Meeting Minutes – March 5, 2022

Meeting Location: West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen

• Fellowship before meeting
• Collection of dues (Rick Albrecht) and selling of shirts and caps (Richard Robles)

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Harold Choate

Welcome and Introduction of Guests–

Officer Reports:

• Vice-President – George Campagna- We’ll be back here at West Baton Rouge Museum next month. The Skill Topic scheduled for next month has changed because the member who was scheduled to give it has moved out of the state. Harold Choate will do a presentation on shop made jigs.
• Secretary – Harold Choate- 16 people attended last month’s meeting at Brian Staus’s shop. We don’t have a final count on membership because payment of dues is still open.
• Treasurer – Rick Albrecht- Contact Rick for details.
• Webmaster – Geoff Michelli- Richard Robles expressed concern about how the website is managed and suggested we might consider hiring someone part time to maintain it. Richard has been unsuccessful in reaching Geoff to discuss these matters.
• Community Service – Lee Owens- Lee is out of town but he advised the projects we’ve been pursuing are close to being finalized.
• Education Outreach – Open

New and Ongoing Club Business

• Dues- Please pay your dues if you haven’t.
• WBR Fair- The club has been invited to participate in the West Baton Rouge Fair. It would involve us doing a 1 hour presentation of our choosing.
• Pecan Logs- Friends of Hays Town are offering pecan logs that have been cut on their property. The lumber is located in St. Gabriel. You can have all you want to haul away. We have talked to Tommy Treuil and verified he is will to saw any of the logs we bring to him. It is some nice looking lumber but would have to be hauled.

Members Questions/Concerns

Safety Topic– David Ringuette described an accident he had trying to carry a full sheet of 3/4″ plywood. Moral of the story is take the time to get material into a manageable size and shape so you don’t hurt yourself.

Skill Topic: George Campagna – Small Shops Video Part 2

Show-and-Tell

Adjourn

Please bring the following items to the meeting: