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THE FISHIN MISSION JOURNAL
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Missionaries continue fighting
Multiple Sclerosis...by eating!
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The Rest of the Attendees on the 32nd………...
Bowen and Scratch made it (more on that in the Chronicle) but Backwards Bob, Red and Wild Bill missed with some surgery shit going
on, and Here For The Beer made it for "last call" as usual.
Smilin Jim showed without Sperm--who apparently had some decorating to do. Davy Johnson was at Doc 'n Al's with one of his two boys, although it may only be a rumor. Rocko and Greener made it too and brought along BEV and Mike Reedy! And Chuck Grennell showed--another GHS'er from '68! Omar and his boys missed--some wedding shit excuse.
And then Slomax made it in on Monday, just in time to help us drink the prize money from the Derby! Ya gotta love a man with priorities!
And that makes
40! COOL!
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As you all know, we started working with Kathie Reid back in 1999, and she continues to ride her bike like crazy, and we continue to give her money like crazy--a great combination.
If you didn't get her newsletter at the end of 2005, and you weren't there last year, then you didn't hear that last year after the Rhino's Wide Open Kathie talked her parents into opening their home up to the Fishin Mission! Kathie and Missy cooked and served a wonderful Chinese Dinner as a fund-raiser. It was a spectacular evening, and on that day we managed to raise $800 for MS!!
Kathie has this year decided to ride in the MS Global, which will be a one-week ride in Switzerland this coming September. I'm sure her letter will be out soon, so start saving your money now so that we can continue to make an impact, through Kathie and her dedication, to the many suffering from MS.
If you want to get an early start on your donations--the website is already up and running at :
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Kathie caught training on
Conway Summit! COOL!
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Da Fishin' Derby--Winner At The Buzzer!!!!
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This was a year of rest. The Commish had time to relax and pretend to fish during the Derby--the first Derby in many years that was not steeped in controversy!
Even though folks arrived on Thursday (before the Derby start-time) there were no claims this year of big fish being caught that should qualify.
On Friday not much fishing was done because everyone seemed driven to one common goal - deplete the entire
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stock of Jaegermeister and Red Bull from all of Mono County.
Seems like the fishing didn't really get started until Saturday. A crew took out Bill Reid's pontoon boat with little to show for it but sunburn. No one else returned with any bragging rights either, except
Kevin Bernard, who had nailed a 3 lb 2 oz 'bow on the Res with
PB.
Sunday was nothing but WIND! Whitecaps on the Res as well as the Twins--no one seemed hopeful--or lucky!
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Last call Monday morning--everyone hit the bricks early, and then just an hour before the City Hall bells rang the end of the Derby--in comes Smilin' Jim with a 3 lb 14 oz'er caught at the Res….closing out Kevin Bernard at the buzzer for his 7th Derby win!
Smilin' received some T-Shirts from Ken's, and $100 from Sportsman's, which when combined with the $195 in the prize pool--bought lots of scoops at the Private Party at Rhino's! Yahooo!
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Overcome with glee after winning for the seventh time, Smilin' Jim breaks into dance--with an imaginary dance partner.
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Smilin' Jim, dressed right out of an Orvis catalog, poses for a snapshot with his last-minute lunker……..
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