RFF Auction Donors

2019 RFF Auction Donor

 

 

Here is the list of generous businesses and people who make donations to our most-successful auction.  They deserve a big thank you!!!

 

 

Bill Childress	Kaleidoscope Pizza	Temple Fork Outfitters
Morrison’s Rogue River Lodge	Rogue Valley Country Club	Rogue Valley Family Fun Center
Jack Patterson	Rosario’s	RIO Products
Ledger David Winery	Oak Knoll Golf Course	Bill Ackerman
Market of Choice	Malcolm McNair	Irving Roberts Winery
Stewart Meadows	Coastal	Dave Haight
Rogue Creamery	Rogue Valley Anglers	Earth Song Vineyard
Quail Point Golf Club	Steve Ostrander	Ray’s – Central Point
Keith Hardcastle	Daisy Creek Vineyard	Centennial Golf Club
Shelli’s Tans	John MacDiarmid	Barbwire Grill
Home Waters Fly Fishing	Pebblestone Cellars	Country Quilts
John Pogue	Applebee’s	Field & Stream
Longsword Winery	Bruce & Sherry Barrow	Jake’s Wayback Burgers
Don Turcke	Devitt Winery	Kelly’s Automotive Service
Steve Day	Mucho Gusto	Hatch Outdoors
Del Rio Winery	Penzoil 10 Minute	Hazlett Fly Fishing
Kirk Kowalke	Common Block Brewing	Sawyer Paddles & Oars
Eliana Winery	Discount Tire	Charlie Costner
The Wharf	Dan Kellogg	Grizzly Peak Winery
Michael Smith	Wild River Pizza	Loon Outdoors
Willie Boats	Jim Ulm	The Butcher Shop
4 Seasons Marine	Chuck Huntington	Cowhorn Winery
Sherm’s Food 4 Less	Lava Lanes	Tom Wilson
Trader Joe’s	Ed’s Point S Tire	Dave McCants
Red Robin	Pro Spine & Sport	Jon Iverson
Ray’s – Eagle Point	Don & Stephanie Dabney	Olive Garden
Mike Masters	The Fly Shop	Susan Labiste
Red Lobster	Crystal Kaleidoscope	Country Willows Inn
Elmer’s	REI	Bi-Mart
Central Point Eyecare	Janet Rowe	Martin Insurance Agency
Greg Layton	Deschutes Anglers	Willow Creek
Eagle Point Golf Course	Bob Beanblossom	Wooldridge Creek Vineyard
Suzanne Rotz	Les Schwab Tires	Leslie Ajari
Standing Stone Brewing	Schmidt Family Vineyards	Troon Vineyards
John Mathews	Rosella’s Vineyard	Dagoba Chocolate
John Schwendener	American Industrial Door	Steve Haskell
The Fishing Hole	Ed Chance	Back Creek Pottery
Central Point Eyecare	Theresa Schumacher	Morning Glory Café
Matt Allen / RMF	Mount Shasta Resort	McCully House Inn
Ashland Fly Shop	Porters at the Depot	Big 5 Sporting Goods
Bud Bergstrom	David Faulkner	Bob Pierce
Bob Hunter	McGrath’s Fish House	Punky’s Diner
Deluxe Awning	Cathy Hamilton	Kasey Rolih
Harry & David	Sonja Nisson

 

ODFW Volunteer Opportunity

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) trains the people who participate in their fry trapping program to identify the fish in the local creeks and streams.  They have indicated a willingness to extend this class, which lasts about two hours, to any of the Rogue Fly Fishers club members who are interested in the subject.  They intend to schedule at least one class, but they would like to know the level of interest for this opportunity.  If you are interested in attending a free two-hour session taught by one of the biologists at ODFW, please let Bridget Worthington at ODFW know by emailing her at Bridget.F.Worthington@state.or.us.  She will contact you by email regarding the announcement for the class.

 

 

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) manages fish traps on local streams and creeks to gather data on the trends in fish by general type (i.e., trout, steelhead, invasive species, etc.).  This information is very useful to them in their continuous activities associated with fly fishers and other fishers, and also is very good information for fly fishers.  The Rogue Fly Fishers has had numerous members participate and many continue to participate.   The Department has a specific trap located at the intersection of Sam’s Creek Road and Sam’s Creek Loop (in Sam’s Valley) that requires volunteer help.  This is an opportunity for club members to contribute a little time to our mission of conservation and, at the same time, assist ODFW in a very worthy cause.  If you are interested, please contact Bridget Worthington at ODFW (Bridget.F.Worthington@state.or.us) and let her know of your interest. 

LNG Comment Writing Workshops

The LNG Battle is not over yet!!

Rogue River Keeper is conducting workshops on writing effective comments.  Free, of course.  Hope you can make it!!

Shady Cove - FERC Comment Writing Workshop

Sunday 5/19 3-5PM

Upper Rogue Community Center
22465 Oregon Hwy 62

Shady Cove, OR, 97539

Ashland - FERC Comment Writing Workshop

Wednesday 5/22 6-8PM

Ashland Bellview Grange

1050 Tolman Creek Road

Ashland, OR, 97520  

Why an Auction?

WHY DO WE HAVE AN AUCTION?

I volunteered to help with the 2018 auction at the very first meeting of the Rogue Flyfishers that I attended in January last year.  Having just moved to the Rogue Valley, I thought that would be a good way to meet some people and find out where to fish.  I had been pretty active in a couple of other fly-fishing clubs over the years and all of them had a fundraising auction for some reason or another.  As I learned more about our club and auction, I was astounded by the amount of money we raise and, even more, about the number of organizations we support with grants.

As I got more active in the club I learned about our commitment to spend at least 70% of the money raised during our auction on grants to support various community, conservation, education, and environmental organizations.  I learned about the fight against the LNG pipeline and how we’ve given grants to fight that.  I learned about the fight over the City of Medford wastewater treatment plant and our support to help with the lawsuit to get that cleaned up.  I knew a little about Project Healing Waters and their help for disabled veterans and was pleased to find out about support for that program.  I didn’t know anything about Casting for Recovery and their work with breast cancer survivors but our support for that organization is certainly worthwhile.  The list goes on and on – Rogue River Watershed, WaterWatch of Oregon, Rogue Riverkeeper, etc, etc, etc.  And then there are the education programs at local schools and at OSU that we support with grants.  From February 2018 through March 2019, we’ve given $ 14250.00 in grants.

None of this happens without the funds we raise at our auction.  So, if you want clean water in the Rogue River watershed, COME TO THE AUCTION!  If you don’t want to see an LNG pipeline crossing all the different streams, creeks, and rivers in southern Oregon, COME TO THE AUCTION!  If you want to support breast cancer survivors and disabled veterans, COME TO THE AUCTION!

If the things I mention above are of any importance to you, please come to the auction and support those efforts.  That’s why we have an auction.

Tim Bolling

Auction Chair