THANKSGIVING

A LITTLE LATE GETTING THIS POSTED BUT MAZEPPA MANNA HAD THEIR FIRST THANKSGIVING DINNER AND A BIG SUCCESS.  BUT HOW COULD IT NOT BE WITH BETH OVERSEEING THINGS.  MOM AND DAD HAVE TO BE LOOKING DOWN WITH PRIDE !   SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT CHRISTMAS EVE SERIVCE WILL BE AT  7:00 AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

MISTY MORNING FISHING

GOT TO THE CREEK YESTERDAY ABOUT 7:30 AND THE FOG WAS JUST LIFTING OFF THE CREEK AND JUST GORGEOUS.  SURPRISINGLY I DIDN'T SEE ANY DEER.  BUT PLENTY OF HERONS AS THE CREEK IS NOT MUCH MORE THAN A TRICKLE AT SPOTS.  TONS OF WOODPECKERS AND GOT TO SEE ONE OF THE BALD EAGLES AGAIN.
GOT  11 FISH AND TRYING TO GET A FEW LAST DAYS IN THE CREEK BEFORE IT GETS TOO COLD.

12 AND A GREAT DAY IN THE CREEK

GOT OUT FISHING YESTERDAY AND WHAT A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE TO GO WITH THE 12 FISH I CAUGHT.  BALD EAGLE...A PAINT TURTLE...GREEN AND BLUE HERONS...BUT THE KINGFISHERS WERE THE ONES THAT STOLE THE SHOW.  THERE WAS ONE TIME WHILE FISHING A SPOT A KINGFISHER DIVE BOMBED 3 TIMES FOR FISH.  JUST A WONDERFUL DAY IN THE..........CHILLY........CREEK.  FALL IS DEFINITELY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

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GOT OUT FISHING YESTERDAY AND THE CREEK IS REALLY LOW.  THE ONE THING ABOUT THAT IS WATCHING THE KINGFISHERS PUT ON A SHOW.   SAW SEVERAL YESTERDAY DIVE BOMB IN THE CREEK AND GET THEIR DINNER.  GOT 13 FISH BUT WE SURE NEED RAIN.

ONLY 11 BUT A GREAT DAY

OUT FISHING 2 DAYS AGO AND THOUGH I ONLY GOT 11 A GREAT DAY.  SAW ONE OF THE EAGLES...BLUE HERON..AND CHASED A BUCK THAT WAS SLEEPING BY THE CREEK. ONE FISH THAT JUMPED OFF ON ME WAS A NICE SIZED PICKERAL.  THE CREEK IS MEGA LOW AND WE REALLY NEED RAIN.

NOW OPEN

MAZEPPA MANNA OFFICIALLY HAD IT'S RIBBON CUTTIN THIS WEEK AND IS NOW SERVING THE COMMUNITY.  WILL PUT A PICTURE IN THE ALBUM.
SO PROUD OF MY OLD HOMETOWN  : )

24 MORE

GOT IN THE CREEK LAST SUNDAY MORNING AND STARTED OUT WITH A BUCK AND 2 DOE GETTING A DRINK OUT OF THE CREEK.  24 FISH BUT HAVE TO SAY A BIT NIPPY AT TIMES AS IT WAS OVERCAST AND A BREEZE CAME DOWN THE CREEK.

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FINALLY GOT BACK IN THE CREEK AFTER WEEKS OF ON AND OFF RAINS...GLAD I DID AS WE GOT 3 INCHES OF RAIN AGAIN THE OTHER NIGHT.  ANYHOW I HIT THE CREEK ABOUT 6:30 LAST SATURDAY  AND MY TALLY WAS 38 IN ALL WITH A BONUS OF SEEING ONE OF THE BALD EAGLES AND 6 DOE.  A GREAT MORNING IN THE CREEK.

BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY

WAS PLEASED TO ADD SEVERAL BOOKS TO THE CHILDRENS LIBRARY AT THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH.  RECENTLY WENT TO THE MILTON LIBRARY'S BOOK SALE AND FOUND SOME THAT WOULD REALLY FIT OUR COLLECTION IN MAZEPPA.
ALL GET BERT'S NAME IN IT.

2 DAYS TO REPORT

GOT OUT SATURDAY TO FISH AND GOT 23 IN ALL.  THE BLUE HERONS HAVE TO BE MAD AT ME FOR MAKING THEM MOVE UP AND DOWN THE CREEK.  SAW A SCARLET TANGER AGAIN AND ONE OF THE FISH WAS A REAL NICE SMALLEY.
SUNDAY I GOT IN THE CREEK ABOUT 6 AM AND SURPRISINGLY THE ONLY DEER I SAW WAS A LITTLE FAWN.  GOT 20 IN ALL AND A REALLY NICE SMALLEY THAT WAS JUST SHORT OF 14 INCHES.  NICE VARIETY BOTH DAYS AND EVEN GOT A PICKERAL.

THURSDAY AND SATURDAY

WILL COVER 2 DAYS OF FISHING IN THIS POST.  WAS OUT THURSDAY AND GOT 20 INCLUDING A BROOKIE AND A BROWN TROUT.  SAW 2 OF THE BALD EAGLES TOO.
TODAY I GOT 25 AND SAW THE IMMATURE BALD EAGLE.
WATER SURE FELT GOOD THE LAST 2 TRIPS OUT TO THE CREEK WITH THE 90 PLUS TEMPS.

2013 PARADE

WELL CLARENCE AND BETH DID ANOTHER WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE PARADE AND CEREMONY.  LEAD OFF WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BY BEN HOLLENBACH....A GREAT SPEECH BY STEVE MOYER AND LOOK FOR PICTURES IN THE ALBUM.  THE WEATHER WAS GORGEOUS TOO

CAMP VICTORY

WONDERFUL DAY YESTERDAY AT CAMP VICTORY IN MANY WAYS.  THE PAST 2 YEARS THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH HAS DONATED THE PROFIT FROM THE HAM AND EGG SUPPER TO CAMP VICTORY AND  THE CHECK WAS DELIVERED YESTERDAY BY RICKY PHILLIPS.  ALSO  FRED KELLER CAME ALONG AND I WAS DELIGHTED TO GIVE A TOUR OF THE GROUNDS TO RICKY AND FRED.

MAZEPPA MANNA

THE BIG NEWS IS THE WHITE CHURCH THAT THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH PURCHASED WILL BE HOUSING AN OUTREACH PROGRAM.....NAMED, MAZEPPA MANNA AND THEY HOPE TO GET IT STARTED IN AUGUST.  FOOD , CLOTHES AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL HELP THOSE IN NEED.  IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS OUTREACH OR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE PROGRAM......PLEASE CONTACT THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH

THE WHITE CHURCH

IT IS NOW OFFICIAL.......THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH IS THE OWNER OF THE WHITE CHURCH......THE FORMER METHODIST CHURCH.   PLANS ARE TO MAYBE SET UP A FOOD BANK TYPE OF THING AND LOOKING FOR A GROUP TO RENT OUT THE BUILDING AND KEEP IT BEING USED IN A CHURCH TYPE CAPACITY.   WILL UPDATE AS NEWS GETS TO ME.  EXCITING TIMES IN MAZEPPA.