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TRI-POWER
APRIL 2012
2011 Trail Jamboree Balance of DAY 3-4.....PAGES
9-12
The Raffle Ticket Drawing for the Light Sabre Project.
Time to relax around the campfire.
Airing down at the Little Rattlesnake trail head.
PRESORTED STD.
US POSTAGE
PAID
GRESHAM, OR
PERMIT #88
We stopped to regroup right before the tight part of the
Little Rattlesnake Trail.
4-Wheelin’ News
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CONTENTS
APRIL 2012
FEATURES
2011 Trail Jamboree
Balance of DAY 3-4.....PAGES 9-12
BOARD Meeting Minutes..Page 4-7
REPORTS
4 Presidents Message by Angie Marek
12-15 Region Reports by The Directors
16-17 Oregon Dir. Report by Randy Drake
DEPARTMENTS
3 PNW Officers List
21 Classified ADS
7 Change of address
22 Calendar of Events
21 Video Library
20 Membership APPLICATION
23 New PNW4WDA Sponsorship Program & Associate Members list
www.pnw4wda.org
800-537-7845
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Volume 41 Number 4 April 2012
The mission of TRI-POWER is to
enlighten fellow enthusiasts by
educating, inspiring and informing.
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
Angie Marek/Dan
Sande Nettnin/Earl
14202 4th Ave. E.
Tacoma, WA 98445
800-537-7845 / 253-537-3172
President@pnw4wda.org
519 N Fisher Place
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-783-6481
Secretary@pnw4wda.org
Editor/Publisher
TREASURER
IDAHO EXEC. DIRECTOR
Dave McMains/ Kathy”Frogg”
Forrest Dexter/Debra Houston
Ron McDonald
603 Meridian
Moses Lake, WA 98837
509-765-2922
Treasurer@pnw4wda.org
360-901-8376
Mailing Address
3902 NE 61 Ave
Vancouver, WA 98661
MESSAGES (360) 695-0595
OREGON EXEC. DIRECTOR
WASH. EXEC. DIRECTOR
Randy Drake/Mona
Jim Putman/Tina
19210 Pinehurst Rd.
Bend, OR 97701
541-389-7265
OrExec@pnw4wda.org
10021 61st Avenue E
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-686-9217
WaExec@pnw4wda.org
INTER ASSOC. DIRECTORS
COMPETITION CHAIRMAN
Don & Carol Jensen
Dave Taylor/Theresa,
th,
946 - 18 Longview, WA 98632
360-577-0111 Voice/FAX
iad1@pnw4wda.org
iad2@pnw4wda.org
Email Address
tripower@pnw4wda.org
REGION I DIRECTOR
Angela Holm/Rich
31330 11th Place S.
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-529-9482 / 206-617-9478 Cell
Reg1Dir@pnw4wda.org
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WAYS & MEANS CHAIRMAN
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Angie Marek
PNW4WDA
President
Greetings everyone,
I don’t know about you but I am
ready for the sunshine to stick
around. We have had several
nice weekends in a row and I
hoping it wants to stay…
Across the Association events
are being planned and I hope
you are able to participate in
them. Remember, we work
hard so you can enjoy your
form of recreation. On May 5th
the PNW4WDA will be having
its first Barrel Extravaganza at
the fairgrounds in Longview,
WA. At Winter Convention
Kyle Wiebold and Dan
Reahume presented to the
delegates a proposal for the
event. The intent is to have
another source of income for
your Association. Kyle, Dan
and their committee have
been working diligently to put
together a great day/night of
racing for the public. Radio
spots have begun and are
posted on the front page of the
website if you want to listen
to them. Flyers are being
delivered all over the Kelso/
Longview area and things
are progressing nicely. There
will be a Pit Party (which is
free to the public) at 11:00am
followed by two shows at 2pm
and 7pm. Admission for the
show is $10.00 for adults, kids
10 & under are free. Spread
the word….
It is such a pleasure working
with all of you and the work you
do on behalf of the Association
is much appreciated. Each
month the members devote
hundreds of hours attending
meetings,
writing
letters,
attending events and so much
more.
Without you there
would be no Association and
for the 4 wheeling community
there would be no place to
recreate.
Trail Jamboree is just around
the corner and plans are
moving right along. If you
were unable to get your
reservation in before it was
closed don’t fret. Get on and
try registering again as Kelda
was able to open up some
additional space. When that
fills up make sure you get on
a wait list as each year she is
able to clear some of the list if
people have to cancel.
August 10th-12th will be
Summer Convention hosted
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by Region VI. As it gets
closer there will be information
available. The location is near
Looking Glass, so mark your
calendars for a fun weekend
of competition.
Diana Stafford has attended
several events for PR and
thanks to her and her crew
they not only have been
getting information out to the
public they have been signing
up new members.
Great
Job!! If you are having an
event and need supplies for
a PR table just give Diana a
call. Remember she may be
the PR Chairperson but we all
need to do our part.
At 4 Wheel Parts Truckfest
in April, Rob Stafford your
Safety/Ed Chairperson gave
several seminars. They were
on winching and use of a hi lift
jack. The seminars went really
well and we were able to give
out a hi lift jack, shirts, hats,
etc.. at each of them. What
a great way to promote safety
and our Association at the
same time.
Again, thank you so much
for all you do! I look forward
to seeing you around this
summer.
Sincerely,
Angie Marek
~
PACIFIC
NORTHWEST
4-WHEEL-DRIVE
ASSOCIATION
OREGON
WASHINGTON
IDAHO
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
MEETING
MARCH 10, 2012
EDGEWOOD, WA
The meeting was called to
order at 9:10 AM by President
Angie
Marek
(Spanaway
Moonshiners).
The Pledge
of Allegiance was recited
and a moment of silence for
the sick and departed was
observed.
Guests present
were: Bob & Arlene Brooks
(Green River Valley Jeepers);
Jerry & Bonnie Nettnin (The
Hombres); Jim (Smitty) &
Sherri Smith (The Hombres);
Mona
Drake
(Deschutes
County 4-Wheelers & Harney
County High Desert Wheelers);
Marty Tilford (Vancouver 4Wheelers); and Lee Benoun
(The Hombres).
Hosting statement was given
by Jim Smith (The Hombres).
Smitty reminded everyone that
this is a working fire station
and if we hear an alarm – stay
put. Lunch is being provided
by The Hombres. In order to
help the secretary keep her
ducks in a row a special duck
cake baked by Bonnie Nettnin
(The Hombres) was presented
to the Secretary to help keep
her Ducks in a row. President
Angie thanked The Hombres
for hosting the meeting.
President’s
Statement:
President
Angie
thanked
everyone who has been
working
so
diligently
since Winter Convention.
Correspondence
and
communications have been
wonderful. Before we leave
today Angie has Swap meet
passes for all Board members
to get into the Moonshiners
Swap meet on Sunday. Angie
asked that all cell phones be
silenced.
She also asked
Luke May (Parliamentarian,
Dirty 13, Outdoor 4X4’s & Doo
Wop Ditty) and Dave McMains
(Treasurer, Hurtin’ Units &
Sand Commandos) to go
over some of the procedures
at respective times. Since
we have some new Board
members, some old Board
members and some that have
never gone over some of the
procedures like who can vote
etc.
President Angie asked for
approval of the December 3,
2011 Board Meeting Minutes.
Don Jensen (IAD #2, Sand
Fleas & Individual Member
Club) made a motion seconded
by Carol Jensen (IAD #1,
Sand Fleas and Individual
Member Club) that we accept
the December Board Minutes
– motion passed. President
Angie then asked for approval
of the Emergency Board
Minutes from February 11,
2012. First we had to do some
housekeeping.
Appointed
Board Members cannot make
a motion or vote. A motion
was made by Don Jensen
seconded by Earl Nettnin
(Region 4 Director & Desert
Rats) that we withdraw the
motion that was made by
Kathy Greenwood (We Did
It/Club Power & Off Road
Animals) motion was to
purchase a small banner and
table cover for PR – motion
passed. A new motion was
then made by Dave McMains
(Treasurer, Hurtin’ Units &
Sand Commandos) seconded
by Angela Holm (Region
1 Director, Membership &
Happy Campers) that Diana
Stafford (PR, Cascade 4X4’s &
Overbored Racing) purchase
a small banner and table cover
for the PR table – motion
passed. After housekeeping
corrections were made the
Emergency Board Minutes
were approved.
Luke May (Parliamentarian,
Doo Wop Ditty, Dirty 13, &
Outdoor 4X4’s) talked about
procedures – only an elected
Board positions can make a
motion or second it and vote
at Board Meetings. Appointed
positions can voice an opinion
if the President allows it. The
reason behind this is so the
President cannot stack the
vote in his/her favor. Please
raise your hand before
speaking.
Treasurer’s report: Treasurer
Dave McMains (Hurtin’ Units
& Sand Commandos) had
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a written report. Dave said
money is coming in from Trail
Jamboree and after the glitch
was taken care of things should
be running smoothly. Dave
said the Board members are
doing a good job of watching
their spending. Forrest Dexter
(Idaho Executive Director &
North Idaho Trail Blazers)
asked why we use Pay Pal;
answer because it’s the
convenience of having the
money right away. Discussion
followed as to how many clubs
are using Pay Pal. Some
clubs don’t have credit cards
and don’t like to pay on line,
but we are seeing quite a
few people are using Pay
Pal. When checks are sent
to Dave, he has to process
them and wait until the money
clears the bank before it’s
available to us. With Pay Pal,
it’s a done deal. When Ways &
Means gets their page up and
running and orders come in
with Pay Pal the goods can be
shipped right away. Shipping
fees will also be figured in the
cost of the goods. When you
pay for Trail Jamboree with
Pay Pal it’s a done deal, we
don’t have to wait for money to
clear the bank. Forrest asked
if any of the Board members
had a concern with the cost of
using Pay Pal. The increase
in dues took care of the cost of
using Pay Pal and the cost of
doing business. Jeff Williams
(Region 7 Director, CJ’s Only
& Spokane 4-Wheelers) made
a motion seconded by Dan
Morris (Region 2 Director &
County Line Offroaders) that
we accept the Treasurer’s
report as presented – motion
passed. Another reason for
using Pay Pal is to make it
easier for people to belong
to the PNW4WDA and pay
dues.
Dave presented the
form for reimbursement and
explained how to use it. Dave
said if you don’t have the
receipts, but you remember
how much the cost was put it
on the form, sometimes you
have to pay for something
and don’t get a receipt; don’t
think you won’t be able to get
a reimbursement put it on the
form and if he has a problem,
he’ll call you. The form is in
the SOP’s on page 66. The
form is pretty explanatory
if you have a problem, call
Dave and he will try to help
you out. Edward Campbell
(Web Master & Dog Pound Off
Road) will put this form in the
member’s only section under
forms where it will be easier
for you to find it.
We need to look at the ByLaws for Treasurer; some
changes need to be made in
Article 5 Section 3 page 12.
Cub) made a motion seconded
by Dave McMains that Carol
Jensen (IAD #1, Sand Fleas &
Individual Member Club) write
up the changes and submit
the changes to the Board for
approval. Then they will be
sent to the Parliamentarian
for approval and then printed
in the Tri-Power so they can
be voted on at the September
Delegates meeting. Bonnie
Nettnin (The Hombres) said
their club received from the
IRS a notice that their tax
exempt status had been
revoked.
Carol Jensen
said you just have to go on
line to IRS.com and follow
instructions and do an E-File,
they will want your tax ID
number. The Rainier Ruffians
just went through this with
Carol. If you have questions
call Carol and she will lead
you through as long as you are
under the PNW4WDA’s group
exemption you’ll be OK.
Membership Report – Angela
Holm (Membership, Region 1
Director & Happy Campers)
had a written report. Angela
said she had redone all the
Membership and Associate
Member packets and sent
them out again.
Angela
Holm and the Web Master
and working on getting things
entered on the Web site in
the
membership
section.
Angela reminded the Region
Directors to be sure to tell
your clubs they need to make
changes on their members list
themselves, that’s why they
have a club admin. Angela
said she has not printed the
membership cards yet as she
needed to have 3000 of them
before she can print them.
If you have a Membership
problem call Angela Holm
253-529-9482.
Dave
McMains (Treasurer, Hurtin’
Units & Sand Commandos)
wanted the Region Directors
to tell their clubs that when
they send him the paper work
and a check, he will enter the
contact persons name, but
they will have to go in and
enter the members names etc
as he doesn’t have time to do
that and that’s why they have a
Club Admin. If a club doesn’t
have e-mail call Angela Holm
after 7 PM and she will add the
names for you. The biggest
thing we need to clean up is
spouse and children on the
list, when this information
was entered we didn’t have a
category for them, we do now.
Dan Rheaume (Assistant Web
Master and Cascade 4X4’s)
asked just what an Associate
Member is – answer they are a
supporting Business Member.
We have an Associate
Member page listing all the
Associate Members so you
can see who they are and take
advantage of doing business
with them.
Arlene Brooks
(Green River Valley Jeepers)
asked how the mailing labels in
the reports section in the new
Membership Program worked.
The Web Master said he didn’t
know, he had not been in that
section to see how it works.
Discussion followed, we have
labels available to us through
Tri-Power and this subject is
addressed on page 58 and 59
in the SOP’s. More discussion
followed on if we need to have
a By-Law change regarding
the Membership Chairman
duties and Treasurer duties
– answer no it’s working just
fine the way it is and will get
better as we understand the
Continued on page 5
www.pnw4wda.org
Continued from page 4
workings of our new program.
President Angie said every
Elected Board Member and
Appointed Board Member
who needs access to the
Membership
Management
Program do their job should
have administrator privileges,
they will be given this tool if
they need it.
