April 2009 - Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association

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APRIL 2009
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CONTENTS
APRIL 2009
FEATURES
5 NITB in Idaho Parade
DEPARTMENTS
REPORTS
4 Washington Dir. Report
3 PNW
Officers List
6-7 Misc. Land Matters Info
11-18 Region Reports
14 Change of address
8-9 ITS A GAS
20 Looking for
Members
21 Classified ADS
20 Membership
Application
21
9-11 PNW Board Meeting
13 Friendly Wager
23 Associate Members List
Video Library
22 Calendar of Events
TRAIL JAMBOREE CLEAN-UP
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MOONSHINERS PLAYDAY AD
INFO AND DATE see.....page 13
PETER’S CREEK ROCK CRAWL
FOR DATES see.....page 22
2009 TRAIL JAMBOREE
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Volume 37 Number 4 April 2009
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IDAHO EXEC. DIRECTOR
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Sande Nettnin/Earl
WASH. EXEC. DIRECTOR
Arlene Brooks/Bob
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COMPETITION CHAIRMAN
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Rob Stafford/Dianna
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REGION II DIRECTOR
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Edward Campbell/Sue Preble
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APRIL 2009
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WA. State
Report – April
The Okanogan – Wenatchee
National Forest has published
a notice in the Federal Register
stating they are preparing an
Environmental Impact Study
(EIS) with regards to the Travel
Management Plan (TMP);
this is the beginning of an
scoping process that provides
public participation; describes
decisions to be made with
regards to designating system
of roads, trails and areas open
to motor vehicle use; resulting
in a final motorized use map
Arlene Brooks
for the public. The draft EIS
scheduled
completion
is
December 2009 – with final
document in July 2010.
Here is where your past
support
and
involvement
comes into play – all of the
input gathered since 2006 from
meetings, written comments
and communications with the
District Land Managers have
been considered; now for the
final steps.
Open
House
meetings
(Public Meetings) are being
scheduled; presentation of
proposed actions – including
maps and trail locations will
be displayed for each District
with
Team
Management
available to answer questions.
It is requested that input to the
ESI should clearly articulate
the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions; submission of
timely and specific comments
can affect a reviewer’s ability
to participate in subsequent
administrative
review
or
judicial review.
For details and full description
of the EIS can be found at: http:
//www.fs.fed.us/r6/okawen/
travel-management/. Deadline
for your written comments is
May 7 and can be submitted to:
Travel Management Planning
Team, Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest, 215 Melody
Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801
or email comments to:
[email protected].
Further information can also
be obtained from Bob Stoehr,
Planning Leader at 509-6649384
Till next time –
Arlene Brooks, WA. State
Director
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2009
Trail Jamboree Clean-Up
Washington Exec. Director
Letter to Arlene & the
PNW4WDA
March 16, 2009
Dear Arlene and all the Pacific
Northwest 4-Wheel Drive
Association Members,
I wanted to take a moment
to thank each of you for
the wonderful plaque, the
very functional briefcase,
and the incredibly useful
(unfortunately)
First
Aid
Kit. I was honored by your
recognition.
It is my sincere privilege to
work with each of you on
the Cle Elum trail system.
Together, we have created
something really unique and
special: The V-Team. The
Cle Elum Off-Road Vehicle
Crew’s primary goals are to
protect access, maintain the
motorized trail miles, and
preserve
responsible
offroading for generations to
come. We could never achieve
these goals without the help
of the people who enjoy the
sport. Collectively, we all make
a difference.
Thank –you to everyone,
from the Hurtin’ Units (our top
Club), to Dale Neuman (top
individual), Earl and Sande
Nettnin (Region 4), to the
Timber Tamers Jeep Club
( who have taken a special
interest and pride in our work
Jeep, “Eugene”).
There are so many special
people in your club, and our
crew feels fortunate to work
with each of you to achieve a
common goal. Arlene Brooks,
thank-you for embarrassing
me! – and for working so
tirelessly for your sport and
for the members of your club.
The respect and admiration
your members have for you is
obvious.
In closing, I look forward
to working with your club
members this season! The
snow melt is just around the
corner and I expect there will
be a tree or two and some
flood damage to fix!
Thank – you again,
Sincerely,
Mikki Douglass, Cle Elum
Ranger District
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:30 a.m.
at
Jim Sprick Park
Nile Valley off Hwy 410
Hobo Stew* will be served for lunch
and a
Pot Luck will be held in the evening
Please bring yard tools such as rakes,
pruning shears, loppers, pitch forks.
For further information contact Kim Graves
at 425-432-0587 or [email protected]
*Hobo stew is a concoction of anything and everything (meat &
vegetables) thrown into a giant pot; slowly stewed all
morning until lunch time. Bring a portion of vegetables, rice,
tomatoes or whatever canned or fresh (chopped, diced,
prepared), bring no more than you plan to eat! Bowls and
dinner rolls provided.
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APRIL 2009
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NITB AID
NORTH
IDAHO 2008
CHRISTMAS
SEASON
KICKOFF
The North Idaho Trail
Blazers (NITB) again this
year participated in the
Coeur d’Alene Parade
with the theme “Home
for the Holidays”.
The
Coeur d’Alene Downtown
Association organized this
the 17th Annual Lighting
Ceremony
Parade
to
kickoff
the
Christmas
Holiday Season.
The
parade
consisted
of
numerous factions of local
business and organizations
displaying floats, decorated
vehicles, marching bands
and performing groups
along 10 blocks of the main
street of Coeur d’Alene
entertaining thousands of
children, their parents and
grandparents.
Thanksgiving this year was
celebrated on Thursday,
November 27, 2008 and
was chased out by the
parade on the evening of
the 28th.
The NITB members brought
their 4 wheel drives all
decked out with Christmas
lights and even the club
president’s jeep further
sporting a gingerbread
house
complete
with
pitched roof and Christmas
lights.
Several NITB entries thrilled
the crowd by showing their
expertise and capable rigs
in rolling up on the tires of
another vehicle; surely a
jail-able offense on most
other days. The lighting
of the roll up activity with
“OOGA” horn of one of the
NITB members accented
the activity. The parade
watchers showed their
appreciation and approval
by
extended
cheers,
clapping and whistles.
The NITB parade section
ended with one NITB
member
distributing
holiday candies for the
children “parade style”.
The
parade
attendees
and participants were then
treated to a fireworks display
that rivaled the celebration
on the 4th of July. Another
fun activity participated in
by the North Idaho Trail
Blazers
And it was fun for all!
Until next time around, may
your trails be delightful.
Epic
~
ATTE N TI O N
TO ONE AND
ALL
DON’T FORGET
TO TAKE
PICTURES
& WRITE
UP A STORY
ABOUT THE
EVENT(S)YOU
HAVE GONE TO.
THANK YOU,
RON
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Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest Seeks
Comments on Motorized
Routes
The
Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest, located in
north-central
Washington,
is
formulating a new travel plan
that will limit ALL vehicle use
to designated roads, trails and
areas. The Forest Service (FS)
will be hosting a series of public
meetings on the travel planning
process during the month of April
2009. (See schedule below)
On March 24, 2009, the FS
published a Notice of Intent (NOI)
to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) on a
Proposed Action to implement
the Travel Management Rule
to designate a system of roads,
trails, and areas that are open
to motor vehicle use. This NOI
initiates the scoping process,
which guides development of the
Environmental Impact Statement.
The Forest is asking for your
comments on the proposed action
during a 45-day public scoping
period. Comments concerning
the scope of the analysis should
be received by May 7, 2009, so
they can be fully considered.
The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) is scheduled
for completion by December
2009. The FS plans to have the
Final EIS completed by July 2010.
Comments are most valuable if
they are site-specific. Comments
about existing or proposed
conditions on individual routes,
desired motorized or nonmotorized recreation opportunities,
uses and impacts, and route
designations are being sought.
Public meetings to explain and
gather comments about the
proposed action will be held at the
following locations and dates from
5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.:
Ellensburg, WA, April
6, 2009 Hal Holmes
Community Center.
Yakima, WA, April 7,
2009
Howard
Johnson Ballroom.
Cashmere, WA, April 8,
2009
Apple Annie
Antique Gallery.
Okanogan, WA, April
9, 2009
Okanogan
County Agriplex.
Seattle, WA area: To be
announced and posted on
the Travel Management
website http://
www.fs.fed.us/r6/okawen/
travel-management.
It is important that you submit
comments to make sure that
there is a public record of support
for maintaining motorized and
mechanized access. Comments
are most useful if they are specific.
Involvement
from
OHV
enthusiasts in the scoping
process is critical. If you want
to protect your favorite trails and
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routes in Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest, be sure to attend
one or all of these meetings
and make your voice heard.
Your feedback is important to this
process. If you have comments,
you may submit through any of
the following methods:
Mail Comments To:
Travel Management
Planning Team
Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest
215 Melody Lane
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Email Comments To:
[email protected]
COMMENT DEADLINE IS MAY
7, 2009
Documents and maps are available
on the Forest’s website at:
h t t p : / / w w w. f s . f e d . u s / r 6 /
okawen/travel-management/
proposed/index.shtml
For more information about the
proposed action, contact Bob
Stoehr, Planning Team Leader, at
Okanogan-Wenatchee National
Forest, 215 Melody Lane,
Wenatchee, Washington, 98801;
or by telephone: (509) 664-9384.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL
TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS
OPEN, PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Thanks in advance for your
support,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department
Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
maintenance and rehabilitation;
education and communication
initiatives;
accessibility
enhancement;
multiple-use
management or “corridor sharing”;
environment/wildlife compatibility;
and use of youth conservation/
service corps.
Now is your chance to nominate
an outstanding project and to
encourage the sponsor(s) of
an excellent project in your
state to submit a nomination
as well. A nomination form
can be downloaded at http:
//www.sharetrails.org/uploads/
RTP_Award_Nomination_Form_
2009.pdf.
The form and any supporting
materials, including pictures,
should be returned by April 17,
2009 to the Co-Chair of the
Coalition’s Awards Committee:
Duane Taylor
Government Relations Specialist
Motorcycle Industry Council
1235 South Clark Street, Suite
600
Arlington, Virginia 22202
If you have any questions, do not
hesitate to call him at (703) 4160444 or send him an e-mail at
[email protected]. Winners should
be notified no later than April 30,
2009.
We hope you will join us in this
important effort to recognize
the significant contributions to
trail-related recreation that the
Recreational Trails Program is
supporting all across the country.
For more information and to view
past award winners, check out
the American Trails Awards Page.
http://www.americantrails.org/
awards/CRTawards.html
HELP ENSURE THAT QUALITY
OHV PROJECTS GET
RECOGNIZED
support,
Ric Foster
Manager
208-237-1008 ext 104
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Nominate Your
Favorite Motorized
RTP Project For
Award
Forest Service
Wants Input on
Motorized Routes
The Coalition for Recreational
Trails (CRT), a federation of
national and regional trail-related
organizations, has just announced
their 2009 achievement awards
to recognize outstanding trail
projects funded by the national
Recreational
Trails
Program
(RTP). The awards will be
presented in Washington, D.C.
during Great Outdoors Week
2009 (June 8-13) as part of the
Coalition’s ongoing effort to build
awareness and appreciation of
this highly successful program,
which has greatly enhanced
the quantity and quality of trail
experiences available to the
public. They are planning to hold
the awards ceremony on Capitol
Hill and encourage Members of
Congress to join in honoring the
outstanding achievements of their
constituents.
Award winners will be selected
from projects nominated by public
agencies, trail administrators
or other project sponsors.
Projects must be completed in
order to receive an award. In
addition,
projects
completed
before 1998 are ineligible.
Project award categories will
include: construction and design;
We just received the following
news release from the Forest
Service about a series of public
meetings being held to develop a
motorized recreation management
plan for the “South End” portion
of the Colville National Forest.
More information can be found
on their website at www.fs.fed.us/
r6/colville or by contacting Jim
Parker at 509-775-7462.
Please encourage your friends
and riding buddies to subscribe
to BRC’s Action Alert list in
order to keep up to date on all
of the various land use issues in
Washington.
JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL
TO
KEEP
RECREATION
AREAS OPEN, PLEASE GET
INVOLVED!
support,
Ric Foster
Manager
208-237-1008 ext 107
News Release
Colville National Forest
Public Affairs Office
Contact: Franklin Pemberton
APRIL 2009
(509) 684-7177
Elsha Kirby
(509) 684-7174
765 South Main StreetColville,
WA 99114
The Forest Service will be holding
the first in a series of public
meetings to develop a motorized
recreation management plan
for the “South End” portion of
the Colville National Forest.
The “South End” area includes
the Chewelah, Calispell, and
Tacoma
Creek
drainages,
roughly between Chewelah and
Cusick, Washington. The first
brief meeting will be setting the
stage for continued collaboration.
Forest Service staff will provide
information about the project and
how the rest of the meetings will
be conducted, and will be held
at the Chewelah Peak Learning
Center, located at 3215 Flowery
Trail Road, near the 49 Degrees
North Mountain Resort ski area.
The meeting will be from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday,
March 19, 2009.
In the fall of 2008, the Colville
National Forest implemented the
2005 Travel Management Rule
with the release of the 2008 Motor
Vehicle Use Map. Under the
Travel Management Rule, motor
vehicle use is allowed only on
roads, trails, and areas shown
on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.
While many roads and trails are
authorized for motorized use on
the current Motor Vehicle Use
Map, motor vehicle users have
indicated a strong desire for an
improved system of routes for
off-highway vehicles with more
routes and better connection to
other authorized routes.
The South End area is one of
the most popular areas on the
Colville National Forest for motor
vehicle-based recreation. But
current motor vehicle use and
roadside camping is causing
a deterioration of many of the
values people come to the area
to enjoy - a healthy natural
environment with clean air, clean
water, and healthy habitat for
fish and wildlife. Clearly, there
is a need to better manage this
situation, both to provide for the
enjoyment of those recreating
in the area and to better protect
the resources people come to
expect from their National Forest.
As a result of this project, the
Forest Service hopes to have an
improved system of motor vehicle
routes, better management of
roadside camping, and better
protection and rehabilitation of
the National Forest resources in
this area.
The Forest Service would like
to collaboratively address these
issues in a forum that builds on
the public involvement efforts
begun in 2007. To do this, there
will be a series of three day long
meetings, once a month for the
next three months. Collaborators
will be encouraged to start
by understanding the current
situation, discuss proposals from
the last series of meetings, and
create a proposed action by the
end of May that can be used by the
Forest Service. With the public’s
input, the goal is to conduct the
environmental analysis over the
summer, approve the plan in the
fall, and have approved motor
vehicle routes ready to include
in the 2010 Motor Vehicle Use
Map. The meeting on March 19
will begin this process. Potential
collaborators are encouraged to
attend this meeting so that they
can be aware of subsequent
meeting
requirements.
Subsequent
meetings
are
tentatively scheduled at the
Chewelah Peak Learning Center
on March 28, and April 25, and a
field meeting in the project area
on May 9, 2009.
For more information on this
meeting or question related to
the motorized recreation strategy
please contact Jim Parker, at 509775-7462.
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THEY WANT TO
CLOSE TELLICO!
You MUST take action to Rescue
Tellico NOW! The Forest Service
has told us what they want to do
and it is incumbent on the OHV
community to change their mind.
Background:
On Friday, February 27, the USDA
Forest Service rolled out the draft
Environmental Assessment for the
Upper Tellico OHV trail system.
The OHV community has been
extremely dismayed to learn that
while there are six alternatives
the Forest Service is considering,
the Forest Supervisor, Marisue
Hilliard, made it very clear that her
preferred alternative is to CLOSE
TELLICO. While we know that
this is completely unacceptable
and will cause immediate and
intense emotional reaction, we
are asking that everyone maintain
a level head and concentrate on
what our task is now.
In addition, the USFS Forest
Supervisor issued a TEMPORARY
CLOSURE ORDER that will keep
Tellico closed until they decide
what the fate of the area will be.
This means that if the temporary
closure order stands, TELLICO
WILL NOT REOPEN ON APRIL
1ST!
What we are doing about it:
The
BlueRibbon
Coalition
(BRC), Southern Four Wheel
Drive Association (SFWDA), and
the United Four Wheel Drive
Associations (UFWDA) have
teamed up to fight this and we
are working as aggressively
as we can to get you the right
information. We have spent the
last week “scrubbing” through the
draft EA and developing a plan
and now WE NEED YOUR HELP
AND HERE IS HOW YOU CAN
BE MOST HELPFUL:
STEP 1: The week of March 9th,
THIS WEEK, we need you to call,
write or, even better, visit your
congressman, senator, state and
local representatives. They need
to know you feel angry, hurt and
betrayed by the Forest Service.
They need to know that the Forest
Service is going to affect jobs
and the economy in this difficult
time. They need to know the
real science and that the water
is not bad. See the sample letter
below for talking points. Feel free
to copy and paste the letter, but
be sure to personalize it with a
short paragraph on why Tellico is
important-what it represents to the
OHV community and to you. Help
your representatives understand
how important Tellico is.
Please forward any positive or
negative reactions you get to Jay
Bird at [email protected]. We
want to know who our friends are
and follow through with them.
STEP 2: Beginning the week of
Continued on page 7
www.pnw4wda.org
Continued from page 6
March 16th, BRC, SFWDA, and
UFWDA will have a letter generator
up with comments you can make
to the Forest Service about the
EA. If you have already made
comments, make some more.
Each time you find out some new
information, send it to the Forest
Service. We need letters. We are
currently refining our comment
bullet points and will send out
and post more information to help
with your letters as we complete
that process. But don’t let that
stop you from doing background
preparation
and
comments
yourself. WE NEED to have as
much enthusiast involvement as
we possibly can muster from the
OHV community.
BRC and UFWDA will be following
through for us in Washington
DC, working from the top down.
They will meet with the Forest
Service as well as other national
organizations and some of those
friendly representatives.
Please read the Forest Service
documents on their website at:
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/
nepa/tusquitee/tellico.htm
Then take the time to review
the independent scientific study
SFWDA had commissioned at:
http://www.sfwda.org/trails/tellico/
study09/.
If you see anything in the EA
or Caliper report, or you have
information that you want to make
sure we don’t overlook, please
notify Heather Royston at Heath
[email protected]
We each need to do our part to
RESCUE TELLICO and YOUR
INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL!
Thank you for your help!
SFWDA, UFWDA, and BRC
A SAMPLE LETTER TO SEND TO
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE CAN
BE FOUND HERE FOR COPY
AND PASTE. OR THERE ARE
GENERAL TALKING POINTS
TO USE BELOW... You can find
out your representatives’ contact
information and where to send
your letter or email to by visiting
the BRC Rapid Response Center
at
http://www.sharetrails.org/
rapid_response/and simply typing
in your zip code.
Upper
Tellico
OHV
Area
Proposed
Closure
Order
TALKING POINTS
Congressional attention to this
problem cannot wait.
The USFS has issued a proposed
temporary
closure
notice
prohibiting all use of the Upper
Tellico OHV system effective April
1, 2009.
REPAIRING
THE
AREA
IS THE BEST SOLUTION:
* OHV enthusiasts spend 4 times
more money on lodging, food, and
gas than other outdoor sportsmen
* $4.8 million annually in
tourism revenues by OHV users
* Repairing contributes $1.5 - $2.6
million in OHV revenue annually
* Repairing would create more
than $1.4 million in local jobs
*
Nearby
streams
are
currently
healthy
*
Nearby
streams
have
excellent water quality per
North
Carolina
standards
* Nearby streams are capable
of sustaining viable, reproducing
native
trout
populations
*
Nearby
stream
channels
are
very
stable
*
Nearby stream channels
convey
stream
flows
without
streambed
erosion
*
The trails are repairable
and very much maintainable/
sustainable after repair
CLOSURE IS A BAD SOLUTION:
*
Closure
creates
ZERO
OHV
tourism
revenue
4-Wheelin’ News
* Degradation of water quality and
degradation of aquatic habitat
in Upper Tellico is non-existent
* Historic clear-cutting of land
in Upper Tellico has contributed
more to the off-site sediment
transport than the trail system
* Closure of trails is neither
warranted nor recommended by
USFS trails experts!
