St. Marys Sportsmen's Club

                2023 Memberships now available

 Badge Notes

Notice: On the 2023 memberhip card there was a printing error. It states:senior member $10.00, it should be $15.00.

This year's badge was designed by Life member and artist Martin Dornisch.

         The Red-winged Blackbird

               Scientific name - Agelaius phoeniceus

Glossy-Black males have a scarlet and yellow shoulder patch. Females are streaky brown in color, almost like a large, dark sparrow. The Red-winged blaclbird is a highly polygynous, meaning the males have many female mates, sometimes up to 15. The males defend their terrtories during the breeding season, Red-winged Blackbirds roost in flocks in all months of the year. In summer small numbers roost in wet lands where the birds breed. Many can be seen on cat-tails in these wet lands. They eat mainly insects in the summer, including seeds, corn and wheat.in the winter months. 

The oldest recorded Red-winged Blackbird was 15 years, 9 months old. It was banded in New Jersey in 1967, and found alive, but injured in Michigan in 1983. It was able to be released after recovering from it;s injuries.

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Classes:

The membership of the club shall be divided into eight classes known as Active, Senior, Life, Senior Life, Patron, Benefactor, Endowment, and Junior.

1. An Active member of the club shall be any individual over 16 years of age or a life member who has paid dues for the current year, and has attended three meetings.
2. A Life member is anyone donating $500.00 or more to the club, or a person who has performed exceptional service to the club and who has been recommended by the Board of Directors and voted by the membership of the club at any regular meeting.
3. A Junior member of the club is one who is under 16 years of age.
4. A Senior member is a person who is 16 years of age or over.
5. A Senior Life member is anyone 65 years of age or older that contributes $250.00.
6. A Patron member is anyone who contributes $750.00.
7. A Benefactor member is anyone who contributes $1000.00
8. An Endowment member is anyone who contributes $1250.00 or higher.

Members who select Patron, Benefactor, or Endowment membership shall have their names placed on a special plaque which will be displayed at the Club.

Only Active members shall be entitled to participate in the governmental regulations and control of the affairs of the club.

A member in good standing of the club is a member who is not indebted to the club in any manner whatsoever.

Privileges:

A member shall have the full privileges of using the available facilities of the club with out further assessment. It shall be understood, however, that a fee may be charged for the attendance at any dance, parties or any other form of entertainment or for meals or beverages served in the operation of the club.

These privileges may be temporarily removed, in part or in whole, during each time when the grounds are leased for public or private affairs.

Any member who is found guilty, by legal authority, of violating game, fish, conservation or civil laws on the club premises shall be suspended at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Any former member of the club who is indebted to the club in any manner whatsoever shall not be permitted the privileges of the club as a guest of another or in any other manner until such time that all indebtedness to the club shall be paid in full.

Dues:

In addition to any Government taxes, the annual dues for all classes of membership shall be set by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of each year. If in any year, the Board of Directors fail or for any reason the first meeting is delayed and the dues are not established, the dues for the previous year shall prevail until such time as the Board of Directors set a new sum or approve the amount previously designated.