MINUTES OF THE BARNES AREA HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION MEETING
OF MAY 18, 2006
The meeting was called to
order by Vice President Dave Pease at 9:00am.
Members of BAHA present: Dave
Pease, Carol Pease, Helen Ruprecht, Nori Newago, Bob Oberstar, Linda Oberstar,
George Martin, Kurt Kuhlman, Judi Scholz, Mike Bowes and Lu Peet.
The minutes were distributed
to all members by Secretary Lu Peet. Motion (Helen Ruprecht / Carol Pease) to
approve the minutes as presented. Call for discussion. Motion
carried.
The Treasurer’s Report was
given by Treasurer Linda Oberstar as follows:
Checkbook Balance as of
4/20/2006 $ 4,874.33
Centennial Book Sales $ 307.00
Petty Cash $
(15.00)
Checkbook
Balance as of 5/18/2006 $ 5,166.33
CD One for $10,000.00 matures
on November 29, 2006, at 4.32%
CD
Two for $10,000.00 matures on February 16, 2007, at 4.32%
Motion (Carol Pease / Mike Bowes) to
approve the Treasurer’s Report as given. Call for discussion. Motion carried.
Dave Pease asked how many
books we had on hand. Linda Oberstar said about 48-50. It was suggested that we
order more books. Linda will inquire on the cost of 500 and will order them if
the price is right, otherwise she will order fewer books. Linda will get back
to other members before she orders.
Lu Peet spoke on the note
cards. Advanced Printing had sent a draft of the cards to her. It was suggested
that an additional card be included with the pack of 4 cards to show what the
four different cards would look like. Lu will see that this is done. The price
of the cards was discussed. The group felt that $6.00 for the 4 cards would be
the price. The address of BAHA will also be added to the back of the cards.
Clear container envelopes will also be ordered. We want to have them ready for
the flea markets this summer. These dates are June 17th at the
Hideout in Couderay; July 8th at the Town Hall sponsored by AARP and
July 15th at the VFW.
Helen Ruprecht presented the
Elk Report as follows:
Date May 18, 2006
The following events have
developed since the April Report:
Submitted May 18, 2006
Quentin Ruprecht
Elk Committee Chairman
Helen said that she thought
Dr. Hudson would be coming up around the week of Memorial Day or the week after
that. There was discussion of having the news releases after the second carbon
dating.
The building site was
discussed. Lu Peet reported that the Town was not successful in obtaining the
additional parcel from Mosinee Paper Company. The Town is still agreeable to
having part of the Town Site for the BAHA museum site. Linda Oberstar said she
had tried to contact the owner of the land at the corner of Birch Lake Road and
County Highway N with no response. Judi Scholz said that she would call the
Wisconsin Historical Society to see about having one of the state’s archaeologists
at one of our meetings. We need to have something in mind as to what we want
our museum to be. Linda Oberstar said it was worth a try. Nori Newago said that
there is a woman in Eau Claire that we should be contacting (not sure of name).
We should start with her. Nori will get her number and get back to Judi on it.
There was discussion that we need to have a five-year plan for the museum.
There was further discussion on the different sites, parking and traffic
patterns, etc. Land and building are parallel ideas. On Tuesday June 6, 2006,
the BAHA will meet at the Town Hall at 1:00pm
Judi Scholz spoke on some
historical articles she had. She would like everyone to bring their articles or
items each month to our meetings.
The meeting was adjourned at
10:30am.
Respectfully submitted,
Lu Peet
Barnes Area Historical
Association Secretary
Dated June 9, 2006