Fort Crook Historical Society

Board Meeting

April 1, 2008

  A special event was held before the beginning of the meeting to honor and Thank Rita Taylor for the privileged of using her original painting of the Round Barn to be printed on T Shirts and hats to be sold by the Museum for a Round Barn benefit.  Rita also donated the original painting to be a prize item for Pioneer Day. Besides Rita many of her family and friends were in attendance and cake and punch was served.

John Patchin of the Sons of the Civil War gave a presentation on the reenactment of Fort Crook that he thought we might be interested in sponsoring.

The meeting was called to order by President Robert Ingram at 7:30 P.M.

All stood for the flag salute.  Those present were board members Jeannette Ciriello, John Fenn, Tim Glaze, Billie Albaugh, Charles Thomason, Milly Lakey, Betty Stoltenberg, Robert Ingram and Glorianne Weigand.  Also present were Past President Chuck McCulley, Curator Dorothy Mason and member Katie Clift.

  The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. 

  The Treasurers report was given and Jeannette made the motion to accept it and Charles seconded it.  Motion carried.  There was a discussion on investing some of the checking account into an interest bearing account.  Betty will check on some different choices of investing and report next meeting.

 OLD BUSINESS: John reported on the IT Committee.  They feel we do not need high speed internet and are unhappy with Shasta.com so they want to cancel that and go with a dial up with Frontier.  Even though we have to have it year round it would be cheaper and just as effective.

  Katie Clift presented the tri fold brochure that she has drafted and now that the email address will be available she will be able to finish them up. We will put them in all the businesses with the holders that Robert bought.

  Tim reported on the security system and it was a lot more expensive than we had planned.  He is still checking on some more aspects of the system.  We may just replace the monitors and table the cameras for the time being.

  Round Barn report, Robert met with Wayne and Jerry Norris and they want to get things started.  The timbers at Pauline’s were sorted and there are not many salvageable.  The engineer wants Doug Fir, but the original barn was all pine.  Wayne has a cedar tree that he wants to use for the center pole which the specifications also call for Doug Fir, so Robert will contact the engineer again.

  This Friday April 4 we will have another Pole Peeling work day.

Pioneer Day, Chuck has the prizes for the cook off.  Last year cash was given as it was stated in the entry.  This year we will not give cash.  Chuck has also purchased the sodas, water and hot dogs when they were on sale.

  We have three more booth entries in.  PG&E will let us use their property for parking.  Chuck said it would be a good idea for all Museum members and vendors to park to the back of the lot and leave the closer parking spots for the public.  Charles has the Masonic Lodge doing the parking. 

  Anita Ray is stapling the Pioneer Day tickets together and we have to get them out soon. 

 NEW BUSINESS:  Robert found a letter folder on line and John made the motion we buy it and Milly seconded it.  Motion carried.

  Shasta County Farm Bureau Meeting is Saturday night and Robert will go and take shirts and hats to sell.  The price of the hats will be $10.00.

  Katie asked if we wanted to put an ad in the Mt. Echo Tourist Companion.  The motion was made by Glorianne and seconded by Betty that we get a $51.00 Ad.  Motion carried.

  We need to order more Round Barn T Shirts as they are already selling fast and we will be out by Pioneer Day. Glorianne and Milly will make up a new order.

  We will have a work day on Saturday April 19 at 8:30 to clean the buildings and grounds to be ready for opening day on May 1.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M.

Respectively submitted,

Glorianne Weigand, Secretary