Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Attendance (13 Members)
Tom Cleator, Jim Jones, Scottie Adams, Dick Mose, David Aldrich, Steve Lane, Mike Ryan, Dave Beaumont, Dan Matuck, Val Trost, Jim Griebsch, Ellen Gerdes, Patrick Gerdes
1. Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
2. Secretary’s Report
- Secretary absent
- Minutes were not read
3. Treasurer’s Report
- Motion: Accepted as read
- First: David Aldrich
- Second: Dick Mose
4. Old Business
New Website
- Scottie Adams reported good progress transferring domains and completing background setup
- New website will allow designated club members to make updates
- Goal is more timely and efficient site updates
10 Gun Raffle
- Approximately $25,000 in ticket sales
- Gun costs were under $10,000
- Estimated profit of $15,000
- Nancy Borden and her team were thanked for their work
- Woods & Waters will be asked to provide a list of 20 guns for selection
- Volunteers needed to distribute tickets and collect sales
- Val Trost volunteered to cover the Saranac Lake area
- Val will coordinate with Nancy Borden
- Tickets should be printed by February
Big Buck Contest
- No entries for the muzzleloader category
- Club will not need to pay out the $250 prize
Trap & Skeet Shot Net
- No updates from Paul Smith’s College
- Project remains long-term
- NRA grant opportunities should be explored in addition to Paul Smith’s grants
Gate
- Lock has been removed
- Gate will remain closed
- Gate will be left open once snowplow access is required
Federation
- Last federation meeting was held in September
- No additional meeting until around Christmas
5. New Business
Pie Sale Volunteers
- Reminder that volunteers are needed to call members to solicit pies
- Bob Brown Memorial Pie Sale
- Date: December 20, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: Coakley’s
- Pie drop-off: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
- Volunteers so far:
- David Aldrich
- Scottie Adams
- Ellen Gerdes
- Pat Brown will distribute posters
- Sale benefits the club’s children’s programs
- Suggestion made to have club information and membership applications available at the sale
120th Year Celebration
- Celebration will coincide with membership renewal time in April
- Jim Griebsch may have historical film footage
- Jim volunteered to put together a presentation on the club’s history
Elections
- New board members are needed
- Volunteers are encouraged
- Appointments may be made if necessary
Comments from Audience Members
- Val Trost thanked the Board for allowing her to rent the hall
- Reported guests were impressed with the cleanliness and improvements to the club
- Liability insurance costs:
- No alcohol: $200
- With alcohol: $500
- Rates vary if tied to personal insurance
- Tom Cleator reported:
- Board voted that one week’s notice is required for hall rentals
- Exception may be made for emergency situations
6. Adjournment
- First: Jim Jones
- Second: Dick Mose
