Challenge The Outdoors, Inc

Challenge The Outdoors, Inc.

SEPT, 2014

A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED SPORTSPERSON

Acting Presidents Message---James Adamovich I would like to thank all who attended the 12th Annual Banquet that was held at Romy’s of Black Creek on July 26. 2014. This is one of the many events we have each year getting together and to enjoy these events is what Challenge The Outdoors is all about. There is a lot of hard planning that goes into our events and if anyone would like to help with any part of an event get in contact with the coordinator in each article about the event. All helping hands are appreciated no matter how big or small a task it is. A warm welcome to our new directors who were recently elected to the board and I wish you success. Everyone is invited to the board meeting on the third Tuesday each month. The meeting starts at 6:00, it states in the newsletter where it is at. The months of February, April, June, August, October, December we meet at 5:00 to fold the newsletter for mailing. If you have a article you would like to put in the newsletter the contact person is Jean Chapman. (920-525-1123) CTO has many opportunities for you to enjoy the outdoors yet this fall. Please check out the calendar of events in the newsletter or our web site at www.ctoforme.org or our CTO Facebook page.

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 furnished along with a door prize for each participant. For more information about the activities or if you wish to make any donations, please con-tact 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. See poster included in the newsletter.

CTO 2nd Annual End of Summer Outing at Camp Shioc coming soon!!

YOU ARE ALL INVITED to Our End of Summer Outing!! On September 13 CTO will be having a great outing for all CTO members, their family & friends and all our supporters to enjoy!! Last years outing was a great success and enjoyed by all who at-tended, we hope to get even more people there this year!! This camp is a little known gem that has a lot to offer just about everyone! There will be fishing (catch and release bluegill, perch, crappie & bass), kayaking, canoeing, paddle boats on the pond. CTO will provide bait and some basic tackle. There is a very nice playground for the kids as well. There is plenty of room for lawn games like bocce ball, croquet, Frisbee, etc so if you have a favorite game please bring it along! There will be prizes too! Additionally we are thinking of going over to the Shiocton rifle range, only a few miles away, and doing some target shooting and or sighting in and possibly some archery shooting. This has not been set in stone yet and we will decide if we are going to do this soon and will send out an email to our chat group and face book page letting everyone know of our plans. As for eats CTO will be providing the main course, something delicious of course, with water and coffee. We ask that you please bring a dish to pass. If you like/want soda we are asking you to bring it along as well because we are no longer providing it. Thank you :o) We plan on serving dinner at 5 p.m. There will be some snack food prior as well. There is a refrigerator and outlets for crock-pots etc. The grounds and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. To round out the day we will hopefully have a nice campfire, weather permitting, so bring your best marshmallow roasting stick, pudgy pie maker or popcorn maker if you like. This is a Rain or Shine outing as there is a very nice large enclosed pavilion so bring some cards too! We will have a few cribbage boards as well. If you any ideas on what else you would like to see us offer please let us know and we’ll see what we can do. We would also like to have a few more volunteers to help set-up, serve food and just help where needed i,e. un-hooking fish and baiting hooks, kayaking, etc. Directions: Camp Shioc is located just southeast of Shiocton at N5414 Pluger Rd Shiocton, WI 54170. Here’s a link to a map for our e-letter recipients, hint, hint! http://www.campinglist.us/company-ymca-camp-shioc-in-shiocton-wi-21358 From Hwy 47, south of Black Creek and north of Appleton, 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, just south of Shiocton, take Hwy A east approximately 1 mile to Pluger road. We will have our CTO sign on the corner so keep an eye out for it. If you need more detailed directions or are unfamiliar with the area we will do our best to get you the directions you need. To register con-tact Rita Adamovich at: (920) 722-2090 email @ jimrita0208@yahoo.com or Mark Baehr at: (920) 858-3470 email @ baehrm@sbcglobal.net So, there you have it something for everyone! Now let’s make it a great outing! Grab the family & friends and let’s celebrate, have fun, meet some new people, make some new friends and have a great day! We look forward to hearing from you and having a great day on September13th, We hope you can make it!

