2005
January 18, 2005
Vice President Rick Peters called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Minutes
Motion to accept the December minutes as written was made by John Mohr and seconded
by Patricia Eshelman.
Treasurer's Report
Checking: Beginning account balance was $5763.04
o Expenses:
" $465.87 for the Times Herald bill for advertising for the Nutrition Program.
This includes a $200 discount from the original bill.
" $ 82.36 for expenses for our holiday party.
" The rent for January for the building was paid last month.
Savings: Balance is $24023.54.
Motion to accept the Treasurer's Report as presented was made by John Mohr
and seconded by Joe Butler. Motion carried.
Point Shows
John Mohr reported that AKC is now requiring that clubs provide an "emergency"
cell phone number for each show. This number must be listed on the
Judging Schedule. There was much discussion regarding what type of
cell phone plan and who should have the phone. Motion was made by
Wayne
Cooper that we get a Trac phone and a small amount minutes
by the end of January. Motion was seconded by Cindy Peters and carried.
John also reported that everything is going well for both the February
and the May shows.
Education
Patricia Eshelman noted that the mall show went very well.
Linda Siago has put pictures on the website for all that are interested.
Classes
Conformation, agility and obedience classes are all in progress and going well.
New Building/Unfinished Business
There was discussion regarding the need for bathroom facilities at
the new building. Debbie Mohr reported that some students have expressed
concern with no facilities being available.
Sue Cooper reported that
Adams
charges $75.00 per month plus tax,
with no set up fees. John Mohr made the motion that we go ahead and make
arrangements with
Adams
for portable facilities.
Rick Peters seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Shirts have been ordered and will be around $13 each, except for the larger
size (2x) which will be around $17. Motion was made by
Wayne
that we
pay for the shirts and that members will pay the club.
Motion was seconded by Linda Siago and carried.
New Business
Debbie Gaeta reported that she would need to purchase post cards and stamps
for meeting notices.
New Members
The first reading for Lucy Jakubowski who has Doberman Pinschers was done.
Lucy was sponsored by Debbie Mohr.
Brags
Debbie Mohr's pug went Winner's Bitch all four days in
Hamburg
.
She also took BOB 3 of the four days and went Group 4.
This was all out of the puppy class.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at the club house on February 15th at 7:00 p.m.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by John Mohr
and seconded by Cindy Peters. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned
at 7:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Gaeta
Secretary
Olean
Kennel Club
February
15, 2005
Minutes
Present:
Norm Case, Sandie Holly,
John Mohr, Kathy Walker, Francine Perkins, Linda Slago, Patricia
Eshelman, Joe Butler, Debbie Gaeta, Rick Peters, Cindy Peters, Ken Taft,
Sue Cooper and Debbie Mohr. Lucy
Jakubowski - Guest.
The
meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Sandie Holly.
John
Mohr requested that the minutes include a role call, as it is required
by the by-laws. Debra Gaeta
indicated that she did not have a copy of the by-laws.
Minutes/Secretary’s
Report
Members were provided
copies of the minutes from January 2005 meeting.
Motion was made by John Mohr to accept the minutes as provided.
Motion was seconded by Norm Case and carried.
Treasurer’s
Report
Ø
Checking:
Account balance is $11,719.00.
There were deposits from classes and the point show.
Ø Savings:
Account balance is $24,023.54.
Ø Unpaid
Bills – There are bills pending from the point show, telephone and
agility equipment repair/replacement.
Motion
for bills to be paid as submitted and Treasurer’s Report be accepted
by Deb Gaeta, seconded by Rick Peters.
Motion carried.
Point
Shows
John Mohr reported that
everything is all set for the February show.
He reported that there are 50 more entries than last year.
Members are needed – at least 7 in case there was a need for a
bench hearing. Members were
polled as to who will be able to attend, and there will be enough
members if that type of situation arises.
Patricia
reminded John that he needs to purchase minutes for the Trac Phone.
John also reported that things are progressing well for the May
show.
Land
Committee
Joe Butler reported
that he has been in contact with the Beagle Club and there is land
available (approximately 8 to 10 acres) between the expressway and the
railroad track. He also
indicated that buildings start at approximately $8,900 and go up.
There was much discussion regarding city Vs town of
Olean
properties, flood zones, mosquitoes, right of ways, concern regarding
loose dogs near the expressway or railroad, etc.
Cindy
Peters expressed concern that we can’t do more moneymaking activities
without the right type of facility to do this.
Norm Case suggested that we develop a Building Fund and that we
also look into more fund-raising activities.
John Mohr made a motion that we table purchasing land for 1 year
and that we start a building fund. Joe
Butler was asked to Chair the Building Fund Committee.
Motion was seconded by Norm Case and motion carried.
Classes
Sandie Holly thanked
all of the instructors and indicated that they should be proud that
their students are doing so well. Sandie
will be starting conformation classes soon, Patricia will be doing
advanced agility, and Rick will be doing intermediate agility.
Debbie Mohr volunteered to teach basic obedience classes and
Debbie Gaeta will look into teaching competition obedience, since some
have expressed interest in this.
Education
Debbie Mohr volunteered
to Chair this committee and it was pointed out that she already had been
appointed to this position.
Unfinished
Business
Porta-John - Debbie
Mohr will arrange for a Porta-John.
Shirts
– The shirts have arrived. Everyone
who wants a shirt is to pay Sue Cooper and pick up his or her shirts
after the meeting.
Dues
– Unpaid members have until 3/31/05 or their membership will lapse.
Reminders will be sent out with the reminder cards.
New
Business
Debbie Mohr asked about
a library fund and indicated that this was voted on in the past.
She indicated that we had voted that we spend $500 on books about
dogs for the Olean Library. Debbie
Gaeta questioned why we would do this for only the Olean Library, since
our members come from all over the area.
Rick
Peters made a motion to have Linda build a double jump for agility.
Motion was seconded by Patricia Eshelman.
Debbie Gaeta requested clarification of
the dollar amount for agility equipment voted on at a previous
meeting. She wanted to know
if the $100 was a total amount or a per obstacle amount.
John Mohr indicated that his $100 amount in his motion was per
obstacle.
New
Members
The second reading for
Lucy Jakubowski who has Dobermans was read and Lucy was welcomed as a
new member.
The
first reading was done for Thomas Norton who has GSDs was read.
Thomas is sponsored by Joe Butler.
Brags
Debbie
Mohr reported that her pug puppy is #1 in the country.
There
being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Patricia
Eshelman and seconded by Debbie Gaeta.
Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Debra Gaeta
Secretary
Olean Kennel Club
MARCH 15, 2005
OLEAN
KENNEL CLUB MINUTES
PRESENT: KATHY WALKER, FRANCINE
PERKINS, ANNETTE PERKINS, SANDIE HOLLY, DEB
GAETA
, RICK PETERS, WAYNE COOPER, JOE BUTLER, NORM CASE, LlNDA SlAGO, LUCY
JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN MOHR, DEBBIE MOHR AND TANE WISEMAN.
MINUTES:
NORM CASE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT
THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. JOE BUTLER SECONDED THE MOTION AND MOTION
CARRIED.
OFFICER'S REPORTS:
PRESIDENT:
NONE.
VICE PRESIDENT: NONE
SECRETARY:
NOTHING OTHER THAN THE MINUTES.
TREASURER:
WAYNE COOPER PASSED OUT AN ACCOUNTING FOR THE FEBRUARY SHOW AS OF
2/20/05. (SEE ATTACHED) HE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME BILLS
PENDING.
CHECKING BALANCE: $9592.49 SAVINGS
BALANCE: $24023.54
THERE ARE ALSO EXPENSES PENDING FOR
AGILITY EQUIPMENT. SUE COOPER PAID FOR WIRES FOR THE DOUBLE JUMP AND IS
REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. MOTION TO PAY THESE EXPENSES WAS MADE BY DEB
GAETA
AND SECONDED BY LlNDA SIAGO. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT,
NOTING THE INCOMPLETE STATUS OF THE FEBRUARY SHOW EXPENSES WAS MADE BY
DEBBIE MOHR AND SECONDED BY RICK PETERS.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
POINT SHOW(S): JOHN MOHR
REPORTED THAT THE FEBRUARY SHOWS WENT WELL. HE INDICATED THAT THERE MAY
BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SITE NEXT YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE BUDGET PROBLEMS IN
ERIE COUNTY, BUT ALSO INDICATED THAT PLANS WILL GO ON, AS THOUGH THERE
WILL BE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THINGS ARE
GOING WELL FOR THE MAY SHOW.
CLASSES
RICK IS CURRENTLY RUNNING A CLASS
OF 6 TO 7 DOGS AND IT IS GOING WELL.
