Senior Citizens/Retirees of Continental Ranch
8881 N. Coachline Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85743
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Minutes of Meeting Held September 10, 2009
1. Call to Order: President Joan Travis-Triumph’s opened the meeting at 9:30 AM. and led the pledge of allegiance. Thirty-four people were present, including John Lambert. Joan diverted from the agenda to make a few remarks about the death of Ed Altmann on September 8. She had enjoyed a meal with Carol and Ed just a few days ago at IHOP. Vi then spoke about Ed’s patriotism and his life after service in the Marines. Magda played a moving rendition of Amazing Grace for Ed and Chuck on her DVD player, which had many of the audience in tears. Ed would have been 80 this month and had been married to Carol for 53 years. Visitation will be Friday, Sep-11, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Adair Funeral Homes. The funeral will be in Chicago and Vi will accompany Carol.
2. Host/Hostess: Ed & Colette: Colette had nothing to report but mentioned that she and her husband, Ed, had talked with Carol and Ed earlier this week.
3. Vice-President: Jim: Absent. He and Linda are touring the West.
4. Secretary: Lew: Last week’s minutes were accepted as written.
5. Treasurer: Walt: Financial status: Checking: $638.24, Cash: $21.35, Total: $659.59. (An extra-ordinary expense of $59.97 for cabinet locks was incurred in the past week.)
6. Coordinators Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jan & Linda A.: Today’s refreshments were by Vi and Don with Carol. Next week’s will be by Agnes & Lew with Jan. (If unable to help as scheduled, please let Linda or Jan know by Tuesday, if possible.)
6.2 Sunshine: John & Linda D. All that occurred in the last week was covered in Section 1. Please call if you hear of any health issues.
6.3 Philanthropy: Betty: (a) Betty did not go to the Food Bank this week. ….. (b) She reminded us of the collection for overseas service personnel.
6.4 Activities: Alice B.: The list of next quarter’s activities was issued. See the attached agenda for events in the next few weeks.
7. Old and/or New Business: No report.
8. Good of the Group: (a) As mentioned above, Walt bought the cabinet hardware. ….. (b) Dennis told us about a series of upcoming programs by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. ….. (c) Magda said that she had become a Consumers Advocate and demonstrated the width of toilet paper rolls; the new ones are about an inch narrower and cost more! JoAnn said even Graham Crackers are smaller. ….. (d) Joan T. mentioned that she had to put down her 22-year-old cat. After a week of sad news one item of joy came about – she is now a Great-Great-Grandmother. ….. (e) John L. announced that Stratford Management had resigned effective October 1. Since there was not enough time to put out an RFP it was proposed that the contract be given to the company that was in second place in the last round. ….. (f) After repairs the roof still leaks and the contractor is going to try for a third time. ….. (g) There was some discussion about Waste Management’s practices and costs. A question about the computer system elicited a response that it was a VMS package, which the proposed new management company could use at no extra cost. The 2004 records are missing form the database. ….. (h) Our plaque is close to being full; Walt will inquire about getting another small one or a larger one to encompass all the deaths. ….. (i) $150 was collected in Ed’s memory to give to Carol.
9. Adjournment: 10:12 AM.
