June 29, 2004

The monthly potluck and meeting was held at the Del Norte Annex with potluck beginning at 6:30 pm. Dwayne Powers gave the Blessing; 19 folks were present for dinner and 21 were present for the meeting which began at 7:05 pm with the Pledge to the flag.

Dennis had already introduced the guests before dinner began, Del Martinez, Alamosa, Dillon Canfield - Denver, grandson of Dwayne & Edna Powers and Amy Decker- from Grand Island, NE. granddaughter of Dennis & Le Shepherd. Dennis announced that Lloyd Thiesfeld had a viewing going thru the TV of the June 11th and 12^th events, that was the Blue Peaks group in which we hosted the fishing and lunch and the South Fork sponsored Fishing Derby. Everyone seemed to enjoy both events including the volunteers.

Minutes: Fred Tagtmeier made the motion to accept the May minutes, second by Dwayne Powers, motion carried.

Treasurer Report: Kevin reported a current balance of $21,133 in the checking account; $18,000 income this year, and expenses of $4000.

Presidents Report: (1) A letter was received from Vic & June Grimes in regards to his accident on an ATV ride. He was thanking everyone for all the kindness extended to him.(2) SW Tours sent a letter and a check which will be discussed later .

Trails Boss: Doug Knudson stated that he hadn’t heard any more about the permit for the Poker Run. (2) He asked for more information about the Grant he is writing for a new groomer. Discussion then proceeded about the reasons of need for a different groomer. The main reason being mechanical as there have been many repairs and the need for more coming. (3) Old Spanish Trail- the wagon train came thru on June 22 with good participation from the Club. There was entertainment that evening- Rick Devin, also a silent auction with Dwayne Powers as the auctioneer, all in all they grossed about 3 thousand dollars with a profit of 2 thousand.

Maintenance: none

Social: none

Safety: Dwayne Powers is checking into information for ATV safety instruction.

ATV Rides: Thursday they are riding into Wheeler and Friday night is the ATV Moonlight Ride, meeting at the VCPL 5 pm. The Club is furnishing ribs, potatoes, cole slaw & ice cream- the destination is Tucker Ponds.

Hikes: There have been several good hikes. Several hiked behind the Wagon Train ( at least for awhile!) Hikers meet at 8:30 am on Tuesday at the Community Building. Everyone is welcome.

Old Business: (1) Rita Bradley, chairperson for the Rummage Sale, reported on the happenings for July 1 which means getting ready for July 2 at 8am-3pm. She had a sign up sheet for helpers. Food will be sold hot dogs and pop for $1.00. Memberships will be available and also the knives that are being sold (Fund Raiser). (2) ATV Poker Run- there is no response on the permit, the insurance issue still hasn’t been resolved- Dennis will be going to a meeting on Thursday to ask the Town of South Fork if they could help. (3) A letter was read from the Town of South Fork thanking the Club for all the help and serving lunch to over 100 people. The Club will be asked to help again next year.

New Business: Parade on July 3^rd- the insurance is to be reinstated by July 1 and Sonny Hiett will drive the Club truck pulling the Snow-cat. Helpers are needed to load the Cat and place banners on Friday morning 9 am. (2) The letter from SW Tours- our Club received $150, Powderbusters received $100, after discussion a motion was made by Wayne Jefferson to divide the difference ( $25) by sending a check to Powderbusters, second by Sonny Hiett, motion carried. Le Will send a letter and the check. (3) Potties- repairs are needed, the pallets are in bad shape and need to be replaced. This is what the potties are mounted to. Browns were to have cleaned them today but did not. It was suggested that if they were cleaned in time one trailer would be taken to the Rummage Sale on Friday. There was also a suggestion that it would be more convenient to have a couple of more trailers so they wouldn’t have to be lifted off the trailers when put into the forest. Some research can be done on this during the summer. (4) September will be the month that the Club will host the Community Potluck, the second Tuesday. The question arose if we wanted to check into perhaps having a dance band perform? Dennis has a contact and will check into a cost as everyone seemed receptive to the idea. (5) Someone had a question on Directories for membership, a short discussion followed. Membership lists will be available at the next meeting.

50/50: There was $19 in the kitty, therefore, the winner will receive $9.50 and the Club $9.50. The winner was our guest Dillon Canfield.

Quilt: A quilt was displayed, made by the Silver Threads Quilting Guild in which several ladies in the Club are members. Chances were available for sale.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.