Steel City Members,
With respect to the latest Centers for Disease Control and White House guidelines, the Steel City board of directors has met, discussed, and voted to cancel this weekend’s Lake of the Ozarks tournament.
This was a very difficult decision to make.
The government is asking all citizens to avoid social gatherings of 10 or more people for the next 14 days in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19. It is the only way to get this highly contagious disease under control.under control.
In the interest of caution in a national atmosphere that none of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, we feel that this is the most responsible thing for the bass club to do at this time.
The handling of money and gathering for meals and weigh-ins put us at risk for possibly spreading the virus among ourselves and to our families back home.
I know it is easy to say “this would never happen to me” but we have decided to make sure that it does not happen to anyone.
Red Oak Resort has informed us that they will refund our deposits for rooms if cancelled before the end of the day on Wednesday.
I hope you will all understand the importance of this decision.
The board will re-evaluate the situation in the coming weeks to determine if any further action must be taken. We are optimistic that if everyone (including bass fishermen) follow the guidelines, Covid-19 will get under control.
Best regards,
Larry Heagy
President of the Steel City Bassmasters
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