Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Monthly at 8:00pm Calendar of Events
General Information: 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. 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! Comedy Night Where else can you get a meal and comedy show of three comedians for $15.00? This is a great time and the food was great! We had an awesome turn out. It's possible we will have another one in the fall. Thank you to all that helped make this another fun time. Seniors Lobster Dinner It started with George Robinson wanting to donate his 35 lobster dinner winnings to the senior citizens. When several generous organizations and individuals stepped forward, a meal was provided for 130 seniors! For the complete story, see www.hopnews.com. Many thanks to all that helped put on this event. Trout Derby On April 14th, members from the Woodville Rod and Gun Club, with permits from the state, added our trout to the state's trout stocking in Lake Whitehall. The weather was perfect, and the stocking, which was done by boat, was completed in record time. On April 15th, final preparations were underway for the annual fisherman's breakfast. From 5 to 10 a.m., breakfast was served to 75 participants by the crew of Bear, Skip, Robin, and others. After breakfast, I (Lj) showed up at the same lake that only four weeks prior (March 19th) had our Ice-fishing derby. With early morning temperatures starting to rise above freezing, I was wondering if the gas lines in my boat motor had frozen! But my boat motor eventually did start, and I eventually caught up with Team Truell, who's dreams of a trout derby dynasty ended with a empty stringer. Temperatures for the day eventually did warm up, and a fun day was enjoyed by all. A group gathered again this year for merriment at Pout rock, along with their grills and refreshments. By 1 p.m., the derby was over and we all returned to the club to recognize our trout derby and raffle winners. See our website at www.WoodvilleRodandGunClub.com for some great pictures and captions! The winners of the trout derby were:
The winners of the Trout Derby raffle were: Many thanks to those classy winners that put their winnings on the bar! Club Cleanup We would like to thank everyone that was involved with the club cleanup. The grounds around the club and inside the club are now ready to be enjoyed for the summer months, and looks marvelous!! In spite of the pending rain, we managed to accomplish a lot before it started. We would like to thank Ken McMullen for bringing down a boom truck. This allowed us to trim some dead wood from the trees and replace some burned out lights. Please be sure, especially since this work has been done, to clean up after yourselves when using the shooting range, archery range, trap range, picnic area, etc. What you leave behind should not have to be cleaned up by the next person to use the area, or anyone else for that matter. Please be respectful of each other. Presentation at the Club The Middlesex County League of Sportsman's Club, were guests of the Woodville Rod and Gun on Thursday, April 28th. Buster was the master of ceremonies for the evening. A plaque was awarded to Tom Becker (Lowell) for his outstanding leadership, and was presented to Tom by Mike Moss. Congratulations Tom! A slide presentation was presented by Mark Tisa from the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, on a Youth Pheasant Hunt that is going to be sponsored in the Month of September. The hunt is available to youths ages 12 - 17. Pamphlets are being printed and Buster will provide to club once they are ready. There will be 2,000 pheasants distributed amongst the clubs that step forward and want to participate in the hunt. The clubs will also be provided hunt kits and technical assistance. If interested in helping out, signing up your children, etc. please get in touch with Buster. The presentation was attended by members from clubs in Littleton, Cambridge, Concord, Holliston and Marlboro, as well as members from Woodville. Thank you Buster for bringing this to Woodville, and thank you to the folks that provided the refreshments for the evening. Lj's Tip Before assembling a two-piece rod, lubricate the connecting points with some facial oil that can be found along the sides of the nose. When taking apart a two-piece rod, twist and pull apart by grasping the rod and not by grasping the eyelets. Coming Up! Next Month
Next Month: Kid's Fishing Derby, June 4th 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... 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).
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. Welcome New Members:
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