Wolff’s Pack Snowmobile Club Meeting Minutes
Sept 8, 2020 at Winkler’s Westward HO
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by President, Paul Kuehnl.

First order of business:
The Mar 2020 meeting minutes were read by Jason Ollanketo
Minutes were accepted and approved.

Treasurer’s Report (Ending 8/31/2020)                                
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The Treasurer’s Report was accepted and approved. 

Social / Promotions Committee
Fox Valley Winter Expo:
Since our last meeting in March, Headliners bar has closed and will no longer be available to host the 2021 Fox Valley Winter Expo.  Eric Kappell made a motion to have the 2021 Fox Valley Winter Expo in “Downtown Vinland” (by Vinland Still and Mikeee’s Paynes Point Bar) on Saturday Jan 23, 2021.  Stacy Frakes seconded and all approved.  The local bars will handle the food and beverages for the event allowing Wolff’s Pack club members to focus on other tasks.  There will be plans to have a 50/50 raffle, raffle baskets and Michelle Westbrook agreed to help out with children activities.

Club Raffle(s):  The WP board recommended two raffles at the Annual
meeting.  Please see Stacy Frakes to get
your tickets to sell once they are printed.

1. February 2021 Calendar raffle to be drawn daily at the Beehive Bar and
   Grill.  750 tickets will be sold at the
   cost of $10 each.  Grant Wilson made a
   motion to have this raffle and Paul Kuehnl seconded.  All approved.

• Ariens Snowblower Raffle:  Grant
  Wilson was able to get Ariens to donate a 28” SHO Deluxe Snowblower at a retail
  value of $1,299.  The club also decided
  to add a 2^nd and 3^rd prize of $100 to sweeten the
  pot.  300 tickets will be sold at $10
  each and the drawing will be held at 7:30 PM at the Wolff’s Pack, December 8,
  2020 meeting.  Eric Kappell made a motion
  to have this raffle and Mike Thoma seconded with all approving.

County Director’s Report
The AWSC 2020 Spring and Fall Conventions were both cancelled due to Covid 19.  There will be a Director’s only meeting held at the end of October.  The club marking and grooming checks have not yet been paid by the County and should be out by early October once maintenance has been completed on the SNARS system.

Trail/Grooming Committee
Mike Giese has not yet started contacting landowner’s regarding this year’s trail.  Jason Ollanketo will provide a list of last year’s free landowner membership records before Mike heads out.  Grant Wilson mentioned that there should be a maintenance list to start working on the club equipment to get it ready for the season.  The Grooming Committee should watch for emails on upcoming work days.

Membership and Safety Committee:  
At the time of the meeting, the club had collected 22 memberships so far for the 2020/2021 season.

Old Business
Octoberfest:  Octoberfest has been cancelled this year and will have a big impact on our fundraising efforts for this season.

Attendance Raffle:
Eric Kappell on behalf of his business, Dimensions Plastering, LLC offered a $200 attendance raffle reward for our meetings from last year.  Since the drawing was not held in April it was drawn at the Annual Meeting.  One key caveat to the raffle was that you had to be present to win.  Harvey Harrison was the first name drawn, followed by Brian Reeves, followed by Cindy Loberg.  Paul Kuehnl was the fourth name drawn and the only one in attendance.  Congratulations Paul!

Mike Giese made a motion to have an attendance raffle again this
year.  Paul Kuehnl and Eric Kappell
agreed to each donate $100 for a $200 attendance award to be drawn at the April
2021 meeting.  Must be present to
win.  Every meeting that you attend gets
you another ticket in the drawing.  Grant
Wilson seconded and all approved.

Membership Fee’s:
The board recommended that we keep our membership fee at $25 again for this season.  Memberships will be sent in on the 15^th of each month from August through February.  After December 15, a $10 expedite fee will be added for anyone who wants a quick turn around on their AWSC membership/Trail Pass or they can wait until the 15^th of the next month.  Mike Thoma made a motion to accept this membership amendment, Stacy Frakes seconded and all approved.

Nominations:  Mike Thoma accepted
a nomination for a 2 year board member position.  Matt Smits accepted a nomination for
Secretary.  Paul Kuehnl had an existing
nomination for President and Mike Giese had a nomination for Trail Boss.

Annual Budget:
Grant Wilson presented the Annual budget to the club and reviewed last year’s budget.  Eric Kappell made a motion to accept the budget and Stacy Frakes seconded.  All approved.

New Business
Winnebagoland Employee Appreciation Day:
Matt Smits informed the club that Team Winnebagoland was willing to give our club a $500 donation if we could serve their 50-person team a corn and brat lunch on Friday Sept 19.  Matt Smits agreed to handle logistics, Stacy and Dave Frakes agreed to steam cook corn for the event.  Mike Giese, Mike Thoma and Jason Ollanketo agreed to come help at the event.

Beehive Corn Fundraiser on Saturday Sept 26^th.
Angie is looking to have an outside craft fair at the Beehive and would like the Wolff’s Pack to serve Corn and Pork sandwiches at the event from 11-4 on 9/26.  Grant Wilson and Eric Kappell were going to look into acquiring 50 lbs of pork for the event.  Stacy would provide her corn steamer for cooking.  Grant Wilson made a motion for Mike Thoma to chair the event.  Paul Kuehnl seconded and all approved.  Look for emails to come help at this event.

2020/2021 club meetings
Jason Ollanketo made a motion for the club to have all  meetings for this season at Winkler’s Westward HO at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of each month.  Mike Bresnyan seconded and all approved.

Groomer Replacement Discussion
Grant Wilson has done a lot of research on a couple of Bombardier Groomers available for sale in Canada.  The board has also had a couple of meetings regarding upgrading our current brake steer, 1989 Bombardier Skidozer.  There is a 1994 Bombardier BR160 and a 1998 BR180 for sale in Winnipeg, Canada.  The smaller BR160 is priced at $23,000 and the larger BR180 is priced at $25,000.  These machines are both driven by hydraulic motors and have more power and would be easier to operate than our current machine.  After a great deal of discussion, Eric Kappell made a motion for the club to continue researching and purchasing which ever machine seems better suited to our club’s needs.  Mike Bresnyan seconded and all approved.

Elections
With no positions facing any opposition, Stacy Frakes made a motion to elect a unanimous ballot of the following officers for the Wolff’s Pack Snowmobile Club for a 2 year position.  Scott Thoma seconded and all approved.

President:  Paul Kuehnl
Secretary:  Matt Smits
Trail Boss:  Mike Giese
2 yr Board Member:  Mike Thoma
Congratulations to our newest officers in the club.

9:04 PM, Motion to
adjourn the meeting, seconded – unanimously approved.

Attendance:
Paul Kuehnl, Grant Wilson, Mike Giese, Jason Ollanketo, Dave and Stacy Frakes, Mike
Bresnyan, Eric Kappell,
Casey Jost, Matt Smits, Scott and Mike Thoma, Don and Michelle Westbrook

Location: Winkler’s Westward Ho, 4905 County Hwy S, Oshkosh, WI
2020 Meeting Dates:  Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8, 2020
2021 Meeting Dates:  Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9, Apr 13, 2021