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June 2008
The June 11, 2008 board meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by Gordon
Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Sheri Odom, Eirene Olsen, Carol
Olsen and Janie Fix. Members present were Jan Gregory, Melissa Lewis,
Dixie Voyles, Michael Naquin, Victoria Hardesty-Naquin, Lauren Aguilera
and Debbie Willis. Guests present were Jena & Kirk Aguilera, Joe Harris
and John Arnold.
Minutes of the April meeting were approved as printed with the
correction that Janie Fix was available by phone for a quorum. Minutes
of the May meeting were approved as printed.
Treasurer’s Report: Dawn Walker provided reports for April and May for
discussion. The reports were filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
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Arabian Horse Foundation – At the 2007 convention, Sheri Odom and Janie
Fix pledged $100 for SEAHA pending board approval. That pledge was
approved and a check will be mailed.
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“A” Show – The proposed contract to hold the 2009 show at CRC Ranch will
be turned down. A final decision about shows in 2009 will be made in
November. Also the status of Fairplex will be watched closely. Janie Fix
shared statistics about the show that will be printed in the next
newsletter.
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership – Carol Olsen reported we have 41 adult members and 14 youth
members as of today.
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Region 1 News – Sheri Odom reported that the numbers were down for the
regional show. The next meeting will be July 19th and Janie Fix will
attend.
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Newsletter – Victoria Hardesty-Naquin was given a round of applause for
the new look of the newsletter. Victoria said she would like to contact
club members directly to gather information about their horse
activities.
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Activities – Eirene Olsen announced that the club ride will be October
4th at Hidden Valley Park. More detailed information will be in the next
newsletter.
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Youth Activities
– Sheri Odom announced the winners of the Youth
Achievement Program. The Youth group sponsored three awards of $50 each
and the club sponsored two awards of $100 each. Breanne and Melissa Wheeless each received $150 and Lauren Aguilera received $50. The board
congratulates these hard working youths.
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Audit – Audits for February through May are pending.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will be July 9, 2008 at
IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
May 2008
The May 14,
2008 Board Meeting was called to order by Gordon Jahr at 7:06
p.m.
Board Members present were Gordon Jahr, Sheri Odom, Carol
Olsen, Eirene Olsen and Jackie Williams. Members present were
Debbie Willis, Melissa Lewis and Jan Gregory. Guests were Joe
Harris and Dixie LeVoyles.
The minutes of the
last meeting were tabled until they could be reviewed by the Board
Members.
Treasurer's Report:
Dawn Walker was unable to attend this meeting, so the report will be
make next month.
OLD BUSINESS:
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Gordon Jahr talked
about having the Club Logo digitized so it can be more easily
transferred into ads and other medium. The cost is $65. It was moved
by Sheri Odom and Second by Jackie Williams to have it done. Motion
carried.
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The
Financial Report on the "A" Show should be completed by the next
meeting. Discussion followed about whether there should be a show
next year or not since the FairPlex will not be available on our
Show Dates. Our April Show dates allowed our show to be a qualifier
for Regional Shows. Jackie Williams will do an analysis of the costs
to move to another venue and it will be decided on at the next
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Sheri Odom asked if
we could have the newsletter reprinted to put out at the Region 1
Show. It was agreed to have Janie Fix revise it in a condensed form
and email it to Sheri for printing.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Membership:
Carol Olsen reports that we have 42 Adult and 15 Youth members. Of the letters sent to unaffiliated members in the area, only 4 were
returned as undeliverable, but so far no new members have joined because of the mailing.
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Region 1
News:
Sheri Odom reports that Region 1 will be
offering full Top Five Awards this year at the show which is coming up
very soon.
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Newsletter: Victoria Naquin was not available but there was
discussion on how the newsletter can be improved and sent out on time.
Gordon Jahr will contact Victoria to assist in the set up.
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Activities:
Eirene
Olsen was trying to set up for a June Club Trail Ride but it looks like
October will work out better for the members, so she will plan for that
time-frame.
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Youth Activities:
The SEAHA Youth Club made over $500 from the
saddle raffle and tack sale at the show for the benefit of Make-A-Wish
Foundation. They have Thank-You cards and a Certificate of Appreciation
they will deliver to Linda O'Dell at the Horse Connection in San
Bernardino for donating the TexTan Saddle, which was won by Carol Olsen.
