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<div>OK folks, we made it through the ice breaker. One last big event to go with the awards/banquet/fall meeting/silent auction. Please read the following instruction carefully and we'll all make it to the big group hug at the banquet. </div>
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<div><STRONG>ST CROIX RIVER CRUISE RAFFLE FOR TWELVE GUESTS</STRONG> <BR>This year we've gone all out on the annual WCSC raffle. It's an evening cruise on the St. Croix river on a 42' Hatteras cruiser with dinner and wine for a party of 12. Yes, TWELVE. You want to win this. Tell you're friends you won "boat of the year" watch their eye's glaze over. Tell them you're taking them on a St. Croix dinner cruise on a private cruiser and you'll get a better reaction. <BR><A href="http://www.wayzatasailing.org/raffle-poster/">http://www.wayzatasailing.org/raffle-poster/</A> <BR></div>
<div><STRONG>Buy tickets</STRONG>, right now, by visiting the following locations:</div>
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<LI>The new <STRONG>McCormick's Pub</STRONG> in downtown Wayzata (kiddy corner from Sunsets). You don't have to buy a pint or get lunch to buy a raffle ticket, just stop by and say you'd like to buy some raffle tickets. This is a great place, stop by and say hi. </LI>
<LI><STRONG>St. Croix Vineyards</STRONG> at 6428 Manning Ave N in Stillwater. (ask Paul Quast, he'll give you personal directions)</LI>
<LI>Look for WCSC Raffle Volunteers lurking in bushes or at the banquet. </LI></UL>
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<div><STRONG>SILENT AUCTION </STRONG></div>
<div>Items can be seen online and you can start bidding now. <BR><A href="http://www.wayzatasailing.org/items/">http://www.wayzatasailing.org/items/</A> </div>
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<div>Place an early bid<BR><A href="http://www.wayzatasailing.org/online-bidding/">http://www.wayzatasailing.org/online-bidding/</A> <BR></div>
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<div>Donate items to the silent auction<BR>Everyone has something to give. Think sports tickets, services to your company, restaurant gift certificates, etc.<BR><A href="http://www.wayzatasailing.org/donation-form/">http://www.wayzatasailing.org/donation-form/</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>BANQUET INFORMATION<BR></STRONG>Folks, this is the one event your significant other doesn't hate you for attending. You get dressed up, prove you can act respectable, there's decent food, bright shinny awards, all that stuff. Deadline to RSVP is FRIDAY 11-5-2011. At this late date, I implore you to use the online RSVP system at <A href="http://www.wyc.org">www.wyc.org</A>, don't trust the USPS with something this important!<BR><A href="http://www.wyc.org/Portals/0/forms-docs/2011%20Banquet%20Invitation.pdf">http://www.wyc.org/Portals/0/forms-docs/2011%20Banquet%20Invitation.pdf</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>WYC ANNUAL MEETING</STRONG> <BR>Will be held before the banquet. blah blah blah. Please show up and say something to make it interesting...</div>
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<div><STRONG>TROPHY PHOTO SELECTION</STRONG></div>
<div>Monday is your LAST day to select your photos. <BR><A href="http://dallasjohnson.net/JetTexPhotography/WYC/tabid/571/Default.aspx">http://dallasjohnson.net/JetTexPhotography/WYC/tabid/571/Default.aspx</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>PHOTOS FOR THE SLIDESHOW<BR></STRONG>We're looking for candid photos and especially blackmail photos for the banquet slide-show. Please send a reasonable quantity of photos in web sized proportions to Tom Verburgt at <A href="mailto:tom@verburgt.com">tom@verburgt.com</A>. If you have lots of photos, just leave a CD or flash drive at the club and email Tom telling him where to find it. </div>
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<div><STRONG>ICE BOAT SWAP MEET</STRONG></div>
<div>Secretly, the WYC Banquet is really the kickoff for the ice boating season. The pre-party starts Saturday November 5th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Shorewood Yacht Club where Mike and Tim will be serving up drinks and hot dogs for all the ice boaters and kiters and people who just don't know enough to stop sailing during the winter. <BR><A href="http://shorewoodyachtclub.com/">http://shorewoodyachtclub.com/</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>REMINDER<BR></STRONG>Go to McCormick's Pub (kiddy corner from Sunsets) and ask to buy some raffle tickets, or visit St. Croix Vineyards and do the same)</div>
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