DEBBIE MOHR REPORTED THAT SHE WILL
BE STARTING A BASIC OBEDIENCE CLASS ON 4/11/05 AND DISCUSSED SEVERAL
THINGS ABOUT HER CLASSES. SHE WILL BE CHARGING $85.00 AND CLASSES WILL
BE HELD AT 7PM.
EDUCATION
DEBBIE MOHR REPORTED THAT THERE IS
NOTHING DEFINITE YET, BUT SHE IS INVESTIGATING IDEAS.
MATCHES
CONFORMATION: SANDIE ASKED IF
ANYONE WAS INTERESTED IN CHAIRING THE CONFORMATION MATCH. THE DATE IS
SET FOR 10/9/05.
AGILITY: THE AGILITY MATCH WILL BE
HELD ON 7/16/05 AT MARCUS PARK.
OLD BUSINESS:
LIBRARY BOOKS - DEBBIE MOHR
REPORTED THAT SHE FOUND DISCOUNT BOOKS ON THE INTERNET AND IS WAITING
FOR MORE INFORMATION. SANDIE HOLLY REMINDED MEMBERS THAT THEY COULD ALSO
PERSONALLY DONATE BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY IN THEIR HOMETOWN.
AGILITY EQUIPMENT - LINDA SlAGO IS
CURRENTLY BUILDING A DOUBLE JUMP.
TELEPHONE - DEBBIE MOHR INDICATED
THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO A CHEAPER RATE FOR THE TELEPHONE. SHE
NOTED THAT THERE IS A PLAN THAT IS A $49.00 FLAT-FEE. THE MINUTES HAVE
EXPIRED ON THE CELL PHONE.
BUILDING FUND -
NORM CASE SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE
CHECKING ACCOUNT TO START THE BUILDING FUND. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ISSUES WITH PURCHASING A BUILDING. JOHN MOHR
MADE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR ONE MONTH. THERE WAS
MORE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROS AND CONS AND JOHN WITHDREW THIS
MOTION. RICK PETERS INDICATED THAT HE FELT THAT THE CLUB MEMBERS NEED TO
WORK TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR INTEREST IS CONFORMATION OR
AGILITY OR OBEDIENCE. JOHN MOHR MADE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE PURCHASE OF
A BUILDING AND/OR LAND FOR ONE YEAR. DEBBIE MOHR SECONDED THE MOTION.
THERE WAS FURTHER DISCUSSION AND A VOTE WAS HELD. 7 MEMBERS WERE AGAINST
THIS MOTION, 6 WERE FOR AND 1 ABSTAINED. MOTION DID NOT CARRY. NORM CASE
MADE A MOTION THAT WE TRANSFER $400 FROM THE CHECKING ACCOUNT TO A NEW
ACCOUNT FOR A BUILDING FUND. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY JOE BUTLER AND
CARRIED.
FUNDRAISING - RICK PETERS OFFERED
AND WAS NAMED TO CHAIRMAN OF A FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE.
SHIRTS - SANDIE HOLLY REPORTED THAT
THERE ARE SHIRTS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT GOTTEN THEM. DEB
GAETA
REMINDED MEMBERS WHO HAVE PICKED UP THEIR SHIRTS AND NOT PAID FOR THEM
THAT THEY NEED TO DO SO.
DUES - MEMBERS WERE AGAIN REMINDED
THAT DUES MUST BE PAID BY 3/31/05, OR MEMBERSHIP LAPSES.
NEW BUSINESS:
SANDIE HOLLY REPORTED THAT AKC IS
HAVING "RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP DAY" ON 9/17/05 AND
INDICATED THAT SHE FELT IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE CLUB DID SOMETHING ON
THAT DAY AND REPORTED TO AKC.
NEXT MEETING:
THE NEXT MEETING DATE WILL BE
4/19/05.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY RICK
PETERS AND SECONDEED BY LINDA SIAGO. MOTION CARRIED AND THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 8:29 PM.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DEBRA GAETA SECRETARY
April
19, 2005
Minutes
Present:
Norm Case, Sandie Holly, John Mohr, Debbie Mohr, Annette Perkins,
Linda Siago, Joe Butler, Debbie Gaeta, Rick Peters, Cindy Peters, Wayne
Cooper.
The
meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Sandie Holly.
Minutes/Secretary’s
Report
Members were provided copies of the minutes from March 2005 meeting.
Motion was made by Norm Case to accept the minutes as provided.
Motion was seconded by Joe Butler and carried.
Officers Reports
Vice President:
No report.
