Hook, Line, and Sinker

Siuslaw Fisherman’s Association

Florence, Oregon

 

Quarterly Newsletter

- June 2009 -

 

 

 

Website:  www.siuslawfisherman.org

 

Hello Everyone!

 

I know it has been a long time since you have heard from your Board of Directors and I apologize for that.  There have been a lot of things happening with SFA, but one of the Board goals this year is to get back on track with the most important part of this organization and that is our members!

 

You will be receiving a newsletter on a quarterly bases. The goal I have for this is newsletter is two fold.  To keep you updated with the Ice Machine and the second is to help educate everyone about the fishing industry and how important it is to support it within this community.  Any articles or information that you have regarding either of these I would hope you share with me so I can pass it on to the rest of the membership.

 

I would also encourage any of you that have a computer that you log on to our web site at www.siuslawfisherman.org.  We have a very wonderful person who upgraded the site and is volunteering to maintain it.  It is a great way to communicate and find information.  The minutes of every Board Meeting are being posted as well as pictures and articles of the latest Events that have involved the SFA.

 

One of those events was the recent scholarship awards that the SFA gave to two very deserving graduating students from Siuslaw High School.   Miss Shantee Herring is applying for Massage Therapy program and Mr. Jacob Williams is applying for a Diesel Technology program.  Good luck to these two!

 

The Board has its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of every month.  It is held at the Nazarene Church at 1536 12th Street in the up stairs meeting room at 6:00 pm. (There is an elevator if needed.)  As members you are welcome to come and your input will be greatly appreciated.

 

The latest on the Ice Machine is that IT IS UP AND ON THE DOCK!  That has been a bigger challenge than we ever thought, but we are grateful that we have gotten it this far.  There are some big steps to making it functional yet.  There needs to be stairs and cat walks built around it so that it can be maintained and run safely.  The auger and ice delivery system still needs to be built and attached.  Then there is getting the electrical as well as plumbing completed and then the machine itself running.  These are some big challenges but we have every confidence that it will happen.

 

The next major event that is scheduled is the Fish Barbeque on Labor Day weekend.  We have taken on the challenge of doing this for two days, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 until 4:30 each day.  There is need for items for our silent auction to help raise funds and a great need for volunteers to help with the planning and implementing of the Fish Barbeque itself.  It will be a very busy two days and we can use all the help we can get!  It there is any way that you feel you could help with either of these, please contact Shirley Saulsgiver at 999-1301 or myself at 902-2345.  Your support of coming to the fish barbeque and bringing all your friend and family will be of great support as well!

 

I have sent this newsletter to all current members as well as supporters that have let their memberships lapse.  If you are in the first category, thank you for your continued support, if you are in the second category, we certainly appreciate your support in the past and hope that you will consider joining us once again, and if you are not sure which category you are in, please feel free to call Ken Urwin at 997-1454 or 999-9638 or myself at 902-2345 and we can let you know where your membership stands.  As much as I would like to continue mailings to everyone those who are not current members will not receive further newsletters, as we all know how costly mailings are these days.

 

I hope this catches you up on just a little information.  I want to thank each of you for your support in the past and hope that we can all see the brighter future that is on the horizon.

 

As part of the education I promised I have included an excerpt from our Grant proposal that Chad Bogart has spent hundreds of hours getting ready for us.  Chad has done an incredible job getting the information gathered to get us over the last major financial hurdle.  I will include the rest of the Grant information it in the following newsletters.

 

 Annette Smith               

SFA Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Member - Florence Area Chamber of Commerce

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