JULY, 2014
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED SPORTSPERSON
President's Report - Patrick Nieuwenhuis HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!
CTO Awards
The deadline to submit entries and nominations for the CTO Awards is June 30th. The details of the awards program was in the May and November newsletters and on the website at http://www.ctoforme.org/Awards.html Send entries or nominations for the award categories to Award Administrator Peter Lathrop, either at plcaravan@yahoo.com or E9649 Pine Tree Lane, New London, WI 54961. Phone 920-982-4288
NIGHT AT THE RACES By Jim Adamovich The races will be held on August 21, 2014 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna on Highway 55 and KK. Tickets are available by calling Jim Adamovich at 920-722-2090, We have a limit of 30 people---5:45 is time trails and 6:45 the races begins.
Hope to see you there. 12th Annual Membership and Awards Banquet When- July 26th, 2014 Where-Romy’s Nightingale Black Creek on A This s CTO’s yearly membership meeting, and the election of Board of Director members.. It is a time to recognize and thank our volunteers and supporters. An invite with full details of the meeting, directions, and RSVP will be mailed by the first week of July. If a member has an item they would like to donate for the Bucket Raffle please contact Rita Ada-movich at 920-722-2090, or Karen Baehr at 920-766-9218. We hope to see you there!
Youth and Lady Day J&H will be celebrating our 21st year of our Annual Youth & Lady Day of Outdoor Instruction on Saturday, September 6th. Registration will be from 9AM – 3PM and activities will run until 4PM. This is a free event for all ladies and all kids up to age 18. Activities will include shotgun, 22 and BB gun shooting stations, archery, fly casting, rock climbing and the trout fishing will again be sponsored by Challenge the Outdoors. There will be displays by the DNR, Al Meier’s Taxidermy and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Ladies Group. Food is also fur-nished along with a door prize for each participant. For more information about the activities or if you wish to make any donations, please contact Diane at J&H at 715-758-8134 or e-mail me at jhclub@tds.net Attn CTO members: CTO is always looking for helpers at the Trout Pond. If you would like to help the youth and ladies catch the fish or join those who clean the trout after they are caught please call CTO at 920-593-6300 and leave a message—someone will call you back with details.
Baseball & Picnic Fun Timber Rattlers (Brewers affiliate) vs. Kane County Cougars (Cubs affiliate)
When: Saturday, August 16 Time: Meet outside the stadium at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Fox Cities Stadium 2400 N. Casaloma, Appleton, WI
We will be eating in the 1st base picnic pavilion again this year. The Rattlers staff will setup ta-bles that are accessible for people in wheelchairs or scooters. Admission includes game ticket and an all-you-can-eat picnic (brats, hamburgers, potato salad, dessert, etc.) along with two beverages. The picnic will be served at 5:00 p.m. and will last until game time at 6:30 p.m. The picnic will happen rain or shine. Weather permitting there will be fireworks after the game. CTO will buy the tickets for its members, but the $5 parking fee is your responsibility. This event is open and free to all members. Guests are welcome, but will be responsible for buying their own tickets. Tickets cost $19.00 for adults/$15.00 for children 10 & under. The deadline to reserve your ticket(s) is July 30th, so reserve your ticket(s) ASAP or you may miss out on a fun event! To reserve a ticket(s) contact Peter Lathrop or Mark Baehr. Also, if you need a ride to this event please tell Peter or Mark and they will try to find a ride for you. Peter: (920) 982-4288 or e-mail plcaravan@yahoo.com Mark: (920) 766-9218 or e-mail baehrm@sbcglobal.net
YOU ARE ALL INVITED to Our 2nd End of Summer Outing!! On September 13 CTO will be having a great outing for all CTO members and supporters to en-joy!! It’s all about getting out and enjoying the great outdoors at this outing, where we will have a little bit of something for everyone. CTO will be providing the main course for the meal, bottled water and coffee. You are asked to bring a dish to pass and soda if you like. We plan on eating @ 5 p.m. There is a refrigerator and outlets for crock-pots. We have reserved the camp from 12 p.m. till 8 p.m. There will be fishing (catch and release bluegill & bass) kayaking, canoeing & paddle-boats. Bring your own fishing pole we will provide the bait. There is a very nice playground for the kids as well and the restrooms are wheelchair accessible. To round it all out we will have a nice campfire, so bring your best marshmallow roasting stick & pudgy pie maker. Let’s see who’s got the best roasting touch, golden brown not charcoal please :o) There is plenty of room for lawn games like botchi ball, croquet, Frisbee, etc so if you have a favorite game please bring it along! This is a Rain or Shine outing as there is a very nice large enclosed pavilion so bring some cards and cribbage board too! The location is YMCA Camp Shioc, located just southeast of Shiocton at N5414 Pluger Rd Shioc-ton, WI 54170. Here’s a link to a map for our e-letter recipients, hint, hint! htt www.campinglist.us/company-ymca-camp-shioc-in-shiocton-wi-21358 Directions: from Hwy 47 take Hwy A west approximately 5 miles to Pluger road (look for camp Shioc sign), turn onto Pluger rd (it only goes north) and take to camp. Or from Hwy 76 take Hwy A east approximately 1 mile to Pluger road. If you need more detailed directions we will help you out. To register contact Rita Adamovich at: (920) 722-2090 email @ jimrita0208@yahoo.com or Mark Baehr at: (920) 858-3470 email baehrm@sbcglobal.net We look forward to hearing from you and having a great day on the 13th. Hope you can make it!
