Ravens Roost #44 Beach Life: July 2021

Roost #44 Poop

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

· From the Prez –

Greetings to all…Just a reminder that our next meeting will be held at the Ocean Pines new golf clubhouse..the date is August 12 th at 7:30…
Please be sure to get back to Ron about the Christmas Party.
Make sure you see or contact Michele Sardelis on the football sweepstakes..GO RAVENS

· Dates to Remember:

o 8/12 – Monthly Roost Meeting

o 8/19 – Shorebirds Game

o 9/8 – Booze Cruise

o 9/9 – Monthly Roost Meeting

o 12/8 – Roost Christmas Party

· Membership: Membership roles have been updated and I’m pleased to announce we have 111 members. Thanks to all!

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

· Wellness: Please contact Carol Monroe 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.

· Apparel: The Ravens Roost 44 on line store is open through the end of July, 2021. Orders will be shipped to your home during the month of August, To access the store the link is Ravensroost44.itemorder.com. Thanks, Rich Hansen.

· Entertainment:

o Shorebirds Game: Thursday, August 19. $30 per person, includes game ticket and food. $10 if you want to ride the bus.

o Road Trip: The trip is sold out.

o Christmas Party 12/18/21: Those members who have not responded to the Special Notice (attached) sent out on Friday 7/23 please read it and respond to Ron Apperson at ronapperson@msn.com. We need to know your "non-binding intentions of attending or not" (assuming no date conflicts). We have more than 100 members and we have heard from only 5 ( excluding the committee members) !

· 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!

Michele will be at the August meeting selling tickets, so please stop by and get yours.

The details:

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

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

· Late ticket deadline à 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: Please let Bob know if you are interested in riding the season bus to the Ravens games. We need a head count. Cost would be around $70 per seat, per game.

· Penguin Swim Team: Booze Cruise September 8!

· Good of the Roost: - 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.

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 - Free Movies on the Beach in Ocean City MD - The Beach on 118th Street. Enjoy free movies on the beach at 118th St. in Ocean City Maryland every Wednesday from June 2 to August 25. Each week, a general audience movie is presented free of charge on our 16 foot projector. Bring a beach chair, blanket & snacks and enjoy the night beside the ocean. Movie starts around 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 410-250-0125.
2021 Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule: 118th Street Beach
o   July 28: Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet
o   August 4: Shrek
o   August 11: Raya and the Last Dragon
o   August 18: Tom and Jerry: The Movie
o   August 25: Spider-man: Far From Home
All titles are subject to change without notice. All movies are weather permitting. Call 410-250-0125 for more information.

·       Tomorrow – Sunset Park Party Nights: Thursday nights 7 - 9 pm S. Division St. & the Bay. Bring your own chair and watch the sunset over the bay to great live music.
o   7.29 Full Circle (modern and classic rock)
o   8.5 British Invasion Experience (Beatles tribute & more)
o   8.12 Academy of Music Performance (variety)
o   8.19 Lauren Glick Band (modern pop & rock)
o   8.26 The Dunehounds (Jam band)
* all events subject to weather *schedules subject to change without notice

·       Tomorrow - Ocean City Beach Dance Party, On the Beach at the Caroline Street Stage. Let's Dance! Bring the family for a fun, free Ocean City dance party every Thursday from 7:30pm - 9:30pm during July and August on the beach at Caroline Street, just off the Ocean City MD Boardwalk. Family friendly dance music will be played by local Ocean City DJs. Join in the crowd dancing on the beach! Bring your friends, beach chair and blanket and head to downtown Ocean City Maryland for good music and fun times! This event is for all ages. For more information, please contact the Ocean City Recreation and Park Department at 410-250-0125, or the Ocean City Visitors Center at 800-626-2326.

