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Meeting Minutes, March 4th, 2005, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Mar 2005

Meeting Minutes, March 4th, 2005, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Financial Report.; Investment Committee Report.; Merchandise Committee Report.; Missoula Office Closure.; Mountain Flying Museum (MFM).; Merchandise Program Report.; Magazine Report.; Membership Update.; Endowment Fund Progress Report.; History Program.; Fritz Wolfram (MSO 53) Painting.; Bozeman Watch Company.; Corporate Funding.; Liability Insurance.; Associate Membership Brochure.; Website Management and Cost.; Merchandising Cold Missouri Waters.; Strategic Plan For the Next Meeting.;


Meeting Minutes, September 15th, 2001, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Sep 2001

Meeting Minutes, September 15th, 2001, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Old Business; Treasurers Report.; Membership Report.; Merchandise Report.; Magazine Report.; Yearbook Report.; Trails Program.; Evergreen Museum.; Nsa Records Scanning Project.; Us Forest Service Museum.; Glacier Beer.; Additional Nsa Videos.; Status Of 2000 Data Base At The Sj Bases.; Reunion 2004.; New Business; Officers For Next Year.; Next Meeting Date.; Museum Of Mountain Flying.; Meeting Adjourned.;


Meeting Minutes, April 7th, 2001, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Apr 2001

Meeting Minutes, April 7th, 2001, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Magazine Report.; Merchandise Report.; Video Report.; Membership Report.; Financial Report.; Evergreen Museum.; Digitizing old NSA Documents.; NSA History Book.; Web Site.; Database Protocol.; Guidelines For NSA Socials.; Upcoming June Meeting in Missoula.; Other Items.; Adjourn.;


Meeting Minutes, September 23rd, 2000, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Sep 2000

Meeting Minutes, September 23rd, 2000, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Next Meeting Date.; Long Range Planning.; Membership.; Treasurer.; Website.; Magazine.; Merchandising.; History.; Dale Longanecker.; Life Membership Project.; Reimbursement.; 2nd Vice President Vote.; Paid Help for Merchandising.;


Meeting Minutes, April 8th, 2000, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Apr 2000

Meeting Minutes, April 8th, 2000, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting called to order.; Minutes.; Treasurer's Report.; Membership Report.; Website.; Newsletter.; Merchandising.; OLD BUSINESS; Base Liaison.; By-Laws.; Elections.; Missoula Office.; Estate Planning.; NEW BUSINESS; Video Showing.; Tri-motor and Trails.; History Committee.; Draft agenda for the June Meeting of the Board.; Short Term Planning.; Long Range Planning.; Credit Card Service.; Steve Smith.; Membership Roster.; Position Descriptions.; Adjourn.;


Meeting Minutes, November 29th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Nov 1999

Meeting Minutes, November 29th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting called to order.; Minutes.; Treasurer's Report.; Membership Report.; Website.; OLD BUSINESS; Credit Card Membership.; Newsletter.; By Laws.; Mann Gulch.; NSA Office.;


Meeting Minutes, October 5th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Oct 1999

Meeting Minutes, October 5th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes of August 14, 1999 were accepted as amended.; Treasurer's Report.; Membership Report.; Newsletter Report.; OLD BUSINESS; Video Committee.; NEW BUSINESS; Credit Card purchases.; RTIF Format for E-mail documents.; The Life and Times of NSA's membership definition.; Corporate membership.; Books and Pictures.; Bill Moody request.; Director's responsibilities.; November meeting of the Executive Committee.; Adjourned the meeting.;


Meeting Minutes, July 2nd, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jul 1999

Meeting Minutes, July 2nd, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Called the meeting to order.; The minutes from the 15 June meeting were not read.; The Treasurer's report was dispensed with.; The membership report was dispensed with.; No old business was brought forth.; The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the change in NSA webmasters.; Reviewed changes that would make the website more user friendly.; Wrote a personal check so that he could begin work immediately.; Each section of the current website was reviewed at length.; Meeting adjourned.;


Meeting Minutes, June 15th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jun 1999

Meeting Minutes, June 15th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes:; Minutes of the executive committee meeting held ll May l999.; Treasurers Report:; $5000 from the video fund for Steve Smith to cover current expenses.; how profits from the sale of footage from the video should be spent.; Requests to allow more flexibility and independence in spending.; Membership Report: procedure limits report.; Old Business:; SA's plan to move to new quarters.; Adopt-A-Trail program.; Progress of the Redding reunion. New Business:; Move to new quarters.; Part time employee.; Progress report on the director's election.; Progress of the News Letter.; Ways to boost membership.; Mailing informing former jumpers about the Mann …


