November 12, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:07 PM by President Terry Stoudt
All Clubs Present
Minutes from October meeting read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report read and approved, subject to audit.
New bills: 2 bills for Insurance have been paid, West Bend - Officer’s Liability Insurance coverage.
Philadelphia Insurance – Volunteer medical coverage.
Old Business
• Insurance – K&K insurance never got back to us. New for next year West Bend would like to quote us for our
liability policy. Questions from West Bend, how many sleds a day, miles of trails, equipment? Adam Pettit from
Vermillion Insurance Agency said it should be less money next year.
New Business
•MNDNR – Letter from Rachel(DNR), same grant as last year, only guarantee is the 1st & 2nd benchmarks,
which are the 2 largest benchmarks, hopefully lots of snow and registrations by Feb 2026, then we might be
able to payout benchmarks 3 & 4.
• MNUSA – Fall Workshop - More money coming in from gas tax than sled registrations. They don’t want to
raise the registration, DNR needs to Insure groomers for clubs, liability, hotel tax, liquor taxes? Any ideas to
help raise money for the state let Kenny know. Dollar per mile of grooming discussed. Clubs need to keep
track of volunteer hours, equipment used, UTV’s, ATV’s, tractors, etc… Log Books, so that we have ammunition
for the MNUSA/DNR to go to the state for more money. Discussion about the lobbyist through MNUSA. 10x32
building on skids for HayDays.
• Discussion on Volunteer Trails Dinner, Location: Frandrup Farm, Greg’s meats ordered the Pork butts coming
in, Craig Franzmeier will smoke them, figuring out sides from Ptacek’s, 10 - $50 Door Prizes, serving around
100, Bring your own Beverages. November 29th 2025 - 5pm Social - 6pm Dinner.
•Jim Smeby was on WCCO about snowmobiling.
• Pull tabs discussion.
• Trail issue in Hastings, landowner/trust wants a letter signed, would set a precedence, we are not signing,
Moving trail.
• New trail to Emerald Greens/Bogeys Pub? Tabled for this year.
• MAP Ads discussion, give all the Ads to Scott G to make changes, would like to be printing by the end of Nov,
early Dec. only 42 of 59 Ads back from sponsors so far. Please contact businesses and find out if they are still
interested, if not they will be removed from the Map. Estimates from printers, looks like about $1835 for 1500
maps. Kenny taking larger $300 ad.
• Get Well card for Larry.
• Groomers are ready.
Motion made by Scott G and 2nd by Jay to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM
Next meeting December 10th at 7:00PM at the House of Coates.