1.) Meeting opened with a moment of silence for departed member Yvonne Hill.  Our thoughts are with her husband and our director Phil Hill.

2.) Presidents Report: Sandi Isgro

• Usage fees for the Community Building for club meetings have been paid in full
• Business memberships have been distributed by Don to everyone except Stratton Plaza (they were closed)
• Motion Made and Approved to donate $100.00 to Pine Tree Society
• Motion Made and Approved to donate $50.00 to Sugarloaf Regional Trust
• Pine Tree State Sportsman Show: March 19-21st Wilton (Rich’s Expo Building) (207) 732-7469
• Thank you members Don, Dick, Ruthanne, Phil, Pete, Ray, Bob and Jeff for volunteering to man our booth (#502)
• Motion Made and Approved to spend $350.00 for 500 Club Stickers from Maine Press

3.) Treasurers Report: Bob Dennett; email rdennett@maine.rr.com

• We are starting out with less than we had last year but expect to make it up when all the membership moneys have come in. Some anticipated expenses:
  • winch for the side by side $700.00
  • Insurance $500.00
  • Stamps $205.00
  • Dues to A.T.V. Maine

4.)  Membership Secretary: Ruthanne Smith; email Dooer@tds.net

• In the two weeks since the 1st letters were sent out we have 105 paid members
• As in the past March and April newsletters are complimentary to all members after that only 2010 members will receive the newsletter.

5.) A BIG THANK YOU!!!!! to those members who have sent in donations to help with postage as you know it is a big expense for the club.

6.) Trail Master: Dick Smith Dooer@tds.net

Well here we are a new year and getting ready to roll! Last fall after the October meeting the trail work I did was to jack up part of the Pines Boardwalk and open up the Carrabassett trail.  I ran the excavator down the power-line and dressed it up quite a bit, also dressed up and partially drained the Natanis trail out of the campground, and also cleaned up the Sawyer Brook Trail.  This year I have asked AFM and Plum Creek for a new 6 mile loop and also asked Wagner for a new approximately 20 mile loop.  I am still waiting to hear back from them.  I am happy to say that Carrabassett is starting an ATV club.  I have been to two of their meetings.  Their goal is to build a steel bridge across the Carrabassett river.  They have already started the engineering and have $12,000 toward the grant.

7.) New Business:

• The Website: Lisa Duke of Pine Tree Publishing Co. has redone our website to make it more user friendly.  Check it out !! At FlagstaffATVClub.com
  Motioned and Approved after discussion to pay her:
  • $100.00 owed for work last year
  • $300.00 for the new website
  • $200.00 to host and maintain the site for the year + 4 hours of service