Meeting Minutes, May 11th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee May 1999

Meeting Minutes, May 11th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes of the last executive committee meeting.; Since the meeting was devoted entirely to setting up an agenda for the annual directors meeting, no minutes were recorded.; Adopt-A-Hwy clean up.; Treasurer's Report: treasurer's report and cash flow report.; Membership Report: report.; Old Business:; Mann Gultch remembrance program.; Progress of the Redding reunion in the year 2000.; New Business:.; A better office location.; Hiring a part time worker.; Collecting and counting the ballots returned for the Director positions.; News letter costs and future content.; Adopt-A-Trail project.;


Meeting Minutes, March 9th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Mar 1999

Meeting Minutes, March 9th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held 02/09/99.; Treasurer's Report: report March 9, 1999.; Two new accounts had been added.; Membership: figure for Jan and Feb was probably incorrect.; Old Business: Directors meeting discussed.; Rough draft of a NSA brochure.; Criticism of collecting bases info for Newsletter.; SJ video rough cut.; Video committee meeting.; IRS issues.; New Business: NSA stationery.; CPS reunion.; Reported on the 50th anniversary remembrance of the Mann Gulch Fire.; Dick Tracy health.; Next executive committee meeting for Apr 6 at 07:00 PM.;


Meeting Minutes, February 9th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Feb 1999

Meeting Minutes, February 9th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of the executive committee meeting held 01/l2/99.; corrections were called for and made.; Treasurer's Report: for the month of January.; How multiple year memberships would be handled.; Membership: total count was not significantly.; Old business: Gidlund report tabled.; Drop the idea of inviting base managers to attend the April directors meeting.; Move the date of the annual meeting from the Friday, 9 April to Saturday 10 April. NSA brochure.; New Business: handed out document titled "The Death of Smokejumping".; Adopt-A-Highway obligation.; Newsletter cover other bases at NSA expense to collect information and pictures.; E-mail addresses and years …


Meeting Minutes, January 12th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jan 1999

Meeting Minutes, January 12th, 1999, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of the meeting held l2/08/98.; Treasurer's Report: treasurer's report for 01/12/99.; NSA tax issues form 1997.; Membership: report.; Old Business: discussed the Adopt-A-Trail project progress and responses to request for volunteers.; Family purchasing a life membership as a memorial.; Alternative methods of holding the forthcoming directors election to encourage a large enough turnout to meet the 20% requirement.; Estate planning in fund raising efforts.; Sale of smokejumper manufactured items.; New Business: Action taken by the executive committee in response to the director's letter of Nov3, l998.; A need to bring the written by-laws up to date.; Next …


Meeting Minutes, December 8th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Dec 1998

Meeting Minutes, December 8th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of the meeting held l7 Nov 98.; Treasurer's Report: NSA is within budget for the year.; Membership Report: corrections of duplication of names and removal of the names of associate members that are no longer active.; Removed the names of many pilots who were not also smokejumpers.; Old Business: the "Hall of Fame" proposal was brought up.; Hall of Fame proposal be dropped.; Work on a brochure.; Adopt A Trail project.; Complaints covered in the letter.; New Business: Wildland Firefighter Monument.; Report on base activities for the news letter.;


Meeting Minutes, November 17th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Nov 1998

Meeting Minutes, November 17th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes from 13 Oct 98.; Old Business: Mann Gulch 50th anniversary commemoration. Financing for the commemoration.; Treasurer's Report: contributions to the video fund.; A break down of merchandise sales.; People not getting their canceled checks back.; The very large increase in data base comes from data received from Redding.; Old Business: proceedings of a meeting of the Video committee.; Possibly getting more income through estate planning.; A memorial from the association. adopt a trail program returns.; New Business: expiration dates for various board of director positions.; The minutes of executive committee meetings distributed after each meeting.; Hall of …


Meeting Minutes, October 13th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Oct 1998

Meeting Minutes, October 13th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of the 08 Sep 98 meeting.; Treasurer's Report: an accountant review the NSA accounts and that she was satisfied with their accuracy.; The NSA is over budget.; Another case of a Life Member not received his plaque.; Membership: increase in the data base came from a search of the old jump records at the Aerial Fire Depot in Missoula.; Old Business: control NSA has on the final video production in question.; Web Site is now getting 50 to 100 hits per day.; New Business: commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Mann Gulch fire.; Discussed the possibility …


Meeting Minutes, September 8th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Sep 1998

Meeting Minutes, September 8th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: minutes of 18 Aug 98.; Treasurers Report: profits from sales of "Smokejumper" patch.; Establishing a checking account for merchandising.; Ownership of copyright on video.; Membership: review of numbers.; Old Business: volunteer trail maintenance program.; Target two crews for the summer of 1999.; Membership committee reported.; Ideas for increasing membership.; Converting 5 to 10 year memberships to a life membership.; Mission statement for the organization.; New Business: date for the 1999 annual meeting tentatively set.; An NSA contribution to the wild Land Fire Fighter Memorial.


