Maine's Flagstaff Area ATV Club

Meeting was brought to order at 10:00 a.m. By President Edie Dunlap with the pledge of allegiance.

25 guest and members were present. Meeting was brought to order at 10:00a.m. By Vice President Sandi Isgro with the pledge of allegiance.

     Presidents Report:  Edie Dunlap,  breezy1@tdstelme.net

• No Report

     Treasurer Report:  Elaine Marcoux,  erm@myfairpoint.net

• No word on our Grant as of yet from the State.
• We have paid out $715.75 ATV Me 490.00 dues, Sugarloaf Marathon 100.00, Bought 100 maps 68.58; Trail masters (gas) 125.75.
• We deposited $1,475.00, membership 870.00, donation 25.00, postage 60 stamps and 355.00 from the lobster raffle.  We still 45.00 to sell out of the 750.00, maps 390.00 sold another 120, and we are under a hundred now so we brought another 100 maps this week.    
• As of today we are doing o.k. as we start working our trails.
• 50/50 Raffle was won by Don Plante $12.00 he gave it back to the Club Thank You Don.

Membership Report: Elaine Marcoux,  erm@myfairpoint.net

• We are doing well so far this year we have 146 members, last year at the time 146.  We got two new Businesses from Rangeley and Berwick.
• As of now we are in need of a Secretary for the club, this position is a lot of fun and great members to speak with and hang out with.  If interested and just need it explained to what is required please call Elaine Marcoux 207 229 2055, or Edie Dunlap 207 643 2920?
• Club ride to Tim Pond Camps will be July 15 Saturday rain or shine the food will be with or without cheese on burgers, hot dogs, potatoes salad and chips, cake, ice tea, lemonade, coffee, and water, platters of tomatoes, onion etc.   We have to have head count by July 8th if you would like to go please call Edie Dunlap at 643-2920 Cost is $12.00 p.p. and $2.00 tip p.p.  When we collect your money for the meal you will be giving a ticket for your meal and tip. We will collect on the trail when we stop for a break. The club will leave at 9:00 a.m SHARP from Eustis ATV Parking lot.
• Club ride to Red Onion Restaurant in Rangeley will be Aug 19th rain or shine the food that you can pick from is one of 5 lunches, Really Good Burger with fries, Grilled Chicken sandwich with fries, Turkey Ranch Wrap with fries, Pastrami Rueben with fries or Small one  topping pizza. Plus your choice of soda, ice tea, coffee, lemonade and water, homemade choc chip cookie $12.00 p.p. and $2.00 tip p.p.  If anyone is interesting in going we will need head count before Aug 13th  please call Edie Dunlap at 643-2920 if you call make sure you say which one of the rides you are going on and remember if you cancel please call back to cancel. We will post this again in next month newsletter for the final head count.
• Family Fun Day is June 24th Saturday theme is Pirates of Flagstaff. Any help from members would be appreciated this is our only and biggest fund raiser of the year. Please call Edie Dunlap if you can help 643-2920. Please stop by and enjoy this event and buy great food, French Fries, Fry Dough, Strawberry Shortcake, Water, ATV Clothes, renewal and new memberships.  
• Augusta Game Warden 1800-452-4664 if you need to contact them for ATV’s problems.

Vice President Report:   Sandi Isgro,  sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com

• Moose Trail is open and maps are being printed. Our sister Clubs are excited and working on their connecting trails. Carrabassett Club is working on a connector to Lexington. Good news for riders.
• The Club is very sad for the closing of a very special landowner. We appreciate all the years there have giving to the ATV club for using the trail through their property. SORRY that some people don’t respect the landowners property.

Trail Master Joe Marcoux Report,  erm@myfairpoint.net

• May 22/23:  Joe, Carl, Shane and Joe G. rebuild another bridge on the Carrabassett Trail.
• May 24:  Joe and Carl worked on cutting trees on the Lake Loop.
• May 25:  Joe and Carl cut tress on the Butler Brook trail.
• May 26:  Joe and Bill from AFM checked out Cherry Run a culvert needs to be fixed.
• May 27:   Joe, Jeff, Joyce and Elaine filled in culverts, cut trees, signage, and drainage and brushing to wind tower.
• May 29:   Joe and Shane cuts tree and signage Stratton trail.
• June 10:  Joe helped a Landowner close his trail to ATV’s and temperedly reroute around his land until another trail is made. We have to check with two other landowners for permission and make a trail and do signage.  So please watch for signs when leaving Eustis ATV Parking on how to get to your trail.
• Next week I will be meeting with the forestry of Plum Creeks to go trails to Natanis.
• Quill Hill and its trail, per landowner not opening until Wednesday June 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
• All members are encouraged to take pictures of anyone on ATV’s destroying our trails or breaking the rules and send the picture to the warden service at scott.m.stevens@maine.gov  or call 1800-452-4664.