Secretary: As
submitted.
Treasurer’s Report: Wayne
Cooper reported as Sue Cooper was not able to attend the meeting.
Checking:
Deposits
- $433.00.
Classes - $390.00
Dues - $30.00
Shirts - $13.00
Expenses - $7011.12.
WVKC - (for Feb. Show) - $6485.97
Adam's Septic - (Porta John) - $81.19
McNulty Dog Shows - (rooms at Feb. Show) - $443.96
Account balance is $2979.38.
Savings:
Account
balance is $24,023.54.
Norm Case paid for his shirt at this meeting.
Bills:
John Mohr submitted a bill for a judge for the May show.
A comprehensive report from the February show was passed out to
the members that were present. Rick
Peters questioned some things about the report from the February show
and Wayne Cooper asked if he could review the report when the Point
Shows were reviewed during the meeting.
Deb Gaeta made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report as
submitted. Joe Butler
seconded the motion and motion carried with 1 opposed.
Point
Shows
The Treasurer's Report from the February show was reviewed and income
and expenses were explained by Wayne Cooper.
Rick Peters questioned some of the numbers and these items were
explained in further detail. There
was discussion regarding the low profit margin on the point show and
possibilities of moving the show to another location.
The report showed income of $12435.29 and expenses of $12068.45,
leaving a profit of $366.84.
John Mohr reported that everything is going well for the May show.
Classes
Rick Peters reported that his class is going well.
Debbie Mohr reported that her basic obedience class has 9 students and
that it is going well.
Education
Debbie Mohr has arranged for a guest speaker for our
next meeting. His name is
Paul Wind and he will speak on Non-Profit Organizations.
There was discussion regarding paying for speakers and Debbie
Mohr made a motion that we give some sort of gift ($25 value) for guest
speakers. Joe Butler
seconded the motion and motion carried.
Matches
Conformation - Sandie Holly, Chairman - No report at
this time.
Agility
- Sue Cooper, Chairman - No report at this time.
Rick Peters requested that we do more advertising for both
matches this year. There was
discussion regarding this.
Unfinished Business
Library Books - Debbie Mohr reported that she has found someone
in
Syracuse
that will give us discounts on books.
She will have more details at a later date.
Scholarships - There was discussion regarding scholarships and
that fact that this had been approved years ago.
Debbie Mohr will contact schools regarding candidates.
Agility Equipment - Linda Siago has finished the double jump.
Telephone - There was discussion regarding whether or not we need
a telephone anymore because we have members who are willing to give
their numbers out and we also have a website.
Sandie Holly made a motion that we discontinue the Olean Kennel
Club phone. Rick
Peters seconded the motion and motion carried.
Debbie Mohr will arrange for it to be disconnected.
Sandie also requested that we set up a Yahoo internet group so we
can easily communicate with members and the public.
Linda Siago will set this up.
Dues - Unpaid members membership will lapse.
Debbie Gaeta will do a new membership list.
Shirts - Shirts are still available for any member who has not
gotten one. Money is to be
given to Sue Cooper.
Unfinished Business
Building/Land - Norm Case reminded members that we had voted on
moving $400 into a new account for the building fund.
He indicated that this has been made into a motion and carried at
the last meeting. Wayne
Cooper reported that this had not yet been done.
New Members
We have a membership application from Thomas Norton,
but he has not yet attended a meeting.
The first reading was done at a previous meeting, however, the
second reading and voting on his membership will not take place until
Tom is able to attend a meeting.
New Business
Cindy Peters explained about the club looking into
holding an agility trial. The
location and details would need to be worked out.
Rick presented some figures from the Hamburg All-Breed Obedience
Club from one of their trials, showing a substantial profit margin.
Deb Gaeta made a motion that we look into the requirements for an
A match, which we would need to do before applying to AKC to hold a
trial and that Cindy get more information as to the hosting a trial.
Rick Peters seconded the motion and motion carried.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Debbie
Gaeta and seconded by Linda Siago. Motion
carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra Gaeta
Secretary
Olean Kennel Club
Meeting
Minutes - May 17, 2005
Present:
Sandie Holly, Wayne Cooper, Susan Cooper, Rick Peters, Cindy
Peters, Norm Case, Debbie Mohr, Debbie Gaeta, Ken Taft, Joe Butler,
Linda Siago, John Mohr. Also
present were guests, Trudy Griffith and Grace Stevens.
The
meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Sandie Holly.