Meeting Minutes, August 18th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Aug 1998

Meeting Minutes, August 18th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes: copies of 14 Jul 98 executive committee meeting.; Treasurers Report: Video fund in depth.; Measures taken to balance the record of money taken in with deposited to the Video Fund account.; Membership: large increase over last month's figure due to addition of 1998 rookies and over 100 of the Triple Nickel jumpers from 1945.; Old Business: proposals on membership.; Collecting money through affiliate memberships.; Delay in discussion of the minutes of the Annual Meeting.; NSA returned to the original provider.; Video Committee update.; Use of some government equipment without authorization.; New Business: expanding merchandise sales.; Discussion on obtaining …


Meeting Minutes, July 14th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jul 1998

Meeting Minutes, July 14th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes from 9 Jun 98.; Treasurer's Report: Missing checks from video fund.; Membership: addition of the Triple Nickel jumpers.; Old Business: delay editing of minutes from annual meeting to August.; A breakdown of the products sold at the McCall reunion.; Sale items on the web page.; NFSM request for NSA members list.; Problem of the Director election.; New Business: renaming of the Winthrop airport to honor Francis Lufkin.; The Hall of Fame proposal.; Beechcraft aircraft donated to MMF.; NSA changing Web Page providers.; Use of video from video project on website.; Upgrading to Windows 95 or 98.; News letter …


Meeting Minutes, June 9th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jun 1998

Meeting Minutes, June 9th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes.; Copies of the minutes of the 12 May meeting handed out.; Treasurers Report.; $3000.00 for Ruana knives for life members.; Extra knives had been ordered for future members.; Credit card machine on hol.; Old Business.; Renaming of the Winthrop Airport to honor Francis Lufkin.; Hall of Fame proposal.; Evergreen Aviation Trimotor for making Smokejumper Video.; Digital copy of the NSA logo.; McCall local reunion and the Redding national reunion.; New Business. profits from sales.; News Letter.; News letter was on schedule.; Other Business.; 31 life memberships.; Annual local picnic.; Progress of the director election.;


Meeting Minutes, May 12th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee May 1998

Meeting Minutes, May 12th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Treasurer's Report.; Copies of the report handed out.; Reduction of accounts.; Switch banking accounts.; Open a visa/mastercard account for payments.; Letter discussion dispersal of reunion funds sent to bases.; Combining permanent and lifetime memberships.; Membership.; Total membership and delinquent accounts.; List of region 4 jumpers.; Old Business.; No Trimotor jump at Lufkin memorial. Available for video.Renaming of Winthrop airport to honor Francis Lufkin.; Adopt-A-Highway clean up cancelled.; Executive committee to reconsider the Hall of Fame proposal.; Back orders and stock.; Payment to send Merchandiser to McCall reunion. Request for smokejumper emblem.; New-BuSiness.; Set next exec committee meeting date.; NSA …


Meeting Minutes, April 7th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Apr 1998

Meeting Minutes, April 7th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: meeting called to order; primary purpose of this executive committee meeting was to develop a final agenda for the Annual Directors Meeting; to be held in three days. ; Forest Service has turned down the use of the Ford Trimotor; Minutes:; Finalization of Agenda for Annual Meeting:; modified agenda; Treasurers Report: ; profit and loss statement; Other Business:; Redding reunion; Adopt-A-Highway; National Smokejumper Association representative at the McCall reunion; need to improve NSA Logo for web use; meeting adjourned;


Meeting Minutes, February 10th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Feb 1998

Meeting Minutes, February 10th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: meeting called to order; I. Minutes:; II. Membership:; III. Treasurers Report:; proposed budget for the following month; Treasurers Report; Need for a member to takeover the ordering, mailing, and keeping track of inventory; advertising from outside the organization; IV. Old Business:; progress of the Redding reunion in the year 2000; efforts to remove the remains of the Ford Trimotor at Big Prairie; video project; the election of directors; V. New Business:; Adopt-A Highway clean up; VI. News Letter Report:; missing/uncashed checks; VII. Other Business:; next meeting of the executive committee; plan an agenda for the Directors Meeting; specific guidelines …


