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GREATER COLUMBIA BARREL RACING ASSOCIATION

(G.C.B.R.A.)

BY-LAWS

(Last Amendment Feb. 10, 2006)

Article I.  OFFICES
        Section 1.1  Principal Office.  The principal office of the Association in the state of Oregon shall be located at 60732 Little Buttercreek Road, Heppner, Oregon 97836.  The Association may have such other offices, either within or without the state of Oregon, as the board of directors may designate or as the business of the Association may from time to time require.

        Section 1.2  Registered Offices.  The registered office of the Association required by the Oregon Non-Profit Business Corporation Act to be maintained in the state of Oregon need not be identical with the principal office in the state of Oregon, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the board of directors.

Article II. PURPOSES
        Section 2.1 Purposes.  The Association is organized for the following purposes:
                (a) To encourage and promote barrel racing as a family sporting activity in the Greater Columbia region.
                (b) To organize, promote, sanction and hold barrel race competitions.
                (c) To maintain records of member results at sanctioned events and award prizes for year-long accumulated success.
                (d) To take other action as permitted by law.

Article III. MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
        Section 3.1 Classification of Memberships.  There shall be the following classifications of memberships:
                (a) Individual membership:  Individuals who participate in sanctioned events of the Association.
                (b) Family membership: Parents and children of parents who participate in sanctioned events of the Association.
                (c) Associate members: Individuals and business entities interested in the promotion and recognition of the sport
                      of barrel racing.

        Section 3.2  Dues.  The dues for each class of membership shall be eestablished by the board of directors at each
        annual meeting.  Dues shall be annual dues for the period of one annual meeting to the next following annual meeting.

Article IV. MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATION
        Section 4.1 Management. The Association shall be managed by a board of directors elected annually at the annual
        meeting.  There shall be between five and ten directors as established each year by a vote of the members at the
        annual meeting.
        Section 4.2 Tenure and Qualifications of Directors. The directors shall be 16 years of age or older and be either
        a member of a family membership or of an individual membership.
        Section 4.3 Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the members shall be held in conjunction with the annual awards
        banquet, the date of which shall be established by the board of directors. The purpose of the annual meeting shall be to
        elect officers and directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. Failure to
        hold an annual meeting does not affect the validity of any Association action.
        Section 4.4 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held without notice to the directors
        at the first barrel race every month beginning at 6:45 p.m.
        Section 4.5 Special Meetings/Members. Special meetings of the members, for any purpose or purposes, unless
        otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the president or by the board of directors.
        Section 4.6 Telephone Converence Meetings. Any regular or special meeting of the board of directors may be by
        means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to
        simultaneously hear each other.  Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
        Section 4.7 Notice of Meeting. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of a member meeting and, in case of
        special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not fewer than ten (10) nor
        more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the
        president, secretary/treasurer or the person calling the meeting, to each member of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
        If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail addressed to the
        member's address as it appears on the member books of the Association, with first-class postage paid.
        Section 4.8 Place of Meeting. The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without the state of
        Oregon, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting of the members, called by the board
        of directors.
        Section 4.9 Fixing Membership Role. For the purpose of determining the members entitled to notice of, or to vote
        at, any meeting of the members or any adjournment of such meeting, the member must have paid hie/her dues for the
        current year (on or after the most recent last annual meeting).
        Section 4.10 Quorum.  A majority of the votes entitled to be case on a matter, represented in person shall constitute
        a quorum at a meeting of the members.  If less than a majority of the members are represented at a meeting, a majority
        of the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present or
        represented.  At such adjourned meeting during which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be
        transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.  The members present at a duly
        organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
        members to leave less than a quorum.
        Section 4.11 Voting/Members.  Each member in order to vote must be a paid active member.  Family membership
        with chldren under the age of 18 years of age; living at home, shall receive two (2) votes and single membership receives
        one (1) vote.
        Section 4.12 Proxy.  No proxy shall be permitted. Members must be present in person to vote.  Rule proposals may
        be voted upon by mailing in Ballots, at the discretion of the board of directors.
        4.13 Manner of Acting.  The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
        shall be the act of the board of directors.
        4.14 Removal.  All or any member of the board of directors may be removed without cause, at a special meeting of
        the members called for that purpose, by a vote of the majority of the members then entitled to vote at an election of
        directors.
        Section 4.15 Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring on the board of directors may be filled by:
                (a) the members;
                (b) The board of directors;
                (c) If the directors remaining in office constitute less than a quorum of the board, they may fill the vacancy by the
                     affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office.

