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		<title>Miller&#8217;s Musings January 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To all: a very Happy, Prosperous and Healthy New Year!
I’m finally sort of back in the saddle after spending entirely too much time in the Cardiac ward at OHSU. Thanks for all the get well cards, phone calls and general support during  the rehab. Still a few hurdles to go but everything appears to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2010/01/millers-musings-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>Cowlitz Public Shooting range Approved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Final go-ahead to Cowlitz Game &#38; Anglers to develop a multi-use shooting Range was approved today by the Cowlitz County Hearing Examiner.
The 80 acre Cowlitz County Public Shooting Range access is via Toutle Park Rd, to the dredge spoils one-half mile East of I-5 Exit 52. It will be the only public range in Cowlitz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/05/cowlitz-public-shooting-range-approved/</link>
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		<title>Shooting Range – PUBLIC HEARING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cowlitz County Public Shooting Range – PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED
Cowlitz Game &#038; Anglers has requested a Special Land Use Permit to allow the Development of a Public Shooting Range on the LT-1 dredge spoils at the end of Toutle Park Rd located ½ mile East of the I-5 Exit 52.
A hearing upon this request is scheduled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/05/cowlitz-county-public-shooting-range-%e2%80%93-public-hearing/</link>
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		<title>Delayed Smolt Release May 3rd &#8211; 2pm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The delayed smolt release from our South Fork Toutle acclimation pond will happen Sunday, 3 May at 2:00PM according to Fish Czar Mike Tyrrell.
He will open the gate on the 4700 bridge at 1:40PM and close it at 2:05 PM.
(WeyCo doesn&#8217;t like the gate open too long.) 
The release of the 15,000 fish will last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/05/delayed-smolt-release-may-3rd-2pm/</link>
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		<title>Saturday 25th Fishing Kids &#8211; Lake Sacajawea.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday is the Fishing Kids annual event at Lake Sacajawea.
Normally about 500 from ages 4 to 12 get involved. For a $5.00 entry fee each kid gets a T-shirt, a spinning reel &#038; rod to take home plus opportunity to catch 2 trout from the heavily stocked net full of Rainbows from WDF&#038;W hatcheries. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/saturday-25th-fishing-kids-lake-sacajawea/</link>
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		<title>Cowlitz County Public Shooting Range Status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cowlitz County Public  Shooting Range Status
Phase I
$100,000 Grant Received from State  1 February 2008
$100,000 Received in Donations from Cowlitz County
Citizens &#38; Businesses to date.
Imperative to receive $40,000 additional Donations
12 Year Lease for County LT-1 Dredge Spoils Property
Approved 8 January 2008. (79.12 Acres)
Application for Special Land Use Permit submitted to
Building &#38; Planning Dept. 29 Feb [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/cowlitz-county-public-shooting-range-status-2/</link>
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		<title>Smolt Release Day 19th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Tyrrell has scheduled releasing our 15,000 Steelhead from the Toutle R. pond April, 19th 1:00PM. Be at 4700 gate by 12:45PM.  Kids get a bang seeing these fish start the oceanic voyage. 
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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/smolt-release-day-19th/</link>
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		<title>Earth Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 18 is Earth Day. CG&#038;A will have a booth at the Expo Center. We will exhibit the Cowlitz Public Shooting Range model and a mock-up of the egg bucket with explanatory literature. The adults are amazed at the range concept and the kids are intrigued by the egg bucket. 
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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/earth-day/</link>
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		<title>Hunter Education Re-Think</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We see the Fish &#038; Wildlife Dept is still tinkering with the Master Hunter Program that started in the early 1990s. Last year they cancelled all existing members and started sort of fresh by requiring everyone to re-apply so a review of all MH’s could be made. This move was attributed to the fact 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/hunter-education-re-think/</link>
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		<title>March Shooting Range Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 20th we submitted a final technical package to the Building &#038; Planning Dept depicting engineering based data answering all the concerns that were expressed last December when our original package was reviewed by all the agencies and neighbors involved. 
At this writing we are told B&#038;P Dept has not had the time to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/04/march-shooting-range-update/</link>
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		<title>Strong return of Columbia River coho</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong return of Columbia River coho, Puget Sound pink salmon projected
OLYMPIA &#8211; A return of more than one million Columbia River coho salmon &#8211; the largest run since 2001 &#8211; is expected to brighten fishing prospects this year from the Washington coast to the Upper Columbia River.
Salmon forecasts also show strong coho runs to many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/03/strong-return-of-columbia-river-coho/</link>
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		<title>Washington Hunter Education Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sign-up for the next Hunter Education  class will be at:
Bob&#8217;s Sporting Goods Longview, WA
Upstairs at the Housewares annex bldg.