Chasing Rainbows SATURDAY, September 20, 2014 Chasing Rainbows will be at Wilderness Springs Trout Farm, located west of New London on HWY 54 then right on Madden Rd. No fishing license required or size limit on trout, with a two fish limit. Fishing will start at 9:00 am, at Wilderness Springs Trout Farm. Please bring your fishing poles, secret lures, and a dish to pass for lunch. Cane poles, bait, cleaning, and pack-ing on ice will be provided. Contact Cliff Pheifer at (715) 412 1707 or e-mail at: deb57ncliff55@gmail.com CTO ANNUAL ‘‘SHOOT TILL YOU DROP’ Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. J&H Game Farm W5810 J&H Road Shiocton,Wi 54170

Come join us for our annual fall Shoot Till You Drop. 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 encouraged, 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, 2014. If you have any questions or to register you can E-mail Jim Adamovich at jimrita0208@yahoo.com or call at 920-722-2090. Hope to see you there.

END OF THE YEAR PHEASANT HUNT Sunday October 26, 2014 8:00 AM- ? J & H Game Farm This event has become a very popular event. We have coordinating birds in the field, dogs and handlers, machine operator, back-up shooters, cleaners and baggers, great food and just a great day to get to know other CTO members and listening to the stories. Each disabled hunter will be allowed two pheasant. If you have a favorite recipe and would like to share bring it along. If you don’t have your own gun, there will be guns available at J & H Game Farm for you to use. Shells have been donated by John Kempen 12 gauge and 20 gauge.Each hunter is welcome to bring family members, or a friend to assist them, but only the disabled CTO member is allowed to shoot. Food is being made by J & H which is always delicious. Don’t forget to sign up by October 21th if you are going to be part of this hunt or if you have any questions. Contact information is: Jim Adamovich E-mail: jimrita0208@yahoo.com or 920-722-2090. If you signed up at the banquet thank you and don’t forget the date is October 26, 8:00 till ?

SPECIAL DEER HUNT OCT. 4-12, 2014 We will be having a Pre-Hunt meeting again this year similar to the past couple years. The meeting will be on Saturday, Oct.5, 2014 at 10:00 am. This is the first day of the hunt. Lunch will be served and we will get you out for the afternoon/evening hunt. This year’s hunt will once again be headquartered at the Lessor Town Hall in Landstad. To reach the Town Hall from the South, take Hwy 47 out of Black Creek for about 3miles to Landstad Rd (Ye Old Plow Shop) and turn right or to the east. If coming from the North take Hwy 47 and head South about 5 miles to Landstad Rd and turn left. The Town Hall is less than a quarter mile and will be on the right side of the road. If you are reading this and have not yet talked to Pat Nieuwenhuis (920) 687-8707 about signing up to hunt, please do so NOW! The dead-line for contacting Pat is Aug 29, 2013 – No Exceptions Please!! Starting in early September, we will once again be needing help with inspection and repairing blinds, setting them out and taking them down after the hunt. Volunteers are also always welcome and needed to assist with the actual hunt. We have had great helpers in the past. Remember we can’t pull this off without you. Please call Pat Nieuwenhuis at 920-687-8707 if you can help. If you are willing to help, we’ll sure try to find something for you to do.

CTO MEMBERSHIP & AWARDS BANQUET

We would like to thank everyone who attended the 12th Annual Banquet at Romy’s of Black Creek on July 26th, 2014. We had a great turn out of members and guests for awards, food, raffles, 50/50 and just visiting. The many donors of the raffles prizes are Clintonville Area Chapter Shadows of the Wolf, Karen Janssen, Bobby & Di Kawa, Gerald Schick, Gary Vanden Heuvel, Dan & Tammy Kritz, Bob Lathrop, The Zarling Family. Special donation for disabled members Wayne & Kathy Schwark. We appreciated all donations given to CTO. Special thanks to anyone who helped in anyway it is very much appreciated by the committee.

