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1 Volume 18, Issue 04 - April 2017 THE CHUM LINE www.fcsportfishing.com DATES TO REMEMBER April 4 th : FSC Monthly Meeting, VFW, 7:00 p.m. Quick Tips Seminar, Chris Davy on Spooling Reels and Proper Setting of Drag; Nomination of Officers - Nominating Ballots see page 11; Third Annual Smoked Fish Smoke Off, see page 7; Presentation of 2016 Year Long Tournament Prizes; Guest speaker is Bill Moore. See page 9.. April 17 th : Directors Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Realtors Exchange. April 21 st : Mandatory Captains Meeting for 21 st Annual Spring Tournament at Tortugas Kitchen Bar and Grill, Flagler Beach. See flyer on page 5. April 22 nd : 21 st Annual Spring Tournament Day. See flyer on page 5. May 2 nd : FSC Monthly Meeting, VFW, 7:30 p.m. ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS. BEACON REPORT by Chris Davy, President April is probably the most important month of the year for our Club. It s Spring Classic time! This tournament sets the tone for the year financially as well as sort of spiritually brothers and sisters. Why? I ll tell ya why. It marks the beginning of our world class summer time fishing around here. We need everyone who is not fishing to help out in every way you can. Get the word out to friends and neighbors who may want to enter. Help get the poster out to the community in local businesses, and get in touch with Chuck Radloff to volunteer at the Captains Meeting or Weigh-in. Mostly I encourage you to fish. You never know when that one cast will bring some big bucks! Besides included in the entry is one of our cool shirts worth $20, and we always help out a good cause. Highlight the 21 st and 22 nd and get out to the tournament, if nothing else just for a good time. Guest Speaker at the March 7 th Monthly Meeting was Jose Nunez representing Whitney Lab s Oyster Reef Restoration Initiatives. This program is designed to enhance oyster populations in our area. Mr. Nunez and his team brought along a biodiversity tank that showed how different sea creatures can coexist and help each other survive. Check out some of the photos in this issue of The Chum Line.

2 OFFICERS Chris Davy, President 386-986-7914 ckdavy@bellsouth.net Bruce Bandes, Vice President 386-262-2680 sealwyr1939@gmail.com Gary Fisher, Treasurer 386-693-4452 gfish108@gmail.com Carol Carter, Secretary 386-263-2208 user483337@aol.com Dean Roberts, Sgt. at Arms deanrob369@yahoo.com Rita Waddell, Weigh Master rrdell@att.net Mike Crotts, Quarter Master mvcrotts@yahoo.com DIRECTORS Hank Alper, IT Specialist Andy Block John Falter Chuck Gleichmann Walt Huresky, Membership wehuresky@gmail.com Bill May, Marketing Tim Miller Gene & Shay Morrow Emil Naeff Chuck Radloff Jeff Rafter Ellen Scheurer, Photographer WEBMASTER Jim Booth jimbooth97@yahoo.com FACE BOOK ADMIN. Peter Bessette hotrod1282@gmail.com CHUM LINE EDITOR Ellen Scheurer emscheurer42@gmail.com April Forecast Capt. Jim Britto saltytalesfishingcharters.com Well, it will not be long and all of the talk will be about our nearshore Cobia bite! These big bruisers should be following the Manta Rays (currently in Brevard County) north just as soon as our water warms up a little more. When these fish arrive we will see everything from 10 foot jon boats to 30 + foot offshore vessels chasing them. On busy days remember to be courteous too many boats chasing the same ray will ensure that nobody gets a good chance to hook up. If you see another angler stalking a ray, stay back and keep alert, chances are another ray will come into the picture shortly. Artificial baits like large topwaters or plastic eels, and large