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 MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 17, 2009 
CASCO BAY COUNCIL SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
 Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, and Chester Rice.
Members Not Present:  Louise Van Thorpe. 

1. The minutes from the December board meeting will be emailed for approval.
2. Linda reported that we had $4497.23 in checking and $3784.10 in savings. $510.00 is a liability for the NASB Museum.
3. The presenter, David Jourdan, for the January 28th meeting will speak about the lost Israeli submarine. Representative Michaud will be asked to speak on veteran’s affairs on February 18th.
4. Dick and Chet have contacted the Maine Maritime Museum. They would like us to become a corporate member. We are requesting to use their hall for our dinner meetings if we can settle on a satisfactory price. It was suggested that, in that case, we put our plague on their wall.
5. The January board meeting is cancelled. The next board meeting is February 2nd.

 

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009 
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING
 Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, and Chester Rice.

Members Not Present:  and Louise Van Thorpe. 
1. The minutes from the September board meeting were accepted.
2. The treasurer reported our finances we have $4,657.40 in checking and $3,782.86 in savings for a total of $8,440.26. We will be giving the Sea Cadets $1000.00 and owe some minor amounts for supplies.
3. We will be looking into the initiation of a Sea Cadet corps in Madison. We went over the Portland Sea Cadet monthly report.
4. Steve Levesque will be our speaker at the November 18 Dinner.  We will hand out a survey about choices for topics at the November dinner.
5. The January meeting will be on the third Thursday. David Jordan will be asked to speak.
6. We will look into having dinners at the Maine Maritime Museum.
7. Lee and Chet will approach BIW for greater involvement in the Chapter. We will request Pres. Geiger to speak at the December Dinner. We will request to have a BIW representative on the board.
8. We need to increase our membership.
9. Chet plans to step down as president in January. A new president and board members must be found.
10. The next meeting will be December 3rd at 6:30 at Curtis Library.

 

THERE WAS NO MEETING IN OCTOBER

 

MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, , and Chester Rice.
Members Not Present: Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Lee Fournier, and. and Louise Van Thorpe. 

1. The minutes from the May board meeting were accepted.
2. The treasurer reported our finances are in good shape. We have $4,003.58 in checking and $3,776.12 in savings for a total of $7,809.70.
3. Linda will issue a check for $500.00 for the South Portland Coast Guard Sea Cadets and $1000.00 for the Orion Sea Cadets at the October dinner meeting.
4. Frank will update the board addresses.
5. Louise and Cecile Tetrev are on the Base Museum Planning Board.
6. The Christening breakfast for the destroyers crew and families we sponsored with the help of Chris Jones was very successful..
7. The joint meeting with the Castine Council is delayed until spring.
8. Chester Rice is looking into having the Sea Cadets at the next Dinner meeting on Thursday, October 22. (changed to 29th) Invitations will be sent and information place on the website.
9. We will as Steve Levesque to speak on the base reuse plans at the November meeting.
10. For the December meeting we will try to get Tom Zysk to speak on SONAR.
11. Bob is going to Mr. Abrams and the author of Not Forgotten about speaking at future meetings.
12. The next board meeting will be Thursday, November 5. Details will be sent to the board and placed on the website.

 

THE JUNE BOARD MEETING WAS CANCELLED ALONG WITH THE JULY AND AUGUST MEETINGS

 

MINUTES OF THE MAY 6, 2009 
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Richard Leighton, Eileen Leighton, and Chester Rice,
Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Lee Fournier, and. and Louise Van Thorpe. 

1. The minutes from the April board meeting were accepted.
2. The treasurer reported our finances are in good shape. 
3. Our next dinner meeting will be at the South Portland Coast Guard Station on either June18th or 25th.
4. On May 17th we will be joining the Harpswell Garden on May 17th. club for the memorial service at the Base Chapel.
5. On July 12th the Orion Sea Cadets will be holding their picnic and our members are invited.
6. We will be sponsoring the Christening breakfast for the destroyers crew and families with the help of Chris Jones.
7. Plans are being made for a Joint meeting with the Castine Council in September.
8. Chester Rice is looking into having Tom Zysk to speak on SONAR at a future meeting.
9. Chester Rice presented the award at the Massabesic NJROTC honors night.
10. In an effort to save our limited financial resources we have decided to drop our membership in the Chamber of Commerce.
11. Louise Van Thorpe is working on the golf tournament to help sailors to attend the Navy Ball.
12. We are looking into membership, especially corporate membership.
13. The next board meeting will be Wednesday, June 3 at 6 PM Curtis Library. Please RSVP.

