The Road Apple Member Antonio Montanez Leads Ropers and Riders at June Clinic RIGHT: Member Antonio Montanez demonstrates his skill with a lariat at the Roping Clinic he led at the Arena in June. ABOVE: Member Mary Burton practices coiling her lariat at the clinic.! PAGE 1
Members Learn Roping Skills at June Clinic Members young and old (ish) participated in the June 22nd Roping Clinic led by Member Antonio Montanez at the Arena. ABOVE: The Montanez boys, Anthony and his brother Trigo enjoy roping each other while their mom, Claudia, looks on, amused. LEFT: Member Joe Sullivan watches Antonio demonstrate how to coil and hold the lariat.! PAGE 2
More Roping Riders ABOVE LEFT: Antonio shows Member Peter Sullivan correct hand position with the lariat, while (ABOVE RIGHT) Members Betty Bickford, (BELOW RIGHT) Joe Sullivan and Barry Kessey practice their roping technique.! PAGE 3
Calendar of Events for 2011 Club Meetings Farm Center October 14th November 4th Christmas Party is Dec. 10th Arena July 8th August 12th September 9th Trail Rides: July 17 th Bodega Bay Aug 21 st Angwin Sept.24 th / 25 th Point Reyes Oct. 9 th OR 16 th Oswill Ranch Nov 6 th Angwin Wednesday (mostly) 5:30 Clinics Wed., Jul 13 @5:30 p.m. Shelia Rios - Horsemanship from the ground up Shelia is a Horse/Human Relationship Specialist who wi" provide hands on training tips to participants. Bring your horse. Board Meetings August 1st @ Rioses August 29th @ Bickfords October 3rd @ Burtons November 7th @ Thompsons November 28th @ Hills Gymkhanas: (Sundays) July 10 th August 7 th Cattle Work in Arena: Saturdays Heide Ranch 2060 Pope Canyon Rd. 9:00 2:00 July 23 rd Community Events Fire Department BBQ/Dance July 16th Turkey Shoot October 16th Sun., July 24th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Judy (Wilson0 Barrish: Horse Carriage and Roping clinic Judy wi" demonstrate carriage driving while husband Michael performs a roping demonstration. Lunch wi" be provided by Dale $ Roth. Wed., Jul 27th @ 5:30 p.m. Michael Williamson: The Barefoot Horse Michael wi" give a Farrier's account of the pro's and con's of riding your horse without shoes. Wed., Aug 10th @ 5:30 p.m. Two for One Dale Roth: Trailer-Backing Secrets Dale wi" coach participants in a fool proof way of getting your trailer to go where you want it when backing up. Bring your trailer. Lettie Smeding: Giving Your Horse the BOOT Lettie wi" review the different types of boots available for your horse, when and why you should use them and how to put them on your horse.! PAGE 4
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Honor Guard Greets Mourners at the Jim Jenkins Memorial Sixteen riders formed a silent honor guard at Member Jim Jenkins s memorial service at the Farm Center on Sunday, June 26th. ABOVE: L to R: Tessa Sullivan, Mary Burton, Jordan Sullivan, Blaine Sullivan, Sherrilyn Roth, Alejandro Maldonado, Jan Hiney (with California flag), Antonio Montanez, Nancy MacNamara (with US flag), and Sally Kimsey (with club flag) and Andres Maldonado. Holding the PVRR banner are Randall Moseley and Liliana Montanez. LEFT: Jordan Sullivan was a member of the honor guard.! PAGE 6
After Delays, the June Gymkhana Kicks Off Sumer Season ABOVE: The arena, its magnificent legacy oak trimmed, the arena sanded, awaits the arrival of the first riders for the June Gymkhana. BELOW: The mounted color guard circles the arena while the National Anthem plays.! PAGE 7
Pope Valley Ropers and Riders General Meeting Minutes June 11, 2011 Call to Order: 7:15 by Marsha Bettinelli, Secretary A Special Welcome to Lynn Jenkins to this meeting was extended along with condolence for the loss of Jim. Present: Jennifer Baerwald, Bill Berglund, Larry and Marsha Bettinelli, Phil and Betty Bickford, Roy and Susan Hagar, Chris and Marge Hill, Lynn Jenkins, Bob Kaufman, Barry Kessey, Alejandro Maldonado, Bob and Lisa Pualson, Jan and Jill Hiney, Dale and Sherrilyn Roth, Blaine and Joe Sullivan. Chris Thompson arrived after meeting, counted as present. Guests: Sandra Bickford, Laurie (Lynn Jenkins sister) Pledge of Allegiance (led by Barry) Approval of Minutes. Correction-name of guest last month, Julie Case. Approval: 1 st Betty, 2 nd Barry. Members