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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.25in;">The Truchas Chapter of TU will have out <b>Annual Banquet March 1 at the Hilton Santa Fe</b>,
with social hour beginning at 6:00 PM
and dinner to follow.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.25in;">We are delighted to have Robert
J. Behnke, PhD and Professor Emeritus of the fisheries department at Colorado State University
as our featured speaker.<span style=""> </span>Bob Behnke has
fished and studied fish all over the world, and has written numerous papers on
salmonids and factors affecting them as well as the regular column, "About
Trout" in <i style="">Trout, </i>our quarterly TU
magazine.<span style=""> </span>In addition to authoring the
classic <i style="">Trout and Salmon of North America
</i>and the recently released <i style="">About Trout,
</i>a compilation of some of his more salient articles from <i style="">Trout </i>magazine since 1983, he has
provided the scientific underpinning for other authors, including James Prosek,
last year's speaker, and Robert Smith, author of the classic <i style="">Native Trout of North America</i>.<span style=""> </span>Beautifully illustrated by Joseph Tomelleri,
these books will be available for purchase and signing by the author at the
banquet and earlier at The Reel Life and High Desert Angler at 1:00 and 3:00 PM respectively.<i style=""> </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.25in;">Our grand raffle, for which
tickets are enclosed, features three marvelous prizes.<span style=""> </span>First prize is two days food, lodging, and
fishing at Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch.<span style="">
</span>Guide services are available at winner's expense.<span style=""> </span>Second prize is two days' guided and
outfitted (that means meals and on site transportation included) fishing at
Latir Lakes or nearby Valle Vidal, guided and hosted by Elias Vigil at the Ute
Creek Outfitters lodge at the former Ski Rio development.<span style=""> </span>Third prize is a day of fishing and a night's
lodging at Brazos River Ranch on the legendary Brazos Meadows, hosted by Rudy
Rios.<span style=""> </span>All prizes are for two people, and
dates may be arranged with the hosts.<br><br>Banquet tickets are $50 per
person, and the first four guests to pledge an additional $50 may join Dr.
Behnke at the head table.<span style=""> </span>In addition to
the grand raffle, we will have our usual silent auction and bucket raffle
items, including additional trips and various items of equipment.<span style=""> </span>We are still accepting silent auction and
bucket raffle donation items.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.25in;"> <br>Raffle tickets
available at door or from Gary Moran, phone and fax</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.25in;"><span style=""> </span>(505) 466-3833, </p>
<u><b>
Alert about Alaska Mining and opportunity to raise funds against this project:</b></u><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br><br>Dear Valued Customer,<br><br>We are writing to you today to inform you of special 8-weight outfit that </font></font><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sage, Redington and RIO</font></font><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> have developed with the idea of raising money for <font color="#993300"><a title="Trout Unlimited" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF35D:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">Trout Unlimited-Alaska</a></font> to support their efforts in preventing the development of a hard-rock and open-pit mining district in the middle of the <font color="#993300"><a title="Learn Why at SaveBristolBay.org" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF353:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">world's most important</a></font> Salmon fishery - Bristol Bay, Alaska. This, as anglers, <strong>is one of the largest <font color="#000000"><a title="Learn More at Savebristolbay.org" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF354:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">environmental impact</a></font> stories of our lifetime</strong>, we sincerely hope that you will join us in this effort.<br>
<br>For those of you who are unaware of the <font color="#993300"><a title="Go to Redington's Bristol Bay education Page" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF358:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">Bristol Bay Mining District</a></font>
initiative, it is presently conceived to be an open pit mine of
gargantuan proportions. If completed the initial project will be
comprised of an earthen dam 2 miles long, 1 ½ miles wide and 1700 feet
deep with an accompanying 20 square mile toxic waste lagoon, all built
right in the middle of one of America's premier salmon and trout
fisheries, and all in a very seismically active region. This mining
region will <font color="#993300"><a title="Learn More at Savebristolbay.org" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF34F:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">directly impact</a></font> Upper Talarik Creek, the lower Koktuli River in the Nushagak and Kvichak drainages, as well as Lake Clark and Lake Iliamna.</font></font> </div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Given
the magnitude of the potential impact to one of the world's greatest
fly fisheries, we at Redington with our friends at Sage and RIO are <strong>determined to do our part to
