Board of Directors
Nov. 3, 2009
Licht residence
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by President Donna Crossman.
Treasurer’s Report – Sheri Haviza moved to accept, Roger Houk 2nd. MC.
Secretary’s Report - Jane Licht moved to accept, Sheri seconded.
Old Business:
Newsletter – Donna said that some members that have a dial-up Internet connection had a long time to download the file sent out electronically. Other members were very happy to get the newsletter directly instead of via the website. Jane will compress photos to help with long downloads.
Website – Jane reported that the sidebars on the website are updated. Classified ads are constantly being updated.
2010 Member Clinic – Nancy Nelson got information from the Marquette County Fairgrounds in Westfield, WI, about 20 miles north of Portage. There are stall barns and a large indoor arena. There are fees associated with using it, but it is feasible. Overnight accommodations include camping on site or local motels. There are fast food and sit down restaurants in the area. Any weekend in May is available.
Sheri received info from The Natural Gait just over the border in Iowa. There are cabins to stay in on site. The more people that sign up for the clinic, the cheaper the facility gets, since the facility charges by the person instead of the renting the buildings.
Each facility would have a little different offerings. We did decide that early to middle of May are the desired dates. We need to finalize the facility, clinician, and date. The target number of students is 16, with the potential for auditors.
Drives – The Harry Radtke drive at Didier’s in Port Washington was on Oct. 4. It was a successful drive with many people that came. There will be more info in the newsletter. The Old World drive attendance has been challenging in the last few years because of weather and changes to the facility, but we will keep trying to make it happen.
Myrna asked again about hosting a “Trail Drive Clinic” next year for members that would like to learn more about driving safely on trails. We would like to have this in conjunction with a scheduled trail drive. A possibility is having experienced members and their horses available for newbies to drive with.
Myrna also suggested putting a physical address of the Trail Drive locations in the newsletter for those that have GPS mapping systems.
DDC Brochure: Jane sent out another sample brochure via email. Donna asked if we needed to get Photo Releases for the youth pictured in the brochure. We agreed that we should pursue this.
New Business:
Mischka calendars – Nancy will contact Bob to see if he is interested in offering driving calendars at a discounted price, as in other years.
Annual Meeting – Jan. 24 at the McFarland Municipal Building with social hour starting at 1:00 p.m. The business meeting will start at 2:00, with dinner and the end of the silent auction afterward. Members may pay for multiple years’ membership if they so wish.
Election of Officers – Myrna and Jane’s terms are up and have offered to rerun for the board. Sheri, Roger, Loren, and Nancy are finishing their 2nd terms next year. Donna and Tom Smiley will not run again for the board. Jennifer Thompson and Debbie Radtke have offered to run for the board.
Roger moved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:11 p.m. Sheri 2nd. MC.
Next meeting will be at the Annual Meeting. There will be a board meeting after the Annual Meeting to pick a date for the next board meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Myrna Rhinehart, Secretary
