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By Judy Dixon HebbeFor the Times-Villager

The Kimberly Recreation Association ignored the cold and attracted 148 participants to its fourth annual ice fisheree on Shawano Lake in February.

Jim Meulemans, assisted by com-mittee members Dan Ebben, Dan Burton, Dan Wettstein, Scott Sass and Tim Martin, were on the ice at 7 a.m., erecting the fishing shanty, hoisting the American flag and reg-istering fishermen. Participants had to bring their fish in for regis-tering by 2 p.m. and prizes were handed out by 3 p.m.

“We had our own fly by, when a bald eagle flew over the shanty,” Meulemans said. The event drew as much enthusiasm and applause as an Air Force jet patrol fly by. The event drew kids, teenagers, moms, dads, grandparents and “people liv-ing around the lake who walked out to see what we were doing,” Meulemans said.

All comers were invited to partici-pate as long as they paid the $2 per person or the $5 family entry fee. Scheels had donated 20 jig poles, strung with line that were given to children under the age of 12. A man, who left his car to inquire about what was going on, quickly signed up his family and, per the require-ment, sent his three children over to collect their poles. The youngest had to be carried by his mother and ended up winning the prize as the youngest fisherman in the contest.

A Cub Scout leader and the mem-bers of his den, who were hiking on the ice, joined the festivities and registered their fish along with everyone else.

“The kids were funny,” Meulemans said. “They didn’t want us to touch their fish. They pushed the nose of their fish up against the bump board and spread the tail down the tape measure to measure their own fish.”

Participants were able to fish any-where on the lake they chose. KRA members who brought ice augers were busy cutting holes for partici-pants who did not have the equip-ment. Mark Williamson spent the day cooking hot dogs and hamburg-ers for the hungry fishermen and bystanders.

“Fortunately, we brought tow straps, because a number of people got stuck in the snow and we had to pull them out,” Meulemans said.

Prizes were awarded for the larg-est fish caught in the northern pike, walleye, bass, crappie, perch and bluegill categories with ties broken by naming the winner based up the earliest time caught. Jake Ross, Rick Hermus and John Henderson ended up one, two and three in the bluegill category based on time caught. Each recorded a 7¼-inch fish. John Henrickson and Matt Wyngaard were first and second, based on time caught, with 10½-inch crappies.

Mark Williamson and Mike Vander Velden ended up one and two in the perch category with 8 ¾-inch fish and Damon Voights took third with an 8½-inch fish. Greg Doering, Amy Henley and Dan Eisenschink placed first through third with 29¼, 26¼ and 25½-inch northern pike. Riley Kirch caught the only bass, which measured 15 inches. No walleyes were caught.

Kaden Weyenberg won a fish mount from Krueger Taxidermy in Cecil. The taxidermist learned of the fisheree when KRA members were putting up posters in the area and offered to give the prize.

“Our sponsors were very generous and help us to give out a lot of prizes and let people win prizes in the raf-fles,” Meulemans said. “Their dona-tions really make the event. In addition to Scheels, Service Master, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Tanners, Hank and Karen’s, Dave Voights, Damon Voigths and Dan Eisenschink supported the event.”

The KRA, which was founded in 1946, originally sponsored softball, basketball and volleyball leagues for men and women, but have expanded more into youth and fam-ily activities in recent years.

With the fisheree breaking par-ticipation records each year, Meulemans is looking forward to an expanded event next year and a goal of 200 participants.

There is an old saying, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. The KRA has proven that give all ages a fish-eree and the participants will experi-ence the fun and beauty of a being on a Wisconsin lake in the winter.

KRA fisheree draws area fishermen to Shawano Lake

Submitted photosDan Burton displays the shirt he won at the Kimberly Recreation Association fisheree in February.

Kaden Vandenberg shows off his 21 1/4” northern, giving him a free mount from Krueger's Taxidermy.

Showing off the fish they caught at the KRA fisheree are Riley Kirch (left) and John Hendrickson (above).

A longtime worker at area restau-rants passed away on Saturday morning.

Officers from the Fox Valley Metro Police Department were dis-patched to the 200 block of West Kimberly Avenne for a male who was lying outside on the ground.

Dennis Eslinger, 52, did not have a pulse and was not breathing.

A Kaukauna native, he was living in Little Chute and was believed to be walking to work.

Wulgaert said Eslinger died from natural causes. A jogger found him shortly after 6 a.m. by East

Wisconsin Savings Bank, 220 W. Kimberly Ave.

There were no signs of foul play and nothing appeared suspicious. The death is believed to be medi-cally related, however, investigators are awaiting autopsy results for confirmation.

Little Chute man passes away walking to work