Workday Report on August 6, 2022 (Posted
August 7, 2022)
We had a successful workday on Saturday with a group of
volunteers that braved the humidity to continue trimming
the overhanging branches on the tree line. Some of
the Troop 21 scouts continued to outfit the pontoon boat
that will eventually allow wounded veterans to venture
out on the pond for some fishing tours. And a
number of members took advantage of some training on the
newly modified skeet thrower that now has a "wobbler"
base to make shooting clays more challenging. We
oriented 3 new members (see below). We had a great lunch
of pulled pork on fresh rolls, potato salad, cowboy
beans and rice and pickled onions. After lunch, a
large audience listened to Darrell Schultz discuss the
planning and needs for setting up Dog Mart on September
24, 2022. Much work is defined and volunteers ares
still needed. Go to our Fredericksburg Dog Mart SignUp
application and choose your task. Many
openings still exist and your help is needed. More
items are needed for this year's raffle. One of
our members has obtained several items from Green Top
which will be raffled. Green Top donated one of
these items and the member donated the other.
Raffle tickets will be sold soon for these quality items
with a desire to bring in much more than their value in
return. If you want to contribute to the raffle,
send an email to newsletter@iwlafred-rapp.org along with
an accurate description of the donated item.
August 2022 New Member Orientation posted
August 7, 2022
On August 6, we had 1 new individual member and 1
family membership oriented at the chapterhouse.
These members are pictured below:
From L to R: Cory
Key, individual membership and Drew and Kelly
Diffenbaugh, family membership.
Welcome
to our newest members of the chapter!
Events for the week of August 7 and Our Next Chapter
Work Day on September 3, 2022 (Updated
August 7, 2022)
In this coming week the chapter will hold its monthly
meetings, starting with the board meeting at 6:30 pm on
August 1, the membership business meeting at 7 pm on
Thursday, August 4 (prospective members should come
early (6:15 pm to process their payments and paperwork)
and work day events on August 6. We have lots to
do to prepare the property for Dog mart. See the official
chapter calendar for events during the month, for
any changes to the official event schedules and if there
are any changes to events based on covid-19.
If you desire an event to be placed on the calendar,
please communicate with the president, Herbert Pritchett
Sr at his cell phone number 540-226-0015
or his email address hwpritchettsr@yahoo.com. You
should also reference the event requirements detailed in
the Premises
Use Agreement located on the Facilities
web page.
During the active mowing season each Thursday is
designated as a mowing/string trimming day. The
activity will usually start at 8 am or earlier and last
until the grass and weeds have been cut. This schedule
will commence at the end of April and will continue
until first frost curtails the growth. If the day
is a washout, it might be rescheduled. Watch for
an email notice.
Usually in the first week of the month, the chapter
will hold our board meeting on Monday (sometimes Tuesday
if there is a holiday) evening at 6:30 pm and our
membership meeting on Thursday evening at 7 pm. Both
meetings will be in the chapter house.
Special plea for volunteers
(8/7/2022): There are many projects in need of
volunteer work and they are building faster than we
can complete them. Some of these are to make the
chapter more appealing and do need to be done
certainly before Dog Mart. Come on August 6 to
hear of the tasks that need to be accomplished and
let's discuss a way to get them done in the remaining
weeks of Dog Mart. A few of these are already
listed in our Dog
Mart SignUp link but others are just odds and
ends that need to get done. Many of the tasks
are "housekeeping." For example the shooter's
guest shack needs to be cleaned and spiders and wasps
removed. The porch on the Chaptehouse is even in
more need of some cleaning!
Scheduled monthly workdays (first Saturday of the month
typical schedule):
- Saturday, grounds maintenance tasks begin at 8:00
AM, All new
members need to sign the roster sheet to obtain
credit for work hours. You must sign in
when you arrive and sign out when you
leave. There are no exceptions. The
kitchen area of the chapter house is off-limits
except for kitchen crew on work day.
- Saturday, Adopt-a-Highway roadside pickup event at
8:30 am (A roadside pickup is usually planned for
work day if there is trash. For safety reasons a
pickup will not be scheduled if the roadways are wet
and slippery even if the rain has subsided.) A pickup on the August workday
is waiting for a confirmation of a need and the
acceptability of the weather. . IMPORTANT: When a
pick-up is scheduled and you are intending to
participate, review and heed the safety
requirements on the Conservation
page.
- Saturday, 9 AM, Prospective member interviews
in the Activity Center temperature permitting (or
chapterhouse-- ask) and new member orientation in
chapterhouse.
- Saturday, All-in-One badging photos between 9:30 AM to 12 noon. The photo sitting will be
first come first served. If you are possessing a
temporary access badge (either orange or white),
please come in to obtain a proper photo ID. If you
are replacing a badge (where a photo exists but
the badge has failed due to misuse) there will be
a new photo badge reissued for a fee of $10 using
either your archived photo or a new photo taken at
the time of issue.
