite bands with a tasty ice cream treat. Following the concert, get ready for the first of its kind OC Drone Show over the Bay at 9 pm.

Schedule:

o 9.5 Guys in Thin Ties “GITT Your 80s On”

Funny Poop

· After a day fishing on Lake Michigan, a fisherman is walking from the pier carrying two brown trout in a bucket. He is approached by a Conservation Officer who asks him for his fishing license. The fisherman says to the warden, "I was not fishing and I did not catch these browns, they are my pets. Every day I come down to the water and dump these fish into the water and take them for a walk to the end of the pier and back. When I'm ready to go I whistle and they jump back into the bucket and we go home.

The officer not believing him, reminds him that it is illegal to fish without a license.

The fisherman turns to the warden and says, "If you don't believe me then watch," as he throws the trout back into the water.

The warden says, "Now whistle to your fish and show me that they will jump out of the water and into the bucket."

The fisherman turns to the officer and says, "What fish?"

Etcetera

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