Minutes –
President Patti English
called the meeting to order at
Members present:
Patti English, Tom
Deddens, Mike Lipp, Pat Newman, Pat Dutson, Sandy Orr, Carolyn Ahlert, Mike
Purcell, Barb Levinson, Bob VeVerka, John Burpee, Adrienne Netherwood, Potter
Orr
Members absent:
Debbie Cummings, Everitt
Kitchen,
Minutes
The minutes from
the last meeting were approved.
Treasurer’s Report
A preliminary
treasurer’s report from the regional tournament was presented and everyone
approved then realized it did not need to be approved. A treasurer’s report was not available.
Guest Presentation
Nancy Sachs and Linda
Wolber attended the meeting and Linda read a letter of resignation to the
board. There was a concern that Matthew
Granovetter did not pay appropriate fees. After some discussion, Potter clarified
that it was his mistake. Adrienne said
that Matthew now is current with his payments. There was no intention of
favoring one teacher over another.
Committee Reports
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Pat
Newman thanked everyone for their participation in the regional, and all agreed
that it was a very successful tournament. A postcard will be sent to
out-of-towners inviting them to next year’s event. Potter suggested that we buy
ten sets of boards and cards for future tournaments. There were a lot of
complaints about the cards used during the tournament. Pat has made tentative
commitments for the
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Mike
Lipp advised that Joe Lutz sent a letter of apology to the board for his
demeanor at the hospitality suite during the regional. It was agreed that the
matter is closed.
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Carolyn
presented the STAC report. It was agreed to raise the entry fee to $9 a table.
First place N/S and E/W will get a free entry card. She also mentioned that
another Alert will be coming soon, and she would get us a deadline for
stories/news.
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John
Burpee of Promotions Committee discussed
the Senior Expo. He has five volunteers to staff the booth. ACBL has donated a
display and brochures. There will be handouts there for lessons.
New Business
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It
was reported that George is having trouble with the team game. It was suggested
that either Nancy or Kay try to help him, switch the date, or help him run the
session.
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There
is no Library committee currently. Barb Levinson agreed to be the board member
who will help the chairperson.
The next Board
meeting is scheduled
Respectfully
submitted,
Robert F. VeVerka
Recording
Secretary