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As far as I can tell, every-
one not only survived, but
had a great time at the an-
nual conference in Celina.
Thanks go to Auglaize/
Mercer County CVB Di-
rector Donna Grube and
her allies.
The venues included the
very accommodating Holi-
day Inn Express; the nice,
private party room at CJ’s
Highmark Restaurant,
where we ate our lunches
and had our presentations
and meetings; the scenic
banquet at the Eagles
Lodge and the tour of the
Armstrong Air and Space
Museum. We were treated
very well by all of our
hosts.
The tours of the Airstream
Factory, St. Marys State
Fish Hatchery and the Bi-
cycle Museum were all top
shelf, with abundant posi-
tive feedback given by
those who participated.
For those who attended the
2016 Annual Conference,
thank you. For those who
missed it, perhaps we can
catch up with you in Ak-
ron/Summit Co., the site
of our 2017 event with the
changes that we discussed
during the OWO Business
Meeting.
I asked for comments
about the timing of next
year’s conference and ban-
quet dates. Even though the
weather may stymie out-
door activities by moving
the conference earlier, the
majority of the members
present expressed their
preference for having the
conference in the 2nd half
of April, in particular to
avoid Easter, Mother’s Day
and graduations and also to
hold the banquet on Satur-
day night.
The Friday night banquet
experiment did not meet
expectations for member
attendance increases it also
makes it harder for the
scholarship recipients and
other invited guests to par-
ticipate and according to
some member comments,
makes the rest of the con-
ference activities anti-
climactic.
After reviewing the pro-
posals that were submitted
by the hotels, we will soon
be choosing the venue and
then picking some activi-
ties which will be compel-
ling enough to attract all of
our members to next year’s
conference.
I introduced a “Support
our Supporting Members
Contest,” as incentive for
our writers to send copies
of their work to the appro-
priate Supporting Member
contacts whenever their
product or service is men-
tioned in a published arti-
cle.
My goal is to do everything
possible to encourage our
members to finish this last,
but important step in the
process of having a story
published. I feel confident
that with the professional
ethics that our members
observe, nobody will artifi-
President’s Message
By John Hageman
OUTDOOR LORE
June 2016 Newsletter of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio
Contributing Writers
Ian Adams
Scott Carpenter
Tom Cross
Guy Denny
H.W. “Chip” Gross
John Hageman
Mike Mainhart
Patty McNutt
Larry Moore
Steve Pollick
Fred Snyder
Member News 3
New Record Fish 5
Directory Updates 6
Craft Improvement 7
Supporting Members 9
Conference 14
Scholarship Awards 15
Dawson Award
Meeting Minutes
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Inside this Issue:
John Hageman
President
OUTDOOR LORE
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OWO
We foster the highest standards of journalistic skill and integrity among members, promote the wise use of natural resources, defend the environment against abuse, recognize the media as a public trust and dedi-cate ourselves to truth and conserva-tion without regard for personal gain.
www.outdoorwritersofohio.org
www.facebook.com/OutdoorWritersofOhio
PRESIDENT– John Hageman
VICE PRESIDENT - Mike Mainhart SECRETARY-TREASURER - Guy Denny BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Scott Carpenter Hazel Freeman W.H. Chip Gross Jeff Huxman James Proffitt PAST PRESIDENT
Robert Loewendick
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President’s Message continued
cially add gratuitous plugs to their stories, but instead just more diligently
send our supporting members proof that we appreciate and support them.
With ninety supporting members, their $60 annual membership fees provide
$5,400 of our annual revenue, not including the thousands of dollars of ad-
ditional cash and merchandise that they provide specifically for our annual
conference expenses and fundraising auction for scholarships.
The concept and reward amount were approved by the OWO Board of
Trustees in a Pre-Conference meeting on May 9, and then shared with those
attending the Business meeting on May 14.
The rules are simple: Whenever you write a story that mentions a product or
service provided by one of our supporting members and send an electronic
copy of the article to them (as we have begged each member to do for
years), copy me at [email protected].
For each story that is electronically submitted to them and copied to me, I
will enter the author’s name into a “hat” for a drawing at next year’s annual
conference good for a $150 gift certificate for a vendor to be named later
from my annual President’s discretionary account.
All stories from January 1, 2016 until March 31, 2017 are eligible to be sub-
mitted before the winner is drawn at the 2017 conference.
After taking the lead this year as OWO’s Craft Contest Chairman, Jeff
Frischkorn made some suggestions and agreed with some of my observa-
tions noted from my previous two years in charge that specific updates are
due.
Chip Gross has agreed to take the lead on updating the OWO Craft Contest
and is currently seeking committee members to help shape this effort. His
call for help is elsewhere in this issue of LORE. My thanks to Jeff and
Chip, the OWO Past Presidents and all of those who already have or will be
able to contribute to this effort. The time frame for this task is to have rec-
ommendations in place to be considered by the Board of Trustees at the
summer meeting in July.
I’d like to welcome Hazel Freeman and Jeff Huxmann, who were elected
and James Proffitt, who was appointed to the OWO Board of Trustees.
Thanks to out-going board members Brenda Layman, Fred Snyder and
Susie Vance for their service to the organization.
Editor’s Note;
At the request of the board, all Supporting Members were invited to sub-
mit items to be published in this issue of Lore. An effort was made to in-
clude a submission from all who responded.
Thank you for your response.
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Chip Gross has approved Glenn Helgeland for OWO membership.
Glenn lives in Mequon, Wisconsin with his wife, Judy.
Glen was the founding owner of the Deer & Turkey Expos. Since sell-
ing the expos to Bonnier Corp, publisher of Field & Stream and Out-
door Life magazines, for which the expos are now named, he turned his
attention to Target Communications which is the outdoor publishing
creation of the husband and wife team.
Glenn is from a hunting family and has hunted all his life, beginning on the northwestern Wisconsin
farm where he grew up. Writing, photography, editing, publishing, communications, is his first love.
He has been a book author, editor, publisher, and free lance writer for numerous outdoor publications.
His wife and co-laborer, Judy, is a retired professional home economist, specializing in foods and nu-
trition. She grew up on a vegetable and fruit farm in southeastern Wisconsin, and hunts only with a
camera. She has worked as a county extension home agent and at a couple of commercial art studios.
The team began publishing outdoor books and wild game cookbooks because they saw the need for
paperback books on outdoor topics. They both enjoy design and publishing work, so it was a good
way to work together for a common goal.
Glen has been honored by numerous organizations including Sportsmen’s Alliance Outdoor Business
Council and Cabela’s for his dedication to protecting outdoor sports, including hunting, fishing, trap-
ping and conservation.
OWO Welcomes a New Member
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Glenn Helgeland
Submitted Photo
I have become alarmed at businesses posting signs stating that properly
licensed carriers of CCW permits are not permitted to carry their weapons
into their facilities.
As an OWO member for over thirty years, I object to OWO holding
meetings and events with establishments that post the offending notice.
