Wolff’s Pack Snowmobile Club Meeting Minutes
January 14, 2020 at Bare Bones Brewery
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by President, Paul Kuehnl.

First order of business:
The Dec 2019 meeting minutes were read by Jason Ollanketo
Minutes were accepted and approved.

Treasurer’s Report (Ending 12/31/2019)
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The Treasurer’s Report was accepted and approved.

Social / Promotions Committee
Fox Valley Winter Expo:
The Fox Valley Winter Expo was held on Saturday January 4, 2020.  Sled Registrations were slightly down this year.  Many people complimented our club’s efforts running the event.  All told, it looks like we made around $960 profit including all proceeds from the raffle baskets.  A special thanks goes out to all of the club members who volunteered at the event and helped collect items for the raffle.

There was a lot of discussion regarding options for
next year’s event.  The Seymour club has
stopped doing their show which was typically held on the third weekend in
January.  The Sunnyview Expo center
charges $1,300 to host the event and only has availability for the first and
second weekends in January next year. 
The WP board recommended that the club look for a new cheaper venue on
the new date for next year.  Mike Giese
made a motion for the Expo Committee to decide on a location and proper date to
hold the expo next year.  Eric Kappell
seconded and all approved.

Club Raffle:  The Wolff’s Pack February Calendar Raffle is coming
up fast.  As of the meeting there were
only 100 tickets left to sell.  Drawings
will begin on February 1^st at the Bee Hive Barn and Grill.

County Director’s Report
Mike Giese reported on the January Director’s meeting. 

• President Dave Newman thanked all of the
  Snowmobile Club members throughout the State.
• Trail pass sales were up by 15,000 over last
  year’s sales at the same date. 
• There are still lawsuits tying up both Blue
  Mound Park and the Wolf River Bridge projects. 
• The state is looking into making
  modifications to the 40 foot rule when riding a snowmobile against traffic on a
  county, state or federal highway.  There
  is a proposal to change the limit to 10 feet from the improved road surface,
  which would make it easier for clubs to have trails in areas close to
  roads. 
• The Military ride is back on and Mike plans
  to attend in person as a tour guide. 
• The second check for last year’s supplemental
  should be getting mailed to all the clubs very soon. 
• Mike reported that there are currently 120
  GPS units in groomers this year and Groomer Tracking Systems is having issues
  managing all the incoming data.  These
  issues will need to be addressed before the tracking plan can be implemented
  state wide. 
• The DNR is considering allowing the driving
  portion of Snowmobile and ATV courses to be allowed for future safety classes.
• No progress has been made on the statewide
  OWI legislation against off road equipment operation including snowmobiles,
  atv’s and boating.
• The AWSC recommends that clubs carry cones
  and have flashers on their groomers for safety.
• The AWSC membership committee will be
  entering all clubs that achieve a 10% increase in membership into a drawing for
  $500.

Trail/Grooming Committee
All Wolff’s Pack trails are marked and will be ready for riding once we get adequate snow.  Grant Wilson is now the new Groomer Committee chair.  Grant will be managing when the groomer will be heading out on the trail and working to put drivers in the groomer.  Please let Grant know if you are interested in learning more about our grooming equipment and becoming an active member of the Grooming Committee.  He can be reached at 920-716-1802.

Membership and Safety Committee:  
At the time of the meeting there were 62 members on our active roster.  All memberships this year will expire on June 30, 2020.

Jason
Ollanketo, Andy Baus, Paul Villwock and Chase Freimark taught a Snowmobile/ATV
safety class at the Boys and Girls Brigade in Neenah on behalf of the Wolff’s
Pack Snowmobile club.  There were 44
Snowmobile graduates and 43 ATV graduates with only one student failing the ATV
exam.

Old Business
Happy Wolf Mascot: 
The club purchased a dozen of the new Wolff’s Pack Happy Wolf T-shirts that were handed out at winter expo for volunteers.  There are still shirts available for purchase by club members.

New Business
Military Ride
Mike Giese is planning on heading up to Eagle River to participate in this year’s Military Ride.  It is now being run by new management and there were a few issues this year with the new team getting up to speed.  Eric Kappell made a motion for the club to spend $100 to support the military ride as well as provide two Wolff’s Pack T-shirts to be donated to the event.  Grant Wilson seconded, all approved.

7:47 PM, Motion to
adjourn the meeting, seconded – unanimously approved.

Attendance:
Paul Kuehnl, Grant and Crystal Wilson, Stacy Frakes, Mike Giese, Jason
Ollanketo, Scott Thoma, Eric
Kappell, Mike Bresnyan, Stu and Patty Hoelzel, Brian Reeves, Casey Jost