GUESTS: Tim Fletcher, Cessna and Dollar Sense, Thad Bartley, ServiceMaster, both returning guests.
FINES: Brad Thompson and Stan Macgirvin were our Sergeants. Randall Haltom, Troy Thode, Bob Bush and this editor were fined for being late. Paul Hardenburger and Doug Foss were exempt as WSU grads, everyone else paid a fine.
ROUND-TUIT: No report.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: A new membership drive incentive for Spring Round-up. For every guest brought in during March or April a 15 point certificate will be given to the member who brought the guest. If the guest joins the club the member who brought the guest will receive a certificate worth 30 points. Certificates can be redeemed at Longs of Hutchinson at a 1 point equals $1 value for AMBUCS clothing apparel.
PROGRAM: A special 6:30AM meeting to discuss our Ice Cream booth/building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds was led by Paul Hardenburger. We have three choices; we can build a new building, renovate the present structure or no nothing and watch it fall into disrepair. A $90,000 budget was given to completely rebuild our booth excluding purchase of additional refrigeration equipment. For less than half that amount we can renovate the booth over the next three years including a large freezer. This meeting focused on renovation of our present structure. A proposed new building layout was presented. This layout used a similar customer traffic flow to what we have now but was tightened up a bit and customers would turn south at the very front of the building and pass by a new cashier stand just before exiting the building out a new proposed exit in the Southwest corner of the building on the South side. Other floor-space changes increased the scooping and serving area by almost double. A portable outside freezer was discussed. A more favorable solution of buying a gently used exterior freezer seems a better choice. It would be placed on an outside concrete pad with its door possibly in the Southeast corner of the building. We currently have 12 feet outside along the South wall that is part of our booth space and currently being used by the corn vendor. Discussion was held on using this space for picnic tables with a canopy type cover. There will be more discussions before changes are brought before the membership for a vote. Two committees will be formed to review these options, one for the building and one to investigate financial options. Special thanks to Paul Hardenburger and Ward Davis for their time and input to this project presentation.
Lucky Aces Pot: Troy Thode drew a Joker for $0. The pot increases to $246.
Newsletter Drawing: John Knipp left early so no drawing was held.
Newsletter question: For $20 what dollar amount was presented to completely rebuild our ice cream booth?
Next Program: Jennifer Harde with the Veterans Administration.
Editor: Steve Conard