Meeting Minutes, January 13th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jan 1998

Meeting Minutes, January 13th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: I. Minutes:; II. Membership:; III. Treasurers Report: due to Lowell Hanson's resignation, Jon McBride had accepted the position of Treasurer.; year- end audit. ; need for a petty cash fund f descrepency between the funds that have reportedly been received and that which has been deposited at the bank; IV. Video Fund:; V. Old Business:; 2000 reunion ; removal of the remains of the Ford Trimotor at Big Prairie; more lists of jumpers sorted by base and year trained; VI. Video Report:; VII. New Business:; four positions on the Board of Directors expiring; VIII. News Letter Report:; next meeting …


Meeting Minutes, December 16th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Dec 1997

Meeting Minutes, December 16th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting To Order; 1. Minutes:; 2. Membership: Large Increase In The Database. Should Have Some Regular Procedure In Place To Update The Data Base Annually. Database Topics; 3. Treasurers Report; 4. Old Business; Next Reunion; Annual Board Of Directors Meeting; Which Board Members Have Terms Expiring; 5. New Business; Internal Operations And The News Letter; Life Membership Plaques, Caps, And Knives; Merchandise; Video Project; National Forest Service Museum Is Concerned About The Lack Of Nsa Representation At The Nfsm Meetings; Simplifying Payment For Postage And Office And Building Supplies; Newsletter Advertisement; Lowell Hanson's Resignation; New Treasurer Search; Meeting Concluded;


Meeting Minutes, October 14th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Oct 1997

Meeting Minutes, October 14th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting Was Called To Order; Minutes; Membership; Treasurers Report; Old Business; Life Members, Plaques And Ruana Knives Have Been Received; Adopt-a-highway Program; New List Of Officers And Other Board Members; New Business; Problems That The Nsa Is Having In Getting The Detail Work Done; Soliciting Members To Consider The Nsa In Estate Planning And In Choosing Insurance Beneficiaries; 1. Linking Web Pages With The Web Pages From Other Smokejumper Bases And Other Forest Related Agencies; 2. Phone-a-thons To Increase Memberships; 3. Mini Reunions; 4. Adopt-a-trail Program In Which A Group Of Former Jumpers Would Take Over The Maintenance Of …


Meeting Minutes, September 9th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Sep 1997

Meeting Minutes, September 9th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes; Membership; Treasurers Report; National Forest Service Museum; Old Business; Life Members Plaques Are Ready; Ruana Knives Are Now Being Engraved; Ford Trimotor And Jumper Painting; Web Page Is Progressing Well; All Former And Present Smokejumper's Names, Status, Year And Base Trained, To Be Put On The Web Page; New Business; Office Work Load; Adopt-a-highway Cleanup; Need For Updating Our Computer Programs; Adjournment;


Meeting Minutes, August 19th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Aug 1997

Meeting Minutes, August 19th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting To Order; Minutes-of Last Meeting; Membership Report; Treasurers Report; Video Report; Old Business; 2000 Reunion; Progress Of The Web Page; New Business; Mailing Copies Of The Minutes To Each Director; Notify The Executive Committee Of Meeting Dates; Meeting Time Changed; Utilize The Trimotor And Jumper Painting; Meeting Adjourned;


Meeting Minutes, July 15th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jul 1997

Meeting Minutes, July 15th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting To Order; Result Of The Director Election; Minutes Of The Executive Committee Meeting; 1. Membership Report; 2. Treasurers Report; 3. Video Report; 4. News Letter Report; 5. Other Business; Ruana Knives For The Next Reunion; How Temporary Service Works And How Much It Costs Nsa To Use Temporary Employees; 6. New Business; Nfsm, Mmf, And-nsa Booth At The Fair Booth.; Meeting Adjourned;


Meeting Minutes, June 10th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee Jun 1997

Meeting Minutes, June 10th, 1997, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Approval Of Minutes; Finance Report: Treasurer; Membership; Action Taken By The Membership Committee; Computer Search For Former Jumpers For Whom We Have No Current Address; Skip Ahead To Those Agenda Topics Which Required Lon Dale's Presence. The Committee Agreed.; Board Of Directors Election:; Liability Insurance Coverage For People Visiting The Museum; Newsletter; Reconsideration Of Hiring An Independent Contractor; Use Of Advertisements In The Newsletter; Allocation Of Time For The Secretary/Clerk; Nfsm Would Like To Have A Member Of The Nsa Attend Each Monthly Meeting; Letter Regarding The Next Reunion Requesting Some Preliminary Information; Computer Costs; Sales And Orders For …