{"id":4619,"date":"2020-02-07T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2020-02-07T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:24:16","slug":"newsletter-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fishingforcharity.org\/bluewateropen\/news\/newsletter-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter – January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guest Speaker Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guest Speaker Series<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n

Our guest speaker on January 22nd<\/sup> was Margie Miller.<\/strong> Margie is the former National Exchange Club President during the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of Exchange.  Margie moved to  Florida from Charleston four years ago and is now a member of the Exchange Club of South Brevard. As part of her presentation, she shared with us excerpts from a speech she has previously made on the subject of \u201cOne Nation under God.\u201d  Her topic was the price of freedom how the pilgrims who suffered religious persecution wanted to separate from the Church of England.  Their one-year voyage aboard the Mayflower brought them to New Plymouth.  All of these pilgrims knew the importance of religious freedom and the value of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n

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Paul Willamson and Margie Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Margie also shared with us information about the declaration of Independence. The original men who signed wrote and signed the declaration of Independence were all prominent men of the upper colonies. The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence were all from diverse backgrounds, and each of them knew that they faced the penalty of death if captured.   Many suffered personal hardships, loss of their own lives or the lives of their family members.  In many cases, their wives and daughters took over their business and farms while they were away in Pennsylvania working on designing what w now know as the United States of America. <\/p>\n

In closing, Ms. Miller asked us to remember those who have in the past sacrificed for our freedom, as well as supporting the men and women who are today fighting wars all across the world.   We should never take freedom for granted and hold patriotism dear. She reminded us that \u201cFreedom isn’t free.<\/p>\n

On January 29th<\/sup> our guest speaker was Michael Hudon,<\/strong> Entomologist with the Indian River Mosquito Control District (IRMCD).<\/p>\n

In the early 1800\u2019s what is now Indian River County was part of a much larger \u201cMosquito County.\u201d The prevalence of fresh water and coastal wetlands in Florida and the subtropical climate of much of the state were formidable obstacles to its colonization by Europeans. These same characteristics have made the human inhabitants particularly vulnerable to a variety of mosquito-transmitted pathogens, even today. Florida has historically suffered from repeated, large epidemics of serious mosquito-borne disease, including yellow fever, malaria, dengue, and encephalitis.<\/p>\n

The mosquito is the deadliest animal on the planet.  It transmits pathogens that the mosquitos contract from biting birds.  Over 850,000 people died worldwide from mosquitos in 2018.  There are 50 species of mosquitos in Indian River County.  They lay their eggs on the soil and on the sides of containers with standing water and on the underside of leaves of plants.  They thrive in the saltmarsh and can fly as far as 40 miles.  For that reason, it is more sensible to kill the mosquito in the larvae stage before they hatch and begin to fly. One spray treatment covers an area the size of a football field.<\/p>\n

Mosquitos are drawn to carbon monoxide.  The CDC Traps utilize carbon monoxide to trap, freeze and study them.  Mosquitos prefer to feed on birds, so the IRMCD has 8 flocks of chickens that are monitored in their facility.<\/p>\n

To prevent raising your own mosquitoes<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n