march 2015A Monthly Publication of the Hiawatha Chapter of Trout Unlimited

hiawatha tU Board

•UpComingMeetings/Events •BanquetNews •ShotgunRaffle •CalendarofEvents(the article) •SecretariesReport

PRESIDENT Carl Berberich cberberic@gmail.com 507-951-2916

VICE PRESIDENT Seth Knight sethoro@gmail.com 931-434-2694

SECRETARY Frank Angelotti angelofw10@gmail.com 507-289-1688

TREASURER Jodie Ice cabo401@charter.net

EX OFFICIO Scott Steffens scott@mntu.org 507-398-2500

WEBMASTER Vince Robichaud vincer40@yahoo.com

MEMBERShIP COORDINATOR Frank Angelotti

hABITAT COORDINATOR Paul Krolak pkrolak@gmail.com

YOUTh EDUCATION COORDINATOR KelliSchmeling

WOMEN’S INITIATIVE ChAIR Marlene Huston mjkhuston@gmail.com 507-208-5013

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Phil Pankow, NTLC Liaison pankow.phil0615@gmail.com 507-208-4410

Deb Angelotti angelottiink@gmail.com

hTU BOARD MEMBERS AT LARgE Mike Carpenter mikecarpenter@charter.net

Paul Krolak pkrolak@gmail.com

Banquet NEWSThe2015HiawathaChapterofTroutUnlimited(HTU)ConservationBanquetwillbeheldonSaturday,April11,2015.Ifyoulookatyourcalendar,thatdateisalmostontopofus.SogetoutyouriPads,yoursmartphones,yourregularoldeventcalendarsordatebooks,orwhateveryouusetokeeptrackofwhereyouwanttobeandwhen,andjotdownthedate,time,andlocation.

WewillagainbeattheCanadianHonker’sEventCenteratApache,151716thStreetSW(twoyearsagoitwascalledtheRamada).Theresponsetousingthatvenuewasoverwhelminglypositive,sowearereturningagainthisyear.Amy,Chris,andChefLehavebeencookingupsomenewappetizersforourenjoyment.

Thiseventwillfeaturetheusualassortmentoftopqualityflyfishingandflytyingmaterialsgivingyoutheopportunitytoenhanceyouralreadyoverloadedvest,flyboxes,andwo/mancave.We’llhaverepsfromCabelasofOwatonnatheretooutfityouwithnewclothingandgear,plusanassortmentoflocalandexoticguidedfishingtripstochoosefromandthisyearweareaddinganewtwisttotheevening.OurbanquetcoincideswiththeGrandOpeningofthenewScheelsStoreinRochester--theyarereallyluckytheychosethisdate!ArepresentativefromScheelswillbeatthebanquettodisplayaselectionofover/underandsemiautomaticshotguns---nameslikeBenelli,Winchester,Franchi,Beretta,andRemington.We’llhaveaspecialbucketraffletoallowguestsachancetowintheirchoiceofoneoftheshotgunsdisplayed,or,ifpreferred,totakeagiftcertificatetoScheelsanduseittoselectanothershotgunoftheirchoice.Therafflewinnerwillhavetofootthebillforthecostdifferenceoftheupgrade.Sorry,butthisisanadultraffleandwe’llnotsellticketstoanyoneunder18.

Askmembersandfriendswhohaveattendedthepastseveralyearsandyou’llunderstandwhythisisa‘youdon’twanttomissthisbanquet’event.Premiumqualitybambooflyrods,awoodstripcanoe,topofthelinegraphiteflyrods,andotherfishinggearitems--allhavemadepastbanquetsexceedourexpectations.TheHTUBoard’sgoalistomakethisyear’sbanquetanotheronetoberemembered.Thevariouspiecesandpartsfortheeveningarecomingtogether---thiswillbeonespecialnight!!

Thisyearwealsowanttorecognizethemanypartnerswhohavehelpeduswithhabitatim-provementprojectsoverthepasthalfdecade--thedesignersandcontractorswhobroughttogethervariousideas,acceptedchallengesandchanges,andaddedtheirownideasinordertomeettheneedsofeachprojectandtimeschedule.Pleasejoinusinlettingthemknowthatweappreciatetheircontributions.

SogototheHTUwebsitetoeasilypurchaseyourticketsonline(hiawathatu.org)andthey’llbewaitingforyouatthedoor.OrcontactanHTUBoardofDirectormemberorchaptermemberwhohasticketsforsale.Ticketsthisyearwillbea$40donationinadvance;however,ticketpricesatthedoorwillbe$50.00.Sodon’twaitasyoucanusethat$10topurchaseaticketfortheshotgunraffle.Doorswillopenfortheeveningat6pm.

