Hello to All of You.

The LVH FISHING CLUB would like to invite You All to attend our Meeting in the Club House, at 9 AM on Thursday, the 30th of October 2008.

We have arranged to have Mr. Don Mann, the General Manager for the Port of Newport, to be our Special Guest Speaker. Don has agreed to provide us with a Power Point Presentation regarding what is currently happening with the New International Terminal Project for our Port of Newport.

Don is a superb speaker & the information he will provide, we believe, has great interest & relevance to all of us Newport Residents.

PLEASE FEEL WELCOME to join with us (and invite your neighbors) in welcoming Mr. Mann to Longview Hills & learning about this New & Exciting Port Project. Complimentary Coffee will be provided by the Fishing Club.

John Spangler

JOE LONGO AWARD .....

JOE LONGO AWARD NOMINATIONS          (2008)                  ( A Gentle Reminder )

 

You all are encouraged to continue to submit your Nominations for this Annual Award to Wayne Hill, who is collecting your submissions, with a closure deadline of 20 November 2008.         (Just respond to this E-Mail)

 

 As you know, the LVH FC presents this Annual Award, at our December Christmas Meeting, to a Member of our Club that clearly embraces our Clubs Ethos Statement & has displayed, by his or her actions, Support for the Many Activities our Club is involved with, both in our Newport Community & in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.  

 

NOTE >< The results of your nominating efforts will be announced at our Very Important, 20 November 2008, General Membership Meeting.

 

Thank You Wayne for collecting the 2008 Joe Longo Award Data & Thank You All for your Member Nominations ……….. THE HOOK

NOVEMBER INIATIVES ..........

NOVEMBER IS ELECTION MONTH >> FOR OUR >> 2009 << LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB OFFICERS ………..

 

What follows is an Un-paid Political Announcement >>>>> ( THE ADVANCED LVH FC ELECTION BALLOT ) 

 

**** The following LVH FC Members have agreed to serve the Club, for 2009, in the following capacities:         

 

John Spangler, President …. (aka  THE HOOK)

 

Wayne Hill, Vice President …. (aka  BIG FISH)                      

 

Wayde Dudley, Operations Officer …. (aka  SURVEYOR)               

 

Frank Stout, Administrative Officer …. (aka DUCKS)

 

Barb Dudley, Public Affairs Officer …. (aka FIRST LADY)

 

Dave Dinsmoor, Chief Master at Arms …. (aka CREEK MEISTER)

 

( Write-in Candidates are permissible. )     

 

NOTE >><< All of our Club Members are strongly encouraged to attend the 20 November 2008 General Membership Meeting. I will be speaking to “The State of our Fishing Club” as we draw 2008 to a close & look forward to 2009. Following my comments, we will be formally VOTING on the aforementioned LVH Fishing Club Officers.

 

In closing >><< I think it is fair to say, you would have to “Look Pretty Hard” to find a “Better Bunch of Folks” than the current 2008 Club Officers. It has been my privilege to serve with them & represent our LVH FC for 2008. All of us care deeply about the Ethos Statement of our Fine Club & its Outstanding Members……….

 

To that end, we solicit your VOTE & are prepared to stand with you, once again, as your Club Officers, effective 1 January 2009.  

 

**** I am THE HOOK & I approved this message >>>>>>>>> 

 

 

IN MEMORY ........

“BLESSED ARE THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN THEIR BOATS” ……….

 

On the Front Page of today’s (10/25/08) Oregonian >><< You will find the Tragic Story of 5 Fishermen who recently lost their lives, when their Fishing Boat was went down off Adak Island, in the Bearing Sea. It was noted in the article, that 2 of these men were Oregonians.

 

As fellow Fishermen, it seems fitting that we take a moment, in our busy day, to Pause & Remember these Men & their Families >><< May their Souls Rest in Peace >> Blessed are they …………

 

THE HOOK

 

 

 

NEWS TIMES ARTICLE ( 22 October 2008 )

OFFICER AWARDED LIFE SAVING MEDAL                  (News Times Article & Pic >> dtd. 22 October 2008)

 

SARGENT TOM SIMPSON (Newport Police Department) was recognized & presented with a Medal, by Mayor Bill Bain, for saving the life of a man who would have drowned, were it not for Tom’s timely action.

