11-22-2010 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
November 22, 2010
Present: Harriet Sturges, Phyllis Birkholz, Louise Jessen, Cliff Swanson, Rick Reiner,
Carrol Olson, Randy Bullert
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: None
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Carrol Olson
II. Secretary’s Report: The October minutes were examined. Louise made a motion to
approve the minutes and Harriet seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Randy reported income this past month of $223 from card sales
and $19.50 from dish cloth sales. The current balance is $7826.95. Harriet made a
motion to accept the report with a second from Cliff. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- September reported that the trip to Crown College for the Christmas
Concert almost filled with a count of 41 participants. In February, Julie has
scheduled a trip to New Prague which will have a Czechoslovakian theme.
Other trips for the new year are in the planning stages and will be advertised
within the next month or so.
B.Update on Programs- The Fellowship Dinner is coming up shortly and
registration is a little slower than normal. Some board members thought that
having a turkey dinner right after Thanksgiving may be a problem. The wine
tasting event went well and September is considering a beer tasting event. “The
Young Victoria” was this month’s movie and was well received. A request for
a similar movie has been made for sometime in the future. Seniors traveled via
video to Canada and got a taste of Moose meatballs in the process. In
December the group will head to Alaska. The New Year’s party will be on
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December 30 at 11:30a due to the City holiday on the 31. “Charlie St.
Cloud” will be the movie for December. A dinner dance is scheduled for
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January 19 and tickets are on sale. John Hassinger is promoting cross country
skiing and will attempt to form a club. The Book Club has decided to meet the
third Wednesday of each month now that Fridays are no longer an option. This
will begin in January. The knitters are making fingerless gloves which are on
sale for $5 each at the Center. It is time for seniors to renew their newsletter
subscriptions. They have a free alternative if they wish to receive the newsletter
by e-mail.
V.New Business
A.Street Renovation- The street to the north of the Senior Center will be repaired
in the next few months. This will clean up the rather messy area that exists
now. September will give updates as the project progresses.
B.Crosswalk- The Senior Board requested that a crosswalk be painted near the
entrance to the Center. September will follow up on this request.
C.Senior Advisory Board Members- Carrol, Rick and Harriet all have expiring
terms this year for the advisory board. Rick and Harriet are completing terms
which were vacated by John and June Lyman. All three have agreed to continue
for another three-year term.
VI. Adjournment: Rick made a motion to adjourn at 10:45am with a second from Randy.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, January 24th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary