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President’s Message

Greetings Fellow TUers:

I just got back from two trips; one was our Family

Outing at Deadhorse Ranch and despite the poor

turnout we all had a great time. I would like to know

what all of you like in a family Outing so we can make

it more successful next year or should we just end the

tradition now and do something completely different.

The other trip was to Durango to collect on a guided

trip that I had won. What a blast! We fished the

Delores, the Animas, the San Juan and then on our

return fished Silver Creek. All rivers were fantastic. Our

guide on the Delores and Animas was Doug Buck. Doug

showed us techniques and places we would have

passed up on our own. If any members are planning to

visit the Durango area, I highly recommend Doug.

Our Holiday Party is fast approaching and I hope

to see more of you than I did at the Family Outing.

Remember this party is totally catered so please come

and enjoy. Also remember to RSVP John Singley so we

have a proper head count. We will be selling tickets for

the upcoming February 24 Banquet at the party at the

reduced rate of $40. Please get your tickets before they

go up. This is our main fundraiser for the year so

please be generous. Last year, money raised from the

banquet helped our effort with all of the workdays on

Apache Trout including the one in which we assisted on

making a new Eagle Scout for the Boy Scouts. We also

sent two youths to TU Conservation/Flyfishing Camp in

Michigan. We also help send some Tucson 4 H Club

members to a camp in Phoenix. Money raised also

helps pay for our monthly meetings and Lie and Ties.

This year we will be doing much of the same and

adding more Gila Trout workdays. We will also try and

do some work on rose Canyon Lake on Mount Lemmon.

and to bring you some quality speakers this year. If you

would like to see other things done let the Board know.

If you can help out with a donation to the banquet

it would be much appreciated and we can give you a

tax deductible receipt, even if you can't make the

banquet.

The elections will be held at the Holiday Party. If

you are interested in getting more involved please let

me or a board member know.

Fish to Live and Live to Fish,

Jeff Collins

President/Conservation Officer

President Collins at the San Juan

HOLIDAY PARTY – DECEMBER 2

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The holiday party will be on December 2

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Singley's place. It will start at 6:30 with dinner being

served at 7. We are doing it different this year as the

dinner will be a catered, Mexican menu. The club will

be providing the dinner, soft drinks and mixers. BYOB

on adult beverages. Since this will be a catered dinner

we need to have a count on who will be coming at least

a week before the dinner. Please call John @ 318-4791

and tell how many will be coming. Leave a message if

no answer. NOW IS NOT TOO SOON. For those who

haven't been to the Singley's it is at 3461 N. Wilson, 1

block South of Prince and two blocks East of Campbell

(or 2 blocks west of Tucson Blvd.); on the SW corner of

Greenlee and Wilson.