Notice: The RAFFLE EVENT for 2016 is CLOSED as of the July 2016 Chapter dinner meeting where five winning tickets were drawn. All net proceeds were deposited into the Chapter’s Scholarship Fund.
The winning ticket holders are listed below:
Despite blustery winds, cold temperatures, intermittent snow flurries and opening day of spring turkey season, enough dedicated IKES turned out at the chapter’s park on the 9th of April, to make it a successful event. 15-20 of our members managed to accomplish all the top priority tasks on the list.
This past March 16th, 23 (twenty-three) Chapter Members showed their support by arriving 2 hours early on dinner meeting night and collecting trash from the roadside ditches alongside Kings Fork Road, an event that we schedule twice each year.
Gary Brown, Chapter Board member, contacted Wayne Jones, Litter Coordinator for City of Suffolk, to … Read more
Our most recent new Chapter Member, Donald Fair, transferred to our Chapter from the Alexandria Chapter and was sworn in at the March dinner meeting. Donald not only is one lucky guy, he is a nice guy as well, for after winning the 50-50 raffle, he donated his winnings back to our … Read more
Our guest speakers at the Chapter Members dinner meeting on March 16th were Geoff Payne, President and Lynn Wehner, Vice President of the Southside Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalist. Note that Geoff retired from Allied Chemical and has been Treasurer of the Suffolk Youth Association for the past 26 years. Also, … Read more
Prior year issues of our monthly Chapter newsletter are available for download from the S-N IWLA Blue Heron Times newsletter archives.
As a convenience, if you wish to … Read more
Our Chapter is hosting the second annual Teddy Bear Hunt at our Chapter park, on April 23, 2016. Make your reservation now by contacting Ricky George at 757-285-5088. See contact info show on the flyer below. This event is open to the general public. You may choose to download the … Read more
Neonicotinoics (or neonics) are a powerful class of pesticides used on many crops.
They persist in soil, water, and plants for a very long time, and are lethal … Read more
Our February member’s meeting guest speaker was Robert (Bob) Lane. Bob is an Extension Specialist with the Virginia Seafood Agriculture Research and Extension Center which is a Virginia Cooperative Extension of Virginia Tech. He specializes in Engineering, Process Applications, Energy and Resource Management associated with seafood processing.
His … Read more
During the February member’s meeting, the Chapter welcomed two additional members.
Pictured is Chapter President Ray Powell swearing in … Read more
