The Friends of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Board of Directors meeting was

called to order on Monday, June 23, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the Kickapoo Valley

Reserve Visitor Center by President Brad Steinmetz. Members in attendance

were Becky Zahm, Brian Turner, Marcy West, Chuck Reynolds, Patty Knower,

Chuck Hatfield and Bonnie Sterling.

 

Correspondence

 

1. Letter from Wisconsin Horse Council, received $3,000 grant to rebuild

Dutch Hollow trail.

2. Thank-you from Tom Strait for donation for rendezvous.

 

Minutes from the March 31, 2008 meeting were approved, motion by  Chuck Reynolds/Chuck Hatfield

 

Treasurer’s Report

 Chuck Reynolds reported the June 23 financial statement: Checking

$4,155.90. Savings $4,756.66, Petty Cash $50. Total $8,962.56.

Chuck reported the Friends had received a check from Nuzum grant for $979

for the publishing costs of thr "Gem" book.

 

Old Business

 

Brad reported that he, Carolyn, Chuck and Gwen Hatfield, had presentations

planned for the "Gem of Wisconsin" at Gays Mills, Viola, Ontario and Westby.

 

Brad contacted Angie Sitler, the Nuzum grant contact, requesting a one-year

extension on the grant. It meets the requirement set up in the grant and we

are awaiting a decision.

 

Publishing project: Chuck Hatfield had concerns about the requirements

attached to the Nuzum grant. We don’t have an interpretation of the new

requirement  – Use of university resources and university requirements.

He also offered them a copy of the books we have published, but they weren’t

Interested.

Marcy West suggested we ask the question of where these rules are coming

from.

 

Nuzum Book:

Chuck H. reported he has sent all proofs for the Nuzum "Little Books" to the

printer.

 

The final title is "Here on the Kickapoo and other Stories about the Unique

Relationship with the Kickapoo  Valley" by Ralph Nuzum. It is 220 pages and

the cost is $1,414. Was sent to the printers on June 20; with order for 300 copies.

"Kickapoo Pearls": Discussion about the size, font size and copying the

pictures because the publication was so unique. Talked about retyping it but

decided it would lose its charm. The consensus was to go with the oversize

it is, put it on good paper and use a good binding. Chuck said the original

was published by a co-op of the Vernon County Historical Society, Monroe

County Historical Society, Crawford County Historical Society and Kickapoo

Valley Association with a grant from CEDA. He suggested we get the

cooperation of these different groups as partners to reproduce this

publication.

 

Archival Plans

 

The Wisconsin State Historical Society will be glad to do the archiving as

long as we give them the money to do it. It was decided to look at writing a

grant for archiving materials.

 

Rendezvous

 

We donated $350 to the rendezvous held in May. Brad felt they did a good job

although they were unorganized and somewhat difficult to work with.

Education and Tourism committee expressed some reservation about the

handling of the rendezvous. There needs to be controls on the group. Marcy

suggested the Education and Tourism committee be ready to propose a

compromise to the group.

 

Friend’s Garden

Needs weeding and will get a load of mulch this Wednesday. Will plan a

weeding party for Wednesday.

 

New Business

 

Highway Clean up – Monday, June 30, 5 p.m.

Parade Entry – No interest but Old Hwy. 131 will be open noon to 4 p.m./

Kickapoo Country Fair, July 26-27: Will sell brats and Chicago/La Farge

style hot dogs. Last year sold 840 brats and 840 hamburgers. There will be a

lot more food choices this year. Becky will order 500 brats and 300 hot

dogs. Stand will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for three-hour shifts, both days.

Looking for volunteers.

Release of Nuzum book; sometime in September, possibly 6 or 7.

 

Committee Reports

Membership/Recruitment/Volunteers: Website is changed weekly. Membership

at 97.

Marketing/Sales/Communication: Will look into cups and water jugs to sell. Becky, Patti and Bonnie will look into this.

Finance/Grants/Budget: Received $500 from the Vance family with a matching

grant of $1,500 to put in handicapped accessible picnic area.

Horse Council membership renewed.

Stipend money for summer classes from the Friends $700.

 

Concerns – have not heard from the Army Corps of Engineers about our missing

boxes. Will keep trying.

 

The Friends annual meeting is Saturday ,  Oct. 25.

 

Motion to adjourn: Patti Knower/Chuck Reynolds.

 

Respectfully submitted by Bonnie Sterling, secretary