Secretary's
Report/Minutes
The
minutes were presented for members to review.
Motion was made by Norm Case and seconded by Debbie Mohr to
accept the minutes as presented. Motion
carried.
Treasurer's
Report
The
Treasurer's Report was presented by Susan Cooper.
Motion to accept the report as submitted was made by Cindy Peters
and seconded by Joe Butler. Motion
carried with one opposed.
Committee
Reports
Point
Show - Our second show will
be this Saturday and will start at 8 a.m.
We have 50 dogs less than last year.
Members were asked to be at the show grounds by 7 a.m.
John Mohr will be staying Friday and Saturday nights to assure
that judges are transported and taken care of.
Rick Peters will be selling catalogs, the price will be $6 and
will cover both shows. John
reported that one judge cancelled and that Mr. Stanbridge will be
judging those assignments.
Classes
- Debbie Mohr reported that her Obedience class is going well.
They will have their last class next Monday.
Sandie reported that she is going "week to week" with
the Conformation class schedule. Rick
reported that his agility classes ended last week and that he will start
another soon. Sue Cooper
reported that her agility class has one more session and that she too,
will be starting again soon.
Scholarship - Debbie Mohr reported that she has contacted schools and that
Hinsdale
is the only school that has a vet candidate.
Cuba/Rushford and Franklinville have also responded.
She has set a June 1st deadline.
Unfinished
Business
Debbie
Mohr voiced her concern with members having keys and not coming to
meetings or other activities. Sandie
Holly reported that she also has issues with the building not being
cleaned. She will develop a
policy for cleaning and a sign-in sheet that indicates who uses and
cleans the building. There
was further discussion regarding use of the building and attendance at
other functions such as matches and shows.
There was also discussion regarding revising the membership
application to include a pledge to attend as many functions as possible.
It was pointed out that this is already part of the membership
application.
New
Business
None.
Next
Meeting: The
next meeting will be on June 21st at the clubhouse.
There
being no further business, a motion was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded
by John Mohr to adjourn the meeting.
The motion carried at the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Debra
Gaeta
Secretary
Meeting
Minutes – June 21, 2005
Present:
Sandie Holly, Ken Taft, Wayne Cooper, Sue Cooper, Norm Case,
Annette Perkins, Joe Butler, Debbie Mohr, Grace Stevens, Francine
Perkins, Cathy Walker and Dean Hart
The
meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by President Sandie Holly
Reading
of Minutes from May 17, 2005 meeting:
Minutes
were read and motion to accept by Debbie Mohr, seconded by
Norm Case.
Motion carried.
Secretary’s
Report:
None
Treasurer’s
Report:
Sue Cooper gave the report.
In the past month the expenses totaled $ 681.19 and the income was $
282.50. The balances in accounts are:
Checking:
$ 7,151.00
Savings:
$ 24,113.00
Building Fund: $ 400.00
A
motion to accept the report was made by Ken Taft and second by Debbie
Mohr. Motion carried.
Committee
Reports:
Scholarship:
Debbie Mohr gave the report on 4 candidates who submitted applications.
The candidates were Samantha Sisson from Olean HS, Kelly Shawley from
Cuba Rushford HS, Emily Bailey from Allegany Limestone HS and Jen Dehar
from Hinsdale HS. After a discussion a vote was taken and Kelly Shawley
was selected as the winner of a $ 500.00 scholarship. Sue Cooper is to
take the check to Hinsdale HS so it can be presented at the graduation
ceremony and the award be printed in the graduation program.
Classes:
Sue Cooper and Rick Peters
are holding agility classes.
Summer
Party:
Two suggestions for party
locations were the Hinsdale American Legion and Joe Butler’s cottage
on
Cuba
Lake
. A vote was taken and the party will be held at Joe’s cottage as
follows:
Location:
North Shore Road
, Cottage # 375.
Date:
Sunday , August 7, 2005
Time:
2:00 pm
Food
and Drink: Bring a dish to pass
Club will provide non alcoholic beverages
Joe will provide BBQ turkey
May
Show:
John Mohr said it went
smoothly .
Matches:
Fun Match to be held on
Sat. July 16, 2005 at Marcus Park in
Olean
. The park is at the corner of
West Sullivan St.
and
15 th St
. The judge will be Patricia
Eshelman or Rick Peters.
Conformation
Match to be held on
October 9, 2004. Sandie is working on that. It will be held at
Allegany
River
Park
and there will be no charge for use of the park.
