Baby Island Saratoga Club  
3616 Saratoga Road,  
Post Office Box 13,  
Langley, Washington 98260  
the BREEZE  
March 2024  
It’s the wearin’ of the GREEN with Spring on its way. Hope you’re ready  
for this month. Spring is a time of renewal when the cold and dismal winter  
melts away to a vibrant green day—at least for us in the PNW. Spring is a  
welcome change!  
Good news too—since we have a leap year, we start a day earlier—well  
sort of. Spring really starts at 11:06 p.m. EDT on March 19. It is a little over  
a week after daylight saving time begins. This is also known as the vernal  
equinox.  
Just note: Spring ends on Thursday, June 20, 2024—the summer  
solstice and the longest day of the year with the largest amount of sunlight.  
We are ready for some warmer, sunny days!  
MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS  
MARCH 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING, 6:00 P.M. CLUBHOUSE  
MARCH 8 MEMBERSHIP DINNER MEETING, 5:30 P.M.  
Guest Speakers will be Peter Ehrilchman,  
Chair of the Board of Directors of WICA and  
Billy Tierney, Managing Director  
Peter and Billy’s bios were already sent to you.  
Hosts are Ed and Jo Meador  
Let’s have a great turnout to hear about the exciting programs  
scheduled for WICA this coming Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.  
We are all so very lucky to have a theatre which features so many fabulous  
events for our enjoyment.  
MARCH 9 COMMITTEE MEETING #2, 1:00 p.m. FOR THE OKTOBERFEST  
TO BE HELD AT THE CLUB ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2024.  
Contact bobspitzer@whidbey.com or  
davidhiestad@yahoo.com Co-Chair of this committee  
and event to support the Club’s Scholarship Fund which  
Is dedicated to providing scholarships for deserving youth  
of South Whidbey Island, Washington.  
They would like to see you and help to make this a successful  
event the Club is planning for its’ members and friends as well  
as our community.  
CELEBRATIONS and CONGRATULATIONS!!  
MARCH 4 STEVE SAIGN  
MARCH 9 ALICE GOODMAN  
MARCH 12 MARY ELLEN JONES  
HAPPY BIRTHDAY  
HAPPY BIRTHDAY  
HAPPY BIRTHDAY  
MARCH 15 KEN and JOYCE LIBBY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY  
MARCH 18 JOHN GEVAERT HAPPY BIRTHDAY  
MARCH 19 ERIC LEVINE HAPPY BIRTHDAY  
IMPORTANT DATES IN MARCH  
MARCH 10 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS…….SPRING AHEAD  
MARCH 17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY  
Make the day full of good luck with these quotes:  
“Top o’ the mornin’ to ya!”  
“Whether it’s St. Patrick’s Day or not, everyone has a little  
luck o’ the Irish in them.”  
—Laura Sommers  
“Wishing you a pot of gold and all  
the joy your heart  
can hold.”  
—Unknown  
“May the winds of fortune  
sail you, may you sail a  
gentle sea, may it always  
be the other guy who says  
this drinks on me.”  
—Irish Blessing  
“May you live as long as  
you want but never want  
as long as you live.”  
—Irish Blessing  
“You gotta try your  
luck at least once a  
day because you could  
be going around lucky  
all day and not even  
know it.”  
—Jimmy Dean  
“May love and laughter  
light your days and warm  
your hearth and home.”  
—Irish Blessing  
“May good and faithful  
friends be yours, wherever  
you may roam.”  
—Irish Blessing  
MARCH 24  
PALM SUNDAY  
MARCH 28 HOLY THURSDAY  
MARCH 29 GOOD FRIDAY  
MARCH 31 EASTER  
NEWS OF MEMBERS AND FRIENDS  
Lucky for her!! KAREN LABUHN enjoyed almost two weeks on the big  
island of Hawaii with friends from Whidbey Island who also have a home  
there. She looked forward to the good times with them and the great  
weather.  
Enjoying their time in the desert near Palm Springs are JOHN and  
TEDDY REES. They love the warm weather and getting to see their friends  
who also return from around the country and Canada. TEDDY has become  
a player to watch on the pickleball courts.  
ALICE THULL is recovering from surgery to do a revision of her left knee  
replacement one month ago. She’s doing well now but had much pain after  
the operation. She also was really tired. She’s back to seeing her  
counseling clients and on her way to feeling well. We wish her the best!  
We extend our sympathy to TOM YOUNG III and his family on the  
passing of SUSAN YOUNG, a wonderful wife and mother. She was a  
beautiful knitter and like MARY ELLEN JONES, didn’t even have to look at  
the stitches on the needles. TOM will be sending us SUSAN’S obituary.  
She was a library lady who loved books. He is an old coach for many with  
baseball players. He’s disappointed the Pac 12 is no longer alive and well.  
He is not alone. There are other members who share his thoughts.  
Former member and friend of the Club, JILL PRATER was planning to be  
in the area during February. She is now in Las Vegas and will be back in the  
late summer to enjoy part of the time with her brother, his wife and their  
family. We miss her too as she was part of the Board of Directors during  
the time she cared for her late mother, JOAN PRATER, who passed away  
on May 11, 2022 at the age of 94. JOAN served as Board President in1999,  
twenty-five years ago! Her birthday would have been on March 3rd.  
We missed seeing some members and friends at our last dinner  
meeting and hope you are all OK. Please let us know if we can help in any  
way. Email stvos@whidbey.net and let Tom, our President, and his  
wonderful wife, Sharon, know how you are.  
The time to be Happy is NOW  
a book of Inspirations  
by Kathy Davis  
Celebrate the simple pleasures  
Awaken to nature’s beauty  
Rejoice in small miracles  
Smile at a stranger  
Hug the one you love  
Be good to yourself  
Build your bridge  
Sing your song  
Mark your mark  
Don’t forget to fly  
Stop waiting for Tomorrow  
The time to be happy  
Is  
Now.  
Whatever you do,  
or dream you can,  
BEGIN it.  
—Goethe, 1749-1932  
May your Sights be set  
on the Stars,  
May your Spirits soar  
up to the Sky,  
And may your Feet  
always be on the ground.  
May you Live  
all the days  
of your life.  
—Jonathan Swift, 1667-1845  
Rich as he is,  
not even the emperor  
can buy back  
one single day  
—Chinese proverb  
Rich are they  
who treasure  
simple  
joys.  
The past is history.  
The future a mystery.  
But today is a gift  
which is why  
it is called  
the  
PRESENT.  
To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakable, perfect  
MIRACLE.  
—Walt Whitman, 1819-1892  
All of the  
flowers  
of  
tomorrow  
are in the  
seeds of  
today.  
We look forward to seeing you and your neighbors or guests at the  
March Membership Dinner Meeting on Friday the 8th. Board Member-at-  
Large John Gevaert was able to invite the speakers to come and be our  
guests. It will be a great program. Take good care and stay safe.  
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