 

MINUTES OF THE APRIL  2 , 2009 
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING.

 

Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, and Louise Van Thorpe. 
Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Eileen Leighton, Lee Fournier, and Linda Grotton.

 

1. The minutes from the March board meeting were accepted.

2. As to finances: Linda Grotton our treasurer was absent so the report was given by Chester Rice who presented the complete budget for 2008  A discussion followed and it appears we will be in good financial shape for the coming year since we have severely reduced our postal budget. We paid the yearly fee of $135 for filing our nonprofit status paperwork. We are evaluating our participation in the Chamber of commerce noting no specific gains by being members. The golf tournament is planned to go ahead as it was last year. After this year there may not be sufficient numbers of participants to hold the Navy Ball which the tournament helps to finance.
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3. Our next meeting will be at the Bath Holiday Inn on April 23rd. Sarah Smiley will be our speaker. Approval was given for one nights lodging and a gift.  Chester Rice will escort her. We wish to thank Cecille Tetrev for efforts putting together this meeting.

4. Plans are being made for a Joint meeting with the Castine Council  in May and the SP Coast Guard in June. We are looking into an event when the Coast Guard Commandant comes to BIW. We have been asked to participate in the base closing ceremony.

5. There is still no solid response to our request for Sea Cadet housing on the Base after it is closed.

6. There will be a change of time and place for our board meetings due to member’s schedules. Mr. Rice will check members and let them know about the arrangements
by the next dinner meeting.

 

 

MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5, 2009
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Linda Grotton, Chester Rice

 Members Not Present: Frank Broadbent, Lee Fournier, Eileen Leighton, and Richard Leighton, and Louise Van Thorpe.

 
There was no quorum.

 

1. The minutes from the February board meeting were emailed for approval and accepted.

2. The February event at The Bath Holiday Inn was well attended and very informative.  Dick Leighton asked about the Sea Cadets Housing on Base.

4. We are going to ask Captain Krestos for the March meeting.

5. We are moving the board meeting to the first Thursday at Patten Library in Brunswick. The April date is the 2nd.

 
  
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MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 10, 2009
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Chester Rice, and Louise Van Thorpe.

 Members Not Present: Lee Fournier, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, and Richard Leighton.
 
There was no quorum.

 

1. The minutes from the January board meeting were emailed for approval and accepted.

2. Cecille Tetrev, Chris Jones and Theresa are leaving the board.

3. The January 29 event at The Bath Holiday Inn featuring Captain William Fitzgerald, Commanding Officer,

NASB, was well attended and very informative.

4. We are going to ask Sarah Smiley for the March meeting.

5. We are considering moving the board meeting to the first Thursday at Patten Library in Brunswick.

 
  
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MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 6, 2009
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Louise Van Thorpe.

 Members Not Present: Lee Fournier, Theresa Jackson, and Christopher Jones.
                            (The Meeting was held at Brunswick Tour and Travel)

1. The minutes from the November board meeting were emailed for approval and accepted.

2. Linda Grotton our treasurer we had $4545.48 in checking and $3768.75 in savings.
A check for $1000.00 will be hand delivered to the Main Street Bath group due to problems with earlier mail nondelivery.  She reported the Quicken program was working well and a minor problem with it will be worked out with the help of Chet Rice.

3. The January event has been rescheduled to January 29, at The Bath Holiday Inn. Captain William Fitzgerald, Commanding Officer, NASB will be the speaker. Suggestions for future events were made and members are following up on them.

4. This is the last month Cecille Tetrev will be president.  The board expressed appreciation for a job excellently done. A list of prospects for board officers and members was presented and they will be contacted personally by board members.
 
5. The article about the Council Cecille wrote was published in this month’s Chamber Connections.

6. Ideas for fund raising were discussed, but no conclusions were reached.

7. Linda Grotton announced that due to the birth of twins James Griffin will be stepping down from leading the Orion Squadron. A discussion of a new home for the squadron was held with member seeking new information about plans for NASB availability.   

8. Louise Van Thorpe will arrange for passes to the base for board members..

10. The next board meeting is 5:30, Tuesday, February 3rd, at the Transient Quarters.
  

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MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 4, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

 

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, and Cecille Tetrev.
 
