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Meeting Minutes 2004Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting Dec 13th , 2004 at 7:00 at the Bill Jerome Arena. Members present were Al, Casie, Joanne, Kristy, Dale, Skip, Nancy, Todd, & Kevin. Guest present were, Dan Bilbruck, Lonnie Olson, Jason Wandler, and Mark Hendrickson. Secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Kevin and a second by Joanne. Treasures report- Checkbook balance $34523.98 with some bills to pay. Motion by Joanne to pay the website bill from ND telephone for 6 months. Second by Skip, all in favor, motion carried. Discussion on the Netminders acct. Al with check with Don Kouba again to see if we can get the acct so we can close it out. OLD BUSINESS UND Tickets must be turned in by Jan 17th the drawing will be held January 28th, 2005. There are some changes that need to be done with the signs. New ones need to be added and old ones need to be taken down. BOARD PORTFOLIOS Signs- Changes will be made with some existing signs, and some new signs will be made and put up. Red and Blue Tickets- Winners were Annette Goves, DLGP, & Lisa Bachmeier. Website- Registration- Referees- Fundraising- Discussion on holding a steak fry. Hockey Coordinator- Jason has scheduled a goalie practice for all goalies. This will be once per week, all goalies are encouraged to attend. Discussion on ice time and number of games played. Terry Wallace schedules a # of games. It is up to the coach to scheduled additional games if possible. As long as the expense is not over the budget set for each level. Budget is the same for each level. Park Board- A motion was made by Kristy to pay Terry Wallace $500 for scheduling referees, games, and ice time for the Blue Line Club. Kevin second all in favor motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Discussion was held on a Gaming application. Dale made a motion that we apply for the gaming permit . If we get the permit a site would be chosen to have a pull tab machine. Profits to go toward the Blue Line Club. Kevin second all in favor, motion carried. The Club received two checks from the Paul Jerome Trust for Interest. Kevin made a motion that we put the money back into the trust. Skip second the motion, all in favor, motion carried. Discussion on plans for the. Where it will be held, and what we can do different to make it better for the kids. Joanne and Kristy will work on the plans for the banquet. Blue Line Handbook- The board Would like the hockey coordinator and the committee for the hockey coordinator to go over the handbook and discuss and changes that might be suggested. Dan asked the board for a release for some rec hockey kids, who would like to play in Cando on the Bantam team. The form has been signed and given to Dan to get signed and return to the Blue Line Club. Tony Prozinski is interested in filling the vacated term on the board. Kevin made a motion that we appoint Tony to the rest of Tim’s term, which would be the rest of this and the following year. Joanne second the motion, all in favor, motion carried. Al made a motion that we adjourn the meeting, Nancy second, all in favor, meeting adjourned. Next meeting, Jan 17th at the Bill Jerome Arena 7:10 Exec. Board, 7:30 Board Meeting. Nancy Kurtz, Sec. DLBLC Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting November15th, 2004 at 6:00 PM at the Great American Inn. Members present were, Al, Kristy, Todd, Skip, Dale, Casie, Nancy, Joanne, Kevin, and Dave. Guests present were, Chris Roed, Jason Wandler, Dan Heit, Leah Janzen, Kim Sackenrueter, Amy Sarri, Terry Wallace, & Dustin Moser. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Al Freidig. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Kevin and a second by Dave, all in favor motion carried. Treasures report- Checkbook balance $ $19,982.05. New Business Jason spoke about the petition to move 2 kids up a level. After evaluation took place , he found that the skill level is definitely there. And recommended that Devon Henry move to PeeWees and Keaton Thompson move up to squirts. Kevin made a motion to approve the recommendation of the hockey coordinator and allow Devon Henry and Keaton Thompson to move up. There was Second by Skip, all in favor, motion carried. Jason also recommended that we move Dillon Sarri up to Bantams based on his skill level and the fact that the numbers are very low in the Bantam Level. Todd made a motion that we approve the recommendation and allow Dillon to move to Bantams. Second by Nancy, all in favor, motion carried. Discussion was also held on moving Tanner Sarri (Goalie) up to the squirt level. Todd made a motion that Jason talk to all parents involved and find out their feelings on this. There was a second by Dale, all in favor, motion carried. Jason will get back to the board on what he finds out. Kevin made a motion that we reimburse Mike Mertens his registration fee, for his son Matthew who is a first year PeeWee. Because first years are free. There was a second by Kevin, all in favor, motion carried. Discussion was held on who would take the place of Tim. Joanne made a motion that Al take over the position of President second by Nancy, all in favor, motion carried. Casie nominated Kevin as Vice President to take Al’s place, Joanne second, all in favor, motion carried. Fundraising November 20 and 21 Bob’s Produce will have his Gourmet Products for sale at the holiday mall. All proceeds will go to the DL Blue Line Club, in support of the youth hockey program. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT BOB!!!!!!! Sioux distribute to all team members. Tickets need to be in by Jan Ticket raffle- Casie will distribute tickets to all team managers. Which are responsible to distribute to each team member. All tickets must be in by January 17th, the drawing will be held January 28th. Al and Todd will be applying for a grant again from the Lake Area Foundation. The grant money would be used for Youth hockey equipment and artificial ice. The amount we are asking for is $5600.00. Old Business The local affiliate agreement has been signed and returned under protest, on the legal state of the agreement. Netminders club- Al will try again to get a hold of the person in charge and find out where that is at. The next meeting will be Dec 13th at the Bill Jerome Arena at 7:100 PM. Dave made a motion that we adjourn the meeting, Joanne second, all in
favor meeting
adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting October 18th 2004 at 7:30 at the Great American Inn and Suites. Members present were, Tim ,Joanne, Al, Kevin, Nancy, Kristy, Dave, Casie, & Todd. Guests present were Katie Nettell, Kevin Wilhelmi, and Terry Wallace. The meeting was called to order by President Tim Greene. The Secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Al and a second by Kevin. Treasures Report-Checkbook balance is $23,539.86. There is one bill to pay for the Red and Blue Tickets. Al made a motion that we pay the bill, second by Joanne, all in favor motion carried. Old Business Dollar saver cards- Terry will get a list of all registered players so we can collect any cards form anyone who didn’t register for hockey. Taxes- Are all done and we are cleared. We are a 501C. Red and Blue Tickets- SELL - Blue tickets need to be turned in by Nov meeting. Local affiliate agreement- Waiting to hear back. Board Portfolios Signs- Al made a motion that we have a sign made for Britsch for getting the taxes straightened out, second by Kevin, all in favor, motion carried. A sign will be made. Tickets- Website- Registration- Referees- There will be a referee clinic Nov 7th 1:00 PM at the High School in Al Henrys room. Discussion was held on mileage payment for referees. Fundraising- There was discussion on a raffle for 4 Sioux Tickets, a Limo, and $50.00 spending cash. Al made a motion that we do the raffle, Dave second, all in favor, motion carried. Tim will talk to Bob about getting the tickets, we will try to have them available at tournaments and games. Discussion was held on applying for a grant through the Lake Area Foundation. Kevin made a motion that we apply for the grant, Joanne second. All in favor, motion carried. Al and Todd will fill out the application. Discussion was also held on giving some help to Bob’s Produce. He has offered to donate some money if we can get him some help. Not sure on all the details, Tim will talk to Bev Koshney from the radio station and find out more about it, as she is the one who contacted him. Hockey Coordinator- Keaton Schulz has decided not to coach. Jason wil be contacting twoother to see if either of them are interested. New Business Kevin Wilhelmi brought a fund raising idea to the board. There is a need for some people to park cars for the annual fishing tournament sat Jan 29th from 9:00AM to 1:30 PM. He will need 10-12 people. If anyone is interested please contact Kevin Wilhelmi @ home 662-8733 or call him at work @ 662-0414. Katie Nettell brought a concern to the board about the selection of A & B teams. All members agreed that there needs to be an evaluation done on all players by coaches and the hockey coordinator for the selection of teams, to make everything fair. Pictures will be early November. Discussion was held with Terry Wallace on the cost of the pictures being put in the hockey book. Todd made a motion that the Park Board split the cost with the Blue Line Club. Joanne second, all in favor, motion carried. The board has received a letter of resignation from Tim Greene. He does not feel he has the adequate amount of time it takes to do the job. The board has accepted his resignation, but is sad to see him go. He has done a GREAT job and will be missed! He will help out until we find someone, to take his job. The next meeting will be held on November15th at the Bill Jerome Arena with an executive meeting at 7:00 and regular meeting at 7:10. Everyone welcome. Respectfully Submitted, Devils Lake Blue Line Club The
Devils Lake Blue Line Club had its regular meeting
