May’s Monthly Meeting: We all met at the home of our President Ralph Miller for this outing. A grand total of (12) members were able to make it to this meeting / ride. Those members were Ralph and Pat Miller, Michael and Deb Bellinger, Bob and Deb Waite, Ed and Jennifer McGrew, Bryan Roderick, Faron Cronk, Shawn Gallagher and John Munson. After waiting till 11:00 am for others to show, we all got onto our machines and went for a very nice and scenic ride. The trails were in great shape and not one road did we have to go on. Nothing but good trail riding. We rode for about a couple of hours and then headed back to the President’s place for our cookout and meeting. Mike Bellinger and Shawn Gallagher did a fine job of cooking the dogs and burgers. Not to mention some of Ed McGrew’s seasoned venison. Deb Waite made this delicious Spinach and Strawberry salad that everyone raved about. In fact, we are going to have a new section to our Newsletter called “Granny’s Kitchen” and we will be featuring Deb’s recipe in that section. We came up with Granny’s Kitchen due to the fact that most of our women members are Grandma’s and we are going to try and feature a new recipe each month. After we had all gotten our fill of some fine food, we started our meeting.

President Miller called the meeting to order at 2:00pm on Saturday the 15^th of May. Faron read the minutes from the April meeting. You had to pay close attention, as he breezed through them with lightening speed. The motion to accept the minutes as read, with no amendments, was made by John Munson and seconded by Ed McGrew. All those present were in favor. 

Treasurer’s Report:

           Beginning Balance:                                                                           $ 2,859.72  

           Bills Paid Out:           Postage & Shipping Expenses                           $      22.20

                                            Rivergate Rescue Sled Donation                        $    100.00

                                            Club Function Expenses (Gas, Food, Paint)       $      33.85

           Deposit’s Made:       Membership Renewals                                        $     65.00

           Ending Balance:                                                                                 $ 2,768.67

Mike Bellinger made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as read and Ralph Miller seconded it. All those present were in favor.
Ralph advised us that the Club’s tractor needs some carburetor work. He will be looking into talking to someone in regards to getting it fixed. Faron informed us that he has someone lined up to handle painting the tractor and that should be getting done within the next week. Bill Nutting from the Pulaski Boy Scout Troop 829 has volunteered to prep and paint our tractor. He is doing this to return the favor that we did for his scouts. Awhile back we made a donation to their trailer fund and we also helped one of his boy scouts finish a project in putting some benches along the nature trail at Community Park.
Mike Bellinger presented the club with a Thank-You letter from the Rivergate Wheelers for our donation to their Rescue Sled Drive. He read it to all that were present and then he passed it onto our Historian for our records.
Faron showed us a sample of the New Signs that he looked into for us. Everyone agreed that they looked real good. The size and graphics were discussed and with the changes mentioned, he will then go ahead and get the signs made.
Pat Miller, our Historian, informed those present that one of our members has lost a loved one. She asked if we should send them a card on behalf of the club and all those present agreed. She will be sending the family of John and Robin Wood a card from us all.
Ralph asked those present if they thought the club could do a chicken barbeque to help raise some funds. John Munson filled us in on his experience in chicken barbeque and when to have one and what to sell. We then agreed to have Ralph talk to Larry Rudd to see if he would be available to cook the chicken for us either on Sunday the 1^st of August or second choice of Sunday the 15^th of August. Ralph to get back to us, with his answer, at our next club meeting / ride. Ralph will also be checking with Chuck Dimon of Ontario Tire Co. in Sandy Creek to see if we can hold our barbeque in the parking lot of his establishment.
Update on the renting of sites at Brasher Falls was given. It seems that we will have to do the same as we have been doing for the past couple of years. It will cost $15 per couple, no matter how many couples you have on your site. Ralph said he would try to personally talk to these folks to see what we can do to get a one lump rental fee. He will get back to us at the next club meeting / ride. We also talked about maybe changing our weekend for going up to Brasher Falls next year. It seems we’re always picking the weekend that the Jefferson County Fair is being held and we’re missing out on a good showing from the club in this parade. We agreed to discuss this issue up at Brasher Falls this year.
Faron handed out some pamphlets from some businesses promoting ATV’s and Camping. One was in PA and one was in Canada and one was near Lowville. We also asked Faron to look into the cost of some kind of weatherproof coat / jacket, that the club members might be interested in getting. He will get back to us with some quotes from a few different places.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Bellinger and seconded by Faron Cronk. All those present were in favor. We then got ready for our afternoon ride. We rode over to one of our members, Jack Caster and visited with him for a short while. Mr. Castor owns Castor’s Sawmill and he has made some generous donations of slab wood to our club for our bridges. Be sure to thank him for helping your club.

CLUB RIDES / EVENTS:

June 5^th, 2004: Lacona Fireman’s Field Days Parade. We will be gathering at the Lacona VFW at 6:00 PM SHARP. Spruce up your machine and get ready to show them off. Everyone must wear a helmet. Directions to the Lacona VFW are listed in May’s Newsletter.

