WSHPA Spring Membership Meeting

Metro Bowl, Lansing, MI

April 6, 2003

 

Meeting was called to order at 12:57 by President Ron Kohn.

 

Paula Summerlin gave bowling results.  Minutes of the last meeting were read by Dan Markley.  Motion was made to approve minutes by Steve Summerlin, seconded by Mike Ardelean after a change to add St. Jude.  Marty Quillen read financial report, approved; put on audit.  Larry Murdzia wanted to know if people played in sand if they would have a different average.  Answer is no.  Steve Summerlin reported Harrison wanted to be put on schedule for some tournaments but Jack Alexander was ill and they needed to get with him.

 

Patty Ingraham read two proposals.  One to change starting time from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., proposed by Dan Markley.  The second one, submitted by Debbie Markley, is a proposal to change card structure wording to read $30.00 instead of $18 and put in there what the $12 is for.

 

Kevin Smith had no report.

 

Dan Markley stated that since he took over in January that there have been 15 new members sign up.

 

Dewey Howard had nothing to report.

 

Dean Schmitz told about his work on trying to promote horseshoes and gave some suggestions on what you as a person can do and what your club can do.

 

Ron Kohn reported that the National needed a Junior Membership Director, which is Kevin Smith.  If someone would like the job or at least help Kevin, it would be appreciated; need to get more juniors pitching.

 

Unfinished business:  None reported

 

New business:  Ron asked Dave Loop to report on Adrian.  Dave gave a map to be printed in the Ringer Report and reported that Adrian had six courts up and  going and hope to have 19 by next year to host the State Tournament.

 

Steve Summerlin read a letter from Casey Sluys about assisting charters and clubs concerning getting new members into the association.

 

Steve also talked about the NHPF and the program they have for helping clubs to raise money and making returns back to charter that need help, talked about how Dave Loop had received a $1,000 grant from the NHPF to help get the Adrian club going.  Dave will be doing fund raising to repay the money back to the NHPF, so other clubs may be helped.

 

All tournament directors need to subscribe to the Newsline.

 

Jim Campbell made a motion to adjourn meeting.  Dewey Howard seconded it.   Meeting adjourned.

 

Dan Markley

WSHPA Secretary