We’ll see you Thursday, April 7 at our new location
Our first in-person meeting since the pandemic started is Thursday, April 7, at Schwoegler’s Bowling Alley on Grand Canyon Drive in Madison. The meeting will start at 7 p.m., but please join any time after 5:30 for dinner or drinks and catching up with friends. We’ll meet in Schwoegler’s community room on the southern end of the building. The room is located just off the southernmost entryway.
This is the annual business meeting for SWTU and we will be asking for your vote in our board election and approval of two changes to the bylaws. Emails on the bylaws and election have been sent, and you’ll find more information later in this Newscasts.
We’ll also talk about and take questions on our big spring fundraiser coming up fast on April 23. See below for details and how to get your tickets now.
To celebrate our long-delayed gathering, you’ll have a chance to pick up some great door prizes, and we’ll set aside plenty of time for folks to catch up with one another … and free flies for new members!
For the safety of all, if you or someone in your household is not feeling well, we urge you to stay home. Please also consider the CDC guidelines for gatherings, including staying up to date with your vaccinations. Thank you for your kind consideration. Like most venues, Schwoegler’s does not require masks but we’ll respect any member’s decision to wear one.
Schwoegler’s Lanes, 444 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison, WI 53719
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Meet Your New Board of Directors (2022)
At the April meeting, members unanimously approved the nominating committee’s slate of candidates. Thank you to each and every one for your time, talents and leadership!
President: Mark Maffit
Vice President: Topf Wells
Treasurer: Nick Jackson
Secretary: Henry Nehls-Lowe
State Council Delegate: Michael Williamson
Past President: Jim Hess
Director positions:
Quigley Cripple (Blue-winged Olive)
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by Rusty Dunn
You fish among giants on a strikingly beautiful river. Mt. Shasta (14,000+ feet) is but 45 miles to your north; Mt. Lassen (10,000+ feet) but 35 miles to your south. They sparkle like jewels and tower over the landscape. Your attention, however, is focused on a different jewel of similar proportions. A 20+ inch wild rainbow gently rises just 20 feet from your rod tip. Blue-winged olives dance in the air. It’s an angler’s dream come true. Hooking that trout won’t be easy because the river is slow, glassy smooth, and crystal clear. Local trout, furthermore, are legendary for being ultra-selective. But you have an advantage. You carry a fly designed expressly for this hatch on this river by a local angler who was one of America’s most experienced, observant, and creative fly tyers. You take a deep breath and tie on the fly fatale, a size #16 Quigley Cripple. Read More
Spring Fair Fundraiser Nets over $15,000
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A wonderful, warm evening of food, fun and fantastic prizes
A tremendous thanks to Ben Lubchansky and his incredible planning team, as well as the prize donors and all who attended our first-of-its-kind event on April 23. The generosity of time, talent and cold hard cash will make a true difference for our precious cold water resource. These photos courtesy Kyle Zempel barely begin to do it justice. Read More
Awesome Appreciation for our Spring Fair Fundraiser Donors
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Please thank the people who donated and consider supporting the businesses who gave so generously to help keep our event expenses very low and make it such a success! In particular, we’d like to call out 608 Community Supported Kitchen for donating the amazing food and Karben4 for donating a super selection of beer. Read More
Scouts to the Rescue: Workday recap
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By Topf Wells
Fourteen intrepid SWTU members, veterans and rookies, young and old, showed up on Saturday, 4/30 to wrestle piles of limbs, logs, and brush into brush bundles at the Davidson site on the Sugar River. With storms forecast, we would have got a lot done but some of us felt pressed for time and a bit overwhelmed. Help arrived from on high and via several vehicles. The Big Guy in Charge of Weather delayed the rain and Scout Troop 104 of Midvale Lutheran Church showed up in force. Over a dozen Scouts and their adult leaders were eager to learn the art of brush bundling. Read More
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Learn what your Board’s been up to
Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each newsletter.
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New Members – May 2022
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Newscasts – April 2022
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This issue is focused on some amazing upcoming events, including:
In-person Meeting: Friendly Faces, Prizes, Elections and More
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We’ll see you Thursday, April 7 at our new location
Our first in-person meeting since the pandemic started is Thursday, April 7, at Schwoegler’s Bowling Alley on Grand Canyon Drive in Madison. The meeting will start at 7 p.m., but please join any time after 5:30 for dinner or drinks and catching up with friends. We’ll meet in Schwoegler’s community room on the southern end of the building. The room is located just off the southernmost entryway.
This is the annual business meeting for SWTU and we will be asking for your vote in our board election and approval of two changes to the bylaws. Emails on the bylaws and election have been sent, and you’ll find more information later in this Newscasts.
We’ll also talk about and take questions on our big spring fundraiser coming up fast on April 23. See below for details and how to get your tickets now.
To celebrate our long-delayed gathering, you’ll have a chance to pick up some great door prizes, and we’ll set aside plenty of time for folks to catch up with one another … and free flies for new members!
For the safety of all, if you or someone in your household is not feeling well, we urge you to stay home. Please also consider the CDC guidelines for gatherings, including staying up to date with your vaccinations. Thank you for your kind consideration. Like most venues, Schwoegler’s does not require masks but we’ll respect any member’s decision to wear one.
SWTU Spring Fair Fundraiser: Get your tickets!
Last Updated: April 25, 2022 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
April 23, 2022, from 5 to 9 p.m.
John Wall Family Pavilion
Tenney Park | 1414 E. Johnson St., Madison
Our critical fundraiser has been delayed for two years, but our conservations efforts have not slacked in that time! We need your support to fund our outstanding local and regional efforts to conserve, improve and access coldwater resources. This ticketed social event will feature delectable street food, local beer(donated by Karben4!) and wine, fair games, SWTU conservation highlights, a B.E.A.C ‘Drinking With Scissors’ open tie area and Iron Fly event, bucket raffle, silent auction and more!
Advance ticket sales are closed. Tickets will be available at the door.
All tickets include admission, food, two drink tickets and your bucket raffle tickets. There are three admission levels depending on the number of bucket raffle tickets you would like.
Please remember that this is our first major fundraiser in over two years, and in that time our chapter’s actions in outreach, access and conservation have only increased – we need your most generous support!
You can win!
An amazing array of raffle items
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