Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday, Monthly at 8:00pm Calendar of Events
General Information Dues are Due We hope you won't miss the deadline of 12/31/04 for dues. If by chance you do, you still have until 01/31/05 to submit your dues. Please remember to include the $10 late fee making the dues $70.00, after 12/31/04. Thank you: We would like to extend our sincere Thanks to Becky Canty for all her hard work in making the Annual Children's Christmas Party a huge success. Each year Becky goes shopping for the children the day after Thanksgiving. Bless her!! She gets awesome presents and activities for the children. We would also like to extend our Thanks to Mickey Boody, AKA Santa Claus. Micky has been our Santa for many years now. Thanks again Santa!! Illness: Garrett Smith had an unfortunate accident on Thanksgiving Day. We are praying for a speedy recovery. Get well soon Garrett!! 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. Rifle Raffle: 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. 15, 2005 for an ice fishing derby.
Woodville Rod & Gun Club Annual Ice Fishing Derby 2004 Woodville "150" Annual Trapshoot Winners Over the past year members shot six rounds of trap at their leisure to make a total of 150 targets. Each round had to be designated "for the record" with a $5.00 entry fee paid for each round. All prize money, totaling $440.00 was awarded with half of the prize money going to the top three scores on a 50/30/20 payout. The second half of prize money went to shooters paid out using the Lewis Class type system. A total of 11 members completed the competition with 8 shooters collecting prize money.
The top shooters were: Those members winning prize money in the Lewis Class payoff: Gary Hassett, Frank Wylie, Greg Leal, Richie Stewart, Liam Shalvey A special "Thank You" goes out to Louie Papile of "Engravables" trophy shop in Marlborough for his donation of three trophies for this event. November's Major Events November is a wonderful time of year at the Woodville Rod and Gun Club. The following events occurred:
Got Lobster(s)? In the spirit of this giving time of year it is fitting to relay a story about one of our members that gives of his time (and heart) all year long. I'm sure a lot of you know him. But I wonder if you know that most recently he entered into a lobster eating contest. Our very own, George Robinson decided to enter into a contest being sponsored by the Weathervane Restaurant chain. They were hosting a contest for the people that ate the most lobsters in all of their locations. George won his spot in the big competition at the Leominster location. George figured, "If I'm going to lose, at least I'm going down eating lobsters." Almost willing to quit after 13 lobsters, he noticed the woman next to him still eating, so he kept going. All in all, he took second place, by putting away 16 lobsters, and won 35 lobsters. George drives the van for the Hopkinton Council on Aging. He takes the seniors out to eat several times during the year and keeps an eye on what they order. Knowing that most of them can't afford a lobster dinner he decided to donate the lobsters to the seniors. Unfortunately, 35 are not enough to feed everyone. He thought maybe he should have a drawing and see who would be able to partake in this feast. While talking with some friends, they became inspired by his generosity and decided to donate another 65 lobsters to make sure all the seniors will be able to enjoy the feast. They are James Melnick Jr. of JMJ Electric in Upton, and Marco Dendonnen of Upton Wholesale Carpet. The Weathervane was also inspired by his generosity and will be providing the chowder and paper goods to compliment the meal. George asked the Rod and Gun if we would donate the hall or the picnic area for the seniors to enjoy their lobster dinner, and of course the vote was a unanimous "yes." "Congratulations" George for winning the contest, and for being the giving person that you are. Mary McLeod, out reach worker for the Council on Aging, stated that George is "everybody's brother, son, grandson; he has the extra bit of energy that makes him unique." (Note *quotes taken from the article in the Hopkinton Crier) Lj's Sporting Tip "If you take your kids hunting, you won't have to hunt for your kids." Ted Nugent General Information Next Month Report on the Christmas parties. 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, 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:
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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