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2005 Meeting Minutes

Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The DLBLC held it’s regular meeting December 19,2005 at 7:00 PM at the End of the Line.

Members present were Casie, Kristy, Joanne, Kevin, Tony, Al, Dale, Skip, Nancy, & Mark.  Jason W. also attended.

President Al called the meeting to order, the minutes from the last meeting were read and approved with a motion from Kevin and second from Casie.

Treasurer Report- Checkbook balance is about $30,000 with all the bills paid.  There a couple of bills to pay, Dale made a motion to pay the bills, second by Kevin.

Old Business-

Sioux Jersey- we have about $43.00, the tickets are not moving very well.  We will try to promote this more during the Peewee tournament. 

Signs- We have made about $6900.00 on the signs.

Calendars- Calendar Sales went really well.   This has been a great fundraiser for us.

New Business-

Squirt B Coach- Lance Riggin is no longer coaching squirt B’s because he has not gotten his certification required to coach.  Jason Wandler will be helping out as much as he can.  Jason will also talk to Lance about pay.

Todd has advised that there is web site that has some good instructional stuff for coaches, he suggested that we subscribe for next year.  Kevin made a motion that we subscribe Tony second. all in favor,   motion carried.

There may be a buyer for the lot that was donated to the club, discussion was held on that.

Bantam Coaches- the Bantam coaches would like more pay now that they are playing B games.  After discussion, it was decided that we would pay them  $25.00 more per game, per coach, plus expenses, they show up. We will not pay for mileage. Dale made the motion, Kevin second, all in favor, motion carried.

MDU Grant- There was a $1000 grant received from MDU.  There was a suggestion to use the money for squirt B jerseys.  Nobody from the squirt B’s wanted to try to raise any more money for the jerseys so that $200 was turned over to the BLC.  This money would be used for the jerseys.  There would also be $800 from gaming that could be used.  Tony made a motion that we use the grant money, the $200.oo that was turned in and $800 from Gaming to purchase new jerseys for the squirt B team. Mark second, all in favor, motion carried.

New Ice Rink- Will cost approx. $400,000.

Endowment funds- there was interest paid on the endowment fund.  Dale made motion to put money back into the endowment fund, Kevin second, all in favor, motion carried.

There is grant money available through NDLF for a community center.  Todd, Tony, and Skip will work on the application to see if we can get some money for a building for the Blue Line club to be used for equipment storage.  The building would also have meeting rooms.

Todd made a motion that we put a thank you in the paper to all the people who help support the DLBLC.  Skip second, all in favor, motion carried.

Mark made a motion that that the club buy 4000 new pins, and that the money come from the trust acct. Joanne second, all in favor, motion carried. Skip, Mark & Joanne will take care of the pins.

Tony made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Nancy second, all in favor, meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Kurtz, Sec. DLBLC

  • Motion to subscribe to the instructional web site for next year.
  • Motion to pay the bantam coaches $25.00 more per game per coach, plus expenses, if they show up.
  • Motion that the MDU grant money be used to purchase squirt B jerseys.
  • Motion to put the interest from the endowment fund back into the fund.
  • Motion to buy 4000 new trading pins for squirts and Peewees.

Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301
November 14, 2005

President Al called the meeting to order.  Members present were Al, Kristi, Nancy, Mark, Joanne, Dale, Todd, Casie, Kevin, Tony, & Skip.  

Also present, were Terry Wallace and Jason Wandler.

The Secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Kevin and second by Joanne.

Treasurer report - Checkbook Balance is $25,000.  We owe about $7,000 for the dollar saver cards.  Kevin made a motion to approve the treasurer report, Mark second, all in favor motion carried. 

Old Business-

Red & Blue Tickets- First drawing will be Dec 3rd.  All Blue tickets must be turned in by Nov 28th.  Drawings will be November 30th at 5:00pm at the Old Main.  Red tickets must be in by Dec 19th.  The first drawing for them will be January 16th.

Calendar- The calendars will be done next week and will be distributed to the team managers. 

There was discussion on the mites selling the calendars too.  They to would be eligible for the free registration fee.  They would have to sell 10 to be eligible.  Skip made a motion that we have the mites sell too, Casie second all in favor, motion carried. 

