Meeting Notes:

President Knop called the meeting to order at 7:05.

Roll call of officers and directors was taken. Present were President Knop, 1^st VP Bryan Carsrud, 3^rd VP Tim Kadolph, Story City VP Jo Mortvedt, Nevada VP Cheryl Devore, Ames VP Cari McPartland, Directors: Jerry Everett, Patti McCoy, Jarad Prescott, Jane Hinman, Lowell Crouse and Kevin Holm. Excused were 2^nd VP Terri Loneman, Jewell VP Eudene Lund, Director Terri Carriere and Youth Reps Aslynne Carriere, Kelly McPartland, and Patti Beck.

McPartland made the motion to accept the minutes of the previous 2 meetings with the spelling corrections. Crouse seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

1. Youth Committee

   C. McPartland gave a report for the youth committee. Kelly has 1 tournament set up and is waiting to hear back on the second tournament. He also has the scholarship forms ready and will be getting them out to the centers. Neither Ames nor Story City has any youth that will be eligible for the scholarship this year. Kelly would like to be able to hand out the awards and trophies from the tournament and the plaques and scholarship award at the membership meeting

2. Ames Area USBC Tournament -

   C. McPartland is now running the tournament for Jennings. She reported that we have $975.00 in cash donations which is down from last year. She has called several of the businesses that have donated cash for our tournament and either hasn’t heard back, or has been told that they would be unable to donate. She has asked that the publicity committee make the banners and fliers with the sponsors on it for the tournament. She also asked that they make a flier for the tournament announcing the Membership Meeting withc will be a brunch at 10:00 am on Sat March 27 at the American Legion in Story City. Jo gave us more places to send donation letters to. Kevin will contact Heart of Iowa and Randall Story Bank for donations. Greg said he would talk to Keith Tillotson about scorekeepers for the tournament. We will also contact some of the hall of fame members and see if any of them would be interested in either scorekeeping for the tournament or helping out with the tournament. Cari asked if we could get together before the tournament and sort out door prizes and distribute them before the tournament. We will get together after classic league the Thursday before the tournament and get the door prizes taken care of. Cari made a volunteers list and the board signed up for times they are available for the tournament. This list will be given to Terri Loneman who will take care of the making sure we have volunteers for this year’s tournament.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Bowl for the Cure Mail in tournament- Jennings reminded everybody that the deadline for the tournament has been extended 1 week. If she gets the names by Wednesday or Thursday she can get the labels on the entry forms and get them mailed in time for the deadline.

2. Delegates to the State Meetings- Jennings sent in the delegate credential forms to both state offices based on the nominations from the membership meeting. 2 of the delegates to the WBA state meeting ( Jo and Deb) will be unable to attend as will 1 of the alternates ( Jane). Jennings will get in touch with the other 2 alternates ( Joan Black and Shirley Klonglan) and see if they will be able to attend. The delegates to the state BA meeting will be able to attend.

3. Hall of Fame Induction Dates- Jennings let the board know when Lyle Jennings and Jan Sayer will be inducted and said she would let everybody know when Kevin Link will be inducted.

The next meeting will be the membership meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 8:04.

Respectfully submitted
Teri Jennings
Association Manager