Los
Molinos Chamber Minutes(Approved)
January
9 2008
Meeting called to order at 6:40 pm
A small turnout on a rainy Wednesday did not dampen our
spirits, although, we did not have a quorum and had to table some of our very
cool ideas.
Those in attendance: President Betty Jo, Jan
& Dwayne Elmore, Clarissa Ortner, Mike Druey & Charles Githens.
We stood to honor our Flag & Country with the pledge,
routed a sign in sheet and President Betty read the minutes from our last
meeting on November 28th 2007. Since Jan had taken the last
minutes, it was more like story time than minutes being read into the record.
The minutes were accepted, approval pending, as we had no quorum.
Discussion on a variety of topics,
including:
There will be a beer &
wine bar; smaller scale than the 60th Anniversary Party-less
booze. Jan agreed to be responsible for this aspect of the
function. There’s money in the ‘bar fund’. Still have a caterer
issue and Clarissa will be calling Linda for clear info as to whether or not
she’s still in business.
The items discussed that required a vote, we
temporarily called ‘Suggestions’.
‘Suggestions’ made:
Our next Executive Meeting is scheduled for
01/30/08, Meeting of Members on for 02/13/08.
Meeting adjourned at 7:54 pm.
Jan Elmore
1/10/08
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MID-MONTH MEETING MINUTES
February 13, 2008 (Minutes Approved on 2-27-08)
Allegiance.
There were 11 members present, no guests.
Secretary
Barbara Whitten read the minutes of the January 30 meeting. The minutes were approved as corrected
Charlie
Githens has parade information ready for the Chamber website and has been in touch
with G & G Trophy for Installation Dinner trophies. Betty noted trophies for Volunteer of the
Year, Business of the Year, Noel Watkins for distinguished service, Sierra
Pacific and Rolling Hills for Corporate Sponsors will be presented at
Installation Dinner; Certificates of Appreciation will be presented to Corning
Ford, Bell Carter and Hidden Harbor Resort.
Betty
asked Mike Druey to help count votes for the Volunteer of the Year and Business
of the Year. The winners were: NuWay Market as Business of the Year, and
the Volunteer of the Year is Shelley Patchen.
Betty
received correspondence from Preston Dickinson, who will attend the
Installation Dinner, for Senator Aanestad; Chris from Wally Herger’s office—no
one will attend, so Ron Warner will present certificates from that office. There has not been a response from Doug
LaMalfa at this time. Judge Noel
Watkins will swear in the officers and directors again this year. Barbara Ochs moved Noel Watkins have his
dinner reimbursed. The motion was
seconded and carried.
Betty
reviewed the program, noting Ron Gallagher will lead the pledge to the
flag. She advised that she asked Chris
Bauer to be the speaker, and Chris suggested Darrell Mullins. The target time to finish is 9 p.m.
Betty
asked Barbara to contact caterer and give numbers for the dinner and confirm
there will be hors d’ oeuvres. Betty
sent press release to Red Bluff Daily News.
Key Club girls from the high school will help serve dinner. There was discussion about tickets for alcohol. Barbara Ochs and Barbara Whitten will be at
the door for registration. Terry Rogers
and Sharron Druey will sell tickets.
Set up will be Sunday at 1 p.m.
Herb Votaw will open the VFW Hall on Sunday for set up and 5:30 p.m.
Monday evening. Betty will have
membership applications at the dinner.
To date 90 membership applications have been sent out.
CANCELLATION STAMP – Clarissa Ortner has stamp ready. Los Molinos Postmaster says it looks good;
it now must be approved by state.
LOS MOLINOS RIVER FEST – It looks like salmon fishing will be restricted,
but there will still be the Miss Los Molinos Contest, luau and live music. The Chamber will be looking for non-profits
to participate with booths. For profit
is not allowed in a county park. Mrs.
Berens, a teacher at L.M. High has committed to help with contest.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Betty was contacted by the Red Bluff Daily News,
asking for a business information page weekly.
The paper is looking for newsworthy information about businesses, new
managers, anything that is going on to appear on the Commerce page. Betsy Larimer should be contacted at clerk@redbluffdailynews.com X113.
There was discussion about the website.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39
p.m. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
Barbara
Whitten, Recording Secretary
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LOS
MOLINOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REGULAR
MEETING MINUTES
February
27, 2008
President Betty Morales
called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m., followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance. There were 11 members
present, no guests.
Secretary Barbara Whitten read the minutes of the
February 13 meeting. The minutes were
approved as read.
There was no treasurer’s report. Betty mentioned G&G Trophies could
furnish magnetic name badges for approximately $5 each.
Betty advised the need to update the signer
information on the bank account at Umpqua Bank. The present signers include former Chamber members Bonnie
Landingham, Tim Nagos and Dick Ochs.
Sharron Druey moved to remove Bonnie Landingham, Tim Nagos and Dick Ochs
from the bank account as signers and to add Tim Kuhns, Shari Bochert, Barbara
Ochs and Betty Morales to the account as authorized signers, along with current
signers Catherine Blackmore and Charles Githens, as authorized signers. The motion was seconded and carried. The minutes of this meeting must be furnished
to the bank on letterhead for the change of signers to become effective.
Terry Rogers, Umpqua Bank manager in Los Molinos, has
been promoted to manager at the Red Bluff branch.
Jan Elmore received the 4th of July Parade insurance
and road department approval for use of Hwy 99E for the parade. She will now obtain the Sheriff’s Department
approval to use 99E for parade.
Treasurer Charlie Githens moved funds from the 4th of
July Parade bank account be used to purchase a cell phone for his use in overseeing
all parade requirements. The motion was
seconded, and after much discussion, the motion was voted on and carried. Clarissa was asked to check on the cost of
pre-paid cell phones and report her findings at the next meeting.
Walter Dodd thanked the members for honoring him at
the Installation Dinner for his years of faithful service to the Los Molinos
Chamber of Commerce. He gave the
legislation report, which included: deadline to file for three Board of
Supervisors upcoming vacancies is March 7; Tehama County Fire Department Annual
Report; February 26 designated as “Spay Day;” animal care free spay clinic
March 29-31; March 11 dedication of new county administration building;
supervisors should start moving into new facility in April; first board meeting
April 15. Betty asked about the
appointment to the Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency, and Walter
congratulated her for her appointment to the agency.
Betty talked about the Installation Dinner and the
discrepancy in the bill from Dreams Themes and Schemes. Since Barbara Whitten had been the contact
for the verbal, agreed price of dinner, she offered to contact the caterer to
adjust the bill. It was noted the
dinner was great.
Clarissa Ortner talked about the cancellation stamp
and the website. She advised J.R.
Whipple is asking $50 per hour, for approximately 4-6 hours, to put the 4th of
July Parade information on the site. It
was determined it is not necessary to have it professionally done.