Another job
for Region Directors is to
tell their clubs when they
are cleaning up their clubs
information, please add an
e-mail address to that list
too.
Forrest Dexter (Idaho
Executive Director & North
Idaho Trail Blazers) asked for
more clarification on Sponsors
and Associate Members and
how they relate. President
Angie said Sponsorships
give us anywhere from
$1000 to $5000; Associate
Sponsorships
give
us
anywhere from $50 to $100;
Associate Members are a
supporting business; with
this they get a listing in the
Tri-Power, and on our Web
site. With a Sponsorship they
get a link to their Web Site on
the front page of our Web Site
and a plaque. We need to
have Forest Service people
and (Department of Natural
Resources) DNR people who
want to receive the Tri-Power
on a separate list, rather than
have a copy just go to their
agency, they each need their
own copy. President Angie
will work on this.
Forrest
wanted to know what the cost
of mailing these would be. We
don’t have that information;
the Tri-Power is mailed as a
bulk mailing.
Secretaries Report – Sande
Nettnin (Desert Rats) had a
written report. Sande reported
when she ordered toner the
copy place told her that they
may not be able to get toner
for it anymore, they had a few
on hand so we got two bottles;
they last a long time. During
the course of my conversation
with the copy people they also
said that our copier is old and
they may not be able to get
parts for it anymore. The
copier is working just fine
right now, but we need to be
thinking about what we might
do if it should have problems.
Discussion followed; Kyle
Wiebold (Region 3 Director,
Cascade Cruisers, Our Gang
Off Road & Overbored Racing)
made a motion seconded by
Dan Morris (Region 2 Director
& County Line Off Road) that if
the copier should go down, the
Secretary and the President
have the authority to approve
and purchase a new one out of
the Equipment Fund – motion
passed. Sande also reminded
everyone -that the deadline
for Constitution & By-Law
proposals and/or changes
must be submitted to the
Secretary by June 11, 2012.
It must be the original signed
copy and sent snail mail. EMail will not be accepted.
Please give the secretary a
copy of your inventory if you
haven’t already done so. If you
need stationary and envelopes
please let the secretary know.
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Discussion followed on why
we have the rule on submitting
Constitution
and
By-Law
changes.
Kyle Wiebold
made a motion seconded by
Dan Morris that all written
proposed Constitution and/
or By-Law changes can be
sent snail mail, PDF File or
in person to the secretary.
– Motion passed. The change
will be made to the SOP’s on
page 32 #4.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S
REPORTS
Idaho Director Forrest Dexter
(North Idaho Trail Blazers) did
not have a written report. He
said there was nothing new to
report at this time.
Oregon
Director
Randy
Drake (Deschutes County 4Wheelers & Harney County
High Desert Wheelers) had a
written report. Randy said they
have been working out of Cline
Falls making several trails and
this will continue throughout
the summer. These are really
nice trails – something for
everyone to go out and have
a fun day. Randy said next
Friday the Forest Service
is going to start making 25
miles of trails; he wasn’t sure
just what that meant as the
Forest Service has said they
will make “our” trail not “their”
trail. The area is in central
Oregon south of Bend. Randy
said the BLM and Baker are
giving us a lot of land. The
Baker BLM RTM comment
period has been extended
to March 23, 2012; we need
to write letters on this telling
them we want Alternative 3
as this would have three open
OHV riding areas consisting
of 22,074 acres open to
OHVs.
Send your letters
to Baker BLM Office, Baker
RMP Revision, P O Box 947
Baker City, Oregon 97814,
or e-mail: BLM_OR_BK_
RMP@blm.gov. Together we
can make a difference. Randy
said he has been corrected or
rather rebutted since Winter
Convention he had said Adopt
a Trail was a way to go, but
Stewardship of a Trail is a way
to go also; Region 6 of the
Forest Service called him and
said they made a mistake and
we cannot do Stewardship of
Trails. Randy said he didn’t
believe this is true but it’s the
decision they have come up
with. So Randy said we can’t
always count on the Forest
Service being up on things.
We can however, do Adopt
a Trail but we have to renew
that each year. Discussion
followed on what types of trails
are in Oregon. Randy said he
would be willing to show any
club around the trail system
in Oregon. Kyle Wiebold said
so if the Baker thing goes
through would you like to host
Summer Convention there.
Randy said he would love to
host a Summer Convention
at Virtue Flats, this area is not
being used like it could be; it’s
a huge flat area and would be
perfect for this event. Kyle
said if this becomes a reality
he would consider helping put
on Sumer Convention there.
Washington Director Jim
Putman
(The
Hombres)
had a written report.
Jim
said the Washington State
Trails Conference is being
held October 26th–28th in
Vancouver, WA. This event is
only held every two years. Jim
said 95% of this conference is
around urban walking trails,
but it’s good for us to have a
presence there also. Jim is
hoping that Piston’s Wild will
put together a display on the
Yacolt Burn area and man
the display. A question was
asked what was happening
at Burley Mountain – Jim said
if there was interest he would
pursue it, access to it was
closed because of the land
slide. Jim said if Region 3 had
a land manger that was willing
to step up and check this out
that would be great. Perhaps
Marty
Tilford
(Vancouver
4-Wheelers) will take this
on and report back to Jim.
House and Senate bills bear
watching as they are going
into a special session starting
Monday. We are hopeful that
a new Discover Pass allowing
two license plates per pass
and possibly a family pass
that would be good for all the
vehicles licensed to your home
address will be approved; we
wait and see what is decided.
We are also hoping they don’t
decide to sweep the NOVA
funds again.
Operation
Shore Patrol is having a
meeting March 14th – they
have not been very receptive
to allowing us to camp in
the campgrounds (on Friday
night). Naches is pushing
ahead with their Adopt a Trail
program. At the present time
we only have six clubs that
have stepped up and adopted
trails. We need more trails
adopted. Jim is going to try
and say the PNW will adopt all
trails in the Naches that have
not been adopted by a club.
The Naches Ranger District
is pushing training, especially
Chainsaw Certification this is
at least an 8 hour class (it will
be required at least two people
are to be Chainsaw Certified
on all work parties). They are
also pushing regular training
sessions on management,
and trail assessment; they
are doing everything they can
to make volunteering difficult
at best. On a side note the
Forest Service is the Forest
Service and they will not
recognize the DNR’s Chainsaw
Certification, but DNR will
recognize the Forest Service
Chainsaw Certification. Dates
and locations for Chainsaw
Certification will be posted
on our web site. Discussion
followed on the seasonal
closures we are facing in the
Naches. Dan Morris (Region
2 Director & County Line Off
Roaders) asked about the
fuel tax. One percent of the
money we spend on fuel (gas)
goes into a road fund. We
could have requested to get
this money back because the
fuel was not being used on
the roads, we opted not to
do this and had the money
put into a trust fund. This is
where the NOVA funds came
APRIL 2012
from. However, you can fill out
a form and request that tax be
refunded to you because you
are not using that fuel on the
road. Jim talked about Reiter
Trails and Elbe Hills. Jim
said we need to have more of
a presence at Reiter. At Elbe
Hills the paperwork has gone
through for the new tractor
and a work party is scheduled
for April 28th & 29th. They have
been working for years to get
a bigger campground, now it
doesn’t look very promising.
Arlene Brooks (Green River
Valley Jeepers) asked if thank
you letters had been written
to the speakers who spoke at
Winter Convention. President
Angie said, yes she had
already done that.
Forrest Dexter (Idaho Executive
Director & North Idaho Trail
Blazers) asked what kind of
agreements we had to sign
for the Adopt a Trail program.
He said Idaho didn’t want to
do that because of the liability
issue. Forrest thought anyone
who used the trail had to sign
an agreement and if anything
bad happened we were liable
- answer no we don’t have
anything like that. Earl Nettnin
(Region 4 Director & Desert
Rats) said the Forest Service
has a Liability Statement and
it is four pages long. Forrest
asked if he could have a copy
of the Forest Service Liability
Statement. Jim said he would
scan it and send it; it should
also be available on the Forest
Service Web Site.
Diana Stafford (PR, Cascade
4X4’s & Overbored Racing)
asked if Jim’s land people let
him know when their work
parties are; Jim is hoping they
will. Diana will put work parties
on our Web Site if she has
the information.
Discussion
followed on how we can get
the word out if a work party
has to be canceled. We have
a front page on the Web Site
where we can put information,
we can phone everyone as
well as text them, most work
party chairman know who is
planning on coming. We need
to be diligent in filling out the
paper work so we have proof of
the hours worked as well as the
work we’ve done.
Break for lunch - Noon to 12:45.
Inter Association Director’s
Report – IAD #1 Carol Jensen
and IAD #2 Don Jensen (Sand
Fleas and Individual Member
Club) had a written report. No
one had any questions. Carol
said she had been made aware
that their was a court ruling on
the Forest Service in California
that it would be illegal to charge
for the Adventure Pass; in CA
there are about 19 National
Forests. Carol will check but
she didn’t think that would have
any affect on us. Don said they
forward everything they get,
keeping everyone informed.
Competition - Chairman Dave
Taylor (Outdoor 4X4’s) had a
written report. Dave wanted
to let everyone know that the
radio’s we had purchased a
few years ago do not seem
to be working very well for us.
Discussion followed and Kyle
Off Road and Overbored
Racing) made a motion
seconded by Jeff Williams
(Region 7 Director, CJ’s Only
and Spokane 4-Wheelers)
that the Comp Committee go
forward with a proposal to
present to the Board by e-mail
to upgrade and purchase new
radios that meet our needs
– motion passed. Upon Board
approval the Comp Committee
will purchase the new radios.
Barrel
Extravaganza
is
coming along, the logo has
been made and posters are
ready. They have had some
challenges with the stadium,
Insurance
and
camping
seems to be an issue and we
may have to pay $15 to camp
there. Kyle thanked the Comp
Committee for help. We may
have another event in July.
Dave said the Comp book
should be printed in the next
two weeks.
REGION REPORTS
Region 1 - Director Angela
Holm
(Membership
and
Happy Campers) had a
written report. Shore Patrol is
still a big issue.
Region 2 – Director Dan
Morris (County Line Off
Roaders) had nothing new to
report.
Region 3 – Director Kyle
Wiebold (Cascade Cruisers,
Our Gang Off Road &
Overbored Racing) did not
have a written report since
they had just had Winter
Convention. Kyle said they
had lost about $2600, but
they had a good time even
though attendance was down.
Kyle said the Yacolt Burn is
progressing and they hope
to break trails late spring or
early summer. Marty Tilford
(Vancouver
4-Wheelers)
thanked the Moonshiners
again for matching the funds
that were raised from the
Head Table Raffle.
Marty
asked if it would be wrong
to ask the Board to help with
expenses when a group goes
in the whole putting on an
event. Discussion followed.
We have nothing in writing
about it, or what do we do
if no one steps up to host
Winter Convention. Kyle said
he would like to see us have
a fund of $5000 for helping
anyone who puts on Summer
Convention
or
Winter
Convention and they don’t
have enough money to pay
all the bills. President Angie
said she would get together
with Kyle and anyone else to
write up a proposal on what
we as an Association might
do to help and present it to the
Board for discussion in June,
before it can be presented to
the delegates. We also need
to have something written
up like Summer Convention
when no one signs up to host
it becomes the responsibility
of the Comp Committee.
President Angie said if you
had an opinion that you didn’t
have a chance to share send
her an e-mail.
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Region 4 Director Earl
Nettnin (Desert Rats) had a
written report. Earl reminded
everyone that we are facing
several things The Travel
Management
Plan
won’t
come up for public comment
until the fall of 2012 and the
Forest Revision Plan has been
pushed back to the spring of
2013. Earl said he had heard
from the Cle Elum district and
they are planning to do the
same thing they did last year.
Trails will be opened as they
are logged out and dry. They
will be using volunteers who
will be given special permits
to help with this. He said we
are still facing spring closures
in the Naches; a decision will
be signed by March 15th, 2012.
The Naches District will be
requiring volunteer leaders
and coordinators to have
training and they will have to
sign a volunteer agreement
as they will be considered
a Forest Service Employee
when working on a work party.
Also to operate a Chainsaw
you will be required to take
the certification class they
offer; see the Naches Web
Site for dates for training.
Earl said that the 1800 road
bridge and the 1808 bridge
were completed; however, the
1808 road which is our access
to Copper City will not be open
until August or September.
According to Jim Putman
(WA Executive Director &
The Hombres) the horsemen
are also fighting for access to
their Deep Creek campground
a half mile above Copper City.
So they are sort of in the same
boat as we are; unfortunately
the horsemen usually get what
they want, so if special permits
are granted for them Jim says
“all Hell will break loose” if they
get special permits because
we’ve been fighting for access
and been denied. Earl said
that the Cross Country Skiers
and Snowshoers went to the
Forest Service and told them
that they want the 1600 and
1611 roads closed because
the pedestrians and motorized
don’t mix; these are the only
4X4 roads open to us in the
winter. They wanted to give us
the 1305 road until the Snow
Groomer said it only goes
about a mile and a half before
it becomes an impassable
road.
Region 6 Director Ann Haak
(Harney County High Desert
Wheelers) did not have a
written report. Ann said she
has not had a meeting yet,
they are working on Summer
Convention and are very
excited to be hosting this
event.
She said they are
working on events, Ground
Hog is coming up the 30th of
June, and Creek & Trail the
17th of June. Ann said she
is having trouble getting the
Forest Service to recognize
her as the Region 6 Director
for the PNW4WDA, they
won’t talk to her. President
Angie said just keep in their
face that’s what we do all
the time. Ann said she will
send a copy of the flyer for
Summer Convention to the
Secretary and she will send it
to everyone on the Board.
Region 7 Director Jeff Williams
6
(CJ’s Only & Spokane 4Wheelers) had a written report.
