OSC Board Meeting
November 2, 2004
The meeting was called to order by President Scott Severance at 7:00 PM
Present- Scott Severance, Jan Carr, Kay Kotwas, Tom Button, Anne Sonne, Jane McCarthy, Marv Patnode, Jack Lancette, Joe Cali, Terry Avery, Diane Clark, Kurt Londhair, Karen Whedon, Leo Naylor, Mary Clay
Guests- James Stier, Sallie Dannon, Dick Butler
Secretary’s report- Accepted as amended- the spelling of Kayuta Lake was changed. Also the Long range planning committee will be held November 16.
Membership- Jack has processed 33 new memberships in the last few days. These memberships have come primarily from the Boomer. Presently there are 318- 2005 members and 302 members from the 2004 year that have yet to renew.
Outings- Terry reported that there are no events presently planned. However he did mention that Jack Lancette is involved in the “Geezer” group that is hiking on Fridays at 10:00 AM. The next hike will take place on November 5 at VanderKamp. The hikes are posted on the internet and provided to anyone who has provided their e-mail addresses.
Family Concerns- Scott is working on appealing to families. He suggested too that we become a “giving” club by providing services to the community to enable us to get more exposure while we help the community.
Communications- The Boomer is going well. There have been positive reactions for the “Snowline”.
Lodge- Dick Butler reported that the lodge has been appraised at $200,000.
Trips- Leo reported that there are 25 paid people for the trip to Mt. Tremblant (March 4-7). There are approximately 10-13 more people that have expressed interest. The break-even point is 35 people. Diane Clark is also sponsoring a trip to Pioneer Lodge that same weekend.
Social- Janice Farrelly has resigned from as chair of the Social committee. We are presently looking for a new chair. Mary Clay reported that approximately 27 people attended the Happy Hour at Colorado Mining Co. They provided plentiful snacks as well as free drinks and other coupons. We will be having our next Happy Hour on November 17. We will plan tentatively to have a happy hour the last Wednesday of the month. For the time being we will continue at the Colorado Mining Co.
Insurance- Karen is still looking into insurance alternatives. It was suggested that maybe we team up with other clubs and combine our efforts in obtain insurance.
Ski movie- Joe is looking into a ski movie ( a la Warren Miller). This can be used as a springboard for new members. We can use it for publicity or fund raising depending on what the committee decides. Whatever is decided it would be good exposure for the club.
Since the Ski Sale is no longer able to be profitable, it was voted by the board to dissolve the Ski Sale. It was agreed that the board would look into other alternative fund-raising means, and this task was turned over to the long range planning committee.
The ski sale co-chairs also recommended one year of free advertising in the Boomer for two businesses that have consistently provided above average support to the ski sale. To recognize this loyal support, the board approved one year of free advertising in the Boomer for Labrador Mountain and for Four Seasons.
Logo Apparel- Mary Clay, reporting for Dianne Emmick, has suggested that we resume selling logo apparel through orders only. This would eliminate a backlog of merchandise. Dianne will be setting up a table at the ski meeting to promote the clothing and see how well this idea is embraced.
Ski Race Team- Jim Stier, who has chaired the ski race team for many years submitted
his resignation. Ski racing has fallen in popularity and it is too expensive to continue supporting a race team so we will be putting our efforts into other areas.
We thanked Jim for all his efforts for his many years of work for the team.
Cross Country Ski lessons- It was suggested that the Ski Club find a venue that will offer cross-country ski lessons. Jane and Mary will look into it.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Sonne, Recording Secretary