Our after the holidays party will be Saturday Jan. 4, 2025 at Otsego Park.; Sandy B. has agreed to stay on as chairperson.
Our Cowboy Christmas Tack Swap will be at WB now known as The Show Arena. We have the same arrangement - half the booth rentals go to TSA. We may need to buy insurance. WB covered that before. We had ~34 people at the Winter Blues Breakfast and most also toured the Richard Alan Studios. Another breakfast/brunch was planned for March, potentially the 23rd at one of the Charlie's restaurants. Volunteers are needed to man the OHC booth at Equine Affaire. The April meeting will be at Bunkers; May-Oct. at RRR; back to Bunkers in November. A volunteer activity to pick up trash in the park was discussed and 9 people signed up. April 9, the day after the eclipse, was suggested. [This activity will be pushed back to May due to park liaison absence until then.] NWOHC is donating $250 toward the first aid kits desired by HHYEC. Trail maps were discussed. We will tweak the yellow ones that we made a couple of years ago and get some made. In state trail miles, Hocking Hills was #1 and Oak Openings was #2. The flower sale will be held during April, organized by Connie. [The form may be downloaded from the home page here.] Pop tabs collected were given to Deb V. for Ronald MacDonald House and 6 Tribute emblems to HHYEC. 37 members attended at Bunkers.
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Jack has confirmed that our Cowboy Christmas tack swap will be at WB Ranch, now known as The Show Arena. It will be Sunday Dec. 1.
The After Christmas/It’s a New Year party was discussed and we’d like to have it at the same place/same time next time (Jan 4). Sandy B. will check on the date. The New Years Souper Ride went well with a dozen riders and a few more soupers. The Mid-Winter OHC meeting was held in January at Newark. Jack went in spite of the awful weather and driving conditions. Jack continues to work on the proposed connector trail in the MSF. State personnel are coming back in April and one has expressed concern about a road crossing in the plans. It was reported that any volunteer groups attempting to do anything in the park must have a park employee with them. We will have a Winter Blues Brunch on Feb. 24 at Delta 109 Tavern, 8:30 a.m. followed by a tour of Richard Alan Studios ,12207 Co. Rd C, Wauseon at 10:30 am https://richardalanstudios.com/ There will be a NW Regional OHC meeting Feb 22 at BWW in BG, 6:30 p.m. The OHC General Membership meeting will be March 9 in Newark. Some members are planning on attending. Our flower/plant sale will be in April, organized by Connie. We will have an Eclipse Souper Ride Monday, April 8 at RRR. Ride out at 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to work the OHC booth (#800) at Equine Affaire. A need for trail maps for Oak Openings was brought up again. The FCOHC apparel store on Three Cord was discussed. There is a hang up with the graphics as we cannot adulterate the OHC emblem. A drawing was held from all members who turned in trail miles and volunteer hours. Winners of an FCOHC coffee cup or thermal tumbler were: Rod Miller, Dalton Collins, Becca Smith, Jack Collins, Ron Cowell, Tammy Royer, Roy Alvarez, Linda Imber, Kathy Brown, Jerry Gentry, Michelle Miller, Barb Shute, Ann Sweeney, Beth Arnold, Christine Vance, Trina Houser, Tami Rockwell. Our next meeting will be Tuesday March 5 at Bunkers, 7 p.m. Buffet at 6:30, $12 per person. 17 Tribute POP's were donated to HHYEC. 42 members and guests attended at Bunkers. Our chapter donated proceeds from our dessert auction to the Cherry St Mission, Otsego Food Pantry, Anthony Wayne Food Pantry, Open Door Delta and the NW Ohio Food Bank.
Sunshine committee sent cards to Kenny, Al, John and Becky, Rick H. and Sandy B. Our party will be Jan. 6, Otsego Park; 4:30 HH BYOB, 5:30 potluck dinner, 6:30ish fun and games. There will be a slide show for a trip down memory Lane. Trail miles, saddle hours need to be turned in to Jo as well as volunteer hours to Lisa L. Cowboy Christmas went well. The booze bucket was won by our own Kim S. We had ~10 riders and 5 visitors at our Fat Saturday Souper ride. The food was fantastic! The New Years Ride will be at noon, Reed Rd. Bring soup or snacks to share. Guests welcome. Jack will be going to Columbus to meet with ODNR about the MSF trail we'd like to enhance. There is a new manager at Oak Openings - Kevin Collins. Jack hopes to meet with him to introduce himself. 2024 planning - the customary events were listed and approved: Winter Blues Brunch, flower sale, Kentucky Derby party, National Trails Day event, chili cook off, Oaktoberfest, souper rides. We should also get Mohican this year. Jack asked if we'd like speakers at some meetings. It hasn't worked out well this year. A Winter Blues Brunch in February at Pettisville is tentative followed by a tour of Richard Alan Studio. Christmas baskets will be delivered the week of the 18th. Jack provided Buster's address for cards. Next meeting will be in February. 33 members and guests attended at Bunkers. The FCOHC page on the state website has been updated and will be updated monthly. Proceeds ($500) from the dessert auction are going to be donated to community charities. Checks will go out within the next couple of days. The holiday party has been rebranded. It's a hoedown. It will be Jan 6, Otsego Park, 5 pm to ? [Subject to change.] Pictures are needed for a slideshow at the party. Send to shelm29@aol.com. Need not be from this year. The booze bucket (fund raiser) is full and overflowing. A second and maybe 3rd place smaller collection may be added to the raffle. Lisa Line has tickets to sell. Drawing will be at noon at Cowboy Christmas tack swap. FCOHC was recognized as a major supporter of HHYEC at the presentation at the ride a thon. Trail miles and saddle hours will need to be turned in to Jo by Jan 15. THERE WILL BE NO JANUARY MEETING. There are no paper maps for the horse trails and it was suggested that we generate some and distribute them. Riders have encountered hunters on the horse trails and were told by a park employee that this is happening in the park. [There is bow hunting in OO until Feb 4]. We will be donating our traditional Christmas boxes to the park rangers and maintenance personnel. Donations of non perishable snacks will be collected at Cowboy Christmas and the Dec. 7 meeting. Winter Blues brunches were discussed and one in February at Das Essen Haus was suggested. Fat Saturday Ride has been rebranded - Souper Ride. Ride from the Rider Center at noon. Bring soup or snacks to enjoy before or after the ride. Call Jack with questions. There will also be a Souper Ride Jan. 1. 33 members and guests attended at Bunkers. FYI - The most recent horse trail map and the deer hunt map are on the website and will be sent to members by email. The October meeting was held September 30 at RRR during Oaktoberfest.
