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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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Notes
From President, Tom Holm
How the League
Got Its name:
An article addressing this topic appeared in the Newsletter
about a year ago, but since we have added a sizeable number of
new members I thought it worthwhile to address it again.
Most Ikes know that the Izaak Walton League was founded in 1922,
how many know how it got the League name?
Credit goes to Preston Bradley, a preacher from Chicago and one
of the League’s 54 founders. In 1921 Bradley traveled to England
and visited the tomb of Izaak Walton, a 17th century writer who
penned “The Complete Angler”. Upon his return he was asked by a
friend, Will Dilg, to attend a meeting of sportsmen interested
in forming a group to combat water pollution and other
environmental problems. The group met January 1922 and laid out
their vision. At the end of the meeting the founders asked,
“What are we going to call ourselves?” With memories of Izaak
Walton still lingering, Bradley proposed, “Why not call
ourselves the Izaak Walton League of America.” A motion was
made, it carried unanimously, and the League was born.
Izaak Walton, the League’s namesake and 17th century author of
“The Complete Angler”, has long been considered the patron Saint
of fly fishing, but he may soon become “an Official Saint” if
several Episcopal priests and laymen in the US can get him added
to the church Calendar of Saints. The Rev. Dr. Clayton l.
Morris, Liturgical Officer of the Episcopal Church center in New
York says Walton’s book, first published in 1653, is still the
definitive guide to the sport of fishing and “we feel that it is
time Izaak Walton was given his day to be celebrated with
special services in honor of him and his passion for fishing.”
It should be noted that in later years, Bradley expressed regret
at using Izaak Walton for the League’s name because he felt that
the name created a certain resistance for the League to
overcome. He felt that it so exclusively identified the League
with a man who loved to fish that a lot of people got the idea
that it was just another group of fishermen who wanted to get
together to have a banquet and talk about fishing. After reading
the preceding paragraph it is easy to see why one might come to
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Applications
for Board of Directors Now Available.
Do you have
complaints on how the chapter is being operated or ideas on how
the chapter operation could be improved? Well, don’t just sit
around the dining table and complain, become involved in the
decision making process by becoming a candidate for the Board of
Directors.
Or, maybe you would just like to be more involved in the
organization. Either way now is the time to take action and make
application to become a member of the Board of Directors.
The nominating committee has been formed and is accepting
applications during the month of May with interviews beginning
June 7.
See Jay Samuelson, nominating committee chair to pick up an
application. (The other committee members are: Keith Gaar, John
Roomer, Cliff Rooney and Roger Schoonover.)
Volunteers
Needed
Volunteers are needed to help with the Family Fish day, at
Water Works park on June 4, 7 AM to 3 PM.
Contact Rod Kent at the bar on Tuesday nights or call him at
285-2358.
Thanks for
Your Help
Jim Durbala and
Sonny Satre for pouring a concrete slab outside the clubhouse
front entrance for a waste receptacle and cigarette butt
dispenser. A cigarette butt dispenser was also installed outside
the kitchen door. There should be no excuse to litter cigarette
butts, please place them in the dispensers.
A big thank you to the following members who assisted in picking
up over 35 bags of litter during the Big Creek litter clean-up
April 23: George Pierce, Art Reese, Sonny Satre, Bob Dowson,
Cleon McMahon, Wimpy Stifel, Keith Kirkpatrick, Ed Mohler, John
Taylor, John Keyloun, Roger Schoonover, Gerald James and Keith
Gaar. Also thanks to Conservation Officer Craig Lonneman and DNR
Fisheries Chief Marion Conover for their assistance. |
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Calendar of
Events
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May 21: Uncle Ike’s outing at
Walnut Woods, 9 am.
May 22: SOS monitoring/dookout, Yeader Creek, 11 AM to 1 PM.
June 14: SOS meeting 6 PM to 7 PM.
June 25: Uncle Ikes meeting, 6:30 PM.
July 10: SOS meeting 6 PM to 7 PM.
July 26: Uncle Ikes meeting 6:30 PM. |
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Menus and Program
May 17 – BBQ
Ribs/Ike’s Sauce – Program: Major John Mikovec, US Army, Discuss
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
May 24 - Walleye – Program: John Mitchell, ATV Safety & Operation.
May 31 – Top Sirloin – Program: Mark Ackelson, President of the Iowa
Natural Heritage foundation.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
June 4:
Third Annual Izaak Walton/Outdoors Dan Family Fishing Day, 7 AM to 3
PM at Water Works Park. Volunteers Needed.
Hunter Safety Education class tentative schedule, held from 6 pm to
9:30pm:
July 11, 13 & 14
Aug. 22, 24 & 25
Sept. 19, 21 & 22
You must attend all three days of a session to receive your
certificate. To reserve a spot, call the Club House office at
244-3773. (Note: Dates are subject to change)
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