Banquet Update: The Short Version

[Scott McKee]

Hello Team,

I tend to worry too much in general, and when it comes to club functions I generally worry way too much much too often.  Thanks to a very healthy walk-up contingent, I think we covered our butts last night at our 19th Annual Awards Banquet.  I'll get to all of the gory details and thank you's in the April Newsletter, but I will list tonight's award recipients for those that couldn't attend the Musky Prom.

Bill Mendel Memorial Award: Mark Wozniak

Tim Wittek Memorial Award: Rich Sandig

NMA Memorial Award: Carrie Keane

NMA Hall-of-Fame Inductee: Mike Wilkinson

Best Musky Cake at the Banquet Award: Josh and Julie Ketry

You would have thought the great food would have filled Jojo up Award

(We promised Jojo he could have the Plow if he ate it.  I just wish he would have taken off the hooks first!  Good luck tomorrow Joe!)

DJ Fun Stuff and Kid Musky

Cullen Veiders, the Mr. Toothy Award winner.

Monthly Tournament Winners: John Pensyl, Joe Wilczewski and Cullen Veiders

The 2012 Top Ten

John Henning Memorial Award Winner: Bob Piazza, 47"

NMA Photo Contest Winner: "Lonely Lower River Drifter" by Jamie Fortunate

Many thanks to everyone who attended and congratulations to this year's awards recipients!  Look for a huge Banquet spread in our next newsletter. - Scott

[Capt. Larry D. Jones]

Tony gave one of the most moving speaches talking about Mike Wilkinson and his love of the Niagara River and its Muskies! What a great tribute put in words sending Mike to the NMA Hall of Fame! Mike Wilkinson will be missed by everyone when he retires later this year,some very big shoes to fill!

[John Miller]

Right  on Captain Larry!  and Wilkinson was a very humble recipient who deflected Tonys praise to his associates.

[Scott McKee]

If you took pictures at the Banquet, please zap them to my E-mail: [e-mail].  Thanks.