Club News


THE MESSAGE - January 2005

Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Monthly at 8:00pm
New Membership interviews held on the 2nd Thursday, Monthly at 7:30pm
Trap shooting is every Sunday at 1:30.

Calendar of Events

  • Ice Derby (Rescheduled): January 29, 2005
  • Super Bowl Sunday: February 6, 2005
  • Game Feed (Rescheduled): February 12, 2005
  • Horseshoe Banquet: March 3, 2005
  • Irish Dinner: March 12, 2005
  • Trout Derby: April 16, 2005
  • Comedy Night: April 24, 2005 Spring Cleanup: April 30, 2005

General Information

Porketta/Chicken Shoots

Porketta/Chicken shoots have started again. Please contact the club for dates or stop by the club. Shoots are always on a Sunday and start at 4:00. We're generally done by 6:00 and follow it with a meat raffle. Families are always welcome. It's a lot of fun.

Christmas Holiday Party

This year our Christmas party featured Roast Beef w/mushroom gravy, Chicken Marsala and garlic mashed potatoes, salad, rolls and butter. The food was excellent. Thank you to anyone that had donated an appetizer or dessert. The DJ (Paul Giroux) had everyone dancing right up to last call. The free membership for 2006 went to Ned. Congratulations Ned!!

Did you remember to pay your dues?

By the time you get this it will be the end of the month and close to the cutoff date. If you have not had a chance to pay your dues yet ($70 now), please either stop into the club or drop a check in the mail. As long as it's postmarked by 1/31/05 you will remain a member. If anyone has a hardship and can't pay their dues, please contact the membership committee.

Cookbooks:

We are still collecting recipes for our cookbook. We would appreciate any and all donations. Thank you to those of you that have taken the time to drop off recipes. We know many have said you have some, so we would love to get them into the book. The sooner we get enough recipes, the sooner the book can be published. Any proceeds will go to benefit the club.

Recipes for regular types of food are also being accepted along with appetizers and desserts. We are also looking for kids recipes. So let's hear from all you ice fishing and hunting camp cooks. We are also looking for suggestions for a title. Please feel free to let Dennis Smith know any ideas.

Calendars:

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Black Powder Rifle Raffle. The drawing was held on 12/7/04 meeting. Paul Ambers won the gun, Russell Tomassetti won 2nd prize and Larry Jackson won 3rd prize.

Ice Fishing Derby:

All you ice fishing enthusiasts, mark your calendars for Jan. 29, 2005 for the Ice Fishing Derby. Reschedules as No Ice date

Woodville Rod & Gun Club Annual Ice Fishing Derby
Lake Whitehall, Hopkinton
January 29, 2005)
Entry Fees: $20.00-before Derby, $25.00-Derby Day
15 and under: $10.00-before Derby, $15.00-Derby Day
75% Payback
Prizes based on 200 entries
Bass: 1st $800.00, 2nd $400.00, 3rd $200.00
Pickerel: 1st $800.00, 2nd $400.00, 3rd $200.00
Largest Perch: $200.00
Registration forms will be available at the club.

Lj's Sporting Tip

Keeping warm - One of the secrets to keeping warm is layers, which can consist of anything from sweatpants under blue jeans to ski gloves that overlap sleeves, as the layers results in more trapped air to keep you warm.
Oxygen levels change - Oxygen levels decrease under the ice, attracting fish closer to the surface as the winter progresses.

General Information

Next Month Report on the Ice Derby

Remember...

  • If anyone knows of a member who is sick or hospitalized, please let us know. You can leave a message at 508-435-4148.

  • Don't forget Trap shooting on Sunday afternoons. We start around 1:30. Come on down and join in the fun. Quite a few people have joined in over the past couple of months. The public is welcomed.


Scholarship

The Woodville Rod & Gun Club of Hopkinton is offering a $500.00 scholarship to a student in the area who shows an interest in environmental education and is pursuing a degree in wildlife, habitat, fisheries or forestry management, environmental, wildlife or marine biology at an accredited college. Please check out the club's website for more information and an application form. www.woodvillerodandgun.com.

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Other notes...

Ongoing, we can order jackets, shirts, etc. If you are interested in looking at these items please contact the club (508-435-4148). We have orange and green hats on hand ($5), and the newest item is a camouflaged version ($12), two styles. Please contact Cherryl if you would like to purchase a jacket or shirt, or the bartenders can help with hats.

New pictures have been added to our website, check them out at: www.woodvillerodandgun.com and click on the "Gallery". If you would like to post anything to the website please send it to webmaster@woodvillerodandgun.com. If you have any questions, contact one of the members on the website committee Dennis Wadsworth "Webmaster", Lee Wright, Karen Remillard, Jeff Gemski and Cherryl Barrett (chairperson).

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Hall Rentals:

  • Member $75.00 plus $75.00 deposit
  • Non-Member $150.00 Hall, $50.00 bartender, plus $75.00 deposit

A deposit and contract are required to hold a date. Deposits are refunded at the end of the function once the hall has been cleaned.

Children’s party rentals can be on Wednesday's or Thursday's only.

Welcome New Members:

  • Chris Clarke
  • Ted Brady
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