Newsletter Excerpts
From the July 2008 Edition
President’s Message
by B. J.
Kadrmas
Convention ran
smoothly and we all had a great time. The Pottery show had numerous entries
so it was extremely hard to choose just one. Pat Grantier gave a wonderful
history lesson about the life of Charles Grantier at the banquet which was
enjoyed by all. This year’s Founder’s Award went to Bill and Linda Bakken
and the Lifetime Membership Award went to Charles and Betty Hemmer. Thanks
to all of you that worked so hard to make Minot’s convention a success.
Our club has
been moving forward with changes in the last year. We have some new
officers and board members (see newsletter for the list). We would like to
thank Deb Holter, past treasurer; Betty Hemmer, secretary and Sandy Short,
past membership chair for their past work and service to our club. We are
all busy whether we work or are retired and we appreciate those members who
give their time and effort to our club and spend countless hours taking care
of the minutes, books, membership, endowment and road shows, commemorative,
convention, auction, newsletter, website and history of our club.
Please continue
to use the official mailing address being P. O. Box 971, Dickinson, ND
58602-0971 for all correspondence. Membership dues that were paid at
convention before the by-law change at the annual meeting in 2007 were paid
through December 31, 2008. Those parties that did not pay their membership
dues prior to the annual meeting were charged the new membership rate of
$20.00 but were paid through December 31, 2008. There may have been some
confusion on this issue, due to prior dues being effective from June 1 of
each yr. to May 31 of the following year, and some of you may have paid
twice and therefore, we have been crediting the additional payment to 2009,
if that is the case, rather than sending back checks, etc. Also, since
there is no longer dual membership, we are listing the member as the person
who signed the check for the dues. If this is not how you wish it to be,
you will need to contact the membership chair, Pat Schimke.
The Board and
officers wish to thank all of the volunteers that graciously give their time
and effort, doing their jobs to carry on the business of our club. Until
next time, good luck treasure hunting.