Jeff Said that the Cabin Fever
Run is in full swing and ready
for March 31st. They still have
a few spots open.
Club Power/We Did It
Chairman Kathy Greenwood
(Off Road Animals) said she
has made some new forms
and will get them out soon.
Discussion followed on the
number of clubs for Club
Power and We did it so Kyle
Off Road and Overbored
Racing) made a motion that
Club Power is not to exceed 3
clubs and We Did It 4 clubs or
more seconded by Dan Morris
(Region 2 Director & County
Line Off Roaders) – motion
passed. Changes will be made
in the SOP’s. Kathy stressed
when filling out your papers
please
make
everything
legible. She said we need to
remember these forms are just
the PNW’s forms and whatever
agency we are doing work for
have forms also; so we need
to be sure and send them
both ways. If you have ideas
on how to make things work
easier, please contact Kathy.
We have a list of approved We
Did It projects in the SOP’s on
age 77. Earl Nettnin (Region
4 Director & Desert Rats)
made a motion to add the
Beverly Dunes Clean-Up to
this list, seconded by Dave
McMains (Treasurer, Hurtin’
Units & Sand Commandos)
- motion passed. President
Angie asked if we had any
others to add. Region 3 Yacolt
Burn, Browns Camp & Trask
Mountain Clean-Up; Region
4 Jim Sprick Park Clean-Up;
Region 6 Radar Hill OHV Park,
Cold Springs Road, Browns
Camp & Trask Mountain
Clean-Up; All Regions Adopt a
Highway/Road/Trail; Region 7
7-Mile ORV Park; All Regions
Parades. Kyle Wiebold made
a motion seconded by Earl
Nettnin that we approve all
the above mentioned We Did
It Projects and add them to
the approved list, - motion
passed.
PR Chairman Diana Stafford
(Cascade 4X4’s & Overbored
Racing) did not have a written
report, she said there have
been no changes since Winter
Convention. She said she
would be in the PR booth at
the Swap meet testing out our
new software hoping to sign
up new members. Angela
Holm (Region 2 Director,
Membership
Chairman
and Happy Campers) has
volunteered to be there with
a lap top and printer; Dorothy
Churchill (Cascade 4X4’s &
Overbored Racing) will have
a lap top and will be helping
also. Diana said she has
been working on updating the
calendar on the PNW’s Web
Site. The calendar of events
is listed on the front page of
our Web Site. We need to
have current items listed in
Tri-Power as well as our Web
Site. New inserts for the TriFold and Who and What We
Are, are available see Diana.
Safety Education Director
Rob Stafford (Cascade 4X4’s
& Overbored Racing) was
not present and did not have
a written report. Rob has
been working with Truck Fest
and part of our Sponsorship
Agreement with them is that
we help out with Truck Fest,
so Rob is putting together a
couple of training seminars
on winching and high lift jack
use; these will be promoted as
being put on by the PNW at
Truck Fest so this will be good
PR for us.
Trail Jamboree CO-Chairmen
Sid & Kelda Hagemeier
(Shindig Wheelers) had a
written report. Kelda said
registration came and went
and it was a little bit of a failure
at first. They have a big waiting
list to go through. Kelda said
she believes that this new
system is great and will work
wonderfully next time. Diana
Stafford (PR, Cascade 4X4’s
& Overbored Racing) said we
need to use the Web Site as
well as Face Book to promote
our activities, as some people
use only the one site. This
would go for everyone putting
on an event.
Discussion
followed on some of the needs
of Trail Jamboree.
Carol
Jensen (IAD #1, Sand Fleas
& Individual Member Club)
said Trail Jamboree needs a
portable printer. Carol moved
that we authorize the purchase
of a printer for Trail Jamboree
out of the Equipment Fund,
seconded by Don Jensen (IAD
#2, Sand Fleas & Individual
Member Club) – motion
passed. Sid said he is still
looking for Major Sponsors.
President Angie said in the
4-Wheel Parts Sponsorship
Agreement this year they
asked her when she met with
them just what did we get
out of them being a sponsor,
her answer was technically
nothing. They now have at
least 2 of our Tri-Fold Holders
in all three of their stores, as
long as we keep them full they
constantly ask their customers
if they are a PNW member
and if you are they give you
a discount. They want to start
a club program, each club has
to sign up individually so Angie
will be having the form put on
the Web Site and Angie will be
sending a copy of the form to
each Region Director as well,
it costs nothing and clubs will
get 3% back. 4-Wheel Parts
want to a part of our Trail
Jamboree in a bigger way, they
want to sponsor a dinner and
they have secured sending
out a free lance reporter who
will be at Jamboree for the
whole time taking pictures,
we should be front cover,
national
magazine,
there
will be an article done, and
hoping to get several feature
rigs where they can interview
people. The magazine is Off
Road Adventures. They are
concentrating very heavily
on putting their efforts into
the PNW; they want to help
us grow. They want to have
a Karaoke contest one
night at Jamboree and have
more give-a-ways as they
are investing a lot in us this
year. They also expect us to
help them grow too by taking
advantage of what they offer.
It isn’t in the contract, but they
have requested that we supply
APRIL 2012
some rigs to be on display at
their four major sales events.
The event dates for Truck &
Jeep Fest are March, June,
August, and October. Every
club that has 7 members
sign up to be at their shows
will get a winch to do with as
they choose. Sid reminded
everyone of the Jamboree
Clean-Up at Jim Sprick Park
on April 21st. He will have a
Trail Host meeting following
the clean-up. Volunteer hours
at the clean-up are used as part
of the park rental agreement
with the Nile. Camping is free
and we also have a Hobo Stew
served at noon on Saturday so
please bring something to add
to the pot. We also have a pot
luck Saturday evening.
Ways & Means Chairman
Kathy (Frogg) McMains (Hurtin’
Units & Sand Commandos) did
not have a written report and
was not present. However,
the new T-shirts will be for
sale at the Swap Meet. They
are bright red with our PNW
logo on the back. See her
in the PR booth. If you have
ideas for product let her know,
she’s open to any and all
suggestions.
Web
Masters
Edward
Campbell (Dog Pound Off
Road) and Dan Rheaume
(Cascade 4X4’s) did not have
a written report.
Edward
said he had nothing to report
because there was nothing
to report. Edward said he
had been asked about the
availability of the PNW Logo
and he said he only has a
small one and it isn’t very
good quality. Edward asked if
he could put the PNW4WDA’s
Logo in the Board members
only section so only the
Board would have access to
it-answer yes. Edward said
Arlene Brooks (Green River
Valley Jeepers) told him she
learned when you are in
the Member Management
Program taking care of your
family that are no longer part
of it, don’t start by deleting the
head of the household. The
head of the household is the
one that the family member
is associated with for that
club. If you go and delete
the head of the household
you can’t get the option to
go back and delete the other
family members, because
they no longer associate with
your club. Then you need to
get a hold of Edward; tell him
what you did so he can fix
it. One of the biggest things
for Edward is if you don’t tell
him something is broken, he
can’t fix it. Edward will add
a trouble shooting section on
the Web Site in the member’s
only section of the Forum.
Edward asked that we add
a line in the SOP’s under
meeting protocol about asking
if a Secure Internet Access is
available at the place where
our meeting is being held, and
would they be willing to share
that with us. Don Jensen (IAD
#2, Sand Fleas & Individual
Member Club) so moved,
seconded by Kyle Wiebold
(Region 3 Director, Cascade
Cruisers, Our Gang Off Road
& Overbored Racing) – motion
passed. This is to be added for
all meetings, Board as well as
Delegates meetings. Edward
says he is enjoying the new
computer because he only
gets PNW only business on
this one. He is doing his best
to answer your e-mails, if you
don’t get an answer right away
send him another e-mail and
he guarantees he’ll answer
after the 2nd, 3rd , or 4th e-mail.
Diana Stafford (PR, Overbored
Racing & Cascade 4X4’s)
said she needed a couple
of people to loan her their
lap tops for use at 4-Wheel
Parts Truck Fest in April. Dan
Rheaume (Assistant Web
Master, & Cascade 4X4’s)
said he and Edward wanted
to thank Richard Holm (Happy
Campers) for his help with the
scrolling picture on the Web
Site. They need some wide
angle pictures if anyone has
some they would like to share.
Arlene Brooks asked if they
needed to be current – answer
no, Arlene will look and see if
she has some. Randy Drake
(Oregon Executive Director,
Harney County High Desert
Wheelers
&
Deschutes
County 4-Wheelers) asked
if we were in a position now
to run the survey – Edward
answered yes. Dan reminded
everyone that we do have a
Board Members only section
in the Forum, please use it.
Don Jensen thanked Edward
and Dan for all their hard
work. Edward also wanted to
remind the Board that he has
created a new PNW Board email list for us to use, it should
stop us getting so much
spam; everything sent to the
PNW-Board goes through him
before it’s sent out. Edward
said he has backed up all
the information in his new
computer; it is on the server
as well as an external hard
drive.
Tri Power - Editor Ron
McDonald (Clark County 4Wheelers) was not present
and did not have a written
report. President Angie said
she did authorize a Press
Pass for the Mint 400. Jim
Mueller from the Spanaway
Moonshiners asked what it
would take to get a Press Pass
through the PNW. President
Angie told him she would
authorize one but he would
have to share pictures and an
article for Tri-Power. We have
several of our PNW members
racing in the Mint 400.
Video - Chairman Don
Jensen (IAD #2, Sand Fleas &
Individual Member Club) said
Video’s are listed in the TriPower and on the Web Site.
Don said he used to send out
a lot of the ‘How to” ones; now
most of them want video’s on
Moab, or out in the hills or in
the forest. He just sent out 14
of them to one guy. If you have
a video you want to share on a
trail send it to Don and he will
make it into a DVD and send
yours back to you.
OLD BUSINESS
Action Items – most have
been covered.
President
Angie is working on getting
sponsorships for the Spill
Kits for Trail Jamboree; gift
Continued on page 6
www.pnw4wda.org
certificates for Future 4Wheelers were not needed
at
Winter
Convention.
Angela Holm, Membership
questions were answered.
Randy Drake’s letter did not
get written or sent regarding
the
Travel
Management
Plan appeal process (lawyer
problems); Randy will keep us
updated on what is happening
with that.
Kathy, We Did
It/Club Power items were
covered. Edward, Web Site
was covered. Dave, no audit
of the books yet because the
husband of the bookkeeper
Dave had scheduled the audit
with had a stroke so hopefully
next week it will be taken
care of. Dave Taylor, Comp
expenses were included in
his report. Dan & Kyle Barrel
Extravaganza were covered.
Diana is still working on getting
a table cover and small banner
for the PR table. President
Angie said we might want to
look at getting a couple of table
covers and small banners.
Review of the Business Plan
has been gone over before,
nothing has changed.
OTHER OLD BUSINESS
Forrest
Dexter
(Idaho
Executive Director & North
Idaho Trail Blazers) really
would like us to establish a
reserve account so if some
damage would occur on public
lands at one of our events
we would be able to cover
it. Discussion followed. The
PNW has insurance to cover
events; however, we cannot
be responsible for every PNW
member’s actions.
NEW BUSINESS
Scholarship Applications – We
had five girls and three boys
submit applications this year.
After the secretary tried to
verify that the applicants were
eligible she found that we need
to make some changes in our
Scholarship
requirements,
she went back to 2003 and
you have before you the
results of that research. Our
Scholarship form says one
thing and the rules say another
as far as ages are concerned,
one says they can go up to age
25 the other says 21 or under.
We have two applicants that
are in question. Basically it
happened before; one time the
club secretary left the student
off the roster but that student
was on the roster for years,
the other basically the same
thing. Both were dependents
according to the Scholarship
rules and both qualify; it was
just a technicality.
When
this happened in the past
the Board ruled to allow the
applicants. So the question
is since President Angie
verified they were members,
are we going to allow the
two in question this year to
be included.
Dan Morris
(Region 2 Director & County
Line Off Roaders) made a
motion seconded by Kyle
Cascade
Cruisers,
Our
Gang Off Road & Overbored
Racing) that we accept all the
nominations – motion passed.
The applicants this year
are: Girls – Kelsey Mueller
4-Wheelin’ News
(Spanaway
Moonshiners
Region 2); Kenzie Mikaila
Hill (Skookumchuck Mud
Daubers Region 2); Krista
Palachuk (Shindig Wheelers
Region 4); Courtney Mohan
(Nitty Gritty Region 4); and
Dakotah
Zentner
(Push
’N Pulls Region 3). Boys
– Todd Trummert (Spanaway
Moonshiners
Region
2);
Derek
McMains
(Hurtin’
Units & Sand Commandos
Region 4); and Mark Maddox
Spanaway
Moonshiners
Region 2). The winner for the
girl’s is Kelsey Mueller, the
runner up is Courtney Mohan;
the winner for the boy’s is
Derek McMains, the runner
up is Mark Maddox. Now
we need to do some house
keeping by changing the ages
to be the same in the SOP’s
and Scholarship Application.
All we are doing is changing
the dependent’s age from
21 to 25 making the SOP’s
and Scholarship Application
match. Kyle Wiebold made
a motion seconded by Dan
Morris that we change the
age of the dependents to 25
– motion passed.
JUNE BOARD MEETING will
be by Teleconference again,
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at
7 PM. Please get your reports
to the Secretary by May
22nd so she can send them
out. It is your responsibility
to read them prior to the
meeting and be prepared to
discuss any questions you
have.
Discussion followed
on ways we could hold this
meeting, some thought on
Skype, on line, Google Circle
etc.
President Angie will
decide and send out the log in
information.
WINTER CONVENTION – we
have not received a bid yet so
the first one that comes in will
get it.