The
judges will be:
Sporting: Sandie Holly
Non Sporting: Debbie Gaeta
Other: we have to find judges
Old
Business:
Responsible Dog Ownership
Day is Sept. 17, 2005. Sandie Holly will submit paperwork to AKC. Susan
Cooper will check with Chamber of Commerce on Dates.
New
Members:
The status of applications
are as follows:
Grace
Stevens: She was present for the second reading and voted in as a new
member.
Thomas
Norton: He did not attend. Joe Butler had talked to him and he is no
longer interested in membership.
Trudy
Griffith: She came to the last meeting was not present now. Vote to take
place when she attends the next meeting.
Dean
Hart: He was present for the first reading. Vote to take place when he
attends the next meeting. He also gave a speech on membership.
New
Business:
None.
Next
Meeting:
The next meeting will be held on Sept. 13, 2005 at the clubhouse.
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:14 pm.
Respectfully
submitted
Sue Cooper, Acting Secretary
NO
MEETING JULY-AUGUST
9/13/05
Meeting Minutes
Call to order
President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting of the Olean
Kennel Club at 7:01 pm on in the clubhouse.
Roll call
The following persons were present: Sandie Holly, Dean Hart, Norm Case,
Grace Stevens, Sue Cooper, Wayne Cooper, Debbie Gaeta, Linda Siago,
Annette Perkins, Francine Perkins, Kathy Walker and Tane Wiseman.
Approval of minutes from last meeting
The minutes from the last meeting were given to the members. Motion to
accept the minutes as presented was made by Norm Case and seconded by
Annette Perkins. Motion carried and the minutes were approved as
submitted.
Officer Reports
a) President - No report.
b) Vice President - Absent.
c) Secretary - We have received the final approval from AKC for the
February Point Show.
d) Treasurer - Sue Cooper reported that she was unable to get her
paperwork from home before the meeting, but presented an
"informal" report. The only pay-outs for the summer were for
building rent, Porta-John, Match and Point Show application fees and
postage. A formal report will be presented at the next meeting. The
savings account balance is about the same and the checking account
balance is approximately $3100.00.
Committee Reports
a) Point Shows - No report.
b) Classes - Rick Peters will be starting a class, probably next week.
There was discussion regarding Puppy Kindergarten/Obedience Classes and
Deb Gaeta and Sue Cooper will get together to make plans and finalize
dates.
c) Matches - Our Conformation/Obedience/Agility Match will be held at
Stayer
Park
in Allegany on 10/9/05. Since there will not be a meeting prior to the
match, Sandie Holly passed around a "sign-up" sheet to make
sure that all of the duties will be covered. Some of the newer members
expressed interest in learning some of the "duties". Deb Gaeta
suggested that more experienced members "mentor" them. Linda
Siago suggested that members donate food, so that we can have "pure
profit" from this. Members present also signed up for bringing
food/drinks. Sandie requested that we meet at the clubhouse around 7
a.m. to allow time to set up.
Unfinished Business
a) Responsible Dog Ownership Day - This will be held this Saturday at
War Veteran's Park in Olean from 1 p.m til 5 p.m. Members that will be
able to attend were asked to meet at the clubhouse at 11 a.m. to pick up
equipment. Sandie also asked that members come up with some ideas
regarding things that we can do. She noted that we will have an agility
demonstration, games and face-painting. Sandie also asked members to let
her know if they will be able to attend. Dean will be taking pictures
that we will be able to send to AKC for them to possibly post on their
website.
b) Scholarship - Sandie brought a picture of Kelly Shaw, the recipient
of the scholarship award. She expressed dissatisfaction with the fact
that the scholarship was not announced at the commencement, but was
given to Kelly prior to the event. Kelly will be attending Veterinary
Technician school in the fall.
New Members
a) The second reading for Dean Hart was done. Dean has a golden
retriever. Motion to accept the application for membership was made by
Norm Case and seconded by Sue Cooper. Motion carried and Dean was
welcomed as a member.
b) There was still no vote on Trudy Griffith, as she was not present at
the meeting.
New Business
a) Hurricane Katrina relief - Tane Wiseman indicated that she had
received information from Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine
and that they were providing care for displaced animals from the
hurricane. She requested that we put out containers for donations at the
next two club events. Linda Siago indicated that she had also kept track
of this issue and that Park and Shop was a drop-off site. She also
indicated that as of this morning, they did not need supplies as much as
money. Norm Case made a motion that we donate money. There was further
discussion regarding this and Joe Butler made a motion that we donate
$250. Debbie Gaeta added that we should also match donations from the
Responsible Dog Ownership Day and the fall match up to another $250.
