President's Message
by Stephen Shechtel
 

If you attend a Board meeting, you soon realize that a lot of people are working hard to make Frederick #22 the best chapter in MSSA. There is a lot that goes into making everything come together. There are the: dinner, speaker, vendors, sponsors, promotion, advertising, publishing the newsletter, tournaments, MSSA notification, raffles & prizes, and so much more. You should consider attending a Board Meeting. The next one is on October 26, 2005.

We have much on the horizon planned for you. Our next meeting on October 19, 2005 (delayed due to NC King Trip) will feature Paul Ropp of AB Seas Marine of Frederick who will provide useful hints on winterizing your boat and trailer. Paul will also be our guest vendor. The November 9, 2005 meeting will feature a speaker on rod and reel maintenance and repair. The December 14, 2005 meeting will be our first ever Frederick #22 Flea Market/Garage Sale.

The December meeting will not feature a speaker. We are going to try something new. Everyone is invited to set up a table to sell new and used fishing gear, boating equipment, and anything else they believe would be of interest to the membership. Some of our previous guest vendors have been invited to offer odds and ends, left overs, and whatever else they want to offer for sale at reduced prices. This meeting is meant to be an enjoyable experience for everyone.

We are already hard at work to plan the January dinner meeting. And this year for our fund raiser, we will be offering a Super Bowl pool, where a $10.00 ticket will buy you four chances to win $50.00. Tickets should be available for sale at the October Meeting.

Finally, I apologize for the length of last month's message. The process of printing the newsletter is a mystery to me, but it seems that somehow John Sivinski took a discarded file and included in my message. The actual message was half of what was printed. Sorry... but I do not get the luxury of being able to proof the newsletter prior to printing.

( Tight lines to all. )

Next Meeting

October 19th 2005:
Food service starts at 6:00
Meeting starts at 7:00

Meeting Change Notice:
We will meet OCT 19th at 7pm due to the kingfish trip

Speaker:
Paul Ropp owner of AB Seas Marine in Frederick, will be talking about winterizing your boat and trailer and will have items for sale at the October Meeting.

The awards and bragging rights from the NC Kingfish trip will also be given out at the meeting.

Vendor:
none

Updates from Rob

Upcoming Events

Oct 7-15th - Chapter Kingfishing Trip - Atlantic Beach, NC.

Oct 14-16th - Annapolis In Water Powerboat Show

Nov 9th - Chapter Meeting (Reel Repair and Maintenance)

Nov 12th - Fall Rockfish Tournament

Dec 14th - Chapter Meeting (Flea Market Event)

MSSA Fall Rockfish
Tournament:
This is a one day tournament and with the date later the fishing should be really good. It's not to late to sign up so check your Tidelines or call the office at 410-255-5535 for an application. Many of us will be fishing out of Solomons Island..

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