Please note that the correct
email address for Jay Bird is
[email protected] instead of
[email protected].
Thank you for your support.
~
Hog Canyon
Lake Road
Open
Spokane
–
Effective
immediately, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has
announced the road to Hog
Canyon Lake has been reopened to motorized vehicles.
The Hog Canyon Lake road
is located approximately 30
miles southwest of Spokane,
and crosses the Spokane
and Lincoln County line near
Sprague, Washington.
The road was temporarily
closed for public safety due to
weather and road conditions in
December 2008.
This road provides access to
the northeastern portion of
BLM’s Fishtrap Recreation
Area, and access to a State
of Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife boat ramp
and fishing area on Hog
Canyon Lake.
The BLM will continue to
monitor
road
conditions.
Future closures are still
possible due to deteriorating
road conditions. There are
currently patches of snow on
the road, and in the parking
lot area at Hog Canyon Lake.
For further information, please
contact the Spokane BLM
District Office, 1103 North
Fancher
Road,
Spokane
Valley, Washington 99212 or
call (509) 536-1200.
Additional information about
recreation opportunities in
the Spokane BLM District are
available online at:
http://www.blm.gov/or/
districts/spokane/recreation/
index.php
Cheyne Rossbach
Public Affairs
Contact Representative
BLM Spokane District Office
1103 N Fancher Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99212
(509) 536-1200
~
“Brokers Best
Barite” Planning
Document for
Public Review
SPOKANE, WA -- The Bureau
of Land Management (BLM)
Spokane District has prepared
an environmental assessment
that describes the effects of
approving a plan of operations
for mining of barite ore. The
previously mined 18-acre
site is located on Flagstaff
Mountain, which is about three
miles southwest of the town
of Northport, Washington, in
Stevens County.
A copy of the “Brokers
Best Barite” Environmental
Assessment is available from
the BLM Spokane District
Office by calling
(509) 536-1200, or on the
internet at:
www.blm.gov/or/districts/
spokane/plans/spokane.php
BLM is seeking comments
on the Environmental
Assessment until March 23,
2009. Comments may
be emailed to Thomas_
[email protected] or sent to
the BLM
Spokane District, ATTN:
Thomas Sweeney, 1103 N.
Fancher Road., Spokane
Valley, WA 99212.
Cheyne Rossbach
Public Affairs
Contact Representative
BLM Spokane District Office
1103 N Fancher Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99212
(509) 536-1297
~
Omnibus
clears Senate,
heads for
House
Eric Bontrager and
Noelle Straub, E&E
reporters
The House will take up the public
lands, water and natural resources
omnibus bill next week, potentially
sending the measure to President
Obama for his signature.
Today, the Senate passed the
bill for the second time this year,
77-20, as part of a complicated
maneuver to prevent House
Republicans
from
offering
contentious amendments.
House
National
Parks
Subcommittee Chairman Raúl
Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said he expects
the House will move quickly to
approve the omnibus. “It will
happen next week,” he said.
“I’m hearing Thursday from the
leadership, so it’ll probably be
APRIL 2009
Tuesday.”
The bill will come up under a rule,
a House Democratic aide said.
Assuming the House passes the
omnibus, Grijalva said he would
like to begin work on a new
another lands package, including
new wilderness designations, for
consideration later this year or
early next year.
Before today’s vote, senators
accepted
one
amendment
but rejected two others that
Democrats allowed Sen. Tom
Coburn (R-Okla.) to offer as part
of a deal in exchange for allowing
the bill to proceed. Yesterday they
rejected three others.
Coburn, who placed “holds” on
many of the bills in the omnibus
for months last year, said the
bill contains earmarks, limits
energy development on public
lands, and is an example of
“hyper-parochialism” under which
senators put items they wanted
for their home states over the
long-term good of the country.
The Coburn amendment that was
accepted by voice vote would
clarify the bill to allow the “casual
collection” of rocks in parks that
may contain a fossil, preventing
criminal prosecution of visitors
who unintentionally take a fossil.
It would keep penalties for those
who knowingly take or sell fossils
from parks.
One of the amendments defeated
today would have struck certain
sections that Coburn deems
frivolous, such as the $3.5
million to celebrate the 450th
anniversary of St. Augustine, Fla.,
in 2015, and a salmon restoration
project in California. Coburn
said the California provision
would amount to the government
spending hundreds of millions of
dollars to protect 500 fish. But
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
said his amendment would have
destroyed a widely supported,
court-approved settlement of an
18-year legal battle. The Senate
voted 70-27 to table, or kill, the
amendment.
The other amendment would have
required federal agencies to issue
an annual report detailing the total
amount of land they own and the
cost to taxpayers of the ownership
of the land. It was tabled, 58-39.
Last week, the House fell two
votes shy of passing the bill
under suspension of the rules, a
maneuver that shields legislation
from amendment or a motion to
recommit but requires a two-thirds
majority for passage. Senate
leaders then devised a strategy
to use a bill that had already
passed the House -- H.R. 146, a
proposal to protect Revolutionary
War battlefields -- and strip its
contents, replacing it with the
omnibus lands bill. Because the
House already passed H.R. 146,
the chamber will only need to
vote to concur with the Senate
amendment.
The omnibus would designate
more than 2 million acres of
wilderness in nine states and
would establish three new
national park units, a new national
monument, three new national
conservation areas, more than
1,000 miles of national wild
and scenic rivers and four new
national trails. It would enlarge
the boundaries of more than a
dozen existing national park units
and establish 10 new national
heritage areas.
It would also authorize numerous
land exchanges and conveyances
to help local Western communities
address water resource and
supply issues, and includes
provisions to improve land
management.
The revised omnibus bill will also
include language from Rep. Jason
Altmire (D-Pa.) meant to ensure
that the omnibus would not close
off lands that are already open to
hunting and fishing.
Conservation groups praised the
Senate passage.
The Wilderness Society’s Paul
Spitler said the Senate move
“clears the most significant hurdle
to protecting some of the country’s
most cherished landscapes.”
“These wonderful landscapes are
under tremendous pressure, and
their value to local communities
and to all Americans who
treasure our natural heritage will
remain long after the country has
recovered from the economic
crisis,” Spitler said in a statement,
although he expressed concern
over
a
provision
allowing
construction of a road through
Alaska’s
Izembek
National
Wildlife Refuge.
“Today, Congress has helped
ensure that we will have a wild
legacy to pass on to our children
and grandchildren,” said Sierra
Club Executive Director Carl
Pope. “This bill helps guarantee
that future generations will be
able to hike in pristine forests
from California to West Virginia.
They’ll be able to fish America’s
untouched rivers, watch antelope
migrate through Wyoming, and
take their families camping in the
stunning Rocky Mountains.”
~
7
IT’S A GAS
The end of the year brings a
need for a Christmas tree to
help celebrate the season.
We are off-roaders; we enjoy
the outdoors and visiting our
forests. Therefore, obtaining
a Christmas tree is a no
brainer. Ya gotta go up in
the mountains where the
Christmas trees grow to get
your Christmas tree; there
would seem to be little other
choice, unless you went
without…
their main duty station.
Most of us then elected to
look for snow at a higher
elevation to see if we could
tattoo fresh snow with our
4x4 footprints.
Near the
top, those that thought they
could tried to get to the top
amongst the mud, slush and
frozen ground; yea, though
most failed, grunting that
those afore had tore and
used up all the traction and
sooner or later were left at
the bottom longingly looking
up for the day that we too
added bead lockers just for
insurance. Thought I was
“good to go”. In fact, with all
the afore runners more and
more. As we tried to climb
the trail, the traction became
THE GATHERING
This season was no exception
so the annual Christmas tree
run was scheduled. On the
appointed date we headed
up the mountain where
the evergreen trees were
waiting, patiently awaiting
review and possible selection
to serve the honorable role
as a Christmas tree. We
were also hoping for snow
as snow seems to allow the
trees to show off what they
look like adorned.
But no snow, unless frost
or surface ice counts. An
could climb that hill.
IT’S A GAS. Yeah, yeah the
Christmas tree run was a gas
and the chili just topped it off!
IT’S A GAS.
Soon, a few days later the
snow came and came and
came. In mid January a
snow run was called. That’s
good, that was good for
me. For me it was the day
of reckoning, as I had been
working on my XJ since last
winter and thought I was
“good to go” in the snow.
IT’S A GAS.
ONE WAY DOWN
that “good stuff” added, the
weight of the Cherokee now
topped 5,000 lbs… before
me and the passengers hit
the seats. Still thought I was
“good to go”.
All started fine as the jeep
looked pretty good and I
had no trouble getting to
the trailhead. We all aired
down and traction in the
snow seemed good and
less and less and the
flounder of others seemed
surely to become the demise
of our ride.
It was some relief to hear
the CB from the experienced
Toyota blurt that he was
too heavy and was having
substantial trouble and was
going to turn around and
lead a group up the other
way to meet up with those
CHILI TIME
appointed wide spot allowed
for the group to pursue our
quest on foot, as well as
have lunch. Ok, and what
do you have for lunch when
out in the wild, when it is
chilly out? That would be
chilly out, chili in and gobs
of it, as much as each could
or would eat. The club prez
was the volunteered/ing chef
in charge, and gallons of
chili, bowl by bowl and cup
by cup were dispensed until
all said enuff; as there was
even then more to go.
By the time the chili was
consumed, the Christmas
trees were harvested and
temporarily adorned the 4
wheel drive rigs for the trip to
8
The XJ was purchased at
what seemed to be the right
price when a fellow 4 wheeler
shared that his relative had
a Cherokee that had an
encounter with a flatbed
truck, which left the Jeep
sheared from the passenger
side door through the tailgate
as the flatbed knifed through
the jeep as it traversed.
The body damage was
repaired, lift added, skid
plate, front and rear bumpers
added, front end beefed
including gears and locker
added and rear end with
posi changed out and with
engine and transmission
repairs effected. Thought I
was “good to go”. Then, I
BROKE? STUCK? TAKE YOUR PICK
even control on ice was
respectable for me as we
started up the trail.
As some others seemed to
be having more trouble than
we, I thought IT’S A GAS as
we were “good to go”. But
soon the tires under my
ride seemed to be breaking
through the tracks left by
APRIL 2009
that seemed to be able to
traverse
that
powdered
sugar. The getting turned
around
part
was
the
challenge and required that
first pull out of my jeep.
Down the hill and on to
the alternate route was a
gala affair as not many had
issues. Up the trail we went
and yes, IT’S A GAS, if you
can travel up the trail. At
some point, it seemed that
things changed and several
of us started having more
trouble. Straps and winches
became common fare and
requesting a “come back or
two” for that tow or jerk.
But, determined we were to
get to the … top where our
off road companions were
to meet us. When I finally
arrived there I was amazed
to see that we were not at
the top at all and, in fact, our
off road companions were
coming down a steep grade
to a large cut. I gingerly
parked, hoping not to get
stuck right where I sat. As
I exited the Cherokee, I
realized part of my problem
as one leg dropped through
the snow to my crouch; too
much weight!
That seemed to be confirmed
by watching the lighter rigs,
including Toyota pickups, just
cruising and even showing off
from time to time by driving
from the packed snow up
over a bank where the snow
was untouched. So then, as
I conversed with them about
the weight of their vehicles,
they also pointed out that
tire size tread was important
and … driving experience on
snow.
As dusk turned towards
dark, all packed up and hit
the trail. Even though the
snow seemed to get less
supportive, I thought it all
should be fine as after all we
would be going down hill. It
seemed touch and go as the
snow had been churned and
seemed engulfing with every
little bump. Yeah, it was a
snow run, but most of us by
that point had gotten all the
snow we wanted.
Joe with his incredible snow
machine he set up and
operates for search and
rescue, made short work
of dragging an engulfed
rig from its bottomless pit
towards the down hill, but
left a morass that I thought
some momentum would be
my best chance of traverse.
Not so, said my jeep, even
though I got through what I
believed would be the area
of challenge to find myself
high centered sitting on the
skid plate and body with tires
spinning, but dangling as on
a car hoist.
As I sat there like a beached
whale with absolutely no
traction, I recalled Login
mentioning a factor of driving
on top of snow instead of
through it … driving ability…
Hmm, driving ability I thought
to myself; nah that can’t
be it! But, there I sat not
going anywhere with tires
dangling.
Lucky for me and my Jeep,
there Logan was with his
custom Toyota.
As we
hooked up, I was hoping that
the little pickup would be able
to pull out my heavy and high
centered jeep. This certainly
was not the time, however,
to even think about de-riding
www.pnw4wda.org
PNW4WDA
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
MEETING
EDGEWOOD,
WA
MARCH 7, 2009
President Luke May (Dirty
Thirteen 4X4 Club, DooWop Ditty
HA ! HA! I GOT MINE
his Toyota to even suggest
his lighter little Toyota was
not going to pull out my
heavy jeep; so I figured to
keep my mouth shut was
the smartest move! Perhaps
the jeep would toboggan out
loose strap, it seemed that
I was smelling something
unusual.
I was thinking
what is that when Logan
reigned in his tow truck and
confessed he had forgotten
that I was still hooked up! As
GREEN-GREEN, THATS ALL I SEE
with little effort. It didn’t! But,
it seemed inch by inch we
were gaining ground… er,
in five foot or so of snow?
Before we got loose, I found
myself hoping that my home
made front bumper with its
air chamber would be able
to sustain the jerks that
the not so little Toyota was
providing.
Several jerks later, the jeep
was free and again heading
we decoupled, I asked him
if he was burning propane.
That was it, propane;
Logan’s pickup is fueled by
PROPANE! IT’S A GAS.
It suddenly occurred to me
that the secret to his success
was not that he was driving
a Toyota nor that his Toyota
was lighter, nor that his tires
were better, and certainly not
that he was a better driver,
naw that can’t be it, but the
LAST ONE
down the hill! Unfortunately,
Joe’s
mighty
machine
dragging a full size 4x4
down the trail had apparently
dropped the bead from a tire
and caused the removal of
most of the packed snow.
Under such condition, I
found need for an additional
tug and so we just left that
mighty pickup hooked up and
I … followed.
At some point, right behind
Logan still hooked up with
4-Wheelin’ News
secret to his success, rather,
is that Logan’s pickup is
fueled by propane! IT’S A
GAS.
Yeah, yeah the day was a
gas and the propane used to
pull me out just topped it off!
Until next time around, may
your trails be delightful.
Epic
~
Dirt Club & Outdoor 4X4’s) called
the meeting to order at 9:05 AM.
The Pledge of Allegiance was
recited and a moment of silence
for the sick and departed was
observed. Guests present were:
Walter Jessen, Jesse Young,
Bob Brooks, Crystal Crowder,
Kira Dominiak, Gaileen Paulson,
Dan Rheaume, Tamara Churchill,
Jim Smith, Jerry Nettnin, Sherri
Smith, Bonnie Nettnin, and Jim
Putman.
The PNW4WDA President Luke
May had everyone go around the
room and introduce themselves,
starting with the Board members.
Luke thanked the Hombres for
hosting the meeting. The hosting
statement was given by Jim
Smith – “Smitty” (The Hombres).
Smitty reminded everyone to set
their clocks ahead tonight. Lunch
is being donated and served by
the Hombres. Smitty reminded
everyone that we were meeting
in the fire house and if they
were to get a call we needed
to stay out of the way. He also
said tomorrow the fire fighters
were participating in a tower
climb in full gear and some of
them were doing it twice. This
is for the Leukemia Lymphoma
organization they also had t-shirts
for sale for $25 or if you wanted
to make a donation/pledge, cards
were available.
President statement:
Luke
shared that we had a little
problem this past week with the
web site, but it was taken care of
- so we are moving on.
Luke asked for approval of the
Board minutes – Dave McMains
(Treasurer,
Membership
Chairman, Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) made a motion that
we approve the Board minutes
from December 6th, 2008,
seconded by Rick Smith (Region
3 Director, Hubs in 4-Wheeling
& Flat Broke & 4-Wheeling)
– motion passed. Don Jensen
(IAD #1, Individual Members Club
& Sand Fleas) made a motion
that we accept the minutes from
the Emergency Board meeting
February 14, 2009, seconded by
Carol Jensen (IAD #2, Individual
Members Club & Sand Fleas)
– motion passed.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Dave
McMains (Treasurer, Membership
Commandos) had a partial written
report. He said he thought he had
sent the income and expense
sheet; however, the only part of
the report that was printed was
the balance sheet. Dave said we
had not done a whole lot since
Winter Convention. Dave said
the only deposits that had been
made were what had come in
from Trail Jamboree registration.
Dave said he would send his
report again to the Board when
he got home. A question was
asked when the transfer of
funds to the Scholarship fund
from the Trail Jamboree funds
is made. Answer 30% of the
profit from Trail Jamboree goes
to the Scholarship fund, and is
transferred the end of December.
Dave will take care of it and the
changes will be on the financial
report he will send to the Board.
APRIL 2009
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Dave
McMains (Membership Chairman,
Treasurer, Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) reported we have
104 clubs in the association. We
have lost some clubs but have
gained others so the numbers are
about the same. Carol Jensen
(IAD #2, Individual Members
Club & Sand Fleas) asked how
many dues paying units we have.
Answer – 1195 members, 868
spouse/significant others, 720
dependants, 97 individuals, and
18 associates. Dave said a club
in Oregon sent in their paper work
and he sent their membership
cards and it came back, because
the address was wrong. Alan
Paulson (Region 6 Director,
Umpqua Valley Timber Cruisers)
said he would take them and
deliver them. Please take back to
your regions that when filling out
the rosters please, please write
legibly. Also if you are changing
the mailing address have it signed
by your president as well as the
person sending it in.
Secretary’s Report:
Sande
Nettnin (Secretary, Desert Rats)
handed out corrections to the
2009 Officers page for the SOP
book also the changes to the Bylaws along with the new one that
passed at Winter Convention. If
you have a correction on anything
for the Officers pages please get
them to her and she will make the
changes and have new pages for
you at the June Board meeting.
If you want to submit a By-Law
change or money matter it must be
postmarked by June 15 (90 days
before Fall Delegates). It must be
the original signed copy and snail
mailed – NO E-MAILS WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
State Directors (updates since
Winter Convention)
Idaho - Director Mark Young
(North Idaho Trail Blazers) had a
written report. Idaho has a new
web site - check it out at Idaho
State 4X4. We need to keep
Idaho up to speed on what is
happening in Washington as well
as Oregon.
Oregon - Director Beth Ayer
(Junction City Jeepers) did not
send a report - she was not
present due to the illness of her
mother.
Washington - Director Arlene
Brooks (Green River Valley
Jeepers) had a written report.
Arlene stated that all letters she
has written are on file; if anyone
wants to see them just get in touch
with her. In her report she listed
several bills that she is tracking and
she was happy to give an update
that SB 5994 with regards to the
elimination of the Non-highway
and Off-Road Vehicle Activities
(NOVA) committee is now on the
back burner. Arlene participated
in a “go to meeting” with the DNR.
This was an on-line meeting; she
passed around information on
it and the secretary will keep a
copy on file for future reference.
Arlene stated that she preferred
the face to face meetings so she
could see the body language of
who was speaking. Arlene has
a meeting scheduled with our
new Commissioner of Public
Lands, Peter Goldmark about 4
PM on Friday the 13th following
our Rally at the Capitol. Arlene
encouraged everyone to attend
the Washington Off Highway
Vehicle Alliance (WOHVA) Rally
on Friday the 13th at the Capitol.
We need to make our presence
known, at the last Rally we had
a little over 1000 people. It was
very impressive. Hopefully we
can do this again. Arlene said
she had received a copy of the
BLM Northwest Passage; on
the back was an article wanting
information on Johnny Horizon.
Earl Nettnin (Region 4 Director,
Desert Rats) said he had some
bags with Johnny Horizon on
them also some other things
that came from the estate of Kirk
Kirkpatrick (Roamin’ Chariots).
BLM is looking for anything on
this program, art work, posters
etc. Arlene asked Linda Jessen
(PR/Safety ED & Trailbreakers,
Inc) to work with her on putting
something together.