Motion was seconded by Norm Case and carried.
b) Niagara Falls Kennel Club Invitational Match - Sandie Holly presented
information on this and asked that any club members interested in
participating let her know before the October 21st deadline for
entering.
Next Meeting -
The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse on October 21st,
2005.
Adjournment
There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Debbie
Gaeta and seconed by Linda Siago. The meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra S. Gaeta
Secretary
Meeting
Minutes Oct 2005
10/18/05
Call to order
President
Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting of the Olean Kennel
Club at 7:02 pm on 10/18/05 in the clubhouse.
Roll call
The following
were present: Sandie Holly, Dean Hart, John Mohr, Sue Cooper, Wayne
Cooper, Debbie Gaeta, Rick Peters, Joe Butler, Ken Taft and guest, Donna
Patrick.
Approval of
minutes from last meeting
The minutes
from the last meeting were not available at this time.
Review of the minutes was tabled at this time.
Officer
Reports
a) President
– No report.
b) Vice
President – No report.
c) Secretary
– We received a letter from AKC regarding submission of our judge’s
panel for the February show. John
indicated that this had already been addressed and should not be of
concern.
d) Treasurer
– Sue Cooper reported that we made $90.98 from the B match.
The checking account balance is $1275.79 and the savings account
balance is $24204.10. There
were deposits for classes of $140 and dues of $20.
There were expenses of $81.00 for the Porta-John, $72.86 for
match ribbons and $334.30 to Verizon for the last phone bill.
There were also expenses for the match, which included $150.00
for judge’s gifts, $77.70 for mailing out 210 fliers and $62.98 for
supplies (which included supplies for the clubhouse.).
There were two bills presented, one for agility equipment
repair/replacement and one for AKC.
Committee
Reports
a)
Point Shows – John reported
that everything is going as planned.
He inquired about the “bottom line” for last May’s show.
Sue reported that she did not have the information with her, but
would get it to him.
b) Classes
– Sandie Holly reported that she will be starting a handling class the
first Monday of November. Sue
reported that her class is going well.
c) Matches
– A good turn out was reported for our sanctioned match.
There were 36 Conformation/Obedience entries and about 18 agility
runs. Sandie presented
thank-yous from some of the judges.
Unfinished
Business
a)
Responsible Dog Ownership Day
– Sandie reported that this went well.
There was participation by Steve Phillips and Guiding Eyes.
b)
Scholarship – No report
c)
New Members - There was still
no vote on Trudy Griffith, as she was not present at the meeting.
Donna Patrick was in attendance and is possibly interested in
joining the club. She
introduced herself and told of her interests in showing and in cocker
spaniels. Members present
introduced themselves.
Nominating
Committee
The
nominating committee was comprised of Wayne Cooper, Francine Perkins and
Joe Butler.
Wayne
presented the following for nomination:
· President:
Sandie Holly
·
Vice President: Rick Peters
· Secretary:
Deb Gaeta
· Treasurer:
Sue Cooper
· Board:
Linda Siago
Kathy Walker
Joe
Butler
There
were no nominations from the floor.
There was some discussion regarding Board terms and it was
determined that all board positions were for one year.
Deb Gaeta suggested that we review and modify the By-Laws if this
was going to be the case. Next
month will be the election of new officers.
New Business
Deb
Gaeta reported that (on rather short notice) we were able to pull
together an agility demonstration for the nursing home residents at
Cuba
Hospital
’s Fall Festival last weekend. (10/15)
Next Meeting
– The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse on November
22nd, 2005.
Adjournment
There
being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Debbie Gaeta
and seconded by Joe Butler. The
meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra S. Gaeta
Secretary
BRAGS:
Deb Gaeta reported that her Australian Shepherd, Paris, had two
qualifying runs at
Lockport
at the agility trial and now has one leg in Novice Standard agility and
one leg in Novice Jumpers agility.
Minutes 11/15/05
I. Call
to order
President Sandie Holly called
to order the regular meeting of the O.K.C.
at 7:08 pm on 11/15/05 in the clubhouse.
II. Roll
call
The following persons were present: John Mohr, Deb Mohr, Dean Hart,
Kathie Walker, Fran Perkins, Sandie Holly, Jenna Holly, Grace Stevens,
Rick Peters, Joe Butler, Wayne Cooper, Sue Cooper, Denise Barber, Ken
Taft, Alison Dickenson and Deb Gaeta.
