{"id":3066,"date":"2023-08-15T17:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T21:42:05","slug":"presidents-note-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=3066","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Note &#8211; August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Little River Chapter Volunteer Recognition Program will recognize members for participation in any volunteer effort supported by LRCTU.\u00a0 In addition to all GSMNP Fisheries Department activities, this expanded program recognizes Chapter members for participation in all volunteer efforts sponsored by our Chapter. To ensure you are properly recognized for your contributions and to more accurately report our volunteer hours to TU National, be sure and enter your volunteer hours in the Chapter database accessed at\u00a0www.LRCTU.org.\u00a0 Awards include LRCTU logo decals, safety vests, label pins, coffee mugs, T-Shirts, medallions, and a framed print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"525\" src=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3069\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image.png 400w, http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"279\" src=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3070\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1.png 400w, http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>LRCTU has been selected as an exhibitor for the Townsend Fall Festival on September 29 -30.\u00a0 We will focus on the legacy of fly fishing in the Smokies and the importance of conserving our coldwater resources in and around GSMNP to preserve this fishery for future generations. \u00a0<br><br>Our annual on-line auction is scheduled from November 20 to December 3.\u00a0 Proceeds from the auction support the GSMNP Fisheries Department.\u00a0 If you are interested in volunteering to assist with either the auction or the Festival, contact me at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:bishmoose@sbcglobal.net\" target=\"_blank\">bishmoose@sbcglobal.net<\/a>.<br><br>A special thanks to Gary Pickens and Harry Fetterman for their work on a significant upgrade to the LRCTU Website (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lrctu.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=49af0340e877774257c10b5c5&amp;id=e5b08d2d67&amp;e=dc149e702a\" target=\"_blank\">www.LRCTU.org<\/a>).\u00a0 The website has been updated to include current LRCTU projects, activities, and slide presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t accessed the website in a while, now would be a good time to take a look.<br><br>It\u2019s the time of year when some of our members travel to look for bigger fish, different fish, more fish, and\/or a change of scenery. \u00a0 If your traveling, be safe and remember to send some pictures to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:lrctu.newsletter@gmail.com?subject=Pictures\" target=\"_blank\">lrctu.newsletter@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0so they can be shared with our Chapter.<br><br>Highlights of the August Chapter Meeting will include a feature presentation by Ian and Charity Rutter of R &amp; R Fly Fishing, and details of the recently implemented Little River Chapter Volunteer Recognition Program.\u00a0 This will be a great opportunity to get caught up with Chapter activities and socialize with your friends.<br><br>Bob Bishop,<br>President<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lrctu.org\/Newsletter\/Newsletters\/Aug2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">August 2023 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Little River Chapter Volunteer Recognition Program will recognize members for participation in any volunteer effort supported by LRCTU.\u00a0 In addition to all GSMNP Fisheries Department activities, this expanded program recognizes Chapter members for participation in all volunteer efforts sponsored &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=3066\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3073,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3066\/revisions\/3073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}