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Des Moines Chapter
Izaak Walton League

4343 George Flagg Parkway, Des Moines, IA 50321
515-244-3773

  

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The Des Moines Ike Newsletter
DES MOINES CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
DEFENDERS OF SOIL, AIR, WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE

 
May 30 & June 6, 2006

Previous Newsletters

Ike’s Bass/Crappie Outing Results

There were 30 members and guests that enjoyed the outing May5 – 7 at Lake Rathbun.

The following members need to be thanked for their part in making the weekend a success: Fred Noon and Rod Kent for making the arrangements, Joe Gavin for getting the door prizes and food for the steak fry and, also, for fixing biscuits and gravy Saturday and Sunday mornings, and Wayne Roshau for pulling the Ike’s cooker to the campsite and cooking the steaks.

Also, thanks to Dave Nitzel, manager at Sportsman’s Warehouse for donating four $15 gift certificates for prizes.

Winners of the fish contest were:
  • Wayne Roshau, 14” crappie,
  • Rich Sychra, 16” white bass and
  • Cleon McMahon, 14” walleye.
     

Door Prizes

Note: We are in need of door prizes for the weekly drawing. See Sony Satre, 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.

 
Ikes/Outdoors Dan Family Fish Day is June 3

The 4th annual Izaak Walton League/Outdoors Dan family fish day will be held June 3rd from 8 am to 3 pm at Water Works Park.

Last year 8900 families attend and the hope is to reach 10,000 this year.

June 3rd is a free fishing day in Iowa. We encourage all to bring their kids out to join in the event which will include casting contests, kids rides, vendors set up with food and beverages and a prize for every child that attends.

The title sponsor will, again, be Dahls Foods along with Line-X Spray on Bed Liners, Bike World, The Struve Subway Family, Stoney Creek Inn, Sportsman’s warehouse, Zebco and Quantum fishing gear, Plano Tackle Boxes, Tanis Holmquist, Iowa Reality, Berkley Power Bait and Dewey Ford.

Volunteers Needed for the Family Fish Day

We need volunteers from 7 am to 3 pm to help with:
Parking and traffic control, Teaching casting, Prizes in the prize tent, putting night crawlers in containers, Helping children with fishing and various other duties.

To volunteer your much needed help see Rod Kent at the bar our Wimpy Stifle.

For more information call Rod Kent at 285-2358.

Calendar of Events

June 3: Izaak Walton League, Outdoors Dan Family Fishing Day

June 14: S.O.S. Meeting, 6 PM to 7 PM

June 27: Uncle Ikes Meeting, at 6:30 PM, (Camping Flag Pole)

July 9: SOS Monitoring/Cookout – Yeader Creek, 11 AM – 1 PM

July 10, 12 & 13: Hunter Safety Education Class at Clubhouse.


  
Menus and Programs

May 30 – ½ BBQ Chicken – Program: Albert J. Winter, DNR Conservation Education Center, “Youth in the Outdoors”.

June 6 – Top Sirloin – Program: Sonny Satre & Chris Hand, “Devils Lake N. Dakota Fishing Trip”.

June 13 – Iowa Chop – Program: Steve Roe, Financial Planner, “Update on Financial Strategies”.


IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Your Cash is Waiting to be Picked Up!

If you brought in items that were sold at the Hillbilly Auction, see Larry Clark in the Manager’s Office to pick up your money.

  
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Izaak Walton League
4343 George Flagg Parkway
Des Moines, Iowa 50321
515-244-3773
ialeague@qwestoffice.net

Please note iwleague@qwest.net must be used until 1/17/08.

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