Star Prairie Fish & Game Association January/Annual Meeting

Monday, January 19, 2009 –Don Madsen’s on Cedar Lake

 

 

     The January and Annual meeting of the SPF&G was called to order at 7:05 pm by President Dan Bygd.

 

     The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were approved as read.

 

Meeting Guests:  

                              

Thank You’s :     Verbal Thank You’s to Bob Swanda – fish crib log layout,  Rich Miller

-          loading brush at WPA

 

2009 Elections

Board Election :   Ray Barry, Craig Warren, Dan Cain, and Erv Erickson were re-elected to the board for 3 year terms.

2009 Officers :  President : Dan Bygd,   Vice President : Chuck Magoon,                     Treasurer : Stuart Nelson,   Secretary : Mike Kelly

2009 Committee Chairmen :

Park Party : Bob Swanda and Chuck Magoon

Buck’s Night : Craig Warren and Terry Zais

Habitat/Fisheries : Erv Erickson and Dan Cain

Outreach/Youth : Stuart Nelson and Dave Peterson

Senior Pontoon Rides : Ray Barry and Don Madsen

 

 

Committee Reports :

 

  1. Senior Pontoon ride : A tentative date has been set for Wed. June 10, pending reservation of the River Island park shelter.
  2. Fisheries/Habitat :  The brush for cribs has been moved to the north landing on Cedar lake.  The logs will be drilled on Jan 21 & 22 by the DNR and the CIP crew.   The cribs will be built on Saturday, January 31, meet at the north landing between 8:00 and 9:00.   Approximately $40 has been donated for fish cribs in the donation box at Russel’s Sport & Bike.  A group from Stone lake will observe the build.   The crib moving sleds will again be rented out for use at Glenn lake.
  3. Park Party :   Trigger Happy has penciled in to play at the 2009 Park Party, that has been moved to Thursday. 
  4. Buck’s Night :   LED hat lights have been purchased for the door prize to all attendees at Buck’s night, scheduled for Monday Nov. 16, 2009.
  5. McMurtrie/Land Trust : Building plans are under discussion, the Building committee will meet with Kim O’Connell to develop quotes on basic utility services.
  6. OutReach/Youth :  $250 donated to St. Croix Co Sportman’s Alliance for a gun at their benefit on March 24.  $200 was donated to the Wanderoos Lions club for the Kids Ice Fishing contest.
  7. The club has 73 members in good standing.  

 

Old Business/New Business:

 

1.       There were a few participants in the Community Fishing Opportunity (CFO) on  January 10 on Cedar lake.  A few more have signed up for the next outing on January 24.

2.      The New Richmond Sports Association is planning an ice fishing contest on Cedar lake on Feb. 14.  The club was listed as a sponsor, without formal permission from the board, this matter will be looked into.

3.      The club will act as a fiscal agent for the USF&W service to secure funding for local projects.   A motion was made and approved to “ Act as a fiscal agent to obtain state stamp funding not to exceed $50,000 over a 2 year period, beginning in the summer of 2009, with an acceptable memorandum of agreement and pending grant approval. “

4.      The club budget for 2009 was reviewed and approved.  The proposal was for a balanced budget with some reductions in areas due to the expected poor economy in 2009.

5.      The Indianhead Pheasants Forever banquet will be on March 20.  A special 25th anniversary gun will be engraved with PF and SPF&G logos for both our clubs fund raisers.

6.      A discussion was held on a letter or notice that could be given to the ice fishing community on Cedar lake, to remind them of their responsibility to control litter and behavior to keep Cedar lake a safe and desirable place to ice fish.  A letter to the editor in local papers was suggested as a means to communicate the issue.  The club and the Cedar Lake association will hold lake clean ups in February and March after the ice shacks are removed.

 

 

 

          The next meeting of the SPF&GA is scheduled for Monday February 16, 2009 with the 6:00pm social hour and the 7 pm regular meeting at Don Madsen’s on Cedar lake.  

 

 

 With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 pm.  

   

                                                                             

Respectfully submitted by :   Mike Kelly (Recorder)