GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION IN THIS ISSUE January 2017 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Upcoming Events Range Information Greenhaven Facebook December Meeting Summary Club Chairpersons Committee Reports Big Buck Dinner Election of Officers Gun Raffles DEC Contact Information Political Action Bowdoin Park Archery Series Remember next monthly Meeting is Monday January 16th ***REMINDER*** Your membership dues payment is due by 2/28/17. They can be paid at the January and February monthly meetings. Other times are available to pay your dues, refer to the article later in this newsletter. Monday January 2nd 2017 Saturday January 7th Work Day at Sprout Creek starts at 8:00am Saturday January 14th, 2017 Big Buck Dinner at Sprout Creek starts at 1:00pm Monday January 16th 2017 January monthly meeting at Sprout Creek, starts at 7:00pm Monday February 6th, 2017 Monday February 20th, 2017 February monthly meeting at Sprout Creek, starts at 7:00pm March 1st March 31st, 2017 31 Day Gun Raffle Monday March 6th, 2017 Saturday March 11th, 2017 St. Patrick s Day dinner starting at 4:00pm Monday March 20th, 2017 March monthly meeting at Sprout Creek, starts at 7:00pm Monday April 3rd Monday April 17th April monthly meeting at Sprout Creek, starts at 7:00pm Tuesday February 28th 2017 annual dues must be paid by this date
GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 2 of 7 BIG BUCK DINNER Big Buck dinner will be held on Saturday January 14, 2017 and will start at 1:00pm. Chef Joe is back again! You heard about the food last year, now come and experience it for your self. You won t be disappointed. Bring friends and family. Admission is $20 at the door. MEMBERSHIP/DUES We are currently at full membership: 135 active, 50 life members with 8 people on the wait list. DUES A reminder that dues need to be paid by February 28, 2017. Dues can be paid at the following: January and February monthly meetings BOD Meetings in January and February At the club on 1/11, 1/25,2/15, 2/28 6-9pm At the club on 1/21, 2/25 10am-1pm GUN RAFFLE Another 31 day gun raffle will be held March 2017. Ross VanAnden is chairing it. Ross reports 3/4 of the tickets are out for sale. Please contact Ross for tickets or any question you may have at 845-732-4081. 3 Gun raffle will be Savage 220, Crossbow and $100 cash. 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 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. DECEMBER MEETING SUMMARY Observed a moment of silence for Life Member R. Prusakowski. Budgets for 2017 are due at the January meeting. Additional cameras have been added to the range. Garbage not being picked up/removed, still a problem. 50 and 75 yard target posts are being altered to 6 feet to compensate for the 2 foot in ground mounting. No discharge of weapons outside of the building. Snow removal will be addressed. Archery looking to purchase some new targets. With respect to the death of a member, members are reminded to make every effort to notify a board member if they are aware of a members death and the club conduct a service at the wake. Presence is needed. ROBO calling suggested. Ways and Means Bill has asked John to turn over last years records. A new chair will be assigned. The holiday dinner at the December meeting was pork, potatoes, and green beans. Steak Bake gun raffle will be run by Ben Olivera. 31 Day Gun Raffle- Ross reports 3/4 of the tickets are out for sale. Drawing in March. Big Buck Dinner is 1/14/17 @ 1:00pm. Donations look good Thank You. Jackets and Shirts Stock available and Jacket orders are being taken. Work Hours Remember to see the chair for credit and sign in. Chairs must report to the work hours Chair. Hours are counted from 12/1/15-11/30/16. If you are a Jr. or a Sr., please sign it that way and please sign legibly. Federation-3 applications were received by the club and Pat Kiernan Jr. was selected. The club will host one boy and one girl each year. No girl submitted this year. Federation dinner is 1/28/17, $45/person. Motion for the club to send 2 members to the dinner approved. The club won $1000 at the Federation Dinner. Motion to donate $100 to the DEC Officer shot by a poacher. Whortlekill Gun Club is hosting a pasta dinner to benefit the DEC officer shot. Everyone encouraged to go. Motion to donate 2 Steak Bake tickets for the Federation raffle approved. Sprout Creek Workday inside and out on 1/7/17 @ 8am. 2017 officers elected see article later on in newsletter. 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 3of 7 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 and any words you would like to get to the membership. If you have any pictures from workdays or events please send them to us so we can share them with the membership. Also members, if you have any suggestions or information/articles you would like to see in the newsletter PLEASE send it to us at the e-mail address below. Charles Harris & Don Vinchkoski Wishing you and your family a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!! COMMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS ARCHERY Dan Pantelone 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 John Matuskovic WORK HOURS Steve Grotzinger Have something for the newsletter? E-mail it to: GHFandGnewsletter@yahoo.com
GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 4 of 7 ARCHERY COMMITTEES All of the 3-D archery targets have been put away for the winter. Looking to purchase new targets FEDERATION Pat Kiernan Jr. selected to attend the camp. MERCHANDISE Stock available and Jacket orders are being taken. PROPERTY POSTING Some signs are down and 4 wheelers are riding on Pegasus property. Chris will evaluate. RANGE Additional cameras have been added. Garbage cleanup still remains a problem. NO SHOOTING IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE HOUSES. ALL SHOOTING MUST BE DONE FROM INSIDE THE RANGE HOUSES. Range sign in book is mandatory. If you use the range, sign the range book and the house book and put up the flag. Remove the flag and sign out in both books when you finish. House sign in book will be moved to the downstairs entrance. Range cameras are now working. Clean up your brass mandatory and remove any trash you bring with you. SPROUT CREEK GROUNDS Work day scheduled, inside and out, for January 7, 2017 starting at 8:00am. COMMITTEES CALENDAR/FACILITY RENTAL No update. 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 CREEK KITCHEN Holiday dinner was held at the December meeting and was delicious. SPROUT CREEK HOUSE Work day scheduled, inside and out, for January 7, 2017. STONY CREEK Mice problem being addressed. Camp is winterized. Don t forget to follow directions when closing up the house. WAYS & MEANS Bill has asked John to turn over last years records. A new Chair will be assigned. WORK HOURS Work hours have been posted through November 30th. Just a reminder that the work hour year goes from December 1st through November 30th. Any hours after November 30th of one year counts for next year.
GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 5 of 7 2017 CLUB OFFICERS Elections for club officers for 2017 were held at the December meeting. Congratulations to all! Please provide them the best support we can in the following year. PRESIDENT: 1ST VP: 2ND VP: Rec. Sec.: Fin. Sec.: Tres.: Bill Hunt Steve Franzen Ross VanAnden Carl Oken Curt Bailey Robert Acquinita Directors: Luke Decaro Scott Massey Anthony Zippo Jerry Fossati Jr. Howie Palm Wayne Phillips Ed Dombal
GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 6 of 7 POLITICAL ACTION URGENT - Emails and Letters needed in Opposition to the Mandatory Firearm Storage Law - Gentlemen: Per the enclosed memo, we need your help to object to the pending Mandatory Firearm Storage Law in Philllipstown. Please send an e-mail to the Board Members and copy the Town Clerk. Pass this along, we need all the help we can get. Even if you are not a Philipstown resident, your e-mail counts. Please call me with any questions. Last month we lost the vote in Beacon. Let s not lose Philipstown. Many thanks, Charles J. Harris 1145 Rt. 9D Garrison, NY 10524 914-309-8830 Dear Friends, We are in need of letters to be emailed to the attention of all of the Philipstown Board members copied to the Town Clerk. We urge you to forward this email to any and all who are supportive of our right to bear arms, our right to be able to defend ourselves, family and friends from enemies foreign and domestic shall not be infringed. The letter should be direct and to the point. Feel free to copy and paste one of the drafts below. Please use this as a reference to state your opposition to the proposed mandatory firearm storage law. We need to make and leave an impression with the Town Board. Time is of the essence. For Philipstown Residents: 1. Dear Philipstown Board members. As a Philipstown resident, this letter is to register my opposition to the proposed mandatory firearm storage law. 2. Dear Philipstown Board members. As a Philipstown tax paying resident, I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed mandatory firearm storage law. For Non-Philipstown Residents: 1. Dear Philipstown Board members. This letter is to register my opposition to the proposed mandatory firearm storage law. 2. Dear Philipstown Board members. I am in direct opposition to the proposed mandatory firearm storage law. Town Officials Emails: Supervisor Richard Shea E-mail... supervisor@philipstown.com Nancy Montgomery E-Mail... John VanTassel E-Mail... Robert Flaherty E-Mail... Michael Leonard E-Mail... Town Clerk - Tina M. Merando... nmontgomery@philipstown.com jvantassel@philipstown.com rflaherty@philipstown.com mleonard@philipstown.com townclerk@philipstown.com If you prefer to mail a letter, be sure to include all of the Town Officials contact names included with a copy to the Town Clerk, Tina M. Merando. Address: Town Of Philipstown 238 Main Street Cold Spring, NY 10516 https://philipstown.com/government/town-board Tel # 845-265-3329
GREENHAVEN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER page 7 of 7 Archery Series to Be Held at Bowdoin Park this Winter The Dutchess County Parks Division will once again be offering weekend archery sessions at Bowdoin Park throughout the winter season. Sessions will be offered in two groups in order to accommodate additional participants. Group A sessions will begin on Saturday, January 14th and Group B sessions will begin on Saturday, January 7th. The sessions are designed for children ages 8 and up and adults with any level of archery experience. Space is limited, registration is required. County Executive Marc Molinaro said, Here is a fun and educational way to stay active this winter! Bowdoin Park s archery series continue to be a popular activity for novices and seasoned pros to practice their skills and learn more about the sport. If you haven t had the chance to attend one of these sessions at one of Dutchess County s beautiful parks, consider signing up today! Both group sessions consist of five classes, each an hour long. The first session will cover basic archery safety and skills for new participants. The majority of the sessions will be spent practicing with the bows, allowing participants to learn through experience. The cost for the program is $50 per person which includes all five classes. Equipment will be provided at no additional charge. Sessions will be held in the auditorium at Bowdoin Park. Dates and times for the archery sessions are listed below: Group A Session Dates: Saturday, January 14 Saturday, January 28 Saturday, February 11 Saturday, February 25 Saturday, March 11 11:30 am to 12:30 pm 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Group B Session Dates: Saturday, January 7 Saturday, January 21 Saturday, February 4 Saturday, February 18 Saturday, March 4 10:30 am to 11:30 am 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Time Slots for All Sessions: 10:00 am to 11:00 am Time Slots for All Sessions: 9:00 am to 10:00 am For more information or to register, click here or call (845) 298-4602. Bowdoin Park is located at 85 Sheafe Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. To learn more about all of the programs available at Bowdoin Park as well as other Dutchess County Parks, visit www.dutchessny.gov or call the Dutchess County Parks Division at (845) 298-4600. [www.dutchessny.gov]www.dutchessny.gov Visit us on Facebook Visit us on Twitter Sign up for email updates