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The Des Moines
Ike Newsletter
DES MOINES
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
DEFENDERS OF SOIL, AIR, WOODS,
WATERS, AND WILDLIFE
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Hey! Want an
All Expense Paid Fishing Trip?
How would you like an all expense paid fishing trip at Ballard’s
resort on beautiful Lake of the Woods? This would be the whole
ball of wax, including meals, lodging, boat & motor, etc.
If interested, you only need to purchase a $10 raffle ticket for
a one in forty chance to win this fabulous trip. To purchase a
ticket see Sonny Satre, Larry Clark or one of the guys working
the membership desk on Tuesday night.
Ballard’s has agreed to donate the raffle proceeds to the
chapter and give one trip for every forty tickets sold. For
additional details, contact Sonny Satre or Larry Clark.
Pending Legislation of Interest
Following are bills, gleaned from the Feb. 20 Iowa Environmental
Council Bulletin, that are in the Iowa House or Senate:
HSB 608, “Dead Animal Disposal” After an incident of
several dead hogs being dumped into a creek this bill was
introduced to amend the laws regarding illegal disposal of dead
animals. It provides that the Dept. of Agriculture and DNR will
cooperate in enforcement and remediation of cases that involve
placing an animal carcass in a water of the State. It would
increase the penalty from a simple misdemeanor to a serious
misdemeanor and increases the civil penalty to a range of $1,000
to $5,000 plus pay restitution to the State for testing and
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Pending
Legislation Cont’d
SF 2070, “Renewable Energy Standard” This bill establishes an
electricity renewable energy standard, makes specified tax
credits applicable, and provides other specifics regarding
obtaining renewable energy. An electric utility would be
required to purchase at least the following percentage of its
total annual Iowa retail electric sales from alternate energy
production facilities or small hydro facilities:
- 14% by
December 31, 2014
- 20% by
December 31, 2020
- 25% by
December 31, 2025
New Member Recognition
Let’s welcome the following 2008 members who have joined the Des
Moines Chapter between January 25 and February 22, 2008: Jim
Bane, Leslie Ray Huff, Michael R. Lavalle from Des Moines and
Bill C. Henss and Jeff McFadden from West Des Moines.
Door Prizes
Note: We are in need of door prizes for the weekly drawing. See
Steve Roe, Program Chairman if you can donate an item.
Make sure you sign your dinner ticket to be eligible to
win. You must be present to win.
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Menus and Programs
March 4 Top Sirloin
Steak – Program: To be Announced
March 11 Corned Beef & Cabbage – Program: Ben Dodd, DNR Fish
Biologist, “Fishing Report”
March 18 Prime Rib – Program: To be Announced
Important
Notices
March 25 Uncle Ike’s
meeting, 6 pm. Build Oriole Feeders (bring a hammer)
April 15 Hillbilly Auction
Calendar of
Events
April 8 SOS
Meeting, 6 pm – 7 pm
April 9-12 Spring Migration to Lake Taneycomo
April 15 Hillbilly Auction
May 15 Fishing Outing to Lake Rathbun
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