Kids at Heart Pygmy Goat Club

 

 

 

Date: Jan. 22^nd, 2005                           Meeting Minutes

 

Members Attended:                          Location: Golden Corral, Baytown, TX.

Stetts Stettler

Linda & Charles Michalak

Wanda & Hannah Hook

Joy Rogerson

Sandy Naumann

Mary & Frank Dyson

Margaret Sterling

Claudia & Stan Ezernack

 

• Meeting called to order: Wanda Hook, VP.
• Secretary’s Report: Sandy Naumann’s, Fall Meeting notes read/accepted.
• Treasurer’s Report: Claudia Ezernack (Red Mertins unable to attend) read/accepted.
• Money Expenses & Income Discussed
• Inventory Items List for KAH Property
• PA System & Microphone
• Microchips/Reader
• Heavy Duty Stapler, Files, Membership Book
• Club T-shirts, jackets, Hats
• Calculator, Roll of Stamps, Banner
• Wood burning Iron-small
• 3-Plastic containers for donuts/coffee supplies
• Can opener (hand type), 2-Coffee Pots

 

• Election of 2005 Club Officers: Sandy Naumann reported results.
• President: Robert Stettler
• Vice President: Wanda Hook
• Secretary: Joy Rogerson
• Treasurer: Margaret Sterling
• Newsletter: Annie Stettler
• Historian: Linda Michalak
• Awards; for Sandy Naumann & Red Mertins for Founders of Kids at Heart Pygmy Goat Club.

 

 

• Old Business:
• Best Wether Contest Results 2004: Sandy Naumann
• 1^st Place, Hook Farms Sabo, $100.00 to Hannah Hook.
• 2^nd Place, Lone Star South Christmas Carol, $50.00 to Stettler’s.

 

• Best Wether Contest Changes for 2005: Sandy Naumann, club decided to award wethers at time of shows for 2005 instead of only 2 wethers at end of year, so wethers would get price money for each show.
• 1^st Place; $14.00
•  Place; $12.00
• 3^rd Place; $10.00
• 4^th Place; $8.00
• 5^th Place; $6.00

 

• 2005 Southeast Texas Pygmy Parade VIII Show at Baytown, TX. Judges Marcia Read & Elaine Krieg (Ferrell). Photo Contest and games planned.

 

• New Business:

 

• 2005 Marlin Fall Show in Marlin, TX on hold until more information.
• Continued Education Summer Training for Members, voted to start yearly/biyearly. Starts June at Summer Meeting will have Fecal Clinic Free to members and $15.00 to all other person wanting to attend.
• 2005 Backyard Show will be held in Keithville, LA. We will not have show at LA Fairgrounds.
• Heifer Project Sponsorship approved. Club will give $120.00 for goat to help a family receive a goat for milk and breeding.
• Health Certificate will be for all animals at the show, including all goats that are not being showed and are only for sale. Club will investigate to see what Federal/State laws require. Will be reported on by Joy Rogerson at the Summer Meeting in June 2005.
• Allowing KAH to refuse late entries for shows was NOT approved. Members voted to allow late entries to better serve their members.
• Advertising shows locally is left up to the Show Chair and has been done in past. Members voted to continue allowing Show Chair to promote shows by advertising.

 

• Historian Report: Linda Michalak, materials needed; Film & New Photo Album.
• Newsletter Report: Annie Stettler (Not Present, Stetts reported) read/approved.
• Items from Floor:
• Club Insurance renewal date extended, Members approved.
• Special Club Helping Judge Candidates;  Voted to investigate a way for the KAH Club to assist up-coming judge candidates with expenses like airfares , etc. Stetts Stettler will investigate ways that would be politically correct to assist in expenses. Members voted on the need for a selection committee and applications needed to select members that would qualify. More information is needed before a solid plan is established for helping judge candidates.