swimbaits should make for a productive day. If bait is more your thing try pogies, mullet, shrimp, blue crabs, or even a large mud minnow. Inshore anglers can expect a steady diet of redfish, trout, and flounder now that spring has arrived. Fish deeper holes and creeks on an outgoing tide with shrimp, mullet, or your favorite artificial jig. Follow the fish onto the flats, on the incoming tides and target your favorite shoreline or oyster bars with these same baits, as well. Offshore captains will be productive with trolling spreads, dolphin show up in numbers at the start of spring. Skirted and naked ballyhoo have been the bait of choice. A few large wahoo are still being caught, as well. In the surf (much like the cobia) pompano are starting to show up in good numbers just to the south of Flagler County. Therefore, it should not be long and these delectable treats will be making their way north also. Shrimp, sand fleas, clams, and even jigs tipped with Fish Bites will all work well for an invitation to dinner! Surfcasters can also look forward to Spanish mackerel showing up in April. These fish are a lot of fun to target with Gotcha plugs, silver spoons or topwater plugs. Remember to use a heavier leader to prevent these toothy creatures from cutting you off. New Members Clinic by Walt Huresky Thanks to our speakers and their expertise, our New (and Old) Members Clinic was a great success. I want to thank Chuck Radloff, Captain Chuck Gleichmann who did double duty, Captain Miguel Pandich - The Kayak Man, Tim Miller who also did double duty, Peter Bessette, Bill May, Hank Alper, and Captain Jeff Rafter. The event was held at Herschel King Park and despite the somewhat windy conditions, we had a good turn out. Members had the opportunity to learn how to fish our local waters from people who are in the know. Our Club appreciates these people who take the time and interest in helping others enjoy what they do - catch fish! I also want to thank my wife, Ellen, and Pat Gleichmann who took the time to prepare coffee and serve juice and donuts. Thanks also go to Bob Luppold for making sure everyone received a show up raffle ticket, and Dana Synes for selling fifty fifties. Congratulations to winners: Chris Christain, $25 show up; Dusty Banks, $50 Discount to Boaters Exchange; Dave Neddeau Gift Card to Fishin Shack; new member Mike Janzen who won the rod and reel combo; and Ron Gorney who won $105 in the fifty fifty.

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4 Greg Zvierko Mike Wilson Sandy Durkee 2-Apr Terry Manley 2-Apr Diane Karman 3-Apr Russ Long 4-Apr Gene Morrow 4-Apr Gene Van Dorpe 5-Apr Richard Sedotto 6-Apr John Wnukowski 11-Apr Carol Berger 14-Apr Ellen Scheurer 16-Apr Janis Marzolf 18-Apr Suzanne Romaine 21-Apr Russell Apgar 21-Apr Reiko Anderson 23-Apr Kit Bowes 25-Apr Neil Kopach 26-Apr Ryan Dorsten 27-Apr Kristal La Monica 28-Apr Edie May 28-Apr Robert Idzior 29-Apr Brandon Canipelli 29-Apr Kathy Booth 30-Apr Leigh Roberge 30-Apr Bill Moore & Carol Webb Red and Black Tournament Wrap- Up by Andy Block Saturday February 25th was overcast with some light rain on and off for the Black and Red Tournament. In spite of the weather, members and guests weighed in some nice black drum and redfish at Bing s Landing with the club s weigh-master Rita Waddell. Seventy-three people had signed up and about ninety attended the weigh in and lunch. The black drum winners were Bill Moore in 1 st. place with a 5.95 pounder, Carol Webb in second place with a 1.8, Chuck Radloff in third with a 1.2 and Conrad Rice won the drawing for 4 th (nobody had a 4 th place fish so we drew a ticket for the prize money). As for