Betty suggested the Mayor’s Race begin right after
Mother’s Day instead of April 1. The
body agreed.
Announcements:
Board of Supervisors Ribbon Cutting for new Admin Building March 11;
Employer Advisory Council workshop; Corning and Red Bluff Chambers’ newsletters
available for anyone wishing to read; Corning in the Evening at Starbucks March
13; Job Expo 2008 April 18 at Shasta College; Author Jack Schultz presenting
Seeds of Opportunity March 5.
Next meeting is Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. Meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
Barbara Whitten, Recording Secretary
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 19, 2008
President
Betty Morales called the meeting to order at 6:44 p.m., followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance. There were 13 members
present, two guests. Guests were Donna
Wallan and Jeannie Shakeshaft from Umpqua Bank.
Secretary Barbara Whitten read the minutes of the February
27 meeting. The minutes were approved
as read.
Charlie Githens gave the treasurer’s report. Discussion followed. Sharron Druey moved to move $219 from the
meat raffle and $227 from the installation regular raffle into the Newsletter
fund. The motion was seconded and
carried. Since that left $130 in the
regular raffle and $70 in the sales tax fund, Barbara Whitten moved to move
$130 from the regular raffle and $70 from the sales tax fund into the Newsletter
fund also. The motion was seconded and
carried. Clarissa moved to move $55
from the 50/50 raffle into the Newsletter fund. The motion was seconded and carried.
Betty discussed the Installation Dinner invoice from Dreams
Schemes and Themes. Barbara had
contacted Linda Daniels-Lima and negotiated the cost reduced from $1274.00 to
$1158. The difference was the chicken
dinners should have been billed at $13 each.
Sharron Druey moved to accept the revised invoice as negotiated by Dream
Themes and Schemes and Barbara. The
motion was seconded and carried. The
invoice also included a chamber membership for Linda Lima, which was not a
problem. Jeannie Gallagher suggested a
written contract be agreed upon prior to the dinner in the future.
Jan Elmore has parade approvals up to the Sheriff’s Department. Jan presented bills for Installation
Dinner. Herb Votaw obtained approval
for the use of Mill Creek Park for the 4th of July.
The Umpqua Bank account is set up with the new authorized
signers.
Walter Dodd gave the legislation report. The March 11 dedication of the County
Administration Building went well—about 100 at the ceremony. He discussed the three supervisors who will
be on the ballot for the June election.
Bob Douglas, T.C. Superintendent of Schools, is retiring June 30. Deputy County School Superintendent Larry
Champion will fill the vacancy.
Supervisors are working on the 2008 budget—the new year begins July
1. Walter would like to have the
candidates night April 24 or May 1.
Herb will check the VFW Hall availability for those nights.
Betty said she will contact Mr. Curry, the High School
Principal, to invite the Civics class members to attend. Walter will draft a letter of invitation for
Betty’s signature to send to candidates.
The Woman’s Club will serve refreshments. Walter mentioned he would also like to have voter registration
available that night.
The website reflects 35 members, with a couple having paid
twice. Jan Elmore said to move her
overpayment to 2009.
There was correspondence from Tiffany, who is in charge of
T.C. recycling, listing upcoming recycling events. Betty mentioned Rob’s Recycling also accepts most items.
Clarissa is still working with post office in Sacramento on
the 4th of July cancellation stamp.
Charlie now has a cell phone for parade operations. The number is (530) 200-0621.
Betty read the many upcoming events that are happening in
the county. She also advised we are a
501(c)6 nonprofit and must file a W-9.
The Woman’s Club is collecting items for the Alternatives to
Violence shelter.
The next meeting is April 30. Meeting adjourned 7:57 p.m.
Barbara Whitten, Recording
Secretary
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Minutes
for April 9th and 30th
Minutes-Meeting
of Members
Wednesday
April 9th 2008(Pending approval)
Our meeting came to order at 6:44 pm. We had 5 members in attendance. Following the Pledge of Allegiance we began our evening business.
Minutes from our previous
meeting were not available but will be posted on our web site for review.
No Treasurer’s report as
Charles has just been released from hospital. He is anxious to get back to work
on VFW & Chamber activities. We are
all very happy to have him back.
We discussed our postal
cancellation stamp project. Clarissa has been doing the work on this
project and needed to have a decision regarding the artwork before we can
proceed. The existing logo, in use by the VFW for many years, could not be
reproduced so suggestions for alternate drawings were discussed and the hose
kinks worked out.
Candidates Night, scheduled for Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 pm is going
forward. Walter Dodd is the organizer of this event. As of this meeting, of the seven candidates invited, we heard
back from 4 with 3 of those 4 accepting.
We need more volunteers to help out with the chores and we need cookie
donations-baked or store bought, to go with coffee on the refreshments table.
We have invited the Civics class students from the high school to join us and
Betty will be talking with the Civics teacher regarding their
participation. There will be a table
set up with voter registration information as well as tables for each candidate
to display their information.
The Mayor’s Race is coming up soon and to date, we have one official
candidate-Shelly Patchen. The money
jars will be placed at the merchant’s locations right after Mother’s Day. We discussed how to make the race livelier
and more fun for all-candidates and residents of Los Molinos. Additional candidates are needed as well as
more ideas about a ‘Mayor’s Race Play Day’ with friendly competition,
etc…Because the Mayor’s Race is one of the biggest fund raisers for the
Chamber, we want it to be the best it can be with lots of candidates and fun
for all!
We spent a few minutes on
the Website. Meeting minutes are
available for your viewing pleasure.
And we will post new info to our ‘Calendar of Events’ page. Be sure to check it out!
A ‘Parade’ update was
provided by Jan. As Charles’ back up
parade permit procurer, we are just about there. We expect to be finished with the permit part of the parade by
the first of May. Betty, taking over
for Terry, will be in charge of the schedule for volunteers selling
fireworks. This is our biggest
fundraiser, and we really want to encourage all to sign up for a shift in the
‘fireworks wagon’. We have a brand new
swamp cooler and this year promises to be very comfortable!
We read our mail and announcements
received from other Chambers and community organizations. Many of these events
will be posted on the website in our ‘Calendar of Events’ page-don’t forget to
check it out!
The meeting was adjourned at
7:37 pm.
Jan Elmore
04/10/08
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Los Molinos Chamber Meeting Minutes
Executive Meeting 04/30/08(Pending approval)
With
an attendance sheet being routed around, our meeting was called to order
at 6:35 pm.
We
honored our Country with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed our guest-Stephanie
Stillwell.
Members
in attendance: Betty, Mike, Charles, Walter, Clarissa, Sharron, Jeannie,
Mayor Herb & Jan.
