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Wyoming Fly Casters Monthly Newsletter
WYOMING FLY CASTERS BOARD MEETING MINUTES -- DRAFT May 19, 2010 Called to order at 7:05 p.m. All members present except Neil Ruebush and Greg Groves. Guests Dick DePaemelere and Spencer Amend. Dick DePaemelere reviewed the membership list process and how he organized the list. He provided information on memberships paid and those whose membership lapsed. The board thanked Dick for his work on the membership. Andrew Sauter reported he is presently working on membership matters and will send a last notice to those whose membership lapsed. The membership committee agreed all new members will receive a hat or inside/outside decal. The membership committee will try to keep a checklist of those who received their sign-up items. Members will have to be present at a meeting to pick up their membership item, unless they reside out of the local area. Scott Novotny reviewed the costs of WFC hats and business cards. The board approved to allocate $200 to the membership committee to use at their discretion. The secretary’s report was approved. The treasurer’s report was approved. Matt Stanton reported Ed Rate, Nancy Stichert and Matt Stanton reviewed the WFC books and commented they were well documented. No discrepancies were noted. The board approved the WFC financial books as reviewed. Matt reported he and Scott Novotny attended a TU meeting in Jackson last weekend. They went on a field trip regarding conservation projects. This included fish passage projects. He
will attempt to get information on local fish passage projects. The board approved to reimburse Matt Stanton and Scott Novotny for expenses to the TU meeting. The conservation committee will attempt to get a summary of how club money has been provided to past conservation projects. President-elect Diana Holcomb reported Joe Meyer will take a group to Walker Jenkins Reservoir on May 22 and Neal Ruebush will have an outing at LaBonte Canyon next month. Herb Waterman reported Ed Rate and Lloyd Ferguson helped him at the Cardwell outing and we had good attendance. Bill Wichers reported on the Falls Ranch land trade. He commented the proposal is for 16,000 acres deeded lands to be traded for 14,000 acres state land, making the ranch contiguous. He commented a map of the proposal is to be released in the future. One fishery involved is the MacDonald Reservoir, which would be open to public access if the proposal is approved. Overall he commented the land swap would be good for hunters and fisherman. Bill will notify the WFC of the map’s release. The board approved to accept Spencer Amend for a vacant board position. On June 26, Charlie Shedd will present a casting clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Conwell Park (across from the Wyoming Medical Center) and press releases will be completed. No additional information was presented on the drift boat issue. Andrew Sauter reported to add additional names on the WFC (continued on next page)
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