THE NEXT GENERAL MEETING, REMEMBER THE DATE: THURSDAY JANUARY 4TH, 7:30 PM, AT THE CLUB HOUSE, LINCOLN PARK ROAD, IN DERBY TOWNSHIP.

The January General Meeting will also be our Annual Meeting, at which time a new Board of Directors will be elected, if necessary depended on the number of members nominated.  Grant is also trying to have a Lake Unit Biologist from the M.N.R., speak on Great Lakes fish, especially Sturgeon.Plan to attend this important meeting.

DATES TO REMEMBER!!
Reminder of Early Bird Prize for Membership Renewal
This is a reminder for S S A members. Those who renew at the January meeting will get one chance. Please take time to complete the renewal form included in this newsletter. This allows us to update your profile of interests.

News Year's Eve Party
For the first time in many years, the S S A had a party to bring in the new millennium. While the attendance was less than hoped, those present had a great time. We have decided to again have a party this year. This is not intended as a fund raiser but simply as a cost recovery event. All S S A members and guests are welcome. However, we need to know how many to expect. Would you call John Ford at 372-0410, Fred Geberdt at 376-2369 or Richard Manley at 376-4669 to tell us numbers. We will inform you as to times and costs. Be sure that costs will be kept to a minimum and be much less than other parties on this special night.

Awards Night,
Saturday February 10, 2001, more details in the next newsletter, contact Stewart Wallace, 794 4423.

Nominations Requested for 2001 Executive
Nominations for the 2001 Executive were received at the November and December General Meetings. Nominations will be opened again at the January 4, 2001 Annual and General Meeting 7:30 PM SSA Clubhouse. Once nominations have been received from the floor an election will be held for the available 12 positions with the five members receiving the most votes to serve two year terms. Those standing for election are in random order Stewart Wallace, Richard Manley Sr., Mark Porter,Garry Willis, Brian Kinchen, John Galbraith, Murray Smart, Rob Wilson, Grant Ferris, Mike Prevost,Gord Fraser, Doug Murdoch and Dave Tebbitt Nominations will be accepted verbally provided the person nominated is present at the meeting to accept or refuse the nomination. If you wish to run for election to the 2001 Executive but are unable to attend the meeting you must send a dated and signed note indicating your willingness to stand for election. Fred Geberdt, Fred Hunt, John Ford, Blake Smith and Chris Geberdt will be serving the second year of their two year term to expire on December 31, 2001 as directors. All other present directors and general members shall be eligible for nomination and election provided they are members in good standing. Please plan to attend this important meeting to nominate and vote for the members who will manage your club.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The millennium year in the life of the S.S.A. is now drawing to an end and once again it has been a tremendous year for the Sydenham Sportsmen's Association. A great deal has been accomplished such as Zone and Provincial recognition's; extensive Fish and Wildlife management projects; the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular; negotiations towards a management agreement regarding the former Owen Sound Derby landfill site; extensive renovations to the trap shooting range making it one of the best in Grey-Bruce; and the list of achievements could go on and on! I, on behalf of the Directors, offer my thanks and appreciation to all those members who offered their time and talents in working so hard and so long to make the S.S.A. once again the top Conservation club in Ontario, if not in all of Canada. Our January meeting will be the last opportunity to place nominations for the 2001 S.S.A. Directors. I would encourage those folks who have the interest and the time (and it does take some time) to stand for election. I can guarantee it is a rewarding experience being involved in the policy decision making process of this fine organization. One of our long serving Directors, Bill Thompson, has chosen to step down and I do offer my thanks and best wishes to Bill in his personal pursuits of curling and golfing. Both Ivah Lois and I give our thanks for all the help and guidance we have received over the past year and do wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2001.

Richard Manley,  President

NOTICE CONCERNING THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
We are working on the continuation of the Y.A.P. Program. As you are aware it takes a lot of time and commitment to keep this program running. During the past year we have been very fortunate to have Tim and Cheryl Henrich supervising the juniors and their activities. As for the future of the program it has been decided that the Y.A.P. members will take a more active role in the administration of the program. At a general meeting held November 12^th a new executive was elected.
Co-chairs Jesse Henrich & Laura Stephenson
Secretary Sarah Stephenson
Directors - P. K. McCallum, Cory Henrich, Justin Trout & Jon Campbell
Any other Y.A.P. members willing to assist are more than welcome. We will try to have monthly meetings and at that time review upcoming activities.
We are in the process of determining which juniors and students are interested in participating. The current system of phoning all families is tiresome and usually fruitless. We need to know if you would like to be notified on upcoming events and also what you would like to see happen.
Some of the activities that are being scheduled for the year 2001 are: winter camp out and survival training, summer camp out, kids fishing day, bird house building, helping with the fish stocking program and work projects at the S. S. A. property. There are other activities as well and we are always open to suggestions.

What we need now are your names on schedules for the club to see where the interests are and also who to contact for each event. We ask that you call one of your contacts listed below and tell us if you are interested and in what. If you do not call we will take your name of the contact list. To be included we need your name on our list. 

Our next meeting is January 7^th 2001, 1:00 P.M. at the little white house. At this meeting we will assemble our active member lists and arrange upcoming activities.

Jesse & Cory Henrich 376-5865

Laura & Sarah Stephenson 363-2893

P. K. McCallum 371-4890
FOR SALE
PSE Foxfire 2 crossbow, 125 lb. pull
Call Don at 794 2387

Memberships are based on the Calendar Year (January until December). Please use reverse for additional names, ages etc. for family memberships. Membership Fees are: 

FAMILY (Adult, Spouse, Children)-$ 90.00                STUDENT (Age 13-16 or in full time study; (no magazine)...$20.00

ADULT (Individual)..........$70.00 SSA                         JUNIOR (12 and under; no magazine)..$15.00 

SSA SENIOR CITIZEN(Age 60 & over)..$55.00         PROPERTY GATE KEY: Add $2.00 to Membership Fees

Please review my application for Membership as a ______________member. (Magazine available for Juniors & Students extra $8.00)

NAME:_________________________________________________________________TELEPHONE:_______________________

ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________POSTALCODE:_____________________

DATE OF BIRTH:__________________(Juniors and Students only)

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A STRONG AND VIABLE ASSOCIATION, ALL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. Please indicate which of the following activities are of special interest to you. This information is used in planning work parties, committees, etc.

Wildlife Advisory___	Derby Committee___	Fish Advisory___
Derby P R Booth___	Shotguns___	Hatchery Duty___
Tree Planting___	Social Activities___	Derby Weigh-in___
Board of Directors___	Fishing___	Turkey Shoots___
Derby Fish-fry___	Trap Shooting___	Hand Guns___
Black Powder	Ticket Sales___	Archery___
Property Care___	Wildlife Enhancement_	Stream Work___
Fish Stocking___	Hunting___	Jr Activities___
Hi-Power Shoots___	Pitch-in___	Computer__
Fall Fair___	Telephone Committee__