North Florida Chapter Safari Club International October - November 2014 Monthly Membership Meeting - January 20 To be announced PAGE 2 Officers & Directors 2014-2015 PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT !st VICE PRESIDENT 2nd VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Ron Stafford Derrell Griner Robert Bracewell Jeff Boyd Janet Pringle Stan Goeckel Fundraiser Chair, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Sensory Safari Budget, Shooting Sports Fundraiser, Sensory Safari Meeting Planner, Fundraiser, Sensory Safari Fundraiser, Education Sables, Shooting Sports, Sensory Safari Education Sables, Fundraiser Docs, Sensory Safari Grants, Fundraiser, Shooting Sports, Humanitarian, Sensory Safari 662-5769ron@staffordadventures.com 764-2324bettygriner@comcast.net 629-2779Bracewellrd3053@comcast.net 743-3033jeffbeth_boyd@bellsouth.net 766-1347safariclub.janet@gmail.com 268-7695sbgcpa@bellsouth.net DIRECTORS Carol Blodgett Beth Boyd James Frudaker Dorothy Gillette Betty Griner James Higman Dale Loosier Clara McGehee A. J. Pionessa Georgianne Pionessa Doug Speed Shuri Speed Gary Thigpen Patricia Vane Terry Vane Wayne Weber Paul Workman Education Sables Tea Chair, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 886-9595 rebcat@comcast.net 743-3033 jeffbeth_boyd@bellsouth.net Education Sables Rep, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 502-9080 captjfrudaker@gmail.com Fundraiser, Sensory Safari, Family Fun Shoot, Sables Co-Tea Chair 751-4942 gtrmom00@aol.com Education Sables Rep, Budget, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 764-2324bettyjgriner@gmail.com Government Action, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 352-373-1178 jameshigman@gmail.com Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 612-4138jdl3535@aol.com Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Education Sables President 619-0018 clara@mcgehee.net Shooting Sports, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Famliy Fun Shoot, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 727-7112 ajp19@comcast.net Photographer, SAH, Family Fun Shoot, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Sables 727-7112 ajp19@comcast.net Education Sables, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Family Fun Shoot 280-5265the2speeds@aol.com Education Sables, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Family Fun Shoot 280-5265 the2speeds@aol.com Webpage, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 703-2289gltjax@gmail.com Newsletter Editor, Education Sables Vice President, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 220-4009 patriciavane@bellsouth.net Government Action, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Family Fun Shoot 220-4009tvane@tvanelaw.com Education Sables, Sensory Safari, Fundraiser, Family Fun Shoot 874-8444 waweber@adt.com Sensory Safari, Fundraiser 268-9673paul.h.workman@att.net PAST PRESIDENTS Shawn Pringle Tom Powell Ray Pringle (2) Cliff McGehee (3) George Bowser David Alan DeBerry Terry Vane Bill Pullen Bob Olson 626-8960 353-3181 766-1347 998-9339 645-9050 757-8424 353-8285 281-252-8083 630-7389 Sharon Temple Steve O’Hara Doug Speed Craig M. Larimer D. L. Seals Warren A. Tyre (3) Rene Dostie Charles R. Bassett 260-3303 346-3166 280-5265 1953-2009 285-8602 398-5100 880-6441 1932-2005 Scott Miller 396-9371 Mitch Montgomery 821-7171 Fred Kitchens Tyrie W. Boyer (2) 398-1194 Mag Black 310-550-1980 M. Gordon Vines, Jr. 389-6687 Murray Black 1930-2004 Tillman Cavert, Jr./Founder 1916-2013 HONORARY DIRECTORS Ernest F. Dorsey Willie B. Dyal Tyrie A. Boyer Joe Colvin 706-945-4066 1921-2009 1924-2013 -2000 On the cover: Thor Temple pictured with a Great Kudo and guides from a hunt in Africa See tribute on page 5 NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 3 President’s Report ~ October - November 2014 Tis the season to be merry and to rejoice! 2014 is just about over and time to welcome in 2015. It has been a challenging and eventful year but we got through it and now with both houses back under Republican control I have high hopes that 2015 will be much. much better! Hunting season is in full swing and I have heard plenty of great reports on the deer season. The pheasant season up north seems to be a great one as well. The cold is here, so the quail season is also upon us. We are having our first major cold front come in as I write this so by the time it gets published I am sure everyone will have switched into his or her winter clothes. With duck season also opening up this weekend, it is just in time to bring more ducks into our area too. Hopefully it has also pushed the Central flyway ducks down to Guatemala where I will be waiting for them! We are delighted our annual Christmas party on December 5th is once again at Bonnie and Toney Sleiman’s residence. I want to first extend a sincere