On June 11^th, we had our monthly meeting at the home of Ralph and Pat Miller. It was a very hot and humid day, but we still had about fifteen members show up for this meeting/ride. VP Mike Bellinger called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm. The treasurer’s report, from the June newsletter, was re-read and approved. We had a short discussion on the parades that we had gone to in the last couple of weeks. We definitely notice the lack of participation from our members in these two parades. For the Lacona Firemen’s Field days we had a total of 6 members on ATV’s and for the Orwell Old Home Days parade, we at least doubled that and had 12 members on ATV’s. We sure hope that more members start becoming more involved with this club or we may risk losing all that we’ve accomplished thus far and what we can do in the future. It may seem like the parades don’t do anything for our sport, but they certainly do. Showing the public how organized and responsible we actually are, helps our club and our sport.

            VP Bellinger informed us of a couple of important meetings that were coming up. One would be on the 16^th of June at 7:00 pm for the Jefferson County ATV Association. This would be held at the garage of the ambulance service of Gulfolye, where he works. He said that he would be attending that meeting. He also informed us of some meetings that would be taking place on the 21^st of June. The NYSORVA Region 6 meeting would be held at the Harrisville Gun Club in Harrisville at 7:00 pm and the other would be held at the Jefferson County Legislature Building in Watertown, also at 7:00 pm. Mike said that he would attend the Jefferson County meeting, but he needed someone else to try and make the Region 6 meeting. Ralph and Pat Miller said that they would go to that meeting.

            Our membership coordinator, Faron Cronk, read off the names of the members who still owed their dues to the club and he asked that those present try to contact them and see if they plan on staying with our club or not. We also decided to extend the deadline to the end of July, as we felt that some of those that owed their dues would more than likely be paying them up at Brasher Falls. Faron also informed us that he would be stepping down from the duties that he has been doing for our club, at the time of election of officers at Brasher Falls. We talked about separating his duties among the other elected board members. Our secretary, whom he has been filling the vacated spot for since November of last year, would be responsible for doing the newsletter and the treasurer would handle the membership base. Faron said that he is the last of the original starting board members of this club and he felt that it was time for some new faces to take over.

            The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm and we had our weenie roast on the grill, due to the extreme hot and dry weather that we had been having. Some of our members still braved the heat and went for a short ride on the property of the Millers. Our bonfire was cancelled due to the dry conditions.

Membership Coordinator’s Report:  77 Memberships with 169 Members

FAB’s Fact’s: We currently have 22 memberships that have not renewed as of June 27, 2005. Those memberships are very important to the operation of this club. The following list of members still owes their dues. If for some reason this is not accurate please contact “The Fab One” at fabulous1@citlink.net or by phone (315) 387-6396 after 5:00 pm.

(Peter Dates, Fred Schimmel, Robert Waite, Shane Cornell, John Wood, Ray Bouchard, John Bush, Newton Warner, Jim Warner, Glenn VanHoesen, Ed McGrew, Gaius Fox, Doug Gaylord, Mark Nobert, Gerald Arzie, Scott Parish, Joey Bush, John Ashby, Roger Manchester, Robert Rauch, Thor Gunderson, Dennis Clark)

July Birthday Wishes:

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

Upcoming Events / Rides:

July 22^nd – 24^th, 2005:  Brasher Falls Weekend Getaway.

Everyone should call the folks at the Riverside Campgrounds for your reservations at this time, by calling (315) 389-4771.

August 6^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 as follows:

  Directions for coming from the North: Take Route 11 south to Pulaski. Just as you get into the village limits, the Sawmill will be on your right. It is across the road from the Niagara Mohawk Station. 

  Directions for coming from the South: Take Route 11 north to Pulaski. Go all the way through the village and as you start to come out of the village limits, the Sawmill will be on your left. If you go pass a cemetery on your right, you have gone too far.

NYTRO OF NNY

“A Division of the New York Trail Riders Organization, Inc.”

Member of the Sandy Creek Community Park

Member of NYSORVA

Member of the Blue Ribbon Coalition