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We, the udersigned, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 504A, 1974 Code of Iowa, Adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation. 

Article I - Name 

The name of the corporation is Worth County Snowmobile Association, Inc., and it is incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 504A, 1974 Code of Iowa, commonly know as the Iowa nonprofit Corporation Act. 

Article II- Duration

The Corporation shall commence buisness upon the date the Secretary of State of the State of Iowa issuses a Certificate of Incorporation and shall continue until dissolved by a three - fourths vote of the Board of Directors present at a meeting called for that purpose, or unless sooner dissolved by operation of law. 

Article III - Purposes

This corporation shall be organized for the following purposes:

a. To promote the general welfare of persons owning and using snowmobiles. 

b. To promote contests and rallies for snowmobile owners, operators and users. 

c. To promote the use of snowmobiles for recreation and other purposes. 

d. To do any and all things relating to the use of snowmobiles. 

Article IV - Powers**

This corporation shall have all of those powers set forth in Section 504A.4 of the Code of iowa, without limitation. 

Article V - Dissolution _ Property

Should this corporation be dissolved and cease to exist for the stated purposes none of the assets shall be distributed to any officers or member of the Board of Directors. All assets shall revert to an escrow account for a period of one year and thereafter shall revert to Worth County for the use of the Worth County Conservation Board. 

Article VI - Government

The government of the corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors and the directors shall have the sole voting power. 

Article VII _ Directors

the initial Board of Directors shall consist of eleven persons who are as follows:

Dale Jones, Northwood, Iowa;

Joel Hopkins, Northwood, Iowa;

Ed Senne, Northwood, Iowa;

Lewis Reyerson, Northwood, Iowa;

Roger Christianson, Joice, Iowa;

Dudley, Peterson, Kensett, Iowa;

Carl Jaspers, Jr., Kensett, Iowa;

Robert Arrett, Northwood, Iowa;

Jerry buechele, Grafton, Iowa;

Dean Gordon, Kensett, Iowa;

David Meyer, Manly, Iowa;

Such directors shall serve until the first annual election of directors and theresfter the number of directors, their election or appointment, and their terms of office shall be determined by the by- laws. 

Article VIII- Officers

The officers of this corporation shall consist of a president, vice - president, secretary and treasuree and such other officers and assistant officers as may be prescribed by the by- laws and the terms thereof shall be prescribed by the by- laws. 

During the first year and until their successors are elected and qualified, the officers shall be as follows:

President- Carl Jaspers, Jr.

Vice President - Joel Hopkins

Secretary - Dale Jones

Treasurer - Dean Gordon

Article X -Debts

The private property of the members, directors and officers, of this corporation, shall not be liable for the debts of the corporation, but shall be wholly excemt therefrom.

Article XI - Amendments

these Articles of Incorporation, except Article V and Article X, may be amended by a vote of two - thirds of the board of directors at any regular meeting, or any special meeting called for that purpose, provided that such proposed amendments shall be plainly stated in the notice for the meeting in which they are to be considered. All amendments are to be presented in writing to the governing body no less than three weeks prior to the meeting. 

Article XII - Registered Agent

The registered agent of this corporation shall be: Craig G. Ensign, 714 Central Avenue, Northwood, Iowa. The address of the registered office of the corporation shall be: 714 Central Avenue, Northwood, Iowa, 50459. 

Article XIII - Incorporation

The names and addresses of the incorporators are as follows: 

Carl Jaspers, Jr, Kensett, Iowa;

Joel Hopkins, Northwood, Iowa;

**Dale Jones, Northwood, Iowa;

Dean Gorgon, Kensett, Iowa.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have hereby adopted the above Articles of Incorporation this 17th day of January, 1975. 

TO: The secretary of the State of Iowa:

   The undersigned, whose names are hereunto subscribed, acting as incorporators of the corporation under the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act as provided by Chapter 504A of the 1993 Code of Iowa do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation:

Article I

The name of this corporation is WORTH COUNTY FENCE STRETCHERS, INC. 

Article II

The purpose for which the corporation is organized is to do any lawful acts concerning and having unlimited power to engage in any or all lawful business for which corporations may be organized under the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act. 

Article III

The address of the inital registered office of the corporation is P.O. Box 27, Northwood, Iowa 50459, and the name of its initial registered agent is Teresa Taylor. 

Article IV

The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors of this corporation is three (3) and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are elected qualified are:

John Haugo -- 625 Hwy 105, Northwood, IA 50459

Jim Krull -- 1774 Hwy 105, Northwood, IA 50459

Teresa Taylor  --  4571 Raven Ave, Northwood, IA 50459

Article V

The existence of this corporation shall commence on the date on which the Secretary of State issuses the Certificate of Corporation, and it shall be perpetual. 

Dated the 9th day of September, 1994.**