ON THE WATER FOR JANUARY ( 2K11 )

ON THE WATER FOR JANUARY >>  YEAR 2K11

 

Howdy Fellow Fisher Men and Women........Hope everyone had a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and here's to a Healthy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  Let's dump out the Old Tackle Box and load up the New One.  Some memorable things have happened in this past year.  The COHO seem to be having a great year (we are getting many of them at the fish traps). AND, How about our amazing Port of Newport landing the NOAA contract?  AND, even more amazing, the project is ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.  What a boost to our local economy injecting upward of $20 MILLION a year!!  As if that wasn't enough, the INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL is moving right along in spite of some minor setbacks.  Our COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET is having a decent year and the CRAB is especially tasty.  Then there was the craft that ended up on NYE BEACH.  That attracted a lot of attention.  And Bay Blvd. received a face lift (it was a real mess for a while).  It is nice the utilities are now underground. 

 

Where did 2K10 go?  Looking back on 2K10, it was a busy year for the Longview Hills Fishing Club.  Besides the routine Breakfast Meetings, Beverly Beach Cleanups, Big Creek Res. Solv Bag Stations repair and bag changes, trap duties on the Siletz and Schooner Creek, and tending to Line Recycling Stations, we also found time to have a Coast Guard Station tour in January, Babysit the Steelhead Smolts at Palmer Creek, assist the Port of Newport with Ocean Fishing openers, fund our Fishing Club for another year with the Memorial Day Weekend Garage Sale (a special thanks to Wayde & Barb Dudley for their hard work and driveway), assist Our Friends at Central Coast Fly Fishers and the Baptist Church with the Kid's Fishing Day at Eckman Lake, have a Georgia Pacific tour of the Paper Mill, a tour of the Oyster Farm, a tour of the International Terminal Project, assist the U DA MAN Yaquina Bay Chinook Salmon Tournament, have a great presentation by OSP Sr. Trooper Carla Urbigkeit on Commercial Fishing Enforcement, and then a Show of Member Hobbies at our November Meeting.  The other Big and Special Events were the Wildlife Presentation by Tami Wagner in September AND in August our 6th Anniversary Birthday Bash with our Special Guest and Founder Jack Scherer.  With Great Sadness we lost both Tami and Jack later in 2K10.  Then in December, we held our 5^th Annual Christmas Gathering & Joe Longo Award Presentation.  It was a Touching Moment when the Joe Longo Award was given to Casey Deckard with his Wife and Daughter in attendance.  Then Frank Stout and Barb Dudley were presented with Meritorious Service Awards. And our very own BEACH MISTRESS, Ellie Lemaster was recognized for organizing and reporting our Beverly Beach activities.  To conclude the program, it was our pleasure to present John Spangler with a beautiful mounted Rainbow Trout (Carved by Ducks Stout) as a memento of our esteem, for the Dedication and Leadership John displayed, over the last 5 years, as our Fishing Club President.  WHEW!!!!  WHAT A YEAR !!!!!

Looking ahead to 2K11 we can only hope that we can keep up with our accomplishments of 2K10.  Your New Officers and Board Members will be challenged to arrange Tours and Presentations to meet the expectations of Our Membership.  We look forward to adding New Members and find New and Exciting Tours in the Coming Year.  I would remind every member that my leadership of YOUR Fishing Club can only go SO FAR without your HELP & SUPPORT.  It is the RESPONSIBILITY of EVERY MEMBER to stay involved by attending the meetings and participate in events.  That would include making SUGGESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS regarding Fish Club Activities directly to myself or other LVH FC BOARD MEMBERS:  Larry Dale (vice president), Frank Stout (secretary/treasurer), Don Sarver (operations officer), and Barb Dudley (public affairs officer).

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