The Youth Achievement Awards of $100
were voted on and it was moved by Jackie Williams and second by Eirene
Olsen to make the awards to the Top 2 Youth Members. The SEAHA
Youth Club will give $50 each to the Top Three. Motion carried.
The
Board Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. by Gordon Jahr
April 2008
The April 9, 2008 board meeting was called to order at 7:20 PM by Gordon
Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Sheri
Odom, Dawn Walker, Carol Olsen and Janie Fix (by phone).
Members present were Jan Gregory, Melissa
Lewis and Debbie Willis. Guests present were Joe Harris and Robin
Arnold.
Minutes of the February and March meetings
have not been printed. Debbie Willis will be acting secretary for this
meeting.
Treasurer’s Report: Dawn Walker reported a
large deposit from show entries. The report was filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
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"A" Show – Ribbons, UPHA cups and awards are
ready. USEF questioned the National Show Horse division rating due
to the quantity of prize money. After many phone calls between Janie
Fix and officials at USEF, the rules interpretation allowed a "C"
rating with the prize money considered a special breed program and a
Special Judges Card was not needed. Pre-entries are up and it looks
like we’ll have a good turn out. The Youth will be raising money for
the Serrano Chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation. Because of
territorial boundary infringement, the L.A. Chapter will not allow
the Serrano representative to be at the show to help out; however,
the youth WILL hold the tack sale and raffle to support the Serrano
Chapter. Debbie Willis has secured a new Tex Tan Hereford brand
western saddle from the Horse Connection. This saddle with a retail
value of $1,200 will be the raffle prize.
NEW BUSINESS:
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A Region 1 class sponsorship of $100 was
discussed and approved. Motion by Sheri Odom and seconded by Dawn
Walker.
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Gordon Jahr present the AHA request for a
convention sponsorship. Motion by Sheri Odom, seconded by Carol
Olsen and approved for a $100 sponsorship.
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Fairplex is closing down for refurbishing and
track expansion so our show dates for 2009 are not available. Sheri
Odom and Jackie Williams are looking into three other facilities and
will report more next month.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership - Carol Olsen reported we have
44 adult members and 14 youth members as of today.
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Region 1 News – Next meeting will be April
12, and Sheri Odom will attend.
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Newsletter – Victoria Hardesty-Naquin was
not available and neither was the newsletter.
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Activities – Eirene Olsen is riding across
Mojave from Baker to Laughlin this week so no news yet about the
proposed club ride.
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Youth Activities – Sheri Odom reported the
youth are geared up for the fund raiser at the show.
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Audit – Audits are complete, but Sheri
Odom forgot to bring them to the meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will
be May 14, 2008 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
March
2008
The March 12, 2008 board meeting was called to order
at 7:20 PM by Gordon Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Sheri
Odom, Carol Olsen, Eirene Olson, Dawn Walker and Jackie Williams.
Members present were Jan Gregory, Melissa
Lewis, Debbie Willis, Lauren Aguilera, Hannah and Samantha Sahagian.
Guest present was Jene Aguilera.
Minutes of the February meeting are on the
SEAHA web site. Debbie Willis will be acting secretary for this meeting.
Treasurer’s Report: Dawn Walker presented the
report and it was filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
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The club’s member recruitment letter prepared by
Sheri Odom is ready to copy and send to the 160 non-club affiliated
members of AHA residing in our area. The youth will meet with Sheri
to send them out before April 1st.
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"A" Show – The hotel is booked, the EMT service
is hired, ribbons are ordered and awards are almost ready. As of
this meeting everything is on schedule. The advertising has been
placed in the Horsetrader, but it was discussed that it should have
gone in earlier issues to attract more early signups. We’ll think
about a new advertising strategy for next year.
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership – Carol Olsen reported that we
have 46 adult members. We need to reach 50 before June 30th
in order to sustain two delegates for convention. Hopefully the
recruitment letter will generate the needed members.
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Region 1 News – Sheri Odom reported that
the next meeting will be April 12th. The costs and fees
for the regional show have increased significantly this year.