CTO PONTOON 2014 The CTO pontoon (THE CHALLENGER) was put in at the Cecil Dock about May 1, 2014. This year we will be reserving the pontoon for the full day. Call Gary Thyes at (715) 584-7700. If anyone would like to just go for a 2 to 3 hour site seeing tour into Washington Lake and then around the island just call Gary Thyse and see if there is a time he can guide you around the lake for a couple hours. If you would like to go fishing for 3 hours call Gary and he will guide your group. To set up a time but not too early in the morning (he really needs his beauty sleep) call Gary. Remember fishing is not the only place you need a good line. Also remember if you are disabled CTO will pay for your gas but you have to fill the gas tank when you are done, get a re-ceipt and sent the bill to CTO. If you have never taken out the pontoon you have to call Gary and set up an introduction hour before you can take it out. Gary Thyes (715) 584 7700
LAKE MICHIGAN SALMON FISHING EVENT
On Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 4:00 a.m. in Algoma and 4:30 in Two Rivers, our groups will head out for a wonderful time fishing for the King Salmon and anything that bites our lines. Below I have listed the people that made reservations with me for the event. Note: We have about 8 spots, because of cancelations and two larger boats that I have now, that are open. These are for disabled members only and their helper. All the fishing help will be done by the captain and first mate only. If you can’t drive, the person that drives you is considered a helper and can go on the boat. But that person has to have a license and Lake Michigan Salmon Stamp with the license. First calls will get the openings and choice of harbor, so please call as soon as you can. We are at Two Rivers and Algoma. Because of limited space Reservations are needed to attend the fishing event so I can get the wheelchairs and other people on the right sized boats. My phone number is 920-336-1934. Here are the Lake Michigan reserved spots for the people that have called me…… Don Binsfeld Judy Paluch Peter Lathrop Mary Swain Bob Lathrop Bobbie Kawa Myron Renier Tammy Rroethle Keith Pamperin Lauri Dubond Mike VanRixel Dawn Pinchard Jim Adamovich Charlie Ande Jim Svaka Don Johnson Allen Wegner Charles Duffeck Gerry Schick Craig Duffeck Wayne Paluch Ron Kowalski Larry Carpenter Lenora Andriacchi Jim Schoenfelt Debbie Schoenfelt Don’t forget to get your FISHING LICENSE AND SALMON STAMP FOR LAKE MICHIGAN. Make sure to return your registration sheet and permission slip in the mail to me. Hope for great skies and big fish! 6 Attention 2014 Challenge The Outdoors Inc. Special Deer Hunters Again, this year, Pat Nieuwenhuis will not be calling the Deer Hunters to sign you up for this year’s hunt. In the past if you were on the CTO hunting list from the year before you would get a call, this will not be happening this year. All hunters wanting to hunt in the 2014 Special Oc-tober Deer Hunt MUST call Pat Nieuwenhuis. The dead line for signing up for this year’s hunt is August 29th. Please call Pat between noon and 8:00pm to sign up for the 2014 Challenge The Outdoors Inc. October Deer Hunt. If I am not home please leave a mes-sage and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
THANK YOU 920/687/8707
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS BY PETER LATHROP APRIL 15, 2014 The board approved a new shooting grant policy. Brian Hess volunteered to help with the CTO bookkeeping in the Home Instead Senior Care Green Bay office. Steve Nooyen said he is willing to provide Brian with support and assis-tance. Steve also gave us a computer with 2009 version of QuickBooks software. $100 fishing donation from Gregory Schmidli was received. We took in $4800 from raffle ticket sales on the day of the sporting clays fundraiser. $1400 was the total from the bucket raffles.
