Minutes of February 18, 2019 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, March 18 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 6:30 p.m.

Ann Jesse who is the chairperson for the Elyria Arts Council will speak

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – February 18, 2019

Attendance: Julie Bajda, Mary Beth Bogner, Nancy Bowman, Georgann Blair, Kim Dettmer, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Ludina Mills, Betty Lou Palmer; Pauline Rickert, Karen Sigsworth, Vee Valega and Janet Willoughby.

Nancy Franks introduce Kim Dettmer.  She is an artist who makes mixed media collages using various types of papers such as newspaper, books, envelopes.  She has also published a book.  Check out her website at www.KimDettmer.com

Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – Ludina moved to approve the minutes as received. Nancy Franks seconded the motion.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report. Our bank balance is $3968. 96.

Correspondence – We received a thank you from North Ridgeville Community Care for the $300 from the Christmas auction.

Scholarship – We will be giving out one $1500 scholarship for 2019.  Mary Beth printed off new scholarship forms to be given to the schools.  Georgann will distribute to them.  Instead of a breakfast for the awards, there will be a dinner on May 24 at the Ed Center.

Major School Performance – Julie made a motion to fund this project, which is $700, for artist, Bill Cotter to come to the school for the day.  Nancy seconded.  Motion carried.

Senior Art Show – We discussed the framing the artwork for the winner. Georgann is looking into where we can get this done since Pat Catan’s is going to be closing.

Corn Festival – Betty Lou sent out the contracts and has received seven back so far.

Olde Town Hall – Julie and Nancy Franks reported that Momma Mia was a fantastic play.  Betty Palmer is making reservations for the March 3^rd show which is at 3 p.m..

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com. Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Betty Lou moved to close the meeting and Julie seconded the motion. Thank you, Nancy Gavin, for the delicious refreshments!   We enjoyed the goodies and visiting with one another.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Bogner, Secretary

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Minutes of January 21, 2019 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, February 18 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 6:30 p.m. Kim Dettmer – Sunshine Artist

Attendance: Georgann Blair, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Renee Krohn, Ludina Mills, Betty Lou Palmer; Pauline Rickert, Karen Sigsworth, Garalynn Tomas, and Vee Valega.
Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – January 21, 2019 – Georgann moved to approve the minutes as received. Nancy Franks seconded the motion.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report. Our bank balance is $4,088.59. We made $300 on the auction for Community Care at our December Dinner Meeting. $25 was received for a donation. Ludina asked if she could purchase $200 in stamps before their price is increased by 50 cents each to save money this year. Everyone agreed.

Membership Drive of 2018 – 2019 – We have currently received $1,501.94 from Membership dues and donations. Thank you to everyone who gave money to the North Ridgeville Arts Council. It will help us bring the Arts to North Ridgeville.

Annual Christmas Dinner Party – Our Christmas Dinner Party was a success with approximately 30 people attending. The dinner catered by Sterk’s Catering was delicious, as usual. We were entertained by Chuck Cornwell’s music. Bob Liston and Gene Kleinholz headed our auction of wrapped gifts which was fun while we earned $300 to be given to North Ridgeville Community Care. Thank you for everyone’s generosity. The money will be well spent.

Karen Sigsworth, Manager of the North Ridgeville Branch Library and Arts Council member is retiring from the library in February. She will be missed in the library but is still a member of Arts Council. She has helped us immensely. Ludina Mills moved that starting in February, we will begin our meetings at 6:30 instead of 7 p.m. as a regular start-up time. Nancy Franks seconded the motion. Mary Beth Bogner will send a reminder to our members about a week before each meeting. Programs will start at 7:00.

Georgann suggested instead of focusing on visual art programs that we currently help fund in the schools, we should consider other forms of art. We would like to consider returning to giving two scholarships this year. We will decide next month.

Program: In February Kim Dettmer, Sunshine Artist, will come to speak with us and show her artwork. She has her own business and wants to spread happiness with her art. She is having a one-man show on February 8th at 600 North Rocky River Drive in Berea from 6 to 8 p.m. Garalynn moved to close the meeting and Georgann seconded the motion. Thank you, Betty, for the delicious refreshments including a cake for Karen Sigsworth. We enjoyed the goodies and visiting with one another.

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com. Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy Gavin

Minutes of November 19, 2018 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, December 17 – CHRISTMAS DINNER MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, January 21, 2019 – Membership Meeting at North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m.

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – November 19, 2018

Attendance:  Julie Bajda, Georgann Blair, Mary Beth Bogner, Nancy Bowman, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Ludina Mills, Betty Lou Palmer; Karen Sigsworth, Garalynn Tomas, and Vee Valega. 

Program – Nancy Franks guided the group in making pumpkin centerpieces. Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – Vee Valega made a motion to approve the minutes. Garalynn seconded the motion.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report.  Our bank balance is $4,436.70.