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Activities – Eirene Olsen has been
scouting trails through the Santa Ana River Wildlife Preserve for a
club trail ride tentatively scheduled for June. More news at the
next meeting so keep your June calendar clear for some club fun with
friends.
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Youth Activities – The youth members will
be working very hard at the show to help the local chapter of the
Make A Wish Foundation raise $3000. There will be a raffle, also
tack and other items for sale at the show to help raise the money.
Let’s all help push them to their goal – join in the raffle, buy an
item or just give a dollar! This is the best group of active youth
we’ve had in years so show them your support!
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Audit – Sheri Odom has returned the
previous audited months and now has the current month.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will
be April 9, 2008 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
February
2008
The February 13, 2008 board meeting was called to
order at 7:00 PM by Gordon Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Jackie
Williams, Janie Fix, Sheri Odom, Eirene Olsen and Carol Olsen. Members
present were Jan Gregory, Melissa Lewis, Joyce Tanner, and Victoria
Hardesty-Naquin.
Guests present were Joe Harris and Michael Naquin.
Minutes of the January meeting were approved
with the following correction: NSH ribbons are not to be trimmed.
Treasurer’s Report: Filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
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"A" Show – Discussion about the show awards.
Awards committee to be Jan Gregory, Sheri Odom and Carol Olsen.
Carol will be in charge of the ribbons and awards at the show.
Advertising in the Horsetrader will be for 2 issues (mid March and
first issue in April) and ad size will be increased. Gordon Jahr
will have the ad revised and get it into the correct issues. The
Ronald McDonald House application pertaining to the show will be
completed. The club is pledging 5% of show profits. Also to benefit
Ronald McDonald House, the youth will sell shavings and other items.
The new halter scoring system and the additional printing involved
was discussed.
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership - Carol Olsen reported we have
50 adult members and 15 youth members.
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Region 1 News – Next meeting will be April
12.
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Newsletter – Victoria Hardesty-Naquin has
agreed to being the newsletter editor. Janie Fix will send her the
minutes, articles and updated mailing labels.
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Activities – Eirene Olsen will plan a
trail ride. Also a training show will be planned.
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Youth Activities – Sheri Odom reported the
vet clinic earned $1,000 for the Youth Group and 5 new members for
the club. The turnout was excellent and everyone felt the clinic was
very worthwhile. The youth will donate $500 to the Make A Wish
Foundation.
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Audit – September, 2007 through January,
2008 has been completed.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will
be March 12, 2008 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
January
2008
The January 9,
2008 board meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM by Gordon Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Jackie Williams, Sheri
Odom, Eirene Olsen and Carol Olsen (acting secretary).
Members present were Jan Gregory, Melissa Lewis, Krista Williams,
Kyra and Roxanne Shelgren, DeAnn, Breanne and Melissa Wheeless.
Guests present were Joe Harris, Chelsea Williams and Dixie Lee Voyles.
Minutes of the November meeting were approved with the following
additions: 1) $500 from money saved from NSH rating change to be split 4
ways and 2) Sport Horse High Point Award of a leather halter to be
added.
Treasurer’s Report: No report.
OLD BUSINESS:
“A” Show – Tamara Tozer-Wold hired to be the trail judge; farrier
contacted; Dr. Seeley contacted – those contracts to come in soon.
Jackie Williams will arrange for motel rooms and contact the EMT’s.
Class schedule will be further revised. Cards being printed.
Discussion of source of mailing labels (AHA vs Jean Beck), and it was
decided to get labels from Jean Beck because the labels would be show
people only. NSH ribbons were donated. The ribbons will be trimmed to
remove the old wording as replacing the center ribbons will be too
expensive. Discussed sending a protest to USEF regarding the Vegas show
and it was agreed we should.
NEW BUSINESS:
None at this time.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership - Carol Olsen reported we have 50 adult members
and 16 youth members.
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Region 1 News – Next meeting will be January 19th
at Green Acres in Temecula. Janie Fix, Sheri Odom and Jackie
Williams will attend.
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Newsletter – Victoria Hardesty may become the newsletter
editor.
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Activities – Everyone is working on the “A” show.