Minutes
from the last meeting were posted to the website but no one had a hard copy to
read into the record so we deferred that reading until our next Meeting of
Members on Wednesday May 14th.
Charles
gave the Treasurer’s Report for the ‘Chamber’ and the ‘Independence Day
Parade’. Regarding the Independence Day account, some monies were
invested in several new accounts with several different entities.
Discussion and info was shared regarding the terms and interest rates for these
new investments. Jeannie brought up the point that perhaps we need to
consider adding language to the bylaws that would protect the party making such
investment decisions in the event that things weren’t always positive!
The Treasurer found us a 7.9% and an 8.125% rate of return with a date of 2013;
leaving plenty of operating money available for routine business!
We
also discussed writing into the bylaws a rule that declares Charles cannot
retire-ever! (Jesting only).
Mr.
Dodd gave his Legislative Report and squared away details for ‘Candidates
Night’-May 1st at the VFW Hall. We discussed the pros and
cons of voting by mail and talked about some of the proposed changes at the
State level that relate to voting in general.
Our
Mayor’s Race for 2008 has only 1 candidate. There was discussion
about putting other names in the hat to round out the jar displays at our
merchants. We checked our rules to confirm that only real people can
run-no horses or dogs, etc…
Our
Fireworks booth will be up and running for sales to begin June 28th-a
statute governs first day to sell. The fireworks are ordered and we
organized a work party for the day the fireworks arrive. They need to be
secured and inventoried prior to beginning our sales. Betty will be in
charge of recruiting workers for the fireworks booth. She needs help from
Terry regarding last year’s list of helpers. The tires are
flat-again. Charles told the story of how this condition came about;
pretty good story. That issue is under control as well.
Clarissa
gave a brief report on the status of our Cancellation Stamp
project. All the info has been submitted and although we haven’t heard
anything, to date, that’s probably good news.
Betty
surprised us by sharing that she was working with the FAA and the United States
Army regarding a jet flyover for the opener of our Parade. That
news was well received. Nothing is for sure yet, but just that we have a maybe
was well received by the members. Most cool info there.
We
discussed our choices for Grand Marshall-outgoing Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa, and
our choice for VIP is Terry Rogers. We voted to shop and obtain
bids for the purchase of a video camera and associated equipment to be used for
capturing the parade and making copies on disc available. Several years
ago, someone taped the parade and gave us a copy and it was so well received
that we decided to begin doing that ourselves.
We
talked about ‘Playday At The Park’, the games and whether to provide a
concession stand. ‘Yes’ to the sale of hamburgers and water! A brief
discussion on any improvements to the actual management of the parade itself;
such items as the placement of the ‘Explorer Club’ members at the appropriate
intersections. Larry Castille usually handles that one. The pace of
the parade, the handing out of our coins and the possibility of a fund raiser
by selling July 4th items along the parade route; paper fans, hats,
etc….$1 items is what we have in mind. Clarissa will look into what type
of items might be available and the time to process an order!
For
new business, Betty read the resignation e-mail from Joanne Landingham
as our Vice President. We agreed to not fill her position at this time
and simply wait until the next election cycle to address the vacancy. The
Chamber will draft a letter to Joanne and members will be able to sign it as we
say goodbye to a valued member of our organization. Everyone wished
Joanne the very best of retirement and fun days ahead for her.
The
River Fest plans may be on hold as the Dept of Fish & Game may be putting
the big hold on salmon season for the Sacramento River. There’s a 96%
chance that the river will be closed entirely for the 2008 season. The
decision will be announced on May 9th 2008. In addition, the
chamber did not want to interfere with the Tehama Museum’s annual Jubilee,
which is held each September on the first weekend following Labor Day!
We
revisited our plans to restore the ‘Miss Los Molinos’ scholarship event.
May be getting help from Erin Newton as we begin the process. She has
experience in these matters and has offered her help for our first go round.
Announcements
were read and this marathon meeting was adjourned at 8:43 pm. This too
was well received by those in attendance.
Respectfully,
Jan
Elmore, substitute minute taker
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Los
Molinos Chamber of Commerce
Meeting
of Members
Meeting
Minutes for 05/14/08
Our
meeting began at 6:39 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance to honor our Country and
the attendance sheet being signed by all: Betty Jo, Mike & Sharron
Druey, Mayor Herb, Charles sporting around on his new scooter & Jan.
No
guests, no legislative report and the Treasurer’s report is scheduled for the
Executive Meeting on May 28th.
We
reviewed ‘Candidate’s Night’ held on Thursday May 1st. Attendance was
approximately 40-45 people. Everyone agreed that it went well, with
compliments on our refreshments.
We
spent most of our time discussing the Mayor’s Race and the Independence
Day Parade.
The
money jars for the Mayor’s Race will be in place on May 19th.
We have one serious candidate for Mayor-Shelley Patchen of Nu Way Market.
We needed at least two more names just to round out our jar displays so Rob Morales
of Rob’s Recycling and Jan Elmore of Hidden Harbor RV agreed to wage a passive
campaign for spare change.
It
was noted that in years past, we just have lower interest than in other
years. A work party was formed to prepare the jar displays with the names
& photos and get them placed around town at our businesses. Charles
is moving slower this year so additional recruits will be needed for all
aspects of the Mayor’s Race; prep & placement of jars, retrieval and the
date for counting the money at Umpqua Bank has been set for Monday, June 30th.
Volunteers welcomed for all chores!
The
Chamber Fireworks sales will begin at noon on June 28th and
continue 9 to 6 each day through July 4th. We need volunteers
to sign up for shift work in the wagon. Shifts are in 3 hour
increments. It’s our biggest fundraiser and we welcome all who care to
help out!
Parade preparations were
discussed as well. We made arrangements to improve on the number system
used to place the entrants. Mayor Herb has this dialed. We have a
‘cone’ squad headed up by Rob Morales and Larry will place the Explorer
units. There are a lot of chores as we must comply with Cal Trans and the
CHP since we’re closing down a
Betty
received ‘notice of eligibility’ from the US Navy for air support for our
parade. Now we need to locate a base and secure the actual flyover.
President Betty is handling this project and everyone thought her efforts are
very cool indeed. We talked about purchasing a very large flag for use in
the parade and the various display techniques we might employ.
In
addition, we are going to invite the City of
We
have adopted the position of no news is good news regarding our stamp
cancellation project. We have heard nothing from the US Postal
Service. So at this point we’re praying that all is on schedule and we’ll
be able to cancel stamps as part of our Independence Day activities.
We
had good news regarding the restoration of our Miss Los Molinos Scholarship
Program. Betty met with Erin Newton earlier this month and it was a very
positive meeting. Erin has agreed to walk us through our first event and
assist us with the press releases, the presentation, the requirements, etc…Erin
has experience in these matters and is very gracious with her time and
expertise. We are lucky to have her assistance in restoring the contest
to our community!