A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of the director's predecessor in orrice.  Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the nulmber of directors shall be filled by election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of the members called for that purpose, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
        Section 4.16 Action Without a Meeting. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the directors may be taken
        without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all directors.
        Section 4.17 Annual Audits.  An annual audit shall be performed at the end of each year and upon the completion of
        said audit; all books, receipts, checks, drafts, etc. shall be presented to the board of directors.  Auditors shall consist of
        one (1) member of the board and two (2) additional members of the Association.  The outgoing secretary/treasurer and
        and the newly elected secretary/treasurer shall be in attendance.  This shall be performed before the Annual Meeting and
        not before the Annual Awards Banquet.
ARTICLE V. OFFICERS
        Section 5.1 Number.  The officers of the Association shall be a president, a vice president and a secretary/treasurer,
                    each of whom shall be elected by the members at the annual meeting.  Such other officers and assistant officers
                    and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board of directors.  Any two or
                    more offices may be held by the same person.
        Section 5.2 Election and Term of Office.  The officers of the Association to be elected by the members shall be
                    elected annually at the annual meeting of the members and when elected, shall be a member of the board of
                    directors.  If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon
                    thereafter as may be convenient.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly
                    elected and shall have qualified, or until the officer's death, or until the officer shall resign, or shall have been
                    removed.
        Section 5.3 Removal. Any officer or director not fulfilling their duties may be removed by the members.
        Section 5.4 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise
                    may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term or the nominated member with
                    the next highest votes at the time of the previous years' voting will fill the position.  In the case of a tie, then
                    a new vote may be held for the tie breaker.
        Section 5.5 President. The president shall be the principal executive officer of the Association and subject to the control
                    of the board of directors, shall in general supervise and control all the business and affairs of the Association. The
                    president shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the members and of the board of directors. The president
                    may sign along with the secretary, assistant secretary, or any other proper officer of the Association so authorized
                    by the board of directors, certificates for shares of the Association and any deeds, mortgages bonds, contracts or
                    other instruments which the board of directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing
                    and execution of any of the same shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors or by these bylaws to
                    some other officer or agent of the Association, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed.
                    The president shall, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may
                    be prescribed by the board of directors from time to time.
        Section 5.6 Vice President.  If a vice president or vice presidents are authorized and appointed by the board of
                    directors, then, in the absence of the president or in the event of the president's death, or inability or refusal to
                    act, the vice president (or in the event there is more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order
                    designated at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election)
                    shall perform the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to
                    all the restrictions upon the president.  Any vice president may sign, with the secretary or an assistant
                    secretary; certificates for shares of the Association, and shall perform such other duties as from time to time
                    may be assigned to him/her by the president or the board of directors.
        Section 5.7 Secretary/Treasurer. The secretary/treasurer shall:
                    (1) Prepare the minutes of the meetings of the members and board of directors;
                    (2) Authenticate the records of the Association;
                    (3) See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law;
                    (4) Be the custodian of the Association's records;
                    (5) Keep a register of the mailing address of each member, which shall be furnished to the secretary/treasurer
                          by such member;
                    (6) Sign with the president or a vice president certificates for shares of the Association, the issuance of which
                          shall have been authorized by resolution of the board of directors;
                    (7) Have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Association;
                    (8) Have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Association;
                    (9) Receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Association from any source and deposit all
                          such monies in the name of the Association in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall
                          be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these bylaws; and
                    (10) In general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary/treasurer and such other duties as from time
                           to time may be assigned to him or her by the president or by the board of directors.

        If required by the board of directors, the secretary/treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties
        in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors shall determine.

