July 2016 President’s Message – Jim Adamovich:
I hope you are enjoying the summer at long last it is here. CTO has many opportunities for you to enjoy events with us. Be sure to look at the newsletter for upcoming events. Also check out the website for the calendar of events at www.CTOforMe.org or our CTO Facebook page. Make sure you select “Like” on our Facebook page.
Our annual banquet is coming up on Saturday the 30th of July at Romy’s Nightingale in Black Creek, please mark your calendar and join us. This our way of thanking all of our volunteers. There will be bucket raffle prizes and of course the awards for the last year. Just a great time to get together and visit. We would like you to come to the annual meeting and help vote for our directors and also to learn what we do all year long. If you would like to be on the board or know of someone that does, please contact Chuck Duffeck chuck@cbduffeck.com or 920-378-3519. Our organization is run by all volunteers and we need your participation and support for all events. Thank You! Hope you are enjoying the great outdoors!
Baseball, Food, Fireworks and Fun—Peter Lathrop:
The Timber Rattlers (Brewers affiliate) vs. Kane County Cougars (Diamondbacks affiliate).
When: Saturday, August 6
Time: Meet outside the stadium by 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 tables that are accessible for people in wheelchairs or scooters. Admission includes game ticket and an all-you-can-eat picnic (BBQ Grilled Chicken Breast, BBQ Pulled Pork, Hot Dogs, Pasta 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.
This event is open to all members. Guests are welcome, but will be responsible for buying their own tickets. Tickets cost $23.00 for adults/$19.00 for children 10 & under. The $5 parking fee is also your responsibility. The deadline to reserve your ticket(s) is July 21st, so reserve your ticket(s) ASAP or you may miss out on a fun event! To reserve a ticket(s) contact Peter Lathrop or Carl Gierke. Also, if you need a ride to this event please tell Peter or Carl and they will try to find a ride for you.
Peter: (920) 982-4288 or e-mail plcaravan@yahoo.com; Carl: (920) 986-3272
Races –Jim Adamovich:
The races will be held on August 18, 2016 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 tickets---5:45 is time trials and 6:45 the races begin. Please remember to call for reservation.
Turkey Hunt—Judy Paluch: CTO partnered with the Clintonville Chapter of Shadows on the Wolf to mentor our disabled turkey hunters. Our mentors set hunters in good areas, made calls to lure the turkeys into the area with the hope of getting a chance to shoot a tom turkey, and then cleaned the turkeys so they were ready to take home.
The hunt started May 13th through the 15th with 10 hunters. Saturday morning the hunters headed out with their mentors for a morning of hunting. It was a bit chilly and even a bit of snow, but everyone was excited to start hunting. After lunch everyone headed back out for the afternoon hunt. Sunday was just a morning hunt. Rita Adamovich and Karen Baehr volunteered to do the cooking for all the hunters and what wonderful meals they made.
Out of the 10 hunters, four lucky hunters harvested their turkeys, and all were shot on Saturday. The hunters and mentors included:
Jim Adamovich—(Terry Dorschner-mentor) shot a turkey with a 12 ½ in. beard, ½ in spurs; Laurie Dubord—(David Wolff-mentor) shot a turkey with a 9 ¾ in. beard, 1 inch spurs; Keith Pamperin—(Bill Brady-mentor) shot a turkey with a 9 ¼ in. beard, ½ inch spurs; Kaley Wockenfus—(John Bonikowske-mentor) shot a turkey with a 9 in. beard, ½ in. spurs; and the other hunters and mentors are Mike Filipenko—(Greg Shermo mentor), Don Johnson—(Tony Gehr mentor), Tommy Narmore—(Tom and Ashley Lehman-mentors), Bob Schubring—(Paul Hoffman-mentor), Doug Thiele—(Norb Dallman-mentor) and Gary Thyes—(James Kriesel-mentor).
The turkeys all were nice sized at around 20 pounds each. Everyone was tired, happy, and they enjoyed every minute of the hunt. We want to thank our helpers and mentors for making the Turkey Hunt successful. We could not do this hunt without them.
