91st Annual Banquet Dinner in April
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Monthly Member Meetings: |
91st Annual Banquet Dinner in April
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Monthly Member Meetings
From the Club President Jack Belanger:
Dear Fellow Members,
The Pointer Fish and Game Club will continue their monthly meetings 7:30pm at Henry J. Sweeney American Legion Post, 251 Maple Street Manchester, NH on the first Monday of every month in 2010. The dates are as follows: January 4th, February 1st, March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, June 7th, September 10th (since Labor Day holiday is the first Monday in September), October 4th, November 1st and December 6th. Please note that the club does not meet in July or August due to vacations.
In addition the club has its annual banquet in April on Thursday. Please reserve Thursday, April 15th, 2010, for that occasion.
Please save these meeting dates and event notices as monthly notices will be discontinued, and sent out only on a quarterly basis, or as needed. Also, we will be posting events and dates on the website.NOTE - The June and September meetings (except by special notice) will be held at the Pointer Fish and Game field in Bedford, NH (NOT at Sweeney Post).
Large map of Sweeney Post location
Board of Directors Meeting
SAVE THE DATE -- Feb 2010 Board Meeting - We will be planning the 2010 calendar and require committee chairs from each committee or a representative that can commit to dates for the committee.
Board Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month, 7:30 pm at Liberty Air Inc, 722 E Industrial Park Drive, Suite #8, Manchester, NH. All members are welcome to attend.
Map of Liberty Air Inc location
Note - The June, July, August & September meetings will be held at the PFGC Field
Membership & Dues
Pointers Club c/o
Clem Nadeau
249 Back River Rd
Bedford, NH 03110
Deer Pool
Update - The 2009 results are in.
Thanks to all who participated!
Standings as of December members meeting for the 2009 Deer Pool
Hunter Safety
PFGC has a group of talented members that make up its Hunter Safety Instructor Team. Ryan Rousseau heads up our Gun Hunter Safety and Ernie Searles heads up our Archery Hunter Safety.
Next class will be in early June. We will be adding a sign-up section on the site as the time gets closer.
91st Annual Banquet Dinner coming April 15th 2010
The Pointers 91st Annual Banquet will be held in April at the Sweeney Post. Glen Ranfos is planning a great event. Tickets are $20 each and includes a fabulous family style dinner of ham and roast beef served by the great cooks at the Sweeney Post. Cash Bar from 6pm to 7. Dinner served at 7pm. For questions or to reserve tickets call Glenn Ranfos at (603) 396-2684. If you are planning to attend the upcoming members meetings, GREAT! You can purchase or pickup your tickets from Glenn at the meetings.
Raffle - Working on a 4 person fishing trip as one of this year's raffles. Details coming.
Ice Fishing Tournament
CANCELED - Due to unsafe ice conditions our Ice Fishing Derby has been cancelled
PFGC Ice Fishing tournament will start @ 7am and go to 12 Noon. Registration fees are $5 per adult, youth are free. After the tournament there will be food and drinks as we share fishing stories about how the big one got away. When parking, please ensure you are parked in a safe manner. Look forward to seeing you there!!!
The location is the same as last year... Pleasant Lake
Click here for a map to Pleasant Lake in PDF format
March 2009 winners:
Senior Division 1st - Dave Searles 1.32 lb rainbow
2nd - Todd Fedderson 1.28 lb rainbow
3rd - Earnie Searles 1.22 lb rainbow
Junior Division 1st - Brianna 1.18 lb rainbow
2nd - Ahslee 1.12 lb rainbow
3rd - Hunter 1.10 lb rainbow
Spring Cleanup - Will be doing this again in 2010
As spring gets closer, we'll be posting the time and date for our spring clean up.
Please contact our Field Maintenance chairman Rene Pincince (603) 623-4349 or (603) 657-5670. This will count towards your volunteer hours.
Field Day Cleanup - August 22nd
The 2009 event was understaffed and our volunteers went through tremendous efforts to support the event. For support of the 2010 event, we are asking that volunteers and stations sign-ups start in January. If we do not have a full staff in advance, we may have to modify this function. We have many members who have not completed their volunteer hour commitment. Please contact Jay Knoettner, Field Day Committee Chair, and sign up in advance for supporting this event.
