High Sierra Chapter Minutes
2025
January 15, 2025
Called to order @ 7:00 PM by Jerry
Sign it Sheet (20 members attended) Our biggest attendance yet! Thank you to all who attended for a great turnout!
Welcomed everyone and Introduced Current Officers
President: Jerry Williams
VP: Toni Burton
Secretary: Bailey Dikes
Treasurer: Jim Dragoo
Board of Directors: Steve Hall, Steve Clifford, Don Daniels
We would like to Welcome our new members Joe and Olga Capps and Walt Weaver!
Membership Dues are Due
Please make sure you pay your dues and verify with Toni if you have an Individual or Family Membership. If it is a family membership make sure we have the names and contact information for the family also the year you joined.
If you are mailing your dues, please include all information above and mail to:
BCH-HSC
P.O. Box 19324
Reno, NV 89511
Goals for this year
We are going to try to have one ride/ training session/or project each month to get more membership involvement, which will be in the minutes each month. Please check your emails!
If you have any suggestions on what the club can do, let us know and we can try to accommodate.
If you want to help the club, things you can do:
Sponsor a ride or event we can get on the calendar
Booth
Host a meeting or BBQ, etc.
Annual Planning Meeting/Bryce Canyon Trip
Where: Toni's House (290 Cinch Rd, Reno, NV)
When: February 8th @ 11:00 AM
Meeting for the Bryce Canyon Trip (Terry Gram)
Annual Planning Meeting 12:00 PM (noon)
Potluck Lunch - Please RSVP to Toni @ 530-219-2538
Pearl Snap Western Shirt Order
Please let Toni know @ 530-219-2538 by January 31st if you want a shirt, so we can get a headcount of # of shirts to order. (Prepay for shirts, once we know how many we are going to order we will know a better price)
Treasurer's Report:
Beginning Balance (End of Dec 2024) $5,192.91
Deposits: $210.00
Debit: $1,006.19
Current Balance (January 2025) $3,704.97
Old Business:
Christmas Party Thank you to the Dikes Family for hosting! Everyone had a great time!
Food Drive Several members participated in delivering $1,008 worth of food to the Northern Nevada Food Bank Annual Canned Food Drive at the GSR by horse drawn wagon and a pack horse. Bailey made 4 trips to Wolf Meadows Ranch in Portola, Ca to bring and return the wagon and a team of two Percherons. Met for brunch afterwards and loaded up.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness (FONW) Wingding BCH High Sierra Chapter Members were recognized.
Mari Hannifin & Toni Burton 1st year hard hats and T-shirts
Terry Gram, Steve Clifford, Jerry Williams, Lynne and Dean Heller ball caps and T-shirts
New Business
January 11th Toni, Bailey and Jerry attended the High Country BCHA meeting in Alturas, Ca. They have projects in the Warner Mountains just outside of Alturas and at Doyle Crossing and they asked if we could do joint projects with them.
They are also helping to put on the California Rendezvous April 11-13th in Corning, Ca at the Rolling Hills Casino Equestrian Center.
4H Tack Sale Booth Set up Saturday, February 15th 12:00 PM (noon) to 7:00 PM
Tack Sale Sunday, February 16th from 8AM to 3PM
Annual State Meeting BCH-NV
February 22, 2025, at the Tonopah Convention Center from 10AM until 4PM
Trail Ride March 2nd at 10am at 5205 Axe Handle Canyon Rd
Please RSVP to Karen Kibbe for info @ (775) 830-8679
We took in $86.00 for the Canned Food Drive.
Thank you everyone who donated!
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 19th @ 7:00 PM
Adjournment @ 7:51 PM
See you on the trail!
2024
November 20, 2024
Called to order @ 7:00 PM by Jim
Sign it Sheet (16 members attended)
Reviewed October Agenda
$5 Membership Increase
Club agreed to keep original prices $45 for individuals and $60 for families
Jerry motioned to not increase membership dues. Steve H. seconded
Motion was carried (all agreed to not increase membership dues)
First Aid Kits for Horses and Riders
Don has orange saddle bags for the human first aid kit and Toni and Jerry are working on the horse first aid kits with bandages, suture kit, puncture wounds and other supplies from Comstock Equine. The first aid kits will be with Jerry.