Members Not Present: Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, and Louise Van Thorpe.

1. The minutes from the October board meeting were accepted.
 
2. Linda Grotton our Treasurer was absent so the report was given by Cecille who said that we have approximately $3000 in the treasury.  We gained $134.03 from the dinner and $34.00 from the 50-50. We purchased a new Quicken program and paid $130.00 for the crew of the Myers breakfast.

3. The Myers Breakfast was a great success.

4. The $500.00 check for the Orion Sea Cadets was sent.

5. United States Navy League president, Mike McGrath attended the christening of the Meyers and also attended the Navy Ball.

6. The Murder Mystery 1st Annual Fund Raiser event was held November 1st and hugely enjoyed by all.

7. On October 30th, author, Mary Lee Coe Fowler gave a speech at our meeting.

8. Captain Fitzgerald, Commanding Officer, NASB will be our speaker on Thursday, November 20th at the Holiday Inn, Bath.

9. There will be no meeting in December.

10. The next board meeting is 5:30, Tuesday, January 6, at the Transient Quarters.
   
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MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 14, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Cecille Tetrev,  and Louise Van Thorpe.

Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton,. Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, and Chester Rice

A quorum was not present.

The minutes from the August Board Meeting were accepted.

A. Since we have not had a quorum two times lately, PLEASE NOTIFY CECILLE TETREV IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETING OR CAN NOT MAKE IT. It is very discouraging to go to the effort of attending a meeting when a quorum is not present or like this time, just three members.

B. The following items were reported:

      1. Linda Grotton our Treasurer was absent so no report was given.  Cecille said that wehave approximately $3000 in the treasury.  A vote was taken by email and approval as given to spend $199 for the purchase of a new Quicken program.

     2. The Check for the Orion Sea Cadets was sent soon. The final $500 will be delivered in December.

      3. The Meyers christening is this Saturday. Invitations have been received. We are sponsoring the breakfast with for the crew and families with a donation of up to $100. United States Navy League president, Mike McGrath will attend the christening and also attend the Navy Ball.

      4. The Murder Mystery 1st Annual Fund Raiser event will be held November 1st.

      5. On October 30th, author, Mary Lee Coe Fowler will be our speaker.

      6. On Thursday, November 6th, the dinner for the Stockdale will be held at the Maine Maritime Museum. We plan on sponsoring for $250 and filling 14 seats to be paid by members who attend at $50 each.

           7. The election of new officers is approaching and nominations are requested as well as suggestion for people to approach for board membership.

      8. Plans were made to choose a speaker for the November dinner.

     C. The next board meeting is 5:30, Tuesday, November 4th, at the Transient Quarters.

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MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, and Cecille Tetrev.
Members Not Present: Christopher Jones, Theresa Jackson, and Louise Van Thorpe.

1. The minutes from the August Board Meeting were accepted.
2. Preparations were made for the Airshow.  We are manning our own Navy League booth
   in hanger 5.  Involved members have received VIP passes and passes to park for our booth.
3. Cecille presented our new vinyl banner and stand which we will use in our Airshow booth.
4. On October 16, author, Mary Lee Coe Fowler will be our speaker.
5. A check for $500 was presented to the Orion Sea Cadets.

      The next board meeting is 5:30, Tuesday, October 7th, at the Transient Quarters     
PLEASE NOTIFY CECILLE TETREV IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETING OR CAN NOT MAKE IT.
 

 

MINUTES OF THE JULY 8, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING
Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Christopher Jones, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Louise Van Thorpe.
Members Not Present: Theresa Jackson, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, and Richard Leighton.
A quorum was not present.