There was also discussion on what we would do if a 2nd year Bantam were drawn for the free registration.  It was decided that they could get a cash deal or it could be handed down to a younger sibling it would their choice.

Sioux Jersey- Tickets are being printed for the raffle.  The Jersey will be hung up at the Burdick Arena concession stand.  Deb will be handling the ticket sales and she will 10% for doing this.  The drawing will be at the Peewee A State Tournament, March 3-5th.

Team Pictures-went really well.  There was discussion on having them on a Sunday next year.  Nothing decided.

Coordinator- Discussion was held on the jersey situation.

Dustin Moser sold the dollar saver cards and did not register his kid for hockey.  He would like to donate the money to a player that did not receive the cards.  It was decided be the board that Dustin pay the Blue Line club for the cards he sold by 12-01-05 or be taken to small claims court.  A motion was made by Dale and second by Joanne, all in favor, motion carried.

Park Board-Terry talked about having practice when school is cancelled.  It was decided that Casie would put a message on the website about having practice and leaving it up to the parent’s discretion.

New Business-

Signs-Businesses has been billed and we have received 7 checks.

Donation to squirts-Rick & Julie Tronson have donated money for warm up suits for the squirt teams A & B.  Kevin made a motion that we accept the money Tony second, all in favor, motion carried.

Budget outlook for remainder of the year-Still need to raise about $17,000.

Discussion was also held on more fundraising ideas, and how we can recruit more kids at the termite and mite levels. 

Nancy Motion to Adjourn, Kevin second.  All in favor meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be Dec 19, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Proz.

Nancy Kurtz,
Sec. DLBLC

  • Motion to have the mites sell calendars
  • Motion that Dustin pay the money from the dollar saver cards to the club.
  • Motion to accept the money from Rick & Julie Tronson for squirt warm ups.   

Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301
October17, 2005

President Al called the meeting to order. 

Members present were, Al, Skip, Kristy, Joanne, Casie, Kevin, Nancy, Mark, Todd, Tony, Jason and Terry.

Secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion from Kevin and second by Mark.

Treasurers report: Checkbook balance $33,391.38 includes $1000 for the calendar sponsors, $4000 for the Peewee jersey’s, $19,995 from registration.  USA Hockey fees were paid $2640. There are a few outstanding bills to be paid. We need to raise at least $30,000 to fund the program for this year.  We really need the sales from the calendars.  Treasurer report was approved with a motion from Nancy and a second from Kevin.

OLD BUSINESS

Gaming- Sharon Eickenbrock is now taking care of the gaming for us. She charges $125.00 per month.  The gaming is doing very well.  After some discussion there was a motion made by Mark that the gaming dollars are not disclosed in the minutes.  Todd second, the motion all in favor motion carried. 

Todd made a motion that we donate $250 from gaming to Jeff Huber to donate to who ever he wants to donate too, second by Nancy all in favor motion carried.

Blue & Red Tickets- The blue tickets need to be turned in by the November meeting.  The red tickets need to be turned in by the Dec meeting.

Hockey Sticks-????????

Calendar- The cost to have the calendars done will be under $1500.00 The calendars will sell for $20 each. Each player will receive 10 calendars to sell, there will be incentives for the players which will be explained at the parents meeting.  All money needs to be turned in by Dec 15th.  Winners of the drawings will be posted on the website, and at the Burdick arena.

Skills Camp- After discussion it was decided that it won’t work out this year but is something we would want to look at having next year.

Coordinator-  Jason has met with the coaching staff and discussed the schedules everything is going smooth.  Jason would like to work on setting up an “adopt a team” with the High School kids, Where the High School players would work with a specific team throughout the year on certain dates. Discussion was held on that. Jason also wanted to note that Gerrells is donating a white board and water bottle set to each team.  We are in need of some puck bags and medical kits.

Park Board-   Terry needs the tournament forms filled out and paid for. Terry will give to Todd he will pay and mail.

Todd made a motion that we pay Terry $500 for doing the scheduling for us. Mark second all in favor motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS-  Discussion was held on parent attitudes at registration about the equipment rental.  Renting equipment is very cheap through the Blue Line Club, much cheaper than buying all the equipment yourself!

Sioux Jersey Raffle-  We have a jersey that has been signed.  We will be selling $1000 tickets at the conssession stand.  The drawing will be held at the Peewee tournament. Casie will take care of it.