She will
keep us updated. Arlene also
had a copy of the Sierra Club’s
newsletter (15 pages) this has
information on what they are
doing. Check it out at www.casc
adesierraclub.org. Carol Jensen
& Sand Fleas) said we have things
available to us to monitor the
hikers, horsemen etc. It’s from
the Trail Patrol and is note pads
with a picture of a horse, hiker etc.
so you could draw information on
it like what they were wearing,
and how many of them there
were, what they were doing, did
they have a vehicle, what kind
and the license number. Edward
Campbell (Region 2 Director, Web
Master & Dog Pound Off Road)
said he could put it on the web
site. This would be a good tool
for us to carry with us when we
see someone doing damage to
the trails and meadows etc. as it’s
our responsibility to report it to the
proper authorities and let them
handle it. Carol will send a copy
to Edward.
Inter Association Directors #1
& #2 (IAD #1 & IAD #2): Don and
Carol Jensen (IAD #1 and IAD #2,
Individual Members Club & Sand
Fleas) had a written report. Carol
reported that Dave McMains
(Treasurer, Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) had sent the Board
an e-mail from United 4-Wheel
Drive Association requesting
us to re-join. Carol reminded
everyone at Winter Convention
the delegation voted not to rejoin United. However, if anyone
wanted to re-join - they could on
an individual or club membership
basis and they would only have
one vote. Edward Campbell
(Region 2, Web Master & Dog
Pound Off Road) asked what
United has done and was doing for
our organization. Don and Carol
answered him – in the past they
were put together by the PNW
and a couple of other groups to
be an information gathering and
disseminating group, if somebody
on the East coast figured out how
to better keep trails open or to
beat our competition to the punch
everybody didn’t have to reinvent
the wheel. Over a period of time
United morphed into another club.
From time to time they have had
lobbyists in Washington D.C. as
legislative advocates. Now they
are changing again and in Don’s
opinion they are trying to turn it
into something like Blue Ribbon.
So North American Motorized
Recreation Council (NAMRAC) is
now doing what United was doing.
Lots of discussion followed about
the restructuring of United - So
to answer the question what are
we getting from them now - the
answer is NOTHING. United
owes quite a bit of money to
the IRS and Carol requested
information from our Attorney
as to what our financial liability
with United’s back taxes might
be, also what the WA state nonprofit laws for electronic voting
are. Carol read the letter and our
attorney says we probably are not
liable for any of the back taxes to
United, he said we are a separate
entity and generally would not be
liable especially since we had
chosen not to be affiliated with
United, although there are always
exceptions.
Several issues were addressed
in their report regarding land
closures. Carol said that the Del
Albright Recreational Leadership
Training Course (RLTC) is
growing so quickly that an
expansion of services is being
offered.
See their report for
additional
information.
Mark
Young (Idaho Executive Director
& North Idaho Trail Blazers) said
Continued on page 10
9
that he was taking the course now
and he was in Module #1.
Competition Report:
Rob
Stafford
(Comp
Chairman,
Cascade 4X4 & Over Board
Racing) had a written report.
The only change since Winter
Convention is the Moonshiners
race May 23 – 25 will be at Horn
Rapids in Richland, WA.
By-Law Revision Committee:
A discussion on appointing a
committee to review the failed
by-laws at Winter Convention
took place.
Merrick Graves
(Trail Jamboree Co-Chairman,
Wandering Willys & Green River
Valley Jeepers) made some
comments about reviewing what
had been turned down by the
delegation at Winter Convention.
Merrick thought it was time
the Board took a good look at
how we handle things. Merrick
agreed to chair this committee
and would be the chair until the
committee had been formed then
one could be picked. Merrick said
he had been contacted by several
people wanting to be on this
committee.
Edward Campbell
(Region 2 Director, Web Master
& Dog Pound Off Road) said he
could create a private forum on
the web for discussion among
the committee only. Rick Smith
(Region 3 Director, Hubs in
4-Wheeling & Flat Broke & 4Wheeling) suggested anyone
wanting to be on the committee
contact Merrick. More discussion
followed and Luke asked the
Directors to take it back to their
region and ask for volunteers.
Merrick will pick one from each
region and submit their names to
Luke for approval. Names need
to be turned in by the middle of
April. Carol Jensen (IAD #2,
Fleas) said she had asked the
lawyer as a Washington nonprofit corporation if there was
any law or regulation that forbids
us voting on by-laws and other
issues electronically. His answer,
yes you can do that, but you need
to change your by-laws. Your
by-laws pre-date 2004, which is
when the law was amended to
allow electronic voting IF your
By-laws permit it. The set he
has were last updated in 2003,
so if there have been updates
since then he didn’t have those
updates. He said what needs to
be done is to amend them. He
also said that under Section 7
(Page 20), we can only vote on
amendments at the February
business meeting which we have
already had. He offered his help
to write up the amended by-law
before next February if this is
what we want.
Don Jensen (IAD#1, Individual
said that the Board had been
raked over the coals on line
saying that the Board voted the
by-laws down. Don wanted it on
record that the Board did not vote
on them and it was not our fault
they failed. He also said Tom
Fisher (Parliamentarian, Sand
Fleas & Mud-A-Rama) had done
a great job presenting the bylaws to the delegation at Winter
Convention.
REGION
DIRECTORS
REPORTS:
Region 1 – Director Angela Holm
(Happy campers) had a written
report. Angela said she was
requested to join the Wheelers for
the Wounded and she is doing the
PR for the Reiter Trail Clean up in
May. Spring clean up at Ocean
City is April 18, more information
will be coming.
Angie said the 2 clubs they lost
were not unhappy with the region
they had moved and it was easier
for them to transfer to Region 2.
A club transferred from Region 2
to Region 1 and they are working
hard to get back a club that had
dropped membership in the
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PNW.
Region 2 – Director Edward
Campbell (Web Master & Dog
Pound Off Road) had a written
report. Edward made a couple of
corrections to his report the first
one was in the second paragraph,
it should have said Naches Trail
not just Naches, and the second
one in paragraph 6 should have
said Little Rattlesnake road not
trail.
Region 3 – Director Rick Smith
(Hubs in 4-Wheeling & Flat Broke
& 4-Wheeling) said the only thing
that has happened since Winter
Convention was that he now has
a secretary.
Region 4 – Director Earl Nettnin
(Desert Rats) no meeting since
Winter Convention, but he
had attended the TWIG (Trails
Wilderness
Interest
Group)
meeting last Tuesday at the
Naches Ranger Station. This
meeting is for all user groups.
They had a NEPA 101 explaining
the mysteries of the National
Environmental
Policy
Act.
They said that NEPA did not
mean “Needlessly Expensive
Paper Work” or “Never Ending
Procedure Act”. They said that
on the Deep Creek repair road
to Copper City they want to put
a temporary bridge in but the
temporary bridge is in use up in
the Lake Chelan area now. They
did say that permanent bridges
would not be installed this year on
the1800 & 1808 roads. They did
not use the grant money they had
received for the road to Copper
City in time so they had to give it
back and will have to re-apply.
Travel Management meeting is
scheduled for April 7 in Yakima
at Howard Johnson’s starting at 5
PM until 8:30 PM. UPDATE just
received Thursday March 12th the
Travel Management Meeting for
April 7th may be put on hold – they
are not sure yet. Juniper Dunes
still has no legal access you have
to drive past a no trespassing
sign. The dunes are open but the
road to it is closed. This has been
going on for 30 years. There is
a seasonal closure from March
1 – August 15 in the Northwest
portion of the area to protect the
Ferruginous Hawk and botanical
resources. There was a truck
stuck in a walking area of Badger
Mountain and a club from the
Tri-Cities worked with Friends of
Badger to remove the truck, so we
had some good publicity for once.
Merrick Graves (Trail Jamboree
Co-Chairman, Wandering Willys
& Green River Valley Jeepers)
said he had been hired by the
CleElum Ranger District to
help with their education and
enforcement program on the
weekends. The position is a
level above volunteer and below
part time called intermittent.
Merrick will be driving the jeep
(Eugene) doing education and
enforcement.
Earl wanted to
know if Merrick had an agreement
with Mikki Douglass that she stay
off the skis and Merrick stay off
his snowmobile. Merrick said he
has to go to school for 14 days in
Oregon to learn how to deal with
obnoxious people.
Region 6 – Director Alan Paulson
(Umpqua Valley Timber Cruisers)
said he had nothing to report as
they had not had a meeting since
Winter Convention.
Region 7 – Director Jeff Williams
(CJ’s Only) had a written report.
Jeff said that the Colville Travel
Management Plan had a press
release and he had given a copy
of that to Arlene. He said he was
going to try having an on line
meeting and have it open for
three days to just PNW members
to comment and shut it down and
then have a section open for three
days for others. Mark Young
(Idaho Director, North Idaho
Trail Blazers) was setting it up.
They are hoping to attract new
members.
Don Jensen (IAD #1, Individual
asked about Region 5. Since
we now have a club in Region
5, should we have a Region 5
Director? Discussion followed; no
decision was made.
Lunch at 11:45
PNW President Luke May
thanked the Hombres for a terrific
lunch. Sande Nettnin (Secretary
& Desert Rats) made a motion
that the PNW make a donation to
the Fire Fighters House Fund in
the amount of $250, seconded by
Carol Jensen (IAD #2, Individual
– motion passed. Arlene Brooks
(WA State Director & Green River
Valley Jeepers) said she wanted
the meat loaf recipe.
We Did It/Club Power: Karen
Fisher (Sand Fleas & Mud-ARama) had a written report.
PR/Safety ED: Linda Jessen
(Trailbreakers, Inc) had a written
report.
Linda asked that we
don’t wait until two days before
your event to ask for material.
Rob Stafford (Comp Chairman
& Cascade 4X4 & Over Board
Racing) has the banners, so if you
need to use one contact Rob at
[email protected]
or 253-691-4351. Linda Jessen
is the go to person for PR items.
Arlene Brooks (WA State Director
said she is looking for some kind
of PR item to give out when she
attends meetings. Arlene will
do research and get back to
the Board at the June meeting.
Linda said she has 8400 Who and
What We Are and 8500 inserts for
our Tri-Folds. Region Directors
please go through your Tri-Folds
and make sure you have the
correct insert with the updated
information on them.
Trail Jamboree: Co-Chairman
Merrick Graves (Wandering Willys
reported that this year is the 20th
Anniversary of Trail Jamboree.
He also stated that this is the
last year for the Forest Service
permit. Merrick said registration
went very well. Merrick said he
was inviting some people free
of charge - Chris Woods with
ARB, Chris has been around
forever and has donated several
things to the Trail Jamboree;
Stan Humann, Mike Lovell, Mark
Smith, Bill Lucke, Doug Hill who
was with WARN many years, and
Vick Buchannan. Merrick said
he was sending letters to them
with an official invitation. Merrick
said the clean up is April 18 and
Hobo Stew would be served at
noon. Merrick also said that the
CleElum Ranger district would be
back at Trail Jamboree with the Jr.
Ranger program; Smokey Bear
will be in camp.
Ways & Means: Kathy (Frogg)
McMains (Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) said she was
happy to report that she was
making back the money she had
spent purchasing items, and she
had done very well at Winter
Convention. She is looking for
some things for kids. Merrick
suggested having a few copies
of the books Sheep in a Jeep and
Duck in a Truck. Frogg thought
maybe nerf footballs with the
PNW logo on them. If you have
ideas contact Frogg. Frogg has
a big box of small garbage bags
that can be given away at the
Rally at the Capitol.
Web Master: Edward Campbell
(Region 2 Director & Dog Pound
Off Road) had a written report.
Edward is checking into the
possibility of having the PNW
host club web sites. He is going
to contact Net River and see
what they might have available
to Associate Members. Edward
said if you are not listed in the
data base he cannot grant access
to the members only section.
See the report for additional
information on State Directors
and Forum Leaders. Edward said
APRIL 2009
if you have ideas or suggestions,
he’s open to hearing them. Dan
Rheaume (Over Board Racing)
said when you participate on the
web site be careful what you say
to avoid conflict. Jim Putman (The
Hombres) said you should send a
PM (Private Message) to avoid
drama. Dan said he is looking
forward to having more people
post pictures of their events. Rob
Stafford said the web site is for all
of us and we need to really make
use of the site. Rob said he does
all of his communication with the
race teams and it saves a lot of
time. Discussion followed on who
has the domain name for the web
site, and all the paper work for
it. Net River has been handling
things. Don Jensen (IAD #1,
Fleas) said we need to update the
Web Master duties in the SOP’s.
We need to add that the Web
Master provide all access codes,
names and information to the
PNW President by March 1st.
Tri-Power: Please do not include
Tri-Power in your e-mailing the
Board, ie.(“for your Info”). Ron
would like things that you want
printed in Tri-Power, sent direct
to Tri-Power, that way if he has
a question he can email back to
you.
We need to make sure that our
associate members and land
agencies names and addresses
are correct, if we need to make
a correction please notify Dave
McMains Membership so he can
make the changes in the access
list that he sends to Ron for
mailing the Tri-Powers.
Video Chairman: Don Jensen
& Sand Fleas) said that there
were six DVD’s out. All of our
DVD’s are listed in Tri-Power.
A list should be posted in the
member’s only section on the web
site too.
Storage Unit: Arlene Brooks (WA
State Director, Green River Valley
Jeepers) asked if Bonnie Nettnin
(The Hombres) was still our go to
person for the unit. Bonnie has
the key and if you need to put
anything in the PNW storage unit
contact her at 253-922-7596. For
our new kids – we have a storage
unit for excess PNW items that
need to be stored, so you don’t
have to keep it at your home,
just keep a record of what you
put in storage and list it on your
inventory list, so we know where
it is.
OLD BUSINESS - ACTION
ITEMS
Reminder – please give the
secretary a copy of your inventory
items.
SOP – updates are still a work
in progress, Carol Jensen (IAD
#2, Individual Members Club &
Sand Fleas) mailed each Board
member a copy before the
December Board meeting for
review.
If you can’t find your copy in
your e-mail notify Carol and she
will send it again to you. If you
find corrections please notify her
ASAP. The committee is hoping
to have them finished by the June
Board meeting. Don Jensen (IAD
#1, Individual Members Club
& Sand Fleas) made a motion
that we add to the Web Master
duties in the SOP’s the following:
all access codes, names and
information will be turned over to
the PNW4WDA President by each
March 1st – seconded by Edward
Campbell (Web Master, Region
2 Director & Dog Pound Off
Road) – motion passed. Edward
suggested that we consider
having an award for most active
on the web site for each year.
Discussion followed – the PNW
Ways & Means has some pins
that would work very nicely for
this and if it is successful we could
order more. The Web Master can
put this into action and pay for
things out of his budget.
Name and year patches: were
ordered by Carol Jensen (IAD
#2, Individual Members Club &
Sand Fleas) however, when they
came they were wrong. Carol will
send them back and have them
re-done. Carol will mail them out
when she gets them.
Metal Name Tags:
Sande
Nettnin (Secretary & Desert Rats)
will order one for Mark Young with
Idaho Director on it. It will be a
magnet one and anyone wanting
to have one converted from pin
to magnet; get it to Sande and
she will take it to Harrington’s
Trophies and have it done.
Letter requesting businesses
to join our organization or
donate items:
Beth Ayer
(Oregon State Director & Junction
City Jeepers) submitted a draft
letter. Please look it over and
make changes and bring back to
the June Board meeting. Dave
Commandos) shared that he was
having lunch with a buddy and
he gave him a check for $100
to start something like what was
mentioned in Beth’s letter. He
had not seen her letter, but told
Dave we need to get something
started and he wanted to be the
first to donate.
Advertisement on PNW Trailer:
- On going.
Carter’s awards etc – taken
care of.
Wilderness statement updated
3-7-09: Arlene Brooks (WA State
Director & Green River Valley
Jeepers) presented the following:
The Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel
Drive Association opposes the
creation of Wilderness that limits
access to public lands, however,
supports in principle certain
minimum amount of acreage
that should be preserved which
meets the criteria identified in
the 1964 Wilderness Act. We will
support or oppose any addition or
boundary changes to the National
Wilderness Preservation System
based on the individual merits of
each wilderness proposed. The
Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive
Association principally supports
Multiple Use concept of public
lands which includes sharing trails
between the varied recreational
users and supports backcountry
designation
that
preserves
landscapes where all recreational
pursuits can co-exist. Don Jensen
Club & Sand Fleas) moved
that we accept draft #1 of the
Wilderness Statement submitted
by Arlene Brooks – Seconded by
Carol Jensen (IAD # 2, Individual
– Discussion followed and the
motion passed.
50th
Anniversary
of
the
PNW4WDA in 2010:
Arlene
Brooks (WA State Director,
Green River Valley Jeepers)
has been in contact with the
Moonshiners and is working on
gathering information and she
shared some ideas. They have
ideas for pins, patches, t-shirts,
old minutes, displays of all kinds.
Region Directors please have a
list of the history of all the clubs in
your region. Possibility of having
a 50th Anniversary calendar; lots
of ideas were shared. Tamara
Churchill (Cascade 4X4 & Over
Board Racing) is still willing to
put together something for the
Under the Hill Gang and Future
4-Wheelers.
Region Directors
research old time members who
are no longer PNW members
and should receive an invitation
to attend. They will have an
area for PNW awards, and old
club decals, an area for clean
ups and awards over the years,
old pins and patches. We may
also send a letter to JP Magazine
asking if they would like to come
and cover our 50th Anniversary
and write up an article for their
magazine. Carol Jensen (IAD#
2, Individual Members Club &
Sand Fleas) thought it would be
www.pnw4wda.org
4.
nice if we had a special pin for
all attending the 50th Anniversary.
Merrick said he would rather have
a patch instead of a pin. Lots of
discussion followed. Moonshiners
are also having pins and patches
made so maybe we don’t need to
have anything.
Honorary Membership Cards:
Dave McMains (Membership
Chairman, Treasurer, Hurtin’ Units
& Sand Commandos) said he
thought Harrington’s Trophies did
that, but they don’t so he’s working
on another angle. They will do the
Associate Member Plaques.
PNW4WDA Survey: Dave said he
had not had time to do it and was
wondering if someone else could
do it. Linda Jessen (Trailbreakers,
Inc) volunteered to send it out.
Warn Contract: has been
renewed for 1 year at a time,
thanks to Karen Fisher (Sand
Fleas & Mud-A-Rama). Karen
will work with WARN renewing the
contract again for next year.
Wheelers for the Wounded:
Edward Campbell (Region 2
Director, Web Master & Dog
Pound Off Road) said it is on going
and Tom James (Timber Tamers)
from Region 1 was running with
it. Edward is going to Ft. Lewis
to arrange an appointment for
Tom with the Sergeant Major in
charge of the Wounded Warriors
Transition Unit. Several things
have been set up and the group
will be in Washington over the 4th
of July weekend.
50th Anniversary again: Arlene
Brooks (WA State Director, Green
River Valley Jeepers) said a fellow
by the name of Mike Love (a former
treasurer of the PNW) was living in
the Moses Lake area and she was
wondering if Dave McMains would
contact him and remind him of the
50th Anniversary and also give his
current address to the committee
so he could be on the special
invitation list. Dave said he would
be honored to contact him.
PNW Stationary & Envelopes:
who can use them and how.
Any Elected or Appointed Board
member may use the PNW
stationary, you must keep a copy
of all letters you send using the
stationary. Copies can be a hard
copy or electronic copy. When you
address the legislature, Forest
Service, DNR, BLM and anyone
you send a letter to, you need
to keep a copy. You can get the
stationary and envelopes from the
secretary.
Business Plan: was presented
to the delegates at Winter
Convention with no comments
or changes. The plan is to be
looked at once a year at Winter
Convention.
FIVE THINGS WE WANT FOR
2008
1. Membership, Don Jensen
Club & Sand Fleas) thought
we should have two lists,
one for the elected board
and one for the appointed
board.
2. Update
2003
Survey:
Discussion on how to
get people to fill out the
survey took place. Lots
of ideas were presented.
Dave McMains (Treasurer,
Membership
Chairman,
Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) made motion
that we update the survey
and send it out, seconded by
Edward Campbell (Region 2
Director, Web Master,& Dog
Pound Off Road) – motion
passed.