  1. The minutes from the June Board Meeting were accepted.
  2. The President reported the new Treasurer, Linda Groton, reported approximately $2942.33 in the checking account as of July 8, 2008. Linda will give a report in August\September.
  3. The budget will is to be completed by September.
  4. We will send a check for $500 to the Orion Squadron, Sea Cadets as first payment of $1000.00 allotted.
  1. The crew of the submarine USS Maine had a successful namesake visit. We will send thank you certificates.
  2. Chris Jones reported on ship visits. On October 18th, DDG108, Wayne E. Meyer will depart. The USCG training ship, Eagle, will be visiting Portland. On August 1st, Wing 5 will have a change of command.
  1. The Murder Mystery 1st Annual Fund Raiser was successful raising $725.00. The event is to be rescheduled.
  2. Roger Dumont feels confident that the Council will get $1500 .00 from the fund raiser.
  3. The Great State of Maine Airshow is scheduled for September 5-7. Louise Van Thorpe has made arrangements for our participation. We will get a banner to use at our booth.
  4. On July 16 at a lunch event at the Kennebec Tavern, RADM Tom Hall will speak. Invitations were sent by email to Council members, local military and BIW.
  5. The Coast Guard Dinner was a huge success due to Chet Rice’s efforts. The Admiral Preble Award and Will Bryant award were given to two deserving individuals: LLT Gerald J. Hewes and MST1 Scott K. Thoresen. The Council also awarded the each a $50.00 Savings Bond.
  6. An August event is to be skipped due  to work required for the Airshow
  7.  The June website was not posted due to a computer crash. The August site will be up on time.
  8. The chamber ‘spotlight’ was given to the printer on June 15, however the person at the Chamber neglected to change from the national information to our council’s information. The Chamber agreed to give us another “Spotlight” in January 2009.
  9. Chris Jones was nominated for Northern New England President and a National Director.
  10. The next board meeting is at 5:30, Tuesday, August 5th, at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

 

MINUTES OF THE JUNE 8, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING
Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Christopher Jones, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Louise Van Thorpe.
Members Not Present: Gary Cornwell, Theresa Jackson, Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton, Eileen Leighton, and Richard Leighton.
A quorum was not present.

  1. The minutes from the May Board Meeting were accepted.
  2. The Council mourns the passing of long time board member Thomas Peterson.
  3. Theresa Jackson reported that she had sent an email welcoming columnist Smiley to Maine and suggesting she might like to speak at one of our meetings.
  4. Invitations for the Murder Mystery Dinner were sent out.
  5. The Treasure reported $1630.90 in the account. We will disburse $100 to fund the USS Stockdale breakfast; $227 to the Chamber of commerce: and $50 for Saving Bond plus other expenses such as postage and payment for awards. In the future we will need to supply our own paper supplies. The account is in the process of being computerized.
  6. We will change our PO Box X to a smaller box due to cost and increased use of email.
  7. A Line for voluntary contributions will be added to our mailings.
  8. Other Councils charge yearly dues. Given our financial condition, we will weigh the pros and cons of dues.
  9. The email vote to approve $100 for the IA meeting was confirmed. Lee Fournier reported that the meeting was a huge success.
  10. Approved up to $100 to fund the breakfast for the USS Stockdale crew and family. The tour and breakfast will be at 0900. This will be our April Meeting.
  11. Members agreed the Maine Street Bath Dinner was a great success.
  12. The April event, a joint meeting with the Penobscot Council on April 26, was reported to be excellent. COL McAleer’s presentation on emergency management was very interesting and informative.
  13. The June event is planned to be an honors ceremony for the South Portland Coast Guard.  A dinner and tour are planned
  14. The Golf tournament will be held at the Bath Country Club on July15th starting shotgun at 0800.The Council will provide golf balls at cost of $150.
  15. We need to plan a meeting recognizing the leaders of the Sea Cadets and MJROTC. A Pot Luck dinner (Plus a $20 fee for members and guests) for leaders and kids on a Saturday in August At Judy Wood’s house was offered as a suggestion. Note: Members are invited to the June 7th Orion Squadron picnic. See web site for more information.)
  16. The visit of the USS Maine crew From July 1-6 was discussed as were the plans for the air show, the housing of the Council’s memorabilia, the difficulties with the proposed Base Museum, and Sea Cadet’s station.

The next board meeting is at 5:30, Tuesday, August 5th, at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

MINUTES OF THE MAY 5, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Theresa Jackson,  Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, and Cecille Tetrev,  Louise Van Thorpe, and Judith Wood.
Members Not Present: Lee Fournier, Linda Grotton and Christopher Jones.

