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Minutes for the 2nd
January 26, 2008 Presiding: Pete Seielstad Invocation: Jeff Blakely Pledge of Allegiance led by: Pete Seielstad Initiation of new members: Oath given by Pete Seielstad One person took the oath Richard Laddusire Company E A moment of silence was observed by those assembled for the passing
of 2 members Steve Scott (battery B) passed away December
22, 2007 Motion made to dispense with the reading of the Association minutes from the 2007 meeting Motion made by John Dudkiewicz Motion made to accept minutes as recorded Treasurer’s Report: Scott Frank not in attendance (Scott Frank Association Treasurer) Presidents report: Scott Sonntag (current Association President) not in attendance Read by Pete Seielsatd (see letter attachment) Secretary’s report: Report given by David Dresang Association/Corporate Secretary 1) Requirements for General Roster 2) Requirements for Military Leadership Roster 3) Requirements for Civilian leadership roster 4) Requirements for Association leadership Roster 5) Dues, how they are to be recorded and that ALL dues are to sent to Association Secretary first, then forwarded to the Association Treasurer 6) Company Calendar’s need to be sent in ASAP so they can be listed in both the Fugelman and the website 7) Membership forms need to be properly filled 8) (see attachment for complete breakdown of report) Regimental Commander’s report: Report given by Lt. Col. Pete Seielstad Pete passed out a flyer regarding what he saw with the Association and its goals this past year (see attachment) Recruitment needs to be emphasized, along with better communication. 3 goals for the upcoming season 1) Communication 2) Accurate portrayal 3) Recruiting Company Officers report: Company A Report given by Tom Klas Company A is in a re-building process, they currently have 25 members. They will have a smaller schedule and try to attend the Max effort events with better participation. Apology was given for the poor attendance by A membership over the past year. A is busy with fund-raising for a Church where the original Company A met. Company B Report given by Jeff Blakely Company B is in a re-building process, they currently have 25 members and they are very involved in the Venture Scout program which has 10 members. Company B has been able to support most of the events this past year They have been involved with the refurbishing of a Civil War mortar that is located in the Campbell Cemetery in LaCrosse WI, the mortar was used in the siege of Vicksburg. Company C No report Company E Report given by Doug Rasmussen: Co. E has 5 new members 31 Co. E members had made at least one or more events over the past season. Company E has 41 members on its roster. E has several school events in May (3 of them) which makes for a very busy May A general invitation was made to the entire Association to attend E’s annual Sweetheart dinner and dance being held February 16th in Green Bay Company G Report given by Tom Klas for Gary Klas who was unable to attend the meeting On March 29th, the new Civil War Museum in Kenosha WI will have its ribbon cutting ceremony, but because several exhibits are still under construction; Gary is looking for 15 volunteers to help with interpretations. Reenactors will help with the telling of soldier’s stories. Those interested need to contact Gary Klas. The Museum is dedicated to those men from the mid-west and is the largest of its kind. Company H Report read by David Dresang for Tom Bispo Tom Bispo will be stepping down as Lt. of Company H. Tom has been elected to the position of Lt. Col. Of the American Civil War Association (aka ACWA) Tom will remain the main contact for Company H Company K Report given by Craig Mickelson Company K had there meeting/dance on January 12th. Co. K has approximately $10,000 in there treasury K has 7 new members K has 40 members on the roster, which ¾ are active May 16th is K’s major school event at Bluemound State park Last year 2,080 students attended. K will pay a bounty of $15.00 per person who shows up to help. Lunch will be provided Afterwards, and catered dinner will be provided K was approached by Mid-Continent Railroad (North Freedom) for a possible event K has a new treasurer Jeff Meicher Artillery Commander Report given by Terry Brown Battery-B had a very successful season, outstanding support for sister Companies with school events and special presentations. 