Next month meeting is Sunday, July 9th at the Community Hall in Stratton at 10:00 a.m. Please join us!

Thirty (30) guests and members were present. The meeting was brought to order at 10:00 am by President Edie Dunlap with the pledge of allegiance.

Presidents Report: Edie Dunlap —  breezy1@tdstelme.net

• Club ride to Tim Pond Camps will be July 15 rain or shine the food will be with or without cheese on burgers, hot dogs, potatoes salad and chips, cake, ice tea, lemonade, coffee, and water, platters of tomatoes, onion etc.   We have to have head count by July 8th if you would like to go. Please call Edie Dunlap at 643-2920 Cost is $12.00 p.p. and $2.00 tip p.p.  The money will be collected at the parking lot or on a break time. We will post it again in the June minutes also.
• Club ride to Red Onion Restaurant in Rangeley will be August 19th rain or shine the food that you can pick from is one of 5 lunches, Really Good Burger with fries, Grilled Chicken sandwich with fries, Turkey Ranch Wrap with fries, Pastrami Reuben with fries or Small one  topping pizza. Plus your choice of soda, ice tea, coffee, lemonade and water, homemade chocolate chip cookie $12.00 p.p. and $2.00 tip p.p.  If anyone is interesting in going we will need head count before August 13th  please call Edie Dunlap at 643-2920 if you call make sure you say which one of the rides you are going on and remember if you cancel please call back to cancel.
• Foliage Club Ride possibilities was table to a later date.
• Family Fun Day is June 24th Saturday theme is Pirates of Flagstaff, we need help at the Strawberry shortcake table and clothes/membership table.  Please call Edie Dunlap if you can help 643-2920. Anyone wishing to ride in the Parade please meet at the CMP Garage at 10:15a.m decorate your ATV’s.
• Amendment to amend motion to give the landowners a Magnetic Postcard with clubs phone number and game wardens number on it for a call if needed for any wrong doings on their property. 1800-452-4664.
• Donation to Sugarloaf Marathon Charity Run was carried to pay $100.00.

Vice President Report:  Sandi Isgro — sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com

• Moose Loop Trail is being worked on and hope that will be lots of good riding this year.
• Municipal Grant has been submitted to the State. We want to thank Jimmy for helping us on short notice and getting the info we needed to finalize that grant.   We have to send out many many thanks to Edie, Sandie and Zythea Berry for ALL the hard work done also.

Treasurer Report:  Elaine Marcoux — erm@myfairpoint.net

• We have paid out $2,099.50.  Little League – $100.00, Flagstaff Flag – $35.00, Family Fun Day – $50.00, Regis new trailer – $77.00, Tom our map person – $200.00, Maps – $343.00, Website bill – $312.50, ATV Me memberships – $910.00, stamps for packets – $70.00.
• We deposited $2,316.00. Memberships – $1,610.00, Clothes – $136.00, Donations – $170.00, Maps – $440.00.(110 sold)
• As we start our season as of now we are doing o.k.
• 50/50 Raffle was won by Phil Hill – $17.00.

Membership Report: Elaine Marcoux  — erm@myfairpoint.net

• We are doing very well so far this year we have 129 members, last year at the time 122.
• All packets will be mailed out May 22, 2017.
• With regret our Secretary Rosemarie has stepped down for personal reasons.  We want to thank her for getting us up and running for our memberships this season.
• As of now we are in need of a Secretary for the club, this position is a lot of fun and great members to speak with and hang out with.  If interested and just need it explained to what is required please call Elaine Marcoux 207 229 2055, or Edie Dunlap 207 643 2920?