the redfish category, Les Romaine won 1 st place with a 5.55 lb. redfish, Daniel St. Hiliare took second with a 5.25, Andy Block took 3 rd with a 5.2 and Jim Britton took 4 th with a 4.2. The combined weight category went to Bill Moore with his total redfish/black drum weight of 8.85 lbs. and the most spots went to Andy Block with 6 spots. The raffle for the inshore rod and reel combo was won by Russ Long, the show up raffle of a $50 gift card (donated by our friends at The Fishin Shack) was won by Bill May, a park pass for up to eight people to any Florida state park (donated by our friends at Gamble Rogers State Park) was won by Chuck Radloff, and the 50/50 prize money was won by Bill Moore. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everybody that fished, attended, bought raffle and 50/50 tickets and helped with the event. Additionally, thanks to Diana Mac Donald, Roy Lawson, Rod Fonseca, Norm Manley and Mike Crotts for help with the set up and breakdown, Javier Reyes for making sure everyone got a show up ticket, Ellen Scheurer for her photography and Dean Roberts for ordering and picking up the sandwiches that we all enjoyed. Russ Long Andy Block Lynda & Tony Thibault 30 Linda & Jim Shivel Apr 03 1972 45 Jeanne & Darrell Knight Apr 03 1980 37 Charlene & Tom Matthews Apr 05 1986 31 Patricia & Dwayne Martin Apr 06 1968 49 Diane & Lee Harrison Apr 08 1967 50 Jennifer & Erik Olson Apr 08 2000 17 Ellen Scheurer & Walt Huresky Apr 14 1989 28 Ruth & Scott Fehrenkamp Apr 15 1988 29 Cathy & Jim Ingham Apr 18 1987 30 Javier Reyes Janice & Sonny Triplett Apr 20 1988 29 Chantelle & Christopher Wolfle Apr 23 2016 1 MaryAnn & Tom Mings Apr 27 1991 26 Heather Jarosz & George Jarosz Apr 28 2000 17 Diana Mac Donald and Rod Fonseca Bill May

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6 2017 YEAR LONG TOURNAMENT - LADIES AS OF 03-16-17 Species First Place 10 Pts Second Place 6 Pts Third Place 5 Pts Fourth Place 4 Pts Fifth Place 3 Pts Sixth Place 2 Pts Amberjack Black Drum Carol Webb 1-13 Bluefish Cobia Croaker Dolphin Flounder Grouper King Mackerel Pompano(Florida) Ellen Scheurer 1-7 Porgy Dana Syens 2-13 Redfish M.L. Lopez 7-4 M.L. Lopez 6-12 Dana Syens 6-2 M.L. Lopez 6-2 Lisa Moravec 6-1 Patricia Gleichmann 6-1 Sea Bass Dana Syens 1-8 Sheepshead Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Other Snapper, Red Snook Spanish Mackerel Spotted Seatrout Ana Pagliro 3-1 Trigger Dana Syens 3-11 Tuna/Bonita Dana Syens 6-2 Wahoo Whiting Claire McIntire 1-1 2017 YEAR LONG TOURNAMENT - MEN AS OF 03-16-17 Species First Place 10 Pts Second Place 6 Pts Third Place 5 Pts Fourth Place 4 Pts Fifth Place 3 Pts Sixth Place 2 Pts Amberjack Black Drum Rick Kayholm 42-0 Brad Kayholm 40-6 Brad Kayholm 39-12 Brad Kayholm 38-10 Abi Moghanaki 9-10 Bill Moore 5-15 Bluefish Cobia Mike Ringberg 33-12 Croaker Dolphin Bruce Bachman 14-10 Bruce Bachman Jr. 4-10 Bruce Bachman Jr. 4-9 Flounder Grouper King Mackerel Pompano(Florida) Porgy Andrew Puskas 4-2 Andrew Puskas 2-10 Redfish Andy Shultz 7-4 Andrew Puskas 6-6 Chuck Gleichmann 5-13 Les Romaine 5-9 Daniel St.Hilaire 5-4 Andrew Block 5-3 Sea Bass Joaquinn Ruela 1-2 Sheepshead Tim Miller 9-1 Tim Miller 5-13 Tim Miller 5-11 Tim Miller 5-4 Tim Miller 5-3 Tim Miller 5-1 Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Other Snapper, Red Snook Spanish Mackerel Spotted Seatrout Brad Kayholm 7-8 Jonathan Shulas 6-1 Trigger Tuna/Bonita Gene Morrow 34-13 William Bachman 14-10 Bruce Bachman 14-1 Wahoo Whiting Abi Moghanaki 1-9 Greg Zvierko 1-3 Greg Zvierko 1-2 Abi Moghanaki 1-2 Abi Moghanaki 1-1 Abi Moghanaki 1-1 Points Leaders as of 03-14-17 Tim Miller with his 9 lb. 1 oz. Sheepshead.

