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Hot Topics!updated March 23, 2024 The 2024 Wild Game Dinner was Held on March 16 at the Chapter House Posted March 17, 2024On the evening of Saturday, March 16, the chapter hosted the annual Wild Game Dinner at the chapterhouse. See the Activities page for a few snapshots of the event. On March 30, the Chapter will Host a Pancake Breakfast, an Easter Egg Hunt and a Painting Event for the New Bee Boxes Posted March 17, 2024If you are interested in participating in the events of Saturday, March 30, please see the email that announces and provides definition for the three activities, Please register if you have not already registered. Note: two separate registrations are needed 1) the breakfast/egg hunt and 2) the bee box painting activity.Events for the week of March 24 and Our Next Chapter Work Day on April 6, 2024 updated March 23, 2024See
the official chapter calendar for events
during the month and for any changes to the official event
schedules. Note especially our monthly slate of
meetings and dates where there are range closures.
Note also that our seasonal schedule of lawn mowing and weed trimming will be starting in April 2024 and will recur weekly on Thursday morning unless there is a steady rain. The season ends when the weeds stop growing around the latter part of October. The 2023 season ended on October 19, 2023 and the lawn mowers and string trimmers have been winterized for the cold months. Work hour credits will accrue for new members and there will be a sense of appreciation for all members who come to help keep the grounds looking neat and tidy. It will make the perks of chapter membership, like shooting and fishing, camping, hiking, etc. much more enjoyable knowing you are part of an organization that cares for and has pride in the entire facility. Come and participate with the other volunteers who toil every week to make the chapter a showplace. A few more volunteers will lessen the load on what now is a small percentage of the organization. If you can't make it on a weekday, come out on the first Saturday monthly work day. If you desire an event to be placed on the calendar, please communicate with the president, Herbert Pritchett Sr at his cell phone number 540-226-0015 or his email address hwpritchettsr@yahoo.com. You should also reference the event requirements detailed in the Premises Use Agreement located on the Facilities web page. Usually in the first week of the month, the chapter will hold our board meeting on Monday (sometimes Tuesday if there is a holiday or event such as Halloween) evening at 6:30 pm and our membership meeting on Thursday evening at 7 pm. Both meetings will be in the chapter house. Scheduled monthly workdays (first Saturday of the month is our typical schedule):
No
other events are presently planned, however, it is
always prudent to check with the official chapter calendar for any last
minute changes.
February 2024 New Member Induction posted February 3, 2024On Saturday, February 3, 2024, Mike Weiss and Sandy Stanford gave an orientation to a new family member at the chapterhouse. The newest members of the chapter include, from left to right, are Megan and Matthew Woyak and baby Woyak. A second family was elected on Thursday at the membership meeting for February but were unable to make this month's orientation. They are the Cropp family, Richard and Susan, who wil be oriented on the next workday.. Welcome our four newest members of the chapter. important Notices for March 2024 Updated March 10, 2024Be advised of the following for March 2024: Wild Game Dinner scheduled for Saturday, March 16. Click here for details. Pancake breakfast, Easter egg hunt for the kids, and beehive box painting for the children, Saturday, March 30 Click here for details. New Version of Range Rules Published posted January 6, 2024New rules for use of the ranges have been published. A change has been made to define better the use of suppressors on the chapter property. See either the Member Login page or the Facilities page to read the new requirements. January 2024 New Member Induction posted January 6, 2024On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Mike Weiss and Sandy Stanford gave an orientation to several new members at the chapterhouse. The newest members of the chapter include, from left to right, Kirby and Barbara Jean Johnson, Daniel Schwarz, William Hurst, Sylvia Walker, Michael Lansden and Robert Sargeant. Al but the family member Johnsons are individual members. Welcome our seven newest members of the chapter. We are Planning for our Annual Wild Game Dinner in 2024 posted January 6, 2024After a several-year hiatus commencing the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the chapter board has decided to bring back the annual Wild Game Dinner. Although the dinner is designed for members to gather and showcase their favorite wild game cuisine, we will also be serving fried free-range chicken (or whatever Royal Farms sells). The event is planned for Saturday, March 16, 2024. The setup and preparation will