| Format |
Open to all GCHA
members |
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Time,
Place |
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2002,
7:30 pm
(approximate, after play at Central
Parkway YMCA ends)
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Washington Platform
Elm Street at Court, near Central Parkway |
| Agenda |
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| Attendance |
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Board |
Board members George Lehocky,
David Kent, Bob Burkitt, Jim Krailler, Bob Hiance, Jack Dean and Mike
Reilly were present. Steve Kehoe attended part of the meeting as a guest.
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Review of
Minutes
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Corrections and additions to November minutes |
Jim Krailler
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Review of Minutes
- George Lehocky asked that the minutes of the November meeting as published
on the website be amended to reflect the following items.
To the Treasurer's Report, George added "each board member is strongly encouraged to promote
and recruit new memberships."
George requested that the Golf Outing discussion be moved to the Old Business.
In the Queen City Shootout item, George asked that responsibility for
obtaining sponsorship money from Ron Rosselot be assigned to Jack Dean.
George asked that the minutes reflect a unanimous
agreement by the Board to maintain the treasury at its current
level, in anticipation of 3-wall maintenance costs or other contingencies.
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Treasurer's
Report |
Income / Expenditures
/ Current balance
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David Kent
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Treasurer's Report
- David reported income of $ 150.00 mostly from membership dues. Expenses
related to the Fall Party were $ 564.08 for the month, leaving
a balance of $ 7,611.61.
Jim sent email reminders on 11/24/02 to those
who had not renewed. Current membership at the time of this Board meeting
is 66. An additional postal mailing is an option for the following
month.
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Special
Business |
Queen City Shootout
-- Sponsors
-- Directors
-- Shirts
-- Awards
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Board
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Queen City
Shootout
- Sponsorship money
is yet to be collected from Ron Rosselot and Paul Baker. Glenn
Laque and Jennifer Walker have already paid.
- Directors are Jack
Prather and Jim Krailler. The initial draw was posted around
noon on the day of the meeting.
- Shirts have been
selected and 72 have been purchased and are being printed.
Because of additional entries and the need for sponsor shirts, 12 more
are needed. Jack Prather will handle these additional shirts.
- Consistent with
previous Board decisions, the awards will be a pair of gloves and one
can of handballs for champions; finalists will be awarded a pair of
gloves. All winners will be offered the option of having an
engraved trophy shipped to them at a future date.
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Old
Business |
Golf Outing, Final
report
Tina's, November 29th, 12:00 pm
Winter 4-Wall Doubles League
January ShortLine
Reds Game
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Board
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Golf Outing -- Since
the November meeting, Board members have received the financial report
from the September Golf Outing. Paul Baker reports a loss of $203.00
for 2002, attributed to additional beer expenses caused by hot weather,
and less income than normal from the "split-the-pot" raffle.
In consideration for this loss, and since Paul has already agreed to
sponsor the Queen City Shootout, the Board decided to forgo the entire
costs of the Fitness@Waycross tournament sponsorship.
The Board also suggests that for next year's Golf Outing, the entry
fee charged to players needs to cover golf and dinner expenses.
The Board also suggested that Paul explore a less-expensive caterer.
Tina's Day-After-Thanksgiving
Party -- Although attendance on the handball courts at Central Parkway
Y was not as good as in years past, the party at Tina's was well-attended
and voted a great success by those who were able to be there.
ShortLine -- The
deadline for the next ShortLine is 12/15/02. However, because
of a heavy workload (Shootout tournament, membership mailing, BlueBall,
and Ireland reports) coupled with the desire to include entries to both
the Ohio State Championship tournament and the Akron Open, production
of the ShortLine may be pushed back and will probably miss the January
1 target mailing date.
Reds Game --
George did obtain a schedule, and will work with John Love on date selection
for the outing. Because of the new stadium, Board members feel
it's important to get tickets as soon as they become available. A suggestion
was made to see the New York Yankees, who are in town Tuesday through
Thursday, 6/3-6/5. Another suggestion was made to return the outing
to a Friday evening.
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Tournament
Schedule
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George Miller Memorial, Toledo
Queen City Shootout
BlueBall
Caples 3-Wall
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November 15 - 17 (Friday-Sunday)
December 6 - 8 (Friday-Sunday)
January 1 (Wednesday)
July 26 - 27 (Saturday-Sunday)
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George Miller
Memorial, Toledo
-- Only one Cincinnat player attended this event. Results have
been posted on the Toledo website, and a link has been placed on the GCHA
homepage.
Queen
City Shootout
-- Discussed at length, above.
BlueBall Open
-- The BlueBall 3-wall tournement will once again be held on January
1st, 2003 at 12:00 noon. All players are encouraged to dress warmly
and come out to Veterans' Park on New Year's Day to start the year off
right. GCHA will provide court maintenance, heat and heated balls.
Caples 3-Wall
-- In response to a suggestion received last month, Jim Krailler
looked into alternative weekend dates to hold the Caples tournament.
After looking at last year's schedule, every weekend after mid-June
(dates of 4-wall nationals) and in July conflicted with 3-wall events
in either Detroit or Chicago. The Board decided to continue with the
last weekend in July for the tournament.
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New
Business |
3-Wall Maintenance,
items for 2003
Other?
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Board
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3-Wall Maintenance
- Bob Burkitt distributed a list of possible maintenance projects related
to the 3-wall courts. This list will be prioritized at a future meeting,
with items to be submitted to Green Township.
Refurbish wood on benches
Clean and update plaque
Extend upper screen to deflect more balls
Repaint court lines
Paint "HANDBALL" for aerial viewing
Extend netting up an additional 2 feet
Repair steps to courts
Provide hard surface walkway to courts
Add shower to fieldhouse or outside
Renew plaques on benches
Survey cracks in floors and walls
Provide bleachers
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Calendar -- In relation
to the upcoming ShortLine, George Lehocky requested a change of date
on the January Board meeting, to Wednesday 1/8/03. He also requested
that the days of the week be included along with the dates, when published.
Winter Doubles League
- The doubles league, held at the Waycross club, has been moved to Friday
evenings, starting on November 15th. Paul Baker reports that at least
28 players will participate.
Ireland Adventure re-union
-- Tour host Irene Trunick is organizing a trip re-union at Jack
Quinn's. The suggested date is Saturday, January 18th, 2003.
Legends Tournament
-- The idea of holding a Legends Tournament at the Central Parkway YMCA
was
mentioned in
passing.
George Morano --
A GCHA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to George Morano at
the UC Basketball Outing. George received a plaque, an embroidered
golf shirt and a well-earned round of applause from the crowd.
World Handball Championships
-- George Lehocky reports that the World Handball Championships are
scheduled to be held in Ireland, from 10/17 -10/26, 2003.
Under the weather
-- George Coleman is ailing, and is currently in Good Samaritan Hospital
in Clifton. Bruce Beimisch is extremely ill, receiving homecare
from Hospice; George Lehocky will check with Bill Blewitt concerning
some way to let Bruce know he's in our thoughts.
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Next
Meeting
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Date/Time, Location
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Board
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Next meeting - The next meeting of the
Board will be Wednesday, January 8th, 2003 around 7:30
pm at The Washington Platform following play at the
Central "Y".
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Open
to all members
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