1. Call meeting to order (time) 7:04 pm Present – Lynn Pillsbury, Tom Marsh, Art Troy, Greg Gueldenzopf, Tom Majewski, Eugene Kindell, Joe Bryant, Rich Dixon, Keith Moir, Keith Wojhan (late), and Tom Dombroski Absent – Mike Smith
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Conservation Pledge
3. Financial report - presented by Brad Saegessor – spent a lot of money - paid for new computer, trap league bought new clay pigeons, paid taxes, and paid Dan Welton. Lost $5,500 for big expensive. Trap and the outdoor range have spent their budget for the year. Renters having minor problems making rent payments and have stated they will make payments every other week – recommend the board send renters a letter saying we will work with them. Motion to do letter to renters – Greg Gueldenzopf, second by Rich Dixon – motion carried. Financial report was accepted.
4. Shoot report – presented by Lynn Pillsbury. Total income from trap $513 5-Stand - $165 Outdoor range $1,185 IDPA - $34 Total - $1,915 Sight in Days – both ranges $920, 131 shooters, and 141 guns Received a donation of $2,016 from Carroll Broadcasting, last advertising add will run on 13 Nov Also received free adverting on placemats. Motion to approve Tom Dombroski, second by Tom Majewski, motion to accept approved.
5. Minutes from last month 10 Sep 08 meeting minutes – motion to approve - Greg Gueldenzopf, second by Art Troy, motion accepted. 1 Oct 08 meeting minutes – motion to accept – Joe Bryant, second by Tom Marsh, motion accepted.
6. Old Business: Items from last month’s meeting, etc.
a. Old refrigerator – broken need to see about replacing. Rich Dixon will
research this topic.
b. Coast Guard shot at our range and qualified some new shooters. They also
provided us some new backers for our ranges.
c. Barbara Ann requested a speaker phone. Brad has provided one.
d. Unattended guns – issue is being watched for any problems. Have to ensure
that any gun left unattended is not loaded.
e. Dirt was delivered to Wurtsmith for 300 yard range for the berms (shooting
points).
f. Gas tank – has not been installed yet, working issue (Tom Marsh).
g. Dan Welton has been reimbursed, issued closed.
h. Check the price of crushed concrete for the 25 yard pistol yard, from
shooting bench to berm - will pack down like a driveway. Given a $2,500 price
tag, need 100 yards ($17 per yard). Do not need to do the entire range, need for
footing and making it easier to find brass. Keith Wojhan made motion to spend
$1,600 - second by Tom Dombroski, motion approved.
i. Issue of bringing back CCW – still working the issue with Randy McKinney
(Greg Gueldenzopf)
7. New Business:
a. Christmas party – 3 Dec 08 – Still need a person to take charge of this
event. Also – trying to have a trash or treasure gift exchange, nothing
expensive, limited to $5.00 gift.
b. Presentation by Robert White – may be hired to write a grant presentation.
Find a funder for what we are trying to get done at the club. Know what the cost
of what we want done (bldg – need to have current cost, construction costs,
etc.). Most require a match of funds (in kind) by the funder and club. Right now
is a hard time because of the economy. Don’t know how your proposal will stack
up against others that have been submitted – not a guaranteed program. Looking
for monies for the Wurtsmith range - skeet trap, potable water storage (hauled
in system), 600 yard range, and indoor range. Use an hourly flat rate fee for
completing the submission of grant proposals - $40.00 per hour. Looking at
researching for grants to assist the club with finding money to be able to
complete special projects.
c. Club newsletter for Dec – need articles, items for sale, will include scores
and other info for shooting disciplines, etc. Deadline for inputs is 5 Dec 08.
Shoot calendar will come up in Dec with updates – still have to check calendar
against the other clubs for shooting dates.
d. Mail bag. Received a thank you letter from the Air Museum at Wurtsmith from
the Yankee Air Museum.
e. Membership and dues notices. James R. Hartman Jr and Donnette Lind were
submitted for membership – motion to accept new members – Greg Gueldenzopf,
second by Joe Bryant, motion accepted. Reminder letter sent to members we do not
know the status of (76 individuals) is being sent out to members to determine
that status (members or non-members).
f. Open discussion:
Art Troy – 5 stand shrink wrapped by Jason Walters, will pay him out of Sight in
Days proceeds.
Directional signs for Wurtsmith range – cost is $150 per sign, do not want to do
at this time.
Rich Dixon – have a question on some kind of deal to approve money, we were
going to develop a new form. We have a new form on the website that can be
downloaded for members to submit for reimbursement.
Keith Moir – when submitting a request for reimbursement – put the form on top
when submitting for payment so can be recognized when submitted and paid in a
timelier manner.
Keith Wojhan – snow plowing – continue to plow the driveway for the club. The
cost will be $100 per time.
Greg Gueldenzopf - Sight in Days – how is the advertising coming along, are we
asking people where they are hearing about us. Need to start asking where people
have been finding out about us from now on.
Tom Dombroski – info on water system for Wurtsmith. The water system we want is
called a hog water system and depends on the number of chairs (seating chairs
not toilets) that we will need. Bldg that tank goes in – we cannot build it, has
to be an engineered bldg and commercially installed. We cannot build this bldg
that this tank will be in – has to be above ground – due to possibility of
contaminates from the ground. Discussion followed on what direction to take this
project. Have Art Troy, Tom Dombroski, and Eugene Kindell researching more info
on this project.
k. Motion to adjourn meeting by Keith Moir, second by Art Troy. Adjournment at 9:13 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Barbara Ann Thomas, temporary secretary.
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