 

A copy of the Article & Picture is now prominently displayed in our LVH Club House on THE Fishing Club WALL ……….

 

Suffice to say >><< We are very proud of you Tom & Honored to count you as a Member of our Fishing Club ………….…   THE HOOK

 

  

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP (2008)

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP >>>> IS NOW OPEN FOR WINTER BUSINESS >>>>>>>>> (21 October 2008)

 

What a GREAT DAY we had getting the Access Road & Trap Open for the Winter Run of Salmon & Steelhead. We had 14 Stalwart Members of our fine Fishing Club involved in clearing brush from the road & installing a new entry/egress ladder at the trap. It should also be mentioned that we had a CHUCK WAGON that “Burned some Berger’s & Dogs” for the Hungry Work Crew. Special Thanks are in order for  Dean Fleck, of  Englund Marine, who donated all of the Stainless Steel Fasteners, which enabled Brian Hudson & Butch Minich to secure the ladder for, as they said, another 50 years !!!!  

 

NOW >><<  The real work begins >><<  Effective on Monday, 27 Oct 2008, & every following Monday, over the Winter Months, our Fishing Club will be sending Trapper Teams into the trap to collect Critical Data, which will be used by ODFW Biologists to make Sustainability Determinations regarding the Salmon & Steelhead using Schooner Creek as a Spawning Habitat.

 

PLEASE >>< Consider becoming a member of one of our Trapper Teams >><< If you are so inclined, contact Wayne “Big Fish” Hill & he will be glad to explain what is involved & help you fit into our Trap Team Servicing Schedule >>>> I can assure you …….. You will find it to be a fun & rewarding experience ……..   

 

**** THE HOOK         

Observatory - Worm Grunting - A Mystery Solved - NYTimes.com

Observatory - Worm Grunting - A Mystery Solved - NYTimes.com: "Worm grunting, also known as worm fiddling or charming, involves driving a wooden stake into the ground and rubbing the top of it with a leaf spring or other flat piece of steel to make a grunting or snoring noise. Done in the right place under the right conditions, the result will be hundreds earthworms appearing on the surface of the ground."

HOT FLASH ........BLAST >>>>

COAST HWY ALERT >>>&<<< HEADS UP GOOD FOLKS & FISH TRAPPERS !!!!!!!!!

 

EFFECTIVE >><< Sunday …10/19 thru Friday …10/24 >>>>>> WATCH FOR FLAGGERS & EXPECT N/S TRAFFICE DELAYS ……….

 

**** ODOT will begin rebuilding road access to both ends of the NEW SPENCER CREEK BRIDGE at Beverly Beach………

 

**** If all goes as planned, we will soon be driving across the NEW BRIDGE & ODOT will be starting Demo of the Old Bridge sometime in early November.                      

 

                THE HOOK

ANNUAL JOE LONGO AWARD ........

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2008 JOE LONGO AWARD & NEW 2009 LVH FC OFFICERS ……..

 

As you all know, in December we will be presenting one of our Outstanding Club Members with the Joe Longo Award for 2008.

 

Please begin thinking about who you would like to nominate for this years Joe Longo Award & then send your nomination to Wayne Hill. (Just as a reminder, we do not consider currently serving Club Officers eligible for nomination.) Wayne will collate all of your submissions & we will inform you of the results at our 20 November 2008 General Membership Meeting.

 

At this same 20 November Meeting >><< We will also be voting on the New 2009 Roster of Club Officers. As we do each year >><< All LVH FC Officers tender their resignations, effective EOY 2008……..So, now is the time for you to consider who you would like to nominate for the various 2009 LVH FC Officer Positions. Wayne will also be collating your New Officer Nominations.

 

Suffice to say, November & December will busy months & we encourage all of our Fine Members to “put your thinking caps on” & get involved in these Important Annual Decisions that affect your Fishing Club.  

 

P>S>> I should also mention, that our Annual Salmon Derby will come to a close EOM November >>&<< The Winner of our 2008 Derby will be announced in December & “Appropriately Anointed” at our 1^st Breakfast Meeting in January 2009.  

 

THE HOOK     

Mark your calendars..........................