thank you to the Sleimans’s for letting us once again have it at their lovely home on the river. This will be our 4th year at the Seimans’s and it is always one of the best meetings of the year. I am sure a great time will be had by all so if you have not already reserved, do so quickly! Be sure to also buy your raffle tickets early as we will again have many great prizes. Our annual Christmas party has become one of our best humanitarian events as there is no cost for the party but we ask instead that everyone bring an unwrapped toy valued at $25. All of the toys collected go to the USO to help the families of our servicemen overseas from all branches of service. Last year we raised enough money to purchase 15 bicycles as well collecting over 200 assorted presents which made a lot of kids happy on Christmas. Remember If you do not have time to shop for a toy, a donation is perfect as this is what we use to purchase the bicycles and a few select items that have been requested. I will unfortunately not be able to attend this year’s Christmas party as I will be working, well kinda, sorta, I will be guiding duck hunting trips in Guatemala! I will drink a toast to everyone that evening and be thinking about you. As we go into the New Year we need to start looking at the future and see the need to do more to protect our hunting heritage and our way of life. Our current (soon to be past) government has done nothing to help but rather done lots to block our rights to hunt, not only here in the States but around the world including Africa. Our US F&W has been infiltrated by the left wing anti Hunters. So it is time we get re-energized and recommitted to fight for our rights. There are several large hunting and outdoor conventions in January and February but none more important than the SCI Convention in Las Vegas on February 4-7. If you are planning to go or would like more information, please let us know as would be glad to assist you with getting registered. I know I will bet there again as well as Betty and Darrell Griner but it is always fun to get together with other local members during the convention. It is a lot of fun and there is a lot to see and do as it takes two days just to walk through the entire show not to mention, it is in Vegas! In closing, I want to personally extend a sincere thank you for everything you have done for our club this year and me personally this year. I also want to commend everyone for getting out and voting, as our victories would not have happened if not for your continued support in getting out the vote. Thank you and God Bless, Ron Stafford President NFC/SCI NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 3 4 PAGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2014 - 2015 September 2 September 16 October 7 October 21 October 27 November 4 November 15 November 17 November 19 December 2 December 5 December 10 December 17 January 6 January 20 January 21 February 3 February 4-8 February 10 February 21 February 26 March 3 March 7 March 17 April 7 April 21 May 2 May 5 Board of Director’s Meeting - Athen’s Café Membership meeting - Wyndham Hotel Board of Director’s Meeting - Athen’s Café Membership Meeting - Gillette’s Residence - Oyster Roast Fundraiser Meeting 4PM - Morocco Temple (rear of the building) Board of Director’s Meeting - Athen’s Café Victory Casino Cruise Fundraiser Meeting at Morocco Shrine 4PM Brooks Adaptive Sports Trap Shooting Event Board of Director’s Meeting- Athens Cafe 5 PM Annual Christmas Party and Meeting Sleiman Residence Sables Christmas Luncheon, Black Finn restaurant, 11AM Brooks Adaptive Sports Trap Shooting Event Board of Director’s Meeting Monthly Membership Meeting - TBA Brooks Adaptive Sports Trap Shooting Event Board of Director’s Meeting SCI National Convention - Las Vegas NFC/SCI Game dinner at the Salvation Army Red Shield Lodge Family Fun Shoot - Jacksonville Gun Club Sensory Safari - Florida School For the Deaf and Blind Board of Director’s Meeting Sables Annual Tea With A Twist Membership meeting - TBA Board of Director’s Meeting Monthly Membership meeting -TBA Annual Fundraiser and Banquet - Morocco Shrine Board of Director’s Meeting INSIDE THIS EDITION Pres Mess 3 Thor Temple remembered 4 Gillette’s Oct. Oyster Roast 6-9 Hunter Safety - Bob McNally 10 Preserving Trophies - Tony Breedlove 12 GAC Notes- Terry Vane 13 Fund Raiser UPdate - Derrell Griner 14 Christmas Party Details Education Sables 15 16-17 African Safari - Susan Wilson 17 North Florida Chapter Safari Club International invites you to the 34th Annual Fundraiser & Banquet Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 Morocco Shrine Auditorium Jacksonville, Florida New Website Address! Visit North Florida Chapter’s Website at: northfloridasafariclub.com Doors Open at 5 P.M. Dinner at 7:00 P.M. Live & Silent Auction • Raffles & More For Ticket & Table