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Youth Activities – Sheri Odom reported the
vet clinic has 21 people signed up so far. Use of the school
cafeteria has been donated and Fort Dodge is donating the manuals. A
percentage of the money will be donated to “Make A Wish”.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will be February 13, 2008
at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
November 2007
The November 7, 2007 board meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by
Gordon Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Dawn Walker, Jackie.
Williams and Sheri Odom. Carol Olsen was available by phone as she was
ill. Janie Fix was also available by phone.
Members present were Debbie Willis (acting secretary), Joy
Carlson, Bob Hall, Curt and Jena Aguilera, Staci Carlson, Krista
Williams, Samantha and Hannah Sahagian, Breanne and Melissa Wheeless,
Roxanne Shelgren and Lauren Aguilera.
Treasurer's Report: Dawn Walker had no bank statement so there
was no formal report, but she has deposited the Region 1 check for $250
and paid the P.O. box rental of $135. The report will be available at
the next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
- It seems the elections can't be held as the nominations fell
through the cracks at the October meeting. The board will stay the
same unless anyone wishes to call for a special election if they
have a nominee in mind. Judy Gamble, our past president at large, is
still working on the bylaws, but hasn't gotten very far because of
resettling in Washington state. Gordon Jahr will contact her later
this week for progress updates.
- "A" Show — Contracts have been mailed and some have already
returned. Jackie Williams has tried to find a more reasonable motel,
but hasn't had any success finding one with a breakfast available in
a convenient area. Debbie Willis will try to negotiate a better rate
with the present provider next week. Bill Hughes will be contacted
as a possible judge for the trail classes. Sheri Odom and Jackie
Williams are working to revise the class schedule to accommodate
more classes for juniors on the Saturday schedule and a special
event on Saturday night. Sheri Odom is looking into lower cost
advertising with other regional and club newsletters. The NSH awards
have been donated and replacing the center streamers will be priced
to save on new ribbons. Leather halters for the High Point awards
and Supreme Halter Champion were ordered. Jackie Williams presented
the postcard for the show announcement to the board for review and
it was accepted with a couple of revisions. The possible show conflict with a Region 2 club show has not been
resolved.
NEW BUSINESS:
Sheri Odom reported on the resolutions that will be put forth at
convention and the board discussed them. The overall opinion was in
agreement with Sheri's views.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- Membership — Carol Olsen was ill so no report.
- Region 1 News — Sheri Odom will assume the position as our Regional
contact since Janie Fix has moved to Arizona.
- Newsletter — Debbie Willis will send the minutes to Janie Fix for the
newsletter for now.
- Activities — Christmas party is December 16th at El Torito. We
believe Eirene Olsen has booked the restaurant, but will have to wait
until she returns from Death Valley next week to find out.
- Youth Activities — There will be an Equine First Aid program in
Phelan on January 12th to benefit the youth club. Margo Machen, DVM, PhD
is donating her time. The main topic will be emergency procedures for
common injuries around the ranch and on the trail. Sheri Odom will
arrange the advertising on the website, in flyers and in the regional
newsletters. Check with her for further information or to volunteer any
help or donations.
- Audit — Not back yet.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:59 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will be January 9,
2008 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
October 2007
The October 10, 2007 board meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by
Gordon Jahr.
Board members present were Gordon Jahr, Janie Fix, Dawn Walker,
Jackie Williams, Carol Olsen, Eirene Olsen and Sheri Odom..
Member present was Melissa Lewis.
Minutes of the August and September meetings were accepted as
printed.
Treasurer's Report: The report was presented by Dawn Walker,
discussed and filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
- November meeting date will be changed to the 7th because of the dates
of the AHA Convention.
- "A" Show — Officials being hired: Rusty Cook, Steward; Patti Felker
Breiner, judge; Wayne Caldwell, farrier; David Booth, announcer; Lee
Locke, photographer; Dr. Seeley, vet. Paddock calls will be handled by
Paula Jahr, Robin Arnold, Melissa Lewis and Robin Arnold.
NEW BUSINESS:
- Donation to Morris Animal Foundation — Dawn Walker will check into the possibility of having
the show benefit a charity.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- Carol Olsen reminded everyone to renew their membership for 2008.
