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MAD
RIVER CLUB’S NEWSLETTER
September
2011
P.O.
BOX 171 PULASKI, NEW YORK 13142-0171 PHONE 387-5788
CALENDAR
0F UPCOMING EVENTS
Next
Club Meeting: Friday October 14th (BOD mtg starts at 6:30, regular mtg starts at
8:00)
MEETING:
The
regular meeting started at 8:00 with Lou McNett chairing the meeting. ON
BEHALF OF THE MEMBERSHIP: The
following individuals were placed on the 30-day review list:
Richard Ackel sponsor Ken Creech, William Woodworth sponsor Gene Piasecki,
Dennis Shelmidine sponsor Robert Shelmidine, Jason Palmer sponsor Richard
Palmer, and Robert Fiorentino sponsor Jim Lewis. The following individuals are
moving to the permanent waiting list: David Crocker, Fredrick Weigand, Joshua
Waggoner, Robert Fetterly, Roger Pendell, Paul Smallman and Brian Smith SICK
AND AILING:
On August 28th John Horth passed away. John was a very dedicated
member of the Mad River Club and gave much of his time and effort to make the
club what it is today. John will be greatly missed. Rest in peace. Hunting
Season: We
know everyone is looking forward to getting into the woods for the upcoming
hunting season. Please be considerate of others and keep safety in mind. To all:
have a safe and successful season. Also,
please submit a deer take report. The club does not need to know exactly were
you got the deer just what property. This info is used by the lease committee to
verify we are spending our lease funds on the right property. Thanks. Capital
Improvement Fund:
WOW!!!
The bathrooms are
really looking great. Thanks to those who have donated their time working
on this project. The counter tops sinks and toilets are all installed in 2
of the bathrooms. We still need a lot of help with the flooring -trim- and other
work in the men’s room so please contact Gary Crawford 677-5332 or Kevin Irwin
921-9500 to get in your workday before the hunting season starts! It can
get done much faster with the help of others! ALSO
THANK YOU TO ALL who have
sent in donations to date! We will be running out of funding for these projects soon
if we don't receive more donations. If you have been putting it
off, now is a great time to send in your support for this important work we are
doing on our clubhouse. NRA:
Representatives from Friends of the NRA presented a
check for $3000.00 to the MRC members at the last meeting. This money is being
used to upgrade our clubhouse. 2012 Budget: The
proposed budget was presented to the club membership at the last meeting. The
budget was presented as a balanced budget. The budget was voted on and passed as
presented. Thanks to all those who gave their time to put this budget together.
Gun
Raffle:
Dave Dano announced the raffle is set for 30 of the 31 days in October, as it
cannot run for more than 30 days. Tickets will come out in August. Sharpshooters
is pricing out the gun selection. If you want specific numbers please email
Charlene Dano at: c-dano@hotmail.com.
NOTE: Dave Dano announced the tickets are selling and the money is starting to
come in. Dave needs the unused tickets and money back by September 20th.
Sportsman’s
Federation Report: Suggested
emails you can sign up for: NYS
DEC Field Notes Is
an Email Subscription you sign up for that is “Noteworthy News from the NYS
DEC Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine
Resources" http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/63801.html
The
New York State Register http://www.dos.ny.gov/info/register.htm
ITEMS
OF INTEREST: Donation: The MRC voted to donate $200.00 to the NWTF Wounded Warrior program for the upcoming muzzleloading hunt. Archery Range: The elevated platform is in place and targets are being set up. These targets are for bow use ONLY: DO NOT SHOOT at these targets with any firearm. The targets are for field tips only. No broadheads are allowed on the targets. A great deal of effort has gone into to making this range so please be considerate and use as directed. The platform will have a gate and will be locked. Your member keys will open the gate lock. Hunter
Safety Courses: Bow Hunter
Safety Course: Friday, September 23rd
from 6pm to 9pm and Saturday, September 24th from 8am to 3pm. The
course is being given at the Mad River Club. You must attend both days to get
certified. To sign up for the course contact Gary Crawford at: Hunter Safety Course: At Sandy Pond Sportsman Club a course will be given on:
Wednesday, Sept 28th 6pm to 9pm, Friday
Sept. 30th 6pm to 9pm,
and Saturday, October 1st 8am to finish. Contact Lee Harvey at
315-963-0760 to register. At the Mad River Club a course will be given on:
Wednesday,
Oct. 5th 6pm to 9pm, Thursday, Oct. 6th 6pm to 9pm, and
Saturday, Oct. 8th 8am to finish.
Contact Lou McNett 387-5339 to register. The hunter safety course information can also be found on the MRC website at: www.madriverclub.com. Facebook Page: A Facebook page has been created with Mad River Club information posted. This includes pictures and text. See “Mad River Club-Pitkin” for the Facebook address. Work
Days: Dick Palmer reported that
there is about 1 month left to get your workday in for the year. Make sure you
get your name recorded if you complete a work day. Upcoming
work days you can attend: Oct.
