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Elections Procedures

Nominations

  • At the August board meeting, appoint the Nominating Committee Chair. The Nominating Committee Chair and members can be any club member in good standing.
  • Candidates must be members in good standing as of March 1 of the current year and must not have allowed their membership to lapse in the meantime.
  • Candidates for officers (President and VPs) should come from the existing board or be a recent officer (no more than 5 years).
  • Candidates for Directors-At-Large should consider that they will hopefully become officers.
  • The IT Specialist will provide the Nominating Committee a list of eligible candidates. This is done by going to the WRRR web site, going to the Membership Admin menu, then going to Membership Reports and choosing Eligible Candidates.
  • The Nominating Committee is expected to provide a list of candidates by October 1.

Election Preparation

  • At the September board meeting, the board should discuss finding a person to be the Elections Committee Chair. The Elections Committee Chair and members must be members in good standing but not be on the ballot.
  • At the October general membership meeting (assuming there is one), the Chairperson will introduce the nominated candidates.
  • At the October board meeting, appoint the Elections Committee Chair.
  • The IT Specialist will set up the email address election@wrrr.org to forward to the members of the Elections Committee.
  • The Elections Committee will contact each candidate to ensure that they know they are running. (Why? Because we have had a candidate that did not know they were running.)

Balloting

  • The IT Specialist will create and send out the ballot to all eligible club members on November 1.
  • The President or web site admin will send a current roster to the Elections Committee so that they can verify that club members only vote once. (Note: Prior to 2013, some memberships got 2 votes, but this is no longer the case.)
  • Club members will have until November 15 to send in their ballots.
  • Email ballots will be collected and tallied by the Elections Committee.
  • Paper ballots will be collected by the person who picks up the mail. This person will make the ballots available to the Elections Committee.

Results

  • On December 1, the Elections Committee will announce the tally on the WRRR Forums Board of Directors forum.
  • The Elections Committee will contact the winners to verify that they know they won and are expected to come to the next board meeting. (Why? We have had a person who was elected and didn’t know it.)
  • After verification, the IT Specialist will send the results to all eligible club members.
  • The January issue of the Waterlog, which is sent out in late December or early January, will also contain the results of the election.
  • The January issue of the Waterlog will be updated to reflect the new Board of Directors in the masthead. Committee assignments will be modified in the February issue.
  • After January 1, the IT Specialist will update the web site’s Board of Directors list for the new year.
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New President – Organizing the Club

This document is intended for the incoming President.

Hopefully, you already know all of this, since we try to get someone who has already been on the board for a while to be the President, but this kind of formalizes how to organize things.

At the first board meeting of the year, you should start by making sure that each officer understands what their job is. Most of this is spelled out in the by-laws (which you need to read), but here is a summary with short descriptions:

President – Makes sure everything gets done. Try to delegate as much as possible!

VP Business – Take meeting minutes and publish them.

VP Finance – Handle the bank accounts and budget, including tracking where the money comes from and goes. Also responsible for keeping the membership database up to date (more on this later).

VP River Ops – Organizes the river trips, which is a lot harder than it sounds. This person really needs to delegate.

At this meeting, you will choose a Chairperson of the Board. Traditionally, this role is handled by the President, but it doesn’t have to be. The Chairperson runs the board meetings and makes sure that the board follows the by-laws. You will also choose the committee chairs – Membership, River Watch, Programs, Communications, and Safety & Education. Only the first two of these are described in the by-laws – the others are traditional. These jobs have posts to describe the jobs, but here is a summary:

Membership – Responsible for getting new members and retaining existing members. NOT responsible for maintaining the membership database!

River Watch – Keeps an eye on river issues and projects. Notifies the club of things that are going on, and works to get people to help out with projects.

Programs – Reserves the board meeting locations and plans the January General Membership meeting. In recent years, Programs has handled the Spring Flip Practice and the Fall Gear Swap and Repair Clinic.

Communications – Works with the Waterlog editor and Webmaster to make sure that information gets out to the club members. This person should have a good grasp on electronic communications, since most of the info goes out through the web site, Facebook group, and Yahoo! group.

Safety & Education – Organizes the annual one-day safety class and any other safety events.

Important: Committee chairs do not have to be board members. Find the best person for these jobs!

There are a couple of other important roles that aren’t board positions:

Waterlog Editor – Do not take this person for granted!

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Manual – Communications Committee

THIS IS A DRAFT

The Communications Committee is responsible for informing the club members of events and news related to the club. The committee chair may be any club member in good standing, but is usually held by a board member. The club IT Specialist is automatically a member of this committee, and will provide assistance as needed.

The key tenet of the Communications Committee is: All information should be relayed by one source. We should not have different people sending out information on an event, sponsor,  or other club business. This can lead to inconsistency and confusion. It can also lead to information getting lost.

WRRR uses several methods of communication:

  • Board Meeting Agenda – The agenda for the board meetings is created using the Agenda Maker on the we site. The IT Specialist has the details of this system.
  • The Waterlog – This is the club newsletter, published monthly except for December. Each issue is expected to be published 3-4 days before the beginning of the month. It is sent to each member as a PDF attachment to an email message.
  • wrrr.org – This is the club web site. It hosts the event calendar, posts on club news, and information about the club for members and directors. It also hosts a photo gallery intended mainly for club group photos.
  • Facebook – This is the most active and up to date form of communication, and is preferred by most members.
  • Forums – This is used by Brenan to inform people who aren’t on Facebook about trips and events. An alternative to the forums would be to point people to the web site, where we can communicate these as posts or events.
  • Messages in The Waterlog emails – If needed, messages can be attached the the emails sent containing The Waterlog. Informal discussions indicate that most people ignore these, so they are not very valuable.
  • Email blasts – We have the ability to send email messages to everyone in the club. This mechanism is currently primitive, but it can be effective.
  • Surveys – Occasionally, we send out surveys to poll the members on various topics related to running the club.
  • Signs at Events – At some events, we need informational signs. It is best to have these laminated to be weather resistant.

NOTE: Keep in mind that only The Waterlog and the email blasts are restricted to WRRR members. Other means of communication are available to people who aren’t WRRR members. Consideration must be paid to publishing content that is for members only.

The sections below outline the Communications Committee responsibilities.

Events

Events are operated either by the River Ops or Programs committees. Communications should engage the committee chairs to get the information about the events, and provide them as follows:

  • Agenda Maker events table
    • Before November, get the list of event dates from the Board of Directors and update the data in the web site database. Currently, this is done by having the IT Specialist update the table manually. An edit form will be provided in the future to make this easier.
  • Web site event calendar
    • Add or Edit the event with the date, location, and latest information about the event.
  • Waterlog articles
    • Provide an article about the event for The Waterlog. The schedule for the articles can be found in the Agenda Maker templates (ask the IT Specialist about these).
    • Some events have both a teaser (a short article about the event) and a full article with details.
  • Forum post
    • This should contain the same information as the article in The Waterlog – Alternative: Post the topic title, but point to the web site event post.
  • Web site post (optional)
    • Some events can be added to the main page of the web site as a post.
  • Facebook banner (optional)
    • Create a Facebook banner with the name and date of the event and make it the group photo for the group
  • Facebook post
    • This is done as a link to the event on wrrr.org with a short description
    • Do this 2 weeks before the event
    • Mark the post as an announcement
    • Consider turning off comments, as people have been known to add comments about unrelated trips, causing confusion
    • Edit the post a few days before the event to bring it to the top
  • Email blast (in emergency)
    • If an event happens or changes outside of the normal cycle of The Waterlog, such as a change to camping location or the sudden cancellation of an event, this method can be used to inform people.

After the event has taken place, it is nice to provide some sort of follow-up. We usually get some photos and postings on Facebook by members.

  • Facebook banner (optional)
    • Find a nice group photo and make it the Facebook group banner
  • Waterlog article (optional)
    • Try to get a club member to write an article about their experience at the event
  • Web site post (optional)
    • This would be the same as the Waterlog article
  • Web site photo (optional)
    • This should be a group photo from the event

Signs At Events

At some events, we need to have signs to inform people of things going on to avoid confusion. These signs should be laminated to be weather resistant.

  • Wenatchee Rendezvous
    • Signs on the toilets informing people when the raffle ticket sales will begin and when the potluck will be
  • Skagit Poker Run
    • Signs at the put-in, the covered area at camp, and the toilets at camp informing people when the potluck will be and the final checkout time for camp
    • We may also want to add a note about bears and cleaning up garbage
  • Tieton
    • Signs inside the toilets informing people that the toilets are provided by WRRR and mentioning wrrr.org

Special Event Notes

Some events need to have other things communicated. This section outlines these.

