GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION

IN THIS ISSUE Upcoming Events Club Officers Chairpersons New Workday Schedule Meeting Minutes Summary Events Committee Reports DEC Contact Information NYS Pistol Re-certify Info Greenhaven Facebook Firearm Owners Insurance GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION JULY 2017 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 Remember next monthly Meeting is Monday July 17th ***NEW *** Starting in August we will have monthly workdays at Sprout Brook on the 4 th Saturday of the month (Sunday if necessary). This will make it easier for everyone to get in their work hours and should show an improvement on the condition of our facility. Monday July 10th Board of Directors meeting Monday July 17th July monthly meeting at Sprout Brook, starts at 7:00pm Saturday July 29th & Sunday July 30th Workdays at Sprout Brook, starts at 8:00am ( lunch provided) Saturday August 5th Steak bake at Sprout Brook Monday August 7th Board of Directors meeting Monday August 21st August monthly meeting at Sprout Brook, starts at 7:00pm Saturday August 26th Stony Creek Work Day- all day Saturday August 26th Monthly Workday at Sprout Brook, 8:00am 12:00 Monday September 4th Board of Directors meeting Monday September 18th September monthly meeting at Sprout Brook, starts at 7:00pm Saturday September 23rd Stony Creek Work Day all day Saturday September 23rd Monthly Workday at Sprout Brook, 8:00am 12:00 Sunday September 24th Facility Rental at Sprout Brook, 12:00pm 6:00pm Saturday, October 7th Pig Roast at Sprout Brook Saturday January 13. 2018 Big Buck Dinner at Sprout Brook

GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 2 of 10 CLUB OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: Bill Hunt 845-494-3772 1st Vice President: Steve Franzen 845-988-7943 2nd Vice President Ross VanAnden 845-732-4081 Recording Secretary: Carl Oken 845-440-3335 Financial Secretary: Curt Bailey 914-456-9464 Treasurer: Bob Acquanita 845-297-8924 Board of Directors: Louis DeCaro Scott Massey Anthony Zippo Jerry Fossati Jr. Howie Palm Wayne Phillips Ed Dombal FROM YOUR EDITORS We hope this newsletter helps keep everyone in touch and involved with the club. Committee Chair persons, please send us information about your committee. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE Charles Harris & Don Vinchkoski ***NEW WORKDAY SCHEDULE*** Hi all, we have implemented a new workday schedule at Sprout Brook. We will be having workdays on the 4th Saturday of the month (Sunday if necessary). The schedule for the rest of the year is as follows: August 26th, 8am-12 September 23rd, 8am-12 October 28th, 8am-12 November 25th, 8am-12 December 23rd, 8am-12 January 27th, 8am-12 COMMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS ARCHERY Open CALENDAR/FACILITY RENTAL Curt Bailey FEDERATION Steve Zammikiel HUNTER EDUCATION N/A MERCHANDISE Ross VanAnden Tim Williams NEWSLETTER Charles Harris Don Vinchkoski PROPERTY POSTING Jim LePore PUBLIC RELATIONS N/A RANGE Board of Directors SPROUT CREEK-KITCHEN Terry Parmlee SPROUT CREEK GROUNDS Wayne Phillips SPROUT CREEK HOUSE Jerry Fossati, Jr. STONY CREEK Ed Dombal WAYS & MEANS Jim Teeling WORK HOURS Steve Grotzinger Have something for the newsletter? E-mail it to: GHFandGnewsletter@yahoo.com

GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 3 of 10 JUNE MEETING MINUTES SUMMARY New applications for membership read, Mathew Lombardi, Mathew McCarthy and Kelner Ayukaawa. Joe Marrow has shown interest in Chairing the Archery/ Bow Range Committee. Bill Hunt will follow up on this. Motion to purchase raffle tickets from the NYS Rifle and Pistol Association. If any prize(s) are won, they would be raffled off to member(s). Rogers Point Clam Bake was posted, being held on 7/29/17. Steak bake tickets, 242 sold to date. 3 Gun raffle tickets, see Ben to turn in stubs and receive additional tickets. A discussion was held about changing the prizes of this raffle. Jerry filled in the club on the ATV Raffle. Asked members to help sell tickets. 54 tickets sold as of now. 30 Gun Raffle will be in October. Ross will handle tickets. See Ross for tickets and if you want a particular number please see him ASAP. Steak Bake music is lined up. Bill will speak to the company about cleaning the clams. BOD meeting will be July 10th due to holiday. Boy Scouts used the facility on June 24th. Decided to hold Sprout Brook work days on the 4th Saturday (Sunday) of the month. Conflicts will be brought to the president/ House Chairperson. Federation, no report but thanked the club for letting the Boy Scouts use the club. Stony Creek, Front Porch screens pushed out due to winter snow. Ed asked anyone going up to contact him to arrange repair. The work day on 6/26/17 consisted of painting and carpentry, grounds work consisted of fire wood being brought in. Logging at Stony Creek will happen in the fall or winter. Dan McNally welded the steel for the cooking pit. Bill informed the membership he has a contact to receive used blacktop from a contractor who is replacing parking lots. 127 Active members, 50 life members and 3 pending members. ****EVENTS**** HUNTER SAFETY COURSE No new courses scheduled at this time. STEAK BAKE Steak Bake is scheduled for August 5, 2017. Please see Chairman Jim Teeling (845-629-2379) for tickets and information. Steak Bake tickets will be issued only with payment. Tickets must be paid by the July meeting. 242 Steak Bake tickets are paid for so far. PIG ROAST The Pig roast is scheduled for Saturday October 7, 2017. BIG BUCK DINNER The next Big Buck Dinner is scheduled for January 13. 2018. Joe Tatoni has asked anyone who can butcher, buy goods and help prep for the dinner to please let him know. We are still looking for someone to chair the event. Joe will still be the Chef but we need someone to run the event and organize the help that Joe will need, including butchering the meat. Contact Bill Hunt if interested RAFFLES Quad ATV Raffle: Tickets are available. See/contact Jerry Fosatti (845-235-5455). Tickets are $20 each and the drawing will be at the Pig roast. Winner will pay taxes. 31 Day Gun Raffle: Raffle will be held in October. Please see/contact Ross VanAnden for any questions/tickets (845-732-4081). 3 Gun Raffle: Please see Ben to turn in ticket stubs or to get additional tickets. Raffle is Savage 220, Crossbow and $100 cash. Sprout Brook Lodge: 140 Mirras Blvd,, East Fishkill, NY 845-896-7983 Stony Creek Lodge: 208 Len s Lake Road, Stony Creek, NY 518-696-2347 Mailing address: Greenhaven Fish and Game Association 140 Mountain View Road, Fishkill, NY 12524

GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 4 of 10 ARCHERY COMMITTEE REPORTS We are looking for a new Archery Chairperson. Dan has resigned due to a change in his work schedule. Dan will help out as much as his schedule allows. Joe Marrow is interested in Chairing. FEDERATION No new report. Thanked the Club for allowing the Boy Scouts use the club. MERCHANDISE Shirts and Jackets are well stocked. Check them out at the next meeting. There was little interest in a rain coat so the sample is being sent back. PROPERTY POSTING Ms. Secor has given the club permission to hunt on her property. Be advised that her Realtor and a couple of friends also have permission to hunt on her land and are planting a feeding plot. RANGE The Range targets are in good shape. Also, the range has been kept clean. Don t forget to sign in on the range book and put up and take down the flag. SPROUT CREEK GROUNDS No new updates. COMMITTEE REPORTS CALENDAR/FACILITY RENTAL Facility rentals at Sprout Brook on : Facility Rental at Sprout Brook on September 24th, 12:00pm 6:00pm HUNTER EDUCATION Just a reminder to check the DEC website prior to hunting. Changes are made to hunting regulations after the books are printed up. NEWSLETTER Please contact the Newsletter for any information you would like to see in the newsletter. PUBLIC RELATIONS Members are reminded to notify a board member as soon as possible when aware of a death of a member so that the club can organize a service at the wake. SPROUT BROOK KITCHEN Sausage and Peppers were Delicious! SPROUT BROOK HOUSE Effective immediately, there is no smoking on the second floor of the house. Smoking is limited to downstairs in the wood burning furnace area only. STONY CREEK Work days scheduled 8/26 and 9/23. Next Stony Creek work day is 8/26. Please sign up on the bulletin board. WAYS & MEANS Bill has asked John to turn over last years records. A new Chair will be assigned. WORK HOURS Work hours are posted. MEMBERSHIP/DUES Current membership: 127 Active, 50 Life Members and 3 pending members.

GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 5 of 10 OTHER ITEMS NO SMOKING POLICY Remember, there is no smoking on the second floor of the Sprout Brook club house. Smoking is limited to the downstairs area by the woodstove. GREENHAVEN FACEBOOK Curt Bailey has started a Facebook page for current active and life members. To join the group, go to Facebook and under groups search for the group Greenhaven Fish & Game Association, Inc. Make your request to join and once accepted you will be allowed to view and post within the group. Only members will be able to see posts made within the group. NY SAFE ACT AND CCW PERMIT RE- CERTIFICATION Another rule of the NY SAFE Act is becoming active. The requirement to re-certify your CCW permit every 5 years is now taking effect. If you have a pistol permit you have probably received a letter from the NY State Police informing you of the need to re-certify. If you have not received it, a copy of the letter is enclosed on the next page of the newsletter for your information. Don t forget that if your NYS Pistol License was issued before January 15, 2013 you must recertify your license by January 31, 2018. If your Pistol License was issued after January 15, 2013 the deadline to recertify is five years after the date is was issued. Refer to the NYS Police letter printed on the next page of the newsletter. DEC CONTACT INFORMATION DEC Region 3 Headquarters 21 South Putt Corners Road New Paltz, NY 12561 845-256-3000 Website: www.dec.ny.gov Region 3 Fishing Hotline: 845-256-3101 GUN OWNERS INSURANCE Charles Harris has information on gun insurance for people who own and/or carry weapons. The club is not endorsing any insurance or suggesting you get insurance. Realizing the anti-gun state we live in, everyone should evaluate their individual liability and whether or not this insurance is right for them. Information on the insurance is presented on the last 4 pages of the newsletter. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! Hope you had a great holiday!!!! PARABLE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY Once, in the 1820 s, a little boy called Sam was playing in the yard behind his house. During his pretend fighting game, he knocked over the outhouse. Now Sam was upset and worried that he would get in trouble so he ran into the woods and didn t come out until after it got dark. When he arrived back home, his Pappy was waiting for him. He asked suspiciously, Son, did you knock over the outhouse this afternoon? No Pappy, Sam lied. Well, let me tell you a story, said the Pappy. Once, not that long ago, a boy named George received a shiny new axe from his father. Excited, he tried it out on a tree, swiftly cutting it down. But, as he looked at the tree in dismay, he realized it was his mother s favorite cherry tree. His Pappy paused, just like you he ran into the woods. When he returned, his father asked, did you cut down the cherry tree? George answered, father I cannot tell a lie I did indeed chop down that cherry tree. Then his father said, Well, since you were honest with me, you are spared from punishment. I hope you have learned your lesson, though. So now Sam s Pappy asked him again, did you knock down that outhouse? Pappy I cannot tell a lie, I did indeed knock down the outhouse. Then, his Pappy spanked Sam boy red, white and blue. The boy whimpered, Pappy, I told you the truth, why did you spank me? Pappy answered, That s because George s father wasn t in the tree when he chopped it down!