·       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   8.1      Best Friends Girl “the #1 CARS Experience”
o   8.8     Kittyback “Classic and Country Rock”
o   8.15    8 Track Mind “70’s Dance Party Band”
o   8.22 Front Page News “Rock”
o   8.29 Mike Hines & the Look “High Energy Dance Music”
o   9.5     Guys in Thin Ties “GITT Your 80s On”

·       Monday/Friday - Free Movies on the Beach in Ocean City MD, The Beach on 27th Street. Enjoy free movies on the beach at 27th St. in Ocean City Maryland every Monday and Friday from June 21 to August 13. Each week, a general audience movie is presented free of charge on our 16 foot projector. Bring a beach chair, blanket & snacks and enjoy the night beside the ocean. Movie starts around 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 410-250-0125.
2021 Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule: 27th Street Beach
o   July 30: The Seacret Garden (2020)
o   August 2: Frozen
o   August 6: The Secret Life of Pets 2
o   August 9: Aladdin (Live Action)
o   August 13: Moana
All titles are subject to change without notice. All movies are weather permitting. Call 410-250-0125 for more information.

·       Monday thru Friday - White Marlin Open, World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament - Harbour Island Marina. Join us for the 48th Annual White Marlin Open from August 2 - August 6, 2021. The fish are spectacular and the prizes are huge — totaling more than $2 million. It's the World's Largest and Richest Billfish Tournament — held in the White Marlin Capital of the World.

See if you have what it takes to catch the winning white marlin and register today. Spectators are welcome to watch, as 300+ boats from Florida to New England take more than 1,500 of the world's best anglers out to pursue some of America's largest fish. Then check out the spectacular weigh-ins every evening from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Harbour Island Marina, 14th Street and the bay.

Registration fees for participating boats. Spectators see weigh-ins free of charge. For more information, call 410-289-9229 or contact@whitemarlinopen.com, or visit www.whitemarlinopen.com.

NOTE: Parking is not available at Harbour Island. The Presbyterian Church on 14th Street, just a block away, offers parking for a small donation. You can also park free at the Ocean City Convention Center, then catch a shuttle to the weigh-ins.

The White Marlin Open, the world’s largest offshore billfish tournament held annually in Ocean City, announces it will host Marlin Fest, a new free outdoor viewing experience at the 3rd Street Bayside Ballpark that will coincide with the 48th annual fishing tournament. The event, presented by HUK, will be held August 2 through August 6 and will feature a festival-like atmosphere as well as real-time, unobstructed views of the live stream of the tournament weigh-ins via large LED screens.

“We’re excited to announce that we are expanding our satellite location this year and hosting our first Marlin Fest. This event will be held in addition to our traditional White Marlin Open tournament and Harbour Island weigh-in event,” Madelyne Rowan, Tournament Director. “We can assure the thousands who attend the White Marlin Open that they will continue to experience the first-class event that they have become accustomed to--whether it’s at Harbor Island or Marlin Fest at the Bayside Ballpark.”

A Free, Family-Friendly Viewing Experience, held from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm each day, the event welcomes families to bring lawn chairs and blankets to spread out and enjoy live music and views of the anglers as they bring in their daily catches to nearby Harbour Island. Vendors will be onsite selling a variety of items including official Marlin Fest merchandise and White Marlin Open gear, as well as food and alcohol.

“Our Marlin Fest viewing event will have a festival-like atmosphere with live entertainment and live streaming of the weigh-ins on a massive screen with the beautiful Assawoman Bay as the backdrop,” shared Sasha Motsko, Tournament Director. “Families will have ample room to spread out, relax, and cheer on the boats as they head to Harbour Island.”

Marlin Fest is a free event, no ticket or registration is needed. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available—for more information contact kelly@whitemarlinopen.com. To register to participate in the White Marlin Open tournament, visit https://whitemarlinopen.com/.

Funny Poop

· Two rural church deacons who were having a sociable beer in the local tavern when they saw their minister drive by and take a good long look at their pickup trucks parked outside.

One deacon ducked down and said, "I hope the reverend didn't see us or recognize my pickup."

The other replied indifferently, "What difference does it make. God knows we're in here... and he's the only one who counts."

The first deacon countered, "But God won't tell my wife."

Etcetera

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