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Orleans
Women’s Tennis Club
MINUTES
– October 12, 2006
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The annual meeting of
Orleans
Women’s Tennis Club commenced at
City
Park
with a prayer invoked by Alana Yuratich.
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Following the prayer, Gwen
Pablovich read a letter to the Membership, which she had prepared,
thanking the Board of Directors, the Grounds Committee and the
Nominating Committee for their assistance during the past two years,
especially those who did so much to help in keeping Orleans Women’s
Tennis Club together. She
tried to explain the situation the Club was left in post Katrina and
the daunting job the Board had in trying to work with the Board of
City Park to get a proposal to keep the Club in City Park, which has
always been home to the Club.
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I was unable to read the
Minutes from the last meeting as I do not have a printer yet due to
Katrina and Gwen’s computer was down and, also, unable to print the
minutes. We disregarded my
report.
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Shirley Toner, Treasurer,
handed out the Treasury Report.
As of September 30, 2004 the Treasury had a balance of $16,
597.44. The balance in the
Treasury as of October 12, 2006 was $7,147.09.
Carolyn Kramer made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s
report, which was seconded by Vyeann Jones.
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Teeda Ebeier, 2nd
Vice President and Membership Chairman, also lost her records due to
Hurricane Katrina, but gave an oral report of the current status of
members. As of October 12,
2006, the Club has approximately 100 members.
This number leaves 50 openings for new members.
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Gwen Pablovich took the
floor and explained the difficult situation the Officers of the Club
were in post Katrina with trying to find a place for the members to
play. We were approached by
WOW
Tennis
Center
and began to work with the Manager to arrive at a workable price for
the members to pay. Although
the Officers had been trying to work with
City
Park
since January of 2006 to secure our contract with them, it wasn’t
until August that
City
Park
’s Board took notice of the situation and began to work with the
Club.
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Joan Wolverton, 1st
Vice President, gave her report on working for the Club in the best
and worst of conditions. She
also went into the talks that commenced with both
WOW
Tennis
Center
and with
City
Park
. She also thanked the Board
for their help during the past months of confusion.
Joan also explained that to continue to play at City Park,
the members will have to increase their dues to $200.00 per year.
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Judy Ruisch asked where was
WOW
Tennis
Center
and was told that those courts are a UNO.
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Marilyn Brandt passed out a
paper with the names from the Nominating Committee for the new
Officers for the Board of the Club, 2006 - 2007.
They are as follows:
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President
- Carolyn
Kramer
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1st Vice
President -
Vyeann Jones
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2nd Vice
President -
Andre Boothe
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Secretary
- Shirley
Toner
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Treasurer
- Carolyn
Abadie
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The nominations were all
accepted by acclamation. The
above will be the Officers from October 2006 through October 2007.
The Nominating Committee consisted of Marilyn Brandt, Vyeann
Jones, Carolyn Kramer, and Anne Lea.
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Carolyn Kramer discussed
briefly the necessity to amend the By-Laws prior to voting to change
the Club’s home courts. Joan
Wolverton explained that she had taken the By-Laws to an attorney
many months ago, who said they were legitimate, but the Club did
have the flexibility to change such things as dates and other
conditions to meet certain situations.
Post Katrina would have fallen under such a catastrophic
situation.
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Wilma Longstreet made a
suggestion that we forego the By-Laws considering the post Katrina
catastrophe the Club was put in.
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Joan Doyle made a motion to
change the By-Laws. Michen
Houser made a motion that we keep the Club at
City
Park
and pay the extra $100 in dues.
The motion was seconded by Judy Rusich.
By a show of hands, the vote was unanimous to keep
Orleans
Women’s Tennis Club at
City
Park
, at this time.
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Wilma Longstreet questioned
the Court Rules to which Gwen could only give her the Rules
verbally. When a new
Membership book comes out, the new rules will be in the book.
Teeda answered by saying we have the two far courts on both
sides, according to Lee Rhodes who is with the Men’s Club.
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Emily Garland wanted to know
if we had the Men’s courts in situations of OWTC League play.
Gwen suggested that we pay for leagues in advance.
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B. J. Johnson reminded the
ladies of the need to use our Web Site, which is owtcno.com.
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Gwen asked the Members who
would volunteer to be on the new Grounds Committee besides the 1st
Vice President, Vyeann Jones and the 2nd Vice President,
Andre Boothe. The following
members volunteered to join the Grounds Committee:
Anne Lea, Marion Jackson, Barbara Comarda and Wilma
Longstreet.
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Shirley Toner’s address was
given to Members so they would be able to send their checks for
their dues.
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A motion to close the annual
meeting was made by Teeda Ebeier and seconded by Cheryl Wertz.
Respectfully submitted by:
Dawn D.
Smith, Secretary
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