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DURING THE ANNUAL CONVENTION IN CASPER JANUARY 12-14 THE WSMLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERSHIP HELD THREE IMPORTANT MEETINGS. THE FIRST IS ON FRIDAY EVENING, THE NEXT IS THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE LAST ONE IS ON SUNDAY MORNING . DURING THESE MEETING THE GOALS AND CONCERNS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL MEMBERS PRESENT ARE DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC AND DECISIONS MADE THAT WILL EFFECT THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL IT'S MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE. WITHOUT THE SERIOUS PARTICIPATION OF EVERYONE CONCERNED IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCH A DYNAMIC, ACTIVE AND ORGANIZED ASSOCIATION THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. I URGE YOU TO BE ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE WYOMING STATE MUZZLE LOADING ASSOCIATION AND, BY READING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORKINGS OF IT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THANKS FOR READING THIS.
Travis Bennett, Editor Friday Evening, 1/12/07 Aspen Room, Holiday Inn Casper, WY
Convention Committee Report: by Trish Miller. 18 Traders are on hand, everything seems to be going quite smoothly. Several traders from Colorado have called and canceled due to the cold and miserable weather to the south. Auction Committee: by Alan Ebert. Donations will be accepted in the morning and everything is ready. Photo Contest Committee: by Ned Dunn. Will be accepting entries first thing Saturday morning. Traveling Trophy Shoot Committee: by Dave Lehto. Reported that the cost of trophies and awards for this shoot for last year was $260.31, a little higher than normal but due to additional numbers of awards required. Video Library Committee: by Tony Larvie. Not much activity during the last year for whatever reason. Some of the items in the Library are outdated and need to be replaced with ones on more up-to-date formats. Historian: by Dave Lehto. Reported that both Dave and Lyle Bader are still acting in the capacity of Historians with both of them having nearly the same material in their archives. The Board as a whole thought that was a good idea and encouraged it's continuance. Trade Gun Raffle Committee: by Ned Dunn. Report that sales of raffle tickets had been very good throughout last year and is continuing still at Convention. It appears that the results of the raffle will accomplish the intended goals. 6. OLD BUSINESS: Travis Bennett reported to the Board that he had finally finished the rifle that was raffled several years ago and has it in hand. He displayed the rifle to the Board and agreed to accept three year's rooms at WSMLA Conventions as payment in full if the Board agreed. The Board accepted his proposal and will present the rifle to the winner who is Bryon Wilczewski, current President of WSMLA., during the General Membership meeting on Saturday. Travis Bennett agreed to edit the WSMLA Newsletter for another year and encouraged the Board to become as active as possible in this endeavor, by each Director writing an article during the year and also submitting a biography for publication. It was so agreed. The President brought up the fact that Tony Larvie, Alan Hebert, Ed Green, and also himself, would be due for replacement on the Board due to their terms expiring. Also that Lyle Bader had resigned and it was necessary to name a replacement for him. Bryon will automatically have a seat on the 2007 Board of Directors as the most recent Past President, as directed by the By-Laws. The first of the above items discussed was the appointment of a member to fill the unfinished term of Lyle Bader who resigned last year. After some discussion it was moved by Tony Larvie and seconded by Mike Corrigan to ask Charlie Romaine to fill the position. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Romaine was contacted and agreed to serve the Association in that capacity. 7. NEW BUSINESS A proposal was presented by the Manager of the Holiday Inn offering a bid for our next Conventions. After some serious negotiations the proposal and following terms were accepted: a) Two year contract, 2008 and 2009 b) Rooms rate to be set at $55 per night. c) Banquet rate to be $16 a meal d) Others item such as meeting rooms, ballroom, upgrades for VIP suites, etc., are to remain as in the past. The proposal was accepted as negotiated and will cover us through the 2009 Convention. No further business to be brought before this Board, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:55 PM. ____________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday, 1:00 o'clock PM, 1/13/2007
Holiday Inn, Casper Wyoming
Nominations were closed, each candidate made a short statement about how they felt about the Association and why they desired election to the Board of Directors, a secret ballot was prepared and the membership voted. After the Counting Committee made their final count, the following members were successful in their efforts: Paula Sorter Bill Morrison Phil Nissen
