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Minutes
of the 2004 WWC Annual Meeting 25 members in attendance Board members
present: Matt Singer-secretary, Russ Moody-treasurer, Dan Bohlin,
John Ouellette Russ Moody lead the meeting, called meeting to order at 3:50 pm Matt Singer went over the minutes of the last board meeting, which was held on August 3rd, 2004. Highlights covered of that August meeting were:
Treasurer’s Report covered by Russ Moody, on file. Net worth as of 10-23-04 is $3,973.32. Expect about $1,500 to $1,700 in income as members renew and new members join (WI membership fee is $10.00). Committee Reports: Membership (Dan Bohlin): 165 current members. 27 new for 2004, 16 did not renew for a net gain of 11 members over 2003. Tree Improvement (Larry Severeid): Discussed his 5-year stem deformity study. $5,000 grant from USFS to be matched with hours/time, not money. Madison Winter Membership Meeting and Conference (Matt Singer): Will be co-sponsored with WWOA on Saturday, February 26th at the American Family Insurance Building in Madison. WWC membership meeting will be from 8 am to 9 am prior to the conference. Nominating committee: WWC had four vacancies to fill: Ron Jervis (term expired), Russ Moody (term expired), Ed Soleska (resigned from board earlier in the year), and Mike Pfanku (resigned from board earlier in the year). Secretary Matt Singer found 3 capable and willing applicants for the 4 vacant board positions: retired DNR Forester Jim Widder, DNR Forester Jason Sable, and Larry Severeid (advisor to WWC). Jim, Jason and Larry introduce themselves and told why they want to be considered for the board. Voice vote was unanimous in confirming the three new members. This means the board has 7 members for year 2005.: 4 already serving: Matt Singer, Odell Anderson, Dan Bohlin, John Ouellette and 3 new members: Jim Widder, Jason Sable, Larry Severeid. Old Business: Liability Insurance for the Board and for WWC field days: Russ Moody said the insurance would be around $350 for each field day/event, not to include the general liability incurred by board members. Russ said president Odell Anderson is going to the National meeting in Indiana the first week in November and see what progress National is making toward getting us insured again. Matt Singer and Russ Moody emphasized that this action is NUMBER 1 PRIORITY for Odell and the board this fall. New Business: Suggestions for field days from the members in attendance included:
A suggestion came from the membership to remind National that we want our state dues of $10.00 per member and we do not want to donate it to National. Motion was made, 2nd, and passed to give Jim Schiller a free one year membership to the Walnut Council. Mr. Schiller was the owner of the woods in Green County where the fall field day had just been. Matt Singer presented walnut clock/plaque to retiring board members Russ Moody (6 years on board, treasurer, from 1999 through 2004) and absent Ron Jervis (3 years on the board from 2001-2004, 1 year president, 1 year vice president). Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm. Door prizes were then handed out: 3 walnut letter openers carved by Odell Anderson, 2 American Chestnut seed packages put together by Larry Severeid, and some local spirits that were brewed locally. Albert Deppeler, sawmill owner and woodcarver from Monroe had donated a walnut magazine rack and walnut footstool. These were auctioned off and brought $75 and $40 respectively, to be put into the coffers of WWC. 25 WWC members then ate their fill. Respectfully
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