2003:
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MINUTES
11-2-03
PNKCA Executive Board Meeting
Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Jerry Tyler. In attendance:
Jerry Tyler, Chairman
Linda Montgomery, Vice Chairman
Raeleen DeGrandpre, Interim Treasurer
Brigitte White, Secretary
Phillip Lee, New Webmaster
Web
Site
· Phillip Lee introduced as new Webmaster.
· Tom Santorsola will stay on until 1-1-04.
· The next two months shall be a transition period. Jerry
Tyler will e-mail Tom Santorsola with a cc to Phillip Lee outlining the requirements for transition. Tom will continue as a consultant at $35.00 hour. Consulting
should be kept to an absolute minimum. Phillip will need to obtain the development
source code from Tom at least a week in advance of transition. Phillip agreeable
to paying the hosting fee with the understanding that he will be reimbursed. Jerry
Tyler will be web coordinator. Phillip agreeable to paying DSL fees six months
at a time. PNKCA will start paying Phillip’s DSL in December. Overlap of one month due to transition. Jerry Tyler will write
up webmaster contract.
Phillip Lee departed following the web site discussion.
Treasurer
· Ron Boedeker has resigned.
· Raeleen DeGranpre has agreed to function as interim treasurer until March 2004 rep meeting. Raeleen will take over the treasurer function on 12-1-03. Jerry Tyler will e-mail Ron Boedeker requesting transfer of records.
Raeleen will need to set up new bank account or transfer existing account to local bank. Raeleen to find out bank requirements to make the change. Linda
Montgomery and Raeleen DeGrandpre to be on signature cards. Raeleen to follow up on Certificate of Deposit as agreed on 7-27-03.
Raeleen would prefer to use Quick Books as she is already familiar with the system and has the software.
AKCA
Speaker Grant
· March Agenda Item: AKCA
provides speaker grants on lottery basis. Feedback needed from reps on having
clubs donate their winning speaker grant to PNKCA.
“Annual Koi Award”
· March Agenda Item: Need name for this award. Vote
on having clubs submit their Tategoi Award winner to PNKCA. At June 2004 convention,
attendee’s vote on the best of the best. Club to submit photo. Plaque/certificate given as award. Since not all clubs have
shows/tategoi award winners, vote on eliminating Tategoi Award. Each club to
submit fish of their choice by May 15. Jerry Tyler will contact Norman Call to
design certificate.
Representative
Manual
·
Brigitte White to make new manuals. Need to decide
on contents.
Convention
Poster
· March Agenda Item: Suggestion
is to list convention date as well as up-coming club events. Club listings would
be in alpha order and limited to one major event. Need to select artist to design. Linda Montgomery will ask Patti Magee for prototype.
Payment would be in pins, not dollars. Could have Patti sign original
and auction it at convention.
T-shirts
· Jerry Tyler to contact Norman Call regarding designing new T-shirts.
Will ask about long sleeve style.
· Remaining supply of old T-shirts to be gives to reps at March meeting.
· Future sales considerations: Patti Magee coffee mugs
and caps. (Example only.)
Dues
· March Agenda Item: Raise
dues to $50.00 effective 2005. Necessary due to increased maintenance costs.
· Jerry Tyler to draft e-mail explaining why dues should be raised.
Emphasis on what we do for the clubs: grants, annual koi award, web site,
rep manual, brochures, etc.
By-Law
Change
· March Agenda Item: Accounting
for convention must be submitted to PNKCA Treasurer in the same calendar year or forfeit 25% profit.
Web
Site Coordinator
· Concluded position not necessary. Chairman to be point
person to authorize content. Clubs to be encouraged to submit articles. Individuals may be request to provide articles.
2005
Convention
· Need to obtain commitment from host club. Will put
notice on the web site. Contact Pacific Wonderland Koi Club, Oregon Koi &
Watergarden Society and Olympic Koi Club.
Respectfully submitted, Brigitte White/12-4-03
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MINUTES
7-27-03
PNKCA Board Meeting
Meeting called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Jerry Tyler. In attendance:
Jerry Tyler, Chairman
Linda Montgomery, Vice Chairman
Ron Boedeker, Treasurer
Brigitte White, Secretary
Sue Boydstun, Guest
2004 Convention
· Sue Boydstun/Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society is organizing the next convention to be held on
June 11-12-13, 2004.
· The Holiday Inn at the Boise Airport has been chosen for location.
Obtained room rate of $69.00 per night with full booking.
· Friday night reception. Hotel will “comp”
the room with a 20-room night booking.
· Saturday night banquet will offer halibut or steak.
· BBQ on Sunday after pond tour.
· Speakers to be selected. Intend to do a “four
corners” rotating speaker arrangement. For example, gardening in one corner,
water features in another corner, koi in another corner. Participants move around
the room to hear all topics.
· Linda Montgomery advised that AKCA speaker grant is being discontinued. Will be on a lottery basis. Also, past chairmen are available
to be speakers.
Sue departed following her presentation.
Web Site Coordinator/Newsletter
Editor
· Gene & Phyllis Anderson have resigned. Need to
find replacements.
· Who in membership has qualifications? Rich Street and
Norman Call were mentioned. However, it is felt they would decline.
· Should this be two separate jobs or one position?
· Currently, Ron Boedeker is the single point contact between board and web master.
Understanding of New
Chairman
· It is Jerry Tyler’s desire and intention to “Keep it Simple”. Each Executive Board member will fulfill their job responsibility.
Treasurer’s Report
· Ron Boedeker is looking for discrepancy of $223.39 in treasurer’s report. Check book is accurate at $13,620.22.
· Ron to investigate possibility of obtaining Certificate of Deposit for $5000 for six months.
· Puget Sound Koi Club to return $2000 convention advance.
Membership Dues
· Clubs who pay their dues late will not be allowed to vote.
· Prince George Koi & Watergarden Club will be dropped from membership. No due have been paid in two years. No response to repeated
inquiries as to their intentions.
· Dues will be increased to $40-$50 per year due to increased operating costs. Dues have been at $20 for many years.
PNKCA Board Members
· Discussion as to whether or not web site coordinator/newsletter editor should be made a board member. A moot point since the Anderson’s have resigned.
· Need policy statement regarding clubs writing their own articles and providing pictures. Limit number of photo’s submitted. Articles can give
link to club site. Ron Boedeker to draft.
By-Law Change
· Since there are only two scheduled meetings a year, should a decision need to be made in between,
request reps vote by mail. Ron Boedeker to draft proposal that a motion would
be carried by a majority of ballots returned. Board has authority to spend $________
on expenditures without a vote. Include addendum regarding $2000 convention seed
money.
Pins
· Larry Christensen currently in possession. He will
turn in so that all PNKCA assets made are consolidated in one place.
T-Shirts
· There are a number of PNKCA T-shirts remaining in inventory.
They will be given to the reps at the next meeting. Norman Call is designing
new ones.
Insurance
· Estimated assets @ $19,000, including bank balance. Annual
premium for a $1 million dollar liability policy is $1030. This includes clubs
in Canada.
· What is rationale for obtaining insurance? Jerry Tyler
will talk to Larry Christensen. It was Larry who initially raised concerns about
the lack of insurance.
2003 Convention Report
· Convention income:
13,910.06
Convention expense: 11,444.72
PNKCA advance:
2,000.00
Profit: 465.34
· The hosting clubs will not take their 25% of the profit.
Domain Name
· It is time to renew or lose our web site domain name of www.pnkca.org. Agreed on the seven-year fee, as it is the most economical.
Web Site
· On budget for now.
· Lengthy discussion on the benefits of maintaining the web site.
· Will work on cutting the expense for the web site. Need
to explore ways to do this in order to stay within the budget.
Respectfully submitted,
Brigitte White
9-7-03
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MINUTES (Amended
3/13/04)
5-17-03
PNKCA Representative Meeting
Meeting called to order at 1:35 by John Seifert.
Roll Call and Introductions
· All
clubs were represented with the exception of:
Prince George Koi & Watergarden Club
Northern Lights Koi Club.
See attached roll call sheet for reps or designates.
· Two new clubs have joined. Welcomed:
Nanaimo Fish Pond & Water Garden Association – Gary Thorburn
Yakima Valley Koi & Water Garden Club – Larry & Marlene Smith
State of the Association
– John Seifert
· Stated
that all proposals required unanimous approval of four board members.
· Stated
there is a decrease in the bank balance in last two years.
· Stated
there is an increase in assets, namely the web site.
· Stated
that inventory of assets still needs to be completed.
Minutes 3-1-03
Approved.
Treasurer’s Report
· 2002
PNKCA Convention final report – check for $587.57 (25% profit) given to Inland Empire Water Garden and Koi Society as
the hosting club.
· 2002
Treasurer’s Report – approved.
Election for New Board
Nominated:
Chairman – Jerry Tyler
Vice Chairman – Linda Montgomery
Treasurer – Ron Boedeker
Secretary – Brigitte White
No additional nominations. Board accepted.
Approved.
Proposal for By-Law Change
It is proposed that dealers be prohibited from serving on the PNKCA Executive Board.
Discussion of rationale. Clarification of definitions.
· Definition
“ii” from ballot prevailed by a show of hands.
· Ballot
vote for Article III.
24 in favor
0 against
AKCA Membership
Application for membership has not been sent. Discussion regarding PNKCA
being a club vs. an association. Issue deferred to new board.
Insurance
Up-date from Linda Montgomery. Multitude of E-mails back and forth trying
to collect the necessary information regarding assets and financial status. Not
concluded. Issue deferred to new board.
Web Site
Cost/benefit analysis has been done.
Expansion of Executive
Board
Issue deferred to new board.
Future Conventions
Need to generate ideas regarding type of event clubs want. Return to picnic
style?
Convention Speakers
The talks of the speakers have been videotaped. Any interested rep many
purchase a copy for $15.00.
