Anderson Creek Sportsmen

November 10, 2012 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on November 10th, 2012

The October minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Andy Shaffer and a second by Roger Thomas. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and a second by Mike Solida.

President Thomas Hamilton brought to the attention of the members the deaths of Jeremy Smith’s father and Bob Huston’s wife. They have our deepest sympathy.

Match Reports – Walt Kuzemchock reported the high-power match had 37 targets, and Brian Allen reported the IBS match had 6 shooters. All match directors are to meet in January and finalize match schedules for the new year. Upon the recommendation of Tom Hamilton, Roger Thomas made a motion to join the ARA in order to sanction our 22 matches. The motion passed on a Charles Bungo second.

Old Business

The 50 yard range was completed by the last work party. Joel Harris brought his backhoe and made the job a lot easier. Work continues on the new archery range. There is a sign up sheet for the Grice sale at the end of January. Help is needed to man our booth. The trap house needs cleaned out and the thrower needs stored for the winter. Randy Mitchell reported that the front of the building has been resided and repaired. The new door and combination lock have been installed by members Mike Straub and Joe Mitchell. They plan to replace the other windows and siding next year.

New Business

We continue to have a problem with damage to the various ranges at the club. Club security was discussed and several concerns were voiced. Jeremy Smith suggested we look into buying security cameras. Sign in sheets were also discussed. We will continue to investigate our options. Joel Dutra made a motion to contact prospective new members 2 weeks prior to the meeting to make sure they are present for induction and that the points will be posted by the February meeting. The motion passed on an Ed Spencer second. 

Cleaning up the inside of the building was discussed. Randy Mitchell will contact different companies to get quotes on a dumpster. Andy Shaffer has set traps for coyote around the property. Please do not bring your dogs to the property and possibly get caught by the traps. Randy Mitchell will get 10 gallons of heating oil for the furnace. Carl Huss brought a load of wood for the gun room heater.

After a very short discussion by George McCoy, Tom Hamilton and Randy Mitchell, Walt Kuzemchock was appointed as the official ticket counter/ prize drawing coordinator. The members would like to thank Walt for his tireless and faithful service.

The prize winners were 1st Larry Hess, 2nd Mike Doran, 3rd Steve Orcutt, 4th Matt Martin. The $50.00 winners were Scott Brubaker, Robert Fye, Walt Kuzemchock, Bob Nepher, Jim Chesley, James Johnston, Dustin Jones and Len Blake.

Nick Prave won the door prize .

Roger Thomas made a motion to adjourn and Ken Straub seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.