Being of Cherokee Indian heritage, it would seem that the white man again
is speaking with forked tongue when they patronize these places. It indi-
cates that they do not really believe in our right to bear arms.
As the owner-operator of McNutt Farm II Outdoorsman Lodge please know that people bearing
arms are welcome at my homestead.
Opinion
By Patty McNutt
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Jeff, and all,
Thanks for a lot of good memories, a lot of big fish, -and one big fish
mount, all shared with special people and friends. I remember trips
to the trout club, a free fly rod and reel, free flies, Lake County and
Lake Metroparks accommodations, trips to the winery, fishing in
slush, walking around icebergs, smoke alarms in the middle of the
night, various evening programs, great guides and an assortment of
individuals who crossed my path that I will never forget. Thanks for
introducing me to chartreuse sucker spawn. Thanks Jeff for inviting me along on the ride of life-
time.
Tom Cross
All Hands,
Can't tell you all how much I have enjoyed 25 years of this camp and your
company and camaraderie. You should not be allowed to have this much
fun with your clothes on. Special thanks to Jeff and Bev for working their tails
off to accommodate our unruly ways and for their accommodating hospitality.
It was a special privilege, by chance, for me to be the last OWOer to land a
fish at the camp, this morning, at Jeff special run. Too bad for those others
who, over the years, despite generous invitations, could not or would not at-
tend. For me, all up, it has been a hell of a ride.
Steve, OWO's Old Gobbler
Letters from the Last Lake County Fish Camp
Jeff Frischkorn Receives Whitetails Unlimited Honor
OWO member Jeff Frischkorn was presented the highest honor presented
by Whitetails Unlimited: The organization’s “Hunting Heritage Award”
at the group’s annual Deer Camp fundraising event on March 26th in
Cambridge Ohio.
Making the presentation was Dennis W. Malloy Jr., WTU’S field director
for Northeast Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Massachusetts. Joining Malloy in presenting the award was Ohio Senator,
Rob Portman.
Frischkorn is the first-ever Ohio journalist to be presented with this prestigious honor “For Leader-
ship and accomplishment in conservation, education, and preservation of the hunting tradition.”
Malloy said that among Frischkorn’s noteworthy efforts was to keep deer hunters informed via
maintaining a running report of Ohio’s 2015-2016 deer harvest numbers with the findings published
both in his “Outdoors with Frischkorn” blog – and Ohio Outdoor News. Malloy added that
Frischkorn goes beyond just rehashing and reciting press releases but digs deeper into what the ma-
terial signifies and may mean to Ohio’s deer-hunting community; a hallmark - Denny says – of an
investigative journalist.
Whitetails Unlimited was founded in 1982 and has more than 100,000 members nationwide. It has
awarded more than $73 million for land acquisition, hunting-related educational programs, white-
tailed deer management, anti-poaching activities, and joint cooperative projects intended to promote
sound wildlife management and also to propagate the country’s hunting heritage.
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New State Record Yellow Perch Is Certified
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A new Ohio record Yellow Perch has been certified by the Outdoor
Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee.
The new state record yellow perch, weighing 2.86 pounds, was
caught by David Berg of Mentor, Ohio in Lake Erie in Lake County,
Ohio. Berg caught the yellow perch April 18, 2016, using a minnow
for bait, on a St. Croix spinning rod with 8 lb test braided line. Berg’s
yellow perch is 15.75 inches long and 13.75 inches in girth.
His catch replaces the previous state record yellow perch which was
caught in Lake Erie by Charles Thomas on April 17, 1984 weighing
2.75 pounds and measuring 14.5 inches long. Ohio’s record fish are
determined on the basis of weight only.
Ohio’s state record fish are certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Commit-
tee with assistance from fisheries biologists with the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Fisheries biolo-
gist Carey Knight from the Ohio Division of Wildlife Fairport Harbor Research Station confirmed
the identification of Berg’s catch as a yellow perch.
For more information on Ohio’s state record fish program contact Fred Snyder, Chairman, OWO
State Record Fish Committee, 754 Co. Rd. 126, Fremont, OH 43420, phone (419) 332-0777,
email [email protected] , www.outdoorwritersofohio.org
David Berg with his 2.86 lb
yellow perch taken from
Lake Erie
Important Committee Volunteers Solicited
At the recent OWO annual conference in Celina, I was asked to chair
a committee that will look into revamping OWO’s annual awards pro-
gram.
In recent years, a decreasing number of members have been entering
the various writing and photography contests. As a result, the com-
mittee has been tasked with making suggestions to the OWO Board of
Trustees for rejuvenating interest in the program.
Who would like to join me in participating on this committee?
If you are, please send me an email during the next few days saying that you would like to
participate. I anticipate various steps in the process, but the first step is simply forming a com-
mittee.
Please let me know of your interest ASAP. I would like to have our suggestions ready to pre-
sent at the summer meeting of the Board of Trustees, so I anticipate this committee (and your
time commitment to it) lasting only a few months.
By: W.H. Chip Gross
Submitted Photo
By Fred Snyder
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Directory Changes & Additions
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Smith and Wesson Directory information was changed after the directory went to the printer.
Please cut and paste the directory listing below on the page titled Additions after the Supporting
Member section in the 16-17 OWO Directory.
Smith & Wesson www.smith-wesson.com
2100 Roosevelt Avenue, Springfield, MA 01102
Web; www.smith-wesson.com
Contact; Paul Pluff, Director Marketing Communication
2100 Roosevelt Ave, Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: 413-747-3252/844-772-5159
Fax: 413-747-3677
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
YSU –Department of Communications
Adam Earnheardt, Chair
One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44512
Phone: 330-941-3631: Fax: 330-941-1851
Email; [email protected]
Educational programs in journalism, public relations, social media, media production and more.
Flambeau Outdoors
Charlie Pucket
15981 Valplast St., PO Box 97. Middlefield, OH 44062
Phone: 800-232-3474
Web: www.flambeauoutdoors.com
Outdoor World– Bass Pro Shops
Tanza Smith, Media Information Coordinator
Bass Pro Shops Group– Communications
Office: 417-873-5059
Also– Katie Mitchell, [email protected]
Dave Fisher, Head of Promotions; 300 Cincinnati Mills Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45240
Phone: 513-826-5217; Fax: 513-671-5281
Email: [email protected]; Web www.basspro.com
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CRAFT IMPROVEMENT
Organizing and Storing Your Digital Photographs
By Ian Adams
The growth of digital photography during the past few years has been staggering. About one trillion (that’s a one
followed by 12 zeros, or one thousand billion) digital photos were taken in 2015, and 350 million photos are upload-
ed to Facebook each day. By 2017, 80% of all digital photos will be taken using mobile phones, of which there are
currently 4.5 billion worldwide.
Keeping track of all these photos, and storing them safely and securely, is a major challenge. How easy is it for you
to find a digital photo you took using your phone last year? How do you store your phone photos? And are they
backed up, in case your phone is lost, damaged, or stolen?
