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President's Message
by Rick Radoff |
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Happy New Year! I look forward to the New Year and hope you all have a happy and prosperous New Year.
I regret to inform you that we have lost one of our long time members, Al Meredith passed away in September, and I didn’t get word of this until December when a neighbor e-mailed me and informed me of Al’s passing, and asked for us not to mail any more Leaders.
I also regret to inform you that Bill Templin has resigned as VP of Conservation. Bill’s many other commitments and new job has left him with little time to devote to GBF’s VP of Conservation duties. I would like to thank Bill for his time and efforts, and understand his circumstances. We would like someone to step forward to fill Bill’s shoes, so if you are interested, please let me know. At the December Holiday Meeting, I announced Bill’s resignation and asked for a volunteer. I spoke with many qualified people prior to my announcement, but all that I talked to offered to be Co-Chairs, and after my announcement several other members showed an interest as Co-Chairs also, so until someone steps up and volunteers for the position, we will have about six or seven Co-Chairs sharing the duties and rotating in as the spokesperson for the Conservation Committee. My thanks to all of you that wish to Co-Chair the Conservation Committee. It is a hard job and time consuming, but with you all sharing the reasonabilities my hope is that no one will get overwhelmed. I will announce the Co-Chairs in my next President’s message; this will give some time for the new Conservation Co-Chairs to become completely formed.
What a great December Holiday Meeting we had! If you missed this one, you missed out on some great food and camaraderie with fellow members. I would like to thank my wife Fran, and Jeanne English, Cindy Hayashi and Sue Goss for organizing the food and handling crowd control. If I missed anyone else that helped I apologize. Thank you Pete Peterson for always being there early to put the coffee on and set up, and all of the other early birds that help Pete. Thank you to all that brought the great food that was devoured by all.
I also announced the lack of interest of new members not asking for a GBF Mentor. After the announcement several approached me and Joe Aichroth saying that they wanted a Mentor. So if you are a new member (one year or less) or even a member that needs help and would like a Mentor, contact Joe Aichroth and ask for a Mentor to be assigned to you. Our goal is for everyone to become proficient enough to enjoy the sport.
Tight Lines! Rick Radoff President |
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