  1. The minutes from the March Board Meeting were accepted.
  2. The Council mourns the passing of long time board member Thomas Peterson.
  3. Theresa Jackson reported that she had sent an email welcoming columnist Smiley to Maine and suggesting she might like to speak at one of our meetings.
  4. Invitations for the Murder Mystery Dinner were sent out.
  5. The Treasure reported $1630.90 in the account. We will disburse $100 to fund the USS Stockdale breakfast; $227 to the Chamber of commerce: and $50 for Saving Bond plus other expenses such as postage and payment for awards. In the future we will need to supply our own paper supplies. The account is in the process of being computerized.
  6. We will change our PO Box X to a smaller box due to cost and increased use of email.
  7. A Line for voluntary contributions will be added to our mailings.
  8. Other Councils charge yearly dues. Given our financial condition, we will weigh the pros and cons of dues.
  9. The email vote to approve $100 for the IA meeting was confirmed. Lee Fournier reported that the meeting was a huge success.
  10. Approved up to $100 to fund the breakfast for the USS Stockdale crew and family. The tour and breakfast will be at 0900. This will be our April Meeting.
  11. Members agreed the Maine Street Bath Dinner was a great success.
  12. The April event, a joint meeting with the Penobscot Council on April 26, was reported to be excellent. COL McAleer’s presentation on emergency management was very interesting and informative.
  13. The June event is planned to be an honors ceremony for the South Portland Coast Guard.  A dinner and tour are planned
  14. The Golf tournament will be held at the Bath Country Club on July15th starting shotgun at 0800.The Council will provide golf balls at cost of $150.
  15. We need to plan a meeting recognizing the leaders of the Sea Cadets and MJROTC. A Pot Luck dinner (Plus a $20 fee for members and guests) for leaders and kids on a Saturday in August At Judy Wood’s house was offered as a suggestion. Note: Members are invited to the June 7th Orion Squadron picnic. See web site for more information.)
  16. The visit of the USS Maine crew From July 1-6 was discussed as were the plans for the air show, the housing of the Council’s memorabilia, the difficulties with the proposed Base Museum, and Sea Cadet’s station.

The next board meeting is at 5:30, Tuesday, June 3rd, at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

 

MINUTES OF THE MARCH 4, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Christopher Jones, Chester Rice, and Cecille Tetrev.

Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Gary Cornwell, Theresa Jackson, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Thomas Peterson, Louise Van Thorpe, and Judith Wood.

  1. There was no quorum so no official action was taken.
  2. The minutes from the January Board Meeting were accepted with the change to board members only receiving badges.
  3. The treasurer was absent. Chet Rice presented the Annual Budget summary. We lost money last year.
  4. Theresa Jackson being absent there was no report on publicity.  Our council will be featured soon in the SPOTLIGHT section of the Chamber of Commerce newsletter.
  5. We need to obtain more email addresses in order to save on postage. Our website, www.navyleaguecascobay.org, is our electronic newsletter.
  6. Linda Groton reported on the Sea Cadets. They had their honors ceremony and Theresa Jackson presented the Roosevelt Award. The Madison Sea Cadets are sponsored by the VFW and American Legion. WE are not sure if we are to supervise them or if they are in our district. We will audit the Orion Squadrons records. The South Portland CG Sea Cadets are having a ceremony for their two new CPO’s . Chris Jones will attend.
  7. We have two new members. Chet will arrange to see they get our welcome letter and survey.
  8. The March meeting is planned for at the Kennebec Tavern in Bath. The speaker will be Admiral “Grog” Johnson.  Invitations will go out soon.
  9. The April event will be a joint meeting with the Penobscot Council on April 26.
  10. June 26th is planned for the Coast Guard dinner. A tour has been requested.
  11. The Golf Tourney is set for June 26 at the Bath Country Club. This most likely will be last year of our sponsorship.
  12. Rick and Cil Tetrev are offering a silent auction for a dinner. A fund raising committee is needed for this event.
  13. The change of command for South Portland Coast Guard Station’s Jim Mc Fearson is May 30.
  14. From July 1-6 the crew of the Maine will come to Maine.
  15. The Main Street Bath Dinner for the USS Sterrett is Thursday April 17 at Maine Maritime Museum.  Seats are $50.00.
  16. The USS Stockdale Christening is May 10.  It is open to the public.
  17. Louise Van Thorpe and Judy Wood are our representative for the Air Show planning committee.
  18. Chet Rice reported that ship visited will be posted soon.
  19. The annual report is being worked on. We need to find the status of our scholarship fund.

The next board meeting is at 5:30, Tuesday, April 1st at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Linda Grotton, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev,  Louise Van Thorpe, and Allan Weeks, and Judith Wood.

