At the April, 2024 monthly chapter dinner meeting, we had a headcount of about 34 chapter Ikes who enjoyed a scrumptious meatball sub dinner.
NEW MEMBERS:
Chapter President Chris Ferguson swore in two new members at this dinner meeting. Shown below are Gary Beemster, and Starlite Cassias. Welcome to the chapter to you both!
GUEST SPEAKER:
The guest speaker for the evening was David Rosenthal, City of Norfolk Reservoir Manager who spoke on the topic of “151 Year of Water Supply — The Historical Development of a Reliable System of Water Supply for the City of Norfolk”. David reviewed the historical records going back to 1866 when the City of Norfolk was given a charter to form a water company. He discussed how lakes initially were formed from the creation of dams in the small tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and Broad Creek, using steam shovels, horses, and carts. By 1873, pumping stations in Princess Anne County were distributing water to Norfolk residents. Today, he said, the total capacity of the Norfolk water supply, tapping into Suffolk and Virginia beach lakes, is approximately 15 billion gallons.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/AWARDS:
Chapter President Chris Ferguson announced that Board Member Mike Lane was named “Volunteer of the Year” for the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDNWR). Mike was presented the award at a GDNWR volunteer appreciation dinner held on April 2nd.
At this dinner meeting, the Tobin award for 2023 was presented to Ray Powell. He is pictured here receiving the award from chapter Treasurer Tim Doxey. Ray has been a member of the chapter since 1989. He previously has served as a member of the Board of Directors and is a past President. Currently he maintains the chapter newsletter and website, and assists on the chapter’s Food committee.
Chris also announced that in lieu of a May monthly chapter dinner meeting that instead there will be a Chapter picnic in the park on Saturday, May 18th. Additionally, Chris announced that the June chapter dinner meeting will be held at the Oakland Community Life Center in Chuckatuck.
Eric Fjell, Chapter Board Member/Shooting Coordinator, reminded those chapter Ikes present at the dinner meeting that there is a members’ shooting competition this coming Saturday, April 20th. Chris Trimpey, Chapter Board Member/Youth Coordinator, announced that currently there are over 30 children signed up for the Chapter Teddy Bear Hunt scheduled for April 27th.