1 Saturday at 9:00 am. Jackson Rd., south gate, Grindstone Creek bridge needs new
decking. The Redfield Snowmobile Asso. would like to do a combined workday
with the MRC to replace the decking. The Snowmobile Asso. will have the
lumber needed at the site and workers should pack a lunch and bring along
hammers, crowbars, etc. Many hands make light work. Contact Ken Burd at kburd1@verizon.net
or call 315-652-7095 Daisy
Shooting booth at Watertown area Walmarts. Chuck
Parker (963-8413) is looking for volunteers to man the booths. Call
Bill Killam (387-3350) for a
workday on the archery range. Call
Bob Shelmidine (846-5054)
for
posting workday Booth
at Salmon River Fishing Derby: Bill Killam suggested someone might want to set
up a booth at the derby. Could use this time to sell MRC gun raffle and archery
tickets and discuss the club. Contact Bill if interested. The
Salmon River Derby is coming! September
29 & 20 and October 1 & 2, 2011 heralds the First Annual Salmon River
Derby brought to you by the International Sport Fish Museum and the Pulaski
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce. Go to www.salmonriverderby.com
for all the information you need to be a derby member or to be a vendor for the
weekend. You may also give us a call at (315) 298-2213 Monday thru Friday from
10 am to 4 pm for more information. Family Picnic: The club is in need of a volunteer to take over the annual Club family picnic. As per our last meeting, the picnic is sorely missed and it would be great if someone would take over as chairman. Please let any board member know if you would be interested. A member has asked that the property addresses be posted in the newsletter. I will follow up with this request as I believe it would be better if we posted it on the website. We would lose track of it as the newsletters changed. If someone has good GPS coordinates for the different properties please let me know. Archery: Bill Killam (387-3350 or Dick Brock 782-5977) are the people running the archery shoot for next year. Currently Bill has 600 raffle tickets printed at $10.00 each. He gave out a list of prizes, which includes a new bow. There are many great prizes. Bill also said sponsors are lining up. Club News Updates: As I get club information updates between meetings, please see the club website: www.madriverclub.com for this info. Any questions please send me an email or call. (newsletter editor). From
Gutchess Lumber company: No firewood
is to be brought onto any Gutchess Property or taken off any property. Club
members can cut firewood on the property from downed trees. No standing timber
is to be cut. Also, no stone is to be removed from Gutchess property. Reports
from club members are that this is continuing to be a problem. Please do not
jeopardize the clubs hunting grounds by breaking this rule. Flickenstein Property (Lafeyette area) The owner has put up some gates to allow his herd to graze in different areas. Please be careful to close the gates as you pass through. (don’t let the cows out) Someone is using the club to hit golf balls. Please pick up the balls after you are done as this poses a danger for the people mowing the lawn. We have found trash dumped in back of the club. We have a dumpster so please use it. When you sponsor a new member, you should plan on attending the meeting to introduce the new member. Classifieds: If anyone is interested in selling or buying sporting goods, the newsletter can post the ads. Just drop the editor an e-mail and it will be added to the next letter (Shawn Allen email: kallen2@twcny.rr.com For Sale: I have a PSE Deer Hunter Youth bow with a
24" Draw / 40lb with 65% let off would like to get around $175.00 If
interested please contact Gary Crawford at: I have a 2002 Suzuki Quad runner 250 for
sale. It is four wheel drive with high/low range shift. It has about 1300 miles
on it. I am asking $1500.00 obo. Call Shawn Allen at 315-343-2546 if interested. Newsletter
Editor: Shawn Allen 343-2546, Assistant Newsletter Editor Todd Brown 699-5905 Club
Officers: President Lou McNett 387-5339; 1st V.P. Dave Dano; 2nd V.P.
Gary Crawford (Chairman of the Board) 677-5332; Treasurer Larry Perras 529-1594;
Secretary Jason Crawford 682-2470; Financial Secretary Rachael Pitkin 232-2290 Board
Members: Duane Cole 387-6867, John Pinzer 963-4863, Frank Hilliker 298-3004,
Larry Yeardon 387-5140, Brain Dano 6257331, Dick Palmer 882-3295, Gary Daniels
488-5575, Bob Shelmidine 846-5054, George Lane 468-0659, Lloyd Caird 465-6225 Committee
Chairman: Building and Grounds Kevin Irwin 921-9500, Camping Ken Creech
732-431-1631, Trails Tim Howell 963-7330 Work Day Dick Palmer 882-3295, Security
Kent Taber 387-3871, Entertainment Committee Harold Zents 668-3477
Archery Committee Dick Brock 782-5977 Website
of interest to MRC members; www.madriverclub.com,
www.oswegocountyfederation.com,
www.oswegcountysportsmensfoundation.com,
www.nyscc.com
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