ARTICLE VII.  WAIVER OF NOTICE

        Whenever any notice is required by be given to any member or director of the Association under the provisions of these by-laws, under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, or under the provisions of the Oregon Non-profit Corporation Act, a waiver of the notice in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time stated in the notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of the notice.

ARTICLE VIII.  INDEMNIFICATION

        The Association shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any director, officer, agent, or any other person who has been made a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director, officer, agent, or other person entitled to indemnification under the Oregon Non-profit Corporation Act or any federal act or statute.  The right to and amount of indemnification shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Oregon Non-profit Corporation Act or any federal act in effect at the time of the determination.

ARTICLE IX.  AMENDMENTS

        These by-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed, and newe by-laws may be adopted by the members by a majority vote of the members at any regular or special meeting.

GREATER COLUMBIA BARREL RACING ASSN.

2006 Rules and Regulations

Latest Addendum -- February 10, 2006

The following rules are adopted and ratified by a majority of the members of the Greater Columbia Barrel Racing Association (G.C.B.R.A.) present and shall not be changed or amended until the next annual meeting, except at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership:
1.1.2 Awards nomination fee of $35.00 per membership
1.2 Family -- Parents and children under the age of 18 as of January 1 of the current year
1.2.1 Dues: $35.00
1.2.2 Awards nomination fee of $35.00 per membership
1.3 Non-contesting -- Non-contesting members can hold a position on the Board of Directors, vote and receive a newsletter
1.3.1 Dues: $15.00 for individual and $20.00 for family
1.4 Voting Member -- Paid active members only, to be paid prior to voting at the annual meeting. A single membership has 1 vote
     and a family membership has 2 votes.

2. Dues for previous members must be paid by March 1. This is to help reduce the confusion and bookwork on our first race night.         Dues to be paid in full when submitting membership application.

3. Prior to receiving any contesting points, all dues and fees (total of $65.00 single and $70.00 family) must be paid by each member.     See Point System and Awards and Classifications sections below for class nomination information.

GENERAL RULES

4. Any member 17 years of age and under is required to have a parent or guardian on the grounds each night.

5. Work Nights:

5.1 All memberships are required to do two (2) work nights during the year.

5.2 Four memberships are to sign up for a night or be assigned nights. Responsibilities are as follows: Someone at each barrel all night      (moving barrels for raking and stomping), gate people, pull up stakes, take down electric eye, help clean up after race and turn off      arena lights.

5.3 Any member not fulfilling their work duties will lose their points for either that night or the previous night and be fined $25.00. A           member must obtain a director’s approval to miss their assigned work night prior to that night.

5.4 If a fine is imposed, the member will be put on the black list until the fine is paid.

6. The G.C.B.R.A. will switch arena locations on barrel race nights when needed at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

7. If a cancellation is necessary due to weather or arena conditions, it is at the discretion of the Board Members and shall be voted on     by the Board Members present. If any classes have been completed before cancellation, those classes’ points will count and they         will not have a make-up race. Only members that are entered in the cancelled race shall be allowed to run in the make-up race. In     all fairness, these are the people who were present at the cancelled race and could not run due to the conditions for that particular     race.

8. All riders must wear western or lace-up boots. Adults may wear western riding tennis shoes with a heel. Any member failing to         wear appropriate footwear will not be allowed to compete. NO Exceptions!

9. Stud Horse Rule: No one under the age of 17 will be allowed to ride a stud horse without signing a notarized, stud-release waiver.     All juniors and younger members will only be permitted to participate on a stud by mounting and dismounting at the gate. Absolutely     NO exceptions!

10. All rule proposals to be due upon a date set by the Board of Directors before the last race.

OFFICERS

Officers: President, Kelli Kamm; Vice President, Jill Milton; Secretary/Treasurer, Jackie Engle

Board of Directors:  Lindsey Anderson, Angie Hughes, Lynn Rodriguez, Chandra Eng, Debbie Stahl, Stacey Gieck, Cindy Rice
.

11. President cannot serve more than two consecutive years.

 RACE NIGHTS

Race Night Dates 2007: March 7 time-only night, 21 first point night; April 4,  18; May 2, 16, 30; June 13, 27; July 11, 25 (to be announced); August 22; September 5, 19; October 3 (make-up if needed). No race on August 8 during Farm City Rodeo Week.