Trail Master Report:  Joe Marcoux — erm@myfairpoint.net

• April 30 – Joe and Carl cut trees on the plum creek road.
• May 3-4 – Joe, Carl and Joe G. Rebuilt Plum Creek bridge.
• May 18 – Joe and Carl checked out Carrabassett and Billions Pine trail need to repair a bridge and replace a couple of culverts.
• May 19 – Joe and Carl worked on the new bone yard trail making drainage per request of landowners.
• May 20 – Joe, Carl and Elaine checked out Swamp, Cannon loop and Tea Pond trail, cut trees, move trees and picked up trash.
• Shane and Joe G have been working on fixing signage and replacing with new signs.
• Need to call Wagner on Cannon Loop saw logging equipment in that area.
• Quill Hill and its trail, per landowner not opening until June 24, 2017.
• Scott Stevens asked about the new rules on ONLY ATV’S 60”wide allowed.   Landowners are requesting these signs giving by the state of Maine to be put up on landowners property, this is our whole trail system please request the Landowners REQUEST!  It will be enforced. Or we will lose our TRAILS!
• All members are encouraged to take pictures of anyone on ATV’s destroying our trails or breaking the rules and send the picture to the warden service at scott.m.stevens@maine.gov  or call 1800-452-4664.
• Trails open per landowners on the 27th of May 2017.  Enjoy and travel safe remembers respect the landowners land or we will LOSE IT!

Next month’s club meeting is Sunday, June 11th at the Community Hall in Stratton at 10:00 a.m. Please join us!

Twenty one (21) guest and members were present. The meeting was brought to order at 10:00 a.m. by former President Don Plante with the pledge of allegiance.

Presidents Report:  Edie Dunlap  (breezyacrescamps.com)

• Don Plante turned over the Presidency to Edie Dunlap of Breezy Acres. Motion was made, accepted to elect Edie as President. Welcome Edie.
• Huts & Trails has agreed to fix the trail from Route 27 to the North Branch Bridge and was agreed as a combined trail.
• Don will stay on the trail account in order to pay bills for trail maintence until Edie has moved.
• What are our plans this year for Club rides? Red Onion Restaurant, Tea Pond, Tim Pond and the Sugar Bowl.  We need to think about our landowner picnic, what, how and if we want to do something.
• We will be getting 150 Lobster Raffle tickets again this year; this is one of our biggest fund raiser. Hope club members will help to sell them.
• Motion made and carried to join FABA as member ($100.00) again, also to donate to the Pine Tree Society ($100.00) again, donate money for new hockey rink for equipment for the children in Stratton ($200.00).

Vice President Report:  Sandi Isgro  (sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com)

• Shared the highlights on what a person need to do on writing a Tiff / Municipality Grant. We are looking for a person/member to step up and volunteer to do this GRANT in order for us not to LOSE a major trail from Stratton to Carrabassett.

Treasurer Report:  Elaine Marcoux  (erm@myfairpoint.net)

• We filed our annual tax report on March 3, 2107.  $35.00
• In November and December we sold the old large trailer and small trailer, $500.00. We collected $96.00 from Rev It Up and the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce for maps last year.
• We have a club member Jeff Mercer that has donated a Laptop to the club, he also bought and downloading things that we would need for our type of work for the club. The officers agreed to send Jeff $100.00 in and thank you for our appreciation on all the work and donation he did for the club.  We also brought a copier, scanner, fax, printer for the clubs files and documents.  Total for all things including thank you card was $400.00.
• The club voted to stay with ATV Me as members. We need them in order to keep our landowners happy with liability insurance. Cost is $30.00 per year for membership.  Also we will be sending Edie, Dale, Joe and Elaine to the ATV Banquet on April 15^th this year.
• Motion was made and carried that we bring the price of the map up to $4.00 this year, to allow for the heavier, glossy, colored, both side of our new map. You will get a new map when you renew your membership.  It will be in your packet the third week of May.  If you want another one for whatever reason (extra, lost) you will have to pay $4.00.

Membership Report:  Rosemarie Spaulding  (maxxwel99@yahoo.com)

• We have 2 businesses, one new Red Onion Restaurant Rangeley also 15 members and one new also. We had seven renewals at the meeting bring the total to 24 to start our season off.
• While at Red Onion, I saw an ATV rules sign in the window for ATV road access. I got a copy of it and will be adding it in the packets for new and renewals members.
• In December a member Gary Lucas sent $100.00 for the heavy paper for our new maps, thank you Gary. Plus wanted to pay for two friends of his 2017 membership dues.  Wanted to give it to them as a Christmas stocking stuffer.   I sent created Christmas Certificates to him so he could give to his friends.  Thanks Gary.