The
idea of holding an annual festival of some kind is still on the
books. We may use the Miss Los Molinos Pageant and the
Luau as the anchor activities and hold an event in June of each year.
A lot more discussion to follow.
Announcements
were read and we adjourned our Meeting of Members at 7:57 pm.
Respectfully,
Jan
Elmore, substitute minute taker
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Los Molinos Chamber
Executive Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2008
(See June 11 minutes following these)
The Chamber’s ‘Executive
Meeting’ was called to order at 6:39 pm.
Reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance were Jeannie & Ron Gallagher, Mike & Sharron Druey, Walter
Dodd, Treasurer Charles Githens, President Betty Joe Morales and Jan Elmore.
We had no guests but
we did have a quorum.
Past meeting minutes were
read into the record with a correction to date & time fireworks sales are
allowed to begin. Kudos plus an “Atta
Girl” was given to Jan Elmore for her willingness to pitch in on meeting minute
taking for those times when Secretary Barbara is unavailable. Ron Gallagher commented he likes the details
Jan’s minutes contain as it allows him to catch up on our goings-on when work
keeps him from attending.
Treasurer Charles gave his
report for the Chamber and the VFW Independence Day Parade accounts and
indicated that all the coins have been procured for both the parade hand outs
and the ‘Play Day-in-The-Park’ activities.
There will be another press release submitted for the parade start time
and the Play Day schedule of events.
Mr. Dodd gave his
legislative report. Some of our
legislative information related to voter turnout in our June primary for Tehama
County. The demographics regarding
‘votes per party line’ and who won were covered. Walter made mention of holding a ‘Candidates Night’ in late
September or early October and suggested inviting all those running for
positions at the local level as well as state & federal races; such as City
Council-Corning, LMHS board openings and Special District candidates.
Mr. Dodd covered the
highlights from the most recent Tehama County Board of Supervisors
activities. They announced the
preliminary budget for 2008/09 at 126.5 million dollars with the final budget
expected in September or October. One
of the budget items is raises for elected County officials and the County
Supervisors. More on that July 15th.
For ballot consideration
there are 2 items worth mentioning:
1.
A Charter amendment to
change back to closed district elections for each member of the Board which
would be effective in 2010.
2.
Changing to the method
of a Grand Jury recommendation for salary matters pertaining to the Board of
Supervisors.
Discussion followed
regarding the Board’s current salary and benefits package.
The Mayor’s Race
received a write up in the newspaper and candidate activities were briefly
covered.
Thanks to a terrific work
party on June 14th, the ‘Fireworks Wagon’ is all spiffed up
and ready for action. Betty’s family
members & friends really worked hard raking and cleaning, sweeping and
scrubbing. A follow-up work party on
June 21st finished putting the wagon back together & getting it
moved into place. We prepared our big mobile
signs that advertise our fireworks are better than the other guys!
The shipment of fireworks
was inventoried and the support gear located and made ready for use. Mike Druey
worked the computer keyboard and has all our parade entries lined up like little
soldiers and ready to march. Many
thanks were extended to our volunteers who show up for these most important
work days; without them and their efforts none of the Chamber events could take
place!
Of course, the topic of
conversation turned to the sale of fireworks and whether the CDF Chief
will cancel all sales. The Governor asked all Californians to refrain from
buying fireworks in these dry conditions as 700 fires burn throughout the
state. The Chamber decided to carry on
as usual and get our ‘wagon inspection’ on Saturday the 28th, taking a ‘wait
& see’ position.
Charles is expecting
delivery on the 15 x 25 Flag in plenty of time for our Parade; white
gloves need to be located at the VFW Hall.
Finishing touches made to the “Things-To-Do’ chores list; who is where
and why. We believe we have it covered
and have dialed in the chores as best we can.
‘All hands on deck’ if you can volunteer your time to make our 40th
Anniversary Parade the best ever!
We will try again next year
for a military fly over for the start of our parade and another application
will be made for the Budweiser Draft Horse appearance. Parade entries to date; about 45-50 with
many more expected the last week as is typical. All parade entries must be in the Chamber office by July 3rd
at noon. After that deadline, you still
can be in the parade but will not be judged.
On the subject of the
Library having to close when it gets hot, we heard from the landlord about the
bids to install an air conditioner and upgrade the electrical. We explored possible grant opportunities and
discussed the information that the Los Molinos Woman’s Club may be
interested in sponsoring a fund raiser as they were instrumental in getting a
County Library branch for our town many years ago.
As these things go; many new
bits of info has surfaced. And the
project of getting an air conditioner for the library is complicated by facts
such as, the lease will run out next April.
The library has reached the point where more square feet are necessary. The notion of relocating the library to
another site in town is very much a possibility.
A community fund raiser in
conjunction with grant applications is a very big deal. It requires much effort on the part of
many. The possibility of achieving our goal
and having the library move out before the ac unit would even be used would be
disappointing to all concerned. So
Betty has introduced everyone to everyone who may be a player in this project
and turned it over to the County Librarian, Caryn Brown, who takes it from here
and we’ll see what happens.
The Postal Service will have
a booth set up near the Judging Stand and Fireworks Sales Wagon on July 4th
and at Play-Day-in-the-Park to cancel stamps with our special Cancellation
Stamp recognizing our 40 years: A Sentimental Journey! Thanks again to Clarissa for her efforts to
make this happen!
In announcements, Betty
reminds us all about the Farmers Markets around the community; Wednesday
evenings in front of the Courthouse and Saturday mornings at the Red Bluff
River Park.
Remember: Chamber meetings are held on
Wednesdays-second Wednesday for the ‘Meeting of Members’ and the last Wednesday
for our ‘Executive Meeting’.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
–
SHERWOOD BLVD. AND STATE HWY 99E
– MILL CREEK PARK
–
CHAMBER OFFICE
–
CHAMBER OFFICE
Our meeting adjourned at
8:04 pm with folks signing up for shifts and chores not yet spoken for. A swell bunch of dedicated, really nice self
employed people who find the time to give a little bit back to the community in
an effort to help make our town always better!
Respectfully,
Jan Elmore, Substitute
Minute Taker
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Los
Molinos Chamber of Commerce
Meeting
of Members
06/11/08
Our meeting was called to order at 6:39 pm with
attendance taken and the Pledge of Allegiance recited to honor our
Country. Those present were President Betty Morales, Sergeant at Arms
Mike Druey, Treasurer Charlie Githens, Board Members Shelley Patchen, Clarissa
Ortner, Jeannie Gallagher, and
We had no guests and no minutes from our last
Executive Meeting. Those minutes will be read at the next Executive
Meeting on Wednesday June 25th.
Topics for our meeting centered on the Mayors Race
and our Independence Day Parade activities and Chamber Fireworks
sales.
