Iosco Sportsmen’s Club
ANNUAL MEETING
June 7, 2006

Annual meeting of Iosco Sportsmen’s Club was called to order at the club house in Baldwin Centre, Michigan, by President Lynn Pillsbury at 7:15 p.m. June 7, 2006, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge
All directors except Jodie Spencer, Tom Dombroski and Rich Dixon were present with the directors and members present constituting a quorum to conduct business of the annual meeting.
Minutes: Minutes of the May meeting were accepted as presented by voice vote on motion of David Wright, second of John Smith.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer David Anderson reported income of $11,083.65 and expenses of $4,671.22 for May with shooting providing additional income of $1,539. He reported a check book balance of $34,752.49 and a building fund balance of $7,670.03. The treasurer’s report was accepted as presented by voice vote on motion of Harold Frase and second by Keith Wojahn.
Shoot Report: Income for this report was covered in the Treasurer’s Report with it President Pillsbury reiterating shooting produced $1,539.00 in income for May with a $6.00 expense. Prior to the acceptance of the shoot report on voice vote with motion by Frase and second by Anderson, member Jan Cortright told the membership trap targets would have to be purchased in the next few weeks.
Board of Director Election: President Pillsbury then proceeded with the election of board of director members. Five candidates for four board seats available through term expiration and resignation were Dale Bertch, Rich Dixon, Tom Dombroski, Tom Marsh and John McGrath. Ballots bearing those five names were passed out to the club members present eligible to vote with instruction to vote for not more than four candidates and picked up for tally.
Old Business: Membership heard a discussion of possibly buying or leasing additional property at the club’s former Wurtsmith Air Force Base Rifle Range to enhance a proposed 500 yard rifle range project at the west end of the 50 acre site. In light of a $300 application fee to seek either lease or purchase of the additional land and a Michigan Department of Natural Resources offer to do a “walk through” of the property for no fee, it was decided an invitation would be made to the DNR for the property “walk through”.
Perimeter fencing progress at the former Wurtsmith range site and the continuing fence removal program from the former Air Force Base with that fencing being used at the range site was discussed
Election Results: President Pillsbury reported the following Board of Directors election results: Dale Bertch, 18 votes; Rich Dixon, 16 votes; Tom Dombroski, 14 votes; Tom Marsh, eight votes; John McGrath, 16 votes. President Pillsbury declared Bertch, Dixon, Dombroski and McGrath to be the duly elected board of director members.
New Business: President Pillsbury discussed the club’s constitution which authorizes a $2,000 purchase limit for any project without club member approval. He said a review of the constitution and research into the matter regarding ongoing expenditures for the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base rifle range had provided that with the Wurtsmith project approved by membership previously, contracts in excess of $2,000 for the project construction could be made by the Iosco Sportsmen’s Club Board of Directors as required.
President Pillsbury also reported one mile of Air Force Base fencing was down and moved to the former Wurtsmith Rifle Range site for reinstallation and that club help was necessary for the installation. It was recommended that the Board of Directors seek bids from fencing companies for the fence installation.
Director Wright said he had purchased four dozen American made Iosco Sportsmen’s Club hats from Truly Yours, Oscoda, for a cost of $9.50 and $11.50 per hat, depending on style. He also reported rockers for various shooting activities were available from Truly Yours for $2.50 each for 100 or $2,00 each for 200. No action was taken on the rockers but on motion of John Snow, second by John McGrath and an affirmative voice vote of members present, the hats would be offered for sale for $15.00 each.
Wright reported that $9,450 had been collected by the sale of Founder’s Club membership for development use at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base Rifle Range now under Iosco Sportsmen’s Club ownership.
Shooting range passes provided as part of the Founder’s Club contribution package may be used for any of the club’s shooting venues, President Pillsbury reported.
Checks will be made with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Michigan National Guard to see if help with bulldozing at the new range site might be available.
Walleyes for Iosco County will be removing walleye fingerlings from its pond in Tawas Township would be accomplished Thursday, June 8, 2006.
Iosco 4H Shooting Sports has obtained use of a BB gun shooting trailer for use at the Iosco County Fair in July and is seeking certified shooting instructors and interested club members to work at the trailer. Volunteers were asked to contact MSU Cooperative Extension or 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Brian Loeffler.
It was announced a refrigerator, grill and vacuum were being sought for use at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base Rifle Range. Any member interested in making a donation was asked to contact David Anderson.
New Members: Five new membership applications were approved by voice vote on motion of David Anderson and second by Russell Besancon. Those new members are Kevin Baldwin, Oscoda; Ron Trudell, East Tawas; Gilbert Waitkus, Tawas City; Charles Zach, Oscoda, and Dale Wood, National City.
Mail Bag: From the mail a funding request from Pheasants Forever received no action and a Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce newsletter was presented.
Adjournment: No other business being presented, the Iosco Sportsmen’s Club Annual Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. on motion of Ron Carafelly and second by Tom Marsh.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Neal R. Miller acting in the absence of Secretary Jodie Spencer.