MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE BARNES AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
OF
President Dave Pease called the meeting to order at
Members present: Quentin Ruprecht, Helen Ruprecht, Bob Oberstar, Linda Oberstar, George Martin, Jon Harkness, Dave Pease, Carol Pease, Mike Bowes, Kurt Kuhlman and Lu Peet. A quorum of the board was present.
Secretary Lu Peet distributed the minutes of the last Annual
meeting. Motion (Mike Bowes / Quentin Ruprecht) to approve the Minutes of the
Secretary Lu Peet gave the 2006-2007 Annual Report as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT
BARNES AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
2006-2007
BAHA-Looking back on the year 2006-2007:
This year was the second year
of operation for the Barnes Area Historical Association. The Annual Meeting was held on
Association’s Focus:
Our main focus is again on
starting a museum for Barnes. We are still hoping that the Silver Beach Elk
eventually will be returned to Barnes for future display and that we will have
a museum capable of housing the Elk. While the Elk remains a key focus for our
proposed museum, we centered our attention more on the site for the future
museum and raising funds for this museum. Land acquisition for the museum is
still an on going project for us at this time. The Town site, as well as other
sites in the area, is still being pursued and it will be very important for us
to make a decision on this matter soon. We may have opportunities in the near
future that could warrant the BAHA to have an available site. Another main
focus of BAHA is education. We continue to promote the history of the Barnes
Area.
501 (c) (3) Application:
We have applied for the 501
(c) (3) classification as a non-profit organization and the paperwork is still
being processed. We have yet to receive our number. Nori Newago has submitted
updated paperwork to the Internal Revenue Service in response to their latest
requests. We hope to have our number in the near future.
Association By-Laws:
The By-Laws were amended and
passed on
Fund Raisers:
Several fund raisers were
held during the year for the museum fund and for the general fund. The Pie and
Ice Cream Social that was held in conjunction with the Flea Market in July did
very well. The note cards, Centennial Books and Centennial memorabilia continue
to sell well. Over the summer months
several flea market sales were held, all with donated items from the community.
All of these were successful ventures.
BAHA’s first major fund
raiser held in February 2007, BAHA BIG CA$H-WINTERFEST, was a very big success.
Nearly all of the raffle tickets were sold and we raised approximately
$5,000.00 at the event. We will again hold the event the first week in February
2008, at the VFW Hall. We will have the
raffle again to go along with the event. Food, door prize drawings and a silent
auction are some of the highlights scheduled for the 2008 Winter Fest. Tickets
at $20.00 per ticket will be available from any member of BAHA or from various
local establishments. We try to avoid overlapping other organizations with our
fund raiser and have given members tickets to sell, but are delaying offering
the tickets to the local establishments until after the VFW raffle is completed
at the end of September. All members are encouraged to sell these tickets and
support this effort.
Community Education:
The “Authors, Artists and
Artifacts” program that was held at the
With a lot of diligent thought
and effort, the BAHA came up with a Mission Statement for our organization. The
members passed the motion to accept this statement at the
Our purpose is sharing the history of
the Barnes area through preservation and education.
This statement, or an
abbreviated version of it, will be used throughout our organization. We will
include it on our letterhead paper as well as on other items such as
tee-shirts, mugs, pamphlets, etc.
Membership:
Our membership now totals 40
memberships for 2006-2007, up from the original 13 in 2004-2005 and 26 in
2005-2006. We are looking at having a strong membership drive again this fall.
Goals:
Our ultimate goal is to
establish a museum in the Town of
Respectfully submitted,
Lu Peet
Barnes Area Historical
Association Secretary
There was a brief discussion on the status of the 501 (c) (3) application. Nori Newago said she has sent in the amended paperwork as requested by the IRS. We are awaiting their reply.
Treasurer Linda Oberstar gave the Annual Treasurer’s Report as follows:
Checkbook Balance as of
Income
Book Sales $ 2,017.50
Memberships (40) $ 1,280.00
Flea Markets $ 1,923.47
Donations $ 566.00
Pie Social $ 327.50
Big Ca$h Winterfest $10,269.85
Raffle Tickets for 2008 Winterfest to date $ 100.00
Note Cards $ 138.00
Miscellaneous $ 31.00 $16,653.32
Subtotal $22,353.18
Expenses
Nori Newago $ 500.00
Town of
State Farm Insurance-Treasurer’s Bond $ 90.00
Advanced
Printing of
Winners of Big Ca$h Winterfest $ 5,000.00
Clean Up after Winterfest-VFW $ 75.00
Lu Peet-Expenses for Winterfest/Pie Social $ 527.99
Northwoods Shopper $ 175.00
Raffle License $ 25.00
(Membership Dues) $ 95.00
Silver Tonsberg Raffle Ticket Printing $ 68.00
Petty Cash $ 15.00
CD No.’s 3 & 4 purchased $ 9,345.00 $17,089.50
Checkbook Balance on
Certificates of Deposit
CD One at
5.30% maturing
CD Two at
5.15% maturing
CD Three at
5.5% maturing
CD Four at
5.25% maturing
Total Net Worth as of September 2007 $36,326.40
Total Net Worth as of September 2006 $25,699.86
A difference of + $10,626.54!!!!
There was discussion on the miscellaneous amount of $31.00.
Linda said she was unsure exactly where this came from, but there was $31.00
not noted where it came from. There was discussion on the CD’s. Carol Pease
asked where the Flea Market money was. Linda said the current money made this
year is in our bank account, but this will be added to a CD when the Flea
Market CD (CD Three) renews in November. Linda will look at options to get the
most for our money-Bond Market, Money Market, etc. Motion (Carol Pease / Lu Peet)
to approve the Annual Treasurer’s Report as given. Call for
discussion. Motion carried.
The election of officers for 2007-2008 was brought up. The ballots were sent out to all members. President Dave Pease listed the names of those on the ballot. These were as follows:
President-Dave Pease
Vice-President-Bob Oberstar
Secretary-Lu Peet
Treasurer-Linda Oberstar
Board Member at Large (3- year term)-Helen Ruprecht
Board Member at Large (3- year term)-Mike Bowes
President Dave Pease then asked for any further nomination from the floor. After three requests, there were no more nominations for these positions from the floor. Quentin Ruprecht and Lu Peet then counted the ballots cast. There were a total of 33 ballots cast. The results are as follows:
President- Dave Pease 33 (Dave Pease will be President)
Vice-President-Bob Oberstar 32; Quentin Ruprecht 1 (Bob Oberstar will be Vice-President)
Secretary-Lu Peet 33 (Lu Peet will be Secretary)
Treasurer-Linda Oberstar 33 (Linda Oberstar will be Treasurer)
Members of the Board at Large (3-Year Terms)-Helen Ruprecht 31; Mike Bowes 23; Carol Pease 3; Lanny Neider 1 (Helen Ruprecht and Mike Bowes will be the new Board Members at Large.
There was one vote for Carol Pease with no office listed.
The next Annual Meeting will be held on
Respectfully submitted,
Lu Peet
Secretary Barnes Area Historical Association: Dated