Respectfully submitted,
Brigitte White
6-9-03
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MINUTES
3-1-03
PNKCA Representative
Meeting
All
clubs were represented with the exception of Prince George Koi & Watergarden Club, Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society
and Northern Lights Koi Club.
Meeting
called to order at 11:15 a.m. by John Seifert.
Introductions
Board
members introduced. Welcomed new secretary, Brigitte White.
Minutes 6-8-02
Secretary’s
report by Kathy Roberson read by Brigitte White. Amended and approved.
Treasurer’s
Report
Explained
by Ron Boedeker. Question raised about how long it takes for 2002 show money
to get back into the bank account? Funds should be back in the account by November,
however there is still a check outstanding. Also, AKCA speaker grant has not
been received. These items should be resolved shortly. Amended and approved. Lengthy discussion ensued regarding
cost of web site. Consequently, this agenda item was moved up in the schedule.
Web Site
· Why has cost exceeded $700.00 budget? There was considerable difference
of opinion as to what was what previously agreed upon.
· Concerns raised regarding cost of web site vs. value received. It
was pointed out that cost of newsletters @ $400 per issue six times a year offset the cost of web site. Further, there are revenue-producing opportunities on web site in form of vendor advertising and E-mail
availability.
· Why was budget exceeded without rep input? Timing didn’t
allow for rep approval. Board decision to move ahead due to availability of Tom
Santorsola.
· What is monthly cost of web site? Majority of construction costs
have been paid. Maintenance costs include DSL line - $50, hosting fee - $16 and web master fee’s of $25 hour.
Tom Santorsola estimates approximately eight hours of work per month. He
is donating three free hours each month.
· Concern that PNKCA web site vendor ads may take away from local newsletter vendor ads. Several people did not see this as a problem since PNKCA is open to international vendors.
Further discussion suspended for later in the day.
Rep Reports
· Reps gave up-dates on what their clubs have done since the last meeting and what is scheduled for the coming
months. (Details to be posted on web site.)
Insurance
John Seifert has not been able to find anyone willing to insure PNKCA. Burt Ballou in California talked to his agent who is not willing.
Linda Montgomery got a lead on Zurich Insurance Co. Needs to have a base
address. Oregon OK? Motion made
and approved for Linda Montgomery to be the base. The PNKCA is a non-profit club. Do we need to incorporate? Issue tabled
without decision.
Bronze Koi Award
Larry Christensen explained criterion. There
are currently two nominees.
ZNA
Larry Christensen explained that this organization is in Japan. Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club is the charter club for ZNA. Membership
is advantageous for the advanced hobbyist. Annual membership fee is usually $75. Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club is currently offering membership for $65, due by
4-1-03. With membership, you can attend ZNA seminars. Also, “opens doors” for you if you go to Japan. Canadian
clubs should contact Richard Adema/Canada Koi Club of British Columbia.
Ed Fujimoto Award
Six clubs have sent in nominations thus far.
PNKCA 2003 Convention
Jerry Tyler extended invitation to everyone to attend. Gave overview of agenda. Raffle tickets are now available. Lindsay Gibson gave explanation of sights in and around Victoria, pond tour on busses
with box lunch provided. Covered ID needs for crossing the US/Canadian border: proof of citizenship=birth certificate and picture ID=driver’s license. A passport is preferred and serves both purposes.
Leon Lopez/Klahanie Koi Club offered parking availability and transportation to Port Angeles ferries. John Seifert mentioned incentive on raffle tickets: $100 to
club that sells the most.
NEW BUSINESS
PNKCA 2004 Convention
A host club is needed. Idaho is a
possibility.
Interclub Competition
- Proposal made for most members in
a club having their pond featured on the web site. Would be for calendar year. Prize $100 to be awarded at 2004 Spring meeting.
Motion approved.
- Proposal made for most vendor ads
sold. Lengthy discussion on how to market vendors, handle charges (check or PayPal),
cost of web site maintenance. No motion made, issue dropped.
Miscellaneous
Norman Call reported AKCA has approved five persons to evaluate club web sites. PNKCA not eligible.
Larry Christensen and Lindsay Gibson asked about possibility of setting up store on web
site for T-shirts, pins, hats, etc. Who is willing to take on responsibility
for storing and shipping? To be addressed at a later date.
John Seifert
asked about producing an association brochure with club contacts listed. Problem is we do not have current rep info. Linda Montgomery
suggested using link to web site instead.
Proposed Change in By-Laws
A requirement to obtaining insurance is that PNKCA board members not be involved in a
koi-related business venture. Discussion regarding what is considered koi related. Wording suggestions should be sent to John Seifert.
Motion to be re-visited at May convention meeting.
Dealer Organization
Proposal is to have dealers set up their own organization for the purpose of setting
up standards on how to handle fish. Would be self-regulated. There is a concern federal regulations may be coming. Would
be advantageous to the dealers. AKCA is not in favor of the PNKCA pursuing this. Suggestion made to have vets facilitate rather than PNKCA. To be addressed at a later date.
Web Site (continued)
Tom Santorsola asked for feedback on site. Where
should site go from here?
· Concern about posting financial information on web site.
· Concern about posting technical articles on web site. It was decided
last year to simply have links to other sites.
· Need cost/benefit analysis for web site. Set cap on web site expenditures: $2000 web site fee’s for the year. Motion
approved. To be re-visited at May convention meeting.
· Database of vendors? To be developed.
· Do we need contract with Tom Santorsola? Tom will write up agreement
for John Seifert.
· What about KHA page? Idea is to have a KHA contact page. Concerns expressed this should not be developed until insurance issue resolved.
· Discussion on how to solicit vendor ads. There is information on web
site now. Letter would need to be written.
PNKCA will pay for stamps, envelopes and labels. Kathy Bergh volunteered
to do mailing. Brigitte White to provide labels.
John Seifert to write letter. Motion approved.
PNKCA Patches
Larry Christensen has patches for sale to clubs at $2.00 each.
Motion to adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
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2002:
Pacific
Northwest Koi Clubs Association
Board Meeting – November 17, 2002
Web Site
John
Seifert’s notes from the Web Site meeting held November 2, 2002 in Spokane Washington. Items in ( ) are added post-meeting by John.
Those
present were Tom Santorsola, Gene & Phyllis Anderson, Ron & Gloria Boedeker and John Seifert.
- Domain name – pnkca.org – was reserved in December 2001 for
two years at $35 per year.
- Internet host – icehouse.net – was paid in January 2002 for
one year at $244.
- (Tom’s recommended host’s costs for the next year are in this
same range.)
- Webmaster, Tom Santorsola, has been paid $300 to date. (Budget was for $700 for year)
- (PNKCA also purchased Adobe program for $199.)
- Items we would like to have provided by the Internet host:
- Email forwarding – i.e. chairman@pnkca.org could be forwarded to whomever is chairman.
- Email forwarding to have sufficient addresses to be able to forward to
all officers, convention hosts and several others undefined at this time.
- Data base capabilities to enable data such as club updates or convention
registrations to be submitted online.
- Ability to have secure credit card information submitted for convention
registrations etc.
- Ample room for expansion of our site
- Capability of our member-clubs to submit certain information directly the
PNKCA site such as calendar of events or possibly a location for a mini web page for each club.
- Calendar of events – changes and updates need to be highlighted until
next revision
- Each page or section needs to have the date of the latest revision.
- Resource page and links needs to be expanded. Appropriate disclosures needs to be added especially as to the criteria for listing some commercial sites
herein.
- Forms need to be added to the website:
- Ed Fujimoto award nominee
- Bronze Koi award nominee
- Club promotional grant application
- Club officer and address update
- Club contact information and consent (see separate article for details)
- Club events form if information not entered directly by the member-club
- Convention registration
- (Spring Rep meeting reservation)
- The above forms will either need to be submitted via an on-line to a database
or have capability to be submitted directly to the responsible person.
- Data base development cost to be up to $250 for each database needed.
- Club contacts to be listed in club listing (see separate article for details)
- Map showing the location of each member-club. This would be non-interactive.
- (Clubs need to provide logos for their listing on the website.)
- Website content would be event driven.
Scales and Tales would not be a published on the site. All the events
that previously have been reported in Scales and Tales would be posted on the site as soon as they are written and categorized
appropriately but not in a formal newsletter format. The website section called
“Newsletter”, which contained Scales and Tales, would be renamed “News”. The “News” section would be just that – news.
- Notices of major updates to the website will be emailed to the reps and
other interested parties.
- Scales and Tales will remain a hardcopy or emailed newsletter, but will
not be available on the website. It should contain the business information of
the association such as minutes, financials, pending agenda items, letter from the chairman and such other mundane information
that should only be of interest to the reps.
- For those clubs that do not have their own website, a mini website
page on the PNKCA website would be provided. This would be limited in size and
could be updated to the member-club up to four times per year. The Webmaster
would have sole discretion as to size, content, graphics etc. The intent is for
the smaller clubs to have space to share what their club is about, promote upcoming events and report significant news about
their club. This will need to be a very low cost item for the PNKCA, essentially a space available type program.
- John to check into Pay-Pal program and PNKCA Visa merchant program.
- Look into having paid, Koi–related advertisers with the intent that
advertising revenues would pay for most or all of the website costs.
- List commercial supporters of PNKCA on the website. All commercial donors listed with placement on list given to those, in our opinion, who have contributed
most to the PNKCA this past year. Possibility that donors would be classed by
amount of donation, such as using “stars” or some other rating system such as employed by many non-profits.
- Listing of non-donors was discussed.
Consensus was that this listing of any business having anything to do with Koi or water gardening in the Pacific Northwest
would be too big for our website or for volunteers to manage efficiently and within our limited resources. (Only two clubs
have supplied listings and these were fairly extensive.)