- Saturday, around 10 AM, a trap thrower training
session will be offered as needed and weather
permitting for the auto clay pigeon thrower on
shotgun range (range 4). This is a 15 minute
tutorial and demonstration (if demand exists; please
advise if you want an orientation.)
- Saturday after work has completed there will be a
lunch served in the activity center before workday
is considered complete.
Note: In consideration of the fact that members are
volunteering their efforts in support of the chapter on
monthly workdays other recreational pursuits (fishing or
shooting as prime examples) are closed until workday is
complete. It could be as late as 2 PM although it might
end as early as 1 PM when work has completed. The
workday tasks have priority.
No
other events are presently planned, however, it is
always prudent to check with the official
chapter calendar for any last
minute changes.
Honeybears are Ready for Anyone Wanting to Donate $10
to the Apiary Operation (posted
July 16, 2022)
For those members who were unable to obtain any of
the honey we had at the last monthly Chapter meeting, the
opportunity to obtain some continues this week at the
chapter apiary on Sunday (July 17th) at 4:00 pm. For
each $10 donation, you will receive a 12 oz honey
bear full of delicious, local honey that was processed
recently from our chapter apiary.
This year our honey bears are limited - we expect they
will sell out fast. As always, the proceeds from the
donations will flow back to support our apiary. Please
bring either cash or a check payable to "IWLA
Chapter." If you cannot make it on
Sunday, you may contact Bryce Hanson at
001513bah@gmail.com to make arrangements for obtaining
some honey.
July 2022 New Member Induction posted
July 9, 2022
On July 7, 2022 we had 2 new individual members
inducted as members at the chapterhouse. On July 9
we performed an orientation while a group of workers
attempted to perform some outside landscape maintenance
which the weather curtailed due to rainfall; The newest
members of the chapter are pictured below:
From L to R: Warren
Hamblet and Stephen Andrew (individual
members)
Welcome
to our newest members of the chapter!
Cub Scouts Spend a Week at Day Camp Posted June 16, 2022
See Activities
Tab for a description and some photos.
Judge John W. Tobin Award for 2021 Presented Posted
May 6, 2022
At the May membership meeting the prestigious Judge
John W. Tobin Award was presented to member Al
Saunders. See additional details at the News page.
Earth Day Celebration updated
May 5, 2022
On April 23, Fredericksburg and the surrounding area
celebrated Earth Day. And the
Fredericksburg-Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League of America participated in the celebration of
Earth Day on the Rappahannock at Old
Mill Park. We had four tables at the event... our
chapter membership table, the Healing Waters Fly Fishermen
was there and the Apiary had a table as will Troop 21, Boy
Scouts, who helped with our barrel train attraction.
Thanks
for those that volunteered and supported at this annual
event:
Family BBQ at the Activity Center on Saturday, June
11, 2022 Updated
April 20, 2022
This year we had no Wild Game Dinner as we have
traditionally held in March. We have not had this
recently due to the pandemic but we intend to return
that traditional dinner again in March of 2023.
This is the 75th Anniversary of our chapter (chartered
on February 27, 1947) and the past several years
have been tumultuous. On Saturday, June 11, 2022
the chapter is planning a Member Appreciation Day
BBQ. This will be a family oriented day that will
also commemorate our 75th Jubilee. More on the
planning as the plans coalesce.
New Additions to the Range Rules have been Published (Posted
March 18, 2022)
The
range rules have been updated. You may read those
rules and the changes on the
Facilities
Web Page and at the
Member Login page.
Welcome to the Boy Scouts of America Troop 21 (Posted
March 5, 2022)
The Fredericksburg-Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League of America, Inc. signed an agreement with
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 21 to make them an affiliate
of the chapter. You will notice that our calendar
has already placed a weekly meeting of the Troop on Monday
evening at 7 pm. You will also notice in the near
future and as the weather gets better additional activity
by the troop on the grounds as they begin to move their
equipment to the property. When you see the troop out at
the chapter give them a welcome.
Here are two photos from March 7, 2021 at their very
first official meeting at our chapter house:
Members of BSA Troop 21
shown with Scoutmasters Jason Stone and Craig Kibler
Scout led small
discussion group
A big Welcome to BSA
Troop 21
Zero Tolerance Policy Issued for Firearms Ranges (Posted
January 2, 2022)
On December 28 an email was sent to all subscribed
members announcing the initiation of a zero tolerance
policy for certain violations of the range rules.
All members are advised to read the email
and the current chapter Pistol,
Rifle and Shotgun Range Rules thoroughly.
This policy was instituted to increase the safety of
range operations and was effective on New Year's
Day. Note: If you are not receiving email
reminders from the chapter you might not be on the
distribution list and you are not informed about chapter
functions and operations. You can add yourself to
distribution, if a member, by applying here.
If you are not a member you will be removed after review
by the moderator.
