MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The 2011 annual awards banquet was held January 28, 2012 at Bennigan's Restaurant in Bettendorf with well over 100 people in attendanced. Everyone had a great time and the prime rib dinner was excellent. A special "Thank You" goes out to the following sponsors for their support in making the event happen: Advance Auto Parts - Village Shopping Center, Arnolds Body Shop, Bennigan's Bettendorf, Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse, Creekside Bar & Grille, Culligan Water, Davenport Boat Inc, Matt & Robin Dobbs, Grace Marine, K & K True Value, LaQuinta Inns Moline, Riverview Cabins in DeSoto Wisconsin, Scheel's All Sports, Brian & Gigi Seibel & Ted's Boatarama.

2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

The following 2012 tournament schedule has been set and all necessary permits have been received. Remember, if you want to fish a tournament your dues have to be paid by the end of the prior monthly membership meeting. Dues can be paid at all monthly meetings.
April 21-22 Savanna - Big Slough ramp, May 19-20 Lansing(Blackhawk Park ramp on Saturday and State Ramp on Sunday), June 9-10 Prairie Du Chien, July 7 Rapids City, July 21 Tug Open in LeClaire, July 28 Bagley His/Hers, August 18-19 Cassville, September 9 Dubuque, September 29 Lansing His/Hers, October 6-7 Lansing Classic.

LOST GROVE LAKE UPDATE

According to Chad Dolan of the Iowa DNR, the Lost Grove Lake dam is within 12 feet of completion. The dam was retaining a bit too much moisture during construction and the engineers overseeing the project felt it best to let the dam settle through the winter. Apparently, the winter freezing and thawing will allow the moisture to make its way to the surface where it can dissipate. If construction would have continued without a time for the dam to settle it may have squished the moisture into a sheet of water. If this were to happen the lower part of the dam could have concievably slid on itself resulting in a bulge failure. Construction will pick up in the spring as weather allows with actual dam construction expected to be completed in the summer. Boat ramp and parking lot construction is expected to begin around May 1st.

LANSING TOURNAMENT RESULTS

The Lansing "classic" was held October 8-9 with a field of 22 boats competing under unusually warm but welcome temperatures. Congratulations to Joe & Dayrl Fahrenkrug for taking 1st place honors in this tourney. Click here for a complete listing of tournament results. This tournament finished up the 2011 season. Congratulations to Wally & Brad Bloomer for taking "Fisherman of the Year" honors for the second year in a row. A complete list of final club season points standings can be seen by clicking on the 2011 points standings link to the left of this page.

SPONSORS

The club is grateful to welcome the following new sponsors to our family in 2011. Advantage Hauling LLC, Advanced Mechanical Htg. & AC, Trissle Graham & Toole, Grace Marine, Tim Lane, financial advisor for Edward Jones, Shannon Spooner Taxidermy, Goal Weight Clinic, The Bright Spot Saloon & Grill & Riverview Cabins in DeSoto Wis. Please take a moment and visit the sponsor's link to the left for a complete listing of all our wonderful sponsors. These sponsors are also listed on the back of the monthly mailer. Next time you need any type of service take a look at the newsletter first and patronize these businesses.