Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Minutes of Past Meetings
Date: November 30, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Colina Jordan & Ralph Seeley’s home
Type of meeting: General membership meeting
Meeting called by: Mark Houser (Arts Administrator)
Members present: Mark Houser (Arts Administrator), Sally Houser, Sara Jarvis (Recording Secretary), Erin McCall (Corresponding Secretary), Dave Eggler (Treasurer), True Fisher, Barb Pennypacker, Jim & Gay Dunne, Susan Nicholas Gephart, Sharon McCarthy, Colina Jordan, Ralph Seeley, JoAnn Knupp (Vice President), Mike Hawn
Minutes from previous meeting (10/26/07):
Unanimous decision to accept previous meeting’s minutes
Treasurer’s report:
§ No report for this meeting
Arts Administrator’s Report:
§ JoAnn is still serving as temporary President
§ Discuss having elections at the next meeting
Library Concerts:
§ Concerts have been well attended
§ Susan: should an email be sent to the BHCA list to ask if people want to be added to other mailing lists for our eventst?
§ Colina: should we have a sign up list to see who is attending the concerts?
Gallery at Gamble Mill:
§ Susan: the committee will meet briefly after the general meeting
o a tentative schedule has been put together but the Gamble Mill is closing Dec 31st to re-open with the new owners in Jan or Feb
§ will need to get the current show taken down before the restaurant closes
o Food for Thought is almost together
§ Colina: the menu inserts should match the new menu format
o Susan: will send a letter or meet with the new owners to discuss the menu inserts
§ Mark: the Penn State marketing student can help with these issues
Summer Concerts:
- The committee will meet in Feb
Minstrel Show:
- JoAnn: not going to pursue this project at the current time
Talleyrand Park:
- Nothing new to report
- The trees will be replanted in the spring
Victorian Christmas:
§ Two applicants turned away this year; everyone else was accepted
§ Most of the fees have been collected
§ Miscellaneous tasks:
o Print out donut vouchers – True
o List of vendors with booth # and maps of YMCA – Mark
o Will be selling envelopes at the YMCA table
o Call gymnastics coach to make sure the YMCA will be accessible at 7 pm on Fri - True
§ Friday schedule:
§ Posting signs around APS: 6-9 pm - Ralph
§ Marking lines: 4-6 pm - Gaye and Mark
§ Move into APS: 6-9 pm - Gaye and Mark
§ YMCA set up: 7-9 pm - True, Mike, Jim
§ Hofbrau for dinner after set up is complete (9:30 pm)
§ Saturday schedule:
§ Coffee/donuts for APS: Dave
§ Lunch run for APS: Sally
§ Opening YMCA: 7-8:30 am - Jim
§ Table at YMCA: 9-11 am – Colina & 1-5 pm - True
§ Sunday schedule:
§ Coffee/donuts for APS: Dave
§ Lunch run for APS: Sally
§ Table at YMCA: 10-noon – Sally & noon-3 pm - Colina
o Take down
§ YMCA: John & Sharon
§ APS: Dave
Miscellaneous:
§ Elections for the next meeting
o Nominating committee: Colina (chair), Jim, and Erin
Next meeting: Friday, February 15th at Bellefonte Cool Beans
Jim moved to adjourn; Sally second.