NACC Newsletter – January 2022

NACC’s next meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 12 , at 7 pm in the club house.   

 2022 Election of officers .  Congratulations to our newly elected officers:  President – Chuck Schmeltzer, Vice-President – Casey Gilmore, Treasurer – Richard Kuebel, Secretary – Dale Back, Trustee 3 yr term – Jeff “Gutz” Callahan 1st yr.   Officers not up for election are: Trustee Aaron True 3rd yr., Trustee Slugger Kuebel 2nd yr.  and Past President Rob Seig.

NACC GUN SAFE RAFFLE WINNER:    TYLER  WILSON   –  NACC would like to thank everyone who bought raffle tickets.  This was a very successful  event.

 NACC is looking for 10 or more children in the 5th or 6th  grade who would be interested in attending the Indiana Conservation Officer  Organization – ICOO  Karl Kelly Youth Conservation Camp, which will be held this coming summer in June (usually the third week) for 7 days.  NACC will select children who sign up by February 1, 2022.  The cost of the camp is paid for by NACC.  If your child, nephew, niece or grandchildren like outdoor adventure, this camp is a must for them.  It is a full week of fun that they will enjoy and remember for a long time.   You can check out their website,   www.icoo.com  where you can view past information at this time and after the first of year, the new information will be available,  as in the past.   Remember  all registration must go through the NACC for us to pay.  Providing us  the child’s name, a contact person and phone number and e-mail address are essential to enter and complete our camp forms.  CONTACT ANY CLUB MEMBER or  e-mail NACC secretary, Dale Back at  backdale@gmail.com  or call 812-212-2601 (cell ph.)    we currently have 6 children interested in camp, but only one has provided essential information to date.    Last year we sent 18 campers!!

2022 MEMBERSHIP DUES are now being collected.   New members are welcome.   If you already paid your dues, thank you for your being apart of our organization.  NACC dues annually are $12.00  and you can pick up  an affiliate Indiana Wildlife Federation for the discounted  fee of $20.00 (optional)   mail to:  New Alsace Conservation Club, PO Box 302, Sunman, IN  47041  NOTE:  SOME MEMBERS HAVE PAID MULTIPLY YEARS IN ADVANCE. IF YOU’RE ONE OF THEM, DISREGARD THIS NOTICE:  IF YOU’RE NOT  SURE, CHECK THE  FRONT OF THE ENVELOPE THIS LETTER CAME IN .  ABOVE YOU NAME IS A DATE – THIS IS HOW LONG YOUR DUES ARE PAID THROUGH.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD  TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 6;30 pm at the club house.  All board members are encouraged to attend as this is our annual review of all finances, projects, operations, calendar of events and any new considerations for the upcoming year.

Indiana Wildlife Federation will be holding their Annual Conservation Conference on Saturday, January  29, 2022 at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in Indianapolis. The event for members cost $55.00 which includes materials and lunch. Meeting is open to non-members for additional fee. You can check out the conference program on their website,  www.indianawildlifefederation.org  Dale and Casey are planning to attend, contact them if your are interested.

ATTENTION  !!!   ATTENTION  !!!   NACC will be hosting our annual SUPER BOWL / WILD GAME  DINNER on Sunday, February 13,   AT OUR  CLUB  HOUSE  with doors opening at 4 pm  and our pitch-in dinner beginning around 5pm.  Bring your favorite wild-game dish for all to enjoy or bring your favorite dish of your liking.  Refreshments will be available at the club house.  We WELCOME  members and their friends to come out. This can be a time when past members can rejoin our club and new prospective members can meet our conservation members.

  We want to thank Rob Seig for chairing our annual golf outing these past many years.  Rob said, his personal commitments just weren’t allowing him the time needed to carry on as chairman.  Rob has  a data base of information on the outing for anyone who is interested in taking on this task.  

Yours in Conservation,

Chuck Schmeltzer,  President              Phone:  812-623-4103  

    For more  info about NACC – contact Dale Back , Secretary at (812)623-2431 or E-mail:  backdale@gmail.com or go to www.newalsaceconservationclub.com and submit your questions through the comment section.  NACC is a 501 c 4 not for profit organization incorporated in the  state of Indiana .                                                                                                        db