III.
Approval of minutes from last
meeting
Review of the
September and October minutes was done.
John Mohr made a motion that an amendment to the minutes be made
to include the appointment of the nominating committee.
Motion was seconded by Kathie Walker and carried.
Aside from the addendum, motion to accept the minutes as
submitted was made by Sue Cooper and seconded by Deb Mohr. Motion
carried.
IV. Officers
Reports
a) President
- None
b) Vice
President - None
c) Secretary
– As submitted
d) Treasurer
– There
were no bills paid since the last report.
Current checking balance - $1713.00
Current savings balance - $24,204.10
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted was made by Deb
Gaeta and seconded by John Mohr. Motion
carried.
V. Classes
a)
Puppy Kindergarten/Obedience
– Sue Cooper reported that there are 7 puppies in this class, which is
being held on Tuesdays from 5-6 PM.
b) Agility
– Rick reported classes are being held from 6:30 – 7:30 PM and 7:30
– 8:30 PM.
VI. New
Members
First readings were done for Alison and Gerald Dickenson, Denise Barber,
Pat Cooney and Nancy Root and Ed and Lee Simone.
The second reading for Donna Patrick was postponed due to her
absence.
VII.
Annual Meeting/Election
The nominations for officers for our annual election were read and are
as follows:
President:
Sandie Holly
Vice
President:
Rick Peters
Secretary:
Deb Gaeta
Treasurer:
Sue Cooper
Board:
Linda Siago
Kathie Walker
Joe
Butler
.
Ken Taft made a motion for the secretary to cast one vote for each of
the officers. Wayne Cooper
seconded the motion and motion carried.
VIII.
Committee Reports
Point
Shows:
February Show – John Mohr reported that the show is all set.
May Show – The application has not been received and John will
look into this.
IX. Unfinished
Business
None.
Sandie Holly again mentioned that there was a 90-cup coffeemaker
missing. Members will check
through anything they may have taken home.
X. New
Business
There was
discussion regarding the current membership application and what is on
the form. Wayne Cooper
indicated that he felt the application should contain some information
about the applicant’s experience with dogs.
Wayne
Cooper suggested that we purchase a clock and a mop and bucket for the
clubhouse. Deb Mohr made
some suggestions regarding the types of mops that she has used for her
kennel. There was also
discussion regarding tables and chairs.
Deb Mohr made the motion that Wayne Cooper be responsible for
purchasing supplies for the clubhouse.
Jenna Holly seconded and motion carried.
Holiday
Party – Deb Mohr volunteered to
host the Holiday Party. The
party will be on Saturday, January 28th and will start at 5
PM. Members are to bring a
dish to pass. Debbie will
have a list for the next meeting. Members
may bring one guest.
XI. Next
Meeting
The
next meeting will be Tuesday, December 20th at 7 PM,
XII.
Adjournment
There
being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Deb Gaeta and
seconded by John Mohr. Motion
carried and the meeting was adjourned at 7:56 PM.
Respectfully submitted
Debra Gaeta
Secretary
Meeting
Minutes -December 2005
Meeting called to order at 7:05 by
President Sandie Holly
Secretary's Report/Minutes
Secretary: absent
Minutes were presented for members review. Motion was made by
Linda Siago and seconded by Grace Stevens to accept the minutes as
presented . Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report
Checking: $634.68
Savings: $24,204.10
Rent has been paid until January, 2006
Income and expense report submitted.
Check for show has not cleared yet, John Mohr will check on it.
Committee Reports
Point Show: John Mohr will wait until the next meeting to set
up committees for the Feb. show.
Classes
Linda would like to start a "dog dance" class for members
only. There would be no charge for the class.
Education
No report
Unfinished Business
Wayne Cooper has
checked on prices for new folding tables. BJ's has 6 ft. tables
for $49.00 and 8 ft. tables for $69.00.
Wayne
said he would pick up a mop and bucket and would check with Rick about a
clock.
A revised copy of the "Membership Application" was presented
to the membership for review. The new application has the changes
requested.
New Members
The second reading for Pat Cooney and Nancy Root was done. They
have golden retrievers and are interested in agility and obedience.
A vote was taken and they were welcomed into the club.
New Business
none
Next meeting Jan 17th, 2006
Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm
A Christmas Party will be
held on January 28th. at the Mohrs.
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