NACC’s next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 12th , at 7 pm in the club house. WE WILL BE MEETING AT 5 pm BEFORE THE MEETING to clean the clubs grounds for the mowing season. Bring your tools that you would use at your house that make the job easier… rakes, shovels, trimmers, wheel barrel, chain saw to name a few. Cut area for storage box placement, Low Limbs, Parking lot weeds, install Split rail fence, trim pond edge, weeds under deck, clean gutters.

NACC 31th Annual Fishing Derby Winners – .Children under 12: Catfish – Raelynn Stanley 4.44 lbs, Bass – Raelynn Stanley 1.07 lbs, Blue Gill – Rachael Newhouse .56 lb. Adults: Catfish – Blake Buchanan 5.35 lbs, Bass – Mathew Roy .93 lb, Blue Gill – Kevin Claypool .59 lb. Special Catch – 1st Tagged Catfish – Mandi Carr 1.20 lbs.

Our derby numbers were down considerable with four days of rain leading up to it. We had a total of 131 registered fishermen, 108 adults and only 23 children under 12. We still need to encourage more parents to bring their children to this event.

Chairman Dale Back would like to thank all of our 89 sponsors of the derby, without them it would be impossible to continue putting on this great event. Also Dale wants to thank the 31 members and their families who worked collecting sponsors, setting up and made derby day a success for the club. A Special Thanks to Neil and Christie Roy for the use of Lake in the Pines. Next years derby is scheduled for MAY 2, 2020.

WE HAVE DERBY T-SHIRTS LEFT OVER FOR MEMBERS TO OBTAIN FOR $5.00 (under cost) LIMITED SUPPLY- CALL DALE IF INTERESTED SIZES AVAILABLE: youth medium – 1, adults small – 2, medium – 6, x large – 6, xx large – 2, & xxx large – 1

INCLUDED TODAY ARE: Dick’s Sporting Goods coupon and Dunham’s Sports’ discount card for you to use & good all year.

NACC had 13 members sign on to be Indiana Wildlife Federation members this year to continue our affiliation and support of their conservation efforts. Treasurer Richard Kuebel submitted a dues check to the IWF on May 21, 2019. IWF membership runs June 1 yr.

IWF HABITAT WORKSHOP JUNE 11 IN DEARBORN COUNTY – IWF Executive Director Emily Woods announced in their May newsletter that: Indiana Wildlife Federation’s Aaron Stump, Habitat Program Manager will be holding a Habitat Workshop at the Dearborn County SWCD office at 10729 Randall Ave. Aurora, IN 47001 on June 11 from 6-7 pm. Everyone is encouraged to come and participate. Get your questions answered by Aaron. For more info contact Aaron at (800)347-3445 www.indianawildlife.org

We still need a few members to volunteer to be on the Ben Dall Award committee. Give me a call if your interested.

NACC MADE A DONATION TO ALL SAINTS CHURCH, ST. PAUL’S CAMPUS FESTIVAL RAFFLE.

CLUB HOUSE CLOSED FOR PRIVATE PARTIES ON: June 29 – bridal shower, and July 6 – graduation party. Remember when using the club grounds, leave it looking as it was or better. Carry all trash out with you. Thanks.

JUNE 9 – NACC WISHES ALL FATHERS A HAPPY FATHERS DAY !
JULY 4 – ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS THIS SUMMER AND BE SAFE !

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: [email protected] 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