Welcome to 2003, WBC!

I would like to start off by first saying, "Thank You" for letting me be your President this year. It is an honor to assist the greatest fishing club in the world! I don't know about you, but I have been working my tail off the past couple of weeks, so I will keep this short and sweet.

A lot of changes have been taking place over the past couple of years, not only in our club but all around us. With the start of a New Year, it is a great time to put things into perspective. As President, I want you to know that the board will be working hard to make this year a great one. Some of our first priorities for 2003 include some general housekeeping. We will be revising the New Member Handbooks to show recent changes to the constitution, by-laws, and tournament rules. These changes will be available to all members soon, so keep your ears open! Please be patient with all of our new board members and welcome them as they learn the ropes and start to prioritize their projects for the year. We will be a well-oiled machine in no time!

For this month, I want to urge everyone to volunteer their time in the club's Puyallup Sportsman's Show booth. If you haven't done this before, you don't know what you're missing out on! You will have the chance to talk to prospective members and come up with creative new ways to coax onlookers into buying our raffle tickets! If you are ever in the booth with Virgil, watch his technique closely… he's good, but it has NOTHING to do with the shorts. Nothing. Come to this month's general meeting for more volunteer info!!!

Ron Hankinson
(253) 229-4268

A Happy New Year to you all!

As we step into the New Year, I have this tendency to look back at the last year and reflect… what worked and what didn't, what I tried and did not try. As usual, resolutions rear their ugly head and remind me that, yes, I forgot or at least failed to remind myself at times last year that one most important thing about this sport we have chosen: that no matter what, under the worst storms, hottest heat, or financial collapse that I would be true to the game… and keep it… FUN. So as you prepare for the season ahead, take some time and just fart around and re-invent the kid in yourself, I think you will enjoy it.

Larry Sullivan
scudman93@aol.com
(253) 630-3988