• September minutes corrected & approved; filed for future audit.
  

• September report approved; filed for future audit.

• No report.
  

• Three Rivers is going through the approval process at their October meeting; stated we will continue to groom Baker Park; Elm Creek needs a trim (Steve will coordinate).
  
• Craig followed up with Hennepin County; at this time there is no change in Hwy 81 route.
  
• Landowner certificates received last week in September; Loretto still needs.
  
• Will have trail issues until December 1st; concerns about printing map because trail info could be outdated; always a concern; print as late as possible; trail review will be November and info will be provided to Mustang

New Members

• Sam from Hamel.
  

• M/S/P motion to proceed with financing at Hamel Farmer's Bank at 9.25% for four years for $38,468.50 ($114,900 cost, $60,000 trade, $3,568.50 tax, $20,000 on Nov 17 when CD matures); more can be applied at the end of the season; no penalty for early payoff.
  
• Groomer training Saturday, December 2nd at 2:30pm at Butch's; strongly encouraged if plan on driving groomer.
  
• Blind mailing to targeted areas (registered snowmobilers); attracted about 12 - 14 new members; finding was there is not much sympathy in the public regarding trail issues
  

New Business

• Dinner at 7pm on Oct 11 at Choo Choo; at 7pm on November 15th at Dehn's Manor
  
• Discussion regarding PR; interview or simple article about organization; Paulie will forward safety training info to Star News and Crow River; also coordinate additional article with pictures.
• Club trip in late February/early March; North Shore location with 10 - 15 room block; around $100/night; easy trail access; Rocky will coordinate.

• VoteMN change to constitution should not impact funding; details regarding candidate opinions on MnUSA web site.
  
• Nancy discussed feedback received by members regarding the rate structure for the grant program; includes GPS of trails; if NW Trail goes down to 100 miles grant amount will reduce; outcome will be presented at fall workshop in Duluth.
  
• Region 8 Swap Meet is scheduled for second weekend in November; volunteers can sign up to work Thursday setup or show Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday; Nancy is waiting for discount tickets, but has not seen yet.
  
• MnUSA will be working on strategic plan.
  
• Raffle calendar will be available next month.
  
• Couple of new law suits filed by Sierra Club because they do not approve of trails; more to follow.

• Fundraiser to help Hamel Lions build a refreshment stand; 50 - 100 mile "fun run" providing there is snow; more info to come.
  
• Brooklyn Park is looking for donated fan-cooled sleds; Polaris no longer an option; have received one sled; store at members' homes; use personal sleds for training; liability falls to DNR as long as they are not used on trail
  

• Membership: membership dues are due now; pay Nancy.
  
• Map: have about 25 advertisers that have paid; 5 more have said they will purchase ad; need 65 ads; meet after meeting to update; need to approach new businesses too; once payment is received Mustang will be contacted.
  
• Safety: Snowmobile Safety Training dates in Rogers and Corcoran have been set; $10 per student; registration forms MUST be completed; information to be forwarded to newspapers and posted on MnUSA, city and NW Trails web sites; Norm has received 27 registrations through DNR site.
  

• Tuesday, November 7 at Medina Ballroom
  
• Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
  
• Happy Hour, 7:00 pm
  
• General Meeting, 7:30 pm
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