By Dan Dauw
Geneseo Current
Geneseo Izaak Walton League
The next monthly meeting of the Geneseo Ikes will be Monday, February 10, 2025, beginning at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be David Wyffels, Fish Biologist, IL-DNR.
There will be a business meeting and refreshments after Mr. Wyffels presentation.
Boy Scout Troop 100
This is a reminder that the scouts will host their annual breakfast for the public on Sunday, February 16, beginning at 7 a.m. It will be held at the Geneseo Moose Lodge.
Cold legs for Owls
Many owls have long legs. The Great Horned Owl’s legs, for example, can account for half its body length. The reason we don’t notice its bare legs is because they are hidden by the bird’s fluffy body feathers. See what you can learn by reading this column! Not really!!!
Maple City Band
‘Tis a way’s away, but the kind maestro, Alan Kiser, recently gave us the MCB concerts dates for 2025.
They are as follows: June 3, June 10, June 17, July 4th (Friday), and the Maple City “German Band” on July 15. With the exception of July 4th, all concerts start at 7 p.m.
Each year the band has added more and more musicians. Let’s hope there is room for everyone on the stage. Maestro Kiser and the band will provide great music so make sure to check it out.
Ice Fishing Report
Lorna and I went ice fishing last Friday for a few hours. It was a warm day in the high 40s, maybe low ‘50s. Perfect day for ice fishing. The ice was plenty thick at 9 inches. Lorna helped me with the ice fishing gear and then went back to the SUV to read her book.
I fished a few hours and caught 10 bluegills and lost a few. Waxies worked, minnows did not. I fished the main lake at Giant Goose.
It was a "Dan D" outdoors last Friday to do some ice fishing. The fish were biting , too!
Go, Redbirds!
Last Saturday, the Nommensen and Dauw families traveled to Bloomington-Normal to watch the ISU “Red Birds” play Missouri State University.
The game was mostly favorited by MSU, but then with maybe 5-10 minutes to go, ISU “turned ‘n burned” with some much needed 3 pointers to win the game. As you can see in the photo it shows our motley crew cheering on ISU.
The Nommensen and Dauw family enjoyed a great basketball game between Illinois State University and Missouri State University. ISU won!
Humor
A fella was fishing off the coast of Florida when his boat tipped over. He yelled at an old beachcomber on shore if there were any ‘gators around here? The old guy said, “Naw. They haven’t been around here in years.”
Feeling safe, the fisherman started swimming for shore. About halfway to shore he yelled, “How did you get rid of the ‘gators?” The old guy relied, “We didn’t do anything. The sharks got ‘em all.”
Quote of the Week
“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.” - Andre Maurois
