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Kris called the meeting to order and thanked the employees of Lakefront Brewery for hosting the meeting.
Secretary’s Report (Andy Jones):
- Presented the minutes from the previous meeting, which were seconded and accepted.
President’s Report (Kris Kalav):
- Asked for input on dates for this year’s district picnic – Oct 22 is a possibility.
Treasurer’s Report (Tom Volke):
- The meeting at Albanese’s Roadhouse netted $200 for the district.
- The district’s investment CD lost $1049 in August.
- Current accounts: Checking $4,666.00, Savings $23,195, Total $27,861.00
- Some changes to when money reaches the district as dues are paid at random times rather than yearly.
Membership (Gretchen Kalav):
- Four new members in the June-Aug period.
- We are trying to reach out as a district to Illinois members.
- Total membership stands at 195 members.
PR/Arrangements Report (Gretchen Kalav):
- We are trying to get notices out sooner to members about meetings.
- We may start sending out notices before the board meetings, or move up the board meeting dates.
- The Nov. meeting will probably be held in New Glarus, with hospitality at New Glarus Brewing and dinner at the New Glarus Hotel.
District VP/Tech Report (Randy Thiel):
- Noted that we are always looking for input on possible presentations, if anybody has something they’d like to present at a district meeting, please let us know.
- Nov. tech presentation will either be on packaging line cleanliness or draft line cleaning.
District Governor’s Report (Mike Scanzello):
- The national meeting will be October 13 in Minneapolis.
- There will be IBD DBE prep courses given again in March for the June tests.
Heritage Chair Report (Jerry Hilton):
- The MBAA display at the Potosi National Brewing History Museum will be taken down tomorrow (9-16-11).
Old Business:
- The appointment of Bill Ladish as the district Finance Chair was revisited and tabled until a later date.
New Business:
- Dave R. brought up the issue of the national board meeting being inaccessible since it is held this year at the MBAA headquarters rather than the hotel of the conference.
- Mike S. said he will make a comment at the meeting and that there will be bus service from the hotel for the meeting.
- Jerry H. mentioned that the reasoning was probably to save money on the hotel conference rooms, but a bus will also cost money.
- Jeff Hamilton from the WI Brewers Guild noted that the WBG will be hosting a tech conference in Madison in January and that they were both looking for content and suggested that the district could co-schedule a meeting in Madison to benefit both organizations.
- Tom V. marked the passing of Dan Stone of District Minneapolis. There was a moment of silence.
The meeting was adjourned, followed by a Technical Presentation given by Tyler Goelzer of MillerCoors on the use of ATP Bioluminescence for detection of bacteria in brewhouse water. This was followed by a catered dinner and hospitality at Lakefront Brewery.
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