Town of Veteran Historical Society

 

Meeting Minutes

 

19 March 2025

 

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 10:00 a.m. 

 

Present (8) Tim Rodabaugh, Anita Hesser, JoAnn Ripley, Shirley Lant, Ray Benjamin, David Conklin, Diane Fee & Jim Hassell

 

Members Joining (1) John Mann; renewing their dues (3) Sharon Keough, Tami Mallare & Sadie Ann West

 

Meeting held at Veteran Town Hall at 10:00 a.m.  We have a quorum

 

Salute to the flag 

 

Reading of the last meetings minutes: Motion to adopt made by Diane Fee, 2nd by Ray Benjamin

 

Treasurer's report: Gloria read the report.  Balance as of October 31, 2024: $29,588.37. 

September expenditures: $60.57; income: $324.31.  October expenditures: $50.00; income:

$2,394.65.  Motion to accept the Treasurers report was made by Diane Fee; 2nd by Jean Seymour. 

 

1) Tim shared that the 2025 Chemung County Room Tax fund paperwork had been completed,

with Anita's assistance, and we are waiting on the results.  

 

2) New items donated were a 1952 wedding dress / veil & a 1700's era tomahawk / axe head. 

3) Tee shirts & hats were available.  We sold three tee-shirts & one hat.  Tim is going to stop

in at JoAnn fabrics to see if they have any left.  He will see if he can get some in the assorted

sizes. 

  

4) JoAnn Ripley graciously volunteered to take on keeping our events book up to date.  Tim will

get her some clear page covers & card stock to get started.  Thank you JoAnn!! 

 

5) Member Jim Hassell was welcomed & spoke briefly.

 

6) Member David Conklin spoke briefly on area historic sites. 

 

1) Tim - Treasurer: Balance as of 2/28/25: $42,894.50

January expenses: $54.00, Income $270.90.  February expenses: $34.60, Income: $36.80.

Motion to accept the Treasurer's report was made by David Conklin, 2nd by Anita Hesser. 

 

2) Ray - Building.  He shared the estimate ($3300.00) for the replacement of the front porch,

etc. at the museum.  He stated it would be done mid- April.

 

3) Tim -  Cemetery.  He shared that Shane Lohmuller will be doing the cemeteries again this

year. 

 

4) Shirley - Membership.  John Mann re-joined us three members renewed their dues. 

The 2025 dues reminder letters were sent out March 1st. 

 

5) Anita - Fund Raising.  She reviewed some of the paperwork regarding the Craft Fair &

wondered if we needed to revise it.  Those in attendance felt everything is fine as it is. 

She asked what we thought of changing the time of the Craft Fair this year to 9 am to 2 pm. 

Those in attendance voted to try this.   The location at Grand Central Plaza parking lot where

we set up for Doug's Fish Fry was discussed.   We were asked to move our location closer to

the end where Dunkin Donuts is.   That area is very congested with not only parking but

actual space constraints.  We wondered about moving to the East end of the plaze where

Ollie's is to that small empty parking lot.  Anita will look in to this.  

 

Speaker / Presenter: none scheduled for this meeting.

 

 

Adjournment / motion & second: Motion to adjourn made by Anita Hesser; 2nd by Ray Benjamin

 

Submitted by: Shirley Lant, Secretary