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September 2018 Youth Fishing Rodeo

By Tim Doxey | October 1, 2018 - 3:38 pm |October 6, 2018 Education, Park & Range, Programs & Activities

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On Saturday, September 29th, the chapter held a Youth Fishing Rodeo at our chapter park. The event was originally scheduled for September 15th but was … Read more →

2018 Member’s Picnic at the Park

By Tim Doxey | May 29, 2018 - 7:56 pm |June 13, 2018 Park & Range, Recreation

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On Saturday, May 19th, the chapter held our annual picnic at the park. Jimmy Fanny and Jim Tromatter arrived early to set up for the festivities.The weather … Read more →

2018 Spring Park Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | April 24, 2018 - 1:43 pm |April 25, 2018 Park & Range

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Approximately 25 volunteers turned out early Saturday morning for the spring park cleanup. The weather cooperated with cool temperatures and plenty of blue sky and bright … Read more →

March 2018 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | March 25, 2018 - 5:00 pm |April 10, 2018 Education, Guest Speakers, Park & Range

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Our chapter’s guest speaker for the March 22nd dinner meeting was Chad Boyce. Chad is a fisheries biologist with Region 1 of the Virginia Department of Game … Read more →

March 2018 Search and Rescue Exercise

By Tim Doxey | March 12, 2018 - 1:12 pm |December 11, 2024 Community Projects, Park & Range

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Saturday afternoon, March 24th, the Suffolk Fire Department’s Search and Rescue Squad (SARS) conducted a missing person training exercise on our chapter’s … Read more →

February 2018 Member and Guest Centerfire Shoot

By Tim Doxey | March 1, 2018 - 3:50 pm |March 11, 2018 Park & Range, Programs & Activities

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Submitted by Chris Ferguson, Shooting Sports Coordinator

February 24th dawned bright and clear, after some wild weather to start 2018, Mother Nature smiled upon us. David Perdue kicked … Read more →

Fall 2017 Park Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | October 29, 2017 - 6:32 pm |November 2, 2017 Park & Range

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Saturday October 28th started out with cool crisp air, a blue sky and the leaves on the trees just starting to turn their fall colors. … Read more →

September 2017 Pond Management Sampling

By Tim Doxey | October 5, 2017 - 5:24 pm |October 5, 2017 Conservation, Park & Range, Wildlife

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On September28th, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologist, Chad Boyce, and his partner Jared, collected representative fish samples from our pond. This consisted of electro-fishing (shocking), collecting the fish and then counting, weighing and measuring each species. This information will be used to formulate recommendations to assist our chapter … Read more →

September 2017 Archery Class

By Tim Doxey | September 18, 2017 - 10:33 am |September 18, 2017 Park & Range, Programs & Activities

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On Saturday, September 16th, I had the opportunity to take my grand-daughter to the park for an archery lesson. Alexis, who is eleven years old, had never held a bow before Saturday and was a little reluctant to go see what it was all about.
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July 2017 Guest Speakers

By Tim Doxey | July 23, 2017 - 9:33 pm |August 5, 2017 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers, Park & Range

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Our chapter’s guest speakers for the July 2017 dinner meeting were Bryan Branch and Chad Boyce. Bryan is the Recreational Safety Coordinator, Region 1 Agency Outreach with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VGIF).

Chad is a Fisheries Biologist with Region 1 of the VGIF. Bryan (pictured at left) … Read more →

Category Archives: Park & Range

September 2018 Youth Fishing Rodeo

2018 Member’s Picnic at the Park

2018 Spring Park Cleanup

March 2018 Guest Speaker

March 2018 Search and Rescue Exercise

February 2018 Member and Guest Centerfire Shoot

Fall 2017 Park Cleanup

September 2017 Pond Management Sampling

September 2017 Archery Class

July 2017 Guest Speakers

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