SCR Minutes
November 7, 2007
Prepared by
Theresa Duran
November 7, 2007
Prepared by Theresa Duran
The meeting was called to order. A brief discussion about where the Secretary was at, as our Secretary Theresa Duran was late.
Attendance: Gary Franchi, Don Pfost, Rich Hadley, Ken Raich, Ron Dehn, Terry Cathcart, Dave Diaz, Paul LaBar, Paulette Arns, Ruth McDonald, Jacqueline Wall, and Theresa Duran.
Minutes from the October 2007 meeting were approved.
Officer Reports: : Treasurer: Dave Diaz gave the treasurers report which was approved. He discussed handing over the treasurers seat to Paulette Arns. Newsletter Editor: Ron Dehn, noted that the December newsletter will have to go out early due to the CSU campus closing for Christmas Break. Membership Chair: Don Pfost, gave his report of Membership in the club. SCR has 190 paid members, new memberships are coming in for 2008. There are currently 23 newsletter only recipients at this time. Webmaster: Paul Lobar, announced there is going to be a meeting to update the web page. He noted that the calendar for 2008 would need to be started soon. Dave passed out a Club Event Calendar which would be tentative to changes, but with roughly the same days for each of the races. He has put this schedule together in the past for insurance purposes through the RRCA. Dave also brought up the point that it would be good to get our schedules out to the Pueblo City Chamber of Commerce for placement on the Chamber calendar, and possibly to the Colorado Runner Magazine to allow more people to see the SCR race schedule and possibly encourage increased participation. Linda Strange has also volunteered to be the 2008 Calendar Keeper, and will be meeting with Paul LaBar and anyone else willing to meet on November 13th regarding the schedule.
Upcoming Events: Ruth McDonald was in attendance to discuss the Jingle Bell Jog to be held on November 24, in conjunction with the Parade of Lights. Ruth wants it to be a fun run for anyone and everyone who wants to come out and do this short, noncompetitive course. She wants it to strike up the interest in the Parade of Lights, as well as give people the opportunity to creatively dress in bells and lights in the spirit of Christmas. There is going to be prizes for the most creative use of lights, and for best costume for the theme of "A Cowboy Christmas." There will be no timers, no need for tags to be torn at the finish. There is also going to be pizza, and drinks after the race. The race will cost an entry fee, which will go toward helping to cover the costs of the Parade of Lights. Ruth also thanked SCR for all the help the club offers. The club then voted to donate the bibs for the Jingle Bell Jog, which will be the ticket for the participants to get their post race refreshments. The Atalanta Race is also upcoming on November 10, 2007. Jacqueline Wall and Dave Diaz, spoke about the race. T-shirts are in. There has not been a lot of signups as of this time, but for the Womens Distance Festival there were many race day registrations. The same is expected to be a possibility for the Atalanta. Pueblo Parks and Recreation was going to require a fee. The race director was asked to write a letter describing why the park was being used. The letter was submitted, and the fee waved. Temple Canyon run will be on November 24, 2007, which is the same day as the Jingle Bell Jog, but Temple Canyon is in the morning and the Jingle Bell Jog is in the evening. Don will be bringing the equipment out to Canyon City, as well as the bibs. Rock Canyon Half Marathon will be on December 1.2007. There will not be a meeting before this race. Dave Diaz asked for volunteers for the finish line and registration. Thomas Duran will be the lead bike, Joe Bullow will be manning a water station along the route at the State Hospital. Hilbert Navarro may be manning another water stop, and Don Pfost will be bringing the equipment. Rudolf's Reindeer Romp is scheduled for December 16. 2007. There are no details to look at, at this time.
Recaps/Updates/Revisits: Survival Run was on October 14, 2007. There were no times for the event due to a mishap with the clocks. A volunteer that had no prior experience using the clocks, was not sure what happened and could not get the times to print up on the tape, and the times could not be retrieved from the memory either. The walkers did not recieve finishing metals or ribbons, as described on the entry form. There was not a big turn out for the bike ride or the run, fewer people showed up for the bike ride. The weather was quite nasty that day as well. There were not enough SCR members available to assist with the needs of the race, and that was discussed. There needs to be more people that can work the clocks as well as serve the needs of the race itself. Harvest Run was October 20, 2007. There was no bonfire, it was too windy and considered a fire hazard by the Pueblo West Fire Department and the Parks and Recreation contact person. The wind did die down, and it did warm up. There was no Poker Run either, this year.
New Stuff/Old Stuff: The Kronomix clocks need to have the memory on them deleted to allow for new data to be stored on them. The idea of maybe buying new clocks was visited briefly, with the possibility of donating the old ones. The need to add volunteer training to the SCR race check list for future race directors was also discussed. The SCR Banquet will be catered by Cinfully Delicious Restaurant, where it will also be held. It is scheduled for Saturday January 19, 2008. Menus and the charges for menu items were discussed. Of the choices, which were the Royal Treatment, Elegant Dinner, and the Mexican Buffet the Elegant Dinner was voted on based on price and amenities offered with that meal. Cash bar will be available, and a $200 deposit was required, which was approved by the club. Cinfully Delicious has catered 2 of the SCR picnics, and has done a great job in the past. Don Pfost is looking for volunteers for the Banquet. Theresa Duran offered to help after classes end for the semester. She also offered to Emcee for the night. Silent Auction, and drawings were discussed. Awards for the runners and members that are nominated for the awards will be visited in the near future, once volunteers are recruited to help. There will be a few choice awards made by Ron Dehn, Don Pfost will also talk to the Wood Turners about making the awards. Thanks to Don Pfost for getting things started with the Banquet. Paul LaBar will help in putting together the program for the Banquet. Jacqueline Wall will accept and count the nominations for the top male/ female runners, and the top male/female youth runners. She noted there needs to be a biography or the nomination will not be accepted. SCR needs a volunteer for President. Paulette Arns is accepting the Treasure position. Rick Hadley is accepting the position of Vice President. Theresa Duran will again be secretary, school is almost over, there may be a couple of months she needs help, Paul LaBar offered to take the notes if she is not available. Paul will also continue to be the Webmaster. Pueblo West Parks and Recreation is asking SCR for input on a new Community Recreation Center. SCR has been invited to the YMCA groundbreaking this upcoming week. Note the Club has pledged $1000 per year for 5 years. Last but not least, the Hustle for Rustle was this past weekend, and may be requesting SCR assistance in the future to encourage more runners to come out for the run.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Theresa E. Duran