Meeting Minutes     August 7, 2003 Meeting was called to order by Richard Yeargan (President) at 7:30 p.m. Members in attendance: Richard and Gigi Yeargan Don Weber Pete Elmer Gary and Carol Pearson Del Albright Judy Timm Rich and Pegi Hughes Trina Cooper Buddy Kirkes Larry and Carol Whitehead Dean Dark Gareth Hilborn Jerry Thompson Mike and Tami Stoller Mike, Gremlin and Scar Introduction of guests by Richard Guests in attendance: Joe Keller Don and Nancy Bryant Bob Edmondson President’s Report – Richard It has been a dull month. Just been adding new parts to the Yellow Scout. Richard is now a dealer for Rubicon Express. If you need parts, see him. Vice President’s Report – Jerry If Jerry is successful in landing a class she has applied for, she will not be able to make anymore meetings this year. Treasurers Report – Mark Mark was absent but he notified Richard that we had the same amount as last month minus $46 that was paid to Richard. Secretary’s Report – Mike Mike was not in attendance at the moment but did arrive. In his absence, Don read last month’s minutes. Membership – Ron Absent Land use and Conservation – Del Del reported that the Rubicon has nearly become a full time job. He has just recently completed three tours of the trail. There is a Rubicon work day set for August 16. One hundred sacks of cement will be flown in to build a bypass around the Little Sluice. There are currently fifty people signed up to complete this major task. Feel free to sign up and participate. Del also noted that the trail is in pretty bad shape. Erosion of the trail has made what used to be “fun rocks”, “enormous rocks” The trail will be marked soon with new signs. They are yellow and triangular with a picture of a tire. They are meant to mark and keep vehicles on the trail. Cal 4 Wheel appears to be back on track with the budget. They went from a projected seventy thousand dollar deficit to basically a balanced budget. The Cal 4 Wheel Convention will be held in Reno in 2004. It will be the weekend after Valentines Day. If you can, make plans to attend. Del was asked to speak about the club, BRC and other things at the Calaveras Rotary. Del has put a great deal of work into his website and invited us to visit it and pass the word about it. There is also a lot of information regarding land use to be found there. Correspondence – Richard Richard read a letter from Bill Myers. Bill is interested in joining us over the Labor Day weekend in Hope Valley. Old Business T – Shirts – See Mike Hats – See Ron Old Business continued: The Motherlode Rockcrawlers were recognized in the Ledger Dispatch (local paper) for our work with the Adopt A Trail Program, The Amador County Destruction Derby and the kiosk project on the Bear River Trails. Trina made an announcement that the club had won first place in the Ione Homecoming Parade. The trophy was passed around for everyone to see. Pete and Gigi will paint the second kiosk and get it ready for installation at Tragedy Springs. Saturday, August 23rd is the date set for installing the kiosk. Please sign up if you can help. Past Runs Adopt A Trail: A lot of hard work was put into this weekend between installing the kiosk, cutting fallen trees that were blocking the trail, picking up trash, blocking bypasses and draining wet areas of the trail. Airport Flat: Had a great time. Some vehicles suffered damage. Traveled to Hell Hole and played on the Slabs. Destruction Derby: It was a fun but hot day. We had a BBQ that was very good but participants decided that in the future we would just eat fair food. This would allow us to see the fair and get adequate seating for those who were going to watch from the stands. The club was mentioned numerous times throughout the evening. Dillon Beach: The group had a very nice relaxing weekend. Activities included croquet, shell collecting and an attempt at kite flying. Future runs: 08/23 – Kiosk at Tragedy Springs 08/30 – Hope Valley, (with night run) Barney Riley, Crater Lake, Meyers and Tahoe 09/13 – BBQ at Ken and Chris’ 09/20 – Rubicon Overnight, (complete trail) Del made motion to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Meeting was adjourned