  • Tieton
    • Make sure that club members know that we do not own or control the camping area we use. People should not come in and hassle people who are there for being “in our area”. The only rights we have are that people can not block river access points.
    • Toilets can only be provided for 14 days because of National Forest restrictions. Since we want to cover the weekend of the Rally, which is closest to September 15, toilets may not be provided earlier. Make sure club members are aware of this.

Announcements

At times we have announcements that are not related to events, such as an announcement for a safety or first aid class, a special deal for club members, or the passing of a beloved member of the club. These should be handled as follows:

  • Waterlog article
    • Provide an article for The Waterlog
  • Forum post
    • Post the same information to the forums – Alternative: Post the topic title and link to the web site post
  • Web site post
    • Post the same article on the web site as a post
  • Facebook post
    • Post a link to the web site post on the Facebook group if appropriate.
    • Be aware that some promotions are for club members only and should not be posted to Facebook. Posting these can lead to us losing these special deals.
  • Email blast (optional unless emergency)
    • Send out an email blast message if this occurs outside of the Waterlog publishing schedule

Web Site Articles

The web site gets few visitors, mainly because there is not much content. It would be good for the Communications Committee to solicit and publish posts that are related to club activities. We have a few of these on the site now, but they are not often updated.

One idea would be to copy a Waterlog article from a past issue and post it to the web site. Ideally, this would be a trip report of some sort. The most interesting trip reports tend to be about non-club trips, but any trip articles are good candidates.

Another good source of content would be to ask people to write articles about topics like gear and safety techniques. We used to have an article on how to do a Z-drag, showing several techniques.

 

 

 

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Board Meeting Minutes WRRR Board

August 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order:7:03
    1. Officers: Repo, David, Nancy
    2. Directors: Lance, Karie, Jared, Brenan
    3. Other: Mark, Lyss
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Check previous month’s action items
      1. Articles written
      2. Discussion about toilet decorations – tape on blue paper
      3. David and Nancy signed new by-laws
      4. New by-laws on web site
      5. David started Communications manual
  3. Review agenda
  4. 144 members (134 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Nisqually River Cleanup – moved a car
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Nothing new
      2. Lance and Brenan discussed safety class article
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. Access to publish on web site
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
      1. Repo and David did mini audit
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. Not here – Ryleigh’s graduation
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Have all stuff at Tieton
  6. Events
    1. White Salmon Retreat roundup (7/20/2019)
      1. Group rates are now $200 per night – up from $150
      2. Early/late camping dealt with
    2. Poker Run status (8/17/2019)
      1. Bring lanterns for prize table so people can see prizes when it gets dark
      2. Brenan has lunch food
      3. Need poker stations to shuttle at 8am
      4. All supplies ready
      5. Nancy bringing odor neutralizers
      6. Nancy wants to create new campsites
      7. Who is running the game? Mary and Jason expected
    3. Tieton Rally status (9/14/2019)
      1. Get straw at Ace in Naches – Steve or Nancy
      2. Portapotties
    4. Rogue status (9/25/2019)
      1. 25 people – everyone launching first day
    5. Gear Swap planning (10/12/2019)
      1. Are we having it at the Burns residence? Karie says yes
      2. Article in Waterlog
      3. Pot luck – Cheesey Goodness
    6. Sauktoberfest planning (10/19/2019)
      1. Hoping the river comes up
    7. Misc River Ops
      1. Brenan looking for camping for 2020
      2. May need help snatching the sites
      3. Some camps are already reserved – may need to move event date
  7. Old Business
    1. Status of by-laws signing and posting
      1. Need to scan signed copy
    2. Nisqually camping for 2020
      1. Strict about vehicles
      2. River loop has more parking
      3. Need more budget for 2020
      4. Motion to add night – approved
  8. New Business
    1. Tieton toilet decorations
    2. Remembering Pat Sumption
      1. Send email blast – include former members
      2. Idea: Waterlog article
      3. Idea: Donation in her name to AW or other river advocacy group
        1. Motion $100 to AWA – carried
      4. Idea: Memorial at the 2020 Green River Cleanup
    3. Appoint Nominating Committee
      1. Provide list of eligible candidates
      2. All current board members are eligible to run again
        1. Need candidate for VP Business
        2. Send manual link to Nancy
      3. Repo was elected committee chair
      4. Descriptions of the positions are in the by-laws
  9. Waterlog: We already have the September issue
    1. Will be sent out on 8/28 by David
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. See you this weekend at the Poker Run
    2. Cram people in with spot savers
    3. Nice spot on the highway in the turn lane
  11. Adjourn at 7:45pm
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Board Meeting Minutes WRRR Board

July 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order
    1. Officers: Nancy, Rebecca, Joe (7:05PM)
    2. Directors: Brenan, Jared, Karie
  2. Review minutes and approve
  3. Review agenda
  4. 134 members (138 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. 2020 Nisqually clean-up date picked: April 4th
      2. Cispus River trip – gained some media attention through Chehalis Tribune
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Engage Wet Planet for next safety class
      2. Lance to write article about safety class
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. David and Karie need to create manual
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
      1. Clarified one online member request.
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. Mail and receipts handed to Rebecca
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Currently have a lot of revenue
      2. Mary requested zip-up hoodies
      3. Nancy requested more long sleeve
  6. Events
    1. Sauk Overnighter status (6/22/2019)
      1. Some sunburns, new stretch for some, food was good
      2. Mary to write article or ask Jessica
    2. White Salmon Retreat status (7/20/2019)
      1. Friday Reserved
      2. If come Thursday, pay @house & be respectful.
      3. Nancy, Repo, Joe, & Brenan on fence
    3. Poker Run planning (8/17/2019)
      1. Have campsite Thursday – Sunday Night
      2. Station 1: Mary & Joe
        Station 2: Nancy and Randy
        Station 3: Brenan and Lance
        Station 4: Repo  Station 5:   Jared   
      3. Need lighting for prizes.  All to bring lanterns.    
      4. Shuttle for poker stations at 8am.    All others to coordinate shuttles on their own.   Poker stations people are awesome humans!
    4. Tieton Rally planning (9/14/2019)
      1. Request for Straw.  Steve agreed to pickup
      2. Brenan to run breakfast potluck.
      3. Mark suggested Leave-no-trace PortoArt contest.   Brenan reminds everyone that anything on the potties needs to be cleaned up by the time toilets are picked up.   Make sure that toilet company doesn’t need to deal with it.
    5. Rogue planning (9/25/2019)
      1. Rogue looking good.  40 available slots, 22 people signed up
      2. Article written
    6. Misc River Ops
  7. Old Business
    1. By-law need to be signed and uploaded to website
      1. David and Nancy will schedule this
  8. New Business
    1. Discuss finding board members for next year
      1. Several names tossed out, Election committee will contact (Correction: Should be Nomination committee)
    2. Charter renewal
      1. Repo has paperwork
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 7/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Tieton Rally full article
      1. Done
    3. President – Article asking for new board members
    4. September articles needed by July 30
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Nancy baby deer rescue story
  11. Adjourn 8:07pm
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June 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order
    1. Officers: Nancy, David
    2. Directors: Steve
    3. Brenan on Snake, Repo on John Day
  2. Review minutes and approve
  3. Review agenda
  4. 141 members (141 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. David and Karie need to create manual
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Sold out of long-sleeve tye-dye elbow shirts
  6. Events
    1. Wenatchee Rendezvous roundup (6/1/2019)
      1. It happened and we did it!
    2. Sauk Overnighter status (6/22/2019)
      1. People signed up
      2. Starting Friday to scout
    3. White Salmon Retreat status (7/20/2019)
      1. Camping paid for
    4. Poker Run planning (8/17/2019)
    5. Misc River Ops
      1. Toilet bills from Brenan
      2. Lochsa moving to the week after Wenatchee for 2020
      3. Sauk after work runs
      4. Shangri-La is now way too expensive
  7. Old Business
    1. By-law changes adoption
      1. Nancy and David need to sign
  8. New Business
    1. Determine location of July board meeting
      1. David will not be attending but will update and publish agenda
      2. Someone needs to print agendas
      3. Someone need to take minutes
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 6/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Poker Run full article
    3. VP River Ops – Tieton Rally teaser
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Nancy rowed Derrick’s little fishing cat on the Cedar
  11. Adjourn 7:18
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Welcome our new sponsor – Sawyer Paddles and Oars

Please welcome our newest sponsor, Sawyer. This is a great company with great products.

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WRRR Board

Manual – VP of Business Affairs

The VP of Business Affairs acts as the club Secretary.

