ON THE WATER FOR NOVEMBER >> for << ( 2K10 )
Hello Dear Friends >< My Heart is Heavy as I come to the task of writing my column this month. It is about all I can do to Open The Tackle Box.
As with all of our Tackle Boxes, there is a Bunch of Stuff in mine, that I have no idea why I collected it !?!?? On Top of the Pile was a Note that reads >< The “Miracle” at the San Juan Mine in Chile ….. Not sure how the Miraculous Rescue of these 33 Miners will relate to our Fishing Club ????
That Stumped me for a while >< As I was thinking about that, I could not help but see, on my desk various papers, that relate to the recent Very Sad News, we received, regarding the Loss of Our 2 Dear Friends >> Tami Wagner & Jack Scherer >><< Now, how do you make any sense out of all of that ???? Then I had a Stray Burst of Voltage >>> You’ll have to Help Me a Little Bit with this >>>>>
Suppose, we work with the Word MIRACLE >< Perhaps, the connection my mind made with the Miraculous Rescue of the Chilean Miners was my way of looking back at the Same Kind of Miracle, that resulted in us having Our Dear Friend Casey Deckard With Us Today !!!! If we can accept that >< Then we can see the Miraculous Connection in the Lives of Tami, Jack & Casey !!!! Think of all the Wonderful Things these 3 Fine People have done with their lives >><< Think of the Joy they have Given & We all have Shared, in Knowing these Wonderful People.
I believe, We are The Better for Knowing & Loving these Dear Friends >< That said, they would be the 1st to say to us >< Live In The Moment > Appreciate your Friends & Get-R-Done !~!~!~!
So, in Their Spirit >< Let’s Get-R-Done & Do a Look Back at OCTOBER >><< Once again, we had fun supporting the 8th Annual U-DA-MAN Salmon Tournament, unfortunately, due to some “Really Nasty Weather” only 2 Nookies were caught, each weighing about 16 lbs. >> Special Thanks to All FC Members who gave of their time, and Got Very Wet, to support our UDM Friends > Onward >< What a fine G.M. Meeting we had, Thanks to Barb rounding up Senior OSP Trooper, Carla Urbigkeit as our Guest Speaker. Carla did an Outstanding Job giving us some insight into A Day In The Life Of An OSP Trooper > In fact < She did such a fine job, a motion was put forth, by Brother Lee Fries (aka Canyon Man), to make her an Honorary Member & Special Friend of Our Club >< I am pleased to report, that the Motion Carried by Unanimous Consent !!!
Let me close the month with some Fun Tid-Bits >><< Seems like Lot’s of our Anglers can be Accused of “Stealing Salmon from the Seals” this month >> Congrats to >> Mac > Mike > Pam > Brian >Phil > Ryan > Barb > (Forgive me if I missed somebody, at my age “I’m Just happy To Be Here”) >< Don’t forget to Snag One of our New LVH FC Decals & I hope you saw the Cool Note & PIX we got from Brother Bob Abbott >< Now >>>
Let’s Lope into NOVEMBER >>< Make sure you Catch the Breakfast Meeting, on the 4th, to Learn Who our 2K10 Joe Longo Award Winner will be !!! >>&<< Don’t miss the G.M. Meeting, on the 16th, this will be a “Vote’in Meeting” +++ A Fun Show & Share of our Members Various Collectibles, Hobbies, Crafts, Avocations & Other Good Stuff >><< I Sincerely Hope You ALL Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving >>>>
In closing >> Once again >> Our Condolences go out to the Wagner & Scherer Families >> & << To Casey and his Lovely Family, we send our Warmest Regards & will continue to Hold Casey Close as he recovers from yet another surgery >< Knowing him & the Unbelievable Courage & Fortitude he has shown >< We will soon have him Back With Us >> (P>S> You really must get him to tell you the story about the time He Shot an Elk & Had to Stuff It in His Car to get it Home >>> HIS CAR WAS A CHEVY GEO !~!~!!)
I’ll leave you with this thought from Leonard Pitts >><< “Life is an Understanding >< We’re All Going to the Same Destination >< The Only Difference is in What We Choose To See Along The Way” >>>>>>>
Well. That’s the Top of the News as It Looks from Here >&< I Hope to See You On The Water >>>>> THE HOOK
ON THE WATER
