Boston Valley Conservation Society

3rd Quarter 2010 Newsletter

 

 

 

 

Membership Meetings

Are held the 3rd Monday of the month. Please try to attend & offer your voice & ideas. This is your club! Meet your fellow enthusiasts.

Next meetings: 7/19, 8/16 & 9/20 @ 7:30pm

Come on an empty stomach, there is always a good meal afterwards. $1 beers!! 50/50 raffle!!

Fund Raiser: $5 Gun Raffle

The winner was pulled at the May membership meeting. The winner was Fred Igel of Boston and Dick Lee sold the ticket.

Fall Gun Raffle

  • The event has been discussed and will be held again this year.
  • The club did very well with this last year. To make it a real success all members should participate in either buying or selling tickets for this fund raiser
  • These will sell to non-shooters, as there are cash prizes in lieu of the guns.
  • This is a big event for us and we will be looking for help to clean up/set up the day before along with selling tickets for the floor raffles, kitchen/bar help and clean up afterwards.
  • Donations will be welcomed for the Chinese Auction as well, so keep it in mind as you’re going thru things this summer that you may not want or use anymore. New or gently used would be great. Anything you can donate would be appreciated.
  • More info to come.

 

Membership

  • Current Membership is at 185 
  • Dues are coming due in July; you will receive a notice letting you know what is owed.  The rates are variable depending how much time you volunteer at the club for work parties, events etc. 
  • Please be prompt in making your payment. 
  • Please welcome the following new members to the club:
  • Salvatore & Anthony Aquisto, Nataly Adams, Lynn & Karen Burgess,  James & Rae Ann Collier,  David Juda,  Peter Gugino,  Michael Klaigh, Jeff McCaffery, Todd & Patrick Pieczynski & Scott Wilson.

 

 

Empire State Games

  • Joe Novoa Jr. will be competing in the NY State Empire Games this summer. Joe qualified in air pistol  & rapid-fire pistol events.
  • GOOD LUCK JOE!! We’ll be rooting for you!!

 

What’s happening @ your club?

  • Trap League: Tuesday &Thursday Nights: 1st. squad at 6pm.  
    • Come on up and bring a friend who has never tried trap.
    • Call Joe Simmeth @ 941-5661 for more information if needed.
  • .22 Sporter Rifle League: Wednesday nights, 7pm: It is currently underway and there is room for any shooter that would like to participate.
  • Fall Pistol League: Make plans to shoot the fall pistol league starting in September. This is 10 weeks of rim fire & center fire bulls eye shooting. The start date will be dependent on the fall Federation of Sportsman’s meeting. More information as we get closer.
  • Open Shooting: Tuesday nights; doors open @ 7pm. $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Bring a friend.
  • Young Guns: Meet on the first Monday of the month

 

A Special Thank You

To the Burgess family for donating 2 shotguns to the “4H Young Guns”

These will be used during their shooting activities here at BVCS.

S.C.O.P.E.

LET YOUR REPS in ALBANY and WASHINGTON KNOW:

NO MORE ANTI GUN BILLS.  PROTECT THE 2ND ADMENDMENT.

 

For more information: http://www.scopeny.org/index.html

Congratulations to Stephen Aldstadt as the new president of S.C.O.P.E.. Stephen is also a member of the Boston Valley Conservation Society.

Continue to write to congress to express your opinions in regards to all the anti gun legislation that is on the table. Don’t know who you’re representative is?  Follow the link above and type in your zip code. There are spots for both Congress & Legislators.

Volunteer Help Wanted

Hi everyone.  We still have some shifts left to cover for the Federation’s booth at the Erie County Fair in August.  The open dates/shifts we have are as follows:

    6-10 on Thursday 8/12

    2-6 & 6-10 on Sunday 8/15

    6-10 on Wednesday 8/1

10-2, 2-6, & 6-10 on Saturday  8/21

10-2, 2-6 & 6-10 on Sunday 8/22

If you or anyone from the club would like to volunteer to help them out, please let Chuck Godfrey know at steelheader@roadrunner.com or 440-6995 as soon as possible.  We know it’s 2 months away, but we need to purchase extra entrance passes and parking passes to handle everyone that will be working, and we’d like to do it after the June meeting if possible, so we have plenty of time to distribute entrance and parking passes.  You can work with another person or two in the booth if you wish, and indeed we encourage that. You get free parking and entry to the Fair, so if you wanted to go anyway, just give us a shift and enjoy the Fair the rest of the day.  Also, if you wanted to work a shift shorter than 4 hours, just let Chuck know, and that can be worked out also.

Thanks for all your help

Dave Wharton – Shows Chairman

Chuck (not the shows chairman) Godfrey

DEC Region 9 News

EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS EAB IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY

Removal of Infested Ash Trees in Randolph to Begin This Week

Beginning this week, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

will remove nearly 100 ash trees in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, in an effort to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) – an ash tree-killing beetle first confirmed in New York in 2009.

DEC CITES TONAWANDA COKE FOR SERIES OF

AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS

Company Ordered to Make Improvements to Reduce Plant’s Emissions

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that Tonawanda Coke Corp. has been cited for its failure to meet environmental standards at its facility in Tonawanda, Erie County. The alleged violations were detailed in three “Notices of Violation” (NOV) issued to the company, and are part of an ongoing, joint effort by DEC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve air quality in the local community.

DEC EXTENDS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON

PROPOSED POLICY TO REDUCE FISH MORTALITY TO JULY 9

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has extended the public comment period for the “Best Technology Available (BTA) for Cooling Water Intake Structures” draft policy until July 9, 2010.

 

For more information on any of the above notices please follow the link below:

http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/press.html

 

“Teach-Me-To-Fish” 2010 Clinic Teaches Kids Fun, Confidence

Kids Catch Many Fish at Chestnut Ridge Lake Paradise

June 26, 2010; 106 Kids Registered, 32 Volunteers, 6-Learning Station format!

The kids had an awesome time and caught over 300 fish in 2 hours. The kids caught yellow perch, bluegills, rock bass and large mouth bass. There was even a 24-pound snapping turtle brought in. All fish including the turtle were measured and assessed for general health by volunteers & DEC biologists and released back into the lake. Every kid caught something!

What’s better than a good day of fishing? Watching the face of an excited youngster catch a fish for the first time and possibly being “hooked” for life.

Total estimated attendance including parents was 245. The kids learned some valuable lessons at each of the 6 stations.

WNY Region 9 Volunteer Sportsman Education Instructors

This is a totally volunteer group that conducts classes in safety and the ethics of firearms, bow, trapping and waterfowl education. The only recognition they receive from the DEC is a certificate for every 10 years at the annual mandatory refresher class. Remember that this is all volunteer work and they receive no compensation for their time or travel from the state.  In an effort to recognize their work and the work of their peers the group has established an awards & banquet.

The banquet is solely funded by the donations collected from those who appreciate the time & effort given by the volunteers. 475 instructors, 6 counties, 250 mandatory classes, and 6,000 students per year

They are offering ad space in their 2010 Banquet Program to help support this worthwhile group. Full-page ad is $200 & a half page is $100. If you would be interested in that or to just make a donation please make the check out to:

Al Gretch (Treasurer)  and mail to BVCS Member & instructor David Bunn, 10297 Boston Rd., Eden NY 14057

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Copies will be available at the club for you to take.

Please send your e-mail address & name to: bvcsnewsletter@yahoo.com