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Long Riders Annual Meeting

Meeting called to order at 10:08 by LPL.

Announcements made by LPL, including introduction of new member – Bill Turquoise.  There is a raffle for a Turnbull Open Range revolver.  Proceeds will be saved for replacement rifle steel some day.

Reports
Clerk -  read 2009 minutes.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Elk Creek Ken, carried.
Paymaster’s Report read by LPL. Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Potslinger, carried.
Paymaster’s Three-Day Shoot Report read by LPL.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Carlos O’Brien, carried.
Foreman’s Report read by RR.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Elk Creek Ken, carried.
Safety Officer’s Report read by NK.  ROI class being held today and ROII class – date pending.  Must be a SASS member and have ROI already.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Potslinger, carried.
Scenario Hand Report read by JG.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Sandy Steel, carried.
Trail Hand Report read by LD. Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Lefty Lacota, carried.
Territorial Governor’s Report read by NK.  Motion to accept by Elk Creek Ken, 2nd Potslinger, carried.
Trail Boss Report read by LPL.  Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd Lefty Lacota, carried.

 

Elections
Trail Boss: LPL
Foreman: Raunchy Rick
Paymaster: Calamity Janet
Clerk: Cactus Jack
Safety Officer: Nawlins Kid

No additional nominations from the floor (tried 3 times).  Carlos O’Brien made a motion for the Clerk to cast a single ballot for the above slate, Heavy Bear 2nd – passed.

 

Appointed Vile Bunch members
Scenario Hand: Lucky Dog
Trail Hand: Shorty Morty and Fuller Beans
Newsletter Editor/PR: LPL
TG: Nawlins Kid
Gunsmith: Sandy Steel

Break 11:15.  Meeting Resumes 11:46.

Old Business
New shed working well.
Phone numbers: LPL put an opt-in request in the newsletter but got no feedback, so no list was created.  Possible funding mechanism to put paid ads on the website, then use funds to create a member handbook.  LPL could possibly set up accounts/passwords for on-line access.  Tombstone proposed members can contact VB for info instead.  Motion carried.

New Business
2011 Projections: Economic and cost / revenue comparisons given by LPL, including 2011 projections.
Publicity: Vile Bunch could look into D&C article.
Projects: pavilion needs maintenance, fix holes, paint, more gravel.  Also, new targets as $ permit, gun raffle discussed.  Other ideas for increasing revenue: clean shoot certificate to encourage attendance and yearly awards in Oct.
Match Shoot Conflicts: April shoot moved to May 1.  Should Vile Bunch move shoots when it conflicts with Memorial Day weekend?  Agreed.
Kick-off shoot and October shoot: – Keep doing pot-luck lunches?  Yes.
Work parties: need more than the Vile Bunch to work them.  Agreed.
Setups: Vile Bunch to evaluate feasibility of a Sunday Setup (set up and shoot, both on same day).  VB will take it into consideration.
Posse Pics: do we really want hardcopies?  JG proposed letting members download photos and print on own, declined- keep it the same.
Dues: keep the same?  Elk Creek Ken motioned to keep them the same for next year, second by Shorty Morty, passed.
Monthly Fees: keep the same?  Elk Creek Ken motioned to change monthly fees, for members of neither LR or SRG from $20 to $15, second by Shorty Morty, passed.  Vile Bunch to advertise this change.
Three Day Shoot Fees: remain the same, dinner cost not to be subsidized – passed.  JG to make caterer arrangements with Bad To The Bone again.
Categories:  Long Riders’ Wild Bunch categories need new names.  Bum Thumb motioned change to “Rough Riders”, Lefty Lacota second, passed.
Three Day Shoot Theme:  after discussion – use “Long Riders- Reloaded” as the theme.  Use old, favorite scenarios and memories of Lost Long Riders.
Website: no further comments, LPL willing to accept potential ads or links.

Open Forum
Tombstone: need a motion to put Dutch’s name on the plaque?  No, already in the works with Swisher.  Will try for April completion.  A moment of silence will be held at the April Safety Meeting.
Heavy Bear: concerned about the targets being too close and easy to hit.  Does not like the numbering or sequencing either.  Tombstone said the opposite.  NK points out that the targets are within SASS rules.  Tombstone suggests trying to set all targets at SASS minimum distances to increase shooter’s chance of shooting clean.
Shorty Morty: 6×6 tarps in front of the pavilion for brass – Agreed.
Idea: .22 dueling tree for Long Range.

 

Motion to Adjourn: Bum Thumb motioned to adjourn meeting, Elk Creek Ken second, adjourned at 14:22.

Annual Mtg Minutes

Long Riders Annual Meeting

Meeting called to order by LPL at 10:25 AM

Announcements made by LPL

2008 Annual Meeting minutes read by JG
Motion to pass, seconded, and carried.

Paymaster’s Report: LPL gave Paymaster’s report in Calamity Janet’s absence, including details on 3-day shoot fee. Additional details broken out for members to review if they wished to.

Motion to accept financial report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Carlos O’Brien – carried.