3 new families have joined Battery-B Gaining on membership Regretfully Battery-B had a former member pass away this past season Steve Scott Again Battery-B will be participating in the Regional Safety School for artillery. Anyone who is interested, and would like to learn more about the piece, are more than welcomed to join and participate in the school, are encouraged to attend. After completion of the coarse you will then be certified by the Safety administration. The school is May 17 & 18th held in Boscobel WI Last event an issue came up with the gun, (Napoleon) damage was done to the trail, possible repair or worse, replacement will have to be done. Competitive Shooting Commander Report given by Gary Van Kauwenbergh The Skirmish team has seen a decline in membership 29 members are currently on the roster. The competitive shooting as a whole has seen a decline in membership and several teams have dropped out altogether The Skirmish team was very competitive Event attendance remained very constant Musket team: 1st out of 8 teams Carbine: 2nd and the B team 1st out of 5 teams Ladies competition: 1st out of 2 Revolver: 2nd Smoothbore: 1st out of 4 Cannon (rained out) Mortar: 2nd out of 2 Combined annual award 1st The Skirmish team has a good schedule for 2008 Election of Offices Association Board positions President (3 year term) Floor open for questions An explanation of each position was discussed, with duties for President and Vice President given. Floor was open for nominations for Association President: David Dresang nominated Patrick Lynch Patrick declined nomination John Dudkiewicz nominated Pete Seielstad 2nd by Terry Brown No other nominations given Motion made to close nomination Motion made by Jeff Blakely 2nd by Wayne Vawter Pete Seielstad elected by unanimous vote New Association President Pete Seielstad Vice President (3 year term) Floor open for nominations Gary Van Kauwenbergh nominated Terry Brown 2nd by Andy Seymour No other nominations given Motion made to close nominations Motion made by Jeff Blakely 2nd by Wayne Vawter Terry Brown elected by unanimous vote New Association Vice President Terry Brown Lt. Colonel (3 year term) Floor open for nominations Bob Mann nominated Pete Seiestad 2nd by Doug Rasmussen No other nominations given Motion made to close nominations Motion made by Terry Brown 2nd by Lyle Laufenberg Pete Seielstad re-elected by unanimous vote Lt Colonel for the Association Pete Seielstad Chris Bestul reported how pleased the staff at Wade House (Jeff Murray) was with the 2 Commanders (Pete Seielstad and Chuck Larscheid) where the staff did not have to contend with the military portion of the event and could concentrate on other matters. Pete was then herald for his excellent leadership at Wade House, and his leadership of the Association. Pete was given a round of applause for his efforts. No other Offices open for elections Old Business Pete pointed out that to keep control of the meeting; each topic would be limited to 2-3 minutes only. Motion made by Jeff Blakely 2nd by Tom Klas Motion passed Scholarship program do we continue? $500.00 awarded to applicant with the best score John Dudkiewicz gave report System seems to work well This year, each applicants name was removed so the judges had no knowledge of the person, blind judging, worked very well. Each Judge (3 judges) worked on a point system worked out by the committee. Last years 3 judges: John Dudkiewicz Dave Sielski Scott Sonntagg Major problem, David Dresang reported that each company failed to notify it membership about program in a timely fashion, and this failure led to only one applicant getting paperwork by the deadline, the deadline was extended by committee. A total of 7 applicants participated this past year. Patrick Weeks of Company A recipient. Terry Brown to head the scholarship committee. Motion made to continue the scholarship Motion made by Terry Brown 2nd by Chris Bestul Scholarship to continue for 2008 Judges for the scholarship program for 2008 are: John Dudkiewicz Dave Sielski Bob Mann Fugelman newsletter Jim Dumke new editor of newsletter 2 editions have been sent out. The Fugelman to be sent out to each Company electronically, anyone not having access or cannot access the newsletter needs to report this to Company and that Company will then be responsible for sending it out hardcopy. Fugelman to be posted on the website. Handbook Committee Andy Seymour, no new changes to bring to the membership. Only 2 companies have representation on the committee, need more cooperation. Each company should be represented. Website Report given by Jim Johnson Website has an average of one million hits per year. Jim will be re-doing the website in the coming year. System needs to be upgraded. Recognition given by Pete Seielstad to Jim for all the hardwork on keeping the website going. A round of applause was given. Gary Van Kauwenbergh brought up the possibility of getting a new insurance carrier. It was tabled for next year, it was determined that it was to close to the season to try to get a new carrier. Company K paid for a special rider and felt that changes carriers now would not be in the best interest for the Association. Gary Van Kauwenbergh to check into new insurance, the cost, and report back to the Association. New Business Association