Thank you to all who took their time to attend the meeting last night. We had 12 members in attendance.

Kickoff Party Update – Unfortunately we have had to cancel our annual kickoff party. We had hoped we could postpone until early Dec but all indications are the current public gathering limitations will still be in effect. We have received several donations for the event so we are looking to use those donations for the State Ride on Feb 6th.

Trail Signing – the decision was made to get started with trail signing this Sat, Nov 7th. Weather forecast is excellent so we want to take advantage of the nice conditions. With harvest and fieldwork wrapping up it also affords us the ability to start earlier this year. Details have been posted to Facebook and the web site.

Trail Grooming Equipment – Drag pan has new plastic, new tires and is ready to go for the season. Going to try to get a light added to the back of the drag to help with night grooming operations. Thanks to Dakota Cat for donating a light bar for this purpose! A leaky track roller showed up on the groomer over the summer so will be working to get that replaced.

Some news from the state level. The state has acquired 2 new groomers this season and has also gotten approval for 3 trail packers to help with early season trail base preparation.

Club Communications – the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of the Horace Happenings included an article highlighting the club’s role in the local snowmobiling scene. Efforts to gain club exposure through electronic media like Instagram & Facebook continues to be a focus.

Trail Maps – new trail maps have been printed for the season. Thank you to Short Printer for helping us out again! With covid having such an impact on many of our map sponsors we are keeping our existing sponsors/advertisements for an additional year at no additional cost as a thank you for their ongoing support. As we disperse maps we are including a letter to our map sponsors thanking them for their support.

Dakota Cat Open House – the event is Nov 13-14 with club members volunteering to staff an informational table to promote club membership and visibility into the club’s purpose.

Membership Drive – without the kickoff party we need other methods to drive membership. Several options were discussed including “membership sign up” rides that would include prizes. Also will look into a targeted membership drive similar to recent efforts to get people liking/sharing on Facebook.

Club Banner – we will be getting quotes on getting a banner(s) with club information that we can use at events to promote the club.

Association Meeting, Wed, Nov 11th – There will be an East Central Valley Trail Association meeting Wed, Nov 11th at 7pm at Hagge’s in Mapleton. The primary topic will be the State Ride which we are co-hosting with the Rural Cass Snowmobile Club. All are welcome to come and be part of preparing for this event.

Club Ride – some discussion about options for another club ride this year. Bring your ideas to the next club meeting.

Next Club Meeting – Wed, Dec 2nd at 7pm at the Horace Fire Hall.