7 2017 Year Long Tournament - All as of 03-16-17 Species First Place 10 Pts Second Place 6 Pts Third Place 5 Pts Fourth Place 4 Pts Fifth Place 3 Pts Sixth Place 2 Pts Amberjack Black Drum Rick Kayholm 42-0 Brad Kayholm 40-6 Brad Kayholm 39-12 Brad Kayholm 38-10 Aby Moghanaki 9-10 Bill Moore 5-15 Bluefish Cobia Mike Ringberg 33-12 Croaker Dolphin Bruce Bachman 14-10 Bruce Bachman Jr. 4-10 Bruce Bachman Jr. 4-9 Flounder Grouper King Mackerel Pompano(Florida) Ellen Scheurer 1-7 Porgy Andrew Puskas 4-2 Dana Syens 2-13 Andrew Puskas 2-10 Redfish Andy Shultz 7-4 M.L. Lopez 7-4 M.L. Lopez 6-12 Andrew Puskas 6-6 Dana Syens 6-2 M.L. Lopez 6-2 Sea Bass Dana Syens 1-8 Joaquinn Ruela 1-2 Sheepshead Tim Miller 9-1 Tim Miller 5-13 Tim Miller 5-11 Tim Miller 5-4 Tim Miller 5-3 Tim Miller 5-1 Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Other Snapper, Red Snook Spanish Mackerel Spotted Seatrout Brad Kayholm 7-8 Jonathan Shulas 6-1 Ana Pagliro 3-1 Trigger Dana Syens 3-11 Tuna/Bonita Gene Morrow 34-13 William Bachman 14-10 Bruce Bachman 14-1 Dana Syens 6-2 Wahoo Whiting Aby Moghanaki 1-9 Greg Zvierko 1-3 Greg Zvierko 1-2 Aby Moghanaki 1-2 Aby Moghanaki 1-1 Aby Moghanaki 1-1 3 rd ANNUAL SMOKED FISH SMOKE OFF By Andy Block Get ready to smoke up your finest smoked fish for the club s 3rd Annual Smoked Fish Smoke Off. Come on out to the April 4 th Club meeting and enter your best local smoked fish to win one of three great prizes. 1 st Place Full length Club logo embroidered vinyl clad apron, 2 nd Place Large Club logo embroidered hand towel, 3 rd Place- a bag of hardwood smoking chips. And lots of bragging rights!. A plate of your smoked fish needs to be at the VFW between 6:45 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. so we can get the three judges working and the club meeting started without interruption. The judges will start their tasting at 7:20 p.m., so be sure to have your entry in on time. The winners will be announced at the break and everyone will be able to join in on the sampling. Entrants are also encouraged to bring along a bowl of their favorite smoked fish dip (not to be judged) to share with everyone while we enjoy the smoked fish. The club will provide plates, napkins and crackers to go along with the fish and dip.

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9 Guest Speaker - Bill Moore During Bill s teen years he fished the piers, bridges, and seawalls of greater Mimi and the Keys. He also fished the Everglades for bass, snook, and back water tarpon. During his college years at Stetson University, he fished for bass in many Central Florida lakes, rivers, and streams. In the late 60 s he lived for a couple of years in Ft. Meyers and fished around Sanibel and Pine Islands. In 1970 Bill, his wife and three daughters (you may be familiar with one of Bill s daughters, Carol Webb) moved to Lake Mary. For the next thirty years he fished for bass in the St. Johns River and nearby lakes, but spent most of his fishing time wading Mosquito Lagoon fishing for trout. The last ten year, Bill has been trying to learn how to catch fish from the Flagler Beach Pier and in the ICW in Flagler County. Of all the areas in our State Bill that has fished inshore, he has found the Flagler area the most challenging and the most rewarding. Bill believes the variety of game fish in our area is Outstanding compared to his past fishing experience. Club Meeting Minutes 03-07-17 7:00 7:30 PM: Captain Chuck Gleichmann Quick Tips on knot tying. Pledge of Allegiance : Led by Dean Roberts Welcome visitors and new members: We had 8 visitors or new members in attendance. Treasurer s Report: Gary Fisher said we have $19,613.83 in the checking account. Dues are due, you can pay him tonight if you want. Invoices for 288 members went out with a letter, please review your application and make any changes necessary. In particular, to help out the weigh master, please list all children on your application, first and last names. Especially if they are going to be entering any fish in the year long tournament. The children s names need to be entered into our club data base. Also list if you have a boat and if you are interested in volunteering to help at any of our events. Bruce Bandes made an announcement that the directors had discussed purchasing children s size club shirts to sell and how many people would be interested in us doing this. A hand vote was taken at at this meeting, 3 people were interested. Bruce also told anyone who had not received their club calendar for 2017 to see Ellen Scheurer to get their calendar. Weigh Master Report: Rita Waddell, said the weigh in results are wrapping up for 2016. The preliminary winners stayed the same. The jackets and awards will be presented at next month s meeting. Rick Kayholm won for Angler of the Year and also for Men s Angler of the Year, Claire McIntire won for Lady Angler of the Year. There were 5 new records set for 2016. Hank is working on how to present and entering data into the website, go to our member website to see the standings. Rita also mentioned how important it