OAK ORCHARD RIVER BASS ANGLERS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

February 2012

The last regular Club meeting was canceled due to weather conditions.

Our Cub membership presently stands at 21.  11 of those members also belong to NYBCF.  We have 3 members from last year that have indicated that they are going to renew, but haven’t yet done so.  I am also aware of 3 other individuals that may apply for club membership.  If all goes well, we are looking at a potential membership of around 26 or 27 members for 2012.  We had 26 in 2011.

On 1/21/2012 I attended another meeting of NYBCF.  I paid our Club’s 2012 dues and 2012 dues for the 11 Club members that had paid me.  I will give a full report on both meetings (12/3/11 and 1/21/12) at our regular March Club meeting. 

Our 2011 Awards Banquet will be held on February 18, 2012 at Jr. Wilson’s.  Porterhouse Steak is $17.00 per meal and Stuffed Chicken Breast is $13.00.  The Club will pay for one meal for each membership.  Extra meals can be paid for the evening of the banquet.  Cocktail hour will begin at 5pm, with dinner at 6pm or shortly thereafter.  Beanie will again be conducting a Chinese Auction.  Members are asked to bring items to donate for the auction.  If you do not have anything to donate, lottery tickets would be an acceptable substitute.  If you haven’t already notified me of your attendance count and meal choices for the banquet, please do so as soon as possible.  The deadline for meal orders or cancellations is February 11, 2012.   So far I have 31 reservations.

The WNY Bassmasters are holding a Fisherman’s Swap Meet/Flea Market on March 10, 2012 at the Alexander Fire Hall, Alexander, NY.  Vendor tables are available for $15.00 per table.  I have vendor contracts if anyone is interested in renting a table.  Admission to the event is $2.00 per person.   

I have literature on Dig in Anchors that I will bring to the Banquet for anyone interested.  Dig in Anchors is a cheaper alternative to Power Poles.  If you are interested, visit their website at www.DigInAnchors.com or pick up literature from me at the banquet.

With the approval of a majority of the membership, I renewed our website and domain name with GoDaddy.com for another 4 years.  I was able to get almost 50% off the going price.  Both the website and domain name are now good until 2/10/2016.

Fred Blom, the recently elected Vice President of the NYBCF, has offered to come to one of our Club meetings to discuss the Federation and answer any questions members might have about it.  He would also explain the various offers that the Federation has for its members.  I will poll our membership at the banquet to ascertain if there is sufficient interest to have Fred attend our March or April meeting.  I don’t want him making a long drive to attend our meeting unless our members are truly interested in what he has to say.  He is not selling anything.  He is just trying to inform Club members about the NYBCF and what it offers. 

Harry is still working on our point tournament schedule and permits for the 2012 tournament season.  As soon as everything is finalized I will send everyone a copy of the tournament schedule.  Of course it will also be posted on our website.  The awards for 2011 season have been purchased and are ready for distribution at the Banquet.   Remember that we will not hold a regular Club meeting in February.  Instead we will recognize our top anglers of 2011 at our Annual Awards Banquet.  I look forward to seeing everyone then.  Get your meal orders in!!

Think Spring!!