September 2023 – Club Meeting Minutes

Member Meeting Minutes

September 14th, 2023

Idaho Off-Road 4×4 Club is an association of people brought together to share a single passion – Four Wheeling!  We are a FAMILY oriented club dedicated to keeping our public lands open while practicing the policy of TREAD LIGHTLY!

 

Bells

“Yank Me” – Daniel Rodriguez

“Prank Me” – Micke Barnes

“I’m Broke” – unassigned

Call to Order                 Jim Miller (president@idaho4x4.com)

Sergeant at Arms         Council will maintain order in the room. There is a $1.00 charge for unnecessary disruptions. 

Membership

     Current count:       105 memberships      

     Prospective Members Up for Vote:   Shawn Mocaby

Financials

Tanya Lundberg, Treasurer

Rocket Run Fund

Raffle Fund

General Fund

$ 5,000.75

$ 3,516.88

$ 9,778.13

Toys for Tots

Sunshine Fund

Joe Adalpe Land Use Fund

$ 1,377.63

$ 959.29

$1,200.00

Total: $ 21,832.68

The August raffle produced $360.00! Thank you for your support! 

We recently had our bank account hacked at ICCU. Tanya caught this and is diligently working with ICCU and filed a police report. Closed current accounts, opened new, and have credits back to the accounts.  There were multiple ATMs that had skimmers on them and ICCU had multiple accounts effected.

Ride & Rally 2023 – still awaiting USFS permit fee and will issue check to IS4X4 as soon as we receive this.

Sunshine – Lynette White

sunshine@idaho4x4.com

September Birthdays: Michael Hasslbauer (1st), Deb Yoder (2nd), John Knapp (3rd), Dillon Asay (4th), Jay Yoder (6th), Glenn Morgan (7th), Jeannette Adams (7th), Linda Rawlings (12th), Dan Sullivan (19th), Jim Miller (19th), David Hopkins (21st), Cathy Greenwell (22nd), Ray Turner (27th), Tanya Lundberg (28th)

Sunshine:  Don & Dana Kartchner (Don’s twin brother passed), and Jeannette & Tim Adams (Jeannette’s father passed)

Active & New Business

 

  • Officer Elections – Multiple officer positions will be open for 2024. Nominations will be taken during the months of October and November, with nominee introductions during the December member meeting. Voting takes place at the Christmas Party.
    • Open Positions:  President, Secretary and Treasurer
  • Webmaster Position Open for 2024 – Thank you, Micke Barnes for supporting IOR technology! You have made generous contributions!
    • Micke will be stepping out of this roll as of January 2024.
    • Who would like to volunteer for this role?
  • IOR YouTube Channel – until the end of the year, we will be livestreaming and/or posting a recording of the monthly member meetings. Many thanks to Nick and Glyn for taking on this challenge!
    • Private channel, access by URL link only.
    • Give us feedback on how this is going.
  • T-ZERS IOR Online Merchandise Store
    • No new orders since May, with only 4 items on order
    • T-Zers has recommended we close the storefront and refund payments until we can find more interest.
    • Will open storefront again later in the year – maybe open twice a year.

Previous Events

  • Coble Riggins Trail Runs (Chase & Crystal Coble)August 18th – 20th in Riggins, Idaho
    • Thank you to Chase & Crystal Coble for arranging this fun weekend of wheeling!

