Annual Meeting of 2015

Saturday, 21 March 2015

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA  AT 0900

1. Minutes of 2014 annual meeting read and approved
2. Treasurer’s report read and accepted – posted, included by reference
3. 2015 Budget – presented, posted
4. 2015 Projects
5. 5 Stand deck – approved but on hold pending design acceptance
6. Power to pistol/.22 rifle range – approved, work to begin in April
7. Security cameras for pistol/5 stand area – waiting estimates’
8. 2015 Events
   1. Clean-up day – Saturday, 2 April – lunch provided
   2. Registered skeet shoot – August 15 and 16 – Skeet fields may be closed depending upon number of shooters – trap and 5 stand open
   3. Landfill lunch – 8 September 2015
   4. Braggin’ Rights shoot – Saturday, 10 October 2015
9. New Business
   1. Proposed/possible shoots (not yet Board approved) – More infor to follow
      1. Vintage shoot – 20 June, 1030-1400
      2. Old Geezer shoot – 5 or 19 September – 1000-1400

• Turkey Shoot – 7 November, time to be established

1. Land Corp/S&T
   1. Will make an offer to buy out and take possession of land
   2. Currently pay $7600 rent per year

• Will require a 2/3 vote of stock holders to approve

1. When paying for rounds etc., fill out the envelope completely
2. When adding birds, please sweep out house

7. Business of members’
   1. Birds – what are we using? Switched back to White Flyers when they dropped the price to be competitive with Champion  They were $2500 higher per semi load before
   2. Boxes – break them down please. Dumpsters get jammed quickly
   3. Would anyone like to help maintain the machines? You will be trained.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 0930.

Respectfully submitted:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary.

BOD Minutes of 2 March 2015

PRESENT: Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, Randy Scott, Sam Parkinson, Harley Shepherd, Clay Buehler, and Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1730 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Approval   of minutes of 2 February 2015 meeting – Approved 6-0
2. Financial report –accepted, attached by reference
   6. 2015 dues status – 244 members, down from 261 (-6.5%)
   7. 2015 budget presented – Accepted 6-0 Attached by reference
3. 2015 Projects
   1. Hand gun range – pulley system – tabled
   2. 5 Stand deck – tabled
   3. Electrical power for 5 stand area – tabled
   4. Electrical power for handgun range not to exceed $1000 – app 6-0
   5. Cameras for hand gun range and 5 stand – tabled
4. 2015 Events
   1. Annual meeting – RESCHEDULED TO 0900, SATURDAY, 21 MARCH
   2. Spring cleanup –Saturday, 2 May
   3. Landfill lunch- 8 September
   4. Braggin Rights Shoot – Saturday, 10 October
5. 2015 Elections – Be sure and vote, 15 March deadline
6. Lease renewal – paid $7,600 to S&T Corp
7. NEW BUSINESS
   1. New drinking fountain purchased
   2. Skeet machine maintenance to be scheduled
   3. Meeting time moved from 1700 to 1730 hours
8. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1815 HOURS

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING DATE IS MONDAY, 6 APRIL AT 1730

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary

President’s Message

(March 2015)

We will be running power to the handgun range from the low house on skeet field 3. This project will start in early April. Two of the finest electricians and club members, Bob Liphart and Tom Platt, will be doing the work. Please yield the handgun range when they are working in the handgun building. A red flashing cease fire strobe light will also be installed in the event anyone has to go down range. Thanks Bob and Tom for donating your time and talents to work on this project.

The annual meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday March 21, 2015 from March 28. The meeting will be held in the club house starting at 9 am.

A new water cooler has been installed to replace the old one that malfunctioned. It dispenses both hot and cold water.

As I have mentioned several time, no one is to work on the trap, skeet, and 5 stands machines. The designated repair/maintenance men are posted on the bulletin board in the club house for each venue. Please call the appropriated individual, or me, if a machine needs repair and/or adjustment. It appears that someone was tampering with the trap machine which caused the belts to stretch out and required replacement.

The year-end financial statements and 2015 budget have been posted in the club house.

If anyone is interested in getting certified for the handgun range, please contact Milt Schwanke at 815-988-2278 for weekend morning classes and Don Lyddon at 815-877-0754 for weekday afternoon classes. You will need to bring a handgun, ammo, eye and ear protection, and a $25.00 annual fee.

2015 Club Projects

• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Electrical power for the 5 stand – under consideration
• Electrical power for the handgun range – approved
• Cameras for 5 stand and the handgun range – under consideration
• Pulley systems for the handgun range – design being developed

2015 Club Events

• Annual meeting – 3/21/15
• Spring cleanup – 5/2/15
• Registered Skeet Shoot – 8/15,16/15
• Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
• Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15

Best Regards

Sam Valenza

President, Rockford Skeet Club