Information and photos are needed and appreciated for the Corral article. Send to Kathy Brown. Lisa Line will fill in for Debbie Vaughan as photographer while Debbie recovers from surgery. The rebranded holiday party will be Saturday Jan. 6 at Otsego Park starting at 5 p.m.Sandy Bernthisel needs help. It will be a potluck with the chapter providing the meats. Volunteer hours should be reported to Lisa Line. Volunteer hours include time loading tools/equipment until putting them away. The HHYEC primitive restrooms were painted and new signs installed by Barb Shute, Jack Collins, Polly Alvarez, Kate Roth, Ron Cowell and Ernie Brown. The Maumee State Forest connector trail won't get done this year, maybe next year. The booze bucket fund raiser tickets are available. See Jack for tickets. See Jack or Lisa to donate. Club members attended the state rides at Mohican and Van Buren. There were 25 FCOHC members at Van Buren. Both events were reported as good. The HHYEC ride a thon will be Sunday Oct. 1. Registration starts at 9, food around noon, presentation at 1:30. Current officers were retained for 2024.: president Jack Collins, vp Kathy Brown., secretary Tammy Royer, Treasurer Jo Neeley. 60 members and guests attended at RRR. Notes from the meeting are needed as this reporter missed it.
We had our chili cook off/potluck dinner.
A card for retiring state treasurer JoEllen Rochowski was circulated and signed. Jack has submitted a letter to state about the connector trail and loop proposed in the Maumee State Forest. The property in front of HHYEC has been bought by the metroparks. The outhouses at Harry Hughes need to be painted. Barb Shute volunteered. Nominations were opened for 2024 officers. Pres: Michelle Miller, Jack Collins VP: Lisa Line, Kathy Brown Sec: Tammy Royer Treas: Jo Neeley Nominations will be accepted in September with voting at the October meeting which will be Sept 30 at RRR 7pm. The winner of the chili cookoff was Connie Bauer, 2nd Lisa Line, 3rd Emily Collins. Emily may go to the state chili cookoff and represent us. Jack declined the subsidization offered. Bunkers is currently closed on Mondays. We may need to find a different meeting place. Our next meeting will be Sept. 11, 7pm at RRR. 44 members and 9 guests attended at RRR. An inaugural annual picnic happened before the meeting. The food was FANTASTIC!
Sandy B. is looking for help with the holiday party. Planning will begin next month. HHYEC - the outside of the announcer stand is done. It still needs windows. We have payed our pledge. This year is their 50th anniversary. The ride a thon is Oct. 1 (same weekend as our Oaktoberfest). A donation was proposed and approved to Paws and Hooves Therapy Animals. Jamie Paxton of Little Blessings has offered that we could have a meeting at her facility and we could have a tour. We've been told that our plaques from the mounting stand will be mounted somewhere. Dalton told us about the online store through 3 Chords. We will be able to order FCOHC apparel - tshirts, hoodies, hats. Windbreaker jackets, vests, visers and zip hoodies were suggested/requested. Five logos were shared and voted on. There will be men's and women's sizes. NW Region meeting will be Thursday July 13, 7 pm in BG. It was suggested that we sponsor our Chili cookoff winner to get to Mohican. Jack has submitted a letter to state about the MSF trail. Jami Young told us about the Lily Creek Therapy program. She recently moved to Napoleon and is joining our chapter. They also have an apple orchard and farmers market. Volunteers are needed. 40 members and 3 guests (2 new members) attended at RRR. Meeting was held during the Derby party camping weekend. Everyone was having such a good time that no one took any notes. I was not there, the secretary was not there so I have no idea what happened at the meeting. So sorry!
Donations were made to Little Blessings and Lucas Co. Saddle Horse Advisory Council (4-H). We still have an outstanding pledge to HHYEC.
Sandy B. is head of the holiday party committee. Jack and Art fed ~40 people on National Trails Day at the Rider Center. HHYEC - the work on the announcer stand has been contracted to an Amish crew. Dalton and Claire are working on an online store for FCOHC apparel. Mounting stands - park personnel fixed, painted and removed our plaques from the mounting stand at the Rider Center. It is unclear what they are going to do with them. Maumee State Forest connector trail - Jack described the proposed path and will submit the proposal this month. Our chili cookoff is Aug 12 during a camping weekend at RRR. Happy hour 5 pm, CCO/potluck 6 pm. chapter meeting 7 pm. Kate Roth is making personalized bridle/halter tags and nosebands. We had a guest: Anne Foltz of Paws & Hooves Animal Therapy brought 2 minis (in her van) and told us about her program. She is looking for volunteers, She also has other animals -dogs, cat, goats. 40 members and 2 guests attended at Reed Rd Ranglers grounds. |
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