Opening Day and Mardi Gras 2008

OPENING DAY / MARDI GRAS 2008

OUR THIRD ANNUAL OPENING DAY AND MARDI GRAS BOAT PARADE WAS A GALA OCCASION AS A GROUP OF WILDLY DECORATED BOATS ENTERED BRIDGEWATER CHANNEL FROM THOMPSON BAY AND PROCEEDED TO THE LONDON BRIDGE, WHERE THEY CIRCLED AND SALUTED COMMODORE DON JIMISON. MARDI GRAS REVELERS IN COSTUME WERE SEEN ABOARD THE BOATS OF YACHT CLUB MEMBERS AS WELL AS BOATS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS THEY CELEBRATED THE BEGINNING OF OUR BOATING SEASON. PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE PARADE ENTRIES THAT BEST REFLECTED THE SPIRIT OF MARDI GRAS.

THAT EVENING, A BENEFIT DINNER/DANCE/AUCTION WAS HELD AT SHUGRUE'S RESTAURANT AND PROCEEDS TOTALING $5,000 WERE LATER DONATED TO SUPPORT LAKE HAVASU CITY SPECIAL OLYMPICS. THE PHOTOS BELOW DEPICT THE EVENTS OF THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY. CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS TO VIEW THE FULL SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS.

OUR YACHT CLUB'S TRADITIONAL OPENING DAY BOAT PARADE TAKES ON A NEW DIMENSION AS WE DECORATE OUR BOATS IN A MARDI GRAS THEME FOR THE TRADITIONAL "SALUTE" TO OUR COMMODORE, DON JIMISON. THE BOAT PARADE WAS ORGANIZED BY STAFF COMMODORE SCOTT MONNIER.
COMMODORE DON JIMISON REVIEWS THE PARADE	FIRST PLACE THE RUIZ FAMILY	SECOND PLACE THE MASUNAS FAMILY
THIRD PLACE THE DYESS FAMILY	THE GLOVER AND KING FAMILIES	THE BEAUCHMAN/ WEEKS FAMILY
THE WYNEKEN FAMILY	THE ALEXUS FAMILY	THE REMY FAMILY
THE COMELLA FAMILY	THE McCULLOUGH FAMILY	THE HAMILTON FAMILY
THE HOWE FAMILY	THE THOMPSON FAMILY	THE PAPE FAMILY
THE ASKLAND FAMILY	THE MONNIER FAMILY	LBYC HOUSEBOAT
SPECIAL OLYMPIANS	SPECIAL OLYMPIANS	SPECIAL OLYMPIANS
COMMODORE DON JIMISON STAFF COMMODORE SCOTT MONNIER

THE DINNER ROOM IS PREPARED FOR THE EVENING BENEFIT EVENT


A LARGE CROWD OF SUPPORTERS ENJOYED THE DINNER, DANCE AND AUCTION



MARDI GRAS CHAIRMAN AND VICE COMMODORE MARY KING INTRODUCES THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS KING AND QUEEN
KING BRAD BIDDLECOME	QUEEN HEIDI RAHNEFELD		A ROYAL DANCE
STAFF COMMODORE SCOTT MONNIER PRESENTED TROPHIES TO THE WINNING BOAT PARADE ENTRIES

FIRST - DR. RUIZ AND FAMILY	SECOND - THE MASUNAS FAMILY		THIRD - THE DYESS FAMILY
VICE COMMODORE MARY KING CHAIR, MARDI GRAS COMMITTEE		MARY KING AND BETTY ANN ROBINSON OF LONDON BRIDGE YACHT CLUB PRESENT A CHECK FOR $5,000 TO CHRIS AND DON BERGEN OF LAKE HAVASU CITY SPECIAL OLYMPICS