Earl Nettnin (Region 4 Director
& Desert Rats) said that he
knew some groups that are
very upset about closures in
the Naches and they want to
take legal action and would
like us to follow suit. Earl
asked
what the Board’s thoughts
would be – discussion
followed, since they haven’t
done anything yet we cannot
make any kind of decision at
this time.
The Tri Power on the Move
I was reading the Tacoma News Tribune the other day and
was looking at the pictures of people with the paper in
different exciting and fun locations. If you have a wheeling
trip, going to a tropical location...even a trip to grandma's
house, take a copy of the Tri Power with you and get
creative! Let's see some pictures!
Club)
made
a
motion
seconded by Dave Taylor
(COMP Chairman & Outdoor
4X4’s) that we make a $200
donation to the Fire Fighters
Association for the use of their
Station in Edgewood where
we had our meeting today
– motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
June Board Meeting
Wednesday June 6th 7 PM
by a Teleconference
Fall Delegates meeting
September 8th hosted by
Region 2 in Tumwater, WA
info will be sent out soon.
December Board meeting
Saturday, December 1st in
Longview, WA
Winter Convention 2013 - open
SEE BELOW
Hearing no more Group
Gripes and/or Monkey
business the meeting
adjourned at 4 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
This photo is of myself and Diana Stafford at the world
famous Pink's Hot Dogs in Hollywood, CA off of Melrose
Ave.- 4/21/2012 Good times!
Sande Nettnin, Secretary
BREAKING NEWS
JUST IN---Region 1 has
submitted a bid to hold
Winter Convention 2013.
THANK YOU REGION 1
DEC. 1ST BOARD MEETING
will be held in Longview; Don
and Carol Jensen (IAD #2
& IAD #1, Sand Fleas and
Individual Member Club will
host. Place will be announced
later.
Discussion followed on what
goes on PNW stationary.
Whenever you send a letter
on PNW Stationary you need
to send a copy of it to the
secretary for the files. We
need to adjust the SOP’s
to reflect that we include
Electronic
Communications
also. Use of PNW Stationary
is on page 16 in the SOP’s.
We need a motion to add
electronic
communications
to it, discussion followed and
we need to work on coming
up with wording we can all live
with; if you have suggestions
send them to President Angie
and she will sort through them
and send out her findings
to everyone.
This will be
discussed again in June.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
One of the Fire Fighters came
in and thanked us for our
donation; they plan to use
it for the annual Easter Egg
Hunt next month. There was
a big stack of candy next to the
window that they need to stuff
in eggs.
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Change of address?
PNW4WDA Membership
C/O: Angela
Holm
31330 11th Pl. S.
Federal Way,
WA 98003
253-529-9482
or
E-Mail: members@pnw4wda.org
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HELLO, IS ANYONE OUT THERE? Show me. Contact a PNW4WDA officer or board member and let them know that you read this article and you are an
involved member interested in helping our PNW4WDA organization help us. HELLO, IS ANYONE OUT THERE?
CONVOY
It was a sunny morning looking to be a beautiful day although earlier than I was used to getting up, but there I was with my road legal trail rig on the trailer behind
my tow rig at the meeting place as it was for a good cause; a 4x4 run and campout. Looking around I could see other club members and even some buddies that
were not in the club. Then I noticed other folks that I knew with their quads on their trailers and looking around I even saw some 2-wheel off highway cycles loaded
up ready to go. I could see it was going to be a CONVOY!
We were all heading to Portland to … that would be Portland, Oregon, by three groups of us motorized recreationalists starting from the California border…from
the Canadian border…from the Idaho border, all traveling to the United States Forest Service (USFS) office there to air our grievances about the USFS negative
attitude on recreation and our continuing loss of roads and our off highway trails.
And this at a time that more and more off highway trails were being demanded by the public and as demonstrated by increasing numbers of off highway vehicles
of all types being purchased and fees paid to use our public lands for family recreation and good, dirty, wholesome, honest fun…but that you get dirty…cause you
play in the dirt!
More demand for off highway trails and recreational opportunity and less availability over loads those resources, so the public land managers policy to close more
down and … see a pattern? I just must ask, how come when we have more demand for “on highway travel” our land managers build more roadways and when
we have more demand for “off highway travel” we build less and even take them away? Guess it must have to do with that definition for ON and OFF; turn ON the
roadways and turn OFF the trails.
So what is the problem? Well, it would seem that the USFS attitude is that if you have an unprecedented budget of seven billion dollars with unprecedented salary
of federal employees averaging over $125,000.00 annually, including benefits, and are releasing timber contracts of about two billion dollars annually then you
ought close down more of the forest to the public as that will increase the budget, allow increase of USFS salaries and more USFS personnel so that even more of
the forest can be closed to the public, so that less timber contracts will be given, so that the budget can be increased; SEE A PATTERN?
Some might ask, what are you say’n? Are you say’n all the USFS wants is a bigger budget for more resources, more personnel at higher salary, less timber contracts for
income, less work and a bigger budget for not getting it done? Naw, that couldn’t be it … could it? Well, why not? It has worked that way for the last fifty years; hasn’t it?
In the sixties, the USFS budget depended on the timber contract income from the year before so it was imperative that the USFS proactively managed their
resources in order that it would provide sustainable forest harvest. That meant a program of harvest and renew by planting the “next crop” of trees and thus the
need for forest service roads and trails in order to access the forest for good management, harvest and replanting. Isn’t that why the forest service was placed in
the Department of Agriculture in the first place?
Department of Agriculture? Does that mean that the public land managers should be treating and managing the forest as a renewable resource such as
agricultural crops? Do we need some roads and trails in and through our crops in order to plant them, manage and maintain them and of course harvest such
crops? If we have less and less harvest and more and more budget requirement we must be doing something wrong. Is more and more budget and less and less
harvest really sustainable? Is that good agricultural practice?
Presently, the USFS budget of seven billion dollars with income of two billion certainly would seem to demonstrate their attitude. Surely it demonstrates why the
USFS management seeks to eliminate roads and trails and as such, seems to endorse the “wilderness” designation. No roads nor trails to have to check out
the forests or maintain, less timber cruise or harvest means more time at headquarters, less physical work to do, more salary among those that hangout at the
headquarters and more time for lunch and then, of course, dinner at home every day. How could it be better?
Forest fires? Yeah, those are a drag with all that extra fuel buildup and without roads and trails to properly manage. We can just mainly let ‘er burn and use very
expensive airplanes and helicopters and just try to protect those folks whom choose to build in the forest and refuse to protect themselves by use of materials and
firebreak; or shouldn’t that be firebrake? Even so, that is about 50% of the USFS budget.
And, of course, by not allowing removal of fuels and recreation by use of roads and trails, these fires are often so intensive and hot that it kills all the seeds making
for a substantial wasteland for decades. In such cases, wind, rainfall and snow melt makes acid soil, erosion and gullys to the extent that the worst “ruts” and
damage by people, whether motorized or non-motorized, appears as child’s play in comparison.
But, it can be easily seen by any observer that in a lifetime of non-use of most manmade works or improvements, that nature will restore such area to its
parameters. All of us that recreate on public lands can relate stories of how we return to an area after winter and have significant challenge in deciphering exactly
where we camped or drove our vehicles, unless it has been made into a trail. And, of course, even trails after a couple years of non-use, such as when there has
been a temporary closure, cause some consternation in discerning where the trail is. Nature will always protect and rehabilitate; always has and always will.
Take a look at Mt St. Helens in May 1980. One needs film and photographs to see any definitional destruction and what’s there now is a pristine part of nature …
thirty years later. Pristine, it is beautiful.
Taking a look at Mt. St. Helens, it would seem a rut here and there once in a while would just be child’s play for nature and no big deal. Except that we have
passed man’s laws demonizing any such and therefore we abide by man’s law with little regard to nature’s healing grace.
Yeah well, I just did all that thinking about the USFS while we were convoying down the highway to Portland has just about got us there … all of us at the same
time … all three groups coordinated (oh those wonderful cell phones) at the same time … and including all the regular roadway users? Hmmm, not sure there is
going to be enough room for all of us on those roadways.
We were all heading to Portland to … that would be Portland, Oregon, by three groups of us motorized recreationalists starting from the California border…from
the Canadian border…from the Idaho border, all traveling to the USFS office there to air our grievances about the USFS negative attitude on recreation and our
continuing loss of roads and our off highway trails.
Even if some of us traveled down to that Portland USFS Office, and others of us on call, came by later and others of us fanned out on all the roadways out of
Portland and others just traveled through Portland to recreation sites close by. In any event, it would be a traffic mess of unprecedented proportion.
Would that be bad? That debacle might just cause enough attention for a national debate on our forest management practices and public land managers’ policies.
Just the thought of such a traffic mess must have startled me, as I found myself in a bit of a sweat … but still in my trusty easy chair.
As I lowered the foot rest on my chair so that I could concentrate and ponder a solution to all of us losing our recreational opportunities and off highway trails on
public lands, it brought to mind an idea that had been presented at Winter Convention. CONVOY!
Yes, it has been bantered about for the last few months that if all the four wheel drive off highway trails are closed, the four wheel drive community will have to
drive their trail developed rigs on the freeway and with many of them hardly able to exceed that minimum freeway speed of 45 mph … we should CONVOY.
There are some rowdy folks, perhaps more than a few, advocating a CONVOY of recreationalists to CONVOY to Portland and … to bring the loss of the public to
access our forests to the attention of the general public.
Who are those CONVOY guys anyway? I was sure the thought of zigging and zagging through random traffic in Portland, having to brake often, would surely
bring to mind the names of those guys. I can’t remember their names, but seem to recall one was Paul’s son; oh, what was his name? And I can’t quite remember
the other, but am quite sure it was not John’s son; oh, what was his name? Oh well, the thought of a CONVOY, as no one is on a land zigging along randally on
Portland’s roadways with John’s son, or whatever his name, and Paul’s son with foot on the drake to avoid collision for the purpose of national attention brings a
smile to my face, and … just has to make you grin!
Such a CONVOY wasn’t my dream; it was whats their names… but I can surely say it could be a nightmare for the USFS. LET’S GO FOLKS; CONVOY!
Until next time around, may your trails be delightful!
EPIC
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Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association’s
2011 Trail Jamboree
Balance of Day 3
Report and Photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures
Sid Hagemeier Trail Jam Chairman giving a speech.
4 Wheel Parts donated a set of 4 tires your choice
of 33s or 35s for the raffle.
Time to relax around the campfire.
The Raffle Ticket Drawing for the Light Sabre Project.
Or you can dance if you want to.
Another fun filled day was over.
The end of DAY 3
DAY 4 starts on next page
Continued on page 10
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Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association’s
2011 Trail Jamboree - Day 4
Report and photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures
On Day 4 (Saturday July 9th, 2011) I met up with the Desert Rats for their hosted 4x4 run to Little Rattlesnake.
They set me up with Mike to ride in his TJ.
Around 8 AM we headed out. We took the FS1500 road over to FS1503 and then up FS1501 to the Little Rattlesnake Trail Head.
We ran the Little Rattlesnake trail with no real problems. There were a few dents since this is a very tight trail.
Once everyone was up at the end of the Little Rattlesnake Trail, we drove on up to Timberwolf Mountain.
There was to much snow to drive to the top so some of us took a hike up there.
Some of the younger people had fun sliding down the deep snow drifts.
At the top we took a few pictures and headed back down to the rigs. & Next we headed back to Jim Sprick Park to enjoy the rest of the day there.
Safety/Education Director Rob Stafford had a RTI Ramp and rigs lined up to use it. & Saturday night’ dinner was bought to you by 4 Wheel Parts.
Marty Tilford gave out prizes for his Trail Trash Contest. & Raffle Board prizes were given out to the lucky ticket holders. &
The 50/50 raffle winning ticket was drawn. & That night there was dancing and a bonfire. & Here are some photos:
On Day 4 (Saturday July 9th, 2011) I met up with the Desert Rats for their hosted 4x4 run to Little Rattlesnake.
They set me up with Mike to ride in his built TJ.
Heading onto the Little Rattlesnake 4x4 trail.
Our group getting ready in the staging area.
Heading toward the to trail we got slowed down
because of a big herd of sheep in the road.
Airing down at the Little Rattlesnake trail head.
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We stopped to regroup right before the tight part of the
Little Rattlesnake Trail.
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Moving on.
Clay Graham
PNW4WDA Region 4 Public Relations
PNW4WDA Beverly Dunes Coordinator
Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association (Delegate)
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toward discover pass.
Angela Holm
•Reiter: A change regarding the
4x4 area – DNR had decided
to that area in house, which
means we are not sure how
they will work in volunteer time
to get it completed as they are
focusing on the other trails at
the moment.
Region 1 Director
April 18th, 2012
The meeting was called to
order by Angie Holm at 7:00,
followed by the flag salute
and a moment of silence for
the ill and departed. There
were 10 delegates present,
representing 6 clubs.
Secretary Report: Motion
was made by Theresa Taylor
from Outdoor 4x4’s to approve
the minutes as distributed to
Yahoo groups and Tri-Power,
Dave Taylor from Outdoor
4x4’s 2nd.
Directors Report:
Next
BOD will be by telephone
conference in June. Angie
participated as Membership
with Diana Stafford as PR
at 4 Wheel Parts Jeep and
Truck Fest at the Puyallup
Fairgrounds on Saturday, April
15th, only signed one member.
Treasurer’s Report: There
was a written report. Theresa
Taylor Out Door 4x4’s made a
motion to accept the report as
written, Dave Taylor, 2nd.
Competition:
Barrel
Extravaganza is May 5th at the
Cowlitz County Fairgrounds
in Longview. You must 18
years or older to race and
help. These are the same
rules as in the Tacoma Dome.