The main job of the VP of Business Affairs is to take the board meeting minutes and publish them. In addition, this position can involve finding sponsors and advertisers for the club.

The IT Specialist

You may be looking at the size of this manual and thinking “Oh, no! What have I gotten myself into”? Don’t worry. It’s really not that hard, and you have help.

The goal of the IT Specialist is to make your job as easy as possible. If you hate computers or are too busy to deal with all of this stuff, the IT Specialist can do almost everything for you. If you like computers, the IT Specialist can help make your job easier.

One thing to keep in mind is that the IT Specialist is not a mind reader. You need to ask for things, not just assume they will happen just because the IT Specialist is a busybody obsessed with everything moving smoothly.

Task Calendar

Besides dealing with the meeting agendas and minutes, there are several tasks that need to be handled throughout the year. These are described in the manual sections, but here is a quick reference.

  • January
    • If you are the new VP Business, get set up with the proper account
    • Update the committee table after the first board meeting
    • Verify that the previous VP Business updated the events for the board meetings and updated the river trips table
  • May
    • Audit the ads in the Waterlog
  • November
    • Schedule the board meetings for the following year
    • Update the river trips table – Note: It is important to wait until after the November board meeting to do this because there should be follow-ups on October events

Web Site Access

There are several tasks that involve using the web site administration tools. You will need an account on wrrr.org and it needs to be set up with the proper role (IT Specialist needs to define this) to allow you to edit the meeting agenda templates and related data, create and edit events, and create and edit posts.

Agenda

The meeting agenda is created as a draft post on the web site on the 5th of each month.

Publishing the Agenda on the Web Site

Editor: Need to add section on publishing agenda on the web site

Printing Agendas for Live Meetings

Editor: Need to add section on printing the minutes for in-person meetings

Taking the Minutes for Phone Meetings

The following are the steps for taking the minutes for phone meetings:

  • Before the board meeting, go to the web site and Clone the meeting agenda post
  • Change the title of the post so that instead of “Agenda” it says “Minutes”
  • Change the link so that it ends in “minutes” instead of “agenda”
  • During or after the meeting, edit the minutes post
  • Change the categories for the post to “News”, “WRRR Board”, and “Meeting Minutes”
  • Publish the post
  • Move the Agenda post to the trash
  • Edit the previous month’s minutes and remove it from the “News” category
  • Go to wrrr.org and verify that the new minutes are there and the old agenda and minutes are no longer on the front page

Taking the Minutes for Live Meetings

Editor: Need to add section on entering minutes for in person meetings

Publishing the Meeting Minutes

Managing the Automatic Agenda Maker

Editor: Need a section on managing the automatic agenda maker system. This should include how to update the templates and how to edit the list of events that generate the River Ops section.

Sponsors and Advertisers

The VP of Business Affairs may attempt to find sponsors and advertisers. This has tended to be optional, but some VPs have been able to get some good deals for the club members.

Standard sponsorship memberships cost $100 per year, which can be in the form of money or merchandise. For merchandise, we prefer a donation of products, but it is acceptable to obtain a substantial discount on desirable products. For example, first aid kits obtained at a 50% discount off retail would qualify if the club could use more than $200 retail value of these to use as raffle/poker run prizes. The budget for these discounted items comes from the River Ops prize budget or the Safety and Education budget if applicable, and should therefore be cleared by the VP River Ops.

A standard sponsorship membership receives a Household club membership, a small ad in the Waterlog, and a sponsor link on the web page. The VP of Business Affairs will work with the VP Finance, Waterlog editor and the club IT Specialist to set these up.

Most advertisers are sponsors, but companies that provide a discount for a product or service that benefits club members can also have an ad in the Waterlog and a link on the web site. This is a less formal arrangement that does not involve a club membership, and the ads are subject to available space in the Waterlog. Currently, the only ad like this is OS Systems (15% discount for all members).

In May, make sure that you audit the ads in the Waterlog and make sure they are paid for or are special discounts (like OS Systems).

 

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Board Meeting Minutes WRRR Board

