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Last Meeting: August 27, 2010 Secretary Jim Seitnater in charge.
Guests: Kevin Carr, CEO, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), Stacy Unruh, Engineer/Owner of Seed Research Equipment Solutions, and Dan Ledeboer, Director, Quest Center for Entrepreneurs all guest speakers.
Fines: Larry Sloan and Dennis Reiser were our Sergeants-At-Arms. Tom Stanton was fined for being late and a membership renewal tax. Both Mark Clark and Jim Kicklighter a membership renewal tax. Jeff Roberson volunteered a late fine or was that a stupid tax. Dennis Reiser was recognized for his birthday on 8/24 but since he was wielding the toilet Im not sure he paid. Jim Seitnater paid for another announcement of Uncorked for T.E.C.H. which was last Saturday night. Eric Steinle paid to pitch the Downtown Chili and Soup Festival coming September 25th. Contact him, since he is this years chairman, if you want to enter a team.
TUIT: Pat Fallon had Guy Gann, Randy Hendrickson and (an absent) Terry Brigman fined for not asking. Pat passed it on to Stan Macgirvin.
Announcements: Tickets are being sold each Friday for the annual T.E.C.H. Golf Tournament foursome. Jim Kicklighter joined Chuck Peterson for the first two slots.
Also, next Friday, sign-up for our clubs annual Golf Scramble which will be held October 1st at Carey Park with Knackies catering breakfast. The price is $35 which includes greens fee, cart and two mulligans. Invite guests!! Contact Jeff Brewer at 620-728-9132 or jbbrewer@luminousneon.com if you have items to donate for prizes.
Ice Cream Booth sign-up continues contact Fred Conner at H: 663-2769 or C: 727-4730 or by e-mail bfconner@cox.net if you have not yet signed up to work the Kansas State Fair September 10-19. We are almost full, but we still need a few workers for the second weekend of the fair!
Duke Wiggins mentioned we will be unloading Ice Cream at the booth Monday, September 6th, Labor Day, around 7:30-8:00AM (or when the truck arrives)!
Program: Randy Henderson introduced Kevin Carr, CEO, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), Topeka, Stacy Unruh, Engineer/Owner of Seed Research Equipment Solutions, South Hutchinson, and Dan Ledeboer, Quest Center for Entrepreneurs, Hutchinson. Kevin started by explaining that KTEC began in 1987 and is a private/public partnership established by the state to promote technology based economic development. It is funded by the Economic Development Initiative Fund and its board is comprised of leaders from the private business sector and government from across the state. Through support of strategic research and development at our Centers of Excellence, through intense hands-on business assistance at incubators across the state and through investment capitol in start-up companies KTEC serves as an invaluable partner to bring economic growth to Kansas. Stacy explained that their company was one of the companies helped by KTEC. They custom build specialized seed planters for a variety of seed types and sell them worldwide. They have been in business for 11 years and have just added their fifteenth employee. Their planters range in cost from $30,000 to $200,000 and include many specialized features including onboard computer systems. Their customers use these planters to precision plant and test seed varieties to track yield results. Soon, with GPS technology, they will be able to track individual seeds through plant harvest. Dan completed the program with a pitch for new businesses to consider the Quest Center with its variety of assistance programs available to help them get started.
50/50 Drawing: Kathleen Tolbert won $30. Does that mean you have to share?
Newsletter Drawing: Jim Shaw was not here to try to answer this weeks question What was the location of our previous court house and what year was it torn down and why? The answer, the Southeast corner of B & Main. It was condemned and torn down in 1924 when cracks appeared on the inside walls and it was feared it may be collapsing into Carey Salt brine wells to the South and East of the property. The purse increases to $45. Since I have been accused of making this too difficult, most of you will know the answer to this question or you can easily find it on the web. What was Ben Blanchard, the founder of South Hutchinson, looking for when he accidently discovered salt?
Next Meeting: If they would let me know, then I could tell you. Hmmm
Steve Conard, Editor