Club recruiting members at Dec. 9 Chilson Open House

 If you have a friend who should be part of the club, encourage them to check out the Loveland Fishing Club table at the Senior Center Open House, between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. 

The club will have handouts and members on hand to talk to visitors. You can also help by joining us; put on your LFC hat and mingle. It's a good chance to boost our numbers, down somewhat in this post-Covid time. 

Here's the Chilson handout about the Open House: 

• Date:12/09/2023 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
• Location:Chilson Recreation/Senior Center
  700 E Fourth Street
  Loveland, Colorado 80537
• Introduction:We have Something for Everyone!
  Come find out why the community LOVES the Chilson Recreation & Senior Center.

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Something for Everyone!
Come find out why the community LOVES the Chilson Recreation & Senior Center.
Membership discounts – save 15% on a 6 Month membership (available during the open house only).
Take a tour, get information about fitness, personal training, youth & adult enrichment and so much more!
Fitness & Athletics
Try out a fitness class & join in the FUN.
• Zumba® 12:15–12:35P with Courtney, Fitness/Dance Studio
• Sweat, Pump & Crunch 12:45–1:10P with DeeDee, Fitness/Dance Studio
• SoulFusion 1:30–1:50P with Cindi, Maple/Spruce Rm
• Pickleball 12–2P Grab a paddle and see what the hype is all about. Large Gym
• Cardio/Free Weights & Circuit Machines Available for use!

And check out our FDA-approved LED Therapy Bed and meet our personal trainers.
Youth & Adult Enrichment
See what we have to offer this season.
• ABDC School Days Out & Summer Camp – Program info and games
• Small Fries Preschool – The only Level 5 preschool in NoCo! Activities and class tours
• Pottery – Adult and youth classes
• Swimming Pool – Swim lessons, lifeguard classes and job info
• Senior Center – Felting and crochet class demos, info on senior day trips and all the monthly activities and resources at the Senior Center
Plus!
Pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Claus 12–2P, Senior Center Lobby (FREE)
Scavenger Hunt with great prizes | Balloons & snacks

 Find out more about the AMAZING Chilson Recreation & Senior Center

Club holiday party is 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19!

Now's the time to wear something festive, be nice to one another, and don't forget the (optional) Christmas Party gift exchange.

There's no planned agenda, beyond a festive recollection of fish caught so far in 2023. If you want to participate in the gift exchange, wrap up something new, for around 10 bucks, and don't put your name on it. 

We'll have coffee and cookies, and anything else you might want to share with the rest of the club. (I for one will never turn down a chocolate chip cookie. Or fudge.) 

Have a youngster who'd like to try goose hunting?

 Long-time Loveland Fishing Club member Jim Roode is also an avid hunter who volunteers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to take youngsters goose hunting from Eastern Colorado pits. The game warden who books these hunts has over-committed this fall and on Saturday, Dec. 9th has only three hunters lined up for what is usually a four youth hunt. It creates a unique opportunity.

Jim says if any club member has a child or grandchild under age 18 who would like to hunt geese, to contact him as soon as possible. He can be reached at jimroode@yahoo.com or with a call to 970-667-4666.

Parks and Wildlife can lend a shotgun if needed, but the youngster must have a CPW Hunter Education card.

 The child's relative or mentor must accompany the child but won't be hunting.

Douglas Reservoir State Wildlife Area "closed temporarily"

Nov. 10, 2023: LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. – The Douglas Reservoir State Wildlife Area will be closed  temporarily until a new lease is signed between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the property owners. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, but the renewed lease was not finalized before the previous agreement expired on October 31. Due to safety and liability concerns, CPW properties require active leases for recreation operations to resume. The SWA will reopen when the new lease is complete.

(Editor's note: it's not at all clear that this means an agreement has been reached in some fashion. This is how we lost Lone Tree Reservoir a few years ago)