The LVH Fishing Club has a planned outing to Schooner Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. The purpose is to brush the edges of the road, clear tree branches, cut some grass and install a new ladder in the fish trap. ODF&W will provide a chainsaw, a heavy duty weed whacker, a machete, gas and oil. LVH FC will provide a generator, electric and gas hedge trimmers, weed eater and a machete. John Spangler has volunteered to prepare a simple BBQ lunch of burgers, hot dogs, chips and cookies. This will be a good outing and a worthwhile cause. The club will begin servicing the trap on Monday, Oct. 27. Plan on bringing gloves, boots and appropriate clothing for the weather that morning. The group will leave the LVH clubhouse at 8:30am and caravan to Schooner Creek. Feel free to join in as this will not be very labor intensive and there will be things everyone can do. James Ray and Casey Deckard of ODF&W plan to join us.

Wayde

The U-DA-MAN Fishing Tournament is just around the corner on October 12th. Last Monday, September 29th, several volunteers got together to clean up the old boat ramp at the South Beach Marina. It was a messy job but with lots of help everyone made quick work of it. Luckily, I had the camera so got out of having to do much. Good job everyone!

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FW: LVH FC .. OCTOBER .. MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE 2008

 

 

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB >> OCTOBER << MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE   (2008)

 

2  October     Thursday     9 AM      BREAKFAST MEETING

 

The Club Membership will be gathering for our Monthly Breakfast at the Agate Beach Golf Course Restaurant. We will review the various Club Activities planned for October & enjoy swapping “Fish’in Stories” !!!!  Feel free to bring a prospective New Club Member or a Friend. In any event, we will look forward to seeing you all at “Breakfast” !!!!! 

 

7  October     Tuesday     9 AM     4th QUARTER >><< ODFW >><< COASTAL FISHING CLUBS COORDINATION MEETING

 

These Quarterly Meetings are attended by representatives of the 3 Coastal Fishing Clubs. The intent is to better plan & coordinate our various Fishing Club Volunteer Resources to meet the needs of ODFW Stewardship & Sustainability Projects for the coming quarter. Our various Club Members will not be impacted by this meeting commitment, only select Board Members will be attending. 

 

12 October    Sunday     Early AM to 3 PM    7 th ANNUAL U-DA-MAN SALMON FISHING TOURNAMENT 

 

Our Fishing Club is proud to, again, assist the fine group of local men & women who make this Annual Event possible. The money raised by the tournament is used, in cooperation with ODFW, for Stewardship & Sustainability Projects that specifically enhance the Salmon Propagation in our very own Yaquina Bay & River Watershed.   Watch for a BLAST … Which will outline various event activities that will require our FC Volunteer Support.

 

16 October    Thursday    9 AM     ROAD TRIP & PICNIC >>>> To MARY’S PEAK LOOK OUT !!!!!!!!

 

As we speak, the “Wagon Master” (AKA Wayde Dudley) is planning another exciting Road Trip & Picnic” !!!  Many of you joined us for our last very successful expedition to the Ghost Town of Valsetz …….. We hope to repeat that fun experience with a run up to Mary’s Peak Look Out !!

Stay Tuned & Watch for a BLAST from the Wagon Master, containing more specific details regarding our next Road Trip Adventure !!!! 

 

30 October    Thursday    9 AM     GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

 

As you can see, we repositioned our G.M. Meeting to allow us to have as our Special Guest >> DON MANN << Who many of you know, is the General Manager of the Port of Newport. Don has agreed to provide us with a Power Point Presentation on what is currently happening regarding the New International Terminal Project for our Port of Newport. Don is a superb speaker & the information is of great interest to all of us who are Residents of Newport.   This I.T.P. Information is of such interest, that we are going to INVITE all of our LVH Friends & Neighbors to join us for Don’s Presentation ………. 

 

DUCKS & BEAVERS FOOTBALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER  (2008) >>>>>>>>

 

DUCKS >> 4 Oct….at USC >>> 11 Oct….UCLA >>> 25 Oct…. at ARIZONA ST.