Thanks Karen Baehr and Rita Adamovich CTO Board of Directors Election Results At our Membership meeting in July we held an election for our Board of Directors. There were 6 open positions with 5 three-year terms and 1 two-year term. After asking for nominations from the floor 3 times and none being heard the ballots were filled out with 6 members on the ballot, all were elected. Your 3 year term Board of Directors are: Jim Adamovich, Chuck Duffeck, Carl Gierke, Brian Hess & Bobbie Mehlar and agreeing to take the 2 year term Harland Chapman. Thank you and congratulations and best of luck to you all at working together to keep this great organization running and meeting the challenges of the coming year with positive can do attitudes!! There are no problems only solutions!! Thank you to all our members who showed up and voted at the banquet and a special thanks Larry Laehn for running the election. Now, at the August Board of Directors meeting your board will nominate and elect the new Executive Board of Directors including; president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. We also encourage our members to attend the directors meetings and consider getting involved as a committee member and or as an associate director. We have a great working board, that is, most members serve on a committee or two and we need more committee members to help out in numerous areas. Whether it’s a hunting event like deer hunting or serving on our food committee, fishing, etc we definitely have a need for your helping hands and minds no matter what your abilities are. We hope some of you seriously consider serving on a committee and getting more involved in your organization and helping carrying on our great mission of serving the needs and desires of physically challenged sportspersons! It’s a great mission and worthy of your time and efforts! Your fellow members and those that we serve will greatly appreciate your efforts. Contact any director with questions you may have about how to get more involved. Thank you :o) Special Thank You! Special thanks to Gary Vanden Heuvel for the trailer and the cost of the print design (which was completed by Brian Hess, a CTO disabled member.) Gary has also donated cooking equipment, hunting blinds, large table, many ducks Unlimited picture and raffle prizes for the fundraiser. Your donation is very much appreciated by CTO.

Community Support Report 2013-2014 saw a few very good results from our Community Support Committee. We continued our efforts in awarding scholarships and awarded 2 this year. Our thanks to the Scholarship committee for really taking this task to heart and selecting 2 great kids from our area. We wish the students the best and hope they also have the time in-between studying and work to take part in some of CTO’s events. Congratulations!! We also donated to Youth & Ladies Day of Instruction at J&H, held each 2nd Saturday in September. We purchase the trout for the trout pond there and also supply many volunteers to help kids and ladies catch them and then clean them. This event helps get the word out about our organization and shows that disabled folks can do a lot more than many assume we can do. We hope to see some of our disabled youth & ladies out at J&H taking part in the many opportunities provided for them. We had no projects funded this past fiscal year but are still looking to continue to support projects that will help get physically challenged people out in the outdoors. So, if you have a project in your neighborhood that you think has merit please con-tact our projects committee member Mark Baehr at: (920) 766-9218 email at: baehrm@sbcglobal.net We are also contacting local school districts about the opportunity to have a day of outdoor fun including fishing, games, picnicking etc. We hope to have an event set up for later this year or by late spring or early summer next year. We are also working on having an outing for our disabled veterans and wounded warriors. Keep an eye on our upcoming newsletters for what we’ve come up with and of course if you want to get involved with the committee and or have any ideas on what, where or how we can serve the needs of the kids and adults with disabilities in our communities please let us know. Your thoughts are always welcome :o) Thank you!

Waterfowl Hunt Coming Soon! We didn’t have a waterfowl hunt last year but that will hopefully change this year! We have a committee formed, Carl Gierke, Mark Baehr and Keith Pamperin. They are taking on the task of setting up the hunt and are well on their way to getting a hunt put together! So far Carl and Mark have met with a landowner who has a very nice property that should offer a great opportunity for a few hunters to get out in the field this fall. The landowner, CTO member Todd Close, likes the idea of helping get some disabled hunters out and has a couple small ponds on his property just north of New London that should offer a great opportunity for some duck and goose hunting. Todd gave us a tour of his property and we discussed some possible hunt dates and thoughts on where to set-up blinds and how to get hunters into them and what it will take to make it all happen. There is not a lot of room for a lot of hunters but we should be able to get 3-4 hunters on the property. With limited spots available we will come up with a fair process in determining which hunters get 1st shot at available spots much like what we do for our other events/outings i.e. salmon fishing & turkey hunting. No dates are set as of yet as we are looking at the new earlier duck season opener and the early goose hunt and will form a plan including some dates and possibly another property or two to get more hunters out on this fall. We like the idea of having a few properties to hunt on but that will only happen if we can get the necessary support to get everything set up. We will need volunteers to help get people in and out of the blinds, setting up blinds, putting out decoys, calling, and hopefully retrieving waterfowl. That’s where you can help out! If you are interested in hunting and or volunteering, have an ATV and or small trailer, and or have some land that you can open up for a hunt please contact either Carl at (920) 986-3272 or Mark at: (920) 766-9218 email: baehrm@sbcglobal.net We look forward to getting this waterfowl hunt up and running and with a little support we know it will be a great outing for all involved!

