Document 6470131
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Document 6470131
S.O.N.S. of LAKE ERIE, SAVE OUR NATIVE SPECIES, INC. PO BOX 3605 ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16508 NONPROFIT ORG. US POSTAGE PAID ERIE PA PERMIT NO. 480 TIME DATED MATERIAL A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization North East Marina 11950 East Lake Road North East, Pa. 16428 “The Bucket” published monthly by the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie Due to new postal regulations the shape of The Bucket was changed to conform to the new standards. KEY WEST BOATS 1540 West 26th St. Erie, PA 16508 (814)459-0666 Presque Isle Auto Paint & Collision 454-3676 34 STATE ST - ERIE - PA - 16507 (814) 874-0698 owners David A. Brennan City Council Member Ken Handman, Owner 2730 W 12th St. • Erie, PA 16505 814.450.4152 or 814.838.0300 www.porterieboatworks.com Erie’s Largest Full Service Boat Repair 6701 Van Camp Rd. Fairview, PA 814- 474-3126 814- 474-2492 ce sin 67 19 The City of Erie City Hall Paid for by Friends of Dave Brennan 626 State St, Rm. 104 Erie, PA 16501-1128 814-870-1291 [email protected] Silkscreen Unlimited 317 Peninsula Dr. • Erie, PA 16505 (814) 838-2850 AMERICAN DRAIN 1701 West 8th St Erie, PA 16505 814.453.4543 800.724.1683 fax 814.455.3911 www.silkscreenunlimited.com Sewer & Drain Cleaning All Plumbing Repairs Senior Discount 1554 Robinson Rd. • Erie, PA 16509 835-8442 Screen Printing • Embroidery • Advertising Specialty Promotional Products & Awards Presque Isle Passage CAMPGROUND Just 500 feet N of I-90 (Exit 18) Full Hookups • Pull-Thru Sites 30 & 50 AMP Service • Modern Restrooms Laundry Facilities Cabins • Store • Rec Room MISTY HARBOR PON- 814/833-3233 Tohatsu Outboard TOON BOATS Finncraft 713 West 26th Street Phone 455-1007 www.thomasleeprinting.com JOHN FRIES 3027 WEST 12th ST • ERIE, PA 16505-3892 (814) 833-7749 DRAFT WAGON perfect for Graduations • Stags • Weddings USED CARS & TRUCKS Jeffrey Howell Owner Gary & Dottie Heubel ULTRACRAFT FISHING BOATS ONLY $60 PER SEASON FOR S.O.N.S. MEMBERS AUTO SALES, INC. 1500 West 12th Street Erie, PA 16501 BEST LITTLE LURE HOUSE IN PA ICE • POP • CHIPS Richard A. “Mickey” McMahon Proprietor GEM CITY OUTDOORSMEN CLUB Dave Boughton Education Specialist with Pennsylvania Sea Grant will talk about his latest work with kids and aquatic research. UNLIMITED ON-THE-WATER TOWING 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE LICENSED - INSURED - ACCREDITED • TRANSIENT DOCKAGE • BOATING SUPPLIES • NAUTICAL CHARTS • BOOKS AND GIFT ITEMS Everybody is anxiously awaiting the arrival of ice. Hardier individuals have been fishing the north and south piers as well as the streams. BUCKET GETS NEW LOOK 814/825-3456 453-4302 KEGS & TAPS WOLVERINE PARK MARINA & SHIP’S STORE Fishing Report: 431 East 3rd Street, Erie, PA (814) 453-6387 VHF CH 16 34 STATE ST ERIE, PA 16507 3102 CHERRY STREET ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Port Erie Boat Works ---- NOTE ---- www.lakeshoretowing.com Beals-McMahon Painting “A Replenishing Species” THE POLISH FALCON’S CLUB DOCKAGE - STORAGE TACKLE - BAIT - ICE SERVICE - GASOLINE FISHING LICENSES BOAT SALES (814) 725-8244 Fax (814) 725-2957 Volume 10 • Issue 1 JANUARY 2013 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MONday JANUARY 28th 7:30 P.M. SOUTH ERIE BEER North East Marine Services, Inc. • Specializing in Automotive Repair • • Tune ups and Carburetor Service • • Fuel Injection Cleaning • Dayton Tires • • Towing Service • PA State Inspection • John Fries Paul Fries Bill Goodwill John (Scotty) Szkotnicki Erie’s New Perch Fishing Head Boat “The O’Danny O” Get $3 off with this coupon Docked in the East Slip, foot of State St Bait included Call 814-450-3571 for more info On line at http://Tinytimfishing.com PETER S. HOWARD CAI,AARE, S/CRPA Realtor • Appraiser • Auctioneer Lake Erie Custom Charters Office (716) 769-7300 Fax (716) 769-7341 Cell (716) 499-7447 Toll Free 1 (888) 876-4999 The ultimate Lake Erie experience... Welcome aboard! 6821 West Lake Road Fairview, PA 16415 814-474-5623 10438 Main St, #1 Alexander Findley Square PO Box 496, Findley Lake, NY 14736-0496 [email protected] www.findleylake-property.com 12 East Dobbins Landing Erie, PA 16507 (814) 459-4440 • Fax (814) 459-4441 [email protected] We are here for the fishing community. We strive to keep emerald shiners on hand every day. We offer a broad selection of fishing tackle. We offer ice and various items at our concession area. We offer on the water dock-side boat parking. We are going to be your preferred Bait & Tackle center. BONDED CERTIFIED Edinboro outdoors Sporting Goods Ken Chernicky Buy • Sell • Trade Jim Buschak 211 Mill Street • Edinboro, PA 16412 (814) 734-4727 • (814) 734-4927 www.edinborooutdoors.com Monday, Friday, 9 - 8 • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 - 6 • Saturday, 9 - 5 PRESQUE ISLE MARINA FUEL SERVICE 814-833-8981 Mark Cole Leone Certified Locksmith Cell (814) 528-2318 gas, diesel, boating supplies, ice, snacks Party Boat Fishing Aboard $32 Adults • $27 Seniors • $22 Kids $3 off with this coupon All bait is included details: 814/881-7611 www.EdwardJohnPerchFishing.com WORKING TO IMPROVE FISHING AND THE FISHERY OF LAKE ERIE FOR 31 YEARS SINCE 1981 The Official Publication of the S.O.N.S. S.O.N.S. PHONE NUMBER 814-453-2270 (ALSO FAX NUMBER) sonslakeri @aol.com • www.sonsoflakeerie.org GET YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS IN There were 3 raffle tickets included with your membership package. The drawing for this raffle will be held at our January 28th General Membership Meeting. There will be ten $100 prizes awarded. This raffle helps defray the cost of printing and mailing our memberships. FIN & FUR RAFFLE COMING SOON By the time you get this newsletter you should have received materials for our annual Fin and Fur fund raiser. See the February issue of the Bucket for more details. These raffles gives us exposure to hundreds of sportsmen who have purchased thousands of dollars worth of tickets every year. The gun raffles usually take place during the low fishing activity times of the year. They offer a diversion to the winter blahs. Below is a list of upcoming gun raffles whose sponsors have permitted our participation. If you are looking for some fun, please go to these raffles to support the organizations that sponsor them, thereby supporting us. One hand washes the other! CASEY CELEBRATES ANOTHER BIRTHDAY MARCH 1st - 3rd, 2013 These contributions have enabled us to make a significant impact toward the improvement of the fishery of Lake Erie. Some of the projects that have benefited from these contributions include the acquisition of property at Trout Run, the construction of a handicapped access ramp at the North Pier, improvements to Cascade Creek and many others. The biggest project that was completed last summer was the Liberty Pier Fishing Access Area. The Friends of Fish contribution helped cover the $19,000 engineering work and our share of the construction costs which was $25,000. I do not know what we would do without them. WANTED: Ice fishing hut. Call Bob at 838-2547 Fri, March 1st - Noon to 8pm Sat, March 2nd -10am to 8pm Sun, March 3rd - 10am to 5pm For more info see the February issue of the Bucket For nine years in a row the Philadelphia based Friends of Fish Foundation has made a very generous contribution to the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie. During this period we have received close to $100,000 from them. Saturday Jan 26 11-4 Erie Pennsylvania Sport Fishing Association tackle swap at the Holy Trinity Social Hall 2220 Reed St. Saturday Feb 16 10:00 – 2:00 Family Ice Fishing Clinic at Presque Isle State Park, Waterworks Pond (Ice or no Ice) volunteers needed Sunday Feb 24 12:00 – 4:00 Winterfest at Frontier Park (West 6th St. Side) volunteers needed Thursday Feb 28 10:00 – 8:00 Set up for Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed Friday March 1 8:00 – 12:00 Set up for Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed FRIEND Friday March 1 12:00 – 8:00 Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed to man the S.O.N.S. Booth and Fish Pond Saturday March 2 10:00-8:00 Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed to man the S.O.N.S. Booth and Fish Pond Sunday March 3 10:00-5:00 Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed to man the S.O.N.S. Booth and Fish Pond Sunday March 3 5:00-Done Tear down Erie Sport and Travel Expo at the Erie Convention Center foot of Sassafras Volunteers needed Sunday March 24 1:00-5:00 Ice Out Party Erie Shrine Club W 38th and Zuck Rd Lt. Col. Jim Rudy (U.S. Army retired) has been a long time S.O.N.S. member who now lives in South Carolina. He retired from the Army and eventually became the CEO of the Erie Water Authority until his second retirement. He is an avid fisherman and is now active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Jim submitted the article below which was written for cold water boaters. We added the ice fishing part. I don’t believe South Carolina ever gets ice. Many of us still boat on the water during the winter months. However, whether fishing, canoeing, kayaking, or pleasure boating, we all must be particularly cautious while on the water. First of all water traffic is significantly reduced and assistance from another boater may not be readily available. When the surface water temperature in the bay or the lake drops to the mid- 50s or lower, if one should one fall overboard or break through the ice, the danger of hypothermia (loss of body heat) is significantly increased during these colder weather months. For example a person in water temperature of 50 to 60 degrees F. will suffer exhaustion