Breakfast and Work Party tomorrow morning

Quick reminder that we will be serving another great breakfast before the work party tomorrow March 10th.
Breakfast will be available starting at 8:00 am and the work party will commence at 9:00 for a couple of hours or whatever you can do.

Fred Nelson 5/14/17-2/26/12

Frederick (Fred) Nelson was a wonderful father,grandfather, fisherman and friend to all especially those of us that are members of the Edmonds Chapter of Trout Unlimited. We will miss him and will always be thankful for his support and friendship. Services will be held Wednesday, March 7 at 2:00 pm, at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers Street, Edmonds.

General Meeting February 22, 2012

We will have our first general meeting of the year on Wednesday night February 22nd at 7:00 PM. Our speaker for this event will be Bob McChesney, Executive Director of the Port of Edmonds. He will discuss what is going on in the port and marina and answer questions from the group. We will also have a great raffle as well as some new apparel that will be available as well.
The Board of Directors will be meeting at 6:00 PM prior to the meeting. If you have any questions for the board you are welcome to arrive early and ask.

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.