The Mayor’s Race is in full swing with the
‘Candidate’s Jar Displays’ deployed throughout our business community. The
jars will be collected on Monday, June 30th and delivered to Umpqua
Bank for counting at noon.
Mayor candidate Shelley Patchen announced she’s has a
couple of very nice raffles as part of her fund raising activities with tickets
available at Nu Way Market. Her car wash was successful with the
community showing up with some very big, very dirty trucks to be washed!
She’s also putting on a Spaghetti Dinner for June 21st at 6 pm.
Mayor candidate Rob Morales will host a BBQ & car
wash near the end of June and candidate
We even got word that we already have an interested
party wanting to run in our 2009 Mayor’s Race-how cool is that?
Annual Chamber Fireworks Sales always begin
with a work party to clean the wagon! This event set for Saturday, June
14th-first half of the day to avoid the heat. The main
objective is to move out the spiders and just say no to dust; we’ll air up the
tires and service Mr. Swampy and get it ready for operation. Charles and
his Posse will prepare the marquee with our annual advertisement to ‘support
the Chamber’ and buy fireworks from us….not those other guys! There is a
lot to do to get ready for our biggest fund raiser of the year. All
volunteers welcome. The sign up sheet is available so please contact
Betty Jo to sign up for a 3 hour shift for firework sales in the wagon; it’s
lots of fun!
Charles is reaching out to the Kiwanis Club by
speaking at their next breakfast meeting. The topic will be the VFW
Independence Day Parade and the operations behind putting it together each
year! Perhaps they will want to participate in some parade chores!
There’s plenty to go around.
The Parade-To-Do-List was made up. We
still need volunteers to help receive the shipment of fireworks from
Phantom. If interested in volunteering for any Parade and/or
Playday-In-The-Park activities, please contact President Betty.
Video and still photography is still planned for the
parade. We would like to video the parade and make it available on
disc. Clarissa will be taking photos of parade entrants.
The Parade Coins are almost ready.
Charles will be talking to the bank about
The Playday-In-The-Park-To-Do-List was made
up. Again, plenty of chores to go around. The more help the more
assured we are of another very successful Playday. The main activities
are: Games, BBQ and the Award Presentations.
Rob Morales of Robs Recycling will once again
MC our event much to everyone’s pleasure! Rumor has it he’ll be sporting
a new Tuxedo this year.
In the new business and continued business categories,
We received an update on the issue of air
conditioning for the Library building. Betty has been in contact with
Tom Nagos, the building owner, via e-mail and the news was good. Tom has
already been in touch with the Librarian and has sought bids for a unit to be
installed. He indicated he’d sponsor a portion of the bill and liked the
idea of community involvement and possible fund raisers to cover the balance of
the tab. Of course, until the bids are in, we have no way of knowing just
what that balance may be.
We heard from Clarissa, chairman of the Stamp
Cancellation Project that our Stamp came in and John at the Post Office has
it now. This is big news. We will be honoring the 40th
Anniversary of our Independence Day Parade by having the US Postal Service
cancelling stamps through the Fourth of July; create a collectible!
The VFW is acquiring a very big flag to be used in
future parades. It’s a nice addition to the tradition we have and are
continuing to create for our community.
There has been an offer of donation to the
Chamber. An old pick-up truck bed turned trailer. It’ll make a nice
addition to the Chamber and can be used for many things; hauling our ‘special
event signs’, parade gear, equipment used for Playday-In-The-Park and
such. Jeannie G suggested that the high school shop class could make a
project of fixing it up by practicing their shop skills of welding and painting!
We can then affix a plaque that recognizes their efforts; it’s a win-win
all the way around. The Chamber agreed to accept the donation kindly
offered by Mike & Sharron Druey and Becky MacFarland.
Clarissa Ortner found quite the deal while on
vacation. She donated a large quantity of Christmas Photo Greeting Cards
which are ideal for our ‘Santa’s Visit’ project each year. Thank you
Clarissa for thinking about us while off having a fun time!
Before reading Announcements, Betty suggested the
Chamber consider coming up with an award or scholarship which could be
included in the line up of awards for the high school graduating class.
After attending the Awards Ceremony at the high school, she was thinking, like
she usually is, about how the Chamber might honor a high school student whose goal
is to focus on business or a trade school curriculum; more
discussion later on this topic.
Announcements were read and the meeting adjourned at
8:05 pm. Our next meeting is the Executive Meeting on Wednesday, June 25th
at 6:30 pm at the Chamber office.
Respectfully,
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Los
Molinos Chamber
Executive
Meeting Minutes
July
30 2008
The Chamber’s ‘Executive
Meeting’ was called to order at 6:35 pm.
With a full house, reciting
the Pledge of Allegiance was:
Betty Joe, Barbara Ochs, Donna Wallan, Jeannie Shakeshaft, Ron &
Jeannie Gallagher, Sharon Druey, Nanette Smith, Charles Githens, Mike Druey,
Herb Votaw, Jan Elmore, Clarissa Ortner & Geoff Johnson.
The Chamber had guests: Geoff Johnson from the Red Bluff Daily News,
Mr. John Cooper, Melissa Tallan & Janice Horner.
Betty read the minutes from the
last meeting and introduced Mr. Cooper to the members. Mr. Cooper wanted to call to our
attention an ongoing problem he has with a neighboring property and
asked if there was something the Chamber might be able to do to assist him in
getting the County interested in helping to clean up “the mess!” The conversation consisted of information
about the various County departments who handle the removal of abandoned cars,
unsafe conditions for traffic, etc.
Charles read the Treasurers
Report for the Chamber & the VFW Independence Day accounts. In addition to the regular reports, Charles
had info and questions relating to the Fireworks Sales, Parade & PlayDay.
·
The Chamber phone bill
was a bit more this month due to Parade activities, so a quick review was in
order.
·
We voted to buy a
packet of raffle tickets from the Tehama Museum; it’s their annual Jubilee held
in September.
·
The Chamber received a
nice donation from Sierra Pacific Industries, a check for $500 to use for July
4th activities.
·
Still waiting on
receipts from NuWay Market regarding the tab for the BBQ supplies.
·
Fireworks sales for
2008 were the 3rd biggest in 20 years! And, sales on July 4th 2008 were the best last day
sales ever, coming in at $3425.
·
Charles noticed an additional
charge when returning what little unsold fireworks we had and will pursue this
with the vendor by letter.
Our Legislative Report was brief and delivered by Betty Joe in
Mr. Dodd’s absence. We touched on Candidate’s Night and who will
be invited. There are many openings on
various Boards and Commissions and we will be inviting all who would impact us
at the local level as well as State races.
