HOLDINGFORD AREA HISTORIAL SOCIETY MINUTES
 FEBRUARY 4, 2013

NO JANUARY MEETING WAS HELD

Members Present:
Herman Ebnet; President
Joe Christensen
Gene Cipala
Mary Cipala
Bev Eichten
Mark Koehn
Diane Konsor
Sue Marstein
Mike Odden
Ernie Schmit


We had decided not to have a January meeting so February 4 was out first meeting
in 2013. The November 26 minutes (early December meeting) were approved.
Sue reported a balance in our checking account of $5,606.59. Not all the invoices
from the Holiday Home Tour have been paid.
Kathy (Jerome) Ebnet won the bid on our Historical Society Basket that Sue had put 
together for the Silent Auction at Community Country Church for the Home Tour.
 The basket contained a moonshine jug, t-shirt and old time Christmas decorations.
The starting bid was $15.00 and Kathy paid $35.00 for it.
 Mike Odden had received a card and this year's dues from Carol Levensaler in
 Chico, California.


OLD BUSINESS.
MUSEUM PROJECT
 The metal sheets for the ceiling are in storage. We will need one day (probably in
April) to clean up some items in the building. Mark Koehn mentioned that if we need 
extra help, there is no fee to have "Sentenced to Serve" workers come. We are looking 
to power wash the walls and floor, and paint the walls. Rent a sprayer? We plan to
 put up the insulation and do the lighting after that.


HOLIDAY HOME TOUR 
Diane reported that ticket sales totaled $1,690.00 (approximate 30 tickets were sold on
 the tour dates of Dec. 1 & 2 at $12.00.) Expenses totaled $545.96-see attached list.
 She thanked the members for the good job participating as hosts and hostesses at the 
homes.


INITIATIVE FOUNDATION 
Mike Odden is taking care of filling out the forms for the Initiative Foundation's 
six month review. Our activities include the float in the Holdingford Daze parade in
 July, t-shirts sold at various events and locations, the Welna building restoration, 
the boxcar mural at the Lake Wobegon Bike Trail Head, and the video taken of the 
Milbrandt excavation on the Holdingford Historical Society You Tube Channel.

NEW BUSINESS:
FUNDING FROM STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM
Ernie Schmit suggested we have Annette Atkins, Interim Executive Director of the
Stearns History Museum, come to our March meeting to talk about possible funding
for us. She can be reached at her email: aatkins@stearns-museum.org or at
www.stearns-museum.org. The Museum is located at 235 south 33rd Avenue in
St. Cloud, MN 56301; phone 320-253-2172


PROMOTING HOLDINGFORD

1) The Commercial Club is putting together Welcome Baskets to be distributed by City
Hall to families moving into the community. Sue will put together information about
our group to add to the baskets.

2) A Business Fair is being set up at the High School in April-perhaps we will want
to have a booth. More information is to follow.

3) The Commercial Club is distributing a City Directory for 2013 listing phone numbers
 for businesses, churches and the school in February- The Commercial Club is checking 
into having Holdingford Resource Guides printed up by The Enterprise. Albany, Avon
 and Freeport have these booklets to promote their towns including a map of the town,
history, photographs of the car show and parade, businesses, organizations, etc. If 1,000
copies were printed, they would be paid for by advertisers with the following rates:
1/8 page-$57.00, 1/4 page--$98.00, and 1/2 page $181.55.


DONATIONS TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
Kathy (Jerome) Ebnet donated one of the first (never used) Husker Athletic jackets.
Clara Donnelly has donated the following items:

1) Copies of the Holdingford High School annuals~"Holding Memories"

2) Obituary cards of Holdingford area individuals (We plan to have a file of these in
alphabetical order).

3) Newspaper clippings-Herman will put these in a container in the Museum for now.
Donna Nentl has given us:

1) A Calendar of the Popes from 1980 (The Pope had visited Chicago in 1979).

2) "The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass"

NOTE: The ice skating rink at the City Park is now open for use.


NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 4 AT CITY CENTER AT 7:00 PM

Respectfully submitted,
 Diane Konsor