Treasurer’s Report: No Report 

Education: Nothing to report.

Community Service:  Nothing to report.

Newspaper & Website:  Nothing to report.

Fellowship: Addie sent cards to: 

• Bev Brown, hospitalized; Sharon Zilstra, death of brother Herman
• Wally Flint, 90^th birthday
• Paelos Kemble, 100^th birthday
• Margaret Zieghan, death of son
• Henrietta Bendt, hospitalized from fall
• Clifford Hicks, death of mother, Mae
• Genevieve Fish and family, death of Henrietta Bendt
  
• Wes Carlson, heart surgery. 
  

Historical: Bob Denny reported that the committee has been inactive for the past several months.  Clean-up and inventory work will begin as soon as the weather cooperates.  The committee has assisted on several Council and Chapter functions since the 1^st of December.  Contributions from the estate of King Iverson have been received.  A complete set of ten books on electricity as it relates to the early telephone, published in 1917, were included and these volumes are in mint condition.  Bob noted the books are very interesting reading when compared to the state of the telephone business today.  Swede Svendsen has donated two old “Dakota Central” newspapers from 1918.  One written for the Mitchell area and the other for Madison.

Program:   From a Dakota Central newspaper published in 1918, donated to the Museum, Bob Denny shared with us information taken from an article referencing AWT – average work time.  From this we realize that some things important then are still important today, time is money.

Old Business:  Kristi extend a thank you to the Christmas Holiday Luncheon Committee.  The “Christmas Stocking Program” was discussed. At the next meeting the group will decide if do or do not want to have this as a project.  If we participate in the project volunteers and a chairperson is needed.

New Business:   Volunteers are needed for the Easter Egg Hunt BEEP project in Aberdeen  Jane Denny is the chair person for the project.  Volunteers will be needed to prepare baskets.

Lillian Leitheiser has donated a queen size quilt she made to be used for a raffle.  The funds will be used to support the Banquet.  The quilt will be displayed and tickets will be available at meetings, the 125 South Dakota Building, Pioneer functions and all fund raisers.  Tickets will be $1.00 a piece or six for $5.00.

A new project being introduced this year is “Give a Day.  Get a Disney Day.  Free admission to one of the theme parks of Walt Disney World Resort or the Disneyland Resorts can be received when you sign up and complete a day of volunteer service with a participating organization.  :You must sign up for eligible volunteer opportunities through disneyparks.com/giveaday.  Participation in volunteer activities outside of this sign up process does not qualify for a free ticket.  Pioneers are able to volunteer for any project posted on the disneyparks.com/giveaday site.  For additional information contact President, Kristy Zuraff.

Pioneers can now receive a 20% discount when staying at Windom Hotels.  Pioneers get 5%.

Raffle Tickets: Rose Mary Heumiller, Gene Bentz, Sharon Wold, Don Kachelhoffer and Evelyn Blashill. 

Newsletter Coupon:  Cliff Hicks   

Door Prize ($5.00 Drawings): Jane Denny

Chapter Project Raffle:  $100:  J. Burns, Sioux Falls, SD

The next regular meeting of Sioux J.L.W. Zietlow Council will be held at the Royal Fork on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.

A motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Martinec and seconded by Gordon Benda. Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned.

There were 31 members present at today's meeting.