Linda Jessen
(Trailbreakers, Inc) will send
it out.
3. Slick Magazine: Discussion
on if we wanted to try and
do it for the 50th Anniversary
of the PNW4WDA. Edward
Campbell
(Region
2
Director, Web Master, &
Dog Pound Off Road)
volunteered to look at the
cost of making one for the
50th Anniversary.
5.
4-Wheelin’ News
Future
4-Wheelers
–
handled on the region level
Back to Basics/fun – on
going
NEW BUSINESS
Scholarship Drawing. A problem
came up with three of the
applicants, they were not listed
with their parents on the club
membership list, however, their
parents have been members for
years and for whatever reason
they were not included on the
rosters. The secretary checked
the access list when their
application came in and they were
listed on it. Discussion followed on
what to do.
Mark Young (Idaho Director,
North Idaho Trail Blazers) made
a motion seconded by Dave
Commandos) that the three names
who were not listed on the PNW
Roster be included on the PNW
Roster under the families they
belong too and be allowed in the
drawing – motion passed.
Scholarship Drawing was held and
the winners are as follows:
Girls – Winner - Lana Larson
(Dirty Thirteen) Region 1 /
Alternate - Katie Schwisow
(Desert Rats) Region 4
Boys – Winner - Brian Llapitan
(Thunder Trucks) Region 2 /
Alternate - Matthew Schwisow
(Desert Rats) Region 4
Letters will be sent notifying the
winners and alternates.
Each
scholarship is in the amount of
$500.00.
The winner of the boys Scholarship
from 2007 (David Taylor) had
asked for a one year extension
and it was granted, however, he
did not use it in the allotted time
so it will be given to the alternate
(Joshua Kaivo). A letter will be
sent to him informing him that the
scholarship will be given to him.
Business Cards: need to be
ordered for Arlene Brooks, Linda
Jessen, Merrick Graves, Rick
Smith and Angela Holm. Sande
Nettnin (Secretary, Desert Rats)
will order them.
GROUP GRIPE AND MONKEY
BUSINESS:
Crystal Crowder (Pistons Wild)
said she has a club in her region
that have been very active in
attending work parties etc. and
they are not members of the
PNW4WDA but she would like
to encourage them to fill out the
paper work to be incorporated and
join the PNW4WDA, however, she
asked if there would be a problem
with their club name since it is
PNW4X4. Answer- should not be
a problem if the state of Oregon
approves their incorporation.
Problem with the date for the
June 6th Board meeting. This
is the date for the Rose Festival
and seven of the Board would
not be able to attend the Board
meeting. Karen Fisher (We Did It/
Club Power, Sand Fleas & Mud-ARama) said she had asked WARN
if we could hold our meeting at
their facility in Portland on either
the 30th of May or the 13th of June.
Don Jensen (IAD #1, Individual
moved we move the June Board
meeting to May 30th at WARN
Industries in Portland - seconded
by Dave McMains (Treasurer,
Membership Chairman, Hurtin’
Units and Sand Commandos)
– motion passed. Karen will send
directions on how to get to WARN
Industries in Portland.
Hearing no more business, the
meeting adjourned at 4:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sande Nettnin, Secretary
PNW4WDA
FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
The June Board meeting will be
held May 30th, 2009 at WARN
Industries hosted by Region 3
The December Board meeting
will be December 5th, 2009 in
Longview hosted by Region 3
FUTURE DELEGATES
MEETINGS:
Fall Delegates – September 12th
hosted by Region 3 in Longview
at the Cowlitz PUD
Winter Convention – February
12th – 14th, 2010 hosted by the
Moonshiners at Little Creek
Casino & Resort in Shelton, WA
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OTHER PNW4WDA
FUNCTIONS:
Trail Jamboree July 8th –11th,
2009 at Jim Sprick Park
Summer Convention – August
21st – 23rd, 2009 hosted by
Region 2 at Straddleline ORV
Park
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R egi o n 1
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March 18th,
2009
The meeting was called to
order by Angie Holm at 7:30,
followed by the flag salute and
a moment of silence for the ill
and departed. There were 14
delegates present, representing
8 clubs.
We had guests
consisting of: Mike Jones, he
has attended RTW meetings, on
Tamer meeting and is looking to
join a club, currently residing in
the Lake Stevens area; Penny
Yates with her son Michael;
and Marv Leborn, he has
attended a few Tamer meetings
and is looking to join their club.
Welcome all guests!
Secretary Report: Motion was
made by Dan Cole to approve
the minutes as written in Tri
Power, Dave Taylor 2nd.
Directors Report: There was
a BOD Meeting on March 7th.
Angie reported the following:
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If your club wishes to
make an address change,
you must submit a new
membership roster with
the change of address and
the form must be signed
by two officers from club
not residing in the same
household. This is to make
sure the address being
changed is correct.
We have a new Idaho State
Director, Mark Young, and
he is attempting to contact
clubs in Idaho to give them
information on how/why to
join the PNW which would
be for Region 8 which
currently does not have a
club attendance.
Based upon the issues
presented at WC and
the bylaw proposals that
were not passed, Merrick
Graves suggested, and
Luke agreed, a committee
be made to review the
proposed changes. It was
decided that there would
be ONE (1) representative
from each region selected.
If you wish to be considered
as a representative for
Region 1, please email
Merrick Graves, 52willysm
[email protected]. If you
APRIL 2009
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are for the changes or not, it
does not matter.
Trail Jamboree – this is the
20th year and the participants
are still set at 200. Clean up
is scheduled for April 18th.
More information is posted
on the main page of the
PNW website.
PR – We have banners
available for use. Please
contact Rob Stafford if you
wish to use a PNW banner at
your event.
Website/Web team – Edward
Campbell, Region 2 Director,
is also the webmaster and
he has created a web team
consisting of: Luke, Dan
Rehuame, Bill Cole, Clay,
Diana Stafford and Jim
Putman. The website is for
entertainment only, not for
airing personal grievances.
Please use the website/
forum accordingly.
Also,
Diana Stafford has created
a new category on the forum
called Monday Night Camp
Fire Sessions which will
take place every Monday
from 7-9pm to help generate
interest in the forum.
If you email Ron McDonald
for the Tri Power, please
make sure the subject line
states, “Article/Picture etc for
the Tri-Power”. If you don’t
have this in the subject line,
he will not read it.
Scholarship
Winners
$500.00 to the first boy and
the first girl: Lana Larson
– Dirty 13; Brian Llapitan
– Thunder Trucks – Region
2; Alternate Girl – Katie
Schwisow – Desert Rats
– Region 2; Alternate Boy –
Matthew Schwisow – Desert
Rats – Region 4.
Competition:
First race will
be May 2nd & 3rd hosted by the
Webfooters at Straddleline ORV
Park, for more information about
the race schedule, check out the
PNW website.
Land & Legislative:
Reiter Trails: There will be a
work party for trail maintenance
this Sunday, March 22nd. Reiter
Trail Clean up is the first Sunday in
May. DNR is writing more tickets
so make sure you drive only where
it’s legal. They feel the education
period has passed. DNR is now
working with us, but we all need to
work on our image, if you see stuff
please let them know the effects of
what they are doing.
Walker Valley:
upcoming work
parties for Walker are: March 28th,
April 18th, May 9th, June 1st and
August 29th. If you can’t make it
on one of those dates please let
either Ed Tenney or Jim Cahill
know so the hours will be logged
for our grant. Region 1 needs to
do whatever we can to make up
these hours to fulfill this grant.
WOHVA Rally was very successful
with a very large turnout. Bill
5128 – funds from tabs was shot
down. For more information on
bills passed/failed, please check
out the forum under the Land/
Legislative section constantly
updated by Arlene.
Angie is still
Membership:
discussing joining the PNW with
NW Binders and has also had
some interest with the Mud Toys
4x4 Club re-joining the PNW, info
out to them via mail.
We Did It/Club Power/Quill
Power: Regarding the missing
reports for We Did It/Club Power
for WC, hard copies of the
previously submitted information
was submitted to the PNW
We Did It Chair. Please make
sure you fill out a We Did It or
Club Power form for any project
you work on and submit it to
Angie. Please make sure any
letter/email sent regarding any
legislature is copied to Angie
so she can keep track for Quill
Power.
PR: Angie has been invited to
set up a PR booth at the Reiter
Clean Up in May. She has also
been invited to an event on April
25th at the Jefferson County Expo
hosted by the Mud Toys to have
a PR booth there as well. If
anyone is will to come and help,
please email her or call her. Also,
looking into the region possibly
purchasing it’s own banners,
the same size as the back of the
Region 1 awning.
Region Reports:
Operation Shore Patrol/Spring
Clean Up:
Spring Clean up
is scheduled for April 18th. We
are meeting at 9am at the
Ocean City Beach entrance.
Bryan Alexander, Ranger at
the park has stated he has 250
volunteers registered to pick up
garbage at the park. Due to
this extreme amount of people,
Angie is in need of more rigs
w/trailers, please either call her
at 26-617-9478 or email her at
[email protected] if you
are interested in attending.
It has come to Angie’s attention
via email from Arlene that
Ocean City State Park and 31
other State Parks have been
listed for possible temporary
closure. Angie contacted Bryan
Anderson, Ranger for Ocean
City State Park and confirmed
this information. He suggested
that we write an email asking that
the park not be closed. Please
email your concerns/letters to
[email protected]. If an email
is sent, please copy it to Angie
so she can keep track for Quill
Power.
Special persons: Michael Yates,
junior member of the Timber
Tamers, gave a presentation
regarding the National Student
Leadership Conference he was
invited to attend. He was at the
meeting to request the help of
the region to help cover the costs
of attending the conference. He
has formed a club at his high
school called GSA (Gay/Straight
Alliance) and the class he would
like to take at the conference
will enable to run his club more
efficiently. His grandfather, Gary
Yates, has agreed to match
dollar for dollar of all monies he
has raised up to $1,000.00 and
the total cost for the entire trip
could range up to $1,500.00. He
is planning on doing a car wash
to help with donations. Region
1 donated $200.00 towards his
cause. If you would like more
information, please check out the
website, www.nslcleaders.org.
Good Luck Michael!
Teddy Bears:
Angie is still
looking for teddy bears to donate
to AMR (American Medical
Response).
She would like
to donate at least a full large
garbage bag, so far she is half
way there.
Old Business: Wheelers for the
Wounded will be in Washington
4th of July weekend. Tom was
able to find a spot at Tahuya.
Timber Tamers will be hosting
with Quadra Paws. There is a
retreat in town where they should
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be enough camping for 100. We
would like the guests to have
either received a purple heart or
have been wounded in the military.
Still in need of more donations and
if there are any funds left over they
will be donated to a wounded
veteran’s charity. Tom gave an
interview on KMPS regarding the
event and he is looking into other
ways of get some media attention
for the event as well as trying to
contact vets in the area to attend.
There is more information on the
Tamers website.
Winter Convention 2010 Each
region will have a ‘spot’ at the
convention to display their history.
Angie would like to include
pictures of every club currently
in the region roster as well as
all passed clubs. Any pictures,
articles or club stickers should
be given to either Angie or Grace
so they can be posted for display.
Please give copies of any pictures
(not photocopies).
Hosting Schedule: (Subject to
change)
April 15th - Olympic
Trailblazers
May 20th- - Outdoor
4x4’s
June 17th - Rainier Ridge
Rams
July 15th - Rock’d –nLock’d
August 19th - Seattle
Jeep Club
September 16th - Timber
Tamers
October 21st - White
Knuckle
November 18th Wandering Willys Jeep Club
December- NO
MEETING
Upcoming Events:
April 18th- 2nd Annual
Spring Clean Up- Ocean Shores,
WA
April 18th & 19th Trail
Jamboree Clean Up
July 3rd-5th - Wheelers for
the Wounded- Tahuya
August 21st-23rdSummer Convention- hosted by
Region 2
September 12th- Fall
Delegates Meeting- Longview
September 18th – 20th
– Operation Shore Patrol
September 18th – 20th
– Pick Up a Mountain
February 12th – 14th 2010
Winter Convention- Little Creek
Casino- Shelton, WA
Meeting Adjourned at 9:00
Submitted by Grace May/Angie
Holm
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R egi o n 2
February 19th
Call to order at 7:30 pm by Region
2 Director Ed Campbell.
Roll call was taken verbally and
via the sign-in sheet. Guests were
the Carbon Glacier Mavericks,
and B.L.A.S.T.
Reports
Secretary’s report – Motion was
made by Bonnie and seconded
by Frank to accept the minutes
as passed out at the meeting.
Motion passed. The drawing for
memberships paid for by Region
2 based on perfect attendance
was done. The winner of 10 paid
memberships
was
Dogpound
Offroad, and the winner of 5 paid
memberships was Rednecks and
Rugrats. Congratulations.
Treasurer’s
reportLaura
Jungmayer submitted a written
report. A motion was made by
Frank and seconded by Angie to
accept the report. Motion passed
We Did it/Club Power- No report
Naches- No Report
Evens Creek- Derrick Clark
reported that the management
plan has been approved. There
is still lots of snow on the trail, but
they are already looking for people
who would like to be host clubs for
the campground on the weekends.
Only two dates have been taken
(July 18-19, and August 8-9); 20
dates are still open. Hosts are
asked to help answer questions for
visitors, count how many vehicles
are using the trails, and work with
the forest service. Host clubs are
not required to stay in camp the
entire weekend and you can go out
on the trails to play. If you would
like more information on this please
contact Derrick at 360-761-7096.
Elbe Hills- Joe Wittig reported that
there will be a work party on April
25th-26th.
Tahuya- Jeff Williams reported that
the new trail “Yellow Jacket Saddle”
has been very successful. The
state is still working on the plan for
the logging that will take place in
January 2010. At the South end of
Mud Lake it has become apparent
that people have been going off
trail. Trees and stumps have been
brought in to block the access to this
area, and a plan is being looked at
to put a perimeter fence around the
entire lake area. A forest watch has
been put into place and has been
emphasizing night patrols. There is
not trail action allowed after dusk.
Land Matters- Jim Putman
reported that at Winter Convention
the PNW4WDA voted to back
Senate Bill 5761 that would
require off road users to “pay to
play.” According to the bill 75%
of the funds collected will go
straight back into maintenance
of the trail systems and only 25%
would be used for administrative
purposes. Currently making its
way through congress is also
Senate Bill 5994 which would cut
many advisory committees from
the state budget. Included is the
NOVA Advisory Committee. This
committee is responsible for
recommending grant funding for
motorized, non-motorized, and
off-highway trail maintenance,
planning, and projects.
It is
detrimental that every contacts
their
representatives
and
congress and ask them to
not include NOVA in the list
of committees to be cut from
the state budget. Sadie Creek
has reopened with a gate keeper
obstacle at the head of the trail.
Little Rattlesnake trail has been
damaged and plan is now in the
works to get it fixed. Copper City
has applied for emergency funding
to fix the bridge that has been
broken.
OHV
Watch- Angie
Marek
reported WOHVA has mailed
out letters and stickers to all of
its membership, and will be at
Spanaway Moonshiners’ Swap
Meet passing out information and
selling memorabilia. Because of
Federal legislation that passed
banning lead from toys of
children dealers are no longer
allowed to sell ATV’s designed
for kids. Because of this ban
all children’s helmets and riding
gear has also been pulled from
sale. Because of this new law
WOHVA has decided that the
theme for the Rally at the State
Capitol will be “I Wanna Play!”
WOHVA is encouraging anyone
who can attend to also bring
their kids. Because the event is
on a Friday and most kids have
school, this can be looked at as
an educational field trip about the
legislative process. The planning
committee is still waiting to get
confirmation on if the new Land
Commissioner will speak, and they
are still looking for someone to
speak on behalf of the four-wheel
drive users.
The EXPO/DNR
Safety Summit is on May 9th at
Stradaline ORV park.
Letter writing: Angie Marek
reported that there was not a
drawing for a letter writing prize
winner at Winter Convention.
Region 2 will be getting prize
donations and will be doing their
own prize drawing. Please do not
forget to send Angie Marek copies
of any letters that you write.
Membership- no report
Ways and Means- No Report
PR- Diana Stafford reported that
we had our banners out at the
Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome
in January. We also gave out “Who
and What We Are” and “Tri-Power”
at the pit party on Saturday of the
show. The PNW4WDA presented
the American Flag at every
show. Please look for pictures
of the Flag Presentation on the
website. We were represented
at Snow Jam in January where
there were more than 100 rigs that
participated. Coming up expect to
see our P/R reps at the Spanaway
Moonshiners Swap Meet at the
Puyallup Fairgrounds, and at 4Wheel Parts Truck Fest on April
4th and 5th also at the Puyallup
Fairgrounds. Diana is also looking
into the pop-up tents that money
was approved for purchase in May
of 2008.
Future
4-WheelersTamara
Churchill reported that there are 2
new members. She needs to know
who did not receive a membership
card when they joined. Please
contact her so that she can get you
your card. Also, Tamara is turning
21 this year so she will need to find
a replacement for herself. She is
willing to train anyone interested
so that they can take over for her
in November. Contact her if you
are interested at Tamararabbit@c
omcast.net.
Competitionsee
Summer
Convention under old Business
Old Business
Summer
conventionDon
Williams and Kevin Kehrberg
reported that the event will be on
August 21st-23rd at Stradaline ORV
Park. Frank made a motion and
Bonnie seconded that the prices
for Summer Convention be set at
$100 for pre-sale and $110 at the
door per family. Motion passed with
AJ being in opposition. $60 of this
fee will go to the park for camping
and track use. A motion was
made by RJ and seconded by
Jeff that the theme for Summer
Convention will be “Stadaline
in ‘09”. Motion passed. Heath
Moyer volunteered to be in
charge of door prizes, Tamara
Churchill and Diana Stafford
volunteered for the scavenger
hunt, and the Free Wheelers of
Oregon have volunteered to run
the drags. Volunteers are still
needed for the cross-country
course.
New Business
The County Line Offroaders
are putting together a team
to walk in the 2009 March of
Dimes on April 25th. Jim made
a motion and Angie seconded
that the region donate $100 to
their team. Motion passed. A
club challenge has been put
out. To make a donation go
to
www.marchforbabies.org/
countylineoffroaders.
The new competition rule
proposal was voted down. Nets
are not going to be required
on race rigs, but are still
recommended.
Announcements:
The Mud Daubers announced
that there will no longer be
barrel racing at the South West
Washington Fairgrounds due to
a date conflict.
Quadrapaws Fun Run will be
June 13th at Tahuya
In June there may be a need
for six race rigs to run at a mini
Monster Truck show in Everette,
WA.
September 12th and 13th there
will be a team trophy challenge
hosted by the Timber Tamers.
The competition will be a 24
hour endurance challenge with
teams consisting of two people
per vehicle and two vehicles
per team. GPS will be required.
Please go to www.ttcw.org for
more info.
Winter Convention 2010 will
be at the Little Creek Casino in
Shelton, Washington on February
12-14 2010. Reservations can
be made now.
Region 2 would like to say
congratulations to those who
participated in the Parker 425 in
Nevada.
The Spanaway Moonshiners are
hosting their 27th annual Swap
Meet on March 8th, 2009 at the
Puyallup Fairgrounds.
Summer Jamboree is now full.
However, you can still get on the
waiting list.
There being no more business
for the good of the order the
meeting was adjourned at 9:23
pm. The next meeting will be
March 19th, 2009 at Four Wheel
Parts in Tacoma.
Respectfully submitted
Megan E. Cieplik
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R egi o n 2
March 19th,
‘09
This regular meeting of the
PNW4WDA Region 2 was
called to order at 7:30 pm by
Region 2 Vice-Director Bonnie
Nettnin.
Roll call was taken verbally and
via the sign-in sheet. Guests
were the Carbon Glacier
Mavericks, and B.L.A.S.T.
Reports
Secretary’s report – Motion
was made by Angie and
seconded by Derrick to accept
the Minutes as distributed.
Motion passed.
