Meeting this month is January 6th  at the Game and Fish building
7:00 PM

THESE BUSINESSES SUPPORT US.
SO RETURN THE FAVOR

STEVE CLARK- CRUSH CO ,
MCKENDREE TRUCKING INC.,
CASPER WELL PRODUCTS,
HILLTOP NATIONAL BANK ,
BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS ,
WILSON SUPPLY COMPANY,
MC ENTERPRISES ,
OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY OF CASPER , SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE ,
SCENIC CONSTRUCTION,
USA TRUCKING,
RON LESCO,
CASPER ORTHOPEDICS ,
PRECISION PROTHSTETICS,
OVERMAN REALTY,
STENCO INC.,
ARMOR’S SILVERFOX RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, WYOMING AUTO GROUP

It is a fine line between ”hobby” and ”mental illness.” ~ Dave Berry~

Is there another word for synonym? ~George Carlin~

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?  ~George Carlin~

Women are crazy. Men are stupid. The main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.
Married men should forget their mistakes. There is no need for two people to remember the same thing.

DECEMBER

January is Bath Safety Month
January 6th is Bean Day
January 15th is National Hat Day
January 22nd is Answer Your Cats Questions Day
January 28th is National Kazoo Day  

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

December 2: NPWU Christmas Party, 7:00PM Game and Fish

March 5: All You Can Eat Walleye Banquet, Parkway Plaza

June 18: NPWU Family Outing, Glendo Reservoir

July 23: NPWU Family Outing - Pathfinder Reservoir

Our December meeting/Christmas party was another nice get together.  The food was excellent and plentiful.  We would like to thank Bernard, owner of the Silver Fox Lounge, yet again for cooking the pork and beef to perfection.  We drew for a winner of the $100 Sportsman’s Warehouse gift certificate until we had a winner.  It took 30 draws, one of which was you, until we drew Herb Bushong’s name who was in attendance.  We then drew for the embroidered club jacket which was won by Kelly Patten.  This is the second jacket won by Kelly.

Janet Milek of the Casper office of Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. was there to give us an update on some of the things being done to recruit more anglers and hunters.  She will also be very helpful in assisting us in finding other venues where we will be able to give away fishing poles to Wyoming kids.

We did a little bit of business at the meeting.  At the October meeting it was suggested the club investigate the possibility of having some sort of dock in Alcova for use after the water level is lowered. Club secretary, Bob Gervais volunteered to look into the matter.

He met with Natrona County Parks personnel and they were very enthusiastic about the idea. At the December meeting club membership approved spending up to $4000.00 for the dock. Natrona County Parks will match our money and further more they feel they can get an additional grant which should cover the purchase and installation of the floating dock.

We discussed where the best location for this dock and decided that Okie Beach would work best. The current fixed dock may have to be moved to allow space for whatever equipment is necessary to be installed.  If you have a suggestion we would like to hear it.

Bob has been in contact with Shoremaster and they are putting together a package which they feel will work here. I explained the wind which we occasionally get and they will include information on ways to stabilize the floating dock.  Other options are being looked into. Bob is continuing contacts with the Parks folks.

Also, inasmuch as governmental units work their budgets far in advance I
do not know  when we can look forward to this dock but will keep the
Membership up to date.

The club also voted to donate $1000 to the Meals on Wheels program in
Casper and another $1000 to Joshua’s Warehouse in Casper.  The club
donated 50 fishing pole/tackle kits to Toys for Tots.  We also donated 40
pole/tackle kits to the Angel Tree Ministry which gave them to kids whose
one or more parents are incarcerated.  A thoughtful thank you note was
received by Angel Tree.

It is only 60 days until our eighth annual “All You Can Eat” walleye banquet.  We will start meeting next week to put it all together.  We have sort or gotten away from going door to door asking for donations and instead prefer to purchase most of the prizes and awards.  That is not to say that we wouldn’t like our members to think of ways they can help gather items. 

Aquatic Invasive Species Stickers

The 2011 AIS stickers are available online from the Wyoming Game and Fish web site and from the major retail licensing agents.  No zebra or quagga mussels were found in Wyoming last year.  They have been found in Colorado and Utah.

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AND NOW FOR THE FILLERS...

One Hundred Dollars From God                       
A Post Office worker at the main sorting office finds an unstamped, poorly hand-written envelope addressed to God.

He opens it and discovers it is from an elderly lady, distressed because some thief robbed her of 100 dollars. She will be cold and hungry for the rest of the month if she doesn’t receive some divine intervention.

The worker organizes a collection amongst the other postal workers, who dig deep and come up with 96 dollars. They get it to her by special courier the same morning.

A week later, the same postal worker recognizes the same hand on another envelope. He opens it and reads:

”Dear God, Thank you for the 100 dollars. This month would have been so bleak otherwise.
”P.S. It was four dollars short but that was probably those thieving bastards at the Post Office.”
(Some of our members work at the post office, I don’t think it was them)

Te Be Six Again
You really have to give this guy an A+ for effort.
George was a thoughtful husband. He wanted to give his wife something special for her birthday which was coming up soon. As he sat on the edge of the bed, he watched his wife turning back and forth and looking at herself in the mirror. ”Reta,” he said, ”What would you like for your birthday?”
His wife continued to look at herself and said, ”I’d like to be six again.”
George knew just what to do. On the big day, he got up early and made his wife a bowl of Fruit Loops. Then he took her to an amusement park where they rode all the rides. Five hours later, Reta’s stomach felt upside down and her head was reeling. Never the less, George took her to McDonald’s and bought her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Next, it was a movie with popcorn, soda and her favorite candy.
As Reta wobbled into the house that evening and flopped on the bed, George asked her, ”Well, Dear, what was it like to be six again?”
Reta looked up at him. Her expression changed. She said, ”I meant my dress size!”

Perks Of Being Over The Hill
!     There is nothing left anymore to learn the hard way.
!     Things that you buy now won’t wear out.
!     Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
!     You no longer think of the speed limit as a challenge.
!     Your investment in health insurance is finally paying off.
!     You can quit trying to hold in your stomach no matter who walks into the room.
!     Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them anyway.
!     You can sing along with elevator music.
!     Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the guy on the television.
!     Your eyes won’t get too much worse.
!     Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
!     People call you at 9 p.m. and ask, ”Did I wake you???? ”
!     You can get into a heated argument about pension plans.
!     You can eat dinner at 4:00 in the afternoon.
!     In a hostage situation you are the most likely to be released first.
!     No one expects you to run -- anywhere.
!     You are no longer viewed as a hypochondriac

According to hospital regulations, patients are required to be escorted out in a wheelchair when being discharged. A student nurse was having some trouble with an elderly gentleman who insisted that he did not need a wheelchair. After some discussion about rules being rules, he reluctantly agreed. As she was wheeling him out, the student nurse asked the man if his wife was going to pick him up.
”I don’t know,” he replied. ”She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.”

This old guy was talking to his neighbor telling him about the new hearing aid he just got. ”It cost a fortune, but it was worth it. It works perfectly.”
”Really,” said the neighbor. ”What kind is it?”
”Ten thirty.”