MAY 20, 2014 The board approved the 2014 budget. The board approved a field grant policy.
As of May 1 the CTO main office is at Home Instead Senior Care at 901 Anderson Drive in Green Bay.
Allie Broeniman from Appleton East High School and Jessica Laehn from Milton High School were chosen as recipients of our Memorial Scholarships. They will receive the $500 schol-arships at our 2015 Annual Banquet. Jessica and her parents are Charter Members of CTO. Trap Shooting For Disabled Rod and Gun Club once a month trap shoot will be on the 4th Thursday of the month from 11:00 to 1:00 Here is how to get there: Highway 41 go west on BB or Prospect Ave in Appleton. About 4 miles you come to highway 76 keep going straight this is now Winnegamie Ave. The Rod and Gun Club is 2 miles from 76 at 7832 Winnegamie Ave. CTO will help pay for the membership as part of the new shooting policy as needed and shooting up to the total for the year up to $150.00 for all. Shooting Program information is on page 7 as well as the application to receive the help. Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. May 20, 2014 Shooting Policy A new shooting policy has been put in place to allow maximum financial assistance per CTO member of $150 per budget year regardless of whether the CTO member chooses to shoot as an individual or as part of a team (whether or not that team is sponsored by CTO). This policy covers, but is not limited to, archery, trap, sporting clays, skeet, rifle, and pistol shoot-ing. Financial assistance shall cover ammunition, weekly shooting fees, arrows, etc. All requests for assistance must be submitted to and be approved by the Shooting Committee. However, it is also recommended that any member applying for financial assistance for shooting should only ask for what they need.
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A Not-for-Profit Organization Dedicated to Serving the Recreational Needs and Desires of the Physically Challenged Sportsperson Challenge The Outdoors, Inc., Home Instead Senior Care 901 Anderson Drive, Green Bay WI 54304 7
You Are Needed!!
CTO is looking for some of our members to serve on its Board of Directors. An election will take place at our Annual Membership meeting in July this year but before that we need candidates. That’s where we hope you come in! Are you interested in becoming more active in sharing your skills and interests to help CTO meet the needs and desires of the physically challenged people we serve? Is there a specific area that interests you such as; hunting, fishing, shooting, archery, boat-ing, fundraising etc? If you said yes then we ask you to please seriously think about tossing your hat in the ring and running for a spot on our board. With the many different and vital committees we have we’re sure you will find one that fits you well and we hope some of you will take this opportunity to come on board and help keep this great organization running strong into the coming years! We think you will find it to be a very re-warding and satisfying experience. We also have Associate Directors positions that you may be interested in. Associate Directors are not elected but are appointed by the Board and they attend the meetings and provide valuable in-put but do not have voting rights. This gives a person the opportunity to see how the Board works and gets their feet wet so to speak and hopefully grooms them to become future Directors. Your board of directors meets monthly, usually the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Seymour and Green Bay areas. Please contact Karen Baehr at: (920) 766-9218 before June 30th if you would like to be a candi-date for the CTO Board of Directors. Thank You!
INVITATION TO THE DOOR COUNTY RENAISSANCE FAIRE We are pleased to invite CTO members to experience the Renaissance Fantasy Faire which will be held in Door County, just north of Sturgeon Bay. The event will take place the weekends of June 28 - 29 and July 6 - 7, 2014. You may visit our web-site at http://www.doorfaire.com/ for more information about the event or find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RenaissanceFaire In addition to the early 1500's style Royal Court, live armored combat jousting, 4 stages, interactive period encampments, and a tented marketplace with dozens of vendors, we are expecting a Viking inva-sion! This fun and educational outdoor event is lots of fun for the entire family! Please contact Steve Harvey who is volunteering to help with this event and will be able to provide FREE admission tickets to a limited number of people. You can reach Steve at 920-494-3143. If you need addi-tional information, please contact Sandy Stetler at 920-746-6773.