Since 98% of us own an iPhone or an Android phone, I will focus on these two systems and offer a few tips for or-
ganizing and storing your mobile phone photos.
If you are an iPhone user, be sure to download and install a copy of Apple’s iTunes program on your PC or Mac.
Used with iCloud, Apple’s online cloud storage facility, iTunes makes it easy to synchronize your iPhone photos
with your iPad, PC, or Mac. Recent iPhone models group your photos, based on when and where they were taken,
into Moments, Collections, and Years. You can also create your own Albums to organize your iPhone photos. Using
My Photo Stream, your most recent 1,000 iPhone photos will be saved on iCloud and synced with your other Apple
devices. Your photos will be kept for thirty days, after which older photos will be deleted, unless you decide to save
them permanently in your iPhone’s Camera Roll.
For Android phone users, begin with Google Photos, which is a free app preinstalled on your phone when you buy it.
Google’s popular Picasa program for organizing and viewing your photos will be phased out over the next few
months and replaced with Photos. There are also many Android apps that interface with the phone’s photo gallery
and provide additional tools for organizing, storing and viewing photographs, including Focus, Mylio, Flickr and
Quickpic.
Online cloud storage is pervasive today, but there are so many services – Wikipedia lists over fifty cloud storage pro-
viders – and plans and prices change so often, it is hard to choose the best service. Each basic plan offers some level
of free storage, from a few gigabytes to more than a terabyte. Popular cloud storage providers include Dropbox,
Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive, Apple iCloud, and Microsoft OneDrive. Visit their websites for current plans
and prices.
As much as I enjoy using my iPhone 6’s excellent camera, I still prefer to use my Nikon DSLR cameras and lenses
for most of my professional photography projects. In addition to the quality and flexibility of a vast system of top-
grade interchangeable Nikon lenses, the Nikon D7200 and D800E cameras that I use provide more resolution (24
megapixels and 36 megapixels, vs. 8 megapixels for the iPhone 6), higher dynamic range, faster and more precise
autofocus, and the ability to create a shallow depth-of-field, which is very important for close-up and portrait pho-
tography and which is not possible with the tiny cameras and lenses used in smartphones.
When your digital photo library has only 100 images it’s easy to find the photos you need. But when your
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Organizing and Storing Your Digital Photographs, Continued
library has grown to 10,000 photos, or 100,000 photos or more, stored in hundreds of folders on a variety of external
drives, CD/DVDs and other media, the task becomes much more difficult. You need a way to organize and manage
your expanding digital photo library.
Like many other professional photographers, I have found Adobe Lightroom to be an excellent program for creating
and managing a database of digital photographs. Lightroom provides modules for processing raw and JPEG photo
files, creating slideshows, self-published books web galleries, as well as producing color and B&W prints. The heart
of Lightroom is a catalog, with links to your photos, which may be stored as raw, JPEG, or TIFF files in folders
stored on any number of online external hard drives or other media wherever you choose to keep them. By including
keywords with your photos, Lightroom makes it easy to answer questions like : How many waterfall photos have I
taken in Ohio? Show me all the photos of buildings I’ve taken in Cleveland. Display all the vertical images of Ohio
barns that I have, sorted by county.
Lightroom is a non-destructive system – your original photos are maintained forever – but you can also access the
powerful, pixel-based tools in Adobe Photoshop when needed from within Lightroom. My Lightroom CC catalog
contains about 20,000 digital photos, but Lightroom can handle much larger databases. Lightroom plays a key role
in a 14-week digital photography course that I teach each year at Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical
Institute in Wooster. My students enjoy using Lightroom, which is much easier to learn than Photoshop. Most stu-
dents complete the entire course using only their smartphones for taking pictures.
I find Apple’s iCloud online storage to be convenient for backing up the photos on my iPhone 6, but I prefer to store
the much larger photo files produced by my Nikon dSLR cameras in my office, which is in the basement of my
home. There are dozens of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems on the market, most of which comprise one or
more external hard drives used in a RAID configuration. For the past ten years I have used a DROBO 4Bay system,
which uses four 1 terabyte Western Digital SATA drives to store and backup my entire digital photo library, about
1 terabyte in size. Together with the backup files, I’m currently using about 35% of the DROBO’s capacity, which
leaves plenty of space for expansion. Higher capacity drives can be used if needed. As a further backup step, each
month I copy the entire contents of the DROBO to a 2 terabyte Western Digital Passport external drive, which is
then stored at a different location. If, God forbid, my basement office contents are stolen, damaged, or destroyed, I
have a complete and almost current version of my photo library and other important business files available. I also
have thousands of digital photos backed up on CD/DVD, but these optical media eventually degrade and many new
PCs and Macs do not include optical drives.
As OWO writers and photographers, each of us has a unique set of needs for managing and storing our digital pho-
tographs, and there is no single approach that is perfect for us all. The suggestions in this article will provide you
with an overview of some of the important factors to consider, as well as a selection of the many options available.
For more information, visit Amazon.com and review the books available on digital asset management and Adobe
Lightroom, especially those written by Peter Krogh, Martin Evening, and Victoria Bampton.
Have fun with your digital photography, and I wish you all success in implementing an effective DAM (digital asset
management) system.
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Metroparks of the Toledo Area has a new logo and website for a new era.
Executive director, Steve Madewell, unveiled the new identity at a February 18 break-
fast for community leaders where he recapped a historic year that included:
Opening three new parks: Wiregrass Lake in an area known as the Oak Openings
Corridor; Westwinds, northwest Ohio's first public archery range and 3D archery
course, also in the Corridor; and Fallen Timbers Battlefield, an Affiliated Unit of
the National Park Service, in Maumee
Increasing land holdings to more than 12,000 acres.
A record 4 million visits
And a record 5,000 volunteers who contributed 48,000 hours of service.
Madewell's presentation included an overview of a comprehensive master plan for new
parks, activities and programs. Among other projects, he said, Metroparks will open its
first park in downtown Toledo, called Middlegrounds, this September.
New programs include expanded canoeing, kayaking, archery and other outdoor
skills instruction.
The new logo, a capital “M” for Metroparks with a stylized oak leaf, is a nod to the
park district's oak tree logo in use for nearly twenty years, but better suited to modern
communications. When the old logo was designed, the internet wasn't what it is today,
nobody had a smartphone and there was no such thing as social media, Like many oth-
er organizations, we need to adapt to the way people communicate today, which is on
small screens.
In the new identity, the park district's name is abbreviated to Metroparks Toledo,
which is also its internet address
The new MetroparksToledo.com is a portal into "everything Metroparks," designed
for the daily user as well as visitors. the site is responsive to the needs of users who
access it from their desktop, tablet or smartphone. When you use the site from your
phone, it morphs into a web app, with an interactive map that puts a great deal of use-
ful information right in your hand.