14th Annual Membership and Awards Banquet—Rita Adamovich
When: Saturday, July 30, 2016
Where: Romy’s Nightingale, W5670 County Road A, Black Creek
This is 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 will be mailed by the first week of July.
Schedule: 5:00 PM Annual Meeting, 5:30-6:30 Social, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Awards, 8:00 Raffle
If a member has an item they would like to donate for the Bucket Raffle, please contact Rita Adamovich at 920-722-2090 or Karen Baehr at 920-766-9218. We hope to see you there.
Chasing Rainbows –Cliff Pheifer: Chasing Rainbows will be on Saturday, August 13th at Wilderness Springs Trout Farm, located west of New London on HWY 54 then right on Madden Rd. No fishing license is required or size limit on trout, with a two fish limit. Fishing will start at 9:30 am. Please bring your fishing poles, secret lures, and dish to pass for lunch. Cane poles, bait, cleaning and packing on ice will be provided. To sign up for this event contact Cliff Pheifer at (715) 412 1707 or e-mail at cliffp.cto@gmail.com.
Youth and Lady Day J&H will be celebrating our Annual Youth & Lady Day of Outdoor Instruction on Saturday, September 10th, 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, 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 furnished 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.
Shoot till You Drop—Jim Adamovich:
This event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2016, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the J&H Game Farm, W5810 J&H Road, Shiocton, WI 54170. CTO picks up the cost of the clay birds and the ammunition for this day-long event. Volunteers that help the disabled shooters will be able to also shoot as much as they want. You can choose from the traditional sporting clays course, wobble flurry, skeet, and 5-stand events. Food will be made by J & H.
Pre-sign up is a request, but I want to remind everyone that it is your responsibility to sign in at the shoot as well for each round and type of shoot you do.
Please put this on your calendar. Don’t forget to sign up by September 18,2015 you can E-Mailing Jim Adamovich at jimrita0208@yahoo.com or call at 920-722-2090. Or if you have any question. Hope to see you there.
Come join us for our annual fall shoot till you drop.
Shooting Policy – Jim Adamovich:
A new shooting policy has been put in place to allow a 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). To qualify for this assistance, you must have been a CTO member in good standing for at least one year, or have received prior authorization from the CTO Board of Directors.
This policy covers, but is not limited to, archery, trap, sporting clays, skeet, rifle, and pistol shooting. 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, not the full amount.
Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. –Request for Financial Assistance
Complete this form and mail to: James Adamovich, 319 Thomas Court, Neenah, WI 54956
Name (Print): ____________________________________________________________________________
Financial Needs: _____________________________________________________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________
Receipts ReceivedL__________________________Date: ________________________________
End of Summer Outing-Rita Adamovich:
This event is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at the Outagamie Conservation Club. CTO has had three prior summer get together and each has been a nice outing for our members. This year’s location is going to be at The Outagamie Conservation Club located north of Appleton on Mayflower Road. We’ll have a map with direction in our next newsletter. We’ll be working with the fine folks at OOC to set-up great opportunities for everyone to enjoy, including; trap shooting, archery, pistol shooting and fishing for starters. We will have a meal, the main dish is provided by CTO and we ask you to bring a dish to pass. We really hope that our members who have wanted to try some of these activities in the past will now have a real opportunity to do so without feeling rushed. The grounds at OOC are very wheelchair friendly and there is ample parking and a very nice club house area that will serve our needs very well. So mark your calendar September 17th. The address is N3502 Mayflower Dr., Hortonville, WI.
Hope to see you there!
Board of Director 2016 Meeting Highlights—Judy Paluch:
APRIL 2016
The date of our Board of Director meeting is changed to the first Tuesday of the month, and the time is still 6:00 p.m. The meetings are split between three places and are in different areas to let the directors have a change in the driving distances. Check with the directors or check your newsletter to see where the meeting will be before you come.
