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    5  Larry Hansen

    5  Mike McCaffrey

  18  Don Rumage

  21  Harold Brown

  21  Troy Walker

  22  Ken Kirkendall

  26  Jim Gardner

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Bulletin Editor

Bart Bartholomew

3616 Cottonwood Circle

Manhattan, KS  66503


Telephone:  785-537-0144

Email:  bart@bartbartholomew.com


    Unless carrying a byline or some form of credit to borrowed sources, all items in this bulletin are by the editor and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the chapter or board.  All photos in the bulletin are by the editor, unless otherwise identified.

    All chapter officers are expected and chapter members are encouraged to contribute their ideas on a regular basis.

Chapter Officers

President…………...….…...Rodney Stanfield

Chapter Development VP………..Bob Ridley

Music & Performance VP…...... Mike Sexton

Public Relations VP………..…..Harvey Kiser

Secretary………………….……Bob Swenson

Treasurer………………….……..Bill Bunyan

Member at Large………..…...… .Ken Brooks

Member at Large………..……...Ken Garwick

Member at Large…….……....Rich VanNevel


Appointments

SPEBSQSA A-063 Delegate……Bill Hanson

Musical Director.……….……..…. Ken Lang

Associate Musical Director…...Don Thomson

Assistant Musical Director….Myron Calhoun

Music Chairman……….……...Frank Bradley

Service Chairman……….……Leonard Purvis

Show Chairman…………...…Preston Chapel

Uniforms……………….………..Chuck Marr

Bulletin Editor…….....…...Bart Bartholomew

Web Master……………....Bart Bartholomew


Web Site:  http://littleapplechorus.org

BOARD MINUTES

By Bob Swenson, Secretary


MANHATTAN CHAPTER SPEBSQSA, INC.    REGULAR BOARD MEETING - March 10, 2003, WESTBANK TOWNHOMES CLUBHOUSE


MINUTES:


Officers Present: Bob Swenson, Ken Brooks, Bill Bunyan, Harvey Kiser, Bob Ridley, Richard Van Nevel


Officers Absent: Rodney Stanfield, Ken Garwick


Others:  Don Thomson, Preston Chapel


Call to Order: Membership Vice President, Bob Ridley, opened the meeting at 7:35 PM with the group singing, "The Old Songs".


President's Message: Vice President Bob Ridley referred the group to notes prepared by President Rodney Stanfield regarding points on which the board should be informed:

1.  The Award of Harmony team has been appointed with Gene Klingler as chair and J. Lester Hooper and Leo Dreiling assisting.

2.  Manhattan Arts Council Membership should be continued with the designation that  we offer a grant to fund a music education or entertainment series of some kind.

3.  Auditors for the 2002 fiscal year have been appointed.   Pete Cooper will chair and  John Schlender will assist in this audit.

4.  There is need of a task force to explore the relationship with the local boy scouts.  It is President Stanfield's intent to appoint this team when he returns to Manhattan.


Officer's and Committee Reports:


Secretary:   The minutes of the February 10, 2003 meeting were not reproduced in hard copy for this meeting, but had been previously distributed by email to the board.  It was moved by Ken Brooks and seconded by Rich VanNevel that we approve the minutes as presented by email.  Motion passed


Treasurer: The February fiscal report was presented by Treasurer Bill Bunyan.  Bill indicated that the social fund, showing a negative $261 balance was for this year only but when combined with previous surpluses it is still in good shape.  The report showed that as of February 28, our total available funds were $11,307.37.  It was moved by Bob Swenson  and Preston Chapel that we accept the treasurer's report.  Motion passed


VP of Music and Performance:  There was no report


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