Treasurer’s report- Laura
Jungmayer submitted a written
report. A motion was made by
Angie and seconded by derrick
to accept the report. Motion
passed
We Did it/Club Power- Kathy
asks that if you have paperwork
to please get it to her so you
can be recognized. Projects
that were approved at Winter
Convention as We Did It
awardees are “Clean-up a
Mountain” and the Monster
Truck Show in the Tacoma
Dome. It was asked that Ed get
the Board of Directors’ approval
to add the WOHVA Rally in
Olympia be added to the list of
We Did It award pre-approval.
Naches- Davereported that
there will be a work party in
June. It was brought up that it is
Very important to log man hours
at ANY work party. These hours
are logged by the state and
when it comes to considering
our grants they look at how
much we have put in. This is
a big deciding factor for getting
money for trail improvements.
Evens Creek- Derrick Clark
reported that we are going to
need to log 5,000 work party
hours this year to get grant
funding from the state for trail
improvements. Man hours are
also counted on jeeps, trailers,
trucks, any thing used to work
on the trail.
Derrick is still
looking for people who would
like to be host clubs for the
campground on the weekends.
Hosts are asked to help answer
questions for visitors, count how
many vehicles are using the
trails, and work with the forest
service.
Host clubs are not
required to stay in camp the
entire weekend and you can go
out on the trails to play. If you
would like more information on
this please contact Derrick at
360-761-7096.
Elbe Hills- Joe Wittig reported
that a focus group meeting
was held. It was decided that
a planning grant will be applied
for for not only the 4x4 trail
area, but the entire Elbe Hills
area. He will be going on a walk
through with the focus group
when more snow clears.
Tahuya- John George reported
for Jeff that they will be doing
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a walk through next weekend to
mark trees for the January 2010
logging. Wheelers of Washington
have volunteered to help maintain
the trail system and to also go to
the focus group meetings.
Land Matters- Jim Putman
reported that there is an official
form to fill out for the state when
you do work parties so that they
will have record of what we do.
Jim will be adding the form to the
PNW website and also e-mailing it
to the Tri-Power to be published. If
you would like a hard copy of this
form please contact Jim. Once
again this record of man hours
helps us get our grant money.
OHV Watch- Angie Marek
reported that there were about 600
people at the WOHVA Rally, and
we have nothing but good reviews
coming from those who work in
the capitol. There were many
speakers to include our own Don
Williams of the Go-4-Alls. Please
go to www.northwestrider.com
or www.WOHVA.org for pictures
video and review of the event.
Blue Ribbon Coalition is using
the rally that we had in Olympia
as a guide for other states who
are looking to do the same thing.
WOHVA is working on a rapid
response team to go to Olympia
then there are important issues
coming to vote. Please contact
WOHVA if you would be interested
in this. The WOHVA EXPO/DNR
Safety Summit is May 9th at
Stradaline ORV Park. This event
is FREE! There will be many
presenters to include a helicopter
being brought in for a downed
rider demonstration. Exhibition
racing will start at 2pm. Angie is
going to need volunteers to help
work the track for this. The next
planning meeting for the EXPO
will be April 7th at the Wagon
Wheel in Parkland at 6:00pm.
Letter writing: Please send
Angie a copy of any letters that
you write.
Membership- Jim Putman is our
new membership chairperson.
He reported that B.L.A.S.T. and
the Carbon Glacier Mavericks
have turned their paperwork in to
become PNW clubs. He has also
been talking to a club called Good
Time Harry’s Off-Road Club about
joining Region 2.
Ways and Means- Tiffany
reported that she was able to
sell some memorabilia at the
Moonshiner’s Swap Meet.
PR- Diana Stafford reported
that she had a booth at the
Moonshiner’s swap meet. She
had made a picture display board,
and Jim Putman made maps of
trail areas that she handed out
for a donation. Diana was able
to sign up twelve new members (3
returning). We had a booth at the
WOHVA rally. There is an article
on the DNR website that gives
good press to the PNW4WDA
with the work that we have done
at Sadie Creek.
The White
Knuckle’s swap meet will be on
September 27th. Diana will not be
able to attend this and looking for
some one to go in her stead.
Future 4-Wheelers- Tamara
Churchill reported that she will be
sending the membership cards
out to those who have not yet
received them.
Competition- Kevin reported that
the Moonshiner’s play day will
now be held at Horn Rapids ORV
Park in Richland, WA.
4-Wheelin’ News
Old Business
Summer
conventionDon
Williams and Kevin Kehrberg
reported that the event will be
on August 21st-23rd at Stradaline
ORV Park. A list was passed out
detailing who has volunteer for
what. We are still looking for a club
to host the cross country course.
Truck Fest- Rob Stafford reported
that Truck Fest will be April 4th and
5th at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. This
is a free event hosted by 4-Wheel
Parts. 4-Wheel Parts is asking for
us to bring out rigs for a show and
shine, and for demonstration. Rob
is asking for people with any kind of
4-wheel drive vehicle to come out
and participate. We have vendors
requesting rigs for Bushwacker,
Warn, Super Swamper, and BF
Goodrich. If you would like to
bring your rig out for show, please
contact Rob at 253-691-4351. 4Wheel Parts has given us a bigger
PR booth this year and has offer
us the use of a flat screen TV and
DVD player. If you have a DVD of
jeeping of any sort, please contact
Rob so we can use it in the booth.
4-Wheel Parts is also giving us
two $200 gift certificates to give
away on each day to help us to get
people to sign up for membership in
the PNW4WDA. This a very big PR
event and volunteers are needed to
help work the PR booth.
New Business
B.L.A.S.T. and Carbon Glacier
Mavericks were voted into Region
2 by a unanimous vote.
Announcements:
Notes from the Board of directors
meeting:
•
A by-law committee has
been formed to look
at the 13 by-laws that
were voted against at
winter convention. One
representative
from
each region is needed
to participate.
Please
contact Merrick Graves if
interested.
•
April 18th will be the spring
clean-up for Summer
Jamboree
•
The Board of Directors
are mailing out a survey to
each family. They request
that you fill them out and
please, please mail them
back.
•
The
scholarship
committee awarded $500
to Lana Larsen and Brian
Lapitan.
•
Each region is being
asked to put together a
history board for Winter
Convention 2010.
No
one as of yet has been
appointed to be the head
of this for region 2.
The Mud Daubers 30th annual
playday will be July 25-26 at
the South West Washington
Farigrounds.
Quadrapaws Fun Run will be June
13th at Tahuya
September 12th and 13th there
will be a team trophy challenge
hosted by the Timber Tamers.
The competition will be a 24 hour
endurance challenge with teams
consisting of two people per
vehicle and two vehicles per team.
GPS will be required. Please go to
www.ttcw.org for more info.
Winter Convention 2010 will be at
the Little Creek Casino in Shelton,
Washington on February 12-14
2010. Reservations can be made
now.
the Push and Pulls would like
to officially challenge any of
the lady PNW members to a
walking race at the Rainier to
Ruston Rail-Trail Relay and
Ultra that will be held on June
6, 2009. The purpose of the
Rainier-to-Ruston
Relay
and Ultra is to raise public
awareness and funds for the
Foothills Trail. Your donation
will help the Coalition achieve
its mission: the creation and
maintenance of a connected
system of non-motorized
trails from Mt. Rainier to
Puget Sound. This not only
raises public awareness
for the trail systems, but
promotes a healthy life
style and is a good public
relation tool for the PNW.
Let’s show them what were
made of. We have already
roped in one other team for
the challenge and would
like to see several more
attend and challenge us.
Contact Machelle Flowers
at Machelle.flowers@yahoo
.com for the wager. There
is more information at: http:
/www.rainiertoruston.com/
registration.html
There being no more business for
the good of the order the meeting
was adjourned at 8:35 pm. The
next meeting will be April 16th,
2009 at Four Wheel Parts in
Tacoma.
Respectfully submitted
Megan E. Cieplik
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Friendly
Ladies Wager
So you don’t have the driving
skills or years of experience
to bring home the blue dingy?
Or maybe you do, but your
jeep doesn’t perform like your
competitors. Whatever the case
may be, you’ve got the winning
spirit, you’ve got the drive, so
why not take your competitive
side from the race track to the
walking trails, and join in a on
friendly ladies wager. The Step
Sisters team, which consists
of Pam McCaslin, Angela
Turcotte, and Kendra Pullin
from the Outdoor Enthusiasts,
Machelle Flowers from the
Tacoma Webfooters, and Margi
Williams and Carrie Harris from
~
Do you have aproduct or
service that 4-Wheelers
would use?Then advertise
in het paper thatacters ot
your cust
omer base.
800-537-7845
or
tripower@pnw4w da.org
Spanaway Moonshiners
Jeep Club
2 4 t h A n nu a l P l ay d ay
HRMC (Horn Rapids)
M e m o r i a l D ay We e ke n d
May 23rd & 24th, 2009
Saturday
x
x
x
Sunday
OB
Barrels (Kids & Adults)
Kids Course
x
x
x
Prince & Princess
King & Queen
Sprints
Saturday Night
x
Sunday Night
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R egi o n 3
February 7th
Region 3 Director Rick Smith
called the meeting to order
followed by the flag salute
and a moment of silence. Rick
announced that Linda Jessen
had agreed to handle the
Secretary chores with Carol
Jensen as her backup.
ROLL CALL
10 clubs were present including
Flat Broke & 4 Wheelin’; Hubs
In; Jolly Jeepers; Mud A
Rama; Mud Puppies; PNW
Individuals; Pistons Wild; Sand
Fleas; Trailbreakers, Inc.; and
Vancouver 4 Wheelers.
GUESTS
Desmond Caravella from
Cascade Cruisers was in
attendance and Pistons Wild
had guests.
HOSTING CLUB
There was no host for this
evening. Very enthusiastically
Pistons Wild volunteered
to host the March meeting.
Trailbreakers, Inc. will host
April and the Mud Puppies
will do May. Sand Fleas
volunteered for June.
MINUTES
Tom Fisher made the motion,
seconded by Ben Weller, that
the minutes be approved as
printed in Tri Power. Motion
carried.
OFFICER REPORTS
Director Rick Smith—Rick
presented his 2008 110%
awards. This year’s recipients
included Tom Fisher, Karen
Fisher, Ben Weller, Linda
Jessen, Don and Carol
Jensen, Pistons Wild, Bill
Manbeck,
Jeff
Bowman,
Josh Christian, and Kyle
Wiebold. Jeff Bowman was
also presented a certificate of
appreciation from Beth Ayers,
Oregon
State
Executive
Director. Rick gave a report
on some of the highlights
of
Winter
Convention
including the by-law vote, the
budget, donations, We Did It
recognition, and several other
items.
Vice Director Karen Fisher—
Karen stated she had nothing
new at this time. Crystal
Crowder had requested some
new club packets. Nothing has
been heard from the Twisted
Coggs at this time.
Secretary Linda Jessen—No
report.
Treasurer Rick Levine—Rick
asked to discuss the problem
with the Jolly Jeeper club. He
explained the situation and
the errors made. Rick said his
club would send in the correct
paper work and dues.
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All the bills are finally in
for
Summer
Convention.
Disbursement of the monies
was discussed at length. Rick
asked that correct addresses
for the checks be gotten to
him ASAP. Marty Tilford made
the motion, seconded by
Crystal Crowder, that a audit
be done for the 2007 and
2008 Summer Convention be
done. Motion carried. Rick
asked for volunteers to help
with the audit to be done at the
convenience of the Treasurer.
Rick then gave a detailed
Treasurers report. There is
still one outstanding check out
from the 2007 convention and
3 outdated checks from last
year. Pistons Wild asked that
their 2008 Summer Convention
check be sent to the Free
Wheelers. More discussion
was held as to the convention
profit disbursements. Alan
Schneider made the motion,
seconded by Tom Fisher,
that the discussion be ended.
Motion carried.
Public Relations—No one
has stepped forward to
volunteer. Rick Smith stated
that he learned a new word at
Winter Convention, Voluntold.
Competition
Marty
Tilford—Marty stated that
the competition rule failed
at Winter Convention. PNW
Comp Chair Rob Stafford
wants to get his committee
together and update the
rulebook. Since the window
net proposal failed they
are looking into the Comp
Committee purchasing them
and having them available
at races. It is rumored that
next year the Tacoma Dome
races may require fire suits
and drive line loops. Region
3 runoffs will be at the 4 At A
Time/Free Wheelers race.
Oregon
Land
Matters
Jeff
Bowman—the
new
OHV Park near Dallas was
discussed. The new park
wants to accommodate all
OHV vehicles. It is 92 acres
and will be expensive. A RV
spot for 2 days could be $200.
There will be more information
in the future.
March 28 and 29 is the
work party in the Tillamook,
co-hosted by the Region.
Jeff thought it would be a
good idea if we could offer
beverages (water, sports
drinks, etc.). Crystal Crowder
made the motion, seconded
by Karen Fisher and Don
Jensen that we reimburse
Jeff Bowman for the purchase
of refreshments for the work
party, up to $200. Motion
carried. Jeff asked for help at
the work party. We will have a
PR booth to hand out Trifolds
and Who and What We Ares.
Karen Fisher volunteered to
help. Linda Jessen will try to
get the large PNW banner.
Next month Jeff will have
more information.
IAD
Don
and
Carol
Jensen—Go to the PNW
website, there are a number
of things that need to have
letters written. The bill in the
Oregon legislature concerning
tires and aftermarket parts
was discussed. SEMA is
fighting this. Washington
legislation includes a DNR
fee being considered. The
PNW is supporting this. There
is another bill to do away with
NOVA, is scary. Check out
the website and send letters.
Don mentioned that the PNW
voted to not continue with
their United membership.
Washington Land Matters
Bill Manbeck—Their final
meeting was February 11th.
All draft recommendations
have been turned over at the
Regional level. Now is goes
to the Executive Management
Level and SEPA. Bill gave a
time line to the membership.
The DNR staff is excited.
Crystal Crowder stated that
there would be a Forest
Watch training session on
February 19th at the Dollars
Corner Fire station. There
will be another on March 9th.
There will be a follow-up to
last year’s wetland repair on
March 1st. It will be muddy and
there is limited parking.
Bill mentioned that if you
wanted more information
please go to the Pistons Wild
website.
Ways and Means Kristin
Smith—Kristen still has some
items, contact her if you need
anything. Alan Schneider
stated he needs some large
decals; Rick will pass it on to
Kristin.
Club Power/We Did It/Quill
Power Carol Jensen—At
this time there are no projects
turned in.
COMMITTEES
Future 4 Wheelers—Rick
Smith asked their wishes as
to this committee. It was felt
that clubs should take care of
this individually. We do need
to get kids involved. It was felt
the committee should be kept
on the agenda.
OLD BUSINESS
Off Road Expo Linda
Jessen--The Region was
asked what size booth they
wished to have at the show
in May. Tom Fisher made the
motion, seconded by Karen
Fisher, that we rent a 20 x
20 space and power. Motion
carried.
Fall Delegates Meeting Linda
Jessen--Delegate
packets
were handed out at Winter
Convention for the Fall
Delegates meeting. The PUD
building in Longview has
been booked.
Department of Ecology, and
Washington Coastal Cleanup
is in March. At this meeting the
Regions will get their supplies.
Desmond Caravella stated that
the Rubicon had put together a
travel plan and it was ready
to be implemented when the
whole plan was put on hold
due to the California Water
Resource Board. There is no
public input allowed when this
happens. Desmond also stated
that the Cascade Cruisers have
adopted that Airplane Hill trail.
They are working on it and the
required gate. They may need
help with the design when he
gets the ODF specifications.
Marty Tilford offered his help.
The gate will have seasonal
closures.
Crystal
Crowder
stated
that Reiter Trails is under
siege. A couple of clubs are
demolishing it and there could
be repercussions. The trails
are on DNR lands.
Marty Tilford stated he had
talked to the manager of 4
Wheel Parts and they would
be interested in us having
our Region meetings at their
shop. Crystal Crowder made
the motion, seconded by
Marty Tilford, that we invite
someone from 4 Wheel Parts
Wholesalers to come talk to
us next month and to hold
our April meeting at their
establishment.
Discussion
followed. Motion carried.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Happy Birthday to Rick Smith,
who turned 49 today.
Trail Jamboree is full.
The drawing was held.
Hearing no further business to
come before the membership,
the meeting was adjourned at
9:47.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Jessen
Secretary
NEW BUSINESS
Operation Shore Patrol
Linda Jessen—The first
meeting with State Parks,
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R egi o n 3
17 March 2009
Region 3 Director Rick Smith
called the meeting to order
followed by the flag salute
and a moment of silence,
Mickey Alexander Sr. of the
Freewheelers passed away
this week.
ROLL CALL
Nine clubs were present
including Flat Broke and 4
Wheelin’; Hubs In; Mud A
Rama; Mud Puppies; PNW
Individuals; Piston’s Wild;
Sand Fleas; Trailbreakers,
Inc.;
and
Vancouver
4
Wheelers.
GUESTS
Guests this evening included
DNR representatives Julie
Sackett, State Lands AssistantAsset
Management
and
Jessica Kimmick, Recreation
Manager. Stephanie Beall and
Jamal Rebb were introduced
from the Oregon Department
of Forestry. Also attending this
meeting was T. J. Dyer, Sales
Manager for 4 Wheel Parts
Performance Center.
HOSTING CLUB
Piston’s Wild hosted this
evening. They have been a
club since February 2007
and are involved in all kinds
of
motorsports
including
4x4s, quads, snowmobiles,
anything with wheels and a
motor. The Yacolt Burn is their
primary project. Their guests
included Jessica Kimmick,
Julie Sackett, Jerry Kent, and
Douglas Seal. The Region
was invited to enjoy the
snacks provided this evening.
April host will be Trailbreakers,
Inc. Mud Puppies will host in
May and the Sand Fleas in
June.
MINUTES
Jeff Bowman made the motion,
seconded by Karen Fisher,
that the minutes be accepted
as printed in Tri Power. Motion
carried.
GUESTS
Stephanie Beall from ODF
wanted to give us an update
on the Tillamook. Last year
was great including the Trail
Adoption program. A lot of
projects were completed and
many are ongoing. March
28th and 29th there will be
a work party co-hosted by
the Region. Meet at Rogers
Camp between 8:30 and 9
each day. Browns Camp is
snowed in. ODF is looking for
co-sponsors for other 4 wheel
projects. Stephanie asked to
be kept informed as to any
other projects. Questions
were taken including Highway
6 construction and grant
4-Wheelin’ News
proposal support. As with
everyone budgets are being
watched.
Jamal Rebb, an ODF ground
pounder, then spoke. He
reported a lot of snow including
one area with 30 inches and
still snowing. They had some
trails open then the next storm
came in. The March work party
is very important, especially for
inventory and assessment.
DNR representative Jessica
Kimmick presented a certificate
of appreciation and a letter
of recognition and thanks to
Piston’s Wild Motorsports for
all their work, vigilance, and
leadership. The DNR values
their partnership. Jessica and
Julie Sackett gave an update
on the planning process and
discussed what is going on
in the Yacolt Burn area. The
need for 4x4 is recognized and
they have been working with
many user groups. Of course
the budget plays a big part in
the process. Jessica and Julie
answered questions including
the need for volunteers;
hiring of a trail building
consultant and a landscaper;
area size; and options and
recommendations.
Jeff
Bowman thanked everyone
for their trip to the Tillamook.
Julie stated that the Tillamook
showed that their project is
sustainable and supportable.
A timetable was discussed.
Ongoing
communication
between the Yacolt and
Tillamook was encouraged.
Crystal Crowder stated that
DNR staff has been awesome.
She reminded everyone that
recreation is secondary and
that taking care of the trusts
is the number one priority for
the DNR. Use of the area is
a privilege not a right. Rick
Smith stated he is a lucky
Director because his Region is
split by the Columbia and we
have 2 states to recreate in.
T. J. Dyer from 4 Wheel Parts
invited the Region to hold their
April meeting in his showroom.
They would like to become
involved with the Region.
OFFICER REPORTS
Region Director Rick Smith—
Rick gave a report on the
Board of Directors meeting.
A committee was formed to
study the bylaw failures at
convention. Merrick Graves
will chair the committee at
this time and all Regions were
asked to provide one member
for the committee. Crystal
Crowder volunteered. She will
open a thread for input. Region
2 Director and Webmaster
Edward Campbell has a new
number, (360) 878-1677. Trail
Jamboree cleanup is April 18th.
