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Youth Hunting Celebration Held At Neshobe Sportsman's Club NESHOBE SPORTSMAN CLUB NEWS by Deb Miner, Reporter Youth Deer Hunting Weekend was November 3rd and 4th. On the afternoon of Sunday, the 4th, a Youth Hunting Celebration was held at the clubhouse on Frog Hollow Road in Brandon. 142 youth hunters were registered for dozens of prizes. We are grateful for the help of several sponsors which allowed us to give away 10 lifetime hunting licenses with a value of $240.00 each. The lifetime license winners and sponsors were: Ryan Owen Neshobe Sportsman Club Dillon Mahoney G.E. Employees Community Concerns Chandler Reed Omya, Inc. Tom Dunn Omya, Inc. Bailee Deforges Miner Construction, Inc. & Goodro Lumber Marissa Talman Tom Fiske Memorial Foundation Jeremy Rowe Mendon Fish & Game Club Joe Durfee Markowski Excavating Derek Root Denton & Son Waste Services Sarah Grimes Timberwolf & Melansons The raffle winners were: Ryan Sherman Gun Safe; Pete Smith Muzzleloader; Steve Quinn Gun cabinet We like to thank all the sponsors, those that donated prizes and the numerous monetary contributors who made this event so successful and so much fun: The Safe Man, Coca Cola, LCI, Timberwolf, Great Outdoors, Melansons, Cabela, Thomas Dairy, Wal-Mart, Dick’s Mobil, Center Rutland Sunoco, New England Outdoorsman, Dan McDonough & Chuck Mitchell, MDM, Kurt Kimball, Tom Cram and Blue Seal Feeds. Our thanks to Governor & Mrs. Jim Douglas for their continued support and attendance at this event and Joel Flewelling from VT Fish & Wildlife. We’d like to extend a very special THANK YOU to Dave Carroll, Todd and the rest of the staff at Dave’s Forest Dale Grocery & Deli for allowing the registration to take place in your store. Having registration during your business hours made it so much more convenient for our 142 kids and their families. And let’s not forget, our many faithful members (especially Tom, Dan, Bob and Vicki) who volunteer countless hours to make this a fun time for the whole family. Governor James Douglas presenting a Lifetime Hunting License to Sarah Grimes Joel Flewelling presenting a Lifetime Hunting License to Ryan Owen Hunters And Their Families During The Ceremony.