Hello All!

        I’m not sure what to say except wow! Our holiday party was very successful. All our members had a great time. I think the new members that came for the first time did not expect such a great group of people getting together talking fish. The raffle, fish show, auction, and food were all amazing. I really can’t say which part of the night was better. It took a lot of planning and work for the party, and I guess I just became too exhausted to do the auction at the end, so Buzz stepped up to be the reliving auctioneer.

        There were probably close to 200 bags in the fish auction and some great entries in the fish show. I myself took third with a Gardneri Killifish. Second was taken by Gene’s Long Fin Red Ancistrus. First was an Oyster Goby which is a brackish fish by Maxx. There were twenty-five aquarium related items in our can raffle, some big and some small. I always enjoy finding items for the raffle, some not yet available in the US.

        This letter will be short and sweet. This meeting crept up on me, and I started writing a letter last week but thought I had time. I was quite busy over the holidays and did not realize our meeting was this Friday. Unfortunately, I got the flu last Wednesday and am not out of the woods yet. I hope to be able to get everything together by Friday the 16th. We will have a Speaker, Fish Show and Auction. Raffle and Refreshments. The meeting will start at 8 but I would really appreciate help to set up at 7:30. 

PS: if you feel like you are under the weather do not come to the meeting. There will be another meeting before you know it.

LIAS President,
Tom Keegan

Hello All,

          In less than two weeks we are having our annual Holiday Party!  It will consist of two six-foot heroes with all the fixings and some great desserts.  But that’s just the food part.  We will have a dollar a bag fish auction where the club only gets one dollar and the rest of the money goes back to you!  Nick, our treasurer, says we need the dollar for a handling fee LOL.  I hope to see lots of fish in the auction.  It will be nice to go home with new fish for the holidays.  There will also be a can raffle so that you can put tickets in what you want to win.  I am working on getting some great items for the raffle.  It’s always a great time and I hope all will come!

          As you know, at our last meeting we held elections.  Nick remained our treasurer.  Tracy is our recording secretary and takes pictures at the meeting which she has done for years.  Brian is not only our computer guy but also our assistant treasurer.  Peter takes care of check-ins and door prize tickets.  Buzz is our fish show chairperson in charge of the fish show winners every meeting.  There will also be a fish show at this meeting.  I was voted in unanimously as president with my vice being Carla!  I was amazed at how fast all the hands went up at once, voting us in as if it was planned.  Thank You!!!

          Our speaker at the last meeting was Henry from O’Henrys tanks a lot.  What an amazing setup he has built, and he sells some of the best plants I have ever seen.  He donated lots of plants to our auction as he also did at the meeting before.  The plants are available on his website, or you can pick them up at his facility.  The winners of the fish show were Harry with third, Maxx with second, and Buzz with first where he also received our little fish plaque.  Our door prize winner was Jay who was eager to win the door prize!

           Looking forward to the Holiday Party.  Plan to arrive early for the event.  Bring fish for the auction and fish show.  I will of course have flake food, shirts and insulated bags with our logo on them.  Nick has also been working on our club fish calendar which will be handed out at the meeting.  It consists of the fish photos that club members submitted.  See you there!!

See you there!!!

Hello All!!

Hard to believe but yes, it’s time for our monthly meeting this Friday the twenty first! Both this meeting and the December meeting are perfect, being one week before the holidays. Our November meeting is important in that we hold our yearly elections that could have an impact on how the rest of the year will go. I am running for President with my Vice being Carla. We have been actively campaigning, and I think that the News and Marist polls have us in the lead! The club will have other positions open, and I hope others will step up. I will announce the positions at Friday’s meeting.

At our last meeting I spoke about what to do when the power goes out. When I finished, our member Henry, who owns and operates O’Henrystanksalot, spoke about how he raises aquarium plants in his facility here in Suffolk. Of course, we had our fish show with third taken by Kosta and Mary, second by Buzz and First won by Gene! Afterwards, we had our raffle and our fish auction with lots of laughs as usual. Sometimes I wonder if it’s a small comedy show. The Krispy Kreme donuts were an unexpected hit at the refreshment table with everything else.

Our next meeting on Friday will include elections.  Due are still due and to vote and participate in all our activities you must be a member. It’s only twenty dollars a year. That’s two dollars a meeting which is cheaper than a cup of coffee and you get much more. Fish Food, Club Shirts, and Insulated bags will be available at the meeting. Our guest speaker will be Henry with a longer presentation about his facility in Suffolk that he built and operates. I will be there at 6:30 starting to set up if anyone wants to help. Try to arrive between 7 and 7:30 to talk and mingle. The meeting will start promptly at eight.

See you there!!!