Marcus Historical Society Meeting

September 7, 2006

The Marcus Historical Society met on Thursday, September 7 at 7:00 pm in the Main Street Marcus offices of City Hall.  Present: Rita Delperdang, June Dias, Margaret Dorr, Galen Ducommun, Thelma Gravenish, Marian Johnson, Jerry Meylor, Rod Ogren, Sherree Ogren, Gerald Pallesen, Mary Peterson, Don Specht, Faith Specht, and Jim Wiese.

The meeting was opened with correspondence and blogspot postings read from Bob Reed, David & Patti (Wallin) Snyder, Julie (Meylor) Simpson, Laurel Johnson, and Byrle Gross Jr.  All of these people live outside the immediate area yet are supportive and encouraging to the Historical Society.

The Treasurer Report was accepted as read.

The success of the Historical Society Fair booth was discussed.  We gave ourselves a round of applause for winning the Ray Addy Award for the Best Commercial Booth of the 2006 Marcus Fair.  We still need to return the feedback survey from the Fair Board.

We reviewed the visit from State Curator Jerome Thompson.  Further evaluation needs to be done before the Society makes an offer to purchase any real property.  A decision of this magnitude should be done after the Executive Board is elected and an official vote by the membership can take place.

A file is in place for all members to log their volunteer hours.

Elections for the Executive Board need to take place as soon as possible.  Membership dues must be paid prior to participation in the election process.  There are seven nominees for the Executive Board:  June Dias, Jerry Meylor, Jim Nielsen, Gerald Pallesen, Mary Peterson, Maxine Shea, and Jim Wiese.  Members will elect five persons to the Board.  The Board will then select its own officers.  Ballots will be mailed to all members and must be returned by mail no later than September 23, 2006.  Sherree Ogren will donate envelopes and postage to mail the ballots out.  Margaret Dorr and Thelma Gravenish will be tallying the votes.

The next meeting of the Marcus Historical Society, and the first meeting of the Executive Board, will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 7:00pm.  Future regular meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Respectfully Submitted,