Members present were Tim Greene, Todd Thompson, Dale Robbins, Casie Stein, Kristy Laber, Nancy Kurtz , Joanne Gehrtz, Al Freidig, Dave Zimmerman , and Kevin Becker. Guests present were Jason Wandler, Hockey Coordinator, Terry Wallace, Park Board, Larry and Jodi Kuntz, Stacy & Leah Janzen, and Lonnie Olson. The meeting was called to order by President Tim Greene. The secretary report was read and approved with a motion by Al and second by Kevin. Motion Carried. Treasurers Report- Checkbook balance $$11,114.94 with 2 bills to pay. Al made a motion that we pay the two bills, second by Kevin, motion carried. The golf tourney was a great success GOOD JOB DALE!!!!! Profit made $5663.06. Old BusinessDollar Saver Cards- We had 4 people sell extra packets of cards, which we owe $25.00 to. Dale made a motion that we pay each person the $25.00. Second by Todd. Motion carried. There were a few people who did not register that we need to get the packets back from. Taxes- the taxes are still being worked on we will file for an extension on that. Registration- The numbers for registration at this point are Squirts 22, PeeWees 29, and Bantam 14. Discussion was held on whether there was enough equipment for everyone who registered. We could use some additional Goalie Equipment for the younger kids. There should be money in the Net Minders account for some equipment, Al will check with Don Kouba about that. Coaches- almost all positions are filled for this year. There are still a couple of things to iron out. Portfolios Signs- Tickets- Red and Blue are printed and distributed to all board members. Website- Referees- Discussion was held on fees for referees. Todd made a motion to have half of the USA Hockey registration fee, for the referees, and coaches, no more than 3 per team, paid for by the Blue Line Club. After the person refs 15 games, the club will reimburse them for the other half of the fee. Dale second, motion carried. Fundraising- Hockey Coordinator- Jason was wondering if we were planning on raising the pay for the coaches. Discussion was held on that. Park Board Terry talked about game scheduling. Kevin made a motion that the Squirt A & B teams be registered in the Northern Lights League. Dale second, motion carried. New Business Blue/Red Tickets- THEY ARE FOR SALE $50.00 per ticket for a chance to win some cash! Raffle- Dave made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second byKristy , meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be held September 27th at 7:00 pm at the Burdick Arena. Respectfully Submitted, Nancy Kurtz , Sec.
Devils
Lake Blue Line Club The
Devils Lake Blue Line Club had it’s regular meeting on
The meeting was called to order by PresidentTim Greeene. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd, and a 2nd by Al. Treasures Report- Checkbook balance $5552.61. Todd paid 5 months of the website fee to NDTC which was $120.00. There is one bill for the tax preparation. Al made a motion that we pay the bill, Joanne 2nd, motion carried. Old Business Dollar
saver cards- Discussion was held on the cards as to
how many extra cards were given out. It
was decided that, a letter go out reminding about the cards and
registration.
Golf
Tourney- Money was turned in from Hole Sponsors. Dale informed the
board about
how everything is going on the tournament. Everything
is moving along very smooth. Dale will get the
signs for the
sponsors done. Registration is from
Taxes- Lynn and Joanie have gotten the taxes all taken care of. Board PortfoliosSigns- Tickets- Red and Blue will be ready Sept 21st. Website- Registration-
Sept 8th and 9th from
Referees-
There is a need for referees. There will
be a certification class on November 7th at
Fundraising- Hockey Coordinator- There has been an add in the paper to hire coaches. New BusinessWe had 4 parents from Cando at our meeting. They currently do not have enough kids for a team, And wondering about bringing them here to play. They have possibly 5 kids to bring down to play. Three possible Bantam and two possible PeeWees. We should know by registration if they will be playing here. Registration
will be September 8th and 9th from
A motion was made that The Blue Line Club will pay $8.00 toward a garment bag and $10 toward an Equipment bag from Varsity Bags for anyone who doesn’t have one that wants one. Handbook
was updated some. Information about the
duties of the hockey coordinator were added. The
grievance policy was changed some. Also, the birth
dates for Squirt,
PeeWee and Bantam level have been updated. Squirt -
There was a donation from the Elks. $492.00 There was discussion on how much the Club should spend for tournaments for each level. Al made a motion that the limit be 3 tournaments or $1200.00 maximum, unless authorized by the board of directors. Excluding squirts every other year for the Fargo International tournament. Joanne second, all in favor, motion carried. Dale made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Todd second, meeting adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Nancy Kurtz , Secretary Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting on July 19th at 7:00 pm at Felix’s. Members Present were Al Freidig , Todd Thompson, Kevin Becker, Dale Robbins, Skip Longie,Kristy Laber, Joanne Gerhtz, Casie Stein , andNancy Kurtz . The meeting was