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05-26-2015 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes May 26, 2015 Present: Julie Jensen, Don Schroeder, Harriet Sturges, Darlene Kenning, Curt Dahl, Warren Schuft, Judy Klawitter City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith Absent: Barb Peterson I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00a.m. by Chairperson Don Schroeder. II. Secretary's Report: The April minutes were examined. Harriet made a motion to approve the minutes and Darlene seconded the motion. The motion was approved. III. Treasurer's Report: Warren reported card sales totaling $190, button sales of $90, and birdhouse sales of $40. The Giving Program still has a current balance of $1781 in the account. Curt made a motion to accept the report with a second from Darlene. The motion passed. IV. Old Business A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported that she has received no feedback on the assistance policy for trips that was published in the last newsletter. No board members had heard anything either. The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts trip to view "Art in Bloom" and a lunch stop at Murray's went very well. The food was great and the flower sculptures were very interesting. The May 2nd tour to the Minnesota History Center for "The Songs of the Hutchinson's", a tribute to the music of the Hutchinson brothers, turned out to be much better than expected. Julie felt that this may have been one of her favorite tours of all time. A June outing to the Black Bear Lodge in Baxter for lunch followed by a visit to the Akeley Woodtick Theater for a musical comedy review is sold out. This is followed in July by a trip to Wadena for lunch and then on to the Douglas Lodge on Lake Itasca for a boat ride. This event is also sold out. The August tour to Scandia has only two spots left. The next newsletter will include a State Fair trip in early September and a mystery tour planned for October. In the planning stages we have a possible tour to the Raptor Center at U of M, which will also include stops at the restored Depot and a driving tour of Fort Snelling. B. Update on Programs- September reported that the May Fellowship Dinner is scheduled for tonight with old fashioned hamburger hotdish as the main entree. June's dinner will feature broasted chicken. The movie "Wind Talkers" turned out to be very bloody, which turned off some in the audience. "Big Eyes" is the movie for this coming month with "Still Alice" as a second feature on June 22"d An outing with the kayaks is planned for this coming month. On June 5th will be a special presentation featuring the music and dance of Poland. V. Business A. Fall Concert- Fans of the Church of Cash band would like to promote a second concert for Saturday, October 10th. It looks as though sponsors will be available once again so the financial risk to the Advisory Board should be minimal. The board agreed that we should go ahead with the planning since the support is there to make the event a positive one, both financially and as a senior activity. B. Smart Phone & Computer- A smart phone has been purchased and Julie is learning the features. A touchscreen computer has been purchased and is just about ready to go. C. Board Meeting Day- Warren will be unable to meet on Mondays during the summer due to other commitments. The board discussed the possibility of switching the meeting day but came to the conclusion that Mondays still worked the best. The board gave Warren an excused absence for the next three meetings and he will continue to perform his duties as the treasurer for the board. D. Jackpot Junction- Monday, September 14th is the date for this year's Jackpot Junction fundraiser. Don would like to see it promoted so we can get sales from outside our Senior Center clientele. E. Other- Curt threw out the idea of indoor golf at the Event Center. Golf is very popular with seniors and the Center is large enough that it may be able to accommodate some netting. Curt will see what might be involved in creating an indoor range and potentially a putting green. VI. Adjournment: Warren made a motion to adjourn at 10:59 am with a second from Curt. The motion passed. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 22nd at 10:00 a.m. John McRaith, Secretary