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, DENNIS SIEBER, BILL FORCE, JIM MATTHEWS, CHERIE BROWN, JAN SNEDEKER, WALT MALCOLM, BILL HUBLER, DENNISON PEIFFER, DICK FRY, ARDEN LEACH, BOB SNIDER, LEAH FRONK, TREVOR FRONK, R. B. POWELL, LARRY WINEY AND ROB BARGO.

IT WAS SUGGESTED BY CHAPTER MEMBER DICK FRY THAT

TWO BANQUET TICKETS WILL BE GIVEN IN APPRECIATION TO THE TWO MEN THAT EMPTY THE GARBAGE CANS OVER AT PENNS CREEK.

DENNIS SEIBER MADE THE MOTION.

SECONDED BY BILL FORCE.

SNOW MOBILE BRIDGE OVER PENNS CREEK UPDATE.

PRESIDENT FREY REPORTED THAT HE SPOKE WITH AMY GRIFFITH WITH THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY. SHE STATED AS FAR AS THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY WAS CONCERNED THERE WILL BE NO SNOWMOBILE BRIDGE OVER PENNS CREEK. THE AREA WILL BE DESIGNATED A WILD AREA. MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN WILD AREAS.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER WILL SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE WILD AREA TO BUREAU OF FORESTRY.

MOTION WAS MADE BY WALT MALCOLM TO SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY.

SECONDED BY BILL HUBLER.

DENNIS SEIBER ABSTAINED.

THE SIGN FOR THE PROJECT AT REEDSVILLE YOUTH PARK.

JAN SNEDEKER REPORTED THAT SIGN IS DONE. HANGING OF SIGN SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 22, 2002 AT 1:00PM.

LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL SPONSERING A "YOUTH FISHING DERBY".

JAN SNEDEKER REPORTED THAT 140 TO 150 KIDS INVOLVED WITH THE DERBY.

THE PENNS CREEK CHAPTER WAS ASKED TO DONATE MONEY NECCESARY FOR STOCKING OF FISH.

MOTION WAS MADE BY BILL FORCE TO DONATE UP TO $500.00 TO BUY FISH ONLY.

SECONDED BY BILL HUBLER.

STREAM CLEAN UP MARCH 23, 2002. LOWER KISH CREEK.

MEETING AT DICKSON FIELD AT 9:00AM.

PEOPLE COMMITTED: ED GALOVICH-DEP, LAHS CONSERVATION CLUB, PENNS CREEK CHAPTER TU, LOCAL PA STREAMWAYS CHAPTER, PPL, DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN CORPORATION, BOROUUGH OF LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY SOLID WASTE WAIVING TIPPING FEES AT LANDFILL.

GOAL: WALNUT STREET TO MONTOGOMERY BRIDGE.

CADIE PRUSS WITH CONSERVATION DISTRICT MAY HAVE PROJECT FOR UPPER END OF KISH CREEK READY. PRIVATE LANDOWNER. SPECIFICS TO FOLLOW.

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 E-MAIL TO SEND CHAPTER PRESIDENT BRIAN FREY AN E-MAIL AT omsfrey@acsworld.net. TO REQUEST THE NEWSLETTERS BE ELECTRONICALLY MAILED TO CHAPTER MEMBERS.

NEXT PENNS CREEK TU MEETING TO BE HELD APRIL 16, 2002 AT 7:00 PM. MEETING AT REEDSVILLE YOUTH PARK. AFTER MEETING CHAPTER MEMBERS GOING TO WORK ON CLEANING UP PROJECT AREA (IN AND OUT OF STREAM SO BRING YOUR WADERS).

NEXT WATERSHED MEETING APRIL 17, 2002 7:00PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE JUNIATA VALLEY REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTER (OLD DANKS BUILDING).

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

NEXT MEETING APRIL 16, 2002

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

FRED FULTZ

SECRETARY