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            Club News 2012                  
          In God We Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The next club meeting will be the 23rd of February 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Sedro Woolley
 Senior Center. Parking lot access off Pacific and/or Ball Sts.
 
 
 
 

                                                                Presidents Message for 2012


2012!  Where does the time go. This is the real slow time with the club, not much happening this time of the year for fishing; although I hear they are catching a few steelhead up river.

    Well the December meeting did not happen due to lack of people, so the nominee for new officers will happen at the January Meeting. We have an opening for the secretary position so if anyone is interested please let me know.

     Our club dues have gone up:  Singles $40.00 and Spouse $10.00 these are due in January.

     One big project is still in the works, the parking lot at the Kid's Derby. For those of you who do not know the Sedro Woolley Rotary takes on worthy projects every year and this one was put up high on the list and passed, and thanks to Louie Requa a rotary and club member the project is moving forward, the talk is maybe in February to strip the sod and put down fabric and gravel for new drive ways in the parking area to keep cars out of the mud. So keep an ear out for this work-party there will be a need of bodies and man power.

     Other upcoming club events, The Kid's Fish Derby, Easter Egg Hunt, and the Highway clean up party, dates still to be announced. So come out and get involved with the club. Club meetings are the last Thursdays of the month, except November and December which are a week earlier at 7:00 pm at the Sedro Woolley Senior Center.

Thanks

Mike Rathvon

President
 
 
 
           

YEARLY WRAP UP FOR 2011

JANUARY:                New officers installed.  President, Mike Rathvon.  Vice President,

                                           Ken Williams. Treasurer, Karen Dinkins.  Secretary, Linda

                                           Brownlee.  Web master, Linda Brownlee.  Ad hoc committee.

                                           formed to review bylaws and make changes

FEBRUARY:             Discovered club archives missing from mid 1960’s thru 1990’s

                                    while taking inventory of documentation.

MARCH:                  Club hosted round table with Washington Dept. of Fish and

                                    Wildlife.  Kid’s Derby in planning stage.  Start search for

                                           new sound system.  Dock committee reported center dolphin

                                           destroyed;  pipe needed to sleeve dolphin.  2nd reading of proposed

                                           Bylaw amendments.

APRIL:                       New, lst quarter newsletter put out.  Looking for replacement to

                                           take over Egg hunt from Darryl G if needed.

                                    Clear Lake boat launch graveled. In memoriam plaque for Chuck

                                    Albertson, 1936-2010.  Amendments read and accepted.

MAY:                       Hamilton, Faber and Birdsview boat launches slated for

                                    Development. Permitting started by Seattle City Light.

                                    Found partial archives which included hard copies and CD

                                    disaster copy.  Kid’s Derby, wet, fun, 227 kids, 327 fish caught

                                    with a few in the 2-5 lb. range.  Excellent support from sponsors.

JUNE:                         State requiring Boater education card needed if born after 1955.

                                    Fall barbeque moved to 9-25-11.

JULY:                         Washington State Discovery Pass taking effect.  Moved memorial

                                    plaque in BBQ area.  Club dropping sponsorship of high lake

                                    Stocking.  Highway clean up slated for 9-10-11.  Some individuals

                                    volunteered to show new members with boats the way up or down

                                    River.               In memoriam, Cliff Palmer 1937-2011.

AUGUST:                   Humpy season starts.  Discovery Pass fee dispersal:  84% State

                                    Parks.  8% State DNR.  8% Parks/ WDFW.  Proposed joint venture

                                    with Rotary Club to gravel parking lot at location of kid’s derby,

                                    Northern State property.  In memoriam:  Wayne Jackson

                                    1941-2011.

SEPTEMBER:            Around 200 served at Fall BBQ.  Needed more seating.  Road

                                    clean up, 6 individuals, 28 bags of trash.  Humpy fishery in full

                                    swing.

OCTOBER:                Review contents of letter sent to State for surplus fish.  Joint

                                    venture with Rotary approved.  Surplus fish collected, delivered

                                    filleted and packaged at club grounds with help from Scott,

                                    Darrel, Tom, Bernie John, Willard, Ken and Dave on 10-7-2011

                                    for distribution through local food bank.  Nominations for

                                    Officers being taken for 2012.

NOVEMBER:               Club grounds vandalized.  Conex broken into.  Williard’s

                                    Camping gear stolen along with club’s power equipment for

                                    maintaining and mowing the grounds.  No suspects.   Remaining

                                    missing archival material mysteriously showed up.

                                   

DECEMBER:               Quorum could not be formed, no official meeting.  
                                        Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.   WSC

By Ken Williams Vice President
 
 
 
 
 


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