Cross-cut saw (Don)
Single saw that can be used as 1 or 2 person saw, we need to make something (a leather sheath?) to carry it in.
State donated $1,000 to North Carolina
1/2 to help people and 1/2 to help animals
It will be discussed at the State Meeting in Tonopah in February if clubs are going to help reimburse the state fund or if state is covering it
Handed out pearl snap western shirts for people helping with canned food drive to be in uniform.
Election results will be announced at the Christmas Party
Ballot will be sent out via email (google form) on Nov 23rd (Ballot will close Nov 30th)
Treasurer's Report: Checking Account has $4481.47 as of tonight.
Upcoming Events:
Christmas Party is December 7th at 5:30 pm at the Dikes Home (15625 Elkhorn Ln, Reno)
PLEASE RSVP WITH JANIE @ (530) 228-1363 WITH WHAT SIDE DISH YOU WILL BRING!! [PLEASE RSVP NO LATER THAN WED, DEC 4TH!!!] We need to have a head count!!
BYOB -- If you would like anything special to drink, please bring your own beverage!
Chicken and Tri-tip will be Barbecued!
Christmas Gift Exchange PLEASE NO MORE THAN $25
Canned Food Drive: December 13th at the Grand Sierra Resort 9-10am time slot
8am to let horses settle and get tacked up
Meet by the pool and ice rink parking lot off Mill Street
Brunch afterwards at GSR Cafe
Jim, Jerry and Don will buy food! ($1,000 in food drive fund)
Next Meeting: Christmas Party Dec 7th
NO MEETING AT BLACK BEAR DINER IN DECEMBER! (We will resume meetings in January)
Adjournment @ 7:33pm
See you on the trail!
July 17, 2024 Meeting Notes
Jim reports account balance is $4753 plus 15 individual and 16 family memberships.
There is $534 in the food drive kitty.
Liability insurance: when we host a public event, we can purchase insurance for $150 per event with Markel.
The Annual Channel 2 Share-Your-Christmas Food Drive will be Friday, December 13th at Grand Sierra.
We will have a vintage wagon pulled by a team of Percherons to carry club members and food donations.
Annual Summer Potluck & BBQ at Larry & Gails house at 7565 Bluff View Way, Reno, will be August 10th at 6 pm.
Larry and Terry will provide chicken and ribs. Please call or text Larry asap for RSVP and what side dish you
will bring at 775-230-1648.
Toni will get in touch with Holly about website updates.
Board members will hold a meeting TBA to update events and info.
The 2025 Bryce Canyon Trip dates have been pushed forward one week. With possible
departure on April 27th and camp/ride is officially be April 28th to May 4th.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
See you all on the trail!
January 17, 2024
Call to Order: Jim called the meeting to order 7:00 p.m. at Black Bear Diner, 2323 So Virginia St., Reno, NV
President Report:
Jim reported bank account balance is $3920.18
We will resume passing the Food Drive donation pouch around the table at meetings again.
As of this evening we have 8 single and 10 family memberships paid for 2024.
Jim asked for volunteers to do a booth at the Silver Spurs 4H Consignment Tack Sale on February 17th and 18th. Bailey volunteered and will get with Jim and Jerry about retrieving the table and materials needed. The contact email address for the 4H club is: sks4hclub@gmail.com.
The annual Back Country Horsemen of Nevada State Meeting will be Feb. 17th in Tonopah, NV. Please contact Jim if you plan to attend.
Vice President Report:
Our annual Calendar Meeting will be held at Tonis house, 290 Cinch Rd., Rancho Haven area, on Saturday, February 24th starting at 11:30. This will be a potluck lunch so please bring a dish to share.
Jerry advised a meeting with stakeholders such as Friends of Nevada Wilderness, BLM, Forest Service, etc. will take place in Elko on 2/14/24 to discuss events those entities have planned for 2024 and which events we may be able to assist with. Jerry will bring the information to the Calendar Meeting.
Jerry will also be in contact with the Bridgeport, CA Forest Service Ranger to discuss trail work requests and let us know the outcome.
Our next meeting will be 2/21/24 at 7:00 p.m. at Black Bear Diner.
Meeting adjourned 7:40 p.m.
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