Ginger Bauman 6. The bid offer by the Holiday Inn for our Conventions in 2008 and 2009 was explained to the membership. 7. Alan Hebert gave an Auction Committee report to the membership. 8. Ned Dunn explained the dead-line for entries in the Photo Contest. 9. Dave Lehto presented awards for the Traveling Trophy winners of 2006. They were: DCMLA Winter Challenge Shoot, Mar. 3-5,'06: Men-Brett Smith 50X; Women – Judy Lawrence, 48X, no junior or sub-junior entries. WRML Memorial Day Shoot, May 26-29, '06: Men – Ron Abbott, 50X; Women – Ginger Bauman, 48X WSMLA Bench Rest Shoot, June 10-11, '06: Men-Roger Roebling, 50XX; Women-Jane Black, 47X; no junior or sub-junior entries. WSMLA Bench Match, PVMLA, June 10, '06: Men-Dave Hein-48X; no women, junior, or sub-junior entries. DCMLA, WSMLA State Shoot, June 16-18, '06: Men-Ned Dunn, ?, Women-Connie (Dobbs) Thomas (?); Junior-Ian Corrigan (?); no sub-junior entries. DCMLA Annual Shoot, June 25-26, '06: Men – Mike Dunn, 50XX; Women-Carrie Gavin, 49XX; Junior-Weston Mason, 45; Sub-Junior – Brooke Mason, 48XX SHERIDAN BULL SHOOTERS Annual Shoot, Aug. 13, '06: Junior Molina, 50XX; Women-Angie Frederick, 43; No junior or sub-junior entries. SIERRA MADRE MUZZLELOADERS, Aug. 20-21, '06: Men-Ben Jarrett; Women- Louella Ebert; Junior-Charlie Morrison; Sub-Junior-Lucas Jarrett WSMLA STATE SHOOT FINALS, June 16-18, '06: Men-Dave Hein, 50XX; Women-Ginger Bauman, 44; Junior-Charlie Morrison, 49X; Sub- Junior- Brooke Mason, 46 10. It was announced that Travis Bennett would be doing the newsletter again this year and that Bill Morrison would again serve as web master to our organization. 11. The rifle built by Travis Bennett for the WSMLA Zac Herrera tribute was formally presented to Bryon Wilczewski who had been patiently waiting for it for several years. 12. Ned Dunn reported to the membership about the progress of this year's Trade Rifle raffle and announced the time cut-off for selling tickets this evening. 13. A Shoot and Activities schedule was collected from the membership and will be posted in t he newsletter as usual. Future additions to this schedule should be sent to the Editor of the Newsletter as soon as possible. 14. A volunteer club to host the 2007 Wyoming State Shoot was asked for. The Wind River Muzzle Loaders were the only volunteering club so it was awarded to them by acclimation. 15. Throughout the meeting there were random drawings for $10 Trader Bucks. The idea of this is to encourage our members to attend and take part in this meeting. ___________________________________________________________________________________
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Sunday morning, 1/14/2007 Holiday Inn, Casper, Wyoming
President: Ned Dunn Vice President: Charlie Romaine Secretary: Ginger Bauman Treasurer: Carrie Gavin 2. Outgoing President turned the gavel over to the new President of the Association, Ned Dunn, and assumed his new position on the Board as the newest Past President. 3. Minutes of the
previous Friday's meeting of the Board of Directors was read and
accepted. 4. Due to not having all the information compiled yet, the Treasurer's report could not be read to currently reflect the financial status of the Association. It was agreed that it would be completed and read at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors in Riverton at the Memorial Day Shoot. 5. Committee assignments were agreed on and are as follows: Auction Committee: Ed Kern Photo Contest Committee: Phil Nissen Traveling Trophy Committee: Dave Lehto Video Library Committee: Bill Morrison Historians: Dave Lehto and Lyle Bader Convention Committee: Trish Miller and Mike Corrigan 6. It was moved by Mike Corrigan and seconded by Mike Dunn to have the Zac Herrera rifle suitable engraved on the cheek piece and paid for by the Association with funds left over from the proceeds of that rifle. Motion carried unanimously. 7. It was agreed to pay for Travis Bennett's room at the Holiday Inn starting this year and for two more years as payment for building the Zac Herrera rifle. 8. It was moved by Phil Nissen and seconded by Mike Corrigan to contract with Prickly Pair to again provide our musical entertainment at next year's convention. After various aspects of the expense of this items and different alternatives were discussed a vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. 9. It was moved by Dave Mike Dunn and seconded by Mike Corrigan to allow $500 to the Wind River Muzzle Loaders in Riverton to help defray expenses of the 2007 State Shoot. 10. It was moved by Dave Lehto and seconded by Mike Corrigan to help wish some financial support for the Wyoming State 4H Black powder Shooting Program. A reasonable amount of support was agreed upon and President Ned Dunn will find out the particulars. The motion carried unanimously. 11. Phil Nissen questioned the Board's commitment to financially assisting the Stuckendorf Black Powder program. It was decided that this is a laudable activity and the Association will help to some extent if a request is received from them. 12. Mike Corrigan brought up the suggestion to have a fashion parade, or some such activity, at next year's convention. No decisions were made but the Board will keep it in mind for the future. 13. It was agreed by the Board of Directors that the Winner of the Trade Gun Raffle would have his picture highlighted on the web-site and that a news release with a picture would be made available to whomever on the Board might need it for local insertion in community newspapers around the state. This will be available from the Newsletter Editor upon request. 14. No further business to be brought before this Board of Directors the meeting was adjourned. The next scheduled meeting of the WSMLA Board of Directors will be at the Wind River Muzzle Loaders range at Riverton, Wyoming during the 2007 State Shoot over Memorial Day week-end. |