May 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order: 7:05PM conference call
    1. Officers: Nancy, Rebecca, David, Joe (7:10PM)
    2. Directors: Lance, Steve, Brenan, Karie
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Karie and David did not talk about communications.
    2. Repo and David did not send out a membership letter
  3. Review agenda – approved
  4. 141 members (141 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. May 16 – 9am in Morton
      2. Meeting with Lewis County PUD on Cispus River
      3. Raft trip afterward
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Safety class – possible move to Sauk
      2. 11 signed up – still have 1 space
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. David got new membership
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Booth at the Rendezvous
  6. Events
    1. Niqually Cleanup roundup (4/20/2019)
      1. Big boats were great – lots of big stuff
      2. Car moved to shore
    2. Flip Practice roundup (4/28/2019)
      1. Only 8 people
      2. Flipped rafts, cats, and kayaks
      3. Great BBQ by Jim
    3. Green River Cleanup roundup (5/4/2019)
      1. Group from FG to Soos Creek (Hwy 18)
      2. Group from Whitney Bridge to Soos Creek (Hwy 18)
      3. $45 dump fee
      4. Nature Nuts had big ground crew
      5. Clay Ross had group on Headworks
      6. Group on Lower Gorge
      7. First time – boats from Headworks to Soos Creek
      8. Jeep clubs next year
      9. 4 vehicles in the woods to get out around Nozzle
      10. Need to get a gate key
      11. Can we get Shangri-La again? Karie and Nancy will try
      12. Karie won dutch oven contest (only entry)
      13. Karie will publish the recipe
      14. Lots of food left over
    4. Wenatchee Rendezvous status (6/1/2019)
      1. Mary and Joe will bring left over food
      2. Joe has prizes
      3. Rebecca will talk to Casey about throwbags
      4. David & Toria ticket sales early shift
      5. Lance Blanchard ticket sales late shift
      6. Repo ticket sales early shift
      7. Nancy ticket sales late shift
      8. Randy R and Derick shirts
    5. Sauk Overnighter status (6/22/2019)
      1. All good
    6. White Salmon Retreat planning (7/20/2019)
      1. Camping reserved – Friday & Saturday
      2. Trip leading all set up
    7. Misc River Ops
      1. Sawyer Paddles – $279 cost
      2. 66″ guide stick
      3. 200cm paddle
  7. Old Business
    1. Voting procedure at Wenatchee for by-laws
      1. David will create ballots – yay or nay
      2. Put ballots in a bucket
      3. 2 copies of changes document
  8. New Business
    1. Communications Plan
      1. Communications is a committee, not just the chair
      2. Create a manual for Communications to describe all of the tasks that need to get done
      3. Ideally, Communications would deal with all articles and event postings, soliciting information from River Ops, Programs/Volunteers, and President
      4. We need to stop assuming Brian will ask for articles – we are responsible for getting them to him before the end of the month
      5. David & Karie will put together a plan
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 5/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Sauk Overnighter full article – done
    3. VP River Ops – White Salmon full article
    4. VP River Ops – Poker Run teaser
    5. Rebecca – Owyhee trip report
    6. Rebecca – Nisqually Cleanup report
    7. Nancy will call Jim – Flip Practice report
    8. Brenan & Nancy & Karie – Green Cleanup report
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Joe says WRRR is the best club on planet Earth
    2. David has full-size mattress to trade – will post to Facebook
  11. Adjourn 8:00
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April 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order-7PM Claim Jumper Tukwila
    1. Officers present: Nancy, Joe, Repo, David, Jared, Karie, Brenan
    2. Others present: Evan Jones, Jim J, Mary, Ryleigh, Lyss
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. No action items for last month
  3. Review agenda
  4. 138 members (135 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Cispus meeting coming up in Morton
      2. Trip following – people are encouraged to bring trailers
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Safety class May 11-12 is full
      2. Repo will receive payment and pay Casey
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. Needs to work with David
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. Picked up mail
      2. Online application form will help streamline process
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Inventory done and new orders being made
      2. Joe K wants stain resistant shirts because he gets stains before he can even pay for them
      3. Karie recommended Sports Wash for shirts
  6. Events
    1. Niqually Cleanup status (04/20/2019)
      1. Discussed times (9am at put-in, 10am at takeout)
      2. We will help with extracting cars in river
    2. Flip Practice status (04/28/2019)
      1. Ask people to bring popups if weather is rainy
    3. Green River Cleanup status (05/4/2019)
      1. KP camp still has trees – hoping for resolution soon
    4. Wenatchee Rendezvous status (06/1/2019)
      1. We will have poopers everywhere
      2. Nancy will try to bring odor neutralizers
      3. There will be a camp cleanup when we get there
      4. There will be 2 ticket stations with 2 shifts each to ease the burden of selling tickets during potluck
    5. Sauk Overnighter planning (06/22/2019)
      1. Bill Henniger is asked not to attend because rain is his fault
      2. The above may not be factual
    6. Misc River Ops
      1. We need volunteers
  7. Old Business
    1. None
  8. New Business
    1. Present proposed by-law changes
      1. Went over all changes; have some edits
      2. 6.8 change “will” to “may”
      3. 6.13-6.14 add statement about these staff memberships being rule of 85 eligible
    2. Waterlogs to go to members until 2 months after expiration
      1. Different emails for the expired 1 month and expired 2 months messages
    3. Online membership application
      1. Approved as is, but improvements are inevitable
      2. Karie suggested adding prices to buttons on pay screen
        1. This has been done
    4. Wenatchee Rendezvous General Membership meeting agenda
      1. By-laws changes
      2. Stories about Bob from Jim
      3. Encourage volunteers
      4. Mandatory prayers for rain – all members to be fitted with shock collars to enforce
      5. The above may not be factual
    5. Discuss what officer positions directors are interested in learning
      1. Nobody had input
      2. Everyone is eligible for next year, but David is not planning to return
    6. Membership letter to members expired within 3 years
      1. David and Repo will handle this
      2. David will automate this for future
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 4/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Wenatchee Rendezvous full article
    3. VP River Ops – Sauk Overnighter teaser
    4. VP River Ops – White Salmon teaser
  10. Announcements and good of the order
  11. Adjourn 8:30PM (longer meeting because of by-laws discussion)
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March 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order
    1. Officers – Rebecca, Joe, David
    2. Directors – Brenan, Steve (7:13), Karie (7:54)
    3. Rebecca acts as chair
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Minutes approved
    2. Status of prize donations
      1. Joe reached out to Audrey – none available
      2. Throw bag
      3. Derek Young – ad sponsor for prizes
  3. Review agenda
  4. 135 members (136 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Cispus
        1. continued BS from Lewis County and the BPA
        2. Removed takeout from budget
        3. BPA not nice about this
        4. Brenan is now “The Hooded Ninja” – he has a lot of hats
      2. Nisqually
        1. Car cleanup – Greg Mason wants to get the car out
        2. Maybe helicopters
        3. Wait for low water in August
        4. Possibly put up a sign – contact Nisqually tribe to help
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Safety class with Casey
        1. May 11-12
        2. Limited to 12 people
        3. $125 per person
        4. WRRR pays for camping
        5. Possibly give gear to participants
        6. There is budget – no approval needed
      2. First aid class
        1. Lance Blanchard helping
        2. Do this in the fall
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. Absent
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
      1. Online form needed soon
      2. David to update the membership application to open up space
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. Picked up and checks deposited
      2. Need to reserve Claim Jumper for April
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. “I got nothing”
  6. Events
    1. Tilton Trek roundup (2/16/2019)
      1. Didn’t happen
    2. Niqually Cleanup status (4/20/2019)
      1. Rebecca to write article
      2. Need to check campground
      3. Repo and Brenan camping  at the Yelm Walmart
    3. Flip Practice status (4/28/2019)
      1. All good
    4. Green River Cleanup status (5/4/2019)
      1. Need volunteers
      2. Bryan Holmes for Trash Czar – Headworks leader
      3. Campground should be ready for us
      4. Dump voucher – Nature Nuts might do it for us
    5. Wenatchee Rendezvous planning (6/1/2019)
      1. The Poo King is all over it
      2. Randomly depositing toilets all over Leavenworth
      3. Eagle Creek – $255
      4. Hay Canyon – $395 for 2 months – will not do it
      5. Leavenworth – $415 for 2 months
      6. WRRR signs for toilets
      7. Increase budget – $800 for Wenatchee
    6. Misc River Ops
      1. Credit card for Joe to buy
      2. Need volunteers
  7. Old Business
    1. Budget
      1. Karie arrived – have a quorum
      2. Brenan seconded
      3. Discussion of Nisqually camping
      4. Approved unanimously
  8. New Business
    1. By-Laws revisions
      1. Not ready yet
      2. Will post summary to Board FB group when ready
      3. Board needs to approve at April meeting
      4. General membership notified by May 1
      5. General membership vote on June 1 at Wenatchee
    2. Leavenworth boat launch portapotties
      1. covered above
    3. April board meeting location
      1. covered above
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 3/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. Nisqually Cleanup
      1. Repo
    3. VP River Ops – Green River Cleanup full article
      1. Brenan
    4. Programs – Flip Practice full article
      1. David with help from Jim
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Looking forward to water
    2. Pray for a slow melt – Karie
  11. Adjourn
    1. 8:02
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February 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order – 7:03PM conference call
    1. Board members: Nancy, David, Brenan, Joe, Mary, Ryleigh, Rebecca, Lance (7:12)
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Discussion on the membership form
    2. David talked to Mark Trivett about legality
  3. Review agenda
  4. 136 members (139 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Cispus River issues
      2. Nooksak land swap for new access – Brenan
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Talking to Casey Garland about overnighter
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. Not present
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
      1. Ordered checks
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. AW magazine, no renewals
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
  6. Events
    1. Tilton Trek status (2019-02-16)
      1. Low water – not many people expecting to go
      2. Brenan will ask around about the progression
    2. Toutle (2019-03-23 – not an official trip)
      1. Moved date due to Wind River Festival
      2. Derek Scovell to lead
    3. Niqually Cleanup planning (2019-04-20)
      1. Repo contacted campground (River Bend) – 5 group sites available @ $50 each
      2. Need to decide on camping needs
      3. Repo will send out a Facebook poll about camping needs
    4. Flip Practice planning (2019-04-28)
      1. Jim has it under control
      2. May need popups if weather is rainy
    5. Green River Cleanup planning (2019-05-04)
      1. Joe says we’re pretty set
      2. Camping is set up
      3. RV spots will be available
      4. Mary is doing the BBQ
      5. Need volunteers for signups at Headworks and KP
      6. Most people are registering online
      7. Possible pre-run to scout for trash
    6. Misc River Ops
      1. Brenan is officially “King of Poo”