Jersey update- Peewee jerseys have been ordered, but are on backorder.  The old jerseys may have to be used for the first game.  We have received the money from Lisa Diseth on behalf of the DL Youth Activities for the jerseys.  Kevin made a motion that we pay Gerrells for the jerseys, Tony second, all in favor motion carried.  

Discussion was held on coaches expenses. Should parents who coach their own kid be  paid expenses? More discussion needed.

TEAM PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN NOV 7th and 8th  by GARY AXTMAN PHOTOGRAPHY.

  • Motion to not have the gaming accounts disclosed in the minutes.
  • Motion to donate $250 to Jeff Huber to donate to whichever organization he wants.
  • Motion to pay Terry Wallace $500 for scheduling as we have done in the past.
  • Motion to pay Gerrells for the jerseys as we received the money from DL Youth Activities. 

The next meeting will be at The Ye Old Tavern on Nov 14th at 7:00pm.

Mark made a motion that we adjourn the meeting, Nancy second, all in favor, meeting  adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Kurtz, DLBLC  Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The DLBLC held its regular meeting Sept 19, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Hagels Bar in Webster. Members present were Al, Joanne, Tony, Kevin, Mark, Casie, Todd, and Kristi.

Jason Wandler and Terry Wallace were also present.

The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Kevin and a second by Mark, all in favor, motion carried.

Treasurers Report- Checkbook balance $32,745.67 which includes registration.  Golf Tourney bills have all been paid. We made a $4700 profit. No outstanding bills to be paid.  Kevin made a motion that the treasurers report be approved as read, Nancy second, all in favor, motion carried.

Old Business-

Gaming- Tony gave an update on the gaming.  All is going very good.  All bills have been paid.  Pete Lippert will no longer be maintaining our machine.  Discussion was held on that.  Nancy made a motion that Tony asks Sharon E. or Bev L. if they would like to take over the job. Mark second, all in favor, motion carried.

Jersey’s- The old HS jerseys were given to us to use for the Bantam.  Nancy made a motion that we have the jerseys cleaned and mended as needed. Mark second, all in favor, motion carried.

There has been discussion about new jerseys for the peewee team with the new logo and new colors. Lisa Diseth has asked the DL Youth Activities for a donation for the jerseys.

Nancy made a motion to accept the donation of $4,000 for the jerseys.  Tony second all in favor motion carried.

Parents of the squirts are also trying to raise money for new jersey’s, that is similar to the Peewee jerseys. Discussion was also held on the purchase of new goalie equipment. More discussion needed. 

Coaches- All coaches is in place.

Calendar- Mark has 1 donation to pick up, calendar should be ready by Dec 1.

Red and Blue tickets- Blue tickets to be turned in by Nov 1. Red tickets will be turned in by the December meeting.

Curling club Ice rental- Not enough interest to pay for it.

New Business-

Park Board- Terry brought the local affiliate agreement. Al signed and gave back to Terry.

Fees stayed the same this year $30 USA Hockey Fee, $10 USA Amateur League, and $10 for team fees.

USA hockey has a new point system, which gives 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. Also, all coaches need to carry their red card with them to all tournaments.

Referees- Discussion on mileage.  Joanne made a motion that we pay the referee’s .38 per mile. Nancy seconds, all in favor motion carried. Discussion was also held on increasing the pay $5.00 per game for all levels.  Kevin seconds all in favor, motion carried.  Referees will now be paid $25.00 per squirt game, $30.00 per Peewee game, $35.00 per Bantam game and  $40.00 for the Head Bantam ref.

Discussion was held on the number of games scheduled per team.  Kristi made a motion that Terry and Jason take care of all game schedules. Mark second, all in favor motion carried.

Ice will be on by October 17th.  Discussion was held on getting some ventilation through the equipment room.

Registration- Squirts-29 Peewee-31 Bantam –17 as of now.

Skills Camp- Dave  Zimmerman is interested in putting on a skills camp if the Blue Line club would work with him to organize it, and decide on wages and fees to charge. Discussion was held on that.

Dustin Moser has requested a release for his kids to play hockey elsewhere.  Kevin made a motion that we give Dustin the release, Mark second, all in favor, motion carried.  Al signed the release form.