or unconsciousness in 1 to 2 hours and has an expected time of survival of 1 to 6 hours. In water TODAY! RECORD OF MEMBERSHIP Name Address City Renew New ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ Phone 2013 _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ $5.00 ADULT State temperature of 40 to 50 degrees F. those times reduce to 30 to 60 minutes and 1 to 3 hours respectively. In water close to freezing hypothermia sets in in less than 20 minutes. During the cold weather months you should wear a life jacket (this should always be done). Ensure you have a whistle fastened to that life jacket and never be on the water alone. Note: In the event you fall or get ejected into the water here are some water survival techniques: 1. Immediately upon entering the water, become oriented to the surrounding area. Try to locate your sinking boat, floating objects, and other survivors. 2. Try to board a raft or floating platform as soon as possible to shorten the immersion time. Body heat is lost many times faster in water than in the air. Since the effectiveness of the insulation worn is seriously reduced by being water soaked, it is important to be shielded from the wind to avoid a wind-chill effect. If able to climb aboard a survival craft, use a canvas or tarpaulin as a shield from the cold. Huddling close to other occupants in the craft will also conserve body heat. 3. If unable to get out of the water, unnecessary swimming will pump out any ___________ Date Zip ________________ _______________________________ $4.00 SR. CITIZEN (over 65) $3.00 JR. (under 16) The S.O.N.S 2013 membership badge By James J. Rudy, Public Affairs Officer, Flotilla 25 US Coast Guard Auxiliary THE FRIENDS OF FISH FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE S.O.N.S. UPCOMING EVENTS (Use The Application to the right!!!) A MAIL TO: S.O.N.S., PO BOX 3605, ERIE, PA 16508 HYPOTHERMIA CAN KILL YOU Casey Nowakowski (L) smiles as he is presented a birthday cake by Greg Luce (R) at our December General Membership meeting. Casey has turned 92 and we hope to get him a cake for many years to come. God bless you, Casey! Greg Luce has just come home after serving in the U.S. Navy in Guam. Thank you for your service, Greg! UPCOMING GUN RAFFLES Saturday Feb. 2 1-6 Erepa Grotto Gun raffle at the Erie Shrine Club Saturday Feb 9 5-10 Lake Erie Fanfare Gun Raffle at Waldameer ’s Rainbow Gardens Saturday Feb 22 1-6 Elk’s Club Gun Raffle at Waldameer’s Rainbow Gardens Saturday Mar 9 1-6 FOP Swanson Memorial Lodge Gun Raffle at Rainbow Gardens Saturday Apr 6 6-11 Waterford Lions Gun Raffle at Waldameer’s Rainbow Gardens JANUARY 2013 Bucket GUN RAFFLES BENEFIT THE S.O.N.S. Thanks to the generous hospitality and kindness of many of the Erie Area gun raffle sponsors the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie receive a spin-off benefit from the events. The gun raffle sponsors have permitted our volunteers to display our ATV and sell raffle tickets for our “Fantastic Fin and Fur” raffle. As you know this raffle is our primary funding source for all of our annual activities. VOLUME 10 • ISSUE # 1 JOIN IF YOU HAVE NOT RENEWED YOUR 2013 S.O.N.S. MEMBERSHIP THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST ISSUE. PLEASE RENEW NOW. WE NEED YOU AS A MEMBER! commemorating the 200th anniversary of the battle of Lake Erie is available at all of our meetings or events or by submitting an extra $2 with your membership form to cover mailing costs. warm water between the body and the layers of clothing and will increase the rate of bodyheat loss. Float as still as possible with legs together, elbows close to your side and arms folded across the front of your life jacket. Try to keep your head and neck out of the water. Another heat conserving position is to huddle closely to others in the water making as much body contact as possible. 4. Keep a positive attitude about your survival and rescue. This will extend your survival time until rescue comes. A will to live does make a difference. Hopefully you will never have to use any of the above techniques. In the case of Ice Fishermen: 1. Never go out on the ice alone. Try to fish with a buddy or areas where others are also fishing. 2. Carry a spud to test the ice as you walk along. 3. Carry spikes to be used to pull yourself out of the water in case you break through. 4. Bring dry clothes and change into them as soon as possible. 5. Wear a PFD. 6. Carry a rope with a float in the event another may need help. 7. Remember no ice is completely safe. Black ice is the safest. At least 4 inches (stay off anything less) or more is recommended. See the chart for ice thickness recommendations WANTED: Old photographs of Erie’s WaterfrontShips, Boats, Buildings, Fishing and Fishermen, Railroads, etc. Call Jerry at 814-452-6291. I would like to borrow and scan them for my slide presentations.