 

BEAVS>> 2 Oct…. at UTAH >>> 11 Oct…. WASH. ST >>> 18 Oct…. at WASHINGTON

 

This is going to be a Very Busy Month >><< Keep an Eye on the Club Schedule & Watch for BLASTS !!!!!!!                  THE HOOK  

 

 

 

 

At our LVH Fishing Club meeting on September 18th, we were very fortunate to have John Sanchez as a guest speaker. John is a member of the Central Coast Fly Fishers and has a professional background with the US Forest Service. He presented us with an interesting and informative power point presentation on the "Life Cycle of Salmon" with the emphasis on the young smolts going downstream rather than the adult salmon struggling upstream that we usually hear about. We all learned something and . . .

how often do you see Alan Canfield so intense.? With his excellent concentration skills he was chosen to man the computer and change slides. Good job, Alan!
John talking about how important the geology of an area is for the salmon.
John brought his children with him. It was nice to have young people at our meeting for a change. John was one of two new members accepted into the LVH Fishing Club at this meeting.

We also were pleased to welcome Jack Prince as a new member to our Fishing Club. Jack is also a member of CCFF and will be a welcome addition to our Club.

WELCOME ABOARD TO OUR TWO NEW MEMBERS, JOHN AND JACK!!!

This is where some of the funds from the U-DA-MAN Tournament go:

Larry Dale, Wayde Dudley and Barb Dudley helped ODFW/US Forest Service on a project at Big Elk Creek on Sunday, September 21st. We directed traffic (which consisted of about 4 vehicles) while watching a helicopter move logs from a designated stockpile to various places on Big Elk Creek as part of a salmon enhancement project. It was quite a sight to see the trees pass overhead and the amazing ability of the helicopter pilot to place the logs precisely where they needed to be in the creek.

FISHING STORIES

Here are a couple of photos from LVH Fishing Club members:

Phil Reed caught this 44 pound "hog" on Tillamook Bay September 15th.

Hank Bryson took Wayde Dudley on as a "deckhand" on his last commercial fishing trip for albacore. They were gone from September 15th through the 18th. Here is a picture of Hank with one of the catch. Should get a lot of tuna fish sandwiches out of this one . . .

Thanks for the photos, guys, and good fishing!!!

IN MEMORY .........

IN MEMORY << of >> DICK GARVEY

 

It is my sad duty to inform you all, that the Longview Hills Fishing Club lost one of our own yesterday afternoon (9/9/08) >>> DICK GARVEY <<< After a long illness, passed away in the Corvallis Hospital.

 

**** He will be missed helping us, this year, with our LVH FC Support for the Annual U-DA-MAN Salmon Tournament. He really enjoyed being a part of the event set up at the South Beach Marina Venue………

 

**** There was only one >><< “PAPA PICKLE” >><< His quick whit & brilliant smile will be absent from our Club Meetings, but his spirit & love of fishing will remain with us ………

 

**** We extend our deepest condolences to Dick’s lovely wife Bev & his Family. It seems to me, that we can best serve the Garvey Family now, by being available & supportive to Bev over this difficult transition period……….

 

JCS

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ODFW STEWARDSHIP PROJECT >>><<>

Hi folks. Just a note regarding the Great Job Wayde did on this 9 Site Stewardship Project … He would be the 1^st to say a lot of good folks helped with this, but he took the initiative to get the GPS Data registered for future ODFW use ………

P.S. I am here to tell you all, Wayde & Electric Bill make a Great Post Hole Digging Team ………. Thanks Guys … It was a really fun day, topped off by a good Lunch at Oscars ……. THE HOOK

We had a great turnout at our monthly breakfast meeting at Agate Beach Golf Course on Thursday, September 4th. Every chair was full and it was nice to see everyone. After we got all the "business" out of the way (reports from members of the Board, etc.), John passed around newspaper articles brought in by Bob Breakfield about his summer fishing in Alaska. Pictures of the salmon and halibut certainly had everyone in the crowd sit up and take notice and, I'm sure, more than one were a little jealous.
Special guest Tom Simpson gave a wonderful report on a crabbing trip he had last week and told a few tales on John and Wayne that had us all laughing. Walter Chuck gave an insightful and informative report on what's going on with the marine reserve issue. It was nice to have both these guys back.

And, as always, everyone enjoyed relaxing and visiting with friends.
Good to have the Breakfields back from Alaska.
All in all, it was a great meeting with good conversation, good information and good food. Hope more of you can make it next month!