Kevin made a motion that Steins get their kids registration fee paid by the Blue Line in exchange for maintaining the website, Todd seconds all in favor, motion carried.

Mark made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Nancy second, all in favor meeting adjourned. 

Next meeting will be October 17th at 7:00 PM at the Nite Owl in the back room.

Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Kurtz,  DLBLC Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND 58301

The DLBLC held its regular meeting Aug 22, 2005.

Members present were Kevin, Todd, Tony, Nancy, Mark, Joanne, Kristi, Casie, Dale, and Skip. 

Also present was Terry Wallace.

Vise President Kevin Becker called the meeting to order. 

The secretary’s report was approved as written with a motion from Todd and a second from Joanne. 

Treasurer report- Checkbook balance is $8556.40 with all bills paid. Joanne made a motion to approve the treasurer report, second by Casie. Motion carried.

Gaming- $3845.71 is the acct balance, with all bills paid.

Gaming is going good.

Registration- Registration will be Wed. Aug 7 and Thur. Aug 8.

From 5:30 to 7:00pm.   All Squirt, Peewee, and Bantam are asked to register on Wed night.  Everyone else is to register on Thur. 
We will be asking that two checks be made out this year, one to Park Board and one to Blue Line.  Kristi made a motion that
Blue Line pay for first year jersey bags again, Joanne second, motion carried.

Curling club- There may be power skating at the curling club starting Oct 1 for a fee.  Todd will find out, and get back to us.

Old Business

Golf Tourney- Everything is ready to go.  We will start at 11:00. We have plenty of door prizes again, and there will be a free meal to all who participate.

Calendar- Mark has 12 sponsors for the calendar.  It should be out by Nov or Dec 1.

Coaches- The coaches for the 2005-2006 season will be as follows
as per the coordinator, Jason Wandler.

Squirts- Todd Thompson, Tony Prozinski, Jamie Beck, and Lance Riggin.

Peewees- Rob McIvor, Larry Kuntz, Lonnie Olson, Mark Stein.

Bantams- Jason Wandler and Chris Roed.

New Business-

Red and Blue Tickets should be printed by next meeting. Joanne will take care of that.

International squirt tourney- Skip suggested that the blue line club pay half of the registration fee for this tournament every year so that all the kids get a chance to participate in it. We only go if we are accepted. Discussion was held, Skip made a motion and Dale second, motion carried.  Todd will fill out the paper work. We will apply every year now instead of every other year.

The next meeting will be held at Hagels in Webster Sept 19, 2005 at 7:00.

Mark made a motion that we adjourn the meeting, Dale second, meeting adjourned.

Nancy Kurtz
Sec. DLBLC


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The Devils Lake Blue Line held their regular meeting July 18th  2005, at 7:00 PM at the Nite Owl.

Members present were Al, Todd, Joanne, Nancy Kristy, Kevin, and the hockey coordinator Jason Wandler. 

Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.

Treasurers report-Regular Checking acct- $7273.58. Income from the 3 on 3 tourney  was $310.00. There is a bill from Hoibergs, for
fliers made for the golf tourney.  A bill to workers comp was paid $220.00.  Taxes have been paid.  Kevin made a motion that we pay the Hiobergs bill, Kristy second, motion carried. 

Gaming- There has been a note taken at Ramsey bank for $6000 to get things going.  Machine $2400, Cash on hand $2000, and $1000 to Pete Lippert.  The maintanance agreement is $200.00.  Pete fills the machine Mon and Friday and Britsch will do the accounting work.   The gaming tickets are purchased through a sales rep for Lien Games, His name is Ken Ringuette 1113 Main Ave Fargo, ND 58107 Phone # 1-800-342-7755 or (701)232-7755 or (218)790-7758 they also have a website www.liengames.com.

Hockey Coordinator- Jason talked about coaches, and is still working on getting all positions full. There was also discussion on referees.

Discussion was held on purchasing Liability Insurance for the gaming operation. More discussion needed.

Discussion was held on the squirt International tourney.  Todd would like to see the club apply every year, and pay $300 with the balance of $300 to be paid by the parents, instead of applying every other year and paying the full $600.00.  In order to give every kid a chance to experience what that is all about.  And to see the talent and skill other kids their age have. More discussion needed.

