07-25-2016 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
July 25, 2016
Present: Julie Jensen, Harriet Sturges, Curt Dahl, Judy Klawitter, Don Schroeder, Kay
Yoch, Warren Schuft, Darlene Kenning
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: None
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:04a.m. by Chairman Don Schroeder.
II. Secretary's Report: The June minutes were examined. Curt made a
motion to approve the minutes and Warren seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
III. Treasurer's Report: Warren reported that card sales amounted to $197 for May/June
while button sales were at $25. Dish cloth sales took in another $8. The big winner
was the shotgun shell flags which brought in $100. Judy made a motion to accept the
report with a second from Kay. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A. Tours- Julie Jensen reported that the July 19th tour to Gull Lake for a boat trip
and an arboretum visit went fine and was as popular as ever. On August 17th a
tour will travel to Black Bear Lodge in Baxter for dinner and a show at the Jasper
theater. That trip is now sold out. The annual state fair trip will be on September
1st and currently has 17 people registered. The October mystery tour sold out on
the first day of registration. A November tour will head to the Paramount Theater
in St. Cloud for a performance of show tunes and lunch at a local golf course.
December 9th will bring a visit to the Basilica of St. Mary to hear the National
Lutheran Choir and eat at a Japanese restaurant where the food is prepared while
you watch. Julie is working on a potential tour to see the Vikings stadium in
January and in March she has scheduled a trip to the College of St. Benedict to
see the U.S. Navy Concert Band perform.
B. Update on Programs- September reported that the upcoming Fellowship Dinner
will feature chow mein and currently has 28 people signed up. "The Race" was
the movie for July and brought in some new participants to the Center. She is still
determining the main movie for August. The secondary movie will be another
travel adventure with this one covering the Caspian Sea. The kayaking group will
meet at the boat landing on July 27th and then they will travel to Lake Washington
on August 10th. The book clubs are humming along but a board member
suggested that they not meet during the bone builders program so that people
could participate in both.
V. Business
A. Senior Expo- The Senior Expo is coming up this fall and September wanted the
board to determine whether they should have a booth at the exhibit. Some
members felt that hosting the event and putting some Senior Center information
and pictures on the walls at the Center would be enough. A final decision on
whether to purchase a booth will be made at the August meeting.
B. Exercise Space- Some seniors asked about exercise equipment at the Center.
September wondered if we should consider having a treadmill or other basic
items to exercise on at the Center. The board discussed the matter and came to
the conclusion that there were already establishments in Hutchinson for that
purpose and that they were available to seniors at a very reasonable cost.
C. Other- The board talked about whether we need some new card games to play
as some of the current activities are losing numbers. That led to a discussion
about new games in general and not just card playing. Some currently popular
games were mentioned and September is going to look for them. Members may
be asked to come and explain the game they suggested to help speed up the
learning process for new players. To improve card playing numbers, the
activities will begin at noon and for the first hour people can come and learn
how to play. Hopefully, after some playing time, the new people will feel
comfortable playing with the regulars.
VI. Adjournment: Kay made a motion to adjourn at 10:43 am with a second from Warren.
The motion passed.
The Senior Advisory Board's next regularly scheduled meeting will be on Monday,
August 22 at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary