__________________________________________
 

DAIRYLAND WALKERS BIMONTHLY MEETING MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY AUGUST 21, 2003  Officers Present:  Jerry and Pam Wilson (Co-Presidents); Russ Crane (Treasurer); Karen Reger (Secretary); Barbara Borde (Member at Large)  In Attendance:  24  Meeting  Jerry Wilson began the meeting at 7:08 p.m.   Treasurer's Report – Russ Crane  At the last Board Meeting, on July 17, the balance was $2,566.56.  Since that time, income has totaled $867.00.  The total expenses were $673.83, for a current balance of $2,759.73.  This is an increase of $193.17.   Secretary's Report – Karen Reger  Karen forgot to bring along paper copies of the last general club meeting minutes – no action was taken on this report.    New Member  New member Chris Gross was present.  She has been doing some of the Tuesday night walks.    Upcoming Walks  Middleton Good Neighbor Fest – Bruce Dewey  This walk will be held this coming Saturday, the 23rd.  It will start at the same place as last year, the Boy Scout tent at the back of Firemen's Park, near the restrooms.  The start will be from 7:30 to noon.  Bruce passed around a volunteer sign-up sheet for this event.  There will be a workers' walk on Friday afternoon.    Jefferson Gemuetlichkeit Walk – Jerry Wilson  This will be held on Sunday, September 14.    Camp Wawbeek Walk (Wisconsin Dells) – Bruce Dewey  This will also be held on a Sunday.  Brochures for this walk are available on one of the tables.  The walk will be entirely on the property of the camp.  There will be a picnic afterwards, with Tom Doyle being the chef and the Wilsons bringing the food.    Cambridge Walk – Barb Borde  This will be held on November 1.  Picnic Point Walk – Bruce Dewey  Bruce mentioned that road construction was being done in the area of the parking lot that's adjacent to the path going to Picnic Point.  This should not affect the walk at all.  It was to be completed in three weeks.  This walk will not be sanctioned for next year – in its place will be a combination of the Nakoma special event walk and the Civil War special event walk held several years ago.  It will be a seasonal and will start from the same place as the Picnic Point walk, the Best Western Inn Towner.    Good Neighbor Fest Walk– Bruce Dewey  Bruce had indicated in the past that he might not do this event again next year, but he said that it was still open for discussion.    Refreshments  Various people brought snacks and drinks, which were very welcome.    Program  Barb Borde introduced the speaker, Elke, from Ed-Ventures, Inc. of Rochester, Minnesota.  She was here to present a program about a possible European walking tour that could be designed for our club.  She suggested a tour that would go to Germany and Austria, and showed slides of possible destinations.  She would be in contact with volkssporting groups in these countries to design a walking plan.  At this point, no definite cost could be given, although $2,500 to $2,900 could be a guideline.  She likes to go on the tours herself.  People would be transported by bus and stay in family-run hotels and eat local food.  She would like to include a cruise on the Rhine, with sightings of many castles.  This would include two full weekends so we could perhaps do some weekend walks along with the Germans and Austrians.  She would like to include some cultural and historical destinations along with the walks.  The walks would not be climbing up mountains, but would be more in the valleys.  Breakfasts and dinners would be included, but not the cost of walking awards.  She thinks September would be a good time to go.  Non-walkers or those who don't want to do every walk would be welcome to come along.  Four to five hours is usually allowed for the walks.  Most are 10Ks, but some events are starting to offer 5Ks.  All walks would be approved and you can get stamps for them.    Door Prize  Jerry Wilson won the door prize, and he picked out a New Balance shirt.    The meeting ended at 8:07 p.m.    Submitted by Karen Reger.