There was lively discussion
regarding our Fireworks Sales. Charles gave us a break down of how well we
did each day leading up to July 4th which turns out to be our best
one day sales ever. Many of us decided
that a few changes should be made for next year, should there be sales at all,
given the current attitude about forest fires, and resources.
One area of concern is the
issue of bagging the product before it gets rung up in the register. A few volunteers were doing this and it’s
just not good practice. At the end when
we reconcile our product sales vs. product returns, it creates more work and possible
loss of revenue to the Chamber.
We discussed having chamber
members serve as ‘shift managers’ and volunteers needing to comply with the
policy if they wish to help out in the Fireworks Wagon.
Betty was in charge of the
‘Fireworks Shift Schedule’ and it was challenging to keep the 12-3 pm and the
3-6 pm shifts covered. Thank you
letters are going out to all those who volunteered their time!
As always, we talked about
how things can be better next year.
More coordination, more volunteers with assigned chores, more members to
help out!
Membership conversation followed with Clarissa
Ortner asking a few questions regarding our unpaid members to date. We discussed, made motions and voted on
items that clear up questions about what to do when a member does not renew,
how long to wait before dropping them from the website, whether to send
reminder notices, etc…..We took the opportunity to designate Clarissa as our
‘Membership Chairman’. That was a
Betty-Smooth-Move!
Ron Gallagher had a few
questions regarding when the membership year starts, and what if someone pays
in September or October.
Under the category of ‘Unfinished Business’, we had talked about the idea of putting up a
“Welcome to Los Molinos” sign at the south end of town. We have an offer from a property owner to
put a sign in their yard. So, Clarissa
will talk with them to see if their offer still exists and get some details.
Some new business on our agenda is the BBQ for all those who
helped with the July 4th activities. Ron & Jeannie Gallagher offered their home for the
event. We talked about having it
October 18th, as it ought to be a bit cooler and less smoky by
then---More discussion to follow.
Betty read announcements and
we adjourned at 8:08 pm. Those who
didn’t leave soon enough and some energetic folks stayed and helped Charles get
the Fireworks Wagon moved back into its parking place. We’d like to thank Mayor Herb for his lead
in steering the wagon and the others for their patience as we got it
parked…just right!
07/31/08
Jan Elmore-back up minute
taker
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
MEETING MINUTES
July 9, 2008
President
Betty Morales called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m., followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance. There were 6 members
present (Betty Morales, Herb Votow, Jeannie Gallagher, Clarissa Ortner, Walter
Dodd, Charlie Githens and one guest.
Guest Donna Wallan from Umpqua Bank.
Secretary
Barbara Whitten is unable to attend due to surgery. Jan Elmore has been taking our minutes. Jan did not attend so in her stead, Clarissa Ortner took minutes. The previous minutes were not read, as no
copy was available. Please note they
can be read at the Website and will be reviewed at our next meeting.
Agenda:
|
Call
meeting to order |
4th
of July activities |
|
Pledge
of Allegiance |
Cancellation
Stamp |
|
Introduction
of guests |
Los
Molinos Library |
|
Legislative
Report |
New
Business |
|
Unfinished
Business |
Announcements |
|
Mayors
Race |
Upcoming
Events |
|
Fireworks
Booth |
|
Unfinished
Business:
New
Business:
The next meeting is an Executive Board meeting: July 30th at 6:30pm.
Meeting adjourned 7:36 p.m.
Clarissa, Recording Secretary Stand in.
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
President Betty Morales called the
meeting to order at 6:36 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the
flag. Members present were Betty
Morales, Donna Wallan, Jeannie Shakeshaft, Sharron Druey, Clarissa Ortner,
Jeannie and Ron Gallagher, Nanette Smith, Walter Dodd, Shelley Patchen, Herb
Votaw, Jan Elmore and Barbara Whitten.
There were no guests.
Betty read the minutes of the September
10 meeting. The minutes were accepted
as corrected. Treasurer Charles Githens
was unable to attend, so Betty Morales read the treasurer’s report. Walter Dodd gave a Legislative Report and
reminded us of the November 4 upcoming election.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
Blood drive September 11 had a
very poor turn out.
Country Haven Anniversary Mixer
was a huge success. It was a great
social event, and attendees brought contributions for the “Food for the Hungry”
program.
Membership dues were
discussed. The Chamber website costs
$30 per month and is a real benefit to the businesses who advertise, so it was
decided to pay for it the dues should be raised. Jeannie Gallagher moved to raise dues to $50 for 2009. The motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
The question of individuals who don’t have a business
wishing to be Chamber members was discussed.
Ron Gallagher moved to raise the dues for individuals to $35. The motion was seconded, but after more
discussion, Ron rescinded the motion.
The discussion continued, with the decision to give individuals a vote
and website presence only. Ron
Gallagher moved to raise dues for individuals to $35. The motion was seconded and carried, with one “no” vote.
Walter recommended the letter and membership
application be sent out by end of the year.
After much discussion, Barbara moved to mail letter and membership
application in December. The motion was
seconded and carried unanimously.
Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue,
hosted by Ron and Jeannie Gallagher, at their home at 25373 Orange Street was
planned. Invitations will be sent
out. Nanette volunteered Sierra Pacific
to pay for invitations. The barbecue
theme will be Halloween, and will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Those helping should be there by 2 p.m. Barbecued tri tip will be the main dish.
Customer Service Week is October
6-8. The Job Training Center will be
holding Training Camps for interested employers. There will be Secret Shoppers—last year Isabel at NuWay was
recognized for her customer service skills.
Candidates’ Night will be held
Thursday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall. The Woman’s Club, with the help of Chamber
members, will provide refreshments.
Jeannie Shakeshaft offered to furnish the coffee. Betty advised 24 invitations were sent out
to candidates, with only one confirmation at this time. Sharron volunteered to be the time keeper
again this year, and Donna will take care of voter registration. October 6 is a Candidates’ Reception in
Corning.
Cal Trans will host a public meeting
Tuesday, October 28, regarding the Hwy 99E Project and would like to have help
from the Chamber. The desired location
for the meeting is the Veterans Memorial Hall; rent is $125, so the location
isn’t firmed up yet.
Santa Visit will be Saturday,
December 6, and polaroid film is still available this year.
Holiday Mixer is scheduled for
Monday, December 8. Jeannie S.
volunteered Umpqua Bank for the event, and Umpqua Regional Manager offered to
do a combined chamber/bank open house, with no expense to the Chamber. Jeannie G. moved to accept the bank’s offer. The motion and was carried unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Walter announced the
Tehama County Fair opens Thursday, September 25, and Betty read the
announcements of upcoming events.
The next Executive Chamber meeting is
Wednesday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chamber office. The meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
Barbara
Whitten, Secretary
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
MID-MONTH MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
President Betty Morales called the meeting to order at 6:36
p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Members present were Betty Morales, Donna
Wallan, Jeannie Shakeshaft, Sharron and Michael Druey, Clarissa Ortner, Jeannie
and Ron Gallagher, Charles Githens and Barbara Whitten. There were no guests.