Foreman’s Report: read by Raunchy Rick
Motion to accept Raunchy Rick report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Lucky Dog – carried.

Range Safety Report: read by Nawlins Kid.
Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, second Lucky Dog, carried.

Scenario Hand Report: by Jeremiah Grimm
Tombstone commented that scenarios continued to be interesting.

Motion to accept report by Tombstone, 2nd by Wild Will – carried.

Trail Hand Report: given by Jeremiah Grimm in Grimm’s Better Half’s absence.
Motion to accept report by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Laredo Kidd – carried.

Newsletter Editor Report: given by LPL
Motion to accept report by Wild Will. 2nd by Tombstone – carried.

TG Report: read by Nawlins Kid
Nawlins Kid suggests that ROs review the online materials before upcoming classes because changes have been made.

Motion to accept by Heavy Bear, 2nd by Lucky Dog – carried.

Trail Boss Report: read by LPL
Motion to accept report by Tombstone, 2nd by Heavy Bear – carried.

Elections: Current slate of nominees:

Trail Boss: LPL
Foreman: Raunchy Rick
Paymaster: Calamity Janet
Clerk: Cactus Jack
Safety Officer: Nawlins Kid

There were no further nominations from the floor.

Motion to accept slate as read by Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kid – carried.

Motion to cast one ballet for accepted slate by Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kidd – carried. Slate elected to board for 2010.

Break – Return 11:25

Resume – 11:45

Old Business

Year-Over-Year Revenue/Expenses and Projects: LPL reviewed 2006 to 2009 revenue and expenses and discussed, along with 2010 projections, including proposed objectives for 2010, most importantly, the shed purchase.

Motion made for the Vile Bunch to pursue and use best judgment on features and cost made by Heavy Bear, second by Elk Creek Ken – carried. Raunchy Rick is focal point for any contractor activity.

New Business

Kickoff party: April and October shoots, just like last year.

Shooting Classes:
A) Young Shooters – change category name from Buckaroos to “Young Guns”- carried
B) Agreed to change 2 Shootist category to Double Duelist – carried
C) Release form. Carlos suggests putting this on the annual renewal form – carried
D) Gunfighter category discussed. JG motioned to bring back the category, shooter can sign up but must be cleared by Safety Officer before shooting, 2nd by Laredo, carried.
E) Wild Bunch class. Requirements and concepts discussed. Motion to adopt, with rules published to members, by Carlos, 2nd by Elk Creek Ken, carried.
NOTE on WB, any scores will be retained in its own category and will NOT be migrated to others if too few shooters participate.

Shooting Fees: For 2010, Young Guns prices will be $3 / $5 / $10 as opposed to 5/10/20
Motion to accept by Tombstone. 2nd by Laredo, carried.

2011 Shoot Fees: Shoot fees for next year- SAME- carried

Long Riders Dues: Dues for next year- SAME- carried.

3-Day Fees: for next year- SAME- carried.

3-Day Shoot Meal: Club subsidized in 2009, motion made to sell at true cost for 2010, carried.

3-Day Casino Night: Motion made to add a Yes/No box in the 3-day application for planned participation, carried.

3-Day Shoot Theme: Motion made to adopt ‘Best of The Long Riders – 15 Years of Shooting Fun” or something similar, by Tombstone, 2nd by Carlos – carried. Tombstone volunteered to dig up old scenario prints for Jeremiah Grimm. Suggestion made to display older group photos at the shoot. Tombstone suggested the Vile Bunch look into special 15 year badges instead of the usual shooting button.

Open Forum

Heavy Bear had a suggestion on categories. Suggests 1-gun with reload as a new category, and Tombstone suggests taking a poll at the April shot to gauge interest.

Website idea from Carlos O’Brien – add action photos to jazz up the main page, LPL will investigate.

Carlos suggests soliciting click advertisements for the website as a revenue generator.  He also asked if we could have the website accommodate mobile devices.  LPL will look into it.

LPL mentioned that a couple of members were confused about the website membership renewals. LPL will investigate making it clearer to people.

The membership listing access is still a discussion topic. LPL will publish a note in the newsletter that the Vile Bunch will issue name and phone lists, giving members the option to opt out. Update – The Vile Bunch discussed this at a board meeting and thought that members could miss the “Opt Out of Phone Number Listing to Membership”. The Vile Bunch decided it would be better to ask members to “Opt for Inclusion on Membership Phone Number List.

Laredo brought up a fundraiser idea. Have a raffle for a year of free shoots (excluding the 3-Day Shoot). Tombstone volunteered to run the raffle AND sell tickets, 3 for $10 $10 minimum.

Carlos O’Brien volunteered to do snail-mail vendor requests for 3-Day donations.

Motion to adjourn – Tombstone, 2nd Laredo Kid – Carried at 2:18.

