SCR Minutes
December 5, 2007
Prepared by
Theresa Duran
December 5, 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: Theresa E. Duran, Ron Dehn, Gary Franchi, Kristine Chamblin, Paulette Arns, Rich Hadley, Don Pfost, Jeff Arnold, Ken Raich, Terry Cathcart, Dave Diaz, Paul LaBar. Minutes for the November 2007 Meeting were approved.
Minutes from the November 2007 meeting were approved.
Special Guests: Kristine Chamblin, from John Newman came to discuss the Panther Run, and to try get things going as their committee has met to discuss the event already. They are considering adding a 10K to the run, the idea is to draw more people into the race. Discussion took place as to the benefits of a 10K, and the drawbacks. It was noted that a 10K means more work, more difficulty organizing runners, risks or runners running the wrong race can occur, it also means the 2 sets of numbers will be needed for the 2 different races. Also a discussion on setting a date, and discussion of the 5K course took place. She brought up that there was some discussion about going onto the street with the course, instead of having it in City Park as previously planned. Since a discussion has already taken place with Todd Kelly from the Spank Blasing Run, and the date decided on for that race was April 19, 2008, the Panther Run will most likely take place on April 12, 2008. It is likely the race will be kept a 5K only. Kristine also mentioned that the Parks and Recreation may not charge the fees that they have discussed with SCR recently, for use of the park. Kristine was told by Mary Beth Roth that it had not been established as to whether the fees would be charged in 2008 or not. It was also noted that the entry form needs to be submitted for the newsletter stuffing in late February.
Officer Reports: : The arrangement of the officer reports was changed due to Ron Dehn needing to leave the meeting early Newsletter Editor: Ron Dehn, reported that there would be an early newsletter. He reported that all materials would need to be turned in by December 10, 2007. He would be submitting it for printing December 17, 2007 for stuffing sometime that week. Treasure: Dave Diaz gave a financial report showing the status of the club. He also showed a preliminary report of the spending, along with profits of the Rock Canyon Half Marathon. To date the race has made $2505.01, but sweatshirts must still be reordered, as well as one last check has yet to be received from Active.com. He also made a donation of $50 to the State Hospitals Recreational Therapy for their help with a water stop at Rock Canyon. He also gave a financial report of how the Atalanta Run did, it actually made a some money this year. All was approved. Membership Chair: Don Pfost, reported that there are 194 paid members, a majority are only paid for 2007. There have been 32 renewals and 4 new memberships since signup sheets have come out. He also noted that counting the family memberships along with individual memberships the club actually has a total of 335 members, 114 of which are individual, and 71 that consist of families who have family memberships. Webmaster: Paul LaBar reported that Ken did a good job coordinating the calendar on the website. Linda Strange is now the official calendar keeper, she will be putting all new calendar data, and had been able to put everything in so far. Another meeting will need to be coordinated with Don Pfost, Ken Raich, and Linda Strange with Paul to go over the calendar. Articles can also be submitted to Paul for posting on the website.
Upcoming Events: Terry Cathcart was present to discuss the Spring Runoff, which will be held on March 2, 2008. This year it will be the 30th Anniversary, which is the Pearl Anniversary, which a brief discussion took place on ideas to incorporate the Pearl into the race agenda. This year there is possibly going to be a masters division added to the race, which is for 40 years old and over. Tech shirts are going to be provided as race shirts, a question as to whether they would be long sleeve or short sleeve was brought up. Also he was looking into having a separate male and female shirts. That would be forthcoming in the future. Terry is going to look into it. There was a suggestion made that Mike Spence, Larry Lopez, and John Salas be honored at the race, possibly at the start line, prior to the start the race so that there would be a captive audience. They were some of the original organizers of the race. It needs to be coordinated with Pat Burnt, how the Funner to be a Runner race would go, start time, and start location. Also an ambulance is going to be hired for standby at the race, cost is $50 per hour. A discussion took place regarding having Nursing students at the water stops. It was then suggested that EMS students may work as well, since they are geared more to dealing with Emergencies. Terry also mentioned that they would possibly change the 10 Mile race to a Half Marathon. A brief discussion took place regarding this, it is likely that the 10 Mile will continue, due to the fact that most runners are more ready for a 10 mile race at that time of the year, than for a Half Marathon. Rudolf’s Reindeer Romp is coming up on December16, it is the last predict for the year. It was noted that Don Pfost is stepping aside as coordinator for the Predict Series. Joe Bullow was recruited by Don to take it over.
Recaps/Updates/Revisits: Judy Tucker was present at the Atalanta. There was a good turn out, considering there were not a lot of preregistrations. Rock Canyon went very well, as reported by Dave Diaz, race director. He made mention of the many helpers that he had this year, which helped tremendously in making the race a success. He specifically mentioned Ken Raich for all the hard work that he does on the data entry, as well as the layout for the design of the medals, and ordering the medals. He mentioned Don Pfost for bringing the equipment to the race, setting it up and taking it apart, to get it put away. He mentioned the water stops, which were organized manned by Hilbert Navarro, Joe Bullow, and the state hospital, and Anthony Diaz. He also mentioned Stacy Diaz for ordering the race sweatshirts. He noted that there were many other people who helped with the race, such as Peggy Oreskovich, Peggy Stommel, Jacquiline Wall, and many more. He noted that he was making every attempt not to forget any names.
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 $200 deposit has been made for the confirmation of a reservation for that date. A committee has been established for the event. Don Pfost, Theresa Duran, Paul LaBar, Linda Strange, and Martha Drake are all apart of the committee. Nominations for the Male and Female Runners are to be coordinated by Martha. Jeff Arnold will coordinate nominations for Male and Female Youth Runners. It was decided there will be no silent auction this year. There will be a chance drawing for various prizes, to be drawn the night of the banquet. Paul LaBar has written a Solicitation Letter for gathering prize donations from local businesses. Post Card reminders will be sent out. RSVP will be set up for prepayment. A link will be set up online to the Banquet information. A link will be online for voting purposes as well. Theresa Duran asked permission to recognize coaches Jeff Kliener, and Dana McDowell as allies to SCR, for all the hard work and dedication they have to youth running, for their efforts in training kids from all over Pueblo, after school, out of their own time, at no cost to the runners or their families, other than costs to go to events. They have been coaching kids to go to Junior Olympic events at the State, Regional, and National Levels for a period of time. It was agreed that this would be ok. Officer nominations are also being discussed, Joe Bullow, will take over the Predict Series. Don Pfost will do it for the 1st few months, Ken will take over in a few months into the year. There is no President as of yet, would Ken Raich do it for a 3rd year? Jan Dudley and Paul Delaguardia were also approached, with no success. Theresa Duran made a request for sponsorship assistance for her kids to go to the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic National Cross Country Meet. It was approved to give $100 each for them. The January meeting will not be held on January 2, 2008 as it falls too close to the New Year and many members will be gone that week. The meeting will be moved to January 9, 2008. Jeff Arnold wants to be on the January agenda to talk about youth running. Also it was announced that bids for Pueblo to be the host for the 2008 State Cross Country Meet. It will be a new course on the short nine.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Theresa E. Duran