Information: Georgianne Pionessa • 904.655.7471 • ajp19@comcast net Derrell Griner, VP & FR Chair • 904.764-2324 • bettygriner@comcast.net Advance Ticket Sales Only Individual Tickets - $60 Silver Table Gold Table Seating Seating for Eight for Four VIP Entries Eight $100 in Raffle Tickets $480 $650 Platinum Table Seating for Eight Eight VIP Entries $200 in Raffle Tickets $825 Membership Application and member events available on line. Click on “Become a Member” then click on “Download Membership form” See our Facebook page, add photos & invite friends at: North Florida Safari Club www.northfloridasafariclub.com NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 5 William Thor Temple 1955 - 2014 William Thor Temple, 59, passed away on October 18, 2014. Thor was born in Arlington, VA to William R. and Signe Temple and graduated from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, VA and later from the University of Richmond. For the past 28 years, he was employed by Black Knight Financial Services. He served as President of the Jacksonville Gun Club, and was an active member of the Safari Club International, and Police Council. Pop as he was known to his grandkids, was a history buff, avid hunter, fisher and lived a Christian life. Thor always put others first. Thor is preceded in death by his nephew, HM3 (FMF) Andrew T. Sanders. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Temple; parents, William and Signe Temple; children, Michael Schrader (Patti) and Juli Bolen (Jack); sister, Sabrina Sanders (Skip); grandchildren, Miranda, Matthew, Emily, Raquelle, Zachary and Elizabeth; great-grandchildren, Lexie and Trent; nephew, Abram Sanders. A Celebration of Thor’s Life was held at 3pm on Friday, October 24th, in the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin with William J. Clark officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or to the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterway Foundation. Remembering Thor by Tony Breedlove “When I received the call from Cliff to tell me about the passing of Thor Temple it was a shock to say the least. I was very sad as I sat and thought of all the good times I spent with Thor and Sharon. We organized Safari Club events, planned their safari in Africa, and worked together to recreate the mounts to complement their home. Thor did so many good things for our Safari Club chapter. I will always remember his “trade mark” -- a three inch cigar stuffed in the corner of his mouth. I don’t think I ever saw him light the cigar; he just chewed it until it was gone. The day after I learned Thor was no longer with us I was going through some items my son cleaned from a cabinet. There on top of the pile, along with a couple of pictures of Charlie Bassett, was this picture of Thor with his magnificent kudu bull (pictured on front cover). The look on his face was as if to tell me ‘goodbye and thanks for the good times and friendship we shared’. I was not looking for the picture...what force of nature put the picture in front of me I cannot explain. But it brought a smile to my face and a warmth to my heart. I wanted to share this picture with all who knew him. Hopefully it will do the same for others. My love and respect to Thor’s family and to Sharon ... all my prayers to help you through this very sad time.” NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 6 Membership Meeting October 21st - Oyster Roast Gillette Residence Gillette Residence Sheriff John Rutherford, Shuri & Doug Speed Bud & TL Larsen Pictured left: Clara McGehee & Stan Goeckel NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 7 Membership Meeting October 21st - Oyster Roast Gillette Residence Members & guests enjoying the 3rd Annual Oyster Roast at John & Dorothy Gillette’s residence Enjoying the Oyster Roast Speaker: Our host John Gillette Mike Mooney, Gary McKendree, Bill Murray NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 8 Membership Meeting October 21st - Oyster Roast Gillette Residence Patricia & Terry Vane, Betty & Derrell Griner Karen Tutwiler with Dave Alessi Beth & Jeff Boyd, Roseanne & Ron Stafford Robert Bracewell, Glen & Gary Thigpen Candidate for Sheriff Mike Williams & Bill Parker NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 9 Membership Meeting October 21st - Oyster Roast Gillette Residence Fitzhugh Powell, son Tommy & wife Peggy Dorothy & John Gillette A.J. Pionessa, Debbie & Richard Benoit Mike Mooney receiving 50/50 winnings from Stan Goeckel Wayne & Lisa Weber Sally & Charles Denny NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 10 SPORTSMEN ARE WISE TO TAKE CARE WHEN AFIELD By Bob McNally for the Times Union Each morning, I think about hunting safety while shaving. That’s because every day my razor scrapes across a pair of fused lead shotgun pellets imbedded in my chin bone. It happened 25 years ago in South Georgia, when