Coon Lake Community & Senior Center, Inc. Membership Meeting Minutes

8 October 2001

A. Madam President Kathy Paavola called the meeting to order. Roll call was taken.

B. Announcements

Kathy presented Virginia with a plaque and thanked her for her 12 years of service.

C. Secretary's report-Dawn Frandrup

Minutes were read. Penny Berens made a motion to accept the minutes. Marge seconded the motion. Motion passed.

D. Treasurers report - Marlene Collen

As of 9/30/01: Checking = $7,830.15, Savings = $926.46 (No bank statement yet, but interest is usually between 25 and 30 cents per month, so the balance shouldn't be much different from last month), Mission = $30,034.03. Profit for September was $329. Profit from the pig roast was $1,094.72.

Virginia made motion to accept the treasurer's report subject to audit. Diana seconded it. Motion passed.

E. Gambling Report - Marge Barrett

Gross receipts for September = $40,050, net receipts = $8,326.00, cash = $27.00, and net profit = $2,374. 21. There was an error on the lawful expense worksheet for September - the 45/55 was not $278.35. It was $257.12, which brings the total to-$4,669.53.

There was a defective box last month due to an incorrect serial number, so we only got $205 for it. The box was given back to the Minnesota Department of Revenue and they will find out who the serial number belongs to. There is now a new box behind the bar.

There was also a counterfeit $100 bill. We now have a pen to check authenticity. Mike Murphy made a motion to accept report. Tara Nelson seconded. Motion passed.

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F. Senior Committee-don't have one

G. Youth Committee - - Diana and Tara need to discuss whether or not they will do it.

H. Dock Committee- no report

 

I.   Rentals

There's a possible rental, but they haven't paid their fee. Kathy is trying to contact them but doesn't know if the rental will really occur.

J.   New business

Kathy wants the clubhouse to be used more. The community needs to think of things to do.

There was discussion about whether or not to have a chili feed in October. Mike spoke with Steve, the President of CLIA (Coon Lake Improvement Association), who said that CLIA was going to have a feed for a membership drive on November 1st. George made a motion to have Kathy check with CLIA regarding the possibility of having a joint chili feed. Motion was seconded and passed.

 

Profit from the pig roast was $1,094.72.

 

Halloween Party - Diana suggested having games, bags of candy, and a costume contest. Older kids would be welcome to stop by for hotdogs and drinks. Mike found out about lights for the kids. $500 was set aside for the party, and Diana and Tara said they would make a list of Halloween expenses for Kathy.

Christmas Party - George made a motion that Tara, Diana, and Marlene form a committee for the Christmas party and propose dollar amounts at the next meeting. Marge seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Senior Christmas Party - Virginia said that the seniors usually get $650 for their party during the 2nd week of December. There was discussion, and Marge made a motion to put a cap of $650 on the senior Christmas party. Jeff Hintz seconded the motion. Motion passed.

 

Snowplowing - Plowing for seniors, handicapped, and clubhouse was discussed. Diana made a motion to get separate snowplowing bids for seniors/handicapped and the clubhouse with a preference for a.m. plowing. Bert seconded the motion. Motion passed. George made a second motion to get the clubhouse bid done right away and put the seniors on the table for now. Bonnie seconded the motion. Motion passed. In the meantime, signs will be posted at the store and the bar to determine if seniors are interested.

 

Clubhouse chairs - Virginia said the orange chairs are old and falling apart. Diana made a motion to count the chairs and discuss the situation at the next meeting. Mike Murphy seconded the motion. Motion passed.

 

Maintenance issues - Gutters need to be cleaned. The freezer was looked at; the time clock went out and will be replaced. Both the freezer and refrigerator were cleaned. The furnace filters need to be replaced ASAP!

The possibility of selling t-shirts and sweatshirts was discussed. Several suggestions were made, but no decision was made.

 

Newsletter - Tara will be designing a new newsletter. She would like members to submit columns. E-mail her at 1  :                 . The deadline for submitting articles will be the 20th of each month. She will also include a small synopsis of the meetings. Diana made a motion to accept Tara's new newsletter. Jeff Hintz seconded. Motion passed.

 

Pulltabs - George has been getting complaints about pulltabs. He made a motion to have the state laws posted at the bar, along with a list of employees and when they are/aren't allowed to play pulltabs. Diana seconded the motion. Motion passed.

 

Pest Control - Kathy talked to Pluncket Pest Control about the bugs. She has a contract that takes care of now, the spring. May - October is $45.80/month. Kathy will call them. Total for the year is $325.   Jeff Hintz made a motion to try the pest control for a year. George seconded the motion. Motion passed.

K. Bert made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Diana seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned.

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Dawn F.

 

Members____________________________Non-Members

1. Kathy Paavola

2. George Paavola

3. Verna Findorff

4. Virginia Swanson

5. Hazel Weaver

6. Lynn Stein

7. Penny Berens

8. Mike Murphy

9. BertHokkanen x

10. Dawn Frandrup

11. Margaret Gibowski

12. Daniel Gesino

13. Margaret Barrett

14. Bonnie Harvey

15. MaryAnn Schumacker

16.???

17. Diana Saenger

18. Tara Nelson

19. Marlene Collen

20.JeffHintz 2 I.Dick Bullock