Fellow Ikes As many of you know, we partnered with New River Valley Sportsmen for Kids this past year for our fishing rodeo, and it was a huge success. They are holding their annual fundraising banquet Oct 25, 2025, 05:00 pm at New River Valley Fairgrounds. If you are interested, tickets may be purchased here Over $30,000 in prizes! Mission BBQ […]
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Fellow Ikes Robbie Hall will be leading our Adopt A Highway effort on Den Hill Road this Saturday, Oct 11th @ 9:00 AM. Please meet at the entrance to the park. John Copeland leads our Virginia Save Our Streams program. This is a national initiative of the league to assess stream quality. If anyone would like to participate and […]
Upcoming Events September workday is moved from Sept. 6 to Sept. 13 due to the Labor Day weekend Sept 29 – Action Pistol is holding a Crossfit Match Meeting Highlights No changes to dues and fees for 2026 Prioritized facilities maintenance projects Updates to chapter Acceptable Use Policy Approved a new section addressing responsible drone […]
Fellow Ikes, We will be holding elections during the membership meeting on Thur 8/21 @ 7:30. We have 3 Board of Director seats to fill, and as always, all officer seats are up for reelection. If you’d like to serve, let an officer or Board member know. Regards, Mike
Upcoming Events Sept 27 – Marine Corps League event Meeting Highlights We will update the chapter orientation and training video The chapter now has a plan for handling of the Chapter rainy day funds Discuss potential Citizenship Marksmanship Program (CMP) affiliation: benefits, requirements, etc. Allocated funds for .22 range maintenance and upgrades Discuss road washouts […]
Fishing Rodeo Logistics
In preparation for the Fishing Rodeo, we stocked the upper pond during the work day. We don’t think anyone fell in.
The grand old walnut tree in front of the clubhouse has been trimmed of dead and dying branches in preparation for the Fishing Rodeo. This will drastically improve safety and help keep the tree going for many more years.
Fellow Ikes The Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Sat. April 26th at 3:30 (or immediately following the Fishing Rodeo) to provide a timely answer to the following request: The 4H Southwest Virginia Regional District (Montgomery, Roanoke, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, Franklin, Botetourt, Craig, Wytheville, Bedford) would like to hold a regional event […]
Upcoming Events Apr 19 – Workday to prepare for the rodeo Apr 26 – Annual Fishing Rodeo Items of Note Trap nights are dropping down to the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month This trial will run from March until September Finance related bylaw updates approved by the board and will be sent out […]