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Minutes
January 10, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by PRESIDENT JACK PETE=
RSON
at 7:30 PM. Twenty 2006 membe=
rs
attended along with four new members.
The meeting was held at
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the previo= us meeting were approved.
MEETING LOCATION FOR FEBRUARY
DAVID
SCOTT notified the club that the facility at TOPEKA SECURED TITLE will be
available for the meeting. It=
will
be the
INTRODUCTION =
OF
VISITORS
No visitors.
RECOGNITION O=
F 2006
OFFICERS
&nbs= p; President JACK PETERSON spoke for all the club members in thanking those that served = the club with distinction during the past year. A hearty cheer was given by all.
TOPICS ON THE ART OF BREWING
2007 DIRECTIO=
N FOR
THE CLUB
Brew Master LLOYD BECKER initiated a discussion of the overall mission and purpose of the club.&n= bsp; During his years with the Club, he has seen changes occur and becaus= e he is responsible for presenting a worthwhile program in 2007, wanted to hear = from Club members if they wanted to continue to move in the new direction, turn = back to the way the club was originally, or put together some program that would work with both directions. Se= veral items were made clear during the discussion:
- The topics and prese=
nters
for technical presentations are at the discretion of the Brew Master. Taste testing will be organized by=
the
Brew Master to include home-brewed beer and commercial beers. For home-brewed beers, a recipe wi=
ll be
provided so each member of the Club can brew a batch for comparison tasting,
with members brewing the “club brew” and bringing samples to be
shared. The recipe will be pr=
ovided
both for brewers using all-grain and for those using extracts. The first brew recipe is planned a=
s a
“Pale Ale.”
OLD BUSINESS
TREASURERR= 17;S REPORT
The club has $854.97 in its treasury.
ANNUAL
The members expressed the= ir appreciation to LLOYD and MARTY BECKER for hosting the annual Holiday Party= at their house. A hearty cheer w= as given in their honor.
BREW MAGAZINE=
Three additional payments were made for subscriptions = to “Brew Your Own” magazine, making a total of 16 persons subscribing. CHRIS HEDQUIST m= ade out a check for $199.52 in payment for the subscriptions. WALT DARLING announced he would be sending the check, along with the list of home addresses of the effected members, to Brew Your Own, immediately after the meeting.
20th ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Planning is continuing on the party – the commit= tee has no report at this time.
NEW BUSINESS
BREW COMPETIT= ION IN
A brewing competition will be held in
COPY OF BYLAW= S
A copy of the bylaws, dated 1993, has been located and= will be made available on the Club website.
MUNCHIES FOR FEBRUARY
Following a discussion related to the number of person= s now attending meetings, an increase of approximately 50% over attendance the previous year, it was agreed that the number of persons bringing food shoul= d be increased from three to four.
&n= bsp; LLOYD BECKER – JOHN DEAN --AMY SUTTON – CHRIS HEDQUIST
ADJOURNMENT
<= /span>Noting that there was no further business to come before the club, the meeting was adjourned. The President decl= ared the motion to adjourn for social tasting passed at 8:16 PM.
HOUSEKEEPING SPECIAL NOTES
TASTER GLASSES: T= he glasses used for tasting during the meetings must be cleaned at the end of = each meeting. Please don’t r= eturn your glasses to the storage box until after the glass has been cleaned.
FACILITIES: As we= use “free” facilities, we do our best to keep the facility as clean= as possible. All members are exp= ected to help police the area prior to leaving to ensure that our relationship wi= th our facility “host” remains friendly.
BOTTLE RECYCLING: At the end of meetings, please dispose of glass bottles separately from dishes= and food scraps so that they can be recycled.&= nbsp;
Hall of Foamers
February Meeting Agenda
7:30 Ca= ll to Order / Approval of the Agenda
7:35 In= troduction and Welcome of Visitors
7:40 Ap= proval of the Minutes
7:42 Tr= easurer’s Report
7:45 Co= mmittee Reports
&n= bsp; = ; Executive Committee
&n= bsp; = ; 20th Anniversary Committee
7:50 PR= OGRAM
8:15 Old Business
&n= bsp; Collection of Dues for 2007
8:20 New Business
&n= bsp; = ; Consideration of Bylaw Modifications
&n= bsp; = ; Consideration of New Meeting Location
8:30 Mu= nchies for Next Month
8:35 Ad= journ for Social Tasting