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Future Leaders – Mike Bryant handed out 2004 BUFF Officer BOD/KeyPosition
list for consideration. Joe
Panfalone suggested a position to develop kids programs. The Conservation
Chair (Bob wants to concentrate on fishing) and Beginning Casting
Coordinator need to be filled, Jim Boude was suggested for Hart Show and
Paul Feldman for Club Historian; Jim Hampton accepted Monthly Raffles
responsibility. Patti Howell requested thinking about a replacement for
Banquet position for 2005. This will be finalized and ready for election at
December monthly meeting.
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Fly Fisher of the Year Award – good response with nominations.
Nominations are still open through December monthly meeting. Don Hogue will
contact Linda Roederer to price out cost of new awards, price breaks, etc.
Election will be in January.
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BOD Award Criteria: eligibility – all members; only one award each
year; voted by BOD board at January board meeting; award given at February
meeting; previous year’s recipients and President are not eligible; if
FFOY recipient is winner the BOD award will go to 2nd top vote
winner; votes collected by President. Bob Jones will look into what the
award will be.
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2004 Calendar Updates – 90% in place – discussion ensued to
finalize dates. Lou Hanes has
checked meeting areas for next summer; Warren County Park has no access to
the river. Little Miami Canoe
Livery offered the picnic grounds for the August meeting, cost $100. and
threw in July for free. Bill
Miller motioned we accept this offer and Doug Mowell seconded.
Motion passed.
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Education: Ken West has the Rockwell trip locked in, April 24/25,
will have finalized soon. Joe Guenther
said he would have dates for day trips to Jon Kennard for the
calendar and Don Prince is working on day trips for web site.
Rod building class is at 7 p.m. and no second class is planned. Tom
West is checking with Paul for net building class, sign up sheet will be
available at December meeting and in the BUFFER.
Fly tying classes in March.
Joe
Guenther and Ken West volunteered to go to the Bass shop’s early morning
Thanksgiving Day sale to purchase raffle items for the Banquet. Patti Howell is authorized to provide cash for these
purchases. Doug Mowell motioned
to buy three rods with $160. Tom West seconded, motion passed.
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Upcoming planning meetings: Tom West is having the Education
Committee meeting December 8th at 7 p.m. at his house.
He will e-mail directions. Mike
will have a meeting for the FF show in early December and will e-mail
information. Patti Howell said
the next Banquet meeting will be January 4th at 1 p.m. in the
club house.
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FFF Ohio Sub-Council: Lou Haynes reported seven people from four
clubs met in Mansfield. They
voted on various issues - 2 members of each club will be directors; one
meeting each quarter; develop a web site and newsletter; have membership
drives and fund-raisers; sign a logo and to develop ten clubs and become a
full council. The next meeting
is in January in Cleveland. Mike accepted the position as representative for the Ohio
council to the FFF.
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Mike Bryant received a letter and receipt from the Ohio Smallmouth
Alliance/Madd River Outfitters thanking BUFF for the $150. donation to their
10th Anniversary Banquet.
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Lou Haynes requested an update on club purchases to be added to the
inventory list.
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Membership Report: Dave Jones reported 239 members, five new this
month, one dropped off. 38
members elected to receive BUFFER through e-mail.
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Don Hogue gave the Treasure’s Report – see attached.
Joe Panfalone asked why he has a $289.52 charge to the web site? Don will check and revise.
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Communication: Jon Kennard stated the BUFFER deadline is the 24th!
Grumbles were heard. The
next two issues of BUFFER will be show heavy.
Joe Panfolone reported his computer crashed but has recovered all.
He has changed the format – a bit.
He said he is getting 4,000 visitors to the site a month.
Joe is concerned about if something happens to him
the club would not be able to get into the web site without knowing
the access company and pass word. Mike
asked him to prepare information for the December BOD meeting.
Joe also announced he and the Country Angler will do a barter.
In exchange for four articles written by Joe, the BUFF will get
advertising in the Country Angler.
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Trips: Joe Guenther said the Wilds and Elkhorn trip dates will be
solidified within the next two weeks and will get the information to Mike
and Jon.
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Education: Tom and Ken are planning on other seminars after Glen and
Wayne’s fly tying next month. Ken
is doing a program with kids from Hopewell’s 8th & 9th
grades.
A
reminder to all to keep track of volunteer hours for the IRS.
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Outreach: Debbie Hampton reported that Briarwood can’t do the
retreat for Casting for Recovery so she will be contacting Deercreek State
Park to lock in dates with them.
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Banquet: Patti Howell and Jim LeBlond requested all club members
start promoting the FFS and Banquet as there is some misunderstanding that
they are canceled instead of being on separate dates.
It would help to emphasis the big items for raffles and as you attend
other meetings to promote these two events.
Bob Mackey asked Joe Panfalone if he can promote the banquet and FF
show for the 4,000 hits he has received on the web site from people looking
for information. Joe said he could. Debbie
asked if it could also be posted on the FFF web site.
The
meeting went over time – Lou Haynes motioned to close the meeting, Jon
Kennard seconded.