A HISTORY OF THE SHIP’S STORE . . . . .
Before there was an actual Ship’s Store on the beach next to JJ’s Cantina, each Chapter (Tucson, Cholla Bay and Phoenix) of the CBSC had their own portable Ship’s Store. Volunteers would buy and store items and faithfully haul them to each of the monthly meetings. Some of the items that were sold at that time were, License Plates and frames, jackets, pins, pennants, as well as Derby Clothing just to name a few. Ship’s Store was and still is a major fund raiser for the club.
The Cholla Bay Chapter was managed by Betty Horton. She would keep all of the merchandise in the storage area in the Radio Shack building and during the annual Fishing Derby days she would unpack everything, set it up for display and “sell” away!
Eventually in May 2000, two CBSC volunteers: Nancy Schmidli and Pat Goodin took over the Ship’s Store. The store officially moved to the building which it occupies presently thanks to Nancy and Pat. Again with the help of more volunteers, the building was given a fresh coat of paint and a few repairs and the Ship’s Store was open for business. In 2015 Pat Goodin recruited three more CBSC volunteers, BK Arnold, Barb Baird and Marlene Blair to take over the operation of the store. We love all of or “Volunteers”!
If you haven’t been to Ship’s Store, you should visit us soon, especially during fishing derby weekends and see the large selection of T-shirts, sweats, tide calendars and lots of other great items, too many to mention. The store is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm during the fishing derbies, and from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on other Saturdays. When you come to Ship’s Store, bring snacks and a drink. Plan on sitting for a while! Who knows maybe you too can become a “Porch Lady” as we are affectionately referred to! We’re always open for you when you need us. Our phone numbers are posted in the window at the store. Just give one of us a call and we will open for whatever you might need. And of course, we are open on all derby days.