Membership Drive of 2018 – 2019 – Membership dues of $20 are currently due. Since we mailed the membership/donation letter out to many businesses, organizations and people, we have begun to receive donations to Arts Council. We appreciate all donations and dues paid. Donations can be brought to our meeting or mailed to our P.O. Box.

Annual Christmas Dinner Party – We will again hold our Christmas Dinner Party in the North Ridgeville Library at 6 p.m. and we will eat at 6:30 p.m. The cost of the meal is $10 per person. The menu was established and entertainment will be held. We will have the auction for wrapped gifts with the proceeds going to North Ridgeville Community Care. We are asking that attendees bring a wrapped gift to be auctioned. Mary Beth will send out invitations.

Chamber of Commerce Luncheon – Held at Tom’s Country Place on Thursday, December 6^th.  Nancy Bowman will attend to represent the Arts Council.

NR Endowment Fund – Fundraiser at Fiesta Jalapenos on Dec. 13th from 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Georgann will email flier to Mary Beth to send out.

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com. Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Georgann moved to close the meeting at 9:05 p.m. and Ludina seconded the motion. Thank you, Nancy Franks, for the delicious refreshments she made. We enjoyed them and the conversation to which we all contributed.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Bogner, Secretary

Minutes of October 15, 2018 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, November 19 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m. Make a Holiday centerpiece from a pumpkin.

Monday, December 17 – CHRISTMAS DINNER MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 6:00 p.m.

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – October 15, 2018

Attendance: Julie Bajda, Georgann Blair, Nancy Bowman, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Ludina Mills, Cindy Naprestik, Betty Lou Palmer; Karen Sigsworth, and Vee Valega. Speaker: Phyllis Levine

Program – Phyllis Levine, author of the Matilda book series, spoke about how her book and its series evolved. She, also, shared about some of the processes she uses as she writes. Everyone found it very enlightening.

Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – Julie Bajda made a correction that she was not at the September meeting. Nancy Bowman made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected. Julie seconded the motion.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report. Our bank balance is $4,454.70. We paid $300 to Olde Towne Hall Theatre and received a thank you note from them. $895 was received for Membership dues/Donations.

Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival – There was discussion about one vendor complaining that a second vendor’s product was too closely matched with theirs. It was decided that the products were not similar enough to cause a problem.

Membership Drive of 2018 – 2019 – Membership dues of $20 are currently due. Since we mailed the membership/donation letter out to many businesses, organizations and people, we have begun to receive donations to Arts Council. We appreciate all donations and dues paid. Donations can be brought to our meeting or mailed to our P.O. Box.

November Meeting – In November bring a small pumpkin with about 15 real leaves so we can make a Holiday center piece. Our meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Annual Christmas Dinner Party – We will again hold our Christmas Dinner Party in the North Ridgeville Library at 6:00 p.m. and we will eat at 6:30 p.m. The cost of the meal is $10 per person. The menu was established and entertainment will be held. We will have the auction for wrapped gifts with the proceeds going to North Ridgeville Community Care. We are asking that attendees bring a wrapped gift to be auctioned. More information will follow.

Thank you, Nancy Franks, for the delicious refreshments she made. We enjoyed them and the conversation to which we all contributed.

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com. Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Georgann moved to close the meeting at 9:05 p.m. and Ludina seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Gavin

Minutes of September 17, 2018 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, October 15 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m.

Phyllis Levine, author, will talk about her journey in writing.

Monday, November 19 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m. Make a Holiday centerpiece from a pumpkin.

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – September 17, 2018

Attendance: Julie Bajda, Georgann Blair, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Ludina Mills, Betty Lou Palmer, Garalynn Tomas, and Vee Valega.

Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – Nancy Franks moved to accept the minutes as read. Georgann seconded the motion.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report. Our bank balance is $3,922.04. Garalynn moved to accept the report and Nancy Franks seconded the motion. We paid Sidney Coleman, our scholarship winner, $1500 which is a reimbursement of school fees she had paid.

Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival – Our Arts and Crafts Fair was a success. We had many nice raffle prizes. The Raffle earned $784 and the Bake Sale received $315.75. Due to heavy rains a couple of days prior to the Festival, the large rides had to be cancelled. There was too much mud. Consequently attendance was down somewhat.

Membership Drive of 2018 – 2019 – Our annual membership/donation letter was mailed this month. Membership dues of $20 are currently due and we appreciate any donations to Arts Council.

Olde Towne Hall Theatre – During the period of October 12 through October 27, the Olde Towne Hall Theatre will present “Little Shop of Horrors.” We, as a group, would like to go support them and see another one of their excellent performances. Let’s plan on Friday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. Call Nancy Gavin at 440-353-9395 to make reservations. If you cannot come then, plan to go another day.

Program – Our program involved a trip to At Home store in Avon to plan decorating our homes. Instead of refreshments after our meeting, we stopped at Steak N Shake nearby to enjoy an ice cream sundae or milk shake. All of us enjoyed the ice cream and sharing in conversation.

