Minutes - February 2009

Board Attendance: Matt Olson, Steve Buck, Mark
Van Beek, Lori Van Beek, Keith Kemmer, Dan
Pforr, Jeff Jalbert.
Board Absence: Tory Zimmerman.
Member Attendance: None

Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by
Vice-President Steve Buck.
Treasurer’s Report: Mark Van Beek noted that
there were no expenditures made in November.

Approval of Minutes: Lori stated that she
emailed the November meeting minutes out in
advance to the board. She brought a paper copy for
review as well. There were no corrections to the
minutes.

MOTION: Approval of the minutes was
moved and seconded, which motion passed by
unanimous vote.

Business:
Election Ballots: Ballots were opened and tallied
by the board. The following board members were
re-elected for the two-year term 2009-2010: Jeff
Jalbert, Steve Buck, Matt Olson and Lori Van Beek.
Discussion followed on board positions.
MOTION:
A motion was made by Steve Buck, seconded by
Keith Kemmer, for the following board positions
and appointments, which motion passed by
unanimous vote.
President Jeff Jalbert
Vice President – Steve Buck
Secretary – Lori Van Beek
Treasurer – Mark Van Beek
Director of Training – Keith Kemmer
Director of Judging – Tory Zimmerman
Director of Promotions – Dan Pforr
Director of Testing – Matt Olson
Appointed positions: Leigh Holzer, Newsletter
Editor; Steve Buck, Test Secretary; Keith Kemmer,
Bird Buyer. The Board would like to get the
minutes out every month to the membership.
Possibly Leigh could get in touch with Fausto
Chepil on putting the newsletter and minutes on the
web page.

Testing: Tory emailed the group and recommended
that we do a two-day NA test in the spring and a
three-day combination NA/UT/UPT in the fall.
Steve called Wally Wahl to see if he would be able
to be the senior judge on Friday for the Fall Test,
and he agreed to do so.
MOTION: Jeff Jalbert moved, seconded by Keith
Kemmer, to revise the test dates to June 12-13 for
NA Test and August 21-23 for Fall NA/UT/UPT
Test, which motion passed by unanimous vote.
ACTION TAKEN: Lori will email Tory to arrange
the test dates with NAVHDA. The judges should
also be secured as soon as possible.
There was a suggestion that the dinners after the test
be pot luck similar to St. Croix.
Lori indicated that volunteers came to help at the
test but were not given specific duties and left early.
This is unfortunate and we need to get new
members more involved. It was suggested that
volunteers for the tests be recruited from the
summer training. Specific duties should be
assigned to a name in advance.
Sportsman’s Show at the Dome & Raffle: Raffle
prizes were discussed. The Board agreed that one
gun for the raffle (or equivalent gift certificate) plus
a $100 and $50 gift certificate to Gander Mtn. were
sufficient prizes. The gun should be available at the
Sportsman’s Show. Also discussed were making up
t-shirts for sale (orange with black logo), printing
up more club hats, and having the club brochure
professionally printed.
MOTION: Steve Buck moved, seconded by Matt
Olson, to nominate the Director of Promotions, Dan
Pforr, to work with Dan Phillips from Gander Mtn.
to select the shot gun for the raffle at a price not to
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exceed $1,000, which motion passed by unanimous
vote.
Lori indicated that if the prizes were firmed up at
the January meeting, there would be sufficient time
for requesting the raffle permit and printing of the
raffle tickets. In addition, the drawing deadline
should be the spring test rather than the annual
meeting, as complaints were received last year on
the length. The members must be given an absolute
deadline for turning in ticket stubs and money, so
we don’t have them turned in too late. They should
be called at least one month in advance to remind
them of deadline. If all 60 members sold one book
of 8 tickets, we should be able to cover the prize
values and make a profit.
ACTION TAKEN: Dan
Pforr will contact NAVHDA headquarters
regarding banners and brochures for the show. It
was suggested that an agenda be created with the
workers for the Sportsman’s Show.
Annual Meeting Representative: Jeff Jalbert
indicated that he will be attending the Annual
Meeting and would like to represent the club. The
club voted in past year’s to reimburse travel costs
up to $500 for the club representative. Next month
we should discuss what we’d like to put in the
Basket for the annual meeting fundraiser. Last year
the club won the high price for their basket, and was
therefore granted half the value as a fundraiser. Jeff
will check into whether the sponsoring club would
be willing to give back half the value to all
participating clubs. If the club hadn’t won the high
price, the basket would have been a loss for the
club. (NOTE: A letter from NAVHDA was
received shortly after the meeting confirming that
half the basket value would be given to all
participating clubs.)

Events – Handler’s Clinic and Banquet: The
board indicated that it is time for a Handler’s Clinic,
as it has been two years. The Steve Grossman
training was also very successful. MOTION: Steve
Buck moved, seconded by Lori Van Beek, to
schedule a Handler’s Clinic for July 25-26, 2008,
which motion passed by unanimous vote. The price
could be $75 with 20 participants.
The concept of an annual banquet fundraiser was
again raised. The event could be advertised in
advance.
ACTION TAKEN: Jeff Jalbert
volunteered to contact Russ Johnson, auctioneer.
He also indicated that he has wildlife prints that he
could donate for auction. The event could include
an Annie Oakley tournament. The potential dates
of March or April were discussed; specifically
before hunting season. A request could be made for
a Tri-tronics gift. The new Glyndon Rod & Gun
Club was suggested for a location.
Another event option was a Dog’s Deal event cosponsored
by NAVHDA, and the ND Retriever
Club, with a dog water jumping contest.
Steve Buck indicated he wrote an article for
“Versatile Hunting Dog” magazine about the hunt
the club provided for the basket fundraiser.
Future Business:

• Finalize Raffle Prizes
• Annual Meeting Basket Fundraiser
• Volunteers for Sportsman’s Show
• Status Update on Handler’s Clinic
  

Adjournment: MOTION: Steve Buck moved,
seconded by Keith Kemmer, to adjourn the meeting,
which motion passed by unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted by,
Lori Van Beek, Secretary