Members Not Present: Theresa Jackson and Thomas Peterson.

Special Guest: Lee Fournier

  1. Mr. Fournier made some announcements and Said he is ready to accept the program chair. He had to leave for a prior engagement.
  2. The minutes from the December Board Meeting were accepted.
  3. The treasurer reported our bank account totaled $5,305.26. So far no money has been received from the National for dues.
  4. The board voted Mr. Fournier in as program chair.
  5. The president reported on the discussion of the executive meeting.
  6. The next meeting is planned for January 24th in Bath. The speaker will be Richard Gay. The invitations have been sent.
  7. The February event is planned to honor the Reserve Sailor of The Year. An activity to take place during the cocktail hour will be planned.
  8. We are working on the Joint meeting of the three Councils in March.
  9. The April Event will be the Main Street Bath Dinner for the Sterrett.
  10. The Orion Sea Cadets will hold their Awards Ceremony in February 5th at the China Rose. Members are encouraged to attend.
  11. The South Portland Sea Cadets Award ceremony and annual inspection was attended by many of our members. James Griffin has done an outstanding job despite serious problems to be overcome. The unit has two new chiefs besides the one we honored.
  12. We need to recognize the Sea Cadet Leadership in one of our meetings.
  13. A new Sea Cadet unit has formed in Madison. We are looking to find out if it is in our district.
  14. It was voted to order awards for JNROTC at Massabesic.
  15.  The IA initiative was discussed and it was reported the group had very low attendance
  16. The need for a newsletter to all members was discussed. It was suggested that it need not be a elaborate so it can take less effort. The change to email and need to update the database was discussed.
  17. It was voted that new members receive name tags
  18. The next board meeting is at 5:30, February 5th at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

 

 MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 4, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Christopher Jones, Chester Rice, and Cecille Tetrev.

Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Gary Cornwell, Theresa Jackson, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Thomas Peterson, Louise Van Thorpe, and Judith Wood.

  1. There was no quorum so no official action was taken.
  2. The minutes from the January Board Meeting were accepted with the change to board members only receiving badges.
  3. The treasurer was absent. Chet Rice presented the Annual Budget summary. We lost money last year.
  4. Theresa Jackson being absent there was no report on publicity.  Our council will be featured soon in the SPOTLIGHT section of the Chamber of Commerce newsletter.
  5. We need to obtain more email addresses in order to save on postage. Our website, www.navyleaguecascobay.org, is our electronic newsletter.
  6. Linda Groton reported on the Sea Cadets. They had their honors ceremony and Theresa Jackson presented the Roosevelt Award. The Madison Sea Cadets are sponsored by the VFW and American Legion. WE are not sure if we are to supervise them or if they are in our district. We will audit the Orion Squadrons records. The South Portland CG Sea Cadets are having a ceremony for their two new CPO’s . Chris Jones will attend.
  7. We have two new members. Chet will arrange to see they get our welcome letter and survey.
  8. The March meeting is planned for at the Kennebec Tavern in Bath. The speaker will be Admiral “Grog” Johnson.  Invitations will go out soon.
  9. The April event will be a joint meeting with the Penobscot Council on April 26.
  10. June 26th is planned for the Coast Guard dinner. A tour has been requested.
  11. The Golf Tourney is set for June 26 at the Bath Country Club. This most likely will be last year of our sponsorship.
  12. Rick and Cil Tetrev are offering a silent auction for a dinner. A fund raising committee is needed for this event.
  13. The change of command for South Portland Coast Guard Station’s Jim Mc Fearson is May 30.
  14. From July 1-6 the crew of the Maine will come to Maine.
  15. The Main Street Bath Dinner for the USS Sterrett is Thursday April 17 at Maine Maritime Museum.  Seats are $50.00.
  16. The USS Stockdale Christening is May 10.  It is open to the public.
  17. Louise Van Thorpe and Judy Wood are our representative for the Air Show planning committee.
  18. Chet Rice reported that ship visited will be posted soon.
  19. The annual report is being worked on. We need to find the status of our scholarship fund.

The next board meeting is at 5:30, Tuesday, April 1st at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 2008
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Linda Grotton, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev,  Louise Van Thorpe, and Allan Weeks, and Judith Wood.

Members Not Present: Theresa Jackson and Thomas Peterson.