The Board is sending a survey
out to all dues paying units in
the Association. Please take
the time to fill it out and return
it.
Vice
Director
Karen
Fisher—With Carol Jensen’s
help, Karen sent new club
packets to Crystal Crowder.
Crystal stated that work is in
progress.
Secretary Linda Jessen—No
report.
Treasurer Rick Levine—Rick
was absent this evening.
Rick Smith read a detailed
Treasurer’s
report.
The
requested audit was brought
up. Marty Tilford withdrew his
motion and Crystal Crowder
withdrew her second for a
summer convention audit.
Marty stated the audit would
not provide the answers they
wanted and therefore it was
unnecessary.
Public Relations—No one has
volunteered for this position.
The Region was reminded that
PR is a group effort. Rick Smith
again mentioned his favorite
new word, voluntold. The DNR
likes the word! The large PNW
banner was obtained for the
ODF work party and Trifolds
and Who and What We Ares
were given to Karen Fisher
for the PR booth. Marty Tilford
provided literature to 4 Wheel
Parts.
Competition Marty Tilford—
No report at this time. There is
a list of races available on the
PNW website,
Oregon Land Matters Jeff
Bowman—Jeff
thanked
Stephanie Beall and Jamal
Rebb for covering his report.
Washington Land Matters Bill
Manbeck—Bill thanked Julie
Sackett and Jessica Kimmick
for covering his report.
Piston’s Wild has finished
the restoration project. There
are pictures on the forum, be
sure to check out the Yacolt
lion report. The victim is doing
okay and the lion is taking care
APRIL 2009
of the deer.
Club Power/We Did It/Quill
Power Carol Jensen—Carol
handed out awards to the Mud
Puppies for Operation Shore
Patrol and the Rose Parade.
IAD Don and Carol Jensen—
Go to the website to keep track
of legislation that affects us,
including the Omnibus bill and
committee elimination bill. The
DNR fee bill seems to be as
welcome as a “fart in church”.
The license fee based on
engine size is reportedly dead
but be vigilant. Legislation
in Oregon concerning after
market products is not getting
much support. SEMA is
involved in the fight.
COMMITTEES
Future 4 Wheelers—There is
no chairman at this time.
Ways and Means Kristen
Smith—If you need anything
please contact Kristin.
OLD BUSINESS
Kolbe’s Off Road Expo—Linda
Jessen spoke with Kolbe and
he made a generous offer.
If we purchase an Associate
membership for him we can
get our booth for a discount.
Discussion followed. Earl
Freimuth made the motion,
seconded by Karen Fisher,
that the Region purchase an
Associate membership for
Kolbe’s Off Road Expo and
pay the discounted booth
fee for the May show. Motion
carried. T. J. asked about
the Associate membership
program, which Carol Jensen
explained.
Mr. Dyer spoke about next
month’s meeting. Parking will
not be a problem. Piston’s
Wild offered to loan him
tables and it will be BYOC,
Bring Your Own Chair. Karen
Fisher stated she put 4 Wheel
Parts on the list for Tri Power
drop shipments. T. J. will sign
the members up for the club
discount program. 4 Wheel
Parts will provide pizza and
soda. Karen Fisher made the
motion, seconded by Marty
Tilford, to donate up to $100
for next months meeting to 4
Wheel Parts. Motion carried.
If we want to shop before or
after the meeting, T. J. will be
more than happy to help.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion was held as to the
need of a second checkbook.
It was agreed that Treasurer
Rick Levine is most trustworthy
and is great to work with. At this
time there are no problems.
Director Rick Smith stated he
has been blessed with a good
board and great help.
Josh Jones has received
surveys regarding Oregon
ATV stickers. It is important to
fill them out and return them.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
The monthly drawing was
held.
Marty Tilford asked about
the PNWs 50th Anniversary.
Plans are ongoing. A Region
3 display board was discussed
as well as the Region’s
scrapbook.
Hearing no further business to
come before the membership,
Director Rick Smith adjourned
the meeting at 9:11.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Jessen
Secretary
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Future
4-Wheelers:
Information and guidelines
were
passed
around
explaining what the program
had originally been designed
as. This program is now being
handled on the region levels
and it is not currently active
in Region 4. Anyone wanting
to get it started again please
contact the Region Director.
Region 4 Director
Earl Nettnin
March 10, 2009
Moses Lake, WA
Earl Nettnin (Region 4 Director
& Desert Rats) called the
meeting to order at 7:35 PM.
The Pledge of Allegiance
was recited and a moment
of silence for the sick and
departed was observed. Dave
Commandos said that Ed
Massey (Hurtin’ Units & Sand
Commandos) had pneumonia.
Guest: Mandy Graham of the
All Wheels Off Road Club.
Minutes: Bill Lucke (Desert
Rats) made a motion to
accept
the
minutes
as
printed – seconded by Dave
Commandos) motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: was
given by Sande Nettnin
(Desert Rats). Sande said
she still needs receipts from
the Ridgerunners and the
hospitality committee before
she can wind things up with
Winter Convention.
Comp
Report:
The
Moonshiners will hold a play
day at Horn Rapids over
Memorial Day May 23 –25.
If you want to watch some
real good racing check it
out. Spectators are always
welcome.
Membership Report:
We
have 3 clubs in the Region
who have not paid dues this
year. They are Blue Mountain
4-Wheelers, Bent & Broke,
and Tuff Enuf. Earl reported
that if your club address is
changed please send it in to
the Membership Chairman
but have it signed by your club
president also so he will know
that it is a legitimate change of
address. Also, please list all
dependant children on your
roster, along with their age.
Club Power/We Did It: Be
sure and turn in events to Gary
Harting our Club Power/We
Did It chairman for the region.
Gary will get the events
recorded and turned in to the
PNW4WDA’s Club Power/We
Did It Chairman Karen Fisher.
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PR:
Kelda Hagemeier
(Shindig Wheelers) is doing
a great job sending out the
information as she gets it.
If you have an event you want
information to get out, send
the information to Kelda at
[email protected]
and
she will get it out. We had
a nice article in the Tri-City
Herald regarding a truck that
was stuck in a ravine where it
should not have been, one of
our clubs, The Tri-City Peak
Putters was involved in getting
it unstuck and reseeding the
area along with the Friends of
Badger Mountain.
For the 50th anniversary of
the PNW4WDA in 2010 a
committee is looking into
putting out a calendar. Several
ideas are being investigated
and when more information is
available it will be posted on
the web site.
Web Site:
Earl passed
around some information on
having an on line meeting
called a “Go To Meeting”. This
information came from Arlene
Brooks (WA State Director).
She had participated in
one with DNR as part of
the Sustained Recreation
Committee she sits on and
she brought the information
to the Board meeting in
March. Arlene prefers the
face to face meeting so she
can read the body language.
Also our Web Master, Edward
Campbell (Dog Pound Off
Road) has created a new
section on the web site called
“State Directors” and “Forum
Leader” This allows the State
Directors and IAD Officers to
be the only ones that can start
new threads in the Land and
Legislative Thread. The web
site still has growing pains,
but Edward says he is open
to suggestions and welcomes
your ideas.
LAND MATTERS:
Earl Nettnin Region 4 Director
(Desert Rats) said he had
received clarification from
BLM stating that they had
not changed their name, they
had just officially designated
their lands as National
System of Public Lands – this
designation will ultimately
make it easier for the public
to identify these lands and
more readily understand the
multiple-use mission congress
has given to the BLM.
Juniper Dunes – Doug
Conner (Roamin’ Chariots)
reported Juniper has a
seasonal closure from March
1 to August 15. This is in the
Northwest portion of the area
and it is to protect wildlife
(the Ferruginous Hawk) and
botanical resources.
Doug
also stated he had contacted
Commissioner Brad Peck and
he indicated he was not aware
of anything new pertaining
to Juniper Dunes. April 18th
the Eastern Washington Dirt
Riders
Association
have
planned a clean up at Juniper
Dunes and invite other user
groups to join them. More
information will be coming.
Little Rattle Snake: waiting
for the Forest Service to widen
the trail and the snow to melt.
TWIG:
(Trails Wilderness
Interest Group) meetings
have begun again and at the
last meeting a discussion on
the Environmental Analysis
process (NEPA 101) was
discussed. The next meeting
will be a Travel Management
Meeting April 7 in Yakima at
Howard Johnson’s hotel at
7PM. This takes the place of
the TWIG meeting for April.
*Just received word the April
meeting may be on hold. Will
notify everyone when we have
confirmation.
The next TWIG meeting at the
Ranger Station will be May 5th.
The 1501 road that accesses
the bottom part of the Little
Rattle Snake has a wash
out. The Forest Service has
assured that it will be repaired
because a timber sale has
to be completed there. The
1800 and 1808 roads need
repair and they want to put a
temporary bridge in, well the
temporary bridge is in use in
Chelan right now. Fish and
Wild Life want a permanent
bridge put in but that won’t
happen this year. If they can
get the temporary bridge it will
be open if not it will stay closed
this year. Chain saw training
will be held at the Naches
Ranger Station on April 11th.
Rock Crawl: Barry Collins
needs letters of support for
a grant to finish it. He is
looking for letters of support
including pledges for volunteer
hours helping build the rock
crawl. Letters can be sent to
[email protected] or mail to
Barry Collins, Naches Ranger
District, 10237 US Highway
12, Naches, WA 98937.
It’s Grant application time
again and there are a few
changes. ROC is not doing
its
traditional
application
workshops this year. In the
interest of efficiency and
saving travel costs and time
the information has been
posted on their web site to
give you the information. To
find the application materials
and instructional overview
visit: http://www.roc.wa.gov/
rcfb/docs.htm#apps.
Be sure to attend the
WOHVA Legislative rally
Friday, March 13th, 2009.
Every two years when our
APRIL 2009
legislature is in session we go
to Olympia in force to occupy
the Capitol steps and show our
representatives who we are
and what we want. Motorized
recreation is here to stay.
If you are not signed up on
CLOUT you need to be.
This is one way we receive
information on what is going on
in our legislative districts. You
will only receive information
that pertains to your district.
Go to [email protected] put
the word CLOUT in the subject
line and your name and voting
zip code in the text section of
the email. This is FREE.
Arlene
Brooks
our
Washington State Director is
keeping an eye on the bills
that are being presented in
the legislature and she posts
information on the web site
as to what’s happening with
them.
Dave McMains (Hurtin’ Units
& Sand Commandos) reported
they have a new ORV Deputy
in the Moses Lake Sand
Dunes area. The annual clean
up is April 25th.
All Wheels Off Road Club is
working with the DNR on the
Beverly Sand Dunes clean up
May 2nd.
a Region 4 Banner that can be
used at our functions. John
Hall and Bill Lucke (Desert
Rats) will look into the cost.
Banner should be at least 5
X 10.
A By-Law review committee
is being formed to look over
and make recommendations
on the failed by-laws at Winter
Convention. Merrick Graves
(Wandering Willys) will be
the temporary chairman. If
you are interested in being
on the committee get a hold
of Earl Nettnin (Region 4
Director) and he will pass your
name on. After names have
been submitted, Luke May
(PNW4WDA President) will
pick the committee. There will
be no more than one person
per region on the committee.
Blue Ribbon: A motion was
made by Dave McMains
(Hurtin’
Units
&
Sand
Commandos)
seconded
by Doug Conner (Roamin’
Chariots) that we donate
$100.00 to Blue Ribbon motion passed.
Wilderness statement: The
PNW4WDA has come up
with a wilderness position
statement that will be added to
the SOP’s.
OLD BUSINESS:
Wheelers For the Wounded
will be in Washington the 4th
of July weekend. Rick White
(Shindig Wheelers) is planning
to participate in this. More
information can be found on
their web site at http://www.wh
eelersforthewounded.org/.
Winter
Convention
Comments: Thank you letters
were read and Earl presented
“thank you” certificates to the
Shindig Wheelers, Tri-City
Peak Putters, Ridgerunners
and Desert Rats who stepped
up and helped out above and
beyond to make it a success.
Not all receipts have been
turned in so we didn’t have
a final accounting of funds.
Valve cover races were a huge
success.
FUTURE MEEINGS:
Desert Rats Scavenger Hunt
Sunday March 15th meet at
Playground of Dreams at 2
PM.
Green Dot Meeting in April
date to be announced later.
Region 4 - April 14 meeting
conflict. We are looking for
another place to have the
meeting so watch the web
site check your e-mails, and
see the bottom of page 4.
Trail Jamboree clean up April
18 & 19 at Jim Sprick Park
Moses Lake Sand Dunes
clean up April 25th
Beverly Sand Dunes clean up
May 2nd
Liberty clean up and camp out
May 16 – Memorial weekend
Ahtanum clean up July 25th
Pick up a Mountain September
19th
NEW BUSINESS:
Team Trophy challenge
sponsored by the Timber
Tamers – Region 1 will be
held September 12th & 13th
additional information can be
found at www.TTCW.org. A
team from Region 4 won in
2007.
Take Pride In America
project nominations are due
May 1, 2009 by 12 Noon EST.
Projects and efforts must have
been started and/or completed
between May 1, 2008 and
April 30, 2009. Winners will
be chosen by a selection
committee and are invited to
attend an awards ceremony
in Washington D.C. on July 16
& 17, 2009. The PNW4WDA
won this award for Ocean
Beach Clean up.
Region 4 Banner: The region
is going to look into purchasing
CLUB REPORTS
Desert Rats:
14 went to
Winter Convention, plans
for a stag run in mid May
to the Blue Mountains, a
snow run is planned April
4th to the Blue Mountains,
March 15th scavenger hunt,
three members went to the
Slab clean up March 7th, will
participate in Cool Desert
Nights June 25 – 27, and a
fishing trip to Roosevelt Lake
is being planned.
Sand
Commandos:
all
four families went to Winter
Convention. They have two
trips planned to Banks Lake.
Shindig Wheelers: several
members attended and worked
on Winter Convention, went to
the Moonshiners swap meet
in Puyallup, plan to attend
the Trail Jamboree clean up
www.pnw4wda.org
and will attend Trail Jamboree
in July, will participate in the
Selah Day’s Parade Saturday
May 16th.
Hurtin’ Units: two families
attended Winter Convention,
some are leaving March 21 for
Moab and some are leaving
March 28th for Moab, they
attended the Moonshiners
Swap meet in Puyallup, and
they plan to attend the Liberty
clean up. They plan lots of
wheeling this summer.
Roamin’ Chariots: three
fourths of the club met in
Yakima at Miners with some of
the Jeepin’ Nomads and other
friends and family for lunch,
visiting and planning camping
trips.
All Wheels Off Road Club:
turned in ORV support letters
to John Greenough, talked to
Brad Martin and he talked to
his superiors about getting
their seal on the ORV Trail
Watch, they attended the Slab
run on February 21st and Slab
clean up on March 7th and
had a good turn out some
Dust Dodgers, All Wheelers,
Eastern WA Off Road Forum,
Desert Rats, and others
from the Tri-Cities. This was
the second year doing this
clean up. Some attended the
Moonshiners swap meet in
Puyallup where they signed
up 24 people for the ORV Trail
Watch program. They plan to
be at the Nomads Swap meet
in Yakima in September. They
have a run to the LT Murray
this weekend. A snow run
April 18th, Beverly clean up and
camp out the first weekend in
May, Ahtanum clean up July
25th with camp out.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Continue working on your
club’s history for the Winter
Convention 2010.
WARN sold off their hubs
division to Randy’s Ring &
Pinion
Door Prize: was won by Doug
Conner
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 PM
Respectfully Submitted
Sande Nettnin, Region 4
Secretary/Treasurer
The Next two meeting dates
for Region 4
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:
30 PM – 12826 Douglas Rd.
Yakima (West Valley area) see
below for directions
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 7:
30 PM – Pasco, WA at Doug
Conner’s shop
Other PNW4WDA Activities
Scheduled
Moonshiners Play Day at Horn
Rapids May 23-25
June Board meeting will be
May 30th in Portland at WARN
IND.
Trail Jamboree July 8 – 11,
4-Wheelin’ News
2009 at Jim Sprick Park
Summer Convention August
21 – 23 at Straddleline ORV
Park
Special thanks to Clay Graham
(All Wheels and Off Road) for
the use of his shop for our
meeting on April 14th.
DIRECTIONS
TO
THE
Region 4 meeting place for
April 14, 2009:
Get to NOB HILL BLVD. from
US12 40th Ave exit or I-82
Turn LEFT onto S 80TH AVE.
Turn RIGHT onto WIDE
HOLLOW RD.
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto
DOUGLAS RD by the West
Hills Cemetery.
The house is at the 90 degree
corner on the south side of
the Douglas road at12826
Douglas Rd.
Meeting in the shop out front
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The Slab ORV
Area Clean-up
Hosted
by
the
Dust
Dodgers
and
the
All
Wheelers Off Road Club.
On Saturday March 7th, 2009
the Dust Dodges Motorcycle
Club, All Wheelers Off Road
Club, Desert Rats 4x4 Club,
some PNW4WDA members,
Eastern
Washington
Off
Road forum members and
many others volunteers met
up at the Slab ORV area
near Zillah for a clean-up.
Many loads were taken to the
dump and paid for by the Dust
Dodges Motorcycle Club, the
All Wheelers Off Road Club
and other volunteers. The
area looks a lot better. The
volunteers ask people not to
trash the area. It cost a lot to
haul the stuff away.
Ceg
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R egi o n 6
March 14, 2009
Minutes
4751 Happy Valley Rd
Roseburg OR 97470
Call to order 2:45 p.m. Pledge
of Allegiance and reading
of the PNW Code by Randy
Drake with a moment of
silence for the sick and the
departed.
Virgil Osborne gave the
Hosting
Club
Statement,
thanking all of us who attended
the run earlier and inviting all to
the potluck Chili feed following
the meeting. Harlan White
shared pictures from the early
1900’s logging adventures
when one load was three
logs. His restored yellow truck
outside was a great reminder
of where we have come from.
Unfortunately some in high
places would have us forget
our roots or be shameful of the
work of our pioneer ancestors
who logged and farmed our
way to where we are. Lewis
Paulson was present to keep
the home fires burning also,
our thanks for the work both of
these men have done for our
sport and our lands.
Alan Paulson Region 6
Director started introductions
by around the room self
introductions. Nineteen signed
the attendance sheet but more
were observed attending.
Motion was made and
seconded and passed for the
accepting of the minutes of
the January 10th Delegate’s
Meeting.
Treasurer’s Report was given
by Larry East. Monies are
available for all the Region 6
endeavors on the calendar.
Oregon State Director’s Report
by Beth Ayer was skipped as
Beth was not in attendance.
Committee Reports:
Land Issues: Central (Randy
Drake)
1. Lava Rock OHV
Scoping Area
http://www.fs.fed.us/
r6/centraloregon/projects/
units/bendrock/lavarock_ohv/
index.shtml
2. Crescent Ranger
District: Three Trails
OHV System
3. Ochoco East OHV
System: Prineville
BLM
4. Sisters Ranger
District: Meadow
Lakes OHV Trails
5. Wake Butte OHV
System
6. East Fort Rock Class
II Trail Connection
7. Santiam Pass
Summer Motorized
Recreation Project
Decision
8. Kapla Butte Sno-Park
9. Millican Plateau OHV
Trail Designation
10. COHVOPS Safety
and Education Demo
11. Creekn’ Trail: Edison
Summer Rendezvous
07/17/09
The trails are coming along
nicely although some trails are
very small and not challenging
at all. There are some that
promise to be challenging
with enough miles to make it
worth our while. We continue
to write letters in support and
some letter of protest to the
agencies keeping real Class II
trails our goal.
APRIL 2009
COHVOPs
Safety
and
Education Demo is the first
invitation for DC4Wers to
participate in a demonstration
of Class II in safety to the
general public. It will be held
at Groundhog Rock Crawl
Pit. All Region 6 members
are welcome and invited to
participate. Get in touch with
Jon Pyland 541.389.0090 if
you would like to be involved.
