Lake Thunderhead Beachcomber Volume 32 Issue 2 March, 2023

Unionville Fire Department Dues

City Hall has been mailing out 2023 Fire Department Member Dues forms. Those forms and payment are remitted to the Unionville City Hall.

With Sympathy

It is with a heavy heart that we pass this information along to you all. As you might have heard we lost two Lake Thunderhead residents, Bryan Reckrodt and Jim Brown. Bryan was not only a resident at Lake Thunderhead he was also on the Special Road District Board.

We would also like to note the passing of former Lake Manager Dan Wilson

The Lake Staff and Board extends our deepest sympathies to each family. Bryan will be missed greatly by all those who knew him.

Deepest Sympathies

Seasonal Office Help

Seasonal Office Help

Lake Thunderhead office is looking for temporary office help April 1 – Sept. 15, 2023 on Saturdays and Mondays. Additional hours may be available.

Applicants should be courteous and personable, also detail oriented and reliable.

Duties include filing, excel spreadsheets, point of sale system, answering phone & helping residents with questions.

Please apply in person at 10223 Wildflower Dr, Unionville MO 63565 or email resume to wild@nemr.net

Applications will be taken until March 15, 2023

Callaway County man catches world record-sized blue sucker

JEFFERSON CITY,

Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Travis Uebinger of Auxvasse on catching the first state record fish of 2023 – an 11-pound, 5-ounce blue sucker. Uebinger was fishing on the Osage River Jan. 15 when he caught the fish using the pole-and-line method. The previous record for blue sucker was a 9-pound, 14-ounce fish caught on the Missouri River in 1997.

Uebinger said he was out fishing with a good friend that day for white bass or walleye.

“We were really targeting a whole bag –anything that would bite,” he laughed. “We were on my friend’s new boat, trying it out, when I reeled it in. I didn’t know what it was, a sucker or a carp. It was my friend who said it could be a state record.”

MDC staff verified the fish’s weight using a certified scale in Jefferson City. Not only does Uebinger’s fish beat the current state record, it also weighs more than the current blue sucker world record of 2-pounds, 12-ounces.

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This Is Your Association Deadline For Filing for Board of Directors And Referendums Is Fast Approaching

The deadline for filing intention for candidacy for the Association Board of Directors and proposals for referendums is fast approaching. These papers must be submitted to the Election Committee or Lake Office before April 10, 2023.

Board of Directors

The Lake Association Board consists of: a representative of the developer and 4 elected members that volunteer their time for a 2-year term to manage the business and exercise all the powers of the Association. This year there are 2 Board members due for election and 1 Election Committee member position due for election.

Any member of the Association who is eligible to exercise voting rights may become a candidate for the Board of Directors.

Applications for declaration of candidacy are available at the lake office. Submission of a bio of the candidates telling about themselves can be submitted at the time of filing. This will be published in the May edition of the Beachcomber and mailed with the ballots.

Referendums

To appear on the ballot for the annual meeting on May 28, 2023, all referendums must be signed by thirty (30) or more eligible voting members and must be submitted to the office or election committee by April 10, 2023. All referendums will be reviewed to verify signatures as eligible voters and the referendum reviewed by the Association attorney before being placed on the ballot.

If submitting a referendum, please have members sign & print their names and include their lot number. A referendum will need a 75% majority to pass.

Election committee members are:

Vicki Wright, Chairperson (319)230-4563

Linda Nussbaum (660)341-8725

Patti Kienitz (319)269-1159

Barb Mothershead (641)660-4891

MDC reports 8,599 deer taken during alternative methods portion

mercial fisherman, blue suckers weighing up to 20-pounds were once common in the Missouri River. Most specimens taken in recent years were 16-24 inches long and weighed 1.5-3-pounds. The world record organization only recognizes fish taken by pole-and-line and not fish taken with commercial fishing gear.

“That would be amazing to have a world record,” said Uebinger. “Especially on a fish you weren’t targeting.”

Suckers are considered a good tasting fish. However, they have a lot of bones and need to be prepared differently than most fish. Though Uebinger doesn’t have plans to bring his catch to the table.

“I contacted several taxidermists,” he said. “It’s a little difficult to mount and it would have to be custom-made. Luckily, I did find a place in Springfield that would mount it, so I’ve currently got the fish wrapped up and frozen.”

Missouri state record fish are recognized in two categories: poleand-line and alternative methods. Alternative methods include: trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, jug line, gig, bow, crossbow, underwater spearfishing, snagging, snaring, grabbing, or atlatl.

For more information on state record fish, visit http://bit.ly/2efq1vl.

To learn more about world record fish, visit the International Game Fish Association at igfa. org.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 8,599 deer during the alternative methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 24 – Jan. 3. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 200 deer harvested, Harrison with 186, and Macon with 162.

The harvest total for last year’s alternative methods portion was 10,038.

For current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer, visit the MDC website at https://extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.

For harvest summaries from past years, visit https://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer/deer-reports/deer-harvest-summaries.

The archery deer and turkey season runs through Jan. 15.

Find more information on deer hunting from MDC’s 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online at https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/2022FDT.pdf.