October and November Meetings – At our October meeting Phyllis Levine, author of the Matilda book series, will give her observations on her written journey to being published. She will speak at 7:00 p.m. In November bring a small pumpkin with about 15 real leaves so we can make a Holiday center piece.

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com. Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy Gavin

Minutes of July 16, 2018 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, September 17 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m.

NO MEETING IN AUGUST

August 10, 11, and 12 – Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival                                     .                     

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – July 16, 2018

Attendance:  Julie Bajda, Georgann Blair, Mary Beth Bogner, Nancy Bowman, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Betty Lou Palmer; Karen Sigsworth, and Vee Valega. 

Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – Betty Lou motion to accept the June minutes.  Nancy Franks seconded.  All in favor.  Motion carried. 

Financial Report – Report was distributed.  Our bank balance is $4498.45. The statement was approved as received.  We received a thank you from the Ohio Citizens for the Arts for the $30 donation.

Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival – Our Arts and Crafts Fair will be coming up soon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 10, 11, and 12 at the Office for Older Adults.  We have sold all contracts for tables!  In addition to the arts and crafts, we will have a raffle with many fine prizes for the weekend and a bake sale on Saturday.  We need many baked goods and can use several workers.  If you are interested in helping, call Nancy Gavin at 440-353-9395.  Mary Beth ordered the raffle tickets and will be mailing them out.  Since we ran out of tickets last year, she will order more.

Membership dues of $20 are currently due and donations to Arts Council are graciously accepted.  A letter will be mailed.

Arts in the Schools – We discussed at great length about how we can get the senior students to apply for the scholarship we provide.  This year, we only had two applicants from the North Ridgeville High School, Elyria Catholic and Lake Ridge Academy. 

Thank you, Vee, for the delicious refreshments which we all enjoyed while we visited among ourselves. 

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com.  Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Georgann made a motion to close the meeting and Julie seconded the motion.  All approved.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Bogner, Secretary

Minutes of June 18, 2018 membership meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, July 16 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING at the North Ridgeville Library at 7:00 p.m.

NO MEETING IN AUGUST

August 10, 11, and 12 – Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival

MINUTES – MEMBERSHIP MEETING – June 18, 2018

Attendance: Julie Bajda, Georgann Blair, Nancy Franks, Nancy Gavin, Ludina Mills, Cindy Naprestek, Betty Lou Palmer; Karen Sigsworth, and Vee Valega. Guest: Harry Berg

Program – Harry Berg is a self-taught artist who carves wood figures as a hobby. He gives many of them to family and friends and enjoys creating them. He uses many kinds of small knives to carve them and paints many of his pieces. He has taken a few classes to learn more about his hobby. Most of his pieces are made from basswood and include many animals, a fisherman, cowboy, Santa Claus, etc. He, also, created a cane from Queen Palm seed pods on Willow wood and a walking stick. Both are very unique. Harry worked a variety of jobs over the years including 30 years of service as a Fireman in Elyria. Thanks to Nancy Franks for bringing a friend she has met through her church who is very talented.

Betty Lou Palmer, president, brought our meeting to order. She welcomed all of us.

Minutes – We unanimously approved the minutes as distributed.

Financial Report – Ludina Mills, treasurer, distributed the report. Our bank balance is $4,113.28. The statement was approved as received.

The Senior Breakfast – Member, Toni Krone, presented our Artistic Endeavor Award Scholarship winner, Sidney Ann Coleman, with a $1500 scholarship. She will be attending the University of Akron and majoring in Graphic Design and Photography. The winner must be attending a school majoring in some form of the Arts and live in North Ridgeville in order to qualify for the award. Congratulations, Sidney!

Arts and Crafts Fair at the Corn Festival – Our Arts and Crafts Fair will be coming up soon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 10, 11, and 12 at the Office for Older Adults. We currently have 15 contracts and expect a few more. If you are interested in being a vendor, contact Betty Lou Palmer at 440-327-9751 for more information. In addition to the Arts and Crafts, we will have a Raffle with many fine prizes for the weekend and Bake Sale on Saturday. We need many baked goods and can use several workers. If you are interested in helping, call Nancy Gavin at 440-353-9395.

Ohio Citizen for the Arts – The members in attendance voted unanimously to donate $30 to the Ohio Citizen for the Arts.

Membership dues of $20 are currently due and donations to Arts Council are graciously accepted. A letter will be mailed.

Thanks to Nancy Bowman for auditing our financial records. We appreciate it.
Thank you, Georgann, for the delicious refreshments which we all enjoyed while we visited among ourselves.

Check out our website, www.ridgevilleartscouncil.wordpress.com.  Thank you to our member, Mark Madere of SpectraLight Photography and Design, who created our website and keeps it up to date.

Georgann made a motion to close the meeting and Julie seconded the motion. All approved.

Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Gavin