Fort Crook Historical Society

Board meeting

September 2, 2008

The meeting of the Fort Crook Historical Society was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Robert Ingram.  All stood for the flag salute.

  Those present were Board Members Robert Ingram, Betty Stoltenberg, Billy Albaugh, Charles Thomason, Tim Glaze, John Fenn, Milly Lakey, and Glorianne Weigand.  Also present were Past President Chuck McCulley and Curator Dorothy Mason.

  The minutes of the previous meeting were read and the wrong amount of the treasurer’s report was reported.  It should have read General fund $29,956.38 and Round Barn $50,012.73.  Milly made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected and Billy seconded it.  Motion passed.

 The Treasurer’s report was given and we have $25,879.48 in the General Fund and $50,012.73 in the Round Barn Fund.  Charles made a motion to accept the report and John seconded it.  Motion passed.

Old Business:  The Fair was a success for the Fort Crook Museum.  We placed first with our booth of “Preserving the Past” and will receive $200.00 premium and first for the float of the “Fall River Feed Store, A Legacy Lives On “and will receive $100.00 premium for that.  Thanks to all who helped on both and donated fruits and vegetables for the booth.

  The Golden Anniversary Dinner was a huge success and again, Thanks to Anita Ray and her crew.  186 people were fed at $8.00 each which went to the Museum after expenses.  We took in $1,589.00 and the expenses were $770.00.  There were seven kids that helped serve and they each got $25.00 from the tip money.

  Chuck reported on Shelly Creek and we will meet at 9:00 on Friday morning to haul tables and chairs out in Weigand’s stock trailer and leave it to use for a kitchen again.  This worked very well last year.  Chuck will go out on Thursday and get camp set up.  Betty will do the shopping on Wednesday.  We made a schedule for workers and Chuck needs lots of help on Saturday evening to get the roasts and vegetables ready for the Dutch Ovens.  Everyone is to bring cookies. We will serve Friday and Saturday dinners 5-7 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday 8-10 A.M. breakfasts.

  Round Barn update is that Bill Cessna is cutting on the logs and some more logs were donated from some people at Glenburn.  Betty said we have our building permit renewed for one more year on the Round Barn.

  The Saturation mailing sounds like our best way to get information out.  Tim reported that it would cost .16 cents each and there are 1,882 deliveries from Fall River and McArthur and 1000 for Burney which would be $461.12.  Robert is still working on the information on this.  Glorianne made the motion that we do this mailing and Jeannette seconded it.  Motion passed.

 John reported on the IT Committee.  His sister-in-law redid the computer to install XP.  This is what she did for a living and she worked for several days to complete this task.  John said we need to take the computer out of the museum for the winter to a warmer environment.  He will get the web site set up before next meeting.  John and Betty are on the Frontier account now.

  Chuck said we need to sell tickets here for the Powder Horn that is raffled off at the Rendezvous.  Kent Brown of Central Point, OR hand crafts it and the proceeds go to the Museum.

  The Museum roof needs repair from where the shingles have blown off.  If we get a man lift from Packway Charles said he could do the work. He will buy a bundle of shingles to match when he goes to Redding. We also need to tack the nails down on the cabin as it is leaking.

 New Business: Tim will order material to have a Fort Crook Flag made to hang out front.  Peggy Hansen will make the flag for us.

  Harvest dinner will be October 19 at 1:00 P.M. at the Veterans Hall. Betty, Milly, Sharon and Glorianne will meet next Tuesday at 1:00 to make plans and do the mailing of the tickets.

  The Kimball piano at the Glenburn Church needed major repairs and tuning.  Lyn Read has offered to pay for the repairs.  She has donated $3,000 to the Museum for the repairs and the Museum will pay the bill. After it was taken to Redding it was found that more repairs were needed and the Glenburn Church has offered to take care of the extra bill.

  Tim has a water trough in McArthur that he wants moved to the museum so it will be picked up at 8:30 Friday morning in the stock trailer while going to the museum to pick up chairs for Shelly Creek.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.

Respectively Submitted,

Glorianne Weigand, Secretary