January Meeting
Our first meeting of 2012 will be held Wednesday, January 18th starting at 7:30pm sharp at the club building. We will have a discussion on our upcoming Fishing Contest
We will be holding elections for new Board of Directors
Big Buck Contest
Guest speaker will be Kris Johansen, wildlife manager for Buffalo County. Kris will discuss deer seasons and other wildlife issues affecting Buffalo County.
Big Buck Contest
Wednesday Jan 18th
Prizes for both gun and bow.
You can also enter to win a prize if you shot a doe.
Scoring to start at 6:00pm and prizes awarded during the club meeting. Please bring your racks in early so we can have them all scored prior to the meeting. Anyone who wants to help with scoring is asked to help and to be there as close to 6pm as possible.
Ice Fishing Contest
Sunday Feb. 12th at Mirror Lake and running from noon to 3:30pm
You should have received your packet of tickets in the mail. The Ice Fishing Contest is our biggest fund raiser of the year and one of the most popular in the area and it takes help from everyone to make it a success. Besides helping the day of the contest one of the best ways to help is to sell the tickets sent to you. Steve Larson, ice fishing contest chairman, has upped the value of prizes given out this year to over $12,000.00 and should make it easy to sell your tickets. In the past we had sent 2 books of tickets but many have said that if they had more they could sell them so we have sent each member 4 books this year.
If you need more tickets you can pick them up from the following people and places:
Badgerland Financial – Steve Larson
Insurance Office – Todd LaDuke
Buzz’s Bar & Grill – Brian Harmon
Gunderson Foods – Jon Seipel
You can also turn your tickets in these locations or drop them off the morning of the contest.
Hope to see you all there!
Election of Board of Directors
To be held on Wednesday Jan 18th during the club meeting.
Retiring from the Board of Directors is:
Brad Lubinsky and Ed Adams.
We want to thank them for their years on service on the Board and for their dedication to the Mondovi Conservation Club.
Up for re-election is:
Matt Thompson
Terry Pittman
Rick Brantner
AL Urness
Members who are also running for the Board are:
Angie Michlig
Rod Brommer
Dave Engstrom
We will also take nominations before the election.
Trout Stream Restoration Workshop
Who: Landowners with stream habitat
When: Thursday January 19th at 7:00pm
Where: Mondovi Conservation Club
For a printable flyer on this click here:
Trout Stream Restoration - Public Announcement.pdf
Agenda:
Introductions and what has been completed/accomplished in the area.
John Sipple & guests – Financial programs available to assist with these types of projects.
Duke Welter, Trout Unlimited – Easement options and what they mean to landowner and farms.
Buffalo County Landowners – What was their experience with these projects.
Questions and Answers.
Free admission and open to the public.
Indoor Archery League
1st score by Saturday Jan 14th
Last score by Saturday March 10th
Shoot offs on March 16th & 17th
4 person teams and individuals
As a reminder there will be no shooting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 6pm to 11pm due to board and regular club meetings. Also no shooting on Jan 19th from 6pm to 11pm due to the Trout Stream Restoration meeting.
Kids League
Free to all youth!
4 weeks 10 yards
8 weeks 20 yards
$40.00 entry fee per person, Club dues must be paid before the first score
If you have any question please contact Rod Brommer at 1-715-673-4348 or 1-715-495-7588
or Ben Kluge at 1-920-450-3187
We have purchased new indoor archery targets and want to thank Scott Swanson and Field Logic for their help on acquiring them.
Bonus Bucks Program
A new program we are starting this year is the Bonus Bucks Program. For every 2 hours you work at club events such as the cleanup days and fund raising events to include the ice fishing contest and chicken stand you will receive a card good for $5.00 in Bonus Bucks. These bonus bucks can be used in trade at these three events: Ice Fishing Contest, Chicken Stand and the Sportsman Banquet. These are for trade only toward tickets or food and are not redeemable for cash.
Member of the Year
The 2011 Mondovi Conservation Club Member of the Year is Greg Haas!
At the annual Christmas party in December Greg received that award. Greg has been a very active member for many years. He is currently on the board of directors and has been serving as the club secretary for a number of years now. He is also on the rifle committee, runs the food stand at the ice fishing contest and has been a hunter safety instructor for many years. If you see Greg make sure you tell him congratulations!
We want to thank everyone who attended the club Christmas Party. It was a great time as always!
We want to thank Brian Harmon & Buzz’s Bar and Grill for providing us another great meal.
WE also want to thank Harley from the Mondovi Family Restaurant who provided all the pop and beer for the party! Make sure you stop in and tell Harley thanks!
Rifle range
Is closed until April 1st.
After April 1st the only people allowed to use the rifle range are paid club members. If you are not a paid member you have to be accompanied by a club member. No exceptions and due to liability reasons.
Keys
After Jan 1st 2012 cost for keys for the main gate or for the club house will be $10.00 each. Any paid club member is able to have keys to both the main gate and/or the club house. The main gate and club house are separate keys and the pair will cost $20.00. This is a onetime fee.
Memberships
General membership dues are $30.00 if paid by February 16 and $35.00 after Feb. 16th. The membership notice that was sent out with the ice fishing tickets has an error on the amount after Feb 16th.
Life membership is $300.00
Senior members 65 years old and older are Free!
Our memberships are a family membership and include kids up to high school graduation.