a nitwit 70 yards away shot at a head-high, low-flying dove and hundreds of lead pellets ripped across a peanut field toward me. The bulk of that shot pattern flew just wide of me. But dozens smashed into my chest, left shoulder and arm, hands, face and shotgun. It was cold that morning and I wore a jacket, which absorbed pellet hits on my body without injury. But some struck my face and hands, including a few in my lips, chin and just below my eyes. Fortunately I wore shooting glasses for protection, but my lips and chin weren’t shielded. I immediately squeezed several bloody round lead pellets out of my lips, hands and face. But it was several days before I got to see my doctor, and by then the chin hit had scabbed over, and doc said it was more trouble than it was worth to pry two pellets out of the bone. So there they are still, with X-rays to prove it, offering a stark reminder to what can happen anytime hunting, and show why wearing eye protection for all outdoor sports activities is wise. Countless sportsmen traditionally make the upcoming long Thanksgiving holiday weekend a family hunting event, and safety should be at the forefront of planning. While statistically hunting is much safer than many other sports, including football, baseball, volleyball, biking and golf, hunters who spend enough time afield are likely to have mishaps or have friends who do. Learn to prevent such accidents, like the ones that follow. My Illinois friend, Jerry Robinson, lost an eye on a private club duck club when another shooter several hundred yards away fired at birds, and those spent pellets rained down on Robinson and two hunting companions in a blind. It was low-light of dawn, and Robinson was not wearing shooting glasses nor a brimmed cap. He was looking up at ducks working his decoys, and falling pellets struck his face, two directly in an eye. Wearing eye protection and a cap can’t be stressed enough for outdoorsmen. I’ve had many occasions walking through thick hunting cover when limbs and small branches struck my face, including square into glasses protecting my eyes. Tree stand deer hunting mishaps severely injure or kill more hunters than any other outdoor event. Bill Jordan, famed hunter and owner of RealTree Outdoors in Columbus, Ga., had an unusual and brutal stand accident some years ago. He’d climbed a slick-bark tree with a two-piece climbing stand, hunted until almost dark, then started down without wearing a safety belt. Two-piece stands allow hunters to climb trees in an inchworm fashion, with the top climbing bar used as a hand-climber and seat, the bottom as a stand base with foot stirrups. Jordan had neglected to tether the top and bottom parts of the stand together, and about 10 feet from the ground the base part slipped off the tree bark, dropping like an elevator to the ground. With Bill’s continued on next page NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 11 Sportsmen are wise to take care continued from previous page feet securely fitted in stand stirrups, it pulled him through the small top or climber portion of the stand, badly dislocating his shoulder. When the stand fell to the tree base (with Jordan attached), it slammed to an abrupt stop. Bill flipped over backwards, the back of his head hitting the ground, his feet still tied to the stand. He had no phone, and spent the next hour wiggling out of the stand base stirrups with a dislocated shoulder providing excruciating pain. Once free and standing, he staggered to his nearby parked ATV. Somehow he got it started, and drove back to camp. It was many weeks before he recovered and got back hunting. Most modern deer hunters use commercially made metal tree stands, which are much safer than homemade wooden ones. Yet in much of America, sportsmen still hunt from wooden stands high in the treetops. That’s OK, as long as stands are Statistics show hunting inspected carefully is safer than many and often, making sports, but spend sure they’re safe. Old enough time outdoors wooden stands, and and scary things ladders to them, often can occur fail with tragic results. Middleburg’s well-known angler and hunter Jim Romeka climbed to an old homemade wooden stand one day in Georgia. He’d used the stand often, and it was of a solid and safe design. But over the years a tree in which a wooden stand is nailed continues to grow. This can “pull” nails through boards, turning what once was a safe stand into a death trap. That’s what happened to Romeka, as he stepped on his wooden stand that day in Georgia. He had just sat down on wood planking and had not yet attached his safety harness to the tree, when the entire stand pitched forward and fell 20 feet to the ground with Romeka aboard. He landed on his back, breaking it. Jim was helped out of the woods by a companion, lucky to be alive and recovering fully months later. Good friend Tony