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

• Thanksgiving Dinner, November 25, 2004
• Adult Christmas Party, December 11, 2004
• Kid's Christmas Party, December 12, 2004

General Information

Dues are Due

It's that time of year again folks and dues need to be paid by 12/31/04 in order to avoid any surcharges. Anyone who pays their dues on or before the Adult Christmas Party (12/11) will be eligible for the drawing for free dues the following year.

Steak, Chicken and Porketta shoots, Meat Raffle's:

Please join us on Sundays at 4:00 for a shoot. It is a lot of fun and a meat raffle follows. Who knows, you could win supper and a week's worth of food. Feel free to call the club to find out the dates. These are held all winter long.

Gun Raffle:

The raffle for the Black Powder rifle will extend to the first meeting in December. If you haven't purchased a ticket, come on down to the club. Not a bad Christmas gift for someone special!

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.

October's Major Events

This is a wonderful time of year at the Woodville Rod and Gun Club, with many events including:

• Three stockings of pheasant, totaling 155 birds! Many thanks to Bear and Fran for making the early-early morning trip to pick up the birds and to Bruce and Big Joe for distributing the birds on 4-wheelers across our land. By the way, I (Lj) agree that the birds tasted great too!
• A Porketta Dinner on October 16th that was fantastic.
• A surprise 40th (typo here) birthday party for our Bar Manager, Jo-Ann.
• An adult Halloween Pot-luck Supper Party. The food was great, the costumes were very amusing, and the fundraising was very innovative!
• A children's Halloween Party, complete with eating donuts off a string and bobbing for apples! And don't forget, the ghost stories and s'mores at the camp fire!!

Lj's Sporting Tip

The pessimist may be more accurate on a hunting or fishing trip, but the optimist is more enjoyable to be with!

General Information

Next Month Report on the annual Thanksgiving dinner.

The children's and adult Christmas parties. Keep an eye out for the mailing of the forms to sign up your child for the Christmas party. Please note the due date for the children's party is 11/24 and the change in start time to 11:00. We don't want anyone left out.

All you ice fishing enthusiasts: Mark your calendars for Jan. 15, 2005 for an ice fishing derby. A committee is gathering to iron out all the details. Stay Tuned for all the particulars. (A no-ice date will be Jan. 29th).

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.

Other notes...

Ongoing, we can order jackets, either spring or winter. If you are interested in looking at these items please keep in contact with the club (508-435-4148.) We have orange and green hats on hand. Member's price for a hat is still $5.00. If you are interested in a winter jacket, now is the time to start ordering. Please contact Cherryl if you would like to purchase one.

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:

• 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:

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