We need a new grill. It has been fixed over and over and now it is broken. It was agreed that Jim and Bill will go out and buy a good grill. We use it at most of our events, so it has to be sturdy.
The motor for our pontoon will have to be replaced. Hopefully this will fix the problems we are running into. We are trying to get a grant to help with getting the motor for the pontoon.
MAY 2016
David Paul and Gary Vanden Heuvel had a booth for CTO at The Excel Outdoor Sportsman, a group gathering of sportsman from many areas. We got offers of 160 acres of land to use for the disabled hunt, duck hunt for youths, three college guys wanted to make a week-long camp for disabled youths, a guy wants to donate a crossbow for next year’s fundraiser, and Schmidt Oil wants to donate money to our organization. This is a way to get our name out to open up more opportunities.
Peter, Carl, and Jim went over the award rules and adjusted the money and a couple of rules. The complete set of rules is in the newsletter. Peter is our Award Administrator.
We awarded three Memorial Scholarships this year. Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. awards two scholarships each year and Harland Chapman is awarding one scholarship in memory of his wife Jean. Jean was our secretary for many years and helped the organization run smooth.
JUNE 2016
We had a discussion about putting the adaptive equipment in the trailer to make it easier for those in wheelchairs or those who can’t use their hands to shoot by using a mouth piece to shoot a deer or turkey. This is for all disabled members to use, but our assistant needs to be along, and it will not be given out to borrow. The truck is sent out to Escanaba for its equipment setup soon.
The pictures were made ready for the Turkey Hunt and sent to Bret to put up on the web page. Also the group picture of the Turkey Hunt with an article was sent to the newspapers.
We discussed that we needed to get more members to run for the directorship. There will be an article in the newsletter asking for helpers and disabled persons to sign up to become a director on the board and help make a difference. Half of the board right now is made up of disabled members.
Gary is checking the Pontoon for any more problems. The graph was disconnected from the battery and there was a side wall broken.
2016 CTO Scholarship Winners—Judy Paluch:
Madeline Moore graduated from Bay Port High School and will be attending Northern Michigan University and will study Athletic Training.
Laci Jepson graduated from Gillett High School and will be attending UW Fox Valley and will study Wildlife Biology.
2016 Jean Chapman Memorial Scholarship Winner
Ashley Brockman graduated from Seymour High School and will be attending UW Eau Claire and will be studying Special Education.
Help for The Blind- for CTO Events---Judy Paluch: We are looking for volunteers to assist two members who are blind. They don’t go together but a ride is needed to and from the events, and then the person must stay with them to offer assistance in getting around and getting food during each event. The person will have to be with them all of the time like a friend helping them out. We were wondering if anyone (preferably a woman) could assist with helping out these individuals. It is hard to run the event and keep an eye on them and also to prevent them from just sitting there doing nothing. It would be nice if someone would take them as a friend into the family or as a buddy and help them out at each event so that they have the opportunity to get outside and experience/feel the outdoor world. Please consider this opportunity to make a difference in their lives. You can call us at our office and leave a message. Our phone number is 920-593-6300. The phone is answered by computer and just about every day I make sure the questions and messages are taken care of.
October Special Disabled Deer Hunt—Pat Nieuwenhuis: Hello Everyone: This is just a reminder that this year’s hunt will begin on October 1st and ends on October 9th. Sign up for the deer hunt starts on July 1 and ends on August 30th. Please watch for your next CTO Newsletter for the upcoming information and the exact times. If you have any other questions, please contact Pat Nieuwenhuis at 920-687-8707.
Check calendar @ www.ctoforme.org for other dates click on the date for more information about these events in the newsletter.
Contact Phone Numbers:
Jim and Rita Adamovich 920-722-2090
Judy Paluch 920-336-1934
Karen Baehr 920-766-9218
Pat Nieuwenhuis 920-687-8707
Carl Gierke 920-986-3272
Cliff Pheifer 715-412-1707
Peter Lathrop 920-982-4288