In addition to the logo and website, Metroparks marketing will feature a new slogan,
"Get Outside Yourself." "It's meant as a personal challenge and an invitation to connect
with nature and take advantage of all the great things we have to offer.
Toledo Metroparks Launches New
Identity, Website
By Scott Carpenter
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Civilian Marksmanship Program Observes 20th Year
Join the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary at
the 2016 National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches – fired in July and August at histor-
ic Camp Perry, Ohio. Register now on the CMP website to claim your spot at this com-
memorative event!
The 2016 Match Schedule returns to its original format after a two-year alteration in
2014 and 2015. The list of events includes a blend of esteemed National Trophy Match-
es, which have gained nobility through the 100-plus years of the firing of the National
Matches, as well as popular CMP Games Matches.
Revered pistol and rifle matches such as the President’s 100, National Trophy Individual, National Trophy Team,
Hearst Doubles and Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) matches attract some of the best marksmen from around the
world. The National Trophy Infantry Match, or “Rattle Battle,” is an event unique to the National Matches and has
become a crowd favorite from the excitement and unmatchable complexity it brings.
CMP Games Events provide a nostalgic set of competitions, like the M1 Garand, Springfield, Vintage Military and
Vintage Sniper Matches. The recently added .22 Rimfire Pistol Match and the Rimfire Sporter Rifle Match are per-
fect for new and experienced marksmen alike to meet on the firing line for friendly and fun competition.
New for 2016, the CMP will introduce its Legacy Series: an extra week highlighting an assortment of matches that
feature both vintage and modern military rifles. Each event has been named to honor the memories of important fig-
ures in marksmanship history, as well as to commemorate the spirit of past and present National Matches.
On top of competitive opportunities, a Small Arms Firing School (SAFS) will also be held for rifle and pistol enthu-
siasts, where participants will be instructed by some of the top military shooters in the country on firearm safety and
competition technique. The SAFS courses have been a staple in the National Matches at Camp Perry since 1918.
Many other rifle and pistol clinics and learning opportunities, taught by qualified professionals, will also be availa-
ble throughout the National Matches.
Events are open to the public, and spectators are welcome to observe firing on the Camp Perry ranges at any time.
Guests are encouraged to participate in the many exciting activities and visual attractions offered during the Match
season.
And don’t forget the action behind the firing line as Commercial Row offers a variety of items for both spectators
and shooters. Items available for purchase include firearms, ammunition, competition gear, apparel and much more.
The CMP Store allows even more buying opportunities at the Matches with its collection of military surplus rifles.
Come be a part of the most anticipated time of year for competitive shooting – all happening at Camp Perry!
For registration and more information on the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches, log on to http://thecmp.org/
competitions/cmp-national-matches/. We hope to see you there!
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to
firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the
United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.
For further information contact Christine Elder, CMP Communications Manager at (419) 635-2141, ext. 711.
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Tucked just south of the greatest source of freshwater in the world, Ohio
is a crucial refuge area for waterfowl and a large source of investment for
Ducks Unlimited.
Ohio is located in the Mississippi Flyway, a corridor of migration for
thousands of birds heading south to winter and north to breed. Ducks Unlimited has been con-
serving valuable wetlands here since the 1980s to benefit waterfowl, water quality, other wild-
life and people.
DU’s conservation efforts in Ohio are led by Russ Terry, manager of conservation programs,
and are concentrated in three main areas. They include restoring drained wetlands in northwest
Ohio along the Lake Erie marshland, protecting still undisturbed land in the northeast and con-
serving wetlands in the Scioto River corridor.
In 2015 alone, Ducks Unlimited invested $1.65 million, conserving 1,351 acres among twenty-
nine project locations. Over the last Thirty years, DU has conserved more than 85,000 acres, or
more than 130 square miles of land.
The value of wetlands extends far beyond waterfowl habitat. They also serve as an important
recreational and drinking water filter, soaking up nutrients before pollutants enter Lake Erie or
the Ohio River. Restoring native wetlands is part of the solution for toxic algae blooms on the
lake.
Ducks Unlimited has several large projects in progress in 2016. We are at Cedar Point National
Wildlife Refuge reconnecting a 1,460-acre wetland to Lake Erie, which will drastically im-
prove the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s ability to manage water levels and vegetation in the
coastal wetland.
Work is nearly set to begin on a 1,000-acre Howard Farms project in northwest Ohio, just west
of Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area. Ducks Unlimited, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Ohio Divi-
sion of Wildlife, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working together
to restore coastal wetlands on this project site. DU is providing engineering services for this
complex wetland restoration effort and has secured more than $2.83 million in Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative funding from NOAA to support the first phase of this project. Once resto-
ration work is complete, the area will be open to the public for a variety of recreational uses,
including waterfowl hunting, fishing, trapping and bird-watching.
For details on these and other projects, visit www.ducks.org/ohio. For questions or to tour pro-
ject sites, contact Chris Sebastian, DU’s public affairs coordinator, at [email protected]
or (734) 623-2017.
Ducks Unlimited Committed to Ohio’s Wetland Health Submitted by : Chris Sebastian
Ducks Unlimited Ohio Projects
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Whitetails Unlimited is the largest deer-related
conservation organization in the country, and is
very active in Ohio. There are nearly fifty chapter
banquets and WTU events in the state, and a
number of others events are close to the border in
neighboring states.
Any member of OWO who would like to attend a
WTU event to gather story material can get a free
pair of tickets by sending an email to Jeff Davis,
WTU’s manager of communications and maga-
zine editor, at [email protected].
You can also call Jeff at (920) 743-6777 ext. 122,
with questions or for more information about
Whitetails Unlimited.
Whitetails Unlimited is a nonprofit conservation
organization with the mission to raise funds in
support of educational programs, wildlife habitat
enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of
the shooting sports and hunting tradition for fu-
ture generations. Many local chapters apply for
grants for local projects, returning the money
raised at the event back to the area for conserva-
tion-related projects important to the local mem-
bers. WTU has very few big-money projects, but
does write thousands of checks a year that are
vitally important to local groups. Some of the
more popular projects include NASP, hunter safe-
ty programs, support for the 4-H Shooting Sports
and Boy Scouts, venison donation programs,
scholarships, outdoor youth days, and related pro-
jects.
While enjoying the meal, raffles, and auctions,
you will find that every WTU event is full of new
story ideas and people with a thorough under-
standing of outdoor issues in the area. It is easy to
end the night with a notebook full of new con-
tacts, ideas, interviews, and quotes on outdoor
topics. Ohio is so important to WTU that there
are two full-time Field Directors working in the
state, both of whom are also excellent sources of
information for outdoor journalists. Dennis Mal-
loy Jr. covers the north and eastern part of the
state, and Brandon Showen covers the south and
western area.
Check out the Whitetails Unlimited website
(www.whitetailsunlimited.com) for more infor-
mation about the organization, and click on the
“Find an Event” button for scheduled events.