"Field Day" is PFGC's annual family oriented all day event where families can come down and enjoy the field. There are many activities for everyone of all ages. Kid's competitive categories are "under 12", "12 to 16" and "over 16." Stations include Fish Casting, Paintball, BB Gun, Archery, Running Deer, Muzzle Loader, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol and Trap. If we have a tie, shoot offs will start at 1:15pm.
We have two memorial awards:
Bill Saitz Memorial Award - Best all around adult shooter
Hank Northridge Memorial Award - Best all around shooter "under 16"
Annual Gun Raffle
Congratulations to our Winners!!!!
"Thank You" everyone for participating and supporting this event!!!
For 2010, we will be requiring two more volunteers to help lighten the load. The tickets will be planed to be handed out at the JUNE membership meeting
PFGC's annual fundraiser event is the gun raffle. In August, each member is sent 30 tickets to sell at $1 each. In October, we collect all the tickets, place them in a rotating big barrel. Tickets are then chosen in order from 1st prize to 5th prize with a 1st and 2nd alternate. Requests for additional tickets can be made by calling Armand @ (603) 472-5081 or Jay @ (603) 867-8161.
2009 Prizes:
- Winchester O/U 12 Gauge Shotgun
- Savage Arms Model 14 Bolt Action .300 WSM Cal
- Thompson Center Triumph 50 Caliber Muzzle Loader
- Mossberg Personal Defense Pump Action 12 Gauge Shotgun
- Savage Model 93F Bolt Action Rifle .22 Magnum
The member who sells the winning ticket(s) to a non-member will receive the following prizes.
- 1st = $50 gas card
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th = $25 gas cards
Reminders:
- Sold tickets may be mailed to Pointer Fish & Game Club, PO BOX 4424, Manchester, NH 03108
- Make checks payable to Pointer Fish & Game Club
Summer Fishing Tournament
The 2010 summer fishing tournament will be held in July. Details will be coming.Congratulations to July 2009 winners:
Senior Division Mike Williams - Largemouth
James McGee - Pickeral
Junior Division Ashley - Pickeral
Hunter - Largemouth
Bryann - Perch
Nick - Smallmouth
Summer Archery League
If you would like to help out for 2010, please contact Al Dwire 533-7093.
Al will be looking to start up the league in the spring once the field and roads dry up and weather permitting. Traditionally the league ends in August before the archery deer hunting season starts. Shoots will be on Thursday nights, $5 if you want to join the 50/50. Kids shoot for free. Contact Al Dwire 533-7093 for more information on the archery league.
GSB Archery Shoots
In January we will find out the dates for the 2010 GSB shoots. If you are interested in helping out, please contact our new chairperson Ernie Rocha 930-3959.
Granite State Bowhunters (GSB) - Is an organization, separate but closely affiliated with PFGC whom is dedicated to promoting bow hunting and safe and lawful use of the bow and arrow. PFGC holds one of their sanctioned shoots @ PFGC. Our GSB Archery Chairperson is the key coordinator between the two organizations and organizing our shooting event. This is a key component and fundraiser for the PFGC organization. GSB has its own monthly membership meetings as well as a director's meeting to coordinate between GSB and PFGC.
Barry Camp 2010
As some of you may have heard, the Barry Camp facility has been closed, including the Bear Camp for the summer of 2010. We are going to continue our funding efforts to carry onto 2011. Through 2010, we will be working with University of NH and 4H to have the camps open for 2011.
"THANK YOU" everyone for your contributions throughout the year for making this happen and make a lifetime experience for our youth!!!!!
For 2009, PFGC sponsored 11 children at this summer's Barry Conservation Camp!
In 2008, Pointer’s sponsored 13 children at this summer’s Barry Conservation Camp!
Barry Camp is open to kids from 10 to 16 years of age. Please contact Ernie Serles 627-3145 for an application for your son, daughter or grandchild.
To learn more about Barry Camp, please visit University of NH's web site @ http://extension.unh.edu/4h/Camps/docs/BarryCon.htm
Club Clothing
Contact Al Dwire if you would like to purchase any Pointer custom clothing!
Pictures and prices will be posted on the web site soon.
Copyright, 2009
Pointer Fish and Game Club, Inc.
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