Sidney Alumni & Friends, Inc.
Sidney HS
Jann Tackett brought the meeting to order at 7:15pm. Present were: Jann T. Lauren Clark, Susan Hilton, Gregg Cruickshank, Jeff Norton, Joyce Gorham, and Kirk Hughes.
It was moved by Kirk H. and seconded by Susan H. to accept the agenda. Motion passed.
Kirk H. read the minutes of the last meeting.
It was moved by Joyce G. to accept the minutes with the type-o correction on Mark Jewell’s name. Seconded by Lauren C. to approve the minutes as amended. Motion passed.
Correspondence: Jeff N. had received a Status Report brochure from Vision Iowa.
Kassie Jorgenson was absent but Gregg C. received a call from her saying there were no bills to be paid at this time.
Kassie J. was absent.
Newt Heaton has inquired about giving another donation.
The Auxiliary Rodeo Concession Stands Donation—SAF, Inc. will receive $250. Joyce G. moved and Gregg C. seconded to put the $250 in the scholarship fund. Motion passed.
1. CAT Grant—Jeff had to resubmit our request because there is a new payment request form. He has done that. He will let us know when the money comes in. We will need to make another payment on the interest on our loan if we do not get the Vision Iowa money by March 16th.
2. Lighting Project—Still on for March. In May we will have a celebration at the first ballgame.
3. Iowa Telecom Grant—Nothing yet.
4. Casey’s For Community Projects—Nothing yet.
5. NRCS Tree Planting—Nothing yet.
6. Brick Project—Susan said she needed a brick count to proceed. Gregg C. said there are still 3,500 extra bricks to use.
7. Class Composite—Mark Jewell is donating smaller pictures of the class composites so we can put them on a flip chart. Sidney Schools has an old stationary flip chart. We will need to put wheels on it so we can store it in the Library and wheel it out for events.
8. March Letter to Alumni about Banquet and Gathering Place Information—Jeff N. and Joyce G. will work on the letter. Hope to have it out by beginning of March.
9. School Signs Prices—Gregg C. is still looking into this.
1. Lauren’s Student Council Report—The Gun Case Raffle winner was Bill Wernecke. Winter Ball is set for Sat. March 24th. The public is invited to the coronation.
2. Scholarships—Gregg C. moved and Jeff N. seconded to give three $300 scholarships this year. Motion passed. Kirk H. will get the information out to the Seniors.
3. Alumni Banquet in May—Planners—People who have shown an interest were Bob Glenn and Bob Nenneman for 50th year and Trisha Miller and Denise Moyer for the 25th year. Joyce G. said she would serve as the liaison between them and SAF, Inc.
4. Lowell Sherwood Memorial For The School—Susan H. said there will be some money to buy something for the school in memory of her father. The family was thinking something in the sports area. A number of ideas were discussed and Susan will talk with her family.
5. Plates of the Old High School—Shelly Mullins had asked Gregg C. about if anyone was selling plates with the old high school on it. Discussion led to the Library and they had sold them a number of years ago. Gregg C. was going to email her and tell her to contact Janet Lemrick of the Library Board.
Next meeting will be held March 15, 2007 at 7:00pm at the High School.
Kirk H. moved to adjourn and Lauren C. seconded it. Motion passed. Meeting was adjourned at 8:32pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kirk Hughes
Secretary