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 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.

Financial Needs: _____________________________

Name (Print): ____________________________________________

Signature: _______________________________________________

Receipts Received: ___________________________

Date: ____________________________

Approved by: _____________________________________________

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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD MEETINGS OF JUNE AND JULY 2014 By Judy Paluch & Peter Lathrop

JUNE 17, 2014 At our trout pond outing, Peter Provenzale went to pick up his fish after they were cleaned, and the fish were gone. Cliff is checking into how to remedy the situation for now and in the future. Bill Mayville is working on the upcoming disabled deer hunt in October. He needs more volun-teers to help with this hunt. Other activities also need more volunteers to make our events run smooth and are enjoyable for all. Both able-bodied and disabled persons can help. Many of our disabled members and their husband or wives are already some of our wonderful volunteers. If interested, just ask and any type of help is welcome. Bill Mayville said that the problems with our motor on the pontoon are caused when people run the motor out of gas and then hookup another gas tank, but then they don’t refill the oil reservoir. The motor is a 2-cycle motor with oil injection and needs this to be done or problems and damage can occur. Gary Vanden Heuvel donated a large list of items from a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that broke up to which he belonged. Among the wonderful items, we received was an enclosed trailer; and Gary paid to have our new logo put on it. These many items will help our organization greatly. All the transfer donation information is being worked out.

JULY 15, 2014 While taking pictures of our fish at the Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Event in Algoma, the wife of “The County Times” (the local newspaper) came up, and asked for information about our organization. They wanted to do a story on Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. I sent her pictures, our brochure and my phone number. All the publicity we get the more people we can help. A lady from TravelWisconsin.com asked Peter some questions about Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. To read the info about CTO go to www.travelwisconsin.com/media-press and then click: An All-Access Pass to Wisconsin: Enjoying the Great Outdoors the Accessible Way Bill Mayville asked if we can use pictures of our members in advertising for CTO. I said yes, be-cause we have a piece on our application that says that there will be pictures taken at events; and they would be used for Challenge The Outdoors, Inc. advertising only. The “Camp Shioc Picnic and Camp Fire--Get Together” will be held on September 13. More information will be in our newsletter, read your newsletters!!

ALWAYS CLIMB HIGHER Jeff Pagels (a CTO member) has written his autobiography and it has been published in paperback form. It is a “STORY OF THE COMEBACK FROM A DEVASTATING SPINAL CORD INJURY IN 1984 TO JEFF PAGELS AND HOW HE CAME BACK TO BE THE FASTEST USA NORDIC DISABLED SKIER IN THE WORLD AND THEN ABANDONED COMPETITION AGAINST OTHERS TO JUST COMPETE WITH HIMSELF BY CLIMBING MOUNTAINS AND OTHER EXTREME OUTDOOR PURSUITS” I started reading this book and couldn’t put it down until it was time to start this newsletter. After reading what I have, I realized that so many of us that are disabled (or nondisabled) have not begun to achieve what we could do if the dream to “Climb Higher” was with us. If you are interested there are several ways to get Jeff’s book. If is available on Amazon, elec-tronically on Kindle, or from Jeff (he will autograph a copy for you). It sells for $16.00 and Jeff can be reached at 920-336-5731 or e-mail jcpagels@att.net Jean Chapman,

