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

Our events for 2008 have come to an end, but watch for upcoming events in 2009. We have an ice fishing derby on Jan. 24th, and Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 1st coming along. Sign up sheets for the fishing derby are printed and can be found on the website or in the club house. Pass the word.

Sick Call

Get well wishes go out to Pam Main. We hope you are feeling better and on the road to recovery. Update on Dennis Smith; he is now at Whittier in Westborough and is progressing slowly, but is progressing. That is good news. He would love some company, so if you are in the area, please stop in.

Deaths:

Former member John Hinckley died Saturday following heart surgery. John was also a former selectman in Hopkinton for many years prior to moving to Orleans on the Cape where he was also elected selectman. Cathy Tomasetti's mother passed away, our deepest condolences to Cathy, Russell and Brad Tomasetti and Karl Dakai

Thanksgiving Dinner

It amazes me each year when the holidays come around of how much generosity and goodness comes with this Holiday. We hosted our annual Thanksgiving Dinner, with a full house. Its always such a pleasure to chat with the seniors and reminisce with them of Turkey Day's gone by. As usual we had our traditional Turkeys and we were able to serve deep fried turkeys again this year, thanks to Lee Wright.

The response of help this year was again heart warming. Many donations were received this year, starting with George Payson who donated the first Turkey. Thank you to Betty Pratt for obtaining donations from Roche Bros and the pies donated by the chef's at Staples. Thank you to Earle Pratt's friend Tom Desmond for a hefty cash donation. Thank you to everyone who peeled, diced (no fingers this year), cooked, washed pans, served and cleaned up. We also had non-members donate pies and deserts, and one man came in to offer help, just to be a part of the event! Thank you to all who made this dinner a huge success. Special thanks to Marcel and Karen Remillard and Edie Vincuilla for heading up the kitchen details and organizing the event.

Adult & Children's Christmas Party

The adult Christmas party was held on Saturday December 6, with appetizers and cocktails to start followed by a fabulous meal of Prime Rib and Herbed Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Awesome Butternut Squash and Green Beans. A Caesar Salad and rolls and butter rounded out the meal. The food was spectacular. Our DJ, Michelle Gates was super and encouraged special requests throughout the night. We dined by soft dinner music then after dinner, the tunes were turned up and the feet started dancing. There was hardly a time that the dance floor wasn't full. The free membership raffle for 2010, pulled during the party, was won by Alan Ayotte, and the door prize was won by Frank Cornine III. Congratulations to both members. We also celebrated member Robert "Tommy" Stevens birthday, he turns 50 on Wednesday, and cake was shared by all. The Children's Christmas party was held on Sunday December 7, with 42 children in attendance. They enjoyed making Christmas ornaments, eating pizza and making Ice Cream Sundaes, while waiting for Santa's arrival. This year the 4H club donated ornaments and assisted the older children in making them. Thank you.

Santa arrived right around 1:00pm with one of his elves who assisted him with handing out the presents and candy canes. It is such a joy to see the smiles on the children's faces when they open their gifts.

Thank you to all who made both of these events awesome. The entire clubhouse is beautifully decorated and we'd like to thank everyone who came down and donated their time to decorate.

Thank you to everyone and you all know who you are, for your help this year in making all of our events successful.

Dues are due

It's that time of year again. Please remember that the dues are $80.00. Dues are due by 12/31/2008. After that, dues will be increased by $10.00 ($90.00) until 1/31/2009. *If you have a hardship paying your dues this year, please contact someone from the membership committee early on. We'd rather work it out with you than loose a valuable member.

Notices of upcoming events being sent via emails

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.

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.

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...

• 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. Thank you to the members that have done some maintenance work on the trap machine which will keep things running smoothly.
• Goal Membership: There are many benefits of being a Goal member that will also benefit us. Beside Goal representing & protecting our rights to bear arms, they also pay for you to receive the Outdoor Message, thus a cost savings for the club. Applications are at the club, in the newsletter or online at www.goal.org. If you have questions, please attend a members meeting or talk with Dennis Smith.

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.

Clothing

If anyone is interested in winter jackets, short sleeve denim shirts, or any other type of clothing, please contact Cherryl Barrett by stopping by, leaving a message at the club, or sending an email to: cherryl_b@hotmail.com. A small deposit will be required when ordering depending upon the price of the article of clothing.

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 function 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:

• Member $75.00 plus $75.00 deposit
• Non-Member $150.00 Hall, $50.00 bartender (for 2nd 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.

Sunday's will be restricted to Member rentals only.

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.