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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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Holiday
Decorating of Club House November 26
Help make your Club House festive for the holidays. Join in on
the fun of decorating the clubhouse November 26 at 9 AM. A lot
of help is needed. See Vivian Vogel for details or questions.
Hides for
Veterans
This program provides the material for use by disabled veterans
in making handcrafted leather goods.
Please help these veterans by donating your skinned & cleaned
Deer, Elk or Cowhides.
Drop Off the hides at the Elks Lodge No. 98, 5420 NE 12th Ave.,
Des Moines. 515-265-6681 or call Chris Elsberry, 321-9256.
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Save Our
Streams (SOS) Report
We now have 7 members certified by the Iowa Division of
the DNR. These members and several other Ikes monitored Yeader
Creek three times and Easter Lake once this year.
The creek continues to improve since the airport installed
retention ponds to capture their de-icing runoff. The lake
tested okay and the park ranger is now certified to do the
testing. We have had good turnouts to help with our testing and
cleanups. I extend my thanks to Wimpy Stifel for the cookouts
following the projects.
We need more SOS members trained in monitoring so that we can
take on more projects. We meet every second Tuesday of the month
at 6 PM. Please join us and inform us of any streams you would
like to see monitored.
Jack Soulis, Chairman 515-249-4896.
A Big Thank
You to the Kitchen Crew
It’s been a privilege to work with our fantastic kitchen/pit
staff on a weekly basis. Our staff is made up of volunteers,
paid staff and some community service individuals. The staff, on
a weekly basis, miraculously provides an outstanding meal for
our member nights and groups renting the facility as well.
I’ve heard compliments on the street and just want to say keep
up the great work.
The next time you see one of these individuals, let them know
how much you appreciate their efforts.
Mike Lucas, 1st Vice President. |
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Calendar of
Events
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Nov. 26:
Decorate the club House for Xmas, starting at 9 AM. A lot of help
is needed. If you have some time, come on over and help make your
Club House festive.
Nov. 8: S.O.S. Meeting, 6 pm – 7 pm
Nov. 22: Uncle Ike’s Meeting (Pizza Party) 6:30 pm
Dec. 2005: No Uncle Ike’s Meeting Scheduled for December |
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Menus and Programs
Nov. 15 – French
Cut Pork Chops - Program: Dr. Ben Beck, Great Ape Trust, “TheTrust’s
central Iowa Ape studies.
Nov. 22 – Walleye - Program: Keith Kirkpatrick, 55 years of
broadcasting for radio station WHO.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
Membership
renewal payments for 2006 will be accepted, inside the door, beginning
November 1, 2005. Save your chapter some money and pay at the door. |
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