Rosetti is an executive with the Mossy Oak camouflage company in Mississippi. A lifelong and top hunter, he’s also a scratch golfer and an Olympic (Munich) skeet shooter. Tony knocked off work early one afternoon and raced to a familiar deer stand on a friend’s property. No one knew exactly where Rosetti was, but he’d hunt the spot often as it wasn’t far from home. The stand had a homemade wooden ladder leading to it, and Tony climbed it just as he had many times previously. But at the top of the ladder as he was stepping into the stand, a rung broke and Rosetti dropped like a 160-pound bag of concrete. He landed in a stand-up position, both legs crushing down toward the soles of his boots. Impact from the fall broke one of Tony’s legs, a compound fracture so bad large bones punctured his tough snake boots from inside out. He couldn’t walk, had no phone to call for aid, and no one was around to yell to for help. Worse, no one knew where he was hunting. For two hours he crawled through the woods, trying to make it out before nightfall. He was weak from blood loss, and several times passed out from pain and shock. While still a quarter mile from his vehicle, the landowner’s wife and son just happened to be making a late afternoon ride around the property and discovered Rosetti. He was rescued and immediately taken to a hospital, where doctors worked on him for many days. His broken leg was cleaned and set, but two hours of crawling along the ground caused devastating infection to his leg wound. A month after the accident doctors had to amputate his leg below the knee. Rosetti is still a top golfer, superb wingshot and excellent deer hunter, yet all are done with a prosthetic leg. Fall family hunting trips are fun, with lifetime memories taking place. But be careful out there. NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 12 Taxidermy Studio Tony and Leslie Breedlove 3188 Southeast County Road 21-B • Melrose, Florida 32666 352-475-3159 Repair Insect Damage Horn Repair The insects that infest taxidermy are commonly found in the environment around us. Taxidermy simply provides an appealing home for the insects to exist. Most infestations have little to do with the quality of the taxidermy work, but is more dependent on exposure to the infesting insects that enter the taxidermy from the outdoors, or can be brought indoors on clothing, furniture, textiles and rugs. Typically the first indication would be loose hair or hair loss. This is usually combined with insect debris in and around the taxidermy. Infestation is usually noticeable around horn, antler, hoof and claw areas and between the taxidermy and hard surfaces like walls and habitat. Wildlife Art Creations offers trophy repair for taxidermy that has fallen from its former glory. Broken and/ or lost Horns and Antlers can be fabricated, reattached, and blended with amazing accuracy to original condition. Split ear tips can be repaired to again look and feel as they once did. Faded hides, horns and antlers can be restored to their original coloration with a natural, life-like shine that will restore their majestic beauty. ♦ Are you finding insect damage on your priceless hunting trophies? ♦ Are you finding insect parts or material that looks like sawdust in or around your mounts? ♦ Do you know there is a naturally based solution to stop insect damage? ♦ Does your man cave of Taxidermy need some cleaning, renewal and protection? We offer services for all your needs in exterminating products, mount protection and prevention products. These treatments kill insects within seconds of direct contact and generally protect taxidermy for a year or more. The product will kill indirectly but, must be wrapped in plastic to contain the vapors in the taxidermy for at least four hours to kill 100% of the insects (regardless of life-cycle stage). 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NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 13 GAC NOTES - OCTOBER – NOVEMBER, 2014 by Terry Vane The November 4, 2014, Election Results Repudiate the Gun Control Agenda. Strong progun Governor Rick Scott and the pro-gun cabinet were all re-elected in Florida. The policies and rudderless leadership of the clueless in the White House were roundly thumped by the voters taking control of the Senate, increasing the majority in the House an capturing additional governorships. Those of us who made our voices heard in the voting booth and in working for our candidates can take some satisfaction in a job well done. The struggle is never over, however. The grabbers will always be back. We have local elections coming up in March, 2015, and a national presidential election coming up in November, 2016. We must keep the pressure on and make sure our gains are not surrendered by inattention or inaction in the future. Suppressors Now Legal For All Game in Florida. On November 