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NW CT Chapter of
Trout Unlimited
Minutes of Meeting
May 3, 2011
The May meeting was
called to order at 7:30 PM at the Torrington Elks Club by President Jim
Fedorich. Fifteen people were in attendance.
The Secretary’s Report
for April was read by Secretary Bob Hart and was accepted as read.
The Treasurer’s Report
was given by Evan Williams. There is currently $2569.65 in our
checkbook, of which $200 is tagged for the TIC program. The treasurer’s
report was accepted as read.
Evan Williams presented
a handout of the results of the latest TU State Council Report and
reviewed it. Among the items discussed was a New England Regional
meeting to be held at Homewood Suites in Farmington on Friday, July 29th
through Sunday, July 31st. It was also announced the Annual
Connecticut Hunting and Fishing Day was to be held October 1st
and 2nd from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Bob Hart reported on a
draft for club by-laws that was given to us by TU National. Although
most of it was basic and acceptable, there were several paragraphs Bob
recommended the Board revise the wording before we accepted it as our
own.
Bob Hart updated the
club on the solicitation for money for our TIC program. Six letters and
applications were sent out to area banks and some clubs soliciting money
for TIC. To date we have had one response – from Torrington Savings
Bank with a $100 donation. Jim Fedorich will be getting contact
information so we can also send letters out to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods.
Jim Fedorich brought up
a suggestion to donate $200 to the Housatonic River Outfitters for their
stocking program. This was passed by the membership.
Jim also announced a
couple of upcoming events.
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The Annual Naugatuck River Cleanup will be held on
Saturday, June 4th at the Sullivan Senior Center in
Torrington. It will run from 9:00 AM to Noon and our club will provide
free food and drink for the attendees.
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The Annual Duck Day will be held on Sunday, June 5th.
Anyone interested in volunteering may contact Evan Williams.
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The “Women Gone Wild” event benefiting Multiple Sclerosis
will be held on Saturday, June 25th at the Harwinton Fish and
Game Club. Jim is asking for volunteers that would be interested in
participating in a fly-tying demonstration.
Bob Hart read two
letters our club received. The first was a thank you from “Casting for
Recovery” acknowledging our donation to their event. The second was to
announce our club received a $500 donation from The Friends of the
Naugatuck River to help us with our work in preserving the Naugatuck
River.
Evan mentioned Bill
Case from the Farmington River Chapter was asking if we wanted to share
our fall picnic as we did last year. Members felt this was a good idea
and Evan was to contact Bill to come up with a date for the event.
The program for this
evening was a presentation by Mike Beauchene of the CT DEP. Mike is an
Environmental Analyst for the State and spoke to us on the recent
findings of the invasive species of algae, Didymosphenia Geminata, also
known as Didymo or Rock Snot, in the West Branch of the Farmington
River. Although this is serious, Mike said we should not panic and
learn how to deal with it, including taking precautions to prevent
spreading it to other rivers. This involves making sure you follow
basic steps with waders, boats, kayaks, etc. – namely Check, Clean,
Dry. Details can be found on multiple websites and DEP announcements.
The meeting adjourned
at 8:55 PM,
The June monthly
meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 7:30 PM at the
Torrington Elks Club.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Hart
Secretary, NW CT
Chapter of Trout Unlimited |