try and stop Pebble Mine from moving<img title="ODFBB Case Design" alt="ODFBB Case Design" src="http://media.whatcounts.com/sageflyfish/redington/Case_design_web.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="154" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="214"> forward</strong>. Together, we are therefore dedicating <strong>one day of Sage's manufacturing time, </strong>naming it <strong>One Day for Bristol Bay, </strong>in order <strong>to create a limited edition run of 300 rod, reel and line packages</strong>. </font></font></div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The outfits are comprised of a <strong><font color="#993300"><a title="Sage Z-Axis" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF357:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">Sage 9' 8wt Z-AXIS</a></font> rod, a matching <font color="#993300"><a title="Redington CD" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF355:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">Redington CD</a></font> moss-colored reel that is pre-spooled with the new <font color="#993300"><a title="RIO gold" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF356:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">RIO Gold</a></font> 8 WF fly line.</strong> They are packaged in a black cordura rod/reel case with More Precious Than Gold embroidered on the case. <strong>The retail value of this package is over $800, but we will retail it for $600.</strong>
The outfits will ship on April 1, 2008. However, we strongly encourage
you to preorder yours to secure your package. Remember, we only have
300 available. Pre-order yours now through <font color="#993300"><a title="Link to secure your BB outfit" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF351:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">Redington.com</a></font>. <em>International orders, use the alternative ordering instructions below. </em>At the time of purchase, you may donate additional funds to the cause, or even match our $200 donation.<em> </em></font></font> </div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We will donate a significant portion of the proceeds to TU Alaska. </font></font><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">At a minimum, we will be making a donation in the amount of <strong>$200 per outfit</strong>, thereby raising a baseline amount of $60,000 when we successfully sell all 300 outfits.</font></font> </div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We
sincerely hope that you will support us in this cause. There is no
better time to purchase a premium fly fishing outfit, and it is all for
a great campaign. The potential loss or impairment of this prime
fishing habitat is simply too big a risk to sit back and do nothing. <strong>Please do all you can to help by supporting our More Precious Than Gold initiative.</strong></font></font> </div> <div style="text-align: center;">
<a title="Limited Edition Sage, Redington, RIO 8-wt Outfit" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF351:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://media.whatcounts.com/sageflyfish/redington/BB_Outift_6in.jpg" align="middle" border="0" height="126" width="504"></a> </div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Alternatively, <font color="#993300"><a title="Brostol Bay Outfit order form" href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF352:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">click here</a></font></font> for an order form which you can print and fax to us. Or you may also call the Sage customer service center: 1-800-533-3004. </font></font> </div>
<div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please let us take this moment to <strong>thank you</strong>
in advance for your support. We sincerely appreciate your recognition
of the need to do the right thing here, and hope that you will take a
real measure of satisfaction in knowing that you did your part in
trying to preserve the Bristol Bay fishery, wild Salmon populations,
and this very precious ecosystem for future generations.</font></font> </div> <div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thanks again for your support.</font></font> </div> <div align="justify">
<font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sincerely,</font></font><br></div> <div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://media.whatcounts.com/sageflyfish/marc.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="41" width="102"></font></font><br>
<br></div> <div align="justify"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Marc Bale</font></font> <br><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Vice President Marketing & Sales </font></font><br>
<font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sage Manufacturing</font></font> </div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br></font><br> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="1"><font size="2"><strong>For more much more information, we encourage you to visit:</strong></font></font></font><br>
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="1"><font color="#993300" size="2"><a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF35A:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">www.savebristolbay.org</a></font><font size="2"> & </font><font color="#993300" size="2"><a href="http://whatcounts.com/t?r=360&c=1176402&l=5205&ctl=1AFF359:95DEDE77DC2F6508877326BD02383E896A18B858A5F345B3&" target="_blank">www.redington.com/bristol.php</a></font></font></font>