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GSM Tournament 09 - 11 June 2006
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Prove It II, 1St Place Winner From Left: John Peters, Gabe Powers, Kirk Morris, Timothy Powers, Eric Schuller (Lt. Gov. Office, Grant Powers	Prove It II, 1St Place Winner     From Left: Grant Powers with Captain Gabe Powers receiving the engraved trophy	Best Chance Too, 2nd Place Winner From Left: Best Chance Crewman, Bill Bale, Kirk Morris, Dave Engel, Eric Schuller (Lt. Gov. Office)
Best Chance Too, 2nd Place Winner From Left: Captain Dave Engel, Captain Bill Bale, with Crew after 1st days catch, 15 fish / 4 species	Hour Time, 3rd Place Winner From Right, Captain Mark Bachman, Rita Bachman, Eric Schuller (Lt. Gov. Office), Kirk Morris, Hour Time Crewman	Hour Time, 3rd Place Winner From Left:, Captain Mark Bachman, Rita Bachman with crew
Irish Ayes From Left Captain Ron Freeman - Third Lake, IL 15 fish / 3 species Gov Pat Quinn at Podium	Phoenix   Captain Arnie Arredondo of Sturtevant, W"I (Center Left) shows off 15 fish / 3 species placing 4th overall in the tournament	Rough Sea's started the first day
Everyone caught fish, right Larry?	High C's 2005 Tournament winner starts off with a nice catch of 15 fish / 3 species	Stormtrooper with a 5th place in 2006 Tournament with a nice catch of 15 fish / 3 species Frazier
Blue Horizons 7th place in 2006 Tournament with a nice catch of 15 fish / 3 species	Some very nice King Salmon (Chinook) were caught during the two days of fishing in Waukegan	Prizes are given for largest fish of each species each day
Smallest for the two day tournament	Coast Guard performed a water rescue demonstration	Saturday's Freedom Festival was full of things to see, things to do, or just sit around and be entertained
Hummer with ?	Pullups	Cub Scout
Flag	Time out during the Festival was taken to give 2nd Chance winner Winn Wolf his $1,000.00	And smallest fish award to Jerry Taylor from Runnin' Bare his new  fishing tackle so he can  find the "BIG" ONE next year
Eileen Byrne from WLS Radio was our Emcee	Ltgov1	Lt Gov 2
USO Band with Allison Ruble played, even with the cold weather blowing in	Mayor of Waukegan Dick Hyde was all smiles as the Tournament had another successful outing	Spirit of the USO Band with Allison Ruble
Secretary of the State Veterans Affairs Administration

GSM Tournament 2005
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Best Chance 1st Place	High Cs 2nd Place	Dr Order 3rd Place
Libby Collins of WKRS AM1220	Morris Family gets saber	Morris Family gets saber
Lt Gov Pat Quinn at Podium	Memorial Governors Cup Trophy	KSM at podium
KSM at podium	Major Jacola	KSM with Jim Frazier
Libby Collins with Don Rudny	Libby Collins with Mike Decker	KSM with Lt Gov Pat Quinn
Harbor Facility	High Cs	For Honor Banner
USMC Tent	Lor E Lou	Weigh Station
Fish Donation	U.S. Flag	KSM with Marine
Weigh Station Staff	Weigh Station Staff	Weigh Station
Awards Banquet	Awards Banquet	Awards Banquet
Awards Banquet		Awards Banquet

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

Kirk S. Morris
Chairman

LtCol Fritz Mielke –
U. S. Marine Corps

Waukegan Port Authority

Chris Disher –
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Marty Smith -- Commandant
Lk Cnty Marine Corps League #801

Eleanor Flavin
Publicity & Marketing

HONORARY BOARD of DIRECTORS
Pat Quinn - Lt. Governor -
Rod Blagojevich - Governor 
Richard H. Hyde – Mayor
     City of Waukegan
Cathy Ryg – State
     Representative
Terry Link – State Senator

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Eric Schuler –
        Sr. Policy Advisor,
        Lt. Governors Office

US Coast Guard Auxiliary

Capt. Dan Keating
        “The Salmon Professor”
        Blue Horizon Sport
          Fishing

David Motley –
        Waukegan Public
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