All proceeds of this event go
back to the PNW General
Fund. There is no limit to the
amount of races for this event.
If you would like more info you
can contact Dave Taylor, PNW
Competition Chairperson, Kyle
Wiebold or Dan Rheaume.
July 7th is the Region 1 run-offs
at Ethel, Summer Convention
is the 2nd weekend in August at
Camas Valley, OR.
Land & Legislative:
•Walker: Ed reported he
went to a meeting with DNR
regarding where you will need
discovery passes at Walker;
also discussed where work
parties were needed most;
specifically 3 areas.
Rick
Foster is rotating in for Elyse.
The Skill Building area is
holding up, not what it was
originally designed for, but is
still in pretty decent condition.
Two grants are still in progress
E&O and Education, though
education is being revamped
to go along with forest watch,
holding off on doing any work
hours for that until the revamp
is completed with forest watch
info. The M&O – using WCC
crew which is making it harder
to get work hours in. You must
check with the coordinator
to make sure the project is
listed for anyone in the public
to attend so hours will count
4-Wheelin’ News
Club Power/We Did It/Quill
Power: Please fill out the forms
for any project you do and get
them submitted to the region.
This is an excellent tracking tool
on how many volunteer hours
we’ve done.
Region Reports:
Food Drive:
Any food or
blankets given to Grace will
be donated to the Maltby Food
Bank. Tamers donated blankets
for Grace to take as well as
some food.
Teddy Bears: Please bring in
teddy bears and they will be
donated to the Monroe Hospital
and Police & Fire Department.
OSP: Tom Morrell with the
Bullshifters contacted the Mayor
of Ocean Shores regarding our
group being charged for Friday
night camping for the event. He
had left a message with one
of the mayor’s staff. This past
week he received a phone call
from the Mayor herself asking
for more information and she
stated she would look into what
she could do to help. Angie will
follow up with her office. Thank
you Tom for getting the fire lit!
Old Business:
Region 1 Canopy – Dave Taylor
at March’s meeting asked for
funds to be approved to repair
the canopy as there are several
cross joints broken. Dave quoted
a price of $117.00 to buy a repair
kit. He also priced out an entire
new frame, $600.00. Ed Tenney
made a motion to allow up to
$150 for repairing the frame
which will including the frame
repair kit and shipping, Wayne
Laurent second.
attention of the delegation
as well as for potential
membership/PR that the DNR
is putting on a Recreation Expo
at the Monroe Fairgrounds on
April 28th and 29th. He also
suggested that Angie contact
Ted Jackson to see if we could
have a PR booth. Angie will also
to get a hold of Diana Stafford
for potential PR for PNW.
Raffle items, Go Jo jug, ooga
horn and air compressor; Mike
Jones with the Timber Tamers
won the air compressor,
Theresa Taylor with Outdoor
won the Go Jo jug and Dan
Cole with Dirty 13 won the
ooga horn.
Hosting Schedule:
subject to change
May 16th- Dirty 13
June 20th- Doo Wop Ditty
July 18th- Green River Valley
Jeepers
August 15th- Happy Campers
September 19th- Outdoor 4x4’s
October 17th- Rainier Ridge
Rams
November 21st- Seattle Jeep
Club
December- No Meeting
Upcoming Events:
Meeting Adjourned at 8:10pm
Submitted by Grace May &
Angie Holm
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report
360-458-0644
Dan Morris
Region 2 Director
04/19/2012
Tacoma, WA
Vice Director Rob Stafford
called the meeting to order
at 7:25 PM. The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited and a
moment of silence for the sick
and departed was observed.
Minutes: A motion was made
by Derrick Clark (Rednecks
and
Rugrats)
seconded
Eric Kossell to accept the
minutes as posted in the
Tri Power. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Kathy
made a motion that the
treasurer has authority to
withdraw $5.00 to cover the
handling fees each month.
Motion
passed,
Edward
made the motion to accept
the Treasurers report Derrick
Clark made second motion.
We Did It/Club Power: New
Forms are almost ready to
be posted on the PNW4WDA
site.
Naches: Dave Bauman, no
Evans Creek: Gate is open,
Thanks to Derrick Clark for
opening the gate at midnight!
There was a large crowd that
enjoyed the opening. A lot
of snow is still in the area.
Work party should be May
19th and 20th. Most of the
work will take place in the
campground, campsites will
be leveled out. The road is
clear all the way up to the
main gate. Host spots are
still available, contact Derrick
Clark.
Elbe: Work party is April 28th
and 29th from 9-5. Plan on
cleaning bridges and trash
pickup. Lunch will be served
by Dogpound Offroad.
Tahuya: South loop hill is
starting to become a lot
of fun. DNR would like to
meet to figure out how to
fix the hole. Work party this
weekend April 21st.
Land Matters: Jim Putman
reports that Naches(East
Side)
and
Rimrock,
Manastash are open. There
will be an emergency closure
from May 1st to June 1st. The
seasonal closure is flexible
due to weather and soil
conditions. Know before you
go, please call to confirm
area is open prior to your
trip.
Outcast 4x4 Fun Run
May 19, 2012
Start at Elbe
campground
First Rig out
at 8am
Last Rig out
at 12pm
Fun for
the
whole
family
Good of the Order:
Thanks to the Bullshifters for
hosting tonight’s meeting.
Winter
Convention
2013
– Committee has had their first
meeting and is currently working
on a logo.
Theresa Taylor brought up the
Region 1 Canopy needs a dolly
for easier transport. Currently
her personal dolly is being
used. As the handles to the
bag of the canopy are broken,
Theresa suggested purchasing
a dolly. Theresa will look into
the purchase price of a dolly and
report at May’s meeting.
Mike Jones brought to the
attention of the delegation
that CORE is doing a free/by
donation play day on May
12th behind the prison. No
competition, just having fun.
Camping is available. Please
contact Mike for more info.
Ed
Tenney
brought
to
Elbe Hills Trail System
Come out and explore Elbe trails and participate in all the fun and games
Registration $10 (first hand) and $5 for each additional hand
Raffles and Prizes
Lunch provided by 4 Wheel Parts
For more information contact
Heath Moyer (253) 350-2584
Brandon Marek (253) 222-6029
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Naches- May 1st is the next
TWIG meeting. Please go if
you participated in the Adopt
A Trail program. This will take
place at the Naches Ranger
Station.
Discover Pass was changed
to a two pass vehicle however
you can’t use it on two vehicles
at the same time. There is also
a family pass where you can
put all of your vehicles on one
pass, but is still only useable in
one vehicle at a time.
May 2nd will be the Westside
training at the DNR building
in Enumclaw. In order to take
the DNR class you will need to
have a first aid card.
ORV Watch:
4/22nd at
Straddeline ORV Park- there
will be a Customer Appreciation
run with 4WheelParts.
Way & Means: No report
Membership: A few new
individual members have
been signed up using the new
software.
PR: Thanks to these clubs
for participating at TruckfestEl Dorado Dust Devils,
Moonshiners,
Hombres,
Washington Bobtails, Cascade
4x4’s, County Line Offroaders.
Thanks to Rob Stafford for
putting on a presentation
for winching and Hi lift jack
safety seminar. We’re looking
forward to the DVD
Future 4-Wheelers: No report
Competition:
Barrel Extravaganza on the 5th
in Longview.
Old Business: no change
as far as Beach Clean Up.
Stay tuned for more details to
come.
New Business: Willy Crawley
reports the NOVA lawsuit will
happen May 22nd in Olympia
right across from where we
had our rally. Memorial Day
Week there is an annual
Liberty work party. You must
sign up prior, contact Dave
McMains if you would like to
participate.
Future Meetings and
Announcements:
Next is May 17that
4WheelParts
4/22nd at Straddeline ORV
park there will be a Customer
Appreciation run with 4 Wheel
Parts from 9-5.
Meeting was adjourned
at 8:30pm
Respectfully submitted by
Nichol Phillips
Secretary, Cascade 4x4’s
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Kyle Wiebold
Region 3 Director
17 April 2012
Region 3 Director Kyle Wiebold
brought the meeting to order at
7:44 pm, followed by the flag
salute and a moment of silence.
ROLL CALL
Fourteen Clubs were present
this
evening
including
Cascade Cruisers; Flat Broke
& 4-Wheeling; Hubs in; Mud
Puppies; Mud-A-Rama; Our
Gang
Off-Road;
Piston’s
Wild –Oregon; Piston’s Wild
–Washington; PNW Individual
Member Club; Sand Fleas;
Those Guys off Road; Trask
Mountain;
Trail
Runners;
Vancouver 4 Wheelers.
HOSTING CLUB: Those Guys
off Road, They have been a club
for 3 years now. April is there
“Birthday Month”. They are also
adopting Hoggs Back Trail in the
Tillamook State Forest.
MINUTES
Jeff Bowman made the motion
that the minutes be approved
as printed in the Tri-Power and
posted on the Forum. This was
seconded by Rick Smith. There
was a vote and approved.
Officer’s Reports:
OFFICER REPORTS
Region Director Kyle Wiebold
– ODF (Oregon Department of
Forestry) the Public Comment
period is open on draft annual
operations plans to guide
management of the state-owned
forest, during a 45-day comment
period that will begin on April 9.
The draft plans coming upon for
review are for state forestlands
in the Astoria, Tillamook, and
Forest Grove, Western Lane,
Coos, Southwest Oregon and
Klamath-Lake districts. The
annual operations plans identify
and describe specific projects
pertinent to the economic,
environmental
and
social
aspects of managing state
lands, such as timber sales,
road
maintenance,
stream
enhancement and trail building.
Hard copies of the draft annual
operations plans are available
for review at each of the above
listed ODF offices and ODF
headquarters in Salem. They
are also posted on the ODF
website (www.oregon.gov/ODF/
STATE_FORESTS/2013_AOP_
Draft.shtml) The comments
and questions on the plans may
be sent to ODF in any of the
following ways: they the web
link email to: sfaoplans@odf.st
ate.or.us, Fax to 503-9457212,
ATTN: Rod Nichols, Postal mail
to: Rod Nichols/Publix Affairs,
Oregon Dept. of Forestry, 2600
St. Salem, Or 97310. The public
comment period runs through
May 21, 2012. Shore Patrol
is moving along. Looking for
a new camping place and a
new place to start from.
The event on May 5 at Cowlitz
County Fairgrounds is on track.
Piston’s Wild and Vancouver 4
Wheeler are going to be doing
security. Entry fee is $10.00
per person, and kids are free.
Radio Advertising has started.
5 spot per day. Flyers were
also posed all over Longview
and Kelso.
Vice Director Tom Fisher – No
Report
Secretary Margaret Schiedler–
The minutes are posted on the
forum.
Treasurer
Rick
Levine
– Detailed report given
Public
Relations
August – No Report.
James
Competition Marty Tilford
– Went over the May 5 Event,
also the comp book is done.
July 7-8 Free Wheeler and the
Region 3 Runoffs at Ethel.
Oregon Land Matters Jeff
Bowman – Browns Camp is
open; some of the higher stuff
is still closed due to high snow.
SOLVE is Saturday the 20th
of April 2012. The work party
has been rescheduled, date
to be determined. Flat Broke
is helping with the re-route on
Eagle Hill Trail in the Trask
Mountain. This re-route will
add about ¼ mile of trail. They
hope to do this on May 19 & 20,
2012. Trask Mountain to bring
in the excavator. They can’t get
into the stream until July.
Washington Land Matters
Kira Dominiak – the Discover
Pass is now transferable
between vehicles. Yacolt Burn
is on hold, waiting on the snow
to melt. DNR is waiting on Clark
Count for permits.
Club Power/We Did It/Quill
Power – There have been
no projects turned in. Carol is
really wants people to turn in
these forms.
IAD Don and Carol Jensen–
California OHV organizations
have hired a high power lobby
group to lobby on the Johnson
Valley issue. The recreation
Trails program (RTP) is still
unsettled--encourage letters to
your Senators supporting RTP
COMMITTEES
Ways and Means Kristen
Smith– Nothing to report at
this time. I am still waiting on
the completion of the Tee shirt
order for the Region. They will
be done for the next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
No Old Business
NEW BUSINESS
Crystal Crowder and family went
to Moab, Red Rock 4 Wheel
Parts Run, Quadatec BBQ,
BFE Crawl Mag Appreciation
day. Crawl Magazine Started
Funds to help clubs build trails.
There was a great raffle.
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GOOD OF THE ORDER
Sand Flea Rally April 28,
2012 at SandLake
Barrel Racing Extravaganza
May 5, 2012 at Cowlitz
Fairground
Our Gang OffRoad Season
Opener June 2, 2012
Independent Play Day June
8 and 9, 2012 at the Ethel
property
4 at a Time and Freewheelers
July 7 and 8, 2012 at the
Ethel property
Jolly Jeepers Back to Basics
July 21, 2012
Out Door 4x4 July 21 and 22,
2012 at the Ethel property
Summer Convention August
10, 11, 12, 2012 at Camas
Valley
Overboard Labor Day Race
September 1- 3, 2012 at the
Ethel property
Piston’s Wild Cruise In
September 22, 2012 at
Woody’s 4x4
Piston’s Wild Pick Up The
Burn September 29, 2012 at
Yacolt Burn
ADJOURNMENT
Seeing no further business
the meeting was adjourned
at 8:20pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Schiedler/kas
Region 3 Secretary
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WASHINGTON –
Olympic NF
Proposes OHV
Trail System
In North Fork
Calawah
Watershed
The Pacific Ranger District of
the Olympic National Forest
is proposing to construct
and maintain an OHV (OffHighway Vehicle) trail system
in the North Fork Calawah
watershed. The Proposed
Action is the development
of a trail system and staging
area for OHV use in the
Bonidu project area. The trail
system would utilize both
existing system roads and
user-created trails. There
would be no cross-country
travel, and user-created trails
in the project area that are not
part of this proposal would
be closed / rehabilitated. The
system would be designed
for year-round use.
