I. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Pillsbury.
II. Roll Call: Present: Carafelly, Pillsbury, Frase, McGrath, Bertch, Dixon,
Anderson, Smith and Spencer. Absent: McKinney, Wright and Dombroski.
III. Pledges waved due to meeting being held at Wurtsmith range- no flag or
conservation plaque.
IV. Minutes from April: Motion to approve as presented by McGrath, second by
Carafelly. Motion approved.
V. Financial Report: Balance as of April 28 is $13,273.38. Also presented
corrected financial report for March along with explanation of corrections.
Motion to approve by Carafelly, second by Bertch. Motion approved.
VI. Shoot report: Income as of April 28 is $986.00 for Tawas and Oscoda. Motion
to approve by Smith, second by Carafelly. Motion approved.
VII. Old Business
A. Motion by Pillsbury to suspend voting on Financial and Shooting report and,
instead, reports will be reviewed and submitted into records. Second Carafelly.
Motion approved
B. Bylaw review- It has been about 8-9 years since our bylaws have been
reviewed. Motion by Spencer, second by Carafelly, to table this discussion until
next month. Motion approved. Director Wright had noted at our last meeting that
the NRA may have sample bylaws available for Shooting Clubs. Attorney and member
Lew Rudel may be able to give input, if asked.
VIII. New Business
A. Volunteers needed to finish work on Wurtsmith Range before Grand Opening, to
assist during Grand Opening and more work to be done after Grand Opening.
Calling lists passed around to call members for volunteering.
B. Budget for fiscal 2008. President Pillsbury would like to begin building a
budget for next year. Anyone interested in helping can meet on Wednesday
evenings in May at 7:00 p.m. at Tawas.
C. Newsletter: Our next newsletter will be mailed by June 11 – it will announce
results of voting at next meeting.
D. June 6 is our next General Membership Meeting. We will grill hamburgers and
have salad and ice cream. Frase and McGrath offered to help sell 50-50 raffle
tickets as a fundraiser at the General Meeting.
E. Portapoddies: Director Anderson has gotten estimates from Eklund to provide
portapoddie units for Wurtsmith Range. Comparing costs, it appears Lil Willie’s
is cheaper. It was mentioned that we need to get another few units before the
Grand Opening, and especially a Handicapper stall.
F. Wurtsmith Range will be planned to be open on Fridays noon-6:00, Saturdays
from 9:00 to 6:00 and Sundays from 11:00-5:00. We need to find a volunteer
coordinator and develop a volunteer schedule. It would be ideal to have 2 people
available. One person could be at the clubhouse collecting fees and the second
would be a Safety Officer on the range.
G. Key Cards: Motion by McGrath, second by Anderson, to purchase high-quality
combination lock for now. All members will be mailed the combination number.
Eventually we may purchase key card system. Motion approved.
H. Trap Trailer has been purchased. Discussed where it should be located. It
should either be placed in a location where it will not interfere with other
shooting ranges OR we will need to establish designated trap Shooting times when
other ranges are closed. It was also noted that some type of all-weather
protection will need to be developed for the Trap Trailer.
I. May 19 will be a Cowboy Action Shooting Demonstration at the Wurtsmith Range.
J. New members: Bill Dapprich, Ryan Sanborn, Herman Shelton Jr, Kurt Beck, John
Bosley, David Dodd, Tim Fullerton, Dave Weber, Zachary Allen, Jeff Webster,
Bruce Blatch, Jack Kindt, Charles Spencer, Andy Wilburn, Maurice High, Joseph
Clark, John David, Dennis Baldwin, Jeff Kirk. Motion to approve new members by
McGrath, second by Frase. Motion approved.
K. Motion to join Oscoda- Au Sable Chamber of Commerce by Grath, second by Dixon. Motion approved.
L. Mail Bag: Reloading supplier, Etna, Salute magazine, Paychex solicitation,
Chamber of Commerce newsletter, Club Connection.
M. Motion to adjourn at 8:35 pm by Spencer, second by Carafelly. Motion
approved.
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