Meeting Date: April 28, 2007 Place: Papa’s New Roost

Big Sir Roy Sweeney opened the meeting at 8:00 AM and welcomed Sir Dennis Honeychurch as a guest to the BEC. Secretary Dan Mohn reported that a quorum was present (see attached attendance report). The minutes of the April 2, 2007 BEC meeting were approved as corrected to reflect that Sir Richard Robinson is Assistant Treasurer, rather than Assistant Secretary. (Smith/Beltran).

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Treasurer Rich Brandau reported a beginning balance of $3455.79 and an ending balance of $3508.86 for the month of April. The major expenditures were: Printing and Supplies - $64.22; Postage – $62.40; and, Guest Expenses - $36.00. The report was approved (Feaster/Denhard).

ATTENDANCE:

Sir Herb Spierling reported that eleven Sirs have called to date that they would not be attending Thursday’s luncheon. Sir Bill Bamford reported that there would be eight visitors including the speaker.

MEMBERSHIP:

Sir Lee Piercey moved that the membership application of Ed Diliberto be accepted pending a membership becoming available. Approved (Piercey/Smith). The membership now stands at 150 active, 5 inactive and 18 on hold. Sir Piercey will have a list of email addresses at each table Thursday and will request that members check or correct their email addresses.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

LUNCHEON: Sir Henry Beltran reported that all is set for Thursday’s luncheon and speaker. Sir Beltran will have tables set up for 140 people.

PROGRAM: Little Sir Don Denhard reported that our speaker at Thursday’s meeting will be Bill Good, Senior Pilot for the Medi-Vac Service flying from the Columbia Airport.

The speaker for the June luncheon will be Kathi Toepel, Coordinator of the Mother Lode Ombudsman Program.

COMPUTER USER’S GROUP: Sir Rich Froisness requested approval for a meeting on May 17, starting at 5:00 PM, at the China House Restaurant in Twain Harte, to discuss Blogs and Blogging. Approved (Spierling/Feaster).

WEB PAGE: Sir Don Denhard reported that the web page is up to date.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP: Sir Ray Pfoutz announced that there would be no meeting in May.

GOLF: Sir Earl Nelson reported that the next play will be at Madera Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday, May 8.

BULLETIN: Sir Stu Heller will produce the Bulletin this month. Send all items to Sir Heller as soon as possible.

PUBLICITY: Sir Gil Wesson reported that the meeting announcement was posted in the Sonora Union Democrat as well as the Sierra Mountain Times.

TRAVEL: Sir Earl Nelson requested approval for a New Year’s Day Rose Parade trip of 3 days and 2 nights for $698 including meals, lodging and travel. Approved (Pfoutz/Smith).

RV: Sir Earl Nelson reported that the next trip is to Lake Siskiyou and Hat Creek, from May 29 to June 7.

THEATER: Sir John Kinsfather reported that all seats have been sold for the 2007 season and there is a lengthy waiting list. Discussion ensued regarding the start-up of a second group. This could happen next season if the group leader for 2008 wants to take this on.

HIKING: Sir Jerry Jensen requested approval for a raft trip starting at Knight’s Ferry on the Stanislaus River to be provided by the Sunshine Rafting Co. of Oakdale, on May 29 at a cost of $24 per person, carpooling from the Junction at 9:00 AM. Approved (Piercey/Beltran)

MOVIE: Sir Ralph Bushnell requested approval for “Lunch and a Movie”, the date to be determined, late May or early June. The movie will be Pirates of the Caribbean and the exact date will be determined when the film is released for viewing. Approved (Sweeney/Feaster).

FELLOWSHIP: No Report

BOWLING: No Report

FISHING: No Report

OLD BUSINESS:

An order of SIR polo shirts and hats will be made soon. The price will be $21.50 for a shirt with out a pocket and $23 for a shirt with a pocket. Orders will be taken at Thursday’s Luncheon Meeting.

Christmas Dinner Party

Sir Henry Beltran presented the following details on the Christmas Dinner Party: To avoid scheduling problems, the Branch Christmas Dinner Party will be at the Elks Lodge on December 5, rather than the previously scheduled December 13^th. The menu will include a choice of Prime Rib or Chicken Cordon Blu. A vegetarian entrée will be available for anyone who requests it ahead of time. The price is $25 per person and includes wine and desert. There will be no limit on the number of Sirs and their guests, up to the capacity of the Elks Lodge dining room. Little Sir Don Denhard will print the tickets, Sirs Joe Smith and Ralph Bushnell will handle the ticket sales, and Sir John Kinsfather will print the nametags. A discussion ensued concerning the entertainment for the evening. Sirs Feaster and Nelson will check out some possibilities and report back to the BEC. Sir Henry Beltran is the party manager, however, because of a long-standing commitment, he will not be attending the party. The party details were approved. (Feaster/Smith).

There will be no December luncheon because of the date change for the Dinner Party.

Sonora Branch 136 will host a training day for Activity Chairmen on July 14 at the Elks Lodge. Twain Harte Branch Activity Chairmen will attend, if personal scheduling allows.

NEW BUSINESS:

Sir Dick Feaster opened discussion regarding raising the membership limit from 150 to some higher number, since space is now available for additional members at luncheons held in the Elks Lodge. Discussion ensued regarding moving the luncheon meetings to a place closer to Twain Harte that may not have the capacity to serve the added membership. Discussion to increase the membership limit was tabled until July, at which time Little Sir Don Denhard will have met with the Tuolumne Band of Mi Wuk Indians to determine what facilities they will be constructing in the near future which the Branch may use for luncheon meetings. Regardless of Sir Denhard’s findings, many members of the BEC would like to hold the membership cap at 150 members.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 AM

The next BEC meeting will be at Papa’s New Roost on June 4, at 8:00 AM.

Dan Mohn

Secretary