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NW
CT Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Minutes of Meeting
December 7, 2010
The December meeting was held at 7:30 PM downstairs
at the Torrington Elks Club. Thirty-six
people were in attendance.
The regular business portion of our meeting was
postponed as we held our annual Christmas party. There was food and drink and good company
shared by all.
Jim Fedorich did interrupt the
festivities for a quick update on our upcoming Annual Fundraising Banquet.
The banquet will be a Game Dinner held on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the
Torrington Elks Lodge. Hors d’oeuvres
will be served from 6:00 – 7:00 PM with the dinner starting at 7:00 PM. There will be door prizes, silent auctions,
and bucket raffles. This is our major
fundraiser that supports our projects and programs throughout the year.
The menu for the evening sounds delicious with the
food served family style at the tables.
The menu includes fish chowder, salmon tar tar,
Buffalo
meatballs, rabbit cacciatore and wild boar loin, as well as all the extras. Tickets are $35 a head and may be purchased
from any of the chapter officers.
Seating will be limited, so get your tickets early.
Kim Barbieri from the
Torrington Conservation Commission gave us a brief update on the Army Corp
regarding the Naugatuck
River. She mentioned Phases I and II were just
about complete. This includes clearing
the banks of the Naugatuck
River. She did mention there was some good
news/bad news with this project. From
a conservation stand point, we don’t like to see the banks cleared. However, this process should remove the
invasive plants along the river. The
City of Torrington
will be responsible for planting grass along the banks of the river and
keeping the grass short. In addition,
Kim mentioned they may be able to use the flow requirements set by the Corp to
our advantage and she is working to add some deeper channels and holes that
could hold and protect trout in the future.
This would be in the third phase of the project.
Kim has been a great
champion for the Naugatuck
River, conservation and
the trout population and we should all thank her for her efforts. She asked our chapter for more support when
it comes to meetings on the river to help her with her efforts against the
bureaucracy.
Our thanks to Bruce Strawinski and the staff of
the Elks for a great evening.
The January monthly meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 at 7:30 PM at the Torrington Elks
Club. The speaker for the evening will
be Dr. William Vincent giving us a presentation on “Salmonella
Poisoning”. If this is anything like
Dr. Bill’s previous presentations, you will not want to miss it. And don’t forget to reserve February 12th
for our banquet. See you at both.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Hart
Secretary, NW CT Chapter of Trout Unlimited
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