It sure feels good to start a letter with the words “Greetings
From The President”!
It has been almost a year since I was elected to this position.
I was told that if you want to get something done, you
should look for the busiest person and put that person in
charge. Well let me
tell you, it has been one very busy year.
My work has kept me on the road and out of state for over
six months. We have
had several meetings, a fund raiser in the scorching heat of a
Jacksboro summer, designed a new summer ball cap and many other
behind the scenes activities.
We have heard from many knowledgeable and talented
speakers and the next meeting on
February 21 at 1:00 PM should be no
exception.
At our
next meeting, we will elect new officers for the coming year.
We will hear from the daughter of the legendary “Copter
Cowboy” and I am proud to announce that thanks to you, the
members of JCWMA, we have raised enough money to sponsor one
youth to the Texas Brigade (a $300.00 value).
Texas
Brigades
We will
need nominations and applications from the members at the
upcoming and if we do not receive any applications, we will make
the money available directly to the Texas Brigade to use for
another youth. Check
out
http://texasbrigades.org/
for the requirements and locations of the four Brigades.
Please remember that the Texas Brigades Camp Steering
Committee is responsible for the final selection as to who will
go to the camp and JCWMA will pay the $300.00 fee.
I hope to have a representative present to answer any
questions you may have.
Copter
Cowboy
The daughter of the “Copter
Cowboy”, Connie Taylor, was seven years old when her father (now
deceased) started gathering cattle with his helicopter in 1969.
In the early 1970's he began hunting predators for ranchers out
of the helicopter. Working with The Texas Parks &
Wildlife, The Department of The Interior, United States Fish &
Hatchery, Local and State Governments, the technology and
innovative approach to implementing aerial wildlife management
has proved to be extremely helpful to everyone involved.
Connie just
couldn't let her father's legend fade away. She began flying
again and would have to truly admit that it is the greatest
opportunity a daughter could ever have. She lives at Palo Pinto Lake and loves being a pilot.
Connie’s presentation will consist of aerial wildlife
surveys, photography, cattle herding, and predator control.
There is a lot of information ranchers are unaware of and
she truly feels that once the members have heard her
presentation, they will have their questions answered.
New
Officer Elections
As I
indicated in the beginning of this letter, it has been a very
busy year for me and it shows no sign of slowing down.
I am looking forward to
supporting a new President in any way that I can.
I hope my service has been up to your expectations.
We need
nominations for all offices at our next meeting coming up this
month. If you are
happy with your current position then please make it known at
our next meeting.
I’ll see you Saturday at the
First United Methodist
Church on February 21 at
1:00 PM.
Keith M
Reeves
president@jcwma.org
800-410-0181
cell
800-836-7571
office
800-836-7579
fax
