REMER
MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
December 9, 2014
OFFICERS PRESENT: Bob Stoeckel, Scott Kesti, Julie
Stoeckel and Kim Archer
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sherri Logan, Alicia Burgers, Su
Ugstad, Cheri, Elizebeth & Lindsey Frick, Pat O�Neil, Brynn Winger, Walt
& Carol Scollard, Dennis & Nancy Stefan, Howard Prushek and Shane Dugan�
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Meeting
called to order at 5:30 pm by President, Bob Stoeckel
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Additions
and approval of agenda
1. New Business:� Flag Committee
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Motion
to accept agenda
M/S/P����������� P
O�Neil/W Scollard/Passed
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Meeting
minutes from the last meeting were looked over
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Motion
to accept minutes
M/S/P����������� J
Stoeckel/W Scollard/Passed
FINANCIAL REPORT:
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Julie
submitted the financial report
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Motion
to accept the Financial Report
M/S/P����������� P
O�Neil/S Dugan/Passed
LIBRARY REPORT:
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Santa
will be at the Library on Saturday, December 13
o
He
will read a story @ Story Time
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The
Ladies decorated inside the Depot � looks great � Thank you all very, very
much!
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Check
the heat � Nancy thought it was cooler than 67
OLD BUSINESS:�
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2015 Dues:� We will be sending out another letter to
those who have not paid yet
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Turkey
Bingo update:� Raised $178.50 this year
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Thank
You to Bonnie, Dan and those who came, played bingo, donated or bought baked
goods! THANK YOU!
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Santa � Saturday December 13 at the Library
� posters around town and ad in the paper
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Fish
House Raffle:� PLEASE
SELL YOUR TICKETS!!� Drawing is on the 19th PLEASE have them out for the Christmas
Crawl
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Vacation
Raffle:� Has been tabled for now � not enough traffic
to sell enough tickets
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Christmas
Crawl Update:
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Su
will post the list on Facebook and the website
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Ad
in the Pine Cone
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Ad
on Craigslist
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Ballot
bags are out and you vote for your favorite decorated business on the 18th
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Bake
sale at the bank raising money for the Chamber � your donations and purchases
are appreciated!
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Dog
Sled Update:
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Saturday
February 14
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No
snow � Festival of the Falling Snowflakes will still go on
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Need
volunteers � see Bob
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Need
Chili contestants
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Scott
will see if Marty wants to have a Valentines Dance that night
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Shane:�
Jennifer Welk is going to set up a meeting so that they can all meet at
one time and discuss getting some help from the school students at
Chamber/Lions events
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Harvest
Festival Update:
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Brynn
Winger has joined the Chamber and will be the Chair Person, Kathy Bullock, Pat
O�Neil and Carol Scollard will help out � more help is always needed!
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First
Meeting will be January 13th � right after the Chamber meeting �
please come and help make 2015 a successful Harvest Festival
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Motion
to accept Old Business:
M/S/P����������� J
Stoeckel/P O�Neil/Passed
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Re-joining
the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce:
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The
cost is $260 for a year
There
was a discussion about what we get for our $260
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Motion to vote to not re-join the
Grand Rapids Chamber
M/S/P����� B Stoeckel/P O�Neil/Passed
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Checking
on joining the Longville Chamber
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Caboose
Update:
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Pete
G is � done with the painting of the inside of the caboose
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Lockers,
furniture, etc. will be in by May
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Pete
G will finish by Harvest Festival
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Planning
on a Grand Opening at Harvest Festival
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Pat
will check on somebody (Jason Davis) to come and do a story on Remer/Caboose
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Bob
and Howard met and talked about taking $1,000 out of the endowment fund (which
is all we can take in one year) the paperwork has to be filed by January
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Motion to take $1,000 out of the
Endowment fund to help pay for the finishing of the caboose
M/S/P����� P O�Neil/D
Stefan/Passed
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Flag
Committee Update:
o
Pat
feels that more people are needed on the committee
o
There
are currently 5 people on that committee
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Pat
O�Neil for the Chamber, Walt Scollard for the Lions, Carol Scollard for the
Garden Club, Nancy Stefan for the Library and Lisa Blundell for the City
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The
City decided to put wreaths up on the light poles for the Holidays
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Milo
Stefan donated a small tree for every barrel in town � Thank You Milo
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They
are all in and businesses are decorating their tree
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Motion
to Adjourn:
M/S/P����������� S
Dugan/J Stoeckel/Passed
NEXT
MEETING 5 pm:
JANUARY 13TH,
2015
At The
Depot
Submitted by:
Kim Archer
Chamber
Secretary