On September 10th, 2016 the chapter held a SNIWLA members only 22 rim-fire shooting competition at the park range. The following are the results of the competition by event category:
25 yard Open Sights Pistol: 1st place; Darden Langston(83) 2nd place; H.K. Good(80) 3rd place; David Perdue(67)
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Six new chapter members were sworn in at our September members Banquet. They were (pictured from left to right) Cathy Lovich, Buddy Lovich, Rod Taylor, Priscilla Taylor, Bill Uhl and Carol Uhl.
The guest speaker at our September Banquet meeting was Deloras Freeman. She is a Visitor Specialist at the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Deloras and her family have lived in Chesapeake, near the eastern boundary of the refuge, for 34 years. The title of her presentation was “The Great … Read more
The Suffolk Clean City Commission (SCCC) sponsored a recycling event, in the Lowe’s parking lot on North Main St., on Saturday the 17th of September. The event ran from 9:00am until 1:00pm and had a steady flow of residents through out the event. Volunteers supporting the event included two SNIWLA … Read more
Volunteers arrived early Saturday morning to support the fall park cleanup event. Although the turn out was lighter than usual, the members that did step up put in … Read more
Our chapter’s guest speaker at the August member’s dinner meeting was Wayne Jones. Wayne is the Litter Coordinator for the city of Suffolk.
Wayne’s talk included discussions on the direct affect of litter on the environment and wildlife as well as it’s economic impact. We don’t often think about the … Read more
Prior to the August member’s meeting, volunteers picked up their trash grabbers, safety vests and trash bags for the second biannual road clean up of the year.
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Three new chapter members were sworn in by chapter president, Ray Powell, during the August member’s meeting. 
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On the 20th of July, 2016 the Nansemond-Suffolk Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America awarded two $1500 scholarships to local environmentally minded students. Chapter Scholarship Chairman, David Purdue is shown here presenting the scholarships to Megan Barnes, on the left, and Nicole Troia on the right.
Our chapter’s guest speaker at the July member’s meeting was Ms. Kelly Morris. Kelly is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service working at the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge. Her presentation consisted of an overview of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Recovery Program and specifically the project … Read more
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