21, 2014, The Florida FWCC issued an executive order pursuant to a new regulation repealing the 57 year old prohibition on using sound suppressors on rifles or pistols used in hunting deer, gray squirrels, rabbits, wild turkeys, quail, and crows. Florida joined 32 other states that allow the use of sound suppressors in all game hunting. While the order makes hunting with suppressors legal effective immediately, possession of suppressors is still regulated by the BATF. The permit process involves a background check that can take months to complete. Some details on the permitting process can be seen at the web-site www. AmericanSuppressorAssociation.com. The Crazies In California are at it Again. On September 30, 2014, Governor Moonbeam signed the “Gun Violence Restraining Order” law, which enables any close relative to petition a court to remove a close relative’s guns for at least 21 days, with the option to extend the period to a year, if that relative thinks you are a potential danger. The presumption of innocence gets tossed out the window in the peculiar world of the anti-Second Amendment fanatic. UN Gun Control Progresses Under the Arms Trade Treaty. On September 25, 2014, the 50th country in the UN ratified the ATT. The treaty now becomes law as far as the UN is concerned, and will generate actions that can have negative consequences indirectly for our Second Amendment rights. Travel and trade in firearms, ammo and components can be affected even if the United States never ratifies the treaty. It was signed by John Kerry over a year ago but will never be ratified as the Senate is presently configured. On the other hand, a tyrant like The One temporarily occupying the White House could use the language of the treaty as justification for taking executive action to restrict the rights of We The People. He has done it before, is doing it now, and will do it again in the future. Quote of the Month The Gipper: “There is no question that we have failed to live up to the dreams of the founding fathers many times and in many places. Sometimes we do better than others. But all in all, the one thing we must be on guard against is thinking that because of this, the system has failed. The system has not failed. Some human beings have failed the system.” NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 14 Our sincere thanks to Blue Water Storage for donating the trailer that we collect the gifts at the Sleiman residence at our Christmas party and will be used for transporting the gifts to the USO for the families of our enlisted men and women. Ask Georgianne for copies of our new pamphlet below to use when recruiting new members ANNUAL FUND RAISER & BANQUET UPDATE The Fundraiser Committee is moving ahead with the 2015 Fundraiser. We have decided to put the event on ourselves and save a lot of money. We are in the process of selecting the Auctioneer for the event. We are looking for Sponsors this year. If you know someone whom you would like us to contact regarding a sponsorship, please let us know as soon as possible. We have developed a brochure which will be used in our promotions. We will aggressively begin looking for both Live Auction and Silent Auction items in January. As always we are in need of volunteers. If you are willing to serve in any capacity, please let me know. Derrell Griner, 2015 Fund Raiser Chairman Sportsman Against Hunger Update Derrell Griner delivered 63 pounds of game meat to the Chef at the Salvation Army in preparation for our game feed on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. To arrange pickup of donations call Janet Pringle at (904) 813-2298. NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 15 North Florida Chapter Safari Club International Membership Meeting, Christmas Party & Raffle Home of Toney & Bonnie Sleiman 6970 Almours Drive • Jacksonville, Florida 32217 Friday, December 5, 2014 6:30 P.M. - Mixer • 7:30 P.M. Dinner No Charge for Dinner. Cash Bar CHRISTMAS PARTY RAFFLE ITEMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. $1,000 CASH BLACK GUN 100 INCH FRESHWATER PEARL NECKLACE BRASS QUAIL RAIN GUAGE OPEN HOOP PIERCE EARRINGS – SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SET IN RHODIUM BRASS MONKEY BOOKENDS BLUE WILDEBEEST HIDE SILVER BEADED ELEPHANT & SMALL SOAP STONE BOX 3 GIRAFFE ON A WOOD BASE 10. STRIPED LADIES HANDBAG WITH $20 GIST CARD 11. GOLF BOTTLE CADDY 12. AFRICAN DRUM WITH SMALL AFRICAN HEAD STATUES 13. GIRAFFE SOAP STONE VASE 14. ALL NATURAL WOOD CARVED LION FAMILY 15. LEOPARD DESIGN GLASS TRAY 16. WOOD & MARBLE CHEESE BOARD 17. TWO ARABIC PICTURES 18. LADIES LEATHER JACKET In lieu of cost of dinner each person attending is asked to bring a toy for a child through 12 years old. Items should be valued at $25 each. All toys and checks are used to buy toys or bicycles for the Greater Jacksonville Florida USO @ Mayport Last year cash donations enabled our chapter to buy 14 bicycles! Bicycle helmets also welcome. Cash or checks in the amount of $25 will be welcome in lieu of toys. RSVP Janet by noon Monday, December 1, 2014 at 398-0059 or safariclub.janet@gmail.com RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! Directions: Heading north on San Jose, turn left on Almours Drive. Heading South on San Jose, turn right on Almours Drive. 