Port Ludlow Computer Club: History
(and Archives)

PLCC History “A Village in the Woods by the Bay” is the motto of Port Ludlow, WA and, in 1996, a computer club was established in this community. The Port Ludlow Computer Club (aka PLCC) was created in May 1996 with membership attendance of 30 to 35 members. By August 1996 the membership had reached 76 in a residential area noted as a retirement community. And, in the following years to the present, our membership has reached a level of 182 in a total population of 2700. The following is the history of the PLCC Board of Directors to date: PORT LUDLOW COMPUTER CLUB HISTORY POSITIONS HELD     FIRST MEETING HELD MAY 8, 1996   MEMBERS PRESENT: 30-35       BOARD MEMBERS 1996   BOB FORCE PRESIDENT LARRY CHOCKIE VICE PRESIDENT MOULTON PRUSSING TREASURER LEE BARNES SECRETARY     NEXT MEETING MAY 25, 1996   BOB FORCE PRESIDENT LARRY CHOCKIE VICE PRESIDENT MOULTON PRUSSING TREASURER LEE BARNES SECRETARY MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER LESTER LEAHY SIG's & NEW USER / PROGRAM CHAIR BOB FORCE INTERNET DALE REED HARDWARE     MEMBERSHIP IN AUGUST 1996 76 LEE BARNES FACILITATOR GENEALOGY SIG EST. AUGUST 1996 WARREN BERG FACILITATOR WIN95 SIG EST. JANUARY 1997     BOARD MEMBERS 1997   BOB FORCE PRESIDENT LARRY CHOCKIE VICE PRESIDENT LEE BARNES SECRETARY LESTER LEAHY PROGRAM CHAIR MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER MOULTON PRUSSING TREASURER WARREN BERG DIRECTOR BOB GRAHAM DIRECTOR SERENE ZURSCHMIEDE DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 1998   BOB GRAHAM PRESIDENT LARRY CHOCKIE Co - VICE PRESIDENT BOB FORCE Co - VICE PRESIDENT RALPH THOMAS Co-PROGRAM CHAIR AND WEBMASTER BERNIE KESTLER Co-PROGRAM CHAIR AND EDUCATION MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER SERENE ZURSCHMEIDE LIBRARY AND SOCIAL WARREN BERG RAFFLE CHAIR MOULTON PRUSSING TREASURER JANICE DOWNS SECRETARY     BOARD MEMBERS 1999   DICK JOHNSTON PRESIDENT DON PLORDE VICE PRESIDENT JANICE DOWNS SECRETARY MULTON PRUSSING TREASURER BERNIE KESTLER EDUCATION BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER DAVE HENDRIE WEB MASTER SERENE ZURSCHMEIDE HOSPITALITY DAVE BARLOW DIRECTOR LARRY CHOCKIE DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2000   DON PLORDE PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PRESIDENT BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP MARGO ELTON HOSPITALITY JANICE DOWNS TREASURER/SECRETARY MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER DAVE HENDRIE WEBMASTER DAVE BARLOW DIRECTOR DICK JOHNSTON DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2001   DON PLORDE PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PRESIDENT BETTY KAPPLER SECRETARY JANICE DOWNS TREASURER/SECRETARY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION DAVE BARLOW WEBMASTER MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER MARGO ELTON HOSPITALITY BARBARA SEXAUER DIRECTOR JIM GUNDERSON DIRECTOR BOB VAN ALLSBURG DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2002   DON PLORDE PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PRESIDENT BETTY KAPPLER SECRETARY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION JANICE DOWNS TREASURER MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER DAVE BARLOW WEBMASTER UNTIL 11/02 RALPH THOMAS WEBMASTER AFTER 12/02 JACK PIPER DIRECTOR BARBARA SEXAUER DIRECTOR JIM GUNDERSON DIRECTOR MARK GARCIA DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2003   DON PLORDE PRESIDENT JIM GUNDERSON VICE PRESIDENT JACK HAWKER TREASURER BETTY KAPPLER SECRETARY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION RALPH THOMAS WEBMASTER JACK PIPER WEBMASTER TRAINEE MARY RONEN NEWSLETTER HILDA CAHN HOSPITALITY JACK PIPER WEBMASTER PAT AWISUS DIRECTOR MARK GARCIA DIRECTOR JOHN BAXTER DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2004   MARK GARCIA PRESIDENT SHARON ZABLOTNEY VICE PRESIDENT MARY RONEN SECRETARY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP JACK PIPER WEBMASTER HOMER EVANS TREASURER BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION BETTY KAPPLER HOSPITALITY JOHN BAXTER DIRECTOR DON PLORDE DIRECTOR PAT AWISUS DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2005   MARK GARCIA PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PREISDENT DEAN MOSIER Co-VICE PRESIDENT MARY RONEN SECRETARY WARREN BERG MEMBERSHIP JACK PIPER WEBMASTER HOMER EVANS TREASURER LOIS SONDERLEITER HOSPITALITY BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION DON PLORDE DIRECTOR MAUREEN POOLE DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2006   DEAN MOSIER PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PRESIDENT MARY RONEN SECRETARY JACK PIPER WEBMASTER HOMER EVANS TREASURER/MEMBERSHIP LOIS SONDERLEITER HOSPITALITY BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION DON PLORDE DIRECTOR MAUREEN POOLE DIRECTOR DAVID PIKE DIRECTOR MATT WALLACE DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2007   DEAN MOSIER PRESIDENT PAT AWISUS VICE PRESIDENT MARY RONEN SECRETARY JACK PIPER WEBMASTER HOMER EVANS/DAVID PIKE MEMBERSHIP/TREASURER BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION MAUREEN POOLE VIDEO INSTRUCTOR MATT WALLACE VIDEO INSTRUCTOR DON PLORDE DIRECTOR DICK ALLYN DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2008   DEAN MOSIER PRESIDENT DAVID PIKE VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER PAT AWISUS DIRECTOR MARY RONEN SECRETARY JACK PIPER WEBMASTER DICK ALLYN MEMBERSHIP BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION KATHY & PAT TRACI HOSPITALITY MATT WALLACE DIRECTOR PETE BECKER DIRECTOR GENE CAMRODY DIRECTOR JOE KELLY DIRECTOR DON PLORDE DIRECTOR     BOARD MEMBERS 2008-2009   DAVID PIKE PRESIDENT MATT WALLACE VICE PRESIDENT DEAN MOSIER PAST PRESIDENT MARY RONEN SECRETARY BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION DICK ALLYN MEMBERSHIP PETE BECKER DIRECTOR DON PLORDE DIRECTOR ALICE SIEMSSEN DIRECTOR LEE WATTS DIRECTOR   The PLCC has been primarily a PC oriented computer club until 2004. A resurgence of Apple has given the club an active MAC group. Our educational programs were started by Ralph Thomas and Bernie Kestler. Bernie has continued the teaching process and has now instructed 660 students about basic computer knowledge. Other courses are also taught: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photo Editing and Greeting Card classes among others. PLCC also has an ongoing teaching process contained in the scheduled SIGs which include Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Publisher), Outlook Express,, Special Topics, Photography and a Saturday Workshop (open forum) One of the PLCC challenges is to keep the club computer and periphery hardware up to date as well as the current software applications (both new and update versions). Our periphery hardware presently includes a HP printer, an Epson 2400 ppi photo scanner, wireless keyboard & mouse, wireless internet router, printer, card reader and 250 GB backup drive, all driven by a 2.2 GHz CPU. Hardware is mounted on an Anthro rack giving us the needed mobility for classes, SIG’s and presentations. In April of 2006, PLCC lost one of its most active and contributing members. In his honor , the computer club has established the annual Warren Berg Scholarship Fund to be awarded to a graduating student from Chimacum High School seeking further education in the computer science field. PLCC is a dynamic entity in a community whose average age would be classified as ‘Senior’. Our computer club enjoys a membership that has the desire to learn, share and grow. What could be better?