NORTH COUNTRY RIDERS
MINUTES
DECEMBER 1, 2011
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY V. PRES. MARK KERNER
SECRETARY'S REPORT APPROVED
TREASURER'S REPORT APPROVED
TRAIL CAPTAINS REPORT: THE SKIDSTER IS BACK IN THIS AREA. WE NEED TO ADD GRAVEL TO THE GRID AREA BY THE LCO CASINO. THE TRAIL NORTH OF OO ON 8 HAS A LARGE ROCK THAT RED WILL TRY TO REMOVE YET THIS SEASON. MOST OTHER WORK WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ALLIANCE: DONNY M. DOESN'T KNOW OF ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR THE SEELEY AREA AT THIS TIME. MARK MENTIONED THE RE-HAB PROJECT AT NELSON LAKE. GREG P. IS WORKING WITH THE DNR AT THIS TIME AS THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THAT PROJECT.
FUNDRAISER: MARK REPORTED THAT HE CHECKED ON THE GUNS FOR THE SPAGHETTI FEED. HE SUGGESTED 6 GUNS WITH ONE OF THEM BEING A PISTOL. THE PISTOL WILL BE SEPERATE FROM THE OTHER GUNS AT THE EVENT. MARK TALKED TO THE VET'S CENTER AND THEY WILL ALLOW US TO USE THE BACK ROOM AT NO CHARGE, FOR THE EVENT. THEY HAVE A PA SYSTEM AND MARK'S FATHER WILL BARTEND AT NO CHARGE. A SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO ROTATE THE EVENT BETWEEN THE WAYSIDE, SAWMILL AND VET'S CENTER, IN THE FUTURE. THE RAFFLE LISCENSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT IN ON 12/29/2011. WHEN WE HAVE THE GUN INFORMATION THE TICKETS AND POSTERS WILL PRINT. RED MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY DONNY TO ALLOW MARK TO SPEND UP TO $2300.00 ON THE GUNS FOR THE SPAGHETTI FEED. PASSED.
EVENTS: THE NCR COMMITTEE HAS MET WITH THE CABLE ATV CLUB TO START PLANNING THE "RUDOLPH" EVENT TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER. MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW.
FORESTRY: DONNY PUSHED FOR A NON-CLOSURE NEXT SPRING OF THE ATV TRAILS. GREG THINKS THAT THE SEELEY TRAILS ARE IN SUSTAINABLE CONDITION BUT HE STILL FEELS A CLOSURE IS NECESSARY. THE ACCESS PLAN SAYS THAT THE TRAILS WOULD OPEN MAY 15TH AND THAT GREG HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OPEN THEM EARLY IF IT'S APPROPRIATE. DONNY FEELS THAT IF ABOUT 6 BUSINESS' WOULD COME TO THE MEETING IN SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE MAY CHANGE THEIR MINDS. THE PORTA-POTTY WAS NOT ON THE NOVEMBER AGENDA.
MEMBERSHIP: RENEWAL LETTERS SHOULD BE SENT OUT BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ACCOMODATE THE JANUARY RENEWAL DATE. MARK K. ASKED PAULD TO ASSIST JODI WITH THIS PROJECT.
OLD BUSINESS: RIDGE CAP IS ON THE PAVILLION. INVENTORY OF THE NCR SIGNS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. MARK K. WILL DO A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF ITEMS IN THE TRAILER AND WILL ADD A COMBO LOCK.
NEW BUSINESS: MEETING SITES FOR 2012 WILL STAY THE SAME AND EACH BUSINESS WILL BE CALLED TO RENEW THEIR MEMBERHSIP AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATE WORKS FOR THEM. REMINDER...THE SEPTEMBER MEETING WILL START AT 6PM TO ACCOMODATE THE PICNIC.
RED MADE A MOTION, MARK SECOND, TO SPEND $120.00 TO RENEW THE NCR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP. PASSED.
MOTION MADE BY RED, SECOND BY DONNY, TO CHANGE THE DONATION FROM THE "SHARE" PROGRAM TO THE "CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS" PROGRAM SUGGESTED BY STEVE AND JODI L. PASSED. PAULA WILL GET PICTURES WHEN CHECKS ARE PRESENTED FOR THE NEWSPAPER.
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
THANK YOU DONNY AND BRYON.
NEXT MEETING IS AT THE SAWMILL
MOTION MADE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
