MINUTES OF SRMGA MEETING ~ DEC 2, 2006
Meeting called to order by
President Ryan Kish, attendees introduced themselves.
Minutes of last meeting and treasurer’s report read by
Clare Askew. Motion to approve by Gary Custer.
Approval was confirmed by voice vote.
Old Business:
Wayne Gifford reported on
fairground options for the September 15, 2007 production
sale. Malhuer County was $1500.00, Canyon County was
$1150.00. Payette County and Gem County were
approximately the same, but since there is better
freeway access at Payette County it was decided to chose
them. The cost for one day for the arena is $75 and 1
barn was $50 with $100 cleaning deposit which is
refundable if we do our own cleanup. We would need to
supply our own shavings. The Association could buy them
from a local vendor and have them on hand for sellers to
buy or possibly a vendor could sell them at the
fairgrounds. This can be decided when we start
contacting any vendors that might want to set up tables
or booths at the sale. LuAnn Shively Brown, the Payette
County Fair Board secretary advised there would be no
problem if we needed another barn which would be an
additional $50 or if we wanted to add another day which
would just double the price. The contract has been
signed and a $100 deposit has been made. The balance
will need to be paid no later than 30 days before the
sale. We also need $1 million dollar liability
insurance which will cost approximately $250.00 and will
also need to be purchased 30 days before the show.
Gary Custer reported
tentative budget for 1 day sale
$270 for Payette County
Fairgrounds
$250 for Liability Insurance
$1 a piece for catalogs
(approximately)
$350 on line catalog with
ABGA
$500 Auctioneer (Joe Bennett)
Advertising costs to be
determined later, ad in ABGA magazine and local papers.
Commission would be the cost
of the sale divided among consigners, probably between 8
and 12%.
Transfers to the new owners
will be done by the sale secretary and the cost added to
the buyers’ purchase price.
Entry fees would be added
back before commission deducted from sale price. Entry
fees will be $20 per head for individual stock and $30
per pen of commercial stock.
Settlement sheet and check
would be sent out 3 to 4 weeks after sale.
Some of the rules for the
show would be as follows:
To be included in the
catalog, animals must be consigned by July 15th
and for registered stock, copies of registration papers
will needed when animals are consigned, with the
original papers to be with the goats at the time of
sale. Animals consigned after July 15th will
not be included in the catalog. No animals can be
consigned after September 1st. Substitutions
will be allowed, but animal name and pedigree will not
be printed in catalog. If substitution is known before
September 1st, and registration papers are
available, an addition sheet can possibly be printed.
The catalog will be printed
by August 10th. Catalog ads will be $20 for
business card size, $50 for half pages and $75 for full
pages. A scanable ad and check made out to SRMGA will
need to be submitted to Gary Custer, 438 Hiway 74, Twin
Falls, ID 83301, Phone (208) 733-9235.
Health inspection will be
done when animals are brought in for the sale. It was
emphasized that good healthy stock be consigned as this
is a reflection on the quality of our own herds as well
as the association.
In addition to the auction of
registered or unregistered individual animals, there
will also be auction of pens of animals, up to 5 per pen
(depending on the size of the pens) and this can also be
of either registered or unregistered animals.
If an owner/seller places a
reserve on his animals and they do not sell, the
owner/seller will pay commission on the reserve price.
It was discussed to contact
vendors for raffle items and also for commercial booths.
Having a show in conjunction
with the sale was also discussed. There would be the
cost of a judge, including his/her fee, travel and
lodging expense. The motion was made by Lynn Fowler to
table the discussion until the next meeting, seconded by
JoAnn Stoneman. Voice vote approved.
A Board of Directors was
approved. They are as follows: Gary Custer, Dennis
Hooper, Lynn Fowler and Wayne Gifford. June Lee would
be added if needed. (she was out of town and could not
attend this meeting).
Next meeting will be on March
10 2007 at 12 o'clock noon in Nampa at Noodles which is
just North of I-84, Exit 26 on the east side of
Franklin. A reminder will be sent out prior to the
meeting. Also, this will be the last newsletter sent
out to non-association members. So if you want to
remain on the mailing list, please send $20.00 for 2007
dues using the form below to:
Snake River Meat Goat
Association
5180 SE 1st Avenue
New Plymouth, ID 83655
More volunteers were taken
for committees.
Youth Committee, Don Sperry
Show Committee, Lynn Fowler,
Janene Jones
Marketing Committee, Evelyn
Simons, Noel & Drue Reynolds, Mikel Wallace
Don Sperry suggested we
donate a quality young doe to a youth to show and then
when it is bred the first doe kid would be returned to
the club to donate to another youth. It was agreed that
this was a good idea and would be discussed more in the
future.
All breeders that do not have
the Idaho or Oregon scrapies tags are encouraged to get
them. The contact address for Idaho is USDA, APHIS
Veterinary Services, 9158 W. Blackeagle Dr,
Boise, ID 83709. Anyone who
knows the Oregon address please let me know.
New member Becky Gates, 24867
Conway Rd, Caldwell 83607, (208) 454-4140
www.Desert-Star-Ranch.com
becky@desert-star-ranch.com
designs websites and will submit a pricelist to set up
an association website.
We are as of today officially
a non-profit organization. I got the paper work back
from the state today and got everyone’s checks
deposited. We now have a checking account with Zions
Bank.
Anyone who would like a
business card type ad included with the newsletter, let
me know at the next meeting.
Clare Askew
Secretary/Treasurer