Chris Thompson and Chis Hill man the measuring tape as the arena is reset for a new event. Treasurer s Report: Checking:$ 6,231.84 Savings: $ 1,938.91 Expenses: 855.81 Deposits: 195.00 Committee Reports: Cattle Work Days- June 25 th Trail Ride- July 17 th, Oswill Ranch Arena: Chris Hill reporting. Thanks to all the arena crew who worked tirelessly in the rain. Arena is weed free. Gratitude to Chris Hill for a continuing superb job as chair and head worker. Clinics-Barry reporting. Two were cancelled. Next clinic June 22rd is a roping clinic led by Antonio. (See Newsletter for details) Gymkhana- Mary reporting. Next Gymkhana is this Sunday, June 12 th. All members are on task. Dale will do water truck. An additional Gymkhana has been scheduled to replace the May cancellation date. That date, August 7 th. Larry will bring down a generator for June 12 th to keep coffee warm (oops, didn t happen). Jan and Jill will cook. Sandra will help as well in the Canteen.! PAGE 8
damaged and Barry will research repair options. We will allocate $400 approximately to replace this door. Membership supported this by motion and approval. JIM JENKINS: A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND SOME MEMORIES WERE SHARED BY THE MEMBERS. JIM LEAVES A LARGE VOID IN THIS GROUP. Bragging Rights: Jill Hiney got a new (old ) car! 2001 Cherokee. Congrats!! Phil pays for this brag according to his daughter, Sandra. Members Chuck Ross (above) and Phil Bickford (right) carry poles into the Arena for the upcoming event. Old Business: Liability forms are being passed around for everyone to sign. This applies to all members. 4th of July Parade: Jill Hiney has been nominated to be in charge with Jan Hiney. Jan will call members. Joe will provide trailer/float. Phil will provide lumber for float. Note: Antonio is going to Middletown Parade, anyone is welcome to join him. For the club, it is too close to the July parade to participate. Fiftieth Anniversary of PVRR. We should make this a celebration and will further discuss in the coming months. Ideas for mementos include, belt buckles, necklaces, t-shirts, hats. New Business: Container Door- This door is Arena crew thanks Chris Hill and Phil Bickford Open House at Wantrup this Sat, hiking, picnicing, wandering. The star gazing night will be July 23 rd. All welcome. Meeting Adjourned: Respectfully submitted: Marsha Bettinelli, Secretary! PAGE 9
Members Bo Rideout, Nancy McNamara, and Sandy Bickford pause at the lake during the Mother s Day ride, while (below left and right) riders trail across new spring meadow grass at Snell Valley Ranch. Riders (below right) are L to R: Bo Rideout, Sandy Bickford, an unidentifed rider, Martha McGettigan, and Nancy McNamara. June Gymkhana Attracts the Young and the Younger ABOVE LEFT: Riders Aria Mulvihill and Brianne Weatherwax (mounted) enjoy a break between events. LEFT: This young rider is pleased with his winner s ribbon. (ABOVE RIGHT) Member Tessa Sullivan and Papa Joe in the arena on Tessa s new pony, inherited from her big sister.! PAGE 10
Behind Every Rider Is a Dedicated Volunteer ABOVE: Arena Annoucer Clarence Dold assisted by Timer Betty Bickford, keeps the riders organized while (BELOW) Rider Faith Field completes her event.! PAGE 11
Pope Valley Ropers and Riders Board Meeting Minutes July 2011 (June 27, 2011, Kimsey Residence) Meeting called to Order by Chris Thompson @ 7:10 Board Members Present: Chris Thompson, Marsha Bettinelli, Dale Roth, Nancy McNamara, Marge Hill. Others Present: Mary Burton Board Members Absent: Sheila Rios, Betty Bickford Minutes were approved with one correction, of the date June 10, not June 11. Treasurer s Report: Checking: $6120.40 Savings: 1938.91 Expenses $1062.40 Deposits: 951.00 Notes from Treasurers Report: We will have approximately expenses next month of $1300. $1000 reflects Gymkhana Expenses, and the remainder insurance and misc. Committee Reports: Cattle Days: Income, cost, and finances of these events were discussed. We need to generate more participants. Four folks attended the last date. The cattle fees for the day event is $200. Next Cattle Day is July 23 rd. Gymkhana: Next Date July 10 th. Mary brought the state of the arena