WearealllookingforwardtoseeingyouattheHonkerEventCenteratApacheonApril11--it’stheSaturdaybeforethetroutopener,sothatexcusewon’thurt.

RayRickets

Up coming events/meetings

HTU BODMeeting7:00 pm

People’s Food Co-op

Newsletter Meeting 6:30 pm

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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March 2015

UP COMINg MEETINgS March 2nd 2015: 7:00 - 9:30 pm HTU Chapter Meeting. Izaak Walton Cabin, Rochester, MN

March 9th 2015: 7:00 - 9:30 pm HTU BOD Meeting People’s Food Co-op, Rochester, MN

March 10th 2015: 7:00 - 9:30 pm HTU Newsletter Meeting Dunn Brothers North, Rochester, MN

UP COMINg EVENTS March 20-22, 2015 great Waters Expo National Sports Center, Blaine, MN

March 27-29, 2015 Upper Midwest Regional TU Meetng

April 11th, 2015 hiawatha Spring Banquet Canadian Honker Events at Apache, Rochester, MN check hiawathatu.org for more information

HTU Meeting 7:00 pm

Izaak Walton Lodge

http://bit.ly/LaughingTrout

Fly TyingRochester Public

Library9:30 am-Noon

Fly TyingRochester Public

Library9:30 am-Noon

Fly Tying

Fly Tying

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UPPER MidWEST

REGiOnAl TU MEETinG

G R E AT WAT E R S E X P O

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Thisyear’sHTUConservationBanquetdatecoincideswiththeGrandOpen-ingof theScheels store in theApacheMall inRochester. Tohelp facilitatebothevents,Scheelswasaskediftheywouldconsiderhostingashotgunraffleasapartofourfundraiser.

ArepresentativefromtheScheelsstorewillbeonhandthroughoutthebanquettodisplayanassortmentofoverandunderandsemi-automaticshotgunsforyourrafflinginterests.Thewinnerofthisspecialrafflemayselectonefromtheshotgunsofferedtobepickedupatthestore,ormaychooseagiftcertificatefromScheelsthatcanbeusedtopurchaseafirearmoftheirchoice.Anydifferenceinthevalueofwhatthewinnerchoosestopurchaseoverthevalueofthecertificatewillbetheresponsibilityofthatwinner.Scheelswillhandleallthenecessarypurchaseeligibil-ityandscreeningrequirementswhenthewinnercomestothestore.

Theshotgunstobedisplayedatthebanquetare:

•Benelli,M2Fieldmodel,semi-automatic,3”chamber,28”barrel

•Beretta,A300Outlander,semi-automatic,3”chamber,28”barrel

•CZ,Canvasbackgold,over/under,3”chamber,28”barrel

•CZ,RedheadPremier,over/under,3”chamber,28”barrel

•Franchi,Affinity,semi-automatic,3”chamber,28”barrel

•Franchi,InstinctL,over/under,3”chamber,28”barrel

•Franchi,Intensity,semi-automatic,31/2”chamber,28”barrel

•Remington,Versamax,semi-automatic,3”chamber,28”barrel

•Winchester,SX3WaterfowlHunter,semi-automatic,31/2”chamber,28”barrel

ToensurewefollowtherulesofheMNGamblingBoard,wemuststatethatthisrafflewillbeheldduringthebanquetattheCanadianHonkerEventsatApacheloca-tiononApril11,2015.Ticketswillbeonsalebeforehandandatthebanquetfor$10aticket.Youdonothavetobepresentatthebanquettowintheraffle.Youmustbe18yearsofageoroldertopurchaseaticket.Theseticketscannotbepurchasedviaourwebsite,andMUSTbepurchasedusingeithercashoracheck;NOTacreditcard.Topurchasetickets,contactanyofthefollowingpersons:

CarlBerberichat951-2916,PhilPankowat273-0934,PaulKrolakat202-3464,Mar-leneHustonat208-5013,FrankAngelottiat358-1337,KelliSchmelingat990-4531,RayRickettsat269-3707.

Sh tgun Raffle

respectfully submitted by Frank Angelotti, HTU secretary

February 2015 htU Board meeting minutes

In attendance: Frank Angelotti, Phil Pankow, Carl Berberich, Marlene Huston, Ray Ricketts

• Chapterfinances:ThinkChecking$5653.23ThinkMM$7,579.85,AltraChecking$5030.88AltraSavings$5.00

• Weoweabillfor$2611.72toFishandPetsforTICequipment

• WeshalltrytogetstorecreditfromMendProvisionsforthedonationoffinevintageflyreelsfromJimSuk.Carlwilltakethemover.

