TROUT UNLIMITED PENNS CREEK CHAPTER

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRIAN FREY, CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30P.M.

THE FOLLOWING WERE IN ATTENDANCE: BRIAN FREY, FRED FULTZ, HAROLD CAROLUS, STAN STUCK, BILL HUBLER, BILL FORCE, BOB SNIDER, JAMES KNARR, ANNETTE KNARR, DICK FRY, WALT MALCOLM, WALT HARPSTER, MIKE CHRISTOFF, TOM KAUFFMAN, DENNISON PEIFFER, LARRY WINEY AND ARDEN M. LEACH.

FISH DERBY WAS DISCUSSED. CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRIAN FREY, STATED HE VISITED THE DERBY TWO TO THREE TIMES. HE STATED THAT FISH CHECKED IN AT REMOTE LOCATIONS WERE RETURNED TO THE WATER RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, AT THE MAIN CHECK IN STATION, THE FISH WERE HELD IN A SMALL OLD CONTAINER IN DIRTY WATER. HE STATED FISH WERE COMING TO THE SURFACE GASPING FOR AIR. THE PRESIDENT WILL TALK TO THE APPROPRIATE FIRE COMPANY PERSONEL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY WALT TO USE TEA CREEK WITH FLOAT BOXES TO CHECK FISH IN.

JAN SNEDEKER WAS NOT AT THE MEETING HOWEVER FORWARDED THE MESSAGE THAT THE THREE TRASH BARRELS SET OUT BY THE PENNS CREEK CHAPTER AT THE DERBY WERE A SUCCESS. JAN REMOVED TWO PICK-UP TRUCKLOADS OF TRASH OF WHICH THE FIRE COMPANY PERSONEL PROPERLY DISPOSED OF.

DOUG REDDY’S CONSERVATION CLUB SCHEDULED THEIR FIRST STREAM CLEAN UP FOR JUNE 19, 2001 AT 9:00A.M. THE LANDFILL AGREED TO TAKE THE TRASH COLLECTED. CONSERVATION ASKED FOR DONATIONS OF GLOVES AND TRASH BAGS. MOTION WAS MADE BY WALT HARPSTER TO REIMBURSE THE CONSERVATION CLUB FOR COSTS ASSOCITED WITH GLOVES AND TRASH BAGS. SECONDED BY BILL HUBLER.

HONEY CREEK BEING VERY CLOUDY WAS DISCUSSED. BILL FORCE WILL TALK TO LARRY JACKSON. BRIAN FREY WILL TALK WITH KISH CREEK WATERSHED COORDINATOR, KATIE PRUSS.

SUMMER SOCIAL TO BE HELD AT DENNY SEIBER’S CAMP JULY 11, 2001 AT 6:30P.M. BRING YOUR OWN STEAK.

SPECIAL REGULATION WATER IN MIFFLIN COUNTY WAS DISSCUSSED. OFFICERS TO SCHEDULE MEETING WITH FISH COMMISSION TO DISCUSS.

JIM KNARR AND HIS WIFE ANNETTE WERE PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS INSTALLATION OF A GATE UNDER THE TWIN BRIDGES AREA. JIM AND ANNETTE AGREED THE GARBAGE PEOPLE DUMP UNDER THE BRIDGES NEXT TO THE CREEK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PENNS CREEK CHAPTER WILL CONTACT PA DOT TO SEE WHAT NEEDS DONE TO INSTALL GATE. PENNS CREEK WILL PAY FOR AND INSTALL THE GATE.

DENNISON PEIFFER DISCUSSED NEXT YEARS BANQUET. IT WAS DECIDED TO HOLD IT AT MCVEYTOWN FIRE COMPANY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. DENNY WILL CONTACT THEM TO RESERVE A TENITIVE DATE. THE CHAPTER NEEDS TO START THINKING OF A GUEST SPEAKER.

TREASURERS REPORT WAS GIVEN.

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SUMMER SOCIAL JULY 11, 2001

NEXT MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

FRED FULTZ

SECRETARY