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By: Jeff Davis
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2016 Conference Wrap-up
To our valued supporting members,
In early 2013, I took on the role of Supporting Member Chair for the Outdoor Writers of Ohio (OWO). It’s been a
great pleasure getting to know and work with all of our supporting members.
Thanks to all the generous contributions that you donate for our annual banquet and fundraising auction, the OWO
scholarship fund is in great shape for the foreseeable future. With your support, we have not only grown as an or-
ganization, our scholarship program has nearly tripled in just a few short years. In 2012, we awarded $1500 in
scholarships. This year, at our conference in May, OWO awarded a total of four, $1000 scholarships to qualified
college students.
Our conference will be held in the Akron area in late April of 2017. Judging by the great support that we received
this year, we are looking at another possible increase in the scholarship fund that would be awarded at the 2017 ban-
quet.
From all of us at OWO, Thank You for your support.
Mike Mainhart
THANK YOU SUPPORTING MEMBERS!
A special thank you to these supporting members who assisted with the success of the 2016 OWO Conference
and Scholarship program.
By: Mike Mainhart
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Ryan Miller is working towards a degree in Natural Resource Management at the Ohio State
University.
This summer, he will be studding abroad in New Zealand on a Sustaining Human Societies and
Environment study. The group is looking that the southern island’s agriculture, landscapes, na-
tional parks, glaciers and how they are managed.
Ryan has worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources– Ohio Start Parks Division.
Ryan’s future goals include a management career with the parks system at the local, state or fed-
eral level.
Mr. Miller is thankful for the scholarship which will help alleviate financial pressures associated
with his schooling and study abroad trip.
OWO Awards Four $1,000 Scholarships
Andrew Shea is a student at The Ohio State University majoring in Environment, Economy De-
velopment and Sustainability and Philosophy. He is a research assistant and is pursuing his own
independent Honor’s Research Project.
Andrew is active in environmental organizations like NetImpact, the OSU Chapter of the Fish
and Wildlife Society and the Mountaineers at OSU.
Andrew plans on attaining a JD and Master’s in Sustainability. He further desires to combine the
environment interest with law/policy. After finishing law school he hopes to gain experience in
environmental law with the ultimate goal of working for the Environment and Natural Resources
Division of the Department of Justice.
Mr. Shea is appreciative of the OWO Scholarship which will allow him to completely focus on his
studies and research and to worry less about finances. The scholarship will be applied directly to
tuition.
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Sarah Miller is a student at Heidelberg University in Tiffin. She is pursuing a double major in
English Writing and Environmental Science.
She states that she aspires to be able to use her writing abilities and love of nature to educate the
public on conservation, and why we need to preserve what little of nature there is left.
Sarah is grateful for the scholarship because it will help her to potentially obtain an internship this
summer that fits her career goals and will open up more time to volunteer at local conservation or-
ganizations.
Robert Reed received the Dorothy Woodridge Memorial Scholarship which
was awarded by the Spice organization which is comprised of the spouses of
OWO members.
Robert is a sophomore in the Natural Resources Management department at
The Ohio State University. His interest in Ohio’s forests and natural re-
sources has been a lifelong passion. Robert served the Ohio Division of
Wildlife where he learned fish and wild life sampling techniques and wildlife
management skills. He studied at OSU’s Stone Lab which touching on topics
including fish ecology, habitat, invasive and endangered species. He is cur-
rently involved in forestry field researching the Wayne National Forest eco-
system changes.
Mr. Reed hopes to pursue a career as a private lands biologist in Ohio.
Jan Gross presents the Dorothy Woodridge
Memorial Scholarship to
Robert Reed.
Robert has worked for the Boy Scouts, serving as an Assistant Rifle Range Director. He is a certi-
fied Hunter Education Instructor and has a Wildland Fire Fighting Certification.
B. F
rischk
orn
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Dear Outdoor Writers of Ohio,
Thank you for your support of the Sanctuary through the honor of being nominated as the re-
cipient of the 2016 Conservation award. You support of $500 will be utilized to provide finan-
cial support for children to attend a week of Nature Camp.
Spring is finally here! We can hear the peepers calling from the marsh and we have returned
the birds to their outside enclosures! It is always a good time to come enjoy the beauty of the
Sanctuary but spring is especially spectacular.
Come join us for our public programming:
Saturday at l pm. Bird Encounters at the Sanctuary
Saturday 7 pm April —November Bird of Prey program @ Mohican Lodge
See our website for more details www.ohiobirdsanctuary.com
Thank you for supporting your community and the programs that enrich the lives of the resi-
dents of north central Ohio.
Sincerely,
Gail Laux,
Executive Director
Ohio Bird Sanctuary Receives Dawson Award
Jim Morris, on behalf of The Outdoor Writers of Ohio, was
pleased to present the Dawson Award to The Ohio Bird Sanctu-
ary at the 2016 annual conference held in Celina Ohio on May
13, 2016. The $500 award was accepted by the organization’s
Exectutive Director, Gail Laux.
The Ohio Bird Sanctuary is a 501(3) non-profit organization
which is dedicated to the rehabilitation of Ohio's native birds of
prey and songbirds, with an emphasis on educating the commu-
nity about conservation of our natural resources. The Sanctuary
offers educational raptor programs, guided tours, kid’s camps,
Jr. naturalist programs and works with school and civic groups
to further it’s educational goals.
The Bird Sanctuary is located at 3774 Orweiler Road, Mansfield, and is open to the public.
The facility encompasses over 90 acres including; hiking trails, live bird of prey displays, and
a walk-through songbird aviary. Visitors can purchase a small cup of meal worms in the Visi-
tor Center and hand feed the aviary residents.
Open Letter from The Bird Sanctuary
Jim Morris presents the Dawson
Award to Gail Laux from The
Ohio Bird Sanctuary.