      2. Toilets for the Wenatchee put-in
      3. Need to decide on dates
      4. Other possible locations
  7. Old Business
    1. Any plans for a safety class in 2019?
      1. Possibly – Talking to Casey Grland
  8. New Business
    1. Discuss budget – approve if possible
      1. Add: Nisqually Cleanup ($250)
      2. Add: Wenatchee toilets for put-ins (???)
      3. No quorum – we will vote next month
    2. Status for getting donations of prizes
      1. Talk to Audrey
      2. Joe will look into raft rope device
    3. Appoint committee for by-law updates
      1. David, Nancy, Repo
      2. Need to have draft for March meeting
      3. Send to members in April
      4. Vote at Wenatchee
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 2/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Green River Cleanup teaser
    3. Repo and David swim articles
    4. Repo will try to write article on Boatsmith if she goes (snow dependent)
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Brenan – tracked down the receipt for Wenatchee toilets
      1. $110 plus delivery charges
      2. 2-3 at Wenatchee put-in
      3. Brenan will do “poo-con” (that’s poo-recon, not a poo convention)
    2. Joe sent messages already
  11. Adjourn – 7:58PM
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January 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order – 7PM Renton Round Table Pizza
    1. Board members present: Nancy, David, Rebecca, Joe, Jared, Karie, Lance, Brenan
    2. Other members present: Paul, Mark, Miles, Jim, Lyss, Brian, Ryleigh, Mary
  2. Review agenda
  3. New Board
    1. We start the year with 139 members
    2. Introduce officers – All present except for Steve Plut
    3. Elect Chairperson – Nancy Douty will be Chairperson
    4. Go over officer duties
  4. Select Committee Chairs and go over duties
    1. River Watch – Repo
    2. Safety and Education – Repo
    3. Communications – Karie
    4. Programs/Volunteers – Mary
    5. WRRR Wear – Repo
  5. Old Business
    1. January membership meeting – Claim Jumper in Southcenter Jan 17
      1. Introduce new board to general membership
      2. Permit info – David will give this
    2. Audit committee report – all balanced out
  6. Events for the year
    1. Tilton Trek (2019-02-16)
    2. Niqually Cleanup (2019-04-20) – Budget $250
    3. Flip Practice (2019-04-28)
    4. Green River Cleanup (2019-05-04)
    5. Wenatchee Rendezvous (2019-06-01)
    6. Sauk Overnighter (2019-06-22)
    7. White Salmon Retreat (2019-07-20)
    8. Poker Run (2019-08-17)
    9. Tieton Rally (2019-09-14)
    10. Rogue (2019-09-25)
    11. Gear Swap (2019-10-12)
    12. Sauktoberfest (2019-10-19)
  7. New Business
    1. Hollenbeck Park reservation – set up but not 100% confirmed
    2. How do members communicate without Facebook?
      1. Waterlog is the main mechanism, but what happens when people don’t realize they aren’t getting it?
      2. wrrr.org forums has little activity and is difficult to maintain
      3. Yahoo groups are unmaintainable and need to go
      4. Any mechanism we use needs a wide audience
      5. “People need to suck it up” – if you don’t want to participate in Facebook or you aren’t getting the Waterlog, you need to deal with this. The club can’t force people to use different communications methods.
  8. Waterlog articles needed by 1/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Green River Cleanup teaser – Joe will handle this
    3. President – President’s welcome message – Repo will send Nancy the 2018 article to edit
  9. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Mark Burns will head up the Green River Paparazzi crew at the Nozzle for the cleanup
    2. Brenan proposes to add the Progression as a WRRR event for 2019, so River Ops will handle scheduling and duties
    3. Sidebar – Need an online membership form. This needs to be part of the web site – a remote form (e.g., Google form) will not integrate well with our system
  10. Adjourn – 7:42
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November 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order 7:05.   Brenan, Rebecca, David, Steve, Nancy.  Got a quorum!  Added Jared and Lyss Cook!!!
  2. Review minutes and approve.   Approved unanimous
    1. David doing something with google maps.   He fixed the problem during last meeting
    2. David contacted Mike Curtis about Tieton dumpser bill.  We pay half.    Mike hasn’t sent the bill yet
  3. Review agenda.
  4. 143 members (142 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post.  Working on Cispus river issues.   PUD is promising things, but signed agreement with timber company.  Nothing permanent.   We are continuing the good fight!   David asks about takeout and logs.   Rebecca mentions they never had a permit and fish / wildlife made them remove logs.  Takeout is in good shape again.
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post.    No new news
    3. Communications – David Elliott.   Updated events with 2019 dates.  Get David dates for any trips people want on the calendar.
      1. Rebecca mentions april 22nd, but that is a monday. We would have very little turnout.    April 20th, is the proposed Nisqually River Cleanup.    We can do this as a rowers progression too.
    4. Membership – David Elliott
      1. Rule of 85 memberships for Randy Erling and Terry Donoho.   Found info in the 1993 roster.   Corrected Jim J date to his original join date
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty.  Nancy will pickup the mail tomorrow.
      1. Board meeting Jan 9th.    Renton / Kent Round table
      2.  Gen membership Jan 17th.   Redmond / Bellevue round table.  Nancy will call and reserve.
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post.   Rebecca has a good inventory.  She mentions that Joe Sauve has rafting type wear on zazzle.com
  6. Events
    1. Gear Swap roundup (2018-10-13).   Delightful, croquet (Nancy LOST), good weather, repairs, lots of room, Joe’s drone, something for everyone.
    2. Sauktoberfest roundup (2018-10-20)   Low water first year in a while we didn’t hit the Sauk river.  Joe had his drone here too.   No water so a few folks went to the Skagit.   Beerfest/Bike tour in Arlington.   Lots of fun was had!
    3. Rebecca asks is anyone writing articles for recent events.  Nancy will write a boring article.   Prob 100 pages.  Play by play on the croquet tournament will likely turn up cheaters and why Nancy lost!
    4. Misc River Ops  (River ops is on vacation)   Good job river ops 2018!  Kicked some booty!!!   Prizes for 2019 have begun way ahead of schedule.
    5. Nisqually Cleanup.  April 20th?  Duplicate discussion.   Make sure to add to the Jan agenda / Action items for Jan to confirm anything needed.   We voted early in the year to add funding to the budget.    2019 boards problems!!!!!!!!
  7. Old Business
    1. Election Committee status
      1. Ballots sent out November 1
      2. As for November 14, 23 ballots received
      3. Second round scheduled to go out November 15.
      5. 45 days left of martial law for the WRRR Board to do whatever we want!   Better read the minutes carefully!!!
  8. New Business
    1. Nominate audit committee
      1. David prefers December 11 for audit due to work.   Approved
    2. January board meeting restaurant reservation.   (Above) (Renton Round Table, Nancy reserves).   Club buys pizza this event.   Wait to order food til we get there
    3. January meeting  (Above) (Overlake Round table, Nancy reserves)
      1. Restaurant reservation.  (Nancy)
      2. Agenda:   Not finalized
      3. Food.   Will confirm at the Jan board meeting.   Should we use Martial Law before it’s too late?   Brenan thinks so, but his hands are sweating!   Steve mentions make sure we can get Renton Round table  before too much planning.
      4. American Whitewater donation.   If you donate $400 you get a super-club donation.   If we can afford it, we should keep pace with the other clubs ($400).   We have cash in the vault.
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 11/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – New Year’s Day Float full article.   (Derek’s address is wrong).  We have Nancy’s address in there.   Brian does the article.   Nancy knows how to get there which is good, since she doesn’t do facebook.  Brian has the article and will update the address.   No action river ops, still on vacation.
    3. Waterlog editor, trip Organizer and Trip leader of the Tilton will write this article- Tilton Trek full article.    Action:  River ops – Stay on vacation, relax, job well done!  2018 OUT-
  10. Announcements and good of the order.
    1. Great work, good job and happy 2018 year:):):):)
    2. Steve will be on vacation first of the year, likely miss a few events
  11. Adjourn 7:49pm
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October 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order at 7:06PM
    1. Board members present: Nancy, Jared, Karie, Joe, David
    2. Members present: Lyss, Mark B
  2. Review minutes and approve
  3. Review agenda
  4. 143 members (138 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. David to contact the people about the MM event on Sep 23 and see how it went
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
    3. Communications – David Elliott
      1. Google Maps API Key needed – registered and connected
        1. This should not cost WRRR anything because we don’t use it much
    4. Membership – David Elliott
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty
      1. Picked up one membership application
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
  6. Events
    1. Tieton Rally roundup (2018-09-15)
      1. David to contact RiverBooty about dumpster
        1. Ask Mike why the dumpsters were put where they were
      2. Discuss moving toilets or trying to take back the area where we have the toilets
      3. Straw for 2019
        1. Needs to be weed free
      4. Bear Canyon takeout
        1. Consider promoting this for future WRRR groups
    2. Rogue roundup (2018-09-26)
      1. Trip was awesome – great weather with 1 night of rain
      2. 18 people launched day 1, 13 launched day 2
      3. 18 people took out Monday, 13 took out Sunday – not exactly the same people from original launches
      4. Get people to write articles (especially kids)
      5. Had a flip at Blossom Bar
      6. Difficult logistics with large groups like this, but everything went great
    3. Gear Swap status (2018-10-13)
      1. All set
    4. Sauktoberfest status (2018-10-20)
      1. Probably no water, so alternate plans being made
    5. Misc River Ops
  7. Old Business
    1. Ballot should have been submitted by October 1
      1. No ballot provided yet
      2. List of candidates from the September minutes is not valid
      3. David to contact Lance Blanchard
        1. Lance contacted – did not know he would be on the ballot
  8. New Business
    1. Appoint Elections Committee – Can not be on the ballot
      1. Lyss Cook and Mark Burns
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 10/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. New Years Hangover Float
      1. Takeout will be Derick’s house again
    3. January Membership meeting announcement
      1. Possibly show Wild & Scenic movie
      2. David to prepare
    4. Tilton Trek teaser
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. All meeting attendees in October were from the south end – consider discontinuing north end meetings
  11. Adjourn
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September 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  • Call to order 7:02pm Sept 12, 2018. Present:  David, Karie, Nancy, Brenan, Steve, JoeK.     General members from the Tieton:  Erik Smith, Mark McGraw, Laurie, Randy  ( Rebecca is gone this month.   Next years president elects will run the meeting!  (Joe and Nancy))
  • Review minutes and approve, approved.
    1.  LAST MONTH’S ACTION ITEMS:
      1. Provide list of nominee’s.   See below for more details
        1.  President:   Joe or Nancy
        2.  River ops:    Joe or Nancy  (Brenan to help)
        3.  Business:    David
        4.  Finance:     Rebecca
        5. board #1      Jared
        6. Board #2     Steve
        7. Board #3     Karie
        8. Board #4     Lance Blanchard ?
        9. Board #5     Brenan
      2. Randy Erling is helping with rule of 85 info.  Randy gave David the old Rosters that predated our records!   Awesome.  David will work on updating the files.
      3. Poker run accounting (Below)
  • Review agenda
  • 138 members (138 members last month)
  • Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post.   Brenan mentions DNR plan for the Nooksack takeout.  Last comment period has occured.  This should be a go, and will provide a much needed access for the NF Nooksack.  This has been in the works 10+ years.   Brenan will email Nancy when he sends facebook messages.    David mentions Mountains to Sound Greenway. (A group of people that volunteer)   It’s a group of people  WRRR helped with this lower MM snoqualmie takeout approx 10-12 years ago.   There is upcoming volunteer work to do.   David sent to membership.   This event takes place  9-22-18.   Come on out if you can!  Nancy requests to put it on the WRRR.ORG site.  David will post it now.
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post.  Not present, Nothing to report.   Likely skip a class next year but do other things.  Usually we do one every few years due to interest and budget.  Prob do safety olympics at the poker run again this year and some im promptu things at flip practice.   Rowers progression is a great place to practice skills and learn things in a safe environment.
    3. Communications – David Elliott.  Nothing to report
    4. Membership – David Elliott.   See above
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty.   Nancy reports there are 4 memberships or new members.  Nancy will send to David.    Next board meeting is Big E 10-10-18
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post.   N/A
  • Events
    1. Poker Run roundup (2018-08-11).   $760 for poker hands plus membership, camping ($40) and shirts.  Nancy won a prize.   Brenan notes Sunday camping we got in trouble with Rangers.   Lighter turn out than last year, but this is more of the average.    Last year was a record.
    2. Tieton Rally status (2018-09-15)  Steve and co, is on site reporting from Tieton, It’s great having folks live on location!!!         Nancy got some air fresheners for port o potties!!!    WRRR board will gather to remark toilet drops.   Possibly move them to another location.    Steve mentions it’s brrr cold on the Tieton
    3. Rogue status (2018-09-26).   19 people day 0 and 13 people day 1.   All is accounted for and we are excited!    After day 1 there will be 32 of us.
    4. Gear Swap status (2018-10-13).   Brenan has Glue.   Karie will make sure the Barn is cleared out.  Country BBQ is the food theme.   David requests no martian food.  Whoops event is not posted.  David will add to wrrr.org and forum.   The club buys pizza at lunch(12pm)  For the 5pm potluck, Karie will provide ribs and we are asking the members to bring potluck items and salads, deserts, etc.   David is flip flopping on martian food now.   Is the earth flat?   If it was flat would rivers run or flow?
    5. Sauktoberfest status (2018-10-20).  Event is run by particpants.  Anything you need ask Brenan.  Usually the sauk is a good medium – low flow.    Pending flows we plan for the Sauk.  Camping is avail at B/Ks house.    Steve has a room.    RV parking available.   David will park the camper and can plug in.   Other RV spots are available.    FORGOT TO MENTION!  Our chicken that has been missing all summer came back today!   Remind us to lock her up for the puppies 🙂
    6. Misc River Ops.  River ops is on vacation after the Tieton Ralley.   The committee is amazing.
  • Old Business
    1. Nominating committee status (ballot due by October 1).   Brenan is the chair.  See list of names above.   A Tieton arm wrestling competition will figure out who does River ops and President.
  • New Business
    1. Determine location of October board meeting (currently scheduled for Big E)   10-10-18  Nancy will reserve 6-9pm.  Approved
  • Waterlog articles needed by 9/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. None, Brenan turned in Sauktoberfest.  David turning in gear swap.
  • Announcements and good of the order
    • Brenan asks if we have membership forms.  Joe printed 30 membership forms.  Important to fill out the forms as board members collect membership money.
    • Should we make Nancy a Facebook page?   Not at this time. 🙂  Tag Erik so Nancy can see things.
    • List of dates for 2019.   We will post it on next months agenda.   Basically all the events have “rules’ and we alter as camping is available.
    • David got the gear swap article online.
    • David put the MM snoq article online.
  • Adjourn   7:43pm.   See you at the Tieton Rally
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July 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  • Call to order   7:06pm  Rebecca, David, Joe, Mary, Ryleigh, Brenan, Karie, Jim J, Lyss, Jared, Nancy
  • Review June minutes and approved
  • Review agenda
  • 143 members (144 members last month)   Check with Princess Thunderbunny
  • Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post – N/A
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post  Tabled
    3. Communications – David Elliott – N/a
    4. Membership – David Elliott   See above
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty-No noteworthy mail.   Next in place meeting october.  Nancy will verify and reserve.
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post.   Repo will check inventory for super shirts and discuss with Brenan if any are needed with his next order soon.
  • Events
    1. Poker Run status (2018-08-11)   Brenan Getting playing cards.  Mary will remind him.   Joe has procured 1 bag per station.   Brenan to do BBQ at station #3.    Stations are covered at this time.  Discussion of safety Olympics.  All agree will be fun.   Brenan mentions he would need help organizing and won’t have time to do except at #3.
    2. White Salmon is this coming Saturday.   Rebecca will get checkbook from David.  Brenan and David will not be there.  Camping starts Friday at noon.
    3. Tieton Rally status (2018-09-15)   Same as usual.   Some discussion of 14 day rule.   No new action items.   Brenan to get 5 toilets.   Mike will get dumpster.   Dcell will pay Mike our half.
    4. Rogue status (2018-09-26).  Spreadsheet is out.   Signups have begun.  Tom and Dennis will be there so food is good 🙂   Watch out for updates on the Wrrr forum only.   Brenan secured Almeda Bar for Tues night.   So far only a few people are launching Thursday so we will not get a Wed night group camp at this time.  Could change.  The club has no expenses for this trip.  Trip is funded by rafters that sign up.  Currently $20 per person for permit and misc.   3 person teams purchase and cook 1 meal for the trip and personal items/beverage.   Discussed large groups get split up a little to avoid congestion.   Theme is CIRCUS.   Repo will not be there to keep tabs on her not monkeys
    5. Misc River Ops – Need to review signage possibly make new ones.  David can help.  Brenan and David to review at the poker run event.
    6. June event Wenatchee Post Mortum.   Wenatchee event went well.   Raffle tickets had several that were blank on the 2nd ticket.  Made ticket sales difficult.  Next year we will setup 2 tables for ticket sales to keep the heat off.    Note that the more volunteers we have we can do shifts for ticket sales.
    7. June event Sauk Overnighter Mortum.   Sauk overnighter was another great success.   42 souls!    Capture the flag was fun, and members gave it their all.   Food was great.   Tom brought Ice Cream!!!   Always bring Tom and Dennis!   The spreadsheet pulled off another great trip!
  • Old Business
    1. None
  • New Business
    • Discussed which board members were running for which positions.  Nancy and Joe are not eligible for board of directors.    Rebecca not eligible for Pres.   David not eligible for treasurer.   Shawn not on board 2019.  Thanks to all for service!!!    Most spots are filled except president and 1 director.   More discussion and appointing the nominating committee at the August meeting.   Possible candidates:   Virginia/Ally, Mark Trivett, Lance Blanchard
  • Waterlog articles needed by 8/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles   Tieton Ralley and Sauk Overnighter
    2. Penalty for dutch oven prize winner Homer.   She needs to write an article.   She will have time during surgery post op!
  • Announcements and good of the order
    • Karie is the VIP!!!
  • Adjourn
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August 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  • Call to order.    Brenan, Steve, David, Rebecca, Shawn, Karie, Joe, Mary, Nancy, Jared    7:06
  • Review minutes and approve.  Brenan 80% done with July minutes.  Will have out soon and can be approved next month
    1. Any items added to the agenda.  No
  • Review agenda
  • 138 members (142 members last month)  Hovering around 140
  • Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post:   A lot of comments were submitted on the Cispus to FERC.   Rebecca is working on this still.
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post:  Nothing to report
    3. Communications – David Elliott:   Nothing to report
    4. Membership – David Elliott:   Nothing to report
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty:  1 new member from Gig Harbor.  For the Poker run:   Will membership have Membership forms at the Poker run?  David will bring membership forms too and rosters as well.
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post:  Rebecca will bring WRRR wear to the Poker run
  • Events
    1. White Salmon Retreat roundup (2018-07-14).    Event went great!   Rebecca has $20 that hasn’t been deposited.    Payment went fine.   We reserved next year awaiting confirmation.  The other campers expect us there next year!!  The rails at the put in caused some “burning” on Rebeccas and Randy’s boats.
    2. Poker Run status (2018-08-11).   Prizes are secured, B has cards, Jason has stamps and hands, Mary has stamps, Joe has the bags.   The poker stations shuttle at 830.  Launch from 9am-930am.  JOe is the sweep boat he launches at 11:29am.    Potluck is at 7pm.  David will do a sign at the 7pm potluck.   He will make copies for the camp and the put in.   Karie mentions adding the potluck time to the cards.   Brenan will discuss with Jason.   Station #1:  JOe and Mary, Station #2 Nancy / Randy, Station 3 is B, Rebecca is station 4, David is station 5.
    3. Tieton Rally status (2018-09-15)   Brenan gets toilets and Mike gets dumpsters.   Recycle is on your own.   Sunday the 16th am potluck 830 am- 9am start
    4. Rogue status (2018-09-26)     Final permits turned in 12 days before had.   6 people on Thurs launch and approx 17 on Wed.   Speadsheet sign up is going fine.  Any question people can ask B
    5. Gear Swap planning (2018-10-13)   Rebecca asks if the hanger or the Burns.   Karie says the Burns is ok.   Karie will double check and let us know, yes the Burns residence is a go!   Discussions of food.   Next board meeting we will finalize.  Or Tieton.   Brenan has the Glue.   David requests no Martian food.
    6. Sauktoberfest planning (2018-10-20)   Nothing to plan, show up at Sauk and camp at B’s house.   Theme is “free for all.”
    7. Misc River Ops is on vacation after the Tieton.
  • Old Business
    1. None, Consensus is everything is cleared up.
  • New Business
    1. Rule of 85 revamp
      1. Randy Erling petitioned for Rule of 85 date change.   Contacted David.   He found is name in the 93/94 roster.   David suggests that we take advantage of Randy’s Rosters.   David is ok taking on this project.    Randy and David will meet at the poker run or the Tieton.   There is a listing on the website that helps board members figure out who may be eligible.   Discussion about how accurate rosters are.   Consensus that we will look at the data.
      2. Randy Erling will supply rosters from 1993 onward.   Great!
      3. Check for earlier dates than in database
      4. Check for significant lapses (2 or more years)
    2. Appoint Nominating Committee
      1. Provide list of eligible candidates.   Brenan is on the committee.   Everyone will help.   Ballot needs to done by Oct 1st.   Any volunteers for the nominating committee.    Rebecca will be on the road out of town.   Recommend the following
        1.  President:   Joe or Nancy
        2.  River ops:   Joe or Nancy  (Brenan to help)
        3.  Business:    David
        4.  Finance:     Rebecca
        5. board #1      Jared
        6. Board #2     Steve
        7. Board #3     Karie
        8. Board #4     Lance Blanchard ?
        9. Board #5     Brenan
      2. Joe has the floor, and has some amazing ideas.   The board prob isn’t able to keep up with him for a while.
  • Waterlog articles needed by 8/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. Programs – Gear Swap and Repair Clinic article.    David will write article.
    3. Brenan will resend Tieton and Sauk articles.
  • Announcements and good of the order
    • Rebecca will be gone the next 2 meetings.   She will need help with running the meeting.   Next years president elect will run the meeting.     They can suprise us.
    • No other announcements – 7:50 PM
  • Adjourn
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April 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