 DISABLED MEN AND WOMEN ENJOY SALMON FISHING ON LAKE MICHIGAN

We started out on July 12 at 4:00 a.m. at Algoma and 4:30 a.m. at Two Rivers for a 1/2 day of Salmon fishing At each Marina we had five boats; and as soon as everyone had boarded their assigned boat, they were on their way out to Lake Michigan to fish. The waves were a bit rough, but off we went. We were out about 7 miles and before we were all set up, we had a hit. It was a beautiful King Salmon. For about 4 hours, the fishing was fairly steady on many boats. About 8:30 a.m. the fish quit biting. Since we had pictures to take and the captains had fish to clean, we headed in. After all the fish were taken care of, all of us headed over to the Caffe Tlazo for lunch and in Two Rivers our people ate at M&M Lunch and Catering for lunch. We want to thank both restaurants for the delicious food that they prepared for us. Between our five boats at Algoma, we caught 45 fish and the five boats at Two Rivers caught 16 fish. The fish were mostly King Salmon and some Rainbow Trout (Steel Heads.) We all share our fish among our people that fished with us, so every person gets some fish. Challenge The Outdoors would like to thank Algoma and Two River Captains and First Mates for the wonderful job they did. We appreciate all the personal help you gave us. In Algoma: Brian Frerk on the Drill Sergeant Jeff Harkins on the Catch 22 Ryan Peters on the Fly Catcher Jimmie Sullivan on his two boats from The Fishin’ Magician Charters Kevin Naze for all the wonderful help he did to assist our fishing people – Wild Times In Two Rivers Dale Laurin with the Fish-Hook Charters Rich Klochenga on the Loner Roger Meyers on The Toybox Steve Bergner on The Rainbow Chaser Rob Steber on the Karen Marie. Thanks to Gerry Schick for the trophies of fish on a plaque that he made. He donated two of them to the Salmon Fishing Event for this year.

Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Abrams Property Waterfowl Hunting Opportunity and much more!! In 2011 & 2012 CTO made significant donations towards an ambitious project that was supported by many entities including, Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, WDNR, Fox Valley Technical College Natural Resources Program, Red’s Excavating, Wisconsin Building Supply, Delta Waterfowl, and many more local partners who all provided needed funding, resources and services. This project has been completed in several phases and is now open to the public for multiple uses including, hunting, sightseeing, hiking and more. Of special interest to our members are the two wheelchair accessible waterfowl hunting blinds. The property is located about 15 minutes north of Green Bay just east of the split of Hwy 41 and 141. It totals 152 acres consisting of ponds, upland grassland/prairies, and mature woodlands. There are trails throughout the property and more work is being scheduled to help make it more accessible to the public. If you are considering a place to waterfowl hunt this place may be a great place to explore. Two people who have experience here are CTO Board of Directors member Keith Pamperin and former Board of Directors member Jeff Pagels. They are available to talk to regarding the property and can answer some questions you may have. Please call Keith at: (920) 494-3990 and Jeff at: (920) 366-5731. To read more on this great project and the opportunities available here checkout this website link. http://www.wisducks.org/wwas-abrams-property-press-release.html Good Luck and please share your experiences while there on our chat group or write an article for our newsletter. Thank you!!

PLEASE COME!! Our Challenge the Outdoors, Inc Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. We welcome your presence and input. Sept 16, 2014 Muehl Public Library—Seymour 6:00 p.m. Oct 21, 2014 Muehl Public Library—Seymour 6:00 p.m. If you wish to attend one of our meetings call (920) 525-1123 for a possible change in location. FOR SALE: Disabled scooter for sale—make an offer Electric Scooter—3 wheel Rascal make by Electric Mobility. Unit is in excellent condition. I also have material needed to convert to 4 wheel Rascal. This item is not small like the scooters you are used to seeing. Also 2 tickets for the August 28th Packer Game. Stan Mau—920-731-2138 FOR SALE: Hoveround four wheeled motorized wheelchair, just had tune up, batteries, new wheels and tires. Very good condition. Will run up to 8 hours on a full charge. Was $3,8000 New — $1,000 Firm Bobby Kawa—715-524-8749 . REMINDER Please check for a date on the mailing label of this newsletter. This date indicates when your dues are to be paid. Just complete the form on the last page and return with your payment. Also—if you have a change of address and/or phone number please let us know. This will as-sure that you receive your newsletter on time.

ATTENTION CTO now has T-shirts in white, tan, ash grey, dark grey, blue and pink from size small to 2XL. Prices: T-Shirts Small $10.00 Medium $10.00 Large $10.00 X-Large $11.00 2XLarge $12.00 Hats are $10.00 (4 styles) and decals are $2.00. CTO also has jackets available for order. There are several styles starting $80.00 and up. We need to have a certain number of orders to have them made. If interest in style and price please contact Jim or Rita at number listed below. For more information contact Jim or Rita Adamovich at 920-722-2090.

NEW MEMBERS JULY-AUGUST

DAVID LAPLANT

SHERI THYES/SCOTT TILKENS

LEROY/MARILYN HANSON