DMBC Board Meeting
The meeting was called to order by President John Sterling at
The following were present:
Robert Renuart
Doris Katz
Bruce Ohmann
Lee Elton
Al Land
Chet Masztak
Frank Fisher
Barbara King
John Sterling
June Byrne – Director
Our Meeting minutes are now being reviewed and then posted on our
website.
Betty Bayard gave a report on EZ Bridge attendance. There have been 9 ˝ to 10 ˝ tables and 41 new
members have joined our club. The
Directors have truly enjoyed welcoming new players to the game of bridge and
are very happy with the success of this venture. The Monday game has been sanctioned at 0 to
20 points by ACBL.
Treasurer Bruce Ohmann stated that the Treasurer’s report will also now
be posted monthly on our website. Our
net income from the sectional tournament was $5,379.00. Our current assets are $60,143.00.
June Byrne submitted the following subjects for discussion:
1.
Thursday morning
workshop. This is more of a lesson than
a game. The attendance is primarily by
members of the Monday morning game. It
was decided that this could be discontinued at June’s discretion. Susan Simpson is to be paid for her lessons.
2.
Playing fees for
STAC Games. A motion was made and
carried to continue the fees of $5.00 for members and $6.00 for non club
members.
3.
June will E-mail
all Directors their assignments and tasks for the month.
4.
5.
Monthly birthday
cakes are being provided and donated by Betty Sandifer and greatly appreciated
by all our members.
6.
Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon lessons. There was
discussion on possibly canceling one of these, however no final decision was
made.
7.
A motion was made
and seconded to give June free play status.
8.
Help is still
needed with data entry on the computer.
Information is being lost. Chet
Masztak has volunteered to help June.
9.
Help is needed to
provide last minute needs for partnerships.
June will look into having stand-bys again. Any suggestions will be very much
appreciated.
10.
Doris Katz and
June are going to create a letter to go to area newcomers with a free play to
our club.
11.
June and Pat
Heading are working on possibly handicapping our Pro-Am games and other games
as well. She is considering implementing
this on our Tuesday afternoon game.
12.
Our
13.
A free lunch is
to be provided on that day.
.
Grounds Committee Report - John Sterling stated that nothing has
been done yet on roof repairs. Don
Beecher has repainted the back door. Betty Bayard has said that the walk around
mike is still not working properly. A
new hot water heater has been installed.
Don Beecher, Al Land and John Sterling installed the new stove and
microwave in the kitchen. John proposed
and it was agreed that our old microwave be donated to a charitable
organization. Our Calendar wall boards
are coming apart from the wall due to handling.
It was suggested that they could be supported by shelves. Our vacuum cleaner is in need or repair again
and/or replacement. Al Land stated that
Judy has requested the purchase of new pots and pans for the kitchen. A motion was made and carried to authorize a
purchase of up to $300.00 if necessary.
Old Business – President John will start working on the member
telephone book. Free plays are to be
distributed with appreciation to volunteers who help in the kitchen and assist
with caddy duty. These free plays MUST
be signed by a Director.
New Business – Max Bayard via E-mail stated our club was at maximum table space for our winter
sectional. Past history of renting the
Our January 2008 tournament will be the 10th through the 13th. It was suggested that perhaps we could put
our special events in the member directory.
Chet Masztak will help with ink cartridge refills.
Along with our minutes and financial statement on the website, Bob
Renuart will do our monthly calendar.
Bob Renuart survey results were discussed. A committee is to prepare a list of action
items as a response. A committee of
June, Bob,
Our next meeting will be
The meeting was adjourned at
Barbara King
Secretary
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