United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 8th Eastern Region, Division 11, Flotilla 5, Serving Percy Priest Lake

The Stones River Detachment was formed from Flotilla 11-4. Below is a summary of the Chartering ceremony that occurred on September 25, 1999 at Hamilton Creek Marina. The Stones River Flotilla has been serving the local community since then. It is our pleasure to assist and maintain our local waterways, rivers and lakes when needed!

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Charters New Flotilla

The Stones River Detachment of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will receive its charter to become Flotilla 11-5. The ceremony will start at 11:00 AM, Saturday,

September 25, 1999 at Hamilton Creek Marina. District Commodore Arnold L. Coyer, Eighth District Eastern Region, will administer the Charter oath to eighteen Auxiliarists who will make up the new Flotilla.

Other dignitaries expected to attend are:
Commodore Jerry VanHeltebrake, Past National Vice Commodore
CDR Philip L. Stephenson, USCG, Director of Auxiliary, Eighth District Eastern Region
Wayne Case, Rear Commodore South
LT Jeffrey J. Kozbiel, USCG Supervisor, Marine Safety Detachment Nashville
Ronnie McNeil, Division Captain, Division XI
Theresa Williams, Division Vice Captain, Division XI
Jennie McNeil, Flotilla Commander, 11-4
Bill Weeks, Vice Flotilla Commander, 11-4

Stephen Farr, Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Stones River Detachment, stated the mission of the Flotilla will be to patrol the navigable waters on J. Percy Priest Lake, from Four Corners Marina in Antioch, to the Smyrna area. Another part of the mission of Flotilla 11-5 will be to conduct courtesy vessel inspections as well as recreational boating education classes for boaters in the Murfreesboro area, who may not have had access to the classes in the past.

The Flotilla has been in the process of being chartered since January, 1999 and is seeking new members who must be U.S. citizens and at least 17 years of age.

The Auxiliary, an all volunteer organization, is a non-military civilian affiliate of the United States Coast Guard. Auxiliarists operate safety patrols and perform search and rescue assistance using their privately owned vessels and aircraft. The Auxiliarists also provide public education classes in boating safety and conduct free courtesy marine examinations for recreational vessels. The duties of the Auxiliarists have greatly increased since the USCG Auxiliary Act of 1996. Two of these duties include Marine Environmental Protection and Aids To Navigation.

The Eleventh Division of the Eighth Eastern Region, mostly based but not contained in Nashville with 121 members, serves Old Hickory Lake, Center Hill Lake, Dale Hollow Lake, J. Percy Priest Lake and the Cumberland River from the Riverfront Part in downtown Nashville to the Cheatham Dam.

Along with Stephen Farr, the following Auxiliarists will be Charter members of Flotilla 11-5:

Jerry Johns, Assistant Officer in Charge (AOIC), Smyrna, TN
Wayne Bomar, Sr., Wartrace, TN
Wayne Bomar, Jr., Cookeville, TN
Jim Brown, Brentwood, TN
John Chilton, Pegram, TN
Sally Chilton, Pegram, TN
Margaret Dickson, Antioch, TN
Richard Dugger, Shelbyville, TN
Scott Farr, Murfreesboro, TN
Trey Fresch, Brentwood, TN
Jim Horton, Antioch, TN
Glen Lane, Murfreesboro, TN
Pat Lane, Murfreesboro, TN
Carole Paine, Brentwood, TN
Paula Smith, Franklin, TN
John VanDerworp, Smyrna, TN
Larry Vincent, Lavergne, TN

DIVISION ELEVEN SEAL

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