February Minutes2/25/2018 The Maplewood Grange #662 opened Sunday on 02/25/18 with potluck at 3:30pm. Master (Pro-Tem),
Don Sether, called the meeting to order at 4:40pm with the "Opening of the Grange" ritual.
Members acting Pro-Tem: Master, Don Sether; Overseer, Vicki Pounds; Steward, Don Sether; Assistant Steward, Felipe Gonzalez The following Guest(s) present: (none) Visitation: (none) Roll Call (Secretary): ”*” indicates NOT in attendance. ** Absentee Members Master: Dan Keeley * Steward: Felipe Gonzalez Overseer: Don Sether Asst. Steward: Mike Ellis * Lecturer: Sandy Shew * Lady Asst. Steward: Katie Gonzalez Chaplain: Kathie Femrite Gatekeeper: JoAnn Keeley * Secretary: Betty Chipps Pomona: Sandy Shew * Treasurer: Vicki Pounds Ceres: Judi Aus * Member: Laura Ellis * Flora: (vacant) Member: John Keeley * Executive Committee Members: Jack and Priscilla Weaver (Canby ) ** #1 Felipe Gonzalez Member: Joyce (Olivier) Urnaut (Sandy) ** #2 JoAnn Keeley * Member: Jo Ann Lee (OR City) ** #3 Sandy Shew * Member: Adin Hester (California) ** Member: Stacie Bernert (OR City) ** ***** Roll call has been taken ============================================================================= ***** Members present: 6, Guests: 0, Youth: 0 ***** (Mandatory – Quorum “7”) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSALS for MEMBERSHIP: (none) MINUTES (Secretary): 01/28/18 Minutes - not available...Highlights read COMMUNICATIONS (Secretary) Clackamas Pomona #1 - 02/24/18 POMONA "5th Degree Ceremony" hosted at Maplewood Grange
Oregon State Grange (OSG): FEB/MAR 2018 Bulletin - mailed directly to membership.
Don Sether - Grange-Up 2017 update: 800 members were gained in 2017. (INFO: Don has been a Grange State Officer for 22 years) SECRETARY Report: No (additional) report TREASURER Report (Vicki Pounds): - Members present at the January 2018 meeting elected "Active Members" would pay their own 2018 Dues. - Checking account beginning balance: $9,053.38, ending balance: $8,814.01 OLD BUSINESS (Betty Chipps) Grange-Up 2018: Idea presented at January 28th meeting:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Don Sether) 1. Building Siding: Betty to email Dan Keeley and confirm OSG Matching Grant application for Siding and Insulation has been mailed (deadline: May EOM?). 2. Ballroom: Floor oil application is a warmer/summer weather project. 3. Roof Repair - (replacing short screws with longer ones) project still pending. COMMITTEE REPORTS AGRICULTURE (Dan Keeley - absent): Don Sether reported:
COMMUNITY SERVICE (JoAnn Keeley - absent): Betty Chipps reported it's not too late to donate to the Blanket and Clothing Drive. EDUCATION (Dan Keeley- absent): Don Sether reported the Future Farmers of America (FFA) started in the Grange - though under a different name. Grange Worker's Activities (GWA): (vacant) HALL - Rentals (Dan Keeley - absent): see "New Business" LEGISLATIVE (Dan Keeley- absent): Don Sether reported the Legislative Session is meeting in Salem. They are strategizing ways to bring in more income: i.e. increasing gas tax and vehicle registration fees. LECTURER (Sandy Shew - absent ): Felipe and Katie Gonzalez enjoyed the interactive Plant Display (from a couple meetings ago). Both JoAnn Keeley and Felipe are interested in Gardening. MEMBERSHIP (Betty Chipps): On February 11th, Betty attended Clarkes Grange Breakfast and the " Membership Recruiting/Team-Building" seminar, taught by Ed Luttrell. Highlights included: - The "comfort-zone" of your Grange should be "welcoming." - Let the memberships' positive spirits "build a fire." Find a way to let them run with their ideas. - INVITE (outsiders), ASK "what are their interests, and LISTEN (find commonness in what they say). VETERANS (Sandy Shew-absent): Betty Chipps indicated at the Astoria State Meeting a "free" tour to Veterans of the Air Museum (US Coast Guard) is offered on June 23rd (leaving Clatsop County Fairgrounds) at 12:30pm. Contact the Veterans Committee - James Clute in advance for reservations. YOUTH (Betty Chipps): No report NEW BUSINESS Treasurer - Bills/Receipts: none submitted HALL - Rental: 1. Betty Chipps presented Dan Keeley's email of February 12th: Claudia Zamora, Maplewood renter, will hold a Zumba class two days/week. She has only 4-5 students enrolled, so far - which is a slow start. Dan would like to offer Claudia the first month of classes at no-charge (aids in getting started), then charge $150/beginning the 2nd month - working into higher rent if she is successful. Claudia has also expressed interest in being a member. Vicki Pounds broke down the proposal: 2-days/week = minimum hall use of 8 days/month, and compared the proposed $150 rental to Chaps and Petticoats Square Dancers monthly rent of $120 for the hall used 2-days/month ... equates to quite a break in daily use costs. After further discussion, we encouraged the contract reference an agreed-upon increase beginning 3rd month. Betty Chipps moved to offer Claudia Zamora, Zumba Instructor, one-month rent-free, $150/2nd month rent and contract review upon 3rd month - Don Sether seconded, motion carried, voting sign-of-the order. GOOD to the ORDER: (none) Next Meeting: (tentatively SUNDAY, 3/25/17- 3:30pm Potluck, 4:30pm Meeting) Meeting Adjourned: With "Closing of the Grange" ritual at 5:15pm. Respectfully Submitted, Betty Chipps Secretary P.S. The March 25, 2017, Meeting was cancelled. Comments are closed.
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