Education• TheWinterflytyingclasswascan-celledduetolackofsignups

• ARochestercommunityeducationflyfishingforwomenclassissched-uledforMarch4,11and18.

upcoming EvEntsmarch members meeting march 2• AnnualChapterelections• LakeSuperiorSteelheadpresentedbyCarlHaensel

great Waters Expo march 20-22• MNTUwillgetboothspaceforallchapterswhowishtobepresent

• Wehavehotelaccommodationsbooked

april 11 Htu Banquet• Havevenueandroughprogramneedtostartmetingforbanquet

spring mntu meeting • tentativelyinRushfordbutweex-pectittomovetoourbanquetvenueonApril11

may 29-31 • MNDNRMinnAquaflyfishingcampJune 25-28• TUNECamp• Volunteersareneededtohelpwiththeseevents.Contactmeatange-lofw10@gmail.comifyouwouldliketohelpandIshallpointyouintherightdirection.

TroutintheClassroom(TIC)isgrowinginscopeanden-thusiasm.KelliSchmelingistheHiawathaTroutUnlim-ited(HTU)youtheducationcoordinatorandateacherat

theStewartvilleMiddleSchool.Sheorganizestheprogramfortheschools involvedcoordinatingwithteachersKevin

Landherr,MayoHighSchool,andBruceFrutiger,CenturyHighSchool,inRochesterandSteveHinrichsfromthenewestschooljoiningTIC,Plainview/Elgin/MillvilleHighSchool.Approximately550eggsweredeliveredtoeachschoolinearlyDecemberthankstotheDepartmentofNaturalResources(DNR)FisheriesDivisionandtheseeggsarealreadyhatched intohatchlings.Kelli has theFacebookpage setup sopleaselikeitandcheckouttheprogress.

HabitatImprovement(HI)workisstillgoingonintreeremovalofnon-nativetreesonTroutRun.TheHIprojectconstructionisnowcompletedonColdSpringBrook,EastIndian,andCampcreeks,whileconstructioncontinuesonPineCreekinWino-naCounty.DesignswerecompletedforworkonMill,Willow,andNewbergcreeks,withconstructionbids tobe solicited in thenear futureand theconstruction tobeginnextyear.FutureworkalsoincludesloggingonSpringValleyCreekandres-torationworkonLynchCreek.Lookingevenfurtherintothefuture,a large-scaleprojectontheRootRiver inPrestonhasbeenmovingthroughtheLessard-SamsprocesswiththerestoftheMinnesotaNationalTroutUnlimited(MNTU)projects.WehadHiawathaTroutUnlimited(HTU)ChapterworkdaysonEastIndian(beaverdamremovalandtreecutting)andCampCreek(treecuttingonbanksadjacenttothebikepath).

Aswebringinmoredesignersandasmoreexperienceisgainedwithstreamresto-rationintheDriftlessRegion,differenttechniquesandvariedapproachesarebeingappliedtoourprojects.WeworkcloselywiththeDepartmentofNaturalResource(DNR)throughouteachproject’slifecycleandwe’velearnedfromourcolleaguesinWisconsinandIowa,thankstoeventssponsoredbyTroutUnlimitedDriftlessAreaRestorationEffort (TUDARE).Wenowhaveavarietyof contractorsdoing theseprojectsfortworeasons:

1. State lawrequiresbidsfrommultiplequalifiedfirmsonstatefundedprojects.This requiresus to followstateguidelines for theawardingof contractsand forwhichweareauditable.

2. Therearemanyhabitat improvementprojectsbeingdonethroughoutMinne-sotabyMNTU,notjustintheSoutheast.Thishasbeenseenastoomuchworkforanyonecompany.

WehereatHTUcontinuetomonitorandlearnasourlocalprojectsmaturesowecanproviderestorationsthat improvehabitatandholdupthroughwhateverna-ture candishout.Asweworkon localHTUprojects, theconstructionplansarepostedtohiawathatu.org.

Our March meeting is the HTU Annual MembersMeetingwherewesaygood-byeandthankyoutoofficersandboardmembersleavingtheirseatsandwelcometo thenewofficersandboardmembersbeingvotedin.TheHTUSpringConservationBan-quetwillbeApril11attheCanadianHonkerEventCenter in the Kahler Apache. Additional eventscominguparetheMinnAquaadultandyouthweek-endthroughtheDNRMay29-31andT.U.N.E.CamprunbyPheasantsForeverandTUJune25-28.Moredetailscomingsoon.

YoursTruly,PhilPankowHTUNewsletterEditor

Hiawatha Trout Unlimited

Calendar of Events

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