Friday &#8211; March 13th 5:00pm
Class limited to 1st 50 to sign up. 15 minutes early arrival is recommended.
This will be a paradigm class. i.e., students receive the Hunter Ed handbook at the sign-up. The course is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/washington-hunter-education-class/</link>
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		<title>Clean up &amp; sealing of the pit blinds at the Ridgefield NWR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our big event this month is the clean up and sealing of the pit blinds at the Ridgefield NWR on Saturday February 21st.  Be there at 8 AM with your waders, buckets, shovel, cut-off jugs for baling out the blinds and a smile!  We will do a thorough assessment at that time for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/clean-up-sealing-of-the-pit-blinds-at-the-ridgefield-nwr/</link>
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		<title>January Shooting Range Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 13 the Cowlitz Commissioners  voted to extend our lease date to May 31 to allow time to re-enter our  technical package for approval by Bldg &#38; Planning Dept for the Special  Land Use Permit. Our previous package was withdrawn by the County due  to some rather off-the-wall “concerns” by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/january-shooting-range-update/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming dates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ducks Unlimited Banquet  Feb 21, Rocky Mtn Elk Banquet March 14, NRA Banquet April 18
Bob&#8217;s Outdoor Show March 7 &#38; 8, We have 8 volunteers signed up for booth duty. We will be featuring an Egg Bucket mock-up and the Shooting Range scale model. Be sure &#38; come by and help out for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/upcoming-dates/</link>
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		<title>Acclimation Pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were supposed to get 15,000  steelhead Parr on 10 February but due to snow that morning the Skamania  hatchery postponed delivery until the next day when the going was better  for those heavy, water laden trucks. All the fish, averaging about 4”  found their new home. The hatchery water was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/acclimation-pond/</link>
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		<title>Egg Buckets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 26 Mike Tyrrell,  Ellis  Anderson, Dick Miller and James Tomlinson distributed the 40,000 eyed  eggs to 8 stream locations in the local Cowlitz River drainage. Average  water temperature was about 39F.
February 9 we started getting  reports from our stalwart bucket stewards the eggs were hatching and  the little [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/egg-buckets/</link>
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		<title>Steelhead Delivery Feb 10th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those interested in the annual delivery of our Steelhead.
The Skamania Hatchery truck will be delivering 15,000 Steelhead Parr on Tuesday February10.   They are scheduled to arrive at Drews Grocery &#38; Shell Gas Station in Toutle between 11:15AM and 11:30AM. We will then proceed to our acclimation pond on the 4701 Rd. Travel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/02/steelhead-delivery-feb-10th/</link>
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		<title>Barnes Drive Shooting Range Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to a number of new questions raised by the neighbors in response to the distribution of Special Land Use Permit data a new round of inputs is required. 
Jan 13 the Commissioners will determine a schedule to vote on extending our lease qualification period. In the meantime we are preparing extensive technical data to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/01/barnes-drive-shooting-range-update/</link>
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		<title>EGG BUCKETS (Remote Site Incubators &#8211; RSI)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EGG BUCKETS (Remote Site Incubators &#8211; RSI)
The Cowlitz Hatchery will have 40,000 eyed Coho eggs ready for pick-up 26 January at 9:00AM . Mike Tyrell &#038; I will pick up the eggs and distribute them to the various Egg Bucket locations. We need at least one more location to make up for one we lost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/01/egg-buckets-remote-site-incubators-rsi/</link>
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		<title>Stealhead Acclimation Pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STEELHEAD  ACCLIMATION POND
Skamania Hatchery plans to deliver 15,000 3 to 4 inch (Parr) Summer Steelhead to our acclimation pond on the South Fork Toutle River. The delivery will take place in early February. The Hatchery is concerned with current flooding conditions. They have been assured CG&#038;A is closely monitoring the conditions at the pond [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/01/stealhead-acclimation-pond/</link>
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		<title>Elections &#8211; January 14th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the meeting Wednesday, 14 January, we will hold the annual elections.  All the annual officer positions are open: President, Vice President, Financial Secretary &#038; Recording Secretary.
Also 2 positions on the Board of Directors are open.
The suggested slate of candidates are listed below. Anyone that wishes to nominate others from the floor are entirely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2009/01/elections/</link>
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		<title>Contact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For club, volunteer, or additional range information.