Registration- September 7 and 8.  There will have to be two checks made out this year at registration one to the Park Board and One to the Blue Line. There will be more discussion at the August meeting.

The next meeting will be held August 22nd at 7:00 PM at the Nite Owl.

Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Kurtz, Sec. DLBLC


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301
June 9, 2005

Members Present: Tony, Todd, Casie, Dale, Nancy, Kevin, Mark, Skip, Kristi, and Al.

Guests present: Dustin Moser and Curt Weaver.

President Al F. called the meeting to order. Minutes from the previous months were read and approved with a motion from Todd and second by Mark, motion carried.

Treasures report- There was check received from Bob’s Produce for $200.  Also a check from Coke for their sign.  Checkbook balance is around $6500 with a workers comp bill to pay. The treasures report was approved with an motion from Kevin and a second by Mark, all in favor, motion carried.

Guests- Dustin Moser and Curt Weaver had a concern about why Dustin was not considered as a coach for the squirt level. Discussion was held on that. 

Old Business-

Gaming- we are officially licensed for gaming. All raffle monies or any time you sell a chance on something those monies must go into the TRUST ACCT.  The account must maintain a balance of $12,000.  All fundraising monies must go into the GENERAL ACCT.  The machine needs to be and running by July 1st. Al and Todd are taking a note from Ramsey for $6,000 to get started.  The machine will be located at Old Main restaurant.  Discussion was held on putting up a full sign for Mr. and Mr.’s J’s and Old Main for letting us put our gaming machine in their establishment.  Todd made a motion that we have the sign made, Kevin second, all in favor, motion carried.

Summer Ice-  3 on 3 sign up will go out with the dollar savor packets, deadline to sign up is June 18.

Stick fundraiser- half of the sticks have been stolen!!!

Park Board-  

Coordinator- not able to be there

Dollar Saver Cards- the cards have been made and will be distributed soon.

New Business-

Coaches Pay- After Discussion, Mark made a motion to leave pay as is for this year. Casie second all in favor, motion carried.

Registration Fee- Discussion was made on weather or not to raise the registration fee due to the fact that USA hockey fees are going up. Casie made a motion that we leave the registration fee the same, Mark second, all in favor, motion carried.

Land Donation- The value of the land is $8000.  We will have to pay the taxes which are $254.00 for the first year. After the first year we will not have to pay the taxes since we are nonprofit.  Not sure what we will do with the lot yet. More discussion needed.

Calendar Raffle-  Still collecting money for the ads. Mark will talk to creative impressions about printing them up.

Golf Tourney- Aug 27th

Handbook-needs updating, Casie will fix what needs to be done.

Hockey Equipment- We have 56 new sets of equipment at Gerrells. Skip and Tony have volunteered to go through the old stuff before the new stuff is brought in.

Jerseys- Kristi will talk to John McCarthy about getting the old varsity jersey’s.

The next meeting will be July 8th at 7:00 at the Nite Owl.

Meeting adjourned by Al.

Nancy Kurtz
DLBLC Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND 58301

The Devils Lake Blue Line Club held it’s regular meeting at 8:00 May 16th at the Nite Owl.

Members present were Al, Casie, Mark, Nancy, Kevin, Todd, Dale, Joanne, and Skip.

Guests present were Terry Wallace and Pete Lippert.

President Al called the meeting to order.  The Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved with a motion from Todd and 2nd from Kevin.

Treasurer Report- $6264.04 is the bank balance with 1 bill to pay to Job Service.  Kevin made a motion that the treasurers report be approved, Mark 2nd motion carried.

Gaming- Pete Lippert came and explained the gaming procedure with us. Discussion was held on  Old Main being the location was held. We are hoping to have the gaming in place by the first week in July. There will be 2 accounts set up for the gaming process.  A Charity acct or Trust acct. There will also be an expense acct.  There will also have to be a cash bank of $3000 to pay winnings.  Mark made a motion that Al and Todd get accounts set up and secure a loan for the start up of the gamig.   It was decided that Casie and Tony be on the accounts. The motion was seconded, by Kevin , all in favor motion carried. 

