September 2003 Club Meeting Minutes

September 10, 2003 Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm and adjourned at 8:40 pm. No one claimed the Big Fish pot. There were no special guests.

Program Activity: There was no program activity.

Tips, Tactics and Techniques: Art Soto talked about using thin diameter line.

Raffle: The raffle generated $61.

Treasurer’s Report: Mike Buse reported a balance $933.06 with the cost of the Mickelsen trophies yet to paid.

Minutes: The August minutes as posted on the Internet were approved.

Conservation Report: Larry Guck will investigate securing dates for structure planting at Banks Lake for the Banks Lake Enhancement project and the clubs 2004 conservation activity.

Federation Report: Chuck Warner can't make the September 20th meeting and needs an alternate. The 2004 fishing permit conflict resolution meeting will be November 15th at the Federation meeting.

Tournament Report: Joe Scheperle reported on the Pot holes tournament results. Kenny G talked about his winning technique. Chuck Warner had big fish. The cook out and camping at Pot Holes was a big success. Many thanks to Larry Guck, Ken Juhl and Joe Scheperle for their cooking prowness.

Safety: Keep up on your boating safety certificates!

Old Business: The club voted on the proposal to raise the initiation dues from $30 to $38. The increase in initiation dues passed.

New Business:  The 2004 tournament committee of Joe Scheperle, Art Soto, Paul Jones, Rob Towers, Mike Hostetter and Blaine Wesner was appointed at the September club meeting. Their job is to pick 5 lakes and dates from the following list: Boyer Park, Black, Tri Cities, Chelan, Lower Columbia, Boardman, Duck , Whatcom, Roosevelt, Pot Holes, Banks, Goodwin, Ice Harbor, Silver and Riffe.

2004 club elections were held with the following results:

                         President - Doug Jorgensen
                         Treasurer - Mike Buse
                         Secretary - Gerald Dunn
                         Tournament Director - Joe Scheperle

Klutz nominations: None