14. Club riding events will be on every other Wednesday. All nights are to count towards points and all classes will earn equal points (refer to Rule 33).

15. Races will run from alternate ends of the arena each week as conditions permit.

16. One gate person will be assigned on each gate used for that night. No one under the age of 18 will be allowed to run gates.

17. The maximum barrel pattern to be set is 90 feet by 105 feet with a 60-foot starting line (depending on the size of the arena). Breaking the pattern or coming back across the starting line is an automatic disqualification for that run. The pattern consists of one right turn and two left turns or one left turn and two right turns.

18. Time only’s will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. No time only’s in classes (left up to the Board of Directors).

18.1 Member cost : $5 per minute or 3 minutes for $10 per immediate family members.

18.2 Non-member cost: $7 per minute or 3 minutes for $15.

18.3 All board members shall receive 10 free time only's for the current year as an incentive.

19. All classes charge a run fee of $5 for members and $7 for non-members each night. In addition, each membership will pay a $1 arena fee per night.

20. Participants must pay at the announcer’s booth before entering the arena.

21. On the first barrel race of every month the arena will be cleared at 6:30 p.m. and there will be a meeting at 6:45 p.m. with the race immediately following.

22. Riders are to stay off the barrel pattern at all times when not competing prior to the start of each race night.

23. Start time: 7:00 p.m.

24. Order Of Running: PEE WEE, JUNIOR, OPEN, SENIOR, $1500 NOVICE, $500 NOVICE, 4-D and then time only’s again.

25. Positions will be drawn for all classes with the exception of the Pee Wee class.

25.1 The number of nominations per class will be the same number of chips used for drawing positions for said class.

25.2 Members that have nominated for the class will be drawn first.

25.3 Chips will be added for new nominations prior to any draws. If nominations are received after the draw has begun, the chips will be added for the next race night.

25.4 Non-nominated or non-members will not be in the draw, and will run at the bottom of the draw, except on jackpot nights.

26. Beginning with the first run made each night, the ground will be raked after every five (5) riders and at the end of every class continuously throughout the night. Time only’s will be raked as needed.

27. No circling to start in the open class. Must keep a forward motion. Do not restart your run if you go off course or hit a barrel.

28. No circling the barrels. This applies to all classes. A $10.00 fine will be assessed after the first infraction. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

29. JACKPOT is on the last Wednesday of the month.

29.1 The race format will be a 4-D Jackpot, BRN4D approved, with $50-100 added each race (Fees at the discretion of the Board of Directors). This is not a mandatory jackpot, but will be an approved point race for that association.

29.2 Pee Wee jackpot will be separate and fees will be $1 (to jackpot purse) + $5 run fee.

29.3 Points will be awarded per Rule 33.

POINT SYSTEM AND AWARDS

30. Members must nominate in every class intended to point in before competing for the points in that class. Nomination forms will be available to make additional nominations as the year progresses.

31. Same nominated horse/rider combination cannot cross-enter between any class and receive points for any awards other than their nominated class. (Example: A member cannot nominate a horse in a novice class, run in the novice class and then run in the open class the next time for points during the same year.)

32. Novice points are on the novice horse as long as a G.C.B.R.A. member is riding it, and a rider may be substituted as long as the rider is a G.C.B.R.A. member in good standing.

32.1 Novice horses can only be nominated in one novice class.

32.2 A member can point off any number of horses as long as the horses are eligible for that class. If the member sells the horse, the points go with the horse.

32.3 A member may substitute a novice horse if the horse gets hurt.

32.3.1 The member can substitute with another novice horse and receive points as long as the substitute horse has not been nominated and ran in any other novice classes and is eligible for that class.

32.3.2 The member can only substitute once. The member may bring the original horse back, but will not be allowed to substitute again. The member must provide a vet-out slip from a veterinarian written on his/her letterhead.

33. There will be points given to eight (8) places in each class at each session of barrel night.

33.1 Points will be 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. All membership points will count throughout the year.

33.2 Members will be given 5 participation points each night that they enter and run in the class that they have nominated in.

