April 2005 Board Meeting                                               (posted April 16, 2005)

•  Items carried over from the previous meeting :
  -None
  
  
• Correspondence :
  From the CCA : nothing;
  From the MCA : notice and poster for 72nd Annual Golf Day : posted ; notices re courses to be held : posted,  IG Volunteer certificate & pin : for  presentation at Mens Windup;  misc. bonspiel notices : posted; “Bonspiel Website Listing and Brochure 2005-2006”: gave to Ian Brown ;  Iced events for MCA 2005/2006 season : gave to Ian Brown.
  From WCCA  :  Minutes of April 7 meeting attended by Garry Parker :  posted summary on web site and read at our meeting; 
  From/to others : Breakopen License 05/06 received from MB Gaming Control Commission : posted in the bar;
  Donations to Deer Lodge received from Alan Mahon, Jeff Hamilton, Ron Sproule, Bill Gray, Bill Heinkel, Jim Graham, Bob Pattie, Bonnie Korzeniowski and Bobbie McCormick : thank you letters were sent in appreciation. Floral arrangement delivered to Brenda Murphy from the Board. We received a  thank you card in return which is posted on the boardroom bulletin board.  Email from Garry Parker re Deer Lodge cufflinks available from past president Don Cameron in BC.
  
  
• House & Finance Committee report :
  -Treasurer Bruce Kerr distributed copies of the end of March 2005 Balance Sheet and the Profit & Loss Statement.  We have a significant amount of cash in the bank and are in a decent financial position.   Our mortgage has now dipped below the $100K mark.   The year to date income is down compared to last year but this is largely due to not having the provincial senior mens event this year.   Expenses are down so gross profit is better this year than last.   This is all without the arena ceiling repairs in the mix.
  -Committee chairperson Guy McLachlan reviewed his prepared report.   The major topic was  the repairs to the arena ceiling.  Work is well under way although not exactly as expected due to some communication problems.  However if we get the same results as we did from the similar approach that was done with the ductwork a few years ago then we’ll be OK.  The experts recommend we install fans to increase airflow in the summer and whenever the ice is installed and taken out.  The expense is still being considered.  We are still expecting some funding from the province to go with the $9K from the city.
  
  
• Membership & Draw Committee :
  - Chairperson Ian Brown read his prepared report. 
  -The playoffs for 2004-2005 season are over. The winning teams are;
  Consolation Event—Garry Morris, Mike Paquette, Brendan O’Hallarn and Gary Hannaford
  President’s Cup—Corey Chambers, Michael Martin, Ryan Blundon and Alex Mitchell
  Club Champions—Corey Chambers, Michael Martin, Ryan Blundon and Alex Mitchell
  -All the trophies, mugs and plaques have been prepared for the Mens Windup.  We are hoping to have 2005/2006 curling application forms available for distribution as well.  They are also now available through our web site. 
  -We only just received the MCA list of events to be held at Deer Lodge in 2005/2006 : McDiarmid Lumber Sr. Men’s bonspiel, Target Junior Zones and ASHAM/8 ENDER Youth Jamboree.  Garry Parker can now start working on our 05/06 ice schedule.  This will include trying to fit in a 20 game schedule for the Mens leagues.
  
  
• Entertainment Committee :
  -Chris McKee and Wes Stevens co chair of this committee.
  -Chris and Wes brought us up to date re the preparations for the Mens Windup.  We spent some time reviewing the head table guest list and who still needed to be contacted.  The piper has been lined up.  We also discussed the agenda for the evening.
  -The next major event after Friday is the Annual meeting on Tuesday May 24.  Vic provided an overview of the mass mail out to be done.
  -Our next board meeting is May 18, so final committee reports should be ready by then for use at the May 24 event.
  
  
• Promotion & Publicity Committee :
  -Chairperson Rae Corder couldn’t attend the meeting.
  -It was noted during discussion of our year to date expenses that our invoice for the roster was only about 1/3 of what it was the previous year.   And the roster itself was a hit !
  
  
• Junior Curling
  -The chair for the committee, Gail Cabana-Coldwell Gail presented her report. 
  -The leagues and windups are all concluded.  The final event was the “Bring A Buddy” on April 10. 
  -Gail then brought us up to date on the new 17 & Under Supper Junior League planned for next year. This would be a great addition to our Sunday night schedule.
  
  
• Other Items of Interest
  1) Guy McLachlan gave an up date re the executive meeting held on Tuesday April 5th.  The purpose of this meeting was to address the composition of the Deer Lodge Board of directors for next year and identify the chairs for each of the committees. 
  -Past President Cliff Murphy earns his just retirement from the board in June (started in 1993).
  -President Ian Mahon moves to Past President.
  -1st VP Guy McLachlan becomes President.
  -2nd VP Ian Brown will be the 1st VP and chair of the House & Finance committee. 
  -Bruce Kerr will continue as Treasurer next year.  Vic Palles will continue as Secretary and web master.
  -Gail Cabana-Coldwell consented to stay on as the Junior Director for one more year. 
  -The remaining committee chairs were filled as follows : Mitch Njegovan is to be 2nd VP and chair of  Membership & Draw,  Rob Keough will be chair of the Entertainment committee and Dale Wilson will chair Promotion & Publicity.
  -It is expected that Ian Mahon will be in charge of the TV Raffle for next year.   
  -Garry Parker will be back to schedule our ice for next year (and train Rob, although this might need some further thought now). 
  -Chris McKee has graciously agreed to run the annual Fund Raiser again next year.
  -We still need to find someone to take over the role as Associate Leagues liaison as Mitch will be much too busy in his new role to retain that duty.
  -Another big job yet to be filled will be the person(s) in charge of the Grey Cup Raffle.
  -Rae Corder and Wes Stevens have indicated that they will not be returning to the Board next year. 
  -Cliff Murphy has drafted Ken Buchanan to join the Board as a director next year.  We still have several director at large positions to fill. 
  2) Ian Brown and Chris McKee will be attending the Curling Club Symposium being put on by the MCA the weekend of April 15-17.  They are to report back to the our May Board meeting re potential changes they would like to see implemented at Deer Lodge as a result of what they learn.
  3) Cliff Murphy gave us some good news re the TV Raffle.  With the latest deposit of funds we are now in a  profit position of over $1,100.    It is very likely that more sold tickets and cash will be turned in at the windup on Friday as well.
  
  
• The next Board meeting is Wednesday May 18th at 7:00 p.m.
  

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