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                                              as well.                               Embassy Suites by Hilton in Nor‐

                                                                                     man. This year we are expanding
                                               We had a successful 1st Annual
                                                                                     to 20 plus booths and are going
                                              Golf Tournament this fall, if you
                                                                                     to have the doors open from
                                              missed that you missed a great
                                                                                     11AM to a er the banquet for a
                                               me and you owe it to yourself
                                                                                     floor show. Any vendor that
                                              to look for next years date and
                                                                                     wants to be in front of 400 plus
       2017 is in the books                   make sure you a end. Golf and
                                              Hun ng, what a combo!                  focused hunters and fisherman
                                                                                     needs to contact me ASAP for
       Lots of things happened and            One other  dbit from 2017,

       even more coming on in 2018. I         yours truly became the Regional        booth space. Space is VERY lim‐
       hope everyone had a spectacu‐          Rep for SCI in area 14W. So my         ited and at $225 per booth they
                                                                                     will go FAST—see info later in
       lar hun ng season and with wa‐         reign of impact, or terror as
       terfowl coming on, a GREAT             some may call it, has expanded         this magazine!
       start to 2018.                         North to include Kansas and KC         Each year the Expo is one of our
                                                                                     largest impact events and this
       Our annual Essay contest had a         Missouri!! It is great mee ng
                                                                                     years was no different. We had
       special bonus this year when our       folks form other state sand also
                                                                                     100’s of kids match our wall of
       very own Taylor Talley “Sharing        melding our ideas to make a
                                                                                     Oklahoma Predatory Animals
       the Heritage” won the Junior           wider impact on Conserva on!
                                                                                     with their names and folks of all
       Prose at a Na onal Level! Check        This is inline with our open com‐

       out our website for the whole          munica on and work with all of         ages had a blast! The wall is
       story and once again CONGRAT‐          the Non‐Profit organiza ons in          maintained and staffed by
       ULATIONS TAYLOR!!                      Oklahoma, if we shake the tree’s       OSCSCI  and we are in need of a
                                                                                     few more mounts. If anyone has
       Our student writers were not           together, more leaves will fall!       a Mountain Lion, Raccoon, Pos‐
       the only ones who won Na onal          As usual, all non‐profit Conser‐        sum, Skunk, Armadillo, River
       Awards—OSCSCI won the Inter‐           va on groups can have a free           O er or Swi  Fox, please please

       na onal Award for Best Fund‐           booth at our Banquet on March          please contact us! We will put a
       raising Publica on Award for           10th, please contact me for info       plaque on it “Donated By YOU”

       Chapters in Group 4 ‐ That is the      and YES, you can sell member‐          and it will be seen by the kids for
       Large Chapter Group and is             ships there also!                      eternity!
       against 170 chapters World             Speaking of Banquet, the date is

       Wide! You can catch a look at          set for March 10th, 2018, at the       Network Larry
       this publica on at our website                                                                   Page 2
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