6970 is on the left. NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 16 Pleasant Pondering I think that this time of year is my favorite. When the leaves start to change, one knows colder weather is just around the corner. Hunting season opens and we enjoy being in the woods. Education Sables We enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas is soon to come. It is a time for thanks and a time for giving. We give thanks to our Lord for our families and we share our food and our homes with friends. When we sit in our tree stands this year, I hope we take time to ponder how thankful we are of the beauty we see in front of us and how grateful we are to have the privilege to hunt. Sables have big things to be thankful for and look forward to. We have our 7th Annual Tea With A Twist with all the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood. Tickets will be available soon, so be on the look-out for your dazzling extravagant costume! Sables Christmas Luncheon Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 11:00 am Blackfinn Restaurant 4840 Big Island Drive Town Center Mall RSVP to Carol Blodgett rebcat@comcast.net 904-608-8399 We will celebrate our friendship at our Sables Christmas Luncheon in December, to be held at Blackfinn restaurant. Be sure to rsvp early for that. And in May 2 is our 34th annual Sci fund raiser and banquet. As of immediately we need help to search out for donations to make the night a success. Please consider Christmas gifts that do not fit your style but would be perfect for an auction item. This year we are seeking sponsors for many areas of the event. From a small donation to big, nothing will be turned down. So let’s get the word out there that we need everyone’s help to succeed at this great fundraiser. Have a happy holiday and I look forward to all our events in the next year. Clara McGehee President Sables Education NFC/SCI “Continuing Our Outdoor Heritage” From this elegant and deceptively simple statement flow the education programs supported and sponsored by Education Sables. With the words “our Outdoor Heritage,” the Education Sables claim partnership in the management and sustainable use of natural resources. But the key word is “Continuing,” and, indeed, the Education Sables will continue their outdoor stewardship as a primary goal. NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 17 Sables continued TRIP OF A LIFETIME by Susan Wilson We recently completed our African safari trip to Kenya, through United Travel Group purchased at the SCI banquet in the spring of this year in Jacksonville. “Let me put it this way,” John said, “there were a lot of OMGs! The scenery was something we’ll never forget. It was more than we expected.” SABLES BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015 President Clara McGehee Vice President Patricia Vane Treasurer Betty Griner Recording Secretary Glenn Thigpen Social Secretary Sylvia Sanders Membership Chairman Beth Boyd Photographer Georgianne Pionessa Historian Carol Higman Event Planner Shuri Speed Tea Chairman Carol Blodgett Assistant Tea Chairman Dorothy Gillette Sables’ Representatives to National SCI Betty Griner and Beth Boyd Sables Mission: To further the understanding of our outdoor heritage, including the positive role of hunting, through the creation and support of wildlife conservation education programs that are consistent with the educational mission and purposes of SCI and SCIF. NFC/SCI Newsletter Advertising Rates Three Typed Lines: $10.00 • Business Card: $35.00 ¼ Page: $50.00 • ½ Page: $75.00 • Full Page: $125.00 Contact Patricia Vane at 220-4009 or patriciavane@bellsouth.net for more information or to place an ad. The accommodations were phenomenal and the food was great. Our guide was informative and took us to some of the most magnificent sites in all of Africa. Not only did we get to see and take up-close pictures of Africa’s Big Five (lion, rhino, elephants, cape buffalo and leopard), we were lucky enough to happen upon a mother cheetah tending to her five cubs under an umbrella Acacia tree. The birds everywhere you looked were incredible, from the Secretarybird with beautiful plumes circling her head to the common ostrich, magnificent eagles with eight-foot wingspans and, last but not least, Lake Nakuru at the foothills of Kilimanjaro with thousands of flamingos dipping in the water. With giraffes, baboons, zebras, warthogs, and many other animals we