is to enter any children s names on your slip when sending in your dues, so she can identify any weigh in slips with the family of the child fishing. She also mentioned that we have 6 weigh in stations now, they are as follows: Big Al s Bait & Tackle in Flagler Beach, Palm Coast Marina in Palm Coast, Flagler Pier in Flagler Beach, Backwater Bait and High Bridge, Bings Landing in the Hammocks, and Lagoon Basin at Mosquito Lagoon. Also, at any of our club tournaments, she will weigh in any fish you might want to enter into the yearlong tournament. Scales will weigh any fish up to 100 lbs, if you have a fish over 100 lbs, first of all, congrats to you and you can call Rita and she will make arrangements with you to weigh it in. Black & Red Tournament Wrap Up: Andy Block said, there was some early rain for the tournament, but we had a good turnout for it. Bill May won the show up bonus and Bill Moore won the 50/50. Andy said he had plenty of help with this tournament and some of the people involved are being trained to do the club tournaments. 3 rd Annual Smoked Fish Smoke-off: Andy Block said the upcoming 3 rd Annual Smoked Fish Smoke-Off which will be held at our April 4 th Monthly meeting. He asked for a show of hands of the people at tonight s meeting that would be entering fish in the contest and so far he had a count of 5 people. Prizes will be 1 st place is a vinyl apron with our club logo on it, 2 nd place is a hand towel with the club logo embroidered on it and 3 rd place is a bag of smoking chips. Bring your fish in from 6:45-7:20 PM, judging will be at 7:30 PM and at the break, winners will be announced and sampling will begin. If you would like to bring a dip for the fish, you may, but it will not be judged. Count the Spots Tournament: Peter Bessette said this is the 19 th Annual Spots Tournament and it will be held on March 18 th. It will be fished from anywhere, you do not need a boat, but can use your boat if preferred and there is no check out time, it starts at 7 AM and weigh in will be at Bings Landing from 3-4 PM. Prize amounts and information on this tournament were published in the Feb. issue of the Chum Line. Food will be provided, sign up sheets are at the back table, so if you are just coming for the food and weigh in, please sign up on the sheet, as we need a food count. (Cpntinued on Page 9)

10 Spring Tournament: Mike Crotts, co-chair of this event, told us that the 21 st Annual Spring Classic Tournament will start out with the Captain s Meeting to be held at Tortugas Kitchen & Bar in Flagler Beach at 7 PM on Friday, April 21 st. Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 22, boat check outs will be from 7-8 AM out of Bings Landing, Under the 100 Bridge or from High Bridge. The Weigh-In will be held at Hidden Treasure Bar in Flagler Beach from 3:30-4:30 PM. There will be a silent auction and a cooler of fun will be a raffle prize. There will be a $5.00 discount for members who sign up for the tournament. Bruce stressed that we need more sponsors and help with running the auction and also any auction prizes you may want to donate. Al Heisman requested to fish with a member of the club. Our benefactor for this tournament is the Family Life Center. Elections: Bill May spoke for the committee and told us at the back table, he had forms with the four job titles, President, Vice President, Weigh Master and Sgt. at Arms that are available and will be voted on in our May 2 nd meeting. He will have these forms available at our April meeting also. If you wish to nominate anyone you think would be interested in these positions, or if you are interested, please nominate yourself and anyone on the ballot will be voted on at the May meeting. Ellen Scheurer said in the May Chum Line, she will include the ballots and also any absentee ballots must be back to the nominating committee before the May 2 nd meeting. Annual Sponsors: Bill May, had a handout at the back table of our club sponsors who donate money to our club. Kevin Clymer from Clymer s Funeral Home were a club sponsor and now they are an annual sponsor for us. See Bill if anyone would like to be a sponsor. Annual sponsors support all year long tournaments and the tournament sponsors support the spring and fall tournaments. He also mentioned that next year his job will be available. New Members Clinic: Walt Huresky will hold the clinic at Herschel King Park on 3/11. Donuts and coffee will be served from 8-8:30 AM, clinic starts at 9 AM. Speakers throughout the day will be Chuck Radloff, cast netting, Capt. Jim Britton, fishing and equipment, Jeff Rafter, surf fishing, Capt. Chuck Gleichmann, inshore fishing, Miguel Pandich, kayak fishing, Rita Waddell, weigh master, Bill May, sponsors, Peter Bessette, night fishing, Tim Miller, pier fishing and Jeff Rafter, surf fishing, he will also stay after his presentation and show you how to tie a surf rig. There is a sign up sheet in the back and a volunteer sheet to sign up helpers needed for this event. Break: Speaker: Jose Nunez is a researcher with the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bio-Science