Land Issues: Southwest
(Alan Paulson)
1. Riley Ranch: Port of Coos
Bay recently bought the
rail lines along side the
county park which is an
OHV RV campground for
the dunes, but lacks sand
access. The park opens
out at and around Sand
Road 430. The railroad
that is between the ranch
and the dunes is the
issue. Letters written to
the agencies will hopefully
help. The Riley Ranch
Campground is currently
open but there is no sand
access.
2. “The Beacon” a local
newspaper has a
write up on The Travel
Management Plan of
the land agencies and
Class II in the area by
AJ a member of Umpqua
Valley. The article is very
positive towards Class
II and reflects what we
all stand to loose in the
process as The TMP
progresses. A heads up
to the alternatives offered
was given in the article.
Hopefully all users
will heed the warning.
Silence by the populace
is a definite no vote to
access.
3. Combined user Land Use
Meetings have begun
with two local 4X4 clubs,
one motorcycle club, a
side by side start up club
along with representatives
from Oregon Hunters
Club. The meetings
have been low key but
they are working for
more structure. They are
looking to be on the same
page i.e. access.
Land Issues: Eastside (Larry
East)
1. McGrew Trail, contact
with the agency in charge
has been difficult. Joel
King has not responded.
Once a week calls and no
answer as of yet. Jerry
Zirsky has moved and
Joel is the replacement.
The repairs to the trail
have not been done, yet
monies from the ATV
granting funds have been
given.
2. Application for the permit
for Creekn’ Trail has been
sent in but no response
has been given. Alan
offered to drive down to
the office to attempt to
meet with him. Larry’s
meeting with the botanist
is still scheduled; Larry
has asked to attend the
meeting on our behalf.
3. The trail sign is being
made for the McGrew by
Four Runners of Klamath
Falls out of steel and
lasered to look like a
USFS sign.
4. Confusion on point of
contact for the McGrew
Trail. None had heard
of the Forest Supervisor
named by the officials.
Grants Pass is the office
where Larry has had
contact with Joel King up
to now.
Land Issues: South-central
(Steve Roach)
1. The Modoc National
Forest has still not made
any decisions.
2. Fremont Winema National
Forest seems to be at a
stand still.
3. BLM Rock Pit has been
put on the back burner
until the Western Oregon
Management Plans are
complete. The pit is
still on the agenda and
meetings will be set up
after the plan is finished.
Membership Update:
(Chair-Beth Ayer)
1. Alan reported that he has
sent a club membership
packet to a new group
Barnyard Toys who wish
to join the PNW4WDA.
They are mostly racers
from the Coos Bay Speed
Way areas.
Ways and Means: (ChairGaileen Paulson)
1. There are hooded camo
sweat shirts both green
and pink $25.
2. T-shirts are available also
$15.
Old Business:
1. Alan: “Wheeling for the
Wounded” camping at
Hauser Overflow is not
available for anything but
volunteering for the areas’
projects. Camping is still
up on the air. Dates are
still a two day event Friday
June 26 and Saturday
the 27th. The troupe of
veterans will be leaving
Reno the 22nd of June.
There is nothing new to
report but get in touch with
Alan to volunteer or for
further plans.
2. Creekn’ Trail an event put
on by the board, delegates
and individual volunteers.
• Equipment
transfer:
plans to combine the
two trailers into one are
being made. Motion was
made
seconded
and
passed for any monies
needed be allowed to
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Umpqua
Cruisers
to
finish the planned and
much needed repairs and
inventories.
Beer may
be allowed as long as
the required repairs and
equipment receipts are
turned in to the treasurer.
Waste and fresh water
tanks were discussed
with disposal of the small
trailer the planned result.
Trailer tires were not what
they should be. General
consensus of repair and
replace as needed to effect
the planned for result in
mind. No inventory lists
were forth coming with the
trailers and no inventories
were made as of yet. Alan
has promised a complete
inventory of the trailers
and their contents.
• Raffle and kids game:
Strawberry Hill, prizes
and a list of games will be
set up for Strawberry Hill.
The raffle will be handled
by
Strawberry
Hill.
Information from Beth is
still forth coming for a list
of SEMA businesses to
acquire donated gifts. Jeff
has already sent out some
letters and received some
items.
• Registration: Deschutes
County, flyers for Winter
Convention of Creekn’
Trail were incorrect, the
dates and information
on hats were wrong.
The dates are corrected
and hats removed. The
list of participants of the
2008 event is available
and applications will be
sent to all for the 2009
June 19th ~21st event. An
application to Creekn’
Trail will go out to each
club as these minutes are
completed and sent.
• Misc items: The necklace
meal tickets (cards) with
volunteers to punch the
cards as diners go through
the dinner and breakfast
line (Julie’s on it)
• Honor Guards: discussed
below under Trail Crew.
• Food buying: Breakfast
and dinner (Consensus
hot dogs for the children
are a needed menu
item.) Steaks were the
consensus for adults.
Tri-tip steaks with Jack
Daniels marinate is Ron’s
forte. Much talk of grill
vs. bar b q for steaks.
A rack for the top of the
grill is a possibility. Time
is the enemy. The barb-q on the trailer maybe
too small in which case
Lewis Paulson and his fire
keepers have volunteered
to accommodate the new
re-built trailer with one
complete with hood. Ron
had stated he believed
the existing one would
be large enough.
Jon
Pyland had volunteered
to help in the rebuild at the
November and January
meetings. Ron will look for
a good price on good beef.
Permission was given to
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the dinner/breakfast crews
to make the decisions for
the meals. E-mails were
given so communication
on the matter could keep
the tasks on line.
Dinner crew: Ron/Carol
Houser, Dan/Ann Haak,
Larry East, Alan/Gaileen
Paulson, maybe Randy/
Mona Drake
Breakfast crew: Randy/
Mona Drake, Julie Ann
Thompson, maybe Ron
Houser breakfast burritos
for adults with scrambled
eggs available for kids
Logistics for trailer/food
delivery to O’Brien from
Bend/Winston
Clothing Design: Ways
and
Means,
Gaileen
Paulson; Virgil Osborne
will work on a design for
the shirts and Gaileen will
choose a color. (teal green
flat fender on a gray shirt)
Get in touch with Larry
East
to
volunteer
541.883.8326
Entertainment:
Dave
Fields
tentative/DJ
a
possibility
(Oliver
Fleshman)
Food and entertainment
in the same spot, raffle
to last approximately one
hour
Registration will include
dinner ticket numbers
assigned
to
each
applicant in order of
their registration; that will
also be used to identify
winners of raffle prizes.
The
responsibility
of
applicants will be to know
their
registration/dinner
ticket number and to write
this number on all of their
own raffle tickets. This
will eliminate “burn it” and
better comply with Oregon
State Law.
Julie will be making dinner
ticket
cards/necklaces
which will include the
registration number (Mona
will keep in close contact
with Julie.)
Warn Winch: Alan will get
in touch with Warn’s Ken
Scuito
Staff
T-shirts/vests;
Gaileen will look into costs
of vests or t-shirts for a
few volunteers labeled
Staff to have present
figures of authority in the
event of non-paid persons
causing problems. Lack
of turn out may eliminate
the need. Tabled to May
for information on prices
for Staff Shirts. Spray
paint and stencil/sharpies
a possibility.
Trail Crew/Poker Run…
Tabled to May, Four
Runners of Klamath Falls
have a couple volunteers.
The numbers of check
points
needed
are
debatable.
June 1st will be the
deadline for registration.
Larry will get in touch
with the O’Brien Store
concerning Camping and
find out about Saturday’s
breakfast crew.
Larry
Chairman:
•
treasure/insurance/permit
541.883.8326
Date for: Trail & Camp
check on the McGrew
Run…May 9th & 10th
Meet at O’Brien Store at
9:00 a.m. Saturday bring
a chain saw, shovels,
clippers, and gloves and
run the trail on Saturday
and the USFS service
road Sunday. May have
to do both directions.
Camp
at
Sourdough
Saturday night. All Region
6 members are welcome
to come on this run/work
party.
3. Stop the Litter and
Vandalism Poster Program
with the Christmas Valley/
Lake County Schools:
Mona will call or e-mail
Lakeview to check the
status and try to keep the
ball rolling. Money is set
aside for 2009 and for the
playground at Christmas
Valley. The number of
schools involved and the
process are in question.
Mona will get in touch
with Breanna in Lakeview
BLM with questions. Are
there presentations and
or speech on 4X4 use?
Someone from Region
6 to represent Class
II. Curriculum?
Ron
Roach will contact the
Christmas Valley School
System to inquire if the
2009 Poker Run Monies
might go to assist them in
some capacity.
4. Winter
Convention
February 13-15 2009
Region 4 Alan and
Gaileen attended as did a
few others.
• Check
Tri-Power
for
assignments and minutes
of the convention.
• The Designation of Side X
Sides as other than Class
II was a big topic. Splitting
them off will diminish our
Class II numbers.
The
Side X Sides would likely
compete for our trails.
New Business:
1. Edison
Summer
Rendezvous
07/17/09
Deschutes
County
4
Wheelers are using the
scheduled
delegates
meeting to invite Region
6 to experience the trail
and to submit their ideas
and thoughts of the
Edison Trail. DC4WD’s
are considering an event
centered on the trail.
The
Edison
Summer
Rendezvous
would
be an event similar to
Washington’s Jamboree,
but not in competition with
the Jamboree or Creekn’
Trail.
The rendezvous
would also be a time to
share our efforts with
land managers as to what
is working and what is
not. This year Friday will
be a Show n Shine with
camping at Edison and
a trail run on Saturday.
APRIL 2009
DC4WD web pages and
the USFS have a map of
Edison as a Class II Trail.
We would welcome Region
6 as helpers to evaluate
and help us in obtaining
links to and around
Edison. We hope you will
all attend July’s Delegates
meeting on June 17, 2009.
Information: www.deschu
tescounty4wheelers.com
2. Spring Beach CleanUp,
Strawberry
Hill
participates in this event
and
encourages
you
to help out. March 28th
2009. Snowy Plover still
restricts the cleaning to
certain areas. Check with
Paul Norman to find out
information.
Club Reports:
Harney County High Desert
Wheelers:
Ron
Houser
reported the club now consists
of 11 family members. A recent
run up Mortimer Canyon was
a great snow run with new
members participating and a
great crock pot dinner by Ann
Haak at the end.
Deschutes County 4 Wheelers:
Carol Houser reported on
participation in the local
sportsman show. The meeting
on Sunday produced a
wheeler who had attended the
show and learned about the
club from it. The Annual Horse
Butte Recreational Area Clean
Up is in April and April’s Glass
Butte Camp-out and a joint
Show n’ Shine with Harney
County Wheelers. Groundhog
Rock Crawl The Event is June
13th volunteers can contact
Dan Haak 541.495.2429 for
information to assist in the
production. Thirty two families
make up DC4WD. The
Trails Committee is staying
extremely busy.
Four Runners of Klamath
Falls: Steve Roach reports
they have 30 families and are
active with lots of runs. The
last run was the Annual Eagle
Run where Klamath Basin
has the largest population of
eagles wintering; where the
eagles feed on the ducks and
geese of the area. The next
run had to be re-named and is
now Damns’ Run on the week
end of the 21st get in touch
with Steve for information.
The run to Northern California
is scheduled, if you enjoy
water and mud; watch their
web pages for information.
The club has joined with the
local OHA group and is doing
a Clean Up at Hidden Valley
where private property the
local youths utilize but it is
need of a dumpster which a
member of their club helped
procure for the day.
Umpqua
Valley
Timber
Cruisers:
Virgil
Osborne
reported they are up to 15
families.
Some intermixed
runs with other local clubs
keeping them all busy. The run
today was lots of fun, Randy
being the entertainment.
Oregon Trails: Oliver Fleshman
reports they have adopted
several trails; the May Flower
and Utopian. Junction City
Jeepers is being dissolved
and some discussion on their
trailer is still in the air. The club
JCC may merge with Oregon
Trail.
Strawberry Hill: Paul Norman
reported they are fifteen
families. December had no
runs but they have had runs
to the dunes and some on
private properties. Their March
28th Beach Clean-up is on the
schedule.
Good of the Order:
1. Poker Hands on Club
Runs are a great money
maker.
2. Project at the Memorial
Day Delegates meeting is
on the Lost Forest Fence.
3. 20 summer race events
in Southwestern Oregon;
Alan will send the
information out to the
clubs
Next Meetings:
May 23rd Delegate Meeting at
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes/
DC4WD Hosted Potluck
May 24th Poker Run Hosted
by Four Runners of Klamath
Falls
June 19-21 Creekn’ Trail
July 18th Delegate Meeting at
Edison (Campout hosted by
DC4WD)
September 19th Delegates
Meeting Dunes Cleanup/Rd
430 Hosted by Strawberry Hill
November
7th
Delegates
Meeting Hosted by Four
Runners of Klamath Falls
January 16, 2010 Delegate
Meeting/Oregon
State
Director’s Meeting TBA by
Beth
Meeting adjourned 5:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Secretary Region 6
Mona Drake
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February
2010
PNW
will be
celebrating
its
50
th
Anniversary
www.pnw4wda.org
BRC’s new Three
Ride program
Have you heard about BRC’s
new Three Ride program?
For a limited time, we’re
giving away a three-month
membership in the BlueRibbon
Coalition--free! If you are not
currently a member of the
Coalition, you can quickly and
easily sign up online to start
your Three Ride.
Already a member? Maybe
you know a friend, family
member or co-worker who
would like to take a BRC
Three Ride. We have a
downloadable form you can
print and bring to events, or
pass out at your club. With
your help, we’ll give them a
three-month free ride. It won’t
cost them a dime. ?If they
aren’t convinced at the end of
that time the BRC is worth the
membership price, they can
just walk away.
To learn more about the
Three Ride program, visit http:
//www.sharetrails.org/threeride-intro/ To sign up now, visit
https://www.sharetrails.org/
secure/three-ride -- feel free
to share this link with your
friends.
Greg Mumm
Executive Director
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CLOUT
Legislative
Alert:
Congratulations!
Received the following thank
you from the CLOUT system.
If you do not subscribe
to the WA State CLOUT
system, please, please do so
(instructions at the bottom of
the forwarded e-mail), clout
<[email protected]
It is your way of being
notified when your WA state
representatives are involved
with legislation that may affect
you!
Give yourselves a big round of
applause! You have done the
impossible this year! Those of
you receiving CLOUT alerts
got those committee members
to hear you loud and clear!
We all also owe a big THANK
YOU to Tod Petersen and
John Eaton (NMA/WOHVA)
who took the time out of their
busy schedules to show up
at the hearings and testify
against these Bills. As you
know, WA State OHV efforts
are a 100% volunteer effort
with no paid staff. The CLOUT
system is a vital part of that all
volunteer effort.
The Chair of the Senate
Natural Resources, Ocean
&
Recreation
committee,
Senator Ken Jacobsen (Sierra
Club and WTA supporter) was
unable to get his three personal
4-Wheelin’ News
Bills (SB 5128, SB 5761 & SB
5586) regarding OHVs out of
his own committee this year!
That is almost unheard of!
As you may know, the Chair of
any committee can effectively
stop any and all legislation
going through that committee
that is sponsored by any other
member of that committee
if they do not support his
legislation, i.e. the Chair has
the power to pocket veto
everyone else’s legislation
unless they vote for his.
Senator Ken Jacobsen was
really on a crusade to impede/
inhibit/destroy OHV recreation
during this year’s legislative
session. His personal vendetta
against the family sport of
OHV recreation included the
following;
SB 5128 (Current Status
= DEAD): Sponsored by
Jacobsen & Kline. Addressing
natural resource impacts from
off-road
vehicles.
Would
have allowed state agencies
to take our ORV tab and gas
tax refunds to repair damage
caused by “off road vehicles”
even if that land management
agency did not allow any ORV
use on the land they manage.
Kind of like taxing sober drivers
to pay restitution to the victims
of drunken drivers! If it is
appropriate to send someone
to jail for damaging a vegetable
with an off road vehicle, why
wouldn’t doing the same harm
with an automobile, horse hoof
or shoe be just as heinous a
crime and be punished equally
severely? Their bias against
OHV use was obvious.
=
DEAD):
Sponsored
by Jacobsen. Creating a
recreation pass for use of
DNR lands This Bill was
opposed because it once
again discriminated against
OHV users by providing an
exclusion from the new Pass
requirements for ORV tag
holders. OHV users are the
only user group that already
pays to play on DNR land
and has done so for over 37
years now. We also needed
much tighter constraints on
how the funds generated by
the Pass and existing ORV tag
purchases would be used and
accounted for.
The DNR has done an
abysmal job of accounting for
the nearly $30 million dollars
they have already received
by taking nearly 40% of the
Nonhighway and Offroad
Vehicles Activities funds right
off the top. They have never
been able to show in detail
what they have done with that
money to benefit Off Road
Vehicle (ORV) users after
many, many requests for that
information. It is way past time
to hold them accountable for
what they do with our money.
As of today, we do not have a
single mile of new OHV trail on
the ground in the Ahtanum or
Reiter areas to show for the
almost $900,000 of our ORV
tag funds the legislature gave
to the DNR in 2008!
= DEAD): Sponsored by
Jacobsen. Mandatory ORV
rider licensing - WA State offroad vehicle safety education
and training program. The real
objective of this legislation
was to divert the paltry amount
of OHV funds into funding
more bureaucracy so those
funds could not be used on the
ground to actually benefit the
users the way they intended
when they voluntarily taxed
themselves to set up the WA
State OHV fund. Senator
Jacobsen’s backers (Sierra
Club & WTA) should be
suggesting that they require
training and licensing of hikers
and mountain climbers if
they are really serious about
improving safety for people
who recreate in the outdoors.
We do not need to experience
the huge expense and added
bureaucracy that Oregon
is currently going through,
gobbling up millions of dollars
from their ORV funds with very
little actual benefit to the users.
The Oregon legislation even
requires out of state users to
take the training before riding
in Oregon!
The WA motor sports dealers
believe that ANY legislation
that puts up more hurdles for
their customers means less
business and in these times
that could (and probably
would) be the last straw for
many dealers in WA.
One Caution; It is never over
in Olympia until they adjourn
the session. Many sneaky
things can be tried even
after Bills are dead. Remain
vigilant and prepared for
further action if needed!
THANK YOU FOR BEING
INVOLVED!
YOU
are
making an OHV Positive
DIFFERENCE!
You
are
receiving
this
notification because you are
a member of the Washington
CLOUT Action List. To update
your status, or remove yourself
from this list, please contact
the CLOUT Administrator at
mailto:[email protected].
Forward this notice freely to
your associates, and get them
involved, too! Have your PROOHV friends get their own
personalized CLOUT Alerts by
having them send an email to
mailto:[email protected] with
“CLOUT” in the subject line
along with their Name, their
voting Zip Code AND your
name as a reference. That’s
all there is to it. Get them to
do it TODAY so motorized
recreation will have an even
stronger voice in Olympia.
Thanks,
Paul
~
APRIL 2009
Senate Bill to
Overturn Ban on
Youth ATVs and Dirt
Bikes Introduced!
As most of you already know,
youth-sized ATVs and dirt
bikes are still banned by the
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), and
they are still refusing to lift
that ban. The latest news from
Americans for Responsible
Recreational Access (ARRA):
Senator Jon Tester has
introduced legislation that
would stop the ban. S.
608: A bill to amend the
Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 to
exclude secondary sales,
repair services, and certain
vehicles from the ban on
lead in children’s products,
and for other purposes, was
introduced in the Senate on
March 17, 2009.
Your Senators and Members
of the Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation
Committee need to hear from
you. So let’s join with our
friends at ARRA and send a
letter to the Senate urging
them to support S. 608.
I ARRA members have
responded in huge numbers
on this issue already, but it is
important that you continue to
have your voice heard.
Letters may be sent to
the
following
decision
maker(s): Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation U.S. Senate
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Please Cosponsor
S. 608 Dear: I’m writing today
as a citizen who enjoys riding
ATVs / dirt bikes. I urge you
to co-sponsor and support S.
608 which will exempt youth
model all-terrain vehicles and
off-highway motorcycles from
the lead content provisions of
the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act (CPSIA).
