March 2023 Meeting Notes
Minutes March 7, 2023
The meeting was called to order by President Ritchie Farrell. Secretary Marleen Parker read the minutes, which were approved as read. Treasurer Brenda Lagasse gave the Treasurer’s report, which Fair Business was approved as read.
Committee Reports:
Activities: Donna will contact the equine dentist for a fall dental clinic. Discount days at Tallgrass Vet will be April 1-30. Charlie will continue to have trail rides throughout the year on the second Sunday of the Month.
Rodeo: Sponsorship money is coming in; Rick has a new sponsor. Lance reported that q Sno Cone and Ice Cream vendor is interested in setting up at the rodeo. Also, a kid’s bounce house and mechanical bull would cost $4000 but would be available from 6-10 each night. Sponsorships would pay most of the cost. Kids 17 and under could ride the bull for free, charge adults $5. The motion was made, seconded, and passed to have the bounce house and mechanical bull both nights at the rodeo. The Company providing the equipment will also provide insurance and staff to run the equipment.
Fair: The Concordia FFA will have Mutton Busting on Saturday morning July 20th . The Open horse Show will be Sunday, July 23, and the 4-H show will be Friday July 21.
Other: There will be a concession stand at the CYRA Rodeo June 10-11. Basic menu will be the same as last year. We will need volunteers to help make breakfast burritos, cook hamburgers, and run the concession stand.
Old Business:
The work on the Crow’s Nest will need to begin the first of April.
The blocks for the manure bunker have been moved to the east end of the Arena. The cost for the blocks was $493.68
The Arena will need crowned, but Lance would like to wait until fall.
NBHA Barrel races will be May 20 . There will be 2 Barrel races on May 20, starting at 11 am and 2:00 pm. Lance is sponsoring calf roping and barrel races on June 17 with youth age divisions.
We should know about the Modern Woodmen grant in May.
New Business:
It was suggested to have donations boxes set up at the concession stands for contributions to Don Stolzenburg’s expenses as he battles cancer.
Our first work day will be April 15. This is a Saturday. Hopefully we can get some early spraying done, and some trash pick up around the Arena. If we have enough help, we might be able to do more.
Signs for the Arena were discussed. Charlie suggested that we put the signs next to the water hydrants. Rick volunteered to make the signs.
The motion was made, seconded, and passed to donate $40 to the 4-H for trophies at their Fair Show.
It was decided that we need to set up a PayPal account for the club to make donations easy.
The meeting adjourned.
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