called to order by Vice President Al Freidig. The minutes from the last meeting were read and approved with a motion by Kevin, second by Casie, Motion carried. Treasurers Report- Checkbook balance was $5,045.00 with one bill to pay to the NDTC for the Website. Discussion was held on whether we should pay that bill monthly, or pay 6 months at a time. Kevin Made a motion that we pay for 6 months at a time, Skip second, motion carried. Nancy Made a motion to approve the treasurers report, Kevin second, motion carried. Old BusinessDollar saver cards- Anyone getting a second pack of cards is to turn the money in to the Blue Line Club. The additional packets are worth $25.00 off the registration fee. Not another $150.00. Discussion was held on Coaches salary. Nothing decided. Golf Tournament- The tournament will be held August 28th. The board will meet on Aug 16th to finalize things for the tournament. All money from Hole Sponsors should be turned in at that time. Grant- We didn’t get the Grant from the Lake Area Foundation. They said to try again later. Board PortfoliosSigns- Tickets- Website- Registration- Referees- Fundraising- Hockey Coordinator- Jason has accepted the position. New BusinessTaxes- It has been brought tour attention that there are more errors with the taxes from 1994 to 1999. The previous errors have been corrected and taken care of by Lynn Thompson and Joanie Morlock. Kevin made a motion to allow Lynn and Joanie to fill out the necessary forms for the IRS to get this resolved, Casie second, motion carried. Varsity bags will be offering a discounted price again on bags for the new squirts at registration. Kevin made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Casie, meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be held Aug 16th at 7:00 pm at Felix’s. Respectfully
Submitted, Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting on June 7th at 7:00 pm at Felix’s. Members Present were Al Freidig , Todd Thompson, Kevin Becker, Dale Robbins, Dave Zimmerman, Skip Longie, Kristy Laber, Joanne Gerhtz, Casie Stein , and Nancy Kurtz. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Al Freidig. The minutes from the last meeting were read and approved with a motion by Todd, second by Kevin, Motion carried. Treasures report- Checkbook balance was $4900.00 with $40.00 in bills to pay. Kevin Made a motion to approve the treasures report, second by Kristy, motion carried. Old Business Dollar saver cards- Discussion was held on how we would distribute the cards. It was decided that each member would get a packet of 10 cards to sell at $15.00 each. The money collected will NOT be turned in to the Blue Line Club. Each member is to keep the money to go towards their 2004-2005 hockey registration fee of $300.00. Each add’l packet of 10 cards sold will be worth another $25.00 off, not to exceed the $300.00 fee. Casie and Nancy will distribute cards to squirts, Joanne and Dale will distribute to PeeWees and Al & Tim will distribute to Bantams. Nancy will do a letter to be distributed with the cards. Discussion was held on Coaches salary. Nothing decided. Golf Tournament- The tournament will be held August 28th. Registration will be held from 9:30am to 10:30am with the tournament starting at 11:00 am. Lists of businesses were handed out to each board member to solicate for hole sponsors. The sponsor fee will be $70.00. The entry fee for the tournament will be $40.00 with a $100.00 cap for families. Dale will check with Geri about having burgers, brats, and chicken breast for food. Grant- Todd wrote a grant to the Lake Area Foundation for $9500. No word yet. Board Portfolios Signs- Dale suggested that we try sell a smaller sign for a less price. Tickets- Nothing new Website- If anyone wants to put pictures on, we need you to get the pictures to Casie. PR- Nothing new Registration- New fee 2004-2005 $300.00 Referees- Nothing new Fundraising- Nothing new Hockey Coordinator- Al, Joanne, Kevin, and Dave made a list of duties and responsibilities of the coordinator. Since there are a lot more duties this year we discussed the salary and feel it should be increased. Al asked if anyone had any recommendations for the position. Kevin recommended Jason Wandler. Todd made a motion that all recommendations cease, Skip second, motion carried. Dale made a motion that we offer the job to Jason Wandler with a salary of $800.00 to $1000.00. Kevin second, motion carried. New Business No new business Casie made a motion that we adjourn the meeting. Second by Nancy, meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be held July 19th at 7:00 ay Felix’s. Nancy Kurtz, Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting on May 3rd, at 7:30 pm at the Elks with an executive meeting at 7:00 pm. Members present were Tim Greene, Todd Thompson, Joanne Gehrtz, Al Freidig, Kevin Becker, Dave Zimmerman, Kristy Laber, Nancy Kurtz, Casie Stein, and Dale Robbins. Guests were Chuck Erickson. Tim Greene, President called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Al and second by Kevin, motion carried. Treasure’s Report-same as last time, check book balance $5976.52 with a couple bills to pay. Old Business Letters to the board- Letters were received from Ceara Bergsrud and Kaylee Jaeger asking for the Blue Line Club to donate $100 to each of them for expenses they incurred while taking part in the Chicago Showcase. Board Portfolios-Assigned Signs-Dale & Kevin Tickets- Todd, Joanne ,& Al Website-Casie & Nancy PR/DL Radio Stations /Journal-Nancy, Casie, & Dale Registration-Todd, Kristy, & Kevin (everyone will help) Referees- Dave & Terry W. Fundraising- Kristy (everyone will help) Hockey Coordinator-Dave A committee was formed to discuss the position of the coordinator, that committee will consist Of Dave and 1 parent from each level: Squirt-Kevin, PeeWee-Joanne, & Bantam-Al. We discussed the situation with the two coaches who knowingly played an ineligible player at the State Tourney. After discussion, everyone agreed that the rule needs to be followed. Dave made a motion to follow the recommendation of the hockey coordinator and suspend the two coaches for 1 yr. Second by Nancy, motion carried. Tim will contact the coaches. New Business: Chuck Erickson visited with us about the dollar saver cards. After discussion Kevin made a motion that we use the cards again this year to be sold at $15.00 each. Al second the motion, motion carries. The Golf Tourney will held on August 28th , 2004. Kristy said that Dan and Pam Bilbruck would be willing to help out with this event again this yr. Tim suggested that someone from the board be in charge of the event, Dale said he would and will organize a meeting for that. Kristy will help. We had discussion about raising player fees this year. More discussion needed. Al brought up the possibility of applying for a grant through the Lake Area Foundation. The grant would go toward cost of Coaches, Referees,equiptment, ect....Kevin made a motion that we apply for the grant. Todd second, motion carries. Todd and Al will write the letter. Kristy has a Sioux Jacket to raffle off donated by Randy Ebel, thanks for helping Randy! We discussed several other fundraising options. If anyone has any ideas for fundraising, please let someone on the board know, we need to GET THE KIDS INVOLVED! Kevin made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Dave second, meeting adjourned. The next Devils Lake Blue Line Club meeting will be held June 7th, 2004 at the elks, 7:30 pm with an executive meeting at 7:00pm. Respectfully Submitted, Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club Annual meeting was held Monday April 19, 2004, at 7:00 PM, at the Elks. Members present were Rod Hoffmeyer, Kristy Laber, Casie Stein, Joanne Gehrtz, Todd Thompson, Dave Zimmerman, Tim Greene, Lonnie Olson, and Dann Heit. Guests present were Doug and Nancy Kurtz, Al Freidig, Dennis Holtz, Ava Bocknecht, Shelly Schneider, Dale Robbins, Terry Wallace, Kevin Becker, Dan and Pam Bilbruck, Dave Duckworth, Al Henry, and Carson Byram. Tim Greene, President, called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Rod and a second by Dave, with motion carried. Treasurer’s Report – Todd reported a balance of $5976.52. There are 2 bills to pay, $200 to Jason Wandler, coordinator, for the second half of the year, and $1000 to the park board for the scoreboard at the Bill Jerome. The treasurer’s report was approved with a motion by Lonnie and a second by Joanne, with motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Hockey Banquet – The cost of the hockey banquet was approx. $1500, with $658 taken in at the door. Bachmeier Award – Will try to get a picture of Bryan Hannessen and Bev Dalziel. Thank You – Tim would like to thank the outgoing board members for everything they have done, they are Lonnie Olson, Kristy Laber, Rod Hoffmeyer, and Dann Heit. Letter to Board Members – A letter was mailed to each board member, discussing issues of one board member, Tim talked to Terry Wallace and Jason Wandler, and said that there is no truth to this letter, and since it is not signed its not worth anything. ANNUAL MEETING There are 4-3 yr. terms open, and 2-2 yr. terms open. David Duckworth raised concerns about the bylaws and feels they need to be updated. Dann H. makes a motion that if we get 6 or more nominees, that the two who get the least votes out of the top 6 will have the 2 yr. terms. Kristy seconds the motion, with motion carried. Nominees Lonnie Olson nominates Kevin Becker, and Al Henry seconds Casie Stein nominates Connie Swenseth, and Lonnie Olson seconds Todd Thompson nominates Skip Longie, and Lonnie Olson seconds Dave Duckworth nominates Dann Bilbruck, and Pam Bilbruck seconds Shelly Schneider nominates Dale Robbins, and Casie Stein seconds Pam Bilbruck nominates Kristy Laber, and Dave Duckworth seconds Todd Thompson nominates Al Freidig, and Dann Heit seconds Lonnie Olson nominates Tom Traynor, and Casie Stein seconds Doug Kurtz nominates Nancy Kurtz, and Joanne Gehrtz seconds Joanne Gehrtz nominates Leah Janzen, and Dave Zimmerman seconds Joanne Gehrtz nominates Joann Roed, and Dave Zimmerman seconds Al Freidig makes a motion for nominations to cease, Al Henry seconds the motion, with motion carried. Terry Wallace, Casie Stein and Dann Heit will count votes. Tim Greene thanks everyone for coming. New members are: 3 Yr. Terms – Al Friedig, Dale Robbins, Kristy Laber and Kevin Becker. 