Special Guest: Lee Fournier

  1. Mr. Fournier made some announcements and Said he is ready to accept the program chair. He had to leave for a prior engagement.
  2. The minutes from the December Board Meeting were accepted.
  3. The treasurer reported our bank account totaled $5,305.26. So far no money has been received from the National for dues.
  4. The board voted Mr. Fournier in as program chair.
  5. The president reported on the discussion of the executive meeting.
  6. The next meeting is planned for January 24th in Bath. The speaker will be Richard Gay. The invitations have been sent.
  7. The February event is planned to honor the Reserve Sailor of The Year. An activity to take place during the cocktail hour will be planned.
  8. We are working on the Joint meeting of the three Councils in March.
  9. The April Event will be the Main Street Bath Dinner for the Sterrett.
  10. The Orion Sea Cadets will hold their Awards Ceremony in February 5th at the China Rose. Members are encouraged to attend.
  11. The South Portland Sea Cadets Award ceremony and annual inspection was attended by many of our members. James Griffin has done an outstanding job despite serious problems to be overcome. The unit has two new chiefs besides the one we honored.
  12. We need to recognize the Sea Cadet Leadership in one of our meetings.
  13. A new Sea Cadet unit has formed in Madison. We are looking to find out if it is in our district.
  14. It was voted to order awards for JNROTC at Massabesic.
  15.  The IA initiative was discussed and it was reported the group had very low attendance
  16. The need for a newsletter to all members was discussed. It was suggested that it need not be a elaborate so it can take less effort. The change to email and need to update the database was discussed.
  17. It was voted that new board members receive name tags
  18. The next board meeting is at 5:30, February 5th at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

 

 

MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 4, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, , Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Louise Van Thorpe.

Members Not Present: Gary Cornwell, Thomas Peterson, Allan Weeks, and Judith Wood.

  1. The minutes from the November Board Meeting were posted and upon later notice were accepted.
  2. The treasurer was absent. As far as we know no money has been received from the National from dues.
  3. The December luncheon meeting was cancelled.
  4. The next meeting is planned for January 24th in Bath. The speaker will be Richard Gay.  
  5. Every effort will be made to obtain publicity for this meeting and to encourage non-members to attend.
  6. The Orion Sea Cadets will hold their Awards Ceremony in February at the China Rose. Members are encouraged to attend. We are obtaining the Roosevelt Medal for both units.
  7. It was suggested that a public relations campaign be made to support the Sea Cadets.
  8. A request for nominations to the next Board will be posted in the newsletter and on the site. The present Board has agreed to be candidates for next year.
    9. The next board meeting is at 5:30, January 8th at the Transient Quarters on the base.

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Christopher Jones, Thomas Peterson, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Judith Wood. (No Quorum)

Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Louise Van Thorpe, and Allan Weeks.

  1. The minutes from the September Board Meeting were read and accepted.
  2. The treasurer handed out a report.  No money has been received from the National for dues.
  3. There were four new members this month: Richard A. Gay, Arn Heggers, John P. Morin, and Kyle E. Sadeck.  The president will welcome by phone. A Letter to the members requesting suggestions for new members and donations is being prepared. It will be enclosed with the next newsletter.
  4. The next meeting is at Winners on the 15th of  November. The December luncheon is planned for the Muddy Rudder on the 15th (or 22nd). A representative from BIW will be requested as a presenter.
  5. Chris Jones will send a condolence card to the family of a Coast Guard member in Boothbay. Frank Broadbent will send Thank you letters to Roger Dumont, Louise Van Thorpe, Theresa Jackson, and James Rogers for their participation in hosting the golf tournament.
  6. Chris Jones reported progress on revising the Council’s bylaws.
  7. There is a very serious need for adult leadership in both Sea Cadet groups. If no volunteers come forth they will have to disband.
  8. Louise Van Thorpe and Judy Wood are working on the committee preplanning the next Air Show.
  9. The President’s Own Marine Band concert was a big success drawing almost two thousand. A log will be made of what was done in preparation for the show.
  10. Theresa Jackson attended the Sea Cadets Boot Camp.
  11. Chet Rice is on the planning committee for the next Main Street Bath Dinner in April for the USS Stockdale.
  12. Chris Jones suggested we invite the local recruiters to present at one of our meetings.  A presentation by an official from BIW was also suggested for a future meeting.
  13. The need for regular monthly meetings of the membership was discussed resulting in the decision to have a December meeting, but somewhat scaled down in order not to incur extra costs to the Council.
  14. The next board meeting is at 5:30, December 4th at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

 

MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 2, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, Richard Leighton, Cecille Tetrev, Thomas Peterson, Louise Van Thorpe, and, Judith Wood.