Summer Ice-

June 8th -12th  Dustin Moser Camp
June 13th –18th  Al Henrey Camp
June 19th –25th  Skating Club

A motion was made that DLBLC pay $500 for ice rental on June 26th for a 3 on 3 tourney, Casie 2nd all in favor, motion carried Todd and Mark H will co-chair the tourney. More information later on that.

Hockey Stick Fundraiser- we will hopefully get this underway the 1st week in June, and will continue all summer. Todd and Skip will be in charge with everyone’s help.

Park Board- Terry discussed details on the possible new rink on new rink.  ND Amateur Hockey fees ar going up and USA hockey fee is also going up. Park board fees are the same as last year.

Coordinator- Jason sent an email to Al with the possible coaching staff for next season, as he was unable to attend the meeting.  All is looking good.

Dollar saver cards- Kevin made a motion that we go with the dollar cards, Skip 2nd we will have Chuck make up 1000 of them. They will be distributed to each player again to help with the cost of registration.

Coaches-

Squirts:  Todd Thompson, Tony Prozinski, Jamie Beck, and Jason Wandler.
PeeWee: Rob McIvor, Larry Kuntz??, Lonnie Olson, and Mark Stein.
Bantam:  Ryan Boline and Chris Roed.

Kevin made a motion that we accept the selection of coaches, made by Jason, Dale 2nd, motion carried.

Pay Structure for coaches- Nancy made a motion to leave it as it is, Kevin 2nd, motion carried.

Land Donation- there is a lot across from Remmicks office that could be donated for the cost of the taxes, which is $258.00. The lot is 140x50. Todd made a motion that we get the land and figure out what to do with it later. Kevin 2nd, motion carried.

Calendars- Kevin made a motion to approve the calendar fundraiser.  Dale 2nd, motion carried. We will have 1000 calendars made up to sell. They will go from Dec to Dec.

Al adjourned meeting.  Next meeting will be June 9th at the Nite Owl at 7:00 PM

Nancy Kurtz,
DLBLC Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND 58301

The DLBLC held it’s annual meeting April 18, 2005 at 7:30 at the Nite Owl.

Members Present were Al, Tony, Todd, Casie, Nancy, Kristi, and Kevin.

Guests present were Doug Kurtz, Ava Boknecht, Shelly Schneider, Mark Stein, Mark Hendrickson, Lonnie Olson, Larry Elshaug, and Tamra Elshaug.

President Al Freidig called the meeting to order.

Discussion was held on more fundraising ideas.

Al opened up the meeting to nominations of the three seats that are open o the board.  Todd Thompson 3 year term. Casie Stein 3 year term and Dave Zimmerman 3 year term. Shane Diseth, Todd Thompson, Casie Stein, Larry Elshaug, Dave Zimmerman, and Mark Hendrickson were nominated.  Tony made a motion that nominations cease, Kevin second. Nominations ceased. After 3 tie breaking votes, the new board members are: Mark Hendrickson 3 year term, Casie Stein 3 year term, and Todd Thompson 3 year term.

Nominations for President were Al Freidig, made by Todd, Mark made a motion that nominations cease. 2nd by Kevin, all in favor, Al is the President. Nominations for Vice President were Kevin Becker, made by Casie, Mark made a motion that nominations cease.  Tony 2nd, all in favor, Kevin is Vice President. Nominations for Treasurer were Todd Thompson, made by Kevin, a motion was made that nominations cease, Mark  2nd, All in favor, Todd is Treasurer. Nominations for Secretary were Nancy Kurtz, made by Kevin, a motion was made to cease nominations, Tony 2nd, all in favor, Nancy is secretary.

A new Gaming Director position must be created by the board.  None of the officers can be the gaming director. Tony was nominated by Todd to be the director of gaming, Mark made a motion that nominations cease, Casie 2nd, all in favor, Tony is the Gaming Director.

Discussion on doing the dollar saver cards again.  Kevin made motion that we have them, Todd 2nd, all in favor, motion carried. The dollar saver cards will be available again this year.  Chuck will be getting a hold of us soon. We will try to get them by summer ice.

Discussion on the coordinator position.  Todd made a motion to offer it to Jason Wandler again, 2nd by Tony, all in favor, motion carried.  Nancy made a motion that we increase Jason pay to $1200, 2nd by Tony, all in favor, motion carried.

