JANUARY 2012 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
1/9/2012 Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report: Approved as read.
II. Treasurer's Report: Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 31 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. Dizzy shoot was held January 1, 38 shooters present. Thank you to all who showed up to volunteer and to shoot.
2. Talk of opening the rifle range during deer season. This is still under discussion by the BOD. Also, taking a look at adding steps to the ranges and adding benches with a roof over them.
3. Keys distributed to BOD members.
4. Looking for Junior BOD member. The last Junior BOD member was Aaron Eide.
5. Still looking into a safe for the backroom for shells and liquor.
6. Mower still needs to be looked at for pricing. Talking with Jim Lowrey
V. New Business:
1. Hunter Safety starting March 14th. Class is already a 1/3 full. Please do not make a list at the bar for people that are interested. They must either register directly with Tim Thompson or through the website.
2. Trap league rules are being evaluated this year by the Trap Directors and BOD.
3. By laws are being evaluated by the BOD. In order to make a change these By-laws would need to be presented at 2 general membership meetings for approval.
4. E-Mail addresses are being asked for when you receive your membership card. We will not be sharing these e-mail addresses.
5. Scott Brickson presented some Site-in targets that could be available for purchase. BOD will discuss.
6. Instructions on how to set-up the traps are located on the door of the trap. Ross will make sure that both traps have the instructions.
7. BOD needs to determine where people can become members for the Club. Is Kurt's a valid option for all members?
8. Cool league started on Jan. 4th. Not too late to join.
VI. New Members: 1 New Member
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Randy Thorsen
VIII. Adjournment: Motion by Todd Borland, 2nd by Bob Burns.
Respectfully submitted: Deb Wethal
December 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report: Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report: Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 40 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. Lumber cut for new fence by rifle range to be done in spring of 2012.
2. New computer has been purchased, need a new printer that is compatible.
3. New doors we will talk about after the new year.
4. Dizzy shoot January 1st, registration begins at 9am.
5. Sunday December 18th Christmas party.
6. Talk of opening the rifle range during deer season.
7. Quad co shoot here this Saturday Dec. 10th, need volunteers.
V. New Business:
1. December 10th deadline for spring turkey and bear applications.
2. Elections were held and results were as follows:
President – Jeff Lauer. Motion to close by Jim Lowery, 2nd by Grover Roach motion carried.
Vice President- Pete Rustad. Motion to close by Todd Borland 2nd by Randy Lincoln motion was carried.
Secretary-Deb Wethal. Motion to close by Justin Sargent 2nd by Randy Thorsen motion carried.
Treasurer-Steve Gotzion. Motion to close by Brian Miller 2nd by Jim Huve motion Carried.
2 year terms electors as follows: Grover Roach, Kevin Philpot, Tim Petersen.
1 year term elector as follows: Dave Niesen. Motion to approve made by Randy Lincoln 2nd by Todd Borland. Motion carried,
congratulations to all.
VI. New Members: No new members were welcomed to the club in December.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. None this month
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Todd Borquist 2nd by Randy Thorsen
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
November 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report: Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report: Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 34 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. We are looking at replacing the toilets in the womens restroom to something more water efficient.
2. The flagpole light is being replaced.
3. We have been cutting trees along the driveway and trap area, thank you to Marv Banowski and Grover Roach.
4. We are going to replace the chain fence by the rifle range with a wooden one.
5. We will be getting the new membership cards ordered soon and Jeff Lauer working on separate cards for lifetime, jr and sr members.
6. The refrigerator has been replaced and one of our members Jen Vetter dontated a like new Sub Zero to the club, we plan on sending Jen a thank you letter and a free membership for a year.
V. New Business:
1. The recommendation for the gun club officers are as follows:
PRESIDENT – Jeff Lauer
VICE PRESIDENT –Pete Rustad
SECRETARY – Deb Wethal
TREASURER – Steve Gotzion
Nominations for the board of directors as follows:
Grover Roach
Art Ofsthun
Kevin Philpot
Tim Peterson
Mike Rogers
Motion to approve was made by Bob Burns, 2nd by Steve Borquist, motion was carried.