Pacific Northwest
Koi Clubs Association
Board Meeting – November 17, 2002
Web Site
John Seifert’s
notes from the Web Site meeting held November 2, 2002 in Spokane Washington. Items in (
) are added post-meeting by John.
Those present
were Tom Santorsola, Gene & Phyllis Anderson, Ron & Gloria Boedeker and John Seifert.
- Domain name – pnkca.org – was reserved in December 2001 for two years at
$35 per year.
- Internet host – icehouse.net – was paid in January 2002 for one year at $244.
- (Tom’s recommended host’s costs for the next year are in this same range.)
- Webmaster, Tom Santorsola, has been paid $300 to date.
(Budget was for $700 for year)
- (PNKCA also purchased Adobe program for $199.)
- Items we would like to have provided by the Internet host:
- Email forwarding – i.e. chairman@pnkca.org could be forwarded to whomever is chairman.
- Email forwarding to have sufficient addresses to be able to forward to all officers,
convention hosts and several others undefined at this time.
- Data base capabilities to enable data such as club updates or convention registrations
to be submitted online.
- Ability to have secure credit card information submitted for convention registrations
etc.
- Ample room for expansion of our site
- Capability of our member-clubs to submit certain information directly the PNKCA site
such as calendar of events or possibly a location for a mini web page for each club.
- Calendar of events – changes and updates need to be highlighted until next revision
- Each page or section needs to have the date of the latest revision.
- Resource page and links needs to be expanded. Appropriate
disclosures needs to be added especially as to the criteria for listing some commercial sites herein.
- Forms need to be added to the website:
- Ed Fujimoto award nominee
- Bronze Koi award nominee
- Club promotional grant application
- Club officer and address update
- Club contact information and consent (see separate article for details)
- Club events form if information not entered directly by the member-club
- Convention registration
- (Spring Rep meeting reservation)
- The above forms will either need to be submitted via an on-line to a database or have
capability to be submitted directly to the responsible person.
- Data base development cost to be up to $250 for each database needed.
- Club contacts to be listed in club listing (see separate article for details)
- Map showing the location of each member-club. This
would be non-interactive.
- (Clubs need to provide logos for their listing on the website.)
- Website content would be event driven. Scales
and Tales would not be a published on the site. All the events that previously
have been reported in Scales and Tales would be posted on the site as soon as they are written and categorized appropriately
but not in a formal newsletter format. The website section called “Newsletter”,
which contained Scales and Tales, would be renamed “News”. The “News”
section would be just that – news.
- Notices of major updates to the website will be emailed to the reps and other interested
parties.
- Scales and Tales will remain a hardcopy or emailed newsletter, but will not be available
on the website. It should contain the business information of the association
such as minutes, financials, pending agenda items, letter from the chairman and such other mundane information that should
only be of interest to the reps.
- For those clubs that do not have their own website, a mini website page on the PNKCA
website would be provided. This would be limited in size and could be updated
to the member-club up to four times per year. The Webmaster would have sole discretion
as to size, content, graphics etc. The intent is for the smaller clubs to have
space to share what their club is about, promote upcoming events and report significant news about their club. This will need
to be a very low cost item for the PNKCA, essentially a space available type program.
- John to check into Pay-Pal program and PNKCA Visa merchant program.
- Look into having paid, Koi–related advertisers with the intent that advertising
revenues would pay for most or all of the website costs.
- List commercial supporters of PNKCA on the website.
All commercial donors listed with placement on list given to those, in our opinion, who have contributed most to the
PNKCA this past year. Possibility that donors would be classed by amount of donation,
such as using “stars” or some other rating system such as employed by many non-profits.
- Listing of non-donors was discussed. Consensus
was that this listing of any business having anything to do with Koi or water gardening in the Pacific Northwest would be
too big for our website or for volunteers to manage efficiently and within our limited resources. (Only two clubs have supplied
listings and these were fairly extensive.)
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PNKCA Rep Meeting
June 8, 2002
Ramada Inn, Spokane WA
Meeting
called to order at 4:50 PM John Seifert
Secretaries
report by Kathy Roberson, amended and approved
Treasurer's
report given by Ron Boedeker and approved
Motion for approval made
by Sally Karo and 2nd by Jan Gilman
Officer
update set on Microsoft Access introduced by Ron and Gloria Boedeker
Update dates to kept up
to date so record is kept of the latest update.
Electronic Officer update form may be used and emailed: Reps may make any
changes or corrections immediately.
Goal is to keep this document as up to date as possible.
Clubs should include P.O. Box or special club address, if none exists
Update not to be used for solicitation purposes.
Discussion and approval voiced by reps and a thanks voiced for Gloria.
Old
Business
John stated that insurance
coverage is difficult to get in WA.
There is a possibility of making Burt Ballou in CA a member of a local club and then allowing him to handle the insurance
coverage.
2003 Convention – No volunteers yet
Jerry Tyler investing possible cruise option, (discussion followed omitted)
Lindsay suggested convention in Seattle, pond tour in Victoria
(Other discussions & comments on convention omitted)
Motion was made that John Seifert and Jerry Tyler will continue to work on the 2003 convention and will have the information
available as soon as possible. 2nd by Bob Roberson
Spring rep meeting 2003 will be held on March 1st at Copperfield’s in Tacoma.
Website options: All approved. Basic black and white copies of the newsletter
with the minutes and treasurer report will be mailed to the Reps.
Larry Christensen handed out Koi show posters
Motion to adjourn: Jerry Tyler, Bob Roberson 2nd, approved.
(By Kathy Roberson, PNKCA secretary)
Items in (italics) are changes from Kathy Roberson’s minutes.
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PNKCA Spring Rep Meeting 2002
March 23, 2002
Copperfields Restaurant, Tacoma, WA
Dinner called to order by President,
John Seifert at 12:15 pm.
Meeting called to order by president at 1:10
pm.
Introduction and welcome made by the president.
Koi 101 of Poulsbo, WA was introduced as the newest club to join the Association.
Secretary read the minutes
Motion to approve the minutes moved by
Dave Mason, 2nd by Jan Gilman, passed.
Treasurer’s report read
Motion to approve the treasurer’s
report moved by Larry Christensen, 2nd by Dave Mason,
passed.
Update on Insurance for the PNKCA presented by the president Insurance must be bought out
of the state of Washington. Larry Christensen inquired, will it include coverage
for clubs storage areas.
More information about insurance will
be obtained.
PNKCA Grant
2001 only 4 clubs applied and there are
6 grants available yearly.
Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society
has applied for 2002 grant to be used for the Obon
Festival. Motion to approve the grant
made by Clark Shea, 2nd by Larry
Christiansen, passed.
5 grants for 2002 still available
Individual Clubs spoke on current activities
within their club.
Dai-chi Koi & Japanese Garden Club
of BC – Lindsay Gibson
Steve Childers will be giving an educational
lecture on tategoi, all clubs invited.
Koi 101 – Dan Snicthler
Educational club where a typewritten presentation
will be given each month and
dicussed.
Cascade Koi & Golfish Club – Sharon Mack
Meetings are focused on Fish and Friendship
Club will be putting up a booth at their areas
Home and Garden Show
Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Clark Shea
Clubs focus is on bringing in tategoi
for the year.
Puget Sound Koi Club – Dave Mason
Next meeting will be held at Peaceful Ponds in Roy. Larry and Pat
Christensen will be giving a presentation
on judging koi.
A Spring Fair will be held on April 18th
There is a new location for the Young Koi Show
Meetings focus on education
Washington Koi & Water Garden Society – Jan Gilman
Meetings focus on education
Preparations are being made for the fall koi show
Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club –
Linda Montgomery
An auction will be held on May 11th or
12th (Saturday)
Preparations being made for the 22nd
Annual Portland Koi Show
Pacific Wonderland Koi Club – Sally Karo
Meeting focus is on hobbyist and education
Up coming function is Childrens Day at
the Japanese Gardens
The club maintains the koi at the Japanese
Gardens in conjunction with
Northwest Koi and Cascade Koi clubs.
Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society – Brook
Club is using the information from the KHT
program to give talks at meetings
July 21st and 22nd will be a non-judged koi show
In August, the Obon Festival
Pond tour scheduled for the summer
Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi
Society – Gene Anderson
May – Gardens
June 1st – Koi rescue auction
June 7-9th, the PNKCA Convention
June 15th, a raffle style auction is
scheduled
July – pond tour
August 24-25th there Koi Show
Website introduction – John Seifert
The main goal is to be an avenue for the PNKCA
to get information out, to keep every
member informed about current events,
contacts, etc.
Policy draft (handed out to each rep)
presented.
Website discussion:
How do members update the website?
Resource Library –created and maintain
by Ron Boedecker on links to good
information.
Linda Montgomery questioned how much verifying
of information will
be done? Information about antibiotic use to
be cautioned.’
Larry Christensen suggested that no chemical,
medications, dosages
should be included, nothing technical
Previously published articles may be used with permission. Ron Boedecker suggested
to link to bulletin boards with a disclaimer.
Linda Montgomery suggested listing the certified
KHA’s that would
be willing.
Kathy Bergh suggested that this be run by the
insurance as per
disclaimers.
Larry Christensen made the motion to accept
the Resource Library as
described above, 2nd by Barbara
Sours, passed.
Linda Montgomery posed questions on vendor
links. Will they be included only if
they support the PNKCA Convention to encourage
vendor support for the
PNKCA?
Kathy Bergh spoke in agreement.
Larry Christensen suggested all vendors listed
on site but no website link
connection.
Dave Mason suggested that all vendors be listed
in order that you can visit them
if you are in the area.
Open discussion ensued and suggestion
made:
Dealers listed only for the Northwest
Web link only if the vendor supports the PNKCA
in some way.
Hot links would be included if a donation is
made to the PNKCA.
Website must include a disclaimer that the
PNKCA does not
endorse any of the vendors, etc.