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2015 CRAFT IMPROVEMANT CONTEST RESULTS
Category 1: SPECIAL MEDIA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jim Rahtz – “A Short Book On The Long Trail,” Book
Category 2: BEST MAGAZINE ARTICLE
First Place- Hazel Freeman – “Graves Along The Gorge”
Second Place- Jane Beathard – “Hunt Like A Girl”
Third Place- Andrew J. Pegman – “Birding With My Boy”
Honorable Mention- Hazel Freeman – “Where Black Squirrels Abound”
Honorable Mention- Jane Beathard – “Repurposing Reaches New Heights”
Category 3: BEST COLUMN
First Place- Matt Markey – The Blade
Second Place- Matt Markey – The Blade
Third Place- Jim Morris – Dayton Daily News
Honorable Mention- Al Smith – Lima News
Category 4: BEST NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
First Place- Larry S. Moore – “A Boatload of Memories,” Xenia Daily Gazette
Second Place- John Hageman – “Larval Fish Biology Broken Down Into Its Basic Components” ,Ohio
Outdoor News
Third Place- Matt Markey – “Cities Overrun By Deer,” The Blade
Honorable Mention- Mike Mainhart – “Salmon Slam,” Ohio Outdoor News
Honorable Mention- Matt Markey – “Blandings Turtle,” The Blade
Honorable Mention- Andrew J. Pegman – “There’s Something To Be Said For Winter Fishing,”
Ohio Outdoor News
Honorable Mention- Kristina Smith – “Falcons Make Big Ohio Comeback,” Port Clinton News Herald
Category 5: BEST NEWSPAPER SERIES OR SPECIAL
First Place- Matt Markey – “Adventure Alaska,” The Blade
Second Place- Mike Mainhart – “Ohio River” Ohio Outdoor News
Third Place- Al Smith – “Lima Bass Anglers,” Lima News
Category 6: WILL HARBAUM AWARD: BEST TRAVEL ARTICLE
First Place– Jane Bethard -”A Field of Honor,” Salt Magazine
Second Place– Matt Markey-“South East Asia Full of Adventure,” The Blade
Third Place– Jane Beathard-“On Beaver Island,” Salt Magazine
Category 7: BEST HOW-TO ARTICLE
First Place- Paul Liikala - “Snow Flake Trout” Great Lakes Outdoors
Second Place- John Hageman – “As Soils Warm, Hunt For Wild Asparagus” Sandusky Register
Third Place- Paul Liikala – “Erie’s Cold Black ‘Eyes” Great Lakes Outdoors
Honorable Mention- Matt Markey – “Making Tracks” Toledo Magazine
Category 8: DAN ATZENHOEFER AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING
First Place- Matt Markey – “AW Trail Cutdown Leaves Us Searching,” Toledo Blade
Second Place- Matt Markey – “Erie’s Issues,” The Blade
Third Place- Matt Markey – “OSU Fans See Healthier River,” The Blade
Honorable Mention- John Hageman – “It’s 2015: Spring Mowing Must Stop,” Sandusky Register
Honorable Mention- Larry S. Moore – “Dredging To The Rescue At Cowan,” Xenia Daily Gazette
Honorable Mention-Hazel Freeman – “Keeping Ohio’s Kestrels,” Country Living Magazine
Honorable Mention- Larry S. Moore – “The Travertine Fen: A Beauty,” Xenia Daily Gazette.
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2015 Craft Contest Results continued
Category 9 BEST INTERNET ARTICLE
First Place- Hazel Freeman – “Your Birding Bucket List”
Second Place- Hazel Freeman – “Native Americans Are Our First Sugarmakers”
Third Place- Hazel Freeman – “Fishing Ohio’s Steelhead Alley”
Honorable Mention- Jim Rahtz – “Why I Hunt”
Honorable Mention- John Hageman – “Unique Cold Creek Supports Castalia Trout Fisheries”
Honorable Mention- Matt Markey – “Fishing And Fine Art”
Category 10: BEST BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH
No Entries
Category 11: BEST COLOR PHOTO
First Place- Paul Liikala – “Crystal Ice Steelhead,” Great Lakes Outdoors
Second Place- Mike Mainhart – “Winter Panfish Rainbow,” Ohio Outdoor News
Third Place- Paul Liikala – “Fishing Icicle Trout,” Great Lakes Outdoors
Honorable Mention – Mike Mainhart – “Winter Slabs,” Ohio Outdoor News
Category 12: KARL MASLOWSKI AWARD/BEST COLOR NATURE PHOTOGRAPH
First Place- Mike Mainhart – “Catching Some Rays,” Ohio Outdoor News
Honorable Mention- Mike Mainhart – “King’s Nectar,” Ohio Outdoor News
Category 13: BEST SERIES OR GROUPS OF PHOTOGRAPHS
First Place- Larry Claypool – “Running A Trapline From A Jon Boat,” Ohio Valley Times
Second Place- Jim Rahtz – “A Short Book On The Long Trail,” Book
Third Place- Larry Moore – “Fair Friends,” Xenia Daily Gazette
Honorable Mention- Larry Claypool – “Student Angler League Opener,” Ohio Valley Outdoors
Category 14: BEST CONFERENCE PHOTO – COLOR OR BLACK AND WHITE
No Entries
Category 15: BEN DOEPEL MEMORIAL AWARD/OWO 2016 DIRECTORY COVER PHOTO
First Place- John Hageman – “Balancing Act”
Second Place- John Hageman – “Curious Fawn and Worried Doe”
Third Place- Hazel Freeman – “Walleye Sunset”
Category 16: PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Jim Rahtz:- “Eastern Newt. “
Category 17: OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place- Gary Adair – “Fowl Versatility”
Second Place- Larry Moore – “Little Miami River Exploration”
Third Place- Gary Adair – “Bring’n Home The Green”
Honorable Mention- Larry Moore – “Little Miami River Fun”
Honorable Mention- John Hageman – “Busy Papa Oriole”
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OUTDOOR WRITERS OF OHIO, INC.
General Business Membership Meeting
Saturday May 14 2016
C J’s Highmark Restaurant
In Attendance: President John Hageman, Vice-President Mike Mainhart, Secretary-Treasurer Guy Denny, and board
members, Chip Gross, Fred Snyder and Susie Vance. Nineteen regular members were also in attendance.
Absent: Scott Carpenter, Jeff Huxmann, Brenda Layman
A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by President Hageman at 10:05 a.m. The Pledge of Alle-
giance was given. President Hageman then asked for a few moments of silence in memory of Thomas O’Toole, Scott
Zody, and Ray Zehler.
President Hageman called for the reading of the minutes of the previous business meeting. MOTION to wave reading
of the minutes made by Jeff Frischkorn, second by Ed Moody. No objections; motion passed.
Correspondence: President Hageman reported the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association asked OWO to judge their
writer’s contest. Hageman asked a half dozen or so of our members to judge their contest. All went well and the Mich-
igan Outdoor Writers Association was pleased.
On May 9th, Huskie Muskie’s Inc. invited President Hageman to attend their annual muskie fishing outing scheduled
today, May 14th. Hageman had to decline because it conflicted with the date of our annual OWO conference.
President’s Report: President Hageman started his term as president last May stating some goals of his term, includ-
ing a focus on participation, getting our house in order with respect to assembling all of our by-laws, committees, con-
stitution, and making OWO relevant by communicating who we are and what we do for the public. He then reviewed
achievements made with respect to those goals. Hageman then thanked the board for their participation and thanked
Jeff Frischkorn for chairing the OWO craft contest.
Secretary-Treasurer Report: Denny reported OWO ended 2015 with total assets of $39,960.72 which includes
$3,000 in restricted funds for our three scholarships and a balance of $1,412.27 in the Dawson Memorial Fund. Total
revenue for 2015 was $18,538.00, while total expenditures were $12,991.69. This represents a net gain for the year of
$5,546.31. He went on to report OWO is well funded at this point and there is enough funding available to spend an
additional $1,500 for the scholarship fund if Education Committee Chair Fred Snyder elects to do so. Chair Snyder
elected to add a forth scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
Denny also reported the annual Charitable Organization Financial Report has been successfully submitted to the office
of the Ohio Attorney General. The OWO IRS 990N report was also successfully submitted and accepted by the IRS
for 2015. This year we also had to file a Nonprofit-Certificate of Continued Existence with the Office of the Ohio Sec-
retary of State. It too was successfully submitted and accepted.
