{"id":2477,"date":"2020-12-20T23:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T23:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2020-12-20T23:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T23:52:31","slug":"december-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=2477","title":{"rendered":"December Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"189\" src=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53c99d3b-42ef-4178-bc16-aeb44b18532a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2479\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President&#8217;s Corner <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by Steve Darnell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f9c9f377cb4b\/lrctu-december-2020-newsletter?e=1b8539c3a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> As we embark into 2021, I would like to congratulate Steve Young as President<br> Elect of the Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Steve is not a stranger to<br> our membership; he has been our Vice President for 2020 and the coordinator<br> for the Trout Camp for many years. Steve is a steeped GSMNP Fisheries<br> Volunteer and served as a Team Leader for the Acid Deposition Sampling<br> Program as well. His experiences within Trout Unlimited on the local level as<br> well as the regional level will serve us well. Congratulations to our other<br> officers; Vice President Bob Bishop, Treasure Stan Starkey and Secretary<br> Tristen Smith. I am confident that the future of LRCTU is in good hands.<br> On a personal note, thanks to Ernie Frey for mentoring me as President this<br> past year. 2020 has been an unprecedented year, and I thank you for your<br> support and patience. We all look forward to 2021 as we try new methods of<br> 12\/20\/20, 5:33 PMengagement with each other in the interim and anticipate life returning to normal  in the future. Be safe and stay healthy. Thanks for all you do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Sincerely,<br> Steven Darnell, 2020 President LRCTU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From the Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We are pleased to present the Officers and Board Members for 2021.<br> Officers:<br> President &#8211; Steve Young<br> Vice President &#8211; Bob Bishop<br> Secretary &#8211; Tristen Smith<br> Treasurer &#8211; Stan Starkey<br> Board Members:<br> Trout in the Classroom Coordinator &#8211; Jim Jeswald<br> Volunteer Coordinator \/ Financial Reviewer &#8211; Richard Barnes<br> Programs Coordinator &#8211; NEED A VOLUNTEER<br> Trips Coordinator \/ Membership &#8211; Larry Davis<br> Webmaster &#8211; Joe Hatton<br> Communications \/ Newsletter &#8211; Joyce Frey<br> Past President &#8211; Steve Darnell<br> At Large: Chantelle Fortier<br> Jim Jollay<br> Jimmy Jones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President&#8217;s Corner by Steve Darnell Newsletter Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! As we embark into 2021, I would like to congratulate Steve Young as President Elect of the Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. 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