encountered, it was a wildlife habitat we could not ever have imagined we would see, pictures and memories we’ll always treasure. We highly recommend this trip. A bucket trip you need to add to your list. (see pictures on back cover) NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 PAGE 18 CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA For $25 you can purchase a non-subscribing membership for a child, grandchild or a friend TERENCE G. VANE, JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW Terence G. Vane, Jr., P.A. Blackstone Building, Suite 620 (904) 353-8285 233 East Bay Street FAX (904) 354-2739 Jacksonville, FL 32202 tvane@tvanelaw.com Curry Thomas Hardware owner, Steve Thomas, has generously offered North Florida Chapter Members a 5% discount on all ammunition and a 10% discount on most firearms and related accessories, and a broad variety of outdoor items. Curry Thomas carries a surprising variety of hard-to-find ammunition including 6.5 Swedish, 7.5JAP, 8mm Mauser, .257 Roberts and .35 Whelen, along with the more popular calibers. With the extensive variety of trophy game mounts from around the World, simply shopping there is a “hunting” experience! Thank you Steve, for all the ways you support NFCSCI! NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 ted from 1979-2008 was artificial, due to erroneous but deliberate adjustments by the NOAA. mported any longer since they have been listed as endangered. The bill will get nowhere in PAGE 19 e Democrat Party is no longer in control of the chamber. House Votes to Permit Importation of Legally Taken Polar Bears. The House voted 262-155 in April rtation of the bears legally taken in Canada before the polar bear was listed as endangered in 2008. Pola Not on our Email List? your email since Thrives UnderSend Obama. The they eco-have been listed as endangered. The bill will get nowhere in sry cannot be imported any longer address to Janet at ver,firearms until the Democrat Party no longer the industry went isfrom 19 in control of the chamber. safariclub.janet@gmail.com $31 billion in 2011, thanks toInternational The Big TERENCE G. VANE, JR North Florida Chapter Safari Club arms Industry Thrives Under Obama. 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Done e Obamanation, probably the only private industry ing nthreal growth as a direct result of Obama policies. 233 easT Bay sTreeT JacksonVille, Fl 32202 FaX (904) tvane@tvan Send your stories & pictures to Vane that has a government -- Patricia not the other way around. And this makes us special among the na e of the Month 220-4009 vernment except--that granted byaround. the people. It ismakes timeustospecial checkamong and reverse patriciavane@bellsouth.net are a nation has that no haspower a government not the other it way And this the nat hich shows signs ofhas having grown beyond the consent ofpeople. the governed. cant arth. Our government no power except that granted it by the It is time ... to Government check and reverse ity, notPlease smother it;tofoster productivity, stifle the it."consent -- Ronald Reagan limit articles 1,000 words 2 pages. The NFCnot vernment which shows signs oforhaving grown beyond of the governed. ... Government can a reserves the right to edit submitted articles. de opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." -- Ronald Reagan Photography for all Occasions Photography for all Occasions by Georgianne Pionessa by Georgianne Pionessa Phone: 727-7112 Phone: 727-7112 Cell: 655-7471 Cell: 655-7471 Fax: 805-0870 Fax: 805-0870 Meeting Information Drink Charges at Meetings are as follows: Chapter Catered Events: $6 charge for call brand $3 for beer / $4 for wine. No charge for soda and water. Events at Facilities with Cash Bar: Cost is Set by the Venue. We can no longer charge dinners at monthly member meetings. Cash or check only. Thank you. Brooks Adaptive Sports Trap Shoot meets at the NFC/SCI Newsletter Advertising Jacksonville Skeet and Trap Club NFC/SCIatNewsletter Advertising 4:00 PM theTyped 3rd Wednesday of each month Ca Three Lines: $10.00 Business Three Typed Lines: $10.00 Business Car Volunteers are welcome Page: ¼ Page: $50.00 ¼ Page: $50.00 ½ ½ Page: and needed to help the shooters. FullFull Page: $125.00 Page: $125.00 Contact PatriciaVane Vane at at 220-400 220-4009 Contact Patricia or patriciavane@bellsouth.net or patriciavane@bellsouth.net for more informationor orto to place place an for more information an North Florida Chapter Safari Club Inter North Florida Chapter Safari Club Inte Dinner is available for $15.00. Reservations required to reserve a meal. Call (904)757-4584 and request steak or salmon. NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2014 John and Susan Wilson on their African safari trip to Kenya Done A mother cheetah tending to her five cubs
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