WELLINGTON STREET SPORTSMEN’S CLUB
February 2015
Issue 19
W.S.S.C. News
February is a busy month at our Club
WSSC Club Executive
For 2015:
A couple of big events are happening that
require many Club volunteers and
member participation
President: Rick Grimes
Vice: Jen Cameron
Treasurer: Craig Everest
Secretary: Sandra Kelly
Past President: Greg Balch
Special points of interest:
Monday February 16 is our FREE Family Ice Fishing
Event. This event is open to the public. If you have any ice
fishing equipment that you are willing to use to assist novice
anglers to try ice fishing for the first time, please bring it along.
We required members to drill holes, assist the public with fishing, bait hooks, anything that will assist in making a day of ice
fishing a memorable experience.
 Firearms and Hunter Ed course
 Family Fish Event
Saturday February 28 is our FREE Winter Fest followed by
 Membership Renewal Information
our Chili Cook Off. Again, we are opening our Club to the
public. Volunteers are required to assist with outdoor activities
such as ice fishing, snowman building, etc. We also require
members to set up the Club house, serve food, sell tickets, be
“secret judges”, even enter your own “remarkable” chili into
our contest.
 Winter Fest and Chili Cook Off
Both of these events allows the public to come in and
visit our Club, see what we do, and meet our fantastic
members.
Your participation is vital to the success of these events.
WSSC Membership Meeting
ELECTION TIME!!
Please remember there are
Thursday February 12th
VEHICLES OF
7:30 pm
ANY KIND
Remember to wear RED!
allowed in or on our pond.
NO MOTORIZED
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The next big events we have planned are:
Family Ice Fishing Event
Monday February 16 10 am to 2pm
Winter Fest and Chili Cook Off
February 28 10am to 5pm
CLUB Volunteers are required for both events
Please come out and volunteer a few hours to help your Club!
FOR SALE: John Everest has turkey reloads for sale. 12 gauge, 3 1/2”, #4, #5 and #6.
Authorization To Transport (ATT) for New Members who own handguns
Wellington Street Sportsmen’s Club has a mandatory training program that all new members
must take if they require an ATT to be issued to them.
Please email Gary at [email protected] to let him know if you are interested.
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Wellington Street Sportsmen’s Club is
a 100% OFAH Affiliated member Club
Please be respectful of our neighbours.
No high caliber rounds at the Rifle
Range after 9pm
On the property,
please quiet down by 11:30pm
Thank you!
If you have any suggestions for
upcoming Entertainment or Club
social events, please email
Kathy Moore at
[email protected]
Club Contact Info
President Rick Grimes: [email protected]
Vice President Jen Cameron: [email protected]
Treasurer Craig Everest: [email protected]
Secretary, Membership and Club Bookings Sandra Kelly:
[email protected]
Newsletter and OFAH Liaison Kathy Moore: [email protected]
Archery Greg Balch: [email protected]
Rifle Range Gary Cameron: [email protected]
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
February
March
February 12—Membership meeting 7:30pm
March 12 —Membership meeting 7:30pm
February 14—Trap Shoot 10am—2pm
March 14—Trap Shoot 10am—2pm
February 16—Family Fishing Derby—10am to
2pm—VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
March 20—22
Firearms and Hunter Ed Courses
March 26 - Indoor Range 7pm
February 26 - Indoor Range 7pm
February 28—WSSC Winter Fest and Chili Cook
Off—VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Congratulations to Daryl Arnold and Jackie Carter
on the arrival of their beautiful daughter
Darla Aurora born on January 13, 2015.
WSSC is going to have a fantastic Youth Group in
about a dozen years!
Canadian Firearms Safety Course and Ontario Hunter Education Program
March 20, 21 & 22
Limited to 20 Students
Once you have pre-registered you MUST come to the Club on February 28th between 10am and noon. (during the Winter
Fest). You must bring government issued photo ID and $100 cash or cheque as a deposit.
Course Costs:
Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) r equir ed to apply for your Possession Acquisition License (PAL) includes
1 text, 1 exam fee, complete instruction, study and reading guide and HST
$160.00
Ontario Hunter Education Program (OHEP) r equir ed to obtain a hunting license in Ontar io includes 1 text, 1 exam
fee, complete instruction, study and reading guide and HST
$180.00
COMBO PROGRAM includes both of the above cour ses taken together
$280.00
Course schedule:
Friday March 20
6pm to 11pm
Sat March 21
8am to 5 pm then the test (everyone done by 8pm)
Sun March 22
8 am to 5pm then the test (everyone done by 6:30 pm)
NOTE: those students that only take the CFCS course will be tested at 3pm on Saturday and will be done by 5pm
OHEP only students do not attend Friday, they start Saturday at 8am
Bring a lunch for Saturday and Sunday and any snacks that you may need. Lunch break will be 1/2 hour.
Call Fred at (519) 615 4867 to Pre Register
or for more information
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Call for Volunteers!!
If you are interested in volunteering with the Pond Assessment Survey being
done at the Club, please contact Pond Survey Committee Chair Brian Moore at
[email protected] or (519) 919 1520.
Many Thanks to Alex Buse for presenting his
Pond Assessment Survey info to us at the
January 8th meeting.
There were many great questions posed and
answered.
