Northern York County Rod & Gun Club
PO Box 186 Lewis Hill Road
West Newfield, Maine 04095

December 2009 Newsletter

New memberships will be valid through Dec 2010.

Club Officers		Board of Directors
Tim Corbin - President	207-793-4512	Dennis Beane	207-793-2521
Romeo Fortin - Vice President	207-793-2046	Frank Covie	603-522-8472
Lou Polianites - Secretary	207-793-8556	Tom Cafferkey
Robert Bertram - Treasurer		Will Smith
Chris Dudley - Membership	207-793-4052	Shawn Cavanaugh	207-636-2563

Membership Count - 2009 YTD

Members		New Members:	Lester Delano,	Stanley Moore Jr,	Robert Adams
	148 Annual, Junior, & Family
	34 Senior, Life & Honorary Life

December Meeting Highlights

Attendence – 6 officer, 13 members
Early Bird Raffle – won by Lou Polianites
Secretary's – Last month’s newsletter read
Treasurer's – Read and accepted
Membership – Reported and tallied up
Board of Directors
- Reviewed three new member applications – forwarded to club for approval.
Committee Report
- Christmas Party – Scheduled for 12/12 starting at 7:00PM. $10 Yankee Swap, Pot Luck, bring wrapped children’s gift. Update – Party was held – good turn out. GREAT time had by all
- Pheasant Committee – No report
- Trap Range – No report
Bills and Communications
- Several bills – Various small bills paid
- News Letter – Newsletters from Sanford Fish & Game received
Old Business
- Security – Two new signs have been purchased. They are in the clubhouse and will be installed shortly
- Election of Officers – results
- Laptops for Treasurer and secretary – tabled until BOD meeting in January
- Reminders: –
  - Club meeting night changes – from the first Friday of the month to the first Thursday of the month starting in January.
  - Dues payments – We are now accepting 2010 dues payments. Dues are due by 1/31/2010.
New Business
- Thanks – Thanks to all outgoing BOD members and officers!
- New members – Lester Delano – East Waterboro, Stanley Moore Jr – Limerick, Robert Adams - Parsonsfield
- Christmas Donations – We did a combined Christmas and Thanksgiving donation to West Newfield Church, St. Matthews food pantry, Newfield Fire Dept and St. Thomas
- Boaters Safety – Shawn Cavanaugh proposed conducting a boaters safety class for club members first – and if there is room open it to the public. Shawn will be coordinating this class in the spring.
- Get more families involved with the club – Good discussion on leveraging town rec departments to take part in survival & shelter courses and other events.
Sick and Distressed
- Club sends its condolences to Clayton Chute who’s sister recently passed away. Club also sends its condolences to Roy & Brian Moses who’s wife/mother and son/brother recently passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families.
Other
- Snacks in Dec – Thanks to Jeanne Morrison
- Snacks in Jan – The Fortin’s. Thank You
- Meeting – Meeting Adjourned.
2010 Calendar of Events

2010	To be scheduled