Trail Master Joe Marcoux Report:  (erm@myfairpoint.net)

• First project will be decking a bridge on the plum creek road.
• Need to speck with Jimmy Brochu on fixing the Carrabassett trail.  We need to fix it or we will lose it, a Municipality grant for that trail will be needed.  Also need to speak with him on the trail from Rt 16 to Brochu Bridge which needs to be graded per AFM.
• Need to check out the new trail for the bone yard Stratton trail, to make sure we have the correct drainage and culverts.
• Beginning next month I will start getting Landowners permission for this year season. Does the club want to ask the Indians for the few miles again this year at $150.00?     May 27 to September 1.
• Shane will update me when he return from Florida on our signage by May’s meeting.

Thank You, Elaine.

Our next meeting will be Sunday, April 9th at the Community Hall in Stratton at 10:00 a.m.

The Flagstaff ATV Club will hold its first meeting of 2017 on Sunday, March 12th at 10:00 a.m in the Community Hall located in Stratton. We hope to see you all there to start off our club’s topics and fun season. Travel Safe!

42 guest (landowners) and members were present. Meeting was brought to order at 12:45p.m. By President Don Plante at our Landowners Picnic Appreciating Day.

Presidents Report:  Don Plante, damp@tds.net

• Welcome landowners and members to our Landowners Appreciation /Club Picnic.  The club again wants to express our appreciation for allowing our trails through your land without your corporation we wouldn’t have a club or trail system that we have.  We emphasize to you landowners if at any time there is any problems or issues please get back to any of the officers and these will be addressed A.S.A.P.
• We have a member that has stated she is interested in our Secretary position. This is Rosemarie Spaulding.  A special vote from the club members was done to install her for one month.  Then at the last meeting of our season when elections are done for all officers as stated in our by-laws we can renew her title for a year at that time.

Vice President Report:  Sandi Isgro, sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com

• No report at this time.

Treasurer Report:  Elaine Marcoux, erm@myfairpoint.net

• We paid out a total of 618.95,  Toy Ride 100.00 ,ATV ME dues 130.00, Stamps to finish off the year 70.50, Trail master (gas) for two month 168.45 and Patrick Dempsey The Hamilton’s 150.00. We made deposits that total 326.80 which in from maps, membership and trail donation boxes.
• I have the grant almost finish and after I collect our receipts from all who made and dontions food to the picnic I can total it and send it off by Monday. Because we will get up to $500.00 for doing a landowner appreciation day for them.  As of right now we have 12,626.75.  The volunteers did great this year we had over 9 volunteer that have put in over  645 hours this year.  Awesome job volunteers and Thank you for your very hard work maintaining our trails that we all enjoy and many visitors do also.    
• Will update you with our totals at nexts month meeting, we are doing o.k.
• We do need to look into up grading some equipment after the grant comes in.  We have items that we need to replace because of age and always repairing them. After our grant is in we should have about $4,000.00 to upgrade some equipment.
• The winner of the 50/ 50 Raffle was Joe Gallant $25.00.  He gave it back to the club funds.   Thank You Joe.      

Membership Report: Elaine Marcoux erm@myfairpoint.net

• We are doing well with memberships we have 176 as of now and last year at this time we had 158.  So thank you to all new and old members.

Trail Master Joe Marcoux Report, erm@myfairpoint.net

• August 18th – Carl and I moved rocks on the Tim Pond trail and the Sawyer Brook trail.
• August 30th – Carl and I worked on the pole line and powerline moving rocks and worked on drainage with some holes on these trails.
• On Monday, Septemeber 12th we will meet again with the officers of the Snowmobile club and the ATV officers. We are still talking and working on ideas that will work for both of clubs to benefit better trails…
• Jimmy Brochu has put up gates on the snowmobile trail behind his gas station that connects to the powerline.   Because ATV riders are using it and are not reading the NO ATV signs per landowner.  That trail is only for snowmobiling.
• We have an Associate trail master now name is Shane Spaulding his main work will be signage and brushing around the sign areas.  Also will help me on projects and when I am away from my camp he will check out question and problem in my absent.
• We need trailers or one large (long) one to haul our equipment around. Was motion and approved for Joe to check out trailers and get prices for the final meeting.