Respectfully submitted by Jeremiah Grimm, substituting for Cactus Jack

Annual Meeting Minutes

Long Riders Annual Meeting – 2009 Recap (Held Feb 28, 2009)

Meeting called to order by LPL at 10:05 AM

29 members present

Announcements made by LPL
Meeting rules ready by LPL

2008 minutes read by JG
Heavy Bear motioned to discuss distribution of member list, deferred to later in meeting
Motion to pass – HB, second by Mebbe, carried.

Paymaster’s Report: LPL gave Paymaster’s report in Calamity Janet’s absence, including details on 3-day shoot fee. Additional details broken out for members to review if they wished to.

HB submitted idea to open 3-day to vendors and collect setup fee, tabled to later in meeting.

Motion to accept financial report by Rios, 2nd Lefty, carried.

Foreman’s Report: read by RR

Rios suggests “easy-up” canopies and to disallow carts under them unless raining. Rios gave sourcing and price info, BJs, $100 on sale, for Vile Bunch consideration.

Motion to accept RR report by Tombstone, 2nd by BH, carried.

Range Safety Report: read by NK.

Motion to accept by HB, second Tombstone, carried.

Scenario Hand Report: by JG
Motion to accept report by HB, 2nd by RR, carried.

Trail Hand Report: given by JG in GBH’s absence.
Motion to accept report by Rios, 2nd by Laredo Kidd, carried.

Newsletter Editor Report: given by JG in DN’s absence.

Motion to accept report by Badfingers, 2nd by RR, carried.

TG Report: read by NK
Motion to accept report by Mean Ole Dog, 2nd by Mebbe, carried.

Trail Boss Report: read by LPL

Motion to accept report by Rios, 2nd by Capt. Thomas, carried.


Break – Return 11:50


Elections: Current slate of nominees:

Trail Boss: LPL
Foreman, RR
Paymaster: C. Janet
Clerk: C. Jack
Safety Officer: NK

There were no further nominations from the floor.

Motion to accept slate as ready by Uncle Roj, 2nd Tombstone, carried.

Motion to cast one ballet for accepted slate by Laredo Kidd, 2nd Rios, Carried. Slate elected to board for 2009.

Old Business

Review of website impact shared with club, significant financial gains by using the website and other process changes. Income up, expenses down. No other old business.

New Business

Bylaws were checked regarding sending notices for annual meeting, bylaws read that notification is to be sent to mailing ‘or to another address on record with the club’, so e-mail notifications do no require a bylaws change.

Kickoff party: April shoot will have one, after 3 scenarios + long range. Tombstone motioned that Long Riders do this every year, second Laredo Kidd, carried.

Dues: $25 to renew, $35 after Jan 1 or for brand new member. Dues to remain the same.

Finances: Review of the last 3 years of financials discussed. 2009 projections and objectives also reviewed including focus on 3-day shoot and methods to increase revenue and decrease expenses. Options shared with members.

Lefty motioned to add a line item to 3-Day Application for photos for an extra $5 charge, second Mean Ole Dog, carried.

Mean Ole Dog motioned to put a checkbox on the 3-Day Application if a scenario packet is desired in the shooter’s 3-Day packet, HB second, carried. NO change to shoot fee structure for the 3-Day Shoot.

Targets: We are looking at options to replace cupping targets. “Evil Roy” target demo’ed for club. Laredo Kidd made motion to replace targets as Long Riders can afford them, at Vile Bunch’s discretion, 2nd HB, Carried.

Elk Creek Ken offered a $50 challenge donation to other club members. Laredo Kidd quickly matched it. Other members started to offer purchasing an entire target for the club.

The Vile Bunch offered: if a member pays $95 for a new target for the club, they get a free old target + stand. Several members signed up to do this: South Dakota Slim (2), Bum Thumb (1), W Clemnos (1), Lucky Dog (1), JG (1), Uncle Rog (1), Sandy Steele (1), Nawlins Kid (1), and LPL (1). After everyone who purchases new targets receives their free old target + stand, the Vile Bunch may offer old targets for sale.

Website: LPL is working on a new site that will allow easier Vile Bunch use and newsletter creation. Member accounts may be issued in the future, possibly allowing the membership roster to be viewed (with password protection). Tombstone motioned for LPL to see if members will allow sharing of phone info on site, 2nd ?? carried.

3-Day Caterer: had problems with food last year. Bum Thumb motioned to investigate alternatives, 2nd Fuller Beans, carried.

3-Day Shoot Theme Proposals: Famous Gunfights, Films of __ (pick an actor), Spaghetti Westerns, The Quick and The Dead… Motion for Famous Gunfights by Uncle Rog, 2nd Elk Creek Ken, carried.

Other: Elk Creek Ken requests more scenarios using derringer or pocket pistol, 2 stages per match, OK. Requirements for acceptability of pistol to be used discussed.

Swisher offers period “sign” displaying year, for use in group photos at 3 Day Shoot(for easier year identification). Capt. Thomas volunteered to assist Swisher.

Tombstone asked if we could track number of hits on the website.  LPL will investigate.

Motion to adjourn – JG, 2nd RR – Carried at 13:44.

Respectfully submitted by JG, substituting for Cactus Jack