December 2022 Newsletter Hello, Fishing Club Members! Please disregard my messed up announcement of the Holiday Party in last month’s newsletter! My bad, my very, very bad, I gave you the WRONG DATE! It is on Friday, December 2nd , beginning at 6 PM. The club is hosting dinner & dessert, but please bring your own drinks. We already have a good number who signed up at the November meeting. If you missed that, we need you to RSVP no later than November 23rd , the day before Thanksgiving. Bringing your partner or kids? We need their names too. That Jolly Man in Red will have goodie bags for the kids in attendance. There’s an optional gift exchange (suggested value up to $10). If it’s geared toward a certain type of person, please label your wrapped gift that way. Some have no use for a purse, others don’t appreciate tackle… But first and foremost, get your name on The Nice List of those who will attend. Email me at SDRodAndReelClub@cox.net or leave a message at 619-469- 4876. The location is provided courtesy of Sharon Chelette, at 2684 Community Lane, San Diego 92108. If you haven’t been there for a meeting yet, it’s a beautiful facility in central Mission Valley, just a few blocks off Highway 8. Once you’re on Community Lane, drive right on up to the top of the street and you can’t miss it. Parking’s on the right of the community center, and our entrance is right by the parking lot – no need to walk around to the front. Renew your membership before the end of the year, so you’ll be in the running for the early renewal prize. Who doesn’t feel like they could use a nice Brand-New Reel?!!! When filling out the form, remember to also sign the waiver. It’s on the back of the form if you get one from Deb Renick, or on the second page if you ask for a membership form to be emailed to you. The Board had a very productive meeting on November 15th, and things are really looking up for our club! We have a large crop of board members overdue for retirement, and a huge freshman class coming in, I’m guessing the largest since the club first got up and running so many years ago. Some are new-ish to the club, others have been with us for years. One hard worker from our present board will remain; a gogetter from back-when returns; someone who has worked so hard for us, but swore he’d never be on the board finally joins up; and two have been working, unelected, with the board all this year, and you know them very well. Two in the new crop have particular skills to help advance the club via a new website and social media. They’re all primed and ready to hit the ground running. Come to the December 2 nd Holiday Party to congratulate them and find out which positions they’ll be filling. If you just can’t wait until the great reveal, here’s the lineup for our SDRRC dream team: Einar Aguila, John Chuckta, Kelly Chuckta, Manny Granillo, Laura Itogawa, Rolly Lira, Gary Mouritzen, Orlando Quintanar, Arnie Seko, and Jim Shaffer. Please stand by to support them in any way you can. Retiring board members include: Tony Belandres, Sharon Chelette, Ellie Duchene, Bill Renick, Deb Renick, Mary Rogers Belandres, and Pepe Valdivia. Thank you for the many ways you served the club and the community! Special Mention goes out to Tim Foote! While not on the board, he dedicated so many years to getting out innumerable emails, maintaining the mailing lists, and wrestling with difficult email clients. He also provided excellent legal advice, including interpretation of the club bylaws. Gary Mouritzen has completed a preliminary schedule of our 2023 events, so all our working parts will be up to speed when the New Year kicks off! We’ll Club Meeting December 2nd, 2022 At 2684 Community Ln, 92108 6:00 Food Provided, BYOD 7:00 Meeting Guest Speaker: Santa! 2 know what to expect, and when, and while some things may be new and fresh, some of our favorite activities are back, yay! You may have forgotten about some of them, and I don’t want to ruin the surprises, but I’m going to let one item slip: Big Fish Tournament! Expect regular tournaments, and more charter trips, which are always a great time out on the water with your club friends. Other community events we’ve been involved with are ready for prime time again this year, so we’ll be part of the general recovery surrounding our favorite pastime. Day at the Docks is already scheduled on March 19th , that’s one of the big ones! The Fred Hall Show is now the Bart Hall Show, and will be earlier than ever, from February 16th through the 19th right here in Del Mar. That’s before the show in Long Beach this time. As before, your club will get you in for free in exchange for a bit of your time at our booth. Spin the wheel to attract attention and hand out prizes, sell raffle tickets for the amazing custom rod (from M&M!) & reel set-up that’s already loaded with pricy line. You should buy tickets yourselves! Above all, represent the club well and tell everyone just what makes our club the one to join. Check your calendar and clear your schedule, and prepare to sign up for this. There’s also a need for volunteers to set up the booth on the 15th. Please see Bill or Deb Renick to get your name listed.