Brenan thinks he lost these. We did have a meeting and it was at the Claim Jumper in Tukwila.

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Rules for scheduled events

These are the general rules for when we have events each year. These are not set in stone, but some have specific reasons that are given with them.

  • January General Membership meeting – Thursday the week after the board meeting
  • Tilton Trek – President’s Day weekend
  • Flip Practice and BBQ – The weekend before the Green River Cleanup
  • Green River Cleanup – The weekend before Mother’s Day weekend
  • Wenatchee Rendezvous – First full weekend in June
  • Sauk Summer Overnighter – Last full weekend in June
  • White Salmon Retreat – Third full weekend in July
  • Skagit Poker Run – Second full weekend in August (avoid weekend closest to August 17 because of Pike Place celebration – Contact Nancy Douty before making final decision)
  • Tieton Rally – Weekend closest to September 15 (now combined with WRRR/OWA weekend)
  • Rogue Trip – (Not a sponsoredWRR trip) Last Thursday in September
  • Gear Swap and Repair Clinic – Saturday of the second full weekend in October
  • Sauktoberfest – Saturday closest to October 22

 

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June 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order at 7:03  Rebecca, Shawn, Brenan, Steve, David, Karie, Joe, Nancy
  2. Review minutes and approve, approved.   Nancy ran a great meeting last month!!!
    1. Flip Practice possibly moving to the new Lake Ballinger location.  Discussion about changing date.    Brenan will discuss with Jim.      Date is Sunday 4-28-18 per Jim
    2. All Wenatchee discussions go below 6.1.2!!!!!!   🙂
  3. Review agenda
  4. 145 members (138 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post.    Rebecca wrote a letter to the Lewis PUD.    Rebecca asked about adding to the waterlog.   All think that’s a good idea, she will forward to Brian.   Individual members can comment.  David noted that WRRR is aligned with American Whitewater and any members with strong opinions are encouraged to voice their opinions.    Rebecca makes a note that parking is not very good.    Hopefully several members write letters as well.    The Cispus fight continues…..
      1. Brenan notes the NF Skykomish road is supposed to get fixed soon.   He will follow up.
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post.    We had the rescue training.  It went very well.  Rebecca and David were present.   David mentioned we got a refund for the amount we didn’t use.   8 WRRR members present and 1 from Wet Planet.
    3. Communications – David Elliott.   Nothing to report
    4. Membership – David Elliott.   David asked people via Facebook about email changes.    David mentions several people have the wrong email addresses.   David is updating the rule 85 to see if any members qualify
    5. Mail picker-up-er /Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty.    Nancy picked up the mail and got 1 new member.   She got the mailbox renewal notice.  David is sending out the check tomorrow.
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post.   We sold $180 worth of merchandise at the Rendevous
  6. Events
    1. Wenatchee Rendezvous roundup (2018-06-02)
      1. $822 in ticket sales.   David reports this is about average seems to be a little lower than the poker run.   Tickets were defective!!!  Some were blank!!   David found this error, nice catch!   He checked each one and discarded bad tickets.   David says that we could prepare the “keep this coupon” before the event.   That would save a lot of time.    Nancy will sell tickets and T-shirts next year – Thanks!    Brenan reminds board members to really check the minutes.
      2. Toilets at the put-in.   Brenan saw 2 toilets at the put in last weekend….  They weren’t there for the Rendezvous weekend.   There was 1 at Peshatin for the Rendevous.   Brenan will contact Apple and W/W pumping and find out who is paying for the toilets right now.  Then we can piggyback and share costs.    The King of poo will figure things out!
      3. Nancy wants to move 1 camp toilet so they are in different spots.   No problem.   Brenan asks if 2 toilets are enough.  Consensus is that 2 toilets are enough.   Nancy asked if the trash got picked up.   Brenan grabbed it.   Maybe the trash will get moved to Blaine, WA.   Brenan will get pricing from Apple valley and W/W for next year if Mindy does not find a campground.   See below
      4. Alternate campsite.   Mindy brought this up at the Wenatchee General membership.    A few board members note that camping is very hard to find.    Many of the board members like Eagle Creek.   We did note that it is a long ways up the road and may affect some people showing up and ticket sales.  Brenan talked to Mindy and she will look around for alternatives.   She will notify the board if she finds a spot.   Per Rebecca Meadow Creek is off the list!   Chiwakum Creek Dispersed camping is still closed.   Tumwater Campground is still closed.  Brenan notes an old abandonded camp like Tumwater is accross from Nason Creek Campground (lake wenatchee area) but that is even furthur then Eagle Creek.
    2. Sauk Overnighter status (2018-06-16)   30 people are signed up.   Rebecca will bring a saw to cut any branches at the camp.   Brenan notes that people are dropping boats at all different times to help congestion.   Members can launch at the campground or at the bridge.   Please don’t block the campground road.
    3. White Salmon Retreat status (2018-07-14)   We have the camp and extra toilets.   The usual meet is at the takeout at noon.  David will give Rebecca some checks prior to the white salmon to pay for camping.   Rebecca might not be there, but we will figure it out at the July board meeting.    Nancy, Randy, Aaron and Kat are trip leaders.
    4. Poker Run planning (2018-08-11)    Planning finalizes at the Sauk overnighter with B and Jason.    Jason will make more cards.  We ran out last year.    Joe/Mary propose getting a drybag for each station.   Mary has grabbed the stamps.  Joe will call MSR and see if they will donate bags.   David mentions we can order wholesale thru NRS.   We will do this on the poker run committee budget.   Brenan notes that there are 4 extra camps at Newhalem.  Brenan recommends parking trailers at the bottom of the hill.
    5. Misc River Ops – Going strong!
  7. Old Business – None
  8. New Business
    1. Determine location of July board meeting.    July board meeting will be at Claim Jumper.   Nancy will reserve Claim Jumper
    2. Rebecca asks if we can provide food for the Nisqually river cleanup.    The mayor of Yelm was our BBQ man!   David suggest putting out a donation jar, board agrees.   The leftovers went to flip practice.   Discussion of the correct amount.   Brenan makes a motion for $250 food donation.   Motion passes.
    3. David will put the extra budget for Nisqually Cleanup, Wenatchee port o lets (once we have ballpark, prob $250) and also check the poker run budget for dry bags.    BF:  David check this I thought there was 1 more?
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 6/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Poker Run full article
    3. VP River Ops – Tieton Rally teaser
    4. Rebecca will do the PUD and Grande Rhone article
    5. David will do the rule of 85 article
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Rebecca Mentions Nisqually food.   Detailed above
    2. Mark says hi from the Grand Canyon via postcard
    3. Chiwawa Sunday June 3rd was fun.   We put in 3-4 miles below the normal Huckleberry Ford.    Brenan got reports from Action rafting about a huge log jamb they took 1.5 hours to portage.   Thanks DJ!     We took out further downstream than usual.   Takeout in the Bennett book is gated.   Found a neighbor that says there is a better spot 3 miles below stairs.   Mark and Brenan only drove 2 miles…     Brenan floated from there to the Tumwater camp several years ago but doesn’t remember
  11. Adjourn
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Get those drysuit repairs done now!