June 12^th, 2004: Orwell Old Home Day’s Parade. We will be gathering at the Orwell Town Barn at 11:15 AM SHARP. Spit shine those ATV’s and come have some fun. Again all drivers and riders must wear a helmet. Directions to the Orwell Town Barn are listed in May’s Newsletter.

Sunday June 13^th, 2004: Next club meeting / ride in Winona State Forest. We will be gathering at the camp of Dan and Mary Simmons at 10:00 am SHARP. Bring your lunch and beverage along, as we will be stopping for lunch somewhere along the ride. Directions to their camp are as follows:

Directions for coming from the North:  Take Route 81 South to Exit 39. Turn left onto County Route 90. Go into the town of Mannsville and come to Stop Sign. Go straight across State Route 11 and you’ll be back on County Route 90. Stay on County Route 90 for about 5-6 miles until you come to a sign that says “Pavement Ends”. There will be a dirt road straight across from that sign called the Brown Road. Go down that road for about a ½ mile and 2^nd camp on the left will be Dan and Mary’s camp.

Directions for coming from the South: Take Route 81 North to Exit 39. Turn left onto County Route 90. Go into the town of Mannsville and come to Stop Sign. Go straight across State Route 11 and you’ll be back on County Route 90. Stay on County Route 90 for about 5-6 miles until you come to a sign that says “Pavement Ends”. There will be a dirt road straight across from that sign called the Brown Road. Go down that road for about a ½ mile and 2^nd camp on the left will be Dan and Mary’s camp.

July 1^st, 2004: Oswego County Fair in Sandy Creek. We will be gathering at the Lacona VFW at 6:00 PM SHARP. Hose down those Quads and get ready to ride in beautiful downtown Sandy Creek. Don’t forget to bring those helmets. Directions to the Lacona VFW are listed in May’s Newsletter.

July 16^th & 17^th, 2004: Brasher Falls Camping Getaway.

August 7^th, 2004: Pulaski Fireman’s Field Days Parade. We will be gathering at the business of Dave Hall’s lumberyard and sawmill at 5:15 PM SHARP. Polish all your chrome and be part of one of the biggest parades in the area. Safety is our main goal, so remember those beanie protectors. Directions to our gathering place are listed in May’s Newsletter.

Granny’s Kitchen: Spinach & Strawberry Salad provided by Grandma Deb Waite.

Take 1 bag (10oz) of Leaf Spinach and rip up and put into a bowl. Then add 4 cups of sliced up strawberries. In another bowl you need to make the Dressing Mix. You will need to mix a ½ cup of Vegetable Oil, ¼ cup of vinegar, ½ cup of sugar, ¼ tsp paprika, 2 TBS of Sesame seeds and 1 TBS of Poppy Seeds. Mix well and pour over the Spinach & Strawberries and stir in. A cool, delicious salad for those hot summer nights.

Birthday Wishes:

  Month of June

Anthony Inhof               June 2                        Melissa Paulino                 June 22

Jose Paulino                          5                        Scott Parish                               24

Mark Shelmidine                    9                        Ed McGrew                               24

Barry Waite                          12                        Greg Hall                                   26

Yvonne Ashby                     15                         Sue Rose                                  27

Anne Ploettner                     16                        Roger Clark                               28

Theresa Perry                      19                        Samantha Tousant                    29

John Wood                           20                        Stephanie Warner                     29

Casey Rowe                         21

Be sure to wish these folks a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY the next time you see them.

FAB’s Fact’s: We currently have 33 memberships that have not renewed as of May 26, 2004. Those memberships are very important to the operation of this club. The following list of members still owe their dues. If for some reason this is not accurate please contact “The Fab One” at fabulous1@citlink.net or by phone by calling (315) 387-6396 after 5:00 pm.

Ed Yancey, Don Fenner, Fred Perry, Allen Bradberry, Fred Schimmel, Mark Miller, Sahne Cornell, Cliff Parish, Barry Waite, Glenn VanHoesen, Timothy Mills, Tom Scharf, Robert Jones, Chad McCarty, Shawn Claflin, Ed Tousant, Dan Zurenda, Dean Clark, Mary Chatterton, Michael McConnell, Gerald Arzie, Alan Hagar, Peter Lehman, Joe Bush, James Smith, Michael VanAuken, Brent Lehman, Robert Fury, Rick Rapholz, John Ashby, Steve Pena, Tammy Shelmidine, David Bouchard.

NOTE: If any member is not getting an email or snail-mail copy of our monthly newsletter, then you need to let The Fab One know by contacting him. You only have to contact one person, where as he would have to contact about 100 people to ensure that you are receiving the updated information from us. And as always you can go to our website on the Internet at www.nytronny.com to see the latest updates and current events.