Happy New Year to all our members and thank you for attending today.

The meeting was called to order at 11:08 by President Nate Merle. Last month’s minutes were read and it was noted that Brian Bartron and Jack Rase should have been added to the roster of the Board of Directors. Owen Quartz will also be our new VP.

Treasurer Michelle Hess went over her report and spoke about funds on hand and a bill to pay. We have some equipment for sale and unless we receive any offers we will take it to Bid N Buy to auction.

Brian said that 735 tickets have been turned in so far and he does have some additional tickets that can be sold. You can contact Brian 716 491 1847

Gail reported that OVSA has won the grant for a new NH groomer and drag. Gail and Glenn started us down this path of information gathering and applying years ago and have been diligent along with help from our club members in pursuing this grant. Thanks to all who have put in the hours to make this happen for OVSA. We are awaiting for direction from the grant people to be able to move forward. Five other clubs were awarded funds.

Our next application will be to apply for funds for a groomer barn. With the new NH groomer and Trail Paver drag our plan is to sell the BR180 and drag.

Grooming started at midnight this past Jan 1st, 2026. There were a couple of mechanical issues with the machines and thank you to our groomer guys in taking care of problems most people are never even aware of. The RR bed is good, trails may have some water, trees have been down with some light snow coverage.

Dice Run flyers are available so take some and put them up. This event will be based from the Bliss Bar and Grill. We will need baskets and gift cards for prizes. Last year for example we had 99 baskets. We will also need help at the stops.

We have 100 trail maps available Steve said. We also have a new graphic for T shirts etc. Groomer workers will be getting safety vests and long and short sleeve shirts will be available.

There will be a work detail this Wednesday 6:30pm at Bug Tozier’s to build a room with boxed insulation. This will help with the groomers not getting frozen in place. The fuel tanks have also been filled.

This month’s 50/50 winner donated $40 back to the club. Thank you for your generosity.

Next meeting will be Sunday February 1st. Meeting adjourned 12:22 pm

Jane Gebel Secretary