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Membership Meetings

Minutes – 4/25/05 Board Mtg.
Hickory VFW / Hickory Pa.

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In Attendance:

A. Monroe, N. Loprire, J. Kremis, J. Mondok, P. Anthony, R. Rickert, W. Fay, R. Natoli, and T. Jochman
1. Opening Comments – Aaron Monroe
  • Index Survey on Chapter Effectiveness – Aaron received a survey from Duke Welter of the TU National Leadership Council. He will fill it out and return it to TU National.
2. Minutes from Last Meeting – Dick Natoli
  • Accepted as read
3. Treasurer’s Report – Jeff Kremis
  • Monthly Budget Report – Jeff reviewed the budget report ending March 31st
  • March Banquet costs, and profit – Jeff compared 2004 and 2005 banquets; the profit was similar for both years.
4. Committee Reports:
A. Watershed Coordinator – Jeff Kremis/Jim Mondok
  • April 9th Workday – Jeff said that it was an excellent workday with very good attendance. Tom Jochman said the signup sheet at the March Banquet was a good idea since we picked up an extra half dozen volunteers.
  • Proposed date for next workday is Saturday, July 16 with the following tasks:
    1. Coolspring Parking Lot needs a new covering of gravel. Bill Fay volunteered to bring down his equipment to do the job. Jim Mondok recommended either “#3RC” or “#2A Modified” limestone for the job.
    2. Jeff said the old steel culvert pipe that is along side of the parking lot at Neshannock Creek Covered Bridge road needs hauled away.
    3. We need to construct a walking bridge along the path on the West side of Coolspring Creek near the Glory Hole.
    4. Pete Anthony said he would schedule Bill Graham to brush hog the paths prior to the workday; this will make it much easier to work on the bridge.

B. Nursery – Pete Anthony

  • Future fish stocking days:
    1. Deer Creek – April 26th (Nursery)
    2. Coolspring Creek – April 28th (Fish Commission)
    3. Wolf Creek – April 28th (Nursery)
    4. Wolf Creek – May 6th (Nursery)
    5. Wolf Creek – May 13th (Nursery)
  • Last day to clean out remaining fish from the Nursery is Saturday, May 14th – Pete requested that the board members leave the Wolf Creek fishing derby after lunch and meet at Coolspring Creek at 1:30 PM (old Railroad Gate) to Float Stock the stream. He needs two people in waders on each float box.
  • 2005 / 2006 Nursery Crop – Pete ordered 1600 Brown’s and 50 Golden Rainbow’s for the 2005 / 2006 fish season.

C. Cabin Fever - Dick Natoli

  • Nothing to Report

D. Banquet / Newsletter - Nick Loprire

  • Nick put the dates in the Newsletter for the Oil Creek Outing as May 7th, and the Potter County Outing as June 3rd and 4th.

E. Membership – Tom Jochman

  • Tom reported that our membership number is 218.

E. Youth Coordinator – Dick Rickert

  • Dick reviewed the May 14th Children’s Fishing Derby at Wolf Creek:
    1. The morning’s schedule of events was summarized.
    2. New for this year will be a Port-A-John lavatory
    3. Projected costs were summarized
    4. $100 will be spent on prizes for the kids; in addition we have water bottles and rain ponchos to hand out, and each participant will be given a free hat
    5. Lunch will again be provided by the Grove City Sportsman’s Club
    6. The Nursery will stock 150 Trout the evening before, and Ed Covert will bring 150 Trout at 9:00 AM for the Derby opening.
    7. Flyers were sent to all the local papers, and they were posted at local businesses in the Grove City and the two Fly Shops.
    8. The Boot Box store donated 2 sets of children’s waders

F. Wolf Creek Project - Dick Natoli

  • Sponsor’s Sign – We installed the sign that describes the Children’s and Handicapped Fishing Area on the workday, which was April 9th. This completes all of the elements of the fishing area.
  • Picture of Sign – Brad Isles of the Allied News took a nice photograph of the sign after it was finished. I will send a copy to John Siebert for posting on our website in the Wolf Creek section.
5. Old Business:
  • Fox Run Motion by Pete Anthony – Tom Jochman suggested we tour the Fox Run project so the Board of Directors is familiar with it. The board agreed and Jim Mondok suggested we have the June 27th board meeting in the Activity Building at Munnell Run Farm. We could drive up to Fox Run from there, visit the site, and return to the Activity Building to finish the meeting.
  • Youth Fly Fishing Camp – Dick Rickert said that two youth would attend the camp this year, Tyler Micsky and John Buchenic. Dick asked for permission to borrow two Fly Fishing Kits from the Chapter for these two boys to use at camp. Bob Shuey will set up the fly rods with line and tippet. Dick also asked permission to purchase two rod/reel cases to protect the equipment while the boys are at camp. Bill Fay also said that he has two vests that he will donate.
6. New Business:
  • Polo Shirts - Jeff Kremis wants the Board members to purchase Polo style shirts with a TU logo to wear at our chapter events. Bill Fay will contact a Greenville area merchant to see if the logos could be applied to shirts purchased locally in order to save money.