FALL
2014
You’re the Chef!
WILD GAME FEED
Saturday, Dec. 13
hosted by
LeRoy Atwood
SAFARI CLUB
CLUB
SAFARI
INTERNATIONAL
Post Office Box 8224
Boise, Idaho 83707
THE TRACKER
Chapter Banquet Honors Wounded Warriors
is published by Treasure
Valley Chapter SCI
While hunting with Numzaan Safaris in South Africa last
David Todd Lupien, editor
(208) 484-3916 cell
[email protected]
Marty Gregory, design
383-9546 • [email protected]
SCI ANNUAL WILD GAME POTLUCK
December 13, 2014 — 6:00 pm — LeRoy Atwood’s home
TO
FRUITLAND
DIRECTIONS:
Turn north at Exit 3 off I-84.
Travel 1.6 miles on US 95 to
NW 2nd Ave., then east 1.0
miles to Elmore. Turn north
on Elmore and travel 1.5
miles to NW 4th Ave. Turn
east and travel 0.4 miles to
2663 NW 4th.
N
US 95
TO
ONTARIO
EXIT 3
E
S
ELMORE
W
NW 4th Ave
2663 NW 4th Ave
Phone 452-6200
NW 2nd Ave
I-84 (INTERSTATE)
Elk steaks, deer roast, smoked
duck or salmon, you name it!
Bring your favorite wild game
or fish dish for everyone to
sample. Beer, wine, soft drinks
and table service provided.
Please RSVP to:
Paula and LeRoy
[email protected]
Hope to see you there!
TO
BOISE
December 13, 2014
ANNUAL WILD GAME POTLUCK
HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING A
LeRoy Atwood’s home
[email protected] sci
GREAT HUNTING SEASON!
year chapter member Tom Sellin successfully harvested a
40 inch Cape Buffalo. That evening, while celebrating his
trophy over a couple of scotches, he asked if they would
donate a safari for a wounded warrior. They enthusiastically agreed to provide a complete safari including three
trophies, a Blue Wildebeast, an Impala and a Warthog at a
value of approximately $5,000. With the donation in hand
Tom then asked the board if the chapter would donate
a table for wounded warriors at the banquet. The board
voted unanimously in support of the
request. Tom then worked with Idaho
Veterans Network (IVN) to put together
a group to fill the table.
That was just the beginning. Batteries
Plus Bulbs store on Cole Road in Boise
owned by Tom Sellin, Jr. donated frequent flyer miles to cover the round trip
airfare in Business Class to Africa. (Retail
value: $8,000) Chapter president Walt
Clemmens contacted other providers
to cover additional items, including Out
West Tannery in Northern Idaho to donate the tanning ($400); shipping and
handling to the tannery from Seattle by
International Freight ($600); Taxidermy
supplies from Research Mannequins
($450); Mounting of the trophies by
Imperial Taxidermy, Bennett Taxidermy
and Clemmens Taxidermy ($2,000);
Transporting the tanned animals to the
taxidermists by Walt Clemmens ($200);
A Remington Model 700 rifle in 7mm
Remington Magnum with scope, bases
and rings from Sportsman’s Warehouse
in Meridian ($ ); Chapter member John Pearson donated
three boxes of ammunition ($150);Walt is still working with
Delta Airlines to secure a donation of shipping the trophies
from Africa to Seattle. If he is not successful, the chapter
will cover the cost ($1,200). The combined value of these
story continued on page 2...
donations is over $19,000!
(below) Chapter Secretary Bill Martin presents a rifle donated by
Sportsman’s Warehouse to the lucky winner, Matt Thorusen.
Wounded Warriors... continued
bass fishin’!
The IVN selected Matt Thorusen as the recipient of the safari
package. Matt joined the Marine Corps in 1999 at the age of
19. He served 2 combat tours in Iraq as a Tank Mechanic. After
completing his active duty in 2003 he used his skills as a tank
mechanic to work as a large truck mechanic. He then joined the
Marine Corps Reserves in 2004 and returned to Iraq when his
unit was called up. During that tour he was in a truck rollover
accident and suffered injuries that resulted in no longer being
able to perform as a mechanic.
Since returning to the Treasure Valley Matt has been involved
in volunteer work as a Unit Commander with the Gem State
Young Marines, working with troubled or disadvantaged teens.
He also volunteers with the IVN as a mentor to wounded vets.
He is currently working on a Masters Degree in Social Work at
NNU with the goal of making a career working with veterans.
wingshootin’!
— Jack Lupien
chow line entertainment!
Chapter President Walt Clemmens Introduces the Wounded Warriors.
KID’S DAY 2014
Matt Thorusen (center) with fellow Wounded Warriors.
The Wounded Warriors table at SCI Banquet.
BURGERS & MELON!
THE GENIAL HOST!
Annual Banquet
a Big Success
This year ’s banquet netted over
$31,000! Over $9,000 will go towards supporting SCI’s mission of
protecting your right to hunt. The
rest will help support conservation,
education and humanitarian causes
here in Idaho as well as fund chapter operations. Thank you to our
exhibitors, donors, sponsor tables
and attendees. See you next year
on April 4th at the Riverside Hotel
in Boise.