VI. New Members: No new members were welcomed to the club in November.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Won by Marv Banowski
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Todd Borland 2nd by Bob Burns
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
October 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report: Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report: Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 35 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. We have new drink chips available now. $1.00 chips for soda and meeting nights, $2.50 chips for beer and rail drinks and $3.00 Chips for top shelf. Old chips will be honored at the $2.50 rate.
2. Pete Rustad and Jim Lowery are chairing the nominating committee. Please see them if you are interested in running for the board.
3. We have procured fire extinguishers, one for the shed and one for the mechanical area, motion made by Grover Roach and 2nd by Tracy Miller, motion was carried and they have been installed.
4. We are replacing the concrete by the front door, side and in between trap areas. Quotes came in at $4200, $4500 and $5500. Meeting on October 5th to decide which quote to take and get this going.
5. Jeff Lauer is working on the new membership cards and getting them here by January 1st, 2012.
6. The Defibrillator unit was approved for purchase for $500, Dave Heagney will deliver it. A big thank you to Fred & Ann Kasten for donating $250 toward this purchase!
V. New Business:
1. Dick Pirkle donated a patio heater to the club thank you and much appreciated to Dick.
2. We are talking to Scott about snowplowing and having him come up to discuss at the next board meeting.
3. At our last BOD Meeting we discussed getting a wireless voice release system for a traphouse from Brian Pierce where we got our other systems. Cost is $1100 and the motion was made by Matt Reuter and 2nd by John Ivanov to move forward in purchasing. Motion was carried.
4. October 22nd is our first Quad Co. Shoot of the year, registration from 9 to 3pm. As always volunteers are needed, please sign up at the club to help.
5. The BOD discussed procuring a safe for money, shells and guns, it will also be fireproof.
VI. New Members: 2 new members were welcomed to the club in October.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Won by Norris Crary
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Todd Borland 2nd by Art Ofsthun
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
September 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report: Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report: Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 31 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. We are looking at purchasing a new laptop to upgrade for the club.
2. Thanks to Kroghville Oasis for lending us their glass cooler in the shed for the summer it was very much appreciated.
3. We are discussing switching from Direct TV to Dish Network satellite.
4. Dave Heagney noted that he works at Cardiac Science and can get us a defibrillator for a very good price if we want one up here. Members are very interested in attaining one installed at approximately $500.
5. We had a complaint about the pistol range of a lot of trash being left behind, people using cans etc. for targets. Please be aware of this and PLEASE clean up after yourselves when using the ranges.
6. We have a new Warden for this area of Dane Cty, he will be here for our October 3rd meeting to discuss the new rules and regulations of huntings for the 2011-2012 year.
7. Trap 2 will be the only trap used on Sundays because trap 1 is set up for doubles.
V. New Business:
1. We have new drink chips available now. $1.00 chips for soda and meeting nights, $2.50 chips for beer and rail drinks and $3.00 Chips for top shelf. Old chips will be honored at the $2.50 rate.
2. Pete Rustad and Jim Lowery are chairing the nominating committee. Please see them if you are interested in running for the board.
3. Euchre tournament scheduled for September 18th at 1pm.
4. We are procuring some fire extinguishers, Jeff Lauer motioned for one for the shed and one for the mechanical area, motion made by Grover Roach and 2nd by Tracy Miller, motion was carried.
5. We are replacing the concrete by the front door, side and in between trap areas. Pricing will be coming in shortly, motion to proceed for pricing by the board by Fred Kasten and 2nd by Dave Niesen.
VI. New Members: 6 new members were welcomed to the club in September.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Won by Tom Eide
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Todd Borland 2nd by Dione Niesen
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
August 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
Secretary’s Report: Approved as read
Treasurer’s Report: Approved as read.
Attendance: 39 members present
Old Business:
1. August 27/28 shoot is coming soon, gun raffle tickets are here, please offer to help sell some of them to make our club a success.
2. Talking about a new lawnmower, we can get a lawnmower from Jim Lowery’s brother at a good price after this year.
3. Old timers breakfast date has changed from September 18th to September 25th.
New Business:
4. Jeff Lauer calling a meeting for all bartenders that want to work Sundays.
5. New youth and life membership cards will be coming for next year 2012, Jeff showed samples to the club members attending.