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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/contact/</link>
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		<title>Toutle Pond Work Party Dec. 12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Tyrrell will be leading the way in the annual pre-fish clean up of our Steelhead acclimation pond on the South Fork Toutle River. All able bodied members are invited. He will be opening the gate at the 4700 bridge at 10:00AM, Friday, December 12, 2008. Bring your Weed Eaters, scythes, rakes, picks &#038; shovels. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/12/toutle-pond-work-party-dec-12/</link>
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		<title>Shooting Range Report Dec</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Special Land Use Permit package was sent out for comment to 31 entities plus all neighbors within ½ mile of the Range. The cover letter from the County explained that all environmental concerns had been mitigated by CG&#038;A technical documentation. So far 15 letters have been received back by the Cowlitz Building &#038; Planning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/12/shooting-range-report-dec/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Stop Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations! We accrued $635.00 from our 3 day action at the South bound Toutle rest stop on I-5. We manned the booth from 7:00Am to Midnight and did well because of some great support from our selfless, dedicated members. They all brought plenty of cookies, creamers &#38; other such supplies.
In order of appearance

Lou Ryczek
Paul Murray
Muriel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/12/coffee-stop-results/</link>
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		<title>Miller’s Musings October 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let‘er rip! Deer season, Duck season opens this Saturday. Get those boots, waders &#38; firearms out &#38; get set. Anticipation of the new season is often better than the actual event … hope springs eternal.
There’s about a 7% chance you will scratch down a buck but the odds go to 14% if you have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/10/millers-musings-october-2008/</link>
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		<title>Hall Creek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lewis County has issued an &#8220;Approved Exemption from Shoreline Management Act Requirement for Substantial Development Permit&#8221;.
This is the bureaucrats’ way of saying its OK to start installing a new intake screen for our Steelhead Acclimation Pond on Hall Creek, one mile West of Packwood.  Tacoma Light &#38; Power is funding this effort which includes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/10/hall-creek/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Stop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have negotiated new hours for our Coffee Stop at South Bound Toutle rest stop. We will be open from 7:00AM through Midnight. We will not man the booth from Midnight – 7:00AM. At our meeting this Wednesday, 8 Oct., we will try to re-configure our volunteer list to meet the new hours.
We are now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/10/coffe-stop/</link>
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		<title>Shooting Range</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hooray! We’ve finally put together our package for submittal to Cowlitz County Bldg &#38; Planning. Reports are being firmed &#38; proof read for the final day now firmly scheduled for 15 October. We have some very professional reports from civil engineers on cut &#38; fill, storm water run-off, geological aspects of the LT-1 site, traffic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/10/shooting-range/</link>
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		<title>Shooting Range Status 9/18/08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The shooting range has received a Grant from the State for $100,000. We have received slightly over $100,000 in pledges of cash money &#38; equipment from Cowlitz County Citizens. &#8211; We need another $30,000!!  We have a 12 year, extendable lease for 80 acres on the Lt-1 dredge spoils at the end of Toutle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/shooting-range-status-91808/</link>
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		<title>Lead Ammunition in Jeopardy in Washington State!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Please Stand-Up and Make Your Voice Heard!
 The lead ammunition you use for hunting as well as target and competitive shooting will be banned from purchase, use and ownership in the state of Washington if the state&#8217;s Department of Ecology has its way.  Lead ammunition is a target of a series [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/lead-ammunition-in-jeopardy-in-washington-state/</link>
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		<title>Millers Mussings September 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Howell, Club Secretary and Newsletter publisher is in the Sitka area hauling in huge Salmon, Halibut &#38; Crabs. (In August he bagged a nice 4 point Elk after an extensive early Summer scouting campaign.) Therefore, this Newsletter may not reach the membership as early as usual for those receiving it via snail mail.
Speaking of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/millers-mussings-september-2008/</link>
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		<title>Shooting Range Status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of you know we have received $100,000 from the State Recreation &#38; Conservation Office plus over $100,000 in pledges from Citizens of Cowlitz County. We have received a 12 year lease on 80 acres of dredge spoils from the County. &#8211; We are now in the process of preparing a technical package of data [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/shooting-range-status/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Stop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Coffee Stop event Wed November 19  7:00AM through Friday Nov 21  7:00PM. We usually collect pretty good dividends at these events. Please do all possible to volunteer for a shift. It&#8217;s interesting talking to all the people passing by and you feel better knowing you have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/coffee-stop/</link>
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		<title>Speaker – Tom Wilson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At this Wednesday&#8217;s General Meeting we will have Tom Wilson, Candidate for Commissioner as speaker. We had a member of his opposition party speak so this is our attempt at being &#8220;fair &#38; balanced&#8221;. The only thing we know about his opponent is she voted against the Shooting Range.
