SCR Minutes
January 9, 2009
Prepared by
Ken Raich
January 9, 2009
Prepared by Ken Raich
The meeting was called to order.
Attendance: : Ron Dehn, Gary Franchi, Paulette Arns, Don Pfost, Jeff Arnold, Ken Raich, Terry Cathcart, Dave Diaz, Hilbert Navarro, Ramon Arriaga, John Johnson.
Minutes from the December 2007 meeting were approved.
Special Guests: New member John Johnson came to see what the club meetings were like. John had attended the Rudolf's Revenge Prediction Race and joined the club at that time. Jeff Arnold announced that grants from the Historic Fund will be available. Anyone wishing to be considered for a grant should contact the Pueblo Historical Society. The President of the State Historic Fund will talk at 6:00 PM at the Elks Club during their March meeting. This will be a dinner meeting so there will be a charge. RSVPs are required.
Officer Reports: Treasure: Dave Diaz gave a financial report showing the status of the club's finances. He showed a comparison of total balances during early January for the past 4 years. Our account balance is a bit higher at this time than any January since 2005. Dave is transferring the Treasurer responsibilities to Paulette Arns. All was approved. Newsletter Editor: Ron Dehn, reported that the June/July Newsletters and the December/January newsletters will be combined this coming year. Membership Chair: Don Pfost, reported that there are 114 paid memberships for 2008, so far. 20 members have contributed to the Equipment Fund or YMCA building Fund. 86 members from 2007 have not yet renewed for 2008. Dave Diaz will use the December membership count (194) to renew our RRCA membership. The estimated cost for renewing our RRCA membership is $1055. Webmaster: Paul LaBar sent notice that the club's new web site format can be viewed at http://development.socorunners.org. Everyone is encouraged to view the new format and submit comments to Paul. Linda Strange will be asked to make sure SCR races get placed into the Colorado Runner Magazine calendar. She will also be asked to place SCR races into the RRCA calendar. Gary Franchi will check with Colorado Runner Magazine to see if we can still get advertisements into the magazine at no cost.
Upcoming Events: Jeff Arnold announced that the Valentine’s Day Twosome will begin at 9:00 AM on Sunday, Feb 10. Ken Raich announced that the Spring Runoff Tuneup will be take place on Sunday, Feb 17 at 9:00 AM. This will be the first race in the 2008 Prediction Series and will use the same course as the Spring Runoff 10K. There will be a pot luck breakfast afterwards at Ken and Pixie’s house. Jeff Arnold agreed to write a letter to the Parks and Recreation Department to use the “Back 9” for both the “Tuneup” and the Spring Runoff (two weeks later). Jeff will also write a letter to the Nature Center for permission to use that location as a water stop for the Spring Runoff 10-Mile course. Terry Cathcart was present to discuss the Spring Runoff, which will be held on March 2, 2008. Linda Strange will order 600 white, long-sleeved technical shirts with the race logo. The cost for the technical shirts from Screened Effects will be $10.45 for most sizes and $11.00 for XL. Terry discussed giving non-technical shirts to the volunteers. Gary Franchi asked about volunteers paying a difference to get a technical shirt. Terry showed us the logo for the Spring Runoff and Ken Raich will determine if it can be used on the medals (the logo is rectangular and the medals are round). Ken will send the logo to Linda, Ron, and Gary when he receives it electronically. Lois Pfost and the “Pueblo Woodturners” are making the overall and masters awards. Terry asked for finish line volunteers and received commitments from Don & Lois Pfost, Ron Dehn, Gary Franchi, and Dave Diaz. Terry will make arrangements to have an ambulance present and will ask Ben Valdez if he can be the announcer. Ramon Arriaga and Hilbert Navarro were present to discuss Cinco de Mayo and the Toyota Series. This year, the Series will include the Spring Runoff, the Spank Blasing Race, and Cinco de Mayo. Points will be accumulated as runners finish each race. After the third race, those who participated in all three races will be eligible for series awards. Terry Cathcart will include both Ramon and Hilbert in all correspondence for the Spring Runoff. Ramon announced that award money will be presented to Cinco de Mayo finishers. We discussed a raffle and other ways to distribute the cash. Paul LaBar was volunteered to generate a web page for the Spring Runoff and Cinco de Mayo.
Recaps/Updates/Revisits: Don Pfost said Rudolf’s Reindeer Romp had 26 runners. Those participating said they liked the course and enjoyed the meal afterwards. There was snow that day, but the runners were not discouraged by the weather.
New Stuff/Old Stuff: Discussion took place regarding the SCR Banquet, which is to be held at Cinfully Delicious this year, on January 19, 2008. A reminder card was sent to all members. People were encouraged to remind those who had not seen the card. RSVPs are required. The Banquet committee will meet with Cindy Reyes of Cinfully Delicious to work out the details of the dinner. Dave Diaz wrote a check for Don to make a payment to Cinfully Delicious. Dave also wrote a check for $200 to cover raffle money. Voting for male/female and youth runners will take place at the banquet. The club agreed to cover the cost of the youth runner coaches. Pueblo Woodturners (Lois Pfost) are making awards for the winners. Each award will be different. Larry Volk has prepared a slide show featuring photos from last year’s events. Don Pfost announced that he will not organize the banquet next year. Jeff Arnold agreed to postpone the discussion on “Youth Running” until next month’s meeting.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Ken Raich