2 Yr. Terms – Skip Longie and Nancy Kurtz. Nominations for Officers Secretary – Casie nominates Nancy Kurtz, and Todd seconds Treasurer – Lonnie nominates Todd Thompson, and Joanne seconds Vice President – Joanne nominates Al Freidig, and Casie seconds President – Joanne nominates Tim Greene, and Todd seconds Al makes a motion that nominations for officers cease, Joanne seconds, with motion carried. Dann makes a motion for unanimous officers, Rod seconds, with motion carried. Dave Duckworth said that the state meeting is this weekend in Langdon. We can make proposals to Terry Wallace for next year. Dave will report back to the board. Dave was also concerned that mite teams played in our Squirt Tourney in March, they are not registered with USA Hockey. It is $30 per player to register them. Dave said that Devils Lake was represented well at the Chicago Showcase. Jason Wandler had a year end summary for the board. Jason said that both positive and negative things were handled throughout the year. The team managers were relied for many things. There were a few parent complaints to deal with also. Jason said that for next year coaches should be hired early, this summer, and the coordinator could meet with the coaches once a month. Jason also recommends that the two coaches that played and ineligible player be suspended from coaching for one year. Jason Wandler was paid $400 for the hockey coordinator position for this past year. Dave Duckworth – In the past the BLC has given $100 to each kid going to the Chicago Showcase. We did give to Brady Homan. Tim said to have Ceara Bergsrud and Kailee Jager ask the board the the $100 each. New Board An executive meeting was called and the end of the regular meeting to discuss upcoming meeting items. The next Blue Line Club, Board of Directors meeting will be held Monday May 3, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks, with an executive meeting to be held at 7:00 PM. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by Dave and a second by Dale, with motion carried. Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, met on Monday, March 15, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks. Members present were Tim Greene, Todd Thompson, Joanne Gehrtz, Dann Heit, Kristy Laber, Casie Stein, Rod Hoffmeyer, Dave Zimmerman, and Lonnie Olson. Guests present were Jodi Kuntz, Kim Sackenheuter, and Jeff Klemetsrud. Tim Greene, President, called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd, and a second by Dann, with motion carried. Treasurer’s Report – Todd reported a balance of $11,770.34. All coaches are paid. There are more expenses to pay out, and banquet and award costs to pay. The treasurer’s report was approved with a motion by Rod, and a second by Lonnie, with motion carried. We haven’t heard back from the IRS yet. NEW 16 & Under Girls, Banquet – Jodi Kuntz asked the board if the girls could participate in the BLC banquet. There would be 23 girls, park board would pay for player meals. Todd makes a motion that we let the girls join our BLC banquet for this year, Rod seconded the motion, with motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Hockey Banquet – The banquet will be March 23 beginning at 6:00 PM. Dann purchased awards, but couldn’t find a speaker. Gabe Krantz will decorate. The Doug Bachmeier will be ready, print past winners on the program. The Helmer Stoe, a bantam award, will also be given out. Taco bar will be served. Annual Meeting – The annual meeting will be April 19, at 7:00 PM, at the Elks. Tim will get it published in the newspaper. Doug Bachmeier Award – Dann, Kristy, and Carson are working on this. BOARD PORTFOLIOS Signs – A profit of $7100 was made. Tickets – Need to follow the lists, not random selling. Very profitable. We are waiting to long. Web – Registration – Sign up will be around Laber Day. Need to go through equipment. Referees – Fundraising – Steak Fry will be April 17, at the Office Bar. Coordinator – The new board will need to decide about a coordinator. Need to hire position early, get coaches hired. Ask Jason to present how he thought the year went at the next meeting. Park Board – Jeff Klemetsrud said there will be three weeks of summer ice, with each week the same price. Al Henry will possibly take the third week of ice. Dustin Moser needs 30 kids by the end of April to have camp. NEW BUSINESS Ineligible Player Pee Wee – An ineligible Pee Wee player participated in the state tourney. Coaches allowed him to play. Some kind of action needs to be taken with these coaches. Tim will talk to Jason about a recommendation of disciplinary action. The next Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, meeting will be Monday, April 19, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks, with the Annual meeting taking place at 7:00 PM. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by Dave, with a second by Lonnie, with motion carried.
Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club Annual meeting was held Monday April 19, 2004, at 7:00 PM, at the Elks. Members present were Rod Hoffmeyer, Kristy Laber, Casie Stein, Joanne Gehrtz, Todd Thompson, Dave Zimmerman, Tim Greene, Lonnie Olson, and Dann Heit. Guests present were Doug and Nancy Kurtz, Al Freidig, Dennis Holtz, Ava Bocknecht, Shelly Schneider, Dale Robbins, Terry Wallace, Kevin Becker, Dan and Pam Bilbruck, Dave Duckworth, Al Henry, and Carson Byram. Tim Greene, President, called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Rod and a second by Dave, with motion carried. Treasurer’s Report – Todd reported a balance of $5976.52. There are 2 bills to pay, $200 to Jason Wandler, coordinator, for the second half of the year, and $1000 to the park board for the scoreboard at the Bill Jerome. The treasurer’s report was approved with a motion by Lonnie and a second by Joanne, with motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Hockey Banquet – The cost of the hockey banquet was approx. $1500, with $658 taken in at the door. Bachmeier Award – Will try to get a picture of Bryan Hannessen and Bev Dalziel. Thank You – Tim would like to thank the outgoing board members for everything they have done, they are Lonnie Olson, Kristy Laber, Rod Hoffmeyer, and Dann Heit. Letter to Board Members – A letter was mailed to each board member, discussing issues of one board member, Tim talked to Terry Wallace and Jason Wandler, and said that there is no truth to this letter, and since it is not signed its not worth anything. ANNUAL MEETING There are 4-3 yr. terms open, and 2-2 yr. terms open. David Duckworth raised concerns about the bylaws and feels they need to be updated. Dann H. makes a motion that if we get 6 or more nominees, that the two who get the least votes out of the top 6 will have the 2 yr. terms. Kristy seconds the motion, with motion carried. Nominees
Al Freidig makes a motion for nominations to cease, Al Henry seconds the motion, with motion carried. Terry Wallace, Casie Stein and Dann Heit will count votes. Tim Greene thanks everyone for coming. New members are: 3 Yr. Terms – Al Friedig, Dale Robbins, Kristy Laber and Kevin Becker. 2 Yr. Terms – Skip Longie and Nancy Kurtz. Nominations for Officers
Al makes a motion that nominations for officers cease, Joanne seconds, with motion carried. Dann makes a motion for unanimous officers, Rod seconds, with motion carried. Dave Duckworth said that the state meeting is this weekend in Langdon. We can make proposals to Terry Wallace for next year. Dave will report back to the board. Dave was also concerned that mite teams played in our Squirt Tourney in March, they are not registered with USA Hockey. It is $30 per player to register them. Dave said that Devils Lake was represented well at the Chicago Showcase. Jason Wandler had a year end summary for the board. Jason said that both positive and negative things were handled throughout the year. The team managers were relied for many things. There were a few parent complaints to deal with also. Jason said that for next year coaches should be hired early, this summer, and the coordinator could meet with the coaches once a month. Jason also recommends that the two coaches that played and ineligible player be suspended from coaching for one year. Jason Wandler was paid $400 for the hockey coordinator position for this past year. Dave Duckworth – In the past the BLC has given $100 to each kid going to the Chicago Showcase. We did give to Brady Homan. Tim said to have Ceara Bergsrud and Kailee Jager ask the board the the $100 each. New Board An executive meeting was called and the end of the regular meeting to discuss upcoming meeting items. The next Blue Line Club, Board of Directors meeting will be held Monday May 3, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks, with an executive meeting to be held at 7:00 PM. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by Dave and a second by Dale, with motion carried. Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, met on Monday, February 23, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks. Members present were Tim Greene, Dann Heit, Todd Thompson, Joanne Gehrtz, Kristy Laber, Casie Stein and Rod Hoffmeyer. Guests present were Carson Byram, Jason Wandler, and Terry Wallace. Tim Greene, President, called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd, and a second by Joanne, with motion carried. Treasurer’s Report – Todd reported the BLC has a balance of $14,869.64. Dave Oehlke, Ottertail and Kiawanis have given back their winnings from the Red tickets. The treasurer’s report was approved with a motion from Rod and a second by Dann, with motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Sioux Jacket Raffle – Kristy reported that 968 tickets were sold. Jason Bednarz was the winner of the jacket. Write a thank you to Randy Ebel for donating the jacket. Also thank you’s to those who gave back their red ticket winnings. Sioux Hockey Game Raffle – Trent Aronson is the winner of the Sioux Raffle. Annual Meeting – The banquet will be on March 23, at the Elks. Dann will check on food and trophies. Dann, Kristy, and Carson will