03-24-2014 SAM
Senior Advisory Board Minutes
March 24, 2014
Present: Julie Jensen, Don Schroeder, Judy Klawitter, Harriet Sturges, Curt Dahl,
Darlene Kenning, Warren Schuft, Barb Peterson
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: None
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Don Schroeder, chairperson.
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II. Secretary’s Report: The February 24 minutes were examined. Warren made a
motion to approve the minutes and Harriet seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Warren presented the current financials to the Advisory Board.
Card sales reached almost 300 so far in March. Button sales brought in $10 this past
month while shot gun flowers added another $30. Judy made a motion to accept the
report with a second from Barb. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie Jensen reported that a group headed to the Paramount Theater to see
an Irish concert in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, which included a dinner at the
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Coyote Moon restaurant. This tour sold out and went well. An April 6
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Minnetonka choral concert is on the calendar and has some seats left. On May 4
we will travel to the Twin Cities for an Olympian Ice Show which still has plenty
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of tickets available. May 17 will bring a visit to Hudson, Wisconsin to see a
musical biography of the Righteous Brothers and that tour has only three seats
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left. On June 20 we will see a split tour when a bus will travel to the state
fairgrounds and then disperse the participants to one of two destinations- Como
Park or a back to the ‘50’s car show at the fairgrounds. A July cruise in Duluth, a
state fair visit in August, and a mystery tour this fall are included in upcoming
adventures.
B.Update on Programs- September reported that the nature film “Jungle Eagles”
turned out to be very entertaining and the movie of the month, “The Book Thief”,
went over well. The knitting group meets on Friday and seems to really be
enjoying the fellowship. The baking class had sixteen at last count and is proving
to be popular. Tomorrow night is the fellowship dinner along with bingo and the
meal will feature beef stew. West Elementary still needs readers for its reader
listening program, which begins in this month. “Twelve Years a Slave” will be
the featured movie in April. The fellowship dinner this next month will be
serving up meatballs. Earl Olson will be doing a “Travel at a Glance” tour of
Hawaii. September reported that the group that performed “Sirens of the Sixties”
last month is interested in returning this fall for two appearances. They would
like to perform a show entitled “Hits of the Fifties” in October and then return in
December for a Christmas presentation. The Shadows band is already scheduled
for September so there is a potential of three concerts in a four month period.
September also discussed the possibility of selling tickets to all three shows for
one reduced price.
V.Business
A.Sound System- September had Larry Dostal from Dostal Electronics provide
information about potential speakers for the program room. A commercial
grade system would cost around $900 and would still be functional if moved to
a larger room. A cheaper system would cost in the $600 range but is not
commercial grade and would not be able to cover a larger space. A decision
was tabled for the time being.
B. Concession Stand Fundraiser- A Coin Auction being held at the Center and its
organizers asked the Senior Center to provide a small concession stand as part
of their event. September thought that is would be a good fundraiser as well as
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a good senior activity. This event will be held on April 5 from 7:30a-2:00p.
C. Senior Day at the Mall- The board decided against sponsoring a senior day at
the mall.
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D. Volunteer Luncheon- The volunteer luncheon has been set for April 24 at
10:00am.
VI. Adjournment: Curt made a motion to adjourn at 11:30 am with a second from Judy.
The motion passed.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary