Meeting Minutes for January 2017 were read by Jon Adams and Accepted by Jim Keener & Zack King.

Officer Reports

President’s Report (Wayne Sluhan)

Wayne talked about the Executive Board meeting held January 19th 2017 at his home for the officers. He also spoke about our website being updated and Jamie Adams has been working on that. You should start to see a migration of data from our old site to this one. The Boat & Sport show event was a great success where SCA staffed an archery/ BB gun booth in conjunction with the St. Louis Longbeards. Thank you to all of those who graciously volunteered their time. There were lots of participants and we were able to sell lots of raffle tickets for a kids Genesis bow. The drawing for the bow will be March 11, 2017 at our SCA March Madness Tournament.

Wayne also discussed the SCA constitution which was carried forward from last years executive team and is being revised. Mike Gapsch, Henry Drane, Jon Adams, Tony Taylor, Frank Hruby & others help put the finished touches on this version. Copies were available at the February meeting. We will be voting to ratify this newly proposed Constitution at our March meeting. Our SCA-club membership application is currently being revised and will be ready for our upcoming applicants. Wayne also discussed our MDC grant that was awarded to SCA and we need all items completed by April 1, 2017. Tom Rizzo was getting things lined up for work to begin.

The annual pioneer harvest dinner held at Oakville Baptist church was attended by several club members including Wayne. He met Steve Stoltz National Turkey Calling champion and a couple others good contacts. They discussed possible P.R opportunities for SCA and maybe getting a quarterly guest speaker at our monthly meeting.

Lastly, the NASP tournament at Seckman high school is Saturday February 11, 2017. We could use a few more volunteers for this event. We can also sell raffle tickets for our Genesis Bow.

Vice-President’s Report (Mike Gapsch)

Mike talked with Jamie Adams about the transition of our Website and the transitioning updates. It was also brought up about having a mapping feature showing the Jefferson Barracks range on our site.

Secretary Report (Jon Adams)

Meeting minutes for the December meeting were read.

Treasurer’s Report (Henry Drane)

Checks were written to the following: Oakville Elks, Porta-Potty, & Others. The club remains fiscally sound.

Range Captain’s Report (Tom Munroe)

We have our SCA range work day scheduled for Saturday February 18, 2017. We need lots of volunteers as we will be rebuilding our stationary targets thru-out the range. Meet at the archery pavilion at 7:00am

(bring tools if you have them: adjustable wrench, ¾ deep sockets & ratchet or box wrench, hammers, etc..

Master Bowhunter Recorder (Ken Winkelman)

Ken thanked everyone who participated in the Boat show event. Ken is keeping track of member volunteer hours for the club. Report your successful animal harvests to Ken. Remember the current guidelines for reporting are for a Calendar year so it is only for animals taken thru December 31, 2016. All January harvests will count for the 2017 season.

Park Representative Report (Tom Rizzo)

Tom said the County Parks dept has given SCA the approval to move forward and rebuild the bale building door. It is dire need or replacement. Tom has been working on a materials list for our approved range improvements that were listed on MDC grant application and is coordinating with the contractor(s) and volunteers needed to begin.

Membership Secretary Report (Tony Taylor)

Tony thanked those members who have already renewed their 2017 SCA memberships and reminded us that all SCA memberships are due by April 1, 2017. The annual membership dues of $25 for an individual or $30 for a family are good from April 1 to March 31 the following year. Please get your membership updated on time.

Tournament Secretary Report (Todd Mikel)

We need to order approximately 4 target inserts and perhaps 3-4 new targets to be ready for our upcoming tournaments. He was going to see what trophies we needed to have replenished as well. He also asked about the status of bow hangers that others were working on. Also, commented about needing to get the March Madness flyers printed & distributed.

New Business/Old Business

SCA Awards Banquet is Saturday March 18, 2017 at Fergies Bar 1699 Lemay Ferry road-St. Louis, 63125. Members & guests are individually responsible for his/her meals, drinks, etc..

Motion was mad by Jon Adams to proceed with ordering more SCA apparel. That motion was approved by a majority present.

Zack King was going to check out a couple of possible places to have our SCA banquet for the following year and let us know in the upcoming meetings what he was able to find.

Possible hosting a guest speaker once a quarter. Everyone in attendance thought that was a great idea for SCA to do.

Revised SCA Constitution will be voted on at the March meeting for ratification

Tom Rizzo spoke about possible upcoming legislative changes that may be attacking the MDC like in the past. They want to remove the MDC from being able to manage the deer herd and also take over the 1/8 or 1% conservation sales tax that is currently enforce. Tom will keep us updated as things progress.

SCA Indoor Archery league began January 24, 2017 @7:00p at the Bow Shop located off Old Hwy 21.

SCA Awards Banquet is Saturday March 18, 2017 at Fergies Bar 1699 Lemay Ferry road-St. Louis, 63125. Members & guests are individually responsible for his/her meals, drinks, etc..

Corrections:

In the December meeting notes under New/Old Business stated that we voted to use $1,000 dollars from the MDC grant to cover the cost of the equipment needed to remove the unwanted bush honeysuckle. Correction-The $1,000 was approved from our Target fund.

2017 South County Archers Current officers:

President Wayne Sluhan

Vice President Mike Gapsch

Secretary Jon Adams

Range Captain Tom Munroe

Range Co-Captain TBD

Tournament Secretary Todd Mikel

Treasurer Henry Drane

Membership Secretary Tony Taylor

Parks Representative Tom Rizzo

Master Bowhunter Recorder Ken Winkelman

SCA Calendar of Events 2017

January 28-29, 2017 Boat & Sport show event @ Americas Center

February 18, 2017 Work Day on Range (meet 7:00am at the Pavilion)

March 11, 2017 March Madness 3D Archery Tournament

March 18, 2017 Awards Banquet-(Fergies Bar 1699 Lemay Ferry 63125)

April 5,-October 4, 2017 Fun Shoots at JB (every Wednesday starts around 4pm)

May 20, 2017 Annual Veterans Shoot at Archery Pavilion (setup begins 6:00am w/ registration starting at 8:00am)

June 3, 2017 Kids Shoot (9-10:30a beginner-11-12:30p intermediate)

July 8, 2017 Kids Shoot (9-10:30a beginner-11-12:30p intermediate)

August (TBD) Charlie Sharp Coon Shoot (Members Only Shoot)

August 5, 2017 Kids Shoot (9-10:30a beginner-11-12:30p intermediate)

August 19, 2017 Annual Deer Classic at JB (Registration begins 8:00am)

October 5,6,7,8 2017 SCA Club Hunting Trip (Mark Twain Lake) $$$/person

Attendees:

Wayne Sluhan, Tom Rizzo, Mike Gapsch, Jon Adams, Jim Keener, Tom Munroe, Tony Taylor, Marshall Sidwell, Frank Krecji, John Von Fange, Jack Klimczyk, Mitch Norris, Mary Armbruster, Jim Rueschhoff, Mike Manion, Ken Winkelman, Henry Drane, Albert Sanders, Frank Wagner, Jeanine Smith, Greg Rodermund, Zach King, Ronnie Schneider, Mike Cimo, Mary Taylor, Christine Watson, Todd Mikel.

Meeting held the 1st Thursday of every month at Oakville Elks Lodge- 2726 Elks Lane-St. Louis, Mo 63129 7:30pm Start time.

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