• Joe obtained the materials for the bow racks and hopes to start this work soon.
   
  
• Bill Waltz and Steve Smith have been working on mowing the entire range.
   
• We were able to pick up a few fans for the cook shacks and now have one grill mat that seems to be working very well.
   
• In the area where we shoot the 900 round it was very messy so it has been cleaned up re-graded.
   
• A Big “THANKS” to Todd Dancer who sharpened all the target number stakes. They said he was grinding on them all day.
   
• Most of the wood and debris from the old cook shack was put into the dumpster.
   
• All 12 of the sanitation shacks have been pumped.
   
• The Vice-President said the last shoot very well, however they had one guy come in with two cards. Normally, if a guy walks off the group is disqualified, Moving forward, Oranco will accept the remaining group shooter’s cards rather than disqualifying the rest of the group.
   
• The Range Captain mentioned that the target bales came in and he's already sold 3 of them for $500 each. He will be getting them prepared for installation.
   
• We just got a new load of cardboard for targets.
   
• The State 900 is on September 9th and 10th we need to know who is going to shoot and what day they plan on shooting.
   
• Raahauge’s Youth Safari Day is on July 22nd and we will need between 10 - 12 volunteers. Roughly 7 a.m. To 3 p.m.
   
• There will be Hunters’ Ed classes being held at Prado Shooting Park in the upcoming future.
   
• There was a motion for the Range Captain to pick up some straw bales for the Raahauge’s Youth Safari Day. The motion was approved.
   
• The Membership chair said that all renewals have gone out at this point. Number of members, unknown.  
   
• The Flint Captain is still waiting to hear back regarding the pricing of the 10 water jugs and 7 water jug holders.
   
• The Secretary is going to get a cost for the beams for the bridge renovation.
   
• There was a motion to approve spending for the 50-year history book, the motion was voted on and approved. The donations help to lower the cost of the book.
   
• There was a motion to approve 5 new speed bumps at $100 each, to help control the speed of traffic around Oranco. The motion was voted on and approved.
   
• There was a motion to approve a permanent lean-to type structure at the practice butts where the picnic table is. The motion was voted on and approved.
   
• David brought up some issues that are starting to appear with websites. There is a motion in the industry that all websites need to be SSL certified (secure socket license). The cost is around $70 per year. Go Daddy sells these. The rules do not go into effect for another year and it does not increase the security of our website, David will be keeping an eye on this for Oranco. Click here for more Info
   
• The Membership Chair brought up an issue regarding Board Members handing out the combination to certain Club Members. It was brought up that the reason why the gate code was given to certain individuals was because they couldn't get a hold of the Membership Chair. The Membership Chair felt that by doing this it undermines her position and it needs to stop.
   
• The Membership Chair has requested a mobile hotspot. There was a motion, it was seconded, and approved. David is going to do the research to get the Club the best deal.
   
• There was a motion to remove one shoot from next year's calendar. The motion was put up for a vote and was not passed.
   
• We should know about the NAFAC shoot by the time we submit for the 2018 calendars.
   
• The Flint Captain made a motion to discontinue charging for Cubs and Pee Wees at future Oranco shoots. It was put to a vote and it passed. Beginning January 1st, 2018 Cubs in Pee-Wees will shoot at Oranco for free.
   
• The Flint Captain made a motion to have a night shoot at Oranco. It was voted on and the motion passed. The scheduled date will be November 11th.
   
• There was a motion to get rid of “Mulligans” and “Doe” tags. The Board voted and the motion was shot down.
   
• The Vice-President brought up the fact that Oranco handles the “Doe” tags differently than other Clubs and in the future “Doe” tags will work as follows: you will get -5 for hitting a doe and +5 if you have a doe tag. 
   
• Moving forward Members must have their Membership Card on them at ALL times, otherwise they will be asked to leave the range.
   
• The Flint Captain opened on Sunday and mentioned that one of our current Members was moving out of state and would no longer be able to use the range. Rather than receiving a refund for his dues, he donated them to the Club. Thank you, Micheal Garrick.
  
  

Some of these issues may be important to you and some may not be. The only way to have your voice heard is to attend a Club Meeting. They are held on the second Tuesday of every month. Please plan on attending the next one. We look forward to seeing you there.