Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Monthly at 8:00pm Calendar of Events
Condolences: We are sending our sincerest Condolences to the families of Minor Shepard, Charlie Robinson, and Jeff LeClaire. Annual Ice Derby: We had an absolutely perfect day for ice fishing which helped create the largest attended derby in club history. Sunny, not too cold, and a very small breeze made for ideal conditions for people to get together and have fun on the ice. A total of 95 anglers of all ages signed in for a chance at the big prize. The $400 first place for bass went to Mike Perkins, the $200 second place went to Justin Hayes. And the $100 third place went to our own Chris Clarke. The first, second, and third place for pickerel all went to Mike Cooney for a total of $700. The $100 prize for the longest perch went to George "Kiva King" Munchbach. While at the judge's station at the boat ramp I was visited by the local EPO (warden) and we had a discussion about 4-wheelers and snowmobiles. According to law, 4-wheelers are not allowed at any time on state park lands and waters, and snowmobiles can be used on the ice, but only when ice fishing. Just a note to any who may have a question about 4-wheelers and Lake Whitehall. And on another note, if any of you saw the article in the Metro West News, it was only a slip of the tongue when I referred the derby as "my" derby, and apologize to all. If you missed the article it is still available online at www.wickedlocal.com/hopkinton/news/x142936865. Lee J. Wright - Vice President, Chairman Sporting Committee Winners from the mailing raffle was Jessica Tierney 1st prize, Paul Harlow 2nd prize, unfortunately we do not have the name for 3rd prize. Hopkinton Food Bank: The Hopkinton food bank needs help. Their shelves are extremely low right now. There are two bins in the clubhouse for donations. Please check any expiration dates before donating. There is a list at the club of suggested items. Game Feed 2008 The annual game feed was held on Saturday Feb. 9. The fires were burning on the hill at the fire pit, a variety of flavors eminated from the kitchen. For two - three days, Ed Grant, Karl Dakai and their crew worked on perfecting the recipes they were going to use at Woodville's annual game feed. This festive event began at 6:30 with the appetizers, stuffed mushrooms, smoked pheasant, goose pate, venison wrapped in bacon and venison/elk/wild boar & buffalo summer sausage w/crackers. The appetizers were followed by a wild turkey soup and bear stew. As this course finished up the cooks were ready to send out the following in no special order: frog legs, venison cutlet marsala, elk meatballs in a tasty sauce, baked pheasant, venison enchilada casserole, wild boar porketta, bear tacos, bear kabobs, fried fish, elk sauerbraten, apple cider rabbit, mystery duck (raspberry sauce), and venison shepherds pie. It was delightful to see so many returning folks, and amazingly we had quite a few woman and young folks rounding out the attendees. We served aproximately 160 folks and had over 30 members volunteering their time to make this years event another success. Many thanks to Ed and Karl and everyone that helped in the kitchen, cutting meat, pots and pans, serving, selling raffle tickets, emceeing, emptying trash, parking cars, making signs, setting up the hall, cooking at the firepit, peeling and chopping veggies, and the list goes on. This is a tremendous effort and many hands and man hours go into this event. We also have to thank our bartenders, for keeping everyone from being parched between the courses!! Superbowl Sunday Although our Patriots did not win this year, the game was nail biting, on the edge of your seat for the whole game. The food was awesome, with a variety from comfy foods like Sheppard's Pie, 5 foot long sandwiches, porketta, potato casserole, salads, a hearty winter stew, meatballs, and many appetizers and desserts, all delicious. Thank you to all who donated food and participated in a fun day. And thank you to Kim and Boo for putting this all together. Modification to Rentals: At the last members meeting it was decided that rentals on Sunday's will be restricted to Members only. Please keep in mind, even when a member is renting the hall that the State Law in regards to smoking still applies if the member has any non-members attending. If there is any food out or being prepped, then Dogs are not allowed in the building. When a member is renting the hall, the member has to be there from the beginning to the end. If you have turned 65 and have 5 years of membership you are entitled to a life membership. Please contact the club if this applies to you. Do you have an email address? Would you like to be notified via email about upcoming events? Please include your email address when you pay your dues this year. Or send an email to remillard_karen@emc.com and we'll add you to the database. General Information: 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, or Jeff Gemski. Friendly reminder - We are always looking for help at the club events and functions. If you need to complete your 3 new member details, this is a way to do that. You see the club events published in this article. Mark them on your calendars as a reminder, check with your sponsor to see if anything is coming up or stop by the club and see what's happening. An extra pair of hands always makes the chore easier, and more fun! Remember...
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.
Other notes... When you are sponsoring someone for membership, please have the application fee handed in with the application form. The membership committee will review applications at their next scheduled meeting. The Membership committee will then schedule an appointment for the interview. If you have any questions, please contact someone on the Membership committee. The committee meets on the second Thursday of the month from 7:30pm to 8:15pm. New members, if you need to complete your 3 work details, we still have some functions coming up that would help fulfill this obligation. Remember, anytime we have a function at the hall, there is a job to be done. 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, now embroidered ($8), and the newest item is a camouflaged version ($12), two styles. Please contact Cherryl if you would like to purchase a club jacket or other article of clothing. The bartenders can help with the hats, as they are usually in stock at the club. We added member hunting pictures! When 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, or Jeff Gemski.
Hall Rentals:
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.
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