SCR Minutes
December 3, 2008
Prepared by Ken Raich
December 3, 2008
Prepared by Ken Raich
The meeting was called to order by president Ken Raich.
Attendance: Paulette Arns, Gary Franchi, Don Pfost, Dave Diaz,
Ron Dehn, Jim Robinson, Rich Hadley, Carrie Turman, Todd Kelly, Kristine
Chamblin, Christine Stageberg, Cheryl Farrer, Kim Arline, Jeff Arnold,
and Ken Raich.
Special Guests:
Kim Arline from the Pueblo West Community Foundation proposed a new race
to raise awareness and support for the trail system in Pueblo West. Kim
showed the club a map with the existing trail system and the new trail
system that should be completed by May. In May, she would like to have
SCR’s help to organize a race to “show off” the new
trails. The course for the race will feature a 4-Mile loop of 8’
paved trail alongside a 4’ crusher fines path. The club is anxious
to support this event to bring awareness to the local running community
about this “soft surface” trail. Ken will contact Ruth McDonald
at the Gold Dust Saloon to verify the date she wishes for the Wild West
Fest “Run With The Bulls” so Kim’s race will not conflict.
Spank Blasing and Panther Run: Kristine Chamblin and Cheryl Farrer requested
SCR support the Panther Run on April 18th and Todd Kelly requested SCR
support the Spank Blasing Run on April 25th. There had been some indecision
about which race would have which date, so SCR appreciated representatives
from both races attending the meeting to work out the schedule. SCR Banquet
Committee: Carrie Turman reported the current status of the banquet: Voting
for Runner of the Year is currently underway: There are 9 people on the
ballot (4 male and 5 female). One nomination was declined because the
nominee was not a club member. The voting will end on January 15th and
the winners will be announced at the banquet. All registrations for the
banquet must be to Robin Krueger by January 26th so she can give attendance
numbers to La Renaissance on January 28th. A raffle will be held (not
while people are eating). Don Pfost will bring a box with the raffle tickets.
Minutes from the November meeting were approved
Officer Reports:
Treasurer's report – The club has about $7000 less in funds than
we had at this time last year. It was noted that the Gold Dust Saloon
submitted a $300 check to SCR for club support during the Hot To Trot.
The treasurer's report was approved as presented. Newsletter Editor -
Ron Dehn proposed a pricing scheme for newsletter ads: $25 for an eighth-page
ad, $40 for a quarter-page ad, $75 for a half-page ad, and $125 for a
full-page ad. The club voted to accept Ron’s proposal, however,
the club stipulated that SCR sponsors will be eligible to purchase ads
for “half price”. Membership Chair - Don Pfost announced we
currently have 215 paid members. 20 are new this month and 158 elected
to receive Colorado Runner magazine. 5 newsletters were returned to the
YMCA with bad addresses. The “Y” requested that SCR leave
some money in the club box so they can pay the mailman when newsletters
are returned as “undeliverable”. Paulette will work this out
with the “Y”. Webmaster - Paul LaBar could not attend the
meeting so Ken Raich made a few web site announcements: On November 28th
SCR contracted with a new web service provider. On “Black Friday,
HostGator offered 75% off for new accounts, so we took advantage of a
3-year business contract for $116.55. Our existing web service will expire
on December 23 so the web site will be moved to the new host prior to
that date. The public should not notice any differences.
Upcoming Events:
Rock Canyon Half Marathon: Dave Diaz informed the club that attendance
for this year’s race exceeded his expectations. He already has run
out of the 350 sweatshirts that were printed so a 2nd printing is certain.
Dave announced the volunteer names and it appears all functions are supported.
Rudolf’s Reindeer Romp: Jim Robinson announced that Mary’s
race is “on track”. Spring Runoff: Terry Cathcart was not
present so we will get a status report during the January meeting.
Activity Recaps:
Atalanta Women’s Run: Total attendance was about the same as last
year, however, there were more runners and fewer walkers. The attendees
liked the running caps and charm bracelets. Temple Canyon Prediction Race:
Rich Hadley announced that this year’s race produced a record 67
finishers. Everything went smoothly.
New Stuff/Old Stuff:
Dave Diaz is putting together a “Club Event Calendar” to submit to RRCA for insurance purposes. This needs to be submitted to RRCA every year in December with our RRCA membership renewal. New Office Committee: Don Pfost announced that he and Paul LaBar are putting together candidate names for the 2009 SCR Officers.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned just in time
at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Ken Raich