Hugo Improvement Partnership Minutes Nov 12, 2009
Met
at VFW at 6:00 PM
Meeting
called to order 6:05
Members
Present: Ben Orrell
Linda Orrell
Jennifer French
Pat Peterson
Jim Peterson
Margie Messer
Carl Dutro
Brenda Dutro
Julie Joffe
Ruth Garner
Patsie Smith
Minutes
read and approved from August meeting.
Financial
report read and approved.
Old
Business:
Christmas
Tour of Homes: Project manager Margie Messer reported that the following homes are on this years tour: Brenda & Dale Toft’s,
Linda & Ben Orrell’s, Jenny & Travis Nall’s, Juliet & Fred Lundy’s, and Jessica Borns &
Mark Joblinske’s. Tour will be December 13th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Tickets are printed and will be on
sale at Osborne’s, Main street Mama’s, Steel Magnolias, Hugo Lumber and Pronghorn Country in Limon. Margie will
be doing the advertisement for the tour.
Still
trying to set up a photo opportunity so we can present a plaque to M & M Car Wash.
Mowing-thanks
to everyone who helped with the mowing all summer long. Thanks to CDOT for mowing from edge of highway to the fence in front
of Hugo sign on west end of town.
Statue
Project; Forms for the bronze statue base are completed. Looking at pouring base in March 2004. Wayne Nestor has stated he
will help with the concrete work.
New
Business:
Ben
Orrell thanked several of our volunteers Pat and Jim Peterson, Tina Ludwig, Jennifer French and Avis Capraro, as well as all
our members who devote countless hours to HIP. HIP is an organization that shows what a group can do to improve their community.
Working
on a possible SHOP-N-HUGO pamphlet.
E-Filed
Annual Report with Colorado Secretary of State.
Voted
to close out the raffle account and the raffle license for the time being.
Voted
to change the name of the HIP Scholarship to Jack Garner Memorial Scholarship, Jack was the model of what HIP is trying to
accomplish. He will be missed.
December
Activities:
Tree Walk at VFW (Pat Peterson) Dec 5th – 19th.
Parade
of Lights Dec 6th, HIP will try and put together a float. Also VFW Aux will have a chili supper after the parade.
Late night shopping December 9th
UMW Bazaar Dec 5th
Christmas Home Tour Dec 13th
New
sign is up on the walking path. Thanks to Terry Blevins for his work on this project and thanks to the Town of Hugo
for installing the sign.
Election
of Officers:
President: Ben Orrell
Vice: Brenda Dutro
Treasurer: Ruth Garner
Secretary: Patsie Smith
Town
of Hugo is trying to put together a community assessment project for next year, really need HIPs involvement. HIP is
eager to support the effort.
Moving
to Jean’s Family Kitchen for annual dinner.
Meeting
adjourned at 6:68 PM
Next
meeting set for January 28th, 2010 at the VFW.
I believe that a man should be proud of the city in which he
lives, and so live that his city will be proud that he lives in it”. Abraham Lincoln