Committees-

Hockey Stick fundraiser- Todd and Skip will be in charge.
Golf Tourney- Dale, Mark, and Tony will be in Charge.
Dollar Saver Cards- Kevin and Joanne will be in charge.

Discussion on hiring a Goalie Coach.

President Al adjourned the meeting.

Nancy Kurtz,
DLBLC Sec.


The DLBLC held it’s regular meeting on April 18, 2005 at the Nite Owl. 

Members present were, Al, Tony, Todd, Casie, Nancy, Kevin, and Kristi. 

Guests present were, Mark Stein, Mark Hendrickson, Shelly Schneider, Ava Boknecht, Terry Wallace, Lonnie Olson.

President Al Freidig called the meeting to order.  The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved, with a motion by Kevin and 2nd by Todd.

Treasurers Report- Year end reports are due on 05-15-05. A couple bills from the banquet were paid.

Mark Hendrickson brought a fundraising idea to the board.  A community calander.  Mark will get info and sponsors by next meeting.  Kevin made a motion that we go ahead with the calander.  Casie 2nd, all in favor. Motion carried.

Park Board- Terry is still waiting for some equipment to be returned.  Terry will be attending the State meeting, and will bring back some info to share next time. Summer Ice should be on by June 8th.  Kevin will keep us informed.

Old Business-

Coaches pay- nothing figured out yet, still getting figures together.

Gaming-  The application has been sent in to the state for approval. Waiting to hear back.

Steve Britsch will be helping us with the gaming operation.  Peter Lippert has offered to service the machine for us for $200 a month.  He will be at the next meeting to discuss the gaming operations with the board.

Banquet- The banquet went very well, a lot of good comments from parents were heard.

New Business-

Fundraising- Golf Tourney set for August 27th.  Hockey stick fundraiser will start in May.

Curling Club- Todd and Kevin are checking into renting the ice at the curing club for power skating, to get the season going a little sooner.  They will get back to us on that.

Kevin made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Todd 2nd, meeting adjourned.

Next Meeting will be May 18, 2005 at the Nite Owl in the back meeting room at 7:30.

Nancy Kurtz,
DLBLC Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The DLBLC held its regular meeting March 28th, 2005 at 7:00 pm at the Nite Owl.

Members present were Joanne, Tony, Dave, Kristy, Skip, Kevin, Al, Casie, Todd, and Nancy.

Guests present were Jason W. and Terry Wallace.

President Al F. called the meeting to order. The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.

Treasures report-Todd presented the board with a cash flow report, with a breakdown of incoming money and outgoing money.  The overall balance was $703.42. With $57,178.74 incoming and $56,488.32 out going. He also presented the board with a pie chart to be presented at the annual banquet.  Kevin made a motion we approve the treasures report, second by Joanne.

Old Business

Annual Banquet- Discussion and organizing how things will be done.

Annual meeting update- to be held April 18th at 7:30 at the Nite Owl. Nominations and election of new board members will take place.

Gaming Progress- Tony has been working on it.  Discussion was held on how to raise the funds to get the gaming going. We will need money for tickets and money for pay out.

Park Board- Terry talked about the Blue Line Club taking on the Girls 16 and under team. More discussion is needed.  Terry also talked about the Mite program using the Blue Line USA Hockey affiliation agreement, only with the Park Boards consent.  After discussion, Kevin made a motion that Mites would be under the same affiliation agreement as the girls 16 and under team.

Coordinator- Jason talked about the hiring of coaches for next year and has already gotten commitment from a few.  Doesn’t look like there will be a problem finding coaches.

New Business-

Purchase of new equipment- There were 43 sets of equipment ordered for Pee Wee level on down.

Pay Structure for coaches-Discussion was held on paying a flat amount for expenses to the coaches instead of paying off receipts to make things easier. More discussion needed. Todd will research the expenses and try to come up with a figure.

Discussion was also held on hiring a goalie coach to work with the goalies.  This is a position that we really need.

Kaylee Jaeger has asked the board for a donation to go to the Chicago showcase.  We will give her $100. 00.

Award committee will get together and decide on a recipient for the Doug Bachmeier award.

Meeting Adjourned

Nancy Kurtz,
DLBLC Sec.


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The DLBLC held its regular meeting February 21st, 2005 at 7:00 pm at the Nite Owl.

