After hundreds of hours of hard work, our volunteers have successfully finished a full renovation of the basement and the bathrooms. New floors, pipes, fixtures, sinks, cabinets, insulation and door were all installed over the past three months to better accommodate our members and those who rent the hall for special events.

Special thanks to Ken Kanczuzewski & Bob Fitzpatrick aided by Rich Parker, Kaine Kanczuzewski, Nate Moore and Larry Woltman.

View before and after picture by clicking on the link above!

Happy New Years everyone! 

Izaak Walton is looking for volunteers for a renovation project on the bar area of the lodge. We will be doing a number of improvements:

• Remove ceiling, insulating, and installing new ceiling
• New chandeliers for better lighting
• Replacing paneling along the walls

We will be starting tomorrow, Saturday, January 2nd at 9:00 am and continuing every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 am for the next 4 weekends. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Start the new years out right by volunteering a bit of your time! 

Please bring gloves and crow bars if you have them! Dust masks will be provided. If you have questions call Ken at (574) 232-9357 Monday through Friday. If it's during the weekend, call the lodge at (574) 272-3660. The answering machine may pick up if we're working but we'll try and call back!

Santa is coming to the IKES on Wednesday, December 16th from 6-8:30 P.M. He has gifts for all the good boys and girls along with FREE Hot Dogs, Fries, Hot Chocolate, Cider and Cookies for the whole family. 

Come join the fun! This free event is being held to honor our valued members. Without you, we could not survive as an organization. Please come on out the 16th for some great food and presents for the kids or grand kids!

Reservations are recommended but not required by calling 272-3660. Give us a Jingle and visit Kris Kringle!

Izaak Walton will be hosting it's 75th Annual Feather Party on Wednesday, November 18th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. 

Tickets are $10.00. Tickets can be used for food and drinks. 

The Feather Party is an annual fundraiser with door prizes, raffles, 50/50s, tipboards and turkey give-away! It's always a great time.

Mail in your tickets! More tickets available at the door.

We're happy to say our clean-up party this past Saturday was a big success. The team managed to clear all overgrowth on the south side of Pond 1. The nuisance, smothering vegetation of focus was oriental bittersweet, honeysuckle and vines. We freed up several good native trees, like the 3 big sycamores, some oaks and a redbud, amongst a few others. 

The IKES board thoroughly thanks all participants and members for their efforts in keeping the IKES clean and serene. We hope to see you at the IKES soon.