Minutes – 11/20/06 Board Mtg.
Hickory VFW / Hickory Pa.

K. Tarczy, P. Anthony, J. Kremis, R. Natoli, N. Loprire, R. Rickert, R. Shuey, and A. Monroe

• Fishing Creek Watershed Association – Aaron received some flyers in the mail, which he passed out to all of the board members.
• Thank You note from Pete Anthony – Aaron received a thank you from Pete for the flowers we sent for Pete and Edie’s wedding anniversary.

• Minutes were approved as written

• Budget Report – Jeff reviewed the budget report ending October 31st 2006
• The budget report will be filed for future audit

• Signs for Cool Spring Creek Walking Trails – Aaron Monroe had the signs made and they were installed by Aaron, Aaron’s son, and Pete Anthony.

B. Nursery – Pete Anthony

• Trout Stocking – 400 Brown Trout in the 8-inch range were stocked at Little Sandy Creek in October. In November, 150 were put in Cool Spring Creek, and 150 were placed in Neshannock Creek.
• Aeration Motor – Pete said the motor would be about $245
• Trailer Caddy – Dick Natoli made a sketch of the box needed to house the trailer spare tire, jack, and other maintenance items for the nursery fish transport trailer. He will order the wood, and give the bill to Jeff Kremis. Plans are to build it in December / January time frame so it will be available for the next fish stocking.
• Gasoline Costs for Fish Stockings – Pete thinks that the cost of the gasoline is enough to cover his and Ken Tarczy’s expenses for their vehicles.

C. “Trial Membership Meeting” - Aaron Monroe

• Aaron set the date for the membership meeting as Monday, January 29th at the Hickory VFW. We will start at 6:00 PM with a short board meeting followed by a guest speaker or demonstration. Light refreshments will be available.

D. Banquet / Newsletter - Nick Loprire

• Newsletters - The November / December Newsletter was mailed out on November 16th. The next one will be in January, and it should be set up by January 6th so it may be mailed out by mid-January.
• Banquet – The date is set for Saturday, March 24th and the next step in the process is to get the tickets printed. Pete Anthony reported that Benjamin’s Restaurant would pay for the printing costs again this year.

E. Membership – Tom Jochman

• No Report

E. Youth Coordinator – Dick Rickert

• Sharon High School – Anthony Conti is starting a youth Fly Fishing Club, and Dick loaned him our 4 fly rods to help train the students.
• Slippery Rock University (SRU) – Dick talked with Professor Paulette Johnson about some projects her students could do at our area streams beginning in January 2007. The students are responsible for choosing their own projects, and some of the ideas discussed included Macroinvertebrate studies, stream mapping, deflector repair, and planting trees.
• Benefits of the SRU Projects - Bob Shuey said that these projects would help our streams, help get the word out for Trout Unlimited, and also benefit the university. Bob thinks we should back these projects 100%, and the board members present agreed.
• Wolf Creek Fishing Derby – Armstrong Cable promised Dick Rickert a monetary donation for the derby this year. The date for the Youth Fishing Derby will be Saturday, April 21st (one week after opening day of Trout Season) with a rainout date of April 28th. Bob Shuey thinks we should ask Armstrong for some free cable TV ads promoting the event; Dick Rickert will check with them on that idea.

• Nothing to discuss

• Chapter Donations – Jeff Kremis suggested we send a note to Jennifer Barbarac in care of The Shenango River Watchers to explain why we could not afford to send them a donation this year, all of the board members present agreed with Jeff’s proposal.