Members Not Present: Chester Rice, and Allan Weeks.

  1. The minutes from the September Board Meeting were read and accepted.
  2. Treasurer reported $1663 in checking. $503 is expected from Air Show volunteering.  $200 is to be paid out for golf balls and a minor amount to Louise Van Thorpe for supplies. Since we only served as sponsor for the Sea Cadet’s car wash, they will receive the $200 they earned plus the $500 as the last installment for the year.There was a discussion of the $1300 owed to the City of Portland for rental of auditorium. Another question arose about when the check(s) from Navy League are coming in.
  3. Secretary reported very low traffic on our website.  The need for a newsletter soon was discussed and an article about the website will be included therein.
  4. The Air Show was a big success despite Saturday’s rain. Our volunteers - Louise Van Thorpe, Chet Rice, Frank Broadbent, Cil Tetrev, Dick and Eileen Leighton, and Theresa Jackson – earned $503.
  5. The Golf Fund Raiser plans were discussed. Louise Van Thorpe, Eileen Fletcher volunteered to work the table at the Golf Tourney.
  6. Plans for the President’s Own Marine Band were discussed. Publicity arrangements were described and plans for more publicity were made.
  7. The need to increase our membership, especially younger members, was discussed.  We will have a table at the Band Concert to recruit new members. Eileen Leighton and Richard Leighton are considering co-chairing membership after they review the book.
  8. The November 15th meeting will feature COL Duering talking about his experiences in Afghanistan. Arrangements for the venue were discussed.
  9. Chris Jones announced that the christening of the USS Stockdale will be in May instead of December.
  10. Fund raising ideas were discussed. A letter to our members describing the Council’s activities and need for support is being written by Judy Wood, Cil Tetrev, Gary Cornwell to be mailed out to our members next month.
  11. The need for regular monthly meetings of the membership was discussed resulting in the decision to have a December meeting, but somewhat scaled down in order not to incur extra costs to the Council.
  12. The next board meeting is 5:30, November 6th at the Transient Quarters on the base.

MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present:, Frank Broadbent, Christopher Jones, Eileen Leighton, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, Thomas Peterson, Louise Van Thorpe, and, Judith Wood.

Members Not Present: Robert Anderson, Gary Cornwell, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Richard Leighton, and Allan Weeks.
                
Guest: James Griffin

  1. The minutes from the July Board Meeting were read and accepted.
  2. Treasurer reported $1,268.90 in checking.  Complete report next week.. Question about check(s) from Navy League.
  3. Plans for the President’s Own Marine Band were discussed. Info will be placed on website.
  4. Plans for the.Navy Ball were discussed.
  5. Passed a resolution to donate $200.00 for golf balls for the Navy Open Golf Tournament.
  6. Senator Susan Collins has been invited to speak at the November 15th meeting.
  7. The BLRA has approved giving the Chapel to the NASB Museum.
  8. The $50 check for the IA group was destroyed and a check was given to Louise Van Thorpe to cover the cost of refreshments she provided.
  9. James Griffin reported that there are 38 active cadets and 25 potential cadets. He also said that there is a serious need for a female adult volunteer for the South Portland group.
  10. Next board meeting is 5:30, October 2nd at the Transient Quarters on the base.

 

MINUTES OF THE JULY 10, 2007
CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, Richard Leighton, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, Louise Van Thorpe,and Allan Weeks.
Members Not Present: Eileen Fletcher,. Linda Grotton, Thomas Peterson, and, Judith Wood

    MINUTES OF THE JUNE 5, 2007
    CASCO BAY COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

    Members Present: Robert Anderson, Frank Broadbent, Gary Cornwell, Eileen Fletcher, Linda Grotton, Theresa Jackson, Christopher Jones, Richard Leighton, Thomas Peterson, Chester Rice, Cecille Tetrev, and Louise Van Thorpe, and Judith Wood.

    Members Not Present: Allan Weeks
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    Guest: James Griffin

    The minutes from the May Board Meeting were read and accepted.