The Sioux J.L.W. Zietlow Council Telecom Pioneer Luncheon
was held June 23, 2009 at the Royal Fork Buffet, Sioux Falls, SD. President,
Kristy Zuraff called the meeting to order followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag and a silent tribute to departed and ill Pioneers. Kristy asked for a motion for approval of the
minutes. A motion was made by Ellen Rock and seconded by Verla Fritz to approve
the minutes. Motion passed. Minutes approved. Visitors at today's meeting were Collette
Norbeck, sister of Irene Peters and Jeffery Rock, grandson of Ellen Rock.
Treasurer’s
Report: Dale Axtell, treasurer, reported a balance of
$1,993.88. The expenditures for the year
include: Banquet, portion of Holiday
Luncheon, Breakfast in the Park and Watertown Picnic. Income includes: dues from national and a $1,000.00 bond. After this year there will be a need to raise
additional funds. Ways to raise
additional funds will be discussed at future meetings. A motion was made by Ken Bertness and
seconded by Bob Denny to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion passed. Report approved.
Fellowship: Addie
sent cards to: Wayne Ronning, death of
wife, Harriet and Helen Leimbach, 85th birthday.
Hug-A-Bears: After
33 years the Hug-A-Bear project will be discontinued. Since 2005 there were 970
bears distributed. A thank you was
extended to all who had part in the project. Remaining supplies were donated to
the Blue Bell Council Hug-A-Bear group.
The last bear constructed will be placed in the Museum. There were six members present at the final
work session, June 2.
Education: Nothing to report.
Historical: Bob Denny reported the committee is
continuing to catalog photos. If anyone
has time on a Wednesday morning, they would appreciate some assistance in
helping identify some of the people and events in the photos. The latest donation is a small princess
telephone, which came from the Seattle
World's fair. It was contributed from a non Telephone Pioneer, Cam Lind,
because he saw the picture of the museum opening.
Community Service: Nothing to report
Newspaper & Website: Ken Bertness reported the newsletter will go
out June 29th.
Program: No program.
Old Business: A representative for the “Awards” committee
is still needed. This person will be
responsible for listing all projects and filling out the paperwork necessary to
submit the project for consideration by National for annual awards. Sandi Kreber has bags available for cell
phone recycling.
A
thank you was extended to all who helped or donated to the “Needy Family
Christmas Project” fund raiser. Over
$700 was raised.
New Business: The annual Pioneer
golf outing will be July 13, 2009
at the Hiawatha Golf Course in Canton. If you plan to
attend call Jim Sievers at 605-336-4440 or Swede Svendsen at 605-334-5556. Breakfast in the Park will be held August 15,
at Sertoma Park. Cindy Barnes-Pharr
from the regional office will be in attendance.
She will be visiting with attendees and
meeting with the officers following the breakfast. It is very important that everyone turn in
their hours.
The Rapid City Project went
very well in spite of non-cooperative weather.
This was a five day project to begin a large recreation park in Rapid City. There were a total
of 800 volunteers working on the project at this time. Several Pioneers contributed their labor and
services. $50,000 was donated to the
project from the Qwest Foundation.
Raffle Tickets: Dene
Amdahl, Adelaide Donaldson, Dennis Martinec, Leora Gapa, Joe Mattecheck, John
Gapa, Lois Larsen, Kristy Zuraff and Ken Bertness.
Newsletter Coupon: Don Kachelhoffer
Door Prize
($5.00 Drawings): No drawings at this meeting.
Chapter Project
Raffle: $100: Jim Sievers,
Sioux Falls, SD
The next regular meeting of Sioux J.L.W. Zietlow
Council will be held at the Royal Fork on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. The Golf
Event will replace the July meeting.
A
motion to adjourn was made by Tom DeVries and seconded by on Deanna
Gilbertson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned.
There
were 37 members present at today's meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joyce Martinec
Secretary
