2008 Fishing Trip
Jim Baumgartner writes
his yearly summary.
Once again we invaded Manley's in Crescent for lunch, libations, pool, video poker and plenty of conversation. Jack Starmer and Roger Hansen met us but couldn't come to the lake, pleading previous commitments..... CHICKENS!!!!!! John Hales, Fred Dellinger and Larry Bruhn engaged in their annual pool struggle and I suspect Bruhn was victorious. Mel Paxton, Jim Thompson Jim Baumgartner and Dave Love fed the video Machines while that wiley Richard Tennent won big with a $600 payout!!!!!!!!
We retired to our digs and got into the swing of things. While we were preparing for our BBQ steak, baked potato, salad and french bread repast, Jack Hathaway came off the lake with the all time EXTRAVAGANZA RECORD CATCH.... A 31 inch, 15 lb lake trout.......CONGRATS JACK !!!!!!!!!!! The evening continued with some small time poker, tall tales, music and lots of fun.
Saturday, Jack Hathaway, Russ Harris, Jack McCreary, John Harper, Larry Bruhn and Jim Thompson, our fisherfolk, tried their luck with lackluster results. The golfers, Darrell Linklater, Tom Fountain and Dave Hollandsworth headed for the links. Brian Whitlow joined us while the rest of us played some cards, napped and relaxed before our lunch of BBQ burgers, beans and chips. After lunch, Dellinger broke out the horseshoes and the games were on... Fred, Bob Jorgenson, Mike Geherman, Darrell Linklater, Tom Fountain. John Hales and the worst horseshoe thrower of all time, ME, vied for the championship with the MILLER team of Linklater and Dellinger eaking out a come from behind victory!!!!!!!!! Dave Sears, Bill Elliot, Jim Pedersen, Bill Erickson, Bill Guempelein, Dick Jones, Dave Love, Mick Risher, Richard Tennent and Mel Paxton offered words of wisdom and advice as to the talent level of the competitors......... You can just imagine some of the praise!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wayne Compton did his usual candid camera routine with some superb shots while Bill Elliot was our DJ and McCreary supplied the discs. Our traditional banquet of baked halibut, baked salmon, baked potatoes, salad and french bread was particularly good this year and compliments go to the chefs, who shall remain anonymous to protect the guilty........... After dinner, two tables for poker, noise and lots of laughs.... Perhaps enough to last til next year!!!!
SUNDAY MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST WAS OUR ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY........... Jack Hathaway was the obvious GRIZ FISHERMAN award winner while THE SORRIEST ------- FISHERMAN award went to Jim Thompson(I Think). The PAIN IN THE ASS award was a close race this year with the nominees being Jim Baumgartner, Dave Sears and of course Harper....... Sears had a small lead but tradition was served and John Harper was the proud recepient for an unprecidented 32nd consecutive year!!!!!! Rookie awards went to Mike Geherman and Bob Jorgenson and we hope they had a good time and will return next year????????
SPEAKING OF NEXT YEAR........MAY 30TH, 31ST and JUNE1ST 2009 ARE THE DATES FOR OUR 33RD EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!! SO MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND AND DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS REALLY FUN WEEKEND!!!!!
Contact Dave Sears at sears@bendbroadband.com or Jim Baumgartner at jbaum43@qwestoffice.net and we will be tickled to hear from you!!!!!!!!!!!!