Motion made by Linda Montgomery to accept the
vendor information section of the website as
discussed, 2nd by Kathy Bergh,
passed.
Motion made by Kathy Bergh that individual
clubs submit the list of vendors that will be listed
on the website including their name, address,
phone number and email. If the vendor
supports the PNKCA then they would receive
a hot link to their website. 2nd by Lindsey
Gibson, passed.
Scales and Tales – proposed that it be
included on the website and discontinue the printing and
mailing of copies to the reps. The cost is becoming prohibitive at $350 an issue. A
notice will be emailed or mailed (if no email
is available) to the reps to notify them
when a new issue comes out. The reps may in turn print a copy out for the club.
Discussion:
Add web addresses to club newsletters for the
AKC and the PNKCA.
Encourage everyone to send News letters
to other clubs.
Buy Adobe to be used for website by Phyllis
Anderson @ app. $199
Motion made by Dave Mason to accept the inclusion
of the Scales and Tales on the web
site as discussed, 2nd by
Larry Christensen, passed.
Web master and maintenance discussed.
The labor for the website was donated by Tom
He will be willing to
Maintain the site for an hourly rate of $20/hr
to be about $40-$50 a month.
A maximum ceiling of $700 for maintance
a year.
Motion made by Larry Christensen to accept
the web maintenance as dicussed, 2nd by
Linda Montgomery, passed. Note: Resource building money to be allocated
separately.
Bronze Koi Awards – the process for nominations
and determination of recipient explained by
Larry Christensen.
Ed Fujimoto Awards – Must be submitted
by clubs by March 31st .
Super Raffle items introduced and tickets to
be available through Ron Boedecker after the
meeting. Canadian clubs may sell for $1.00
also. The club selling the most tickets will
receive $100.
Spokane Convention – Gene Anderson
Convention tickets will be for club members
only until May 15th, then they may be
Offered to the public for sale. There are only 125 spaces available.
Thanks to Norm Call for his help in the design
of the poster and convention pin.
Convention 2003 – Pat Christensen spoke
on the ease of setting up a convention and encouraged
Clubs to consider holding it.
KHA – Linda Montgomery requested a grant
of $350 from the PNKCA to help off set the
expense of the labs on the 35 students.
Motion made by Ralph McGowen to accept the
grant proposal as discussed, 2nd Sharon
Mack, passed.
Reminder made that officer updates need to
be submitted by the clubs and dues are due.
Motion made to adjourn the meeting by
Dave Mason, 2nd Pat Christensen, passed.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
2001:
PNKCA 2001 Convention Rep. Meeting
Shilo Inn-Portland, Oregon
June 16th, 2001 Meeting Minutes
Chairman Larry Christensen opened the meeting and welcomed all the participating
clubs and their representatives.
Minutes of the Spring Rep. Meeting held at Copperfield’s Inn on March 31st, was
read by Kathy Ferriss. One amendment to the minutes was requested by Linda Montgomery in regards to the PNKCA Club member
guide book. Motion to strike sentence “As
errors of this nature have already been pointed out.” (Reason to strike by Linda Montgomery was that
she did not recall the mention and that it must not have been made during the meeting). Motion to approve amended
minutes; Minutes As Amended Passed.
First up was a Treasurer’s Update given by Pat Christensen. She reported $12,786.14 currently
in the treasury plus $2,000 that will be coming back from the Northwest Club of seed money for the 2001 convention. She added
that she hopes the Convention Auction will be successful again this year because it is one of the important ways the Association
makes enough money to continue funding its conventions each year.
2001 Grant Applications- Pat spoke briefly about the Grants available to clubs from the Association.
Then asked each of the clubs who were granted $150 to talk about how they used their grant.
Sally Karo- (Pacific Wonderland Club) spoke about May 6th Children’s Day at the Portland Japanese Gardens. Linda Montgomery took fish
to display at the one-day festival. And she also wrote up an article about the annual festival, which appeared in Koi USA
magazine.
Jerry Tyler- (Puget Sound Koi Club) spoke about his clubs participation in a Spring Fair. The club gained four new members and has noted more member involvement
this year.
Bonne Price- (Oregon Koi and Watergarden Society) spoke about her club doing a Home Show with the Umpqua Water Gardens. Bonne supplied Goldfish
to be handed out to children. Brochures were also handed out. She promoted the Obon Festival scheduled for August and mentioned
that the club purchased (4) more tanks. The club sponsored an informal judging contest mainly for promotional purposes. Also
mentioned was a planned Pond Tour for July.
John Seifert- (Inland Empire Koi Society) spoke about his clubs participation at the Spokane Garden Expo 2001. They had a booth at
the all-garden and related crafts show. This event was free to the public and the attendance was reported at between 8 to
10,000 people. Lots of questions about koi and ponds were disseminated that day.
Scales and Tales Report- Jim Ferriss reported that the association newsletter would be going out within the next two weeks after
the convention. He asked attending members to remember to send in articles for the association newsletter.
Insurance Update- Larry Christensen reported that he has been in touch with a possible agent. John Seifert mentioned something
about applying for a million dollar liability coverage with a $25,000 single occurrence. Cost would be $500.00 but would not
cover Canada Clubs. And would include liability on officers for $1,000. John recommends not going with the officer coverage.
Burt Ballou (AKCA Representative) who was an invited guest speaker at the convention and who was
present at the Rep. Meeting said he was very knowledgeable about Insurance Coverage and volunteered to make suggestions to
help the PNKCA Association find the right coverage for its members. Larry went on to explain the kind of coverage the Assoc.
would like to have including coverage for equipment etc.
By-Laws Updates- John Seifert explains about the Association’s attempts to acquire a non-profit status. He went
over the problems with verbiage in the Associations By-Laws and the recommended changes presented to the clubs so that the
Association meets the IRS recommendation. (See attached Motion of Change for details). Motion to pass- by Dave Mason,
seconded by Jerry Tyler. Motion Passed.
Larry thanks John for all his effort in getting non-profit status for the association.
Confirmation 2002 Convention- John Seifert reported for the Spokane based Inland Empire Koi Club about their 2002
Convention plans. They have secured the Ramada Inn along with some great room rates. The date has been set for June 8th
and 9th.
John Seifert took this opportunity to bring up a suggested change to the association
By-Laws. He went on to say that the association is doing well financially and he would like to see a larger percentage of
revenue go to the hosting club starting next year. His recommendation is that the percent from the Net Profits exclusions
remaining the same would be changed to either 20 or 25%. Dave Mason Question: What
was the net amount received by the club last year? Pat answered that the total net amount was $7,228.00 and the club received
$803.14. Larry added that it has been getting harder to find clubs interested in putting on the convention and increasing
the host club amount would help with incentive.
Motion to increase percentage back to hosting club, including this year
and effective today made by Jerry Karo (NW Koi & Goldfish Club). Linda Montgomery (NW Koi & Goldfish Club) amends the motion to make it 25%. Barb Sowers (Klahanie Koi Club) seconds the motion.
Motion Passed.
Election of Officers- Nominations accepted.
Chairman- John Seifert (Inland Empire Water Garden
& Koi Society)
Vice Chairman- Jerry Tyler (Puget Sound Koi Club)
Treasurer- Ron Boedeker (Mid Columbia Koi Club)
Secretary- Kathy Roberson (Olympic Koi Club)
Newsletter Editor- Gene Anderson (Inland
Empire Water Garden & Koi Society)
Larry closes nominations. Calls for vote to accept new nominations. New nominations passed unanimously.
KHT Program- Burt Ballou spoke briefly on the planned KHT Program being offered by the AKCA and mentioned that the
first lab would be held somewhere in the Portland area for the Pacific Northwest. Updates included that the revised Health
Guides have been printed and should be out by the end of July. A booklet explaining descriptions of all the koi varieties
(complete guide) with information being done by the AKCA certified judges would be coming out soon.
Judging Program- Larry introduced Galen Hansen to speak to us about the judging program sponsored by the AKCA.
He mentioned that Norman Call and David Hester would be certified this year bringing the total to 22 certified judges in the
program. Adding that these judges are also available for speaking engagements.
2003 or 2004? Larry asked if any clubs would be interested in hosting the 2003 or 2004 PNKCA Conventions? Puget
Sound?
Each of the clubs with upcoming events is asked to mention their dates. And Jerry Karo (NWK&GC) takes this opportunity to acknowledge the presents of Ed Fujimoto who was instrumental in the
formation of both the national AKCA Association and the northwest’s PNKCA Association.
Larry thanks all of the outgoing Board Members for their hard work.
Motion to Adjourn- Dave Mason (Puget Sound Koi Club)
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully submitted:
Kathy Ferriss, Sec. 7/22/01
Attending Members List
Order As Signed In (Exception Officers)
Larry Christensen (Chairman)- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
John Seifert (Vice Chairman)- Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society
Kathy Ferriss (Secretary)- NW Koi & Goldfish Club, Pacific Wonderland
Pat Christensen (Treasurer)- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
Jim Ferriss (Editor)- NW Koi & Goldfish Club, Pacific Wonderland
Jerry Tyler- Puget Sound Koi Club
Dave Mason- Puget Sound Koi Club
Ron Boedeker- Mid Columbia Koi Club
Ralph McGowen- I.E.W.G.K.S.
Galen Hansen- AKCA Certified Judges Program (Guest Speaker)
Ed Fujimoto- Olympic Koi Club
Paul Olmsted- Guest
Sue Boydston- I.W.G.K.S.
Bob Dethman- I.W.G.K.S.
Will Judd- Washington Koi & Water Garden Society
Anne Potter- Washington Koi & Water Garden Society
Bonne Price- Oregon Koi & Water Garden Society
John Ennals- Dai-Ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of B.C.
Lindsay Gibson- Dai-Ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of B.C.
