MEETING: Friday, October 18, 2013 EDITOR: Tom Hymer
CONCERN: Dennis Reisers Mother in Law passed away, remember the family in your prayers.
VISITORS: About fourteen students were visitors today who are enrolled in treatment and therapy disciplines, a three year accredited program for job placement in the workforce. They hail from various cities including Hayes, Enid, Mulvane, Wichita, Hutchinson, and others. Also Guest Travis Booe, Son in Law of member Doyle Ehling and Physical Therapist Assistant Program Director at Hutchinson Community College.
THE WEEKLY FUND RAISER: Sergeant Brad nabbed Mark Treaster for leaving early, a.k.a. early withdrawal tax. Then Brad and Stan went on to fine President Dane, Ward for being late, and everyone who did not attend the special Ice Cream Parlor Project meeting. No badge no pin Terry Brigman, no pins Guy Gann, Jim Seitnater, Fred Conner, Dorinda Simmons, Jeff Brewer, Preston Clark, and Paul Brown enjoyed paying a dollar for neglecting to wear their Ambucs pins in order avoid certain shame. John Knipp and Randall Haltom were fined for something, dont know what for, but the phrase out of control was in the air.
1. BUY AN ANNOUNCEMENT: Reins of Hope is hosting a Make a Difference Barbeque Auction on Saturday October 26, 2013. For more information call them at 620-665-0906.
2. BUY AN ANNOUNCEMENT: The Annual Chili and Soup Festival is happening Saturday October 26, 2013 beginning at 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Downtown Hutchinson. Cost: $5 adults, children 12 and under are free. The event will also have live music from four bands, including the Hutchinson Community College Jaz Band in Avenue A park.
ICE CREAM PARLOR PROJECT: Chairman Darren Wicks provides this report of the Meeting of the Ice Cream Parlor Project held on Friday October 18th.
The Ice Cream Booth met for the first time on Friday to begin putting together a long term plan for the Booth project at the State Fair. I am including some of the bullet points discussed by the committee:
1) The Ice Cream booth has been and continues to be a viable option to raise funds as a club.
2) There are 3 options for the booth 1) Build New 2) Remodel Current 3) do nothing
3) New building costs (est. $80,000 – $125,000) includes teardown, etc.
4) The net profits from the Fair have declined in recent years. I will have those figures at the Nov 1st meeting.
5) Jim Seitnator suggested we take this opportunity to start from scratch and review the complete business model of the Ice Cream booth and this review might help us make long term decisions on the physical booth. The group agreed.
6) President Dane Power suggested we also use a Pro/Con T chart to review this project as well.
The next meeting is November 1st at 6:15 a.m. ALL MEMBERS are invited as this is a big decision and all input is welcome. This project will no doubt have some controversy within the club as any decision this large would. We want to approach this with an open mind and all input is welcomed. I look forward to seeing you on November 1st.
TODAYS PROGRAM: Program Manager Jeff Roberson introduced Peggy Livingston who is secretary of the Hutchinson Theater Guild. Its almost 100 years old and was formerly located at the Hutchinson Womens Club located in a house next to the Library, but the house has been torn down for a few years. Ms. Livingston recited very interesting historical events of the theater. One of their events is Talking Tombstones which is an annual fundraiser at Hutchinson’s historic Eastside Cemetery. The re-enactors bring to life colorful and famous folks from Hutchinson’s past. The Guild is currently relocating their headquarters to 9 South Main Street.
DRAWINGS:50/50, Fred Conner had the winning ticket and won $20. Newsletter, Paul Hardenburgers name was drawn, but he couldnt answer the question. For $40 the Newsletter question for the meeting on October 25th is, where are the Talking Tombstones?