This can easily be done on line at
www.arabianhorses.org .
- Region 1 News — SEAHA was the winner of $250 for the largest
percentage increase in membership for 2007!
- Newsletter — Club minutes will go on our web site prior to
publication in the newsletter.
- Activities — The Christmas Party will be December 12th. Eirene Olsen
will reserve the restaurant.
- Youth Activities — Sheri Odom reported the Youth will meet October
20th to plan a vet clinic.
- Audit — Files audited through August.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will be November 7,
2007 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
September 2007
The September 12, 2007 board meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by
Gordon Jahr.
Board members present
were Gordon Jahr, Janie Fix, Dawn Walker, Jackie Williams, Carol Olsen,
Eirene Olsen and Sheri Odom.
Member present was
Melissa Lewis.
Treasurer',s
Report: Dawn Walker presented the report. After discussion, the report
was filed for audit.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The BBQ and Ride was a
small but well-fed gathering. Only 2 riders due to various "happenings".
Those who came just for the BBQ were not disappointed - the food was
great and plentiful!
- "A" Show - Region 2 has
requested show dates that match ours. The board voted to accept their
request when a written, notarized statement of non-conflict comes to us.
NSH Championships will be held again with some changes. Postcards
announcing the show will be designed. These postcards will direct people
to request a premium or download one from our website. This will be a
significant savings in printing and postage.
NEW BUSINESS:
The nominating
committee will be Dawn Walker, Sheri Odom and Eirene Olsen.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Membership
- Carol
Olsen reported that the info has been sent in to try for the Regional
$250 award.
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Region 1 News - The
next regional meeting will be October 6th
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Newsletter
- Many
people had foals and/or show news but didn't get it into the newsletter.
Please everyone, use your bragging rights!
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Activities - Eirene
Olsen will coordinate the club Christmas party. The date will be
December 16th
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Youth Activities - With
the show season winding down the youth will meet.
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Audit - Sheri Odom has agreed to audit several months of reports.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
The next combination board and general meeting will be
October 10, 2007 at IHOP on Ontario Mills Parkway in Ontario.
August 2007
The August 8, 2007
board meeting was called to order at 7:20 PM by Gordon Jahr.
Board members present
were Gordon Jahr, Janie Fix, Dawn Walker, Carol Olsen and Eirene Olsen. Members present were
Jan Gregory and Debbie Willis.
Minutes of the June
meeting were accepted as printed.
Treasurer's Report: The
report was presented by Dawn Walker, discussed and filed for audit. "A"
Show expenses were discussed and ideas exchanged for cutting costs.
OLD BUSINESS:
- ACS Show - A new
location will be searched for. The club will probably do an open
training show since that will likely draw more entries.
- "A" Show - SEAHA is
being fined by USEF for allowing a suspended person to exhibit horses.
Dawn Walker had email proof from USEF that the individual was off
suspension, but the board opted not to attempt an appeal because the
fine could be higher if we lost. A motion to pay the fine was approved.
NEW BUSINESS:
- AHA Convention - Sign
up for AHA committees to be done by October 2nd to be able to vote for
committee chairs. SEAHA will pay for two delegates to attend the AHA
Convention in Tulsa.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- Membership -
Carol Olsen reported
that currently we have 59 adult and 14 youth members.
- Region 1 News - 2008
Regional Director - Nancy Harvey; Vice Director - Mary Ann Hughes;
Secretary - Mimi Gaffey; Treasurer - David Garrett.
- Newsletter - Carol
Olsen will technical help from Debbie Willis will take minutes for Janie
Fix until the newly elected secretary takes over in January. (Editor's note: I will be moved to Arizona by mid-October. I will
continue to do the newsletter until someone else takes over.)
- Activities - The BBQ
and Ride will be August 18th at the Jahr's - Windwitch
Arabians.
- Youth Activities - All
of SEAHA's youth attending Youth Nationals placed in
the Top 10 in Showmanship. Sheri Odom is the trainer/coach.
Congratulations to all!
- Audit- Hold files for the next meeting
Meeting was adjourned
at 8:45 PM.
The next combination
board and general meeting will be September 12, 2007 at IHOP on Ontario
Mills Parkway in Ontario. |