Clark Shea- Canada Koi Club
Kathy Roberson- Olympic Koi Club
Bob Roberson- Olympic Koi Club
Barbara Sowers- Klahanie Koi Club
Jay Avery- Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club
Penny Wyse- Pacific Wonderland Koi Club
Dottie Hollister- Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club
Sally Karo- Pacific Wonderland Koi Club
Jerry Karo- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
Burt Ballou- ZNA OC – So Cal. (Guest Speaker)
Linda Montgomery- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
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March 31, 2001
2001 Spring Representatives Meeting
PNKCA Association
Copperfield’s Inn- Tacoma, Washington
March
31, 2001
The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Larry Christensen. He started the meeting by introducing a new club into the Association. Welcoming the ‘Prince George
Koi & Watergarden Club’ as the 16th member of the Association.
Reading of the minutes- Secretary Kathy Ferriss read the
minutes of the last meeting held at the 2000 June 10th convention
in Lynnwood, Washington. Clark Shea motioned to pass and Will Judd seconded the motion. Motion
passed.
Treasurer Report- Pat Chrisentsen reported the ending
balance of $15,302.24 and the financial recap for 1/1/00 – 12/31/00. The Washington Club (host for the 2000 convention)
was sent $803.14 which represents 10% of the Net Profit for the convention.
Question by Dave Mason: “Where
was the repayment amount shown to hosting club”. This was a $3,000 reimbursement, because monies were coming in at different amounts
and times. Misc. Income (Vendors, etc.) Todays balance is $14,550.93 including the $2,000 advanced to Northwest Koi &
Goldfish Club for the 2001 convention. Treasurer’s report approved and seconded by Dave Mason, Motion
passed.
Secretary Report- Kathy Ferriss reported on the new
binders handed out to all of the member clubs with emphasis on the club directory. She pointed out that it has been difficult
to compile officer information because each of the member clubs vote in their officers at different times of the year.
Suggestion by Ed Fujimoto: That all of the member clubs try
to coordinate their elections at the same time each year. Larry pointed out that this would mean that each club would need
to
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change their By-Laws to reflect the change and this might
be a problem.
Suggestion by Ron Boedeker: That the association sets up a
web site that could be updated and that would contain a directory. It was noted that 5 clubs already have web sites, but it
was also mentioned that not everyone is keen on having their statistical information available to the world!
Sally Karo: mentioned
about how much time is involved in maintaining the sites. Larry asked for anyone
who would like to set-up and maintain a web site for the Association.
No one volunteered.
Scales and Tales- Jim Ferriss, Editor of the Association
Newsletter reported again on the difficulties of getting articles from the member clubs for publishing in the newsletter.
Fund Raising- Vice Chairman John Seifert, showed off a beautiful
calendar that the Northern Lights Club made up to sell as a fund raiser. It featured a photo of a member’s pond for
each of the 12 months. And is an excellent example of ways to promote the hobby as well as bring in some money for the clubs
treasury.
Non-Profit Status- John also reported that he has
filed for non-profit status for the association with the IRS and that we should be hearing from them soon.
Promotional Grants- 2001 Grant Promotion Applicants were: Inland Empire Koi & Watergarden Society; Mid-Columbia
Koi Club; Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society; Pacific Wonderland Koi Club.
Pat Christensen asked the representatives present to update
us on all of the functions that the promotional grants were used at.
Kathy Roberson (Olympic Club)
reported: They had a pond tour that included 12 member ponds. Advertising was done at Nursery’s, by newspaper and calendars.
It was open to the public and they have a second annual pond tour planned for August 5th.
Question by Dottie Hollister: “If
the hosting ponds had ever had trouble with the general public attendees on the tour?” John Seifert replied, that they had no problems
with people who were on the tours. And Kathy Roberson said, “They have never had a problem with people attending the
pond tours”.
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Jerry Tyler &
Dave Mason (Puget Sound Club) reported: They had a successful display on April 13-16, 2000 at Puyallup’s annual
spring fair where they sold fish and displayed a break-away bubble bead filter.
Norman Call (Oregon
Koi Club) reported: On August 19, 2000 his club displayed at the 3rd Annual Obon Festival and picked up
some new members. He also reported that on July 14-15 the club would be having a show at the Valley Garden Mall. The club
has purchased four new show tanks for this show.
Sally Karo (Pacific
Wonderland Club) reported: May 6th was Children’s Day at the Japanese Garden. And that Koi USA Magazine
had an article about the event, which is held there annually.
John Seifert (Inland
Empire Club) reported: That they will be hosting a 2001 mini garden expo at the Spokane Community College May 12, 2001.
Pat Christensen commented: “This is a wonderful way
to promote your clubs and gain new members. Some clubs use the opportunity as a fundraiser as well”.
Question by Will Judd: He asked about
the due date for applying for the Grants. Pat answered that application
should be made in writing to the association treasurer before the November Executive Meeting.
Annual Convention Report- Co-convention Chairpersons Pat Christensen and Linda Montgomery passed out an information packet to all of the representatives.
They also pointed out that a registration form is available on the Northwest Clubs web site. This years poster was designed
by Norman Call and the club held a contest for the theme: (A Koi Klassic). Pin samples were passed around as well. Pat went
over the registration costs and how they came to the final costs. And it was decided that the pond tour would be bused this
year to avoid ‘lost attendees’.
Question by Dave Mason:
“What is a Hawaiian Buffet?” BLEEP! Pat Christensen
answered, “Potato Salad, Fruit, Ribs & Chicken, Pasta Salad and it will
be catered. Will Judd asked, “If buses are mandatory? Pat responded, No Options!
Vendors will have accommodations at this year’s convention of both a wet vendor and dry vendor
areas. Vendors who cannot attend will have a promotional option for $25 their flyers; business cards and literature will be
displayed.
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Award Presentation-
Larry presents an Association appreciation certificate to the Washington Koi & Watergarden Society for hosting the successful
2000 convention. Accepting for the club was Representative Will Judd.
2003 Convention Request- Larry makes a plea for a club to host the 2003 convention. The Olympic club has declined their offer to host that convention
and a new host is needed! He tells all of the reps. about the guideline book and how easy the process can be.
Convention Reminders-
Linda Montgomery reminds the representatives that they do need to bring at least (2) donation items to the convention. Pat
adds, that they should include a business card if the items are donated from a business.
Question Jerry Tyler:
asked if fish can be donated. The answer is yes.
And it was also noted that lunch would be supplied for the rep. lunch meeting.
Bronze Koi Awards- Larry
commends Rick Chaffee for all of his hard work! He is retiring from his position on the Bronze Koi Committee and Norman Call
has graciously accepted to take on the job of creating the beautiful awards certificates that Rick produced for the association
for many years. The Bronze Koi Pin is passed around to show how nice the new pin is. Larry goes on to report that many nominations
have been submitted this year.
Association Insurance- Larry points out that many of the clubs have AKCA insurance coverage but the Association has not been covered since
its founding. Proposed is to cover the Association and its Board with insurance. It is suggested that $1600.00 or more will
be needed for coverage. Reps. are asked for feedback…
Jerry Karo states:
“He is in favor of the association coverage”.
What prompted the question? Some clubs have special equipment stored, but PNKCA equipment would not
be covered. Inclusion could be: General Liability; Officer Liability; Rider for Association of cover up to 50,000 for all
of the clubs equipment in storage. (Excludes personal residence.) The clubs would have to pay individually like $295.00 per
club for the rider.
Clark Shea states:
“The Board of Directors need to be covered for sure”.
Leon Lopez and Ray Morgan motioned
to get coverage for the Association. Lindsay Gibson seconds the motion, motion passed.
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Question by John Ennals:
“Would Canada come under the US coverage?”
Larry responds, that Zurich is being considered for the insurance carrier and he would need to ask
them. Question: “How does the AKCA cover Canada clubs?” John Seifert mentions that Zurich is international.
Equipment Rider: Club option to add for clubs with shows.
Jerry Tyler seconded motion to check
into Rider coverage, motion passed.
Super Raffle- This
year Rod McConkey of Blue Water Koi has donated a ‘Big Sister’ filter. Also, artwork was considered so the association
purchased a statue of Bronze Cranes for the raffle. Both prizes were on display at the meeting. Kathy Ferriss has printed
up the tickets again this year and they were handed out at the meeting to all of the attending reps. Larry says, “Try
selling to even non-koi people”. And don’t forget about the contest for the club selling the most tickets. The
winning club earns $100.
Membership Notebooks- Larry
thanked Linda for all of her efforts in compiling this extensive membership notebook. Linda Montgomery mailed out to all of
the reps. a request for articles to be included into a membership notebook. Because the question of liability was brought
up, a waiver of liability was included at the beginning of the notebook. This notebook is intended to be individualized
by each member club and the PNKCA takes no responsibility of what is contained inside. The individual clubs may use any or
all of what is included and the association cannot be held responsible for accuracy of contents or for whom the submissions
are attributed to. As errors of this nature have already been pointed out. Motion to Strike this sentence passed June 16, 2001.
T-Shirt Contest- Norman
Call and the Puget Sound Club submitted designs for the T-Shirt Contest. The winner by majority vote was Norman Call.
Election of Officers- Larry
reminded everyone that the convention rep. meeting will be the election of a new board of officers. John Seifert will be running
for Chairman’s position. All remaining positions are currently open; please contact Larry Christensen if you wish to
nominate anyone.
Miscellaneous- John
Ennals wanted to announce that the Dai-ichi club would be sponsoring a seminar by Dr. Rothbard held May 20th a Sunday afternoon at West Coast Koi Farm in Victoria, BC.
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Jerry Karo wants to
say Thank You to the Board for all of its efforts!
Dave Mason: motion to adjorn, Jerry Tyler seconded.
Meeting Adjorned.