Although the powersports
industry has demonstrated
that the lead content in the
metal parts of ATVs and dirt
bikes pose no risk to children’s
health, the Consumer Product
Safety Commission’s (CPSC)
recent approval of a final rule
imposing strict standards
for excluding products from
the new lead content limits
makes clear that CPSC will
not provide relief for youth
model ATVs or dirt bikes.
Congress needs to step in and
make immediate amendments
to the CPSIA to ensure that
reasonable exclusions can
be made for these products,
which are piling up in stores
and dealerships across the
country, needlessly resulting
in millions of dollars in lost
sales and costs at a time
when our economy and these
small businesses can least
afford it. But the unintended
consequences of this ban
go way beyond the business
and financial ramifications
- it affects me personally, and
it affects family and friends
who ride with their children,
because it destroys the
chance for families to enjoy
these outdoor recreational
activities together. AND it
poses a potentially huge safety
risk if, as an alternative to
having the kid-sized vehicles
available, parents opt to put
their kids on larger, adult-sized
vehicles. PLUS, there is mass
confusion. Should kids who
race in off-road competitions
even go to events? Will
parents be able to buy
critical replacement parts for
their kids’ ATVs or dirt bikes,
like brake pieces or valve
stems? Everyone suffers:
dealers,
manufacturers,
aftermarket, motocross event
operators, and especially
families with children who
are being denied their right
to ride. And ride safely.
When the new lead standard
took effect on February 10,
2009, youth models of ATVs
and dirt bikes designed
and intended primarily for
children 6 to 12 years of age
became classified as banned
hazardous substances and
dealerships in our area were
forced to remove these
perfectly good products from
showrooms. Components in
youth model ATVs and dirt bik
es that contain small quantities
of lead such as valve stems on
tires, aluminum in some brake
components, and terminals
on batteries, do so to address
safety (such as machining the
deep grooves on tire valves
to assure tire air retention)
or for functionality (such as
the lead in battery terminals,
needed to conduct electricity).
The sad irony is that these
youth models were created
with the support of the CPSC
and consumer advocates
to give children a safer
alternative to larger, faster
adult size models. These
long-term efforts to promote
child safety are now seriously
jeopardized. In addition, youth
rider training to encourage
the safe and responsible
use of ATVs and dirt bikes
is jeopardized because new
youth models and parts and
accessories for them are no
longer available. As an ATV
/ dirt bike rider, and one who
has respected the law and
encouraged responsible riding,
I find this to be unacceptable.
The lead in those vehicles
does not pose a risk to
children ‘s health. Congress
needs to stop this ban - NOW.
I respectfully ask that you cosponsor and support S. 608
so youth ATVs and dirt bikes
again will be available for sale
and safe and responsible use.
Sincerely,
~
19
We're Looking for Members
WASHINGTON:
Thunder Trucks
Auburn, WA
John (253) 606-4019 or
[email protected]
CLIFFHANGERS
Lynnwood, WA
(425) 742-0191
Green River Valley Jeepers
Auburn, WA
Arlene (253) 833-8747
BELFAIR PACK RATS
Belfair, WA
Sam (360) 275-5253
El Dorado Dust Devils
Puyallup, WA
(253) 536-6989
PNW Individual Member Club
Longview, WA
(360) 577-0111
SPOKANE 4 WHEELERS
Spokane, WA
White Knuckle 4x4
Puyallup, WA
Piston’s Wild
(509) 542-1244
[email protected]
(253) 536-8381
[email protected]
Crystal 360-606-1648
[email protected]
SW Washington/NW Oregon
OREGON:
CASCADE OFFROADERS
Lebanon, OR
(541)451-2678
FOUR RUNNERS
Klamath Falls, OR
www.fourrunners4x4.org
Deschutes County 4-Wheelers
4 At A Time
Hillsboro, OR
(503) 628-4210
GORGE RIDGE RUNNERS TIMBER-LINN 4WD CLUB
The Dalles, OR
Philomath, OR (541) 929-3252
(541) 298-3487
[email protected]
Bend, OR
www.deschutescounty4wheelers.com
IDAHO: 800-537-7845
Jan $35.00
Feb $32.50
Mar $30.00
Apr $27.50
May $25.00
June $22.50
July $20.00
Aug $17.50
Sept $15.00
Oct $12.50
Nov $10.00
Dec $10.00
Annual fee: $35.00
PNW4WDA TREASURER
603 Meridian
20
APRIL 2009
www.pnw4wda.org
each month.
2 Weeks Free use of all Videos*
We now accept
PHOTOS with
your ad.
Classified Ads are
FREE to PNW4WDA
members.
Non- Members pay $10 per
issue for up to 10 lines + a
single photo. Makes checks
payable to PNW4WDA
Submit ad to:
[email protected], OR
FAX 360-695-1043
If using Photo in Ad mail it to:
Tri-Power
3902 NE 61st Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98661
Send ad in Arial font size 10.
Remember the deadline is the
21st of each month.
Ads will be removed
after 4 months unless you
contact us. If you need an
ad extended or removed
the deadline is the 21st of
4-Wheelin’ News
APRIL 2009
~
Race Jeep For Sale Custom
made,
narrow
fiberglass
body, chevy 355 roller motor,
custom dana 44 front with
posi, scout 44 rear, top loader
4 speed transmission, dana
20 twin stick transfer case.
1 Beard seat 1 fiberglass
seat. Turn key racer. Lots
of horsepower.
Call Mike 360-264-4927 or
email for pictures to:
[email protected]
Mike Disken 360-264-4927
5-08
~
1969 BRONCO FOR SALE
(with Top) Best offer, or will
part out, (no motor or rearend). Body has “no rust”.
Went through a complete
frame off restore in 1989,
has a 2” lift with a completely
rebuilt Dana 30. In accident
in 1995, (has been parked
since then, motor damaged
in accident) has minor front
end damage, have the parts
to fix, except for front fenders,
grill and radiator. Have too
many other projects and do
not have time. I also, have
other numerous Ford and
Bronco parts for sale. Have
a 250ci 150h/p l barrel, inline
6 cylinder motor with only
40,000 original miles. Also
includes the C-4 transmission
(runs great, just want a bigger
motor). Please call after 6
PM (503)848-9452 and leave
message, or email me at
[email protected].
6-08
~
I was going through some of
my 4 wheeling cabinets and
found a belt buckle that I had
bought when I was a trustee.
The buckle has never been
used and it is #134 of a
limited addition.
I don’t know if its worth
anything or if you know anyone
that might be interested in
buying this buckle. If you do
on either you can contact me
at this e-mail.
<[email protected]>
Thanks, Duane Clark
member of the Stump Busters
of Aberdeen.
1-09
Buick V-6 231 cubic
Oddfire with GM turbo 350
trans, Advanced adaptor and
Dana 18 transfer case
Good Condition $800.00
509-966-6305. Ron
4-09
~
21
Region 1 Meeting
Angela Holm, DIRECTOR
31330 11th Place S.
253-529-9482 •
Cell: 206-617-9478
[email protected]
THIRD WEDNESDAY EACH
MONTH at 7:30pm-9:00pm
- Crossroads Restaurant 1904 201st Pl SE,
Bothell WA 98012,
(425) 488-5611
NO DECEMBER MEETING
~
Region 2 Meeting
Edward Campbell, DIRECTOR
360-349-9236/
[email protected]
P.O. Box 393, Bucoda, WA
NO DECEMBER MEETING
~
Region 3 Meetings
Rick Smith/Kristin
P.O. Box 1536
St. Helens, OR 97051
971-207-4797
[email protected]
(are always the third Tuesday
of every month)
March 17, 2009 @ 7:30pm
VFW Post - 825 SE Mill
Portland, OR. - Guests:
4-Wheel Parts Performance
& WA Department of Natural
Resources Hosted by:
Piston’s Wild Motorsports
* NEW LOCATION FOR APRIL *
April 21, 2009 @ 7:30pm
4-Wheel Parts Performance
Center - 2700 SE 82nd Ave
Portland, OR
Directions: 1-503-774-4000
May 19, June16, July 21,
August 18, September 15,
October 20, November 17,
NO DECEMBER MEETING
All members and guests
are welcome at this monthly
meeting where Region 3 club
delegates gather to discuss
upcoming events and land
matters for the Northwest
Oregon
and
Southwest
Washington 4x4 recreation
areas.
Join us today and find out how
you can get involved and do
your part to secure the future
of the sport of 4-wheeling for
many years to come.
~
Region 4 Meetings
Earl Nettnin/Sande, DIRECTOR
519 N Fisher Place
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-783-6481
[email protected]
22
March 10, ’09 7:30 PM meet
at Standard Battery in Moses
Lake, WA
April 14, ’09 7:30 PM meet at
Shari’s in Union Gap, WA
May 12, ’09 7:30 PM meet
at Doug Conner’s Shop in
Pasco, WA
June 9, ’09 7:30 PM meet
at Standard Battery in Moses
Lake, WA
July 14, ’09 7:30 PM meet at
Shari’s s in Union Gap, WA
August 11, ’09 7:30 PM
meet at Doug Conner’s Shop
in Pasco, WA
September 8, ’09 7:30 PM
meet at Standard Battery in
Moses Lake, WA
October 13, ’09 7:30 PM
meet at Shari’s in Union Gap, WA
November 10, ’09 7:30 PM
meet at Doug Conner’s Shop
in Pasco, WA
NO DECEMBER MEETING
~
Region 6 Meeting
Alan D. Paulson, DIRECTOR
4751 Happy Valley Rd.
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
541-679-0571
[email protected]
April 25th
August 21-23
Moses Lake cleanup contact
person Dave McMains.
The meeting room is upstairs
(same room as last year’s
meeting).
May 2nd
June 13th
Beverly Dunes cleanup
Groundhog Rock Crawl “The
Event” 541.495.2429
Sept. 5-6
May 2-3
June 13
Summers End Play Day
Ethel, WA
Webfooters Play Day.
Saturday: Obstacle, Barrels,
Cross Country, Sprints and
Mud Drags, Will be adding
a UTV Class”. Sunday:
Team Relay. Points Race.
www.TacomaWebfooters.com
Straddleline ORV “Park
4th Annual Quadra Paws Fun
Run at the Tahuya Forest
Entry Fee $20.00 with a
limit of 150 vehicles. Preregistration is available by
contacting the Quadra Paws
at Quadrapaws.org. Camping
in forest is first come first
serve. For Questions contact
Mike Welander at
[email protected].
contact person Bill Wiester.
May 9-3
WOHVA Expo/DNR Safety
Summit Straddleline ORV
Park
June 13-14
Ruff Country 4x4s
Lookingglass,OR
May 16
Liberty cleanup and camp out
– Memorial weekend camp at Williams Creek
contact Dale Neuman.
PNW
Summer Convention
Straddleline ORV Park
hosted by Region 2
September 12
Fall Delegates in Longview
September 12-13
Team Trophy Challenge WA.
www.TTCW.org
All profits go to the Cle Elum
Ranger District.
September 13
Jeepin’ Nomads swap meet
in Yakima, WA
September 19
Pick up a Mountain
July 4-5
4 at a Time/Freewheelers
Play Day Ethel, WA
May 23-25
Sept. 26-27
Outdoor 4x4s Fun Days Ethel, WA
July 18-19
(Memorial Day Weekend 2009)
Spanaway Moonshiners Playday
SEE AD BELOW
Outdoor 4x4s Play Day Ethel, WA
May 30
Ahtanum cleanup
Board of Directors Meeting
will be held at The Merk in
Longview. Address for The
Merk is 1337 Commerce.
Mud Daubers Play Day
Chehalis, WA Fairgrounds
July 25
March 7th Delegate Meeting
Roseburg OR. Hosted by
Umpqua Valley Timber
Cruisers 541.679.0571
May 23rd Delegate Meeting at
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes
DC4WD Hosted Potluck
541.389.7265
May 24th Christmas Valley
Dunes Poker Run
Hosted by Four Runners of
Klamath Falls 541.883.8326
June 19-21st Creekn’ Trail
541.883.8326
July 18th
Delegate Meeting at Edison
Trail with Campout hosted by
DC4WD 541.389.7265
September 19th
Delegates Meeting
Dunes/Rd 430 Clean up
Hosted by Strawberry Hill
541.929.2317
November 7th
Delegates Meeting
Hosted by Four Runners of
Klamath Falls 541.883.8326
NO DECEMBER MEETING
2009
April 18th & 19th
Trail Jam cleanup
at Jim
Sprick Park – Hobo Stew
will be on the lunch menu,
bring something to add to the
pot; vegetables, rice, beans,
tomatoes, potatoes, celery
canned or fresh chopped,
diced and ready to add. Bring
no more than you plan to eat i.e. a small baggie or no more
than 2 cups please. Bowls,
spoons and dinner rolls will be
provided.
July 25-26
Peter's Creek Rock Crawl!
MUD BOG new for '09!
Novice to Extreme Rock Crawling
You choose your Line!
Event Dates
May 22,23,24,25
June 26,27,28
July 24,25,26
Aug 28,29,30
Sept 25,26,27
or call to schedule a private
event for your group!
Cost
Friday - $10.00
Saturday - $20.00
Sunday - $10.00
All 3 Days - $30.00
Spectators are Free!!!
Camping Fee - $5 per night
Peter's Creek ORV & RV Park
66890 NE Frederick Butte Rd.
Christmas Valley, OR 97641
Visit our Website
www.peterscreekrvorv.com
Registration & Information
Pearl & Dan Damewood
541-306-0000
Shane Fay
503-730-3263
APRIL 2009
For Awesome photos and video of
our park please visit MySpace.com
and search “Shane Fay”
www.pnw4wda.org
2 Dogs Ink
Jay Fellenstein 2/1/2005
900 Meridian E St # 19-226
Milton, WA 98354
253 250-8093 Fax: 253-847-1026
www.2dogsink.com
Gold Hammer Body
& Paint
R & P 4WD Parts INC.
Art Waugh
12-85
5570 S Santiam Hwy # 15
Lebanon, OR 97355
541-409-3390
Paul Crawford
9-08
11889 S New Era Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
503 557 8911/503 557 9215fax
www.r-p4wd.com
4WheelingPlus.com
Harrington’s Trophies
Randy’s Offroad Conn.
Ron Dunn
P.O. Box 898
Kittatas, WA 98934
425-654-4130
www.store.4WheelingPlus.com
John or Norma 4/03
717 Jadwin
Richland, WA 99352
509 943-2593
Randy Cole
14702-A Smokey Pt. Blvd.
Marysville, WA 98271
360 659-5259/360 659-4935 FAX
www.randysoffroad.com
ARB 4x4 Accessories
Lisa Wood
7/91
720 SW 34th Street
Renton, WA 98055
425 264-1391 Fax: 425 264-1392
www.arbusa.com
ATV & Off Road Expo
Shawn Kolbe / PO Box 8836
Portland, OR 97207-8836
503 796-0858
B&B Excavating
Bob Brooks
7/86
21520 SE 346th
Auburn, WA 98092
253 833-8747
Barton Jeep
Tony Farley
5/05
10819 E Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99206
509 928-1300 Fax: 509 922-4288
www.bartonjeep.com
Certified Cleaning Serv.
Daniel Nobel
2103 112th Street E.
Tacoma, WA 98445
253-536-5500
[email protected]
Cunningham Financial
Services
Venessa Cunningham 12-08
P.O. Box 460
Ocotillo, CA 92259
877-5gottax / 760-692-9537
www.thetaxlady4u.com
Dan Marek Insurance
Dan Marek
12909 Pacific Ave.
PO Box 44076
Tacoma, Wa 98444
253 537-4000 Fax: 253 536-3338
Billy Bob’s Off Road
Bob Hallibueton
5/06
10023 128th St E # 7
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-286-2344
Drive Line Svc of Portland
Kevin McCaffrey
1/1/1989
9041 NE Vancouver Wy
Portland, OR 97211
503 289-2264 Fax: 503 289-5838
www.driveshafts.com
Jantz Engineering
Carl Jantz
5/06
20555 Pugh Road NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
360-598-2773
360-598-3768 FAX
www.jantz4x4.com
David Lee
2/1/1991
3116 Hill Ave.
Everett, WA 98201
425-258-4013 /425-259-5973
[email protected]
4-Wheelin’ News
Ron McDonald
6/87
6202 NE Hwy 99, Stuite 2
Vancouver, WA 98665
360 695-0595 • 360 695-1043 Fax
[email protected]
Raynproof Roofing
Jeep Glass .com
Todd Block
9-08
5235 South Washington St.
Tacoma WA 98409
253-473-7691
Dan Rheawme
4117 16th Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98106
206 935-1400 • 935-3920 Fax
raynproofroofing.com
Jet Chevrolet
Roger Jobs Jeep Inc
Dan Johnson
7/97
35700 Enchanted Pkway S.
PO Box 4986
253 838-7600 Fax: 253 874-7070
www.jetchevrolet.com
Roger Jobs
2/05
2200 Iowa St
Bellingham, WA 98226
360 734-5230
www.rogerjobs.com
Johnson Custom Iron
Scott Johnson
10/06
14215 N Thayer Rd
PO Box 155
Rathdrum, ID 83858
208-687-9353 Fax 208-687-9353
[email protected]
NetRiver
Ryan Maloney
6/1/2004
555 Dayton St Ste A
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 741-7014
www.netriver.net
North American XJ
Association
John Bergacs IV
P.O. Box 163
Colonia, NJ 07671
www.NAXJA.org
2-1/09
Northridge 4X4
David Johnson
6/2004
6759 NW Northridge Ln
Bremerton, WA 98312
360 340-0282
www.northridge4x4.com
Northwest Services
Brad Hoyt
4/2006
2016 87th Ave. Ct. East
Edgewood, WA 98371
206 948-0549 / 253 922-6745
[email protected]
Northwestservices.net
Olympic 4x4 Supply
Drivelines NW
Rapid Print Inc
Carl Niebuhr
6/94
PO Box 147
Snohomish, WA 98291
360 568-7728 Fax: 360 568-9435
www.oly4x4.com
Sheridan Carquest Auto Parts
Kirt Amundson
1/06
1233 W Main St
Sheridan, OR 97378
503 843-4486 • 503 843-2067 Fax
Snohomish Transmissions
Inc
Rick Pratt
3/92
17476 147th St SE
Monroe, WA 98272
360 794-7888 • Fax: 360 805-5367
www.snohomishtransmission.com
Standard Batteries Of
Moses Lake
Dave McMains
3/06
400 E Broadway
509 765-8246 • Fax: 509 764-2392
[email protected]
Tera Manufacturing, Inc.
Gage Hartman
1/06
5251 S Commerce Dr
Murray, UT 84107
801 288-2585 • Fax: 801 288-2571
www.teraflex.biz
Titan Truck Equipment
Co Inc
Alan Garrison
8/03
N 605 Fancher
Spokane, WA 99212
509 534-5010 • Fax: 509 755-5304
www.TitanTruck.com
TLC Plumbing
Terry Johnson
5/94
2442 NW Market St # 9
Seattle, WA 98107
206 783-1548
Tom Matson Dodge & Jeep
BOB JONES
4/07
2925 Auburn Way N.
Auburn, Wa. 98002
866-785-4809 • 253-833-6700Fax
Town & Country
Chrysler Jeep
Rick Newcomb 7/98
13733 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98177
206-365-3530
Trailready Producto LLC
Larry Trim
12410 Beverly Park Rd.
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425 353-6776
[email protected]
I-5 Uhlmann RV
Kip Barker
7/1/1990
1001 SW Interstate Ave
Chehalis WA 98532
800.245.5378/360.748.6658
[email protected]
www.uhlmannrv.com
Warn Industries
Adel Adams
12900 SE Capps Rd
Clackamas, OR 97015
503-722-3015 • 503-785-2001 Fax
www.warn.com
Woody’s 4x4 Inc
Lee Woodruff
8/1/1988
6408 NE St Johns Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98661
360 693-6840 Fax:360 693-0067
www.woodys4x4.com
If any of the listed information is not
correct
e-mail us at:
[email protected]
February 2010
PNW4WDA
will be celebrating its
50
APRIL 2009
th
Anniversary
23
24
APRIL 2009
www.pnw4wda.org

April 2009 - Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association

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