with some concerns about the divots by barrels. She would like to research purchasing a 2"harrow and bring that back to the board and membership. Mary would like to be kept informed of all work at the arena.she is concerned that a 4" harrow will damage the base. Currently we use Hendriks harrow- a 2" harrow. Clinics: Roping Clinic was well attended and lots of fun. Next clinic is August 10 th, Boot Clinic/Trailer Backing. The question was posed: Should we do signups for clinics ahead of time to get an idea of attendance.? Trail rides: July 17 th, 9 am arrival, at Swill Ranch, not Badaga Bay. Start at Daniel s. There is a new property owner between Berglund and Swill. Trail Trials: We should redo cancelled April event. This event takes at least 8 volunteers and 13 stations for the horse and rider.! PAGE 12
Old Business: Insurance: Marge will check to see that all members have liability forms completed, and bring necessary forms to the next General Meeting. Lease: Our lease with Burtons needs a little fine tuning regarding the liability coverage dollar amounts. Chris will work on this, and Marge will contact insurance company. New Business: Jim Jenkins Memorial:The board received a report form members present about Jim s Memorial. Ropers and Riders lovingly helped in every area. The attendance was around 120 people. There was a beautiful Color Guard in Jim s honor, organized by Mary Burton. There were 16 horses and riders, and the effort was very much appreciated. Thank you to all who participated. Parking on Bill Berglunds property was available to the Color Guard and members. Thank you, Bill! 4 th of July Parade is going forward under the direction of Jan Hiney. Fiftieth Anniversary: There is continuing discussion on how to celebrate this milestone and what kind of memorabilia/items to research. Some of the ideas include, clothing(jackets, t shirts, vests) with Original Logo, jewelry such as pendants, and belt buckles. Lettie is looking into some of these items, and Megan is looking into others. It was suggested that we use the Christmas Party to begin this celebration. Also it was suggested that an appreciations we acknowledged to those members who has made so many contribution to the club. Ideas welcome.! PAGE 13
PVRR Dress Shirts: It seems that we should consider reordering dress shirts with logos and possibility names. We have some shirts for lending, but it is difficult to keep track of them, and Megan and Mary will work on this. CJS may be able to order them for us, and there is a company Liberty that is a possibility as well. In the past the cost has been 45-60 dollars. Next General Meeting is July 8 th at the Arena at 6:30pm. Next Board Meeting is August 1 at Rios home. The 3 rd Gymkhana will be August 7 th. Road Apple: The board better organized. This may wishes to thank Roy Hagar for require purchase of bins and Member Chris Hill in his rain slicker a continuing chooses superb the right job. drill bit to assemble labeling of shelving and or the food pavillion for the June mapping of container. The Storage Gymkhana. Container: Our door now works thanks to a storage container needs to be repair by Barry. Meeting Adjourned @8:30. Respectfully submitted- Marsha Bettinelli-Secretary! PAGE 14
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July Calendar 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President## Chris Thompson# 965-1531 Vice President#Sally Kimsey# # 965-2675 Secretary## Marsha Bettinelli# 965-2141 Treasurer## Marge Hill# # 965-2225 Ranger# # Dale Roth # # 965-2818 Board Member#Betty Bickford # 965-2367 Board Member#Nancy McNamara# 965-9168 Board Member#Shelia Rios# # 965-2034 Newsletter Editor Roy Hagar 965-0508 rthagar5611@mac.com July 8th Meeting @ Arena 6:30 p.m. Welcome 7 p.m. Dinner Meeting July Gymkhana Sunday, July 10th 9 a.m. at the Arena July Clinics Wed., Jul 13 @5:30 p.m. Shelia Rios - Horsemanship from the ground up Sun., July 24th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Judy (Wilson0 Barrish: Horse Carriage and Roping clinic Wed., Jul 27th @ 5:30 p.m. Michael Williamson: The Barefoot Horse July Board Meeting August 1st @ Rioses Pope Valley Ropers and Riders PO Box 1 Pope Valley, CA 94567