TROUT UNLIMITED PENNS CREEK CHAPTER

JUNE 11, 2002

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

THE FOLLOWING WERE IN ATTENDANCE: BRIAN FREY, FRED FULTZ, JIM MATTHEWS, MIKE LONG, MIKE LONG, R. B. POWELL, DENNIS SIEBER, JERRY WUNZ, BOB SNIDER, JAN SNEDEKER, WALTER HARPSTER, ARDEN LEACH AND ROB BARGO.

OLD BUSINESS

 

THE GATE ACROSS FROM WAGNER’S TIRE WAS DISCUSSED. CHAPTER PRESIDENT BRIAN FREY TO SET UP PUBLIC RELATIONS WITH PAPERS ABOUT LOCKING OF THE GATE.

NO UPDATE ON PROJECT AT UPPER END OF KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK. UPATE OF PROJECT STATUS TO FOLLOW.

NEXT CLEAN UP EVENT ON THE KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 17, 2002. GROUPS INVOLVED WITH THE CLEAN UP ARE AS FOLLWS; DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN ASSOCIATION, PPL, BOY SCOUT GROUPS, CHURCH GROUPS, AND CONSERVATION CLUBS. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS.

WILD TURKEY FEDERATION YOUTH DAY SCHEDULED FOR THE LAST SATURDAY IN AUGUST. WE NEED HELP WITH FLY TYING STATION AND FISHING/FLY CASTING STATION. ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL CHAPTER PRESIDENT BRIAN FREY.

EDUCATIONAL OPPURTUNITIES FOR PENNS CREEK CHAPTER WERE DISCUSSED.

BOY SCOUTS HAVE NEW FLY FISHING MERIT BADGE. PENNS CREEK CHAPTER PRESIDENT TO CONTACT SEVEN MOUNTAIN BOY SCOUT CAMP TO SEE IF WE CAN GET INVOLVED.

REPORT WAS GIVEN BY PENNS CREEK CHAPTER SECRETARY FRED FULTZ ON CLEAN UP AT LAURAL RESERVOIR THAT TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 1, 2002. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF THE BOROUGH OF LEWISTOWN DISPOSED OF THE GARBAGE WEIGHING 0.59 TONS AND 12 TIRES. ALSO MICSELLANEOUS METALS WERE DONATED TO THE MILROY LIONS CLUB.

LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL COMMUNITY DAYS INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED AT OUR NEXT MEETING BY JAN SNEDEKER.

NEW BUSINESS

PENNS CREEK TROUT UNLIMITED SUMMER SOCIAL WILL BE HELD AT DENNY SIEBER’S CAMP IN HAVICE VALLEY ON JULY 11, 2002.

AMY GRIFFITH WITH DCNR WILL BE PRESENT TO DISCUSS THE SNOWMOBILE BRIDGE SITUATION ACROSS THE TRUSSEL 19 AREA. ALSO INVITED WILL REPRESENATIVES FROM THE SPRING CREEK CHAPTER AND RB WINTER CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED.

AS USUAL IT BYOM. (BRING YOUR OWN MEAT) COOKS AND GRILL WILL BE PROVIDED.

DIRECTIONS TO DENNY SIEBER’S CAMP

HAVICE VALLEY ROAD

TURN ONTO STRONG’S IMPROVEMENT ROAD

LOOK FOR SIGN TO THE RIGHT.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED SPENT $600.00 ON POSTAGE LAST YEAR.

IN ORDER TO TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY THE CHAPTER IS ASKING ANY MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY E-MAILED CHAPTER PRESIDENT BRIAN FREY AT omsfrey@acsworld.net. TO DO SO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUTURE NEWSLETTERS ELECTRONICALLY.

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

NEXT MEETING JULY 11, 2002

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

 

 

FRED FULTZ

SECRETARY