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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/speaker-%e2%80%93-tom-wilson/</link>
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		<title>Hunting Season is on&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s still not too late to garner kitchen pass points for this Fall&#8217;s shooting. Usually we remind members in early Summer to be sure &#38; take the Mrs. to a few movies &#38; a few  &#8220;no reason&#8221; dinners. Flowers often provide great dividends. These before-season preparations provide the ground work for a relaxing week in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/09/hunting-season-is-on/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Stop Nov 19-21</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coffee Stop Nov 19 &#8211; 21
We will have another good opportunity to help our treasury at the South Bound Toutle Rest Stop on I-5. We usually can count on an intake of about $700 which goes a long way toward sending our 4 kids to the Orcas Island Summer Camp. We will need plenty of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/08/coffee-stop-nov-19-21/</link>
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		<title>Cowlitz County Fair 08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although our display was in the very remote Natural Resources Bldg, we did get a fair number of people through all of which were very positive regarding our Shooting Range display.
We had about 80 kids in our casting contest on opening day. Always a lot of fun. Nice prizes were donated by Bob&#8217;s Sporting Goods.
As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/08/cowlitz-county-fair-08/</link>
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		<title>Mother &amp; Son Day 08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We received a very nice letter from the LV Parks Dept commending the CG&#38;A team that supported the fishing activities at the July Mothers &#38; Sons Day at Lake Sacajawea. They stated our professionalism &#38; courteous attitude was appreciated by the attendees. Our stalwarts led by Event Chair Mike Medack were:  Gary Dietel, Steve Thruston, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/08/mother-son-day-08/</link>
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		<title>Miller’s Musings August 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the Salmon Guessers are at it again. Now they have decided the reason we have poor returns is due to the dreaded HATCHERY FISH ! 
Whereas in the past the preaching was &#8220;Native&#8221; fish are rough, tough &#38; smart. Therefore they have superb survival characteristics compared to hatchery fish. Now we hear Hatchery fish overwhelm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/08/millers-musings-august-2008/</link>
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		<title>Bob&#8217;s August 16th &amp; 17th Volunteers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob&#8217;s Sporting Goods
August 16 &#38; 17 we will need a few volunteers to man our booth at Bob&#8217;s annual Outdoors Show. We always get good crowds viewing the shooting range mock-up and other aspects of our displays. Lots of interesting displays &#38; discounts by all the vendors.
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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/08/bobs-august-16th17th-volunteers/</link>
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		<title>Miller’s Musings May 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many members have been flying the CG&#38;A flag making  kids happier.
The Earth Day event at the Cowlitz County Expo Center attracted a lot of people. Manning that booth was Ray Swanson, Jim Tomlinson, Steve White and Dick Miller. We were able to demonstrate the life cycle of a typical Salmon Egg Bucket (Remote Site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/05/miller%e2%80%99s-musings-may-2008/</link>
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		<title>Cowlitz County Public Shooting Range &#8211; Status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To date, Cowlitz Game &#38; Anglers has received a Grant from the Wash State Recreation &#38; Conservation Office for $100,000 and we have received pledges of a little over $100,000 in matching funds from Cowlitz County businesses and Citizens that believe our area needs a place where the general public can practice safe shooting at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/05/cowlitz-county-public-shooting-range-status/</link>
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		<title>Exit 52 Shooting Range</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why would Cowlitz County need a shooting range?


No PUBLIC shooting range in Cowlitz County
Timber Companies closing access to their forest areas
There are no safe appropriate shooting areas available
County population 96,000 (2005), Growth approximately 3% for past 10 yrs
Over 30,000 gun owners in the county
One Outdoor Store alone sells 20,000 hunting licenses annually
Casual shooting is dangerous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/exit-52-shooting-range/</link>
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		<title>Membership Info</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cowlitz Game &#38; Anglers is the oldest surviving Sportsmen’s Club in Washington State and has
twice won the National Wildlife Federation’s First Place Award for its programs. We are always
looking for new members interested in helping us enjoy and preserve our outdoors.
Would you enjoy teaching kids to fish and hunt responsibly? Can you help us try [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/membership-info/</link>
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		<title>Jack Hash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jack Hash, beloved member of Cowlitz Game &#38; Anglers for many years passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008.
I have known Jack for 14 years.  All the memories are so very positive. A cheerful, energetic and responsible man that good naturedly took on many jobs and worked diligently to make sure all involved were well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/2008/05/jack-hash/</link>
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		<title>CGA History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dick really needs to get off the pot and put up some Cowlitz Game &#38; Angler&#8217;s History!
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		<link>http://www.cowlitzgameanglers.com/history/</link>
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