MR&GC Monthly Meeting for _June 25th, 2009_

         20+ Members present              Call to order at: @6:30p.m.

Moment of silence: Observed                Sec: Report: June 2009 report approved as read. 

Treas. Report

• Treasurer report presented by Brian Phillips approved as read. Significant notes as follows: 
• Brian continues to look into moving this account into a Dane Rouscher fund with Wells F Fargo. 
• We need to get Treasurer’s name on the investment accounts. 
• Thank you letter from Wright county Sheriffs department  read for $115.00 Check written to the for National Child safety council. 
•  (from April Mtg.)Gary will look into the number of school scholarships available/needed for this year. (did we get an answer??)

Committee Reports

     Federation (of Wright County Federation of Sportsmans clubs)  

• Maynard attended meeting June meeting. Minutes on file.  
• Our day to man the air rifle range at the Wright County fair will be Saturday Aug. 2^nd from 12-5. 
• Next meeting will be 7/13/09 (always second Monday) at the Maple Lake VFW.
• Request was also made for club officers to attend federation meetings with Maynard.
• Banquet is scheduled for 9/21/09   

    Trap

· No report.  

Pistol League

• Pistol league “practice sessions will run Thursday evenings with the addition of June 22nd.  Set up time at 5:30.  Practice starts at 6:00.  (full list of practice dates, match dates and fees is on file). 
• Matches are scheduled for Sunday afternoons. 7/19/09,8/2/09, and 9/13/09.   Start time will be 12:00 p.m.  Match time will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

• Costs for pistol league activities for this year will be as follows:
• Practice Sessions: Match Fees:

Member- $2.00                        Member- $10.00

Non-Member $5.00                 Non-Member-$15.00             

· Permit to carry classes will be held monthly.  Check Web site for link to times, dates.

· In June:  $200 brought in from match fees, $32.00 from practice fees, $190 from IDPA qualifiers.  There are some receipts outstanding (expenses) for replacement of target stands. 

Firearm safety

• Mike McDonald will use the range for a firearm safety class on Aug 22^nd.
• Looking into cost of shirts for instructors.
• Paul Kline will be retiring after this years classes.  Paul has been an instructor for 50 years.  Bob Wieman has been instructing for 30 years.  Plans will be to recognize there efforts at an open house at the Sept. meeting.  Suggestion was made that Plaque be given to Paul Kline (Bob?) in recognition.

Membership

• Renewal class held prior to this meeting.  As noted above, monies received for new/renewed memberships.  

Ad Hoc

· Asset assessment- (From April ’09 mtg) What does the club have in terms of assests where is it and what is it worth.  President requested that we move on this issue in July.  Bob Wieman, Doug Stokes, and Michelle B. were asked to follow up on this effort.   

• Grant Committee –Still need signage for the range indicating that improvements to the range were made in part by donations from the NRA.  Discussed what was to be on signs.     Gary will get signs done per last months meeting.   Wording change per this meeting:  “National Rifle Association”
• NRA Grant was received for this year in the amount of $4000.00.  A meeting will need to be scheduled to develop a plan for this money.
• National Shooting Sports Foundation Grant not applied for. Application deadline has passed. 

Old Business:

• Youth work detail (community service hours) completed the following club maintenance chores June 22^nd.   Gary Erickson refereed:  (5 kids) Scrubbed down picnic tables, Painted pistol shed, raked berms, and picked up lots of rock.  Gary noted that the work was well done and the kids “worked hard”. 

· Switch form “Go Daddy” as web host to Host Monster was completed as of June  meeting and new web page should be up and  running in a few days. 

· New club Jackets are available from Top Priority Sports in Monticello (cost ???).  See Gary Kraft for details if you are interested.  There is a new Trap Logo for the jackets.

· Jeff has a lead on a Biff.  Will check into.

· Sheeting for the shed roof has been delivered.  Should be a fall project. 

· Spindles on railing for Deck. 

· Noted that posts for target stands need to be replaced.  Posts are getting too shot up to hold target boards.  Suggestion was made to sink PVC pipes into ground so we can easily replace posts.

· Basic safety rules statements should be added to the “orientation rules hand out”. 

· The condition of the trap pads (i.e. cracking etc) were a potential safety/tripping hazard and that the club had discussed resurfacing them in the past.  He asked that this be made a priority in the near future.

· (from May mtg) Suggestion was also made that we ask Roy Black (Attorney) to take a look at our orientation “rules hand out”. 

New Business:

• the follow items are available for donation to the club and were approved for use by members present:
• Building windows from a member of the trap League.  Electric Stove available through the president. 
• Suggestion was made and approved by members present requesting that the club purchase a couple (white) dry erase boards to be used for training/ meetings.
• Suggestion was also made that the club would benefit from having a year calendar available where members could write in potential dates or activities over the course of the month for consideration or approval at monthly meetings. Those items approved could them be moved to the web page. 

Good of the club

·   Note of thanks to “Foote” Works lawn care.  Club grounds look good.  

Lunch Committee for next meeting:  Trap league has July and Pistol league will take August.   Continued planning ahead for lunch committee would be good. 

Motion to Adjourn at:  8:00 pm

Minutes Respectfully submitted by   

Troy Heeren, Secretary

Monticello Rod and Gun Club

Tabled items or issues…..the ongoing list.

· (from March 09 mtg) Member suggestion was made that the club should come up with a list of activities or things we do an annual basis and establish dates for them where practical. 

• (From June ’09) Some discussion about the potentiasl for moving the monthly meeting times to later in the evening (7:00 pm?)  Suggestion was made that we hold off with time change until after pistol and trap leagues finish.

• Suggestion was again made that pending funds club should look into buying uniform shirts for the instructors? No resolution.  (September meeting, brought up again at December mtg., Jan meeting, and March meeting, Arpil meeting. )

· (From October 2008 Mtg.) Additional spindles would be needed in the lower portion of the rail around the ramp and Deck to meet code.  Denny Lipit will take care of this.  

• From May ‘08 meeting - Sign not very visible.  Cost will need to be looked into.  No action taken no update. 

· From Jan 08 mtg.  Discussion of what constitutes an active member and how members should or can be voted in as active was engaged no resolution of this issue was reached and discussion was tabled. 

· From Jan 2008   Discussions was also entertained as the addition of wording in the rules and regulations stating, to the affect: that “the shooting sports are an inherently dangerous activity and that the members, participants and guests of the club assume all responsibility and liability for injuries or damages that are incurred.”  Final wording will be decided at next meeting, couple members present offered to provide examples for next meeting. 

…olderInformation

· Suggestion was also made that trap league team Captains be asked to attend monthly meetings.  System of Captains to a team works well. 

· Question was raised asking how many individuals who actually shot trap were members. 

        List of E-mail addresses for trap shooters will be requested.

• Idea was again brought up re: pellet gun league or 22 rimfire league.  Members present were open to presentation of ideas regarding same.  (Brady Kramer, Troy H.)

• TABLED  Bid for the shed east of the clubhouse could to be (partially) converted to a restroom was presented.  (name of company or party bid was taken from- Burquist?)   Bid would include toilet, urinal, sink and vanity.  Price quoted was $5800- ½ due at start ½ due at completion.  Issue will be tabled for the time being as season is almost finished.  Tabled.

• TABLED  from April ‘06 Gary brought in his “self healing-non ricochet” spinner targets.  Some members present expressed concern that potential still exists for ricochet off the metal frames of the target.  Issue was tabled “for a couple months” in an effort to give more members an opportunity to see the targets.