The water quality assessment will begin as soon
as the ice is out this spring. Training for the Pond
Assessment volunteers will begin as soon as the
equipment and educational material is received.
Important Dates for 2015
Trap Shoots
Other Events
February 14
February 16—Family Ice Fishing Day
March 14
February 28—Winter Fest and Chili Cook Off
April 18— Jake Marczenko Memorial Concert—for tickets
contact Dave Williamson @ [email protected]
April 24—Club Clean Up—Volunteers required to assist with
getting the Club spic and span for the Game Dinner
April 11
April 25—Wild Game Dinner
May 16
May 9—DIBC
June 20
June 13—Big Brother/Sisters Fishing Day
July 11
June 28—Family Fishing Derby
August 15
August 15—Annual Pig Roast
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12
Nov 21—Annual Bill Rodrigues Memorial Turkey Shoot
PLEASE NOTE: These Dates are TENTATIVE and
may change as rentals come up.
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IMPORTANT
WSSC MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP Chair is Sandra Kelly
Please email her with any questions about dues,
new memberships, access, Club by-laws, etc.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS FOR 2015
Sandy be accepting renewals at the Clubhouse during the
shoots (10AM—2PM) on these dates:
February 14
March 14
Sandy will stay AFTER the regular business meetings in February and March.
If you cannot get to the Club during one of the above dates, please email Sandy to
make arrangements to have your dues submitted on time.
Single membership
Spouse membership
$105.00
$30.00
PLUS the cost of your OFAH Membership.
Seeking donations of items that can be used as raffle
prizes for the children who participate in Club activities.
We like to make sure every child ages 12 years and under receive a raffle prize during events such as our Game
Dinner and Pig Roast. We also award prizes to winners
at our Fishing Events. Please bring any donations with
you to the next Club event or meeting.
For a COMPLETE and UP TO DATE listing of
Club Events and Rentals, please always
check our website.
To submit an article for the Newsletter,
contact Kathy Moore [email protected]
As Members of this Club, we all share the responsibility of upkeep, maintenance and
common sense use of the Clubhouse and our beautiful grounds.
PHOTO ID MEMBERSHIP CARDS are being issued to every member in good standing. If you see someone on the grounds that you do not know, as a member of WSSC,
you have the right to ask to see their WSSC Photo ID Membership Card. IF they cannot
produce their card, you may ask them to leave the property.
It’s up to each of us to protect our property from abuse.
Please remember to double check the lights, doors and locks, just as you would your
own home, when leaving the Clubhouse.
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Winter Fest and
Chili CookOff
Saturday February 28, 2015
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The purpose of this event is two-fold.
1)
raise funds while introducing the general public to our Club
2) a different, fun event for Club members to participate in
Clubhouse opens at 10:00 am
FREE Ice fishing and outdoor activities until 2:00 pm
Chili Challenge runs from 2pm to 4pm with Awards Ceremony at 4:30pm.
WSSC Club Members are invited to cook up a pot of their “best” chili and
enter it into a “Chili Challenge”.
Cost will be $5.00 per person over the age of 12 years OR $15.00 per family.
Guests will each receive a one of a kind WSSC Chili Festival mug (as supplies
last) to be used as their own personal chili bowl for the day.
The guests will use their mug to taste all or any of the Chili that is served.
Buns and butter will also be included. The guests get to keep their mug as a
souvenir.
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Each guest will receive a ballot so that they may vote on the “People’s Choice”
chili – whichever chili is their personal favourite.
A secret panel of judges will judge each entry on the following categories:
1) Spiciest
2) Most Colourful
3) Most Original
4) Best Overall
The judges will use a set of five specific criteria:
1) Color – Does the chili look appealing? Does it look bright and colourful or
dull and bland?
2) Aroma – Does it smell good? Does the aroma make you want to dig in?
3) Consistency – How is the meat-to-sauce ratio? Is it runny? Mushy? Too
thick?
4) Taste – How is the flavour? Do the ingredients blend well, or is one overpowering? Does the first bite make you want another one?
5) Aftertaste – Once you swallow, is there a spicy taste (bite) that stays on
your tongue? Is it pleasant?
At 4pm the ballots will be tabulated and the winners will be announced about
4:30pm.
There are FIVE Winning Categories in the WSSC Chili Challenge:
People’s Choice, Spiciest, Most Colourful,
Most Original and Best Overall
Chili Challenge Rules:
o All Chili Challenge entrants MUST be a member in good standing with the
Wellington Street Sportsmen’s Club as of Feb. 28, 2015
o The Chili Chefs’ identity will remain anonymous until the Awards Ceremony.
o Each Chef is asked to provide a creative “Name” for their concoction.
(Please
remember this is a family oriented event)
o Each entry MUST be accompanied by:
o An electric crock pot – entries must meet the minimum temperatures
for “Safe Food Handling”
o An extension cord
o A ladle
o A list of ingredients.
(This information will remain secret but will be used if someone with a
food allergy requests to see it.)
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If you are planning on entering the Chili Challenge or being a “Secret
Judge”, you MUST notify Kathy Moore by February 14, 2015.
A HUGE Thank you to all who have already expressed their desire to enter their
Chili and to those “Secret Judges” who have stepped forward. I am still looking
for a couple of judges and a couple of chili entries.