Sure, it’s warm and sunny outside, and you don’t need your drysuit (unless you are an IKer) but in a few months we’ll be back to boating in the rain. Now is the time to get your drysuit tested and ready for the rainy season. There are club members who can help you repair the drysuit yourself, or you can send your suit back to Kokatat or OS Systems to have them repaired professionally.

See you on the river!

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May 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order  7:07  Steve, Shawn, Karie, Nancy, Brenan .  No quorum but nothing needs voted on.
  2. Review minutes and approve  Brenan forgot to upload
  3. Review agenda, Nancy will run the meeting with Repo on the John Day
  4. 140 members (141 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post:   Not present.  Brief discussion of the Cispus weekend.   Lance and Randy Erling are running the trip
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post: Not present.  Safety Class this weekend
    3. Communications – David Elliott: Not present
    4. Membership – David Elliott:  Not present
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty:  All good, we got a note from a sponsor Carbon Fiber paddles!  Cool!!   Steve suggest we add to the newsletter.  Nancy will send info to Brian
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post:  No new news
  6. Events
    1. Flip Practice roundup (2018-04-22)   14 or so people.   The new location is great.   Lots of room for boat rigging.  Vasa Park was $5 per person.  This is no cost.  Jim did a great job on the BBQ.  We ate up a bunch of leftover food from the Nisqually Cleanup.  The board and Jim can discuss where we do the flip practice next year.  Jim has requested the flip practice move back 1 week.   IT should be the Sunday before the green clean.  Board will review
    2. Green River Cleanup roundup (2018-05-05)   Rangers have been great!  Dump Voucher was not done.   King county says we are not tax exempt so we can’t get it.    Brenan discussed with Jay, we have never had this status or at least never turned into king county.  B will reimburse parks.   B just dropped recycle today.  A little over 600 pounds!!   Nature nuts were a big help and had approx 50 volunteers including many young kids.    Prior to the cleanup Alpine flipped 3 full paddle rafts and 1 cat.  They recovered, but a reminder to set safety and be vigilant.  Over the course of the cleanup approx 4 boats got hung up at the nozzle.  Big Kudos to the Green River Cleanup safety team.  Mark Burns, Matt Holmes, Shaun Heublien, Buddah, David Hablewitz all were a big help getting boats freed up and folks safe.   Brian Vogt took some amazing pics that are on Facebook.  Planning for the Green Clean 2019 is underway.     Homer and Sarah tied at the dutch oven cookoff.   B gave them a cash prize of $50.
    3. Sole Duc Round Up:   None present at meeting went.    Waiting for report – Note from David: The report is an article in the May Waterlog.
    4. Nisqually Cleanup / rowers progression.   2080 pounds.   Its the first official year.   We had a huge turnout, esp WRRR boats.  Rower’s progression and IK progression is a big hit this year.   Good stuff.
    5. Wenatchee Rendezvous status (2018-06-02)  Same as years before.   Prizes are getting wrapped up.    Tumwater still closed.  Detailed info on forum
    6. Sauk Overnighter status (2018-06-16)  Same as years before, detailed info on forum
    7. White Salmon Retreat planning (2018-07-14).   Same as before.  Discussed potluck.   Decided to do at the restaurant.   Detailed info on Forum
    8. Misc River Ops –  Not Present
  7. Old Business
    1. None
  8. New Business
    1. Review Waterlog ads and sponsors.   Brenan will review.   Brenan will ask David to check the website sponsor info.
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 5/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Sauk Overnighter full article
    3. VP River Ops – White Salmon full article
    4. VP River Ops – Poker Run teaser
  10. Announcements and good of the order
  11. Adjourn  7:22

 

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March 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order.   Rebecca is gone, Nancy will run the meeting.    Brenan, David, Joe K, Nancy, Shawn C, Jared C, Steve P   7:10pm
  2. Review minutes and approved, 7:12pm
    1. Last month’s action items
      1. Paid for additional safety class subsidy.   The bill has been paid.
      2. Joe Checking on a CPR class with Mary.  Joe and Mary called, but haven’t got a hold of him yet.  They will keep us posted.   Steve adds that for about $20 a person he has a contact that can do a first aid class.   Will discuss and finalize a plan at next months meeting.
      3. General Discussion on Sat phone class, Rebecca not here, tabled for next month
      4. Jan membership meeting report:  Meeting went well
      5. Nisqually River Cleanup April 21st
  3. Review agenda
  4. 142 members (143 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post.   Rebecca is on the grand canyon.  Brenan reports no news he knows of.   Last month has more detailed information.  No new news.
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post.   David reports for the class there is 1 opening left.  A second opening became available, but it was filled.   The Deposit has been paid, we are ready for the class!
    3. Communications – David Elliott, updating the calender, and facebook feeds in particular the safety class.
    4. Membership – David Elliott, see above
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Nancy Douty.   She picks up the mail 2x per month.  There is a meeting next month April 11th meeting at Claim Jumper in Tukwila.
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post.    Nancy mentions that they ordered more Tie Dye shirts many sizes and also hoodies.   It will be ready for the next event.
  6. Events
    1. Tilton Trek roundup (2018-02-17)  Kim and Repo need to write an article about Sunday’s class 2 run!  The run was amazing, David did not boat.    Kim and Repo did a quick swim to test the ski goggles.   🙂
    2. Flip Practice status (2018-04-22)  Nancy and Brenan talked to Jim.    Jim needs tables, Jim has discussed with them and he is awaiting final confirmation, Jim will confirm.
    3. Green River Cleanup status (2018-05-05) Brenan reports At KP we have the group camp plus 10 more spots and more if needed.    Dump voucher has been applied for, no response from King county.    BBQ is at the group camp KP, Mary is doing it.    WE always need lead boat, sweep boat, ground crew leaders, shuttle people, etc.   Contact Brenan or Jared if you would like to help
    4. Wenatchee Rendezvous planning (2018-06-02)   Eagle Creek is the location and we will be doing same as usual.   Potluck, general membership meeting, porti potties.   We will need a sweep / lead boat the day of the river.
    5. Misc River Ops, The committee are killing it!   For prizes, David suggests gloves, consensus is a great idea.   Let’s see what others need for their quiver?    Other popular prize items are:  tractor seat, straps, paddles, oar blades, pfd with pockets, etc.   David can order through Bill.   David, Brenan and Jared will discuss offline.  Brenan recommends spending $300-400 on river supplies that everyone always needs.
  7. Old Business
    1. None
  8. New Business
    1. Toutle trip leader – March 17.   Meet at the takeout at 10am is the plan.   Several people have discussed on facebook making it to the river.   The trip is in infant stages, and we will see how the turn out goes.   Brenan won’t be able to make it.  David and Nancy might.   Many general members will be there.
    2. April board meeting location.  Claim Jumper Tukwila
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 3/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Green River Cleanup full article
    3. Programs – Flip Practice full article.  David will copy paste this article and get to Brian.
    4. Change the dates for the Waterlog.  David will forward the latest calendar to Brian for updating
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Discuss SoleDuc April 14th, will finalize when Repo returns and at next board meeting
    2. Brenan mentions there are 2 rowers progressions coming up
      1. March 24th on the Sauk (Clear Creek to the Mill)
      2. April 7th TBD
      3. Lots of boating going on the next few months, get after it!
  11. Adjourn  7:40pm