Called to order by President Lynn Pillsbury @ 7:21pm
Roll: Present: Dave Anderson; Lynn Pillsbury; Randy McKinney; Tom Marsh; Dave
Wright; John Smith; Dale Bertch; Harold Frase; Tom Dombroski
Financial Report: Expenses $778.48 Income $2530.63 Ending Balance $14,178.09
Motion made and seconded to accept the report
Shoot Report Motion made and seconded to accept the report
Minutes: Correction: Penny Wojahn’s email is incorrect. Motion made to accept
minutes as amended. It was seconded
Old Business:
December meeting was well attended.
Indoor League ---- Must be a member to shoot on this league. Shooting times:
Sunday @ 3; Monday @ 7; Tuesday @ 1:00; Note: these times are for the Slow Fire
League. The Bullseye League shoots on Thursday @ 7.
Name of the range at Oscoda will be the Wurtsmith Range. Will be power there by
Friday, the 9th of December All the wells have been removed. Heating boiler has
been sitting empty for years. It will be checked. It may not be any good. If in
fact, it is no good; Randy has lead on another heater free of charge Fencing:
There was a work bee in October during which about 1/3 of the fence which was
given to us, was taken down. The fence which was taken down was rolled and
hauled to a site behind the big berm at the range. Need to continue to take down
the rest of the fence and pull the posts. Next work bee will be January 14th; a
Saturday. From 10 till 3pm Berms: there is much work which needs to be done yet
on the rifle and pistol berms Survey: Randy talked to Bill Woods. The original
quote was $4000.00 Randy talked him down to $2400.00. He will mark 5 corners and
the lines. Motion made, seconded , and Passed concerning the Old Business
New Business
Founders’ Club: Purpose to raise funds to get he Wurtsmith Range up and running
3 levels of membership
Silver ($100.00) gets you a 4”X6” plaque; a year’s membership and 5 daily range
passes
Gold ($250.00) gets you a 4”X 6” plaque; 2 years membership and 15 daily passes
Platinum ($500.00) gets you an 8”X11” plaque; 5 years membership and 25 daily
range passes for an individual; or; No membership and 50 daily range passes for
a business
A fourth level was contemplated. This would be a “Double Platinum” ($1000.00)
which would get you a 3’X6’ sign; no membership; and 50 daily range passes
Motion was made and seconded to put the money in the “general fund”
Trap league: There was discussion to let non-members shoot. They would simply
pay more. Discussion was started when it was mentioned that in the 22 indoor
league; in order to shoot you must be a member. Discussion was tabled for future
date. Note: Winter Trap League sill start January 8th at 1pm.
Harvesting wood from range property: Rich Dixon gave report. The “chippers” will
pay $3.00/ton for wood chips. We can get $25.00/cord for logs. These quotes were
from Levi Yates (a wood chipper) Rich and his brothers would cut logs and
firewood. They would need to be able to leave the firewood till it sold. They
would be willing to pay $35.00/cord. They have no equipment for pulling stumps.
Nothing can be done till after the Survey is done. It was suggested to let Rich
cut the logs and set someone else come in and chip the tops. Rich doesn’t think
that will happen. Discussion tabled till after the Survey is completed
New Members: Tom Meyers of Oscoda sponsored by Lynn Pillsbury Jerry Daughterman
of Oscoda sponsored by Lynn Pillsbury John Kline of Harrisville sponsored by
Randy McKinney
Mail Bag:
Card from Tawas Chamber of Commerce
Letter from R&J Screen Printing of West Branch soliciting work to print hats
and/or shirts. Dave Anderson or Tom Mars will look in to it.
Letter from Pheasants Forever, asking for donation of $8.00 Dave Wright
suggested we sponsor a print for the local chapter banquet in the Spring. It was
agreed to send the national chapter the $8.00 donation
Letter from 4-H requesting instructors
Petition for 2006 to bring back the deer
Motion made to adjourn by Randy McKinney and seconded by Clay Jolley
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