Information & Meetings
February 2019 meeting of Lake Linden Hubbell Sportsmen's Association 2-28-2019
Meeting was called to order at 7pm by President Tom Grimm at the Maple Leaf Lounge on Bootjack Road in Lake Linden. 14 Members were present. The Secretary and Treasurer's Reports were read & approved.
Communication Reports:
-We received a certificate from the UP Sportsmen's Alliance.
-Rich Rossway from Representative Markkanen's office sent a message that they would like to work with us on a ' 'shooting event" in the spring. Discussion ensued and it was determined that not only would a lot of manpower be needed for "safety" for such an event, but that endorsing a political candidate might not be appropriate for the club. The club voted not to hold the event, but Representative Markkanen is encouraged to speak at a monthly club meeting in the future.
-Kevin Dupois is still working on getting Derby donations from Cabellas.
Committee Reports:
House: Jim Hamlett has plowed out the snow for entrance to the Clubhouse parking lot several times and will continue to do so incase anyone wants to go shoot. He will also try to clear the snow off of the shed roof nearest trap l . (That is the one that was damaged by the falling tree in the fall). The roofs of the Clubhouse and the rest of the buildings appear to be okay with the snowload.
Deer Feed: 8 pallets of food are left for distribution. Nearly everyone has paid their dues, registered as an official deer feeding station per DNR requirements, or turned in their affadavit.
Trap: Vern Heusenveld will buy new batteries for the voice pulls for this year. He doesn't foresee any other necessary purchases at this time.
Civilian Marksmanship Program: We are expected to receive our certificate soon.
Old Business:
The two motions we made in January went up for election and passed. They were:
-A quorum for an official meeting must be 5 officers plus 7 members (12 total).
-An elected officer must attend 8 meetings per calendar year, unless excused by the Board. Board has the authority to replace the officer if they deem it necessary.
June 9th, 2019 Fishing Derby:
The raffle application has been sent in and liquor license has been applied for. We determined that we need to order 3,600 raffle tickets (600 books of 6). Tom will get the posters ordered. Ken Smith agreed to help with the Auction. Alfie agreed to get his usual donations from Hancock, but he hopes to hand that job off to someone else at some point.
Calumet Shooting Range: Some information was learned since last month. Ed LaBonte informed us of the structural and utility problems the facility was experiencing. It is not currently open to the public. They are hoping to rectify that soon. They are looking for Range Safety Officers if anyone is interested in volunteering.
Predator Hunt: The Predator Hunt is ongoing through April 13th, with the dinner being held that night at Lakes Lounge.
There was no new business.
The March 28 th meeting was discussed. Paul Bylkas and Brian Codere did not have any definitive information on Bootjack Fire Dept hosting a spaghetti dinner for us. Paul did say that the Hall would be available for our meeting and dinner use on that date. It was decided that we would have our March 28th meeting at the old Bootjack Hall. Dinner is at 6pm now the
Township Hall (building nearest Bootjack Road) on March 28 , followed by a meeting at 7pm. President Grimm determined that the meal Will be spaghetti, salad and Italian bread. If you are willing to assist President Grimm with making any part of the meal, please email him at trgrimm@mtu.edu
Jim & Laura Hamlett will attend from Las Vegas via Skype, with webmaster Doug McIntosh's assistance. Jim will invite all of the deer feeding stations to the meal. Laura will post fliers around the area for maximum exposure for possible new members.
Meeting was adjourned at 741 pm.
Secretary's note: A thank you card was sent to Maple Leaf from LLHSA for allowing us to meet for free in January & February
Meeting was called to order at 7pm by President Tom Grimm at the Maple Leaf Lounge on Bootjack Road in Lake Linden. 14 Members were present. The Secretary and Treasurer's Reports were read & approved.
Communication Reports:
-We received a certificate from the UP Sportsmen's Alliance.
-Rich Rossway from Representative Markkanen's office sent a message that they would like to work with us on a ' 'shooting event" in the spring. Discussion ensued and it was determined that not only would a lot of manpower be needed for "safety" for such an event, but that endorsing a political candidate might not be appropriate for the club. The club voted not to hold the event, but Representative Markkanen is encouraged to speak at a monthly club meeting in the future.
-Kevin Dupois is still working on getting Derby donations from Cabellas.
Committee Reports:
House: Jim Hamlett has plowed out the snow for entrance to the Clubhouse parking lot several times and will continue to do so incase anyone wants to go shoot. He will also try to clear the snow off of the shed roof nearest trap l . (That is the one that was damaged by the falling tree in the fall). The roofs of the Clubhouse and the rest of the buildings appear to be okay with the snowload.
Deer Feed: 8 pallets of food are left for distribution. Nearly everyone has paid their dues, registered as an official deer feeding station per DNR requirements, or turned in their affadavit.
Trap: Vern Heusenveld will buy new batteries for the voice pulls for this year. He doesn't foresee any other necessary purchases at this time.
Civilian Marksmanship Program: We are expected to receive our certificate soon.
Old Business:
The two motions we made in January went up for election and passed. They were:
-A quorum for an official meeting must be 5 officers plus 7 members (12 total).
-An elected officer must attend 8 meetings per calendar year, unless excused by the Board. Board has the authority to replace the officer if they deem it necessary.
June 9th, 2019 Fishing Derby:
The raffle application has been sent in and liquor license has been applied for. We determined that we need to order 3,600 raffle tickets (600 books of 6). Tom will get the posters ordered. Ken Smith agreed to help with the Auction. Alfie agreed to get his usual donations from Hancock, but he hopes to hand that job off to someone else at some point.
Calumet Shooting Range: Some information was learned since last month. Ed LaBonte informed us of the structural and utility problems the facility was experiencing. It is not currently open to the public. They are hoping to rectify that soon. They are looking for Range Safety Officers if anyone is interested in volunteering.
Predator Hunt: The Predator Hunt is ongoing through April 13th, with the dinner being held that night at Lakes Lounge.
There was no new business.
The March 28 th meeting was discussed. Paul Bylkas and Brian Codere did not have any definitive information on Bootjack Fire Dept hosting a spaghetti dinner for us. Paul did say that the Hall would be available for our meeting and dinner use on that date. It was decided that we would have our March 28th meeting at the old Bootjack Hall. Dinner is at 6pm now the
Township Hall (building nearest Bootjack Road) on March 28 , followed by a meeting at 7pm. President Grimm determined that the meal Will be spaghetti, salad and Italian bread. If you are willing to assist President Grimm with making any part of the meal, please email him at trgrimm@mtu.edu
Jim & Laura Hamlett will attend from Las Vegas via Skype, with webmaster Doug McIntosh's assistance. Jim will invite all of the deer feeding stations to the meal. Laura will post fliers around the area for maximum exposure for possible new members.
Meeting was adjourned at 741 pm.
Secretary's note: A thank you card was sent to Maple Leaf from LLHSA for allowing us to meet for free in January & February