Secretary Barbara Whitten read the minutes of the August 27
meeting. The minutes were accepted as
corrected.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Membership was discussed. Jeannie Shakeshaft noted Umpqua Bank had not paid dues for this
year, but that has been taken care of.
Clarissa presented a letter to be sent out to current and prospective
members for 2009. Betty said the
letters will go out the second week of January. With the new website publishing members’ information, it will be
imperative to get memberships in on a timely basis. Dues increase will be discussed at the Executive Board Meeting on
September 24.
The October 25 Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue,
hosted by Ron and Jeannie Gallagher, was discussed. There will be no liquor; costumes are optional. Sharron Druey moved to have potluck. The motion was seconded and carried. Invitations will be sent out to 4th of July
volunteers and members and will ask for RSVP.
The meat will be furnished by the Chamber; Betty will work with Shelley
Patchen on that part. Potluck dishes to
supplement the meat will be assigned by the last name initials. There are enough paper plates and cold
drinks left from the 4th Playday to serve.
Jeannie S. volunteered coffee.
Candidates’ Night will be held October 9. The Woman’s Club will be responsible for
refreshments, and as in the past, Chamber members will also help.
NEW BUSINESS
Customer Service Week: There was a letter from Cathy Garcia, Job Training Center, asking
the Chamber to be involved. It is the first
week, October 6-10.
There will be another Blood Drive September 11, from
1 to 6 p.m., in the NuWay Market parking lot.
Cal Trans will host a public meeting Tuesday, October
28, regarding the Hwy 99E Project and would like to have help from the Chamber. There was discussion about a location. Betty will check out the possibilities.
Country Haven, Red Barn, is holding an Anniversary
Mixer Monday, September 22, to celebrate one year in business. Time is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sharron is asking attendees to bring some
kind of perishable food item to support the community food program. Invitations will be sent out by end of the
week.
Santa Visit will be held Saturday, December 6. There was discussion about the place and
Santa pictures. Last year Polaroid
pictures were taken, and the picture taking went smoothly; however Polaroid is
not making film any longer.
Holiday Mixer will be held Monday, December 8, at
Umpqua Bank from 6 to 8 p.m. There will
not be liquor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Los
Molinos Chamber Executive Board Meeting will be Wednesday, September 24, at
6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, October 8, 6:30 p.m. will be the meeting of members.
The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Barbara Whitten, Secretary
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LOS MOLINOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNUAL
MEETING
OCTOBER
29, 2008
President
Betty Morales called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m., followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance to the flag. Members
present were Betty Morales, Donna Wallan, Mike and Sharron Druey, Clarissa
Ortner, Jeannie and Ron Gallagher, Charles Githens, Walter Dodd,, Herb Votaw,
Jan Elmore and Barbara Whitten. There
were no guests.
Barbara
read the minutes of the October 8 meeting.
The minutes were accepted as corrected.
Walter Dodd gave a Legislative Report and reminded us to vote on November
4.
Betty
called for nominations for the 2009 officers and directors. The nominees for
officers were:
President Betty Morales
Vice
President Donna
Wallan
Treasurer Charles Githens
Secretary Barbara Whitten
Parliamentarian/Sergeant-at-arms Mike Druey
Legislative
Reporter Walter
Dodd.
Betty
then called for nominations for seven members to serve on Board of Directors
and at least two members to serve as Alternates. Nominees for Director were:
Ron
Gallagher Jeannie Gallagher Clarissa Ortner Sharron Druey
Jan
Elmore Nanette Smith Barbara Ochs.
Nominees
for Alternate were: Jeannie
Shakeshift, Herb Votaw,
Shelley Patchen
Marsha Shebly.
Barbara
moved nominations be closed. The motion
was seconded and carried. After
discussion regarding Sharron and Mike Druey both being eligible to vote and
hold office, it was determined they could have only one vote/hold only one
office, so the nomination for Sharron Druey as Director is withdrawn for the
present. Clarissa moved to accept
membership dues immediately for 2009.
Discussion followed, and the motion was seconded and carried. Clarissa moved to accept Country Haven as a
new member; the motion was seconded and carried.
Betty
reopened nominations. Ron Gallagher
nominated Sharron Druey as Director.
Betty closed nominations, and the Board of Directors’ slate was filled.
Letters
and ballots will go out by the end of next week. Betty asked Charlie to have a treasurer’s report and Walter to
have a legislative report ready for the mid-month meeting on November 12 so
ballot counting can be done on a timely basis at the executive board meeting on
November 26. The meeting will begin at
6 p.m. and will be dedicated to ballot counting. Notices of the time change will be included with ballots.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Volunteer
Appreciation Barbecue: Betty
thanked the Gallaghers for their hospitality and asked for comments by
them. Jeannie G. said it all worked out
well, and Ron added he thought it should become an annual event, with the 2008
being the 1st annual barbecue. It was
suggested music be considered in the future.
Betty asked for bills; Jeannie presented bills for 6 tri tips.
Candidates’ Night: Betty thanked Walter for acting as moderator for the event. There was discussion, and it was determined
there needed to be changes for future candidates’ nights. All candidates should be seated on stage for
the duration of the evening. Ron
suggested the rules that are set forth for the candidates in the invitation
that goes out to them be posted on signs in the meeting place. Betty said the rules come from the League of
Women’s Voters.
Cal Trans Public Meeting: Barbara O’Keefe, Tehama County Public Works,
has advised the fee for the Veterans Memorial Hall has been waived; letters
will be sent to Chamber members when date is established.
Chamber
Election: Election will be held
Wednesday, November 26, at 6 p.m.—meeting will be brief.
Santa
Visit: Betty asked for volunteers to
help go through boxes to determine what is left from last year.
Holiday
Mixer: Monday, December 8. Betty questioned if Jeannie S. needed help,
and Donna said she had it under control.
Bill
for Santa Belly Stuffer: Betty
mentioned at the last meeting that Santa had purchased a “belly stuffer,” and
she had the bill but no action was taken.
Betty asked if the Chamber could pay for it since Santa has been
donating his time every year and had paid for the Santa suit himself. Jeannie G. moved the Chamber pay for the
Santa “belly stuffer.” The motion was
seconded and carried. The bill was
submitted to the treasurer.
“Welcome
to Los Molinos” Signs: Betty talked
about the proposed signs to hopefully be placed at Aramayo Way and at the north
and south ends of town. Jan said she
would bring maps, and the parcels could be marked where signs might be placed.
Correspondence: Letter from Job Training Center thanking
Chamber for help with Customer Service Week.
