APRIL 17, 2012. Pat Mullarky called the April 17, 2012 meeting to order at Lake Hilbert Campground in Goodman at 7:00 PM. There were 14 members present at the meeting. The Secretary's report was read and accepted. There was no Treasurer's report as Dave was out of town. There were no officers' reports from the floor, but Ed Fry commented that Randy Harden of WATVA was pleased that Ed, Carol and Bill came forward to become Trail Ambassadors.

Under OLD BUSINESS Pat announced that as of April 13th the trails were open and said that there was some work which had to be done by the Lake Hilbert campground. There is a lot of logging going on and Tony Ziebert mentioned that the trail on County R does not open until May 1st so ATV's can't go on it until then. Dave was not here to report on the 2012 raffle. Mary Lou reported that the Poker Run Books had been printed and we are waiting to receive the posters, so the Poker Run information could be dispersed. There are about 100 stops in the books. Pat said that all four counties have been put together on the base map and the printer is in the process of putting the overlays for the snowmobile and ATV trails in different colors so one could follow their trails easier. The AWSC convention was attended by Orv and Dee Langohr. The WATVA convention is coming up this weekend the 20th thru the 22nd and Pat, Patti and Dave were planning to attend.

Under NEW BUSINESS Patti gave a report that there had been an officer's election of the Alliance and Andy Malecki is still the Director and Jeff Schwaller is the rep. The bus that went to Madison to meet t=with the legislators to promote the cap/step program was well attended but as we all know it did not pass. They also talked about the vintage registration. Orv talked about a survey that is to be passed out to all the clubs. They are trying to figure out how the clubs will feel about snowmobile registrations and how it can be done fairly. Orv said 786 people attended the AWSC convention.

We really have a need for the Cap/Step program. We have a lot of trails that are not being funded. Many clubs are funding the trails by their own club fundraisers because no money from the county. Orv spoke about the Alliance meeting and the dissention  among the group, he restated the motto of the AWSC "United we trail, divided we fail". The Dun-Good Riders were approached to again host the Northeast Regional WATVA meeting on July 28th with lunch at the shed.

Our next meeting is May 15, 2012 at Trails End in Goodman at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted

Mary Lou Neumann     gneumann@centurytel.net     715-324-5738

MARCH 20, 2012 MEETING: Pat Mullarky called the March 20, 2012 meeting to order at 8-HI Club in Goodman at 7:00 PM. There were 19 members present at the meeting. The Secretary's report was read and accepted. The Treasurer's report was read and accepted.

Under Officers Reports Ed Fry and Bill Ackley will be attending the patrol ambassador seminar/course. Ed also mentioned that registration plates must be put on ATV's and UTV's effective July 1st. This will be the responsibility of the ATV or UTV owner. The plates should be 4 x 7 with 1 1/2 inch black lettering with a 3/16" stroke and applied to the rear of the ATV or UTV. A five-day trail pass for out-of-state riders can be purchased for $20. The trail ambassador course may be taken online.  

Under Old Business Pat Mullarky reported that the trails were closed as 3/13/2012 and will reopen when the County lets us know that we are able to reopen them. Orv mentioned that the signage was not very easily understood as to which way was Florence or Aurora near a cross-section of the trails. The 2012 raffle ticket was discussed and it was decided that we would purchase a UTV side by side vehicle and a trailer, a ladies snowmobile suit,  hopefully over nite stays. It was also mentioned to purchase an I-Pad (pod), or a Kindle Fire for up to $300 range. Sue Kuehn offered a queen size quilt for the raffle. Next the poker run was discussed and there were some changes to be made. We discussed the number of books to order. There were about 50 poker run ads/stops as of the meeting. More are coming in. The word on the snowmobile/ATV map is that all the ground work is done, the GIS os a little bit of a problem and Pat doesn't really know what the delay is. He mentioned that the ads would be $125 each. The AWSC convention is March 30 thru April 1. Dee and Orv will be our representatives and cast the votes at the convention. There is also an annual WATVA convention April 20 thru April 22 in Rothschild, everyone is welcome to come and listen at the Granite Lodge.

Under New Business, Pat reported that Britney Thompson (youth rep and former Miss Snowflake) and her dad spoke at that Alliance meeting. It was mentioned at the meeting that it was a very slow season for snowmobiling. Eight deaths were reported during the season. The CAP/STEP program had died in legislation. Orv mentioned that the CAP/STEP program will have to be re-introduced and we will have to be united to make this happen. The Alliance is having an election next month for new officers for a two-year term. At the Marinette Annual meeting there were very few projects going on. The County wants a speed limit of 25 MPH imposed on all ATV trails. The people were not in favor of this. It was suggested that a play area be designed somewhere on the trail system for individuals to use, perhaps a 30 acre area. Dun-Good put in for a grant through the DNR for a well to be at the shed. Let's hope we get the grant. We purchased tickets from Lakes States for $150. If we win we will put the prize in our raffle.

Our next meeting is April 17, 2012 at Lake Hilbert Campground in Goodman at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted

Mary Lou Neumann    gneumann@centurytel.net  715-324-5738

FEBRUARY 21, 2012 MEETING:  Pat Mullarky called the February 21, 2012 meeting to order at Richards Family Restaurant in Dunbar at 7:00 PM. There were 20 members present at the meeting. The Secretary's report was read and accepted. The Treasurer's report was read and accepted.

Under OFFICERS REPORTS, Dave said that the UTV bill was passed and that the fee would possibly be $50 for ma two-year registration. Orv reported that four buses and over 300 people went to Madison to meet the legislators on February 15th.

Under OLD BUSINESS, the trail report was that they are in very good condition and this weekend happened to have a lot of traffic but the trails held up well. Pat mentioned that he and a few others went to the groomer show in St. Germain and talked to the people from Sur-Trac about mounting the brusher on the front of our tractor instead of the back. Kevin's report on the brat fry was that it went well, but it was just too nice of a day. The brat fry's net total was good but down a little from last year. Kevin was thanked for all his efforts along with all of his helpers. Pat's report on the status of the maps was that GIS co-ordination has to be done by the four counties. Pat will have to piece together a paper map of the four counties as we would like the new map to be so the printer will know what kind of map we want.

Under NEW BUSINESS Dave went to the Alliance meeting and they are trying to get the youth involved and they are inviting Brittney Thomson (youth rep and former Miss Snowflake) to speak at the beginning of the meeting. Everyone is invited to Newingham's Monday 3/15/12. About the logging be done on the sides of highways, the owners have first choice then anybody can take it. Youth 12 to 16 have to take the safety class in person: it cannot be done on the Internet. We thanked Nathan from Liberty Mutual for coming to our meeting and answering questions about insurance for the people who were interested in saving some money. Orv and Dee Langohr are the representatives for the AWSC convention and were told to vote for the best candidate gor president of the AWSC. On April 20 thru the 22nd there is a WATVA meeting in Rothschild, near Wausau, everyone is welcome to come and listen at the Granite Lodge. Mary Lou Neumann will chair the poker run with help from our members. We also need people to get prizes for the raffle tickets for our OPEN HOUSE. Pat read some correspondence from the e-mails he has received. He refers them to the website and sometimes gives other helpful information. Nathan from Liberty Mutual donated a gift certificate for Richards and a drawing was held and was won by Jeff Schwaller. The meeting was adjourned. Our next meeting is March 21, 2012 at 8-HI Club in  Goodman at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted

Mary Lou Neumann gneumann@centurytel.net 715-324-5738