TWSA Annual Meeting of February 11, 2008
Directors Present: Curt Gibeaut, Carl Salzwedel, Jeff Anderson, Jim Murphy and Larry Mittelstaedt.
Directors Absent: Carl Johnson and Michael Borchers.
Treasurer Jim Murphy called the meeting to order.
Carl Salzwedel read the secretary’s report. Mark Amundson made a motion to accept it as read, seconded by La Verne Nelson motion carried report accepted as read.
Jim Murphy read the treasurers report. Mark Amundson made a motion to accept it as read, seconded by Alan Potter motion carried report accepted as read.
Archery Report was read by Jeff Anderson:
There are 7 teams set up for winter archery league at Recreational Park in Tomah.
There are 40-50 youth, which includes the Boys & Girls Club, shooting archery each week. 4-H youth are also using our archery bunkers. The first archery shooting event this year was slow.
We will be hosting an archery shoot here sponsored by Scheels on May 17, 2008. Plans are in progress. We will need club members help to hold the event. Scheels is donating TWSA $500 to use the facility. The goal is to have 500 shooters for the day. If this works out it could turn into a yearly event. We would like this to be are biggest archery event of the year. No beer will be served at this event. Their will be camera crews on the grounds along with Reps from different companies.
They would like to also have a Smoker Round set up which is really hard course. We need to purchase 4 Targets that we do not have, otherwise we have all the targets we need.
We will need more bow racks. Scheels will advertise and market the event.
La Verne Nelson made a motion to accept it as read, seconded by Paul Salzwedel motion carried report accepted as read.
Conservation Report was read by Larry Mittelstaedt:
Ice Fishery will be held Feb 16, 2008 from 10:00-3:00.
The fish pond will be ready and restocked for the Club Fishing Days event set for April 26 & 27th. Laverne made a motion to accept as read, seconded by Mark Amundson motion carried report accepted as read.
Shotgun Report was read by La Verne Nelson for Michael Borchers.
On April 26 the “Cranberry 200”will be held at Woods & Meadows
2 skeet leagues were held this past year along with one 5 Stand league.
Shooting is slow this winter, do to all the snow and also the high cost of ammunition.
There will again be a traveling trap league this spring.
There are 4 pallets of birds on hand as of right now. Shotgun activity has increased from the previous year. Mark Amundson made a motion to accept as read, seconded by Paul Salzwedel motion carried report accepted as read.
The Presidents Report was read by Jim Murphy for Carl Johnson.
The Presidents report in Carl Johnson’s Words:
PRESIDENT REPORT
As you all know we received our grant money from the Friends of the NRA and put it to good use in the club house. The drop ceiling is almost completed and as you can tell, it made a big improvement in the room. We also purchased tables, chairs, TV and a sound system that will be installed at a later date.
This year Cranfest sales went very well. The Cranfest Association donated 12,600 dollars for this year sales to us. I like to thank everyone who helped this year and we always could use more help.
As for events last year, Frank Stump held two hunter safety courses. We had our first Women in the outdoors event which they participated in archery, shotgun, ATV safety, crafts and fly fishing casting thru out the day. In October we had the Badger Challenge cadets out for a 3D shoot. We set up 14 targets and had around 120 cadets shoot the course. We had support from the Boys and Girls Club and Tomah High School to have enough equipment for all the cadets.
We were able to give out 4 $200 scholarships from Fisherman's Night Out.
Last summer we got hit by some storms that took down several trees through-out the archery course. The Badger Challenge cadets were able to help out and with the help from some club members we got some of it clean up. We are now in the process of getting the rest of it clean up with the help from the Monroe County Correctional Services. They have loggers that will cut the wood and the inmates help work off there debt.
Last year we were lucky to break even with the increases in taxes, insurance and working on finishing the club house. We need everyone's support at all club functions. The Scheels shoot is one that will take several different committees to put it together. This shoot could be our biggest in archery if we are organized and ready. So please get involved and if you have questions please contact one of the board members.
Steve Gebhardt made a motion to accept the report as read and to send a copy to all club members, seconded by Larry Mittelstaedt motion carried to accept report as read and to send a copy to all club members.
Public Relations Report was read by Curt Gibeaut.
The NRA Grant is applied for again this year.
The Don & Mavis Jones Recognition Plaque is set up for all donators of the new club house/classroom.
The NRA is asking for names of any one from WI who has served in the Iraq War so that they can be entered into a drawing for an African hunt that is being donated. If anyone has names, they can be given to Curt Gibeaut.
The Outstanding Service Award for 2007 was given to Dale Anderson.
Mark Amundson made a motion to accept the report as read, seconded by Allan Potter motion carried report accepted as read.
Elections
Two new directors need to be elected to 3 year terms to replace out going directors Jeff Anderson and Carl Salzwedel. There were two nominations from the floor, Paul Gasser and Steve Gebhardt
Larry Mittelstaedt made a motion to close nominations, seconded by Alan Potter motion carried nominations closed, unanimous ballot.
New Directors with 3 year term: Paul Gasser and Steve Gebhardt.
New Business
Jim Martel is looking for volunteers to help with the Wisconsin Bow Hunters Association Convention held in La Crosse Feb 29 March 1, 2. They are looking for deer heads or anything else to display at the event.
This is the only organization in the State that fights for all of our bow hunting rights on a political level.
Larry Mittelstaedt made a motion to donate $200 from Fisherman’s Night out account to the Wisconsin Bow Hunters Association Convention, seconded by Rob Fink motion carried to donate $200.
Fisherman’s Night out plans are set for March 20, 2008. Everything is being taken care of.
Scott Goetzka would like to use facility March 29th for the Woods and Meadows hunters’ safety course.
Paul Gasser would like to use the facility March 31 and April 7 for parenting classes.
Friends of NRA will meet here February 14th for planning of Friends of NRA Banquet to be held in Sparta.
Jim Murphy made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Steve Gebhardt motion carried meeting adjourned.