Charlie
gave the treasurer’s report.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Paskenta Dinner Dance,
November 8
Christmas at the Old
Mansion, December 5 & 6;
Raley’s flu shots October
29-31 and November 1, 14 & 15
Farm City Night, November 3
Employers’ Seminar,
November 6
The
next Chamber meeting is Wednesday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chamber
office. The meeting adjourned at 8:07
p.m.
Barbara Whitten, Secretary
Los Molinos Chamber of
Commerce
Executive Board Meeting
November 26, 2008
President Betty Morales called the
meeting to order at 6:06 p.m., followed by the renewal of the Pledge of
Allegiance to the flag. Members
present: Betty Morales, Mike Druey,
Charles Githens, Walter Dodd, Clarissa Ortner, Sharron Druey, Jeannie Shakeshaft,
Donna Wallan, Herb Votaw, Jan and Dwayne Elmore and Barbara Whitten. There were no guests.
Minutes of previous meeting and
treasurer’s report were postponed until next meeting.
Walter Dodd gave a brief legislative
report, with regard to the November 4 election. The Board of Supervisors certified the results; Walter reviewed
the results and passed them around for individual review. There was a 79.34%, record high, turnout to
vote.
CHAMBER
ELECTION FOR 2009 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Druey opened the mail-in ballots;
Sharron opened the hand delivered and read the votes; Clarissa tallied them;
Jan verified all votes were chamber members.
Betty explained how the voting
procedure works. Members’ ballots were
mailed out with an identification number recorded and cross-referenced with
member’s name. There were 15 ballots
cast; all 15 were valid. After ballots
were tallied, Jan verified all were numbered.
Final count was:
Betty
Morales President 15
Donna
Wallan Vice President 15
Charles
Githens Treasurer 15
Michael
Druey Parliamentarian/
Sgt. at Arms 15
Barbara
Whitten Secretary 15
Walter
Dodd Legislative Reporter 15
Ron
Gallagher 14
Jeannie
Gallagher 14
Sharron
Druey 15
Clarissa
Ortner 15
Nanette
Smith 15
Jan
Elmore 15
Barbara
Ochs 15
Herb
Votaw 15
Jeannie
Shakeshift 15
Shelley
Patchen 15
Marsha
Shebly 15
Write-ins
Rob
Morales 1
Phyllis
Martin 1
Clarissa read the results; Jan verified
number of ballots to be 15; President Betty gave the envelope with ballots,
tally sheet and ballot verification to Charlie to be filed. She then called to had the envelope opened
to have ballot counting volunteers sign the counting, making it official. Betty closed the election and read the 2009
slate of officers and directors and gave the envelope back to Charlie to be
filed.
CalTrans—Betty gave a brief overview of
the meeting held November 20. Jan
suggested Chamber send members’ public comments to CalTrans.
Legislative Reporter Walter Dodd
reported the Board of Supervisors addressed feral cat issue in county at last
meeting
Santa Visit—Betty reported
polaroid film was $16.99 for 10 pack for Santa pictures. She will look around for better price. The stuffed animals, crayons, color books
and decorations were received. She
advised donations to date were: NuWay $200, Bell Carter $100. Picture frames from last year will be able
to be used. Santa will arrive on a fire
truck at 1:00 p.m. Key Club will help
as elves. Volunteers should be at
Veterans Memorial Hall by 11 a.m. NuWay
Market will buy cookies for Chamber reimbursement and will donate candy canes.
Holiday mixer—Jeannie S advised
she is waiting for responses.
Membership—Letters and applications
are going out by mid month.
Installation Dinner—Betty has
called Linda Lima-Daniel but has not had a response.
NEW
BUSINESS—Butch Jetter contacted
Betty regarding the Chamber utility trailer that is sitting in her
driveway. He is interested in buying it
for $100. The trailer was donated to
Chamber. Clarissa has contacted the
high school to see if they would be interested in working on it but has not
received a response. Mike is the donor
and advised the trailer is the back end of a Ford truck and feels the Chamber
should explore the possibilities of refurbishing. Charlie moved to keep the trailer and refurbish. The motion was seconded and carried. Mike said it is a conditional donation—if
the Chamber no longer wants it, it will be returned to him.
Welcome Signs—Betty said members
John Wills and Marsha Shebly offered to put “welcome” sign on their
property. Rob Morales suggested using a
log to make the signs. There was
discussion but no action taken.
Upcoming Events—Betty reminded
us of Santa Visit on December 6 and Holiday Mixer December 8. Salvation Army bell ringers are needed at
NuWay Market; Nanette volunteered to coordinate ringers, and Shelley has the
signup sheet in the store as well as the bell.
Lenny is preparing a billboard for pictures for the local service men
and women to be recognized.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Barbara
Whitten, Secretary
Los Molinos Chamber of
Commerce
Mid-Month Meeting
December 10, 2008
Called to order 6:36 p.m.
Betty read the minutes, accepted as
read, November 12, 2008.
Read the minutes, accepted as
corrected, November 27, 2008
Members
present Ron Gallagher, Mike Druey, Jeannie Shakeshaft, Donna Wallan and Betty
Morales and Barbara Ochs.
No Treasurer or Legislative Report.
Unfinished
Business
Betty reported on Santa Visit and its
success. The Daily News did an
excellent job with coverage. More kids
than there have been in the past, approximately 260 kids. Betty will count left over toys to get exact
count. Eight Key Club members were
there as elves. Mike Lane donated $100
for Santa Visit. Betty will explore
less expensive alternative for pictures for next year. There has been talk about combining the
Santa Visit with the Booster Club’s fundraiser. VFW will be involved in the decision with combining the
events. Betty and her niece did an
outreach to county schools before the event.
Holiday mixer—Jeannie reported that we
had approximately 64 guests. We had a
lot of good feedback from guests who attended.
We feel it was a success, and Betty would like to put together a Thank
You Card for Umpqua for hosting the event.
Membership—Betty will attempt to meet
with Clarissa this week to get Membership envelopes stuffed.
Installation Dinner—have tried to
contact Linda Daniels-Lima (?) regarding catering, no word back. We will need to find someone else if we
don’t hear from her by Jan. 1, 2009.
Look into making Santa Visit at
consistent time of month.
No
New Business
Correspondence
letter from Blood Drive-13 units of blood donated in Los Molinos on November
20, 2008. Corning Chamber mixer at
Premier West Bank, 5:30-8:00, on Solano Street in Corning. Corrected to insert 12-11-09 after ...in Corning..
Upcoming
Events
No executive board meeting for Corrected to insert December
Jan 14 next meeting
Jan 28 executive board meeting
Mon, Feb 9, Installation
Dinner—Speakers to be suggested at future meeting. Let’s think about it.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
D.
Wallan, Secretary Pro-Tem
Corrections
to minutes highlighted.