I. Called to order by President Pillsbury at 7:00 p.m.
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge
III. Roll Call: All Director’s present except Rich Dixon.
IV. Previous Meeting’s Minutes: Motion to accept as presented by Wright, second
by McKinney. Motion carried.
V. Financial Report: Ending balance for April $27,512.91. Motion to accept as
presented by McKinney, second by Carafelly. Motion carried.
VI. Shoot Report: Income of $1,132.00. Motion to accept as presented by
Carafelly, second by Frase. Motion carried.
VII. Founder’s Report: $7,750.00 has been taken in so far for the Founder’s
Club. The Excavator has “stumped” many areas. We received some furniture from
the old County Line Schoolhouse.
VIII. Old Business A. NRA Grant Application has been filed by Wright. B. Hats: 4
dozen hats were ordered. Discussed ordering patches and “rockers” for hats.
IX. New Business
A. Work Bees are scheduled at Wurtsmith Range every day from May 6-13 and then
again from June 10-17. We will work from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We need as many
people as possible if we hope to open range this summer.
B. Election Committee: June is our annual election of officers. 4 Director
positions will be available and 5 applicants will be running- Tom Marsh, Rich
Dixon, John McGrath, Dale Bertch and Tom Dombroski.
C. Newsletter: Please send articles to Penny Wojahn by May 10th.
D. Pie-Shaped Land status: We need to acquire this 6 ½ acre portion of land from
the state to construct all the shooting ranges we would like. We are still
working on this.
E. Bank Account: When a new Treasurer is elected, we will transfer our accounts
to the Credit Union. They will allow us to separate funds within one account.
This will make it easier to keep track of funds. The account is free as long as
we maintain a $25.00 balance.
F. Reimbursement of $100.00 each to Rich Dixon and Tom Dombroski, in return for
allowing us to use their tractors for many work bees. This will help defray the
cost of fuel. Motion by McKinney, second by Carafelly. Motion carried.
G. Wood Sale: Much wood (firewood quality) is still remaining on the Wurtsmith
property. Motion to allow members to take a pickup load for $10.00 and
nonmembers to pay $20.00. We will put an ad in the paper to advertise the
fireplace wood.
H. Equipment: Wurtsmith Range needs a refrigerator, grill and a vacuum (Shop vac-type).
We will wait til the next General Meeting and ask members if they have any of
the above equipment to donate. Anything that is not donated, we will discuss
purchase later.
I. Oscoda range building needs some work. We need to power wash the building
and/ or shed. The roof and soffits need to be repaired. We need a trash dumpster
and portapoddies. We may look into a phone later.
J. It was mentioned that some shooting clubs do not pay any property taxes. Some
have petitioned local governments to reduce or eliminate taxes due to the
educational nature of our work in the community and because we may bring
business and visitors to the community. It was noted that we could apply for a
tax abatement request.
K. Someone requested that we look into providing shade for the patio at the
Tawas Club, in the form of a patio umbrella or awning. We may ask if RV place
has any awnings available.
L. Tawas Sand and Gravel is owed $1,700.00 for earth-moving done at Wurtsmith
Range. Motion to pay by McKinney, second by Wright. Motion carried.
M. Calendar: Need to add Monday and Thursday Trap leagues. We are starting an
Outdoor Bullseye League on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
N. No new members.
O. Mail Bag: Solicitation for donation to Pheasants Forever, Info on how to put
on a golf fundraiser, 4-H Newsletter, Freedom Magazine and NRA equipment sales
brochure.
P. Motion to adjourn by Carafelly, second by Frase. Motion carried.
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