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Next Monthly Meeting Saturday July 19, 1PM |
Annual Picnic - Saturday, July 19 1:00PM till ??? Annual Picnic at Ruth Warners' home in Machesney Park, IL This will be a PotLuck affair. You are requested to bring your own table setting and a dish to pass large enough for 10 - 15 people. Please contact Ruth to co-ordinate this and BE SURE to RSVP by Wed, July 16, by phone at (815) 877-8847 or email ruthwarner@att.net Weather permitting, this will be held outdoors, so bring your folding chairs, etc. |
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50th Anniversary Chicago Killifish Association Annual Show Results |
Well, our 50th Anniversary Chicago Killifish Association Annual Show is now history. I wish to thank all those attending. We had 238 entries and 117 of those were placed into the auction, along with numerous auction-only submittals, so some spectacular bargains were had at the auction. Jaap-Jan deGreef did a wonderful job letting us in on the trials and tribulations of life in Cuba and trying to collect killies there under a very "closed" government, plus some great views of killie habitats in several other countries. Original paintings for all three places in 16 classes plus 3 special awards were donated by Ken McKeighen. His skill at capturing these little jewels has grown over the years and he has recently been placed on a list of the top 20 wildlife artists in America. A truly awesome collection of plants at most reasonable prices were offered by Cory Fry of Baylees Fishees. Everyone seemed to have had a good time and I wish to publicly extend my thanks to Jaap-Jan deGreef and Ken McKeighen.
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The DeBruyn Filter Discussions of this filter have resurfaced on Killitalk recently and sparked a lot of interest in their construction. Ken Normandin has taken Henry Debruyns' original ideas, rewritten them into a very nice and readable format, and added some of his own ideas to it. |
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Results of the 2007 Annual Show Pictures of the 2008 Annual Show will be here soon |
The Chicago Killifish Association (ChiKA) serves not only the Chicago metropolitan area, but now hosts members as far south as central Illinois, western Illinois to Rock Island, and beyond into Iowa, east into Indiana, and north into Wisconsin. ChiKA is an organization of dedicated killifish keepers and breeders. ChiKA is an affiliate of the American Killifish Association (AKA).
The Chicago Killifish Association meets bimonthly on the 3rd Saturday of each odd-numbered month at 2:00 PM (new time) at the College of DuPage (COD) at 22nd St. (also known as Fawell Rd.) and Lambert Rd. We meet in the Open Campus Center, (OCC Building) room K161. Please park in Lot 10.
Northwest Tollroad (I-90) to the North-South Tollroad (I-355). Get off at Roosevelt Rd (Rt. 38) and go west. Go through Glen Ellyn then turn left (south) onto Lambert Road. Continue until Fawell/ 22nd St. then turn right (west) into lot 10.
Take the East West Tollroad (I-88) to Route 53, exit north. At the first stop light, turn (slant) left onto Park Blvd and continue north to Butterfield Rd. (Rt. 56). Turn left onto Butterfield Rd. and keep an eye out for the quick appearance of Lambert Rd. Turn right (north) onto Lambert Rd. and continue to Fawell/22nd St. Turn Left into Lot 10.
Take I-88 east. Exit at Naperville Road north to Butterfield Rd. and go right (east) to Lambert Rd. Take a left onto Lambert Rd.
The meetings last for about 2 to 3 hours. Some members meet after the club meeting for a bite to eat
and further discussion at a nearby restaurant. Currently, we have been
meeting at Dennys, 363 S. Schmale Rd, Carol Stream, IL 60188
For more information or to join, contact:
Todd Toerpe, President, by toerpe1@sbcglobal.net
Gene Sladek by email or phone (630-910-7553).
Scott Davis, Secretary, by email or phone (707-747-5913)
The Chicago Killifish Association email list service, ChiKA News, has been discontinued.
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