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Fishing derby sign on U. S. 2, announcing the Sportsmans' Club annual event

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FISHING DERBY AT THE BOUCHER PONDS (on Gohr Road)

ANTI-WILD SKY WILDERNESS PHOTO at a recent Sportsmans Club booth during Shindig
SULTAN SPORTSMANS' CLUB

[Note: This table was originally posted on the front page of our website in mid-October, 2006, relocated to this "new" G.R.I.T. webpage for this subject.]

QUESTIONS FOR THE SULTAN'S SPORTSMAN'S CLUB:

  • Why aren't prominent members of the Sultan Sportsman's Club leading the effort locally to protect our natural environment and resources from further degradation?
  • Why aren't they thinking globally and acting locally, as are most sportsmen? (See NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SURVEY BELOW)
  • Why aren't they applying pressure to the city to ensure that environmental laws currently on the books are followed?

NATIONWIDE SURVEY conducted for the National Wildlife Federation indicates that hunters and fishers across America are concerned about GLOBAL WARMING and the future of the environment and natural habitat. The first two paragraphs of a Life Science article state:

"In what might signal a turning point in environmental sentiment in America, a new poll of hunters and fishermen finds the majority think the country is on the wrong track with its energy policy and should be a leader in combating global warming.

In the poll of licensed hunters and anglers, 76 percent said global warming is occurring and 73 percent believe it is impacting or will impact hunting and fishing conditions. A full 78 percent said the solutions should involve conserving more energy, developing fuel-efficient vehicles and expanding the use of renewable sources."

"Think globally, act locally" - PHOTOS, etc.

 

PHOTOS of Timber Ridge construction and its effects on WAGLEY CREEK (Other developments -- such as Steen Park -- are also contributors.)

 

The Sultan Sportsman Club holds two annual fundraising activities each year: A fishing derby and BBQ at the Boucher Family Ponds for kids (for which they charge a small fee) on Gohr Road, and a "Duck Race," a race in homemade boats down the Sultan River to the U. S. 2 bridge finish line. They also participate in other charitable activities.

The Club purchased land on First Street and requested a Boundary Line Adjustment in June of 2002 when C. H. Rowe was City Mayor and Sportsmans' Club president. The purpose of the BLA was to split off approx. one acre and the existing home at the property's northeast corner so ownership could be transferred to then-Councilman Rob Criswell**.

The club is currently raising money to build a clubhouse at that location (see below photos).

[**During Councilman Criswell's two terms in office, he consistently opposed raising the water and/or sewer hook-up connection fees. He participated and voted in every decision regarding potential increases to fees. He stated on numerous occasions during pertinent or related subjects that he did not own any property that would be affected by his vote and had no conflicts of interest.]

PHOTOS:

ANNUAL DUCK RACE

Signs posted on the south side of U. S. 2, advertising the duck race and a BBQ , usually held the first week in Sept.

Signs advertising the Sportsmans' Club Duck race and BBQ, usually held the last week of September.

 

SPORTSMANS CLUB FIRST STREET PROPERTY

Sultan Sportsmans' Club property on First Street

 

  

SULTAN SPORTSMANS' CLUB First Street Property while being used for interim fill and storage of materials, asphalt, etc. during the 2004 sewer line installation and First Street reconstruction. The Club was able to "keep" most of the dirt, which significantly elevated their land.

The Club's 1st Street property during the sewer install and street reconstruction.