March Board Meeting Minutes

ORWMA MEETING MINUTES

03/08/25

1:00p.m.

BOARD OFFICER REPORTS

· President (Vernon Wallace) – Gumbo cook-off was very successful and we plan on holding this event again next year.

· 1st Vice-President (Steve Jaap) – Absent, no report

· 2nd Vice President (Jerry Rogers) – No report

· Treasurer’s Report (Larry Carroll) – Presented January and February reports

· Secretary (Angie Peters) – No report

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON REPORTS

· Events Chairperson (Stacy Frudenberg) – Road clean up. Meet at front gate on April 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Planning a fish fry August 2,2025 for the first night of spotlighting.

· Habitat Chairperson (Bert Stiplecovich) – upcoming seminars

· Predator Chairperson (Doug Mason) – Absent, no report

· Whitetail Chairperson (Jerry Rogers) – deer season updates – 79 deer this season

· Birding Chairperson (Jean Stiplecovich) – Jean and Bert are selling blue bird houses and mounting equipment. You get a free bird box with membership.

· Turkey Chairperson (David Konarik) – April starts turkey season. Use the Harvest application.

· Communications Chairperson (Angie Peters) – No update

NEW ITEMS

· CCWMA – Spring Banquet March 15, 2025 at 4:00 pm. ORWMA is donating several items including a hand built shooting bench by Jerry Rogers.

· Scholarship – ORWMA has formed a committee for a 2026 ORWMA scholarship.

· Road Clean-up – April 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm

· Hats and shirts – new ones, with original ORWMA logo, are being ordered

· Plaque – we are purchasing a plaque for the Gumbo cook-off winners

· Public Comments

Next Meeting – April 26, 2025 1:00 pm