Meeting Minutes
of March 31, 2001 (Copperfield’s Inn Tacoma)
Respectfully submitted:
Kathy Ferriss, Sec. (Amended 7/22/01)
Members Present- Spring March Meeting (In order of Sign-In)
John Seifert- Inland Empire Watergarden & Koi
Society/Vice Chairman
Jim Ferriss- Northwest Koi & GC/Pacific Wonderland
Koi Club/Editor
Kathy Ferriss- Northwest K&GC/Pacific Wonderland
KC/Secretary
Pat Christensen- Northwest K&GC/Treasurer/Co-Chair
2001 Conv.
Larry Christensen-Northwest K&GC/Chairman
Will Judd- Washington Koi & Watergarden Society
Anne (Newell) Potter- Washington Koi & Watergarden
Society
Chris Diehl- Washington Koi & Watergarden Society/
Past Chairman
Ralph McGowen- Inland Empire Watergarden & Koi
Society
Dave Mason- Puget Sound Koi Club
Jerry Tyler- Puget Sound Koi Club
Paul Roland- Mid-Columbia Koi Club
Ron Boedeker- Mid-Columbia Koi Club
Ed Fujimoto- Olympic Koi Club/Founder
Norman Call- Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society
Jan Morgan- Klahani Koi Club
Ray Morgan- Klahani Koi Club
Leon Lopez- Klahani Koi Club/Past Chairman
Diane Lopez- Klahani Koi Club
Dottie Hollister- Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club
Doug Ogg- Canada Koi Club of BC
Clark Shea- Canada Koi Club of BC
Jerry Karo- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
Sally Karo- Pacific Wonderland Koi Club
Linda Montgomery- Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club
Jay Avery- Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club
Lindsay Gibson- Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese G C of
BC/Past Chairman
John Ennals- Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club
of BC
Bob Roberson- Olympic Koi Club
Kathy Roberson- Olympic Koi Club
2000:
March 11, 2000
Spring Representatives Meeting
PNKCA Minutes
1999- Minutes Passed as presented…
Treasurer’s Report-
Presented by Pat Christensen (self explanatory). Net Profit on 1999 Convention was approx. $1,426.52. “They put on a
great convention. Where we try to make profit on the convention is the raffle and auction. Initial costs should cover most
of the expenses. As member club’s, what ever we can bring to help the host club for the auction & raffle. Current
Balance $8,631.71 with $2,000 seed money for 2000 convention.
Dues: 3 clubs haven’t paid…
Secretary’s Report- The new officer Directory is completed. And new binders were issued to all of the
attending Reps.
Scales and Tales- Jim Ferriss reported that
“Hopefully clubs have been showing their newsletters to the clubs. Use e-mails to add to the calendar of events. Could
you please send us the info. for the club news. Submissions are very important for history and articles.” Cindie Riley
added that their newsletters go into their club library.
Larry spoke on dates for the Scales & Tales and times needed for submissions.
Banners- Jim Ferriss spoke about purchasing
three Banners for the conventions. Motion to approve (Larry), Motion seconded by (Jerry Karo), motion passed. Jim Ferriss
added that the Banners should be stored rolled up and not folded.
Cindie Riley asked about having PNKCA info. to use at the individual club shows to promote
the association. PNKCA would like to promote all of the events being held in the Pacific NW.
Break for lunch…
Annual Grant Report- Pat reported that
the Cascade Club returned their report! They displayed at the 2000 Yard Garden & Patio Show with 10 new memberships and
Portland Nursery donated plants. It was reported that they did not like having to pay $100 dollars for water used at the display.
Oregon Koi & Watergarden Club had an article with photos in their newsletter
about it’s display at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Mastergardeners co-participation. Mention was made about a koi
show demo at the Roseburg, Obon festival.
Olympic Club held a Pond and Watergarden Tour July 7th. With discussions
on types of ponds to be on the tour. New members were picked up and another tour is planned for this year.
Mid Columbia held a pond tour with 550 attendees and over 30 families became
members. $5 was charged for the tour and if they joined the club they would receive a discount. Koi flags were used for attraction
and a large article in the local newspaper helped to advertise the tour.
Larry spoke about the booklet that Inland Empire made up about holding a pond
tour. Mid Columbia used this notebook to put on their tour. John Seifert added that he would be happy to accept submissions
and additions to the tour booklet. Dick Mueller mentioned that he used PVC to hang the tour sign for advertising. And said,
he would send us that photo and info.
Puget Sound had a display (3 days) at the Puyallup Fair. They reported that
100’s of people enjoyed the display and 5 families joined the club. The club also sold small koi items to make money
for the club.
Motion- A motion was made by Dave Mason
to amend the association by-laws to change the current 4 display grants to 6. As long as reports and photos are sent in. Money
will then be released after report is submitted. Clarification: Upon completion of display
and reports then the money’s will be given out.
Dick Mueller seconded motion: motion passed!
2000 Convention Report- Cindie Riley
and Katrina Davidson reported that Norman Call has finished artwork for the posters. The Public networks have been contacted
but newspapers (larger ones) haven’t been responsive. The convention chairman’s apologized that the date was moved
to June 10th and 11th making it one of the earliest conventions ever held. They reported that the Seattle
area is getting very expensive for rentals. All speakers have sent in their acknowledgment letters.
It was also reported that there would be a dry space for vendors but that fish
will be donated by special auction in the afternoon. Some fish will be as much as 24”. 4 or 5 club members will be donating
fish. It was also noted that the AKCA did not help with the vendor list. Cindie wishes to thank contributors to the PNKCA
guidebook. But would like to see time frames added to the guidebook as well.
Vendor response has been small so far! They will need lots of donation help
to make this convention successful. As reps. it is your responsibility to pitch in to help.
Larry added that the Board and Linda Montgomery worked hard to put together
the New Convention Manual. 1000’s of hours went into its creation.
Cindie Riley added that volunteers are needed for everything!
Larry spoke briefly on the 2001 convention. 2002 convention John Seifert has
contacted the convention bureau to get bids. 2003 anyone offering to host?
Awards- Rick Chaffee reported that award
nominations are due by April 1st.
Bronze Koi Award- Ed Fujimoto spoke on
how the Bronze Koi Award is voted on by past recipients. He suggested cutting down the list or have (5) members to vote on
the Bronze Koi winner. The motion to cut down to (5) people on the committee to vote on the Bronze Koi Person for the new
year. Phil Miesel seconded. Motion: Passed. Going into effect this year. Cindie Riley noted how few people have 10 years in
the hobby!
Bronze Koi Pin- Norman Call showed us
the 1 3/8” example of the new bronze koi pin. Suggestion to issue the remaining ribbon & koi award as well as the
pin. Using a shadow box idea for the plaque part was suggested. Question is size. Leave it the size it is now. Vote was taken.
Passed. 1 3/8” will be new pin size.
Motion: Motion is
made to buy needed pins for new and past recipients. Jerry Karo moved, Cindie Riley seconded the motion. Motion passed.
New Shows- Norman Call spoke about the
Oregon Koi & Watergarden Clubs proposal for it’s first show. It will probably be a closed show for members only.
They are hoping to put it on this year.
Inland Empire has it’s first show planned for July 15th in
Manitoe Park Central Spokane. They will have 14 to 18 tanks set up and the show will be open to anyone.
Super Raffle- The association has a contest
going for the club that sells the most raffle tickets. $100 dollars will go to the club selling the most tickets. Puget Sound
sold the most tickets last year.
Kathy had all the tickets made up. Tickets will be sold at the convention as
well as at club meetings. Jerry said, he hit up friends and relatives to sell the tickets because he is always buying girl
scout cookies from them. Turnabout is fair play! Pat added that dealers have been willing to sell tickets as well. Reps. signed
out tickets for their clubs. And the Artwork and pump for the raffle were on display at the meeting.
Tax Status- John Seifert reported that
the association has never filed for tax exemption status before. Liability is limited to work accomplished. In Education donations
are deductible but in Hobby Clubs donations are not deductible. He also reported about a $150 filling fee. Larry asked John
to fill out the application form. Phil Miesel made the motion to pay the $150. Phil asked for a vote to go as a hobby association.
The motion was seconded by Katrina Davidson. Motion: Passed. John Seifert also offered to help after April 15th
any PNKCA affiliated club wanting to file for Tax Exempt Status.
Host Club Profit- Linda Montgomery reads
her letter to the reps. about changing the By-Laws in regards to what the host club receives at the convention. 10% blanket
percentage of the net profit made is suggested. This 10% would not include profits from the sales table or the super
raffle.
Motion: on the floor for 10% of net profit
be given back to the host club starting in the year 2000. Phil seconded the motion. Motion: Passed.
Garz was reporting that Klahanie did not put in for the $400 Speaker fees from
AKCA. Follow through was not done by someone in their club.
Book Purchase- It was suggested that
the association purchase a case of Grant Fujita books at $22 each. The association would sell them at the convention for $27.
Motion to buy 1 case of books. Cindie Riley seconded the motion. Motion: Passed. Cindie will purchase the case for the convention.
T-Shirts- Do we want to print up another
shirt for the convention? Using Norman’s other shirt design. Sell off what we have and have a shirt contest for next
March? Use the newsletter to advertise a shirt contest. Generic, no date?
ZNA- Larry wants clubs to know that they
can become members of ZNA and receive Nichirin Magazine through the NW Club. The cost is $90 a year.
Koi USA has a new feature Editor- Linda
Montgomery has been asked to be the new feature editor for Koi USA magazine.
Jerry Karo motion to adjourn meeting-
Meeting Minutes of 2000,
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Ferriss, Sec.
Amended Correction of 2001 to 2000 on first page. (1/11/01)
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March 11, 2000 Attendance List
Larry Christensen/PNKCA Chairman/NW Koi & Goldfish Club
John Seifert/PNKCA Vice Chairman/Inland Empire K&GClub
Kathy Ferriss/PNKCA Secretary/NW Koi & Goldfish Club/PWKC
Pat Christensen/PNKCA Treasurer/NW Koi & Goldfish Club
Ed Fujimoto/Past Chairman/Olympic Koi Club
Rick Chaffee/Bronze Koi Comm.
