Meeting of the Four Corners Pistol Rifle Club 7/28/2020
The Meeting was brought to order by President Joe Butterfield @ 6:29 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
There were 19 members present which introduced themselves.
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Anita presented the treasurer’s report which was motioned and passed. Ending club balance for the month of July 2020 is $82,107.84
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Old Business
- Gun Show: August 14,15,16
- Gayel Alexander reported that we currently have 83 vendor tables and 94 tables total. Only 6 of our original vendors are unable to make it due to conflicting gun shows. We have vendors from Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, and Arizona.
- Still waiting on insurance finalization – the total price decreased from last year.
- Sheriff Posse’s coverage is still being worked on
- Banner on Main St. Cortez will be up on Monday 8/3/2020
- Flyers will be going up in Farmington NM and Durango CO
- Will be ordering more armbands
- Masks will be recommended but not required
- There was a discussion about trying to get food trucks to set up outside of the arena building to keep attendees at the fairgrounds and be more convenient for vendors.
- Temperatures will be taken every time attendees enter the building
- Need volunteers for set up and the gun show.
- Mike – Nothing to report
- Membership – Currently have 381 members
- Indoor Range – Jim
- Nothing new to report
- Outdoor Range – John for Chuck
- All of the new metal targets stands are finished and have been delivered to the outdoor range
- 50 new sandbags are being made
- Gate lock broke. The spare lock was sent to the range and Kendrick at Gateway Lock is trying to fix the broken lock.
- Not a lot of shotgun activity – last shotgun vandalism was done at the rimfire range.
- Jr. Shooters – Norm
- Starting a month early so that they can compete in a competition in 2020 to use already purchased trophies.
- Shooters will shoot at their individual ranges and targets will be taken and scored at a central location.
- Looking to add 4 more shooters
- Raffling rifle off at the gun show
- Needs $110 to build new sandbags.
- Loaned 2 rifles out that have been returned.
- Starting a month early so that they can compete in a competition in 2020 to use already purchased trophies.
- John McHenry – Nothing new to report
- Mic McPherson – Nothing new to report
- Crackshot – Susa Kelly – Nothing new to report
New Business
- RSO class Aug 1 $50 instead of $150.
- August meeting/picnic on 8/24/2020 @ 5:30
- Kelly Ellis will be hosting at the Outdoor Range
- Great recruitment tool
- There will be a sheet cake, other desserts are encouraged
- Please Text Kelly at 970-739-8886 with an order of steak or chicken
- Do we want to publicize activities that are not club related – and how?
- Add a page on the website or in the Crackshot about supporting area activities
- Good PR and community building
- Special edition of the Crackshot
- Come up with a list of events and discuss them at the September meeting.
- Should we add Classified ads in the Crackshot for professional publications
- Kelly Ellis offered to review submissions
- Discussed the grey area in by-laws between merchandise and self-promotion
- Member brought up the idea of a reference source for hobby shooters to learn more about the sport, techniques and reloading.
- Leaving idea open and will discuss more
A motion brought and passed to adjourned @ 7:17 pm
