The Holidays are a good time to reflect on our good fortune - our health, our prosperity, and especially our good friends. On Thursday, December 20th, the Longview Hills Fishing Club had their annual "Holiday Party" which is the last meeting of the year. Christmas time is about good cheer and getting together with friends. We had all of that at our meeting.

Some very nice, and justly deserved, remarks were made about Bud Roark's contributions to the Fishing Club. He was there with his wife, Mary.
Mike Samples made the long-awaited statement that the U-DA-MAN sign (which was feared lost) had been found and was resting comfortably in someone's garage.
Mac Andrew gave an accounting of his and Butch's experience helping ODFW with their fin clipping project.
It was also time for the presentation of the Second Annual Joe Longo Award. This time we were all thrilled to be honoring one of our special members, Bill Furgason. He was honored for his many contributions to the Fishing Club, the time he served on the Board, and his wonderful upbeat attitude which always makes it pleasure to work on a project with him.
Always a "guest of honor", Michelle Longo presented the award to Bill. She also spoke about her father, Joe Longo, and stated he would be proud of what the Longview Hills Fishing Club has become.
We want to thank everyone who attended our meeting, members as well as guests, for making it so special. We are looking forward to a very productive, rewarding and most of all FUN year ahead. Can't wait!!!

First Lady