At last night’s live auction OWO generated $1,930. Of that $1,930, $285 dollars is earmarked for the Dawson fund,
plus there was an additional $60 in donations to that fund. Ticket sales generated $816.
Continued
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MOTION to accept the Secretary-Treasurer report made by Ed Moody second by Tim Snyder. No objections;
motion passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Conference: President Hageman reported this’s years conference is being held in Celina, Ohio instead of Shaw-
nee State Park because Scioto/Portsmouth was unresponsive and the Shawnee Lodge would not negotiate rates. He
then thanked Jim Morris, Mike Mainhart, Guy Denny, Jeff Frischkorn and Chip Gross for the important roles they
played in putting together this year’s conference.
Dawson Report: Jim Morris reported he has sold all but two grab bags. He is looking for a co-chair for the
Bruce Dawson Memorial Award Program to work with him and eventually assume the position of chair. Get in
touch with Jim if you are interested. Jim also pointed out he needs more nominations for the Dawson Award. He
received seven this year and nominations can stay in the mix for five years, while still adding new non-profit out-
door organizations.
Education: Fred Snyder named and thanked his committee members. Fred went on to report we had enough
funding this year to give out a $1,000 grant from the Dorothy Woodrich Spice Scholarship Fund to Robert Reed a
student from OSU who was able to attend last night’s banquet along with his parents. Although they couldn’t at-
tend the banquet, OWO awarded scholarship grants of $1,000 each to Andrew Shea of OSU, Sarah Miller of Hei-
delberg University, and Ryan Miller of OSU.
Ethics: President Hageman reported Ethics Committee Chair Scott Carpenter is in South Dakota attending a wed-
ding but sent his report stating that no ethic complaints were lodged in 2015.
Legislation: Ed Moody reported on SB293 which, among other things, will combine the Division of Parks &
Recreation with the Division of Watercraft. The bill passed the Senate and is now before the House. Moody stated
a number of folks from the boating community have complained to him about this bill. Ed went on to say, as writ-
ers, we need to keep the public informed about such issues, pro and con.
Larry Moore then reported on the status of HB418, SB199, and SB180, all pertaining to carry-conceal issues.
LORE Editor: Beverly Frischkorn described how she is working hard to update the look of LORE and how
much she appreciates working with President Hageman. She always needs more articles. Some of the new things
she is thinking about incorporating into LORE is a column on craft improvements, a bulletin board section, and a
legislative update section. Beverly sends notices to supporting members offering to feature them, but gets few re-
sponses with the exceptions of Boat U.S. and Howard Communications. Bev said she needs photos of OWO mem-
bers doing their thing. She is also looking for ideas of what interests members.
Membership: Chip Gross reported this year we have two new members; Jim Carnes of Hillsboro where he is also
a wildlife officer for Highland County, and Glen Helgeland of Mequon, Wisconsin, the original owner of
Deer/Turkey Expo. Chip also went over his newly initiated mentoring program which is listed on page 38 of the
OWO Membership Directory. Jim Morris mentioned his concerns that we no longer have very many fulltime writ-
ers and few young members in OWO. We need to come up with creative ways to get newer and younger writers.
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Jane Beathard talked about some young men making “big bucks” off the internet and that YouTube and some
online opportunities are the future for people in our field. Fred Snyder suggested this would be a great topic for
craft improvement at next year’s conference.
Nominating: President Hageman reported for Scott Carpenter that Hazel Freeman and Jeff Huxmann ran un-
opposed for the Board of Trustees. These members replaced Fred Snyder and Brenda Layman whose terms
expired.
Past Presidents: Jeff Frischkorn reported that their meeting was very active and productive. The first issue
discussed was concerning how another year has passed without anyone being awarded the Lou Klewer-George
Laycock Award. This seems to be a miss communications issue with the last three recipients of this award not
realizing it is upon them to make a nomination. The Past Presidents offered to take over the nomination proce-
dure. President Hageman then asked Guy Denny to read a motion approved during the last general membership
meeting on May 9, 2015. “Motion to have the Past Presidents Committee select the recipient for the Lou Klew-
er/George Laycock award and rescind the problem of board members not being eligible made by Jeff
Frischkorn, second by Jim Morris. No objections; motion passed. Frischkorn said the Past Presidents Commit-
tee will address this issue hence forth.
A second issue of concern was having the OWO banquet on Friday verses Saturday. The Past Presidents rec-
ommend that the board should move the banquet back to a Saturday.
A third issue discussed was about how the craft improvement contest needs greater reform. A suggestion was
to use monetary awards from entry fees and the general fund to provide more incentives to attract more partici-
pants. There is also a need to consolidate some categories and streamline the process. The Past Presidents
therefore recommend to the board to designate a committee to sit down and streamline the process and develop
an incentive program to get more members interested in submitting their work. Chip Gross feels this needs to
be worked out by this fall. As a sidebar, Jeff suggested we come up with a YouTube video on how to submit an
entry that looks professional. Too many entries are not being professionally prepared and submitted. Some en-
tries are being submitted very sloppily.
Record Fish: Fred Snyder reported there was only one record fish certified this year, a hybrid striped bass,
18.32 pounds caught by Richard Knisley in a tributary of Deer Creek. There was a report of a new state record
yellow perch, but the angler did not have it weighed on a certified scale before submitting the record. The scale
was not certified until the next day. The rules say the fish has to be weighted on a scale that is certified, so the
Record Fish Committee is requiring a reweighing. The Record Fish Committee has never been challenged be-
cause they don’t bend the rules. The yellow perch issue is being worked on to reach a resolution. There is also
another potential issue with a record white perch that was weighed while still in a plastic bag. Snyder also re-
ported he has all the record fish records at home dating back to the mid-1940’s. This is extremely valuable data
that needs a better repository. Fred will discuss this issue with Historical Committee Chair, Chip Hart. Tim
Snyder suggested it might be best to professionally scan and digitize these records so they can be put on line.
However, this would be very expensive. Larry Moore suggested we might be able to recruit some technical
school students to do this as a project.
Supporting Members: Chair Mike Mainhart thanked John and Celeste Baumgartner who served on this com-
mittee. Mike reported he contacted Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel about the university
becoming a supporting member of OWO and YSU has since become a new supporting member. Mike is going
to see if he can get Jim Tressel to be the keynote speaker at next year’s conference. Mike passed out a sheet of
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sheet of updated supporting member’s information to be added to the membership directory. He also reported on the
dollar value of donations in conference support as well as on the retail value of items donated for the auction by sup-
porting members. Supporting member’s donations covered all of our conference expenses and then some. A letter of
certification of appreciation was sent out under President Hageman’s and Mike Mainhart’s names to all supporting
members who made donations to support this year’s conference.