be on the committee for the Bachmeier Award. A letter will be attached to the newsletter asking for nominations. Dann will check on a speaker for the banquet. Kristy will ask Gabe Krantz if she can decorate. Board Members – Dann, Kristy, Rod, and Lonnie go off the board this year. We also will need to replace Pete and Don’s positions. There are 4 three year terms, and 2 two year terms open. The annual meeting will be April 19 at 7:00 PM, at the Elks, with the regular monthly meeting to begin at 7:30 PM. Announcement of the annual meeting will be put in the newspaper. Let Tim know of anyone interested in being on the board. Board Portfolios Signs – Britsch will be putting up a sign. Tickets – Website – Girls asked about pictures being on the website. There is limited space on the BLC website, it is reserved for the BLC teams. Registration – Referees – We are going to need more for next year. Fundraising – Kristy is planning a steak fry for the end of the season. Coordinator – Jason said that he will talk to Brady Homan again about goalie coaching. Jason had a year of learning what the board wants from a coordinator, and would like to be more hands on next year. Park Board – Terry will be putting in an order for pucks from the school. Newsletter items – Date for banquet, coaches will collect jerseys at the last game, rental equipment must be turned in asap after season is done, check in times will be on next ice schedule, steak fry in april, annual meeting and board openings. At the banquet the BLC will give a summary of the years expenses, explaining to parents about how much fundraising is needed. Fees could possibly be raised next year. We need to have better parent involvement to work at tournaments. NEW BUSINESS Letter from Dustin Moser – Dustin is asking for $50-$75 for postage to send out brochures to our local hockey players. The BLC board decided not to do this. Is BLC going to have any summer ice? Todd will talk to Kevin Becker about what ice time is available and then we will decide what we’ll do. Letter from Hyllis Dauphinais – Orion Dauphinais had gotten a broken arm, Hyllis felt the BLC didn’t show enough interest. In the future coaches need to let the board know if someone gets hurt, then have a follow-up call. Letter from Tracy Kouba – This letter is a complaint about the BLC grade policy. The next Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, meeting will be Monday, March 16, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by
Dann and a second Devils Lake Blue Line Club The Devils Lake Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, met on Monday January 19, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks. Members present were Tim Greene, Dann Heit, Joanne Gehrtz, Kristy Laber, Casie Stein, Dave Zimmerman, and Rod Hoffmeyer. Guest present was Jason Wandler. Tim Greene, President, called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd and a second by Joanne, with motion carried. Treasurer’s Report – Todd reported a balance of $19,751.43, with 1 bill of $46.83 outstanding. Coaches are paid. There are more deposits to make. We have $5700 from signs so far. Half of the referee clinic money was refunded to those referees. We need to decide what to do with the endowment checks. Dann makes a motion to put the endowment checks, one for $850, and the other is for $150, back into the fund. Todd seconded the motion, with motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Hockey Bags – Todd has them here, must collect $10 before giving them out Dollar Saver Cards – Todd paid Chuck Erickson $3565. Red Tickets – Drawings start on Friday, January 23. Need to get these sold and turned in. Sioux Coat Raffle – Drawing is on February 13, at last home hockey game. Turn in money to Kristy. Sioux Raffle – Drawing at the next board meeting, February 23. PORTFOLIOS Signs – Rod took three signs down that were unpaid. Tickets – Red tickets drawing starts on January 23, need to get these sold. Web – Next year we can have game stats and summarys on the web. Tim will talk to Mike Bellmore about game summarys each week for all blue line teams. Registration – Referees – Fundraising – Kristy suggested we do a steak fry at the end of the season, possibly the last weekend in March. Coordinator – Jason talked to Brady Homan, he needs to have documentation from coaches that he was at practice helping. NEW BUSINESS Annual meeting – Need to start thinking about new board members. Dann, Rod, Kristy, and Lonnie go off board. Scoreboard – Park Board will put up when it gets here. There is extra money after scoreclock to put towards scorekeepers box. Shooting Cage – Up soon. Thank You for Web – Thank you to Klemetsrud’s Plbg. And Heating for donating pipe and laber for our shooting cage. Coaches expenses – Write up something for next year about expenses needing to be turned in at the end of each month. Banquet – Maybe have it earlier, do something different. The next Blue Line Club, Board of Directors, meeting will be Monday, February 23, 2004, at 7:30 PM, at the Elks. The meeting was adjourned with a motion by Dave, and a second by Joanne, with motion carried. |
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