Upcoming Events

  • Edna Creek to Johnson Creek (Aaron Malin) – September 16th (posted on FB Members page)
    • 8:30 meetup at Albertson’s on Federal Way, heading out at 9:00 am.
  • Red Horse Mine (Bill Hargreaves) – September 23rd (on IOR website – member access only)
    • Due to trail limitations, only 15 vehicles can sign up for this run. 6 spots remaining.
    • Meet @ 7:00 am Albertson’s on Federal Way, leave by 7:30 am. Fuel stop in Fairfield @ 9:00 am.
  • Hwy 21 Clean-up & Trail Run – October 7th
    • Meet @ 10 am, Albertson’s on Federal Way.
    • Christian will not be holding Oktoberfest this year; instead, we will plan an afternoon trail run toward Bogus Basin.
  • Miner’s Grave and Beyond (Christian Dahlström) – October 28th
    • Decorate your Jeep and enjoy!
  • Tiddy Springs Trail Run and Maintenance – November 11th (Details to follow…)
    • One of the two trails we sponsor
    • Cut back brush and trees to open up.
    • Please participate! We have been struggling to get people out to these clean-ups.
  • HDOR Coble Gobble Turkey Run – November 18th
    • Register on FB – opened September 5th
  • Christmas Tree Run (Jim Miller) – Saturday, December 2nd – TBD
  • Christmas/Winter Party @ the Riverside Hotel – Saturday, December 9th
    • The Riverside Hotel
    • Bridget & Lynette are hosting/organizing (Thank you, ladies!)
    • Working on meal options
    • Officer voting takes place!

Prospective Member Discussion & Vote

 

  • Shawn Mocaby – Welcome to the club!

 

             

Trips and Trails

January 2024   

TBD – Snow Run to Atlanta (Christian Dahlström)

July 2023               

30th – 5th – 4th of July Club Campout (Bob Edmondson & Glenn P.)

15th – Two-Headed Dragon Trail Run & Clean-up (Nathan White) cancelled

February 2023       

11th – Basic Winching Class (Aaron Malin)

18th – Robie Creek Run in the Mud & Advanced Winching (Aaron)

August 2023             

5th – 4WP Endless Summer Sale

5th – Hot August Nights & Blazing Lights (Glenn M. & Jeff D.)

18th -20th – Coble Riggins Trail Runs (Cobles)

March 2023                         

11th – Idaho State 4×4 Association Annual Meeting

 

 

September 2023           

1st – 5th Labor Day Campout cancelled – no camp hosts available

16th – Edna Creek to Johnson Creek (Aaron Malin)

23rd – Red Horse Mine (Bill Hargreaves) – 15 vehicles limit

April 202

15th – Ride for 22

22nd – All Club Run

27th – Swag Party for Rocket Run Volunteers @ the Davidson’s                                            

October 2023

7th – Hwy 21 Clean-up & Trail Run to Bogus Basin (Jim Miller)

TBD – 2024 Rocket Run Planning Meeting

28th – Miner’s Grave and Beyond (Christian Dahlström)

May 2023     

6th – 2023 9th Annual Chuck Coble Memorial Rocket Run

13th – Mother’s Day/Warm Lake Snow Run (Dan Sullivan)

20th – Hwy 21 Clean-up / Tech Inspection @ Discovery Park

November 2023                              

11th – Tiddy Springs Trail Run and Maintenance

18th – HDOR Coble Gobble Turkey Run

 

 

June 2023                     

3rd – 4WPs Hot Summer Sale – RTI Ramp & BBQ

15th – 18th – IOR hosted State Ride & Rally 2023 / Warm Lake

December 2023        

2nd – Christmas Tree Run (Jim Miller)

9th – Christmas Party – The Riverside Hotel

 

 

 

Next Meetings

Council:           Thursday, October 5th @ 7 pm via Teams (online)

General Club:  Thursday, October 12th @ 7 pm at Idaho Pizza Company

Raffle

September Toys for Tots “Shake the Can”                                       

Volunteers needed for October 2023 raffle

January 2023

Volunteer Members

May 2023

Toys for Tots

September 2023

Toys for Tots

February 2023

Volunteer Members

June 2023

Volunteer Members

October 2023

Volunteer Members

March 2023

Volunteer Members

July 2023

Toys for Tots

November 2023

Toys for Tots

April 2023

Dan Sullivan

August 2023

Volunteer Members

Christmas Party 2023

Club Sponsored