Attendees:

President Stephen Phillips called the meeting to order on the above date and time.  He then proceeded to follow the order of business.

Secretary Palmira Miller being absent, John Jarecki read the minutes from the previous meeting held January 8, 2008.  Bill moved that the minutes be approved as read and placed on file.  Murph seconded the motion, with all members present voting in the affirmative.

Treasurer, Steve Masakowski read and presented the treasurers report.

·    The organization has a total of $5291.10 in the General Fund, $1500 in checking reserve, and $100 in petty cash.

·    The organization has 29 paid and complimentary 2008 memberships.

Bills or correspondence:

There were no bills or correspondence.

The 1^st Vice President, Russ Sager reports:

·          I have been appointed Keeper of the Township Ordinances. We will ask the Commissioners to give us copies of Township ordinances, which we will then keep for public viewing.

The 2nd Vice President, Tom Kashatus reports:

·          There will be a public meeting on regionalization of South Valley police forces on Thursday January 24 at LCCC at 7:00 pm.

·          We had a Board Meeting of Organization officers.

·          We will have a Hospitality Committee to send cards from the Organization when members are ill, when they pass away, or have family members who pass away.

·          I will help Steve with memberships.

·          I am collecting aluminum cans as a money raiser for the Organization.

·          At the Commissioners’ meeting I told the Commissioners that I would be looking for building code violations.

·          We ask Organization members to address topics of community interest at Commissioners’ meetings.

Steve Phillips reported that John Jarecki resigned as Newsletter Editor and was replaced by Bill Hourigan.

Newsletter Editor, Bill Hourigan reports:

·          I will ask members to contribute articles.

·          I will change the State of the Township article to an article on Commissioners’ meetings.

·          The newsletter will have articles on recreation, Township news, police and fire departments, information on local people and social functions and faithful newsletter advertisers, and possibly input from local churches.

Committee Reports:

Recreation Chairman, Murph reports:

·          The next meeting of the Township Recreation Board will be on Wednesday January 23 at 6:00 pm.

·          The Board will be looking for $15000 in funding in grants to buy the skateboard equipment recently offered to the Township.

·          We plan to have three Summer Fun events this year, but the events will be bigger and involved more people: for example a puppet show and puppet making workshop and teepee construction.

·          I put together a book of photos showing Summer Fun activities that I will use to ask for donations for this work.

·          We think that we should have these activities at Holy Child Grove, where there are large roofed areas.

Heidi reports:

·          We sold 97 out of 100 calendars for 2008, and three were stolen from the Variety Stop.

·          We have a prototype of a 2009 calendar. (The Organization approved printing 100 of the 2009 calendars.) 

·          I suggest we sell wooden replicas of Township buildings as a fund raiser.

Bill reports:

·          We will have another meeting on Thursday January 24 on possibly acquiring the Glen Lyon bank.

·          We will need an appraisal of the building at a cost of $500 to $700.

No Trustee Report

No Unfinished Business

New Business:

Russ, in agreement with Steve M., said that we should get a $100 game of chance license that would cover our events for the entire year.

The Organization voted to hold the Fall Festival on the same weekend as the All Newport Reunion on Columbus Day weekend.

Heidi made a motion to contribute $300 to the Knights of Columbus for heating payments.  Carolyn seconded the motion, with a majority of members present voting in the affirmative.

Sia was appointed Chair of the Hospitality Committee.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.

Submitted By:         John Jarecki

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