Trails Unlimited Snowmobile Club
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Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of each month as follows:
 
Sept 7 - The Zipper
Oct 12 - Hooties in Auburn
****Oct 19 - Special meeting at The Zipper to make a clothing order
Nov 9 - Brick City in Clermont
Dec 14 - The White House in St. Lucas
Jan 11 - Drillings All-Season Sports in Calmar. **Club Christmas Party
      XXXXX Cancelled ->Jan 21 - Club Fun Run starting at The Zipper 10:00
         Feb 4 - Fun Run & Club Chili Feed.  Begins at The Zipper at 10am.  Chili at Big Oak Elk Ranch.
Feb 8 - Riverside in Waucoma
March 14 - The Zipper
         April 1 - Landowner's Breakfast at Festina Community Center
April 11 - Bambino's
May 9 - Woody's
June 13 - Big Oak Elk Ranch
July 11 - Tap't Out
Aug 8 - Kuennen's Tap
 
 
 
January 11th Christmas Party Review: 
  • Signs:  additional signs are still available if needed 
  • Trails:  all trails were GPS'd for our maps. 
  • Groomer:  groomer is ready for some snow!  
  • Clothing: clothing was handed out.  If you did not receive what you ordered please contact Bud Winter 319-231-3337 or bwinter@acegroup.cc
  • Maps: the only thing needed to complete the map is a correct map image with the GPS'd trails on it.  Chad is working on this. 
  • Raffle:  tickets are on sale now.  Please contact Chad Humpal for more tickets.
  • The mailer that went out went over well.  There were many members who ordered shirts and sent in their membership renewals.  
  • Landowners Breakfast:  Brenda Balk volunteered to make a workers schedule when the day gets closer.  April 1 in Festina, pancakes and sausage to be served.
  • Landowner Lease Agreements:  lease agreements with landowners do need to be on file for all landowners.  Either a signed form by the landowner of a completed form with notation of verbal approval from the landowner is accepted.
  • Conduit:  it was voted on to purchase additional conduit from David Rausch for $1/$0.50 per stick
  • Sign order for next year:  new sign orders are due March 1 so please get an inventory of what you currently have and what you will need for next season.
  • Grants:  a grant was submitted to the WCCF and another will be to the FCCF. 
 
December 14th Review: 
  • Signs:  additional signs have been received, contact Bud Winter 
  • Trails:  most trails have been marked and we will GPS the trails shortly so we can update our map for our own maps as well as the statewide maps the ISSA is working on.  
  • Groomer:  groomer is ready for some snow!  
  • Clothing: orders have been made.  Sales have been strong so far and we do have extras so please feel free to ask about what we have in stock. Contact Bud Winter 319-231-3337 or bwinter@acegroup.cc
  • Maps: map sponsors have all been turned into our designer and are ready to go.  We are just waiting to GPS the trail system. 
  • Raffle prizes voted on - raffle tickets were distributed.  Contact Chad Humpal for additional tickets.
  • The mailer that went out went over well.  There were many members who ordered shirts and sent in their membership renewals.  
  • Big Oak Elk Ranch - We will be doing a club chili feed on Saturday Feb. 4th at his cabin(s). They have also placed a sign on the trail with some pictures of the cabins and have marked a trail to it as well.
 
Nov 9 Review: 
  • Signs:  new signs distributed to members present.  Any additional signs needed please contact different trail bosses and see who has extra. 
  • Trails:  a new trail will be marked from Waucoma to Jackson Junction.  The trail from Jackon/Little Turkey "T" will be marked again as it has in years past. A new trail is work in progess from Festina to Calmar as well as a trail from Calmar to Ft. Atkinson. 
  • Groomer:  new groomer tracks are in the process of being built.  
  • Clothing: the first order of clothing came in and was distributed.  Additonal items may be ordered - contact Bud Winter 319-231-3337 or bwinter@acegroup.cc
  • Maps: sponsors were turned in for the new maps and we're waiting for a few more.  The club voted to order 1500-2000 depending on price.  We are working on pricing and the layout.
  • Raffle prizes voted on - raffle tickets will be ready to be distributed at the Dec 14 meeting at the White House. 
  • Mailer - a mailing will be sent out to all club members before the December meeting listing a schedule of meetings/events as well as information about what has been going on in the club, a form to fill our and/or send in for membership renewal or new membership.  There will also be a clothing order form attached.
  • Big Oak Elk Ranch - Henry Langreck has shown much interest in helping pushing for snowmobilers to use his cabins for overnight lodging right on the trail.  He gave a 3day, 2night stay as a silent auction prize for the ISSA state convention and it was a big hit.  We will be doing a club chili feed on Saturday Feb. 4th at his cabin(s).

 

Oct 12 Review: 
  • Signs:  should have signs by the end of the month and will distribute at that time
  • Trails:  we're trying to bring back a trail from Waucoma to Jackson Junction so we can connect with the trails to Little Turkey/Protivin.  We are also trying to find an alternative route from Gouldsburg to Auburn than what was used last year.
  • Groomer:  we have been approved to build new groomer tracks.  We will order supplies shortly and build the tracks as soon as possible.  Regular maintenance to the groomer will also be completed during this process.
  • Clothing: we have checked with a couple local screen-printers and will decide on one to go with.  We are going to order some sample sizes immediately and have a special meeting next Wed Oct 19 at The Zipper so we can try on sizes and make our first order.  The club also voted to donate some shirts to the ISSA State Convention as well as for Cresco Sno-Fest.
  • Maps: club members split up the towns to ask our old sponsers and search for new sponsors to help make a new trail map. 
 
Sept 7 Review: 
  • Signs:  We are still waiting for our sign order to come in.  We were told to expect them mid-October.
  • Trails:  Remember when preparing to put trails back in again this year to talk to the landowners to confirm any changes from last year on where the trail runs.  Just because "they've always given us permission" doesn't mean they shouldn't be informed of the trail going through a different field than years past.  It doesn't hurt to talk to our landowners on a yearly basis even if the trail is going to be in the same spot as before.  When marking trails, especially with ditch crossings, in fence-lines or through any form of wooded or tight area, remember our new groomer is substantially larger than what we had so we need a wider and taller trail in these areas.  If at all possible, please run trails across field driveways instead of through the ditch.
  • Groomer:  Our groomer has a broken track that will need to be repaired before it can be used.  We are working with the state in trying to figure out how to proceed with these repairs.  Some normal maintenance will be needed before the season begins; multiple club members have stated that they will make these repairs.
  • Calendar:  Dates were set for our upcoming meetings, our Christmas party and our Fun Run.  At our October Meeting we intend to set a date for our Landowners Breakfast as well as set prizes for this years raffle.