NODAK FLICKERTAILS

MINUTES OF MEETING

RED TRAIL CAMPGROUND, MEDORA, ND

JUNE 13, 2010

President Adam Leier called the meeting to order.  Adam thanked all 29 members in attendance for coming.  Adam thanked the hosts who served with him and Judy: the Rustads, the Nelsons and the Grunetts.  We hosted two WIT groups from South Dakota, and had a total of 28 RV campers at this outing. A welcome supper was held on Thursday evening and breakfast was held on Friday and Saturday mornings consisting of sausage, eggs, pancakes and fruit.

Adam said he had an e-mail from the Belyeas–their grandson is home and his cancer is in remission. They want to thank everyone for their prayers.

Chris Hesse’s mother passed away this past week -- our sympathy to the family, we are sorry for your loss.

Minutes of the previous meetings were handed out, Jerry moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Harlan, motion carried.

Treasurer reported the May 16^th balance was $2,028.13.  $130.00 was received from dues, $288.34 in expenses, with ending balance of $1,869.79. Adam mentioned the cost of this camp-out was $180.20. $80.20 above the  $100 Camp Host Fund received from the treasury.   Margie made a motion to pay the remaining balance. Adam explained that the hosts do pay out-of-pocket expenses, so that $80 is divided among the 4 host couples equaling $20.00 per couple -- so Margie’s motion was dropped.  Thank you anyway Margie! Eleven couples have not paid their dues.  There were no outstanding bills.  Myron moved to approve the treasurer’s report, seconded by Judy, motion carried. Margie explained that all memberships have to be paid to get the WIT club excellence award.

GNR

Cathy handed out a two page summary of our “ND Row Party for 2010--Hollywood Legends,” and discussed plans for the competition.  Funding up to $200 is available.  Margie moved to spend up to $200, seconded by Betty LeBrun, motion carried.  Our row party competition will highlight celebrities from ND.  Cathy has named the celebrities and our members offering to portray them, they are:

·    Lawrence Welk - (he will welcome the visitors to our row)    Adam or Ed                                                  

·    Lynn Anderson - Betty Lebrun                                                               

·    Angie Dickinson - Anne Collins                                                              

·    Peggy Lee - Colleen Belyea                                                                     

·    Bobby Vee - Mark Collins                                                                                   

Handouts - Krause sausage cooked and served on a toothpick  (by popular opinion, changed from brats);  Dakota Growers - Mac and Cheese boxes;  Giant – Sunseeds; Sun Gold Butter; Sugar packets; Cutters Insect repellent.

We will also be handing out tourism pamphlets of places and things to see in ND, plastic tourism bags, and a nice cold glass of lemonade.  John H has procured a Pride of Dakota basket of products, and will take care of raffling this off.  Thank you John H!   Willy has offered banners of different sizes for our use.  They are pre printed on one side with his Chevy Dealership vehicles but the other side is white and can be put to good use.  Thank you Willy!                   

Discussed having the bulletin board available for scheduling.

OLD BUSINESS:

ND TOUR UPDATE - Ed and Myron have no updates.

BY-LAW CHANGES - John H said he has not talked to Tony.

SHIRTS AND LOGO - John H has brought samples pictures of shirts and logo and suggested we bulk order in white as it shows up better in pictures.   He has brought ordering information so we can have them for GNR.  It was decided the treasurer will pay for the initial bulk order and we will individually pay the treasurer for our shirts.

NEW BUSINESS:

Cathy has sent out information to potential WIT members and we now have new members: Bob and Gloria Danielson!  We welcome these new members.

CAMPOUTS:

Myron talked of the August camp-out in Cooperstown where we’ll be touring the Oscar Zero Missile Site.  Myron also talked of the enthusiasm of the local people and what restaurants they have available.  There is no RV campground available, but the town will make available the Fairgrounds which has about 4 - 20 amp hookups available.  This is cause for concern as August can get pretty hot – so would we still want to go there?   John made a motion we go there, seconded by Ed, unanimous decision was to keep the camping date.

Betty L talked briefly about the September camp-out in Rugby. Co-hosts Belyeas may not be able to attend.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE CLUB:

Myron wanted the names of the SD groups to let them know how much fun it was to have them as guests.

OTHER:

Adam said we want to thank Chris for all the sewing he does on the flag and for making our sign bags, etc.  His work is really appreciated – Thank you, Chris!

Having no further business, meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by Donna Grunett