Calendar The Association has what is termed as 4 MAX effort events. National BHB Association The National event was determined back in September at a special meeting held at Wade House, it was decided the Association would attend the 145th Gettysburg mega-event July 4th-6th Association event Floor open for nominations Doug Rasmussen nominated: Spring Muster (hosted by the 10th Tennessee) April 25th-27th Chris Bestul nominated: Wade House September 27th-28th Discussion was made on both events. Doug Rasmussen said that this would be a great chance for battalion drill, to help those going to Gettysburg to better prepare. Chris Bestul reported that Wade House was asking our help in making Wade House bigger and better, and that our endorsement of Wade House was very important, it would also send a clear message to the staff that we were committed to that event. A vote was called for: Spring Muster Wade House April 25th-27th (15votes) Wade House September 27th-28th (8 votes) Association event for 2008 Spring muster Wade House April 25th-27th Company event Company event goes on a rotating basis Company A deferred, have no event this year. Company B Coon Valley (Norskedalen) October 11th-12th Company event for 2008 Coon Valley (Norskedalen) October 11th-12th BHB event Since the BHB has not yet met, no decision can be made on what the BHB event will be. John Dudkiewicz pointed out that we cannot designate a BHB event until the meeting. Motion made to let the Executive Board decide on BHB event Motion made by John Dudkiewicz 2nd by Chris Bestul Motion passed Executive Board to decide on BHB event Motion made to endorse Wade House September 27th-28th Motion made by Doug Rasmussen 2nd by Andy Seymour Motion passed Wade House to get a special endorsement from the 2nd W.V.I. (Wade house to be presented at the BHB meeting to make it the BHB Max effort event) Association Max effort event calendar National 145th Gettysburg mega-event July 4th-6th Association Spring Muster Wade House April 25th-27th Company Coon Valley (Norskedalen) October 11th-12th BHB TBD by Executive Board Scott Frank proposed that we raise (by letter) Family membership dues from the present $8.00 per person to $13.00 per person to help offset the cost of rising insurance rates and to help offset other costs. “I propose we leave the annual Full membership Dues at $20.00 and up the Associate Membership dues to $13.00, to more accurately reflect the cost of carrying a person on the roster for insurance purposes and the costs associated with a year worth of Association Operation. The additional funds (the $5.00 difference) will be used for the scholarship, meeting place(s), and other expenses for the Association as they come up.” Scott Frank A discussion on the proposal ensued. The matter was tabled for a latter date, not enough information was available to warrant the raising of the dues. Motion made to table for future date Motion made by Chris Bestul 2nd by Jim Johnson Terry Brown placed an amendment on proposal; a complete budget breakdown was needed before further discussion on matter. A complete breakdown to be presented at the 2009 meeting Motion made on amendment Motion made by Terry Brown 2nd by Jeff Blakely Motion passed Jeff Blakely talked about the Venture Crew, that anyone young man or young lady between the ages of 14-21 can join, they do not need a parent on the field since an adult leader can substitute for a parent and take responsibility. If any company has a young man interested in the program, Company B would be willing to help out. The benefits of the program was discussed at length with John Dudkiewicz and Pete Seielstad threw there support behind the program. From the Association Motion made to spend $100.00 for the Hall rental (American Legion Hall Fox Lake) Motion made by Lyle Laufenberg 2nd by Jeff Blakely Motion passed Motion made to spend (app.) $210.00 for membership cards Motion made by Chris Bestul 2nd by Lyle Laufenberg Motion passed Announcements Terry Brown, need help by those present for clean-up Pete Seielstad The next annual Association meeting will be January 31 2009 at the American Legion Hall Fox Lake WI Meeting adjourned 1:45 pm Reported respectfully submitted by David Dresang Association/Corporate Secretary Those in attendance Charles Bagneski Company E Chris Bestul Battery-B Jeff Blakely Company B Terry Brown Battery-B Brant Doty Battery-B David Dresang Company E John Dudkiewicz Company B Tim Grover Company K Walt Hlaban Battery-B Jim Johnson Company E Richard Laddusire Company E Lyle Laufenberg Battery-B Patrick Lynch Company K Tom Klas Company A Bob Mann Company K Craig Mickelson Company K Donald Noble Company K Steve Peterson Company E Doug Rasmussen Company E Robert Schwandt Company E Pete Seielstad Company B Andy Seymour Company A Gary Van Kauwenbergh Skirmish Team Pete Van Steen Company E Wayne Vawter Company K |