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08-24-2015 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes August 24, 2015 Present: Julie Jensen, Harriet Sturges, Darlene Kenning, Curt Dahl, Barb Peterson, Judy Klawitter City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith Absent: Warren Schuft, Don Schroeder I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00a.m. by Vice -Chairperson Harriet Sturges. II. Secretary's Report: The July minutes were examined. Curt made a motion to approve the minutes and Darlene seconded the motion. The motion was approved. III. Treasurer's Report: September reported that card sales were a little slower over the summer months with a lack of holidays. The Giving Program still has a current balance of $1781 in the account. Judy made a motion to accept the report with a second from Barb. The motion passed. IV. Old Business A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported the August tour to Scandia was sold out and there were no issues. A State Fair trip is planned for early September with 29 people registered so far. The mystery tour for October is already sold out with 15 on a waitlist. There was an issue with people purchasing tickets for others that did not get into line in time so the board voted unanimously to limit ticket purchases to two per person. September will look into getting a computer for Julie to use for trip planning. In November we have a tour to the Raptor Center at the U of M, which will also include stops at the restored Depot and a driving tour of Fort Snelling. A Frank Sinatra review at the Plymouth Playhouse is scheduled for December. B. Update on Programs- September reported that the Fellowship dinner has only 24 people signed up at this time. The movie "McFarland" was very popular. Kayaking is postponed for tonight due to too much wind. Yoga class is going very well. The Senior Expo is on September 22"d. "Woman in Gold" is the movie for September. The concert tickets for Church of Cash will go on sale September 1st V. Business A. Golfing Nets- September indicated that she has gotten no response to a possible indoor golfing experience for seniors. She may check with the school to see what they do for their golf squads when practicing indoors. B. Heart of Hutchinson- The Heart of Hutchinson group will be organizing an event for Saturday, September 26th, in conjunction with the opening of the newly paved Luce Line trail. PRCE and the Senior Center will be providing information on their programs to event participants. C. Booth Mall with Woodstone- The mall is putting on an exhibit on October 3rd sponsored by Woodstone . The event is from 10:00a until 2:OOp. The Senior Center will have a presence at the event. D. Other- No other items were brought before the board for discussion. VI. Adjournment: Judy made a motion to adjourn at 10:59 am with a second from Darlene. The motion passed. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 28th at 10:00 a.m. John McRaith, Secretary