Thank You, Elaine

Our next meeting will be October 9th at the Community Hall in Stratton at 10:00a.m.  This will be our final meeting of the season; elections for officers will take place at that meeting.  Please try to attend with your to place your vote.

39 guests and members were present. Meeting was brought to order at 1:00pm by President Don Plante at our club ride to Tim Pond Camps.

Presidents Report:  Don Plante, damp@tds.net

• Received an email from Brian Bronson requiring MOTORCYCLES. It states: For clarification less there be any confusion let me state for the record that  AFM, Wagner, Plum Creek (Weyerhaeuser) and CMP all prohibit Motorcycles on their land whether they are registered as ATV’s or not. That is why any trails on those properties should be signed to NO Motorcycles!
• Landowners Picnic will be Sept 10th Saturday at Site O on Eustis Ridge Rd across from Cathedral Pines Campground. Starts at 12:00 noon all are welcome.  Remember if anyone is bringing in food items we will need a receipt for our grant. If anyone has not offer to make to bring something in please call or email Elaine at 229-2055 or erm@myfairpoint.net.  If its inclement weather the picnic will be in the Community Hall were our meetings are held.  
• We revieved a letter from Scott Ramsey stating his retirement from Director of off Rd Recreational Vehicles Office.  As of right now no replacement has been appointed and we will be dealing with Brian Bronson.
• We received our invoice from ATV Me for our general Liability Ins. The same cost will be $600.00 as last year.
• October is election of officers we are in need of a Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Rep.  Hopefully someone will step up and help us out.  Anyone wanting to run for any officers position please make yourself known.

Vice President Report:  Sandi Isgro, sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com

• No report at this time.

Treasurer Report:  Elaine Marcoux, erm@myfairpoint.net

• We have got our 1000 ATV stickers in.  $458.93 with tax.  First time this year we buy stamps $70.50, thanks to all too gave on our stamp fund.  ATV Me Ins. $600.00, we needed to order checks for $23.40.  Total paid out was $1,152.83.   Total deposited for membership, maps and donations was $561.68.
• Our books are looking very good right now and will update better after our landowner’s picnic.
• I have the grant estimate logged in up to date we have over $10,500 so far we should be o.k. for our grant again this year. Will be sending it in after our Landowners Picnic.

Membership Report: Elaine Marcoux, erm@myfairpoint.net

• At Julys monthly meeting Warren Davey from Vermont a member thanked the volunteers for the hard work we do for the club.
• We have 173 members; we had 156 last year at this time.
• We have 32 Business renewed this year.
• Just an update on the status on our memberships. We have 32 businesses out of 173, now we have 151 then out of town members of 109 leaving us with 42 left and 26 out of state, with only 16 in town (Stratton/Eustis).
• We had great turn outs on our club rides this year.  Tea Pond ride was July 16th we had 53 guests and members, and 30 machines. And the Tim Pond ride Aug 13th we had over 30 guests and members with 21 machines.  This day was a very nice rainy day, we had a lot of fun, and a couple of members got very wet. One hit his kill switch and was pulled into the camps and one machine just dies a couple of minutes before Tim Pond and was pulled in and later trucked out on a trailer. Over all we had a great time with guest and members.

Trail Master Joe Marcoux, erm@myfairpoint.net

• July 10 – Carl and I worked the Natanis trail drained a hole and made a ditch and fixed some holes.
• July 15 – Carl and I repaired a hole on the bridge on the Plum Creek Rd off Route 27.
• July 17 – Elaine and I moved rocks and fixed a water bar by Brouhc’s bridge.
• Aug 12 – I and Brian Bronson checked out Rt 27 to Plum Creek Rd. trail for work to be done by the State on fixing that trail. And checking out a request from a landowner on four wheelers washing their machines in the brook on one of our trails. This is against the Law!
• On Wednesday Aug 17 the officers of the Snowmobile club and ATV club will have a meeting on how we can work together to get our trails that we share together.  
• Reminder as of Sept 1st the Penobscot Indian Land trail will close for the season.

Thank You  /  Elaine

Our next meeting will be on our Landowners Picnic September 1stth at Site 0 on Eustis Ridge Rd across from Cathedral Pines Campgrounds.  If it’s a rain day it will be held at the Community Hall in Stratton at noon 12:00.