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Issue #1 |
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February, 2006 |
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The ATV Safety Institute's Golden Rules By Jeremy Clark — Prairie 700 |
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1. The meeting was called to order at 2:23 p.m. 2. Introduction of Officers. 3. Ron and John from Hopf Equipment spoke about the dealership. 4. Mike gave the Financial statement 5. Old Business: Eric covered the rides from last year. There were 23 rides in 2005! 6. New Business: Upcoming Rides, Feb. 4th Road Ride. Feb. 11th Stone Mountain, VA, March 11th Member Appreciation Ride at Redbird. MTR will provide lunch at this ride. April 20,21,22,23 is the Spring Ride at Windrock. June 23,24,25 is the ATVNation.com ride at Harlan County, KY. 7. MTR will be creating new trails at Redbird that are more family friendly. March 4th is the first work day and March 25th is the second work day. 8. The new version of the forums was launched on 1-22-06. It has several new features. 9. Also a new picture site for our members. mtr.iswired.com is the new image site for everyone to view and Class A members can upload pictures This was done to provide a central location for all the pictures from the MTR rides. 10. The 2006 Rally will be on September 23,24. Mike will head up the Rally Committee. 11. MTR recognized Terry Dyer (Boneman) with a Certificate of Appreciation for all of his hard work on the Badlands Treasure Hunt and the Redbird Rally 2005 and Mike Shaffer (MShaffer) for his continued work on the MTR website. 12. The newly elected officers are, Chuck Smith - President, Eric Hertzsch - Vice-President, Mike Shaffer - Treasurer, Pam Smith - Secretary, Terry Dyer - Director, Gary DeLong - Director, Jeremy Clark - Safety Director 13. Meeting was adjourned. |
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· Always wear a helmet and other protective gear. · Never ride under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. · Never carry a passenger on a single-rider vehicle. · Ride an ATV that's right for your age. The guidelines are: · Age 6 and older - Under 70cc · Age 12 and older - 70cc to 90cc · Age 16 and older - Over 90cc · Supervise riders younger than 16; ATVs are not toys. · Ride only on designated trails and at a safe speed. · Take an ATV Rider Course; Call Toll-Free at 800.887.2887 or go to www.atvsafety.org. Tips Provided by the ATV Safety Institute |
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March 11—MTR $1 day at Redbird March 18—Trail making at Redbird April 1—Redbird Opening Day April 19-23—Windrock Spring Ride May 20—MTR Drag Race at Haspin June 24—ATV Nation Ride September 22—Redbird Rally Watch the website and future monthly Trailblazers for new events and more information on the currently scheduled events. |
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Midwest Trail Riders ("MTR") is a family oriented group of ATV riders that started in southern Indiana three years ago. In less than three years, our membership has grown to over 900 with members in seven states. Our mission is to assist in the location, creation and preservation of outdoor ATV recreational riding areas and promote the safe operation and use of ATVs. Our primary focus for the past year has been the planning and promotion of family oriented outdoor activities centered on ATV riding in Indiana and the surrounding states. We hope to use these events to promote the positives of the sport and develop a better image in the eyes of the media and the general population. Everyone is invited to all MTR events and the meetings are open to the public. Come out and see what makes MTR the best organized and effective ATV club in the area. Hope to see you on the trails soon! |
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Rally Recap Rally Income-$1,172.63, ATV Expo Cost-$800.00, Rally Expenses-$265.14, Gift to Mallory-$107.49 and Rally profit-$0. General In 2005, MTR had donations of $2,784.48, expenses of $2,836.44 leaving us with a shortfall of $51.96. We started the year with $130.18 and ended the year with $78.22. In 2006, we have collected $600.00 in donations, had expenses of $15.45 leaving MTR with a balance of $662.77 at the January meeting. |
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