Reminder No General Meeting in January

Quick reminder that we will not be having a General Meeting this month per the new schedule. Next General Meeting will be February 22nd @ 7:00 PM. For those of you interested and would like to attend, the Board of Directors will have a meeting starting at 6:00 PM before each of the monthly meetings to allow for additional participation and or questions.

Wintery view of the Hatchery

Thanks to Bill Anderson, who is an Edmonds Resident that takes wonderful bird and wildlife pictures, we have some pictures of the Willow Creek Hatchery during the snow this past week. Gives us a different perspective than the usual

Change in General Meeting Schedule for 2012 & New Officers for Board

The Board of Directors has decided to implement a change for the General Meetings for 2012. Essentially we will hold General meetings every other month and on the alternate months we will have a work party at the hatchery for a few hours. We will provide a breakfast for all the volunteers starting at 8:00 am followed by a couple hours of work around the hatchery. The following is the schedule for work parties and General Meetings:
Work Parties (all Saturdays): Jan 14, Mar 10, May 12, Oct 13 & Dec 15
General Meetings(4th Wednesdays) Feb 22, Apr 25, Jun 27, Sept 26 & Nov 28
The BBQ and Auction this year will be held on Wednesday August 8th at the Edmonds Senior Center.

The newly elected officers for 2012 are:
President:     Ray Crawford
Vice Pres:    Larry Clure
Secretary:    Judy Zimmerman
Treasurer:    Gary McConaghy

We still need to add an additional board member for 2012, if interested contact Ray Crawford @               425-774-3219.
The Board would also like to thank Steve Beck for the 9 years of dedicated work he put into being our Treasurer. He did an outstanding job and leaves a great legacy.

AS AN ADDITIONAL NOTE: THERE IS NO GENERAL MEETING IN DECEMBER

Red Gold to be Presented at Next General Meeting November 16th

The Edmonds Chapter of Trout Unlimited will present the award winning documentary, Red Gold -- the story of a massive mining development which could destroy Bristol Bay, Alaska, home to  the most pristine and productive Sockeye salmon rivers in the world -- on Wednesday, November 16, 6:30 PM at the Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. in Edmonds, (just north of the ferry terminal). 

The program -- open to the public -- will also feature Dwayne Meadows, Trout Unlimited Outreach Director, who will discuss the urgent need for awareness about Pebble Mine and its dire effect on an entire ecosystem. 

This beautiful region is home to the largest Sockeye runs in North America, with 40 million returning to its waters each year. Meadows will explain the national effort underway to prevent Pebble Mine from moving forward -- a move that would destroy these sustainable fish runs that provide subsistence and the livelihoods of thousands, including Washington residents who depend on the clean waters of Bristol Bay and it’s upper estuary habitat in Alaska.

Link to Trout Unlimited Bristol Bay site: http://www.savebristolbay.org/red-gold-documentary

In addition to the presentation we will have an outstanding raffle and information about next year's meeting plans and take nominations from the floor for the Board of Directors for 2012.

October 26th General Meeting

Our next General Meeting will be October 26th and our guest speaker this month will be Bob McChesney, the Executive Director Port of Edmonds.  Bob will discuss and take questions on port activities, upcoming development plans and how the port and the hatchery will be able to work together to enhance our goals for the future. 
The meeting will be @ 7:00 PM at South Snohomish County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. Edmonds, WA. We will also have a our regular raffle as well as tickets for a raffle from the Ballard Chapter for a $500 Steelhead rod. There will only be 100 total tickets sold at $5/ea so the chances are pretty good for this one. The drawing will be held on November 1, 2011.
For your information and planning for November, we will have Dwayne Meadows who is the Bristol Bay National Outreach Director to discuss the dispute regarding the mining proposal for the Bristol Bay System. The November meeting will be held on Wednesday November 16th because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will also be holding elections for the Board of Directors. Anyone interested in being on the board should contact one of the board members at the October meeting or send an email to: edmondstu@gmail.com

Summer BBQ and Auction

Thank You to everyone who attended our summer BBQ and Auction. It was a tremendous success and we appreciate the participation. We had a beautiful evening on the waterfront in Edmonds, good food and a lot  of fun. 

BBQ and Auction Wednesday 8/10 @ 6:00pm

Just a quick reminder about the BBQ/Raffle/Auction next week. If you haven't already purchased tickets you can still make a reservation and buy them at the door by calling Gary McConaghy @206-354-0877. We have some great items this year for the auctions and raffles...$50 gift cards to QFC, Home Depot and Arnie's to mention a few as well as a nice Orvis Flyrod, other fishing gear and several home and garden items. We will start at 6:00 PM and dinner will begin about 6:30. We have a good group attending but would love to see more of you.