The public is invited to
participate in the National
Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process as Forest
Service personnel prepare
an environmental analysis.
Comments in support or in
opposition are welcome. If
you have information you
believe the Forest may not
be aware of, or if you have
specific concerns regarding
potential effects of this
Proposed Action, please
send your comments in
writing to Tim Davis, Project
Leader, at Olympic National
Forest, 1835 Black Lake Blvd
SW, Olympia, WA 98512, or
by email to comments:
pacificnorthwest-olympicpacific@fs.fed.us.
Please respond by May
21,
2012.
Significant
issues that are identified
may be used to develop
alternatives to the Proposed
Action. Respondents will
be notified when the draft
Environmental Assessment
is available for the thirtyday review and comment
period. If you have no input
at this time, but would like to
remain informed, please let
us know.
If you have any questions
or
need
additional
information, please contact
Tim Davis (project leader)
at 360-956-2375 or email
attedavis@fs.fed.us.
Thanks in advance and, as
always, if you have any
questions or concerns,
please contact BRC.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department
Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
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Earl Nettnin
Region 4 Director
APRIL 10, 2012
SELAH, WA
Director Earl Nettnin (Desert
Rats) called the meeting to
order at 7:30 PM. The Pledge
of Allegiance was recited and a
moment of silence for the sick
and departed was observed.
Guests
present
were:
Michelle King NEPA Planner
for the Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest, Jim Putman
PNW4WDA
Washington
State Executive Director & the
Hombres and George Dousett
(The Hombres).
MINUTES:
A motion was
made by Leonard Paine
(Desert
Rats)
seconded
by Randy Hayes (Sand
Commandos) that we accept
the March 13th, 2012 minutes
as printed, motion passed.
TREASURER’S
REPORT:
given by Sande Nettnin
(Desert Rats), we have no
outstanding bills at this time.
We will have expenses for the
Hobo Stew for the Jim Sprick
Park clean-up April 21st
COMPETITION: Flyers were
passed out for the Barrel
Extravaganza May 5th at the
Cowlitz County Expo Center
in Longview, WA.
This
event is being hosted by the
PNW4WDA as another fund
raiser for our organization.
Sounds like it should be a lot
of fun.
MEMBERSHIP: We are still
working out the kinks in the
new membership program.
Director Earl Nettnin reminded
everyone that it’s up to
the club contact person to
make address and phone
number changes for their
club; if you have problems
doing that contact Angela
Holm Membership Chairman
at
1-253-529-9482
or
Members@pnw4wda.org and
she will be glad to help you.
CLUB POWER/WE DID IT:
Chairman Gary Harting (Desert
Rats) said he had nothing new
to report, however, he plans
to discuss some ideas he
4-Wheelin’ News
JUNIOR JEEPERS: Advisor
Gloria Joralemon (Shindig
Wheelers) said she has
purchased patches for the
kids and will hand them out
at the Jim Sprick clean-up;
this will be their first meeting
of the year. Gloria said Krista
Palachuk (Shindig Wheelers)
will graduate this year, she
has been a great help; Gloria
will miss her, but taking over
for her will be Krista’s mom
Alicia Palachuk.
PR: Chairman Clay Graham
(Yakima Kittitas Forest Watch)
is doing a great job of sending
out information to our contact
list. If you aren’t on the list
contact him at goplay@easte
rnwashingtonadventures.com
and he will add you to the list;
if you don’t want to be included
on the list anymore just send
him an e-mail and he will
remove you. Jim Putman (WA
State Executive Director & The
Hombres) said he appreciated
getting the DNR (Department
of Natural Resources) material
that Clay posted.
Merrick
Graves
(Naches
Ranger
District & High Country
Cruisers) said if you wanted
information on DNR you can
sign up on their web site to
receive information directly
from them.
Director Earl Nettnin handed
out the remaining of his
110% awards from Winter
Convention. The pins were
back ordered so he was
unable to hand them out at
Winter Convention. Awards
went to Pam Remley, Gloria
Joralemon, Clay Graham,
Ron Rutherford, Gary Harting,
Dave McMains, Doug Conner,
Dale Neuman, Sande Nettnin
and Arlene Brooks.
Earl
thanked everyone for stepping
up and making our Region a
success.
LAND MATTERS:
Director Earl Nettnin (Desert
Rats) introduced Michelle King
the NEPA project planner for
the Naches Ranger District.
Michelle said she started in
June with the Naches Ranger
District; she is mostly involved
in project planning, but does
some public affairs and she
is trying to stay involved with
the TWIG meetings as well.
Michelle said after attending
several TWIG meetings she
(A division of Eastern Washington Adventures) with cooperation from the Department of Natural Resources.
TRAIL JAMBOREE:
The
clean-up at Jim Sprick Park
st
is Saturday April 21 plan to
attend if you are a trail host; Sid
Hagemeier (Shindig Wheelers)
Jamboree Co-Chairman plans
to have his host meeting
following the clean-up. Please
bring something to add to the
Stew pot (no more than 1
cup of something cut up and
prepared or one 303 can) the
Region will provide the meat,
bowls, spoons, napkins, rolls
and butter. We also have a pot
luck Saturday night, so please
a bring something to share.
realized there wasn’t much
time to get to know the people
who attended those meetings
so she was hoping to be
able to attend other group
meetings and get feed back
on projects, and have time to
answer more questions and
hear what others really had
to say. Michelle had several
items to discuss starting with
Spring Burning. She said that
updates are available daily as
well as weekly, just check their
web site. Spring Trail Closure
(everyone’s favorite topic).
On March 19th they signed a
decision, two days later they
found out there was a national
injunction on all categorical
exclusions starting March 19th.
So right now the decision that
was signed cannot be used;
discussion followed, right now
all trails are open. Michelle
will pass on all news releases
when available. Trails need
to be marked better; Merrick
Graves (Forest Service & High
Country Cruisers) said he will
be marking trails this summer
so we will have a better idea of
just where the trails are. Work
parties will be called and clubs
will be notified as to how and
when they can help.
Once Travel Management hits
things will change drastically;
however this is a few years
away now. Michelle said she
Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association
has with the PNW4WDA’s We
Did It/Club Power Chairman
Kathy Greenwood (Off Road
Animals) that may help
distributing awards.
is hoping that Irene Davidson
(District Ranger) will sign
something in the next couple
of weeks regarding the spring
trail closures; information will
be posted on the Naches
Ranger District web site under
alerts and notices listing the
trails that are open as well as
the trails that are closed.
TWIG update:
the next
meeting will be May 1st at 7
PM. This is for the volunteer
trail coordinators, club leaders,
and adopt a trail leaders but
everyone is welcome. This
will be a volunteer training
workshop and will run until
about 9 PM.
Discussion
followed on the flood repair.
The Forest Service has
completed the analysis for
the 1808 Bumping, 1601 and
the 3100 road system over
in Cle Elum, these should be
completed this year as long
as contracting goes through.
The next set was a much
bigger damaged area the
whole 1700 road system will
have one analysis, 1501 will
have one analysis, the 1901,
3300 in Cle Elum and 4715
in Cle Elum. Michelle said
they will be looking for a lot
of public comment on these
roads. Please let them know
why these roads are important
to you and be specific with
your comments. Don’t just
say I’m opposed to it, state
why. Michelle said she would
be sending out the proposed
actions for all of them and
some would have more than
one option. The major roads
in Rock Creek will be fixed;
most of the culverts will be
upgraded. There will be lots
of construction from July 15
to August 15 on the 1900
Road so expect delays and
closures of the road. This will
mostly impact traffic coming
from the west side over Green
Pass, Pyramid Pass and the
Naches Pass; so it would be
very good to have that well
posted on the west side so
they won’t have any surprises
like - closed. Discussion on
the Nelli Restoration Project
was next. Michelle handed
out pamphlets detailing the
project.
Michelle said this
is very much like the Glass
Angel project.
Comments
are due by April 15th, although
comments received anytime
during the analysis period
will be accepted and given
consideration.
For further
information on this project
contact Jim Bailey at (509) 6531479 Monday through Friday.
Michelle handed out copies of
a comment form detailing the
kind of information you should
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include with your comments.
Please use one form for each
road you are commenting on.
If you want information on
the Travel Management Plan
contact Clint Kyhl the Forest
Supervisor for the OkanoganWenatchee National Forest,
215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee,
WA 98801. A question was
asked about the proposed
closure of the 1601 and 1611
roads during the winter. These
roads are the only roads that
are open to 4 X 4 use during
the winter. No decision has
been made yet, so please
make your comments known
to the Naches Ranger District.
Recreation planning meeting
for the Naneum Ridge State
Forest will be April 25th in
Ellensburg & April 26th in
Wenatchee time and place
to be determined. This will
be like the one they had for
the Ahtanum State Forest.
There are openings on the
committee;
contact
Mike
Williams Recreation Manager
for Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) if you are
interested in being on this
committee 509-925-0973, or
e-mail Michael.Williams@dnr
.wa.gov
A question was asked as to
the status of the 1605 road
– this is part of the Glass
Angel Timber sale, and it is
technically closed right now,
however, they are fixing it for
the timber sale so the logging
trucks can use it.
A question was asked if we
had received any clarification
from Washington Fish & Wild
Life on their newly acquired
land regarding the Discover
Pass. Answer No. We are
trying to find out if we need to
have a Discover Pass for Trail
Jamboree.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
AND/OR MONKEY
BUSINESS
The Shindig Wheelers are
planning to participate in the
Selah Days Parade May 19th.
Next meeting dates for
Region 4 will be:
May 8, 2012 at Doug
Conner’s Shop – Pasco, WA
June 12, 2012 at Liberty Off
Road in Moses Lake, WA
FUTURE MEETINGS/
EVENTS
Jim Sprick Park clean-up
April 20-22, 2012
Beverly Dunes Clean-up
May 5, 2012
May 5, 2012 Barrel
Extravaganza
May 19-28, 2012 work party
at Liberty
Please disseminate the
following information.
Forest Service Road 1900
(Little Naches) will be closed
for 7 to 10 days at MP 6.0 Pile
Up Creek to install a bridge
between July 16th and August
15th .
Forest Service Road 1900
(Little Naches) will be closed
weekdays from 7am to Noon
and 12:30 to 5pm at mile post
5.0 August 1 to August 31.
There are no roads around the
construction site.
Please contact the Naches
Ranger Station at 653-1400
for more information as the
dates get closer. Or check the
following web site
h t t p : / / w w w. f s . u s d a . g o v /
detail/okawen/alerts-notices/
?cid=stelprdb5308316
Moses Lake Clean-up
April 28, 2012
Meeting adjourned at 9:10
PM.
Forest Service
Road 1900
(Little Naches)
will be closed
Barry Collins
Roads & Trails
South Engineering Zone
Naches RD
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Sande Nettnin, Region 4
Pick
Up
A
Mountain Secretary/Treasurer
- Chairman Pam Remley
(Shindig Wheelers) said she is
looking for donations for door
prizes and additional help
with some of the activities.
Pam will post on Face Book
High - Extremely Important and/or High Priority for Management
the areas she is looking for
Medium - Moderately Important and/or Moderate Priority for Management
help with.
Contact her at
Low - Low Importance and/or Low Priority for Management
mtnrubi76@yahoo.com
or
509-658-2496. Pam said we
may have some Region 1 If you don’t know what the answer is please move on to the next question. Not all questions must be answered for all trails.
people coming over this year
1. Trail Number/Name
because of problems with
camping at Operation Shore
2. Location (Township, Range, Section)/Starting Point
Patrol.
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Naches Ranger District –Trail information
Washington State Executive
Director Jim Putman (The
Hombres) reminded everyone
about our Adopt A Trail
Program. He said we still
have lots of trails that need
adopting. The official Adopt A
Trail web site should be open
by May 1st so you can check
and see which trails have
been adopted. Pam Remley is
our Trail Coordinator for Adopt
A Trail and she will be able to
let everyone know when work
parties are planned.
Chainsaw training is still on
schedule for April 28th starting
at 8 AM at the Naches Ranger
Station. Other dates are May
5th, May 19th, and June 9th,
sign up with Jeff Leisy Trails,
Wilderness, OHV Coordinator
for the Naches Ranger
District (509) 653-1438 or
jleisy@fs.fed.us.
Winner of the Door Prize
– Steve Richards (Peak
Putters).
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3. Type of Trail
4. Current known uses
5. a. Significance to you or your user group? (eg. Amount of use, connector, previous investment, historical significance, type of
experience)
b. Ranking of significance, Low, Med, High and why you chose that ranking.
c. Is the trail class appropriate or should it be changed? If changed, to what?
6. Incidental knowledge of condition (including tread, known problem spots and/or maintenance challenges)
7. Willingness to Adopt – Name of Group ____________________________
a. To manage the trail to “Standard”
b. To address Heath and Safety issues – brushing and removing litter
8. Additional Information
o Is there an acceptable alternative to this trail
o Easy access for maintenance
o Options and alternatives for maintenance
o Strategies for reducing maintenance.
o
9. Any concerns or disagreements from the group lease document.
I want to thank everyone for participating in this exercise!! Irene
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APRIL 2012
www.pnw4wda.org
OREGON
Exec. Director
541-389-7265
OrExec@pnw4wda.net
One of Glass Buttes locals an abandon truck left over
from the mining days of the area. Clinton’s administration
stripped the area of all the old buildings including an open
miners shack strangers had cared for used and left open to
the next occupant. Bad deal but the area is still beautiful.
Randy Drake
Oregon Exec. Director
May Report 2012
Daylight is getting longer
but my days are getting
shorter. This just doesn’t
make since as it would
seem with more daylight I
would have more time also.
