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The Week Ahead -- Sunday, July 7, 2024

• Travel Group Meets Tomorrow
• Thursday Mornings Resume at Sherwood Island This Week
• Kayak Group Plans Outing This Tuesday
• Don't Miss Tuesday Evening Picnics at Compo Beach
• Y's Men to Visit Vintage Car Restorer July 13
• Annual Hot Dog Festival Fund Raiser Set For July 23
• Y's Men Gather to Watch Europe Football (Soccer) Match
• Six Upcoming Trips Announced by T&E
• Future Social Events Listed

Videos of all 2024 meeting presentations are now available on the Y's Men website (ysmenwestportweston.org). Then click on the “Meeting Photos & Videos” tab.

Travel Group Meets Tomorrow at 9:00 am

The Y’s Men Travel Group will meet from 9:00 to 10:30 am tomorrow (Monday, July 8) in Room 203 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. 

All meetings start by our members talking about recent travel experiences and coming plans. 

The topics for this meeting are:

• Suggested by Lewis Zucker:
• Besides travel books, what do you do to research a location before going there?  Read books on history and culture?
• Suggested by Harry Sauer:
• Ground travel once one reaches a faraway destination by air - pluses and minuses of car rental, bus, rail, cab, Lyft/Uber or similar, private driver/bus, pedicab, motorbike, hotel conveyance, tram/streetcar, airport shuttle, helicopter, VTOL, boat, ferry, cog railway, cable car or lift, and whatever else people think of.

Additions continue to be made to the Y's Men Travel Reference Doc, located here. 

For information about the Y’s Men Travel Group, or to be added to the Group’s email distribution list, please contact Art Mann, mannart03@gmail.com.

Thursday Mornings at Sherwood Island Resume July 11

Coffee, donuts and bagels resume this Thursday (July 11) at the Sherwood Island Pavilion. They will continue every Thursday morning through the summer from 9:00 to 10:00 am.

Plan to attend these get-togethers. No reservations are needed. Just show up and enjoy the free refreshments and conversation. Special thanks to the Y's Men team that brings the refreshments. They are Al Landis, Bob Israely, Brian Baxendale, Lou Rolla, and Dick Kalt. Baxter Urist is the organizer of the Thursday morning socials.

Following the social hour, an optional walking group forms up to tour Sherwood Island.

Y's Men Kayak Group Plans Outing This Tuesday

The next Y's Men Kayak Group outing will be this Tuesday (July 9) at 1:30 pm from Longshore. For those who don’t have a Kayak but would like to participate can rent a Kayak from the Longshore Sailing School (behind the pool area). 

The Longshore Sailing School has graciously agreed to extend to the Y’s Men a reduced rental rate for this outing. This two-hour excursion will be great for those who want to explore the shoreline at a leisurely pace. It is limited to five rentals.

Please contact Walter Greene (wlgreene1@gmail.com) if you would like to attend, or want more information.

Don't Miss Y's Men Tuesday Evening Picnics at Compo Beach

Summer wouldn't be summer without the Y's Men Tuesday evening picnics at Compo Beach.

Arranged by Y's Man Jon Fox, the gatherings take place on South Beach "642 feet to the right of the cannons." There is no need for a beach sticker. Simply tell them at the entrance that you are attending the Y's Men picnic. It begins about 4:30 to 5:00 pm. Bring your own chairs, finger food, and your choice of beverage perhaps to share (no glass containers are allowed).

If weather is bad (too hot, too cold, rainy), Jon says, "Stay home. Otherwise, just come and enjoy." If additional information is needed, contact Jon by clicking here.

Y's Men to Visit Vintage Car Restorer July 13

The Y's Men Trips & Events Committee, under the chairmanship of Bill Blaufuss, is offering a tour of Red Line Restorations, a vintage car restorer in Black Rock, on Saturday, July 13. Redline is a world-class automotive restoration facility that was founded in 2003 by Colton Amster.



The tour will be conducted from 10:00 am to noon followed by lunch at the new Elicit Brewery on Black Rock Turnpike.

If you are interested in attending, send an email to Ron Holtz at ronholtz.ysmen@gmail.com. Besides giving him your name, indicate if you are carpooling, and if you will be attending lunch at Elicit Brewery following the tour.

Y's Men Annual Hot Dog Festival Set for Tuesday, July 23

Every Tuesday evening throughout the summer Y's Men and their spouses and guests gather at Compo Beach South for a picnic beginning about 4:30 to 5:00 pm. They bring their own food and beverages.

On Tuesday, July 23, however, the food will be provided free of charge. The main attraction will be hot dogs in a festival to raise money for Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang.

Details about the event will be announced soon.

Y’s Men Soccer Fans Gather to Watch Europe Football

Eleven Y’s Men who love soccer gathered at the Black Cat Grille in Redding Friday (July 5) to watch the quarter-final match of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) tournament where Spain beat Germany in overtime.

Stay posted to learn where the Y’s Men will meet to watch the next matches on July 14.