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Membership Meetings

Minutes – 2/22/10 Board Mtg.
Sharon Hall / Penn State Shenango Campus / Sharon, Pa

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In Attendance:

J. Mondok, J. Kremis, C. Jochman, T. Jochman, W. Stevenson, K. Tarczy, N. Loprire, P. Anthony,
T. Harris, E. Armburger, and R. Natoli
1. Opening Comments –  Jeff Kremis / President
  • None
2. Minutes from Last Meeting – R. Natoli / Secretary
  • The minutes were approved as written.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Jeff Kremis/Carol Jochman
  • Receipts & Disbursements Report – Carol reviewed the report ending Jan 31, 2010
  • 990N FORM – The Federal Government sent our 990N form with the wrong Employees Identification Number (EIN).  It appears that NW Ohio Chapter 035 and ours is mixed up; we have been using the same EIN since 1993 so they must have made a mistake on Chapter 035.  Jeff Kremis will follow up to correct this problem.
  • The Treasurers Report will be filed for future audit.
4. Committee Reports:

A. Stream Improvement – Jeff Kremis

  • Coolspring Creek Workday – The workday is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th even though Jeff will be on vacation.  Bill Stevenson will coordinate the activities that day.
  • Big Run Workday – Due to a moratorium on activity between March 1st and June 15th, the workday will have to be rescheduled after June 15th.
  • Deer Creek – Eric reported he submitted a newsletter to Linda Steiner from PATU Newsletter.  They will print Eric’s story about Deer Creek stream improvements in the spring issue of PATU Newsletter.
  • Deer Creek Consortium Activities – Eric reported their next meeting would be March 6th at the Cochranton Public Library at 107 W. Pine Street.  He said 6 to 8 people would be attending our March 20th banquet.  The 30-Day Kids Fishing Permit will be from opening day of Trout Season on April 17th until May 17th.  The chapter volunteered to cover expenses to purchase snacks for the kids on April 17th.

B. Nursery – Pete Anthony & Ken Tarczy

  • PA TU Stance on Chapter Sponsored Nurseries – Pete and Ken Tarczy will provide a review of our Chapter’s Fish Nursery activities at the May chapter meeting.  This review will be in response to the Pa Fish & Boat Commission’s latest policy on limiting chapter nursery activity.

C. Banquet / Newsletter -  Nick Loprire

  • Spring Newsletter Prior to Banquet – Ken Tarczy will pick up the copies from Raffertys Print Shop, add the address labels & stamps, and drop them off at the post office.
  • March 20th Banquet Prizes – The seven major prizes in t he Bucket Raffle will be:
    1. Wii Game
    2. Damascus Knife / 2nd Knife
    3. Shopping Spree - Neshannock Creek Fly Shop
    4. Hand Made Bamboo Fly Rod - Chris Lantzy
    5. Muzzle Loader Gun with Telescope
    6. Chest Waders - Neshannock Creek Fly Shop
    7. Reel Package – High end / Low end pricing – 2 reels
  • Miscellaneous Prizes – Other prizes include a camouflage colored coat and chest waders from deceased TU member Chuck Allen, and a “fishing basket” filled with miscellaneous items for a successful outing.
  • Guest Fly Tying Station – Regular supporter Dr. Charles Moxley will be there with Kevin Compton, fly tier for the US Fly Fishing Team.
  • Radisson Hotel Rooms are Available – Carol Jochman reported she secured a block of five rooms for out of town guests at a special room rate ($85 + tax).
  • Verbal Auction – Nick reported that we have 4 prints of various types of trout available.
  • Prizes for the other tables – 3 rods are available for the other tables:
    1. Orvis 4 pc-5 Weight Rod - 9 feet long
    2. Wright-McGill 5 Weight Rod - donated by John Carson
    3. Helios Rod – from Neshannock Creek Fly Shop
    4. Fly Boxes - from Neshannock Creek Fly Shop
  • Landowners & WCO’s - Guests Status – R. Natoli is contacting the landowners and guests to see if they will attend this years banquet.  He will give a final tally at the March 15th meeting.  Those tickets will be left at the door with names filled in beforehand.

D. Membership – Tom Jochman

  • Chapter Totals - Tom reported we have had 5 new members join in the past several months; our roster now has 214 members.
  • Yearly Member Recruiting Meeting – Jeff Kremis reported that Steve Keppler of the Pa Fish & Boat Commission agreed to speak at our membership meeting.  Jeff will set a date with Steve and get him a room at the Radisson Hotel because he has a 3-hour drive.  The meeting place may be the auditorium area at Penn State Shenango Campus.

E.   Wolf Creek Fishing Derby

  • Things-to-Do List – R. Natoli reported that he and Carol finished all the requirements on the activity list up until March 1st.  Everything is on schedule.
  • Grove City Sportsman’s Club – Jim Tidd agreed to co-sponsor the event again this year and provide lunch for the kids.
  • Fish to be added to Stream – The Pa Fish & Boat Commission will stock Wolf Creek on the Monday prior to the event, and Munnell Run Nursery will probably stock the night before.

F. Youth Coordinator – Nobody Assigned

  • Trout in the Classroom – Jeff Kremis has submitted a grant application for the $500 water chiller needed for the aquarium.
5. Old Business:
  • Marcellus Shale – Steve Keppler, who is scheduled to speak at our membership meeting, will talk about the perils of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale deposits in the state of Pennsylvania.  This type of drilling poses a lot of problems with brackish wastewater from the drilling process.  Our Chapter President, Jeff Kremis, requested permission to write a letter from the chapter to the Sharon Herald, one of our local newspapers.

    A motion was made by T. Jochman to approve Jeff’s proposal to send the article to the Sharon Herald on behalf of Neshannock Chapter 216.  R. Natoli seconded it and the motion passed.
6. New Business:
  • Chapter Web Site – P. Anthony recommended we discuss the chapter web site at the May meeting, and come up with ways to keep it updated.  Our Web Site Manager, John Siebert, is too busy to do the job by himself.