Apparently that is not true
as I am running way behind
at this time with fewer and
fewer places to find short
cuts to save time. I might
offend some; but I really
need to either find some
slaves or clone myself
twice over. The phrase that
is heard almost everywhere
these days come to mind “If
only I could win the lottery”.
With that in my pocket
book there would surely be
some left over for buying
more time at the end of
each day.
Mona and I are preparing
for our annual run and
camp out at Glass Butte at
the end of the month. This
is a very spring time, scenic
run that anyone would
have fun on. No hard core
wheeling just a very low
keyed runs with friends and
family that anyone could
join in on providing they
have a Class II vehicle.
Lots of stories will be told
around the camp fire with
big dreams of vehicles that
will be the ultimate fourwheeling machine.
Cline Falls is progressing
into a fun little run for Class
II vehicles. The two little
trails are done and signed.
Both of these trails will
require the short stick to be
engaged and it is slowing
going over and around
the buggy cut outs. The
routes are short but with
running them both ways it
will take an average group
of seven rigs a very full day
of wheeling. In the play
4-Wheelin’ News
alongside of the paved
roads. No access by the
people would be allowed
more than 300 feet into the
forest as we damage it too
severely. Now this is the
pesky people on foot only
that will be included period
by her standards and the
USFS Region 6 office.
Motorized traffic would just
be allowed on paved roads
as we the largest user of
public lands is the ones that
desecrate the forest (per
USFS). We the motorized
user will be allowed only
to park along side of the
paved roads and walk the
300 feet into the forest is
their perfect idea of our
use.
The only way this public
land manger was stopped
was with the people getting
involved. The people just
trying get by are all it should
have taken to stop this
TMP; instead of having to
go to the congressional
level. This forest is over
two millions acres and
motorized activities are
allowed on less than onethird of those acres. She
and Region 6 are doing and
will do all they can to stop
travel on less than half of
that third for any reason.
This just does not make
sense! The population
is growing and we need
more motorized trails for
now and for future growth
yet the forest service land
mangers just don’t see our
use even though the laws
are written for our use to
be validated within each
forest to accommodating
our divers usages. They
don’t get it! They are
blind to the majority of the
forest users who are using
public lands in a motorized
Jon Pyland in his old cj5 attacking the pumice mine in the
area of Glass Buttes.
Trail sign for Cline Buttes Recreational Area extremely difficult
and not recommended for class I or IV.
Kiwi Steve Schroll heading up to the vista at the top: Glass
Butte radio tower is always windy at the top. We can see Mt
Scott to Mt Adams to Harney Basin just about from there.
area there is plenty of areas
to spend time playing on
the harder lines but there
are plenty of winch point
s for those finding their
quitting point. Winching will
save the trail for next time
and will definitely save on
broken and dented parts.
Winch is a good thing for
trail rigs.
The campground here this
year will be very rough but
with plenty of room for the
biggest rigs. Not too sure
but believe we the campers
will build to suit and
customize each camp spot
for now. There is no plan for
creating the actual camping
spots at this time from BLM.
So bring your grubbing hoe
and shovel for smoothing
out the sagebrush to fit
the space needed for your
family.
Cline Falls has miles of trails
and roads for Class I, Class
III and Class IV vehicles.
There are miles of the same
for Class II but you will not
need to turn in the hubs to
run these routes. They are
trails for fast as you can go
routes with plenty of dust. If
you like to go fast you will
enjoy the majority of these
other trails.
Wallowa-Whitman
TMP
has been thrown out and
will be redone. Not positive
what this means but believe
that they will start all over
again this time including the
people. It is the people of
this nation that is supposed
to be the ones in charge
of the forest service. The
forest manager of this area
does not see it this way. She
and most forest managers
believe that the people are
not smart enough to be any
part of managing the forest.
With this belief the way to
really manage public lands
is to remove the people
and put them in little parks
APRIL 2012
Even the buggies are having fun at the trails system
Deschutes County 4 Wheelers have been building with a few
other user groups.
Travis Morelli a club member of DC4W teaching my niece
Andrea from Winston what it means to crawl a rock at the
newly opened Cline Buttes Recreational Area just west of
Redmond on Hwy. 126.
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vehicle. So what causes
their blindness? And what
will open their eyes? Fear
makes them shut their
eyes; fear of litigation by
extreme environmentalists
mostly I don’t want to think
its fear of a little work. What
opened their eyes; people
meeting by the hundreds
and inviting elected officials
and lawyers and users of all
types to join together.
I am committed to getting
back on the forum with
updates and continuations
of
issues.
Modern
technology has seemed to
fray into several choices of
information dissemination.
Forums are kind of almost
stopped, face-book isn’t so
easy for some to navigate,
e-mails are never checked
or changed and not
updated, the printed word is
still coming to your doorstep
I hope and you can go
retrieve it at the web site:
http://www.pnw4wda.org/
. So make sure Ronald
McDonald and Tri-Power
has your “mailing address”!
Now is not the time to grow
faint. Washington State is
in for a run for their money,
Oregon State is plum tired
of talking TMP-but I think
someone is finally listening.
Let’s not back down nowcall, write, e-mail, tweet
whatever you do-doit over
and over this year! Let’s
let Region 6 of the United
States Forest Service know
us and know we want our
roads, trails and two tracks!
We adopted them and keep
them watched over and we
have for decades: we are
not willing to go away not
now not ever!
Oregon
Dunes
Yesterday, for the first
time in the history of the Oregon
Dunes,
an
environmental
group; Wildlands CPR and an
OHV group; Save the Riders
Dunes (STRD) sat down with
the Forest Service to discuss
the future of the Oregon Dunes
National Recreational Area
(ODNRA). We all agreed we
are losing the ODNRA to the
unchecked growth of beach
grass, scotch broom and shore
pine. Restoration to open free
flowing sand is our only hope to
keep the ODNRA from certain
death. All stake holders agreed
that we can share the dunes.
We also all agreed that we can
work together and in doing so
keep the areas most important
to each of us healthy and
manageable.
The ODNRA will never
be open free flowing sand
again. The area is too big
and unwanted vegetation too
widespread to eradicate it no
matter how much money is
available. The beach grass is
just too tenacious. We need to
focus our efforts of restoration on
specific areas that will achieve 4
main objectives: Snowy Plover
habitat, Open OHV areas,
native plant communities and
the visual beauty of the dunes
themselves.
There were discussions
on exactly how to accomplish
these goals but first we need
the organization and some
basic knowledge to start the
process. There needs to be
two main groups initiated. One
would be the stakeholders
themselves. This would look
similar to the 10C Work Group.
Examples would be Enviros,
OHV, USFS, BLM, Counties
Corp of Engineers etc. The
second group would be what is
called the “Ologist”. (Biologist,
Ecologist, and Botanist). They
would begin to collect data
Pacific Northwest Region
like where is the native plant
communities and where would
Forest Service
be best to start foredune
333 SW First Avenue
Portland Oregon 97204 or removal. We have set a goal to
meet in mid-July time frame to
PO Box 3623
keep the process moving. More
Portland Oregon 97208 or information about who will be in
phone them: 503-808-2468 the groups will be forthcoming.
From B end, take Hw y 20 East approx. 22miles. Turn right on Road 23 and travel approx. 6 miles to
Roa d 25. Turn right on Road 25 and travel approx. 2 mi
les to Roa d 2510. Turn left on Road 2510 and
travel approx. 6 miles. The w ay will be pos
ted off East HW Y 20 at Road 23.
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We also need to look
at creating an unbiased group
like “Friends of the Dunes”
or “Friends of the ODNRA”
that can act as a non-profit
to request grants and collect
funds for restoration.
Specific to OHV are
areas that are now open but
heavily vegetated. In a few
years there will be so much
vegetation that we will not be
able to ride there even though
we are allowed to. The area
just south of Spinreel and
west of the open dunes is a
good example. I call this area
the “hidden dunes”. We must
keep these areas designated
10B and OPEN. To do that
we may have the ability to go
in and pull shore pine, ride
on beach grass and scotch
broom. Basically restore these
areas to open sand. It is a
daunting task but we need to
start somewhere.
All of us must thank
Sarah Peters from Wildlands
CPR for reaching across the
aisle and be willing to work
with us to restore the dunes.
She came out a few weeks ago
to meet STRD to get our side
of the story. That took some
serious courage to come into
the enemy’s camp. We will all
benefit. Together we will help
the FS focus on the restoration
of the ODNRA so all of us will
have a say in how we can
keep our riding areas open
for future generations. For me
personally that will always be
my number one priority. In a
few years I will see my GreatGrandchild riding a quad with
me. Now that will bring tears to
my eyes!
4/4/2012
Thanks,
Jody Phillips President, STRD
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The Region 6 USFS
managers told us every
week they are visited by
one environmental group
or another and what that
group asks for is LESS
ROADS.
The squeaky wheel is the
one that gets the grease.
Randell Drake
~
18
APRIL 2012
www.pnw4wda.org
REMINDER
The deadline to submit
articles and photos for
Tri-Power is the
21st of each month
Send to:
2012 Trail Jamboree
July 11-14
Registration begins February 20, 2012
www.pnw4wda.org. For more info call Sid or
Kelda Hagemeier at 509.698.3703
Registration is online or Kelda Hagemeier can mail you a
registration form. Contact at 509.698.3703.
Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact us.
4-Wheelin’ News
APRIL 2012
Articles should be
in Microsoft Word
with Arial 10pt font
ADs can be in word
and if you can make a
PDF that would be best
so it will hold the type
styles that you picked
Tri-Power
Ron McDonald
360-901-8376
3902 NE 61st Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98661
19
We're Looking for Members
BELFAIR PACK RATS
Belfair, WA
Sam (360) 275-5253
WASHINGTON:
Piston’s Wild
SW Washington/NW Oregon
Crystal 360-606-1648
info@pistonswild.com
CLIFFHANGERS
Snohomish, WA
(360) 568-1663
PNW Individual Member Club
Longview, WA
(360) 577-0111
Oly Stump Jumpers 4x4 Club
18621 Hilt Street SW
Rochester, WA 98579
(541) 848-5009 / (360) 888-5521
DrESDanielson@aol.com
Rednecks & Rugrats Jeep Club
South Prairie, WA
Dan (253) 863-6787
Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch
Selah, WA
SPOKANE 4 WHEELERS
Spokane, WA
(509) 542-1244
White Knuckle 4x4
Puyallup, WA
(253) 536-8381
www.ykfwa.org
maryandart@comcast.net
hunter@snowgoose.com
Thunder Trucks
Auburn, WA
John (253) 606-4019 or
Windy City Wheelers
Ellensburg, WA
(509) 674-9559
Thundertrucks4x4@hotmail.com
OREGON:
4 At A Time
Hillsboro, OR
(503) 628-4210
GORGE RIDGE RUNNERS
The Dalles, OR
(541) 298-3487
Deschutes County 4-Wheelers
Bend, OR
www.deschutescounty4wheelers.com
FOUR RUNNERS
Klamath Falls, OR
(541) 545-1630
CASCADE OFFROADERS
Lebanon, OR
(541)451-2678
webmaster@fourrunners4x4.org
www.fourrunners4x4.org
IDAHO: 800-537-7845
Membership in the clubs listed above offer a wide variety of activities. If
a club is not listed in your area call 800-537-7845 or visit our web site
www.pnw4wda.org for a complete list of clubs. If you would like your
club listed above e-mail us at: tripower@pnw4wda.org
l b
Individual Membership
Pro-Rated Dues
Jan $40.00
July $22.00
Feb $37.00
Aug $19.00
Mar $34.00
Sept $16.00
Apr $31.00
Oct $13.00
May $28.00
Nov $10.00
June $25.00
Dec $10.00
$35.00.
PNW4WDA TREASURER
603 Meridian
20
APRIL 2012
www.pnw4wda.org
JEEP/WRANGLER DIFF’S
PHOTOs are OK
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:
tripower@pnw4wda.org, OR
FAX 360-695-1043
Or snail-mail it to: Tri-Power
3902 NE 61st Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98661
Send ad in Arial font size 10.
2 Weeks Free use of all Videos*
96 to 06 Jeep Wrangler differentials
Ford 8.8 w/3.73 gear ratio and limited slip
Jeep Dana 30 w/3.73 and Lock Rite locker
Both have disk brakes - $800.00 for both OBO.
Contact Don Williams: 360-426-7585 or
email; dwilliams@NWTEKK.com
~
12-2011
JEEP TRAILER
FOR SALE
Military Jeep Trailer Great
Condition, Military Wheels,
1 7/8 hitch. $600.00
Joe Anderson
253-862-8245
3-11
~
1954 CJ3B Hi
Hood
This jeep has been off road
one time. It lived on a farm
hauling water pipe. It has
a 231 V6 and a spare. Tilt
wheel power steering and
brakes. Two speed CJ5
wipers. Full cage, Warn
8000, Caddy hiback leather
seats, new tires. I did a LOT
of custom work. I have all
the orig. parts. The body is
old but NO rust or dents and
has never been cut up!! Way
to many things to list. I need
to sell do to medical bills. I’m
only asking 6500.00 cash or
best offer.
You can email me at:
butchnguns@ comcast.net
RACE JEEP FOR SALE........$10,000
Race Jeep PNW legal very competitive
contact Tom Peters at trustme4321@aol.com
1-2012
1992 YJ Jeep
Please help me sell this truck to the right guy. My sons and I
built the truck up, though we use Dave Sport in North Bend for
the Dana 44s, air lockers, and the suspension lift. The motor
also was rebuilt by a professional shop in Kent, WA. This
truck is set to go, and priced to sell.