start around 4 pm with the sit-down dinner to begin at 5 pm. Members are asked to inform Herbert Pritchett if they are attending (provide numbers of diners) and what you will be bringing either as a main course, side dish, or dessert. Herbert can be reached at hwpritchettsr@yahoo.com. Your RSVP should be received by Monday, March 11, 2024, for proper planning. Our Pond has Received a Second Stocking of Trout (see story at the Activities Page)posted December 17, 2023Chapter Membership Approved the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget posted December 8, 2023At the December 7, 2023 membership meeting of the Fredericksburg Rappahannock chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. the chief financial officer, Joe Webb, presented the board proposed 2024 budget. After a discussion, the budget was voted on and passed with no disagreements. The content of the line item budget can be viewed as a PDF file at the Member Login page of the website. 325th Fredericksburg Dog Mart Raffle posted October 8, 2023Again this year, member Kevin Maxwell, provided for three high-value articles for the Dog Mart raffle. The articles include a Stoeger 12-gauge over and under shotgun, a 35-liter Calcutta Cooler, and a Seiko gentleman's dress watch with black leather band. The raffle was drawn at the October business meeting on October 5, 2023. The first 3 tickets drawn and the winners in order are:The
Stoeger O/U shotgun was won by chapter member, Terry
Fellinger
The Calcutta cooler was won by chapter member, Scott Henderson The Seiko watch was won by chapter member, Bernie Balsley Here is this year's
poster which has been on display at several chapter
meetings and the Dog Mart until October 5 when the
drawing was made at the chapter's October membership
meeting. Winners need not have been present to
claim the prizes, however, two of the three winners
attended and claimed their prizes personally
Click here to see an image of this year's 325th Fredericksburg Dog Mart raffle poster All proceeds from the raffle will become part of the chapter's treasury for use to conduct chapter activities. Elected Officials Installed for Chapter Year 2023/2024 posted September 8, 2023At the September Membership Meeting held this evening, Past President Steve Kotowski swore in the officials elected for the year 2023/24 chapter board. All officers and half the directors were elected at the August meeting. Pictured below is the ceremonial swearing in of those officials. From left to right are pictured, Jim Lloyd, vice president; Sandy Stanford, membership director; Barbara Pritchett, secretary; Herbert Pritchett, president; Ralph Kinch, treasurer; and Darrell Schultz, director. Also elected but not present was Latoynia Ransom-Harvey, director. Officers are elected for on-year terms and directors for 2-year terms. A complete breakdown of the board constituency with term limits can be found at the member login page. Chapter Holds Annual Shooting Sports Event in Honor of Clayton "Fred" Marshallposted September 8, 2023See Activities tab for article and selected photos. Our Pond Supports All Kinds of Natural Flora and Fauna posted August 11, 2023The pond has an abundance of examples of all aquatic animals and flora in central Virginia. This year there is a return of pond weed growth to the shoreline of the pond. Our pond manager and a few volunteers have been waging a battle to reduce the growth to make fishing a little easier. The growth will be abated when colder weather settles in. Also, the pond has yielded an abundance of fishing experiences throughout the winter and spring when anglers have been rewarded with all sorts of large catches including trout and bass. The pond also serves as a source of other natural wildlife. Occasionally, the wildlife that inhabit our pond will sometimes need some management. Here is a photo of one of our members who has reduced the population of a healthy if not ugly snapping turtle. I am sure there are others in the pond so it is important not to dangle your toes in the water lest you encounter the jaws of one of these reptiles. Butch Morris Awarded for his "Save Our Streams (SOS)" Conservation Effort posted August 4, 2023See article and photo on the conservation web tab on the Fred-Rapp chapter website. New Officials Were Elected as Officers of the National Chapter posted August 3, 2023The Izaak Walton League of America, Inc wrapped up their annual convention last week. The Fredericksburg-Rappahannock Chapter is proud to announce that our chapter president, Herbert Pritchett, Sr., of Fredericksburg VA has been elected as the vice president of the national chapter of IWLA, Inc. Pictured here is a photo of the installation of the officers' ceremony conducted at the convention. From right to left are the new president-elect, Jodi Arndt; vice-president-elect, Herbert Pritchett, Sr.; and treasurer-elect, Scott Meyer, who is also from a Virginia chapter. Herbert is the Newly Elected National Chapter
Vice-President (See the News Page) posted
July 29, 2023
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