Jim Ferriss/PNKCA Editor/NWK&GC/PWKC
Linda Montgomery/Cascade Koi Club/NWK&GC/PWKC
Lorie Bowman/Cascade Koi Club
Phil Miesel/Past Chairman/Klahanie Koi Club
H.E. Garz/Klahanie Koi Club
Pat Mueller/Mid Columbia Koi Club
Dick Mueller/Mid Columbia Koi Club
Ross Blackwell/Northern Lights Koi Club
Jerry Karo/NWK&GC
Sally Karo/Spouse/NWK&GC
Paul Olmsted/Olympic Koi Club
Norman Call/Oregon Koi & Watergarden Soc.
Dave Mason/Puget Sound Koi Club
Jerry Tyler/Puget Sound Koi Club
Joann Tyler/Spouse/Puget Sound Koi Club
Cindie Riley/2000 Convention Chair/Washington Koi & WGS
Katrina Davidson/2000 Convention CoChair/Washington K&WGS
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1999:
P.N.K.C.A.
Meeting Minutes
August 21,
1999
Annual Representatives
Meeting
Location:
Convention Site (Delta Pacific Resort) Richmond, Canada
Meeting
was called to order by Larry Christensen. The Secretary read the minutes of the 1999 Spring Rep. meeting. Clark Shea approved
the minutes with Dance Smith Seconding.
Treasurer Report for 99’-Pat Christensen gave the Treasurers
1999 Financial Recap. (1/1/99—7/31/99). Beginning Balance 1/1/99—$10,983.73,
Ending Balance 7/31/99 -$8,110.49.
Secretary Report—Passed
1999 Annual Grant Requests– Larry
spoke on the past histories per the list of Grant requests submitted. Puget Sound (Dance Smith) reported on Puyallup Display
and how Fish and Flowers are magnets for kids. Mid Columbia Koi Club their event for Sept. 11th in the Tri Cities Area. Olympic
Koi Club reported on the July 17th Pond & Watergarden Tour. Norm Call reported for the Oregon Koi & Watergarden Soc.
They were now 1 year old and were invited by the local Water Gardeners to co-host a Butterfly Garden Theme display. 39 members
showed up at the next meeting of the club. Motion to adopt the (4) applied for grants. Motion made by Dance Smith, Motion
2nd by John Seifert. Passed.
Suggestion
was made by Paul Olmstead that the PNKCA offer more than just four grants. Larry suggested that this be a topic for the Spring
meeting.
Larry
commended John Seifert on the folders he put together on how to put on a pond tour. These were very thorough and a lot of
time and effort went into there production.
Scales & Tales Newsletter– Jim Ferriss asked all of
the members present what they would like to see in the Scales & Tales. Lindsay Gibson thought that the newsletter might
function better if it were short and sweet. Ed Fujimoto thought it would be good if one person would stand up and read the
newsletter to the whole club. Dance Smith asked if it would be possible to email the newsletter? Linda Montgomery recommended
that Scales & Tales be kept to (2) pages.
Jim
mentioned that one of the big problems is updating the Calendar of events and getting that information to the Editor in a
timely manner.
Confirmation of Year 2000’- Katrina Davidson reported that June 10th was the date selected and it would be
in the Seattle Area.
Washington Koi & Watergarden Society will be hosting the 2000 Convention. 2001 Convention is
slated to be hosted in the Portland area possibly by more than one club. Convention
2002 will be in Spokane area hosted by the Inland Empire Koi & Watergarden Society. The Association is looking for a host
for 2003!
New Business– John Seifert reported that their club is
hurting for speakers. He suggested that the clubs send in names as an inventory for PNKCA to him!
Old Business– Norman Call spoke about the new Bronze Koi
Pin. He suggested a jewelry design in bronze with the logo koi in the middle with a sapphire stone in the eye of the koi.
Discussed with a supplier in china. $135 die cut cost and a per pin price of $25—$30 per pin. A motion to pursue was
passed.
Paul
Olmstead would like to broaden the list of applicants. Norman Call pointed out
how neglectful we have been in getting applicants submissions. Larry suggested that the recipients discuss who should be available. Ed Fujimoto pointed out that if there are too many applicants then the mailings could
become very costly. He suggested that perhaps voting could be done at the March meeting. Larry motioned for discussion to
be made at the March meeting about this matter. Jim Ferriss suggested that perhaps some former recipients no longer wished
to be on the voting committee. Issue was tabled until March meeting by Larry.
By-Law Motions– Remaining proposed By-Law changes were
read and approved with the exception of proposed change to Section 3 (The Annual Convention Committee): As currently reads: In return for the efforts of the convention host club, proceeds from a specifically identified host
club support activity may be retained by the convention host club. As
proposed: In return for the efforts of the convention
host club, proceeds from a specifically identified item shall be auctioned or raffled during the convention. Money from this
item shall be retained by the convention host club. This was tabled
for the Spring Rep. meeting 2000.
Club Sales at the Convention– Tabled. Linda Montgomery
will write a proposal for the Spring Rep. meeting in regards to this subject.
Nomination Made– Larry nominates John Seifert for Vice
President. Motion to accept nomination made by Katrina Davidson. Motion 2nd and Passed. Officers for 2000—2001 stands
as: Chairman—Larry Christensen
Vice Chairman—John
Seifert Secretary– Kathy Ferriss
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1998:
P.N.K.C.A. Meeting Minutes
August 22, 1998
Annual Representatives Meeting: Location- Convention Site,
Port Angeles, Washington
Meeting was called to order by Larry Christensen.
Larry started things off by asking for suggestions! Larry spoke briefly about the Representative booklets and new name badges.
Kathy Ferriss read the minutes of the last meeting. They were approved as written with a motion made by Clark Shea to be accepted
as published and seconded by Bill Riley. The motion was carried.
Treasurer Report for 98’--
The Treasurer, Pat Christensen, reported $7,470.79
in the treasury. Bill Riley of the Washington Koi & Watergarden Society asked if their club had requested any Grant money
from the association. Pat told him that they hadn’t. And she went on to report that only Inland Empire Koi Club had
taken advantage of the Grant for 98’. Cascade had returned their grant money because they did not have a display as
they had planned. Clark Shea then asked what Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society did with the Grant money. Pat reported
that ‘at the time’ the Inland event had not yet occurred.
A representative
for Inland did report about their Pond Tour that netted them $6500.00. It included 12 ponds in the Spokane area. They had
1400 people sign up at a rate of either $4 per adults or $15 that included 2 tickets plus a family membership for a year in
the club.
Scales & Tales Newsletter-
Jim Ferriss (PNKCA Editor) gave a brief review of what the PNKCA was trying to accomplish through its new newsletter.
Larry also added how the club reps. are the voice of the PNKCA back to their respective clubs. He also asked how many clubs
had a club library? Most reported they did! Jim went on to explain that the newsletter was in color to add punch and to stimulate
interest in the publication, so that the reps. would pass the info. on to their clubs.
Dr. Eric Johnson- Larry
next spoke about the possibility of bringing Dr. Eric Johnson to the NW area in April of 99. The seattle/tacoma area was discussed.
The seminar area dealers are enthused about the idea. He asked that the reps. go back to their clubs and ask members if they
would participate! Preparations would include Hotel Set up, Meeting Room and Lab Set Up.
T- Shirts and Sweatshirts- Larry
announced that the association was clearing out the last of the old stock of sweatshirts at a low low price of $4.00 each.
Norman Call (Vice Chairman) has volunteered to work up
designs for a new T-shirt for the association. He will present these at the March Rep. Meeting of 99. A generic design indicative
of the NW was suggested!
August 22, 1998 minutes cont. –Page 2
Canada 99’
Report-
Clark Shea from the Canada Club handed out new flyers advertising
the coming annual PNKCA Convention for 99 that their club would be hosting. He went on to report that budget information would
come later. And that they still were looking for a convention site. Jim Ferriss asked if the current flyer could be used in
the Scales and Tales Newsletter, they said yes.
Hosts for 2000 –
2001-
The chairman then spoke briefly about hosting clubs for 2000
and 2001 saying that he felt that the Portland Area would like to host the 2001 convention. And possibly either NW Club and/or
Pacific Wonderland Club be hosts.
Bill Riley asked
about the hosting club making money from the annual convention. “Who pays for the PNKCA Convention?” The board
members in turn explained that all debts incurred for the convention are paid by the association. That one designated item
provided by the hosting club can be raffled or auctioned off at the convention to provide money for the hosting club for its
efforts!
Leon Lopez added
that the convention is a way of bringing the clubs together. To share ideas and what’s new! Also, he added that the
Klahanie Club did gain some new members by hosting the convention. This he said is, Growth through Education! And as the association
grows so will the quality of the conventions and it’s speakers!
Norman Call
also pointed out the fact that having a convention in the NW area allows many members a chance to experience a Koi Convention
that they would not otherwise be afforded to them.
New Koi Club-
Clark Shea mentioned about a new club in British
Columbia. It was thought that the name of the club might be the KELOWNA Koi Club. He provided contact information for the
board to pursue!
Patches-
Norman Call discussed pricing for the new PNKCA
Patches. He reported that Taiwan is an inexpensive source for Patches. What normally would cost around $5.00 each would only
cost around $2 each from Taiwan. He demonstrated where the PNKCA patch will be placed on the New Northwest Koi Club Jacket!
August 22, 1998 minutes cont.-Page 3
Other Business--
Leon Lopez mentioned a call he had from the AKCA (Associated Koi Clubs Association). The AKCA was asking if the PNKCA
would consider putting on the AKCA Seminar in the NW for the year 2000’. It would be 7 days long. Discussion ensued
bringing up such points as: It would be a possible $ maker, the work load would be horrendous, it was noted that when the
NW Koi Club hosted it several years back that they didn’t make anything! And also, that the job can be so taxing on
its members that many of the clubs who have hosted the seminar split afterwards. The idea was decided against!
