Call to order at 7:35 pm by President Greg Gerou
Attendance: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Cindie VanTassel, Brad Edwardson, Kyle Steinborn, Melissa Schumacher
Minutes: (No changes noted.) MSC (Greg B, Cindie) to approve March 21, 2024
New member introduction: Kyle Steinborn
Board of Directors Reports
President
- Election of Officers: All current officers have agreed to continue in their roles if elected. No other nominations were made.
- MSC (Cindie, Melissa) to elect Greg Gerou as President, Brad Glarum as Vice President, Becci Truesdell as Secretary, and Greg Braun as Treasurer.
- Reviewed the 2024 award winners. Dave and Katie Pauly were unable to attend the banquet so Rich Truesdell and Melissa Schumacher presented the award to Dave at work during a “Share the Good News” portion of their weekly meeting. The Board of Directors is developing a Volunteer Service Award for 2024-2025. They are finalizing the criteria for recipients.
Treasurer
- The transfer to FCCU is in process. Waiting for a few checks to clear. The club computer is up and running. Greg B. will meet with Becci before he has surgery in July to go through items.
- Checking balances are $69,838 (Bank of West) and $6,445 (FCCU). There is approximately $10,000 in Thrivent account and $6,000 in cash. Bills to be paid include award plaques and Jr. Wildlife supplies.
- MSC (Cindie, Melissa) to approve the Treasurer’s Report.
Directors
- Cindie provided an update on the R3 MN DNR meeting. She has been put on a couple of committees. They are trying to model some programs after RRASC. They have a lending program available for MN organizations. They are going to check on clubs in Otter Tail County to see if any could benefit from this program. Information will be shared on Facebook.
General Committee Reports
Parks & Recreation
- Piers are not in yet due to muddy banks. Also, thinking about a new dock off the walk path south of the football field. It would need to be a straight dock.
- The Community Center kitchen is getting a new fridge and the current one will go into the garage for overflow storage.
- Power has been added to the Knight Shelter at Kidder. The cost was $5100. Brad asked if the club would consider donating a portion. $2,000 had been earmarked in the budget for this project. Discussed how the club will be able to utilize the shelter more now that it has power.
- MSC (Cindie, Greg B) to contribute $4,000 to Parks & Rec for electricity at Knight Shelter. This motion will be added to the agenda for the June meeting for a second vote since the amount is greater than $500.
Jr. Wildlife Club
- Outdoor cooking for May was pushed back one week due to committee availability. June will be fishing basics at Kidder. Extra volunteers may be needed to help kids with fishing. Cindie noted she may have found a different speaker for ice fishing in January.
- Melissa made a flyer with the next year’s schedule and emailed it to the Wahpeton and Breckenridge schools. Brad asked for the file to be emailed so he can put it out at the Parks Dept.
- It was noted that Brian Gefre asked about possibly having gun cleaning as a topic for a future Jr. Wildlife. He had a couple of his HS trap shooters ask about it. The club thought this would be good for the trap team to hold themselves for their whole group.
Seasonal Committee Reports
- Vince Herding Fishing Derby – Melissa gave a recap of the day. Greg B. has all of the rods and is going to replace the lines. Brad E. noted they are considering moving from trophies to plaques. He will make a couple of samples and bring them to the club before making a final decision.
- Dick Bell Catfish – Justin Kratz had to step down as Chairperson for the tournament and from all other committees he is on. If going to hold the tournament on June 1st, someone will need to volunteer to run it. Will have Becci send an email out to club members to see if anyone is willing to take over. If no one is identified by May 23rd, will need to cancel the event for this year.
Good of the Order
- Head of the Red is open on Tues/Thurs @ 6 pm
- Joe P range opnes 6/5 @ 5:30 pm
- Invitation for the Richland 44 Alumni Trap Shoot on 5/29 – Open to the public. Cost is $25/person which includes shooting and a meal.
- Range camp is 6/18–6/21 for 13-18 year olds
- Frank Stanko is leaving Daily News at the end of June. Bobbi Steffens will be covering the ND side.
- National Police Week – Thank you to law enforcement
The meeting adjourned at 8:27 pm