and has an extensive background in biology and ecology and currently is a part of the Osborne Lab. He spoke to us about the importance of oyster reefs and estuaries. He also gave examples of some of the different fish such as Mahi Mahi that grow 20 lbs in one year and a White Sturgeon can grow to 20 feet long and be 1800 lbs. He was assisted in his talk and displays by Trish Reonus, Robin Holman, Pam Kleinsasser and Jody Block. He told us that oysters attach to a structure and oyster shells will settle on the bottom and attach on something and are there forever and they are called a spat, they grow fast and become clusters and that three months after hatching as a male, they become a female. Oysters function as ecosystem engineers, they filter and clean the waters, improving the quality of it. He told us that queen conch are a threat to the oyster reefs and have destroyed most of the oyster reefs by Matanzas. He had handouts on becoming an oyster gardener with oyster moduals that you grow and then return to Whitney Labs to be put back into the ocean. He also told us to be responsible boaters and to support oyster restoration. His information was very interesting and knowledgeable. He also had a tank display set up with some aquatic larvae fish, such as a lobster, it was so small you could hardly see them. 50/50 Winner: There was no 50/50 raffle at this meeting. Meeting adjorned at 9:20 PM Submitted by Secretary, Carol Carter OYSTER REEF RESTORATION INITIATIVES - PRESENTATION BY JOSE NUNEZ

11 FSC NOMINATING BALLOTS FOR UPCOMING OFFICERS POSITIONS If you would like to nominate someone for any of the four positions that will be voted on at the May 2, 2017 Monthly Meeting, please fill in that person s name on the appropriate ballot and either mail it to Flagler Sportfishing Club, P.O. Box 353383, Palm Coast, FL 32135-3383 or enter ballot at the April 4, 2017 Monthly Meeting. Mailed in ballots must be received before the April 4, 2017 Meeting. FSC Nominating Ballot for Weighmaster Job Description for Weighmaster SECTION 5: Weighmaster shall serve as chairperson of the Fishing Committee and official weighmaster at all club sponsored tournaments; shall keep current knowledge of all federal, state and local rules and regulations pertaining to all species of fish that qualify for club tournaments and records; shall determine locations for official club weigh stations and shall provide certified scales at each such location; shall, with the assistance of Fishing Committee members to be appointed by the President, promulgate and/or modify or amend Club Year Long Tournament Rules, which shall include a list of the locations of all official club weigh stations, and shall publish said rules to the general membership; shall, prior to each monthly meeting, collect weigh slips from each official weigh station and submit a timely monthly report to the Board of Directors and to the editor of The Chum Line for publication; shall maintain all weigh slips regardless of clarity or discrepancy; shall update, on a monthly basis, current standings for the Year Long Tournament and shall submit a monthly report to the editor of The Chum Line for publication. Your Nomination for Weigh Master: FSC Nominating Ballot for Sergeant-At-Arms Job Description for Sergeant-At-Arms SECTION 6: Sergeant at Arms shall lead the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance at the commencement of each monthly meeting; shall keep order and decorum during all meetings by enforcing Roberts Rules of Order; shall be knowledgeable of all Club By-Laws. Nomination for Sergeant-At-Arms: FSC Nominating Ballot for Vice President Job Description for Vice President SECTION 2: Vice President shall assume the functions of the President should the President become incapacitated or otherwise be unable to perform his duties; shall preside over all meetings at which the President is not present; shall assist the President in all public and official functions; shall be official spokesperson for the club in the absence of the President; shall receive reports of committee chairmen. Your nomination for Vice President: FSC Nominating Ballot for President Job Description for President SECTION 1: President shall preside over all meetings at which he or she is present; shall appoint members of the Board of Directors, as set forth below; shall appoint special committees when deemed necessary; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees; shall vote only if his vote is needed to break a tie; shall assign tasks to Board members and shall maintain a close working relationship with the Board of Directors and club members; shall represent the club at public and official functions; shall be official spokesperson for the club; shall appoint an independent auditor to audit the financial affairs of the club at the end of each fiscal year; shall present an annual report to the membership at the end of each fiscal year outlining the activities and highlights of the previous year. NAME OF YOUR NOMINEE:

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