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Northern York County Rod & Gun Club PO Box 186 Lewis Hill Road West Newfield, Maine 04095 March 2008 Newsletter |  |
| Club Officers | Board of Directors | |||
| Tim Corbin - President | 207-793-4512 | Sandra Fortin | 207-793-2046 | |
| Romeo Fortin - Vice President | 207-793-2046 | Lori DiMambro - Chair | 603-522-3958 | |
| Shaun Mohan - Secretary | 603-522-6532 | Clayton Chute | 207-793-2095 | |
| Richard Joiner - Treasurer | 207-490-1373 | Matt Brooker | ||
| Chris Dudley - Membership | 207-793-4052 | Paul Smith | 603-522-8921 |
Membership Count - 2008 YTD
| 129 members | New Members | ||||
| 69 Annual | Reggie Cram | West Newfield | |||
| 29 Family | Steven Casey | ||||
| 30 Senior, Life & Honorary Life |
- Secretary's report read and accepted
- Treasurer's report read and accepted.
- Membership report read and accepted
- Board of Directors
- Board recommends we get a front end loader into the club to push back the snow. There is a hunter safety class coming up and we need to clear out the entrance to the ramp/deck and make room in the parking lot.
- A local club in Conish/Parsonsfield has asked for our help stocking the pheasents they are raising this year (200 birds)
- We were approached to help out or hostthe Maine Youth day this year. The board recommend against sponsoring the event due to the amount of effort it will require.
- Roof - the board recommends we either repair or replace the roof that is over the down stairs entrance.
- Someone decided to field dress a deer at the front gate recently and made a heck of a mess. This is disapointing and concerning for a variety of reason, especially since the deer season is not open. If anyone has any information about this please notify a club officer, board member or any of the game warden in the area.
- Committee Reports
- Gun Show - Jean and Gary Morrison will chair the event again this year. They are working on establishing the date for the event (they are playing phone tag with Doug Roberts of the Acton Fair Grounds). The event is planned for sometime in June. JD Sports will be providing Gary a list of gun dealers who typically attend the shows around the state of Maine.
- Ice Fishing Derby - Excellent results - 38 children and 22 adults attended the event. We broke event on the event cost wise. We would like to thank those local businesses that donated to the event - Kittery Trading Post, Central Tire, Lakeside Marina and Beadles Bait shop. Special thanks to Lakeside for letting us use their property to set up on.
- Hunter Safety Class - Wednesday March 12th 6:00PM - 9:00PM and Saturday March 22nd 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Contact Alan Johnson (207-432-7006) or Tim Corbin (207-793-4512) for details
- Bills and Communications
- Plowing and Sanding - $160
- Advertising - Hunter Safety - $95
- Advertising - Ice Fishing Derby - $50
- Old Business
- Gun Raffle - club determined that we will raffle off a .22 Goldenboy. Tim Corbin to contact Bruce Hagen to purchase the gun. Nancy Moses will order the raffle tickets (2,200). Prizes will be: First Prize - Choice of the firearm or $300, Second Prize - Gas Grill, Third Prize - Muzzleloader pistol
- New Business
- Pheasents - club oked helping out stoking birds this fall
- Front End Loader - Club appropriated $150 to push back the snow. Tim Corbin has contacted Dave Tarbox for this work - he will do it on Monday 3/10
- 2 New members voted in
- Chimney - Snow has taken the chimney down (again). Membership voted to not fix it. We will purchase another gas heater for the basement and remove the wood stove.
- Other
- Alan John talked about the new "Trial" hunting license that state offers. It is for people > 16 years old and works similar to a youth license - you need to be with a valid license holder all the time.
- March Snacks - Sandra Fortin
- April Snacks - Kevin Mohan
- Early Bird Raffle Winner - Paul Smith
- 50-50 Raffle Winner - Bill Surette
- Clayton Chute reported on the following:
- State is considering a later deer season in Southern Maine and are considering a spring bear hunt
- Consolidation of agencies - including MDIFW. Tim Corbin will pen letters voicing our concern about this to State Senator Nass and State Rep Jim Campbell
- Senior licenses at age 64 - this is a great deal
- Sportsman's show is March 28-30 - there are many great seminars at this event (Turkey calling, Moose calling, etc)
- Cabella's opens in Scarborough in May
- Folks should try to get up to some of the hills around town (snowmobile is the best way) - great views this time of year, and great time to see the lay of the land you hunt.
2008 Calendar of Events
| 3/12/2007 | Hunter Safety | Clubhouse | 6:00PM - 9:00PM | Tim Corbin, Alan Johnson | |
| 3/22/2007 | Hunter Safety | Clubhouse | 8:00AM - 5:00PM | Tim Corbin, Alan Johnson | |
| 4/4/2008 | Board of Directors | Clubhouse | 6:30PM | ||
| 4/4/2008 | April meeting | Clubhouse | 7:30PM | Tim Corbin |