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We've got something extra special planned for January 8th.
The folks at Ozark Angels hatchery have graciously offered to give us a tour of their facility! Ozark Angels is a 20,000 square foot indoor hatchery breeding angelfish, oscars, and fancy guppies. With approximately 400 breeding pairs of angelfish, 150 breeding oscars, and too many guppy moms to count, there are over a million fish to see!

You will have a chance to see a real commercial tropical fish breeding operation in action. It will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn. Everyone is invited. There is no charge for the tour.

Meet at the hatchery!
Best of all, the hatchery is in Rogers, Arkansas, just a few blocks away from the site of our monthly meeting. We will meet at the hatchery. Directions are below. The tour starts at 3:00 PM. So arrive a few minutes early to avoid being left out.

Click this link to get a map.

Click here, then fill in your starting location, for driving directions to Ozark Angels hatchery.

But, Wait! There's More!
After the tour, those who are interested will be meeting up at Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet to grab a bite. Everyone is welcome to join us and we hope that you will! (You will be responsible for your own meal check, which is around $10 for buffet and drink.) The restaurant is a new and very large Chinese/American buffet (largest in the area). They even have a Mongolian-style grill where you can pick your raw ingredients for cooking. There is also some good sushi!

The restaurant address is listed below, but for those familiar with the area, the restaurant is located right in front of Walmart #1 on Walnut St. (Rt. 12) in Rogers-- in the former Ryan's Steakhouse building. An exact time is not set for dinner. It depends on when the tour ends, but we estimate that we will leave the tour site by 5:00 PM.
Possible extra bonus: There may be a short amount of time between dinner and the meeting. If so, we can pop across the street from the restaurant for a quick visit to Exotic Tropicals aquarium store!

Don't Forget: It's Also Our NWAAS Meeting Day
After supper, it will be time to head to our usual meeting location for the monthly club meeting. Denny Rogers will be giving a short talk on Making Your Own Fish Foods, followed by a short talk on Fish Anatomy by Michael Gaines. As usual, there will be refreshment, door prizes for new faces, and a mini-auction. It is free to attend! Details can be found in a separate message in this message section. The meeting begins at 6:30 PM, with the programs starting promptly at 7:00 PM.
Click HERE for full details.

We hope to see you there! We've got a half-day of activities planned. It's just another way that NWAAS makes fish-keeping fun for everyone!

Not liking the talk of snow showers on Sunday. I am not a winter driver so I may be out if this talk persists. Dang winter weather.

Down here they are saying a 30% chance of snow showers on Sunday, with the track south of us. Southern Arkansas may get a real snow. Our snow looks like it's going to be Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Not sure about between here and KC. Denny

The on line forecast for Sunday is still saying 40% chance of snow showers there and in Joplin for sunday. It won't snow if I stay home but will if I come down so we will most likely stay and not chance it. Hate to miss out but hate driving on slick roads more.

Sorry guys but I won't be at the tour. Wish I didn't have to miss it but at least I can make the meeting.

Not feeling well today, hopefully feel better tomorrow and can make it.

Are you going to dissect a fish Michael? Denny