33.3 If a non-member places, the club member with the next best time will receive points for that place, with all remaining places filled in the same manner.

34. Year-end awards will be given to 6th place with a minimum of 5 places. After the top 5 places, awards will then be given one (1) place for every six (6) participating members that are nominated and have paid their award fees for that class.

35. If there is a tie for a year-end award, a tie-breaker will be used to determine the winner. An equal amount of runs, up to ten, with the fastest total time on runs on a standard course will be awarded the top place in the tie. The books must read if the course is a standard pattern or not.

36. There will be no upgrading of awards in any class. The Board of Directors will decide what awards will be given for that year.

CLASSIFICATIONS: OPEN, $1500 NOVICE, $500 NOVICE, SENIOR, JUNIORS, PEE WEE AND 4-D.

37. OPEN -- Open to all horses and riders. Points are accumulated on rider only. See Rule 40 for additional class information.

38. $1500 NOVICE -- Limit on horse as of the first race of the year and will remain in class for entire year.

38.1 Must declare dollars won before nominating. If dollars won are unknown, the horse must run in the Open class. Novice lifetime earnings do not include Breeders Sweepstakes monies or Futurity earnings during the futurity year, and all earnings will count after that year.

38.2 Novice points are accumulated on the horse only. Refer to Rules 30-32 for additional class information.

38.3 Winner will advance the following year.

39. $500 NOVICE -- Limit on horse (same as $1500 Novice -- refer to Rule 38 above). Refer to Rules 30-32 for additional class information.

 40. SENIOR -- Rider age 13-17 as of January 1 of current year.

41. JUNIOR -- Rider age 8-12 as of January 1 of current year. Refer to Rule 40 for additional class information.

41. PEE WEE -- Rider age 7 and under as of January 1 of current year. Refer to Rule 40 for additional class information.

(SENIOR, JUNIOR or PEE WEE riders may receive points on one horse only per class on an individual race night. If a rider is running more than one horse in any one of the OPEN, SENIOR, JUNIOR or PEE WEE classes, the rider must designate which horse is the pointing horse at the time of entering said race. Lack of designation for that race will result in no points awarded for either horse of said race. Refer to Rule 31 for cross-entry information as well.)

43. 4-D -- Open to all nominated horse/rider combinations. Open and novice (riders) must nominate horse/rider combination in the 4-D Side Pot. Pee Wee, Junior and Senior (riders) nominate as rider only in the 4-D Side Pot with a $10.00 nomination fee and $5.00 run fee.

43.1 This class will be self-supporting for awards. Monies collected for this class will stay in this class for awards.

43.2 All runs will be rolled unless member is only running in the 4-D class.

43.3 Must nominate all horses for points to count.

43.4 Points will be the same as the other classes (refer to Rule 33).

43.5 In the 4-D, give year-end awards based on overall 4-D points. Point system is as such: 1st place in each D receives 8 points, 2nd place in each D receives 7 points, and so on, down to 8th place. Treat the 4-D the same as the other classes, giving the same type of awards from 1st on down.

COMPLAINTS

44. It is mandatory to submit complaints in writing to the G.C.B.R.A. Board of Directors, to be dealt with appropriately.

44.1 A $25.00 fine will be assessed for persons violating this rule. This penalty must be paid in full before said person is allowed to run again.

44.2 No members will complain to the arena management or to the tractor driver. If members have a problem with the ground, please contact one of the directors to handle the problem or situation at the time.

45. The Board of Directors, consisting of a forum or four or more members, will handle all complaints at a special meeting with involved member or members, and as such, has the power to place any member of the G.C.B.R.A. on probation, with due notice.

45.1 If found guilty, as a disciplinary measure, the member may lose his/her accumulated points.

45.2 All members of the Board of Directors must receive one week’s notice of any special meeting to be held, stating the place and time of the meeting.

46. Any verbal harassment or complaints directed at the timers, announcer, directors or help, will lead to disqualification of those particular members’ points for that go-round.

47. If a situation arises whereby the above rules and regulations are silent regarding the matter, it isn’t covered in the G.C.B.R.A. Constitution and By-Laws, the Board of Directors will refer to the W.P.R.A. Rulebook.