Members present were AL, Tony, Skip, Todd, Casie, Kristy, Dave, Nancy, Kevin, Joanne, and Dale.

Guest present was Terry Wallace and Jason Wandler.

President AL Freidig called the meeting to order.  The secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd, and second by Casie.

Treasurers Report- Checkbook balance $29,107.25 which is mostly spent. Kevin made a motion to approve the treasurers report, Joanne second.

OLD BUSINESS

Banquet- March 31st 6:00 at the Memorial Building.  The supper will be Potluck with BBQ’s and Pop. There will be a silent auction, a raffle for a player to win a free registration, a power point presentation with pictures and the financial report, as costs are going up and we would like everyone to be aware of how much money it takes to run the program.  Anyone interested  in donating an item can contact Joanne at 662-8893.  Team managers will get a list of what their team is to bring to the banquet.

UND Tickets- Mike Kenney was the winner of the 4 UND tickets. Thanks Al for selling him the ticket!

Red Ticket Winners-1/24 Leah Janzen $200 Jerome Wholesale $200 Merele Langton $100 1/28 Wayne Westphal $200 Annette Groves $300 2/4 Mike Mertens $200 Merle Langton $200 Riggin Motors $100 2/7 Lafluer and Sons $500 Thanks to everyone who donated there winnings back to the club!!!

Park Board

Terry talked about the PeeWee B State Tourney being held in Devils Lake.  There will be 5 games on Friday, 5 games Saturday, and 5 games on Sunday.  There are 9 teams.  Todd made a motion that the DLBLC donate the bag tags, second by Skip all in favor motion carried.

Coordinator Jason informed the board that the Bantams will be in A-1 in Grand Forks for State and the PeeWee A will be in B2 in Williston for state.

New Bussiness

The Midco Grant will not be awarded until July so we will let the Park Board apply for that one.

The Net Minders acct has been closed. There was $700 in the account that was used to purchase goalie equipment.

There is $4,000 in grant money to be spent on youth equipment. Kevin made a motion that we get together with Scott Gerrells and order the equipment ASAP so we can get what we need.  Skip second the motion, motion carried.

Discussion on pay structure for coaches.  More discussion needed.

Discussion on hockey calander. More discussion needed.

Gaming- Tony will be in charge of filling out the gaming app to get a gaming license.  Peter Lippert would like to do the maintanance on our machine.  He charges according to how well the machine does. More discussion needed.

Next meeting March 21st 7:00 PM at the Nite Owl.

Nancy Kurtz
Sec. DLBLC


Devils Lake Blue Line Club
PO Box 125
Devils Lake, ND  58301

The DLBLC held it’s regular meeting Jan 17, 2005 at the Bill Jerome arena.  

Members Present were Al, Dave, Kristy, Casie, Skip, Dale, Nancy, Joanne, Tony, and Todd.

Guests present were Dustin Moser and Jason Kraft.

President Al Friedig called the meeting to order.  The Secretary’s report was read and approved with a motion by Todd, second by Joanne.

Treasures report- checkbook balance is $29,317.59 with bills to pay. Dave made a motion to approve the treasures report, second by Kristy. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

We received $40,000 Grant money from Lake Area Foundation which has to to be used to purchase equipment.   The Youth equipment will be purchased with the money through Scott Gerrells.  

Annual Banquet- Will be held March 31st at the Memorial Building at 6:00 pm supper will be provided.

UND Tickets- These are the Yellow tickets for the UND Sioux game.  These tickets need to be SOLD, do not turn your tickets back in, if they are not sold, you buy them. This money is important to the club to operate, and we need everyone’s help.

NEW BUSINESS

We have 3 new grant applications from MDU, Kiwanas, and Midcontinent cable.  Casie made a motion that we apply for the grants, second by Skip. The Applications will be filled out and submitted.

Tournaments- We need ALL PARENTS to help out with tournaments.  There are too many of the same parents working all the time.  This is part of having your child in the program.  Please cooperate and sign up to help, if you are not sure what to do, someone will show you.  Just ask.  

With no other new business, the meeting was adjourned.  The next meeting will be held February 21st at 7:00 pm at the Nite Owl in the meeting room in the back.

Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy Kurtz
Sec.

 

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