6-10
~
WANTED:
NV 4500, complete, ‘98
or earlier 2WD unit, with
mechanical speedometer
from a V-10 or a diesel trans
will work also.
Stu 253-312-6923
Edgewood, WA
~
12-2011
YOUR
AD
HERE
4-Wheelin’ News
New Rebuilt 4 Cylinder Motor w/ warranty Dana 44 Front and
Rear with air lockers Warren 8 Thousand Winch Oversized
Wheels, Raised 4 inches (original leaf springs over axels)
Slip Yoke eliminator kit Removable Hard Top Great Condition.
$6500.00 Steven Fowler | Sr. Consultant. 425-941-6465
http://www.sound-leadership.com
6-10
~
1997 JEEP WRANGLER
Clean low milage well built TJ. 88,000 miles. 2.5lt-4 cylinder
5 speed. Over $10,000 in after market parts, 6” long arm
lift, 1” body, Dana 44 front and rear, ARB air lockers front
and rear, 513 gears, rocker guards, corner guards, gas tank
guard, roll cage, tire carrier bumper, high lift jack, 33” BFG
MT, rear disc brakes, custom exhaust, high steer kit, CB,
slip yoke eliminator, new clutch, soft top, bikini top, short
throw shifter, after market seats and so on. $8,900 OBO.
I have pics.
Steve 425-864-5111
3-2012
~
APRIL 2012
21
2012
Region 1
Meetings
Angela Holm, DIRECTOR
31330 11th Place S.
253-529-9482 •
Cell: 206-617-9478
Reg1Dir@pnw4wda.org
3rd WEDNESDAY MONTHLY
NO DECEMBER MEETING
at 7:00pm-8:30pm -
Alfy’s Pizza,
4820 – 196th St. SW,
Lynnwood, WA 98036
(425) 775-5459
~
Region 2
Meetings
Dan Morris, DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 494, Roy, WA 98580
253-761-6536 cell 360-458-0644 home
Reg2Dir@pnw4wda.org
Our meetings are Held at:
4 Wheel Parts 7602 S
Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA
Every 3rd Thursday of the
month Except December.
These meetings are open for
anyone whom has an interest
in our Wheeling community. If
you drive a 4x4 Vehicle down
one of our trails We want to
meet you! Come on out to a
region meeting and Have a
Slice of Pizza Provided by 4
Wheel Parts.
Working hard to change our
environment one Trail/person
at a time.
NO DECEMBER MEETING
~
Region 3
Meetings
Kyle Wiebold, DIRECTOR
E-mail:
Reg3Dir@pnw4wda.org
Phone 360-772-5682
(are always the third
Tuesday of every month)
at 7:30pm
NO DECEMBER MEETING
Held at:
4-Wheel Parts
Performance Center
2700 SE 82nd Ave,
Portland, OR
503-774-4000
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.
Please join us to learn about
what is happening on our
off-road trail systems in NW
Oregon & SW Washington.
This is also a great place
to find out first hand about
work parties, trail events and
other 4x4 activities that are
taking place. Guests are most
welcome and we are always
looking for new clubs and
individual members to join the
association and get involved!
~
Region 4
Meeting
Earl Nettnin, DIRECTOR
519 N Fisher Place
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-783-6481
reg4dir@pnw4wda.org
April 10
7:30 PM
Magic’s Pizza,
309 South First, Selah, WA
May 8
7:30 PM
Doug Conner’s Shop
3300 Road 96, Pasco, WA
st
June 17th the 31 Annual
Oregon Creek-N-Trail, hosted
by Region 6
th
June 30 Groundhog Rock
Crawl Competition, hosted by
Deschutes County 4 Wheelers
Volunteers or competitors
welcome!
st
th
July 21 &/or 28 We Did It
Project for Santiam’s Quack
Attack at Region 6 Delegates
Meeting/campout/
potluck,
hosted by Deschutes County
4 Wheelers
September 22nd Region 6
Delegates Meeting/campout/
430 Rd. road maintenance/
dune cleanup/potluck, Hauser,
OR, hosted by Strawberry Hill
4 Wheelers
October tba Quack Attack
Club Power Work Party
November 10th Region 6
Meeting/run/potluck, Klamath
Falls, OR, hosted by Klamath
Falls 4 Runners
January 2013 Combination
Oregon Delegates Meeting
followed by the Region 6
Delegates Meeting TBA
NO DECEMBER MEETING
June 12
7:30 PM
Liberty Off Road
9268 Beacon Road,
Moses Lake, WA
~
May 19th
Outcast 4x4 Fun Run
see AD page 20,
June 9th - 10th
Independence-Ethel, WA
June 16th - 17th
Oregon Creek N Trail
Registration Deadline June 1st
Larry: 541-883-8326 jeepinn@charter.net
July 28-29
Skookumchuck Mud
Dauber’s will be hosting a
play day at the Southwest
WA fairgrounds in Chehalis.
Any questions please email:
leeandkeely@aol.com or call
Lee Hill at 360-508-1376
August 10-12
Summer
Convention
Camas Valley, OR
Sept. 1st - 3rd
June 30th
Groundhog Rock Crawl
Deschutes Co. 4 Wheelers
Randy: 541-389-7265 jrmdrake@msn.com
July 7th - 8th
Free Wheelers & 4 at A Time
Ethel, WA
July 11-14
Registration begins Feb. 20,
2012. www.pnw4wda.org
For more info: Sid or Kelda
Hagemeier 509-698-3703
Overboard - Ethel, WA
Sept. 14-16
Region 4 Pick
Up A Mountain
Jim Sprick Park - Nackes, WA
Pam: 509-658-2496 mtnrubi76@yahoo.com
or Earl: 509-783-6481 reg4dir@wda.org
Sept. 30th
White Knuckle’s 13th Annual
Swap Meet
Enumclaw, WA
www.whiteknuckle4x4.org
Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive
Association
Region 4
October 9
7:30 PM
Magic’s Pizza,
November 13
7:30 PM
Outdoor 4x4
Ethel, WA
May 5th
Barrel Extravaganza,
Cowlitz County Fair Grounds
Longview, WA
August 14
7:30 PM
September 11
7:30 PM
Liberty Off Road
9268 Beacon Road,
Moses Lake, WA
July 21st - 22nd
2012
Trail Jamboree
July 10
7:30 PM
Magic’s Pizza,
presents
PICK UP A MOUNTAIN
Clean Up & Corn Feed
NO DECEMBER MEETING
~
Region 6
Meeting
Ann Haak, DIRECTOR
35725 North Harney Lane
Burns, Oregon 97220
503-349-9875
Reg6Dir@pnw4wda.org
For more Info see flyer’s or
contact Region 6 Dir.
SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2012
Jim Sprick Park 13680 SR410, Naches
(Dry camping $6 per night)
Activities planned entire weekend
Find us on @ facebook Pick Up A Mountain or Contact:
Pam Remley
509-658-2496 - mtnrubi76@yahoo.com
Clay Graham
509-833-4472 FunTimes@EasternWashingtonAdventures.com
Earl Nettnin
509-783-6481 - Reg4Dir@pnw4wda.org
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Subject to Change
year’s dates/ hosts.
FRIDAY: Arrive - Welcome! - Sign In at Tower - Receive Agenda, Raffle ticket & Junior
Jeepers items - Purchase shirts & related items - Junior Jeepers Movie Time - Social time
– Bonfire
May 26th Region 6 Delegates
Meeting/campout/
work
project/potluck,
Christmas
Valley OR, hosted by K-Falls
SATURDAY: 8am Driver Meeting at Tower / Pick up the Mountain! - 4pm @ the Infield
- Turn in yellow ‘We Did It’ Forms - Check for some Raffle winnings - Junior Jeepers items
turn in deadline - Junior Jeepers Corn Shucking Contest - Followed by the Adult Corn
Shucking Contest
May 27th Region 6 Poker Run,
hosted by DC4W Christmas
Valley Sand Dunes, proceeds
to benefit Lake County schools
poster program
5pm-Group Photo / 6pm-Potluck under the Picnic Area / 7:30 Junior Jeepers Winners
Announced - Raffle begins (major items) - Junior Jeepers Movie Time – possible - Social & Bonfire
SUNDAY: 8-10am Pancake Breakfast - Club Run(s)
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING!
June
22
Registration dead line
1st
Creek
n’
Trail
APRIL 2012
www.pnw4wda.org
ATV Mfg. Inc.
Dan Marek Insurance
Northwest Services
Solar Blaster Corporation
Herm Tilford
P.O. Box 805
Brush Prairie, WA 98606
360-256-3843
www.hermtheoverdriveguy.com
12909 Pacific Ave.
PO Box 44076
Tacoma, Wa 98444
253 537-4000 Fax: 253 536-3338
danmarek Insurance.com
Brad Hoyt
4/06
2016 87th Ave. Ct. East
Edgewood, WA 98371
206 948-0549 / 253 922-6745
bradkarts@aol.com
www.northwestservices.net
Dan & Tammy Rheaume
4117 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
206-935-1400
dan@solarblasterfans.com
AZ Mobile Auto Glass
Tom Young
1/11
PMB# 321 10611 Canyon Rd
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-845-7940
www.azmobileautoglass.com
Gold Hammer Body/Paint
Art Waugh
12/85
5570 S Santiam Hwy # 15
Lebanon, OR 97355
541-409-3390
goldhammer@centurytel.net
I-5 Uhlmann RV
B&B Excavating
Bob Brooks
21520 SE 346th
Auburn, WA 98092
253 833-8747
7/86
Billy Bobs Offroad &
Truck Specialties
Bob Hallibueton
5/06
1322 A Meridian St. E
Milton WA 98354
253-286-2344
BillyBobsoffroad@comcast.net
Certified Cleaning Serv.
Daniel Nobel
2103 112th Street E.
Tacoma, WA 98445
253-536-5500
ccsdn@aol.com
3/05
Steve Lux
7/90
1001 SW Interstate Ave/
P.O. Box 1106
Chehalis WA 98532
800.245.5378 / 360.748.6658
kipbarker@uhlmanns.com
www.uhlmannrv.com
PROGRAM
Dan Johnson
7/97
35700 Enchanted Pkway S.
PO Box 4986
253 838-7600 Fax: 253 874-7070
www.jetchevrolet.com
Neal Hollingsworth
10411 Airport Rd
Everett, WA 98204
1-800-347-1188
www.ringpinion.com
Randy’s Ring & Pinion Svc
Dianna Lyn
10411 Airport Rd
Everett, WA 98204
425 347-1199
11/96
Laird Lighting Ltd
Andy Laird or Ruth Mc Cully
P.O. Box 70207
Eugene, OR 97401
541-686-2166
4/11
Standard Batteries Of
Moses Lake
Dave McMains
3/06
400 E Broadway
509 765-8246
www.wrongwa@msn.com
TLC Plumbing
Terry Johnson
5/94
2442 NW Market St # 9
Seattle, WA 98107
206 783-1548
THE
PNW
Trailready Products LLC
Ron McDonald
6/87
6202 NE Hwy 99, Stuite 2
Vancouver, WA 98665
360-695-0595 • 360-695-1043 Fax
rapid.print@comcast.net
Snohomish Transmissions
Rick Pratt
3/92
17476 147th St SE
Monroe, WA 98272
360 794-7888 • Fax: 360 805-5367
www.snohomishtransmission.com
Larry Trim
12410 Beverly Park Rd.
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425 353-6776
larry@trailready.com
4WDA
Warn Industries
Adel Adams
13270 SE Pheasant Ct
Clackamas, OR 97015
503-722-3015 • 503-785-2001 Fax
adamsa@warn.com
www.warn.com
NOW
NEW PNW4WDA SPONSORSHIP
At the Board of Directors meeting in December the board adopted a new Sponsorship Program for the Association. This
program will help us as we continue to move forward. Due to contractual obligations we had to wait until January 1st,
2011 to start contacting vendors. We have had a wonderful response and I look forward to presenting our sponsors so
far at Winter Convention. Listed below are the four levels of sponsorship. If you or someone you know is interested
please call the phone number listed below.
Platinum Sponsors:
Randy’s Ring & Pinion
Carl Niebuhr
6/94
PO Box 147
Snohomish, WA 98291
360 568-7728 Fax: 360 568-9435
www.oly4x4.com
Rapid Print
Jet Chevrolet
PNW4WDA
SPONSORSHIP
Olympic 4x4 Supply
JOIN
Sponsorship Options
Bronze LevelFor $1000.00 annually, you will receive an Association Membership to the Pacific Northwest 4
Wheel Drive Association, a running quarter page ad in Tri-Power, a plaque recognizing your
involvement with the Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association and a link on our website to
your business.
4 Wheel Parts
Paul Barwick
7602 S Tacoma Way
Tacoma, WA 98409
253-476-1600
www.4wheelparts.com
Bronze Sponsors:
Warn Industries, Inc.
Ken Scuito, Director of
Marketing/Customer Serv.
13270 SE Pheasant Ct
Milwaukie, OR 97222
503-722-3015
www.warn.com
ARB 4x4 Accessories
Lisa Wood
720 SW 34th St
Renton, WA 98057
(866) 293-9078
www.arbusa.com
4-Wheelin’ News
Silver LevelFor $1500.00 annually, you will receive an Association Membership to the Pacific Northwest
4 Wheel Drive Association, a running half page ad in Tri-Power, a plaque recognizing your
your business.
Gold LevelFor $2000.00 annually, you will receive an Association Membership to the Pacific Northwest
4 Wheel Drive Association, a running full page ad in Tri-Power, a plaque recognizing your
your business.
Platinum LevelA customized sponsorship package will be developed to fit the needs of your company. Other
options can include major sponsorship in some of the Associations events as well as additional
advertising opportunities.
For Additional Information Call:
1-800-537-7845
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2012 - Eastern Washington Adventures

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