Belle Plaine atv club

[wally-eye]

We are starting an atv club in Belle Plaine. If anyone is interested in joining we are having a meeting 4/26 at 7:30. It will be held in the back of Annie's cafe. Any questions let me know.

[Dave]

That's great news! Good Luck!

[wally-eye]

Thanks Dave. It will be a struggle, but we're going to give it a try. We would like to get a few trails going in the area if we can.

[Moose-Hunter]

I may be free that evening. If so, how do I get to Annie's Cafe?

[Dave S]

Wally,

I might try to make it. I have the club in Le Sueur. I was out last year with MNDOT and MN DNR looking for trail possiblities. I can share that info with your group if you would be willing to take on the project. We were the closest club at the time, so they came to us.

[30 inch eyes]

I'm interested in your LeSuer club. Do you have trails, or what does your club do or what does it involve. LeSuer isn't too far for me, especially if you have some nice riding. Any info would be great. You can email me at (dbeak at hotmail dot com)

[wally-eye]

Annie's cafe is on main street, 1 block east of the 4-way stop in downtown Belle Plaine. It used to be called Hennen's cafe.

[Dave S]

30 inch eyes,

we are currently working on getting some areas to ride. We try to get out for a few group rides throughout the year. We also focus on the DNR safety training as I and 2 other club members are certified DNR instructors.

Coming from New Ulm, there is a club closer to you based out of Kasota called South Central Dirt Riders. They have an event coming up in Garden City on May 21-22.

[30 inch eyes]

thanks for the info

[tripper]

good to hear a nother club is starting up. just hang in there and be persistant( things may not go as fast as you would like) and the club will be fine.

a suggestion to those that may be going to this meeting and joining a club for the first time. TAKE A FREIND or two with you.

[wally-eye]

We had a pretty good turn out at our meeting last night. I think around 20 guys. The president of ATVAM gave a presentation. Our meetings will be the 3rd Tuesday of the month at Annie's cafe. Come join us.

[Moose-Hunter]

Wally-Eye...

I had planned to be at the meeting, however you know what happens with the best made plans...

If you would be so kind.... Could you fill us in on some of the highlights?

[Dave]

Having around 20 people for a startup club sounds pretty good, IMO. Keep the ball rolling.

[tripper]

That is a great # for a start up meeting. Keep it moving.

[wally-eye]

The highlights from the meeting are:

name of club - River Valley Riders

importance of joining ATVAM - every MN atv owner should join

brainstorm about starting local trails

yearly dues of $40 - includes ATVAM membership

have fun - most important

recruit more members

vote on officers

Come out and join. We could use as much support as possible. I think local trails might be a hard work in progress, but we are going to try our best.

[Ryan Becklund]

We started a club nearly a year ago in Redwood/Renville counties. Starting a club is a lot of hard work and of course the more people you get to help the better. We actually have a Federal Grant sitting there waiting for our park north of Morton. Hopefully we can start to finalize some things in the very near future.

If you have any questions go ahead and shoot us an email. We are a ways away, but if you have any events give us an email at: [email protected]

Good luck with your club and we wish you the best!

Ryan

Redwood Area Trail Tamers

[wally-eye]

Thanks Ryan. We are going to try our best. Good Luck with your club also.