Insurance Question-
Representatives from Mid Columbia Koi Club asked about club insurance. The board explained that AKCA provides insurance
to all of it’s member clubs. A portion of its dues goes towards a blanket insurance policy that covers clubs special
functions such as shows and displays.
By-Laws-
It was decided that By-Law corrections and/or clarifications of some items will be brought to the members at the March
99 Rep. Meeting.
Passing of Koi Kichi Announced-
Leon Lopez announced that long time koi supporter Bob Spindola had pasted away after a long battle with cancer. He
will be missed by all in the Koi Community!
Meeting Adjourned!
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Ferriss
Secretary
Club Representatives, Past Officers & Committee
Heads in Attendance: Current Officers and Committee Heads*
Canada Koi Club of BC: Clark Shea (Past Chairman)
2nd
Mon. 40
Bill
Fraser
Richard Adema
Cascade Koi &
Linda Montgomery (97’ Conv. Chair)
2nd Sat.
60 Fam.
Goldfish Club: Robert Boller
Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese
Garden Club of BC:
Lindsay Gibson (Past Chairman)
3rd Tues.
40
Idaho Watergarden &
Koi Society: None Present
N/A
N/A
Inland Empire
Watergarden &
Koi Society:
Gloria Lancrain
1st
Thurs. 60Fam.
Klahanie Koi Club:
Linda Beasler
2nd
Mon. 17
Leon
Lopez (Past Chairman)
Mid Columbia:
Pat Mueller
2nd
Sun. 25 Fam.
Northern Lights Koi Club: None Present
N/A
N/A
Northwest Koi &
Goldfish Club: Larry & Pat Christensen 3rd Sat.
150 Fam
(Chairman
& Treasurer)*
Norman Call (Vice-Chairman)*
Olympic Koi Club:
Ed Fujimoto (Past Chair., Founder, Awards)*1st Tues.
40
Rick Chaffee (Awards Committee)*
Pacific Wonderland
Koi Club:
Ladona Wheelis
4th
Sat.
125+
Kathy Ferriss (Secretary)*
Jim Ferriss (Newsletter Editor)*
Puget Sound Koi Club: None Present
3rd
Sat.
60+
Washington Koi &
Goldfish Society:
Bill Riley
3rd. Wed. 260 Fam
Total In Attendance: 19
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P.N.K.C.A. Meeting
March 14, 1998
Annual Representatives Meeting: Copperfield’s Inn
8726
South Hosme;, Tacoma, Washington
Meeting was called to order by Larry Christensen. Larry started things
off by introducing the new Board Members for 1998’. Larry Christensen-Chairman; Norman Call-Vice Chairman; Kathy Ferriss-Secretary;
Pat Christensen- Treasurer. Kathy Ferriss read the minutes of the last meeting. They were approved as written with a motion
to be accepted as published and seconded by Bill Riley. The motion was carried. Larry acknowledged all of the outgoing officers:
Past Chairman- Chris Diehl; Vice Chairman- Lindsay Gibson; Secretary- Norma Klein. Pat Christensen- Treasurer remains for
another term of office.
Treasurer Report for 97’--
The Treasurer, Pat Christensen, reported $9,680.12 in the treasury. She
said this healthy amount was helped a great deal by the excellent turnout and auction at the last convention. She added that
no clubs had requested Grants for 1998 yet. Pat also reported that the Pacific
Wonderland Koi Club had submitted their report with photos on the display they did last fall! And two clubs still owed dues
for 98. Both Dai-ichi and Olympic paid their dues by the end of the meeting.
Conventions Guideline Book Presented--
Linda Montgomery (97’ Convention Chairperson) spoke briefly about
the convention hosted by the Cascade Koi and Goldfish Club. Linda graciously compiled a ringbinder, which included all of
the information on what the past clubs had accumulated to put on the conventions. This was passed around and handed over to
Karen Junell of the Klahanie Koi Club. The article about the PNKCA Convention featured in Koi USA was also passed around.
Presentation--
Past PNKCA Convention Chairman Chris Diehl presented a beautiful Koi
Vase to Pat Christensen for all of her hard work during the past 4 years as Treasurer of the Association.
New Folders--
Kathy Ferriss spoke about the folders that each Representative received.
These folders included all of the current forms used by the association to conduct its business, including: Grant and Membership
Applications, Current Officer Update Forms, PNKCA Constitution, Bronze Koi Award
March 14, 1998 minutes cont. –Page 2
Application, Directory of all of the current club reps and their individual
club officers and past PNKCA officers. As well as the regular agenda items.
Club Event Mentioned--
Puget Sound reported about their upcoming (4-day) display at ‘Spring
Fair’. Pat reminded the club about submitting a written feedback on their display for the previous year and how Grant
money has been used.
PNKCA Newsletter--
Larry presented the idea of bringing back a PNKCA Newsletter that was
first started by Ed Fujimoto many years ago. Larry and all of the Board Members feel a newsletter would keep the information
disseminated out to all of the clubs and would contain Hot Topics, Biographies, Current Events and Articles of interest to
all of the PNKCA Clubs. Lorie Bowman was introduced as the Newsletter Editor.
Newsletter Name Vote--
At this point all of the Reps. were asked to submit their club’s
choice of a name for the newsletter. Some of the entries included: Spacific News of the PNKCA; Netting with Friends; Koi Tales;
PNKCA Zasshi; Cornucopia; Shinbun; Tales from the Pond; “Have You Heard”; Filtered News. But the overall favorite
was ‘Scales and Tales’ submitted by the Cascade Koi and Goldfish Club who
won two admissions to the 98’ Convention.
98’ Convention Report--
Klahanie Koi Club gave their convention report including an expense projection.
Their stated goal was to promote the Koi keeping hobby and to gain new members for their club. It was proposed by the Klahanie
Club to sell a seminar only ticket locally for $13 to improve attendance at the convention.
Auction Items Needed--
Larry proposed that each of the 13 clubs make the effort to bring more
than just two items to the convention auction, if possible.
Future Convention Hosts--
Next on the agenda was a request for a hosting club for 1999’,
2000, and beyond! Canada Club came through for 1999, 2000 is still open but Inland Empire put their bid in for 2002!
New Logo Design--
Norman Call presented to the Association an updated new version of its
Logo. It included the addition of showing Alberta in the background and
March 14, 1998 minutes cont.-Page 3
changing the Kohaku to a Showa. In addition, the word Alberta would be
added to the bottom of the letterhead. A motion was made to accept with a second
by Linda Montgomery and the motion was carried.
Bronze Koi & Ed Fujimoto Award Updates—
Rick Chaffee sent a letter of condolence to the family of Henry Haraguchi.
It was also noted that Phil Miesel was the man responsible for starting the Bronze Koi Award from the beginning.
One stated change to the Bronze Koi Award guidelines was that only hobbyists
would be eligible. This generated much interest and clarification questions. It was decided that the Ed Fujimoto Award could
be given to a dealer.
Larry stated that Rick Chaffee has volunteered to do the Awards for the
Association. And that his efforts are much appreciated.
Patches and Pins--
After a short discussion of the idea, a motion was made by Ron Ripoli
and seconded by Rick Worrall to have the Association purchase Patches and Pins with the new logo design. The motion was carried.
Dealer Awards Suggested--
Larry proposed a ‘Dealer Award’ be presented by the PNKCA.
This generated a lot of debate! It was decided to table the idea.
Club Event Mentioned--
Ron Ripoli reported that Puget Sound Koi Club would be putting on a ‘Small
Fish Show’. This would be a one day show and fish entered would have to be under 16”.
Adjournment--
The meeting was adjourned followed by a group photo of all of the attendees
taken by Rick Chaffee.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Ferriss
Secretary
Club Representatives, Past Officers & Committee
Heads in Attendance:
Current Officers *
Meeting Date # Members
Canada Koi Club of BC: Clark Shea
(Past Chairman)
2nd
Mon. 40
Doug
Ogg
Cascade Koi &
Linda Montgomery (97’ Conv. Chair)
2nd Sat.
60 Fam.
Goldfish Club:
Lorie Bowman (Newsletter Committee)
Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese
Garden Club of BC: Lindsay
Gibson (Past Chairman)
3rd Tues.
40
Rick
Worrall
Idaho Watergarden &
Koi Society: None Present
N/A
N/A
Inland Empire
Watergarden &
Koi Society:
John Seifert
1st
Thurs. 60Fam.
Jeff
Dearing
Klahanie Koi Club: Karen
L. Junell
2nd
Mon. 17
Leon
Lopez (Past Chairman)
Philip
Miesel (Past Chairman)
-1-
Mid Columbia:
Pat & Dick Mueller
2nd Sun. 25 Fam.
Northern Lights Koi Club: None Present
N/A
N/A
Northwest Koi &
Goldfish Club:
Larry & Pat Christensen
3rd
Sat.
150 Fam
(Chairman
& Treasurer)*
Norman
Call (Vice-Chairman)*
Olympic Koi Club: Ed
Fujimoto (Past Chairman & Founder)
1st Tues. 40
Paul
Olmsted
Rick
Chaffee (Awards Committee)
Pacific Wonderland
Koi Club:
Ladona Wheelis
4th
Sat.
125+
Kathy
Ferriss (Secretary)*
Puget Sound Koi Club: Ron Ripoli
3rd
Sat.
60+
Larry
Smith
Washington Koi &
Goldfish Society:
Bill Riley
3rd. Wed. 260 Fam
Chris Diehl (Past Chairman)
TOTAL IN ATTENDANCE: 25
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Minutes prior to 1998 not available at this time.
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