Social Media Committee: President Hagerman had no report from that committee.
Old Business: The issue of shorting the length of our flag poles came up again but was tabled until the summer meet-
ing.
President Hageman wanted to revisit the issue of the best time of the year to hold our conference; time of year and
night of the banquet. After some discussion, it was decided that whether we look at late March, early April, late April,
or May, there are always going to be some conflicts for some members. Holding the conference at the end of April
seemed to have the most support. As for Friday verses Saturday, the consensus of the membership was that we tried
Friday but it was not as good as holding the banquet on Saturday. Therefore, we should go back to Saturday.
New Business: President Hageman reported that according to our constitution, the Nominating Committee’s selection
of candidates is to be published in the December issue of LORE, along with the OWO craft contest and membership
renewal forms. Hageman also wants the spring conference announcements/registration form to appear in the March
issue, spring conference minutes and supporting member’s information in the June issue, and summer meeting minutes
and financial reporting information in the September issue of LORE. He will work with Bev Frischkorn on the new due
dates.
President Hageman announced the 2017 conference will be held in the Akron/Summit County area. The specifics are
being worked out.
Jeff Frischkorn reported he and Bev scouted out the hotels in the area of Cambridge and discovered there are some fine
facilities and opportunities there for holding the 2018 conference. Jeff volunteered to work on the 2018 conference and
suggested a committee look into the possibility of holding our 2018 conference in the area. Dick Martin said he liked
the idea of a conference in Akron. Jim Morris would like to see a conference held in the Columbus area at some point.
Celeste Baumgartner liked the fact that the address of places where we were to meet this year at the conference were
listed in the program so we could use our electronic devices to exactly find these sites.
Support a Supporter Raffle: President Hageman reported he was eager to come up with a way to encourage our
members to provide tear sheets to supporting members. To that end, he is proposing we initiate a contest or reward sys-
tem, “Support a Supporter” contest on a trial basis over the next year. He proposed a gift card award of $150 value pur-
chased with the President’s discretionary funds. As our members provide proof of having provided a tear sheet to a
supporting member about that supporting member’s product or services, the OWO member will receive a ticket to be
placed in a hat for the drawing for the gift certificate at the next OWO annual conference. Effective publish dates are
January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. Jeff Frischkorn and Jim Morris expressed some concerns about this proposal
which they do not support.
Craft Contest Rules Revision Prizes: At the President’s request, the Past president’s Committee will select a chair
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and committee members to go forward with discussions concerning propose changes to our craft contest
rules, changes, etc.
Constitution Revisions: President Hageman suggested the following revisions to the OWO constitution:
ARTICLE V, Section D – add the lines, “The Secretary/Treasurer shall also have a room at the annual
meeting paid for by the organization.”
ARTICLE XVI, change to, “Supporting Members – Supporting members shall be non-voting members, pay
annual dues, and receive Outdoor Lore, the official newsletter, the annual OWO Directory, and attend all
annual conference events with the exception of the individual member’s business meeting.”
MOTION to accept the wording changes to the OWO constitution made by Jim Morris, second by Jeff
Frischkorn. No objections; motion passed. Larry Moore asked who sets the dues at $60. It appears the
board does and this will be discussed at the summer board meeting.
Resignation of Susan Vance: President Hageman has asked James Proffitt to replace Susie Vance on the
OWO board, and he has agreed to do so if the board so votes.
MOTION to appoint James Proffitt to the OWO Board of Trustees to replace the position vacated by Susan
Vance made by Susie Vance, second by Mike Mainhart. No objections; motion passed.
Swearing in of 2016 Officers: Jeff Frischkorn officially swore in all of the newly elected OWO officers.
Good of the Order: nothing to report
MOTION: to adjourn made by Susie Vance; second by Jim Morris. Meeting adjourned at 12 noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Guy L. Denny, Secretary-Treasurer
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OUTDOOR WRITERS OF OHIO, INC.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Sunday May 15, 2016
C J’s Highmark Restaurant
Celina, Ohio
In Attendance: President John Hageman, Vice-President Mike Mainhart, Secretary-Treasurer Guy Denny, and
board members Hazel Freeman, Chip Gross, and James Proffitt.
Absent: Scott Carpenter and Jeff Huxmann
A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by President Hageman at 9:40 a.m. President Hageman
called for the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. MOTION to wave reading of the minutes made by
Chip Gross, second by James Proffitt. No objections; motion passed.
Correspondence: None
President’s Report: President Hageman reported the 2017 conference will be in Akron and the exact location is
being worked out.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None
Old Business: President Hageman asked for the board’s thoughts about this year’s conference, good or bad. The
consensus of the board was that this was a very good conference.
Chip Gross said Saturday is a better time to hold the awards banquet and that the conference should be held earlier
in the year, perhaps the last two weeks in April.
President Hageman said the location for the 2018 conference will be discussed at the summer board meeting.
Chip Gross agreed to chair the committee to revise the craft contest rules. His goal is to have something to go over at
the summer board meeting. His main goal is to streamline the craft contest. He expects there will be some major
changes.
New Business: The summer board meeting will be held Sunday July 17th at Guy’s residence starting at 1:00 p.m.
Good of the Order: Nothing to report.
MOTION to adjourn made by Chip Gross, second by Mike Mainhart. No objections; meeting adjourned at 9:55
a.m.
Respectfully submitted by Guy L. Denny, Secretary-Treasurer
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For The Good Of The Order
From Larry Moore
Several people at the hospitality room asked me for the recipes I used to make the two dip sauces I
had with the smoked steelhead. I don’t remember who asked me for which recipe.
Cucumber Mayonnaise Sauce
For Fish and veggie dip
1 cup mayonnaise OR 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup mayonnaise.
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
Dash of Tabasco
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber
Combine all ingredients except the cucumber. Drain cucumber well and then combine with
mixture. Chill for 2 hours prior to serving.
At OWO I used 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup Miracle Whip. I also added some dill weed for
additional color and flavor. I just add whatever I think tastes good to me.
Horseradish Sauce
For Fish, Salmon, Trout
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh chives
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons of prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate for a least 2 hours before serving.
I often switch things around. Rather than chives, I have used green onion tops, dill weed etc to
match my mood at the time. I usually skip the 1/4 teaspoon of salt using only the seasoned salt.
At times, I've used other seasonings such as Mrs. Dash or Cavender's All Purpose Greek Sea-
soning.
At OWO, I followed the recipe minus the 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I do the horseradish to my taste.
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July 17, 2016, OWO Summer Board Meeting- Guy Denny’s Home
July 16-18, 2016, OWAA Conference, Billings, Montana
Sept. 12-15, 2016, AGLOW Conference, Chautauqua, NY
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