The North Central Fayette County Wildlife Management Co-op (NCFCWMC) was established February 5, 1993 with the belief that proper management of wildlife and its habitat is beneficial to all people. NCFCWMC wants to provide a healthy diverse animal and plant population for appreciative and hunting purposes. Therefore, it is important to manage areas of continuous land. 

No member shall be legally bound by any policy, except expressing their good faith and intent to comply with managing the wildlife habitat and population of their properties using the NCFCWMC principles.

Announcements:

• 2008 Annual Meeting

  The date for our annual 2008 fall meeting had been set, October 25th.  We intend to have a informative and interesting meeting with something for the entire family to enjoy.  I know it is early, but fill in the 25th, a Saturday, of October in your new 2008 calendar with a reminder of our meeting.  See all of you there and bring a friend who may be interested in joining our Wildlife Co-op.
   
  Please note that the speaker for our annual meeting scheduled for October 25th, 2008, at Cooper Farm is Jerry Falke, a Wildlife Damage Control Expert.   Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend.
   

• News Needed:

For those who wish to do so, please fax, email or mail me items that you would like to see printed in the newsletter. Any wildlife subject is acceptable. The Co-op members have a lot of knowledge about their land and animals which is the type of information I would like to include. It's always exciting to find out that someone has sighted this or that on their property. Our Co-op members are the best and I would like to make them the most informed members of any Co-op in Texas.

     Fax number, 979-249-4234
     Email: whrf@cvtv.net
     Address, P.O. Box 209, Round Top, Texas 78954.

• Announcement:
  Merle Sternadel January 13th, 1928 – June 6th, 2008

  Merle Sternadel, the founding member of North Central Fayette County Co-op and Cooper Farm passed away Friday, June 6th, 2008. His love of wildlife and anything having to do with the earth was evident by his actions. He was delighted to speak with anyone interested in preserving the wildlife and land in our part of Fayette County. While only being a part of the Co-op family here in North Central Fayette County for a little of over six years, my wife and I grew to love Merle and his family. His deep felt love of Fayette County, his land, and his family was very obvious and contagious as anyone who ever took the time to talk with him understood very well. I can only imagine that with his passing, the numerous creatures that he loved so much are as much in mourning as his family and friends are. There will be a feeling of loss for some time around this part of the country as we all try to cope with the absence of someone who just by living his life was the example of good land and animal management. Merle was a part of Cooper Farm in 1960 and recognized how important it was to wildlife management. He was instrumental and the driving force in what Cooper Farm represents today. Merle was a gentle man, a loved man, and was always ready with a story and a smile. During the last few days of his life on this earth, he was transported back to his home via ambulance to be with his family. Merle asked that the driver blow his air horn long and loud when he passed Waldeck and Cooper Farm. His comment was, “I want everyone to know that I am back home.” Merle’s life reflects true grit and determination to make real a life dream. To his credit and with our continued wildlife practices that he believed in, Cooper Farm will continue to be his legacy to the good life among the people, land, and wild creatures that were all a part of his life.

  May God accept his soul into the heaven where he will be with his beloved friends, all the creatures that God created.

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