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Present: President Mark Hanes x__; Vice President Mark Orlic __x__; Secretary Terry Morrow ___; Treasurer Bill Kodrich__x__. 3 year Directors Jim Knickerbocker___, Herm Stange_x__, Jean Stange __x_ 2 year Directors Joe Gilligan__x_, Fred Kelso_x__, Mike Johnson___: 1 year Directors Ron Battaglia___, Ron Hutchins___Jack Williams_x__. Others in attendance were Keith Ferraro, Dick Derby, Kumaresaw Gawabathi, Fran Williams, Sandy Gilligan, Anne Kelso, Henrietta Kodrich, Evan Say, Matt Baker, Bob Wesh(?), Noah Hetrick, Curtis Hearst, Eric Painter, Ross, Paulenich, Jeff Deitrich, and Ken Undercoffer.

Dinner: Fred Kelso was in charge of a pork dinner. Others brought salad or dessert. Dinner was fantastic. A special thanks to Fred for the pork.

Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the October 18, 2010 meeting were approved with two corrections: Mark Hanes was misspelled, and the fly tying class will be held on Saturdays (2/19,2/25,3/5), not Sundays. Kelso, Orlic.

Treasurer's report: Bill Kodrich reported that chapter assets totaled $6962.56, including petty cash. The report was approved. Gilligan, Hearst.

Announcements: The Coldwater Conservation Camp was described to members. Educators are encouraged to start searching for interested students.

IFTU Store: Bill Kodrich reported that we still have a few license plates at $20. Fly leaders are now available at $3.50.

Piney Creek: Bill Kodrich, “very, very low”. Still some nice trout showing their faces.

North Fork: Concerns continue that there are erosion and sedimentation problems associated with the construction of the new water treatment plant. Evan Say also shared concerns over discharge and horrible sedimentation problems. Evan says there are no signs of fish left. He does, however report good water temperature. Mark Hanes shared some good news that the North Fork Watershed Assoc. reports that their liming efforts appear to be having continued success with improving water quality upstream from the treatment facility construction site.

Banquet: The date has been set for April 9^th, 2011. Evan discussed his search for pocket knives (for “favors”) and showed attending members a sample of the multi tool that has been ordered for this purpose. This multi tool will have the chapter’s name printed on it. Each banquet attendee will receive one. Evan also shared that a TU Member had called him to pledge the incredibly generous gift of a canoe for a door prize at the banquet. Evan reminded all members that we should be thinking about banquet prize donations and told us that donations can be directed to Evan directly.

Trout In the Classroom: Matt Baker made a suggestion that the chapter have a meeting at one of the participating schools for the January meeting/T.I.C. presentation. Matt will pursue this option and the chapter agreed that this was a good idea. The meeting for January has been tentatively scheduled for Keystone High School, pending approval.

Fly Tying Classes: Bill Kodrich suggested that students be charged a $5.00 fee for the classes to offset some cost, but mainly to encourage good attendance. A motion to charge $5.00 was made by Kodrich, seconded by Gilligan. The motion passed.

New Business

River Conservation Camp: Members should begin to look for interested students. Interested students should be directed to Mark Hanes or Matt Baker.

Coldwater Conservation Corps: Interested members should contact Dave Sewak. Dave is the marcellus shale coordinator for TU. Local trainings include: Jan. 29^th at the Dubois Diner Banquet Facility in Dubois and March 19^th at St. Joseph’s in Lucinda (hosted by our chapter)