6. Please note, sign up sheets to volunteer for all of our events, please don’t hesitate to sign up!
7. Dave Heagney noted he works at Cardiac Science and can get us a defibrillator for a very good price if we want to have one up here. It will be brought up at the next board meeting, members were very interested in getting one of these installed at approximately $500.
8. September 6th sign up for hunter safety, class starts on the 8th and ends the 17th. All classes are mandatory, we have 10 people signed up already, with a 30 person maximum. Please contact Tim Thompson (instructor) on the website, www.deerfieldrodandgunclub.com. Cost for class is $10.00.
9. We had a complaint about the pistol range of a lot of trash being left behind, people using cans etc for targets. Please be aware of this and PLEASE clean up after yourselves when using the ranges.
10. We have a new Warden for this area of Dane Cty, he will be here for our October 3rd meeting to discuss the rules and regulations of hunting for the 2011-2012 year.
New Members: 3 new members were welcomed to the club in August.
Attendance/Raffle. Won by Deb Wethal
Adjournment: Motion made by Randy Thorsen 2nd by Grover Roach
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
July 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report:
Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report:
Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 32 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. Car show, we have all of our sponsors, thanks to you all for donating to the show, trophies being ordered this week for July 30th, hope you can all attend.
2. June 25th trap shoot, 100 bird shoot, we had good attendance and good shooting with a few 100's and 98's.
3. A gentleman from SAFE Inc, which stands for Shooting and firearms education contacted Jeff regarding doing some classes for conceal carry etc, this will be discussed at a later date.
4. Bartenders all need to have their licenses renewed for this year if you have not done so please see Steve Gotzion.
5. Horse pull was a success with lots of entries and lots of spectators. We could have used more volunteers for this, please volunteer your time for any of our events and support our club!
V. New Business:
1. August 27/28 shoot is coming soon, gun raffle tickets are here, please offer to help sell some of them to make our club a success.
2. August 6th we have a benefit for Julia Schremp, Dave Schremp is a former BOD member whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer, please come support her, we will have bands, food and activities all day.
3. Old timers breakfast date has changed from September 18th to September 25th.
4. Dave Rettick brought up a flyer from the NRA regarding conceal carry, Jeff will review and post on our bulletin board. We will have a member here that is getting certified to teach and certify people for conceal carry. We will have more information as it develops.
VI. New Members: 5 new members were welcomed to the club in July.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Won by Sue Burns
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Jim Lowery 2nd by Todd Borland
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
June 2011 Monthly Minutes
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Jeff Lauer.
I. Secretary's Report:
Approved as read
II. Treasurer's Report:
Approved as read.
III. Attendance: 42 members present
IV. Old Business:
1. The catfish tournament at the end of May had 11 teams. 30 to 40 people came to eat and was an overall success, according to Ken Hummel it was the best turnout yet. Thank you to all that volunteered for this event.
2. The guns are selected for the August shoot, they were split between Smittys Guns and Toms Guns in Marshall. We needed a motion to spend $6300 on said guns. Jim Lowery made the motion and it was 2nd by Randy Thorsen. Motion was carried.
3. Zero turn lawn mower was repaired. There is talk of getting a new one next year, Marv Bankowski talked of getting a different type of mower.
V. New Business:
1. The car show is coming up fast on July 30th. Still need about 7 sponsors for the trophies. Sponsor fee is $20.00 and you will receive three trophies or plaques with your business name as well as a banner on the day of show and numerous announcements throughout the day naming all sponsors. A well spent $20.00!
2. June 25th 100 bird trap shoot event is here beginning at 9am.
3. Talk of having classes here sponsored by SAFE, LLC with emphasis on firearm safety, conceal carry instruction, self defense and hand gun safety. The Board will discuss this further.
4. Bartender licenses need to be filled out. If you are a bartender please contact Steve Gotzion to get yours filled out.
VI. New Members: 8 new members were welcomed to the club in June.
VII. Attendance/Raffle. Won by new member Tim Peterson
VIII. Adjournment: Motion made by Todd Borland 2nd by Jim Lowery
Respectfully submitted: Alison Lincoln, Secretary
